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NELSON -- LT (jg) James Bruton
Pilot of an Avenger, based on the USS Croatan (VC-42)
MIA/KIA 28 March 1944 in the North Atlantic
Lost at Sea, Memorial services held aboard USS Croatan
Formal military service held May 25, 2003 in Uvalde, TX
The Father of Patricia Nelson Fitch

NELSON -- CAPT Loreen A. O.
Regimental Weapons, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division
DOW (Died of Wounds) 16 July 1944 in the Battle for Saipan
Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
The Father of Mary Nelson Kenny

NICHOLS -- 1LT James F., Jr.
95th Infantry Division, 358th FABn in support of 378 Infantry Regiment
KIA 5 March 1945, near Rheinhausen, Germany
Buried in Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Oklahoma
The Father of Susan Nichols Linville

NOBLE -- PFC Russell Philip
Supply Squadron, 17th Air Depot Group, U.S. Army Air Corps
Killed 23 April 1943, near Benghazi, Libya
Buried in the American Military Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
The Father of Phyllis Eleanore Noble; Grandfather of Zachary Noble Kmiec

OTT -- PFC Maurice Joseph
ll6th Infantry, 29th Division
KIA 22 June 1944, at Couvains, France
Buried in Clearfield Cemetery, Clearfield, PA
The Father of Janice Ott Buterbaugh

PARKINSON -- PFC Howard W.
71st Infantry Division, 66th Infantry Regiment, Co K
Drowned 7 June 1945, near Gersten, Austria
Memorialized on the Wall of the Missing at Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
The Father of Sandra K. Parkinson Wical and Susan C. Parkinson Hoover

PATRICK -- PVT Millard H.
Patton's Red Diamond 3rd Army, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company K
Killed in Action 10 September 1944 at the Moselle River in France
Buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
The twin Brother of Milton W. Patrick

PEIRSON -- 1LT John Silas Sheffield
290th Regiment, 75th Infantry Division
Killed in Action 25 December, 1944 at La Roumiere, Battle of the Bulge
Buried at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
The Father of Rik Peirson

PHELAN -- PFC John William "Jack"
3rd Army, 5th Inf. Div., 2nd Inf. Rgt., 2nd Bn., Co. "G"
Killed in Action 10 November, 1944, near Metz, France
Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, near Utica, NY
The Father of John William Phelan, Jr.

PHELAN -- 2LT Edward Lawrence "Larry"
20th Air Force, 498th Bomb Group, 873rd Bomb Squadron
Killed in Action 3 December, 1944, near Saipan Island in the Pacific
Memorialized at the Punchbowl in Hawaii
The Uncle of John William Phelan, Jr.

PILLER -- PVT Frank Joseph
I Company, 3rd Battalion, 363rd Infantry Regiment,
91st Infantry Division
Killed in Action 8 July, 1944, Near Vada, Italy
Buried at Florence Cemetery Via Cassia, H-6-13, Italy
The Father of Kathey Ames

PINKERTON -- PFC Ralph Clinton
I Company, 108th Infantry Regiment, 40th Division
Killed in Action 14 June, 1945
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
The Father of Jerry Pinkerton and Judy Pinkerton Graves

RADCLIFF -- SGT Ernest Gilbert
55th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group
Lost 5/26/45, between San Marcelino, Luzon and Peleilu
Memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery
The Father of Patricia Arlene Temte
and Grandfather of Kristin Temte Neely

RAJNER -- PFC George J.
Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
KIA 3 July, 1944, Hill 131, Normandy, France
Buried at the Normandy American Cemetery
The Father of Carol LaBounty

RAMIREZ -- PVT Maximiliano S.
K Company, 3rd Battalion, 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Killed in Action 2 October, 1944
Memorialized at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avoid (Moselle).
The Father of Victoria Ramirez Adams

RAREY -- CPT George W.
379th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force
Killed in Action on a Mission 27 June, 1944
Burial information to come.
The Father of Damon Rarey

RATLIFF -- PVT Ova Wendell
Company C, 110th Infantry, 28th Division,
Killed in Action 14 November, 1944, on Oschenkopf Hill, near Simonskall in the Huertgen Forest, Germany
Buried at Flatwoods Cemetery, at Woodsbend, Kentucky.
The Father of Thomas G. Ratliff

RENO -- CPL Robert V.
Third Army, 71st Division, 14th Infantry, Co. E., 1st Platoon
Killed in Action 1 April, 1945, in Germany
Interment St. Avold, France; Final Resting Place, Winchester, IN; Memorialized in Coldwater, Ohio
The Father of Roberta R. (Brigitt) Caito and (in memory of) Robert E. Reno

RICKETSON -- AMM3c Jacob "J.E."
Torpedo Squadron, Air Group 17, USS HORNET
Killed in Action 7 April 1945 in the East China Sea, off the coast of Kyushu, Japan
Memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Father of Elaine Ricketson Danks

RIRIE -- LT Otis Milton
Sixth Air Force, 26th Fighter Command, 51st. Fighter Squadron.
Killed in Action 8 December, 1944 in the Panama Canal Zone
Buried in Memorial Park National Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Father of Carolyn Ririe Lofgren

ROBERTS -- 2LT Edmund Hunt, Jr.
Army Air Corps, 7th Air Force, 30th Bomb Group, 27th Bomb Squad
Killed in Action 26 December, 1943
Memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Father of Susan Kent Roberts Chadd

ROODENBURG -- MAJ William Henry
33rd Fighter Group, Headquarters Squadron
Killed in Action 11 January, 1943
Buried at the North Africa Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunisia
The Father of Susan Jane Roodenburg Perko

ROSELAND -- 1LT Robert Harold
Army Air Corps, 20th Bomber Command, 794 Squadron, 58th Bombardment Wing, 468 Bombardment Group
Killed in Action 7 December, 1944, Mukden, Manchuria
Group Burial at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois
The Father of Eileen Roseland Buckhouse

ROSEN -- Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Samuel
U.S.S. Spence
Killed in Action 18 December, 1944
Buried at Sea off the Philippine Islands
The Father of A. Eric Rosen

ROWMAN -- 2LT Theodore
8th Armored Division, 106th Cavalry Recon Squad
Killed in Action 15 October, 1944, near Foret-de-Parroy, France
Buried in Epinal Cemetery, France
The Father of Jo Anne Rowman Morrissey

ROY -- PVT John D.
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 393 Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division
Killed in Action 16 March, 1945
Buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
The Father of Tom Roy

RUSTAND -- 1LT Hanford "Rusty" James Rustand
8th AAF, 91st Bomb Group, 332rd Squadron
Killed in Action 2 November, 1944
Buried at American Military Cemetery, Hamm, Luxembourg
The Father of Marilynn Rustand Lieurance

RUTBERG -- Chief Pharmacist's Mate Leon Aaron, USNR
Attached to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Killed in Action 20 April, 1945 at Okinawa, in the Ryukyu Islands
Buried in Okinawa, now buried in Har Zion Cemetery, Collingdale, PA
The Father of Carole Rutberg Silverman and J. Gary Rutberg

RUTHERFORD -- CPL John D.
Headquarters Squadron, 5th Air Base Group
Died 9 January, 1945 at Takao Harbor, Formosa
Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery
The Father of John D. Rutherford Jr.

RUTHERFORD -- CPL William E.
1120th Military Police Company, Aviation
Died 3 December, 1943 at London, England
Buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot E, Row 3, Grave 77
The Uncle of John D. Rutherford Jr.

RUTLEDGE -- PVT Robert Lee
U.S. Army Infantry, 48th Infantry BN, 7th Armored Division
Killed in Action 29 October, 1944 at Meijel, Holland
Buried at U.S. Military Cemetery, Plot D, Row 7, Grave 21, Margraten, Holland
The Father of Ginger Rutledge Gregory
and Robery Leron Rutledge, deceased on August 27, 2006

SALAZAR -- PFC Santiago C.
744th Tank Company
Died 25 February, 1945 in Holland
Buried in the American Military Cemetery, Margraten, Holland
The Grandfather of Rebecca Rodriguez

SARLES -- LtCol George A.
Marine Bomber Squadron VMB-611
Missing in Action 30 May, 1945 near Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands
Buried in Arlington National Cemetery in the summer of 1950
The Father of Alan and Sondra Sarles<

SAVARD -- 2LT Godfrey Joseph
Company A, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division, 5th Army
Died 22 October, 1945, near Leghorn, Italy
Buried in U.S. Military Cemetery, Florence, Italy, C-3-9
The Father of Bill Chiodo

SCALF -- PFC Andrew James
455th Anti Aircraft Artillery and 137th Infantry, 35th Division
Killed in Action 27 February, 1945, in Gerderath, Germany
Buried in the American Military Cemetery, Margraten, Holland
The Father of Brenda Scalf Burchfield

SCHARAS -- CPL George H.
Company "M", 327th Glider Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Died 30 April, 1945
Buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France
The Father of Doris Portley

SCHROEDER -- LT Paul Gerhardt
USS Bunker Hill (CV17)
Killed in Action 11 May, 1945, off Okinawa
Buried at Sea, 12 May, 1945
The Father of Thomas G. Souders

SCHULER -- PHM2c Alfred
Second Marines
Killed in Action 10 November, 1942, at Guadalcanal
Memorialized in Manila on the Tablet of the Missing
The Father of Kathie Schuler Hobbs

SHEPARD -- CPT William Milson "Shep"
85th Infantry HQ-2 Tenth Mountain Division
Killed in Action 15 April, 1945, in Italy
Buried in the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Italy
The Father of Jean Shepard Mano

SHERIDAN -- S/SGT William A.
U.S. Army, 306th Inf., Co. "M", 77th Div.
Killed in Action 5 May, 1945, at Shuri, Ryuku Islands, Okinawa
Buried at "Punchbowl" Nat. Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Father of Barbara Sheridan Pulice

SHIELDS -- PVT James Charles, Jr.
2nd Battalion, Company M, 24th Division's 34th Infantry Regiment
Killed in Action 5 February, 1945
Buried at Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Florida.
The Father of James C. Shields, III and Robert Gary Shields

SHIELDS -- CWO John Coleman
41st Div., 162nd Infantry Band, Bandmaster
Died 6 December, 1943
Buried at Golden Gate Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
The Father of Phyllis "Chickie" Shields Berry

SMAIL -- PFC George David
Co. A, 34th Infantry Division, 133rd U.S. Army Regiment
Killed in Action 13 July, 1944, near Castellina Marittima/Pastina, Italy
Temporary burial, 1944-1949 in Follonica, Italy
Final Burial in Reynoldsville Cemetery, Reynoldsville, PA
The Father of Dr. Laura Smail Sims

SMITH -- 2LT Luther Allen
88th Infantry Division, 313th Engineer Battalion, Company B
Killed in Action 15 July, 1944 in Legoli, Italy
Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
The Father of Frederick T. Smith and Robert A. Smith

STANEK -- PFC Aloysuis (Al)
102nd Infantry Division (The Ozarks), 405th Regiment, Love Company
Killed in Action 29 November, 1944 on the Siegfried Line
Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, Illinois
The Father of David Stanek

STOVER -- Chief Steward Fred A.
Timothy Pickering, of the American President Lines
Lost at Sea, 13 July 1943, off the coast of Sicily, Italy
Memorial Information to come
The Father of Wilma Stover Bergeret

STRAHLENDORF -- 1LT Harry William
404th Squadron, 371st Fighter Group
Killed in Action 24 June, 1944
Buried at Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Father of Harry Strahlendorf, Jr.

TALHELM -- PVT Roy Upton
G Co., 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Wounded 8 June, 1944; Died 12 June, 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer/
St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France, Plot C, Row 9, Grave 32
The Father of Donna Talhelm Allen

TANNENBAUM -- PVT Henry Irving
F Co., 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Killed in Action 11 January, 1945, Near Ottre, Belgium
Originally buried at Henri-Chapelle in Belgium
Now buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, New York
The Father of Samuel Victor Tannenbaum

TELECKY -- PFC George
Army 6th Division, 1st Infantry Regiment, Co. L
Killed in Action 28 February, 1945, on Mt. Mataba, Luzon, Philippines
Originally buried at Armed Forces Cemetery #2 in Manila
Reburied at Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA
The Father of Steven Telecky

TESORIERO -- PVT Anthony
179th Infantry
Killed in Action 13 April, 1945, Quickborn, Germany
Originally buried in Quickborn, Germany
Now buried at Farmingdale National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York
The Father of Josephine Del Pino and Grace D'Ambra

THAW -- EMC1 Henry Franklin ("Hank" or "Major")
USS Edsall DD219
Lost at Sea - 1 March, 1942, Indian Ocean
Burial information to come
The Grandfather of Kelley Geary

THIER -- 1LT Joseph Jerome
1st Infantry Regiment, M Co. 3rd Btn, 6th Infantry Division
Killed in Action 17 January, 1945, Urdaneta, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York
The Father of Mary Ruth Thier Klimow

TIEMANN -- Edgar Benjamin "Boots"
1st Army, 16th Infantry, 3rd Battalion, Company L, The Big Red One
Killed in Action 17 April, 1945, Tanne, Germany
Originally buried at Margraten Cemetery, Holland.
Now buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Alton, Illinois.
The Father of Vivian Castellano, Edgar R. Tiemann, and Patricia Fabri

TINLEY -- CPT Charles D.
54th Signal Maintenance Company Philippine Islands, 429th Signal Corps
Died 2 February, 1943, Osaka, Japan
Buried at Arlington National cemetery
The Father of Nancy Tinley Brown

THOMAS -- PFC Morris L.
506th. PIR, 101st. Airborne Division
Missing in Action Oct. 1944 - Dec. 1971; Killed in Action: 6 October 1944 at Opheusden, The Netherlands
Buried in Westfield, NY
The Father of Brenda Kightlinger

TOFIL -- PFC John Jacob
77th Division, 305th Infantry, 2nd Platoon, Company L
Wounded: 17 Dec., 1944; Died: 19 Dec., 1944 -- Leyte Island, Philippine Islands
Buried in Manila American Cemetery; Plot N, Row 12, Grave 192
The Father of Monica (Tofil) Fleisch, and Gertrude (Tofil) Wentsler

TOLAR -- PVT Fred H.
I Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Army
Killed in Action 20 September, 1944, near Schlausenbach, Germany
Originally buried at Fosse #1, Belgium;
reburied 4/49, Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman, KS
The Father of Cindy Tolar Schierling

VANDERCAR -- S/SGT Harry R.
Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Killed in Action 10 November, 1944, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
The Father of Lois Vandercar Ciccione

VEIK -- TEC5 Emil Aloysius
Battery C, 983 Field Artillery Battalion
Died 8 January, 1945, in the Labirinan River, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Buried in Manila American Cemetery; Plot A, Row 8, Grave 29
The Father of Sheila Marie (Veik) Logan

WALLACE -- CPT James Newton Sachse
19th Anti-Submarine Squardron, 480th Anti-Submarbine Group
Missing in Action 24 November, 1942, in the North Atlantic Theatre
The Father of Suzanne Sachse Wallace Parker

WEBBER -- 1LT William Archibald
Pilot, B-17 Flying Fortress, 525th BS, 379th BG, 8th AF
Killed in Action 3 February, 1945 near Jevenstedt, Germany
The Father of Judy Webber Hathaway

WEBSTER -- SGT Daniel W.
Co D and Co A, 16th Infantry, 1st Division (Big Red One)
Killed in Action 12 September, 1944, in Aachen, Germany
Originally buried at Fosse #1, Belgium;
reburied 1948, Willowbrook Cemetery in Fisher, IL
The Father of Terry Webster Davis

WEEKLEY -- SGT Alfred (Tommy)
Company L, 180th Infantry, 45th Division
Killed in Action 19 April, 1945, in Nuremberg, Germany
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold (Moselle) France
The Father of Wayne Weekley and Janie W. McPherson

WEXLER -- SSGT Philip J.
Company M, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Div. (Red Arrow)
Killed in Action 25 July, 1945, Senipsip, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Buried at Montefiore Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, NY.
The Father of Alan Wexler

WHELAN -- 1LT Peter L.
12th AAF, 27th Fighter/Bomber Group, H.Q.
Killed in Action 11 September, 1944, on Mt. d' Annoisin, France
Originally buried 12 September, l944 in Cremieu, France; reburied 25 Dec. '44 in Luynes
Military Cemetery, France Final burial 29 May, 1948, Henderson, Kentucky
The Father of Ann Whelan O'Connor

WIEGAND -- PFC Frank H.
34th Inf. 24th Div. Co "B"
Killed in Action May 9, 1945, near Bancal, Mindanao
Buried at Manila American Cemetery, The Philippines
The Father of Dianne (Wiegand) Baczynski

WIGNALL -- PFC William H.
80th Infantry Division
Killed in Action 4 December, 1944 near the village of Farebersviller, France
Buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France
The Father of Jeff Wignall

WILDERMUTH -- AMM3/c Howard Wayne
U.S. Navy, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVB 42
Killed February 23, 1946, en route from Rio de Janiero
Buried at the Lincoln Highway Cemetery, Aurora, IL
The Father of Kathie Wildermuth Gray and Janice Wildermuth Printy

WILKES -- 1LT Floyd Wilson
U.S. Army Air Forces, 402nd Bomber Squadron 502nd Bomber Group
Missing in Action 9 July, 1945, Northwest of Guam
Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu, Hawaii
The Father of Cheryl Lynn Wilkes

WILKINS -- PVT Howard Russell
1st Marines, U.S. Marine Corps
Killed in Action 22 May, 1945 on Okinawa
Buried at Honolulu, Hawaii
The Father of Ted Wilkins, Sr.

WILMETH -- PFC Tom T.
Co. 'B' 17th Armored Infantry Battalion
Killed in Action 22 April, 1945, near Munich, Germany
Buried at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
The Father of Karolyn Wilmeth Hendrix, Tom Wilmeth and Donna Wilmeth McLaren

WINTERS -- CPT William Robert
90th Air Force, 50th Fighter Group, 81st Fighter Squadron
Killed in Action 25 November, 1944, near Postroff, France
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery at St. Avold, France
The Father of Billy Winters

WISE -- PFC Fred J.
Patton's 3rd Army, 4th Armored Division, 51st Armored Infantry BN, Co. B
Killed in Action 3 April, 1945, near Gotha, Germany
Buried at St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles, Illinois
The Father of Frances Wise Dorich

ZIESKE -- 1LT Clarence Eugene (Bud)
374th Fighter Squadron, 361th Fighter Group
Killed in Action 12 August, 1944 Rosieres Airfield near Amiens, France
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC
The Father of Joseph Mack Zieske Ormond

ZUCCARELLA -- S/SGT Rocco Michael
8th Armored Division 49 AIB, Company A
Killed in Action 8 April, 1945, Werl, Germany
Buried at American Cemetery, Margraten, Holland
The Father of Gloria Catherine Zuccarella Borell Layne