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Private
Myron D. Burns Eldred Company F, 7th Infantry Regt, 3rd Infantry Division Died in France: 23 July 1918, age 18. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, posthumously, by the United States Government for extraordinary heroism in action, near Fossoy, France, July 15, 1918. Although suffering from severe wounds, he killed eight of the enemy with his rifle and bayonet, and crawled about for two days before being picked up. He died shortly after from his wounds. Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Eldred |
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Lowell L. Andrus Rixford Aviation Mechanic, US Navy Died of Disease, 30 September 1918 Great Lakes Training Camp, IL |
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Torpedomans
Mate 2/c, William C. Seibert |
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Private First
Class Daniel J. Daugherty |
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Electricians
Mate 2/c, Maynard H. Edgar Eldred USS Juneau (sunk) Missing/Killed in Action: 13 November 1942 The USS Juneau was struck by several Japanese torpedoes and sunk within minutes during the Battle of Guadalcanal. The ship was famous because the five Sullivan brothers were also aboard. |
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Private
Howard E. App Eldred 8th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Division, US Army Killed in Action: 5 October 1943, age 21. Guadalcanal Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii Marker: Oak Hill Cemetery, Eldred |
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Sergeant
Lawrence Lambilotte Eldred 180th Regiment, 45th Division, US Army Killed in Action: 12 February 1944, Anzio, Italy Plot I, Row 13, Grave 65 Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
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Staff
Sergeant Chester E. Bair Eldred 215th Training Battalion, US Army Died: 3 April 1944, age 46. Camp Blanding, Florida Buried: Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred |
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Sergeant
Bernard DeForest Bova Duke Center Company K, 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, US Army Killed in Action: 23 June 1944, age 27 Battle Saipan Repatriated Remains: 21 Jan 1949 Buried: Olean, NY |
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Tech
Sergeant Walter M. Van Scoter Eldred 14th Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th Armored Division, US Army Died of Injuries: 12 August 1944, age 23. Camp Campbell, Kentucky Buried: Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred |
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Corporal
Burton George Baker Rixford 633rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps, US Army Killed in Action: 12 September 1944, age 24. France Repatriated Remains: 18 May 1949 Buried: Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred |
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Private
First Class Edgar Wilson Bennett Eldred US Army Killed in Action: 24 September 1944 France Repatriated Remains: 8 July 1949 Buried: Allegany, NY |
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Private
First Class Arnold McKendrick Eldred 406th Regiment, 102nd Division, US Army Wounded: 20 November 1944 Died: 25 November 1944 Plot C, Row 19, Grave 7 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
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Staff
Sergeant John J. Sherman Duke Center Ball Turret Gunner, 545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group (Heavy), 8th Army Air Force Killed in Action: 30 November 1944 16th mission over Leipzig, Germany Repatriated Remains: 9 December 1948 Buried: Section F, Site 4062, Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, NY
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Private
Olin G. Oestreich Duke Center Company C, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, US Army Killed in Action: 3 December 1944, age 30. Germany Repatriated Remains: 9 December 1947 Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Mt. Alton |
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Staff
Sergeant Joseph M. Kunkel Eldred Company L, 423rd Regiment, 106th Division, US Army Killed in Action: 21 December 1944 Battle of the Bulge Repatriated Remains: 19 April 1949 Buried: St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, NY |
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Corporal Paul
R. Henton Killed in munition explosion: 16 January 1945 |
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Sergeant Eugene
C. Lewis Plot B, Row 2, Grave 51 |
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Private
First Class George Knickerbocker Eldred 104th Infantry Division, US Army Wounded: 26 February 1945 in Germany Died of Wounds: 10 March 1945 Repatriated Remains: 12 December 1947 Buried: Portville, NY |
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Staff
Sergeant Lester R. Higley Duke Center 855th Bomber Squadron, 491st Bomber Group, (Heavy) US Army Air Force Killed in Action: 24 March 1945 over Europe Plot H, Row 11, Grave 14 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
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Private
Amos K. Cottrell Duke Center 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, US Army Killed in Action: 31 March 1945 Plot I, Row 4, Grave 13 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
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Private
First Class Wilbur Melvin Childs Larabee 328th Regiment, 26th Division, US Army Died of Illness/Wounds: 5 April 1945, age 21. Germany Repatriated Remains: 18 January 1949 Buried: Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred |
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Aviation
Ordnanceman 3/c, Lee E. Stull Eldred USS INTREPID Killed in Action: 16 April 1945 Kamakaze attack in the South Pacific. Buried at Sea |
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Tech
Sergeant Virgil C. Kinney Eldred US Army Killed in Action: 22 April 1945, age 30. Luzon, Philippines Repatriated Remains: 7 August 1948 Buried: Turtlepoint, PA Virgil also appears on Port Allegany & Portville, NY, Honor Rolls. |
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Private Albert
R. Roberts |
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Corporal
Robert G. Foster Duke Center Company B, 1st Regiment, 7th Cavalry, US Army Killed in Action: 18 September 1950, age 19. Near Waegaens, South Korea Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Mt. Alton |
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Sergeant
Neil K. Dorrion Eldred Corpsman, Medical Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division, US Army Killed in Action: 4 November 1950 Kunu-ri, North Korea. Buried: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville, NY |
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Radarman
2/c Edward L. Knickerbocker Eldred US Navy Died in Service: Killed in car accident while home on leave, 31 July 1951 Buried: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville, NY |
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Private
First Class Clyde E. Anderson Eldred Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, First Marine Division Killed in Action: 11 December 1952 Korea |
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Private
William A Reedy Eldred 15th Regiment, 3rd Division, US Army Killed in Action at 'Outpost Harry': 12 June 1953, age 25. Korea Buried: Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport
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Private First
Class
Robert Dean Morris Eldred 5th Marines, First Marine Division Killed in Action (friendly fire) 23 March 1970, age 20. Quang Nam Province Republic of South Vietnam Buried: Moody Hollow Cemetery, Coryville |
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Corpsman, 2nd
Class
Albert C. Bachman, Jr. Turtlepoint US Navy medic attached to First Marine Division Killed in Action: 8 June 1970, age 22. Quang Nam Province Republic of South Vietnam Buried: Grimes Cemetery, Port Allegany |
