DOB/DOD: February 15, 1918 (New York, NY) – January 2, 1944; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 26 Fairfield AvenueENLISTMENT: February 14, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: Enlisted: 32006967; Officer: O-803113UNIT: Air Transport Command FAMILY: Born to Nathan “Nat” O. (1895-1973) [born in Austria] and Diana Deutsch Steuer (1898-1995) [born in Russia]. One brother, Bernard “Buddy” (1922-1935). CIRCUMSTANCES:Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT MILTON STEUER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
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WATERTENDER FIRST CLASS CHARLES PHILIP MCCARTHY; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: October 21, 1917 (New Rochelle, NY) – October 27, 1942; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Ruth Pfeil (1915-2013). Ruth remarried and lived to be 98 years old.LOCAL ADDRESS: Connecticut Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 14, 1936SERVICE NUMBER: 2233366SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Porter (DD-356) FAMILY: Born to Charles (1893-1972) and Theresa Foy McCarthy (1892-?). CIRCUMSTANCES: TheContinue reading “WATERTENDER FIRST CLASS CHARLES PHILIP MCCARTHY; U.S. NAVY”
MAJOR EVERETT WILFRED KING, U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 20, 1894 (Brooklyn, NY) – March 2, 1944; 50 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Frances Mercedes Schang (1897-1985) on March 4, 1922, in New York CityCHILDREN: One son, Everett Lincoln King (1925-2009). One daughter, Mary E. “Liz” King Wilson (1923-2005).LOCAL ADDRESS: Chestnut Hill Road, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-185107UNIT: 5th Army Air Force Fighter CommandContinue reading “MAJOR EVERETT WILFRED KING, 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”
PRIVATE LAWRENCE ROBERT ZEOLI; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: February 8, 1923 (Brooklyn, NY) – May 21, 1945; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Reynolds Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 4, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 907199UNIT: Company C, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division FAMILY: Born to Pasquale (1893-1974) and Marie E. Vicidomini Zeoli (1896-1956). One brother, Alfred J. (1918-2006). One sister, Marguerite Zeoli Gajdosik (1921-2020). DECORATIONS:Continue reading “PRIVATE LAWRENCE ROBERT ZEOLI; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
SERGEANT WILFRED FRANCIS WOOD; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: October 13, 1921 (Norwalk, CT) – October 10, 1943; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 5 Hawkins AvenueENLISTMENT: April 6, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31104593UNIT: 726th Bomber Squadron, 451st Bomber Group, Fairmont Army Air Base, Nebraska FAMILY: Born to Charles R. Sr. (1892-1927) and Hazel R. La Croix Wood (1894-1985). One brother, Charles R. Jr. (1917-1999).Continue reading “SERGEANT WILFRED FRANCIS WOOD; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD NORMAN WILSON JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 4, 1917 (Norwalk, CT) – February 21, 1945; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Marion. Her maiden name is unknown.LOCAL ADDRESS: 11 Fitch Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 2, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31277720UNIT: Company A, 14th Battalion, 4th Regiment, Infantry Replacement Center FAMILY: Born to Edward M. Sr. (1878-1951) and Mary E. Dunne Wilson (1882-1956).Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD NORMAN WILSON JR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EARL THOMAS WILSON; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 6, 1923 (Norwalk, CT) – June 6, 1944; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Wilbur Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 20, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11100763UNIT: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division FAMILY: Born to Theodore (1903-1930) and Irene Horvath Wilson (1902-1986). Earl was their only child. Irene later married Louis MuoioContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EARL THOMAS WILSON; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE BENJAMIN THOMAS WILLIAMS; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 4, 1921 (Norwalk, CT) – May 11, 1945; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mary R. Drab (1923-1976) on August 15, 1940, in NorwalkCHILDREN: Mary E. Williams Nussbickel (1940-), Richard T. (1942-2021), Kathleen Williams Maloney (1943-2010), and Jeanne (1945-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Beverly Place, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 5, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 987575UNIT: 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division FAMILY:Continue reading “PRIVATE BENJAMIN THOMAS WILLIAMS; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 