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C Company Roster
Officers of C Company
Frank Bird Bird, Frank J.
2nd Lieutenant rank insignia
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Date of birth: unknown
Home State:
Serial Number: 01556684
Notes:
C Company Cadre
2nd Platoon Leader
Henry Heubach Heubach, Henry G.
Captain rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: Captain
Date of birth: 12/24/1912
Date of death: 11/25/1996
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 0319173
Notes:
C Company Commander
Promoted to Captain 6 OCT 1944

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Samuel Hochberger Hochberger, Samuel M.
1st Lieutenant rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Date of birth: 11/28/1922
Date of death: 7/2/2013
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 0548948
Resting:
Wellwood Cemetery
Farmingdale, NY
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Notes:
1st Platoon Leader
Promoted to 2nd LT: 31 MAY 1944
Promoted to 1st LT 5 APR 1945

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal awarded for ably assisting with reconnaissance, mine clearing, and direction of the construction of a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge over the Roer River. His enthusiasm and personal courage so inspired his men that the bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.
William Kipperman Kipperman, William
2nd Lieutenant rank insignia
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Date of birth: 7/25/1920
Date of death: 6/30/2015
Home State: NJ
Serial Number: 12046705
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Resting:
Miramar National Cemetery
San Diego, CA
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 SEPT 1942
Released from duty: 19 MAY 1946
3rd Platoon SGT before being commissioned
Commissioned 26 APR 1945
Isidore LeClair LeClair, Isidore G.
1st Lieutenant rank insignia
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Date of birth: 2/1/1918
Date of death: 12/1/1985
Home State: KS
Serial Number: 01822414
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Resting:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Las Vegas, NV
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Notes:
C Company Executive Officer
Promoted to 1st LT: 5 NOV 1943
Attended Mine and Booby Trap School
21 MAR 1945 Transferred to B Company
12 APR 1945 transferred to H&S Company
After the war ended transferred to C Company as the C.O.

Retired as a Lt. Col.
Served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam
Roger Mercer Mercer, Roger W. Jr
1st Lieutenant rank insignia
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Date of birth: 6/30/1922
Date of death: 1/7/2006
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 0544685
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
2nd Platoon Leader
Promoted to 2nd LT: 6 APR 1944
Volunteered for and attended Ranger School
William Polich Polich, William F.
2nd Lieutenant rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Date of birth: 3/20/1924
Date of death: 2/5/2005
Home State: MT
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Covina, CA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Attended Mine and Booby Trap School

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for ably assisting in a thorough reconnaissance of a bridge site on the Roer River in close proximity to the enemy. Subsequently, through his diligent efforts and able supervision of the construction crews a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.

Volunteered for and attended Ranger School
Enlisted for duty: 15 APR 1943
Commisioned 24 APR 1945
Dyke Pou Pou, Dyke D. Jr.
2nd Lieutenant rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Date of birth: 01/12/1925
Date of death: 7/16/1997
Home State: SC
Serial Number: 34779249
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Resting:
Graceland East Memorial Park
Greenville, SC
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 Jul 1943
Was 1st Platoon SGT before being commissioned
Commisioned 24 APR 1945

Transferred to the 360th Engineer General Service after the war ended

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for ably assisting in a thorough reconnaissance of a bridge site on the Roer River in close proximity to the enemy. Subsequently, through his diligent efforts and able supervision of the construction crews a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.
William Poulos Poulos, William Jr.
1st Lieutenant rank insignia Bronze Star (Oak Leaf Cluster)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Date of birth: 6/5/1920
Date of death: 1/20/2002
Home State: MI
Serial Number: 0539366
Resting:
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Midland, MI
Obituary:
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Notes:
3rd Platoon Leader
Promoted to 1st LT: 14 OCT 1944
Became Executive Officer later on

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal awarded for ably assisting with reconnaissance, mine clearing, and direction of the construction of a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge over the Roer River. His enthusiasm and personal courage so inspired his men that the bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.

The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for bravery during operations at Beilngries where the men risked personal injury to rescue injured infantry men trapped across the Altmuhl River.

William and Hipp (H&S Company) graduated from college together:
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William became a teacher after the war:
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Enlisted Soldiers of C Company
Leslie Abel Abel, Leslie E.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/20/1909
Date of death: 1/21/1972
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33836518
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Greenwood Cemetery
Nazareth, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 17 Jan 1944
Promoted to PFC 10 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 18 Nov 1945
Robert Adams Adams, Robert L.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 4/1/1913
Date of death: 7/6/1974
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33848343
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Parsons Cemetery
Salisbury, MD
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 26 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Utility Repairman
George Akoboff Akoboff, George J.
PFC rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/24/1924
Date of death: 12/1/1999
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 39563443
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Rose Hills Memorial Park
3888 S. Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 1 Mar 1943
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Demolition Expert
Rigger, Heavy Equipment

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Private George Akoboff, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Private Akoboff, a demolition expert, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. He courageously participated under heavy enemy observed mortar fire and also assisted those hit during this hazardous operation. Private Akoboff’s heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.
Manuel Apolinario Apolinario, Manuel D.
T/5 rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 5/7/1922
Date of death: 8/22/1995
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459248
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
2233 Robeson St.
Fall River, MA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 Mar 1944
Released from duty: 26 MAR 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Later promoted to SGT
Otherwise know as Apples

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
For meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Winden, Germany, on 25-26 February 1945. Technician Fifth Grade Apolinario, a truck driver, after driving a truck load of men to the site of a Bailey Bridge on the Roer River, volunteered to work on the most difficult tasks in its construction. His enthusiasm and diligent efforts were an inspiration to the men with whom he worked and contributed substantially to the speedy completion of the bridge. T/5 Apolinario’s steadfast devotion to duty reflects great credit on him and the Armed Forces of the United States.
William Arokhaty Arokhaty, William A.
Corporal rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 9/8/1918
Date of death: 5/24/1992
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847824
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery
McKeesport PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 27 MAR 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Rigger

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Private First Class William Arokhaty, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Private First Class Arokhaty, a rigger, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. He courageously participated under heavy enemy observed mortar fire and also assisted those hit during this hazardous operation. Private First Class Arokhaty’s heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.
Clarence Bachand Bachand, Clarence A.
T/5 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 11/16/1922
Date of death: 6/20/2022
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458869
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
West Ridge Cemetery
Charlton, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC: 9 JUN 1944
Promoted to T/5: 25 AUG 1944
Promoted to Corporal: 19 DEC 1945
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Electrician
Rifle Grenade
Was sent to NY Trade School for electrical with Kersanskas and Krebs

Certificate of Merit
For outstanding work performed in establishing and maintaining communications while on the Our River.
James Bacon Bacon, James C.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 6/22/1925
Date of death: 12/17/1988
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33847024
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 26 Jun 1946
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Murnis Banner Banner, Murnis H.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 9/16/1906
Date of death: 5/17/1961
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33916991
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Lycippus Cemetery
Greensburg, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 7 JULY 1945
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Duty Soldier II
Lycippus Community World War II Honor Roll
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Victor Barr Barr, Victor M.
SGT rank insignia Bronze Star Purple Heart Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 12/13/1916
Date of death: 12/2/1989
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31457971
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside, CA
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
1st Squad Leader
Foreman, Construction

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Sergeant Victor Barr, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Sergeant Barr, a squad leader, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. On his suggestion, a guy-line was laid across the swift river to facilitate crossings with two rafts. During construction of the line he was seriously wounded. Sergeant Barr's coolness under fire installed courage in the men of his unit, and his heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.

Purple Heart received when wounded building bailey bridge across the Roer River
Purple Heart received when wounded rescuing wounded infantry in Belingries

Volunteered for and attended Ranger School
Earl Beal Beal, Earl E.
SGT rank insignia
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 7/29/1913
Date of death: 11/27/1992
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848173
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Vira Methodist Church Cemetery
Vira, PA
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 16 FEB 1946
Air Compressor Operator
Richard Bergenty Bergenty, Richard E.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 12/26/1925
Date of death: 3/16/2014
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31457334
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Mountain View Cemetery
North Canaan, CT
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Foreman, Construction
Butcher
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Promoted to CPL 7 MAR 1945
Beverly Blake Blake, Beverly B.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 11/28/1925
Date of death: 2/8/1999
Home State: FL
Serial Number: 34910686
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga, TN
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 14 JAN 1944
Released from duty: 14 APR 1946
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Bridge Carpenter
Ralph Blannett Blannett, Ralph F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/10/1916
Date of death: 10/11/2001
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848253
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Resting:
Evergreen Cemetery
Shavertown, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 16 FEB 1946
1st Platoon
1st Squad
James Botting Botting, James H.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 2/5/1917
Date of death: 7/21/1962
Home State: NH
Serial Number: 31458284
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Resting:
Conway Village Cemetery
Conway, NH
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Samuel Brooks Brooks, Samuel L.
1st SGT rank insignia
Rank: 1st SGT
Date of birth: 9/9/1912
Date of death: 2/21/1975
Home State: SC
Serial Number: 34779250
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 JULY 1943
C Company 1st SGT
Hugh Broyles Broyles, Hugh L.
SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 12/4/1925
Date of death: 11/21/1960
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33848123
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Evergreen Memorial Gardens
Luray, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad Leader
.30 Caliber
Attended Mine and Booby Trap School

Served in WWII and Korea (Captain)
Captain Broyles was killed in a plane crash in Bolivia while serving as Chief of Geodetic Survey
Lynn Brubacher Brubacher, Lynn R. Jr.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/9/1918
Date of death: 8/9/1986
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33926525
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
Annville, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 DEC 1945
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Butcher
Cecil Bulger Bulger, Cecil G.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 3/29/1922
Date of death: 6/10/1983
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31457757
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Electrician
Clarence Burkhart Burkhart, Clarence H.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 2/14/1908
Date of death: 8/24/1972
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33776390
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Allegheny Cemetery
Pittsburgh, PA
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 18 JAN 1945
Truck Driver, Light
Theodore Bush Bush, Theodore W.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 1/14/1926
Date of death: 7/1/1986
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459296
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
John Busija Busija, John P.
SGT rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 10/13/1923
Date of death: 3/25/2004
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847931
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad Leader
Foreman, Construction

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Sergeant John Busija, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Sergeant Busija, a squad leader, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. He courageously participated under heavy enemy observed mortar fire and also assisted those hit during this hazardous operation. Sergeant Busija’s heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.
Albert Byard Byard, Albert W.
SGT rank insignia
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 11/18/1912
Date of death: 1/6/1982
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 06134770
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 25 May 1946
3rd Platoon
Squad Leader
Foreman, Construction
Promoted to CPL 7 MAR 1945
Kenneth Campbell Campbell, Kenneth R.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 7/3/1911
Date of death: 12/29/1978
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33846844
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Garden of Providence
Reynoldsville, PA
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 DEC 1945
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Carpenter
No photo available Capps, William L.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 8/28/1919
Date of death: 11/17/1982
Home State: NC
Serial Number: 07000397
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 NOV 1939
Promoted to PFC 2 DEC 1944
Released from duty: 26 AUG 1945
Mess Sergeant
Frank Carchedi Carchedi , Frank E.
SGT rank insignia
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 6/21/1922
Date of death: 4/22/1992
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459127
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 26 APR 1946
HQ Squad
Clerk, General
Company Mailman
William Carpenter Carpenter, William T.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 7/21/1917
Date of death: 12/19/2003
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31454734
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Florida National Cemetery
Bushnell, FL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 10 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Rifle Grenade
Joseph Carson Carson, Joseph T.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 5/14/1906
Date of death: 4/19/1964
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848211
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Lind Memorial Cemetery
Lewistown, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 15 NOV 1945
HQ Squad
No photo available Carson, William W.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/3/1913
Date of death: 11/7/1987
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848835
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Harrisburg, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 27 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 7 FEB 1946
2nd Platoon
Maintenance Man, General
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Lewis Casper Casper, Lewis R. Jr.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 11/12/1925
Date of death: 3/15/2011
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847130
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
Erie, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 10 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 26 JUN 1946
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Rifleman (745)
Roland Chalifoux Chalifoux, Roland O.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/25/1923
Date of death: 12/24/1983
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458809
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Saint Joseph Cemetery
Windham, CT 06226
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Irving Chipman Chipman, Irving L.
PFC rank insignia Purple Heart
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 6/16/1908
Date of death: 6/11/1976
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31457308
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Carpenter, Heavy Construction
Known as: Chippy

Award of the Purple Heart Medal
Purple Heart received when wounded by a sniper at the Our River
Henry Cislo Cislo, Henry A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/30/1912
Date of death: 9/22/1972
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33776179
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Richland Cemetery
Dravosburg, PA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 18 NOV 1945
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Nicholas Cocchia Cocchia, Nicholas J.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 4/19/1915
Date of death: 12/17/1991
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458295
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 4 Jul 1946
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Served during the Korean War

He was also a tap dancer
No photo available Colarusso, Angelo M.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 8/3/1919
Date of death: 1/3/2001
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31225097
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 2 NOV 1942
Released from duty: 5 NOV 1945
William Comeau Comeau, William J.
SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 1/11/1911
Date of death: 5/24/1971
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31456446
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Resting:
Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery
Lynn, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/5 24 JAN 1945
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Became 1st Squad Leader after SGT Barr was injured
Peter Cortesi Cortesi, Peter P.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/1/1912
Date of death: 1/19/1993
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31457318
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
St. Patrick Cemetery
Dublin RD
Falls Village, CT
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
Falls Village Veterans Monument
Francis Cox Cox, Francis H.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 7/7/1917
Date of death: 8/18/1990
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459100
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Assistant Squad Leader
Henry Crandall Crandall, Henry E.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 7/23/1919
Date of death: 9/11/1985
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31457649
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 23 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
LT Mercer's Driver
Truck Driver, Light
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Ernest Crews Crews, Ernest H.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/30/1919
Date of death: 6/18/2000
Home State: TN
Serial Number: 34501450
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Unity Cemetery
Cleveland, TN
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 DEC 1942
Released from duty: 5 Dec 1945
1st Platoon
Charles Culver Culver, Charles R.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 11/13/1914
Date of death: 10/19/1946
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33848303
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Parsons Cemetery
Salisbury, MD
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Truck Driver, Light
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Everett Curtis Curtis, Everett W.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 3/28/1913
Date of death: 12/3/1993
Home State: RI
Serial Number: 31457427
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Exeter, RI
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 23 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 May 1946
3rd Platoon
Carpenter
Joseph Donohue Donohue, Joseph J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/21/1926
Date of death: 9/23/2021
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33776207
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Good Shepherd Cemetery
Monroeville, PA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 26 April 1946
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Rigger
Thomas Drury Drury, Thomas A.
PFC rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/4/1910
Date of death: 1/18/1985
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848264
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Saint Marys Cemetery
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 2 DEC 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Jackhammer Operator
Truck Driver - Light
John Dugan Dugan, John C.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/28/1925
Date of death: 10/22/2009
Home State: IL
Serial Number: 36683150
Resting:
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Northbrook, IL
Obituary:
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Notes:
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Duty Soldier II
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Edward Duncan Duncan, Edward J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 01/08/1926
Date of death: 12/12/1997
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31456184
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Pine Haven Cemetery
Burlington, MA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 18 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
2nd Squad

7 day furlough 6 MAR 1945
Mearl Elicker Elicker, Mearl W.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 12/7/1907
Date of death: 8/2/1989
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847588
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Dillsburg Cemetery
Dillsburg, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 23 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 22 JAN 1976
Leo Femino Femino, Leo A.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 2/2/1916
Date of death: 3/5/1958
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458315
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Holy Sepulchre
Stoughton, MA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 27 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
Robert Fontana Fontana, Robert L.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 2/6/1924
Date of death: 2/15/1989
Home State: NJ
Serial Number: 42084491
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 FEB 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Assistant Squad Leader
Carpenter, Heavy Construction
Blair Fowler Fowler, Blair W.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 7/20/1917
Date of death: 5/28/1971
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33776182
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Jefferson Memorial Park
Pleasant Hills, PA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 DEC 1945
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Francis Fox Fox, Francis L.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 2/18/1922
Date of death: 12/6/1958
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33848132
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Evergreen Memorial Gardens
Luray, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Roy Fulton Fulton, Roy F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/26/1915
Date of death: 3/22/1986
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848094
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Maple Spring Church of the Brethren
Jerome, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 17 FEB 1946
1st Platoon
Harold Fultz Fultz, Harold L.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/22/1917
Date of death: 4/19/1981
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848178
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Milroy, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 10 DEC 1945
He was dropped from the battalion at Camp Shanks for unknown reasons.
John Funkhouser Funkhouser, John D.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/22/1924
Date of death: 4/6/1984
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33854698
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 JAN 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Basic (General)
Albert Ganss Ganss, Albert F.
SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 7/3/1907
Date of death: 2/21/1975
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33845909
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
St. John Cemetery
St. Johns, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 16 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 18 NOV 1945
3rd Platoon
1st Squad Leader
Foreman, Construction
Conrad Gaudet Gaudet, Conrad A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/12/1922
Date of death: 5/7/1985
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458172
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Released from duty: 16 FEB 1946
2nd Platoon
1st Squad

Enfield WWII Memorial:
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Chester Gautreau Gautreau, Chester A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/18/1925
Date of death: 6/9/2011
Home State: ME
Serial Number: 31458271
Enlistment Record: Click here
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Rigger
Emmett Good Good, Emmett F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/08/1925
Date of death: 08/21/2001
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33848136
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Stanley Advent Cemetery
Stanley, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
Carpenter, General
Zigmund Gozdz Gozdz, Zigmund
SGT rank insignia Purple Heart
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 2/14/1911
Date of death: 5/29/1996
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458207
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Talcottville, CT
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad Leader until he was wounded at the Our River

Award of the Purple Heart Medal
Purple Heart received when wounded by mortar shrapnel at Skyline Drive
Carl Grisso Grisso, Carl E.
T/4 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 12/5/1916
Date of death: 6/5/1978
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33846673
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Evergreen Burial Park
Roanoke, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Carpenter, General
Coll Gruner Gruner, Coll N.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 9/12/1918
Date of death: 1/22/2005
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459098
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Middle Neck Cemetery
Moultonborough, NH
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 28 APR 1946
Thomas Harris Harris, Thomas W. Sr.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 5/3/1913
Date of death: 9/4/1983
Home State: SC
Serial Number: 34894746
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Frederick Memorial Gardens
Gaffney, SC
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 10 NOV 1943
Released from duty: 31 OCT 1945
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Charles Hartman Hartman, Charles J.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 10/22/1916
Date of death: 6/13/1998
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33916983
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Uniontown, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 NOV 1942
Released from duty: 9 FEB 1946
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Assistant Squad Leader
Joseph Hickson Hickson, Joseph M.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 6/11/1925
Date of death: 6/23/2015
Home State: DC
Serial Number: 33847044
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Silver Spring, MD
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Demolition expert
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Milton Hoffman Hoffman, Milton A.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 10/18/1910
Date of death: 7/3/1989
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848218
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 NOV 1945
Truck Driver, Light
Horatio Hopkins Hopkins, Horatio T.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/20/1913
Date of death: 1/14/1987
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848270
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens
Ocala, FL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Released from duty: 11 DEC 1945
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Howard Hoskins Hoskins, Howard E.
1st SGT rank insignia
Rank: 1st SGT
Date of birth: 5/28/1919
Date of death: 7/23/2004
Home State: KY
Serial Number: 06667005
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 7 MAR 1944
FT Thomas, KY
C Company Cadre
1st SGT
Ruffin Howell Howell, Ruffin L.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 7/17/1914
Date of death: 2/1/1988
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33844086
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 9 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
Air Compressor Truck Operator
Louis Ilardi Ilardi, Louis J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/14/1915
Date of death: 4/29/2003
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 42057845
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 2 DEC 1943
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Chester Jachura Jachura, Chester
Rank:
Date of birth: 6/12/1923
Date of death: 2/20/1981
Home State: MI
Serial Number: 384181304
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 JAN 1943
Released from duty: 10 FEB 1946
3rd Platoon
David Jenkins Jenkins, David
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 3/28/1911
Date of death: 8/1979
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33844948
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 13 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 6 JAN 1946
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Truck Driver, Light
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Rufus Jenkins Jenkins, Rufus B.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 2/20/1919
Date of death: 1/31/2008
Home State: VA
Resting:
Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery
Stanley, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Kenneth Jepson Jepson, Kenneth
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 2/27/1914
Date of death: 3/6/1984
Home State: VT
Serial Number: 31458728
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Oakdale Cemetery
DeLand, FL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/5 10 MAR 1945
3rd Platoon
Toolroom Keeper
James Jones Jones, James E. Jr.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 11/22/1925
Date of death: 6/28/1992
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847949
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Blairsville Cemetery
Blairsville, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Robert Judd Judd, Robert L.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 10/13/1913
Date of death: 12/25/1981
Home State: DC
Serial Number: 33847849
Notes:
Radio Operator, Low Speed
Promoted to T/4 13 MAY 1945
Sidney Kearns Kearns, Sidney M.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/27/1919
Date of death: 4/14/2008
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33847752
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Arlington
Arlington County, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
William Kim Kim, William A.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 3/5/1914
Date of death: 6/12/1973
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847950
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Calvary Cemetery
Pittsburgh, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 21 DEC 1945
Bulldozer Operator
William Kirby Kirby, William F.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 11/24/1922
Date of death: 3/22/1982
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847873
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Monticello Memorial Park
Charlottesville, VA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
1st Squad
William Kramer Kramer, William L.
SGT rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 7/11/1921
Date of death: 9/26/1979
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847896
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 6 JAN 1946
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
2nd Squad
Demolition Expert
Construction Chief
Was in charge of all demolitions
Foreman, Construction

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
John Krispin Krispin, John J.
PFC rank insignia Purple Heart
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 7/12/1910
Date of death: 1/1982
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848273
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad

Award of the Purple Heart Medal
Purple Heart received when wounded by a sniper at the Our River
Francis Kyle Kyle, Francis J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/31/1926
Date of death: 6/21/1954
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458936
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mattapan, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Transferred to the 360th Engineer General Service after the war ended
Leo Lajoie Lajoie, Leo J.
SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 1916
Date of death: 2/28/1971
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459009
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Notre Dame Cemetery
Gardner, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad Leader
Robert Larsen Larsen, Robert J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/29/1926
Date of death: 7/7/1945
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458979
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum
Malden, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 2 DEC 1944
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Joseph Lavoie Lavoie, Joseph J.B.
SGT rank insignia
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 5/29/1925
Date of death: 10/21/1994
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31368254
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Sacred Heart New Cemetery
New Bedford, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 JULY 1943
Foreman, Construction
Promoted to SGT 7 MAR 1945
Eugene Leake Leake, Eugene W.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/27/1926
Date of death: 6/4/1985
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847874
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Vernon Lindholm Lindholm, Vernon V.
SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 6/11/1925
Date of death: 12/10/2009
Home State: WI
Serial Number: 36829897
Obituary:
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Notes:
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad Leader
Matteo LoPorto LoPorto, Matteo J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/1/1923
Date of death: 2/11/1996
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459119
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Pine Hill Cemetery
Quincy, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 10 Feb 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
George MacNeil MacNeil, George
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/22/1906
Date of death: 4/9/1982
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31457694
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 27 OCT 1945
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Truck Driver, Light
Franklin Maurer Maurer, Franklin P.
PFC rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/12/1909
Date of death: 5/4/1964
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33846238
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Allport Cemetery
Allport, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 17 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 15 NOV 1945
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Thomas McCall McCall, Thomas M.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 6/3/1914
Date of death: 12/5/1988
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33848325
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 22 Jun 1946
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Plumber
Tucker McClanahan McClanahan, Tucker D.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/23/1907
Date of death: 10/4/1972
Home State: DC
Serial Number: 33544735
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Warrenton Cemetery
Warrenton, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 6 DEC 1943
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Harry McVicker McVicker, Harry A.
PFC rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/20/1908
Date of death: 3/12/1974
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848103
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Oddfellow Cemetery
Stoystown, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 7 NOV 1945
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Barber
Known as Curly
Arthur Miller Miller, Arthur E. Jr.
SGT rank insignia
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 4/14/1914
Date of death: 5/28/1972
Home State: OH
Serial Number: 33775873
Resting:
Knollcrest Cemetery
Arcadia, OH
Obituary:
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Notes:
Foreman, Construction
3rd Platoon
Nolan Miller Miller, Nolan P.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 1/15/1926
Date of death: 3/1987
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33847755
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
Cheltenham, MD
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
Attended Mine and Booby Trap School
Promoted to 1st SGT after transferring to the 360th (after the war ended)
William Minger Minger, William J.
S/SGT rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 5/15/1899
Date of death: 5/13/1968
Home State: IN
Serial Number: 06439582
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Vienna Cemetery
Vienna, Il
Notes:
Cadre: 3rd Platoon SGT
During the war: Mess SGT

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Carlton Minnick Minnick, Carlton P.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/23/1906
Date of death: 11/1/1982
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847228
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Fort Hill Cemetery
Lynchburg, Va
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Plumber
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Henry Modlin Modlin, Henry T.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 1/6/1920
Date of death: 1/31/1994
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847118
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Cedar Wood Cemetery
Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/4 24 JAN 1945
Released from duty: 10 May 1946
Cook
John Morris Morris, John W.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 2/2/1926
Date of death: 7/4/1948
Home State: TN
Serial Number: 34988008
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Woodlawn Cemetary
Sharon, TN
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 17 APR 1944
Released from duty: 26 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Richard Morse Morse, Richard F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/16/1916
Date of death: 5/20/1977
Home State: VT
Serial Number: 31458735
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bennington, VT
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
Truck Driver, Light
No photo available Moss, Charles H.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 4/13/1908
Date of death: 9/24/1985
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33776217
Resting:
Knots Grove Baptist Cemetery
Oxford, NC
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 25 APR 1946
Henry Naperkoski Naperkoski, Henry C.
PFC rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 10/26/1914
Date of death: 1/4/1988
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458010
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Truck Driver, Light
Nicholas O'Brien O'Brien, Nicholas J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 11/29/1922
Date of death: 11/30/2004
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458999
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Manomet Cemetery
Plymouth, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Demolition Specialist
Known as: OB
Freole Orcutt Orcutt, Freole N.
T/4 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 1/16/1915
Date of death: 6/1/1963
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459205
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Spring Hill Cemetery
Sandwich, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/4 24 JAN 1945
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Carpenter
Carmine Pagano Pagano, Carmine L.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1925
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 32880609
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty:1 APR 1943
Promoted to PFC 10 MAR 1945
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Carpenter, Bridge
Known as 'Lucky'
Anthony Palumbo Palumbo, Anthony H.
Corporal rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 6/13/1914
Date of death: 12/2/1986
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848108
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
St Anthony's Cemetery
Windber, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad Assistant Squad Leader
Foreman, Construction
Ray Peck Peck, Ray L.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/24/1913
Date of death: 1/24/1996
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847225
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Middle Creek Brethren Cemetery
Somerset, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 NOV 1945
3rd Platoon
Truck Driver, Light
Hiram Perrin Perrin, Hiram W.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 2/21/1918
Date of death: 9/10/1984
Home State: TN
Serial Number: 34880683
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Hamilton County Memorial Park Cemetery
Soddy-Daisy, TN
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 JULY 1943
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Truck Driver, Light
Theodore Peters Peters, Theodore H.
PFC rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 5/30/1917
Date of death: 1/31/1981
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33848327
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Meadowridge Memorial Park
Elkridge, MD
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Lloyd Phares Phares, Lloyd L.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 10/20/1921
Date of death: 4/2/2001
Home State: KS
Serial Number: 37209092
Resting:
Resthaven Gardens of Memory
Wichita, KS
Obituary:
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Notes:
Radio Operator, Low Speed
1st Platoon
Arthur Piadade Piadade, Arthur
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/31/1919
Date of death: 8/23/1995
Home State: NH
Serial Number: 31457864
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Resting:
Sutton Villiage Cemetery
Sutton, VT
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
John Popp Popp, John Jr.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 11/25/1925
Date of death: 1/18/1972
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847962
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Saints Simon and Jude Cemetery
Blairsville, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 22 MAY 1946
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Known as "Lefty"
William Powers Powers, William V.
S/SGT rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 1/20/1915
Date of death: 1/8/1981
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31457755
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Shepardville Cemetery
Plainville, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
1st Platoon Sgt
Foreman, Construction

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Staff Sergeant William Powers, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Sergeant Powers, a platoon sergeant, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. Under heavy enemy observed mortar fire, he and another man laid a guy-line across the swift river to facilitate crossings with two rafts and then courageously participated in the evacuation of casualties, which also included those hit during the operation. Sergeant Powers’ heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.
John Provost Provost, John R.
T/4 rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 12/25/1906
Date of death: 6/20/1978
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458641
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Resting:
Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery
Montague, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 2 Nov 1945
Motor Pool
Automotive Mechanic

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Robert Pugh Pugh, Robert L.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 5/24/1917
Date of death: 9/14/1987
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848105
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Mizpah Cemetery
Stonycreek Township, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 NOV 1945
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Demolition Specialist
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Paul Putera Putera, Paul P.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/18/1909
Date of death: 3/31/2000
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848287
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Saints Cyril & Methodious Cemetery
Kingston, PA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 18 Nov 1945
3rd Platoon
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
No photo available Ramsey, Rex T.
S/SGT rank insignia
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 6/9/1922
Date of death: 2/8/2006
Home State: KS
Serial Number: 18020114
Resting:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Chetopa, KS
Obituary:
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Notes:
Mess SGT
He was dropped from the battalion at Camp Shanks for unknown reasons.
Roy Ratcliffe Ratcliffe, Roy D.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/23/1916
Date of death: 2/26/1995
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847498
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Goblintown Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Elamsville, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 10 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 19 NOV 1945
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Carpenter, General
John Roach Roach, John F.
Corporal rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 5/30/1915
Date of death: 6/23/1957
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458951
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Saint Marys Cemetery
Canton, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
Fred Robertson Robertson, Fred C.
S/SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 10/4/1916
Date of death: 12/9/1980
Home State: OH
Serial Number: 33847911
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park
Tallahassee, FL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Promoted to S/SGT 15 MAY 1945
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
Foreman, Construction
Eugene Robitaille Robitaille, Eugene L.
T/5 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 10/13/1915
Date of death: 09/17/1998
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459243
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
St John Cemetery
400 Christian St
Wallingford, CT
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/5 15 MAY 1945
Motor Pool
Truck Driver, Light
Barber
Burton Ross Ross, Burton D.
S/SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 10/20/1917
Date of death: 5/19/2006
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458989
Enlistment Record: Click here
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon Sgt
Was 1st Squad Leader until Remagen then promoted to 2nd Platoon Sgt
Foreman, Construction
Andrew Russian Russian, Andrew W.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 8/14/1912
Date of death: 11/23/1970
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848110
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Richland Cemetery
Richland, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 7 JAN 1946
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Eugene Rychling Rychling, Eugene
T/5 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 12/10/1912
Date of death: 2/5/1998
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458202
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
New Coventry Cemetery
Coventry, CT
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
Carpenter
Floyd Rzasa Rzasa, Floyd S.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 7/26/1915
Date of death: 2/26/1996
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31457598
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Rocky Hill, CT
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 23 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Vincent Santana Santana, Vincent J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/5/1919
Date of death: 1/6/1965
Home State: TX
Serial Number: 18047621
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Rock Island National Cemetery
Moline Township, IL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 26 NOV 1940
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Vito Santorsola Santorsola, Vito J.
S/SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 6/18/1918
Date of death: 9/15/1994
Home State: ME
Serial Number: 31457258
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Biddeford, ME
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
Promoted to S/SGT 24 JAN 1945
Released from duty: 16 Feb 1946
Mess SGT
John Savilonis Savilonis, John R.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 7/5/1914
Date of death: 11/5/1996
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31458880
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Franklin, MA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
Third Squad
Michael Schloer Schloer, Michael J.
S/SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 2/29/1912
Date of death: 12/21/2006
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33919937
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Calvary Cemetery
Pittsburgh, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 JAN 1944
Released from duty: 9 FEB 1946
Motorpool
Motor SGT
George Schreiner Schreiner, George W. Jr.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/4/1925
Date of death: 2/5/1988
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847121
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 2 DEC 1944
Unit Mail Clerk
HQ Platoon
Originally listed as Bugler, MOS later changed to Rigger, Heavy Equipment

Promoted to 1st Lieutenant during the Korean War
Silver Star for gallantry in action during the Korean War.
Hiram Shade Shade, Hiram L.
T/5 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 9/14/1910
Date of death: 2/20/1998
Home State: DC
Serial Number: 96811088
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Millersville Mennonite Church Cemetery
Millersville, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/5 19 OCT 1944
Released from duty: 12 Nov 1945
Electrician
Harvey Sharrow Sharrow, Harvey T.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 7/10/1910
Date of death: 7/10/1968
Home State: DC
Serial Number: 33848416
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlistment Date: 25 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 2 DEC 1944
Released from duty: 1 NOV 1945
3rd Platoon
Electrician
Kenneth Shilling Shilling, Kenneth
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/12/1919
Date of death: 2/18/1998
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848230
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
New Maple Grove Cemetery
Shinglehouse, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Released from duty: 30 APRIL 1946
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Carpenter

All four Shilling brothers served during WWII. Fred passed away in Stalag IIa.
No photo available Skinner, Boyd A.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 11/26/1919
Date of death: 7/19/1994
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33846510
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fredericksburg, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 18 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 17 JUL 1945
Carpenter, Bridge
Richard Slater Slater, Richard S.
PFC rank insignia Bronze Star
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 11/25/1912
Date of death: 7/22/1990
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 31458082
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Ticonderoga, NY
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
Demolition Expert

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star is awarded for bravery during the construction of the fixed bailey bridge over the Roer River. Where he exhibited great skill and bravery to remove all existing demolitions from the blown bridge to allow the placement of a fixed bailey bridge across the existing piers.
No photo available Smith, Cletus C.
S/SGT rank insignia
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 5/23/1913
Date of death: 4/4/1971
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33776461
Resting:
Saint Brigids Cemetery
Meadville, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 FEB 1946
Company Supply SGT
Quartermaster Supply Technician
Elmer Smith Smith, Elmer W.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/15/1914
Date of death: 7/19/1968
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31456874
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Lake Worth Memory Gardens
Lake Worth, FL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
Truck Driver, Light
2nd Platoon
William Speight Speight, William B.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 4/26/1912
Date of death: 12/4/1992
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33847342
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Southampton Memorial Park
Franklin, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Automotive Mechanic
Melvin Stahlman Stahlman, Melvin S.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/17/1923
Date of death: 7/15/1986
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 15359318
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 9 APR 1943
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
Released from duty: 17 Feb 1946
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Drove LT Hochberger
Truck Driver, Light
Known as 'Zombie'
Morris Stanley Stanley, Morris G.
S/SGT rank insignia
Rank: S/SGT
Date of birth: 11/23/1922
Date of death: 10/7/1990
Home State: TN
Serial Number: 34881611
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Greenwood Cemetery
Clarksville, TN
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 Jul 1943
2nd Platoon Sgt
Part of the original cadre
Jack Steele Steele, Jack M.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 12/17/1925
Date of death: 6/29/1997
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848232
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Juniata Memorial Cemetery
Lewistown, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 Mar 1944
Released from duty: 19 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
2nd Squad
Walter Steward Steward, Walter F.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 11/29/1922
Date of death: 12/23/1997
Home State: NJ
Serial Number: 32922215
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cemetery
Wrightstown, NJ
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 15 MAY 1943
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad Assistant Squad Leader
Corporal (later promoted to SGT)
Charles Stimely Stimely, Charles E.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/24/1918
Date of death: 11/14/1986
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848233
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Oakwood Cemetery
Hilliard, FL
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
Released from duty: 16 Feb 1946
3rd Platoon
LT Poulos Driver
Truck Driver, Light
Bernard Swiderski Swiderski, Bernard A.
T/4 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 1/29/1918
Date of death: 2/7/1972
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33847719
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
Locust, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 23 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 16 Feb 1946
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Carpenter
Earl Switser Switser, Earl A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 8/11/1911
Date of death: 3/24/1985
Home State: VT
Serial Number: 31457559
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 23 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Released from duty: 18 Nov 1945
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Woodrow Taylor Taylor, Woodrow W.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 9/30/1919
Date of death: 10/5/2012
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33842027
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 FEB 1944
Promoted to PFC 24 JAN 1945
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Dominick Theodosis Theodosis, Dominick T.
SGT rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 5/6/1924
Date of death: 8/21/2017
Home State: MO
Serial Number: 37605183
Enlistment Record: Click here
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 27 FEB 1943
1st Platoon
Part of the original cadre
James Tilton Tilton, James A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 11/6/1910
Date of death: 7/20/1990
Home State: ME
Serial Number: 31459219
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Park Street Cemetery
Lincoln, ME
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
Promoted to PFC 18 FEB 1945
Released from duty: 20 APR 1946
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Rigger, Heavy Equipment
No photo available Toombs, Charles L.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 10/8/1909
Date of death: 2/1/1994
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33848047
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Signal Hill Memorial Park
Hanover, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Known as "Lum"
He was dropped from the battalion at Camp Shanks for unknown reasons.
Russell Tressler Tressler, Russell W.
Corporal rank insignia
Rank: Corporal
Date of birth: 4/25/1917
Date of death: 8/12/1990
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848201
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Armagh Township, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 9 Feb 1946
S-1 Section
Clerk
No photo available Tucker, Joseph O.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/8/1918
Date of death: 8/21/1964
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33847018
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Rigger
Frank Turrisi Turrisi, Frank A.
T/4 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 8/22/1906
Date of death: 4/24/1999
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458210
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Carpenter, Heavy Construction
Oswald Tutnauer Tutnauer, Oswald
T/4 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 1/9/1907
Date of death: 1/5/1990
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 42033500
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 26 AUG 1943
Released from duty: 10 NOV 1945
Mess Sgt
Known for his Tutnauer stew. I hear that it could be quite spicy!
George Voss Voss, George R.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/19/1926
Date of death: 11/28/2003
Home State: MA
Serial Number: 31459131
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
Rittman, OH
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 MAR 1944
3rd Platoon
Possible Class of '54 MIT:
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Charles Ward Ward, Charles F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/25/1917
Date of death: 12/6/1993
Home State: MI
Serial Number: 36963549
Resting:
North Shore Memory Gardens
Coloma, MI
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 5 APR 1944
Released from duty: 22 DEC 1945
1st Platoon
Promoted to PFC 10 MAR 1945
Company mailman
Maintenance Man, General
Fred Weaver Weaver, Fred C.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 7/15/1924
Date of death: 1/16/1992
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 32842321
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Acacia Park and Resthaven Memorial Gardens
North Tonawanda, NY
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 12 MAR 1943
Promoted to T/5 24 JAN 1945
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Clerk
Charles Weicht Weicht, Charles Jr.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 11/3/1923
Date of death: 10/16/2017
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848117
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Bedford County Memorial Park
Bedford, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 11 MAY 1946
Captain Heubach's Jeep driver
Motor Pool
Nickname: Juny
Van Wells Wells, Van W.
SGT rank insignia
Rank: SGT
Date of birth: 11/25/1910
Date of death: 3/31/1964
Home State: VA
Serial Number: 33848009
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Rocky Run United Methodist Church Cemetery
DeWitt, VA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Kendrick Westbrook Westbrook, Kendrick A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 10/24/1925
Date of death: 3/18/2014
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 39717896
Enlistment Record: Click here
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 NOV 1943
Promoted to PFC 10 MAR 1945
3rd Platoon
Demolition Specialist
Memorial Website
Walter Whitman Whitman, Walter L.
T/4 rank insignia Certificate of Merit
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 12/12/1915
Date of death: 3/30/2013
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31458137
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Westfield Cemetery
Danielson CT
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 25 MAR 1944
Clerk
Henderson Willing Willing, Henderson S.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 5/31/1914
Date of death: 12/21/1997
Home State: MD
Serial Number: 33847040
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 MAR 1944
Promoted to T/5 10 MAR 1945
Supply Clerk
Jay Yetter Yetter, Jay W.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 9/17/1915
Date of death: 12/30/1971
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33848235
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Lind Memorial Cemetery
Lewistown, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 MAY 1946
3rd Platoon
Stanley Zielinski Zielinski, Stanley F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 5/21/1923
Date of death: 12/23/1987
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33846628
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Calvary Cemetery
Erie, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 MAR 1944
Released from duty: 12 MAY 1946
3rd Platoon
1st Squad
Reinforcements of C Company
No photo available Anthony, Oscar C.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 6/18/1914
Date of death: 1/21/1987
Home State: WV
Serial Number: 35201009
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
Parkersburg, WV
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 JAN 1941
Charles Bridge Bridge, Charles V.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 3/31/1918
Date of death: 10/17/2001
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33704775
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Twin Valley Memorial Park
Delmont, PA
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 NOV 1943
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 20 MAY 1946
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Pioneer
John Coleman Coleman, John E.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 03/27/1919
Date of death: 12/22/1999
Home State: NH
Serial Number: 31376833
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Sagamore Cemetery
Portsmouth, NH
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 JULY 1944
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 26 Jun 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Basic (General)
Nicholas DeCerbo DeCerbo, Nicholas
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 3/24/1924
Date of death: 10/2/2024
Home State: CT
Serial Number: 31316076
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
St. John’s Cemetery
Wallingford, CT
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 13 FEB 1943
Electrician
Was 82nd Airborne Engineer before going to the 284th
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Herbert Feinstein Feinstein, Herbert
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 6/19/1926
Date of death: 5/24/1996
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33815091
Enlistment Record: Click here
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 17 AUG 1944
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 29 JUNE 1946
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Basic (General)
Joseph Ferris Ferris, Joseph E.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 8/6/1920
Date of death: 11/27/1999
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33771894
Enlistment Record: Click here
Resting:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Yeadon, PA
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 FEB 1944
Attached to the 284th: 13 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 23 NOV 1947
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Welder
Later promoted to S/SGT
V. T. Ford Ford, V. T.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/9/1926
Date of death: 10/10/2005
Home State: LA
Serial Number: 38525899
Resting:
Legion Memorial Cemetery
Newellton, LA
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Basic (General)
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Beveridge Franklyn Franklyn, Beveridge F.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 1/15/1918
Date of death: 4/11/1998
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 39036612
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 7 JAN 1943
No photo available Gansberger, Harry A.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 10/4/1925
Date of death: 2/13/1991
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 39146972
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 9 Feb 1944
Released from duty: 29 May 1946
Truck Driver, Light
Assigned 284th Engr. C. Bn. 31 MAY 1945
Monty George George, Monty J.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 6/23/1923
Date of death: 11/7/1984
Home State: TX
Serial Number: 18109917
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Resting:
Phantom Hill Cemetery
Jones County, TX
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 28 MAY 1942
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Truck Driver, Light
Carmelo Guagenti Guagenti, Carmelo S.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 4/6/1921
Date of death: 1/15/1975
Home State: NJ
Serial Number: 42005514
Resting:
Crest Haven Memorial Park
Clifton, NJ
Notes:
Released from duty: 27 Mar 1946
2nd Platoon
2nd Squad
Rigger
Charles Kelson Kelson, Charles W. Jr.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 10/7/1921
Date of death: 9/7/1998
Home State: ME
Serial Number: 31216282
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 19 NOV 1942
Released from duty: 7 JAN 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Duty Soldier II
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Kenneth Kliever Kliever, Kenneth R.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 6/21/1921
Date of death: 5/23/2004
Home State: OR
Serial Number: 39473259
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Resting:
Dallas Cemetery
Dallas, OR
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 31 MAR 1944
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Rifleman
Eugene Korup Korup, Eugene M.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/6/1924
Date of death: 4/16/2003
Home State: DE
Serial Number: 42117205
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Resting:
Cathedral Cemetery
Wilmington DE
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 21 APR 1944
Attached to the 284th: 13 MAR 1945
Released from duty: 2 JUN 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Rifleman
After the war he became an interpreter for Polish POWs
Arthur Ledford Ledford, Arthur
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 9/6/1924
Date of death: 6/14/2011
Home State: SC
Resting:
Oakland Cemetery
Gaffney, SC
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Rigger
Felix Maez Maez, Felix H.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 12/2/1923
Date of death: 10/28/1992
Home State: CO
Serial Number: 37345757
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Resting:
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
El Paso, TX
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 6 MAY 1943
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Construction Machine Operator
Robert McClellan McClellan, Robert D.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 1924
Date of death: 11/19/2014
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 39050324
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 8 APR 1944
Attached to 284th 16 MAY 1945
1st Platoon
1st Squad
Rifleman
No photo available McFarland, Dewey A.
T/5 rank insignia Purple Heart
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 9/21/1924
Date of death: 1/18/1997
Home State: AZ
Resting:
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe, NM
Obituary:
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 27 APR 1943

Award of the Purple Heart Medal
Donald McPhee McPhee, Donald D.
Rank: PVT
Date of birth: 10/30/1917
Date of death: 10/17/1988
Home State: ME
Serial Number: 31398666
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 8 AUG 1943
Released from duty: 10 FEB 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Rigger
James Olivett Olivett, James L.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 1/10/1916
Date of death: 6/19/1995
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 32316794
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Resting:
Milltown Cemetery
Brewster, NY
Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 16 APR 1942
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Carpenter, General
Joseph Pastuszynski Pastuszynski, Joseph H.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 2/19/1923
Date of death: 9/19/2005
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 42091687
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Resting:
Marilla Cemetery
Marilla, NY
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 29 DEC 1943
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Truck Driver, Heavy
William Pentek Pentek, William A.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 7/1/1919
Date of death: 9/28/1994
Home State: CO
Serial Number: 38005956
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Resting:
Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
Alamosa, CO
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 22 JAN 1941
Released from duty: 8 JAN 1946
2nd Platoon
3rd Squad
Truck Driver, Light
Assigned 284th Engr. C. Bn. 31 MAY 1945
Hobart Picard Picard, Hobart A.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 2/26/1915
Date of death: 6/22/2010
Home State: PA
Serial Number: 33032252
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Resting:
Resurrection Cemetery
Montoursville, PA
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 FEB 1941
Released from duty: 31 OCT 1945
Charles Rousey Rousey, Charles F.
T/4 rank insignia
Rank: T/4
Date of birth: 12/31/1910
Date of death: 10/26/1975
Home State: IL
Serial Number: 36784947
Resting:
Bridgeport City Cemetery
Bridgeport, Il
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Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Carpenter, Heavy Construction
Welder, Combination
Served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam
Henry Silvestri Silvestri, Henry A.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 10/15/1912
Date of death: 3/1/1976
Home State: NY
Serial Number: 42027419
Resting:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cheektowaga, NY
Notes:
Attached to the 284th: 5 MAR 1945
Basic (General)
Robert Thomason Thomason, Robert O.
T/5 rank insignia
Rank: T/5
Date of birth: 11/10/1918
Date of death: 11/22/1985
Home State: CA
Serial Number: 20921208
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 20 SEPT 1940
Radio Operator, Low Speed
Also a boxer
Bernard Wenger Wenger, Bernard O.
PFC rank insignia
Rank: PFC
Date of birth: 04/03/1925
Date of death: 03/15/1995
Home State: MI
Serial Number: 36462941
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Resting:
Ft. Custer National Cemetery
15501 Dickman Road
Augusta, MI
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Notes:
Enlisted for duty: 24 APR 1943
2nd Platoon
1st Squad
Truck Driver, Light