Private First Class
Earl J. Anderson
499th Bomber Squadron,
345th Bomber Group, Medium
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
12 November 1944
Leyte Gulf, Philippines
Age: 32
Buried: Plot F,
Row 14, Grave 43
Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
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Private First Class
Paul Z. Beck
Company E,
405th Infantry Regiment
102nd Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
28 February 1945
Age: 21
Buried: Plot C, Row 9, Grave 4
Netherlands American Cemetery,
Margraten, Netherlands
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Tech Sergeant
Robert A. Bell
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Died of wounds
24 September 1944
Age: 25
Buried: Plot C, Row 15, Grave 90
Lorraine American Cemetery,
St. Avold, France
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Private First Class
Edward W. Bernard
Company G, 5th Regiment,
1st Marine Division
Hometown: Custer City
Killed in action
15 September 1944, Peleliu
Age: 20
Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette
Twp
Repatriated: 12 November 1948
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Fireman 1/Class
Charles E. Berringer, Jr.
USS FRANKLIN (CV-13)
Hometown: Bradford
Buried at sea on 19 March 1945
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu,
Hawaii
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Corporal
Mervin P. Birtcil
3rd Tank Battalion,
3rd Marine Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
10 March 1945, Iwo Jima
Age: 24
Buried: Plot F, Site 839
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu,
Hawaii
Repatriated: March 18, 1949
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Corporal
Frank D. Black
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Hometown: Corydon Township
Killed in action
14 February 1944
Anzio, Italy
Buried: Plot E, Row 4, Grave 1
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Lieutenant (JG)
Robert W. Blakeslee
Pilot, Fighter Squadron
19 (VF-19)
USS Lexington
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
15 October 1944
Tablets of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
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First Lieutenant
Bert L. Blendinger
C-46 Pilot,
49th Troop Carrier Squadron
313th Troop Carrier Group
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action 24 March 1945
Over Germany
Age: 24
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 3 November 1948
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First Lieutenant
Peter A. Borsa
C-47 Navigator
316th Troop Carrier,
36th Troop Carrier Command
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action over Sicily
11 July 1943
Age: 25
Buried: Section
34, Site 4880
Arlington National Cemetery,
Arlington, VA
Repatriated: 5 April
1950
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Sergeant
Richard E. "TEX" Bowler
B-17 Waist Gunner
350th Bomber Squadron,
100th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action 17 August 1943
2nd mission over Regensburg, Germany
Age: 23
Bowler was a replacement gunner for
another crew member that was injured. Bowler was badly wounded
by ME-109 and probably died during decent in his parachute or
upon landing near Schornsheim, Germany.
Buried:
St. Brigets Cemetery,
Meadville, PA
Repatriated: 19 August 1949
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Aviation Chief Radioman
Francis F. Brown
USS Lexington
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
25 March 1943
Somewhere over the Pacific battle zone after an aircraft collision
Age: 40
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
Enlisted in the Navy in 1921
and was stationed at
San Diego, CA & Pearl Harbor, HI
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Seaman 2/Class
Avram H. Bryman
USS Quincy
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
9 August 1942
Battle of Savo Island
Tablets of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
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Tech Sergeant
William J. Butler
Medical Detachment,
176th Quartermaster Corps
Hometown: Bradford
Died from injuries
11 March 1944
from a vehicle accident in
Sudbury, England
Age: 27
Buried: Plot A, Row 7, Grave 5
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
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Private First Class
John M. Cable
Company E
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Died of wounds
4 March 1945
Age: 21
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated 22 October 1948
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Private
Paul A. Cannon
Company H
6th Armored Infantry Battalion,
1st Armored Division
Hometown: Browntown
Killed in action
23 April 1943
North Africa
Age: 31
Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette
Twp
Repatriated: 1 June 1948
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Staff Sergeant
Richard J. Caserio
312th Service Group,
Army Air Force
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
11 May 1944
over Germany
Age: 23
Buried: St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 10 August 1948
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Sergeant
Steve J. Chohrach
B-17 Radio Operator,
96th Bomber Squadron
Langley Field, VA
Hometown: Lewis Run
Missing in action
6 March 1942
Atlantic Combat Patrol
Last reported position was
off Cape Hatteras, NC
Age: 22
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Private Arthur T.
Cole
United States Army
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
31 October 1944
Germany
Age: 31
Buried:
Jerusalem Corners Cemetery,
Pleasantville, PA
Repatriated: 18 November 1947
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Staff Sergeant
Anthony P. Colestro
Combat Command A,
1st Armored Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
14 February 1943
Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa
Buried: Section G, Site 4
Beverly National Cemetery,
Beverly, NJ
Repatriated: 21 November 1949
Brother of Frank J. Colestro
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Tech Sergeant
Frank J. Colestro
Flight Engineer,
333rd Bomber Squadron
94th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
6 October 1944
Over Germany
Age: 25
Buried:
Plot F, Row 6, Grave 74
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
Brother of Anthony P. Colestro
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Private
Edward M. Connelly
Aviation Cadet
Hometown: Bradford
Drowned
29 June 1944
Ft. Meyers, FL
Age: 18
Buried:
St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford
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Private Allen C.
Cosby
4903rd Aviation Squadron,
Fort Dix, NJ
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in a car accident
8 August 1944
Rock City Road
Age: 23
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
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Private First Class
Richard L. Crandall
Company G, 86th Mountain
Infantry
10th Mountain Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
3 March 1945
Italy
Age: 19
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 9 June 1949
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First Lieutenant
Carl E. Crouse
Navigator, 566th Bomber
Squadron
389th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
6 June 1944
Over England
Buried: Plot
E, Row 4, Grave 16
Cambridge American Cemetery, England
B-24 Bomber exploded during take-off,
killing entire crew instantly
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Private John B.
Curcio
Company A, 129th Tank Destroyer
Training Battalion,
Camp Hood, TX
Hometown: Lewis Run
Died from accidental
gunshot wounds
22 November 1943
Age: 30
Buried: St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford
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Second Lieutenant
James B. Davies
Bombardier, 705th Bomber
Squadron
446th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
25 August 1944
Over North Sea
Tablets of the
Missing
Cambridge American Cemetery, England
Davies was on
the B-24 "Happy Go Lucky" when it suffered engine
failure and crashed into the North Sea,with all ten men aboard.
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Private First Class
John DeFillippo
United States Army
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
25 July 1944
France
Age: 21
Buried: St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 3 May 1948
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Staff Sergeant
Anthony W. DeLucia
375th Bomber Squadron, 308th
Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
31 August 1944
China
Age: 24
Buried: St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 3 August 2000
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Sergeant
Robert A. DePrater
449th Bomber Squadron
322nd Bomber Group, Medium
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
11 May 1943
over the Pacific
Age: 23
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu,
Hawaii
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Private First Class
William P. Desmond
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
17 January 1945
Buried: Plot
C, Row 11, Grave 66
Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France
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Corporal
Frederick C. Edmonds, Jr.
439th Bomber Squadron
Harding Field, LA
Hometown: Bradford
Killed 25 August 1942
Mid-air crash of two bombers
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery,
Bradford
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Ensign
Robert P. Enright
USS Hammann (DD-412)
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
6 June 1942
Battle of Midway
Age: 25
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Private
Jack R. Erickson
3508th Base Unit
Truax Field, WI
Hometown: Bradford
Died of illness
27 June 1944
Truax Field
Age: 18
Buried: Fairview Cemetery,
Port Allegany
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Staff Sergeant
Robert E. Evans
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
24 December 1944
Battle of the Bulge
Age: 28
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Private First Class
Charles P. Fair
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Hometown: Lewis Run
Killed in action
16 February 1945
Germany
Age: 24
Buried: Plot
F, Row 15, Grave 18
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
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Electricians
Mate 3/c
Joseph R. Fazio, Jr.
USS Vincennes (CA-44)
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
9 August 1942
Guadalcanal
Tablets of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
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First Lieutenant
Albert J. Fensel
419th Bomber Squadron,
301st Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
11 August 1943
Tablets of the Missing
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Major
Charles W. Fetyko
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Died of wounds
8 August 1944
France
Buried: Plot E, Row 12, Grave 16
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
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Tech Sergeant
Arthur J. Finson, Jr.
723rd Bomber Squadron,
450th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
19 January 1945
Over Brod, Yugoslavia
Age: 26
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 30 November 1949
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First Lieutenant
Thomas T. Fox
36th Fighter Squadron,
8th Fighter Group, Pacific
Hometown: Red Rock, Derrick City
Killed in action
22 March 1944
Over New Guinea
Buried: Plot A, Row 10, Grave 93
Manila American Cemetery,
Philippines
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Private
Joseph J. Funari
36th Engineer Combat Regiment
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
13 September 1943
Salerno, Sicily
Age: 20
Buried: Plot F, Row 6, Grave 9
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Sergeant
Marshall L. Gathers
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
9 November 1944
France
Age: 26
Buried: Plot J, Row 34, Grave 31
Lorraine American Cemetery,
St. Avold, France
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Seaman 1/Class
Iley L. Gee, Jr.
USS PLUNKETT (DD-431)
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
24 January 1944
Cape Anzio, Italy
Age: 22
Buried: Plot E, Row 6, Grave 13
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Tech Sergeant
Waldo W. Glass
705th Bomber Squadron,
446th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
12 June 1944
Buried: Plot J, Row 3, Grave 6
Brittany American Cemetery,
St. James, France
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Seaman 1/Class
Joseph A. Gocella
USS Emmons (DD-457)
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
6 April 1945
Near Okinawa
Tablets of
the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Sergeant
Charles W. Goodemote
60th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
17 April 1945
Germany
Buried: Plot N, Row 2, Grave 4
Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Netherlands
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Private
Isadore Goodman
Military Police, Army
Hometown: Bradford
Died of illness
13 October 1945
Honshu, China
Age: 30
Buried: Beth Israel Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 4 January 1949
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Sergeant
Edwin R. Gordon
87th Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Infantry Division
Hometown: Lewis Run
Killed in action
19 April 1945
Italy
Age: 21
Buried: Plot B, Row 12, Grave 28
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy
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Corporal
Harry A. Gordon
HQ Company,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
13 July 1943
Sicily
Age: 29
Buried: Plot I, Row 9, Grave 19
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Lt Commander
Gordon S. Grant
USS Juneau (CL-52)
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
13 November 1942
Guadalcanal
Tablets of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
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Sergeant
Rex Vernon Gray
105th Engineer Aviation Battalion,
U.S. Army
Hometown: Bradford
Died Non-Battle:
18 January 1944
Myanmar, Burma
Age: 21
Buried: Morningside Cemetery
Dubois, PA
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First Lieutenant
Harry G. Green
Liaison Pilot
155th Field Artillery Battalion,
36th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in an air crash
13 July 1945
Near Ulm, Germany
Age: 28
Buried: Plot E, Row 24, Grave 39
Lorraine American Cemetery,
St. Avold, France
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Ships Clerk 3/Class
James S. Green
United States Naval Reserve
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
9 June 1944
Age: 20
Buried: Plot E, Row 11, Grave 27
Normandy American Cemetery
St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France
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First Lieutenant
James D. Gudger
716th Bomber Squadron,
449th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action:
June 11, 1944
Group Burial:
Plot R, 35-36
Ft McPherson National Cemetery
Maxwell, Nebraska
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Tech Sergeant
Gerald Hansen
525th Bomber Squadron,
379th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
14 October 1943
Age: 29
Buried: Plot C, Row 23, Grave 83
Lorraine American Cemetery,
St. Avold, France
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Tech Sergeant 5/G
Robert T. Hawk
489th Ordnance Evacuation
Company, Third Army
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
11 April 1945
Germany
Age: 20
Buried:
Union Dale Cemetery
Pittsburgh, PA
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Private
Leo E. Hayes
United States Army
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
March 1942
Age: 28
Buried: Kersey, PA
Repatriated: 10 March 1949
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Sergeant
Jack O. Higgins
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
3 November 1944
France
Age: 21
Buried: Plot B, Row 31, Grave 51
Epinal American Cemetery,
France
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Private First Class
Eugene F. Howard
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Died of wounds
19 September 1944
France
Age: 19
Buried: Plot J, Row 16, Grave 5
Brittany American Cemetery,
St. James, France
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Messman
Milford K. Hullihen
U.S. Merchant Marine
SS Halo (Tanker)
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
20 May 1942
Age: 36
Torpedoed by German U-Boat
in Gulf of Mexico
All 39 crewmembers lost
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Fireman 2/c
Frederick L. Huntoon
USS Atlanta (CL-51)
Hometown: Lewis Run
Missing in action
13 November 1942
Age: 20
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Private William
H. Hyde
295th Combat Engineer Battalion
Hometown: Derrick City
Killed in action
30 December 1944
Germany
Buried: Plot F, Row 12, Grave 25
Netherlands American Cemetery,
Margraten, Netherlands
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Tech Sergeant
Charles K. Isham
305th Infantry Regiment,
77th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
25 July 1944
Guam
Age: 32
Buried: Plot O, Site 105
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Second Lieutenant
Howard D. Jeutter
717th Bomber Squadron,
449th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Derrick City
Killed in air crash
23 February 1944
Italy
Age: 27
Buried: McKean
Memorial Park, Lafayette Twp
Repatriated: 29 November 1948
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Private First Class
Ivan J. Johnson
Company A,
336th Combat Engineer Battalion
Ninth Army
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
14 February 1945
Germany
Age: 34
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 14 April 1949
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Staff Sergeant
Arthur C. Johnston
Company K,
112th Infantry Regiment
28th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
8 November 1944
Battle of the Huertgen Forest, Germany
Age: 27
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 3 December 1948
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Lieutenant
Donald N. Leilich
60th Ferry Squadron,
3rd Ferry Group
Romulus AAF, MI
Hometown: Bradford
Died 26 March 1944
Age: 24
Leilich was piloting a P-39 when it
crashed six miles South of Billy Mitchell Field, WI.
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Second Lieutenant
Jesse A. Lutman
Co-pilot, B-26 Marauder,
Ninth Army Air Force
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
23 December 1944
Over Witry, Belgium
Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette
Twp
Repatriated: 14 December 1948
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Lieutenant (JG)
Wallace F. McCoy
Fighter Pilot, U.S. Navy
Air Corps
Hometown: Bradford
Died in a head-on crash of two fighters5 July 1945
Westerly Air Base, RI
Age: 24
Buried:
Evergreen (King) Cemetery,
Ceres Twp
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Petty Officer 1/c
John L. McDowell
U.S. Navy
Hometown: Bradford
Died 10 December 1944
Vehicle accident in France
Age: 35
Buried: Kentucky
Repatriated: 23 October 1948
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Private
Harold E. McFadden, Sr
Company B, 18th Infantry
Regt,
1st Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
16 April 1945
Germany
Age: 26
Buried: Section 34, Site 3650
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Repatriated: 28 April 1949
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Private
Robert S. McKelvey
Company G, First Marine Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
7 August 1942
Guadalcanal
Age: 21
Buried: Plot B, Site 927
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu,
Hawaii
Repatriated: January 10, 1949
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Private
Richard P. McLaughlin
Company K, 112th Infantry
Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
3 August 1944
Near Percy, France
Age: 22
Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 14 September 1948
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Seaman
William D. Meachem
U.S. Merchant Marine
SS Halo (Tanker)
Hometown: Dallas Rd
Missing in action
20 May 1942
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Seaman
Robert L. Mead
US Coast Guard,
Cross Island, ME
Hometown: Bradford
Died of accidental coal gas
poisoning on 1 June 1943
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
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Private
Patrick L. Michaels
3rd Platoon,
596th Airborne Engineer Company,
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Bradford
Died non-battle vehicle accident
14 September 1944
Age: 20
Buried: Plot C, Row 10, Grave 10
Rhone American Cemetery,
Draguignan, France
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Captain
John S. Moffatt
Intelligence Officer,
172nd Infantry Regiment
43rd Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
6 March 1945
Luzon, Philippines
Age: 28
Buried: Limestone
Cemetery, Limestone, NY
Repatriated: 6 August 1948
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Staff Sergeant
John E. Monti, Jr.
370th Bomber Squadron,
307th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Custer City
Died of wounds
4 October 1944
Moratai Island
Buried: St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, NY
Repatriated: 21 February 1949
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Wiper
Fabian D. Moore
U.S. Merchant Marine
SS Halo (Tanker)
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
20 May 1942
The SS Halo
was attacked three times in 1942. First on January 27 when it
received shell damage on the East coast. Second on March 11
when torpedo damage was reported in the Gulf of Mexico.
Third time the Halo was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in Gulf
of Mexico and sunk with all 39 crew members lost.
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Second Lieutenant
Glenn S. Panyity
725th Bomber Squadron,
451st Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
23 August 1944
Over Markersdorf, Austria
Age: 23
Group Burial: Section A, Site 12
Grafton National Cemetery,
Grafton, WV
Repatriated: 12 May 1950
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Seaman 1/c
Lewis E. Paynter, Jr
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
Hometown: Bradford
Killed
May 6,1945
The battleship
South Dakota was rearming from USS Wrangell (AE-12) on May 6,
when a tank of high capacity powder for the 16 inch guns exploded,
causing a fire and exploding four more tanks. Turret No. 2 magazines
were flooded and the fires put out. The battleship lost three
men killed instantly; eight more died of injuries; and 24 others
suffered non-fatal wounds.
Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Staff Sergeant
Joseph R. Penfield
364th Bomber Squadron,
305th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
17 May 1943
Over the English Channel
Age: 24
Tail-gunner aboard a B-17 bomber
that was shot down and crashed into the channel.
Tablets of
the Missing
Cambridge American Cemetery, England
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Second Lieutenant
George R. Pittenger
3rd Tank Platoon, Company
A,
20th Armored Battalion,
20th Armored Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
30 April 1945
Age: 23
Munich, Germany
Buried: Easton Cemetery,
Easton, PA
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Radio Technician 1/c Francis
F. Powell
USS Liscome Bay
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
25 November 1943
Age: 24
Tablets of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Private
Winifred L. (Fee) Powell
WAC
Army Air Force Station Hospital, Newark, NJ
Hometown: Bradford
Died of illness
17 May 1945
Age: 20
Buried: Allegany, NY
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Staff Sergeant
Gayle E. Raught
Company L, 414th Infantry
Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
18 November 1944
Aachen, Germany
Age: 29
Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette
Twp
Repatriated: 7 December 1948
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Private
Flower Rich
747th Anti Aircraft Artillery,
Automatic Weapons Battalion
Hometown: Bradford
Died of injuries suffered
while on maneuvers
16 May 1945
Camp Irwin, CA
Buried: St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford
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Private First Class
Dean J. Riggs
Company E, 101st Infantry
Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Hometown: Custer City
Killed in action
17 November 1944
France
Age: 21
Buried: Plot J, Row 17, Grave 29
Lorraine American Cemetery,
St. Avold, France
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Corporal
Hugh F. Rinfrette
Company L, 60th Infantry
Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
17 April 1945
Germany
Age: 32
Buried: Plot D, Row 8, Grave 32
Netherlands American Cemetery,
Margraten, Netherlands
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Flight Officer
David A. Robinson
854th Bomber Squadron,
491st Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Died in a plane crash
19 February 1945
England
Age: 20
Buried: Section 14, Site 32,
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Repatriated: 22 July 1948
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Private First Class
Charles J. Siffrinn
339th Infantry Regiment,
85th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
12 April 1944
Minturno, Italy
Age: 21
Buried: Plot H, Row 3, Grave 50
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
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Flight Officer
Harold E. Smathers
Navigator,
836th Bomber Squadron,
487th Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Derrick City
Missing in action
31 December 1944
B-17 Crashed into North Sea
Tablets of the Missing
Cambridge American Cemetery, England
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Corporal
Marshall R. Smith
Battery A, 772nd Field Artillery
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action 13 March 1945
France
Age: 20
Buried: Limestone Cemetery, Limestone,
NY
Repatriated: 15 January 1949
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Second Lieutenant
Thomas V. Smith
100th Bomber Squadron,
42nd Bomber Group, Medium
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
8 April 1945
Over Palawan, Philippines
Age: 27
Tablets of
the Missing
Manila American Cemetery,
Philippines
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Sergeant
Leland L. Snyder
5th JASCO (Joint Assault Signal
Company),
5th Marine Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
19 February 1945
Iwo Jima
Age: 24
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Sergeant
Howard E. Sprague
28th Squadron, 19th Bomber
Group,
314th Bomber Wing, Very Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
24 April 1945
Age: 20
Sprague was
a radio operator on a B-29 on mission to Hitachi aircraft plant
at Tachikawa. The B-29 was hit by flak and crashed near Terao,
Kawagoe. Sprague and five others were killed in the crash. Five
others parachuted and were taken prisoner. All five of these
men were later killed when they burned to death at the Tokyo
Military Prison fire on May 25, 1945. The fire storm was started
by the American incendiary bombing raid on Tokyo.
Buried: Section 82, Site 4-5
Jefferson Barracks National Cem,
St. Louis, MO
Repatriated: 16 August 1949
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Private First
Class Ray W. Stillman
43rd Tank Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
9 April 1945
Germany
Age: 23
Buried: Plot D, Row 3, Grave 25
Lorraine American Cemetery,
St. Avold, France
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Private First Class
Robert G. Stolt
9th Marine Regiment,
3rd Marine Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
25 February 1945
Iwo Jima
Age: 24
Buried: Plot C, Site 1591
Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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Private First Class
Earl L. Stull
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
4 March 1945
Buried: Plot B, Row 43, Grave 39
Ardennes American Cemetery,
Neupre, Belgium
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Tech Sergeant
Alphonso J. Suppa
572nd
Tank Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
19 January 1945
France
Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 16 July 1949
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Second Lieutenant
John Thomas
United States Army
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
29 October 1944
Leyte Gulf, Philippines
Age: 26
Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 18 February 1949
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Private First Class
Paul H. Thomas
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
17 November 1944
France
Age: 20
Buried: Plot B, Row 43, Grave 7
Epinal American Cemetery,
Epinal, France
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Private First Class
Richard E. Van Scoy
167th Infantry Regiment,
31st Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
25 June 1945
Mindanao, Philippines
Age: 25
Buried: Plot A, Row 5, Grave 210
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
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Staff Sergeant
Francis L. Wagner
452nd Bomber Squadron,
322nd Bomber Group, Medium
Hometown: Bradford
Missing in action
4 April 1943
Over North Africa
Tablets of the Missing
North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
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Aviation Cadet
Donald C. Walker
US Army Air Force
Hometown: Bradford
Died-Air Crash:
13 January 1945
Age: 19
The B-25 aircraft he was riding in
collided in air with a second plane
at Moody Army Air Field, GA
Buried:
Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
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Private First Class
Harry H. Weaver, Jr
US Army Corps of Engineers
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
27 December 1943
Algiers, North Africa
Age: 21
Buried: Plot
C, Row 10, Grave 12
North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
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Sergeant
Gerald A. Webster
701 Bomber Squadron,
445 Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Bradford
Died 4 September 1943
B-24E Bomber crashed four
miles SW of Moville, IA
Age: 21
Buried: Munderf Cemetery,
Jefferson County, PA
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Tech Sergeant
Grant E. Weisenfluh
Company I, 112th Infantry
Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Killed in action
7 August 1944
France
Age: 25
Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette Twp
Repatriated: 6 April 1949
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Staff Sergeant
James C. Whyte
Company D,
87th Mountain Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Infantry Division
Hometown: Corydon Township
Killed in action
15 April 1945
Northern Italy
Age: 29
Buried: Plot a, Row 9, Grave 9
Florence American Cemetery,
Italy
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First Lieutenant
Robert B. Williams
402nd Bomber Squadron,
43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Hometown: Dallas Rd
Missing in action
7 March 1945
Age: 22
Tablets of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
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Private First Class
Stanley D. Woodard
Company E, 119th Infantry
Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Hometown: Bradford
Died of wounds
7 October 1944
Rimberg, Germany
Age: 27
Buried: Mansfield, PA
Repatriated: December 1947
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Private
Paul G. Wright
47th Bomber Squadron,
41st Bomber Group
Hometown: Bradford
Died 20 July 1942
Bomber crashed at Fresno, CA
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
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