| Name | Rank | Unit | Narrative | added |
674. | La Bonte, Sylvester F. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 15 Mar. ’16 at Suttons Bay, MI; son of Peter and
Katherine (Catherine) (Schaub) Labonte; hometown
Leland, MI; SN 36156125; served with 127TH Inf.; DNB 17 May ’44;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 27-Nov-13 |
675. | LaBrecque, Frederick ‘Fred’ | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born 16 Mar. ‘16 at Boyne City, MI; son of Louis and
Prudence LaBrecque, Boyne City, MI, both preceded
him in death; hometown Pontiac, MI; entered service at Kalamazoo, MI on 24
Apr. ‘41; SN 36155695; served with Med. Det., 126TH Inf.; KIA 2
Dec. ‘42 while attempting to rescue a wounded comrade near Buna, New Guinea,
at age 26; 1st from Boyne City killed in the war; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Boyne
City, MI on 22 Nov. ‘48; all brothers (all sons) served during WWII, William
‘Howard,’ Italy, Jay, Germany, Lee, ETO, KIA 27 Nov. ‘44, Pvt. Joseph, Italy,
KIA 18 Jun. ‘44; according to George Thomas Lasater,
author of several books regarding Charlevoix County’s military history, after
the death of the 2nd brother, “the sister applied to have the remainder of
the three surviving brothers discharged or placed in a non-combative
positions, as was the government’s policy if two members of a family were
lost [à la Saving Pvt. Ryan]. She got the paperwork and sent it
in to the government, but was denied because only the parents could sign.”
a 3rd brother subsequently died | |
676. | Lackey, Clinton
James | SGT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at WA; son of Clinton H. and Margaret A. Lackey;
hometown Cle Elum, WA; married; entered service 24
Jun. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN 39479130; KIA 15 Jun. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-May-13 |
677. | Lada, Ernest | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘18 at MI; son of Mrs. Charles Lada, 337 Thaddeus,
Detroit, MI (hometown); entered service at Detroit, MI on 25 Apr. ‘41; SN
36112919; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 26 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea, ca. age 24; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 27-Nov-13 |
678. | Ladner, Andrew J. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 29 Nov. 12 at Lizana, MS
(hometown); son of Armogen V. and Mary Laura
Ladner, father preceded him in death; attended Harrison-Stone-Jackson Junior
College in Perkinston, MS ’36-’39; entered service
11 Sep. ’41 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 34133073; MIA 30 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets
of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 28-May-13 |
679. | LaFaunce, Walter Allen | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 2 Sep. ‘17 at WI; son of Harold and Margaret LaFaunce; resided with his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret
Baird, 499 Capital Ave. S. W., Battle Creek, MI until he was 8, when he
returned to live with his mother; mother remarried to become Mrs. Margaret
Avery, 1410 Alphine N. W., Grand Rapids, MI
(hometown); married woman from LA in LA ca. Feb. ‘42, she resided at
Shreveport, LA while he was overseas; was Pvt. in Co. K, 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Grand Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635754;
earned Silver Star, bestowed posthumously, for his actions 26 Nov. ‘42 near
Sanananda; KIA 26 Nov. ‘42 at age 25; earned Purple Heart; father was hit by
a car and died 28 Jan. ’43; wife received his decorations ca. 22 Aug. ‘43;
interred at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL | |
680. | Lagerquist, Bernard E. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 20 Jul. ’23 at MN; hometown Itasca Co. or Douglas
Co., MN; entered service 18 Oct. ’44 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 37776636; served
with 127TH Inf.; KIA 27 Jul. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 27-Nov-13 |
681. | Lahtela, Reino J. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at MI; son of Ali and Lisse Lahtela, Republic, MI (
hometown); was PVT in Co. A, 107TH Engr. Regt., Mich. Nat. Guard, at
Escanaba, MI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20638070; served with 128TH Inf.;
DNB 8 Nov. ’43 on Goodenough Island; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Apr-14 |
682. | Lamb, George F. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at TN; hometown Campbell Co., TN; entered
service 17 Oct. ’42 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; SN 34378104; served with 128TH
Inf.; earned Distinguished Service Cross for his actions 28 Mar. to 9 Apr.
’45 along the Villa Verde Trail on Luzon, Philippines; KIA 9 Apr. ’45 on
Luzon, Philippines; also earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 4-Apr-14 |
683. | Lambert, Walter,
Jr. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at PA; son of Walter and Ethel Lambert, Duryea,
PA (hometown); entered service 17 Feb. ’42 at Ft. George G. Meade, MD; SN
33142035; served with 128th Inf.; DOW 2 Feb. ’44; possibly one of
the casualties at the outguard at Sereng that day; earned Purple Heart; brother Thomas also
served; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Apr-14 |
684. | Lane, Edward R. | TSgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at MO; hometown Detroit, MI; enlisted in Mich.
Nat. Guard at age 19; was PVT in Co. G, 107TH Med. Regt. at
Detroit, MI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20639368; served with 128TH Inf.
overseas; KIA 18 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines at age 22; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
685. | Lang, Edmund B. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 14 Apr. ‘20 at MI; son of Mrs. Estella R. Lang, 8549
Brush, Detroit, MI (hometown); entered service at Detroit, MI on 28 Apr. ‘41;
SN 36113124; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 5 Jan. ‘43 near Buna, New
Guinea at age 22; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; 1 of 4,459 Americans
repatriated to San Francisco aboard U.S. Army Transport Lt. George W. G. Boyce on 2 Jun. ‘48; re-interred at Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Detroit, MI | |
686. | Lange, Cornelius J. | CPL | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 25 Jan. ’19 at Marshfield, WI (hometown); son of Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Lange, Marshfield; graduated Marshfield H.S. ’38; SN
20649254; was PVT in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at
Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct. ’40 (joined in Sep. ’40); KIA 28 Dec. ’42 (29 Dec.)
near Buna, New Guinea at age 24; earned Purple Heart | |
687. | Langston, Samuel J. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at NC; son of Sam and May Langston; hometown
Rocky Point Township, Pender Co., NC; also had ties to Nash Co., NC; entered
service 15 Jul. ’42 at Ft. Bragg, NC; SN 34311107; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 9 Mar. ’45; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 27-Nov-13 |
688. | Lanman, Robert F. | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. ‘20 at NE; son of Roy R. and Jessie M. Lanman, Niobrara, NE; family resided at Raymond, NE at
‘30 census; hometown Verdel, NE; entered service
Apr. ‘42 (6 Jan. ‘42); SN 37139211; served with 126TH Inf.; WIA at
New Guinea, family notified ca. 20 Apr. ‘44; DOW (KIA) 15 Mar. ‘45 on Luzon,
Philippines; family notified ca. 3 May ‘45; earned Silver Star, posthumously,
and Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-May-13 |
689. | Lantis, Rex L. | 2LT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Gilliam Co., OR; SN 0-926353; KIA 4 Jun. ’45 on
Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 28-May-13 |
690. | LaPage, Vernon F.
(L.) | PVT | 121ST FA Bn., Btry. B | born 1920 at WI; hometown Green Bay, WI; was PVT in Btry.
B, 121ST FA Regt., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Green Bay, WI on 15 Oct.
’40; SN 20653236; DOW 12 Jun. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | |
691. | Larson, James L. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at MN; hometown Sherburne Co., MN; entered
service 18 Oct. ’44 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 37776644; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 27 Jul. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 27-Nov-13 |
692. | Larson, Morley L. | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 1921 at WI; father Ludvig
Larson, Taylor St., Cottage Grove, WI (hometown); was PVT in Co. G, 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Madison, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20650079; WIA at
Buna; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Apr-14 |
693. | Laszlo, Frank A. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at OH; hometown Lake Co., OH; entered service 15
Dec. ’42 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35526124; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 10 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 27-Nov-13 |
694. | Latham, Clare T. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born 15 Oct. ‘16 at MI; hometown East Detroit, MI;
graduated East Detroit H. S.; produce manager at Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co. (A&P) in East Detroit; married; entered service 15 Apr. ‘41 at
Detroit, MI; SN 36110697; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions
as a medic 15 Dec. ‘42 near Buna; he rescued an Australian officer during a
mortar shelling along the Sanananda Track; WIA 15 Dec. (31 Dec.) ‘42 and DOW
4 Jan. (5 Jan.) ‘43 at age 26; other awards include Purple Heart (wife
received in 6 Apr. ‘43), Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, American
Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 assault landing and a
battle star, and Presidential Unit Citation; interred at Manila American
Cemetery; namesake of Pvt. Clare T. Latham Post No. 9293 of VFW at Eastpointe
(formerly East Detroit), MI; Latham Park in Detroit is named in his honor | 13-Apr-13 |
695. | LaVanture, Willard J. ‘Willie’ (La Vanture) | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 10 Apr. ‘19 at MI; son of Adolph J. and Amanda M.
(Amoore) LaVanture; hometown Muskegon Heights, MI;
attended Muskegon Heights H. S.; Pvt. in Co. G, 126TH Inf., Mich.
Nat. Guard, Muskegon, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635191; marched over Owen Stanleys; KIA 2 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age
23; listed on 27 Feb. ’43 casualty list; interred at Saint Mary’s Cemetery,
Muskegon, MI | 12-Mar-17 |
696. | Lawn, Joseph D. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘26 at PA; hometown Philadelphia Co., PA; entered
service 26 Sep. ‘44 at Philadelphia, PA; SN 33951984; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 16 May ‘45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 4-Apr-14 |
697. | Lawrence, Glenn E. | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at NE; hometown San Luis Obispo Co., CA; entered
service 24 Mar. ’43 at Fresno, CA; SN 39696735; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 26 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Apr-14 |
698. | Leake, Bernard E. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 14 Nov. ’19 at Juneau Co., WI; son of John E. Leake and Margaret H. (Noe) Leake;
family resided at Fountain, WI at ’30 census; hometown Reedsburg, WI; married
Ollie Mae; Pvt. in Co. H, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Baraboo, WI
on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20650282; machine gunner; DNB 6 Nov. ’42; National
Archives & Records Administration War Department Files list him as DNB,
but other references list him as DOW or KIA; a letter of condolence sent to J.
E. Leake, Rt. 1, Reedsburg, WI, stated he DOW
suffered during an air raid; interred at American Cemetery at Port Moresby,
New Guinea; repatriated and re-interred at Green Wood Cemetery, Reedsburg, WI
in May ’49; brother Ernest J. served in Air Corps | 28-Feb-17 |
699. | Lechuga, Ruben M. | T. Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 29 Sep. ‘24; hometown Orange Co., CA; entered service
at Los Angeles, CA on 9 Apr. ‘43; SN 39570210; served in 128TH
Inf.; earned Silver Star; promoted to T. Sgt.;
DNB 25 Jul. ‘45 at age 20; interred at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA | 20-Jun-17 |
700. | Lee, Robert E. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at CA; hometown Los Angeles, CA; entered service
16 Oct. ’43 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 39713854; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 3 Aug. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
701. | Leeper, Harvey A. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘15 at PA; son of James and Mary Leeper;
family resided at Luzerne, PA at ‘30 census; hometown Brownsville, PA;
entered service 15 Dec. ‘42 at Greensburg, PA; SN 33412978; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 2 Dec. ‘44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Silver Star and Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
702. | Lehrhoff, Sanford | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at NJ; son of Marty and Celia Lehrhoff, 915 S. 17th St., Newark, NJ (hometown); entered
service 11 Jun. ’42 at Newark, NJ; SN 32307800; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 6 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple
Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Apr-14 |
703. | Lehtimaki, Carl A. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at MI; hometown Gogebic Co., MI; entered service
5 Oct. ’42 at Marquette, MI; SN 36402844; DOW 14 Dec. ’44; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
704. | Leland, Rex Roland | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 26 Jun. ‘19 at Belding, MI; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roland (Roger) Lewis and Alma Delia (Moore) Leland, Easton Township, MI
(hometown); graduated Ionia H. S. in ‘38, honor student; worked on his
father’s farm when he entered service; Pvt. in Co. H, 126TH Inf.,
Mich. Nat. Guard, at Ionia, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635369; earned Silver
Star, posthumously, for his actions 29 Nov. to 5 Dec. ‘42 near Buna;
according to 2d Lt. Paul L. Schwartz, he climbed a tree ca. 1 Dec. ‘42 to
observe mortar fire which took out enemy machine gun and snipers in trees,
WIA (in arm) on 1 Dec. but refused to leave the tree; Daily Telegram
article states he directed mortar fire from dangerous, exposed positions
(often in trees) numerous times during attack on Buna Village; aided by Lt.
Schwartz and T. Sgt. Dale R. Cope in his efforts to direct fire, Schwartz
earned Silver Star on 2 Dec. and DSC on 5 Dec.; KIA 5 Dec. ‘42; also earned
Purple Heart; family received Silver Star during ceremony at River Rouge Park
on 23 May ‘43; interred at Greene Cemetery, Belding, MI; brother Cpl. Ralph
served with coast artillery | 15-Apr-13 |
705. | Lemanski, Benedict
Paul ‘Benny’ | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., HQ Co. | born 28 Feb. ‘12 at MI; son of Pawel and Anastasia (Lawniczak) Lemanski, 241
Buchanan, Bronson, MI (hometown); graduated Bronson H. S., with honors, in
‘28 at age 16, renowned baseball player; served as altar boy and member of
choir at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church; worked at L. A. Darling
Co., renowned member of their softball team; entered service at Kalamazoo, MI
on 30 Apr. ‘41; SN 36156218; served with HQ Co., 127TH Inf.;
discharged 5 Dec. ‘41 due to being over age 28; recalled to service on 17 Jan.
‘42; KIA 28 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 30; parents notified on 22
Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bronson, MI; namesake of Cockle-Lemanski Post No.
5003 of VFW, Bronson, MI; brothers served during WWII, Stanley and Joseph | 13-Sep-18 |
706. | Lemke, William A. | 1st Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 21 Jan. ‘17 at Marshfield, WI (hometown); son of
Walter and Augusta Lemke; graduated McKinley H. S.; completed an agricultural
course at U. of Wis.; worked at Marshfield Brick Co. and in farming; enlisted
in Wis. Nat. Guard in ‘34; Sgt. in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Marshfield,
WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20649171; KIA 28 Dec. (29 Dec.) ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea at age 25; interred at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield, WI | |
707. | Leppek, Norbert J. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 8 Feb. ‘19 at MI; son of John and Stella Leppek, 8453 Elgin, Detroit, MI (hometown); graduated Denby H. S.; entered service at Detroit, MI on 14 Apr.
‘41; SN 36111213; served with 126TH Inf.; KIA 8 Dec. ‘42 near
Buna, New Guinea, at age 23; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; 1 of 4,459
Americans repatriated to San Francisco aboard U.S. Army Transport Lt. George W. G. Boyce on 2 Jun. ‘48;
re-interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI; brother served during
WWII, Cpl. Sylvester, 87TH Mt. Inf., 10TH Mt. Div., KIA
23 Apr. ‘45 | |
708. | Levy, Adolph J. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at NY; hometown Kings Co., NY; entered service 13
Sep. ’43 at New York, NY; SN 42038659; KIA 12 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
709. | Levy, Max | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1909 at Danzig or Germany; hometown Cuyahoga Co., OH;
entered service 14 Jun. ’43 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35066076; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 21 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
710. | Lewandowski, Edward
J. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 28 Sep. ‘16 at MI; son of Mrs. Josephine Lewandowski,
2730 McPherson, Detroit, MI (hometown); entered service at Detroit, MI on 28
Apr. ‘41; SN 36113139; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 4 Jan. ‘43 near
Buna, New Guinea, at age 26; listed on 3 Mar. ‘43 casualty list; 1 of 4,459
Americans repatriated to San Francisco aboard U.S. Army Transport Lt.
George W. G. Boyce on 2 Jun. ‘48; re-interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Detroit, MI | 14-Sep-18 |
711. | Lewis, Dale D. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at MI; hometown Lucas Co., OH; entered service
13 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Hayes, OH; SN 15071803; served with 127TH Inf.;
FOD 5 Jan. ’43; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
712. | Lewis, Leon O. | Tec. 5 | 114TH Engr. Bn., Co. C | born 1919 at OR; hometown Los Angeles Co., CA; entered
service 27 Jan. ’41 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 39151138; fought at
Buna-Sanananda; KIA 6 Apr. ’44 during an air raid at Saidor, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-May-13 |
713. | Lightner, L. Philip | PFC | 732D Ord. (LM) Co. | born 1917 at IL; hometown Milwaukee Co., WI; married;
entered service 19 Oct. ’42 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 16132487; served with 732D
Ord. Co.; KIA 24 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 18-Jun-14 |
714. | Lincoln, Boyd L. | SGT | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1920 at MI; hometown Big Rapids, MI; SN 20634803; was
PFC in Co. E, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Big Rapids, MI on
15 Oct. ’40; earned DSC for his actions on 30 Nov. ’42 near Buna; also earned
Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery | |
715. | Lingenfelser, Joseph Earl | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 26 Jul. ‘15 at Terre Haute, IN; son of Charles Albert
and Jane M. (Sweeney) Lingenfelser, 2331 Wabash,
Detroit, MI (hometown); SN 36111326; served with 126TH Inf.; MIA 2
Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea at age 27; listed as MIA on 13 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; memorialized on Tablets
of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
716. | Linsenbardt, Wilbert G. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915; son of William J. and Mathilda Anna Linsenbardt; hometown Moreau, MO; SN 37130686; served
with 128TH Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 5 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at
Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Saint Pauls
Lutheran Cemetery, Lohman, MO | 5-Apr-14 |
717. | Lisovitch, Francis E. (Lisovich) | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 30 Aug. ‘21 at OH; son of Frank and Clara (Lapchansky) Lisovitch, Rt. 1,
West Middlesex, PA; hometown Sharon, PA; entered service 30 Jul. ‘42 at Erie,
PA; SN 33274358; served with 126TH Inf.; then Sgt., earned Silver
Star for his role in a dangerous patrol deep behind enemy lines east of the Driniumor River (Aitape) the
night of 27 May ‘44; promoted to S. Sgt.; KIA 9 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte,
Philippines at age 23; repatriated ca. 31 Mar. ‘49 aboard U. S. Army
Transport Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton; interred at Arlington National
Cemetery | |
718. | Little, John Jacob | CPT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at SC; son of Daniel F. and Mabel McIntosh
Little; hometown Pageland, SC; attended Wofford College; married, father of
1; SN O-338263; participated in amphibious landing at Saidor; KIA 12 Dec. ’44
on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
719. | Lizer, Eugene L. | SGT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Cuyahoga Co., OH; SN 35467649; KIA 11 Dec. ’44 on
Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
720. | Lobaugh, Donald Ronald | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 7 Feb. ‘25 at Freeport, PA (hometown); son of Harry
Ralph and Ida Bell (McAninch) Lobaugh,
1600 Walnut St., Freeport, PA, father preceded him in death; enlisted in the
Navy in Mar. ‘42, but was soon discharged for ‘lacking school credits’;
enlisted in the Army at Freeport, PA on 15 May ‘42; SN 33266793; trained at
Camp Wheeler, GA; assigned to Co. A, 8TH Engr. Bn.; volunteered
for and completed Airborne school, earned his jump wings; embarked for
Australia as a replacement; assigned to Co. I, 127TH Inf.; earned
Medal of Honor, bestowed posthumously, for his actions 22 Jul. ‘44 near Afua, New Guinea, singlehandedly attacked a Japanese
machinegun position in order to afford the rest of his platoon (39 men) an
opportunity to escape encirclement; also earned Purple Heart; Medal of Honor
presented to his mother during a ceremony at Pittsburgh, PA on 9 May ‘45;
repatriated and re-interred at Rimersburg Cemetery, Rimersburg, PA in ‘49; a
bridge across the Allegheny River between Buffalo Township and Allegheny
Township, near his hometown of Freeport, PA, was named in his honor in ‘65;
he was inducted into the Hall of Valor at the Soldiers and Sailors National
Military Museum and Memorial in Pittsburgh in ‘04; his Medal of Honor is on
display at the Freeport Library | |
721. | Lochey, Joseph B. (E.) (Loghey) | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born ‘18; mother Bertha Lochey,
1019 E. Vine St., Kalamazoo, MI (hometown); Pfc. with Co. C, 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Kalamazoo, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20634467; KIA 26
Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea ca. age 24; listed as MIA on 13 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; mother was notified on 16 Mar. ‘43 that he was KIA; listed as
KIA on 18 Apr. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
722. | Lockard, Eugene J. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 25 May ‘14 at IA; hometown Three Rivers, MI; married
Marie Wagner, father of Charles J.; Pfc. with Co. C, 126TH Inf.,
Mich. Nat. Guard, Kalamazoo, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20634469; promoted to S.
Sgt.; KIA 18 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 28; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; interred at Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, MI | 24-Sep-18 |
723. | Long, Howard W. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at NC; son of Gilmer and Lillie Long, Hazelwood,
NC (hometown); entered service 28 Aug. ’41 at Camp Croft, SC; SN 34038415;
served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 11 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Apr-14 |
724. | Long, Lawrence R. | CPL | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1906 at ND; hometown Los Angeles, CA; married;
entered service 9 Apr. ’43 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 39293465; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 1 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
725. | Longfellow, Wilbur
W. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at MA; hometown Los Angeles, CA; entered service
3 Jan. ’42 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 19067221; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 23 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 5-Apr-14 |
726. | Loomis, H. J. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at IA; hometown Oelwein, IA; also had ties to
Scott County, IA; married; entered service 13 Jul. ’43 at Camp Dodge, IA; SN
37674899; DNB 26 Sep. ’44; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
727. | Louis, Arthur P. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘16 at MI; hometown Gladstone, MI or Wayne Co., MI;
entered service 21 Apr. ‘41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36111827; served with 126TH
Inf.; KIA 5 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 26; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-13 |
728. | Louis, Isaac B. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘19 at MI; hometown Richland, MI; entered service 17
Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155158; served with 126TH Inf.; KIA
21 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 23; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty
list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also
memorialized at Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, MI | 30-May-13 |
729. | Lovern, Ernest Foy | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at TX; Mr. and Mrs. H. Lovern,
Megargel, TX (hometown); married; entered service 9
Jan. ’42 at Camp Wolters, TX; SN 38080210; served with 128TH Inf.;
WIA on Luzon, Philippines; DOW 31 Mar. ’45; earned Purple Heart; 3 brothers
also served; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Apr-14 |
730. | Lovold, Lloyd R. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 26 Dec. ’13 at SD; hometown Los Angeles, CA; married;
entered service 20 Apr. ’44 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39583377; served with
127TH Inf.; DOW 24 Mar. ’45; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
731. | Loynes, James D. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 13 Jul. ‘20 at TN; NoK Sula E. Loynes,
Rt. 1, Medina, TN; hometown Humboldt, TN; entered service at Ft. Oglethorpe,
GA on 28 Sep. ‘42; SN 34374065; served with Co. K, 128TH Inf.;
earned Silver Star; KIA 9 Feb. ‘44 during a patrol near Saidor, New Guinea at
age 23, Capt. Lester T. Mooney, Cdr. of Co. K and patrol leader, and 4 other
Soldiers were also killed; repatriated aboard U.S. Army Transport Lt.
George W. G. Boyce on 2 Jun. ‘48; interred at Rose Hill Cemetery,
Humboldt, TN; | 25-Jun-17 |
732. | Lozano, Selzo | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919; hometown Maricopa Co., AZ; widower; entered service
7 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Bliss, TX; SN 38070599; served with 128TH Inf.;
MIA (date and circumstances unknown), FOD 11 Dec. ’45; earned Bronze Star and
Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Apr-14 |
733. | Luciano, Daniel A. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922; hometown San Francisco, CA; entered service 5
Oct. ’43 at San Francisco, CA; SN 39141398; served with 128TH
Inf.; DOW 12 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 6-Apr-14 |
734. | Luedtke, Reuben V. | CPL | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 1918 at Richfield Township, Wood Co., WI; father Max
Reuben (mother preceded him in death), Klondike, Richfield Township, Wood
Co., WI (hometown); Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at
Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20649216; KIA 11 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; father received telegram 9 Jan. ’43; earned Purple Heart, bestowed
posthumously, father recieved it ca. 6 Mar. ’43;
brother Verle also served; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 6-Apr-14 |
735. | Lujan, Alberto | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Santa Fe, NM; SN 38583345; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 20 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 6-Apr-14 |
736. | Luna, Albert S. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915 at CA; hometown Los Angeles, CA; 8 Jan. ’42 at
Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39016436; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 19
Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 6-Apr-14 |
737. | Lund, Oscar M. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 21 Jul. ’20 at WI; son of
John A. and Hannah C. (Quam) Lund; hometown Stoughton, WI; was PVT in Co. I,
128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Stoughton, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN
20650432; KIA 19 Feb. ’44 at Gabumi, near Saidor, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Lutheran East Cemetery,
Stoughton, WI | 6-Apr-14 |
738. | Lundeen, Adrian A. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 3 Aug. ‘21 at MN; mother Mrs. Elsa Lundeen, Rt. 1, Eugene, OR (hometown); entered service at
Portland, OR on 21 Aug. ‘42; SN 39315598; overseas in Feb. ‘43; served with
127TH Inf.; WIA by mortar shell fragment, received Purple Heart on
6 Dec. ‘44; WIA 21 Dec. ‘44 by mortar shell fragment near Tolibaw,
Leyte, Philippines, earned OLC to Purple Heart, received it and mother
notified ca. 11 Feb. ‘45; KIA 23 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines; earned
Silver Star, Good Conduct Medal, CIB; brothers Melvin and Ewald served with
Navy in Pacific; repatriated and re-interred at Fort Snelling National
Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN on 4 Aug. ‘49 | 25-Jun-17 |
739. | Lundgren, Chester
Theodore | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 12 Sep. ’25 at St. Paul, MN; son of Carl Oscar and
Emma Helena (Turnblad) Lundgren, 1155 E. Jenks St.,
St. Paul, MN (hometown); entered service 8 Jul. ’44 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN
37598523; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 11 May ’45 by sniper during
a patrol on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 7-Apr-14 |
740. | Lupo, Liston B. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 7 Dec. ’19 at Horry County, SC (hometown); son of
Daniel M. and Rosa Anderson Lupo; attended Conway
H. S.; entered service 11 Dec. ’42 at Ft. Jackson, SC; SN 34518209; KIA 30
Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 30-May-13 |
741. | Lusk, Harry W. | Capt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 27 Sep. ‘13; son of James C. and Ara (Kost) Lusk, 526 Forrest St., Harrisburg, PA; worked at
Harrisburg Public Library; graduated William Penn H. S. in ‘31; graduated U.
of Wis. in ‘35, ROTC, member of Scabbard and Blade; moved to Eau Claire, WI
(hometown), from Milwaukee, on 1 May ‘38; worked as accountant at Union
National Bank, Eau Claire; married woman from Eau Claire at Ayer, MA, 28 Mar.
‘42; was 1st Lt. in Officers Reserve when he joined Co. C, 128TH Inf.
at Camp Livingston, LA, in Oct. ‘41; SN O-331468; WIA ca. 22 Nov. ‘42 (more
likely 20-21 Nov.) near Buna, New Guinea; earned Silver Star at Buna;
promoted to Capt. and assumed command of Co. C in Mar. ‘43; KIA 28 Nov. ‘44
on Leyte, Philippines at age 31; initially reported MIA, ca. 13 Feb. ‘45 his
parents were notified he was presumed KIA; also earned Purple Heart; interred
at Longsdorf Cemetery, New Kingstown, PA | |
742. | Luther, Chester A. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Pitkin Co., CO; SN 38110702; MIA 23 Nov. ’45,
NARA states FOD (this is likely date of FOD, not actual date of death,
unlikely he was MIA in Japan with Army of Occupation); earned Bronze Star and
Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-13 |
743. | Luttrell, Carl E. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. ’23 at TX; son of Swasey
and Ruth Luttrell, 5714 Winslow, Dallas, TX; hometown in TX; SN 38535297;
served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines
(haven’t found actual cause of death, presume KIA); earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Apr-14 |
744. | Lyng, Leno Leander | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 30 Jan. ’12 at Baltic, SD; son of Oluf
Nilson and Libbie Lee Lyng; hometown Sioux Falls, SD; married, father of 2;
worked for Dybvig Nursery in Baltic, at the Air
Base, and later at John Morrell & Co. in Sioux Falls; entered service 28
Mar. ’44 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 37590894; trained at Camp Roberts and Ft.
Ord, CA; overseas Dec. ’44; assigned to Co. E, 127TH Inf.; WIA 9
Feb. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines, DOW later that day; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Saint Olaf
Cemetery, Baltic, SD | 28-Nov-13 |
745. | Lyons, Erwin | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at KY; hometown Henry Co., KY; entered service
27 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35250013; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 1 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-13 |
746. | MacFarland, John W. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
25 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36112908; KIA 5 Mar. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-45 |
747. | Madigan, Frederick
H. | SSG | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at MI; hometown Kent Co., MI; entered service 21
Apr. ’41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155399; KIA 22 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-13 |
748. | Madsen, Walter G. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1912 at WI; son of Mrs. Carrie Madsen, Lena, WI;
hometown Manitowoc, WI; worked as truck driver for Ward Schutte;
was PVT in Co. E, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Manitowoc, WI on
15 Oct. ’40; SN 20646709; released from service for being more than 28 years
old in Nov. ’41; returned to service 7 Feb. ’42; sailed for Australia with
the Div.; KIA 4 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; 12th
service member from Manitowoc Co. killed in the war; at least 1 of his 4
brothers, Clifford, also served; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
749. | Magby, Arlie C. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 15 Jun. ’24 at Beaton, AR (hometown) (enlistment
record states he was born in AZ) (NARA states hometown in AZ); son of Walter
David and Tennie Hunt Magby;
entered service 9 Apr. ’43 at Phoenix, AZ; SN 39858642; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 28 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
750. | Mahon, Arnold D. | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., 1ST Bn. | born 7 Nov. ’18; son of James G. and Mae Bobbie Mahon,
Hickory Ridge, AR (hometown); SN 37102858; served with 1ST Bn.,
128TH Inf.; then Cpl., member of the rescue party rushed to aid
1st Lt. George J. Hess’ group after it became isolated on north bank of Mot
River near Saidor on 28 Jan. ’44; the group was part of the 50-may patrol
from 1ST Bn., 128TH Inf. that engaged a 100-man
Japanese force west of the Mot River near Teteri,
along the western edge of the Saidor bridgehead, earlier that day; earned
Silver Star, likely for his actions 28 Jan. ’44 near Teteri;
KIA (DOW) 13 Jul. ’44 near Aitape; interred at Lewis Cemetery, Hickory Ridge,
AR | 14-Oct-14 |
751. | Mallon, John Kevin | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Long Beach, CA; SN 19182844; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 6 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
752. | Maloney, Gerald C. | LTC | 32D Div. Arty. HQ | born 29 Jul. ’98 at Ettrick, WI; son of D. W. and E. E.
Maloney, Ladysmith, WI; hometown Stevens Point, WI; enlisted in Troop K, 1ST
Wis. Cav., Wis. Nat. Guard, on 14 Apr. ’17; transferred to Btry. B, 120TH
FA Regt. when 32D Div. was created; completed OCS at Saumur,
France and commissioned 2LT; assigned to Btry. E, 103D FA Regt.;
fought at Haute-Alsace and Meuse-Argonne during WWI; returned to U.S. 22 Apr.
’19; discharged 29 Apr. ’19; chosen as a delegate for the 1st national
convention of the American Legion at Minneapolis 9-11 Nov. ’19; was MAJ in
HQ, 2D Bn., 120TH FA Regt., Wis. Nat. Guard, in Stevens
Point, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN O-102494; died of a heart attack (DNB) at age 45
while addressing officers of his command in Australia on 23 (17) Jul. ’43;
repatriated and re-interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, WI on 24 Aug.
’49 | |
753. | Malsom, John Adam | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 18 Nov. ’17; son of Anton and Eva Malsom;
hometown Mina, SD; entered service 14 Apr. ’42 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS; SN
37250204; trained at Camp Roberts and Camp John Knight, CA; overseas Dec.
’42; fought at New Guinea; KIA 18 Dec. ’44 by MG fire while on patrol near Colasian on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart;
family received letter of condolence from 1LT James K. Sullivan; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-13 |
754. | Mancilla, Antonio D. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 7 Aug. ‘20 at Morenci, AZ; Hispanic American; resided
in Los Angeles (hometown) when he entered service 8 Jun. ‘44 at Ft.
MacArthur, CA; SN 39588871; served with Co. F, 127TH Inf.; KIA 15
May ‘45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star, Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | |
755. | Mannhalter, Robert A. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Goodhue Co., MN; SN 37097126; KIA 26 Nov. ’42
near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 6-Jun-13 |
756. | Mannheimer, Milton H. | S. Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 9 Sep. ‘20 at KY; Jewish; son of Leopold ‘Lee’ and
Erna H. (Cerf) Mannheimer, 2926 Virginia,
Louisville, KY (hometown), father German immigrant; graduated Louisville Male
H. S. in ‘40, played football; attended U. of Louisville, pre-med., played
football; athletic instructor at YMCA; entered service at Louisville, KY on
13 Aug. ‘42; SN 35489182; served with 128TH Inf.; earned Silver
Star and Purple Heart, posthumously (presumed); KIA 29 Mar. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines
at age 24; repatriated ca. Jul. ‘48; interred at Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery, Louisville, KY; brother T. Sgt. Emil C. served in Italy; brother
Lee C. worked for Govt. at Oak Ridge, TN | 30-Jun-17 |
757. | Mansfield, Iven
(Ivan) Morris ‘Jake’ | T/Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 25 Sep. ’21 at TN; son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Mansfield, Crockett Mills, TN (hometown); entered service 25 (26) Sep. ’42 at
Camp Forrest, TN; SN 34327036; trained at Camp Wolters, TX; overseas 10 Feb.
’43; landed in Australia 2 Mar. ’43; served with Co. L, 128TH
Inf.; Saidor, Aitape, Leyte, and Luzon; WIA Thanksgiving Day, 23 Nov., ’44 on
Leyte; WIA 4 Apr. ’45 on Luzon; slightly WIA 5 May ’45 on Luzon; KIA 28 May
’45 along Villa Verde Trail at Maleco, near Balete Pass, Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star,
bestowed posthumously, for his actions 28 May ’45; “For heroic
achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy near
Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippine Islands on 28 May 1945. When six were
wounded during heavy fighting Sergeant Mansfield voluntarily went forward and
assisted in their evacuation. He then started to reorganize the perimeter
defense against the intense enemy assaulting and while so doing he was killed
by enemy artillery. Sergeant Mansfield’s extreme heroism was an inspiration
to his fellow soldiers.”; also earned at least 2 Purple Hearts;
parents received letter of condolence from Chaplain Eugene B. McAlister and
Capt. Julius A. Sakas; repatriated and re-interred
at Maury City Cemetery, Maury City, TN on 15 Aug. ’48; at least 2 of his 5
brothers also served | 3-Nov-14 |
758. | Mansfield, John Roy | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 1 Oct. ’15 at IN; son of
John and Anna Mansfield, Indianapolis, IN (hometown); entered service 29 Dec.
’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35250895; served with 1ST Plt., Co. A, 128TH Inf.; KIA 17 Nov. ’44 on
Leyte, Philippines, shortly before he was scheduled to go home; interred at
Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN | 2-Jun-14 |
759. | Marchellino, James M. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at IA; hometown Poweshiek Co., IA; entered
service 25 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Des Moines, IA; SN 17033059; served with 127TH
Inf.; DNB 25 Dec. ’42; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
760. | Marcil, Hector | 2LT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at MA; father Laurent Marcil,
172 Columbia St., Adams, Berkshire, MA (hometown); entered service as a PVT
on 15 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Devens, MA; commissioned at some point; new SN
O-1331408; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 8 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Apr-14 |
761. | Maresh, Rudolph V. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1914 at Manitowoc, WI; son of Vincent and Blanche Maresh, 850 N. 9th St., Manitowoc, WI (hometown) (mother
died while he was training with Div. at Camp Livingston, LA); participated in
CCC; was PVT in Co. E, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Manitowoc,
WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20646710; KIA 20 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned
Purple Heart, bestowed posthumously, presented to his father; the 1st
casualty of Co. E and the 17th Manitowoc Co. service member killed in the
war; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
762. | Marini, Clarinora C. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at MA; hometown Norfolk Co., MA; 29 Jul. ’42 at
Boston, MA; SN 31157323; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 26 Apr. ’45
on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
763. | Marino, Mike S. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at OH; hometown Cuyahoga Co., OH; entered
service 28 Nov. ’41 at Camp Perry, OH; SN 35280232; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
764. | Markee, Terry C. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 21 Jun. ’18 at Marshfield, WI (hometown); son of Mr.
and Mrs. James O. Markee, Marshfield; graduated
Marshfield H.S. ’37; worked at Weinbrenner Shoe Co.; SN 20649262; was PVT in
Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct.
’40 (joined in Sep. ’40); KIA 28 Dec. ’42 (29 Dec.) near Buna, New Guinea at
age 24 | |
765. | Marmur, Frank S. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Dakota Co., MN; SN 37097145; KIA 26 Nov. ’42 near
Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jun-13 |
766. | Marquett, Lesley W. (Leslie) | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 27 Sep. ‘23 at IA; son of Lionel Wesley and Hazel
Vera (Cooper) Marquett, Tipton, IA (hometown);
graduated Tipton H. S. in ‘42; entered service at Camp Dodge, IA on 15 Sep.
‘43; SN 37678552; trained at Camp Fannin, TX; overseas Mar. ‘44; served with
126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star, posthumously; KIA 16 Dec. ‘44 at
Leyte, Philippines at age 21; interred at Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, IA; twin
brother Wesley L. also served; his friend, Pvt. William H. Tenley, from
nearby Stanwood, IA, also served with 126TH Inf. and was KIA 18
Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines | 1-Jul-17 |
767. | Marrs, Russell L., Jr. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Spotsylvania Co., VA; SN 33544373; served with
127TH Inf.; KIA 27 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
768. | Marshall, Lloyd A. | 2LT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Dakota Co., MN; SN O-1312578; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 28 Jul. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
769. | Martin, Charles R. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at VA; hometown Westmoreland County, VA; entered
service 29 Apr. ’43 at Richmond, VA; SN 33635714; served with 127TH
Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 20 Mar. ’45; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart;
listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Nov-13 |
770. | Martin, Floyd, Jr. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘19 at MI; hometown Mt. Clemens, MI; entered service
17 Sep. ‘41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36127838; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 24 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 23; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 30-Nov-13 |
771. | Martin, John
Alexander | 1st Lt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 16 Apr. ‘17 at Syracuse, NY; son of Harres Crawford and Louise (Dodd) Martin; namesake was
his grandfather, Col. John A. Martin, Cdr. of 8TH Kansas Inf.
during Civil War and 10th Gov. of KS; mother re-married Milnor Travis and
resided at Hurley, NY (hometown); father resided at 1316 Santa Fe St.,
Atchison, KS; graduated Syracuse U., College of Liberal Arts and College of
Law, in ‘42; entered service as Pvt. at New York, NY on 21 Apr. ‘42; SN
12063474; commissioned 2d Lt.; SN O1303808; trained at Ft. Dix, NJ and Ft.
McClellan, AL; overseas in Jan. ‘43; served with 126TH Inf.;
promoted to 1st Lt.; served at Morotai, New Guinea; WIA in Dec. ‘44 at Leyte,
Philippines, shot in the head by a sniper; earned Purple Heart; evacuated to
hosp. in Australia; returned to duty with his unit; earned Silver Star
(presumed posthumous), Presidential Unit Citation; KIA 8 Mar. ‘45 by machine
gun fire at Luzon, Philippines at age 26; parents received telegram 28 Mar.
‘45; interred at Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, FL | 3-Jul-17 |
772. | Martin, Paul L. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 29 Mar. ’12 at TX; son of Thomas A. and Lucy E.
Martin, Rathdrum, ID (hometown); entered service 5 Jun. ’42 at Tacoma, WA; SN
39177055; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; MIA (DNB, drowned) 7 Feb.
’44 near Saidor, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star; listed on Tablets of the
Missing at Manila American Cemetery; brother Thomas Arlin,
Jr. was USMC and died at Iwo Jima | 8-Apr-14 |
773. | Martinez, Cruz D. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1926; hometown Imperial Co. or Santa Clara Co., CA;
entered service 9 Aug. ’44 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 39596964; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 14 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 8-Apr-14 |
774. | Martinez, Rudy J. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 in NM; hometown Gunnison Co., CO; married;
entered service 7 Mar. ’44 at Ft. Logan, CO; SN 37361300; served with 127TH
Inf.; severely WIA along the Villa Verde Trail on Luzon, Philippines, DOW 3
Feb. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 1-Dec-13 |
775. | Martinkavitz, Stanley F. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 15 Apr. ’13 at Two Rivers, WI; son of Adam Martinkavitz (mother preceded him in death), 2012 E.
River St., Two Rivers, WI (hometown); entered service 21 Apr. ’41 at
Milwaukee, WI; SN 36208227; discharged for being over 28 years old;
re-entered service 3 mos. later and rejoined his unit; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 8-Apr-14 |
776. | Marva, Cyril M. | Pfc. | unknown | son of John J. and Mary Marva, 106 Frazier Ave., Owosso,
MI (hometown), both Czechoslovakian immigrants; SN 36510878; served with 32D
Div.; earned Silver Star;
DOW, date, location and circumstances unknown | 5-Jul-17 |
777. | Marx, Robert W. | PVT | 64TH Inf. Bde., HQ
Co. | born 1918 at WI; son of Michael F. ‘Mike’ and Mina P. (Wilsey) Marx, 116 S. Water St., Sparta, WI (hometown);
was PVT in HQ Co., 64TH Inf. Bde., Wis.
Nat. Guard, at Sparta, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20645405; seriously wounded 30
Mar. ’41 when truck carrying him and 4 other Soldiers overturned at Fishville, LA; DNB 4 Apr. ’41; interred at Saint Patricks Cemetery, Sparta, WI | 11-Mar-14 |
778. | Massaro, Dan | PVT | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 1919 at IA; hometown Cook Co. IL; entered service 9
Dec. ’41 at Camp Grant, IL; SN 36308232; KIA 7 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
779. | Matthews, Jack H. | SGT | 129TH FA Bn. | born 4 Feb. ’24 (’22) at Wisconsin Rapids, WI; son of
Russell R. and Mildred G. Matthews, 511 14th Ave. N., Wisconsin Rapids, WI
(hometown); attended Lincoln H. S.; was PVT in Btry. E, 120TH FA
Regt., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Wisconsin Rapids, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; he was a
16-year old junior at the time, left school to mobilize with his unit; SN
20652447; assigned to 129TH FA Bn. after reorganization, likely
Btry. B; KIA 2 Aug. ’44 at Afua, New Guinea; family
notified ca. 28 Aug. ’44; earned Purple Heart, family received it ca. 2 Nov.
’44; repatriated ca. Jun. ’48 and reinterred at Forest Hill Cemetery,
Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 24-Mar-14 |
780. | Matzelle, John R., Jr. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at Austria; hometown San Francisco, CA; 29 Mar.
’41 at San Francisco, CA; SN 39006306; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA
25 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 1-Dec-13 |
781. | Matzke, Raymond
Ervin (Arbin) | CPL | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 2 Nov. ’20 at Juda, WI (hometown); son of Elmer E.
Matzke and Myrtle Estella Raymond; SN 20650626; was CPL in Co. K, 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Monroe, WI, on 15 Oct. ’40; KIA 1 Dec. ’42 at Buna;
1 of 4 original members of Co. K killed at Buna; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
782. | Maurer, John | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915 at CA; hometown Los Angeles, CA; entered service
13 Dec. ’41 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39015600; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 18 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 1-Dec-13 |
783. | Maxwell, Robert Alfred | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., AT Co. | born 5 May ‘14 at Plain Township, OH; son of William Milo
and Edna Blanche (Chopson) Maxwell, R. 1, Shepherd,
MI; hometown Midland, Carlton, or Shepherd, MI; entered service 24 Apr. ‘41
at Detroit, MI; SN 36112565; served with AT Co., 126TH Inf.;
marched over Owen Stanleys; member of a patrol from
Ombi toward Wairopi on 9
Nov. ‘42 which made contact with the Japanese 3 days later (an earlier patrol
that day, led by Lt. Beaudrot, killed 3 Japanese
soldiers that day and was credited as the 1st patrol from the 32D
Div. to engage the enemy since WWI), this 2nd patrol was led by Lt. Everett
Charles and included Sgt. John W. Miller, Sgt. Hilding
A. Peterson, Pvt. Arthur G. Bredeweg, at least 6
other Soldiers, and a couple of natives; KIA 9 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea; family notified ca. 23 Jan. ‘43; earned Purple Heart, bestowed
posthumously; family received it 8 Mar. ‘43; interred at Manila American
Cemetery; also memorialized at interred at Red Men Cemetery, Warren, IN | 6-Jun-13 |
784. | May, George Leo | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born Aug. ‘17 at Six Lakes, MI; son of Daniel Carey and
Ethel Elora (Gary) May, R. F. D. 1, Edmore, MI
(hometown); entered service 18 Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155253; served
with Co. I, 126TH Inf.; during the attack that led to the
establishment of ‘Huggins’ Roadblock’ on 30 Nov. ‘42 near Soputa, New Guinea,
he was a member of the point platoon traversing the patch of kunai grass when
they encountered heavy machinegun, sniper, and mortar fire as they reached
‘The Log’ at about 0930, the platoon leader, Sgt. John Mikita,
asked for volunteers to eliminate a machinegun position, May and 10 men
volunteered; 1 of the men, Edwin Cox, later recalled, “May told us to load
up with grenades and we started out on our bellies through the grass, trying
to creep around the log. Machinegun fire was everywhere just above our heads.
Finally, we got within 30 yards of where the Japs were. Then May raised up to
throw his grenade and the others threw theirs. After that the fire stopped.”;
KIA 30 Nov. ‘42 near Soputa, New Guinea ca. age 26; earned Silver Star,
posthumously, for his actions 30 Nov. ‘42 near Soputa; listed as MIA on 13
Feb. ‘43 casualty list; also earned Purple Heart; family received his Silver
Star ca. 23 Aug. ‘43; interred at Hillcrest Cemetery, Six Lakes, MI | |
785. | May, Harold J. | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 1917 at WI; hometown Racine, WI; eldest of eight
siblings; enlisted in Wis. Nat. Guard in ’40 to help support his family; was
22-year old PVT in Co. G, 128TH Inf. at Madison, WI on 15 Oct.
’40; SN 20650055; WIA Dec. ’42; KIA at age 27 on 10 Apr. ’45 by Japanese
machine gunner along the Villa Verde Trail; earned 2 Purple Hearts; 3 of his brothers,
Alfred, Floyd and Charlie, also served during the war; Charlie served with
the Army in Europe and was in Germany when notified of his brother’s death;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
786. | Mayo, James R. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 1922 at TN; hometown Robertson Co., TN; farmer;
entered service 19 Dec. ’42 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; SN 34501010; trained at
Ft. McClellan, AL; served with Co. L, 127TH Inf.; KIA 6 Dec. ’44
on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 1-Dec-13 |
787. | McAnear, Jackson K. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at CO; son of Benjamin and Mae Mc Anear, 308 Newell, Fullerton, CA (hometown); married;
entered active service 3 Mar. ’41 with Cal. Nat. Guard at Anaheim, CA; SN
20912023; served with 128TH Inf.; DNB 24 Nov. ’43; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 8-Apr-14 |
788. | McCamish, Leland | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at AR; son of Thomas Melvin and Gather Elvada (Keck) McCamish; hometown Washington Co., AR; entered
service 8 Oct. ’43 at Little Rock, AR; SN 38517370; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 11 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/2 OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Dec-13 |
789. | McCarthy, James H.,
Jr. | SSG | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at OH; hometown Hamilton Co., OH; entered
service 12 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Thomas, KY; SN 15086706; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 19 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Dec-13 |
790. | McCarville, Robert
W. | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 1918 at WI; son of Frank and Cecelia (Terhorst)
McCarville, 743 Brooks St., Beloit, WI (hometown); was PVT in Co. L, 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Beloit, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20650895; MIA,
presumed KIA, 5 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple
Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Apr-14 |
791. | McCollum, Joseph E. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 6 Oct. ‘24; son of Walter Earl and Ruby Faye (Currey) McCollum; hometown Titus Co., TX; SN 38477719;
served with 126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star, Purple Heart,
posthumously; KIA 18 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines at age 20; brother Sgt.
William D. served with 16TH Inf., 1ST Div., MIA 14 Feb.
‘43, FOD 14 Feb. ‘44, Bronze Star, Purple Heart; interred at Omaha Cemetery,
Omaha, TX | 8-Jul-17 |
792. | McCoy, William B. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Beaufort Co., SC; SN 34127984; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 21 Dec. ’44; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 2-Dec-13 |
793. | McDaniel, Troy S. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 26 Feb. ‘23 at AL; son of Steve H. and Rose, Rosa, or
Rosie Lee (Park) McDaniel, Tuscaloosa, AL (hometown), father preceded him in
death, mother remarried and became Mrs. Edgeworth or Wedgeworth;
resided at 1112 15th St., Tuscaloosa, AL at some point; married Leona
Manning; entered service at Ft. McClellan AL on 20 Nov. ‘42; SN 34581060;
overseas ca. May ‘44; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 29 Jul. ‘44 at
New Guinea (likely near Aitape) at age 23; family notified 23 Aug. ‘44;
brothers Hubert and Clarence also served; interred at Pleasant Grove
Cemetery, Jena, AL | 15-Mar-17 |
794. | McDonald, Lonnie L. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at NC; father Archie McDonald, Rockingham, NC (hometown);
entered service 26 Mar. ‘43 at Camp Croft, SC; SN 34770902; served with 128TH
Inf.; DOW 24 Mar. ‘45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 8-Apr-14 |
795. | McElderry, Duane Valdora | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 14 Nov. ’18 at Kensington, KS; son of James M. and
Anna L. McElderry; hometown in KS; SN 37139014; KIA 30 Nov. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also
memorialized at Olive Branch Cemetery, Kensington, KS | |
796. | McGettigan, Homer D. | 2LT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 29 Oct. ’13 at Darlington, WI (hometown); son of Mr.
and Mrs. John McGettigan; graduated from Darlington
schools; operated a grocery store when he entered active service; engaged to
marry; was PVT in Co. K, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Monroe,
WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20650679; earned Silver Star for his actions as a Tec.
4 on 18 Nov. ’42 near Simemi, New Guinea;
battlefield commission Jan. ’43 near Buna; SN O-1690795; earned OLC to Silver
Star and Purple Heart, bestowed posthumously, along Villa Verde Trail on
Luzon, Philippines; KIA 13 May ’45 on Luzon; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 16-Apr-13 |
797. | McGrew, Orville
Festus | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 10 Apr. ’18 at Springfield, MN; son of Oren Festus
and Flossie Mae McGrew; family moved to a farm near Fredericksburg, IA
(hometown) when he was a child; attended school at Sumner, IA; worked in
farming until he entered service; entered service 1 Jan. ’42; SN 37111085;
KIA on 5 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; initially reported MIA; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
798. | McGuire, Edward W. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at CO; hometown Araphahoe
Co. or Denver Co., CO; married; entered service 17 Apr. ’44 at Camp Dodge, IA;
SN 37363172; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 4 Mar. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 3-Dec-13 |
799. | McHugh, John A. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown E. Baton Rouge Parish, LA; SN 38494421; KIA 18
Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 7-Jun-13 |
800. | McIver, Earl C. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at ID; hometown Nez Perce Co., ID; entered
service 29 Feb. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN 39471427; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 30 Apr. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 3-Dec-13 |
801. | McKenny, Laurence
(Lawrence) A. | Lt. Col. | 107TH QM Bn., HQ Co. | born ca. 1894; father Dr. Clarence McKenny, was president of
Wis. State Teachers College (now UW-Milwaukee) at Milwaukee, WI, ‘00-‘12;
graduated West Division H. S. in Milwaukee; attended Wis. State Teachers
College at Milwaukee until his family moved to Ypsilanti, MI, where Dr.
McKenny became president of Mich. State Normal College (now Eastern Mich. U.)
until his death in ’33; Laurence continued his education at the latter
school; served during WWI; trained and deployed overseas with Co. C, 313TH
Fld. Sig. Bn., 88TH Div.; that unit was designated a replacement div.
when it reached France, he was transferred to 32D Div. (some
references state he served with Air Corps); principal of an elementary school
in Detroit, MI (hometown) when he entered active service; married, father of
2; was Lt. Col. in HQ, 63D Inf. Bde.,
Mich. Nat. Guard, at Detroit, MI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 0-180050; MIA in the
attack on the supply boats off Cape Sudest on 16 Nov. ’42, presumed KIA;
Robert J. Doyle, in a dispatch from overseas on 4 Jan. ’43, wrote:
“Lieut. Col. L. A. McKenny of Detroit and his handful of quartermaster
commandos stayed ahead with troops all the way, supervising the unloading of
supply vessels and helping direct the Papuan boys. It was apparently while
supervising the handling of supplies that the colonel was killed.”;
earned OLC to Purple Heart; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery; 2 sons were in service; namesake of Laurence A. McKenny
Elementary School in Detroit | |
802. | McKenzie, John G. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at Channel Islands, England, Great Britain, Isle
of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales; hometown Columbia Co., OR;
entered service 29 Jan. ’44 at Portland ,OR; SN 39344409; served with 128TH
Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 31 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze
Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery | 9-Apr-14 |
803. | McKenzie, Philip J. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1926 at MD; hometown Prince George’s Co., MD; entered
service 19 Oct. ’44 at Baltimore, MD; SN 33957138; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 25 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 9-Apr-14 |
804. | McKenzie, Ray Merle | CPL | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 1914 at MI; son of E. P. and Lilly (Lulie) McKenzie, Wakelee, MI (hometown);
father preceded him in death; graduated Wakelee H.
S. in ’33, starred in football, baseball and basketball; family resided at
Marcellus, MI in ’40; entered service 28 Apr. ’41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN
36156060; served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; KIA 12 Jan. ’43 near
Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery;
also memorialized at Bly Cemetery, Marcellus, MI | 3-Dec-13 |
805. | McKnight, Benjamin
Green | 1st Lt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 14 Jun. ‘20; son of Thomas C. McKnight, Elkin, NC;
hometown Kannapolis, NC; graduated Clemson Agricultural College of S. C. (now
Clemson U.), Class of ‘41; SN O-422961; earned Silver Star, bestowed
posthumously, for his actions as 2d Lt. on 16 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea;
KIA 26 Dec. ‘42; also earned Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and CIB; listed on
Clemson University’s “Scroll of Honor” for fallen alumni from all conflicts
since WWI; his brother is also listed on the scroll | |
806. | McKnight, Eugene | PFC | 121ST FA Bn. | born 1925 at PA; hometown Six Mile Run, PA; entered
service 2 Jun. ’43 at Altoona, PA; SN 33761230; KIA 19 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
807. | McMullin, George Harry | Tec. 5 | 126TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born 1 Apr. ‘18 at MI; son of Howard and Linda (Sandahl) McMullin; hometown
Hudsonville, MI; Pvt. with Med. Det., 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat.
Guard, Grand Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20633911; promoted to Tec. 5,
‘technical corporal’; KIA 7 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 24; listed
on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; interred at Allendale Township Cemetery,
Allendale, MI; at least 3 brothers and a sister served during WWII, Cpl.
Clifford H., 740TH Bomb Sqdn., Charles
W., Army Air Force, ETO, S1 Lawrence E., Navy, Pfc. Alice V., USMC | 24-Sep-18 |
808. | McNaughton, James
P. | PVT | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 27 Feb. ’16 at PA; hometown Dauphin Co., PA; entered
service 8 Jun. ’42 at Harrisburg, PA; SN 13068888; KIA 6 Apr. ’44 during an
air raid at Saidor, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery; also memorialized at East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg,
PA | 8-May-13 |
809. | McWhorter, William
A. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | born 7 Dec. ’18, Liberty, SC (hometown); entered service
at Liberty, SC; SN 34128801; earned Medal of Honor, bestowed posthumously,
for his actions 5 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; other awards include Bronze
Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII
Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, and CIB; interred in West View
Cemetery, Liberty, SC | |
810. | Mealia, Robert J. | Tec. 4 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at CT; hometown Fairfield Co., CT; entered
service 7 Dec. ’42 at Hartford, CT; SN 31273150; DNB 6 Oct. ’45; earned Bronze
Star; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jun-13 |
811. | Menge, Richard W. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | son of Mrs. Teekla (Teckla) Menge, 7311 Grunow, Centerville or Centerline, MI (hometown); SN
36112545; served with 126TH Inf.; KIA 6 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; namesake of Richard W. Menge
Post No. 6756 of VFW at Warren, MI | 13-Jun-13 |
812. | Merkel, Leander S.
‘Lee’ | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 19 Feb. ’13 at WI; son of Edward A. and Cathern E. (McGivern) Merkel; hometown Marshfield, WI;
worked as a garage mechanic; also worked for Marshfield Fire Dept.; was PVT
in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Marshfield, WI on 15
Oct. ’40 (joined in Sep. ’40); SN 20649263; KIA 7 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea at age 29; earned Purple Heart; at least 3 of his 4 brothers also
served, Jerome also belonged to Co. C but was killed in a motorcycle accident
before the war; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield, WI | |
813. | Messina, Nicholas | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
21 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36111663; KIA 3 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jun-13 |
814. | Meuse, John J., Jr. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 19 May ’25 in Wakefield, MA (hometown); son of John
Joseph, Sr. and Rose Clara (LeBlanc) Meuse (Muse) (father preceded him in
death); entered service 8 Feb. ’43 at Boston, MA; SN 31295967; served with
128TH Inf.; DOW 15 Jul. ’44 at age 19; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Apr-14 |
815. | Meyer, Earl J. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916; hometown Madison, MN; SN 37096134; KIA 16 Dec.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Madison, MN | 13-Jun-13 |
816. | Meyer, John William
Albert, ‘John A.’ | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 11 Oct. ‘20 at Burwell, NE (hometown); son of Herman
and Anna (Borman) Meyer, Palmer, NE; hometown
Burwell, NE; SN 37086979; entered service on 6 Jan. ‘42; trained at Camp
Roberts, CA; served with Co. E, 126TH Inf.; overseas in May ‘42;
fought at New Guinea; WIA 4 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; mother notified
ca. 27 Feb. ‘43; WIA in Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; KIA 16 Dec. ‘44
near Capoocan, Leyte, Philippines at age 24; mother
notified 2 Feb. ‘45; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 16
Dec. ‘44, he and a comrade crawled forward under fire to destroy enemy
emplacement with hand grenades; also earned Purple Heart w/OLC (should be 2
OLCs); interred at Manila American Cemetery; received letter of condolence
from Chaplain (Maj.) William E. Cooley, et al.; brother Herman J. also served
in Army | 14-Jun-13 |
817. | Michalak, Ervin A. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1920 at WI; hometown Milwaukee, WI; was PVT in Co. K,
127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Milwaukee, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20647799;
KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 3-Dec-13 |
818. | Michaud, Edward D. | SSG | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at MA; hometown Cuyahoga Co., OH; entered
service 5 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Hayes, OH; SN 15071506; KIA 13 Dec. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 15-Jun-13 |
819. | Michels, Victor L. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 8 May ’13 at Town of Richfield, WI; son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Michels, Marshfield, WI (hometown); attended school at Bakerville, WI; worked at Marshfield Brick and Tile Co.;
was PVT in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Marshfield, WI
on 15 Oct. ’40 (joined in Sep. ’40); SN 20649255; KIA 29 Dec. ’42 (28 Dec.)
near Buna, New Guinea at age 29; earned Purple Heart; interred at Corpus
Christi Catholic Cemetery, Bakerville, WI | |
820. | Mickelson, Donald
S. | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 1922 at WI; son of Jens and Esther Mickelson,
Madison, WI (hometown); was PVT in Co. G, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard,
at Madison, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20650059; MIA, presumed KIA, 30 Nov. ’42
near Buna, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets
of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Apr-14 |
821. | Middendorf, Charles A. | 2LT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 25 Mar. ’17 at Washington, D. C.; parents were from
Oconomowoc, WI (hometown) but lived in Milwaukee when he died; joined the
Wis. Nat. Guard as a bugler at age 14; SN 20647142; was PVT in Co. G, 127TH
Inf. at Oconomowoc, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; later commissioned; SN O-888232;
transferred to Co. L; KIA on 24 Dec. ’42 near Buna (one reference says
friendly fire, another says Japanese); one reference lists date of death as 6
Jan. ’43; interred at Valhalla Memorial Gardens, Milwaukee, WI | |
822. | Mihm, Carl W. | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at WI; hometown Sheboygan Co., WI; graduated
Sheboygan H. S. in ’35, nicknamed “Cully” in yearbook; entered
service 21 Apr. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36208290; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 5 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Apr-14 |
823. | Mika, Henry J. | CPL | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at IL; hometown Chicago, IL; worked for Zenith
Corp. in Chicago, Zenith dedicated a plaque to employees who died in service ca.
Jul. ’45; entered service 3 Jun. ’41 at Chicago, IL; SN 36034284; served with
127TH Inf.; KIA 30 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 3-Dec-13 |
824. | Miles, Daniel M. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Clarion Co., PA; SN 33712312; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 1 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 3-Dec-13 |
825. | Miller, Albert T. | SGT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at TX; hometown Wharton Co., TX; entered service
10 Feb. ’42 at Houston, TX; SN 18062474; KIA 10 Apr. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 17-Jun-13 |
826. | Miller, Billie D. | CPL | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at IN; son of Carl and Mildred Miller; hometown Cass
Co., IN; married; entered service 2 Feb. ’43 at Indianapolis, IN; SN
35090212; served with 127TH Inf.; DNB 13 Jan. ’45; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Walton Cemetery, Walton, IN | 4-Dec-13 |
827. | Miller, Gerald H. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘20 at MI; hometown Selkirk, MI; entered service 10
Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Custer, MI; SN 36163876; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 15 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 22; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Dec-13 |
828. | Miller, James
Emerson, Jr. | Tec. 5 | 120TH FA Bn. | born 7 Oct. ’18 at Berkeley, CA; son of James Emerson
Miller and Claire Louise Kirby Miller; hometown San Francisco, CA; entered
service 24 Mar. ’41 at San Francisco, CA; SN 39005621; DOW 1 Jan. ’45 at
Leyte; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
829. | Miller, John G. | SSG | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1912 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; married; entered service
2 Apr. ’42 at Detroit, MI; SN 16063890; KIA 23 Dec. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 17-Jun-13 |
830. | Miller, John V. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at NY; hometown Bronx, NY; entered service 17
Feb. ’42 at Ft. Dix, NJ; SN 32238139; KIA 12 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 17-Jun-13 |
831. | Miller, Norman L. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 25 Sep. ‘17 at OH; son of Elzie Edison and Ethel May McClish Miller; hometown Merritt, MI; entered service 18
Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155218; served with 126TH Inf.;
MIA 26 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea at age 25; listed as MIA on 13 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; later FOD; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; memorialized
on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Bloomfield Cemetery, Missaukee Co., MI | 17-Jun-13 |
832. | Miller, Ralph L. | TSgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1913 at IA; son of J. L. Miller, Northwood, IA;
hometown Ames, IA; graduated Ames H. S.; married; entered service 22 Dec. ’42
at Camp Dodge, IA; SN 37651772; trained at Ft. McClelland (McClellan?);
overseas ca. May ’43; served with Co. K, 127TH Inf.; fought at
Aitape; WIA on Leyte, Philippines; returned to duty after about a month in
hospital; KIA 7 May ’45 while on patrol near Imugan
on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; wife received letter of
condolence from his co. cdr., 1LT Robert J. Stallman;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Ames Municipal
Cemetery, Ames, IA | 5-Dec-13 |
833. | Miller, Walter | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 20 Oct. ‘21 (‘19) at MI; hometown Grand Rapids, MI;
Pfc. with Co. K, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Grand Rapids, MI on
15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635715; promoted to S. Sgt.; KIA 26 Nov. ‘42 at age 21
(23); listed as MIA on 13 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; listed as KIA on 18 Apr.
‘43 casualty list; interred at Fairplains Cemetery,
Grand Rapids, MI | 4-Sep-18 |
834. | Milleson, Adelbert P. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at OH; son of Clifford B. and Florence Milleson; hometown Margaretta Township, Erie Co., OH;
attended Margaretta H. S.; worked at Brightman Nut and Mfg. Co. in Sandusky
and also on the family farm; entered service 27 Nov. ’41 at Camp Perry, OH;
SN 35280012; overseas Apr. ’42; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 24
Jul. ’44 at Afua, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart;
at least 3 of his 7 brothers also served (also had 2 sisters), Willard M.,
Donald C., and Louis C.; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Dec-13 |
835. | Milling, Walter H. | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at WI; step-father and mother Harvey and Ann Worman, 7119 S. 71st St., West Allis, WI (hometown); entered
service 19 Oct. ’42 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 16132468; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 16 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Apr-14 |
836. | Mills, Ira J. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at WV; son of James B., Sr. and Nancy E. Mills,
Stonewall, WV; hometown Logan Co., WV; married; entered service 27 Jul. ’44
at Huntington, WV; SN 35781366; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 24 May
’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 10-Apr-14 |
837. | Mills, Robert
Eugene | Sgt. | unknown | born 17 Apr. ‘25 at OK; son of Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Mills, Kellyville, OK; hometown Slick, OK; attended Slick H. S. and
Kellyville H. S.; entered service at Tulsa, OK on 17 Aug. or 17 Sep. ‘43; SN
38589839; overseas ca. Mar. ‘44; served with 32D Div., presumed;
KIA 17 Apr. ‘45 at Darawan, Luzon, Philippines on
his 20th birthday (age 20); earned Purple Heart | 6-Jun-17 |
838. | Mitchell, Harold L. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 5 May ‘18; son of Frank and Lillia
Mitchell; hometown Ionia, MI or Orleans, MI; SN 20635375; enlisted as Pvt. in
Co. H, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Ionia, MI, on 7 Jun. ‘36;
mobilized with that unit on 15 Oct. ‘40; earned DSC for his actions as Cpl. 7
& 9 Dec. ‘42 near Buna; seriously WIA 19 Dec. ‘42 while attacking the
Triangle; DSC bestowed while he was in the hosp.; DOW 26 Dec. ‘42 at New
Guinea at age 24; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; also earned Bronze
Star, Purple Heart, and CIB; interred at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, MI | |
839. | Mitchell, Marion S. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at SC; hometown Greenville Co., SC; married;
entered service 6 Aug. ’43 at Camp Croft, SC; SN 34779934; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 30 Nov. ’44; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 6-Dec-13 |
840. | Mitchell, Phillip
R. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at AR; hometown Yuba , CA; married; entered
service 9 Dec. ’44 at San Francisco, CA; SN 39428218; served with 128TH
Inf.; DNB 1 Aug. ’45; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 10-Apr-14 |
841. | Mitchell, Vernon C. | PFC | 129TH FA Bn. | born 1919 at OH; son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mitchell, E.
Main St., Bradford, OH (hometown); also had ties to Union City, OH; entered
service 27 Jan. ’41 at Ft. Thomas, KY; SN 35116569; served with 129TH
FA Bn.; sailed for Australia with the Div.; married while in Australia; MIA
10 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; FOD 8 Feb. ’46; earned Purple Heart;
memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; 3
brothers served in Navy, James W., Sam, and Millard | 16-Jun-14 |
842. | Mitko, Rudolph J. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
22 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Custer, MI; SN 36162211; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 5 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 6-Dec-13 |
843. | Mittleberger, Earl | PFC | 114TH Engr. Bn., Co. A | mother Mrs. Emma Mittleberger,
Davenport, IA (hometown); SN 37039378; earned DSC, bestowed posthumously, for
his efforts on 28 Dec. ’42 at Buna, New Guinea; also earned Purple Heart; KIA
while building a bridge; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
844. | Moak, Vernon R. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 31 Oct. ‘16 at MO; son of
George and Alberta M. Moak, 377 Mission Blvd., West
Riverside, CA (‘40 census); hometown Grants Pass, OR; also had ties to AR;
entered service 7 Jan. ‘42 at Portland, OR; SN 39304877; served with 126TH
Inf.; aboard the C-47 ‘Flying Dutchman’ when it crashed on Mount Obree in the Owen Stanley Mountains, enroute
from Port Morseby to Pongani
(near Buna, New Guinea), at 1330 hours on 10 Nov. ‘42; KIA 10 Nov. ‘42, in
the crash, at age 26; interred at American War Cemetery, a. k. a. Manson
Park, at Ipswich, Australia, on 29 Aug. ‘45; later repatriated and interred
at Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, AR | |
845. | Molleur, Joseph D. | SGT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at British North America or Canada or Labrador
or Newfoundland; hometown Beach Falls, VT; entered service 30 Sep. ’42 at
Manchester, NH; SN 31175731; KIA 11 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; depicted in Signal Corps
photo attaching tin cans to barbed wire as an early warning device on Saidor,
New Guinea on 11 Feb. ’44 | 20-Jun-13 |
846. | Monaghan, Thomas
Michael (a.k.a. Father Owen) | Chaplain (CPT) | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born Thomas Michael Monaghan on 6 Apr. ’10 in Chicago, IL
(hometown); ordained on 6 Jun. ’36 in Des Moines, IA; he became a military
chaplain in the Army and set sail for the South Pacific in Dec. ’42; he was
assigned to the 162D Inf. Regt., 41ST Div., which also
fought in the New Guinea Campaign; earned the Silver Star for his actions at
Roosevelt Ridge; he came down with tropical malaria in Dec. ’43; he was
transferred to the 126TH Inf. Regt. of the 32D Div.; he
was KIA at Luzon, Philippines on 7 Apr. ’45; interred at Passionist
Monastery, 5700 N. Harlem Ave., Chicago, IL | |
847. | Mongels, Clayton H. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown in MN; SN 37097226; MIA 1944 on New Guinea,
presumed KIA; ABMC lists date of death as 16 Feb. ’46 (this is likely date of
FOD, not actual date of death, unlikely he was MIA in Japan with Army of
Occupation); earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart w/2 OLC; listed on Tablets
of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 20-Jun-13 |
848. | Monnich, Lawrence E. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at IL; hometown Chicago, IL; married; entered
service 3 Oct. ’42 at Chicago, IL; SN 36381034; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 6 Aug. ’44 at Afua, near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Silver Star (likely for his
actions at Afua, but could have been Saidor) and
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 10-Apr-14 |
849. | Monosso, Ray W. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at WI; hometown Grays Harbor Co., WA; married;
entered service 18 Apr. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN 39473997; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 7 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 6-Dec-13 |
850. | Monreal, Daniel L. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at TX; hometown Los Angeles, CA; entered service
8 Jan. ’42 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39016355; KIA 26 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 20-Jun-13 |
851. | Montes, Antonio T.
(Montez) | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 4 Mar. ‘20; hometown La
Union, NM or Safford, AZ; SN 38070252; served with 126TH Inf.;
aboard the C-47 ‘Flying Dutchma’’ when it
crashed on Mount Obree in the Owen Stanley
Mountains, enroute from Port Morseby
to Pongani (near Buna, New Guinea), at 1330 hours
on 10 Nov. ‘42; injured in the crash; DOI 29 Dec. ‘42 at age 22; interred at
American War Cemetery, a. k. a. Manson Park, at Ipswich, Australia, on 29
Aug. ‘45; later repatriated and re-interred at Safford City Cemetery,
Safford, AZ | |
852. | Mooney, Lester
Taylor | Capt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born ‘18; son of Otho L. and Rhada E. Mooney; hometown Norman, OK; also had ties to
Temple, OK; attended Kemper Military School & College, Class of ‘38; may
have also attended U. of OK, Class of ‘41; SN O-411477; sailed for the
Philippines Nov. ‘41; detoured to Australia; assigned to 128TH
Inf.; earned Silver Star for his actions as 1st Lt. on 26 Nov. ‘42 near Buna;
spotted by UP correspondent Frank Hewlett along with Lt. Frank J. Spoerle, Sgt. Maurice Bailey, and Pvt. George King as
they were firing Thompson sub-machine guns into a Japanese dugout ca. 21 Dec.
‘42; succeeded Capt. Rodney H. Block as Cdr. of Co. K, 128TH Inf.
in Dec. ‘42; promoted to Capt. sometime after Buna; KIA 9 Feb. ‘44 near
Saidor, New Guinea; Lt. William H. Thackston
assumed temp. cmd. of Co. K until Capt. Frank Williams officially assumed
cmd. (possibly Frank N. Williams); also earned Purple Heart; interred at IOOF
Cemetery, Norman, OK; parents and sister visited Monroe, WI ca. Aug. ‘47 to
meet some of the men who served with him, stayed with 1st Sgt. Kendall C. Digman and his family | |
853. | Moore, Hugh Mathis
‘Mathis’ | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 26 May ’19 at OK; son of Joseph DeMossie
and Margaret Emma (Dotson) Moore, 521 N. 12th St., Frederick, OK (hometown);
attended Frederick School; entered service 16 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Sill, OK; SN
38063550; trained in Camp Roberts, CA; KIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
he volunteered for a sniper patrol; sitting in a fox hole with his buddy,
Emit Perkins; Perkins shot one sniper, then Mathis was shot in the head by
another sniper; his unit was forced to withdraw and they were unable to
recover him; NARA states FOD; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Frederick Memorial Cemetery, Frederick, OK | 20-Jun-13 |
854. | Mora, Federico | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at NM; son of Antonio Mora, Mcintosh,
NM; hometown Bernalillo Co., NM; entered service 21 Jun. ’44 at Ft. Bliss,
TX; SN 38581801; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 8 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 10-Apr-14 |
855. | Morell, Ivan
Freeman | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 28 Dec. ‘21 at TN; son of William Martin and Laura
(Hammond) Morell, Rt. 2, Lenoir City, TN (hometown); entered service at Ft.
Oglethorpe, GA on 16 Oct. (30 Oct.) ‘42; SN 34377773; served with Co. F, 126TH
Inf. or 127TH Inf. (he has 2 head stones, 1 lists 126TH,
other lists 127TH, most references state or imply the former);
earned Silver Star for his actions Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines, singlehandedly
eliminated an enemy machinegun emplacement; DOW (KIA) 30 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon,
Philippines at age 23; family notified ca. 3 Jun. ‘45; “participated in
five major battles prior to his death,” likely Saidor, Aitape, Morotai,
Leyte, Luzon; also earned Purple Heart; interred at New Providence Baptist
Church Cemetery, Loudon, TN; brother M. Sgt. Carter P. also served overseas | |
856. | Morgan, Joe C. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at GA; hometown Charlton Co., GA (NARA lists
hometown as Toole County, MT); entered service 8 Apr. ’43 at Butte, MT; SN
39617558; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 2 Aug. ’44 near Aitape, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Dec-13 |
857. | Morley, Boyd Thomas | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 12 Apr. ’18 at Sauk Co., WI; son of Ralsa Harvey and Ethel (Tucker) Morley; father served
with Co. B, 344TH Inf., 86TH Div., during WWI, DD,
pneumonia on 13 Oct. ’18 in France; hometown Reedsburg, WI; also had ties to
Juneau Co., WI; married Frances Knight, father of Boyd Ralsa;
entered service at Chicago, IL on 4 Aug. ’41; SN 36045034; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW or KIA 11 Dec. ’44 at Leyte, Philippines; interred at Narrows
Prairie Cemetery, Rock Springs, WI | 25-Feb-17 |
858. | Morphew, Lambert Lynton ‘Bert’ | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., AT Co. | born 17 Dec. ‘24 at Nora Springs, IA; son of Fae Wallace
and Alma K. (Heuer) Morphew,
mother resided at Lake Park, IA (hometown), father at Nora Springs, IA,
father served during WWI; also had ties to Plymouth, Mason City, and Clear
Lake, IA; worked at Ed Lawrence dairy, Ernst Reetz
farm, and for Belle McLaren; moved to Burbank, CA in ‘42 and worked at Acro Metals Corp.; entered service at Los Angeles, CA on
9 or 16 Apr. ‘43; SN 39570185; sailed in Oct. ‘43; landed at Australia in
Nov. ‘43; served with AT Co., 126TH Inf.; deployed to New Guinea;
contracted typhus, hospitalized for 6 mos. at French Haven; returned to duty
with his unit in Jan. ‘45; KIA 16 Mar. ‘45, shrapnel, at Sapinit,
Luzon, Philippines at age 21; earned Purple Heart; brother Dalton D. served
with USMC during WWII; repatriated and re-interred at Silver Lake Cemetery,
Lake Park, IA on 16 Feb. ‘49 | 21-Feb-17 |
859. | Morris, William V. | CPT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Polk Co., IA; ABMC says he entered service from
AZ; NARA lists him from Polk Co., IA; SN O-1284372; KIA 17 Jun. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart w/2 OLCs;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 26-Jun-13 |
860. | Morrow, James
Curtis | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | born 2 Jul. ’24 near Cuthbert, TX; son of James Gideon and
Margaret Elizabeth (Bryan) Morrow; hometown Marfa, TX; SN 38440045; trained
at Camp Wolters, TX; KIA 30 Nov. ’44 near Limon on Leyte, Philippines; family
was notified 5 Feb. ’45; family received letters of condolence from his
commander, CPT La Verne W. Hebbe and a chaplain;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 24-Jul-13 |
861. | Morton, Doyle D. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1922 at MO; father Homer Morton; hometown Doty,
WA; SN 39183689; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 25 Jul. ’44 near
Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Dec-13 |
862. | Mosier, Elmer R. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1911 at IN; hometown Hardinsburg, IN; entered service
17 Jul. ’42 at Louisville, KY (a couple of references state he entered
service Dec. ’40 for 1 year, which implies Nat. Guard, and was assigned to 38TH
‘Cyclone’ Div., if so, he was likely discharged when the over 28 rule was
implemented, then recalled to duty soon after); SN 35484872; served with 128TH
Inf.; DNB 13 Sep. ’44; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 10-Apr-14 |
863. | Mueller, Lloyd J. | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 10 Mar. ’20 at Marshfield, WI (hometown); son of
Henry C. Mueller, Marshfield; was SGT in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis.
Nat. Guard, at Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct. ’40 (joined ca. ’38); SN 20649192;
KIA 29 Dec. ’42 (28 Dec.) near Buna, New Guinea at age 22; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
864. | Mulder, Harley J. C. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 17 Apr. ‘15 at MI; son of Marinus
and Julia Mulder; family resided at Overisel
Township, Allegan Co., MI at ‘40 census; resided at R. 3, Holland, MI
(hometown) ca. ‘43; also had ties to Hamilton Township, Allegan Co., MI;
attended Hope College H. S., junior in ‘32; entered service at Kalamazoo, MI
on 23 Apr. ‘41; SN 36155667; served with 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Dec.
‘42 at age 27; listed as MIA on 13 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; interred at
Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, MI | |
865. | Mullens, Donald W. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1923 at KS; hometown Wyandotte Co., KS; entered
service 25 May ’43 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS; SN 37527078; KIA 21 Mar. ’45 on
Luzon, Philippines; earned DSC, bestowed posthumously, for his actions on 21
Mar. ‘45; also earned Purple Heart w/2 OLCs; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 26-Jun-13 |
866. | Mulley, John | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at NY; hometown Rochester, NY; entered service
11 Sep. ’43 at Rochester, NY; SN 42024662; KIA 12 Dec. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 26-Jun-13 |
867. | Mullins, Edward
O’Dell, Jr. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 24 Sep. ’20 at KY or OH; grew up in DeMossville, KY; family moved to Morrow, OH in ’40; married,
father of 1; his job as a farm laborer could have kept him out of the war,
but he gave up his deferment; entered service 27 Nov. ’44 at Louisville, KY;
SN 35820372; trained at Fort McClellan, AL; arrived in the Philippines in May
’45; assigned to Co. A, 128TH Inf.; earned Bronze Star for
eliminating a pair of Japanese machine gun emplacements with his BAR and a
grenade in Jul. ’45; KIA, shot by a Japanese sniper, 15 Aug. ’45 at
approximately 0615 hours near Bagabag on Luzon,
Philippines; the last U.S. combat fatality before the Japanese surrender went
into effect; the order to cease hostilities was put out 45 minutes after he
was killed; other awards include Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
w/service star, WW II Victory Medal,
CIB, Philippine Liberation Medal w/service star, and the Philippine
Presidential Unit; his brother, Marcellus, also served and was killed in an
automobile accident in England 23 Oct. ’45; black granite monument dedicated
to him in Morrow, OH on 11 Nov. ’97; interred at Morrow Cemetery, Morrow, OH | 3-Dec-13 |
868. | Muniz, Jose V. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at CO; hometown Conejos Co., CO; entered service
24 Jul. ’42 at Pueblo, CO; SN 37351012; served with 128TH Inf.;
DOW 10 Jul. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 11-Apr-14 |
869. | Murphy, James E. | CPT | 129TH FA Bn. | born 1917 at WI; hometown Superior, WI; PFC in HQ Btry.,
120TH FA Regt., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Superior, WI on 15 Oct. ’40;
SN 20651462; commissioned at some point; new SN O-413918; served with 129TH
FA Bn.; KIA 22 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 16-Jun-14 |
870. | Murphy, James W. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920; hometown Los Angeles, CA; married; entered service
at 23 May ’44 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39586412; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 1 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/2 OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Dec-13 |
871. | Murphy, William A. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1910 at VA; hometown Buckingham Co., VA; married;
entered service 14 Dec. ’42 at Charlottesville, VA; SN 33446187; served with
127TH Inf.; KIA 11 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Dec-13 |
872. | Myers, Archie F. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1911 at PA; hometown Lancaster Co., PA according to
enlistment record, NARA lists him from Berks Co., PA; married; entered
service 20 Jun. ’41 at New Cumberland, PA; SN 33076977; DOW 20 Apr. ’45;
earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 26-Jun-13 |
873. | Myers, Charles S. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at OH; hometown Clark Co., OH or Bracken Co.,
KY; married; entered service 10 Jul. ’44 at Ft. Hayes, OH; SN 35237209;
served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 17 Jul. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 11-Apr-14 |
874. | Myers, Fred F. ‘Toater‘ | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 1924 at OR; hometown Longview, WA, NARA lists him
from Curry Co., OR; entered service 25 May ’43 at Portland, OR; SN 39332804;
KIA 14 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; brothers, Glen, Norman and Cape also served | 27-Jun-13 |
| | | | Soldiers with no date in the ‘Added’ column were
added to this roster between 11 Feb. and 3 Apr. ’13. |
