DOB/DOD: February 19, 1926 (Norwalk, CT) – April 11, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 6 Raymond Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 4, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31412721UNITS: 18th Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Division FAMILY: Born to Mestai (1895-1971) and Elodie Demers LeBeau (1898-1969). Both parents were born in Canada. Brother Robert A. (1927-2013). DECORATIONS: Awarded theContinue reading “PRIVATE LAWRENCE JOSEPH LEBEAU; U.S. ARMY”
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TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE HERBERT ORVILLE LEAVITT; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 6, 1921 (Ontario, Canada) – May 20, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Jean Wiswall Leavitt Aatila (1921-2011)CHILDREN: Two daughters, Linda Leavitt Smith (1941-) and Gail Leavitt Atkinson (1942-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Woodside Avenue, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 5, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31333954UNIT: 100th General Hospital FAMILY: Born to Herbert W. (1886-1956) and Laura A.Continue reading “TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE HERBERT ORVILLE LEAVITT; U.S. ARMY”
SECOND LIEUTENANT MARCEL JOSEPH LaPOINTE; U.S. ARMY
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”
STAFF SERGEANT CHARLES FREDERIC KUCH III; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 16, 1925 (Norwalk, CT) – April 17, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 197 East Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: July 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31336674UNIT: Company C, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division FAMILY: Born to Charles F. Kuch Jr. (1888-1966) and Marguerite Young Kuch (1890-1930). One sister, Ruth M. Kuch Tvedt Jones (1924-2014). CIRCUMSTANCES: Charles wasContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT CHARLES FREDERIC KUCH III; U.S. ARMY”
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”
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