ST. MARYS
WORLD WAR II GOLD STARS

ST. MARYS WWII Honor Roll

Lieutenant Jordan T. Luhr
# 12033696

Born: March 22, 1916
Died Non-Battle: 6 June 1942 at Moody Field, GA
Age: 25
Night flight training crash

First St. Marys casualty of World War II

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Fireman 1/c Larry A. Harlan
# 6523452
United States Naval Reserve

Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 4 June 1943
Age: 29

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery
Carthage, Tunisia


Awards: Purple Heart

Second Lieutenant Regis E. Feldbauer
Flight Instructor
# O-745331

Born: June 3, 1916
Enlisted: March 29, 1942
Died Non-Battle, Air Crash: 13 August 1943
Age: 25
10 miles SW of Bakersfield, CA

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Private First Class James E. Shields
# 33274711

Born: September 3, 1920
Enlisted: August 20, 1942
Died Non-Battle: 28 November 1944
Age: 24
Drowned near Ft. Cronkhite, CA

Buried in Elk County, PA

Private John J. Young
# 33434157
133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 14 February 1944
Age: 23

Buried at: Plot C, Row 7, Grave 36
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Nettuno, Italy


Awards: Purple Heart
Sergeant Walter J. Cheatle
# 36148439
447th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium

Entered the Service from: Michigan
Died of Injuries: 19 February 1944
Age: 36

Buried at: Plot I, Row 4, Grave 32
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Nettuno, Italy


Awards: Purple Heart
Private Ambrose H. Wortman
# 38495735
781st Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company

Entered Service: 6 July 1943
Drowned in New Guinea: 3 May 1944
Age: 25

Buried at: Plot D, Row 8, Grave 171
Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines


Awards: Purple Heart
Private Lionel R. "Buddy" Goodrow
# 13047489
3422nd Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Company

Entered Service: 8 December 1941
Killed in Action: 9 June 1944 on English Channel
Age: 21

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France


Awards: Purple Heart

Private William J. Geyer
# 33407534
2nd Infantry Division

Born: July 21, 1922
Entered Service: 15 December 1942
Killed in Action: 13 June 1944 in France
Age: 22

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Private John M. Horvatin
# 33683947
357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Entered Service: 6 October 1943
Died: 13 June 1944
Age: 19

Buried at: Plot F, Row 18, Grave 19
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France


Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart

Private First Class Patrick G. Friedl
U.S. Marine Corps

Born: March 22, 1923
Entered Service: 22 February 1943
Killed in Action: 12 July 1944
Age: 21

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Private George H. Knath
2nd Infantry Division

Entered Service: 15 December 1942
Killed in Action: 13 July 1944 in France
Age: 22

Private First Class Edward F. Dippold, Jr.
# 33145502

Born: September 17, 1917
Entered Service: 22 January 1942
Killed in Action: 22 July 1944 in Guam
Age: 27

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Tech Sergeant Joseph M. Daniels
# 33017839
115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

Entered Service: 14 May 1944
Killed in Action: 30 July 1944
Age: 25

Buried at: Plot G, Row 26, Grave 24
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France


Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Private First Class Richard M. Meyer
# 33434135
120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division

Entered Service: 11 March 1943
Killed in Action: 3 August 1944
Age: 21

Buried at: Plot I, Row 3, Grave 6
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France


Awards: Purple Heart
Pumpman Paul Richard Geyer
U.S. Merchant Marine
Entered Service: 14 September 1942

SS Jacksonville
(tanker)
Sunk, German torpedo, NE Atlantic

Killed in Action: 30 August 1944
Age: 26

Crew lost: 48
Armed Guard lost: 30
Private William I. Kordon
# 33407535
15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division

Entered Service: 15 December 1942
Killed in Action: 14 September 1944
Age: 27

Buried at: Plot B Row 26 Grave 44
Epinal American Cemetery
Epinal, France


Awards: Purple Heart

Tech Sergeant James H. Sarginger
# 13031905
303rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group

Born: Feb 20, 1920
Entered Service: 29 December 1941
Killed in Action: 19 September 1944 over Holland
Age: 24

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Second Lieutenant Floyd C. Ehrensberger
# O1310082
314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division

Entered Service: 7 July 1942
Killed in Action: 10 October 1944
Age: 29

Buried at: Plot B, Row 33, Grave 26
Epinal American Cemetery
Epinal, France


Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Albert W. Hillebrand
U.S. Army Engineers
# 13129830

Born: April 19, 1922
Entered Service: 20 May 1943
Killed in Action: 12 December 1944 in Germany
Age: 22

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Private Patrick F. Caskey
# 33299195
86th Chemical Battalion, attached to 28th Infantry Division

Entered Service: 9 November 1942
Died of Wounds: 17 December 1944
Age: 29

Buried at: Plot F, Row 11, Grave 13
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium


Awards: Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Joseph G. Feiley
# 33434150
328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: 19 February 1945
Age: 21

Buried at: Plot E, Row 14, Grave 24
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg


Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Private First Class Henry Burr Valentine
Co A, 12th Combat Engineer Battalion
# 33145496

Born: Oct 24, 1919
Enlisted: Jan 22, 1942
Killed in Action: 22 February 1945
Age: 25
Killed in Germany while building a bridge over Ruhr River.

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Corporal Eymard C. Luhr
U.S. Army Medical Corps
# 12215626

Killed in Action: 22 March 1945 in Philippines
Age: 22


Served in same unit with twin brother Pierre

Private First Class Robert S. Barsa
87th Division
# 12215625

Born: Aug 24, 1924
Entered Service: 7 December 1942
Killed in Action: 25 March 1945 in Germany
Age: 23

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

Seaman 2/c Gerard P. Keller
# 9252960
United States Naval Reserve

Entered Service: September 1944
Died: 14 April 1945
Age: 19

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii


Awards: Purple Heart
Private William J. Geeck
U.S. Marine Corps
# 993810

Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Killed in Action: 11 March 1945 on Iwo Jima
Age: 24

Buried at: Plot C, Row 1, Grave 420
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii


Awards: Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Orester J. Cornelio
# 33407483
406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division

Entered Service: 15 December 1942
Killed in Action : 9 April 1945 in Germany
Age: 24

Buried at: Plot E, Row 1, Grave 15
Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Netherlands


Awards: Purple Heart
Private First Class Laverne E. Schatz
# 33433011
58th Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division

Entered Service: 23 February 1943
Killed in Action: 10 April 1945 in Germany
Age: 21

Buried at: Plot D, Row 13, Grave 21
Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Netherlands


Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Private First Class Harry W. Heiberger
# 33273113
319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died of Wounds: 16 April 1945 in Germany
Age: 24

Buried at: Plot E, Row 4, Grave 27
Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Netherlands


Awards: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Private First Class LeMar A. Nicklas
# 33683346
539th Field Artillery Battalion

Entered Service: 6 September 1943
Died Non-Battle: 11 May 1945 in Germany
Age: 26

Buried at: Plot D, Row 7, Grave 13
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg


Awards: Purple Heart

Private Richard W. Steele, Jr.
Co K, 167th Infantry, 31st Division

Born: Nov 16, 1917
Entered Service: 11 March 1943
Died of Wounds: 17 May 1945 in Philippines
Age: 27

Buried: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys

Second Lieutenant John F. Williams
# O2077511
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Entered Service: 5 July 1943
Died: 31 May 1945 in England
Age: 28

Buried at: Plot D, Row 1, Grave 25
Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England


Awards: Purple Heart
Seaman 1/c Joseph G. Donachy, Jr.

USS Borie (DD-704)
# 2515755

United States Naval Reserve
Entered Service: 1943
Killed in Action: 9 August 1945
Age: 20

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii


Awards: Purple Heart
Seaman 2/c William M. Lechner

USS Borie (DD-704)
# 2515757

United States Naval Reserve
Entered Service: 19 May 1944
Killed in Action: 9 August 1945
Age: 18

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii


Awards: Purple Heart