Branch: Navy Rank: SEA2 Born: May 10, 1911 Reported Missing: September 14, 1944 Unit: USS Warrington (DD-383) Location: Atlantic Ocean Current Status: Not Recovered Memorial The USS Warrington was sunk near the Bahamas during a hurricane. The water rushing into her vents caused a loss of electrical power which set off a chain reaction. Her main engines lost power, and her steering engine and mechanism […]
Ralph Cecil White
Branch: Coast GuardRank: Apprentice Seaman (AS)Born: May 6, 1922Reported Missing: September 9, 1942Unit: USCGC Muskeget WAG-48Location: Atlantic OceanCurrent Status: Not Recovered The USCGC Muskeget WAG-48 was sunk by a German U-755 in the North Atlantic. SA Robert Gavey was also on board. Navy Memorial USS Muskeget
Robert A. Gavey
Branch: Coast GuardRank: Apprentice Seaman (AS)Born: April 16, 1919Reported Missing: September 9, 1942Unit: USCGC Muskeget WAG-48Location: Atlantic OceanCurrent Status: Not RecoveredMemorial The USCGC Muskeget WAG-48 was sunk by a German U-755 in the North Atlantic. SA Ralph White was also onboard. Navy Memorial USS Muskeget
Arthur Edward Miller
Branch: Navy Rank: SEA2 Born: 1925 Reported Missing: August 9, 1942 Unit: USS Quincy Location: Solomon Islands Current Status: Not Recovered He enlisted in 1941, while living in Hazardville, CT. His father and brother also served in the Navy during WWII. Arthur was the youngest member of the VFW in the United States and was the first WWII casualty from Enfield.
Robert Arnold Woods
Branch: Army Air Corps Rank: Ssgt Born: August 28, 1919 Reported Missing: July 14, 1943 Unit: 439 Bombardment Squadron, 319 Bombardment Group (Medium) Location: Sicily Current Status: Not Recovered (There is a memorial stone located at Old St. Patrick Cemetery, Enfield) Ssgt Woods was a native of Stafford Springs, having moved to Thompsonville upon his marriage to Mildred Provencher.