HOSPITALMAN SECOND CLASS PHILIP ROGER MARZOLF; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: August 14, 1930 (Staten Island, NY) – January 6, 2011 (Norwalk, CT); 80 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Evelyn Lemieux (1932-2016) on September 3, 1955 in Willimantic, CT. Married to Paula (1936-) on January 31, 1964, in New York. Married to Barbara A. Flynn on December 28, 1986, in Norwalk, CT.CHILDREN: One daughter, KristineContinue reading “HOSPITALMAN SECOND CLASS PHILIP ROGER MARZOLF; U.S. NAVY”

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”

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ALFRED GUERNSEY SYMONDS JR.; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: August 7, 1918 (New York, NY) – July 24, 1945; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary J. Derry Symonds (1919-2002) [later Hayden] on December 4, 1942, in Multnomah County, OregonCHILDREN: One son, Alfred III (1943-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 31 Fairfield Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: Commissioned as an Ensign in 1941SERVICE NUMBER: O-096119SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Shangri-La (CV-38)Continue reading “LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ALFRED GUERNSEY SYMONDS JR.; U.S. NAVY”

SHIP’S COOK THIRD CLASS JOHN RINKO; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: October 29, 1910 (Norwalk, CT) – September 11, 1943; 32 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Jennie Nardi (1915-2007) on June 27, 1936, in NorwalkLOCAL ADDRESS: 111 George Avenue, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: 6427052SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Savannah (CL-42) FAMILY: Born to John (1870-1953) and Elizabeth Nagy Rinko (1868-1960). One sister, Pearl R. (1918-2005). DECORATIONS:Continue reading “SHIP’S COOK THIRD CLASS JOHN RINKO; U.S. NAVY”

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ROCCO GEORGE PESACRETA; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: December 1, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – October 9, 1943; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 1 Carlson Court, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 1, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 6424527SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Buck (DD-420)STATUS: Missing in Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Salvatore P. (1863-1938) and Rose A. Mocciola Pesacreta (1877-1965). Sisters Dominica “Minnie” M.Continue reading “SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ROCCO GEORGE PESACRETA; U.S. NAVY”

RADIO TECHNICIAN SECOND CLASS ROBERT RICHARDSON PARKS; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: June 27, 1924 (New York, NY) – May 4, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Elliot Street, East NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: 8079347SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Morrison (DD-560)STATUS: Missing in Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Charles O. (1900-1975) and Helen M. Brite Parks (1899-1979). One sister, Helen Ann Parks ProudContinue reading “RADIO TECHNICIAN SECOND CLASS ROBERT RICHARDSON PARKS; U.S. NAVY”

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”

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ALBERT EARNEST KOVACS; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: August 14, 1926 (Connecticut) – June 23, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 175 1/2 Ely Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 9, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 6436017SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Salmon (SS-182) FAMILY: Born to John (1893-1951) and Maria Szabo Kovacs (1891-1966). Five brothers, Wilfred (1914-1966), John (1916-1922), Rudolf W. (1918-1981), James (1922-1991), and John (1924-2007). OneContinue reading “SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ALBERT EARNEST KOVACS; U.S. NAVY”

PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS ALLEN BURKEY GREGORY JR.; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: May 31, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – March 7, 1944; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Newtown Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 15, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 6426012SHIP ASSIGNED TO: PT-337STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Allen B. Sr. (1900-1952) and Florence Estelle Oswald Gregory (1900-1985). Four brothers, James T. (1924-2007), Edward O.Continue reading “PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS ALLEN BURKEY GREGORY JR.; U.S. NAVY”

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”