DOB/DOD: March 6, 1924 (Norwalk, CT) – December 3, 1943; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 23 Quintard Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 8, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 6421484SHIP ASSIGNED TO: SS Joseph WheelerSTATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Andrew (1886-1973) and Elizabeth Mayernik Dragan (1890-1951). Both parents were born in Czechoslovakia.Continue reading “GUNNER’S MATE THIRD CLASS JOSEPH MICHAEL DRAGAN; U.S. NAVY”
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PRIVATE SANDERS MELANCTHON DORR JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 28, 1926 (Willimantic, CT) – February 19, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 24 Emerson Street, East Norwalk, and 37 ½ Spring Hill RdENLISTMENT: May 10, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31466953UNIT: Company B, 1st Battalion, 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Sanders M. Sr. (1892-1970) and Emma Millicent Barron Dorr (1900-1995).Continue reading “PRIVATE SANDERS MELANCTHON DORR JR.; U.S. ARMY”
STAFF SERGEANT LOUIS SALVATORE DODDO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 25, 1913 (Norwalk, CT) – July 7, 1944; 30 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 4 Neptune Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 21, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 31042417UNIT: Company C, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Anthony D. (Tedesco/Tedeschi) Doddo (1885-1955) and Mary Zelembo Doddo (1885-1968). Two brothers, Michael A. (1907-1964) and Patrick “Patsy”Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT LOUIS SALVATORE DODDO; U.S. ARMY”
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 ANTHONY FRANK “HANK” DIBERARDINE; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: November 25, 1922 (Malden, MA) – October 11, 1944; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Crescent Terrace and 71 Spring Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: November 12, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11102173UNIT: 389th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber GroupSTATUS: Missing In Action FAMILY: Born to Carlo DeBerardinis (1895-1979) and Giaovanna “Jennie” DelRoss-Dimeo DeBerardinis (1901-1930). Sisters, Mary DeBerardinis (1914-1991)Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT ANTHONY FRANK “HANK” DIBERARDINE; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
TECHNICAL SERGEANT SYLVIO VINCENT D’AVANZO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 12, 1919 (Norwalk, CT) – February 8, 1945; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 27 Cross Street, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: 20132967UNIT: 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division FAMILY: Born to Prospero (1882-1953) and Valentine Cantarella D’Avanzo (1892-1955); both born in Italy. Eight brothers Joseph (1913-1993), Louis (1915-1980), Nicholas (1921-1944), Alfred “Frederick” (1922-1989), VictorContinue reading “TECHNICAL SERGEANT SYLVIO VINCENT D’AVANZO; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE PROSPERO NICHOLAS D’AVANZO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 25, 1921 (Norwalk, CT) – June 9, 1944; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 27 Cross Street and 132 Flax Hill Road, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: 31247927ENLISTMENT: November 17, 1942UNIT: Medical Corps, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Prospero (1882-1953) and Valentine Cantarella D’Avanzo (1892-1955); both born in Italy. Eight brothers JosephContinue reading “PRIVATE PROSPERO NICHOLAS D’AVANZO; U.S. ARMY”
MACHINIST’S MATE SECOND CLASS WILLIAM JOSEPH CZINKY; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: October 2, 1916 (Norwalk, CT) – March 26, 1942; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Engaged to Irene E. Domonkos (1922-1995) of 15 Lincoln Avenue in Norwalk, December 17, 1941; she never married after William’s death.LOCAL ADDRESS: 92 Winfield Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 7, 1937; reenlisted December 27, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 2072076SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Atik (AK-101)Continue reading “MACHINIST’S MATE SECOND CLASS WILLIAM JOSEPH CZINKY; U.S. NAVY”
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 OFFICER MYRON A. CROMLEY; U.S. NAVY AND USATC
DOB/DOD: May 19, 1901 (South Norwalk, CT) – January 8, 1945; 43 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Lillian Richards on August 12, 1922, in Port Chester, New YorkCHILDREN: Two daughters, Dora Mae Cromley White (1925-2020) and Blanche Lillian Cromley Giehrer (1928-1998).LOCAL ADDRESS: 149 South Main Street, South Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Addison (1870-1911) and Bertha M.Continue reading “FIRST OFFICER MYRON A. CROMLEY; U.S. NAVY AND USATC”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 