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ST. MARYS
WORLD WAR II GOLD STARS |
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ST. MARYS WWII Honor Roll
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Lieutenant
Jordan T. Luhr
US Army Air Forces Service # 12033696 Died Non-Battle: 6 June 1942 at Moody Field, GA Age: 25 Night flight training crash First St. Marys casualty of WWII |
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Fireman 1st
Class Larry Anson Harlan
U.S. Navy Service # 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 |
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Second Lieutenant
Regis E. Feldbauer
Flight Instructor US Army Air Forces Service # O-745331 Died Non-Battle: 13 August 1943 Age: 25 10 miles SW of Bakersfield, CA |
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S/SGT Quinten
E. Lecker
Tailgunner US Army Air Forces Service # 6946274 Killed in Action: 9 September 1943 over English Channel Age: 24 |
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PFC James
E. Shields
Service # 33274711 Died Non-Battle: 28 November 1943 Age: 22 Drowned near Ft. Cronkhite, CA |
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PVT John J. Young |
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SGT Walter
J. Cheatle
U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 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 |
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PVT Ambrose
H. Wortman
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PVT Lionel
R. "Buddy" Goodrow
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PVT William
J. Geyer
U.S. Army Service # 33407534 2nd Infantry Division Entered Service: 15 December 1942 Killed in Action: 13 June 1944 in France Age: 22 |
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PVT John M.
Horvatin
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Patrick
G. Friedl
U.S. Marine Corps Entered Service: 22 February 1943 Killed in Action: 12 July 1944 Age: 21 |
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PVT George
H. Knath
U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division Entered Service: 15 December 1942 Killed in Action: 13 July 1944 in France Age: 22 |
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PFC Edward
F. Dippold, Jr.
U.S. Army Service # 33145502 Entered Service: 22 January 1942 Killed in Action: 22 July 1944 in Guam Age: 27 |
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T/SGT Joseph
M. Daniels
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Richard M. Meyer |
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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 |
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PVT William
I. Kordon
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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T/SGT James
H. Sarginger
U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 13031905 Entered Service: 29 December 1941 Killed in Action: 19 September 1944 over Holland Age: 24 |
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Second Lieutenant
Floyd C. Ehrensberger
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Albert
W. Hillebrand
U.S. Army Engineers Service # 13129830 Entered Service: 20 May 1943 Killed in Action: 12 December 1944 in Germany Age: 22 |
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PVT Patrick
F. Caskey
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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S/SGT Joseph
G. Feiley
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Henry
Burr Valentine
U.S. Army Engineers Service # 33145496 Killed in Action: 22 February 1945 Age: 25 Killed in Germany while building a bridge over Ruhr River. |
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CPL Eymard
Luhr
U.S. Army Medical Corps Service # 12215626 Killed in Action: 22 March 1945 in Philippines Age: 22 Served in same unit with twin brother Pierre |
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PFC Robert
S. Barsa
U.S. Third Army Service # 12215625 Entered Service: 7 December 1942 Killed in Action: 25 March 1945 in Germany Age: 23 |
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Seaman 2nd
Class Gerard P. Keller
U.S. Navy Service # 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 |
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PVT William
Joseph Geeck
U.S. Marine Corps Service # 993810 United States Marine Corps 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 |
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S/SGT Orester
J. Cornelio
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Laverne
E. "Barney" Schatz
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Harry
W. Heiberger
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PFC Le Mar
A. Nicklas
U.S. Army Service # 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 |
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PVT Richard
W. Steele, Jr.
U.S. Army Entered Service: 11 March 1943 Died of Wounds: 17 May 1945 in Philippines Age: 27 |
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Second Lieutenant
John F. Williams
U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 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 |
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Seaman 1st
Class Joseph G. Donachy, Jr.
USS Borie (DD-704) U.S. Navy Service # 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 |
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Seaman 2nd
Class William M. Lechner
USS Borie (DD-704) U.S. Navy Service # 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 |