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The 1st Special Service Force (FSSF)
Service Company - Regimental Headquarters - Medical Detachment - Maintenance Company - Trooper Pictures


Service Company
Pfc Eugene W Ball - Service Company( (US)

Pfc Eugene W Ball
1st SSF Sv Co
DOW 29 May 1944 (US)

Pvt Foster V Bowden - Service Company( (US)

Pvt Foster V Bowden
1st SSF Sv Co
KIA 23 Aug 1944 (US)

Pvt Louis J Christensen - Service Company( (US)

Pvt Louis J Christensen
1st SSF Sv Co
KIA 7 Dec 1943 (US)


Pvt George J Davis - Service Company( (US)

Pvt George J Davis
1st SSF Sv Co
KIA 7 Dec 1943 (US)

Pvt Antone F Duarte Jr - Service Company( (US)

Pvt Antone F Duarte Jr
1st SSF Sv Co
KIA 23 Aug 1944 (US)

M/Sgt George E Durham - Service Company( (US)

M/Sgt George E Durham
1st SSF Sv Co
DOW 3 Sept 1944 (US)


T/4 Linwood J Johnson - Service Company(Source: B Jeffries) (US)

T/4 Linwood J Johnson
1st SSF
Service Company (US)

Pvt Vincent G Schwartz - Service Company( (US)

Pvt Vincent G Schwartz
1st SSF Sv Co
MIA 18 Feb 1944 (US)

Pfc Wallace N Short - Service Company(Source: B Jeffries) (US)

Pfc Wallace N Short
1st SSF
Service Company (US)


T/4 Harry L Sing - Service Company (Source: B Jeffries) (US)

T/4 Harry L Sing
1st SSF Sv Co
Det F,Forward Echelon (US)

T/5 Hugh R Starr - Service Company( (US)

T/5 Hugh R Starr
1st SSF Sv Co
KIA 24 Aug 1944 (US)

Pfc Glenn W Swank - Service Company(US)

Pfc Glenn W Swank
1st SSF Sv Co
KIA 6 Oct 1944 (US)


Regimental Headquarters (HQ)
Cpl Henry Garza Hq (US)

Cpl Henry Garza
1st SSF Hq
KIA 3 April 1944 (US)

Pvt Francis B Wright fe Hq (C)

Pvt Francis B Wright
1st SSF fe Hq
KIA 15 Jan 1944 (C)

Lt Col Kenneth G Wickham Hq (US)

Lt Col Kenneth G Wickham
1st SSF Hq
S-1/Exec Officer (US)


Medical Detachment
Maj (Dr) George Evashwick Med/Dr (US)

Maj (Dr) George Evashwick
1st SSF Hq/2 Med
Silver Star Recipient (US)

Maj Arthur C Neeseman Med/Dr (US)

Maj Arthur C Neeseman
1st SSF Hq/1 Med
"Jumping Doctor" (US)


Maintenance Company (Mtn)
Pvt Raymond W Buchholz Mtn (US)

Pvt Raymond W Buchholz
1st SSF Mtn
Maintenance Company (US)

T/5 William N MacCall Mtn (US) (Source: b Jeffries)

T/5 William N MacCall
1st SSF Mtn
Maintenance Company (US)

Pfc Harlan D Mc Cartney Mtn (US)

Pfc Harlan D Mc Cartney
1st SSF Mtn
Maintenance Company (US)


S/Sgt Roman B Wudarcki Mtn (US)

S/Sgt Roman B Wudarcki
1st SSF Mtn
KIA 24 May 1944 (US)

2/Lt John F Cassell Mtn (US)

2/Lt John F Cassell
1st SSF Mtn
Maintenance Company (US)




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books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of the South of France. Presidio Press, Sept 1987 261 p. ISBN: 0891413073
Brooks, Victor Hell is Upon Us: D-Day in the Pacific-Saipan to Guam, June-August 1944. Da Capo Press, (Sept 2005) 384 p. ISBN: 0306813696
Davis, Donald A Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. New York: St. Martin Press, (March, 2005) 400 p. ISBN: 0-312-30906-6
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Normandy 7/98, D-Day Pub, 200 p. ISBN: 2960017617
De Trez, Michel  First Airborne Task Force: Pictorial History of the Allied Paratroopers in the Invasion of Southern France 7/98, D-Day Pub, 500 p. ISBN: 2960017625
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Hove, Duane T American Warriors: Five Presidents in the Pacific Theater of WW II Burd Street Press (Oct 2003) 224 pp.  ISBN: 1572493070
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat  Free Press, 3/13/2002, 320 p. ISBN: 0743214803
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007
The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
Yardley, Doyle R  Home Was Never Like This. Yardley Enterprises, Aug, 2002, 312 p. ISBN:0971743908


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