Download Lakewood War Casualties World War II

Army Sgt.
10-11-1944
Lafferty, Earle E.
1305 Jackson Avenue
Germany
H.S. 1941
Sgt. Earle Lafferty landed in France on D-Day and fought as the commander of his tank throughout the French invasion. He was
killed in action on October 11, 1944. He served with the 734th Tank Battalion.
AAF Pvt.
4-8-1943
Lambert, DeVere
1460 Elmwood
U.S.A.
Pvt. Lambert was on a routine flight from Bear Field, Ft. Wayne, Indiana to the air base in Columbus, Ohio. The bomber crashed
at midnight and Pvt. Lambert was one of the casualties.
12-16-1944
Lancaster, Ray
1292 Cove Avenue
Luxembourg
Very little is known about Ray's service record. His name, address and death were confirmed by the office of Veteran Affairs in
Columbus, Ohio.
AAF Sgt.
1-?-1945
Lask, Clifford A.
1572 Hopkins Avenue
South China Sea
Sgt. Clifford Lask was on his first mission as an aerial photographer. He was a crew member of a B-24 Liberator which failed to
return from a long-range reconnaisance mission over the South China sea. He was serving as a photographer with the 14th Air
Force.
AAF 1st Lt.
12-11-1942
Leader, Kent E.
(formerly Lakewood)
Italy
H.S.1937
Lt. Kent Leader was the pilot of a bomber when he was killed in a raid over Italy, December 11,1942.
AAF 1st Lt.
10-4-194?
Lehr, Richard R.
1605 Marlowe Avenue
Solomon Islands
H.S.1933
Lt. Richard Lehr was a bombardier on a B-24 Liberator when it crashed in the Solomon Islands. Lt. Lehr had been in the battle of
Midway and won the Silver Star for gallantry in that action.
Army Pfc.
5-24-1946
Lennon, William C.
12933 Clifton Blvd.
Pusan, Korea
Pfc. William Lennon loved being in the service. In fact, he served four months before being discharged for being under age. He
re-enlisted shortly after his 18th birthday and wrote home how happy he was to be back in the infantry. Pfc. Lennon was on
occupation duty in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division when he died of a respiratory disease. (Note: Pfc. William C. Lennon is
included in the list of World War II men because he first served during that time.)
AAF Flight Officer
Lesley, Wendell M.
1474 Highland Avenue
Texas
Wendell Lesley died suddenly at South Camp Hood, Texas
10-27-1943
Navy Air Ensign
8-4-1944
L'estrange, Roger W.
2043 Lakeland Ave.
Pacific
Ensign Roger L'estrange was a Hellcat fighter pilot. The Hellcat was the first U.S. aircraft that could out perform the Japanese
Zero. It could fly, climb, and dive faster, was more maneuverable, and had better firepower. Ensign L'estrange fought in Guam,
Palau Islands, and the Saipan offensives. He wrote home, "I have to get to bed early as I expect a big day tomorrow." He was
attached to the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Franklin and never returned from an attack on a Japanese destroyer.
Navy Lt.
3-6-?
Loesch, Brown Ralph
1630 Larchmont
Ella Island
H.S. 1935
Lt. Loesch was a member of the navy fighting squadron, No. 26, which was the first naval aviation command identified as having
fought in both the Pacific and European theaters. He died on Ella Island in the Carolines.
Navy Pharmacist's Mate 3/c
2-22-1945
Long, Raymond Jr.
1222 Hathaway Avenue
Iwo Jima
Raymond Long wrote home, "...as soon as we take this island you'll be hearing from me. He was killed while serving with the
medical corps of the Navy and was attached to the 5th Marine Division fighting on Iwo Jima. He lost his life while trying to save
that of another.
AAF 2nd Lt.
9-5-1943
Louzecky, John J.
2016 Wascana Avenue
Creedmoor, Texas
H.S.1935
Lt. John Louzecky was killed when his plane crashed and burned near Creedmoor, Texas. He had received his bombardier wings
and was training to be a navigator.
Army S/Sgt.
Lowry, David P.
1234 Gladys
Sgt. David Lowry was killed in action while fighting in Europe.
Army Sgt.
4-14-1945
McIntyre, Roemer, Jr.
1516 Lakewood Avenue
Germany
H.S.1943
Sgt. Roemer McIntyre went overseas as a member of a communications unit attached to the 343rd Infantry. He was overseas less
than two months when he wrote home that he was homesick. Sgt. McIntyre was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in
Germany. The citation in part states: "On April 14, 1945, when he was menaced by a sniper firing from a high cliff, Sgt.
McIntyre, of his own volition, set out to locate the enemy soldier. As he approached the source of the rifle fire, he was wounded
by the determined sniper. Rising to his feet, Sgt. McIntyre although suffering intense pain, doggedly pressed forward. Two more
bullets entered his body and he fell mortally wounded. His exhibition of courage, initiative, and resourcefulness are worthy of
high praise." He was also awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
AAF 2nd Lt.
10-20-1944
Mikulec, Milan J.
1499 Lakewood Avenue
South Dakota
H.S.1940
Lt. Milan Mikulec was on the last test flight before going overseas when the plane he was aboard crashed. He was training to be a
bombardier and was one of three airmen killed, October 20, 1944 near Lemmon, South Dakota.
Army Cpl.
9-17-1943
Miller, James A.
1551 Larchmont Avenue
New Georgia Island
"I just know that Jim did something wonderful -- he was the type that would only die doing something heroic," said Mrs. Kathryn
W. Miller, wife of Cpl. James A. Miller in a Cleveland Plain Dealer interview. She was right! Cpl. James Miller was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for heroism. It was awarded for "extraordinary heroism on July 17, 1943, when Cpl. Miller and 12
other men out fought a 150-man Japanese raiding party. Cpl. Miller was stationed as a guard near a supply dump on the beach.
He had volunteered for the hazardous duty knowing that it might cost his life. He courageously waited until the enemy was
almost upon him before firing a series of bursts at close range. The result was a virtual ambush of the hostile forces. Cpl. Miller
lost his life in a bitter hand-to-hand encounter when the Japanese were storming his position.
AAF T/Sgt.
2-21-1944
NcNally, John E.
1222 Hall Avenue
Colorado
Sgt. John McNally was killed in a plane crash near the Pueblo Army Air Base in Colorado. His plane crashed into a mountain
during a heavy snow storm. Of the fifteen planes flying in formation, his was the only one which crashed.
Navy Air Lt.
12-16-1944
McNash, Capel W.
1188 Andrews Avenue
South Pacific
H.S.1932
Lt. Capel McNash was killed in action in the South Pacific. Lt. McNash was an inventor and had 17 patents in his name,
including the electrotype - a typewriter which could be used as a teleprinter operating on radio signals. He volunteered for service
as an apprentice seaman just after Pearl Harbor and was promoted to Lieutenant a few months before he was killed.
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Navy Radio/Tec./Petty Officer
7-4-1944
McNeela, Robert Thomas
1522 Elbur Avenue
Oahu
The Submarine S-28 was reported sunk July 4, 1944 in the South Pacific and all hope for the sixty men was abandoned. Robert
McNeela was aboard.
AAF 1st Lt.
12-11-1943 [Doolittle Raid]
Meder, Robert J.
1622 Elmwood Avenue
Tokyo
H.S.1935
Lt. Robert Meder was a pilot. He was missing in action after a raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities April 18, 1942. He was
taken prisoner and died of beri-beri and dysentery, December 11, 1943 in a Japanese prison camp. He was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross. The citation read in part, "extraordinary achievement while participating in a highly destructive raid
on the Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942. Lt. Meder volunteered for the mission knowing full well that the chances of survival
were extremely remote."
Army Pfc.
Miller, Richard S.
2132 Eldred Avenue
France
Pfc. Richard Miller served with an armored division and was killed in France July 20, 1944.
The United States entered the war, December 7, 1941.
Surrender, marking the end of World War II, came aboard
the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945.
AAF Capt.
3-27-1945
Meeker, Robert F.
1053 Abbieshire Avenue
Coral Sea
H.S.1939
Capt. Robert Meeker was a pilot of an A-20 Havoc and had participated in 100 hours of operational flight missions over enemy
held territory. These operations consisted of bombing missions against enemy airdromes and installations on enemy naval vessels
and shipping. His courage and devotion to duty displayed during these flights earned Capt. Meeker an Air Medal for meritorious
achievement. He was lost in a typhoon over the Coral Sea while flying as a passenger to the Philippines from Australia on March
27, 1945. He had flown 87 missions in New Guinea and the Philippines and acted as flight leader of an A-20 light bombardment
squadron. Capt. Meeker was awarded a number of Oak Leaf Clusters, because of the several rescue missions he flew, over the
New Guinea jungles searching for downed fliers.
The total number of Americans who lost their lives in
World War II was 312,896. Another 672,483 were
wounded. 12,780 were declared missing in action.
The total number who served in all branches
was 13,104,355.
Navy Petty Officer
Meyers, Paul C.
2156 Wascana Avenue
Coral Sea
Petty Officer Paul Meyers was a gunner. He lost his life in the Coral Sea.
Navy Seaman
7-30-1945
Michno, Arthur R.
2042 Lark Street
Leyte
The U.S.S. Indianapolis was the flagship of the Fifth Fleet and was selected to deliver the atomic bombs to Tinian before they
were dropped on Japan. After delivering the bombs, the Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk on July 30, 1945 by a Japanese
submarine. The sinking of the Indianapolis was the greatest sea disaster in U. S. Navy history. It was also the last major ship lost
in World War II. Seaman Arthur Michno was aboard.
Army Pfc.
Mihala, Edward
2070 Arthur Avenue
France
Pfc. Edward Mihala was killed in France while serving in the infantry.
Navy Air Lt.
Miller, James Dorn
2029 Chesterland Avenue
Pacific
Lt. James D. Miller was a navy pursuit plane pilot. He was killed in action in the Pacific war theater.
AAF 2nd Lt.
6-15-1942
Mitchell, James H.
1533 Elmwood Avenue
California
Lt. James Mitchell crashed his disabled plane at the cost of his own life to save 200 men in a hangar. He received the
Distinguished Flying Cross in part for "the courageous self-sacrifice in deliberately crashing to avoid hitting a hangar in which
soldiers were working."
Navy Aviation Ordance 1/c
3-19-1945
Montagu, John V.
1383 Bonnieview Avenue
Pacific
John Montagu served aboard the U.S.S. Franklin. On March 19, 1944 while launching her aircraft, an enemy dive bomber came
out of the clouds and scored hits with two five hundred pound armor-piercing bombs. John was among those who lost his life in
the Pacific on that day. His body was never found.
Sgt.
4-19-1949
Moran, William E., Jr.
1407 Riverside Drive
Sgt. Moran was killed in action. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery. He was nineteen years old.
Army Sgt.
6-25-1944
Mularz, Edward J.
3432 W. ll8th Street
Burma
H.S.1938
Sgt. Edward Mularz served with the engineers. He died of wounds received while fighting on the Burma front. He never saw his
son, who was just eleven months old when he died.
AAF Lt.
5-24-?
Murphy, Daniel J.
1441 Robinwood Avenue
Tokyo
H.S.1934
Lt. Daniel Murphy was a flight engineer who taught aeronautics for two years at Kessler Field, Mississippi, before he went
overseas. He was based in Guam and lost his life when the B-29 Superfortress crashed over Tokyo. He was awarded the Air
Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
AAF Pfc
Nebel, Donald Edward
1265 French Avenue
U.S.A.
Pfc. Donald Nebel was ill for more than fifteen months with Hodgkin's Disease, which proved fatal.
Lakewood War Casualties
World War II
AAF 1st Lt.
12-?-1943
Ludwig, Vance P.
11801 Lake Ave.
Germany
H.S.1934
Lt. Vance Ludwig was the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter. He received national attention when he shot down 3 German
fighters during a raid over Frankfurt, Germany. It was his 48th mission. Lt. Ludwig received the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf
Clusters for his action on that day. On the last day of his life, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star
for remaining with his plane. He was protecting a heavy bomber formation during a raid over occupied Europe and stayed with
them until his ammunition was exhausted. Lt. Ludwig's brilliant action was credited with saving the bomber formation from
enemy action. Witnesses saw his plane going into a dive near Solingen in western Germany and he was never seen again.
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12-6-44
H.S.1940
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Army Pvt.
12-29-1944
Matsko, Andrew A.
2026 Lark Street
Belgium
After seeing action in Sicily and Italy Pvt. Andrew Matsko was considered s veteran combat fighter. He was serving in Belgium
when he was killed just a few days after Christmas. He never saw his sixteen-month-old daughter Carol Sue.
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Army Capt.
5-8-1942
Oldaker, Arch L.
1261 Cove Avenue
Philippines
Capt. Arch Oldaker was a doctor. He volunteered for duty in the Philippines. After the fall of Bataan, he escaped to the hills of
Luzon rather than surrender to the Japanese. He died of malaria in the town of Hermosa, Bataan, May 8, 1942, in the home of one
of the Filipinos who had befriended a group of American soldiers. He had gone there to give medical aid to the soldiers.
Army Pfc.
7-10-1944
Oliver, Samuel N., Jr.
1380 Riverside Drive
France
July 10, 1944, the American troops advanced south of La Haye-du-Puits. The 4th, 9th and 83rd continued their offensive from the
west. Pfc. Samuel Oliver was killed in that action. He was a scout in Company 5 of the 331st Infantry, 83rd Division and died in
Normandy.
Oller, George R.
2113 Quail Avenue
Marines Pfc.
New Georgia
7-10-1943
Wd. H.S.1939
Pfc. George R. Oller was nineteen years old when he was killed in action in the southwest Pacific on New Georgia
Island. Pfc. Oller had been in the Marines for eighteen months and withdrew from his classes at Lakewood High
School to enlist.
Navy/Seabees Quartermaster
1-8-1944
Olsen, Clarence S.
1428 Cordova Avenue
New Guinea
Wd.H.S.1932
The sound of gunfire had scarcely passed when Navy Seabees and Army engineers bent relentlessly to the task or transforming
the beachheads into airfields. Quartermaster Clarence S. Olsen enlisted in a naval construction battalion. He died January 8,
1944, while on construction duty with the Seabees.
AAF 1st Lt.
12-25-1944
Orchard, Fred S.
1500 Marlowe Avenue
Austria
H.S.1940
Lt. Fred Orchard was a pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber and assigned to the 15th Air Force, 718th Bomber Squadron. He was
flying his eighth mission over Austria when he radioed that his plane was in distress. He was awarded the Air Medal for the
successful completion of five missions. Lt. Orchard went overseas before his son was born and never saw him. He had written
home, "I hope I will be flying on Christmas day so I won't miss home too much."
Marines Pfc.
7-?-1944
Pariseau, Daniel H.
1582 Orchard Grove Avenue
Saipan Island
H.S.1938
Pfc. Daniel Pariseau died of wounds he received in action. He served as a radio operator with the 4th marine Division during the
battle of Saipan. The objective was the usual one -- to land upon, seize, occupy and defend Saipan, in order to deny the enemy the
use of the Island. From this base future offensives were mounted. The Marines fought long and continuously against strongly
entrenched and fiercely resisting troops.
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AAF S/Sgt.
2-28-1945
McGraw, Thomas M., Jr.
2126 Elbur Avenue
Austria
H.S.1937
Sgt. Thomas McGraw was a radio gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. He failed to return from his 20th mission. Attached to the
15th Air Force, he had been based in Italy and was decorated with the Air Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Navy Lt.
Payne, Harold Gilson
(formerly Lakewood)
Pacific
Lt. Harold Payne was killed in the Pacific during the summer of 1944.
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Summer 1944
H.S.1929
Army Pfc.
Pennell, David G.
1369 Cohassett Place
Belgium
Pfc. David Pennell served in a tank unit of the 3rd Army and was killed in Belgium.
2-14-1945
Army Pfc.
12-2-1944
Pfahl, Howard Lauffer
1275 Marlowe Avenue
Sarre Union, France
December 2, 1944 General Patton's U.S. 3rd Army completed the capture of its sector west of the Saar. Pfc. Howard Pfahl was
killed in action near Sarre Union, France on that date. He was serving with Company A, l0lst Infantry, 26th Division of Patton's
3rd Army. His body was returned to the United States and interred at Lakewood Park Cemetery, April 16, 1949.
Navy Seaman 1/c
11-9-1942
Pfeiffer, Latham Edward
18098 Clifton Blvd.
Atlantic
H.S.1941
Seaman Latham E. Pfeiffer was nineteen years old when he died. It was his brother Frank who had the duty of telling his parents
of Latham's death. The brothers were shipmates aboard a troop transport. Latham was mortally wounded while participating in
the landing of American forces at Mehdia, French Morocco. Seaman Pfeiffer was a crew member of one of the small vessels
putting troops ashore. He was found unconscious on the beach with a head wound and died several hours later. His brother,
Frank, saw him and reported to his family, "When we were ready to invade, I saw Latham take his post with a landing ship and
know he worked 28 hours, making at least a half dozen trips ashore. Each time they hit the beach, he was to man a machine gun.
They found him lying near the gun."
Army Pvt.
9-25-1944
Powell, Glen Eugene
1572 Parkwood Avenue
France
H.S.1943
Pvt. Glen Powell wrote home to his mother on September 15, 1944, that he probably wouldn't be able to write again for a while.
He was killed during infantry fighting in France September 25, 1944. He was her only son.
Army Pfc.
Prok, Joseph
1579 Winchester Avenue
Luzon
Pfc. Joseph Prok was serving with the 1st Cavalry Division when he was killed in action on Luzon.
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Coast Guard Coxswain
9-17-1944
Patton, Robert A.
2292 McKinley Avenue
Atlantic
H.S.1938
The Coast Guard cutter "Jackson" commanded by Lt. Norman Call (see above) was lost in a hurricane off the east coast. They
had gone out to attempt the rescue of a Liberty ship that had been torpedoed by a submarine. The Coast Guard became a part of
the Navy one month before Pearl Harbor, but its larger cutters had already been armed and were assigned the job of protecting
our convoys from enemy submarines in the Atlantic. The crew of the "Jackson" was a part of this support team. Survivors of the
storm reported that the "Jackson" was caught by a tremendous sea which rolled her over in a complete barrel turn before she
sank. Only twenty exhausted men of the forty-one-man crew were rescued. Robert A. Patton was one of those lost at sea.
Army 1st Lt.
1-8-1945
Peebles, Arthur F., Jr.
12020 Lake Avenue
Belgium
H.S.1933
Lt. Arthur Peebles served in France with gallantry. He won the Silver Star for leading a charge despite the fact he had been
wounded. In leading the charge he was wounded again. He died in Belgium, January 8, 1945, and was buried there. He served in
England, North Africa and took part in the invasion of France. He fought with the 67th Armored regiment with the 1st Army
under General Hodges in its campaign through France and Belgium.
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Navy Mo.M.M. 3/c
12-22-1945
Patamson, Raymond K.
2038 Quail Avenue
Long Beach, California
Raymond Patamson was aboard a Landing Ship-Medium (LSM) in both the European and Pacific theaters. He was on his way
home when he became ill, and as a result died of dysentery in a hospital in California. In another month he would have received
his discharge.
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Army S/Sgt.
12-25-1944
McDermott, John M.
2025 Wascana Avenue
Europe
H.S.1942
Sgt. John McDermott was killed in Europe on Christmas day in 1944. He was attached to the 66th Infantry Division.
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Army Pfc.
5-7-1945
McCoy, Paul H.
14704 Bayes Avenue
Okinawa
Wd.H.S.1931
Pfc. Paul McCoy participated in the invasions of Guam, Leyte, and Ie Shima. He had been overseas for 20 months. Pfc. McCoy
was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. He died of wounds he received on May 7, 1945.
Marines Sgt.
McGorray, James W.
1574 Coutant Avenue
Tinian
Sgt. James McGorray died in the southwest Pacific on Tinian a part of the Marianas.
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Army Pvt.
8-3-1943
Marcks, Robert L.
14818 Hilliard Road
New Georgia
Pvt. Robert Marcks fought with the 37th Division. He was killed August 3, 1943 on New Georgia Island in the Solomons. Pvt.
Marcks' brother-in-law was serving in the same company and saw him fatally wounded.
Army Sgt.
4-6-1945
McGinty, William Donald
11918 Franklin Blvd.
Germany
Wd.H.S.1941
Sgt. William McGinty was killed in Germany on April 8, 1945. He was serving with an assault platoon attached to the 11th
Armored Division of the 3rd Amy.
Army Pfc.
3-27-1945
Oesterle, Eugene C.
1579 Northland Avenue
Germany
H.S.1943
Pfc. Eugene Oesterle was killed in Germany, March 27, 1945. He was an infantryman in the 9th Army.
AAF 1st Lt.
9-10-1944
Parmelee, Charles E.
2177 Richland Avenue
Belgium
H.S.1937
Lt. Charles Parmelee was a pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane. He was credited with shooting down at least 5 German
planes in aerial combat. He was also credited with the destruction of numerous trains, barges, trucks and other enemy material.
Two of his air victories were scored within a matter of minutes when Lt. Parmelee single-handedly attacked a formation of 25
German fighter planes near Paris. He wrote home, "I am now more than half way through with my missions." Lt. Parmalee died
on Sept. 10, 1944, over Belgium. His wife was presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with seven Oak
Leaf Clusters. She was also given a solid silver engraved tankard honoring her husband, because he had shot down the 300th
plane by his group. Lt. Parmalee is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
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AAF S/Sgt.
2-25-1945
Manwell, Thomas
15112 Clifton Blvd.
Italy
Sgt. Thomas Manwell received the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. He served as an aerial gunner on a B-25 Mitchell
bomber and was killed over Italy. He was with the 12th Air Force.
Navy Seaman 1/c
11-30-1943
McCarthy, Daniel E.
1492 Northland Avenue
California
Seaman Daniel McCarthy died in a naval hospital on Thanksgiving Day in 1943. He died of an infection he contracted while
assigned to a base in California.
AAF Flight Officer
2-26-1945
O'Brien, Charles R., Jr.
2343 Woodward Avenue
Belgium
Flight Officer O'Brien was attached to the 8th Air Force and based in England. He was escorting heavy bombers back to Britain
after a raid over Berlin. In the vicinity of Hanover, Germany, Flight Officer O'Brien wiggled the wings of his plane, apparently
signaling that his radio communication system was not functioning. Another fighter plane was ordered to escort O'Brien's
crippled plane. The other pilot was also reported missing. It was believed that their P-51 Mustang fighter planes crashed in
Belgium.
Army Pvt.
12-20-1944
Parnell, John A.
1667 Elmwood Avenue
Belgium
At 5:30 a.m. on December 16, 1944, the Germans launched their counter-attack in the Ardennes. It was better known to
Americans as the Battle of the Bulge. The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were dispatched to the front December 17, 1944, at
the very center of the German line of attack. It was the last German major offensive and they had managed to assemble a force of
about 250,000 men. Pvt. John Parnell was there and died of wounds he received on December 20, 1944.
Maritime Service Ensign
4-30-1944
MacKay, William C.
1571 Victoria Avenue
North Atlantic
H.S.1935
Ensign William MacKay was awarded the Mariner's Medal as a result of his service. He was serving as the 3rd Assistant
Engineer aboard a Liberty ship when they encountered the enemy and the ship was sunk.
Army S/Sgt.
12-27-1944
Matter, Joseph F.
1212 Edwards Avenue
France
H.S.1942
Sgt. Joseph Matter was with the Armored Infantry in France when he was killed on December 27, 1944. Sgt. Matter was studying
to be a minister at Wittenberg College when he joined the army.
9-7-1946
Army 1st Lt.
4-20-1945
Nickel, Raymond F.
14519 Lake Avenue
Philippines
Lt. Raymond Nickel fought at New Guinea, Mindoro, Leyte and Corregidor. He served with the llth Airborne Division. Lt.
Nickel was killed in action in the Philippines on April 20, 1945. He had served four years at the time of his death.
Army Pfc.
12-21-1945
Parker, Neill Fuller
2184 Mars Avenue
Ohio
H.S.1940
Pfc. Neill Parker was wounded twice while serving with the ll2th Combat Engineers. He served in Ireland and England before
landing on D-Day in Normandy. He was sent home, but his wounds became more serious and he died of lung disease on
December 21, 1945. He received a Presidential Citation.
Army Pvt.
1-30-1944
Lyncha, Steve M.
2042 Lark Street
Italy
U.S. Army Colonel William O. Darby organized and commanded the rangers in World War II. He established the first American
Ranger Battalion in Northern Ireland in the summer of 1942. The Rangers fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. By the
summer of 1944 there were only 199 still alive out of the original 1,500 members. Pfc. Steve Lyncha was one of those rangers
who died at Anzio, Italy, January 30, 1944. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
Navy Ensign
Madsen Norman P.
1440 Riverside Drive
South Pacific
Ensign Norman Madsen was killed in action in the South Pacific, December 6, 1944.
7-20-1944
AAF Lt.
Mortenson, Carl Albert
1343 Kenilworth Avenue
Marshall Islands
H.S.1938
Lt. Carl Mortenson was a navigator. He was among the officers and men decorated by Major General Willis Hale, Commanding
General of the 7th Army Air Force for taking part in aerial attacks on the Gilbert Islands. Lt. Mortenson was awarded the Air
Medal, with an Oak Leaf Cluster for his effort. He never returned from a mission over Maloelap Island in the Marshalls.
6-29-1944
H.S.1942
9-2-1943
Navy Seaman
1-19-1943
Neff, Carl
2012 Wyandotte Avenue
Illinois
Seaman Carl Neff died while in training at the Great Lakes Training Station. The funeral service was held at St. Clement Church
and he is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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