World War II Gold Stars

McKEAN COUNTY
WORLD WAR II
290 Gold Stars

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Former County Residents

Civilian

*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
	*Private First Class Paul H. Thomas* 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division Hometown: Bolivar Run, 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, Heavy Hometown: Cyclone Killed in action 29 November 1944 Over Germany Age: 19 Group Burial: Section E, Site 288 Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, KY
	*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
	*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: Congress Street, Bradford Killed in action 25 June 1945 Mindanao, Philippines Age: 25 Buried: Plot A, Row 5, Grave 210 Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
	*Staff Sergeant Francis L. Wagner* 452nd Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium Hometown: West Washington Street, 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* US Army Air Force Hometown: Jefferson Street, 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
	*Private Walter R. Walters* Company L, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division Hometown: Welsh Street, 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: Haines Street, Kane Missing In Action: 22 July 1944 Bomber crashed into Adriatic Sea Age: 26 Tablets of the Missing Sicily Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
	*Private First Class Harry H. Weaver, Jr.* US Army Corps of Engineers Hometown: South Kendall Avenue, 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: Kennedy Street, Bradford Died 4 September 1943 B-24E Bomber crashed four miles SW of Moville, IA Age: 21 Buried: Munderf Cemetery, Jefferson County, PA
	*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: Hobson Place, Bradford Killed in action 7 August 1944 France Age: 25 Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette Twp Repatriated: 6 April 1949
	*Private Charles M. Wescott* 19th Replacement Battalion, US Army Hometown: Port Allegany Killed in action 15 April 1944 Buried: Plot E, Row 13, Grave 20 North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
*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: Dallas Rd 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: Congress Street, 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: High Street, Bradford Died 20 July 1942 Bomber crashed at Fresno, CA Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford
*Private First Class Max Yancy* Company D, 702nd Tank Battalion Credited to McKean County Killed in Action 15 September 1944 Age: 20 Enlistment: Altoona, PA 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
*Private First Class Anthony J. Zarnick* 81st Infantry Division Hometown: Kane (near James City) Killed in action 14 October 1944 Angaur Island, Philippines Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane Repatriated: 10 February 1949

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