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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS THOMAS JOSEPH GARGIULO; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: June 13, 1918 (Stratford, CT) – April 17, 2017 (Prior Lake, MN); 98 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mary Rose Depanfilis (1915-1997) on January 15, 1944, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: One daughter, Marianne Gargiulo Running (1965-). One son, Thomas (1951-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 19 Hillside Place and 15 Thistle Road, NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 6, 1944SERVICE NUMBER: 31466657UNIT: 223rd InfantryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS THOMAS JOSEPH GARGIULO; U.S. ARMY”

TECHNICIAN GRADE FIVE EDWARD WILLIAM FRANKE; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: December 27, 1919 (Norwalk, CT) – December 9, 2001 (Norwalk, CT); 81 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Winifred Reece (1923-1998) on November 8, 1947, in Norwalk, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: 26 Prospect Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 10, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11095117DISCHARGE: December 9, 1945UNIT: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division CIRCUMSTANCES: Captured December 16, 1944,Continue reading “TECHNICIAN GRADE FIVE EDWARD WILLIAM FRANKE; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH WILLIAM DUDAS, JR.; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: March 12, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – September 24, 2004 (Norwalk, CT); 82 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Esther Ganung (1935-?) on November 8, 1947 in Norwalk. Remarried Margo E. Corey Eastwood (1935-) on June 13, 1981 in Norwalk.CHILDREN: Six sons, Joseph (1949-), Glenn (1950-), Mark (1959-), Scott (?-), David (1949-), and Dennis R. (1953-1992).Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH WILLIAM DUDAS, JR.; U.S. ARMY”

SERGEANT FREDERICK DEFINIS; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: March 21, 1924 (Brooklyn, NY) – January 18, 2013 (Norwalk, CT); 88 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Anne Perniciaro (1929-2001) on April 3, 1948, in Stamford, ConnecticutCHILDREN: One daughter, Ann Marie DeFinis Dustin (1953-2018). One son, Frederick K. (1950-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 14 Neptune Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: November 24, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11102777UNIT: 336th Bomb Squadron, 95th BombContinue reading “SERGEANT FREDERICK DEFINIS; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

SERGEANT ANTHONY ANTON DAMATO; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: April 15, 1918 (Bridgeport, CT) – October 19, 1974 (Pinellas, FL); 56 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Margaret (last name unknown) on November 8, 1938; divorced 1939LOCAL ADDRESS: 101 Woodward Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 17, 1941, in the Pennsylvania National GuardSERVICE NUMBER: 20317684UNIT: Unknown FAMILY: Born to Carmine [born in Italy] (1895-1981) and MaryContinue reading “SERGEANT ANTHONY ANTON DAMATO; U.S. ARMY”

TECHNICAL SERGEANT HARVEY DRAPER COOKE JR.; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: March 28, 1923 (Winthrop, MA) – September 5, 1997 (Lake Worth, FL); 74 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Grace McGuire (1924-2009) on September 29, 1945, in Sherman, CTCHILDREN: Harvey D. III (1946-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Pine Point, Rowayton, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 15, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11072168DISCHARGE: November 10, 1945UNIT: 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group FAMILY: Born to HarveyContinue reading “TECHNICAL SERGEANT HARVEY DRAPER COOKE JR.; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

SERGEANT SIDNEY CLIFFORD BROWN; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: January 15, 1919 (New Haven, CT) – January 7, 2003 (Middletown, CT); 83 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Charlotte Cohn (1922-1994) on December 7, 1941 in Norwalk, CT. Married to Eileen Porter (1927-2004) on October 16, 1996 in Norwalk, CT.CHILDREN: One son, Ronald W. (1943-). Two daughters, Jo Ann Brown Stone (1946-) and FrancineContinue reading “SERGEANT SIDNEY CLIFFORD BROWN; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

SERGEANT PHILIP ADALARD BONENFANT; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD; February 3, 1912 (Saint-Philippe, Quebec, Canada) – November 8, 1991 (Norwalk, CT); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mavis Reed (1917-2002) on March 2, 1935, in Groveton, NH; divorced in 1941. Married Bertha Eleck (1912-2000) on August 4, 1945 in Norwalk, CT.CHILDREN: Three sons, Philip R. (1936-2000), Michael H. (1936-2012), Philip J. (1939-). Two daughters,Continue reading “SERGEANT PHILIP ADALARD BONENFANT; U.S. ARMY”

TECHNICAL SERGEANT JOHN EUGENE BOISSEAU; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: February 27, 1917 (Sioux City, Iowa) – July 15, 1995 (Atlanta, GA); 78 years oldMARITAL STATUS 1: Married Helen Marie Tate (1920-1976) on June 26, 1946, in Des Moines, IowaMARITAL STATUS 2: Married Mary L. Kuehm (1926-2014) on November 27, 1976, in Westport, ConnecticutMARITAL STATUS 3: Married Karla M. Hawley (1924-1976). CHILDREN: Three sons,Continue reading “TECHNICAL SERGEANT JOHN EUGENE BOISSEAU; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

CORPORAL ALEXANDER ANDREW BELLUS; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: April 23, 1917 (Norwalk, CT) – April 11, 1964 (Norwalk, CT); 46 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Sophia Premru (1916-2010) on May 31, 1947, in Norwalk, CT. Later remarried to Helmut Lohmann.CHILDREN: Two sons, Gary (1953-) and Peter (1954-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 333 Flax Hill Road, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: January 19, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31040632UNIT: 707th Headquarters Company,Continue reading “CORPORAL ALEXANDER ANDREW BELLUS; U.S. ARMY”