DOB/DOD: November 17, 1916 (Leominster, MA) – November 21, 1944; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Virginia Hillock (1922-2001) on January 15, 1944, in Alexandria, LouisianaCHILDREN: One son, Gary William (LaPointe) Dvonch born November 28, 1944, 7 days after Lt LaPointe diedLOCAL ADDRESS: 39 Neptune Avenue, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-1822288UNIT: 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division FAMILY:Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT MARCEL JOSEPH LaPOINTE; U.S. ARMY”
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LORRIN FREDERICK LANE; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: March 3, 1925 (Yantic, CT) – March 13, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 26 Commerce Street, Norwalk ENLISTMENT: February 15, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts SERVICE NUMBER: 527172 UNIT: Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS): 746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Arthur Lane (1886-1976) and Charlotte “Lottie”Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LORRIN FREDERICK LANE; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
FIRST LIEUTENANT HARRY MILLARD KELLEY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 14, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – May 29, 1944; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Engaged to Jean Elizabeth Farnsworth (1922-2005) of NorwalkLOCAL ADDRESS: 20 Grandview Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 17, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: O-1296041UNIT: 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division FAMILY: Born to Edward J. Sr. [State Senator 1943-1945; Mayor of Norwalk 1945-1947; Common Council forContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT HARRY MILLARD KELLEY; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HAROLD LEGRAND HYATT JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 5, 1924 (Norwalk, CT) – May 21, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 101 George Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 3, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31326774UNIT: Company F, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division FAMILY: Born to Harold L. Sr. (1901-1963) and Eunice J. Sheehan Hyatt (1901-1962). One brother, Charles K. (1928-1994). Three sisters, MaryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HAROLD LEGRAND HYATT JR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN HOLICK JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 20, 1917 (Danbury, CT) – January 27, 1945; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary Soyak Holick (1917-2008) on May 10, 1941, in NorwalkCHILDREN: One daughter, Nancy M. Holick Vagnone (1943-)LOCAL ADDRESS: 58 Osborne Avenue, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 30, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31406638UNIT: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to John (1894-1959) andContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN HOLICK JR.; U.S. ARMY”
CAPTAIN LEWIS GEORGE HENRY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 13, 1917 (Brooklyn, NY) – June 27, 1944; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Janice Marie Sanderson (1919-2004) on June 21, 1941, in NorwalkCHILDREN: One daughter, Jane Marie Henry (1943-)LOCAL ADRESS: 6 Fremont Place, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 8, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: O-1013072UNIT: 13th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division FAMILY: Born to Charles E. (1866-1938) and HarrietContinue reading “CAPTAIN LEWIS GEORGE HENRY; U.S. ARMY”
CAPTAIN RODERICK STEPHEN GOODSPEED “STEVE” HALL; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 12, 1915 (Peking [now Beijing], China) – February 20, 1945; 29 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 185 East Avenue, Norwalk (1930 census; 14 years old)ENLISTMENT: September 8, 1941 from NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-1114150UNIT: 2677th Regiment, Office of Strategic Services (OSS = precursor to the CIA) FAMILY: Born to Ray O. Hall (1891-1951) and GertrudeContinue reading “CAPTAIN RODERICK STEPHEN GOODSPEED “STEVE” HALL; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY BERNARD GREGORY (GREGORIO by birth); U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 12, 1917 (New York, NY) – April 8, 1945; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary Rosalyn Fetty (1918-1994), a Private First Class in the Women’s Army Corps. Mary later remarried Donald H. Gillmer on February 14, 1947.LOCAL ADDRESS: 377 Main Street and 130 East Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 6, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31409427UNIT: CompanyContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY BERNARD GREGORY (GREGORIO by birth); U.S. ARMY”
PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS ALLEN BURKEY GREGORY JR.; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: May 31, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – March 7, 1944; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Newtown Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 15, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 6426012SHIP ASSIGNED TO: PT-337STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Allen B. Sr. (1900-1952) and Florence Estelle Oswald Gregory (1900-1985). Four brothers, James T. (1924-2007), Edward O.Continue reading “PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS ALLEN BURKEY GREGORY JR.; U.S. NAVY”
FIRST LIEUTENANT PETER ROBERT FROELICHER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: September 18, 1919 (Zurich, Switzerland) – February 8, 1943; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Valley Road, Wilson Point, RowaytonENLISTMENT: December 16, 1941 [19 days after Pearl Harbor]SERVICE NUMBER: O-791686UNIT: 381st Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group (Medium)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, non-recoverable FAMILY: Born to Otto Robert Jules (1891-1961) and Gertrude EscherContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT PETER ROBERT FROELICHER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
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