McKEAN COUNTY
WORLD WAR II
Casualties

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Second Lieutenant John Thomas

Company A, 382nd Infantry, 96th Division

Hometown: Bradford

Killed in action 29 October 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippines
Age: 26

Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Bradford
Repatriated: 18 February 1949

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


Sergeant George E. Thompson, Jr

700th Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, (H)

Hometown: Cyclone

Killed in action 29 November 1944
Age: 19

Group Burial: Section E, Site 288
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, KY

B-24 crashed twenty miles north west of Paderborn, Germany, after loss of two engines. Five Prisoners of War and Five Killed in Action.


Private First Class Frederick H. Trimble

Battery A, 566th Anti-Aircraft Artillery,
Automatic Weapons Battalion

Hometown: Kane

Died 12 July 1944, Camp Davis, NC
Age: 20

Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Kane

Private First Class Clarence D. Tulley, Jr

Company H, 6th Marine Division

Hometown: Port Allegany

Killed in action 7 June 1945, Okinawa
Age: 21

Buried: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Olean, NY
Repatriated: 6 April 1949

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Tech Sergeant Walter M. Van Scoter

14th Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th Armored Division

Hometown: Eldred

Died of injuries 12 August 1944, Camp Campbell, KY
Age: 23

Buried: Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred

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


Aviation Cadet Donald C. Walker

Army Air Force

Hometown: Bradford

Died-Air Crash: 13 January 1945
Age: 19

Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford

The B-25 aircraft he was riding in collided in air with a second plane at Moody Army Air Field, GA


Private Walter R. Walters

Company L, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

Hometown: Kane

Killed in action 7 June 1944, Normandy, France
Age: 39

Buried: Amity Cemetery, Newmansville, Clarion County, PA
Repatriated: 22 September 1948


Private First Class Basil K. Wamblade, Jr

6th Marine Division

Hometown: Kane

Missing in action 20 May 1945, Okinawa
Age: 20

Tablets of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii

Enlisted in Marines at 17, expert rifleman and leader of a flame thrower unit. He was last seen during a heavy Japanese counter attack. He was listed as missing and presumed dead on June 18, 1945.


Sergeant Elwood J. Allen Ward, Jr

777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy

Hometown: Kane

Missing In Action: 22 July 1944
Age: 26

Tablets of the Missing, Sicily Rome American Cemetery, Italy

Bomber crashed into Adriatic Sea


Private First Class Harry H. Weaver, Jr

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


Sergeant Gerald A. Webster

701 Bomber Squadron, 445 Bomber Group, Heavy

Hometown: Bradford

Died 4 September 1943
Age: 21

Buried: Munderf Cemetery, Jefferson County, PA

B-24E Bomber crashed four miles SW of Moville, IA


Private Joseph Weidert

US Army

Hometown: Crosby

Committed suicide 4 May 1941, Camp Croft, SC
Age: 27

Buried: St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Smethport


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

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


First Lieutenant Robert B. Williams

402nd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy

Hometown: Bradford

Missing in action 7 March 1945
Age: 22

Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Philippines


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

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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Private First Class Max Yancy

Company D, 702nd Tank Battalion

Killed in Action 15 September 1944
Age: 20

Buried: Section 2, Site 607
Gettysburg National Military Park


Staff Sergeant William C. Yanish

7th Regiment, 5th Infantry Division

Hometown: Smethport

Killed in action 15 September 1944, France
Age: 27

Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane
Repatriated: 28 December 1948

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Private First Class Anthony J. Zarnick

81st Infantry Division

Hometown: Kane

Killed in action 14 October 1944, Angaur Island, Philippines

Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane
Repatriated: 10 February 1949


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