August 27, 1924 (Ormskirk, England) – November 5, 1980 (Fort Sam Houston, TX); 56 years oldMarried to Irene Eva Maria Rathske (1925-2013)Local address: 115 Washington Street, South NorwalkEnlisted on March 9, 1943. Served until December 17, 1972.Serial number 32867932Served for 29 years during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Held in German POW camp Stalag 2B HammersteinContinue reading “PRIVATE ARTHUR ASHLEY RUSSELL; U.S. ARMY”
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PRIVATE ANTHONY OGRINC, SR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 7, 1923 (Norwalk, CT) – October 17, 2024; 101 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Shirley H. Williams (1926-2002) on November 26, 1949, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Two sons, John (1952-) and Anthony Jr. (1953-)LOCAL ADDRESS: 30 Avenue D, Norwalk, and 4 Smith Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 3, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31329056UNIT: 34th Infantry Division FAMILY:Continue reading “PRIVATE ANTHONY OGRINC, SR.; U.S. ARMY”
STAFF SERGEANT LAWRENCE JOSEPH MANZI JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOD/DOD: September 27, 1912 (Norwalk, CT) – February 19, 2007 (New Milford, CT); 94 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Carmella Tuozzolo (1917-2004) on April 25, 1938 in Norwalk, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: 31 Chapel St (1930), 4 Hedge Drive and 27 Lakeview Drive, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 3, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31331561UNIT: 10th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Joseph (1883-1947) andContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT LAWRENCE JOSEPH MANZI JR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE LEROY “ROY” UNDERHILL JERMAN JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 22, 1924 (Bridgeport, CT) – February 11, 1979 (Malibu, CA); 54 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Doris Jean Dunkel (1927-) on September 20, 1947, in Gloversville, NYCHILDREN: Two daughters, Barbara Gail Jerman Ginman (1950-), and Constance L. Jerman Bell (1954-). One son, John (1954-).ENLISTMENT: July 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31335679UNIT: 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th InfantryContinue reading “PRIVATE LEROY “ROY” UNDERHILL JERMAN JR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS THOMAS JOSEPH GARGIULO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 13, 1918 (Stratford, CT) – April 17, 2017 (Prior Lake, MN); 98 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mary Rose Depanfilis (1915-1997) on January 15, 1944, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: One daughter, Marianne Gargiulo Running (1965-). One son, Thomas (1951-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 19 Hillside Place and 15 Thistle Road, NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 6, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31466657UNIT: 223rd InfantryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS THOMAS JOSEPH GARGIULO; U.S. ARMY”
TECHNICIAN GRADE FIVE EDWARD WILLIAM FRANKE; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 27, 1919 (Norwalk, CT) – December 9, 2001 (Norwalk, CT); 81 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Winifred Reece (1923-1998) on November 8, 1947, in Norwalk, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: 26 Prospect Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 10, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11095117DISCHARGE: December 9, 1945UNIT: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division CIRCUMSTANCES: Captured December 16, 1944,Continue reading “TECHNICIAN GRADE FIVE EDWARD WILLIAM FRANKE; U.S. ARMY”
SERGEANT PHILIP ADALARD BONENFANT; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD; February 3, 1912 (Saint-Philippe, Quebec, Canada) – November 8, 1991 (Norwalk, CT); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mavis Reed (1917-2002) on March 2, 1935, in Groveton, NH; divorced in 1941. Married Bertha Eleck (1912-2000) on August 4, 1945 in Norwalk, CT.CHILDREN: Three sons, Philip R. (1936-2000), Michael H. (1936-2012), Philip J. (1939-). Two daughters,Continue reading “SERGEANT PHILIP ADALARD BONENFANT; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL ALEXANDER ANDREW BELLUS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 23, 1917 (Norwalk, CT) – April 11, 1964 (Norwalk, CT); 46 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Sophia Premru (1916-2010) on May 31, 1947, in Norwalk, CT. Later remarried to Helmut Lohmann.CHILDREN: Two sons, Gary (1953-) and Peter (1954-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 333 Flax Hill Road, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 19, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31040632UNIT: 707th Headquarters Company,Continue reading “CORPORAL ALEXANDER ANDREW BELLUS; U.S. ARMY”
NORWALK’S 45 RESIDENTS RELEASED FROM NAZI POW CAMPS
AUTHOR NOTE: Mrs. Douglas E. Nash, referred to in the article below, was a YMCA employee during World War I and had assignments in France and Germany in 1918. She is Enid Capwell Allen Nash, and her bio can be read HERE. From The Norwalk Hour November 24, 1945 RED CROSS WAR PRISONER HEAD REPORTSContinue reading “NORWALK’S 45 RESIDENTS RELEASED FROM NAZI POW CAMPS”
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”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 