Branch: Navy Rank: SEA2 Born: circa 1924 Reported Missing: July 18, 1943 Unit: USS LST 342 Location: Solomon Islands Current Status: Not Recovered Theodore Sandone was a native of Bridgeport, and moved to Thompsonville in 1935. Two of his brothers also served during World War II
Andrew Thomas Watson
Branch: Navy Rank: Chief Motor Machinist’s Mate (CMOMMP) Born: May 9, 1918 Reported Missing: August 6, 1945 Unit: USS Bullhead Location: Netherlands East Indies Current Status: Not Recovered Was a member of the crew of the submarine USS Bullhead (SS-332), sunk by air attack in Lombok Strait near the East Indies.
Martin William O’Brien Jr.
Branch: Army Air Corps Rank: CPL Born: March 24, 1925 Reported Missing: July 27, 1945 Unit: 28 Bombardment Squadron, 19 Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) Location: Okinawa Japan Current Status: Not Recovered
Clarence E. Hicks
Branch: Navy Rank: SN Born: April 1, 1925 Reported Missing: July 30, 1945 Unit: USS Indianapolis Location: Philippine Sea Current Status: Not Recovered Memorial Lost at sea on board USS Indianapolis along with 879 fellow crew Enfield Sailor Remembered on 75th Anniversary of Loss at Sea
Francis Wlodkowski
Branch: Navy Rank: SEA1 Born: circa 1924 Reported Missing: April 15, 1943, drowned at sea Unit: April 15, 1943 Location: North Atlantic Ocean Current Status: Not Recovered In early June 1943 SEA1 Wlodkowski’s mother received a telegram informing her that her son was “swept overboard by a huge wave” while working with a group in the forecastle. Every effort was made to effect a rescue […]