Branch: Marines Rank: CPL Born: June 23, 1917 Killed in Action: June 17, 1944 Location: Saipan Unit: Company G, 24 Mar, 4th Marine Division Final Resting Place: Pine Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, ME
Joseph H. Vesce
Branch: ArmyRank: PFCBorn: August 9, 1922Killed in Action: May 12, 1944Location: SaipanUnit: Company I, 351st Infantry, 8th DivisionFinal Resting Place: St. Patrick Cemetery, Enfield
Robert Joseph Carenzo
Branch: Army Rank: Sgt Born: May 13, 1924 Killed in Action: May 26, 1945 Location: Negros Island, Philippines Unit: 164 Infantry, Americal Division Final Resting Place: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Manila, Philippines Bronze Star Medal. The citation reads “For heroic achievement in military operations against the enemy. At Negros, Philippine Islands, on May 18, 1945, Sergt Carenzo was a squad leader […]
David Thomas Austin
Branch: NavyRank: S5A1Born: October 9, 1923Reported Missing: May 27, 1945, presumed deadUnit: USS Braine (DD630)Location: JapanCurrent Status: Not RecoveredMemorial Seaman Austin enlisted in the Navy in November 1942 and was called for duty the following January. The USS Braine took part in Okinawa operations as a radar picket ship from 16-25 May. On May 27 1945, she was hit in quick succession by two suicide […]
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 […]