DOB/DOD: February 28, 1925 (Kenvil, NJ) – June 22, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 21 Dora Street, Stamford; his mother lived at 1 Truman Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 16, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31335530UNIT: 458th Bombardment Squadron, 330th Bombardment Group FAMILY: Born to Janos “John” (1887-1960) and Julia Molnar Kalman (1892-1969) [both parents born in Hungary].Continue reading “SERGEANT ELMER KALMAN; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
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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”
SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD CLIVE DELANEY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: January 2, 1924 (Springfield, OH) – January 29, 1945; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Hickory Bluff, South Norwalk (draft card), and 401 Highland Ave, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-827399UNIT: Student Detachment, 360th Service GroupSTATUS: Missing In Action; non-recoverable (at sea) FAMILY: Born to Ralph M. Sr. (1895-1964) [born in Australia] and Pauline Shearer Delaney (1899-1939).Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD CLIVE DELANEY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
STAFF SERGEANT NICHOLAS JOSEPH CURCI; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: August 28, 1921 (Bridgeport, CT) – September 12, 1944; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 61 Stuart Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 3, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31192987UNIT: 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group FAMILY: Born to Saverio “Samuel” (1889-1988) and Antoinetta “Antonia” Lamolino Curci (1891-1963). Sisters Mary Curci Lamolino (1913-2011), Laura (1920-1987), and Anna (1923-2011). Brothers, JosephContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT NICHOLAS JOSEPH CURCI; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
FIRST LIEUTENANT EUGENE MORTON CREAGH; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: August 14, 1917 (Norwalk, CT) – September 12, 1944; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 47 High Street and 38 Main Street, Norwalk SERVICE NUMBER: O-816250UNIT: 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group FAMILY: Born to Martin G. (1890-1940) and Mary E. Millane Creagh (1895-1978). Two sisters, Catherine Creagh Slattery (1920-2006) and Anna May CreaghContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT EUGENE MORTON CREAGH; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
SECOND LIEUTENANT FRANK BENJAMIN COOPER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: June 14, 1917 (Boston, MA) – November 16, 1944; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Alice Utz Cooper (1913-1994) on August 26, 1940, in Wilton, CT LOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Reed Street, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-776955UNIT: 716th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group (Heavy)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA) FAMILY: Born to David W. (1893-1977), born in Russia,Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT FRANK BENJAMIN COOPER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
FIRST LIEUTENANT ALBERT JOHN CONTRA JR.; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: July 24, 1921 (Bronx, NY) – April 7, 1945; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Quintard Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: Commissioned July 1, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: O-2063160UNIT: 567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group (Heavy) FAMILY: Born to Albert C. Sr. (1896-1970), born in Hungary, and Helen E. Czako Contra (1900-1980). One sister, Carolyn A. ContraContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT ALBERT JOHN CONTRA JR.; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
FIRST LIEUTENANT HERBERT WILLIAM CHOUINARD; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: December 19, 1922 (Montville, NJ) – November 2, 1944; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Engaged to Jean Hodgeman (1923-2005) of NorwalkLOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Gregory Boulevard, East NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-818112UNIT: 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group FAMILY: Born to Edward H. (1899-) and Bertha Rost Chouinard (1898-1970). Bertha remarried to Howard Keppler in June 1946 inContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT HERBERT WILLIAM CHOUINARD; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
FIRST LIEUTENANT GORDON BUCK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: December 27, 1916 (Norwalk, CT) – January 25, 1944; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLAST LOCAL ADDRESS: 8 Bethel Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 3, 1942SERVICE NUMBERS: O-795194 (officer) and 11045564 (enlisted)UNIT: 16th Reconnaissance Squadron, 67th Reconnaissance GroupSTATUS: Missing In Action (MIA) FAMILY: Born to Hungarian-born George Buck Bukovecz (1878-1924) and Rose Hartilonicz Bukovecz (1895-?). OneContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT GORDON BUCK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
STAFF SERGEANT CLAYTON EDWARD BROCH, U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: April 16, 1919 (Weston, CT) – June 13, 1943; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Dorothy Maddock Rose in March 1943LOCAL ADDRESS: RFD 2, Weston (unknown connection to Norwalk)ENLISTMENT: October 15, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 31053118UNIT: 336th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group (Heavy)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Charles E.Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT CLAYTON EDWARD BROCH, U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 