DOB/DOD: July 26, 1919 (Norwalk, CT) – June 30, 1944; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Rockridge Drive, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: UnknownSERVICE NUMBER: O-2044436UNIT: 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, 8th Army Air Force FAMILY: Born to Frederick A. (1885-1954) and Rita Sherman Giorchino (1890-1950). Two sisters, Margaret Giorchino Corbin (1913-1979) and Mary Giorchino BennettContinue reading “CAPTAIN EDWARD BRUCE GIORCHINO; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
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CORPORAL THOMAS JOSEPH GAFFNEY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 14, 1921 (Port Chester, NY) – May 18, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Pearl Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: July 3, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31190346UNIT: Battery C, 936th Field Artillery Battalion FAMILY: Born to Thomas (1883-1961) and Catherine Mulcahy Gaffney (1890-1945). In census data, both parents listed “Irish Free State” as their birthplace. One sister,Continue reading “CORPORAL THOMAS JOSEPH GAFFNEY; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE DANIEL FULLER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 18, 1925 (Norwalk, CT) – August 28, 1944; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 92 Taylor Ave, NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 3, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31409226UNIT: 3128th Quartermaster Service Company FAMILY: Born to James (1877-1954) and Charlotte James Fuller (1892-1947). Siblings are half-brothers James (1906-1956) and Ralph (1908-1972); half-sister Gladys Fuller Simmons (1915-1993); brothers George (1919-1995),Continue reading “PRIVATE DANIEL FULLER; U.S. ARMY”
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”
STAFF SERGEANT ELMER LESTER FREDERICK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: December 1, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – June 22, 1943; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Lakeview Drive, NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 12, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11066576UNIT: 324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group FAMILY: Born to William (1881-1950) and Lillian Hall Frederick (1888-1964). Two brothers, William J. (1914-2005) and Robert H. (1928-1998). Five sisters, Adelaide M. Frederick FerrisContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT ELMER LESTER FREDERICK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
CORPORAL HENRY JOHN FRANK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: November 2, 1923 (Whitefield, NH) – May 16, 1944; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 16 Putnam Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 9, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11083285UNIT: 426th Bombardment Squadron, 309th Bombardment Group FAMILY: Born to William H. (1895-1979) and Margaret E. Kane Frank (1890-1969). Henry was their only child. CIRCUMSTANCES: Corporal Frank was an aerialContinue reading “CORPORAL HENRY JOHN FRANK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL FOX; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 12, 1925 (Norwalk, CT) – February 3, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 84 Main Street, NorwalkNOTE: Listed in the 1940 census as residing at the St Francis Orphan Asylum, 75 Hamilton Street, New Haven.ENLISTMENT: November 1, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31407340UNIT: B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division FAMILY: BornContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL FOX; U.S. ARMY”
GUNNER’S MATE SECOND CLASS HOBART FORD JR.; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: September 17, 1924 (New York, NY) – April 28, 1944; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Valley Road, Wilson Point, RowaytonENLISTMENT: April 5, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 8074952SHIP ASSIGNED TO: Assigned to LST-531 FAMILY: Born to Hobart Sr. (1893-1965) and Bertha “Betty” Isabella Trueman Ford (1893-1987). One brother, James S. (1926-1992). One sister, Jane D. FordContinue reading “GUNNER’S MATE SECOND CLASS HOBART FORD JR.; U.S. NAVY”
MAJOR WALTER JOHN “BUD” FITZGERALD JR.; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: June 12, 1917 (Danbury, CT) – May 31, 1943; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 55 Cove Avenue, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: Commissioned in May 1940SERVICE NUMBER: O-361389UNIT: 303rd Basic Flight Training Center FAMILY: Born to Walter G. (1888-1958) and Blanche Bresson Fitzgerald (1893-1996). Two sisters, Catherine Blanche Fitzgerald (1915-2014) of the Ursuline Convent in NewContinue reading “MAJOR WALTER JOHN “BUD” FITZGERALD JR.; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE JOHN VERNAM FISK; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 21, 1921 (Flushing, NY) – December 29, 1944; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 236 Highland Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 8, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31329165UNIT: Headquarters Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Harvey E. Jr. (1881-1951) and Dorothy Dodge Fisk (1893-1975). One brother, Harvey “Spike” E. III (1917-2002). One sister, DorotheaContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN VERNAM FISK; U.S. ARMY”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 