| Name | Rank | Unit | Narrative | added |
1010.
| Rabovsky, John E. | PVT | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 1913 at OH; hometown Mahoning Co., OH; entered
service 27 Jan. ’41 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35006506; WIA 6 Apr. ’44 during an
air raid at Saidor, New Guinea; DOW 7 Apr. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 8-May-13 |
1011.
| Raddatz, Charles W. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 22 Jun. ‘20; son of Charles
Carl and Dorothea C. (Behring) Raddatz, 2749 Cable
Ave., Lincoln, NE (hometown); graduated Lincoln H. S.; entered service in
Jan. ‘42; SN 37139035; 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 22; on 26 Nov. ‘42 he was reported MIA; his parents were notified on 19
Jan. ‘43 that he had been KIA; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned
Purple Heart; interred at American War Cemetery, a. k. a. Manson Park, at
Ipswich, Australia, on 29 Aug. ‘45; later repatriated and interred at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, NE; brother served during WWII,
Elmer | |
1012.
| Rains, Alfred Cone | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1925; son of Clyde and Sallie Frances (Glasscock)
Rains; hometown Smith Co., TX; SN 38479567; initially assigned to 70TH
Div.; later served with 128TH Inf.; DOW 15 Apr. ’45; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; brother Douglas G. also served | 9-May-14 |
1013.
| Rains, Warren
Eugene | S. Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 9 Nov. ‘21 at OK; son of
John F. and Verda Rains, Bentley, OK (hometown);
graduated Atoka H. S. in ‘39; attended bus. college at Tulsa, OK; enlisted in
Okla. Nat. Guard on 17 Jan. ‘40; SN 20829915; mobilized at Tulsa, OK on 16
Sep. ‘40; served with 128TH Inf.; earned Silver Star,
posthumously; KIA 31 Mar. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines; also earned Purple Heart
w/OLC; interred at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, OK | 6-Aug-17 |
1014.
| Rainwater, Joe H. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 10 Apr. ‘18 at TX; son of Jim and Eva Rainwater,
Concho Co., TX (hometown); entered service 12 Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Sam Houston,
TX; SN 38079148; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 3 Jan. (4
Jan.) ‘43 near Buna Mission; KIA 3 Jan. (4 Jan.) ‘43 (PC says 4 Jan.
but most references, including headstone, state 3 Jan.); PL was Lt. Frank C.
Cheatham, mentioned in Cheatham’s diary; KIA during same patrol as Pfc. Aaron
A. Schabo; interred at Fort Sam Houston National
Cemetery, San Antonio, TX | 22-Apr-13 |
1015.
| Ramos, Alfred W. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at NY; hometown Cayuga Co., NY; entered service
2 Oct. ’43 at Syracuse, NY; SN 42028379; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 12 Feb. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 17-Dec-13 |
1016.
| Randall, Ferman D. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 26 May ‘15 at Ionia, MI;
son of John Calvin and Ella D. Randall, Saranac, MI (hometown); Pvt. in Co.
H, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Ionia, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN
20635378; he and Pvt. Kenneth W. Horrocks were befriended, practically
adopted, by the Joe Francis family in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,
his mother wrote a letter to Mrs. Francis to thank them for looking out for
her son, Ferman notified the Francis family after
Horrocks was KIA 5 Nov. ‘42; promoted to Cpl. or Tec. 5 ‘technical corporal’;
DNB 7 Jul. ‘44 at New Guinea, scrub typhus, at age 29; repatriated and
re-interred at Tuttle Cemetery, Ionia, MI on 20 Jul. ‘48; brother served
during WWII, S1 Asa R., Navy | 12-Jul-18 |
1017.
| Ranta, Ernest | CPL | 126TH FA Bn. | born 1915 at MT; hometown Missoula, MT; entered service 22
Apr. ’42 at Missoula, MT; SN 39605764; KIA 4 Jun. ’44 near Aitape, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
1018.
| Rau, Paul C. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at NY; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
25 Feb. ’43 at Detroit, MI; SN 16176733; KIA 11 Dec. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 3-Jul-13 |
1019.
| Rawson, George D. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | born ‘18 at WI; mother Mrs. Frances (Miller) Rawson, Fond
du Lac, WI (hometown); SN 20648163; was Pvt. in Co. M, 127TH Inf.,
Wis. Nat. Guard, at Fond du Lac, WI 15 Oct. ‘40; earned Silver Star,
posthumously, for his actions 31 Dec. ‘42 at Buna Mission; KIA 31 Dec. ‘42;
also earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 25-Apr-13 |
1020.
| Rea, Donald N. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1 Oct. ‘17 at KS; hometown Muskegon Co., MI or Grand
Rapids, MI; entered service 21 Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155344; served
with 126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions
26 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 26 Nov. ‘42 at age 25; listed on 27
Feb. ‘43 casualty list; interred at Laketon
Cemetery, Muskegon, MI, or Mona View Cemetery, Muskegon Heights, MI | |
1021.
| Read, Daniel C. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 10 Sep. ’18 at IN; son of Adrien S. Read, Jonesville,
MI (hometown); entered service at Kalamazoo, MI on 30 Apr. ’41; SN 36156235;
served with Co. L, 127TH Inf.; KIA 18 Dec. ’42; interred at Sunset
View Cemetery, Jonesville, MI | 6-Feb-17 |
1022.
| Reasoner, Charles
Dyer | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 5 Feb. ‘22 at Ingham Co., MI; son of Lorenzo Gale and
Margaret (Dyer) Reasoner; attended Everett H. S.; married Charlotte E. Moore,
father of Constance L.; entered service 20 Oct. ‘42; SN 36405575; trained at
Camp Wolters, TX; overseas in Apr. ‘43; assigned to 126TH Inf.;
KIA 15 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte at age 22; repatriated and re-interred at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, MI on 25 Sep. ‘48; namesake of Buck-Reasoner Post No.
238 of American Legion, Holt, MI, other namesake is Mech. John H. Buck, 119TH
FA Regt., KIA 1 Sep. ‘18 | 7-Feb-17 |
1023.
| Reece, Lewis F.
‘Louie’ | T. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 3 Aug. ‘18 at MI; son of William Chase and Laura Beatrice
(Akers) Reece, Grand Rapids, MI (hometown); entered service at Detroit, MI on
20 Apr. ‘41; SN 36155425; served with 126TH Inf.; earned Silver
Star, presume posthumous; KIA 23 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines at age 26;
interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI; brother S. Sgt. William
also served with Army during WWII | 8-Aug-17 |
1024.
| Reese, Donald E.
‘Bud’ | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 9 May ’21 at Duluth, MN (enlistment record states WI);
family moved to Marshfield, WI (hometown) in ’29; son of Mrs. Cleo Reese,
Marshfield; graduated Marshfield H.S. in ’39; was PFC in Co. C, 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct. ’40 (joined in ’39); SN
20649193; KIA 28 Dec. ’42 (29 Dec.) near Buna, New Guinea at age 21; interred
at Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield, WI | |
1025.
| Reese, Wilbur T. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at PA; son of George and Mary Reese,
Westmoreland Co., PA; hometown Dearborn, MI; married; entered service 25 Apr.
’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36112988; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 12
Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 17-Dec-13 |
1026.
| Regan, Edwin J. | SSG | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 28 Mar. ’15 (’18) at Stevens Point, WI; family moved
to Nekoosa and then Wisconsin Rapids; son of Mr. and Mrs. John Regan, 430
(450) Third Ave. S., Wisconsin Rapids, WI (hometown); graduated Lincoln H. S.
in ’36, played football and boxed; worked at Consolidated Water Power and
Paper Co.; entered service 12 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Sheridan, IL; trained at Camp
Roberts, CA; SN 36230302; KIA 9 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple
Heart, bestowed posthumously; parents received it 1 Mar. ’45; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 4-Jul-13 |
1027.
| Rehak, John F., Jr. | SSG | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | SN 20646676; born 8 Jan. ’21; son of John and Anna Rehak; hometown Manitowoc, WI; was PFC in Co. E, 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Manitowoc, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; earned DSC, bestowed
posthumously, for his efforts 20 Dec. ’42 at Buna; KIA 20 Dec. ’42 at Buna;
interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI | |
1028.
| Reichert, Carl, Jr. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919; hometown Morgan Co., CO; entered service 6 Jan.
’42; SN 38083088; MIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea, presumed KIA; earned
Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery | 4-Jul-13 |
1029.
| Reider, Elmer N. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 10 Feb. ‘18 at Appleton, WI (hometown); son of
Nicholas (Nikolas) W. ‘Nick’ and Gertrude Ida (Caze)
Reider, 212 S. Story St., Appleton, WI; worked for
Appleton Coated Paper Co., Appleton, WI; Pvt. in Co. D, 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Appleton, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20646551; promoted to
Pfc.; DOW 17 Mar. ‘45 at Luzon, at age 27, shot by sniper while eating lunch;
interred at Saint Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, WI; brother served during WWII,
Thomas C., Coast Guard; uncle was KIA during WWII, John J., Navy, 20 years,
MIA in sinking of USS Houston during battle of Sundra
Strait on 28 Feb. or 1 Mar. ‘42; uncle served during WWI, Sgt. Elmer J., Wis.
Nat. Guard, Co. A, 150TH MG Bn., earned Croix de Guerre; | 12-May-18 |
1030.
| Rejebian, James G. | 2LT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at NY; son of George A. and Rose G. Rejebian, 551 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA (hometown);
attended Pasadena Jr. College; entered service 26 Oct. ’42 at Los Angeles,
CA; SN 39262410; commissioned at some point; new SN O-1322708; served with
128TH Inf.; KIA 28 Nov. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 9-May-14 |
1031.
| Rejniak, Raymond | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Wayne Co., MI; SN 36512644; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 21 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 17-Dec-13 |
1032.
| Remus, Troy A. | CPL | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at MI; son of Max Hugo and Bertha E. Remus,
Victor, MI; hometown Haslett, MI; entered service 9 May ’41 at Kalamazoo, MI;
SN 36156633; served with 128TH Inf.; DOW 28 Nov. ’44; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Wacousta Cemetery, Wacousta, MI | 10-May-14 |
1033.
| Rentsman, Leo D. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 22 May ‘19 at Montcalm Co., MI; father William Rentsman, Gowen, MI (hometown);
married June; Pvt. with Co. L, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Grand
Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635931; KIA 22 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea, at age 23; family notified ca. 12 Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; interred at Spencer Mills Cemetery, Harvard, MI; brother
served during WWII, Pvt. Lorn | 5-Mar-17 |
1034.
| Reuter, Reuben G. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915; mother Mrs. Elizabeth Reuter, Scottsbluff, NE;
hometown Los Angeles, CA; entered service 9 Jan. ’42; SN 38083217; served
with 128TH Inf.; KIA 21 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned
Purple Heart; mother received it 10 Feb. ’43; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 11-May-14 |
1035.
| Reyes, Edwardo G.,
Jr. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918; hometown Gila Co., AZ; entered service 9 Jan.
’42 at Ft. Bliss, TX; SN 38070852; KIA 27 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Jul-13 |
1036.
| Reynolds, Maxwell
Lee ‘Max’ | Tec. 5 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 28 Dec. ‘18 at MI; son of Mr. and Mrs. George I.
Reynolds, farm at 484 N. Wattles Rd., Marshall Township, near Battle Creek, MI
(hometown); graduated Battle Creek H. S. in ‘36; worked for Grand Trunk
Railway (GTR); entered service at Kalamazoo, MI on 17 Apr. ‘41; SN 36155151;
joined 126TH Inf. at Camp Livingston, LA; promoted to Tec. 5
(technical corporal) and transferred to a HQ Co. ca. Jul. ‘42 in Australia;
KIA 21 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 23; parents notified ca. 3 Jan.
‘43 that he was MIA; parents notified 5 Jan. ‘43 that he was KIA; listed on
27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; parents received his Purple Heart ca. 7 Mar. ‘43;
family received letter of condolence from Chaplain Wilfred Schnedler, 128TH
Inf., who had officiated Reynolds’ funeral; after reading Lt. Hershel G. Horto’’s dying letter in newspapers, Mrs. Reynolds
invited Horton’s mother to visit their farm, which she did ca. Mar. ‘44 and
Sep. ‘45; 1 of 4,459 Americans repatriated to San Francisco aboard U.S. Army
Transport Lt. George W. G. Boyce on 3 Jun. ‘48; re-interred at
Arlington National Cemetery on 2 Jul. ‘48 | 11-Jun-17 |
1037.
| Rice, Quentin R. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Cook Co., IL; SN 36907594; served with 128TH
Inf.; DOW 10 May ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 11-May-14 |
1038.
| Richards, Roland C. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born ‘21 at WI; son (only child) of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Richards,
231 Main St., Oconto, WI (hometown); father was WWI vet., also served with
Wis. Nat. Guard and 127TH Inf.; graduated Oconto H. S. in ‘40; was
Pvt. in Co. C, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Oconto, WI on 15
Oct. ‘40; SN 20646322; promoted to Sgt. after Buna; earned Silver Star and
Purple Heart, posthumously, for his leadership 27 Jul. ‘44 near Aitape, New
Guinea; KIA 27 Jul. ‘44 at age 22; in his last letter home, written on 3 Jul.
‘44, he stated he was 1 of only 8 original members of Co. C; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 17-Dec-13 |
1039.
| Richards, William
H. | 1LT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | hometown Lake Co., IN; SN
O-1291008; served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; earned DSC, bestowed
posthumously, for his actions 21 Nov. ’44; KIA near Colasian,
Leyte, Philippines at 0800 hrs. 22 Nov. ’44; [likely prior enlisted – born
1916 at PA; from Lake Co., IN; entered service 25 Jun. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin
Harrison, IN; SN 35162601] | 6-Mar-14 |
1040.
| Richardson, Albert
Lawrence | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at TN; son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Richardson,
Summer Shade, KY (hometown); entered service 15 Dec. ’44 at Louisville, KY;
SN 35821167; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 29 Jul. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 18-Dec-13 |
1041.
| Richardson, Elmer
J., Jr. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1911 at PA; hometown Philadelphia Co., PA; married;
entered service 23 Dec. ’43 at Philadelphia; SN 33808815; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 7 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 18-Dec-13 |
1042.
| Richardson, Floyd
L. | Tec. 5 | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1922; son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Richardson,
Tecumseh, NE (hometown); also had ties to Lewiston; entered service 24 Jul.
’43; SN 37449439; overseas ca. Apr. ’44; served with 127TH Inf.;
fought at Aitape; WIA on Leyte; hospitalized for several weeks; returned to
duty with his unit and went to Luzon; DOI 17 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines
at age 23; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; memorial service held 20 May ’45 at
Lewiston Methodist Church; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 18-Dec-13 |
1043.
| Rico, Rudolfo D. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919; hometown Los Angeles, CA; entered service 8
Jan. ’42 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39016361; MIA 10 Dec. ’45 (this is likely
date of FOD, not actual date of death, unlikely he was KIA in Japan with Army
of Occupation); earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the
Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1044.
| Riggs, Clarence
Earl | 1st Lt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Svc. Co. | born 20 Feb. ‘17; son of Clarence Willis and Goldie
(Straight) Riggs, Rt. 1, Morgantown, WV (hometown); attended W. Va. U. ca.
‘39; SN O-395939; leader of Ammunition and Pioneer Plt.,
3D Bn., 127TH Inf. at Buna, New Guinea; later served
with Service Co., 127TH Inf.; WIA 8 Feb. (9 Feb.) ‘45; DOW 11 Feb.
(9 Feb.) ‘45 near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippines; his Cdr. was Capt. LeRoy
Danielson; earned Silver Star; interred at U.S. Cemetery at Santa Barbara,
Luzon; repatriated and re-interred at Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, WV | |
1045.
| Rinehart, Howard D. | 2d Lt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 19 Sep. ‘21; son of David Peterson and Edith Nannie
(Jackson) Rinehart, 711 N. 6th St., Yakima, WA (hometown); married Margaret
Harris in ‘42, father of Nancy L.; enlisted in Wash. Nat. Guard; Pfc. in Co.
H, 161ST Inf., 41ST Div., Yakima, WA, when mobilized 16
Sep. ‘40; commissioned at some point; SN O-1300385; served with 127TH
Inf.; earned Silver Star, posthumously; KIA 14 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines
at age 23; interred at Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, WA | 16-Aug-17 |
1046.
| Rini, Daniel F. | CPL | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 10 Dec. ’17; 311 14th St., Wellsville, OH (hometown);
SN 35005386; earned DSC, bestowed posthumously, for his actions on 16 Dec.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 16 Dec. ’42; interred at St. Elizabeth
Cemetery, Wellsville, OH | |
1047.
| Robbins, James T. | SSG | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at TN; hometown Alcorn Co., MS; entered service
19 Aug. ’42 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 34348881; KIA 8 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Bronze Star, Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1048.
| Roberson, Thomas
Hope ‘T. H.’ | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 8 Jul. ‘20 at Morgan Mill, TX; son of Henry Calvin,
Sr. and Angie Mozelle (Alexander) Roberson,
Hamilton, TX (hometown); attended Gentry’s Mill H. S.; entered service at
Abilene, TX on 18 Jul. ‘42; SN 38134586; trained at Camp Roberts, CA and Camp
Butner, NC; served with 126TH Inf.; WIA in ‘44 at Leyte,
Philippines; KIA 18 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines at age 24; earned Silver
Star, likely posthumous; interred at Gentry’s Mill Cemetery, Hamilton, TX | 16-Aug-17 |
1049.
| Roberts, Alfred J. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 2 Oct. ’24 at Medill, TX (hometown); son of Roy J.
and Minnie L. Roberts (father preceded him in death); attended school at
Medill; family moved to Frisco community, Rt. 7, Paris, TX sometime after
father’s death; entered service 27 May ’43; SN 38528728; KIA 21 Feb. ’44 near
Saidor, New Guinea; mother notified 26 Feb. ’44; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; at least 1 brother also served | 5-Jul-13 |
1050.
| Roberts, Henry H. | 1SG | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 25 May ’10 at Waltham, MA (hometown); married;
entered active service 16 Jan. ’41 as a SSG with Mass. Nat. Guard at
Cambridge, MA; SN 20115988; KIA 6 Apr. ’44 during an air raid at Saidor, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
1051.
| Robinson, James H. | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Marion Co., IA; SN 37189712; served with 128TH
Inf.; DOW 25 Nov. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 11-May-14 |
1052.
| Robles, Alejandro (Alejandre) M. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at AZ; hometown Greenlee Co., AZ; entered
service 9 Apr. ’43 at Phoenix, AZ; SN 39858580; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 31 May ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 18-Dec-13 |
1053.
| Rockwell, Walter D. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 14 Apr. ’12; hometown Winnebago Co., IA; SN 37190662;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 27 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized
at New Sharon Friends Cemetery, New Sharon, IA | 18-Dec-13 |
1054.
| Rodriguez, Blas | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Houston, TX; SN 38543847; served with 127TH
Inf.; MIA 9 Mar. ’45, presumed KIA, on Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star
and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery | 18-Dec-13 |
1055.
| Roedel, Herbert C. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at MO; hometown Denver, CO; married, father of
(at least) 1, Carl; entered service 7 Mar. ’44 at Denver, CO; SN 37709379;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 6 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 18-Dec-13 |
1056.
| Roemer, John W. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born ‘16 at MI; hometown Sebewaing, MI; entered service at
Detroit, MI on 17 Apr. ‘41; SN 36111233; served with Co. G, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 8 Dec. ‘42, near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 26; listed on 27 Feb.
‘43 casualty list; interred at Saint John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Sebewaing, MI | 27-Sep-18 |
1057.
| Romano, Orlando H. | Sgt. | unknown | born 21 Nov. ‘17 at IL; son of Salvatore ‘Sam’ and Crocifissa ‘Grace’ (Corso) Romano (Romanoin),
7262 Studebaker, Van Dyke, MI (hometown), both Italian immigrants (Sicilian
immigrants); entered service at Detroit, MI on 23 Apr. ‘41; SN 36112534;
served with 32D Div.; DNB (KIA) 1 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea,
at age 25; mother was notified 1 Jan. ‘43 that he “was killed in action in the Buna district of New Guinea during the
week of Dec. 15”; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; interred at Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI | 27-Sep-18 |
1058.
| Romanowski, Stanley F. | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 4 Nov. ‘18 at Detroit, MI; son of Stanley and
Josephine Romanowski, 5915 Chopin, Detroit, MI
(hometown); attended St. Josaphat H. S., graduated Chadsey H. S. in ‘37; entered service at Detroit, MI on
16 Apr. ‘41; SN 36110860; served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; marched
over Owen Stanleys; KIA 5 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea, at age 24; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Detroit, MI; namesake of Sgt.
Stanley F. Romanowski Post No. 6896 of VFW,
Westland, MI; Detroit’s Romanowski Park was also
named in his honor | 14-Sep-18 |
1059.
| Rombach, Wilbur E. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1 Feb. ’20 at OH; son of Wilbur and Beatrice Rombach, Canton, OH (hometown); entered service 19 Nov.
’41 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35047285; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 4
Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 19-Dec-13 |
1060.
| Romero, Manuel B. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at AZ; hometown Santa Clara, CA (NARA lists Los
Angeles as hometown); entered service 8 Sep. ’43 at Los Angeles, CA; SN
39709130; MIA 28 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines, presumed KIA; earned Bronze
Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1061.
| Romero, Theodore | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 19 Jan. ‘20 at NM; hometown
Brush, CO; entered service 6 Jan. ‘42; SN 38083083 (39083083); 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; injured in the crash; FOD 29 Dec. ‘42 at age 22; earned
Bronze Star; interred at American War Cemetery, a. k. a. Manson Park, at Ipswich,
Australia, on 29 Aug. ‘45; later repatriated and re-interred at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI | |
1062.
| Rosebaum, Ralph R. (Raymon
R.) | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 28 Jul. ’20 at San Bernardino Co., CA; son of Eldo J. and Dora
Lou (Eades) Rosebaum;
Kelso, WA; married; entered service 12 Dec. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN
39482261; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 26 Jul. ’45 near Aitape, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 19-Dec-13 |
1063.
| Rosenfield, Harold T. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 5 Nov. ’21 at Clare, MI; son of Herbert P. and Alice
F. Rosenfield; hometown Saginaw, MI; SN 36509722;
served with 127TH Inf.; DOW 30 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 19-Dec-13 |
1064.
| Rosenstein, Milton
‘Milt’ ‘Rosey’ | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 20 Jun. ‘20 at Hunter, NY; son of Isidore
and Rose (Slutsky) Rosenstein, Hunter, NY, formerly
of Ellenville, NY (hometown); Jewish; graduated Ellenville H. S. in ‘39,
renowned baseball and basketball player; professional baseball player,
southpaw for Miami Beach Flamingos; entered service 17 Mar. ‘42; SN 34252651;
trained at Camp Blanding, FL; Cpl. home on leave ca. 8 Dec. ‘42, stationed in
CA at the time; assigned to 126TH Inf. when he reached the
Southwest Pacific; landed at Leyte, Philippines with the Div. on 14 Nov. ‘44;
seriously WIA 28 Nov. ‘44 near Hill 1525; DOW 28 Nov. ‘44 at age 24; father
notified ca. 29 Mar. ‘45; earned Silver Star, posthumously; also earned
Purple Heart; repatriated and re-interred at Hebrew Aid Cemetery, Wawarsing, NY on 3 Feb. ‘49 | |
1065.
| Ross, Calvin E. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1924 at WA; son of Stephen and Margaret Ross;
hometown Chewelah, WA; graduated Chewelah H. S. in ’43; entered service 25
Apr. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN 39474369; served with Co. K, 127TH
Inf.; MIA 20 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines, presumed KIA; earned DSC for his
actions 15 and 20 Mar. ’45 on Luzon; also earned Bronze Star and Purple
Heart; sister also served, WAAC; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery | 19-Dec-13 |
1066.
| Ross, Elbert Hugh | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 10 Mar. ’20 at IN; hometown Logansport, IN; entered
service 30 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35251322; WIA near Buna,
New Guinea; killed, lost at sea (?), when the aircraft evacuating him went
down; MIA 26 Dec. ’42; NARA states FOD; ABMC lists date as 26 Dec. ’43;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at
Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Mount Hope Cemetery,
Logansport, IN; depicted in Signal Corps photo printed in Dansville Breeze on
19 Jan. ’43 | 5-Jul-13 |
1067.
| Ross, Howard E. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921; mother Florence B. Ross; hometown Los Angeles,
CA; married; entered service 1 May ’44 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39584787;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 15 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 19-Dec-13 |
1068.
| Rotella, Gregory C. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘21 at NC; hometown Asheville, NC; may have also had
ties to Cherokee County, SC; entered service 12 Aug. ‘42 at Camp Croft, SC;
SN 34036333; assigned to Co. E, 506TH Para. Inf. Regt., 101ST
Abn. Div. (Band of Brothers); completed airborne
training with unit at Camp Toccoa, GA on 26 Dec.
‘42; he was 1 of about a dozen Soldiers kicked out of the unit because they
were late returning from the 10-day furlough they received after pinning on
their wings, they had encountered transportation problems but in the eyes of
the Regt. Cdr. that was no excuse; later served with 128TH Inf.;
KIA 9 Feb. ‘44 near Saidor, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 12-May-14 |
1069.
| Rottscheit, Arnold G. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 2 Jul. ’22 at Marshfield, WI; son of Peter A. and
Mary Rottscheit, 905 St. Joseph Ave., Marshfield,
WI (hometown); attended St. John’s Catholic School; worked as carpenter with
his father; PVT in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at
Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20649258; volunteered for some commando
training in Australia; transferred to a cannon unit; MIA 5 Dec. ’42; parents
received telegram 7 Jan. ’43; later reported to have been KIA 15 (13) Dec.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; parents received that telegram 12 Jan. ’43; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, WI | 12-May-14 |
1070.
| Rowinski, Adam | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at PA; son of Peter and Minnie Rowinski; hometown Scranton, PA; entered service 10 Sep.
’42 at Wilkes Barre, PA; SN 33353632; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA
26 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 19-Dec-13 |
1071.
| Rozek, Paul Anton | SSG | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 1919 at WI; hometown Columbia Co., WI; PVT in Co. F,
128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Portage, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN
20649895; KIA 31 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-May-14 |
1072.
| Rozeman, Joseph | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at LA; hometown Jefferson Co., AL; entered
service 15 Jul. ’42 at Ft. McClellan, AL; SN 14108153; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 11 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 12-May-14 |
1073.
| Rud, Ralph O. (C.) | Pfc. | unknown | born 14 May ‘16 at Coleman, MI; son of Oscar and Bessie
(Keller) Rud; hometown Merrill, MI; married, father
of 3; SN 36968187; served with 32D Div.; promoted to Pfc.; DOW
(KIA) 7 May ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines at age 28; earned Silver Star,
posthumous; repatriated and re-interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI
on 26 Aug. ‘48 | 23-Aug-17 |
1074.
| Rupert, Melvin H. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born ca. 1919 at KS; son of Herbert S. and Addie E. Rupert;
family resided at Dodge City, KS in ’40; hometown Wichita, KS; entered service spring of ’42; SN 37016999;
trained at Ft. Leavenworth, KS and Camp Roberts, CA; sailed for Australia
with the Div. 22 Apr. ’42; served with Co. H, 127TH Inf.; nicknamed
‘Hawkeye’ by Lt. Alan Simms, Chicago, at Buna for his ability to spot
Japanese snipers; DOW 27 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 20-Dec-13 |
1075.
| Rupprecht, Leonard G. | Tec. 5 | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born Oct. ’19 at Neillsville, WI (hometown); son of George
and Florence (Greeler) Rupprecht;
graduated Neillsville H. S., Class of ’39; was CPL in Svc. Co., 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Neillsville, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20648617;
chaplain assistant for Chaplain Wilfred Schnedler at Buna; MIA 16 Nov. ’42
near Cape Sudest, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | |
1076.
| Rushford, Charles
L. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born ‘16 at MI; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rushford, 647
Bayard St., Ionia, MI (hometown); graduated Ionia H. S.; Pvt. with Co. H, 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Ionia, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635384; DOW 9 Dec. ‘42
near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 26 (NARA states DNB, but family was told DOW);
listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1077.
| Russell, Albert
Loyal, Jr. | Pvt. | 114TH Engr. Bn., Co. A | born 4 Sep. ‘19 at Johnstown, PA (hometown); son of Albert
Loyal, Sr., and C. Luella (Burkhardt) Russell; entered service 7 Jan. ‘42 at
New Cumberland, PA; SN 33118558; trained at Ft. Belvoir, VA; served with Co.
A, 114TH Engr. Bn.; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his
actions 6 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 7 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea; interred at Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, PA | 28-Apr-13 |
1078.
| Russo, James | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 23 Jan. ‘23; son of Tony and Julia (Del Guidice) Russo; hometown Cook Co., IL, possibly Hillside;
SN 36722582; served with 126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star,
posthumously; KIA 11 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines at age 21; repatriated
and re-interred at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, IL on 4 Oct.
‘48 | 25-Aug-17 |
1079.
| Rymes, Charles A. | PVT | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 1918 at MA; hometown York Co., ME; entered service 8
Jan. ’42 at Ft. Devens, MA; SN 31025906; KIA 6 Apr. ’44 during an air raid at
Saidor, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-May-13 |
1080.
| Saffouri, George | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born ‘17 at WI; son of Esa and
Mary Saffouri, 3429 W. Walnut St., Milwaukee, WI
(hometown), both Palestinian immigrants; Pvt. in Med. Det., 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Milwaukee, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20648312; brother,
Sgt. John E., also Wis. Nat. Guard, mobilized with Btry. A, 121ST
FA Regt.; died 10 May ‘42 ca. age 25 (CoD unknown);
interred at Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI | 21-Oct-17 |
1081.
| Sakariason, Percy | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born 8 Nov. ’18 at Webster, SD (hometown); son of Lars and
Emma Sakariason; attended Webster schools; worked
on his parents’ farm and other local farms; entered service Apr. ’42; SN
37313797; served with Mortar Platoon, Co. B, 127TH Inf.; WIA, shot
in stomach by sniper, as his unit was charging up a hill on 14 (15) Mar. ’45
along Villa Verde Trail on Luzon, Philippines; DOW the next morning; earned
Purple Heart, bestowed posthumously; had a cousin assigned to Co. C, 127TH
Inf.; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Fron Lutheran Cemetery, Roslyn, SD | |
1082.
| Salazar, Lee | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919; son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Salazar, Ault, CO
(hometown); family lived in the area of Eaton and Ault, CO since 1920;
attended Eaton schools; entered service 8 Jan. ’42; SN 38083159; served with
128TH Inf.; KIA 28 Jan. ’44 near Saidor, New Guinea; parents
notified 4 Feb. ’44; earned Purple Heart; parents received it ca. 9 Mar. ’44;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-May-14 |
1083.
| Sandell, Edward Henry | Capt. | 32D Div., HQ | born 14 Jul. ‘14 (‘11) at Chillicothe, IL; son of Mr.
& Mrs. Sandell of Peoria, IL; mother
re-married, Mrs. Rose Hart, Dixon, IL; attended St. Thomas H. S., Rockford,
IL; attended U. of Ill. ca. ‘36; according to the Belvidere Daily
Republican on 18 Mar. ’36, “A press dispatch from San Francisco today
says that Edward Sandell and Anthony Janis, both of
Rockford, were released there on their promise to return home and to the
University of Illinois, after being caught as stowaways on the S. S. City of
Calcutta, bound for India, when the ship was just outside the Golden Gate.
They said that they wanted to get to India to study the culture of rubber.
They were advised to go back to the university and study it out of books.”;
also attended Bradley College; married in ‘37, father of 2; resided at South
Beloit, IL at ‘40 census; wife and children resided at 107 7th St.,
Chillicothe, IL after he deployed; worked as chemist for Fairbanks Morse,
Beloit, WI; various references list hometown as Beloit, WI, South Beloit, IL,
Dixon, IL, Peoria, IL, or Chillicothe, IL; was 2d Lt. in Co. L, 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Beloit, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN O-385301; promoted to
Capt. at some point and assigned Chem. Off. in charge of Chem. Section, HQ,
32D Div.; some references state he served with HQ, 128TH
Inf. at some point; he and part of his Chem. Section landed at Port Morseby, New Guinea on 18 Oct. ‘42, “Sandell’s was among the first chemical sections to
participate in combat in WWII after the fall of the Philippines.”;
attended New Guinea Force school of jungle tactics 8-21 Nov. ‘42, as a
student as well as instructor of chemical warfare; he arrived at Buna, New
Guinea on 27 Nov. ‘42 “to see if chemical smoke or incendiary supplies
would be useful in pushing the attack”; earned Silver Star for leading a
daring reconnaissance patrol on 30 Nov. ‘42 near Buna Mission (the award was
posthumous because he died less than a month later); he returned to Port
Moresby where he and 2 of his men, T. Sgt. John K. King, and Sgt. Raymond F. Dasmann, collected
various chem. and ord. materials, transported them to Buna on 4 Dec.
‘42, and used them to make improvised explosive devices for the infantry; KIA
25 Dec. (26 Dec.) ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, by a sniper while attempting to
employ 1 of their improvised explosive devices against a bunker, at age 28
(31); other awards include Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense
Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 battle stars, CIB; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, IL | |
1084.
| Sanders, J. C. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 27 Jul. ‘23 at Decatur, Co., GA; son of Jacob and
Pansy Sanders, Amsterdam, GA; hometown Decatur, Co. or Grady County, GA;
entered service at Ft. McPherson, GA on 9 Sep. ‘43; SN 34828281; trained at
Camp Blanding, FL; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 28 Jul. ‘44 near Afua, New Guinea at age 21; earned Silver Star; interred
at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, GA; brothers Pfc. Herman
R. and Pfc. Earl E. also served in Army, brother Otis served in Navy | 27-Aug-17 |
1085.
| Sargent, Verle Stanley Howard | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 12 Sep. ’18 at Strawberry Point, IA (hometown); son
of Harford Granville and Nellie Booth Jewett Sargent; SN 37111256; KIA 5 Dec.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Strawberry Point Cemetery, Strawberry Point,
IA | 5-Jul-13 |
1086.
| Sarnowski, Joseph A. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at OH; son of Frank and Lottie Sarnowski, Toledo, OH (hometown); entered service 8 Jul.
’44 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35929580; served with 127TH Inf.; MIA 15
Mar. ’45, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 20-Dec-13 |
1087.
| Saros, Nick G. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 22 Mar. ‘20 at MI; son of George and Kalliope Saros, 2918 Beniteau, Detroit, MI (hometown), both Greek immigrants;
entered service at Camp Custer, MI on 11 Dec. ‘41; SN 36164112; served with
127TH Inf.; KIA 1 Jan. ‘43 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 22;
parents notified prior to 5 Feb. ‘43, when a memorial service for him was
announced in the newspaper; 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 3 Jun. ‘48; re-interred at White Chapel Memorial
Park Cemetery, Troy, MI | 10-Sep-18 |
1088.
| Saroski, Edward T. | SGT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
23 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36112254; KIA 24 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1089.
| Satz, Edwin G. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at NJ; son of Edwin and Emily Satz; family resided at Pahokee, FL in ’40; hometown
Duval Co., FL; entered service 16 Dec. ’41 at Jacksonville, FL; SN 14058206;
served with 127TH Inf.; DOW 5 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Dec-13 |
1090.
| Saunders, John H.
R. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at NC; hometown Rockingham Co., NC; married;
entered service 25 Nov. ’43 at Camp Croft, SC; SN 34895708; served with 127TH
Inf.; MIA 17 Mar. ’45, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart;
listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Dec-13 |
1091.
| Sawyer, Wahseaka | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 29 Sep. ‘20 at Hillsdale Co., MI; son of Gormand Casper and Iza May
(Watkins) Sawyer; entered service at Kalamazoo, MI on 29 Sep. ‘42; SN
36402185; served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; KIA 15 Dec. (16 Dec.) ‘44
near Kalogbacan, Leyte, Philippines at age 24,
killed by grenade at 1630 hours; earned Purple Heart; interred at Lake View
Cemetery, Hillsdale, MI | 4-Oct-17 |
1092.
| Scarrow, Dallas R. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918; hometown Aredale, IA;
married; SN 37111107; MIA 26 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea, presumed KIA;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at
Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Dumont Cemetery, Dumont, IA;
wife joined Red Cross after he was MIA | 5-Jul-13 |
1093.
| Schabo, Aaron A. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 4 Jul. ‘14 at Grand Chute, WI (hometown); son of
Frederick ‘Fred’ and Louise or Louisa (Maier (Meris))
Schabo, Grand Chute, WI, both German immigrants; resided
with Clarence and Lucille Van Ryzin (brother-in-law
and sister), 204 W. Parkway Blvd. Appleton, WI (hometown) at ‘40 census;
graduated Appleton H. S. in ‘34; Pvt. in Co. D, 127TH Inf., Wis.
Nat. Guard, Appleton, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20646557; KIA 3 Jan. ‘43 at age
28; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 3 Jan. ‘43 near Buna,
New Guinea, “He was on patrol when concealed Japanese killed one of his
companions. His return fire wounded two Japs and helped to cover the
withdrawal of his wounded corporal. When he was sure his companions were not
near him, he threw hand grenades upon the retreating enemy. During this
action he was fired upon and killed by an enemy sniper in the trees above
him.”; PC lists date of action as 4 Jan. ‘43; Plt.
Ldr. was Frank C. Cheatham, mentioned in Cheatham’s
diary; KIA during same patrol as Pfc. Joe H. Rainwater; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; Silver Star presented to his sister,
Gertrude Schabo, on 8 Sep. ‘43 | |
1094.
| Schaeffer, Peter J. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at KS; son of John and Mary Schaeffer; hometown
East Moline, IL; entered service 5 Dec. ’41 at Camp Grant, IL; SN 36300457;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Dec-13 |
1095.
| Schane, Lyle F. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born ‘21 at WI; son of Fred and Aleta
or Aletta Schane, 131 James St., Waukesha, WI
(hometown); resided with his sister, Mrs. Harvey Kelliher,
N. State Rd., Arlington Heights, IL, for a while before the war; was Pvt. in
Co. G, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Oconomowoc, WI on 15 Oct.
‘40; SN 20647160; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart, posthumously, for his
actions during the capture of Ali Island, just offshore near Aitape, New
Guinea on 25 Apr. ‘44; KIA during the event; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 15-Dec-13 |
1096.
| Schiferl, Robert A. | Tec. 4 | 107TH QM Regt., Co. B | born 12 Mar. ’12 at Janesville, WI (hometown); son of John
and Helen Christine (Husker) Schiferl, Monroe, WI; graduated
from St. Mary’s school and attended vocational school for two years; was
paper carrier for Janesville Daily Gazette as a boy; worked at Schaller and
McKey Lumber Co. in Janesville before entering active service; enlisted in
Wis. Nat. Guard on 6 Oct. ’40; was PVT in Co. F, 107TH Q.M. Regt.
at Whitewater, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20657515; later discharged because of
the 28-year limit, recalled to service in Feb. ’41; KIA 7 (8) Dec. ’42 near
Buna, New Guinea; not sure which unit he was assigned to when he was KIA, due
to reorganization of 107TH Q. M. Regt. to a battalion; repatriated
in ’48; funeral service and re-interred in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Monroe 10
Jul. ’48; military rites were provided by Red Arrow Club | 4-Sep-13 |
1097.
| Schnalzer, Alphonse C. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown St. Louis, MO; SN 37130684; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 14 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 13-May-14 |
1098.
| Schneider, Orville
T. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 30 Jan. ‘08 at WI; mother Mrs. Freda Schneider, 221
N. Mason St., Appleton, WI (hometown); married Hannah Meier; Cpl. in Co. D, 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Appleton, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20646473; promoted to
S. Sgt.; injured in Australia; WIA 3 times, 3rd being 17 Apr. ‘45 when he was
severely wounded by a mortar shell at Luzon, Philippines, he was leading his
platoon at the time, lost a leg; DOW 21 Apr. ‘45; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Dec-13 |
1099.
| Schnetzer, Lyall W. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 27 Sep. ’21 (’20) at Neenah,
WI; son of William S. (Sylvester) and Esther (Dorothy) Schnetzer,
117 W. Doty Ave., Neenah, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. I, 127TH Inf.,
Wis. Nat. Guard, at Neenah, WI ca. 1938; PVT in the unit on 15 Oct. ’40; SN
20647506; died 21 Oct. ’41 at Camp Livingston, LA at age 20 (21); interred at
Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, WI on 27 Oct. ’41 | 18-Aug-14 |
1100.
| Schoolen, Paul E. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 27 Feb. ’20; hometown Monroe Co., IA; SN 37111388;
KIA 6 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery; also memorialized at Oakview
Cemetery, Albia, IA | 5-Jul-13 |
1101.
| Schoolfield, James J. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 3 Mar. ’20 at Pemiscot Co., MO; son of Claude and
Annie Pearl (Hodges) Schoolfield, Portageville, MO
(hometown); SN 37130347; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 18 Nov. ’44
on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 13-May-14 |
1102.
| Schorpp, William C. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at IL; son of Chris and Ella Schorpp,
Rock Island, IL (hometown); entered service 27 Dec. ’41 at Peoria, IL; SN
16051735; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 13 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Dec-13 |
1103.
| Schroeder, Edmund
R. | Maj. | 127TH Inf. Regt., 1ST Bn. | born 27 Jun. ‘10; married, father of 3, 535 Washington,
Oconto, WI (hometown); commissioned 2d Lt., Co. C, 127TH Inf.,
Wis. Nat. Guard, Oconto, WI on 25 Aug. ‘32; promoted 1st Lt. on 28 May ‘35;
Capt. and Cdr. of the unit when mobilized on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN O-301712;
succeeded Lt. Col. William A. Draheim as Cdr. of 1ST Bn., 127TH
Inf. on 25 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned DSC for his actions 27 Dec.
‘42 at Buna; KIA 2 Jan. ’43 at age 32, during the attack which evicted the
Japanese from Buna Mission, shot in the head by Japanese sniper ca. 1000
hours, evacuated to 3D Port. Hosp., where he died; the Quarterly
Report of History of Medical Activities of the 3rd Port. Hosp., for the
period of 1 Jan. ‘43 to 31 Mar. ‘43 offers a blunt med. description of
his injuries and, more importantly, a poignant tribute to his character, “We
had nine deaths among this group which were operated on. One head wound died
nine hours after operation. The bullet had entered his motor area, bisected
his optic nerve and proceeded out of his head at the base of the nose. The
patient was a Major [Edmund R.] Schroeder who was in command of the 1st Bn.
of the 127th Inf. After the Mission fell, he was struck by a sniper’s bullet.
He remained conscious long enough to turn his command over and collect his
belongings in spite of being blind. To us, he was the greatest hero of that
campaign because he always led his men in every undertaking and was very
courageous.”; succeeded by Capt. Donald F. Runnoe;
interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, WI | |
1104.
| Schuberg, Lawrence W. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 25 Jul. ‘23 at MI; mother Katherine Schuberg, 314 Sprans, Big
Rapids, MI (hometown) (father might be Conrad, preceded him in death); Pvt.
with Co. E, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Big Rapids, MI; SN
20634893; KIA 1 Jan. ‘43 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 19; listed on 27 Feb.
‘43 casualty list; interred at Pine Plains Cemetery, Big Rapids, MI | 28-Sep-18 |
1105.
| Schultze, Herbert M. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at WI; resided on Hwy. SS in Pewaukee in ’40;
hometown Waukesha Co., WI; entered service 24 Apr. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN
36208960; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 23 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Dec-13 |
1106.
| Schwantes, Paul | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at WA; hometown Clark Co., WA; entered service 7
Apr. ’43 at Seattle, WA; SN 39205987; KIA 19 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1107.
| Schwartz, Joseph M. | 1LT | 32D QM Co. | hometown Eagle Pass, TX; entered service at Fort Bliss, TX
on 16 Oct. ’42; later commissioned; assigned to 32D QM Co.; DNB
(poliomyelitis) on 17 Jan. ’45 at 126TH Gen. Hosp., Palo, Leyte,
Philippines; interred at U.S. Cemetery, Tacloban #
2, Leyte; repatriated in Aug. ’48 and re-interred at Temple Mount Sinai
Jewish Cemetery, El Paso, TX; additional information at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmatago/gsm_schwartz.htm | |
1108.
| Schwartz, Raymond
A. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1918 at MN; hometown St. Paul, MN; married; entered
service 8 Jul. ’44 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 37598537; trained at Camp Fannin, TX
18 Jul. to 4 Dec. ’44, assigned to D/54/11; sent overseas and assigned to Co.
K, 126TH Inf.; KIA 7 Apr. ’45 near Mount Imugan
along the Villa Verde Trail on Luzon, Philippines; hit by shell fragments and
killed instantly; earned Purple Heart and CIB; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 5-Jul-13 |
1109.
| Schwerbel, Ralph C. | 1st Lt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 1 Sep. ‘16 at Appleton, WI (hometown); son of John
and Minnie Mary (Selig) Schwerbel; father preceded
him in death, mother remarried, Mrs. Fred Kubitz, Rt.
1, Appleton, WI; member of Boy Scout Troop No. 12; graduated Appleton H. S.
in ‘35; worked for Appleton Post-Crescent; member of VFW; enlisted in
Wis. Nat. Guard ca. ‘35; Sgt. in Co. D, 127TH Inf., Appleton, WI
on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20646461; commissioned by Apr. ‘43 (battlefield
commission?); new SN O-888233; letter to home describing rest camp in
Australia post-Buna printed in Post-Crescent 3 Apr. ‘43; KIA 25 Dec.
‘44 by sniper at Leyte, Philippines; interred at Riverside Cemetery,
Appleton, WI; someone named Ceciley submitted
remembrance to The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on annivesary of his death for several years | |
1110.
| Seales, Gene Herbert | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at OR; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Seales, Eugene, OR; hometown Loraine or Eugene, OR;
freshman at U. of Oregon, science major, in ’40-’41 school year; entered
service 8 Jan. ’42 at Portland, OR; hometown Lane Co., OR; SN 19076310;
trained at Camp Roberts, CA; sailed for Australia with Div. 22 Apr. ’42;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 18 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 23-Dec-13 |
1111.
| Seanez, Manuel C. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at TX; hometown Los Angeles, CA; also had ties
to El Paso, TX; married; entered service 11 Jul. ’41 at Los Angeles, CA; SN
39161406; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 11 Mar. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 23-Dec-13 |
1112.
| Seigler, Herbert Reeves | Tec. 5 | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 13 Mar. ‘20 at Colleton Co., SC (hometown); son of Berlis Reeves and Margaret Emilie (Crosby) Seigler, Verdier Township,
Colleton Co., South Carolina; entered service at Ft. Jackson, SC on 17 Jul.
‘42; SN 34128374; overseas 25 Dec. ‘42; served with 127TH Inf.;
earned Silver Star; KIA 1 May ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines at age 25; interred
at Bedon Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, SC | 1-Sep-17 |
1113.
| Self, Albert C. | SSG | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at KY; hometown Jefferson Co., KY; married;
entered service 28 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35250068; served
with 127TH Inf.; MIA 23 Jul. ’44, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star
and Purple Heart w/OLC; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery | 23-Dec-13 |
1114.
| Sellberg, Pete I. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at Sweden; hometown Snohomish Co., WA; entered
service 22 Apr. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN 39474279; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 22 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 23-Dec-13 |
1115.
| Sepsey, George F. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘18 at IL; hometown Croswell, MI; entered service 22
Apr. ‘41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36111961; served with 126TH Inf.; MIA,
presumed KIA, 26 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 24; listed on 27
Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; memorialized on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1116.
| Serrahn, Richard F. | T. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 6 Oct. ‘19 at Sturgeon Bay, WI (hometown); also had
ties to Algoma, WI; son of Henry and Matilda (Linstedt)
Serrahan, Saxon, WI (where they resided at ‘40
census); worked as commercial fisherman with his father out of Saxon Harbor;
entered service from Iron Co. at Milwaukee, WI on 10 Apr. ‘41; SN 36206886;
served with Co. A, 127TH Inf.; “recuperating in a hospital on New
Guinea” ca. 12 Mar. ‘43 (WIA at Buna?); earned DSC for his actions 10 Mar.
‘45 at Luzon; KIA 23 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines at age 25; interred at
Bayside Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, WI; brother served during WWII, T. Sgt.
Charles, Army, ETO, Bronze Star; brother served during WWII, Howard, Navy,
Southwest Pacific; brother served during WWII, Fritz (Francis), Merchant
Marine, Pacific; half-brother served during WWII, Lt. (j.g.)
Tony Calager, Navy, KIA 26 Mar. ‘45 | 13-Aug-18 |
1117.
| Shade, Enos H. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at CA; hometown Alameda, CA; entered service 5
Jan. ’42 at Presidio of Monterey, CA; SN 39085388; MIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1118.
| Shannon, Harold C.,
Jr. | 2LT | 129TH FA Bn. | born 1921 at CA; hometown Alameda or Butte Co., CA;
entered service, Air Corps, 27 Jun. ’42 at Salinas AAB, CA; SN 19042383;
served with 129TH FA Bn.; SSG depicted on cover of Yank, Down
Under edition, 20 Aug. ’43; commissioned at some point; new SN O-888834; MIA,
DNB, 29 Apr. ’44; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA | 17-Jun-14 |
1119.
| Sharp, Leland Laver
(L. Laver) | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 15 Feb. ‘14 at OH; son of Albert and Eva E. (Luke)
Sharp; hometown Montgomery, MI; also had ties to Columbia, OH and Steuben
Co., IN; married at Edon, OH on 15 Feb. ‘41; entered
service 25 Apr. ‘41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36113030; served with 32D
Div.; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 27 Dec. ‘42 near Buna
Mission, New Guinea; KIA 28 Dec. ‘42 at Buna Mission, New Guinea; this means
he likely served with 126TH, 127TH or 128TH
Inf.; wife notified ca. 28 Feb. ‘43, she resided at Hamilton, IN at the time;
obituary for Sgt. Bernard F. Clarke says he and Sharp were both fatally
wounded 2 Dec. ‘42 while attempting to rescue a wounded officer behind enemy
lines between Soputa and Sanananda; that officer may have been 1st Lt.
Hershel G. Horton at ‘Huggins’ Roadblock’; if that was true, he would have
been with the 126TH Inf., plus Clarke served with that unit; wife
received his Silver Star at Haer Field, Fort Wayne,
IN ca. 31 Dec. ‘43; interred at Columbia Cemetery, Edon,
OH | |
1120.
| Sharp, William L. | CPT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown in New York Co., NY; attended Columbia U., Class
of ’42; entered service 22 Mar. ’42; SN O-373713; trained at Ft. Benning, GA;
served with 127TH Inf.; DNB 26 Feb. ’45, Columbia U. Roll of Honor
states he was reported KIA; earned Bronze Star; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 23-Dec-13 |
1121.
| Shaw, Floyd B. | SSG | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1907 at ME; resided on Prospect St., Milford, CT (hometown)
in ’40; married; entered service 16 Apr. ’43 at New Haven, CT; SN 31332640;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 17 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 23-Dec-13 |
1122.
| Shaw, Herman Tate | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 3 Sep. ‘14 near Ennis, TX; son of William Thomas ‘W.
T.’ and Lena Lee (Prestidge) Shaw, 207 W. Decatur
St., Ennis, TX; married; worked for Scott Oil Co.; hometown Waxahachie, TX;
entered service 3 Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Sill, OK; SN 38062261; trained at Camp
Wolters, Ft. Devens, Ft. Ord; served with Co. F, 127TH Inf.;
earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions 25 Dec. ‘42 to 8 Jan. ‘43, near
Buna, New Guinea; KIA 8 Jan. ‘43 near Tarakena, New
Guinea, at age 28; also earned Purple Heart; repatriated and re-interred at
Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, TX on 1 Feb. ‘49 | |
1123.
| Shaw, Robert | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘17 (enlistment record states he was born at Ceylon
or India or Maldive Islands); son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Shaw, Detroit, MI (hometown); entered service 12 Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Custer, MI;
SN 36164270; served with 127TH Inf.; Cpl. in charge of gun crew
which eliminated Japanese pill-box near Buna, his crew included Pvt. John Ademat, Pvt. Bradie H. St.
John, and Pvt. Antoine Youngman; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his
actions 19 Jul. ‘44 near Afua, New Guinea (near
Aitape); KIA during the event; also earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 24-Dec-13 |
1124.
| Shepherd, Robert G. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1912 at OH; hometown Mahoning Co., OH; married;
entered service 10 Jul. ’44 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35929650; DOW 12 Apr. ’45;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1125.
| Shirlaw, Hugh J. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at MI; hometown in MI; entered service 4 Apr.
’41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36154826; MIA 16 Feb. ’46 (this is likely date of
FOD, not actual date of death, unlikely he was KIA in Japan with Army of
Occupation); earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the
Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1126.
| Shirley, John D. | Capt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 16 May ‘15 at MI; son of Melvin L. and Madge Alice
Shirley, 2000 35th St. S. E., Grand Rapids, MI (hometown), both English
immigrants; married Elizabeth J., resided at 133 Delewace
St. S. W., or 314 Fuller, Grand Rapids, MI; Pvt. with Co. L, 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Grand Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635949;
commissioned at some point; new SN O-402649; marched over Owen Stanleys; Capt. and Cdr. of Co. I, 126TH Inf.,
at Buna; co-led, with Capt. Roger Keast, bayonet
charge through swamp between Soputa and Sanananda, New Guinea, on 30 Nov. ‘42
during attack which led to establishment of “Huggins’ Roadblock”; KIA 2 Dec.
‘42 at “Huggins’ Roadblock” at age 27; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list;
earned Silver Star, posthumously; wife received the decoration from Col.
William H. McCarty, 6TH Svc. Cmd., during a ceremony at the 728TH
MP Bn. parade ground at Spinoza Dr. and Joy Rd., Detroit, MI on 25 Nov. ‘44;
interred at Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge, MI; namesake of Capt. John
Shirley Post of American Legion, Grand Rapids, MI | |
1127.
| Shockley, William
Ralph | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 4 Dec. ’18 at Bokoshe, OK; hometown
Selma, CA; entered service at Selma, CA; SN 6562509; earned Medal of Honor,
bestowed posthumously, for his actions 31 Mar. ’45 along the Villa Verde
Trail, Luzon, Philippines; he was a veteran of the Saidor, Aitape, and Leyte
battles; earned CIB and Purple Heart at Saidor; interred at Floral Memorial
Cemetery, Selma, CA | |
1128.
| Sikorski, Charles
M. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at CT; mother Petronella Sikorski, 12 N.
Washington Ave., Bridgeport, CT (hometown); entered service 4 Aug. ’42 at
Hartford, CT; SN 11073315; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 11 Jul. ’44
near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 13-May-14 |
1129.
| Silva, Edward L. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at MA; son of Manuel and Mary Silva; hometown
Cambridge, MA; entered service 4 Oct. ’43 at Boston, MA; SN 31423035; served
with 127TH Inf.; KIA 2 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned
Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; not
certain, but he could possibly be namesake for Edward Silva Park in East
Cambridge, MA (haven’t been able to find much information about the park) | 28-Dec-13 |
1130.
| Simantz, Ell T. | Tec. 5 | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 1919 at MI; hometown Ottawa Co., MI; was PVT in Co.
F, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Grand Haven, MI on 15 Oct.
’40; SN 20635022; MIA 19 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea, presumed KIA; earned
Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1131.
| Simmons, Leonard Troyless (Simmon) | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 1 Jun. ’18; son of William and Velma (Borton) Simmons; mother Dora Simmons(?), Waldron, MI
(hometown); entered service on 28 Apr. ’41; SN 36155932; served with Co. H,
127TH Inf.; KIA 30 Apr. ’45 at Luzon, Philippines; earned Silver
Star and Purple Heart, both posthumously; interred at Waldron Cemetery,
Waldron, MI; namesake of Leonard T. Simmons Post No. 5191 of VFW at Waldron,
MI | 6-Feb-17 |
1132.
| Simmons, Omer James | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born 31 Dec. ‘19 at Barren Co., KY; son of John Harrison
and Minnie Mae (Vance) Simmons, Rt. 6, Glasgow, KY (hometown); entered
service 30 Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35251137; MIA 3 Jan.
‘43, drowned while attempting to swim across a river when his unit was forced
to withdraw near Buna, New Guinea; FOD 1 May ‘44; earned Bronze Star and
Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery;
also memorialized at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Barren Co., KY | 6-Jul-13 |
1133.
| Simmons, W. K. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at TN; hometown Hardin Co., TN; entered service
26 Aug. ’42 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; SN 34366654; KIA 27 Nov. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1134.
| Simon, Robert J. | Cpl. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 17 Mar. ‘16, Sturgeon Bay, WI; son of Oliver and Lucy
Simon, Green Bay, WI (hometown); graduated St. Norbert H. S.; attend St.
Norbert College, Class of ‘40; married, father of 2; divorced; worked at
Columbus Club; entered service 18 Apr. ‘41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36208127;
served with Co. C, 128TH Inf.; KIA 13 Jul. ‘44 near Aitape, New
Guinea; parents received telegram 30 Jul. ‘44; brother Eugene served in Navy
as gunner’s mate aboard battleship Idaho,
brother Oliver, Jr., served in Navy as pharmacist’s mate, brother James
served with Army Air Force in China | 3-Nov-14 |
1135.
| Simons, Richard H. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Dallas Co., TX; SN 38528877; DOW 9 Jun. ’44;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1136.
| Simpson, Harvell G. | SSG | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at TN; hometown Moore Co., TN; entered service
20 Aug. ’42 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; SN 34365619; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 27 Jul. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 28-Dec-13 |
1137.
| Sites, Dale H. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 12 Mar. ‘14 at MI; son of Charles O. and Mary
Elizabeth (Colan) Sites, Sturgis, MI (hometown),
father preceded him in death; entered service at Kalamazoo, MI on 30 Apr.
‘41; SN 36156231; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 24 Dec. ‘42 near
Buna, New Guinea, at age 28; according to an article about Chaplain Edward
Connelly in Yank on 4 Jun. ‘43, Dale died in a fld. hosp. on Christmas
Day, after a brief reunion with his brother Gale; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; interred at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, MI; 2 brothers served
with 32D Div. during WWII, Tec. 4 Woodrow W., Co. F, 127TH
Inf., Cpl. Gale E., 127TH Inf. | 28-Sep-18 |
1138.
| Sites, LeRoy E. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1912 at KS; resided at 334 Webster, Colby, KS (hometown)
with wife, son and daughter; entered service 7 Dec. ’43 at Denver, CO; SN
37707615; served with Co. K, 128TH Inf.; DNB 24 Jul. ’45; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 13-May-14 |
1139.
| Sitko, Zygmund | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; married, father of
(at least) 1; entered service 28 Jul. ’44 at Ft. Sheridan, IL; SN 36472032;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 23 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-Dec-13 |
1140.
| Sitts, Lester J. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 10 Dec. ‘16 at MI; son of Jay L. and Emma M. Sitts, 203 Pearl, Sheridan, MI (hometown); Pvt. with Co.
H, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Ionia, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN
20635366; mentioned in a dispatch by E. R. Noderer,
Chicago Tribune, on 3 Dec. ‘42 in which he described discovering that
a solitary Japanese soldier could “operate several machine guns by means
of wires from a concealed fox hole”; KIA 20 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea, at age 26; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; interred at Sheridan
Cemetery, Sheridan, MI; namesake of Lester J. Sitts
Post No. 5065 of VFW, Sheridan, MI | 5-Mar-17 |
1141.
| Skaggs, James E. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at KY; hometown Grayson Co., KY; entered service
27 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35250042; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 4 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-Dec-13 |
1142.
| Skubal, Joseph Louis ‘Joe’ (Skuball) | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born 10 Sep. ‘13 at WI; son of Joseph J. and Mary H. (Pospychala) Skubal, 303 Messer
St., Rhinelander, WI (hometown); graduated Rhinelander H. S.; member of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church; worked for Rhinelander Paper Co.; member of the
mill’s bowling team; enjoyed hunting and fishing; married; entered service
with his brother, Thomas R., at Milwaukee, WI on 15 Apr. ‘41 (“Thomas and
Joseph Skubal are the first Oneida Co. brothers to
be called for duty under the selective service act, and they are the first brothers
in the state to be called in the same month.”); SN 36207374; served with
Co. B, 127TH Inf.; home on furlough in Oct. ‘41; promoted to Sgt.
ca. Aug. ‘42; KIA 2 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 29; wife received
telegram 20 Jan. ’43; 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 Nativity of Our Lord Parish Catholic Cemetery, Rhinelander, WI
on 30 Jun. ‘48; brother, T. Sgt. Thomas R., initially served with same unit
as Joseph, but transferred to another unit and served in ETO | 26-Oct-18 |
1143.
| Slattery, Thomas S. | SSG | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at NY; hometown Albany Co., NY; entered service
18 Jun. ’42 at Albany, NY; SN 32372290; KIA 10 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1144.
| Slocum, Donald C. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at MI; hometown Muskegon Co., MI; married;
entered service 29 Jul. ’44 at Ft. Sheridan, IL; SN 36472074; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 25 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 29-Dec-13 |
1145.
| Slowinski, Leonard E. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at OH; hometown Lucas Co., OH; married; entered
service 25 May ’44 at Ft. Thomas, KY; SN 35087767; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 13 Jul. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Dec-13 |
1146.
| Slupianowski, Daniel H. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1927 at WI; son of Harry and Marie Slupianowski, 1659 S. Fourth St., Milwaukee, WI
(hometown); SN 36842653; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 24 Apr. ’45
on Luzon, Philippines at age of about 18; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 29-Dec-13 |
1147.
| Smart, Luther
Palmer | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born in Apr. ‘21 at MO; son of Samuel Luther and Annie
Melissa ‘Lissa’ ‘Lizzie’ (Whisnat)
Smart, Gainesville, MO (hometown); entered service 2 Oct. ‘42 at Jefferson
Barracks, MO; SN 37388707; overseas Feb. ‘43 (‘42); served with Co. B, 126TH
Inf.; DOW 22 Nov. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines at age 23; earned Purple Heart;
mother received his Purple Heart ca. 1 Mar. ‘45; interred at Sims Cemetery,
Gainesville, MO | |
1148.
| Smith, Charles E. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at MO; hometown Quincy, MO; married; entered
service 10 Mar. ’44 at Jefferson Barracks, MO; SN 37634879; served with 127TH
Inf.; WIA on Leyte; KIA 15 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple
Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Dec-13 |
1149.
| Smith, Eugene W. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born 21 Aug. ‘20 at Rhinelander, WI (hometown); son of
Garry and Florence M. Smith, father served during WWI; graduated Rhinelander
H. S. in ‘39, “star athlete in basketball and baseball”; worked for Sinclair
Oil Co.; Pvt. in Co. B, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Rhinelander,
WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20646129; promoted to Cpl.; served as pallbearer at
funeral of Sgt. Thad S. Cyzak, also Co. B, 127TH
Inf., DNB 14 Oct. ‘43, on 18 Oct. ‘43 at USAFIA Cemetery, Ipswich,
Queensland, Australia; promoted to S. Sgt.; KIA 12 Jun. ‘44 near Aitape, New
Guinea, at age 23; repatriated and re-interred at Forest Hill Cemetery,
Wisconsin Rapids, WI on 9 Jul. ‘48; 2 brothers served during WWII, Darrell,
Army, Ellwood, Navy | 28-Oct-18 |
1150.
| Smith, George G. | CPL | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at British North America or Canada or Labrador
or Newfoundland; hometown Detroit, MI; was PFC in HQ & Svc. Co., 107TH
Engr. Regt., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Detroit, MI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20637818;
transferred to 127TH Inf. at some point; KIA 24 Dec. ’42 near
Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Dec-13 |
1151.
| Smith, Henry C.,
Jr. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 30 Sep. ‘18 at WI; son of
Henry Carl and Mildred Serene (Olson) Smith, 3004 Pierce Ave., Marinette, WI
(hometown); Pfc. in Co. A, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Marinette,
WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20645851; KIA 8 Jan. ‘43 at age 24; interred at
Woodlawn Cemetery, Marinette, WI; brother, S. Sgt. William E., served with
Army Air Force during WWII | 15-Jan-18 |
1152.
| Smith, Henry J. | SGT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922; hometown Polk Co., IA; SN 37437609; served with
128TH Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 11 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New
Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing
at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Jordan Cemetery, West Des
Moines, IA | 13-May-14 |
1153.
| Smith, Herbert E. ‘Smick’ | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born 30 Oct. ‘18 at WI; son of Herbert E. ‘Bert’ and
Katherine Smith; resided at 603 Fulsom St. (or 630
Fulton St.), Eau Claire, WI (hometown); was Cpl. in Co. B, 128TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Eau Claire, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20648985; earned
Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 21 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea;
KIA 21 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea at age 24, same attack as Sgt. James P.
Welsh from same unit and hometown; also earned Purple Heart; interred at
Saint Patrick’s Cemetery, Eau Claire, WI | 30-Apr-13 |
1154.
| Smith, Herman W. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at GA; hometown Spalding Co., GA; married;
entered service 7 Nov. ’42 at Ft. McPherson, GA; SN 34571205; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 3 Aug. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 29-Dec-13 |
1155.
| Smith, James E. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Independence Co., AR; SN 37101879; served with
127TH Inf.; DOW 20 Mar. ’45; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 30-Dec-13 |
1156.
| Smith, Keith
Stewart | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 23 Dec. ‘20 at Detroit, MI; NoK John W. Smith, R.F.D.
1, Deckerville, MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service 8 Sep. ‘42; SN
36520731; served with Co. I, 128TH Inf.; KIA 18 Nov. ‘44 at Leyte,
Philippines at age 23; interred at Rock Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, MI | |
1157.
| Smith, Kline T. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at MS; hometown Lauderdale Co., MS; entered
service 16 Dec. ’41 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 14071083; served with 127TH
Inf; DNB 25 Oct. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 30-Dec-13 |
1158.
| Smith, Lester E. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown in MN; SN 37097042; KIA 5 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1159.
| Smith, Louis | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at NY; hometown Orange Co., NY; entered service
24 Mar. ’44 at Ft. Dix, NJ; SN 42109112; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 10 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 30-Dec-13 |
1160.
| Smith, Lyle U. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 10 Oct. ‘18 at ID; son of Edwin U. (W.) and Amanda
Elva (Jensen) Smith, Huntington, OR; hometown Tacoma, WA; SN 39383108; served
with 127TH Inf.; sailed with the Div. from San Francisco, CA on 22
Apr. ‘42; a relative learned he “participated in track games in Queensland
and his name appeared on a plaque at St. Christopher’s Chapel”; the
chapel was built in ‘43 by 542D Engr. Boat and Shore Regt. at a
convalescent camp at Nerimbera, Queensland,
Australia; KIA 7 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines; interred at Sumner Cemetery,
Sumner, WA; | 24-Jan-18 |
1161.
| Smith, Robert H. | SGT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at WI; hometown
Marinette Co., WI; was PVT in Co. A, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard,
at Marinette, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20645915; KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 31-Dec-13 |
1162.
| Smith, Wilbert R. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born ‘22 at OH; hometown Norwood, OH; entered service 18
Jan. ‘43 at Cincinnati, OH; SN 35794189; DOW 7 Apr. ‘45; earned Silver Star and
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1163.
| Smith, William L. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 28 Mar. ‘20; SN 38083372;
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; injured in the crash; FOD 29 Dec. ‘42 at age 22; earned
Bronze Star; interred at American War Cemetery, a. k. a. Manson Park, at
Ipswich, Australia, on 29 Aug. ‘45; later repatriated and interred at
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI | |
1164.
| Snodgrass, William
H. | Pvt. | 32D Cav. Recon. Trp. Mech. | born 30 Sep. ‘21; hometown Scott
Co., IA; entered service from IA; SN 37423282; served with 32D
Cav. Recon. Trp. Mech.; DD (DNB) 8 Apr. ‘44 at 18TH Port. Hosp., Yalau Plantation, New Guinea, contracted typhus during a
patrol between 2-8 Apr. ‘44; interred at Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN | 21-Mar-17 |
1165.
| Snyder, Omar Scott | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | born 16 Apr. ‘21 at IA; hometown Sheridan Co., MT;
married, father of 1 (infant son he never met); entered service 9 Oct. ‘42 at
Butte, MT; SN 39613207; fought at New Guinea and Leyte, Philippines; buddy of
Art Sorley who was also from MT and entered service same day and place as
Snyder; DOW 30 Nov. ‘44 near Limon, on Leyte, Philippines; interred at Twin
Oaks Cemetery, Turner, OR; monument lists him from OR | 25-Jul-13 |
1166.
| Sobkowiak, Peter R. (N.) | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born ‘16 at WI; step-son of Josephine Sobkowski,
1641-A S. 4th St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); Pvt. in Med. Det., 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Milwaukee, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20648318; MIA (DNB) 9
Dec. ‘44 ca. age 28; earned Bronze Star; memorialized on Tablets of the
Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 28-Nov-17 |
1167.
| Soliz, Olegario C. | Tec. 5 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 6 Mar. ‘21 at Duval Co., TX; son of Dionicio Vela and Manuela (Chapa) Soliz;
hometown Benavides, TX; entered service at Ft. Sam Houston, TX on 9 Sep. ‘42;
SN 38248602; served with 126TH Inf.; promoted to Tec. 5,
‘technical corporal’; earned Silver Star, posthumously, possibly for his
actions at Saidor, New Guinea; KIA 11 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines;
interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX | 10-Sep-17 |
1168.
| Soloski, Michael Hans ‘Mike’ | TSgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 1919 at WI; son of Nicholas and Blanch Soloski, 1015 E. Blodgett St., Marshfield, WI; resided at
408 E. Blodgett St., Marshfield, WI (hometown) with his wife, son born ca. May
’42 (likely never met); PVT in Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard,
at Marshfield, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20649259; brother William served in same
unit; WIA 30 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; family notified 10 Jan. ’43;
earned Purple Heart; KIA 27 Jan. ’44 near Saidor, New Guinea; wife notified
ca. 10 Feb. ’44; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-May-14 |
1169.
| Sommer, Jesse S. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 24 Mar. ‘16 near Cannelton,
IN; son of Walter and Cora Sommer, 602 S. Indianapolis, Bloomington, IL (hometown);
graduated Chenoa H. S. (Chenoa, IL); worked as a carpenter; entered service
13 Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Sheridan, IL; SN 36230417; served with 126TH
Inf.; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 5 Dec. ‘42 near
Sanananda; cited in 2 General Orders, which may indicate an additional award;
KIA 6 Dec. ‘42 at age 26; also earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 1-May-13 |
1170.
| Sorenson, La Vern
A. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Otter Tail Co., MN; SN 37097105; KIA 8 Jan. ‘43
near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 6-Jul-13 |
1171.
| Sosey, Robert E. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 6 Mar. ‘22 at Marion, OH; son of Phillip Edward and
Lillian B. (Corwin) Sosey; married Beulah Kitzmiller; hometown Franklin Co., OH; entered service at
Ft. Hayes, OH on 7 Jul. ‘44; SN 35237039; served with Co. K, 126TH
Inf.; DNB (KIA) 10 Mar. ‘45 at Leyte, Philippines; C-46D-5-CU ‘Commando,’ SN
44-77341, with a crew of 7, took off from Mabalacat
Airfield, Luzon, to evacuate 30 casualties to Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, it
never arrived, wreckage located at some point, all crewmembers and passengers
were killed; he was 1 of at least 4 of the passengers from the 32D
Div., including 1st Lt. Alfred S. Hazard, Pfc. Alvin L. Nelson, Capt. Floyd
E. Walther; interred at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, KY | 14-Mar-17 |
1172.
| Sotnik, John J. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘20 at CT; son of Paul and Olga Sotnik;
hometown Detroit, MI; married; entered service 25 Jul. ‘44 at Ft. Sheridan,
IL; SN 36471395; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 23 Apr. ‘45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 31-Dec-13 |
1173.
| Soto, Carlos R. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 16 Oct. ’25 at AZ; hometown Pinal Co., AZ or Glenn
Co., CA; entered service 26 Apr. ’44 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39584162;
served with 128TH Inf.; DOW 16 May ’45; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1174.
| Soucie, Herman Joseph | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 27 Apr. ‘18 at Winterville, ME; son of William
‘Willie’ and Gertrude Mary (Ouellette) Soucie;
hometown in Aroostook Co., ME; entered service at Bangor, ME on 22 Aug. ‘42;
SN 31147118; served with Co. L, 127TH Inf.; KIA 18 Mar. ‘45 at
Luzon, Philippines; killed during Japanese counterattack, position was
overrun so he was listed as MIA for several days; earned Purple Heart;
brother Pfc. Gilman W. served with Co. K, 3D Bn., 8TH
Marines and received letter from Herman’s plt. ldr., 1st Lt. William H. Lawrence; repatriated and
re-interred at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Eagle Lake, ME in ‘49 | 21-Feb-17 |
1175.
| Sousley, Robert J. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born ‘21 at MI; hometown Galewood
or Grand Rapids, MI; graduated Lee H. S., Class of ‘40; SN 20635767; Pvt.
with Co. K, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Grand Rapids, MI on 15
Oct. ‘40; embarked for overseas 19 Apr. ‘42; MIA 30 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea ca. age 21; 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; listed on memorial at Lee High School, Wyoming, MI | 1-Nov-07 |
1176.
| South, Ira Paul | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 21 Jul. ‘14 at Long Creek Township, Decatur Co., IA;
son of George and Ella Virginia (Fry) South, Van Wert, IA (hometown); entered
service 1 Jan. ‘42; SN 37111245;
served with 126TH Inf.; KIA 14 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea (findagrave listing states he was killed at Bocas del
Toro, which is in Panama) at age 28; interred at Van Wert Cemetery, Van Wert,
IA | 12-Mar-17 |
1177.
| Sparks, George L. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 30 May (30 Apr.) ‘18 at TX;
hometown Antlers, OK; entered service at Dallas, TX on 12 Dec. ‘41; SN
18064001; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 31 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guniea, at age 24; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Antlers City Cemetery, Antlers, OK; namesake
of George L. Sparks Post No. 3568 of VFW, Antlers, OK | 1-Dec-18 |
1178.
| Sparks, Ross J. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘13 at OH; hometown Wood Co., OH; married; entered
service 27 Nov. ‘41 at Camp Perry, OH; SN 35280075; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 11 Dec. ‘44; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 31-Dec-13 |
1179.
| Speaks, Uland ‘Eli’ | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1907 at NC; hometown Forsyth Co., NC; married Edith
Dull, father of 2; entered service 27 Aug. ’42 at Camp Croft, SC; SN
34038262; KIA 27 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jul-13 |
1180.
| Spencer, Gareld E. (Gerald) | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘16 at IN; son of Thomas Andrew ‘Andrew’ and Jennie (Jannie, Jonnie) Spencer, Marengo, IN (hometown); family’s
residence listed as St. 66, Liberty, IN at ‘40 census; entered service 31
Dec. ‘41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35251409; served with 126TH
Inf.; WIA near Buna, New Guinea; family notified ca. 27 Feb. ‘43; KIA 25 Nov.
‘44 at Leyte, Philippines; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jul-13 |
1181.
| Spencer, John M. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Ellis Co., OK; served with 127TH Inf.;
KIA 19 Mar. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines | |
1182.
| Spiegl, William E. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at IN; son of John and Mary Spiegl,
Chicago, IL (hometown); entered service 13 Dec. ’41 at Camp Grant, IL; SN
36308966; served with 128TH Inf.; MIA, FOD, 29 Feb. ’44 near
Saidor, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of
the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1183.
| Spilker, Vernon U. | CPL | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Washington Co., MN; SN 37097034; KIA 23 Dec. ’42
near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 7-Jul-13 |
1184.
| Spitler, Robert C. | Pvt. | 32D Cav. Recon. Trp. | born ‘26 at OH; son of Ira and Nell Spitler,
Warren, OH (hometown); ABMC lists him from VA; graduated Staunton Military
Academy, Class of ‘44; entered service 8 Jul. ‘44 at Cleveland, OH; SN
35929534; served with 32D Recon. Trp., later 32D Cav.
Recon. Trp. Mech.; KIA 12 May ‘45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 14-Jun-14 |
1185.
| St. Arnauld, Clayton J. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at MI; hometown Iron Mountain, MI; entered
service 3 Apr. ’41 at Escanaba, MI; SN 36226014; served with 128TH
Inf.; planted half a dozen trees in his neighborhood while home on furlough
before he headed overseas, only 1, a box elder at 500 Spruce St., survives
(as of 16 Aug. ’11); KIA 29 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1186.
| Stambaugh, William
Oscar | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 25 Apr. ’20; son of Howard J. and Ruth N. (Bolze) Stambaugh; family
resided at Elliottsburg, PA at ’40 census; hometown
Landisburg, PA; graduated Landisburg
H. S.; worked as a truck driver; entered service 25 Nov. ’41; SN 33116426;
trained at Camp Lee, VA, and Ft. Devens, MA; served with Co. H, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 27 Nov. ’42 at Buna at age 22; parents were notified ca. 20 Feb.
’43 that he had died 5 Dec. ’42; earned Purple Heart and Presidential Unit
Citation, posthumously; parents received Purple Heart ca. 8 Apr. ’43;
interred at Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Landisburg
or Bridgeport, PA; a bridge on State Route 74 at Sherman Creek near Landisburg was named the Pfc. William Oscar Stambaugh
Memorial Bridge in his honor on 10 Nov. ’16; | 4-Dec-16 |
1187.
| Stanley, Merle F. | SSG | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 12 May ’22; son of Curtis and Florine Stanley, Treece, KS (hometown); married Charlene E. Stanley; SN 37229861;
served with 127TH Inf.; WIA 20 Apr. ’45; KIA 11 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 31-Dec-13 |
1188.
| Stater, John E. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at IN; hometown Connersville, IN; entered service
29 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35251093; served with 128TH
Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 28 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Bronze
Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1189.
| Stegemeyer, Bernard (Bernhard) Richard | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born ’24 (’21) at WI (census says ’24; enlistment record
says ’21); mother Gladys Stegemeyer, 1427 Virginia
Ave. Sheboygan, WI (hometown); was PVT in Co. F, 127TH Inf., Wis.
Nat. Guard, at Sheboygan, WI on 15 Oct. ’40 (may have been age 16 or 17); SN
20646931; KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 31-Dec-13 |
1190.
| Steger, Reuben J. | 1SG | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 27 Jun. ’17 at Marshfield, WI (hometown); enlisted in
Co. C, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Marshfield, WI, ca. ’36;
1SG in same unit on 15 Oct. ’40; assumed command of his company on 21 Nov.
after officers became casualties; earned DSC, bestowed posthumously, for his
actions 21 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 21 Nov. ’42 | |
1191.
| Steinhoff, Albert
C. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Cook Co., IL; SN 36607165; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 19 Nov. ‘44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1192.
| Steinolfson, Steingrimur
‘Stony’ | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 6 Oct. ‘14; son of Thorlaukur
Hinrik and Thorgerdur Lovisa Marie (Sigurdson);
hometown Thinvalla Township, Pembina Co., ND;
entered service at Ft. Snelling, MN on 28 Dec. ‘41; SN 37096656; served with
Co. D, 126TH Inf.; KIA 6 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea at age 28;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Mountain Cemetery, Mountain, ND | 11-Mar-17 |
1193.
| Stella, Frank
Angelo | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. ‘26; father Joseph O. Stella; hometown Des
Plaines, IL; SN 36906211; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 12 May ‘45
on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 31-Dec-13 |
1194.
| Stengel, Frank R. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | son of Louis and Fannie Stengel, Lanesville, IL; hometown
Logan Co., IL; married Apr. ’41; SN
36907548; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 15 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1195.
| Stephan, Allen A. | CPL | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at MI; hometown Tawas City, MI; entered service
28 Apr. ’41; SN 36113369; served in 128TH Inf.; KIA 22 Nov. ’42 in
the battle for Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery; also memorialized at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery,
Tawas City, MI | 25-Jul-00 |
1196.
| Stephens, Willie
Frank | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 10 Oct. ’26; hometown Jonesboro, LA; SN
38520253; KIA on 11 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea (possibly near Anamo); repatriated in ’49 and re-interred at Gansville Cemetery, Gansville,
LA | 29-Dec-06 |
1197.
| Sternbergh, Charles Raymond | PFC | 732D Ord. (LM) Co. | born 5 Mar. ’19 at Reading, PA; son of David Dodds and Ruth Votey Sternbergh, York, PA (hometown); graduated Wilson H. S.
in Spring Township, Berks Co.; entered service 18 Feb. ’42 at Philadelphia,
PA; SN 13054027; trained at Camp Roberts, CA; overseas Jun. ’42; served with
732D Ord. Co.; married in Australia; KIA 24 Apr. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; parents received telegram 11 May ’45; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; at least 2 of his 3 brothers also
served, Donald and Robert | 18-Jun-14 |
1198.
| Stiles, Dean W. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1 Jul. ’24 at PA; son of Wilbert Earl and Louella
Josephine (Boring) Stiles; hometown Penn Run, PA; entered service 28 Jul. ’43
at Altoona, PA; SN 33763588; trained at Camp Haan, CA for 11 mos.; also
served at Camp McCain, MS, Ft. Meade, MD, and Ft. Ord, CA; arrived in New
Guinea 14 Dec. ’44; then sent to Philippines and assigned to 127TH
Inf.; MIA 26 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; parents received telegram ca. 24
May; later determined KIA; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Pine Land Cemetery, Strongstown,
PA | 31-Dec-13 |
1199.
| Stiles, James L. | PFC | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 4 Nov. ’19 at OK; hometown Fairview, OK; entered
service 10 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Sill, OK; SN 38062885; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 18 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1200.
| Stiles, Robert
Arthur | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 25 Jan. ‘20 at Rockford, IL (hometown); son of Amos
Edward ‘A. Edward’ and Ethyl (Lundahl) Stiles, W. State
Street Rd.; mother preceded him in death; graduated Rockford H. S. in ‘38;
worked for Winnebago Co. Service Co.; entered service 28 Nov. ‘41 at Chicago,
IL; SN 36307163; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 25 Dec. ‘42 near
Buna, New Guinea, at age 22, possibly on the beach; his last letter home was
written 12 Dec. ‘42 and arrived on Christmas Eve; earned Purple Heart;
mentioned in news release about capture of Buna Mission; listed on 1 Mar. ‘43
casualty list; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1201.
| Stirling, Kenneth C. | Pfc. | unknown | born 26 Apr. ‘19 at MI; son of John C. and Leona M. Stirling, 2345 Tyler, Detroit, MI (hometown), mother
Canadian immigrant; graduated Detroit’s Central H. S. in ‘37; entered service
at Detroit, MI on 21 Apr. ‘41; SN 36111696; KIA 14 Dec. ‘42 at New Guinea,
ca. age 23, likely served with 32D Div.; parents notified ca. 11
Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; interred at Grand Lawn
Cemetery, Detroit, MI | 13-Sep-18 |
1202.
| Stoehr, Paul A. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at PA; son of Oscar C. and Flora B. Stoehr, 6034 St. Marie St., Pittsburgh, PA (hometown);
worked for City of Pittsburgh; entered service 14 Feb. ’42 at New Cumberland,
PA; SN 33150845; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near
Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; parents helped unveil honor roll of
625 city employees in service at city-county building in Pittsburgh 8 Dec.
’43; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 16-May-14 |
1203.
| Stokes, Charles I. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 31 Dec. ‘16 (‘17) at Petersburg,
NE (hometown); son of George and Sophia (Werner) Stokes, Petersburg, NE; SN
37139199; 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 25 (24); parents notified ca. 19 Mar. ‘43; interred at Rock Island
National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL (shares headstone with Sgt. James M. Verstay, killed in the same crash) | |
1204.
| Storie, Charles M. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at TN; hometown Cumberland Co., TN; entered
service 17 Oct. ’42 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; ABMC states he entered service
from OH; SN 34378033; DOW 15 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 7-Jul-13 |
1205.
| Story, Nelson, IV ‘Fourthy’ | 2d Lt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘22 at MT; son of Nelson, III and Velma Story,
Bozeman, MT (hometown); enlisted in Co. C, 163D Inf., 41ST
Div., Mont. Nat. Guard, at Bozeman, MT; Cpl. when mobilized on 16 Sep. ‘40;
SN 20929175; father, Capt. Nelson Story, III, was Adjutant, HQ, 163D
Inf., when mobilized on 16 Sep. ‘40 (by the end of the war he was Col. and
Cdr. of the Regt.); commissioned 2d Lt. at some point; new SN O-2035160;
transferred to 32D Div., likely 127TH Inf.; earned
Silver Star; KIA 6 Aug. ‘44 near Afua, New Guinea
ca. age 24; many references state he was with the 163D Inf. when
he was killed, but that unit did not serve at Afua,
they departed the Aitape-area in early May ‘44 for the pending attack at Wakde Island, and by Aug. ‘44 they were at Biak; interred
at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Bozeman, MT; also memorialized at Soldier’s Chapel
Cemetery, Big Sky Canyon Village, MT (the Soldier’s Chapel was erected by
Col. and Mrs. Story to honor the memory of the men of the 163D
Inf. who were killed during WWII) | 14-Sep-17 |
1206.
| Streeck, George W. | PVT | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at SD; hometown Plankinton, SD, but resided at
Los Angeles Co. or San Francisco, CA when he entered service; married, father
of at least 1; entered service 14 Jul. ’44 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 39593502;
served with 127TH Inf.; MIA 26 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at
Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1207.
| Streich, Warner H. | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at OR; hometown AK; entered service 22 Oct. ’43
at Portland, OR; ABMC states he entered service from AL; SN 39341130; MIA 10
Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines (NARA states DOW); earned Bronze Star and
Purple Heart w/OLC; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery | 7-Jul-13 |
1208.
| Strombom, Oswald S. | PVT | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at NE; son of Rev. and Mrs. Oscar W. Strombom, moved from Lincoln to Lyons, NE ca. Sep. ’44;
hometown Platte Co., NE; married; entered service 27 Jul. ’44; SN 37747988;
trained at Camp Wolters, TX; served with 128TH Inf.; DOW 20 May
’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; 2 brothers
and brother-in-law also served | 16-May-14 |
1209.
| Stroud, Charles
Franklin | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at IN; hometown Marengo, IN; entered service 31
Dec. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35251408; MIA 26 Nov. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea; NARA states FOD; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Jul-13 |
1210.
| Strout, Albert T. | 1LT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918; son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Strout, 2712 Lebanon St., El Paso, TX (hometown);
attended El Paso H. S. and College of Mines; entered service 24 Jan. ’41 at
Ft. Bliss, TX; SN 38065280; commissioned at Ft. Benning, GA Dec. ’42; new SN
O-1297115; served from Buna through Leyte; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Jul-13 |
1211.
| Strumberger, John W. (K.) | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘17 at Beaver Dam, WI; son of John and Katherine
‘Kate’ (Kovaczawicz) Strumberger,
both Hungarian immigrants; father passed away, mother remarried, Mrs. Louis
Martin, Yankee Springs, MI; hometown Kent Co., MI; entered service 21 Apr.
‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155368; KIA 11 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines;
earned Silver Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Jul-13 |
1212.
| Strupp, Daniel H. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 16 Apr. ’11 at Hewitt, WI; son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Strupp; hometown Auburndale, WI; entered service 7 Apr.
’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36206292; discharged for over-age 28 in Nov. ’41; recalled
to service 22 Feb. ’42; served with 127TH Inf.; reported MIA 25
Jul. ’44 near Afua, New Guinea (near Aitape), later
determined KIA; parents received telegram on 14 Aug. reporting him MIA; on 28
Aug. they were informed he was KIA; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1213.
| Sullivan, James H. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 7 Apr. ‘23 at MI; son of Harvey and Hazel (Smith)
Sullivan, mother resided at 379 Central Ave., Holland, MI (hometown), father
resided at Akron, OH; married Lucille; Pvt. with Co. D, 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Holland, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20634637; KIA 8 Jan.
‘43 near Buna, New Guinea at age 19; repatriated and re-interred at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, MI on 10 Jul. ‘48 | 1-Jun-13 |
1214.
| Sumrall, Roy O. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘20 at MS; hometown Leake
Co., MS; entered service 4 Dec. ‘41 at Jackson, MS; SN 14061380; served with
127TH Inf.; DOW 23 Dec. ‘44; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart
w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1215.
| Supplee, Merle S. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at WA; hometown Richland, WA; graduated Richland
H. S. in ’41; entered service 10 Oct. ’42 at Spokane, WA; SN 39457092; served
with 127TH Inf.; MIA 29 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; NARA states
FOD; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at
Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1216.
| Sutherland, Orval
L. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1926 at IN; father Oliver P. Sutherland, Rt. 1,
Carbon, IN; hometown Douglas Co., OR; entered service 8 Aug. ’44 at Portland,
OR; SN 39345844; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 3 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1217.
| Swanson, Norman L. | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., HQ Co. | born ‘20 at MI; 3825 Division, Grand Rapids, MI
(hometown); Pfc. with HQ Co., 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Grand
Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20633569; KIA 8 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea,
ca. age 22; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Jul-13 |
1218.
| Sweet, Robert J. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at MI; hometown Houghton Co., MI; entered
service 22 Apr. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36208394; KIA 7 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Jul-13 |
1219.
| Switzer, Vernon D. | CPL | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1919; son of Earl Glen and Ilda
Lavina (Oleson) Switzer;
hometown McIntire, IA; entered service 3 Jan. ’42; SN 37111566; KIA 25 Dec.
’42 by sniper near Buna, New Guinea; first Soldier from McIntire killed in
the war; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Jul-13 |
1220.
| Sworsky, Anthony D. | PFC | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at MN; Hennepin Co., MN; entered service 30 Dec.
’41 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 17036736; MIA 5 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea,
presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the
Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Fort Snelling
National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN | 9-Jul-13 |
1221.
| Szawicki, Louis | PVT | 126TH Inf. Regt. | son of Frank J. and Ann Szawicki,
1841 N. 18th St., Omaha, NE (hometown); SN 37139323; KIA 2 Dec. ’42 near
Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart, bestowed posthumously; mother received
it ca. 11 Apr. ’43; interred at Manila American Cemetery; brother Stanley
also served and died in the war | 9-Jul-13 |
1222.
| Szumnarski, Raymond E. | PFC | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1919 at WI; son of Walter and Sophie Szumnarski, 1904 S. 11 St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); was
PVT in Co. K, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Milwaukee, WI on 15
Oct. ’40; SN 20647810; KIA 5 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Bronze
Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
| | | | Soldiers with no date in the ‘Added’ column were added to this roster
between 11 Feb. and 3 Apr. ’13. |
