DOB/DOD: January 7, 1920 (New Haven, CT) – May 16, 1971 (Norwalk, CT); 51 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mildred Cushman Rowland (1921-2012) on December 19, 1943, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Three sons, Allan W. (1946-2022), Scott R. (1950-), and Wayne D. (1957-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 61 Cove Ave and 2 Fourth StreetENLISTMENT: November 17, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31250560UNIT: CompanyContinue reading “SERGEANT ALLAN WHITNEY TROWBRIDGE; U.S. ARMY”
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Books and e-books have arrived!
On January 26, 2023, the heroes from this website from WWI, Women of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the CT heroes from the Pearl Harbor attack are available in paperback and Kindle formats. Self-published through the Amazon platform, making the information available on another medium, will meet the demand of people who want the printContinue reading “Books and e-books have arrived!”
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”
SERGEANT WILLIAM C. BOUTON
With thanks to George Howard (pappageorge2003@yahoo.com) who pointed me in the right direction through Sons of the American Revolution records. January 16, 1749 (Norwalk, CT) – May 31, 1828 (Norwalk, CT); 79 years oldMarried to Sarah Benedict Bouton (1752-1844). Sons Isaac (1769-1770), Isaac II (1771-1854), Benjamin R. (1772-1828), William (1774-1845), Seth (1785-1818), Joseph (1887-1874), JohnContinue reading “SERGEANT WILLIAM C. BOUTON”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LOUIS FRANK ACUNZO; U.S. ARMY
July 4, 1918 (Norwalk, CT) – June 21, 2006 (Norwalk, CT); 87 years oldUnmarriedLast local address: 122 Woodward Avenue, South NorwalkEnlisted on September 8, 1941Service number 31052104Unit: Company K, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Born to Frank (1892-1967) and Maria Golia Acunzo (1891-1986), both born in Italy. Six sisters, Carmella (1914-1986), Josephine Acunzo TondinoContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LOUIS FRANK ACUNZO; U.S. ARMY”
USS Arizona and WWII
Yesterday I updated the pages for the 10 Connecticut residents who died on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Each of them has a place on the USS Arizona Memorial, and “The Punchbowl”, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. I had the images but didn’t see the needContinue reading “USS Arizona and WWII”
NARA burial files
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is the keeper of burial files for all World War I deaths. I requested the file for each of the WWI heroes at a cost to me, but in keeping with the theme of the web page, I felt their stories were incomplete without this file. To date,Continue reading “NARA burial files”
OFFICER MARCO TULIO CARIAS-SANCHEZ; NORWALK PD
DOB/DOD: September 12, 1955 (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) – March 20, 1982 (Danbury, CT); 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Gloria Carias (?-).CHILDREN: One daughter, Marisol (1980-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 11 Bedford Avenue, NorwalkMARINE CORPS ENLISTMENT: June 28, 1973MARINE CORPS DISCHARGE: July 1, 1977 From the Hartford Courant March 20, 1982 Norwalk police officer Marco Carias, 26, was pronouncedContinue reading “OFFICER MARCO TULIO CARIAS-SANCHEZ; NORWALK PD”
SERGEANT NICHOLAS PHILIP WALTER FERA; NORWALK PD
DOB/DOD: October 12, 1925 (New York) – July 9, 1971 (Norwalk, CT)MARITAL STATUS: Married Violet Pinto (1925-2010) on July 10, 1948, in New York City.CHILDREN: Three sons, Nicholas A. (1950-2024), Gary M. (1952-), and Randy A. (1953-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 6 Creeping Hemlock Drive, NorwalkARMY SERVICE: Enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 14, 1943ARMY SERVICEContinue reading “SERGEANT NICHOLAS PHILIP WALTER FERA; NORWALK PD”
OFFICER SHERRALD HARRY GORTON; NORWALK PD
DOB/DOD: June 25, 1925 (Buffalo, NY) – June 20, 1962 (Norwalk, CT); 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Margaret “Peggy” Julia Cordo (1922-2004)CHILDREN: Two daughters, Sherrill Barbara Gorton (1948-2003) and Jacquelyn Gorton Carr Sanford (1953-). Two sons, Richard D’Amato (1941-) and Ralph Gorton (1955-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 200 Suncrest Road, Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Sherrald (1901-1949) and EleanorContinue reading “OFFICER SHERRALD HARRY GORTON; NORWALK PD”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 