DOB/DOD: December 20, 1924 (Norwalk, CT) – July 25, 1944; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 31 Center AvenueENLISTMENT: February 10, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31313590UNIT: Company C, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Thomas F. (1889-1958) and Agnes L. Torpy Murphy (1889-1953). Robert was their only child. CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed in action in France.Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT CHARLES MURPHY; U.S. ARMY”
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SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ANTHONY MULVOY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: August 14, 1918 (Norwalk, CT) – March 21, 1944; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Emilie Vaast (1914-1990) on March 12, 1940, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: One daughter, Diane Kay Mulvoy Scire Rodia (1941-2021)LOCAL ADDRESS: 1 Webster Court, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-823443UNIT: 91st Photographic Training Squadron, Maxwell Field, Alabama FAMILY: Born to Anthony J. [KIA in WWI] (1893-1918)Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ANTHONY MULVOY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
CORPORAL AURELIO “RAY” MUCCI; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 24, 1920 (Fall River, MA) – April 7, 1943; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 124 Woodward Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 9, 1940SERVICE NUMBER: 11019646UNIT: 1st Recon Troop, 1st Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Giulio (1894-1973) and Itala Gragnani Mucci (1894-1980). Both parents were born in Italy. Two sisters, Mary Mucci Spero (1920-2014),Continue reading “CORPORAL AURELIO “RAY” MUCCI; U.S. ARMY”
FIRST LIEUTENANT KENNETH AVERY MORRELL; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 6, 1910 (Boston, MA) – September 18, 1944; 33 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 6 Berkeley Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 21, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: O-1294878UNIT: C Company, 88th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Ralph P. (1883-1938) and Gertrude K. Mead Morrell (1886-1977). Twin brother, Parker M. (1910-1994). CIRCUMSTANCES: Wounded at Brest, France,Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT KENNETH AVERY MORRELL; U.S. ARMY”
FIRE CONTROLMAN THIRD CLASS THOMAS MOORE MORGAN; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: January 28, 1921 (Charleston, WV) – January 10, 1943; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 16 South Main Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 21, 1940SERVICE NUMBER: 2661765SHIP/SUBMARINE ASSIGNED TO: USS Argonaut (SS-166)STATUS: Missing In Action (at sea) FAMILY: Born to John T. (1879-1930) and Nellie E. Hannon Morgan (1887-?). Brother, John (1913-1965). Two sisters, MaryContinue reading “FIRE CONTROLMAN THIRD CLASS THOMAS MOORE MORGAN; U.S. NAVY”
STAFF SERGEANT SAUL MILLER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: June 12, 1920 (Brooklyn, NY) – September 8, 1944; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 14 Concord Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 24, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 32178835UNIT: 679th Bombardment Squadron, 444th Bombardment Group (Heavy) FAMILY: Born to Abraham (1888-1954) and Ida Friedman Miller (1893-1986). Two brothers, Milton (1914-2007) and Sheldon (1929-). CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed on a bombingContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT SAUL MILLER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE JOHN TARDY MILLER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 15, 1916 (Lowville, NY) – October 1, 1944; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Edna Snyder Miller (1918-1988)CHILDREN: One son, Francis L. Miller (1940-2021)ENLISTMENT: March 2, 1944LOCAL ADDRESS: 43 First Street, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: 42085963UNIT: Company A, 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division FAMILY: Born to John M. (1880-1955) and Ethel Ahdell Lordy TardyContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN TARDY MILLER; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT CURTIS MERRITT; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 29, 1912 (Norwalk, CT) – April 1, 1944; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Violet Ella May Bartram Lammerman (1914-1996) on January 24, 1941, in Norwalk, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: 8 Lafayette CircleENLISTMENT: April 3, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31331554UNIT: 45th Reconnaissance Troop, 45th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to John (1869-1948) and Grace S. Godfrey Merritt (1877-1935). RobertContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT CURTIS MERRITT; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH FREDERIC MCQUILLAN JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 17, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – November 26, 1945; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Lorena StreetENLISTMENT: January 3, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31409141UNIT: Battery A, 337th Field Artillery Battalion, 88th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Joseph F. Sr. (1876-1968) and Johanna Hartigan McQuillan (1883-1974). One sister, Eleanor G. McQuillan Gombos (1917-1985). Two brothers, VincentContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH FREDERIC MCQUILLAN JR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY JOSEPH MATTEIS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 15, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – November 29, 1944; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Helen Fiore Matteis (1924-2013) on April 15, 1944, in Norwalk; Helen later remarried James Rubino in 1946.LOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Knapp Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 3, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31193133UNIT: Company I, 378th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to VincenzoContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY JOSEPH MATTEIS; U.S. ARMY”
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