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MAJOR SIGFRIED ALOIS SCHREINER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE 

DOB/DOD: May 16, 1918 (New Britain, CT) – November 22, 1990 (Norwalk, CT); 72 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Lorraine A. Dwyer Schreiner (1916-2016)CHILDREN: Two daughters, Suzanne L. (1942-) and Heidi J. Schreiner Godleski (1944-). One son, Christopher I. (1949-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 39 Barbara Drive and 11 Old Lantern Place, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 26, 1940SERVICE NUMBER: 11010824UNIT:Continue reading “MAJOR SIGFRIED ALOIS SCHREINER; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE “

CORPORAL STEPHEN MARUCA KARDOS; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: January 23, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – February 14, 1990 (West Haven, CT); 68 years old MARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 4 Talmadge Place, NorwalkENLISTMENT 1: August 5, 1942; discharged October 30, 1945ENLISTMENT 2: July 23, 1946; discharged July 30, 1953SERVICE NUMBER: 31167283UNIT: Unknown except he was in the Infantry FAMILY: Born to Stephen Sr. (1868-1953)Continue reading “CORPORAL STEPHEN MARUCA KARDOS; U.S. ARMY”

RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT ARTHUR BURT JR., U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: October 27, 1918 (Bridgeport, CT) – October 26, 1989 (Seattle, WA); 70 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Barbara Bassett (1920-2002) on December 2, 1945 in Norwalk, CT. Married Arlene G. Nicol (1929-2014) on December 16, 1966 in Seattle, WA.LOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Pershing Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 14, 1938SERVICE NUMBER: 4026989SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Honolulu (CL-48) CIRCUMSTANCES:Continue reading “RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT ARTHUR BURT JR., U.S. NAVY”

FIRST LIEUTENANT NEWTON CLARENCE WILBUR; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: March 25, 1916 (Norwich, CT) – December 15, 1998 (Indialantic, FL); 82 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Anne Dearing (1921-2004) on March 12, 1943 in Houston, TXCHILDREN: One daughter, Cynthia Wilbur Steele (1950-2024). One son, Paul C. (1954-2012). LOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Rowayton Avenue and 9 Crockett Street, Rowayton, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 3, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 33094430Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT NEWTON CLARENCE WILBUR; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

TECHNICAL SERGEANT EDWARD HENRY LIONEL VON CASTELBERG; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: January 18, 1908 (London, England) – October 4, 1978 (Westhampton Beach, NY); 70 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married Nancy Burkett Leary on August 6, 1940, in Manhattan, New York. Divorced in 1949.LOCAL ADDRESS: parents in Harbor View Beach, Rowayton, Starlight Drive and Romindon Court, NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 16, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 32867810UNIT: 574th Bomb Squadron, 391stContinue reading “TECHNICAL SERGEANT EDWARD HENRY LIONEL VON CASTELBERG; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VENAIRO JOHN UCCELLINI; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: August 27, 1919 (Brooklyn, NY) – January 31, 2003 (Westport, CT); 83 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jeanette Brundage (1914-1980) on June 27, 1947, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: One stepdaughter, Jean Fontaine (?-?).LOCAL ADDRESS: 72 Grumman Avenue and 290 Main Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 8, 1941DISCHARGE: September 28, 1945SERVICE NUMBER: 31052114UNIT: 28th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VENAIRO JOHN UCCELLINI; U.S. ARMY”

FIRST LIEUTENANT DONALD WHITNEY TUTTLE; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: January 13, 1919 (Middletown, CT) – October 20, 1968 (Luke AFB, AZ); 49 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Nina “Lucille” Sumner (1914-2003) on February 3, 1943, in Topeka, KansasCHILDREN: Two daughters, Patricia (1948-) and Donna (1958-2020). One son David W. (1952-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 96 East Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 18, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 11033809 (Enlisted) and O-791522 (Officer)UNIT:Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT DONALD WHITNEY TUTTLE; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SYDNEY HENRY STEINBERG; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: September 9, 1911 (Springfield, MA) – November 16, 1982 (Norwalk, CT); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Elsie Regenstreif (1914-2002) on June 29, 1941 in New York CityCHILDREN: One son, Jeffrey (-), and one daughter, Tobi Steinberg Rogowsky (1952-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Knickerbocker Avenue, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 4, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31338273DISCHARGE: UnknownUNIT: 30th Infantry Division FAMILY:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SYDNEY HENRY STEINBERG; U.S. ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PRATT SMITH; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: May 10, 1919 (Darien, CT) – September 27, 1986 (Tampa, FL); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mildred W. Farrell (1927-1965) on March 21, 1946, in Danbury, Connecticut.Married again to Emily Y. McCreary (1938-) in July 1966 in Hillsborough, Florida.CHILDREN: Two sons, Private James Pratt Smith, USMC (1947-1968) [killed in action in South Vietnam], andContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PRATT SMITH; U.S. ARMY”

CORPORAL JOHN “JACK” JAMES SLATTERY; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: May 17, 1924 (New York, NY) – December 7, 2012 (Norwalk, CT); 88 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Margaret “Peggy” Webb (1924-2016) on December 7, 1959, in Darien, CTCHILDREN: NoneLOCAL ADDRESS: Harbor View Avenue and 14 Park Lane, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 2, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 31313503UNIT: 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division (Trailblazer Division) FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “CORPORAL JOHN “JACK” JAMES SLATTERY; U.S. ARMY”