Category Archives: POW/MIA

FIRST SERGEANT JAMES LEWIS BEERS; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: October 25, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – June 28, 1993 (Brookfield, CT); 72 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Swedish-born Britta Ingegerd Weber (1920-2008) on April 18, 1942, in Elizabeth, NJCHILDREN: One son, James L. Beers Jr. (1949-2011). One daughter, Jacqueline Beers Stratos (1946-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 21 Chestnut Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 2, 1942DISCHARGE: October 9, 1945SERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “FIRST SERGEANT JAMES LEWIS BEERS; U.S. ARMY”

FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM HENRY “BUS” BARNUM III; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: December 8, 1917 (Lime Rock, CT) – December 18, 2009 (Laconia, NH); 92 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary Ann Ainsworth (1924-2001) on April 28, 1945, in DarienCHILDREN: Two twin daughters, Susan N. Barnum Koprowski (1946-) and Sally Barnum Oak (1946-). Two sons, Peter (1950-) and Seth (1952-). ENLISTMENT: December 29, 1941SERVICE NUMBERS: 11040832Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM HENRY “BUS” BARNUM III; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

STAFF SERGEANT RICHARD SPENCER ADAMS; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: November 14, 1919 (New York, NY) – January 6, 1977 (Riverside, CA); 57 years oldMARITAL STATUS 1: Married Betty Henderson of Topeka, Kansas.MARITAL STATUS 2: Married Virgie Smith Adams Crowley Goff (1931-1998).CHILDREN: Two daughters, Patricia G. Adams Montgomery (1953-), and Linda S. Adams Hernandez (1956-). One son, Richard (1949-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Scribner Avenue, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT RICHARD SPENCER ADAMS; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

PRIVATE HERBERT TURNER COLLINGS SR., U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: September 10, 1893 (Danbury, CT) – November 13, 1961 (Norwalk, CT); 68 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Olivia Bliss on October 6, 1921, in NorwalkCHILDREN: One son, Herbert T. Collings Jr. who served in the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division and was killed in the Philippines during World War II.LOCAL ADDRESS: Rowayton Avenue (1910), 19Continue reading “PRIVATE HERBERT TURNER COLLINGS SR., U.S. ARMY”

SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH WILLIAM KISKA; ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: October 5, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – August 28, 2012 (Norwalk, CT); 91 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Marian Tomasian on May 27, 1942, in NorwalkCHILDREN: Two daughters, Kathleen S. (1944-) and Regina C. (1953-). LOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Cleveland Terrace and 10 Larsen Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 18, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: O-816742DISCHARGE: UnknownUNIT: 339th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 96thContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH WILLIAM KISKA; ARMY AIR FORCE”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN “JACK” PHILIP BLACKMAN SR.; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: November 22, 1923 (Norwalk, CT) – June 13, 1980; 56 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Beulah Mae Scofield on November 26, 1942, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: One daughter, Virginia “Ginny” (1945-), and one son, John P. Blackman, Jr. (1952-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 23 Leonard Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 2, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31331430UNIT: 66th Infantry Division DECORATIONS: Wounded In Action.Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN “JACK” PHILIP BLACKMAN SR.; U.S. ARMY”