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The 504th
Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roster Headquarters Company (Partial) - 3rd Battalion 
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
ASN No. |
Pltn |
Status |
Medals |
Comment |
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| Adams |
Dale |
F |
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Cpl |
33081142 |
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KIA |
PH |
 Holland |
| Altemus |
William |
E |
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S/Sgt |
13051166 |
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DOW |
PH |
Holland |
| Alvey |
Henry |
V |
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| Amaral |
George |
R |
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Pvt |
31169684 |
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PH |
Sicily |
| Antinori |
John |
D |
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Cpl |
20362201 |
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BS |
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| Atherton |
Kenneth |
O |
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Pvt |
32255284 |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Barbour |
Bill |
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Pvt |
33154732 |
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SS |
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| Beall |
William |
R |
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Maj |
O-340894 |
CO |
KIA |
BS PH |
Italy |
| Bell |
Joseph |
S |
Jr |
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| Bitay |
Julius |
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32303606 |
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| Blitch |
Melvin |
S |
Jr |
Lt Col |
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| Bobbins |
Grady |
L |
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| Bobjack |
Joseph |
C |
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36249119 |
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| Boettger |
James |
G |
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32063213 |
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| Bouros |
George |
P |
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Pvt |
32343124 |
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| Breautt |
Frank |
H |
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| Brown |
Charles |
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Cpl |
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POW |
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Holland |
| Brown |
Ernest |
H |
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| Brown |
Robert |
W |
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| Bryant |
John |
U |
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| Bryce |
Donald |
F |
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| Buckhalt |
Russell |
W |
Sr |
|
20420987 |
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| Buffington |
Emory |
L |
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T/5 |
07004448 |
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| Bundrock |
Myron |
A |
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Pfc |
36229726 |
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CIB PH |
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| Burkholder |
Warren |
S |
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| Buskirk |
James |
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35637202 |
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| Butler |
James |
W |
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| Calvert |
Harold |
J |
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S/Sgt |
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| Campbell |
Howard |
F |
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| Carmichael |
Virgil |
F |
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1/Lt |
34142241 |
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SS |
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| Castellanos |
Joseph |
R |
Jr |
1/Sgt |
20427919 |
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BS |
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| Chesko |
Leonard |
S |
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Pfc |
13056201 |
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KIA |
SS PH |
Anzio |
| Clark |
Wilbur |
O |
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Pfc |
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81mm |
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| Collins |
Edward |
P |
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Cpl |
33154541 |
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KIA |
SS PH |
Holland |
| Collins |
Thomas |
D |
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| Conley |
Henry |
F |
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Pvt |
06912521 |
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MIA |
BS PH |
Sicily |
| Cook |
Julian |
R |
Jr |
LTC |
0-23290 |
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CO |
DSC BS(OLC) |
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| Cooper |
Charlie |
G |
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S/Sgt |
18079552 |
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SS PH |
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| Couture |
John |
F |
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Pvt |
31285746 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Cox |
Edward |
J |
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| Craparotta |
Joseph |
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| Creamer |
John |
W |
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| Crockett |
Vernel |
E |
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Pvt |
37396166 |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Cruse |
Ralph |
T |
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| Currington |
Henry |
H |
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| Curry |
Cornelius |
E |
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Pvt |
32821261 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Cutry |
Frank |
J |
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| Danielson |
Daniel |
W |
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| Davis |
Ola |
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Sgt |
15090648 |
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BS |
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| DeLong |
Fred |
E |
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| De Marco |
Roxey |
E |
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Pfc |
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| Demetras |
Andrew |
D |
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Cpl |
39027773 |
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BS |
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| Dennis |
Clifford |
E |
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POW |
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| Des Ruisseau |
Raymond |
W |
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| Descaro |
Melvin |
R |
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| D'Esposito |
Charles |
V |
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| Dewitsky |
Willie |
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| Digan |
Edward |
C |
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2/lt |
0-1310693 |
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KIA |
SS PH |
Sicily |
| Dodson |
Cecil |
R |
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| Donis |
John |
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| Dooley |
Harold |
L |
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| Doty |
William |
H |
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| Dovico |
Salvatore |
G |
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| Downs |
Francis |
L |
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Pvt |
33559942 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Dunn |
John |
W |
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T/5 |
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medic |
| Eimer |
Ralph |
G |
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| Esposito |
Nicholas |
G |
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Pfc |
12055351 |
81mm |
KIA |
PH BS |
Holland |
| Essig |
Albert |
R |
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Pfc |
12130869 |
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POW |
BS |
PF |
| Evans |
Lester |
J |
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T/Sgt |
35632213 |
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BS |
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| Ferguson |
Arthur |
W |
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| Ferguson |
James |
T |
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Pfc |
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| Field |
Gene |
I |
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| Ford |
William |
L |
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| Fort |
William |
G |
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| Fox |
Donald |
H |
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Pfc |
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| Frazier |
James |
R |
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Pvt |
35637412 |
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MIA |
BS PH |
Sicily |
| Funk |
LaVern |
H |
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Pvt |
20754117 |
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KIA |
PH |
Anzio |
| Gannon |
Robert |
E |
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Pfc |
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POW |
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| Garrison |
Chester |
A |
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2/Lt |
0-1305569 |
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BS |
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| Garwood |
Vance |
E |
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| Gates |
Robert |
E |
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| Gondela |
Thaddeus |
S |
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Pfc |
11061868 |
|
KIA |
PH (OLC) |
Holland |
| Gough |
Harry |
W |
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Pfc |
20109077 |
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KIA |
PH |
Anzio |
| Graalfs |
Heinz |
J |
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| Gruber |
Roland |
C |
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| Habrack |
Stephen |
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| Hagaman |
Woodrow |
W |
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| Hamilton |
Joseph |
V |
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Pfc |
34122979 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Hanna |
Roy |
M |
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| Hardy |
Myron |
S |
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S/Sgt |
32043824 |
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BS |
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| Herman |
James |
R |
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Pvt |
16003727 |
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DOW |
PH |
Belgium |
| Higginbotham |
John |
T |
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Pvt |
34334656 |
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MIA |
BS PH |
Sicily |
| Hummer |
Roman |
F |
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| Johnson |
Warren |
R |
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| Johnston |
Warren |
L |
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Pvt |
36457058 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Kanapkis |
Edward |
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T/4 |
15099013 |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Karnap |
Bernard |
E |
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2/Lt |
0-1703039 |
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DSC SS |
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| Katonik |
Paul |
J |
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Pvt |
33710365 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Kaufman |
Herbert |
C |
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Capt |
0-385635 |
|
KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Keeffe |
Kenneth |
P |
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16024685 |
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| Keep |
Henry |
B |
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Capt |
0-1283270 |
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SS (OLC) BS |
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| Kight |
Gerald |
W |
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Pfc |
39179582 |
|
MIA |
BS PH(OLC) |
Holland |
| Kilcullen |
James |
J |
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Pfc |
36737264 |
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SS |
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| King |
Fred |
A |
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| Kline |
Edmund |
H |
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| Konetzko |
Alphonse |
L |
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Pfc |
16068186 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Kovatch |
George |
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13056155 |
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| Labinsky |
Myron |
F |
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Cpl |
33150882 |
[RHQ] |
KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Lafave |
Marlin |
J |
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| Lamberson |
Charles |
R |
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13031379 |
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PH |
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| Lambert |
Joseph |
E |
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| Levan |
William |
C |
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33160365 |
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| Lindsey |
Millard |
E |
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| Long |
Richard |
F |
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S/Sgt |
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| Loomis |
Leo |
L |
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17111457 |
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| Looney |
Russell |
F |
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33048591 |
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| Lucas |
Herbert |
C |
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| Lucero |
Ernest |
F |
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Pfc |
39087329 |
|
KIA |
PH |
Italy |
| Lykowski |
Henry |
M |
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Pfc |
15098662 |
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BS PH |
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| Lynn |
George |
W |
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| Magee |
Zane |
W |
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12008217 |
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| Manley |
Roland |
K |
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T/5 |
17045032 |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| McClain |
Allen |
F |
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1/Lt |
0-1298085 |
81mm |
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BS |
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| McCammon |
Charles |
E |
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| McDermott |
James |
H |
Jr |
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| McGrath |
William |
E |
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| McNeel |
Gabriel |
M |
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| Medenis |
Stanley |
M |
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| Mentzer |
Paul |
E |
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| Messina |
John |
S |
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1/Lt |
0-352553 |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Meyers |
Charles |
W |
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Pfc |
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| Millan |
Henry |
B |
Jr |
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| Moody |
William |
E |
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| Moore |
Robert |
L |
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| Mundy |
Terence |
P |
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| Murphy |
Roger |
W |
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Pfc |
16024696 |
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| Newsome |
Robert |
W |
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Pvt |
6968080 |
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SS |
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| Nichter |
William |
J |
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| Nicolson |
Malcolm |
A |
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| Northrop |
Charles |
E |
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| Olszewski |
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| O'Neill |
James |
B |
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Sgt |
36026583 |
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SS |
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| Oxford |
Lester |
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| Paltanavich |
William |
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| Parker |
Harold |
W |
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| Patterson |
Patrick |
D |
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| Pavlish |
Basil |
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| Pears |
Robert |
H |
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Pfc |
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81mm |
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| Perdott |
James |
F |
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| Pettit |
Robert |
R |
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BS |
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| Philbeck |
James |
C |
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Pfc |
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MIA |
PH |
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| Pierce |
Freddie |
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| Pitt |
Thomas |
T |
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1/Lt |
|
S-1 |
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| Pomaibo |
William |
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Pvt |
33269311 |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Ponder |
Richard |
F |
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T/5 |
14066193 |
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BS |
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| Porebski |
Edward |
P |
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| Potter |
Earl |
E |
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| Powell |
Lawrence |
H |
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| Preston |
Andrew |
J |
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Pvt |
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POW |
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| Ramsey |
Lauren |
W |
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| Ramsey |
Robert |
C |
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Pfc |
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BS |
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| Rankin |
William |
J |
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| Reed |
James |
D |
Sr |
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| Rees |
Robert |
E |
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| Revere |
Andrew |
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| Rice |
William |
A |
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Pvt |
20902563 |
|
MIA |
PH BS |
Sicily |
| Robbins |
Grady |
L |
|
Sgt |
38064322 |
|
KIA |
PH SS |
Holland |
| Robbins |
Robert |
C |
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| Roberts |
Bonnie |
L |
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Pfc |
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| Roberts |
Jesse |
J |
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| Rosar |
Howard |
L |
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| Rosca |
Victor |
G |
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| Ross |
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| Russell |
Marvin |
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81mm |
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| Sager |
John |
H |
Jr |
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| Saker |
Alfred |
J |
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| Salerno |
Rocco |
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| Sanders |
Joseph |
I |
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| Sandoval |
Jose |
A |
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| Scarson |
Joseph |
E |
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| Schultz |
Harvey |
W |
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Pvt |
36806502 |
|
DOW |
PH |
Holland |
| Schultz |
John |
J |
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| Schwenner |
Arthur |
F |
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| Shelby |
Talbot |
P |
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Pvt |
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POW |
|
Holland |
| Simmons |
Henry |
F |
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| Simpson |
Truman |
B |
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| Smith |
David |
R |
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| Smith |
Elbert |
F |
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| Smits |
Frederick |
M |
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| Snyder |
Charles |
J |
|
2/Lt |
O-1011563 |
|
KIA |
BS PH |
Holland |
| Spencer |
Paul |
H |
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| Spreckle |
Ellsworth |
H |
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| Stefaniak |
Leon |
L |
|
Pvt |
32672708 |
|
KIA |
PH SS |
Sicily |
| Stevenson |
Norton |
D |
|
Pfc |
|
81mm |
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| Stiffler |
Charles |
E |
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| Storm |
William |
J |
|
Cpl |
39450180 |
|
KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Stringer |
George |
E |
|
1/Sgt |
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BS |
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| Suggs |
George |
H |
|
S/Sgt |
|
81mm |
|
SS |
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| Sullivan |
George |
L |
|
Pvt |
07003208 |
|
DOW |
PH |
Italy |
| Svoboda |
Laddie |
E |
|
Cpl |
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| Swaggerty |
Carl |
S |
|
S/Sgt |
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CIB BS 2(PH) |
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| Sweet |
William |
J |
Jr |
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| Swinney |
Victor |
L |
|
S/Sgt |
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POW |
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| Switzer |
Carl |
M |
|
Pvt |
36053207 |
|
KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Swope |
Charles |
E |
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Robert |
M |
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CIB PH |
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Edward |
W |
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Raymond |
E |
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Franklin |
L |
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| Tims |
Winner |
H |
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| Toensjost |
Fred |
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Pfc |
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| Tomica |
John |
J |
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| Topczewski |
Albin |
S |
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| Towne |
Harrison |
L |
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| Turner |
John |
C |
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| Utterback |
Thomas |
E |
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1/Lt |
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| Vinning |
William |
A |
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Pvt |
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Luciano |
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| Wagner |
Fred |
R |
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| Walls |
Harry |
C |
Jr |
Pvt |
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KIA |
PH |
Sicily |
| Walsh |
Edgar |
M |
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Sgt |
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| Watson |
William |
L |
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| Webb |
William |
W |
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| Weidner |
William |
E |
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| Westcott |
Edwin |
S |
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| Wheeler |
William |
H |
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| White |
Melvin |
B |
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S/Sgt |
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DOW |
PH |
Anzio |
| Youcum |
Alvin |
L |
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| Yuhaniak |
Paul |
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Pfc |
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| Zentgraf |
Frederick |
L |
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Pvt |
13044848 |
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KIA |
PH |
Holland |
| Zolvik |
Michael |
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Pfc |
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PH |
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| LEGEND |
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BS - Bronze Star |
KODY - Killed on Duty |
PLTN - Platoon |
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CAPT - Captain |
LT COL - Lieutenant Colonel |
POW - Prisoner of War |
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COL - Colonel |
1/LT - First Lieutenant |
SGT - Sergeant |
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DODY - Died on Duty |
2/LT- Second Lieutenant |
S/SGT - Staff Sergeant |
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DOI - Died of Injuries |
MAJ - Major |
1/SGT - First Sergeant |
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DOW - Died of Wounds |
MIA - Missing in Action |
SS - Silver Star |
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DSC - Distinguished Service Cross |
MOH - Medal of Honor |
T/SGT - Technician Sergeant |
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JWO - Junior Warrant Officer |
PFC - Private First Class |
T/4 - Technician 4th Class |
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KIA - Killed in Action |
PH - Purple Heart |
T/5 - Technician 5th Class |
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