Once in a while, I freelance and create bios for people I know who have a connection to a veteran who died during wartime service. This hero is connected to Norwalk but grew up in Maine. To me, any Medal of Honor recipient is deserving of my time and effort. This is the story ofContinue reading “CORPORAL DAVID BERNARD CHAMPAGNE; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
Category Archives: WWII
TEC 5 ANTHONY CLEMENS STEMPIEN JR., U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: July 23, 1925 (Pemberwich, NY) – July 2, 2004 (Norwalk, CT); 78 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Mabel Travis (1930-2002) of Port Chester, New York, in 1950.CHILDREN: Two sons, Richard (1954-) and Jeffrey [Army veteran] (1955-2016). One daughter, Jane Stempien Pulitano (1959-).LOCAL ADDRESS: High View Road, Glenville, CTENLISTMENT: Inducted on October 4, 1943, andContinue reading “TEC 5 ANTHONY CLEMENS STEMPIEN JR., U.S. ARMY”
RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT ARTHUR BURT JR., U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: October 27, 1918 (Bridgeport, CT) – October 26, 1989 (Seattle, WA); 70 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Barbara Bassett (1920-2002) on December 2, 1945 in Norwalk, CT. Married Arlene G. Nicol (1929-2014) on December 16, 1966 in Seattle, WA.LOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Pershing Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 14, 1938SERVICE NUMBER: 4026989SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Honolulu (CL-48) CIRCUMSTANCES:Continue reading “RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT ARTHUR BURT JR., U.S. NAVY”
FIRST LIEUTENANT NEWTON CLARENCE WILBUR; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: March 25, 1916 (Norwich, CT) – December 15, 1998 (Indialantic, FL); 82 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Anne Dearing (1921-2004) on March 12, 1943 in Houston, TXCHILDREN: One daughter, Cynthia Wilbur Steele (1950-2024). One son, Paul C. (1954-2012). LOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Rowayton Avenue and 9 Crockett Street, Rowayton, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 3, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 33094430Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT NEWTON CLARENCE WILBUR; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
TECHNICAL SERGEANT EDWARD HENRY LIONEL VON CASTELBERG; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: January 18, 1908 (London, England) – October 4, 1978 (Westhampton Beach, NY); 70 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married Nancy Burkett Leary on August 6, 1940, in Manhattan, New York. Divorced in 1949.LOCAL ADDRESS: parents in Harbor View Beach, Rowayton, Starlight Drive and Romindon Court, NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 16, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 32867810UNIT: 574th Bomb Squadron, 391stContinue reading “TECHNICAL SERGEANT EDWARD HENRY LIONEL VON CASTELBERG; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VENAIRO JOHN UCCELLINI; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 27, 1919 (Brooklyn, NY) – January 31, 2003 (Westport, CT); 83 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jeanette Brundage (1914-1980) on June 27, 1947, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: One stepdaughter, Jean Fontaine (?-?).LOCAL ADDRESS: 72 Grumman Avenue and 290 Main Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 8, 1941DISCHARGE: September 28, 1945SERVICE NUMBER: 31052114UNIT: 28th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VENAIRO JOHN UCCELLINI; U.S. ARMY”
FIRST LIEUTENANT DONALD WHITNEY TUTTLE; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: January 13, 1919 (Middletown, CT) – October 20, 1968 (Luke AFB, AZ); 49 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Nina “Lucille” Sumner (1914-2003) on February 3, 1943, in Topeka, KansasCHILDREN: Two daughters, Patricia (1948-) and Donna (1958-2020). One son David W. (1952-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 96 East Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 18, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 11033809 (Enlisted) and O-791522 (Officer)UNIT:Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT DONALD WHITNEY TUTTLE; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SYDNEY HENRY STEINBERG; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 9, 1911 (Springfield, MA) – November 16, 1982 (Norwalk, CT); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Elsie Regenstreif (1914-2002) on June 29, 1941 in New York CityCHILDREN: One son, Jeffrey (-), and one daughter, Tobi Steinberg Rogowsky (1952-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Knickerbocker Avenue, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 4, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31338273DISCHARGE: UnknownUNIT: 30th Infantry Division FAMILY:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SYDNEY HENRY STEINBERG; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PRATT SMITH; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 10, 1919 (Darien, CT) – September 27, 1986 (Tampa, FL); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mildred W. Farrell (1927-1965) on March 21, 1946, in Danbury, Connecticut.Married again to Emily Y. McCreary (1938-) in July 1966 in Hillsborough, Florida.CHILDREN: Two sons, Private James Pratt Smith, USMC (1947-1968) [killed in action in South Vietnam], andContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PRATT SMITH; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL JOHN “JACK” JAMES SLATTERY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 17, 1924 (New York, NY) – December 7, 2012 (Norwalk, CT); 88 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Margaret “Peggy” Webb (1924-2016) on December 7, 1959, in Darien, CTCHILDREN: NoneLOCAL ADDRESS: Harbor View Avenue and 14 Park Lane, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 2, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31313503UNIT: 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division (Trailblazer Division) FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “CORPORAL JOHN “JACK” JAMES SLATTERY; U.S. ARMY”
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