DOB/DOD: October 29, 1921 (New York, NY) – November 18, 1944; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Shirley Goldstein of the Bronx, New York, on December 28, 1941LOCAL ADDRESS: 6 Arch StreetENLISTMENT: November 4, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31247951UNIT: 3rd Armored Tank Battalion, 10th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Hirsch H. (1883-1951) and Sarah F. Letzter Weitz (1883-1964).Continue reading “SERGEANT SIDNEY WEITZ; U.S. ARMY”
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SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD BRYANT WASON; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 2, 1919 (Greenwich, CT) – June 9, 1944; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Eleanor Brown (1920-2013) on February 4, 1943, in Greenwich, CT LOCAL ADDRESS: Wife, Eleanor Wason, lived at 53 Wall Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 9, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: O-1309997UNIT: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD BRYANT WASON; U.S. ARMY”
SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT VALENTINE WALTER; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: October 11, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – November 3, 1944; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 3 State StreetENLISTMENT: March 4, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 8072532SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Reno (CL-96)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Valentine W. (1885-1960) and Jessie Byxbee Walter (1885-1940). Robert was their only child. Stepmother, ElizabethContinue reading “SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT VALENTINE WALTER; U.S. NAVY”
STAFF SERGEANT LOUIS WILLIAM VINGO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 12, 1917 (Norwalk, CT) – December 28, 1944; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 78 Taylor AvenueENLISTMENT: February 12, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 31010593UNIT: 35th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division FAMILY: Born to Carmine “Charles” P. (1875-1943) and Mary G. Porta Vingo (1888-1974). Both parents were born in Italy. Three brothers, Michael A. (1905-1980), JosephContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT LOUIS WILLIAM VINGO; U.S. ARMY”
STAFF SERGEANT HAROLD CHARLES VAN NESS (VANESSE); U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: August 22, 1918 (Rockville, CT) – January 11, 1943; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 104 South Main StreetENLISTMENT: September 1, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 11033044UNIT: 514th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group (Heavy) FAMILY: Born to Delfasse (1851-?) and Daisy Avery Vanesse (1888-?). Two brothers, Ellery James (1916-1998) and William (1905-?). Three sisters, Alice P. VanesseContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT HAROLD CHARLES VAN NESS (VANESSE); U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
STAFF SERGEANT PETER JOSEPH VENEZIA; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: August 12, 1920 (Westport, CT) – February 14, 1944; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Evelyn Arnold (1925-2011) on September 23, 1943, in NorwalkLOCAL ADDRESS: 299 Westport Avenue, Norwalk (home is no longer there)ENLISTMENT: October 3, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31193038UNIT: 723rd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group (Heavy) FAMILY: Born to Giuseppi “Joseph” (1886-1932) and Paola “Pauline”Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT PETER JOSEPH VENEZIA; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
SEAMAN FIRST CLASS GEORGE PHILIP VAN ALSTYNE; U.S. COAST GUARD
August 10, 1917 (New Haven, CT) – September 9, 1942; 25 years oldUnmarriedLast local address: 1 Stevens Street, NorwalkService number: 505095USS Muskeget (WAG-48)Missing In Action (MIA) at sea Born to Reverend George W. (1892-1939) and Rachel V. Fielding Van Alstyne (1896-). Sister Kathryn G. Van Alstyne Brady (1917-2004). Brother, Alan (1918-1984). Awarded the Purple HeartContinue reading “SEAMAN FIRST CLASS GEORGE PHILIP VAN ALSTYNE; U.S. COAST GUARD”
STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT PAUL VALENTIK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: August 25, 1921 (Norwalk, CT) – February 4, 1944; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 25 Seaview AvenueENLISTMENT: July 3, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31142791UNIT: 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group (Heavy)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Paul (1899-1994) and Elizabeth Akos Valentik (1899-1972). One sister, Delores E. Valentik KerekesContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT PAUL VALENTIK; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
QUARTERMASTER THIRD CLASS WALTON BENNETT VAIL; U.S. COAST GUARD
DOB/DOD: May 16, 1919 (Norwalk, CT) – September 9, 1942; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 29 Adams Avenue, Norwalk; mother at 75 Gregory Boulevard, East NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: 239188SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Mukeget (WAG-48)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Clarence W. (1894-1967) and Josephine E. Bennett Vail (1896-1980). OneContinue reading “QUARTERMASTER THIRD CLASS WALTON BENNETT VAIL; U.S. COAST GUARD”
STAFF SERGEANT MARTIN FRANCIS TROY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: April 12, 1912 (Norwalk, CT) – June 30, 1944; 32 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Gracie Merrill Sugden (1914-1965) on July 31, 1936, in Pound Ridge, NYLOCAL ADDRESS: 32 Harbor Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 2, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31313507UNIT: 760th Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group (Heavy) FAMILY: Born to John L. Sr. (1875-1959) and Myra A. MeaderContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT MARTIN FRANCIS TROY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 