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”
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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”
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”
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”
FIRST LIEUTENANT RICHARD HAROLD SPERRY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: December 31, 1914 (Westport, CT) – January 11, 1944; 29 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 30 Cove Avenue; the house is no longer thereENLISTMENT: December 18, 1941 (11 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor)SERVICE NUMBER: O-791153UNIT: 326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group (Heavy) FAMILY: Born to Harold S. (1886-1950) and Margaret A. HatchmanContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT RICHARD HAROLD SPERRY; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT MURRAY SMITH; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: April 29, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – September 23, 1943; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 144 Woodward AvenueENLISTMENT: September 22, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 11095646UNIT: 413th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group (Heavy)STATUS: Missing In Action (MIA); at sea, not recoverable FAMILY: Born to Stephen H. (1886-1956) and Clara V. Murray Smith (1891-1960). Two brothers, Harold S.Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT MURRAY SMITH; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 