| Name | Rank | Unit | Narrative | added |
1223.
| Taber, Henry G. | Capt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | hometown Edgar Co., IL; SN O-382981; Cdr. of Co. G, 127TH
Inf.; earned DSC for his actions on 9 Feb. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines, likely
a couple of miles NNE of Santa Maria near the start of the Villa Verde Trail;
KIA (DOW) 9 Feb. ‘45 | 22-Jan-13 |
1224.
| Tadych, Chester
Louis | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 13 Aug. ’18 at Manitowoc, WI (hometown); son of
Joseph F., Sr. and Anna M. Tadych, 1519 Clark St., Manitowoc, WI; resided at
435 N. 10th St., Manitowoc, WI; worked as a truck driver; entered service at
Milwaukee, WI on 21 Apr. ’41; SN
36208349; trained at Camp Polk, LA and Ft. Devens, MA; served with Co.
D, 128TH Inf.; KIA 20 Dec. ’42 at age 24 (father’s obituary states
he was WIA 21 Dec. ’42 and DOW 3 Jan. ’43); parents received telegram 3 Jan.
’43; earned Purple Heart, posthumously (parents received it 24 Feb. ’43);
interred at Finschaffen cemetery; interred at
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI on 13 Jul. ’48; brother Alois
served in Navy | 24-Feb-17 |
1225.
| Talkowski, John W. | Tec. 4 | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at WI; hometown Walworth Co., WI; entered service
16 Apr. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36207649; served with 128TH Inf.;
DOW 14 Apr. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 27-May-14 |
1226.
| Tamboer, Neal J., Jr. | Pfc. | unknown | born ‘20 at MI; likely Cornelius J., Jr., son of Cornelius
and Anna Tamboer, 2022 Rome, Grand Rapids, MI
(hometown); entered service at Kalamazoo, MI on 18 Jul. ‘42; SN 36186394;
served with 32D Div.; earned Silver Star; KIA 22 Nov. ‘44 at
Leyte, Philippines ca. age 24; interred at Fairplains
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI | |
1227.
| Tasker, Merle Graydon | Cpl. | unknown | born 13 Jun. ‘13 near Assyria Center, MI; son of Oliver I.
and Elsie Tasker, 818 W. Green, Hastings, MI (hometown); attended Bellevue H.
S. before graduating Hastings H. S. in ‘33, lettered in football as junior and
senior, played basketball, elected to Hi-Y, served as class secretary in
senior year; married Nettie Loring on 18 Oct. ‘41; worked for Mich. Shade
Tree Co.; entered service 29 Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36156188; joined
32D Div. at Camp Livingston, LA; earned Silver Star, posthumously,
for his actions 1 Jan. ‘43 at Government Gardens near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 1
Jan. ‘43 near Buna, New Guinea at age 29; parents received telegram 16 Jan.
‘43; “the first Hastings man to be killed in the Second World War”;
listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; Silver Star presented to his wife during
a private ceremony ca. 20 Jan. ‘46; repatriated and re-interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, MI ca. 20 Oct. ‘49 | 2-May-13 |
1228.
| Tauscheck, John C. | Cpl. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 6 Feb. ’19 at Sheboygan Co., WI; hometown Sheboygan,
WI; son of Louis and Paula (Karbovniak) Tauscheck, both parents German immigrants; married Marion
Ruth Grube; entered service at Milwaukee, WI on 21
Apr. ’41; SN 36208188; served with Co. E, 128TH Inf.; KIA 19 Dec.
’42 at Buna at age 23; earned Purple Heart; interred at Calvary Cemetery,
Sheboygan, WI; brothers Aloys L. and George J. also
served during WWII; | 20-Jun-16 |
1229.
| Tauzin, Robert H. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born ‘21 at WI; son of George and Esther W. (Sprister) Tauzin, 818 W. 8th St., Appleton, WI
(hometown); enlisted in Co. D, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at
Appleton, WI at age 17, youngest member of Co. D; Pvt. in same unit on 15
Oct. ‘40; SN 20646561; KIA 27 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea at age 19;
Purple Heart presented to mother ca. 7 Apr. ‘43; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | |
1230.
| Taylor, Merl Beckham, Jr. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 30 Dec. ‘20 at KY; son of Myrl Beckham and Virginia
Elizabeth (Sandefur) Taylor; hometown Jefferson
Co., KY; entered service at Louisville, KY on 17 Jul. ‘42; SN 35484950;
served with Co. L, 126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star; KIA 14 Dec. ‘44
at Leyte, Philippines at age 23; interred at Green River Cemetery, Ohio Co.,
KY | 17-Sep-17 |
1231.
| Taylor, Robert
Eugene | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at OH; hometown Muskingum Co., OH; married;
entered service 16 Jan. ’43 at Akron, OH; SN 35599106; KIA 25 Mar. ’45 on
Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/2 OLCs; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 9-Jul-13 |
1232.
| Taylor, William G. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at CO; son of John H. and Janie R Taylor,
Coconino Co., AZ (hometown); served with 128TH Inf.; entered
service 8 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Bliss, TX; SN 38070712; KIA 15 Dec. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 27-May-14 |
1233.
| Teichman, Adolph | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1905 at Austria; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
21 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36111738; KIA 9 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Jul-13 |
1234.
| Televich, John J. | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at PA; hometown Luzerne Co., PA; entered service
16 Sep. ’42 at Wilkes Barre, PA; SN 33354180; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 20 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple
Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 27-May-14 |
1235.
| Tellez, Canuto (middle initial might be O.) | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 13 Apr. ‘24 at Hanover, NM; son of Canuto and Librada (Orosco) Tellez, Hanover, NM; hometown Silver City, NM;
married, father of 2; SN 38582840; served with 127TH Inf.; earned
Silver Star for his actions 30 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines, killed while
attempting to rescue a wounded soldier; KIA 30 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines
at age 21; also cited in 32D Div. GO No. 348 (1945), which may
indicate an additional award; repatriated and re-interred at Santa Fe
National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM on 14 Mar. ‘49 | 18-Sep-17 |
1236.
| Temple, Leon | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at MS; hometown Pike Co., MS; entered service 24
Aug. ’42 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 34349920; served with 128TH Inf; DNB 30 Aug. ’45; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 28-May-14 |
1237.
| Tenley, William
Howard | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 16 Jun. ‘25 at IA; son of Forrest William and Nora
June (Stubbs) Tenley; hometown Stanwood, IA; entered service at Camp Dodge,
IA on 14 Sep. ‘43; SN 37678480; trained at Camp Fannin, TX; served with Co.
A, 126TH Inf.; KIA 18 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines at age 19;
repatriated and re-interred at Stanwood Cemetery, Stanwood, IA on 14 Sep.
‘48; his friend, Pvt. Lesley W. Marquett, from
nearby Tipton, IA, also served with 126TH Inf. and was KIA 16 Dec.
‘44 at Leyte, Philippines | 1-Jul-17 |
1238.
| Terrell, Leon H. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born ‘22 at Stanton, MI (hometown); son of Clayton David
and Ora Adelia or Adelin
(Moore) Terrell, Stanton, MI; attended Stanton H. S., football star; Pvt.
with Co. H, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Ionia, MI on 15 Oct.
‘40; SN 20635394; KIA 6 Dec. ‘42 (‘43) near Buna, New Guinea, at age 20 (21);
parents notified 4 Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; repatriated
and re-interred at Winchester Cemetery, Byron Center, MI on 23 Jul. ‘48;
brother served during WWII, T. Sgt. Clayton, Jr. | 5-Mar-17 |
1239.
| Thelen, Donald N. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown in MI; SN 36967114; KIA 5 May ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines (presumed KIA); earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 9-Jul-13 |
1240.
| Thomas, Donald M. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 14 Jul. ’10 at Sexton, IA; family moved to Waterloo,
IA when he was a child; graduated East H. S. in ’31; graduated Gates Business
College in ’32; married; resided at 2535 (2533) E. Fourth St., Waterloo, IA
(hometown); worked for Rath Packing Co.; entered service 29 Jul. ’43 at Camp
Dodge, IA; trained at Camp Adair, OR; SN 37676219; overseas May ’44; served
as machine gunner with 128TH Inf.; WIA in leg by Japanese hand
grenade either 19 Mar. ’44 at Saidor, New Guinea or 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte,
Philippines; WIA 2 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines in neck by sniper;
hospitalized in Philippines ca. Dec. ’44 after WIA 2nd time; KIA 29 Mar. ’45 on
Luzon, Philippines at age 34; earned Bronze Star, Purple Heart w/2 OLCs, CIB;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 28-May-14 |
1241.
| Thomas, Jesse L. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at IN; hometown Lawrence Co., IN; entered
service 30 Dec. ’41 at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; SN 35251275; KIA 26 Nov.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 9-Jul-13 |
1242.
| Thomas, Robert A. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | son of Joseph and Marie (Ingebrigtsen)
Thomas; resided at 5711 S. Mat St., Chicago, IL; served with Co. L, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; repatriated and re-interred at
Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, IL on 18 Sep. ’48 | 13-Jun-15 |
1243.
| Thomas, Robert J. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Duval Co., FL; SN 6844605; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 8 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 29-May-14 |
1244.
| Thomas, Robert J. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Duval Co., FL; SN 6844605; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 8 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-14 |
1245.
| Thompson, Arthur J. | 2d Lt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 2 Mar. ‘20; hometown Houston, TX, presumed; attended
U. of Houston; served with 126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star,
posthumously; KIA 13 Dec. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines at age 24; interred at
Fairbanks Cemetery, Houston, TX; namesake of Thompson-Patton-Zahn Post No.
8905 of VFW | 19-Sep-17 |
1246.
| Thompson, Clarence
B. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917; hometown Orleans Parish, LA; entered service 11
Sep. ’41 at Jacksonville AAF, FL; SN 34150933; KIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 11-Jul-13 |
1247.
| Thompson, Denver O. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at OH; hometown Mahoning Co., OH; entered
service 25 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Hayes, OH; SN 15071436; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1248.
| Thurston, Charles
H. | Tec. 5 | 107TH Med. Bn. | born 1919 at MI; hometown in Berrien Co., MI; was Pvt. in
Co. H, 107TH Med. Regt., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Belding, MI on 15
Oct. ’40; SN 20639480; KIA 22 Nov. ’44, likely at Leyte, Philippines; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
1249.
| Tirey, Henry M. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at MS; hometown Humphreys Co., MS; entered
service 12 Sep. ’41 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 34133171; 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 | 11-Jul-13 |
1250.
| Tjostelson, Harvey M. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at MN; hometown King Co., WA; married; entered
service 18 May ’42 at Tacoma, WA; SN 39181712; DOW 13 Jan. ’45; earned Purple
Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1251.
| Toczydlowski, Bert A. | Tec. 4 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘15 at MI; 224 Houseman, Grand Rapids, MI (hometown);
entered service 24 Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155743; served with 126TH
Inf.; KIA 29 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 27; listed on 27 Feb.
‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1252.
| Todisco, Melvin J. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at CO; son of Joseph H. and Jane L. Todisco;
hometown Blende, CO; entered service 26 Oct. ’43 at Denver, CO; SN 37706361;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 27 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1253.
| Tody, Kenneth J. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1919 at MI; mother Mrs. Anna Tody,
Rt. 1, Goodrich, MI (hometown); entered service 22 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI;
SN 36112031; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 20 Dec. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea; family received telegram ca. 3 Feb. ’43; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at South Hadley
Cemetery, Hadley, MI | 2-Jan-14 |
1254.
| Tolleson, Claude Anthony | 2d Lt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 9 Dec. ‘18 at AR; son of Robert Wilburn and Maudie Tolleson; hometown Hempstead Co., AR; may have also had
ties to Dallas Co., TX; married, father of (at least) 1; entered service at
Little Rock, AR on 17 Jul. ‘42; SN 38209067; commissioned 2d Lt. at some
point; new SN O-2027061; served with 128TH Inf.; earned Silver
Star; KIA 12 May ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines; interred at Saratoga Cemetery, De
Ann, AR | 20-Sep-17 |
1255.
| Tollett, Orville M. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 29 Jul. ‘24 at AR; son of Walter Ferman
and Grace V. Tollett; mother re-married, Mrs. John C.
Clark; resided with mother and step-father at 7068 E. 19th, Houston, TX at
‘40 census; hometown Hamilton Co., TN; married; entered service at Houston,
TX on 22 Jun. ‘43; SN 38540079; served with Co. C, 126TH Inf.;
earned Silver Star; KIA 11 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines at age 20; interred
at Lockesburg Cemetery, Lockesburg,
AR | 20-Sep-17 |
1256.
| Tomlinson, Ritner Pierson ‘Buddy’ | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 13 Jul. ‘22 at PA; son of Ritner
W. and Caroline F. (Foehr) Tomlinson; hometown Huntingdon
Valley, PA; entered service 7 Jan. ‘43 at Philadelphia, PA; SN 33480244;
served with 126TH Inf.; KIA 28 Nov. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines at
age 22, initially reported MIA; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart,
posthumously; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1257.
| Tonsager, Kenneth T. (J.) | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1918 at MN; father Theodore Tonsager,
Eagle Bend, MN (hometown); SN 37097222; KIA 21 Nov. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | |
1258.
| Topel, Richard L. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at OH; hometown Sandusky Co., OH; entered active
service with Ohio Nat. Guard on 15 Oct. ’40 at Fremont, OH; SN 20504676; MIA 26
Nov. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star w/OLC and
Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1259.
| Toperzer, Ernest F. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915 at PA; mother Amelia Toperzer,
4226 Gerrad St., Philadelphia, PA (hometown);
entered service 12 Sep. ’42 at Philadelphia, PA; SN 33333749; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 11 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-14 |
1260.
| Topp, William C. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at MS; hometown Lee Co., MS; entered service 11
Sep. ’41 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 34133047; KIA 15 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1261.
| Torka, James ‘Jake’ | Tec. 5 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1906 at MI; hometown Bay Co., MI; entered service 17
Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36111181; MIA 21 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea,
presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the
Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1262.
| Toth, Alexander C. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Webster Co., IA; SN 37111693; ABMC lists date of
death as 5 Dec. ’43 and NARA states he was KIA; it’s not likely that he was
KIA on 5 Dec. ’43 because the 32D Div. was not engaged in active
combat at that time, they were at Milne Bay and Goodenough Island preparing
for future operations; maybe he was KIA 5 Dec. ’43 in an air raid at Milne
Bay or Goodenough Island, or maybe the year is a typo and he was KIA 5 Dec.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; awarded Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1263.
| Toth, Alfred W. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Wayne Co., MI; SN 36920808; KIA 28 May ’45 on
Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1264.
| Touvell, Carl L. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 3 Jul. ‘18 at IL; son of Albert Howard and Lillias
(Lillian) M. (Callaway) Touvell; hometown Aurora,
IL; entered service at Chicago, IL on 29 Nov. ‘41; SN 36307333; served with Co.
F, 127TH Inf.; credited with saving lives of Pvt. George
Donaldson, Pvt. Lester Szabados, Pfc. Herschel
Meadows, near Buna, killed a Japanese officer who, after feigning death,
attempted to attack the 3; KIA 9 Jan. ‘43 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 24; interred
at Lincoln Memorial Park, Oswego, IL | 1-Oct-18 |
1265.
| Trainor, William J. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at WI; hometown Barneveld, WI; entered service
14 Oct. ’42 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 16132068; served with 127TH Inf.;
WIA on Leyte, Philippines; DOW 21 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; brother Joseph also served, assigned to 2D
Ranger Bn., KIA 6 Jun. ’44 (D-Day), in France (earned Silver Star); both
brothers are namesake of Eveland-Trainor Post No.
433 of American Legion in Barneveld | 2-Jan-14 |
1266.
| Tremor, Charles
Maurice | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1918; son of Charles B. Tremor; hometown Ashley
Co., AR; entered service Jul. ’41; SN 37068481; trained at Camp Wolters, TX,
Camp Shelby, MS, and Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines at age 26; earned Purple Heart
and Presidential Unit Citation; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 30-May-14 |
1267.
| Trowbridge, Melvin
E. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1922 at MI; hometown Montcalm Co., MI; was Pvt. in
Co. E, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Big Rapids, MI on 15 Oct.
’40; SN 20634888; MIA 10 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; ABMC lists year as
1945, but that is likely FOD; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Fairview Cemetery, Mecosta County, MI | 12-Jul-13 |
1268.
| Tucker, Harold H. | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born ’19 at MI; son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Tucker, Britton,
MI (hometown); graduated Britton H. S. in ’38; worked at Tecumseh Products
Co.; married 2 Apr. ’42 in Boston, MA; Pfc. in Co. B, 126TH Inf.,
Mich. Nat. Guard, at Adrian, MI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20634282; brother, Sgt. Merland H. Tucker, served in same unit and was WIA at New
Guinea; KIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea at age 24; earned Purple Heart,
bestowed posthumously; family notified 26 Dec. ’42; wife received letter of
condolence from his cdr., Capt. Russell A. Broner; interred at Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway, MI | 18-Sep-14 |
1269.
| Tucker, Virgil Ray | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 6 Apr. ’25 at Chillicothe, TX; son of Joseph and Dora
Lee (Lynch) Tucker; entered service at Abilene, TX on 20 Apr. ’43; SN
38513245; served with Co. K, 127TH Inf.; KIA 3 Dec. ’44 at Leyte
at age 19, while laying commo. wire; interred at
Chillicothe Cemetery, Chillicothe, TX | 8-Feb-17 |
1270.
| Tuffelmire, Albert J. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘18 at MI; hometown Allegan, MI; entered service 23
Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155652; KIA 23 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea, ca. 24; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Mallory Cemetery,
Allegan, MI | 12-Jul-13 |
1271.
| Tuttle, Donald Paul | 2d Lt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 13 Jun. ’20 at Minot, ND; son of George H. and
Dorothy Tuttle; family moved to Letcher, SD (hometown) when he was 6;
graduated Letcher H. S. in ’38, participated in band; he enlisted in 147TH
FA Regt. Band, S. Dak. Nat. Guard, at Mitchell, SD
ca. ’38 while still in H. S.; attended State College in Brookings, SD, member
of college marching band, traveled to Canada to play for the Queen; entered
active service with 147TH FA Regt. Band as Pvt. on 25 Nov. ’40; SN
20748314; trained at Camp Ord, CA; 147TH FA Regt. embarked 22 Nov.
’41 bound for the Philippines; after stopover, they departed Pearl Harbor, HI
on 30 Nov. ’41; while at sea, they were diverted to Brisbane, Australia after
the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Philippines 7-8 Dec. ’41; completed
Officer Training School in Australia and commissioned 2d Lt.; new SN
O-2035398; assigned to 128TH Inf.; MIA 7 Jul. ’44 while leading a
patrol near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; mother
received letter in ’49 stating FOD had been issued for the date on which he
had been reported MIA; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery, Mitchell, SD;
(unique veteran) | 30-May-14 |
1272.
| Tyhosky, Michael | Tec. 5 | 129TH FA Bn. | born 1917 at OH; hometown Youngstown, OH; entered service
26 Jun. ’41 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35025890; served with 129TH FA
Bn.; DNB 4 Jan. ’44; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 17-Jun-14 |
1273.
| Tyler, Alphonso ‘Fon’ | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 22 Mar. ‘17 at Jackson, MI; son of Hugh A. Tyler,
farmer at Batavia Township, Branch Co., MI; family moved to Coldwater, MI
(hometown) area in ’24; attended Coldwater H. S.; enlisted in May ‘40; Pvt.
with Co. A, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Coldwater, MI on 15 Oct.
‘40; SN 20634089; KIA 3 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 25; father
notified 7 Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; according to Pvt.
John E. Deal, “The hero in our outfit was Fon
Tyler, Sgt. Alphonso Tyler, son of Hugh A. Tyler of Batavia township, who
sacrificed his life in order to save the lives of five other members of the
company. Fon was in charge of a six-man patrol sent
out on a scouting mission at the air strip when the patrol was caught in
heavy enemy fire. The boys said Fon opened up on
the Jap machine gunners with his Tommy gun and ordered the rest of the patrol
to make their way back to the company and that he would follow them. The five
members of his patrol got back O. K. but Fon didn’t
show up. Later his body was found where he had held off the Japs in order to
let the others return safely.”; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1274.
| Tyree, William
Fenton, Jr. | Tec. 3 | 732D Ord. (LM) Co. | born 23 Dec. ’12 at Durant, OK; son of William Fenton, Sr.
and Clara Lilian (Fithian) Tyree; family moved to Dallas, TX (hometown) in
‘26; attended North Dallas H. S. and Southern Methodist U.; member of First Methodist Church; worked at Goodrich
Tire Co.; married Rosemary Hunt, father of William F., III; entered service
at Dallas, TX on 23 Sep. ‘42; SN 38279377; served with 732D Ord.
Co. (LM); KIA 24 or 25 Apr. ‘45 on Luzon; some references state that he was
awaiting embarkation for return to the U.S. when the barracks was bombed by
Japanese aircraft; earned Purple Heart and Bronze Star, posthumously;
repatriated and reinterred at Restland Memorial
Park, Dallas, TX on 31 Jul. ‘48 | 8-Nov-16 |
1275.
| Tyrka, Louis A. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1922 at IL; son of Peter and Barbara Tyrka, Hammond, IN (hometown); entered service 27 Dec.
’41 at Chicago, IL; SN 16036785; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 14
Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery; brother Ted also served | 2-Jan-14 |
1276.
| Udovich, Frank J. | Tec. 5 | 32D Div. Arty. HQ | born 2 Nov. ‘22 at Milwaukee Co., WI; son of Frank and
Frances Udovich, 1010 S. 7th St., Milwaukee, WI
(hometown), both Yugoslavian immigrants; Pvt. in HQ Btry., 57TH FA
Bde., Wis. Nat. Guard, Whitefish Bay, WI on 15 Oct.
‘40; SN 20651330; assigned to 32D Div. Arty. after
“triangularization”; promoted to Tec. 5, ‘technical corporal’; KIA 27 Mar.
‘45 at Luzon, Philippines; served from mobilization to Luzon; interred at
Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, WI | 2-Dec-17 |
1277.
| Udovich, Wallace J. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1920 at WI; son of Mrs. Marie Udovich;
1949 S. 20th St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); married, father of 1, a daughter
he never met; Co. K, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Milwaukee, WI
on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20647717; MIA, later declared KIA, 22 Dec. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea | 25-Dec-13 |
1278.
| Ueck, Wilbur E. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt., AT Co. | born 14 Mar. ‘19 at MI; son of Richard R. and Minnie Ueck, 631 Broadway, Benton Harbor, MI (hometown);
graduated Benton Harbor H. S. in ‘37, basketball, tennis; attended Western State
College ca. ‘38-‘39; worked for Remington Rand; enlisted with several of his
buddies 12 Apr. (23 Apr.) ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155576; assigned to AT
Co., 126TH Inf.; marched over Owen Stanleys;
KIA 4 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 23 (one reference states he was
KIA 4 Oct. ‘42, shortly after his unit’s arrival 1 Oct.); parents received
telegram 25 Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple
Heart; buddy of Pfc. Bert Agens, who was also KIA;
interred at Lincoln Charter Township Cemetery, Stevensville, MI | |
1279.
| Ulik, Harry J. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at WI; son of Joseph and Stella Ulik, 808 E. Wright St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown);
resided at HI?; entered service 29 Apr. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36209428;
served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 16 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 31-May-14 |
1280.
| Ulman, Myrel N. | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; married; entered service
10 Jul. ’42 at Traverse City, MI; SN 36185236; served with 128TH
Inf.; DOW 18 May ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 31-May-14 |
1281.
| Unfred, Samuel L. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1914 at Jefferson Co., KS; son of Martin L. and
Loretta Unfred, 629 Lyons St., Lawrence, KS
(hometown); did tree work and firewood with father and brother; enlisted a
few days after Pearl Harbor; after having Christmas dinner at home with his
family, he reported to Ft. Leavenworth for active duty; SN 37017062; trained
at Camp Roberts, CA; assigned to 127TH Inf.; sailed for Australia
with the Div. 22 Apr. ’42; KIA 19 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea at age 29;
parents received telegram 3 Feb.; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1282.
| Urbanik, Walter J. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at MI; hometown Wayne Co., MI; entered service
28 Nov. ’41 at Ft. Custer, MI; SN 36162965; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 8 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 2-Jan-14 |
1283.
| Valdez, Juan C. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920; hometown San Bernardino, CA; married; entered
service 17 Apr. ’44 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN 39582990; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 7 Feb. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Jan-14 |
1284.
| Valentine, Harold
L. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 1920 at OH; son of Mr. and Mrs
John C. Valentine; hometown Sidney, OH; graduated Sidney H. S.; married,
father of 2; entered service Oct. ’42; trained at Camp Wheeler, GA; honorably
discharged Mar. ’43; re-entered service 28 Nov. ’44 at Ft. Hayes, OH; SN
35424939; trained at Ft. Ord, CA and Ft. McClellan, AL; overseas Apr. ’45;
served with 128TH Inf., likely Co. A; KIA 15 Aug. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines (one day after the Japanese surrender); earned Purple Heart and
CIB; interred at Manila American Cemetery; brother Duane R. also served | 7-Jun-14 |
1285.
| Van Bogart, Robert
Earl ‘Bob’ or ‘Bogey Bob’ | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 9 Aug. 1916; hometown St. Paul, MN; enlisted in Minn.
Nat. Guard ca. ’37; SN 37173936; trained at Camp Roberts, CA; was part of
Urbana Force during the Battle of Buna, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star for
his actions during fighting along the Driniumor
River near Aitape, New Guinea; WIA while taking
Hill 400 on Leyte, Philippines; KIA by a sniper 5 Mar. ’45 on the Villa Verde
Trail; earned DSC bestowed posthumously, for his actions 25 Mar. ’45 near
Santa Maria, Pangasinan Province, Luzon,
Philippines; also earned 2 Purple Hearts and CIB; interred at Golden Gate
National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA | 29-Jun-02 |
1286.
| Van De Hoven,
William J. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1925 at ND; hometown Foster Co., ND; entered service
16 Feb. ’44 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 37590935; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Jan-14 |
1287.
| Van Domelen, Norbert G. | Pfc. | 107TH QM Bn. | born 22 Mar. ’18 at Stanley, WI (hometown); son of Peter
and Christine Van Domelen; was Pvt. in Svc. Co.,
107TH QM Regt., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Stanley, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN
20654419; ABMC lists him MIA 13 Dec. ’45, likely date of FOD, not actual date
of death; ’08 newspaper article states he went MIA in ’42 on New Guinea; an
undated article states he went MIA 23 Dec. ’42 on New Guinea and the date of
13 Dec. ’45 is the date his name was added to the memorial in Manila; earned
Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery;
four of his five brothers also served | |
1288.
| Van Matre, Glen | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 25 Nov. ’22 at Apple, OK; son of Lewis and Etta
Josephine Wright Van Matre; hometown Hidalgo Co.,
TX; SN 38453642; DOW 3 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 12-Jul-13 |
1289.
| Van Til, John H. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born ‘19 at MI; son of Mrs. Grace Van Oort,
8 River Ave., Holland, MI (hometown); Pvt. with Co. D, 126TH Inf.,
Mich. Nat. Guard, at Holland, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20634640; MIA, presumed
KIA, 28 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 23; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; memorialized on Tablets
of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1290.
| Van Vranken, Clarence J. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 11 Mar. ‘13 at MI; son of Mrs. Mary Van Vranken, 736 Gardenia, Royal Oak, MI (hometown); entered
service at Detroit, MI on 28 Apr. ‘41; SN 36113138; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 24 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 29; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43
casualty list; interred at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM | |
1291.
| Vander Weele, Lester | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 1 Jan. ’22 at Town of Lima, WI; son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Vander Weele, N. 8th St. & Grand Ave.,
Sheboygan, WI (hometown); attended Sheboygan Christian School and Central H.
S.; enlisted in Wis. Nat. Guard ca. Jun. ’40; was Pvt. in Co. F, 127TH
Inf. at Sheboygan, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20646936; KIA 25 Dec. ’42 near Buna,
New Guinea; earned Purple Heart, bestowed posthumously; 20th Soldier from
Sheboygan Co. to die in the war; parents received letter of condolence from
his commander, Capt. James T. Coker, and Chaplain Norman B. Emch; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 21-Jul-13 |
1292.
| Vatassek, Edward J. | Tec. 5 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915 at PA; hometown in MI; entered service 17 Apr. ’41
at Detroit, MI; SN 36111200; KIA 4 Jun. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1293.
| Verhagen, Steven Charles | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 11 May ‘16 at Freedom or Kaukauna, WI; son of Louis Gerrard
and Catherine Mary (Bergmans) Verhagen,
206 W. 7th St., Kaukauna, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. D, 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Appleton, WI, in Sep. ‘40; Pvt. in the unit on 15 Oct.
‘40; SN 20646574; Pvt. Averd R. served with same
unit; promoted to Cpl.; KIA 31 Dec. (28 Dec.) ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at
age 26; family received telegram 16 Jan. ‘43 stating he had been killed 31
Dec. ‘42; listed on 19 Jan. ‘43 casualty list, which also listed date of
death as 31 Dec. ‘42; interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna, WI
(headstone lists date of death as 28 Dec. ‘42, bronze memorial plaque states
31 Dec. ‘42); brother served during WWII, Sgt. Ervin J., Army Air Force,
Purple Heart (the 2 brothers met in New Guinea in Dec. ‘42, they were
stationed about 7 mi. apart); brother served during WWII (brother served
during Korean War, brother served during Vietnam), Jerome J., Navy; brother
served during WWII, S2C Melvin, Navy | 18-Jun-18 |
1294.
| Verstay, James M. (N.) | Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., HQ Co. | born 29 Sep. ‘22 at Grand
Rapids, MI (hometown); son of James and Mary ‘Mamie’ (Brown) Verstay, Grand Rapids, MI; Cpl. with HQ Co., 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Grand Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20633547; 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 19; listed on 11 Jan. ‘43 casualty list; interred at
American War Cemetery, a. k. a. Manson Park, at Ipswich, Australia, on 29
Aug. ‘45; later repatriated and interred at Rock Island National Cemetery,
Rock Island, IL (shares headstone with Pvt. Charles I. Stokes, killed in the
same crash) | |
1295.
| Vickers, Gale H. | Cpl. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1923 at KS; son of Olin O. and Olive M. Vickers,
Miami, FL (formerly Ottawa, KS); father was WWI veteran, 26 scars from his
wounds, 72 mos. in hospital; hometown San Diego, CA; entered service 16 Mar.
’43 at Los Angeles, CA; SN 39289193; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA
26 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery; brother Cpl. Donald W. was KIA 20 Mar. ’45 by boobytrapped German mine in France; Donald and Gale were
the only children | 4-Jan-14 |
1296.
| Vidor, William E. (Vider) | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born 18 Sep. ‘15 at MN; son of Peter and Mary C. Vider, Rauch, MN, both Austrian immigrants (Yugoslavian
immigrants); 300 Harrison, Pontiac, MI (hometown); entered service at
Detroit, MI on 16 Apr. ‘41; SN 36110949; served with Med. Det., 126TH
Inf.; earned Silver Star, bestowed posthumously, for his actions as a medic 5
Dec. ‘42; KIA 5 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 27; listed on 27 Feb.
‘43 casualty list; 1 of 4,459 Americans repatriated to San Francisco aboard
U.S. Army Transport Lt. George W. G. Boyce on 2 Jun. ‘48; re-interred
at Saint Bridget’s Cemetery, Greaney, MN; brother
served during WWII, 2d Lt. Charles H., ETO, Purple Heart | 2-May-13 |
1297.
| Viergutz, Harold J. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1917 at WI; father Raymond T. Viergutz
of Wausau, WI; hometown Manitowoc, WI; was Pvt. in Co. E, 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Manitowoc, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20646740; KIA 20
Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea | 27-Dec-13 |
1298.
| Villegas, Ysmael R. ‘Smiley’ | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. F | born 21 Mar. ‘24, Casa Blanca, CA (hometown) (the Hispanic
section of Riverside, CA); Hispanic American; son of Dario O. and Inez R.
Villegas, both Mexican immigrants; married, father of 1; entered service 11
Jul. ‘44 at Casa Blanca, CA; SN 39593115; earned Silver Star for his actions
1 Mar. ‘45 along the Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippines; earned Medal of
Honor, posthumously, for his actions 20 Mar. ‘45 along the Villa Verde Trail;
KIA 20 Mar. ‘45 along the Villa Verde Trail; repatriated and re-interred at
Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, CA in Jul. ‘49; later dis-interred and
re-interred (the 1st burial) at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA,
when the new cemetery was dedicated on 11 Nov. ‘78; brother Pfc. Dario. R.
served with 503D Para. Inf. Regt., 11TH Abn. Div. in Philippines during WWII; younger brothers
served in Korea; Post No. 184 of VFW at Riverside, CA, is named the “Ysmael R. Villegas Memorial Casa Blanca Post” in his
honor; the Ysmael R. Villegas Middle School in
Riverside is named for him; a statue of him was dedicated in the Main Street
Civic Center Courtyard in Riverside on 27 May ‘95; a portion of Calif. Rt. 91
was named “S. Sgt. Salvador J. Lara, S. Sgt. Ysmael
R. Villegas, and Sgt. Jesus S. Duran Memorial Highway” in ‘15 | |
1299.
| Villarreal, Emilio
Reyes | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 2 Oct. ‘22; Hispanic American; son of Graciano and Dolores Reyes Villarreal, San Benito, TX
(hometown), both Mexican immigrants; married Dora Bolado,
father of Norma and Pilar; SN 38362486; served with 127TH Inf.;
FOD (KIA) 24 Apr. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines; interred at Mont Meta Memorial
Park, San Benito, TX | 17-Mar-17 |
1300.
| Villescas, Arturo Cavasos | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 19 Apr. ’19 at South Spring, NM; son of José
‘Antonio’ Granados Villescas and María de Jesús Guaderrama Cavasos Villescas; hometown Bernalillo Co., NM; entered service
23 Oct. ’42 at Santa Fe, NM; SN 38168772; KIA 24 Apr. ’45 along Villa Verde
Trail on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1301.
| Vincenz, Frederick W. ‘Fred’ | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. G | born ‘18 at WI; mother Mrs. Severin
Peterson, 2506 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI; hometown Nashotah, WI;
married; Pvt. with Co. G, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Oconomowoc,
WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20647172; KIA 28 Dec. ‘42 ca. age 24 (some references
state DOW 18 Dec. ‘42); earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | |
1302.
| Vodraska, Donald J. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at MI; hometown Detroit, MI; entered service 17 Apr.
’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36111215; KIA 1 Dec. 1942 near Buna, New Guinea | 8-Jul-12 |
1303.
| Von Der Hellen,
Richard C. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at OR; son of Carl and Nelle E. Von Der Hellen; hometown
Eagle Point, OR; married; entered service 10 Jun. ’44 at Ft. Lewis, WA; SN
39477540; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 17 Mar. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Jan-14 |
1304.
| Vorenkamp, Robert E. | Cpl. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘17 at MI; 561 Shamrock, Grand Rapids, MI (hometown);
entered service 21 Apr. ‘41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155426; served with 126TH
Inf.; MIA 26 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 25; listed on 27 Feb.
‘43 casualty list; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; memorialized on
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1305.
| Voss, Vernon A. C. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 13 Dec. ’18; son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Voss;
hometown Crawford Co., IA; SN 37111486; DOW 29 Oct. ’42 (some references
state KIA); wounded in a Japanese strafing attack near Jaure, New Guinea
while marching over Owen Stanley Mountains, DOW shortly after; 2 other men
from Co. H killed in same attack, Pfc. Joseph Ambrose and Pvt. Oliver V.
Winscot; interred at Manson Park, Ipswich, Australia, on 11 Aug. ’45; later
repatriated and interred at Morgan Cemetery, Schleswig, IA | 30-Jun-13 |
1306.
| Wade, Roy R. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at KS; hometown Montgomery Co., KS; separated, w/dependents;
entered service 21 Oct. ’43 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS; SN 37724783; served with
128TH Inf.; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple
Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-Jun-14 |
1307.
| Wagner, John F. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1921 at WI; son of Walter and Mary Wagner, 2428 S.
5th Pl., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); entered service 20 Oct. ’42 at Milwaukee,
WI; SN 36276513; served with Co. K, 126TH Inf.; KIA 4 Jan. ’44,
1400 hours, at Biliau near the Mot River northwest
of Saidor, New Guinea; earned DSC and Purple Heart for his actions that day,
both bestowed posthumously; his CO, Capt. John Sullivan, described his
actions as “one of the most heroic actions in combat of which I have
personal knowledge.”; War Dept. announced award of DSC on 2 May ’44;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1308.
| Walerych, Joseph | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Wayne Co., MI; SN 36512621; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 6 Aug. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Jun-14 |
1309.
| Walker, Floyd Jacob | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 3 Nov. ’20 near White, SD; son of Jacob M. and Dora
Walker, Afton Township, near Brookings, SD (hometown); attended H. S. at
White, SD, competed in basketball, football, and track; attended SD State
College; worked at Huron, SD; entered service 3 Oct. ’42; SN 37313232;
trained at Camp Roberts, CA; sailed for Australia 1 Feb. ’43; assigned to Co.
D, 127TH Inf.; KIA 29 Jul. ’44 at Afua,
New Guinea, near Aitape; earned Purple Heart; family received letter of
condolence from Chaplain (Capt.) Grover E. Stillwagon;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 4-Jan-14 |
1310.
| Walker, Howard | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1917 at NC; hometown Cherokee Co., NC; entered
service 24 Aug. ’42 at Camp Croft, SC; SN 34037871; MIA 4 Jun. ’44 near
Aitape, New Guinea, presumed KIA; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed
on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1311.
| Walker, John Eargle, Jr. | Pfc. | 120TH FA Bn. | born 13 Jan. ’22 at TX; son of John Eargle
and Sarah Madear (Fomby)
Walker; hometown Nolan Co., TX; entered service 28 May ’42 at Lubbock, TX; SN
18076148; DNB 11 Jan. ’44; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also
memorialized at Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, TX | |
1312.
| Wallace, Rayferd M. | Pfc. | 32D Div., HQ Co. | born in ‘20 at MO; Oran (Aron) C.
and Hattie Wallace, Thornfield, MO (hometown); entered service at Jefferson
Barracks, MO on 2 Oct. ‘42; SN 37388904; served with Intel. Section, HQ Co.,
32D Div.; KIA 9 Feb. ‘45 at Luzon, Philippines ca. age 25;
interred at Thornfield Cemetery, Thornfield, MO | 8-Feb-17 |
1313.
| Wallington, Lew G. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 28 Aug. ‘21 at MI; son of Lew G. and Luella
Wallington, Stanton, MI (hometown), father preceded him in death; entered
service at Kalamazoo, MI on 18 Apr. ‘41; SN 36155242; served with 126TH
Inf.; KIA 2 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; interred at McBride Cemetery,
McBride, MI | 6-Mar-17 |
1314.
| Walters, Edward W. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 12 Sep. ‘17; son of Edward and Gertrude M. Walters,
115 Lincoln St., Denver, CO (hometown); entered service 9 Jan. ‘42; SN
38083232; served with 128TH Inf.; earned Silver Star,
posthumously, for his actions 1 Jan. ‘43 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 1 Jan.
‘43; interred at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, CO | 2-May-13 |
1315.
| Walther, Floyd
Edward | Capt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., 2D Bn., HQ | born 28 Jun. ‘11 at Oconomowoc, WI (hometown); son of
Charles, Jr. and Rose Walther, 206 S. Silver Lake St., Oconomowoc, WI; graduated
Oconomowoc H. S. in ‘28; worked for Henschel’s Meat
Market; 2d Lt. in Co. G, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Oconomowoc,
WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN O-373399; assigned Bn. Adjutant and Sup. Off. sometime
after Buna; promoted to Capt. at some point; assigned XO, HQ, 2D
Bn., 127TH Inf. at Luzon (some references state he was assigned to
HQ, 127TH Inf.); injured his knee at Luzon, not sure if WIA; DNB
(KIA) 10 Mar. ‘45 at Leyte, Philippines at age 33; 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; listed as MIA until ca. 11 Jul. ‘45; he was 1 of at least 4 of
the passengers from the 32D Div., including 1st Lt. Alfred S.
Hazard, Pfc. Alvin L. Nelson, Pfc. Robert E. Sosey;
earned Bronze Star; repatriated and re-interred at La Belle Cemetery,
Oconomowoc, WI on 28 Jan. ‘50; sister 1st Lt. Joyce A. served as Army nurse
in ETO | 14-Mar-17 |
1316.
| Ward, Cecil E. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Meade Co., KS; SN 37231298; KIA 28 Nov. ’44 on
Leyte, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1317.
| Ward, Charles E. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1907 at MO; hometown Tulare, CA; married; entered
service 27 May ’43 at Jefferson Barracks, MO; SN 37615246; KIA 1 Dec. ’44 on
Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jul-13 |
1318.
| Wardell, Manliff W. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 18 Jun. ‘16 at MI; son of Fred and Minnie Wardell,
9314 Schaefer, Detroit, MI (hometown); entered service at Detroit, MI on 25
Apr. ‘41; SN 36112929; served with Co. A, 127TH Inf.; KIA 25 Dec.
‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 26; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list; 1
of 4,459 Americans repatriated to San Francisco aboard U.S. Army Transport Lt.
George W. G. Boyce on 2 Jun. ‘48; re-interred at Roseland Park Cemetery,
Berkley, MI | 14-Sep-18 |
1319.
| Warmenhoven, Simon ‘Sam’ | Lt. Col. | 32D Div., HQ | born 17 Jan. ‘10 at the Hague, Netherlands; son of Paulus
‘Paul’ Warmenhoven and Anna ‘Antje’ Warmenhoven-de Boer, the family emigrated to the U.S. ca.
‘21; hometown Grand Rapids, MI; married, with children; was Capt. with 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, on 15 Oct. ‘40; earned DSC for his actions as Maj.
and Regt. Surgeon for 126TH on 26 Nov. ‘42 at Buna, New Guinea;
battlefield promotion to Lt. Col. and assigned Div. Surgeon in Dec. ‘42;
passed away 5 May ‘43 in Australia | |
1320.
| Warnert, Herman M. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1914; son of Mike and Katherine Warnert; hometown St. Joseph, MN; SN 37174151; served
with 127TH Inf.; KIA 24 Jul. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; namesake of Herman Warnert Post No. 5773 of VFW at St. Joseph | 4-Jan-14 |
1321.
| Washburn, Edison L. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1915 at NY; hometown West Bloomfield, NY; entered
service 16 Jun. ’41 at Buffalo, NY; SN 32135893; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 4 Feb. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 5-Jan-14 |
1322.
| Watkins, Charles B. | 1st Lt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Watkins, 124 Broad St.,
Oneida, NY (hometown); SN O-1300239; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA
27 Jul. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 5-Jan-14 |
1323.
| Watson, George G.
(F.) | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 19 Apr. ’20 at Two Rivers, WI (hometown); son of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Watson, Memorial Dr., Two Rivers, WI, father served in
France during WWI; graduated Washington H. S. in ’38, played football;
attended Mission House College for 2 years; worked with his father at Lahey and Watson Plumbing and Electrical Co.; enlisted in
Co. E, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, Manitowoc, WI in ’40; SN
20646669; 10 mos. in hosp. for malaria after Buna; KIA 29 Jul. ’44 near
Aitape, New Guinea; brother 2d Lt. Frederick was KIA 16 Mar. ’45 at Germany
while serving with Seventh Army; both brothers were repatriated and re-interred
in a joint ceremony at Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers, WI on 20 Aug. ’48 | 24-Feb-17 |
1324.
| Watson, Jack Cross | Capt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 29 Jun. ‘19 at Rabbittown,
AL; son of Henry F. and Neva P. (Cross) Watson, Choccolocco
or Anniston, AL; graduated White Plains H. S.; hometown Tuscaloosa, AL;
enlisted in Ala. Nat. Guard while attending U. of AL in Tuscaloosa; entered
active service with 167TH Inf., 31ST Div. on 25 Nov.
‘40 at Tuscaloosa; SN 20416722; unit trained at Camp Blanding, FL; married on
6 Apr. ‘42 at Lawton, OK (he was Cpl. at Ft. Sill at the time), father of 1;
completed OCS at Ft. Benning, GA and commissioned 2d Lt. 17 Nov. ‘42; new SN
O-1300240; assigned to 127TH Inf.; served at New Guinea, likely
Aitape; promoted Capt. ca. Sep. ‘44; earned Bronze Star at Leyte; DOW 27 Feb.
‘45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart, bestowed posthumously;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; brother also served | 5-Jan-14 |
1325.
| Wayman, George, Jr. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | born 1917 at ID; hometown Way, ID; entered service 7 Jan.
’42 at Salt Lake City, UT; SN 39680734; 81mm mortarman
in Co. M, 126TH Inf.; MIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA in
ambush while acting as stretcher-bearer for wounded comrade; earned Bronze Star
and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery; there was memoriam to him from his buddy, Cpl. Dale L. Walston, in Jun. ’12 Red Arrow News | 14-Jul-13 |
1326.
| Wayson, George W. | S. Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at MD; son of Victor and Margaret Taylor,
Baltimore, MD (hometown); entered active service 3 Feb. ’41 as inf. Sgt. in
Md. Nat. Guard; SN 20345813; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 28 Mar.
’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 9-Jun-14 |
1327.
| Webb, Francis E. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Clinton Co, IA; SN 37111232; MIA 2 Dec. ’42 near
Buna, New Guinea, presumed KIA; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery | 14 Jul. ’13 |
1328.
| Weber, Ernest
Joseph | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 18 Dec. ‘21 at WI; son of Gregory Benedict and Helena
M. (Bungartz) Weber; hometown Rice Lake, WI; Pvt.
in Co. D, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Rice Lake, WI on 15 Oct.
‘40; SN 20649478; earned Silver Star for his actions as a Pvt. on 5 Dec. ‘42
at Buna, New Guinea; DOW 24 Nov. ‘44; interred at Ft. Snelling National
Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN | 2-Jan-13 |
1329.
| Webert, Harold H. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 8 Nov. ’15 near Marengo, IA; son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Webert, Blairstown, IA (hometown); worked as
carpenter and on farms; engaged to Gladys Collingwood of Williamsburg;
entered service 31 Dec. ’41; SN 37111165; KIA 28 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea (ABMC lists 27 Dec. as date of death); parents notified 14 Jan. ’43;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized
at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Benton County, IA | 14-Jul-13 |
1330.
| Webster, Harold R. | T. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., 1ST Bn., HQ | born 15 Nov. ‘20 at MI; son of Wilbert T. and Olive
Webster, 335 Mulzer Ave., Adrian, MI (hometown);
graduated Adrian H. S. in ‘39; worked for Gerity-Adrian
Corp.; Cpl. in HQ Det., 1ST Bn., 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat.
Guard, Adrian, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20633995; earned Silver Star; KIA 5 Jun.
‘44 near Yakamul, New Guinea at age 23; interred at
Palmyra Village Cemetery, Palmyra, MI; brothers 2d Lt. Homer L. and Pfc.
Calvin L. also served in Army during WWII | 26-Sep-17 |
1331.
| Weeks, Otto F. | Tec. 5 | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Hennepin Co., MN; SN 37021362; served with 128TH
Inf.; DNB 3 May ’45; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 9-Jun-14 |
1332.
| Wegener, Gustave K. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at MI; hometown Mecosta Co., MI; was Pvt. in Co.
E, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Big Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ’40;
SN 20634881; KIA 5 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 14-Jul-13 |
1333.
| Weglen (Weglein),
Walter | | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | hometown Greeley, CO; KIA 2 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea | |
1334.
| Wehring, Edwin C. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘23 at MO; son of Charles and Sophie Wehring, 1516 Cass St., St. Louis, MO (hometown), father
German immigrant; entered service 29 Jan. ‘43 at Jefferson Barracks, MO; SN
37414752; served with 126TH Inf.; KIA 26 Sep. ‘44 on Morotai, off
New Guinea ca. age 21; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 14-Jul-13 |
1335.
| Wehrmeyer, Henry | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. D | born 25 Nov. ‘21 at IA; son of Ernest and Alice Wehrmeyer, 10 W. 10th St., Holland, MI (hometown), both Dutch
immigrants; Pfc. with Co. D, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard,
Holland, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20634602; KIA 9 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New
Guinea, at age 21, killed by a sniper after exchanging places in the chow
line with a buddy; for many years that buddy paid to have a wreath placed on Wehrmeyer’s grave every year; interred at Pilgrim Home
Cemetery, Holland, MI | |
1336.
| Wells, Thomas D. | Tec. 4 | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at WV; hometown Harrison Co., WV; married;
entered service 3 Jun. ’41 at Huntington, WV; SN 35206852; KIA 26 Nov. ’42
near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 14-Jul-13 |
1337.
| Welsh, James
Patrick ‘Pat’ | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born ‘20 at WI; son of William Winfred and Edith Cora Elsemore Welsh, 915 Barland St.,
Eau Claire, WI (hometown); father enlisted in Co. E, 3D Wis. Inf.,
Wis. Nat. Guard, and served as Sgt. with Co. E, 127TH Inf. during
WWI; James was Pfc. in Co. B, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Eau
Claire, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20649070; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for
his actions 21 Nov. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; KIA 21 Nov. ‘42 near Buna ca.
age 22, same attack as Sgt. Herbert E. Smith from same unit and hometown;
also earned Purple Heart; brother Thomas L. survived sinking of Hornet;
brother William E. also served in Navy; interred at Manila American Cemetery;
also memorialized at Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, WI | 30-Apr-13 |
1338.
| Wendt, Delmar E. | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 11 Jul. ’14 at WI; son of Edward and Laura Wendt;
hometown Beaver Dam, WI; Pvt. in Co. E, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat.
Guard, at Beaver Dam, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20649675; MIA, presumed KIA, 10
Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed
on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Oakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam, WI; 4th Beaver Dam Soldier killed in the war | 10-Jun-14 |
1339.
| Wentland, Roy Frederick | Capt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 16 Apr. ’13 at Ripon, WI (hometown); graduated Ripon
H. S., Class of ’31 (was humor editor of ’31 yearbook, the Tiger); married,
father of 1; was 2d Lt. in Co. E, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at
Manitowoc, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN O-365877; Capt. and cdr.
of Co. L, 127TH Inf. at Buna; KIA 18 Dec. ’42 on Musita Island near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart;
succeeded by 1st Lt. Marcelles P. Fahres; an Army
road on New Guinea was named in his honor at the time; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 25-Dec-13 |
1340.
| Westrom, Sidney O. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. ’21; hometown Elbow Lake, MN; officially listed
as MIA 16 Feb.’46; some references state MIA 15 Feb. ’45 and declared KIA on
16 Feb. ’46; family received little information other than he was KIA/MIA in
New Guinea, which would indicate he went MIA in ’42-’43 at Buna or in ’44 at
Saidor, Aitape or Morotai; SN 37037124 or 37097124; earned Bronze Star and
Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery | 22-Feb-12 |
1341.
| Wetsch, Adolph J. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | born 1911 at Morton County, ND (hometown); son of John and
Agatha Wetsch; SN 37096527; KIA 21 Nov. ’44
(presumed KIA); earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery;
also memorialized at Saint Pius Catholic Cemetery, New Salem, ND | 14-Jul-13 |
1342.
| Wexler, Philip J. | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. M | born 25 Jul. ‘19 (‘20) at Brooklyn, NY (hometown);
married, father of 1; entered service 25 Nov. ‘42 at New York, NY; SN
32644039; originally assigned to 100TH Inf. Div.; transferred to
Co. M, 127TH Inf.; forward observer; family believes he earned
Silver Star, posthumously (not HoV or HoH); KIA 25 Jul. ‘45 at Senipsip,
Luzon, Philippines on his 26th (25th) birthday; interred at Montefiore
Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, NY | 21-Aug-13 |
1343.
| Wheat, Lester B. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 21 Sep. ’12 at KY; hometown Richland Co., OH; entered
service 17 Jul. ’42 at Cincinnati, OH; SN 35462875; MIA 2 Feb. ’44 near
Saidor, New Guinea; NARA states DNB; earned Bronze Star; listed on Tablets of
the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Wheat Family
Cemetery, Rockcastle County, KY | 14-Jul-13 |
1344.
| Wheeler, George L. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1921 at NY; hometown Kings Co. or Albany Co., NY;
entered service 23 Jul. ’42 at Camp Shelby, MS; SN 14129953; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 17 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 10-Jun-14 |
1345.
| Whitaker, Paul | 1st Lt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 5 Jan. ‘14; son of Walter O. and Annie (Smith)
Whitaker, Beconia, MS (hometown); older brother, Forrest,
was pilot during WWI, WIA; graduated Sartaria H.
S.; hometown Phoenix, MS; graduated Miss. State College, completed ROTC,
commissioned 2d Lt.; entered service in Jun. ‘40; SN O-390728; served with
Co. E, 127TH Inf.; earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his
actions 20 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, singlehandedly attacked enemy emplacement
holding up his unit; KIA 20 Dec. ’42 at age 28; also earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Wesley Chapel
Cemetery, Phoenix, MS | 5-Feb-13 |
1346.
| White, Floyd V. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown New Madrid Co., MO; SN 37130513; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 4 Jan. ’43; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 10-Jun-14 |
1347.
| White, Myron D. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born 1916 at IN; hometown Lenawee Co., MI; entered service
22 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN 36112165; KIA 5 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 14-Jul-13 |
1348.
| Whitley, Marion M. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Navajo Co., AZ; SN 38070705; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 7 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 11-Jun-14 |
1349.
| Whitmore, Max L. | S. Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘25 at IA; son of Stephen and Goldie Whitmore,
Albion, IA (hometown); entered service 30 Oct. ‘43 at Camp Dodge, IA; SN
37681110; served with 128TH Inf.; DOW 23 May ‘45; earned Silver
Star and Purple Heart w/OLC; also cited in 32D Div. GO No. 8
(1945), which may indicate an additional award; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 11-Jun-14 |
1350.
| Wick, Frank Harold | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 4 Oct. ’18 at Okanogan Co., WA; son of Albert Martin
and Theresa H. (Wells) Wick; hometown Brewster, WA; married; entered service 19
Apr. ’44 at Spokane, WA; SN 39470221; served with 128TH Inf.; DOW
14 Apr. ’45; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 11-Jun-14 |
1351.
| Wierzelewski, Louis T. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1917 at WI; son of Michael and Constance Wierzelewski, 2012 S. 16th St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown);
attended SS Cyril & Methodius Grade School and Boys Technology and Trade
H. S.; was Pvt. in Co. K, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at
Milwaukee, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20647763; KIA 24 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New
Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Jan-14 |
1352.
| Wigen, Kenneth J. ‘Ken’ | Cpl. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. D (E) | born 1911 at WI; son of Clarence and Ella Wigen, 4122 S. 15th St., Manitowoc, WI (hometown); worked
at ship yard in Manitowoc; entered service 21 Apr. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN
36208346; served with Co. D (E), 128TH Inf.; DNB 15 Mar. ’45,
aboard transport plane that crashed into mountain on Leyte, Philippines
during takeoff, he was enroute home on furlough; parents notified 4 Aug. ’45;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; also memorialized at Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI | 11-Jun-14 |
1353.
| Wiles, Vincent Joy | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born ‘14 (‘13) at Superior, WI; son of Harvey F. and Delia
(McDonough) Wiles, 1206 Lower Ave., Superior, WI (hometown) in ’40; he and
Robert Hayden, both Boy Scouts, hitchhiked to Los Angeles in ‘30 at age 16,
left Superior on 15 Jun., reached LA on 26 Jul., planned to return to
Superior by 1st week of Sep., “hitch-hiking is a lot of fun, they think,
but fairly unreliable at times”; graduated Superior State Teachers
College, played football, Northern Division Conference Champions in ‘36 or
‘37; Pvt. in Med. Det., 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Superior,
WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20651228; MIA ca. 9 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; FOD
9 Dec. ‘45; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; memorialized on Tablets of
the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; he and his football team inducted
into U. of Wis.-Superior Alumni Hall of Fame in ‘76; father served with 32D
Div. during WWI, Capt. Harvey F., 128TH Inf., WNG; brother served
during WWII, Cpl. Franklin H., Army Air Force; brother served during WWII,
GM3 Allen J., Navy | 11-Jun-14 |
1354.
| Wilkett, Buster | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | hometown Springfield, AR; SN 37258186; served in Co. H,
128TH Inf.; KIA 13 Jul. ’44 in the Battle of the Driniumor River, near Aitape,
New Guinea; was a machine gunner and had been with the 32D Div.
for more than a year before he was killed; was 22 years old when he died;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Mar-05 |
1355.
| Wilkins, Charles
W., Jr. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1911 at NJ; hometown Camden Co., NJ; married; entered
service 6 Oct. ’42 at Camden, NJ; SN 12132777; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 5 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 6-Jan-14 |
1356.
| Wilkinson, Jesse W. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born ‘15 at MI; hometown Big Rapids, MI; Pvt. with Co. E,
126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Big Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN
20634847; KIA 15 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 27; listed on 27
Feb. ‘43 casualty list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 15-Jul-13 |
1357.
| Wilkinson, Robert
S. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | hometown King Co., WA; SN 39203824; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 27 Nov. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 6-Jan-14 |
1358.
| Williams, Cecil R. | Pfc. | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 10 Jan. ‘18 at MT; hometown Bellflower, CA but still
had ties to MT; married; entered service 4 Dec. ‘41 at Los Angeles, CA; SN
39170708; “…camouflaged with palm
debris and pandanus leaves, crawled in to demolish
a Jap position. A tree sniper picked off Mr. Williams from above. Without
hesitation, though knowing the spot in the jungle glade was directly in the
sniper’s line of fire, Sergt. Harry Dienstedt crawled forward to pull in his comrades body.”;
KIA 6 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea; interred at Golden Gate National
Cemetery, San Bruno, CA | |
1359.
| Williams, Jack M. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born ‘21 at AL; mother Rittie
Williams, 100 May St., Montgomery, AL (hometown); entered service 10 Dec. ‘41
at Montgomery, AL; SN 14055919; served with Co. I, 127TH Inf.;
earned Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions 1 Jan. ‘43 near Buna
Mission; KIA 1 Jan. ‘43 ca. age 22; also earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery; mother received his Silver Star during a simple
ceremony at her home (at her request) ca. 5 Aug. ‘43 | 2-May-13 |
1360.
| Williams, James
Edward | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Med. Det. | born 16 Nov. ’18 at OK; hometown McClain Co., OK; entered
service 10 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Sill, OK; SN 38062972; served with Med. Det., 128TH
Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 20 Nov. ’42; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart;
memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery; also
memorialized at Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, OK | 12-Jun-14 |
1361.
| Williams, Leroy S. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 29 Aug. ‘19 at Stanton, MI (hometown); son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Williams, Ypsilanti, MI; attended Stanton H. S. in ‘38, athletic
star; Pvt. with Co. H, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, Ionia, MI on
15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20635380; KIA 6 Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, at age 23;
parents notified ca. 13 Jan. ‘43; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list;
interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, MI | 6-Mar-17 |
1362.
| Williams, Ned L. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at OH; hometown Wood Co., OH; married; entered
service 31 Jul. ’44 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35930639; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 25 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 12-Jun-14 |
1363.
| Williams, William
Perry ‘Perry’ | 1st Lt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 22 Feb. ‘21 at Watervliet,
NY; son of Emerson A. and Margaret (Perry) Williams; father served during
WWI, Co. D and Sup. Co., 105TH Inf.; hometown Rensselaer Co., NY;
attended Averill Park H. S. in ‘40; enlisted in Co. A, 105TH Inf.,
27TH Div., NY Nat. Guard on 26 Sep. ‘39, high school senior; SN
20201159; mobilized 15 Oct. ‘40; trained at Ft. McClellan, AL; promoted to
Sgt.; completed OCS, Ft. Benning, GA on 25 Nov. ‘42 and commissioned as 2d
Lt.; SN O-1301576; assigned to 128TH Inf.; promoted to 1st Lt.;
WIA May ‘44 near Aitape, mortar shell; evacuated to hosp. in Australia; DOW 6
Aug. ‘44 at age 23; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart, posthumously;
interred at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Troy, NY; namesake of Lt. Perry Williams
Post No. 3025 of VFW, Averill Park/West Sand Lake, NY | 4-Feb-17 |
1364.
| Williford, Frederick J. | Tec. 5 | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at France or Monaco; hometown San Bernardino or
San Mateo Co., CA; entered service 6 Jan. ’42 at Presidio of Monterey, CA; SN
39085522; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 27 Mar. ’45 along the Ville
Verde Trail on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 12-Jun-14 |
1365.
| Wilock, Richard J. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘16 at PA; son of Mrs. Lottie Wilock,
11650 Moran, Hamtramck, MI (hometown); entered service at Ft. Custer, MI on
28 Nov. ‘41; SN 36162950; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 1 Jan. ‘43
near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 27; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty list;
earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jan-14 |
1366.
| Wilson, Henry
Marsden, Jr. ‘Hank’ | Capt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. B | hometown Laurens Co., SC; graduated Presbyterian College
in ’36; SN O-340636; commander of Co. B, 128TH Inf.; KIA 23 Mar.
’45 at Salacsac Pass #2 along the Villa Verde
Trail, Luzon, Philippines; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 22-Sep-13 |
1367.
| Wilson, Lealean (Leland) H. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 20 Mar. ’25 at CO; son of
John E. and Irma Wilson, College Ave., Arvada, CO (hometown); attended Wheat
Ridge H. S.; entered service 22 Jul. ’43 at Denver, CO; SN 37703577; served
with Co. I, 127TH Inf.; he appears to have been decorated for his
actions on Luzon, but haven’t determined which medal, “When his
patrol was ambushed by a superior Jap force and ordered to withdraw, Pfc. Lelan H. Wilson braved murderous grenade and machine gun
fire and went to the aid of a wounded soldier. He dragged the wounded man 200
yards only to watch him die in his arms from a second enemy bullet. Wilson
then tried to rejoin the withdrawing forces, but before he could gain cover
was shot in the leg. Unable to walk, Wilson dragged himself through a half
mile of tangled undergrowth to safety. After his recovery, Wilson rejoined
his fighting unit and was killed February 25 according to word received by
his parents.”; KIA 21 (25) Feb. ’45 by a sniper while his unit was attacking
Hill 1400 along the Villa Verde Trail on Luzon, Philippines; 1st Lt. George
H. Brown, PL, was next to him when he fell; brother LaVerne
also served; interred at Arvada Cemetery, Arvada, CO | 13-Dec-13 |
1368.
| Wiltgen, Floyd N. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 22 Nov. ’19 at WI; son of Jacob J. Wiltgen and Mary Gates; hometown Two Rivers, WI; worked
at Two Rivers Upholstering Co.; married, father of 1; was Pfc. in Co. E, 127TH
Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Manitowoc, WI on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20646678; KIA 4 Jan.
’43 near Buna, New Guinea; brother Chester also served; repatriated and
re-interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, WI | 27-Dec-13 |
1369.
| Winet, Fred | Pvt. | 114TH Engr. Bn. | born 1919 at NY; hometown Cuyahoga, OH; entered active
service 15 Oct. ’40 with Ohio Nat. Guard at Cleveland, OH; SN 20517122; KIA 6
Apr. ’44 during an air raid at Saidor, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 8-May-13 |
1370.
| Winscot, Oliver
Vance | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. H | born 6 Nov. ’19; son of George Allison and Hazel Violet
(Keiser) Winscot, 207 N. 16th St., Omaha, NE (hometown); entered service 5
Jan. ’42 from NE; SN 37139063; initial training at Camp Roberts, CA; assigned
to 126TH Inf. shortly before the 32D Div. embarked 22
Apr. ’42; Co. H reached Jaure on 28 Oct. and set out for Natunga the next
morning; he was KIA (DOI) 29 Oct. ’42; killed in a Japanese strafing attack
near Jaure while marching over Owen Stanley Mountains; 2 other men from Co. H
killed in same attack, Pfc. Joseph Ambrose and Pvt. Vernon A. C. Voss;
posthumously awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart, also earned CIB; interred
at Manson Park, Ipswich, Australia, on 3 Aug. ’45; later repatriated and
interred at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI | |
1371.
| Wise, Frank R. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1914 at MI; hometown Cuyahoga Co., OH; entered
service 25 Jan. ’41 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35006088; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 29 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jun-14 |
1372.
| Wise, Guy E. | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘23 at OH; son of Mrs. Bessie Wise, Seventh St.,
Ashland, OH (hometown); graduated Ashland H. S. in ‘41; married, father of 1;
farmer at Sullivan; entered service 1 Jul. ‘44 at Cleveland, OH; SN 35929188;
trained at Camp Fannin, TX and Ft. Ord, CA; KIA 4 May ‘45 at Luzon,
Philippines; earned Silver Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 15-Jul-13 |
1373.
| Wiskowski, Edward A. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1919 at WI; hometown Milwaukee, WI; was Pvt. in Co.
K, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Milwaukee, WI on 15 Oct. ’40;
SN 20647825; mentioned in Murlin Spencer dispatch
from 13 Dec. ’42; KIA 8 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jan-14 |
1374.
| Witt, Kenneth J. | Pvt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | hometown Cook Co., IL; SN 36919288; served with 128TH
Inf.; KIA 9 May ’45 on Luzon, Philippine; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jun-14 |
1375.
| Witt, William
Gordon | Pfc. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1919 at MI; hometown Mecosta Co., MI; was Pvt. in Co.
E, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Big Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ’40;
SN 20634848; MIA 19 Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; NARA states FOD; earned
Bronze Star and Purple Heart; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery; also memorialized at Highland View Cemetery, Big Rapids,
MI | 15-Jul-13 |
1376.
| Wolf, Harold G. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1918 at MI; son of George and Lettie (Letta) Wolf,
Jerome, MI (hometown); possibly Jewish; also had ties to Somerset, MI and
Hancock Co., IN; entered service 28 Apr. ’41 at Kalamazoo, MI; SN 36155949;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 18 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 6-Jan-14 |
1377.
| Wolfe, Barney | | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | assigned to 1ST Squad, 3D Platoon,
Co. K, 127TH Inf.; according to his buddy, Dewey T. Powell, he was
KIA by MG fire in the vicinity of Sanananda Point, New Guinea ca. Jan. ’43;
they also served with Wesley Zimmerman, who was Wolfe’s ammo carrier; they
became separated when there were only about 20 of them left out of the 127TH
who were present at the start of the assault | |
1378.
| Wolslegel, Jack E. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 11 Feb. ’23; son of Berl
and Marie Wolslegel, Sedro Woolley, WA (hometown);
SN 39206142; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 13 Dec. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines;
awards include Purple Heart w/OLC, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 service
star, and WWII Victory Medal; interred at Manila American Cemetery; brother
also served and fought on Leyte | 6-Jan-14 |
1379.
| Wonser, Jasper Newton | S. Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 23 Dec. ’21 at Grand Forks, ND (hometown), some
references list state of nativity as MN and hometown Crow Wing Co., MN; son
of Jasper W. (William ‘Willis’ Jasper) and Clara Wonser,
Grand Forks, ND; entered service 9 Jul. ’40 at Ft. Snelling, MN; SN 17001110;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 26 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines;
earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; grandfather,
Jasper Newton Wonser, fought in Civil War with 13TH
Wis. Lt. Arty. Btry. | 6-Jan-14 |
1380.
| Woodbridge, James
A. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘19 at MI; son of Thomas W. and Sadie Woodbridge, 897
Lee St., Marquette, MI (hometown); married; entered service at Ft. Sheridan,
IL on 28 Nov. ‘41; SN 36229378; served
with 127TH Inf.; mentioned in 32D Div. news release on 26
Dec. ‘44 regarding an earlier skirmish led by his Plt.
Ldr., 1st Lt. Joseph P. Meier, Salem, OR, at Leyte,
Philippines, the release was printed in Lt. Meier’s hometown newspaper, the
unit of 20 men killed 63 of enemy, many in tunnels, with no friendly casualties,
and captured 13 machineguns, 28 mortars, rifles, and ammunition during an
hour-long battle, Woodbridge was the 1st to engage the enemy by killing a
pair of snipers; KIA 30 Nov. ‘44 at Leyte, Philippines ca. age 25; 1 of 1,922
service members repatriated aboard U.S. Army Transport Private John R. Towle ca. 16 Jun. ‘49 | 24-Sep-17 |
1381.
| Woods, Bernard P. | Cpl. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at CA; hometown Los
Angeles, CA; married; entered service 21 Feb. ’42 at Ft. MacArthur, CA; SN
39020352; served with 128TH Inf., likely 1ST Bn.,
possibly Co. A; member of 50-man patrol from 1ST Bn., 128TH
Inf. that was attacked by a 100-man Japanese force west of the Mot River near
Teterei, along the western edge of the Saidor
beachhead, on 28 Jan. ’44; the patrol killed 43 Japanese soldiers, but
suffered 8 killed, 6 MIA, and 9 WIA; he was a member of 1st Lt. George J.
Hess’ group after it became isolated on north bank of Mot River; he likely
was 1 of the 6 who volunteered to stay with the wounded and dead in order
that the others could escape, or he was 1 of those wounded or dead; MIA 28
Jan. ’44 at Teterei, near Saidor,
New Guinea; FOD 17 Jan. ’46; earned DSC, bestowed posthumously, for his
actions 28 Jan. ’44 near Saidor, New Guinea; also earned Bronze Star and
Purple Heart; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery | 13-Jun-14 |
1382.
| Workman, Clarence
C. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 3 Mar. ’14 at OH; hometown Summit Co., OH; also had
ties to Cave Creek, AZ; married; entered service 13 Jun. ’44 at Ft. MacArthur,
CA; SN 39589365; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 21 Apr. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also
memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of AZ, Phoenix, AZ | 6-Jan-14 |
1383.
| Workman, James W. | Capt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 16 May ’07; hometown Bexar Co., TX; married; SN
O-271492; earned DSC for his actions 24 Dec. ’42 at Buna, New Guinea; KIA 25
Dec. ’42 (the synopsis of his citation implies 24 Dec., the cemetery listing
states 31 Dec., but 2 of 3 books list the 25th); interred at Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX | |
1384.
| Worthington, Emery
B. (D.) | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. A | born 16 Mar. ‘23, at Batavia
Township, Branch Co., MI; son of Howard Lee and Ethel May (Sanderson)
Worthington, 34 or 48 E. Washington, Coldwater, MI (hometown), mother
preceded him death; Pvt. with Co. A, 126TH Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard,
Coldwater, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40 at age 17; SN 20634111; KIA 1 Dec. ‘42 near
Buna, New Guinea, at age 19; family notified ca. 3 Jan. ‘43; listed on 27
Feb. ‘43 casualty list; according to Pvt. John E. Deal, Worthington “was
killed by explosion of a Jap mortar shell”; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI | 20-Aug-17 |
1385.
| Wroblewski, Walter J. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ca. 1924; son of Walter and Mary Wroblewski,
8630 Gary St., Dearborn, MI (hometown); SN 36971456; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 21 Apr. ’45 on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart w/OLC;
interred at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1386.
| Wulf, Arthur R. | Pvt. | 126TH Inf. Regt. | son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wulf,
New Liberty, IA (hometown); entered service 3 Jan. ’42; SN 37111332; KIA 20
Dec. ’42 near Buna, New Guinea; family notified ca. 26 Jan. ’43; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 15-Jul-13 |
1387.
| Wydick, Bruce L. (Widick) | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘19 at TN; son of Suther M.
and Annie Wydick, Robertson Co., TN (hometown);
married; entered service 24 Jul. ‘42 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; SN 34361506;
served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 5 Dec. ‘44 on Leyte, Philippines;
earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 5-Jan-14 |
1388.
| Yee, Buck S. | Tec. 5 | 126TH FA Bn. | born 1911 (Chinese citizen born at Puerto Rico (including
Virgin Islands and Cuba)?); married; entered service 10 Feb. ’42 at Ft.
MacArthur, San Pedro, CA; SN 39018954; DOW 22 Mar. ’45; earned Purple Heart;
interred at Manila American Cemetery; | |
1389.
| Yenelouis, Bernard T. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born ‘14 at PA; NoK Mrs. Stella Yenelouis,
sister, 7404 Hanover, Detroit, MI (hometown); entered service at Ft. Custer,
MI on 11 Dec. ‘41; SN 36164222; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 23
Dec. ‘42 near Buna, New Guinea, ca. age 28; listed on 27 Feb. ‘43 casualty
list; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1390.
| Youkna, Joseph V., Sr. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 4 Jul. ’19 at MI; son of Marcella Youkna,
8039 Olivet, Detroit, MI (hometown); married; entered service 4 Aug. ’44 at
Ft. Sheridan, IL; SN 36472670; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 1 May ’45
on Luzon, Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1391.
| Young, Russell E. | S. Sgt. | 126TH Inf. Regt., Co. I | born 1 Dec. ‘18 at IN; son of Roy E. and Audie M. (Thompson)
Young; hometown Grand Rapids, MI; SN 20635602; Pvt. in Co. I, 126TH
Inf., Mich. Nat. Guard, at Grand Rapids, MI on 15 Oct. ‘40; marched over Owen
Stanley Mountains; almost certainly the Sgt. Young who was with 1st Lt.
Hershel Horton when he was WIA 1 Dec. ‘41 near ‘Huggins’ Roadblock’; likely
participated in attempt to rescue him; earned Silver Star for his actions 2
Dec. ‘42 at ‘Huggins’ Roadblock’; highly praised by Capt. Huggins in
newspaper articles; KIA 22 Feb. ‘44 at Saidor, New Guinea at age 25; also
earned Bronze Star; repatriated and re-interred at Lewis Creek Baptist
Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN on 25 Feb. ‘49 | 6-Feb-13 |
1392.
| Young, Vernon I. | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1920 at AR; hometown Craighead Co. or Mississippi
Co., AR; entered service 1 Oct. ’42 at Little Rock, AR; SN 38290491; served
with 128TH Inf.; KIA 22 Nov. ’44 on Leyte, Philippines; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 13-Jun-14 |
1393.
| Zaas, Isadore | Pfc. | 128TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at MI; father Louie Zaas;
hometown Detroit, MI; entered service 28 Apr. ’41 at Detroit, MI; SN
36113227; served with 128TH Inf.; KIA 2 Feb. ’44 near Saidor, New
Guinea, possibly the outguard at Sereng; earned Purple Heart w/OLC; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 13-Jun-14 |
1394.
| Zabbo, Augustino | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1924 at RI; hometown Providence Co., RI; entered
service 1 Apr. ’43 at Providence, RI; SN 31292164; served with 127TH
Inf.; DOW 2 Dec. ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1395.
| Zahn, Carl A. | Tec. 4 | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 1913 at WI; hometown Baileys Harbor, WI; entered
service 20 Mar. ’43 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36204693; served with 127TH
Inf.; KIA 8 Jun. ’44 near Aitape, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1396.
| Zeiter, Fred J. | 1st Lt. | unknown | born 31 Aug. ‘20 at NY; Jewish; son of William T. and
Sarah (Sadie) Zeiter, 1541 Conkling Ave., Utica, NY
(hometown); graduated Proctor H. S. in ‘38; worked for Foster Bros. Mfg. Co.;
enlisted in HQ, 3D Bn., 10TH Inf., N. Y. Nat. Guard on
14 Sep. ‘39; mobilized with that unit on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20271186; 10TH
Inf. redesignated 106TH Inf. when 27TH
Div. was mobilized; trained at Ft. McClellan, AL and Ft. Ord, CA; promoted to
S. Sgt.; shipped to Hawaii; completed OCS at Ft. Benning, GA and commissioned
2d Lt. in Nov. ‘42; new SN O-1301584; served with 32D Div., likely
127TH or 128TH Inf.; promoted to 1st Lt. in ‘44; earned
Silver Star, posthumously, for rescuing a wounded Soldier near Aitape, New
Guinea; the obituary published when he was repatriated listed the date of
action as 17 Jun. ‘44, I suspect the date may be a typographical error, a
press release filed from Aitape on 10 Aug. ‘44, which mentions his actions,
suggests the event occurred in mid- to late-July; DOW 28 Nov. ‘44 at Leyte,
Philippines at age 24, family learned that he went out, under fire, to rescue
1 of his wounded men, a nearby Japanese soldier, presumed dead, threw a
grenade, seriously wounding Zeiter; also earned
Purple Heart; brother William served with Army in ETO; mother received his
Silver Star in Jun. ‘45; repatriated and re-interred at Saint Agnes Cemetery,
Utica, NY on 2 Feb. ‘49 | 4-Oct-17 |
1397.
| Zier, Pete | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 19 May ’14; brother Fred Zier,
NoK, Hardin, MT (hometown); SN 39617478; served
with 127TH Inf.; DOW 8 May ’44; earned Purple Heart; interred at
Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1398.
| Zik, Elmer | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. E | born 1920 at WI; son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Zik, 1916 N. 7th Ln., Milwaukee, WI; originally from
Milwaukee, resided at Two Rivers (hometown) when he entered service; was Pfc.
in Co. E, 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Manitowoc, WI on 15 Oct.
’40; SN 20646680; KIA 19 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; interred at Manila
American Cemetery | 25-Dec-13 |
1399.
| Zimbal, Harold H. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 2 Feb. ’15 at Town of Wilson, Sheboygan Co., WI
(hometown); son of Arthur and Bertha Zimbal;
attended Sheboygan Central H. S.; worked at Garton
Toy Co.; entered service 21 Mar. ’41 at Milwaukee, WI; SN 36204964; served
with 127TH Inf.; KIA 1 Jan. ’43 near Buna, New Guinea; earned
Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1400.
| Zimmerman, Ralph H. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 1917 at OH; son of Mrs. Robert Zimmerman, Huron, OH
(hometown), father preceded him in death; entered service 27 Nov. ’41 at Camp
Perry, OH; SN 35280011; served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; KIA 31 Dec.
’42 near Buna, New Guinea; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American
Cemetery | 7-Jan-14 |
1401.
| Zimmerman, Walter
J. | Sgt. | 128TH Inf. Regt., Co. K | born 1911 at WI; mother Mrs. Minnie Zimmerman, Monroe, WI
(hometown); was Sgt. in Co. K, 128TH Inf., Wis. Nat. Guard, at Monroe,
WI, on 15 Oct. ’40; SN 20650622; KIA 26 (21) Nov. ’42 at Buna, New Guinea; 1
of 4 original members of Co. K killed at Buna; earned Purple Heart; interred
at Manila American Cemetery | |
1402.
| Zschech, Alfred A. | Pvt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. L | born 5 Oct. ’14 at TX; son of Hermann J. and Pauline M. (Melde) Zschech, Lee Co., TX
(hometown); entered service 6 Jan. ’42 at Ft. Sam Houston, TX; SN 38073476;
served with Co. L, 127TH Inf.; severely WIA 29 Dec. ’42 near Buna
Mission, New Guinea; DOW 30 Jan. ’43 at age 28 while being evacuated from
Port Moresby, New Guinea to Brisbane, Australia; buried at sea; earned Bronze
Star and Purple Heart; MIA; listed on Tablets of the Missing at Manila
American Cemetery; also memorialized at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Fedor, TX | 7-Jan-14 |
1403.
| Zuchowski, Walter
J. | Sgt. | 127TH Inf. Regt., Co. C | born 12 Feb. ’14 at OH; son of Joseph and Antonina
Zuchowski, 169 Beacon St., Rossford, OH (hometown); attended Rossford H. S.; entered
service at Camp Perry, OH on 27 Nov. ’41; SN 35280081; served with Co. C, 127TH
Inf.; KIA 2 Aug. ’44 near Afua, New Guinea at age
30; earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart; repatriated and re-interred at
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, OH on 25 Jun. ’48 | 20-Feb-17 |
1404.
| Zuelke, Harvey A. | Pfc. | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 8 Aug. ’20 at Westfield, WI; son of William F. and
Freda I. (Peschel) Zuelke;
hometown Marquette Co., WI; entered service 25 Aug. ’42 at Milwaukee, WI; SN
36260009; served with 127TH Inf.; KIA 21 Jul. ’45 on Luzon,
Philippines; earned Purple Heart; interred at Manila American Cemetery; also
memorialized at Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Newton, WI | 7-Jan-14 |
1405.
| Zwickey, Irving A. | WO | 127TH Inf. Regt. | born 24 Oct. ‘14; son of Adolph F. and Alma R. Zwickey, 363 2nd St., Oshkosh, WI (hometown); graduated
Oshkosh H. S. in ‘32; Sgt. in Svc. Co., 127TH Inf., Wis. Nat.
Guard, Oshkosh, WI on 15 Oct. ‘40; SN 20645671; brother, Pvt. Benjamin A.,
mobilized with same unit; promoted to S. Sgt.; promoted to WOJG; new SN W2107037;
contracted jungle fever in Apr. ‘44; evacuated to U.S. in Aug. ‘44; DNB 10
Sep. ‘44 at Vaughan Gen. Hosp., Hines, IL at age 29; interred at New Elm
Cemetery, Black Wolf, WI | 17-Oct-17 |
| | | | Soldiers with no
date in the ‘Added’ column were added to this roster between 11 Feb. and 3
Apr. ’13. |
