
101st Airborne WW II Medal of Honor Recipients
Lt Col
Robert G Cole
Pfc
Joe E. Mann
Distinguished Service Cross(DSC) Recipients
1/Lt Joseph F Myers
Sgt DeWitt S Terry
T/Sgt James C Single
Silver Star Recipients
1/Sgt John P Kneale
Pvt Leander Reel
T/Sgt Charles P Shutack
Sgt Joseph Sindad
Sgt Donald R Starr
Pvt Lawrence J Stewart
T/Sgt Herbert P Urschel
|
The 401st Glider Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor K - Z
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Kaldenberg |
Robert |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
|
USA/IA |
| Kamp |
Lyman |
G |
|
Sgt |
Co F* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
|
USA/IL |
| Karickhoff |
Kyle |
D |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
|
NOR |
| Kelly |
Daniel |
P |
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Holland |
10/2/44 |
|
USA/WI |
| Kenner |
Harold |
D |
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
MIA/BS |
MAR WOM |
| Kervin |
James |
B |
|
Sgt |
Co F* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
[325K] |
USA/PA |
| Kester |
Dwight |
M |
|
T/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
USA/MO |
| King |
Edmund |
E |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
[325/Hq3] |
USA/NY |
| King |
Robert |
G |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
[325/L] |
NOR |
| Kinnunen |
Eino |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co G |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
DOW |
USA/MI |
| Kirby |
Roy |
W |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
[327/3] |
USA/WV |
| Kirkland |
James |
R |
|
Pvt |
2 Bn* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
[325/3] |
USA/TX |
| Kiss |
James |
S |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Holland |
10/13/44 |
[325/3] |
USA/OH |
| Kittle |
James |
D |
|
Sgt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
[325/L] |
ARD |
| Kneale |
John |
P |
|
1/Sgt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
SS/325L |
MAR |
| Kozicki |
John |
J |
|
Sgt |
Co F* |
Luxembourg |
|
[325/K] |
USA/WI |
| Kratz |
William |
R |
|
Pfc |
Co F* |
Belgium |
2/2/45 |
DOW/325K |
USA/IL |
| Kraus |
Leonard |
M |
|
T/Sgt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
DOW |
NOR |
| Kress |
Robert |
W |
|
Pfc |
Co F* |
Holland |
11/6/44 |
DOW |
USA/VA |
| Ksiazek |
Edward |
J |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
|
USA/IL |
| Kubinski |
John |
J |
|
Sgt |
Hq |
Holland |
11/16/44 |
DOW |
USA/OH |
| Kuhn |
Robert |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co A |
Belgium |
12/26//44 |
[327/3] |
USA/OH |
| Kulczycki |
Joseph |
|
|
Pfc |
Hq |
Holland |
10/9/44 |
|
USA/OH |
| Lee |
Jack |
|
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/15/44 |
|
ARD |
| Lee |
John |
N |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
7/5/44 |
|
ARD |
| Lemeron |
Jerald |
B |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
|
ARD |
| Lesakowski |
Albin |
A |
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
NOR |
| Lewis |
Chad |
B |
|
Cpl |
HqHq |
England |
9/17/44 |
[327-Hq] |
USA/KY |
| Lewis |
Walter |
E |
Jr |
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/7/45 |
|
USA/IN |
| Likens |
Fred |
|
|
Pfc |
|
Normandy |
6/23/44 |
|
NOR |
| Mackiewicz |
Peter |
S |
|
Sgt |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
|
NOR |
| Malachowski |
Francis |
S |
|
Sgt |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
[327/1] |
USA/IN |
| Mason |
Mack |
C |
|
Pvt |
2 Bn* |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
[325/3] |
USA/VA |
| Mayeux |
Hubert |
J |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
USA/LA |
| Mays |
Ernest |
|
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
[3/325] |
H-C |
| Mc Abee |
Porter |
B |
|
Pvt |
|
Normandy |
6/19/44 |
|
NOR |
| Mc Crary |
Alfred |
L |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
12/25/44 |
|
H-C |
| Mc Curry |
William |
R |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
NOR |
| Mc Daris |
Merril |
T |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Holland |
10/18/44 |
[3/325] |
USA/NY |
| Mc Laughlin |
Basil |
G |
|
Sgt |
Co B |
Alsace |
2/20/45 |
DOW/327 |
EP |
| Meadows |
John |
|
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/26/44 |
|
USA/IN |
| Metz |
Carl |
E |
|
S/Sgt |
Co E* |
Normandy |
7/3/44 |
[325 M] |
USA/OH |
| Mieloszyk |
Frank |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Holland |
10/7/44 |
|
MAR |
| Mobile |
Pete |
S |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Holland |
11/6/44 |
|
USA/OH |
| Monson |
Ernest |
L |
|
Sgt |
Co E* |
Normandy |
7/5/44 |
DOW |
NOR |
| Moran |
Wendell |
D |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
DOW |
USA/OK |
| Morton |
Marion |
M |
|
Pfc |
Co F* |
Holland |
10/5/44 |
BS/325K |
MAR |
| Mraunac |
Peter |
|
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/19/44 |
|
NOR |
| Murrah |
J |
D |
|
Pvt |
|
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
USA/MS |
| Newton |
Robert |
G |
|
T/Sgt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/24/44 |
DOW |
CAM |
| Nicholson |
Willard |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
|
USA/WV |
| Niezgocki |
Walter |
P |
|
Sgt |
Co E* |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
|
USA/MI |
| Nycz |
Henry |
J |
|
Sgt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
|
USA/WI |
| O`Bryant |
Ben |
J |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
2/2/45 |
DOW |
H-C |
| Ondo |
Frank |
|
|
Pfc |
Co F* |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
[325 K] |
USA/PA |
| Ori |
John |
|
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/17/44 |
[325 M] |
NOR |
| Ozoroff |
David |
|
|
Pvt |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
USA/NY |
| Pace |
Wayne |
N |
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Holland |
10/4/44 |
|
USA/IN |
| Padgett |
Everett |
G |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/31/44 |
[3/327] |
LUX |
| Palermo |
Raymond |
S |
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
DOW |
USA/NY |
| Palzer |
James |
D |
|
Pvt |
|
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
|
NOR |
| Parker |
Millard |
Leo |
|
T/Sgt |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
[325/3] |
NOR |
| Patricella |
Frank |
|
|
Pvt |
2 Bn* |
Holland |
10/2/44 |
{325/3] |
USA/NJ |
| Paulsen |
Walter |
J |
|
S/Sgt |
Co E* |
Holland |
10/2/44 |
DOW/325/I |
USA/IN |
| Pearce |
Arlin |
O |
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Belgium |
1/6/45 |
[325/I] |
H-C |
| Perusek |
Frank |
M |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Holland |
10/7/44 |
|
MAR |
| Phares |
Robert |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
12/24/45 |
[325/3] |
USA/WV |
| Phillips |
Earl |
|
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/12/44 |
[325/L] |
NOR |
| Pike |
Russell |
M |
|
Pfc |
Hq |
England |
9/17/44 |
gldr crash |
CAM |
| Poling |
Frederick |
D |
|
Sgt |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/15/45 |
|
LUX |
| Pollard |
Patrick |
G |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
6/17/44 |
DOW/325/3 |
USA/CA |
| Poston |
Kenneth |
M |
|
Pfc |
|
Holland |
1/3/45 |
|
ARD |
| Quinn |
Donald |
F |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
Alsace |
2/2/45 |
|
MAR |
| Reed |
Burnham |
E |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2* |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
[325/3] |
USA/OH |
| Reel |
Leander |
|
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/25/44 |
SS |
MAR |
| Rethemeyer |
Robert |
|
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
BS |
USA/OR |
| Richardson |
Arnol |
C |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
12/24/44 |
PH(2OLC) |
H-C |
| Ridout |
Francis |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/7/45 |
DOW [325/3] |
USA/MD |
| Riley |
Leroy |
E |
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
DOW/325I |
NOR |
| Roberts |
Bruce |
|
|
S/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
1/14/45 |
PH(OLC) |
LUX |
| Roberts |
Murphy |
J |
|
Cpl |
|
Belgium |
12/24/44 |
|
USA/LA |
| Rusin |
Joseph |
F |
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Belgium |
1/7/45 |
[325/M] |
USA/MA |
| Sabo |
Albert |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
England |
4/4/44 |
DODY |
CAM |
| Santos |
Arnold |
F |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/16/45 |
PH(OLC) |
LUX |
| Sarnikowski |
Frank |
|
|
Sgt |
Co A |
Holland |
9/24/44 |
|
MAR |
| Schermitzler |
Donald |
T |
|
Sgt |
Co E* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
[325/M] |
H-C |
| Scott |
Howard |
M |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Holland |
10/7/44 |
|
MAR |
| Selmer |
John |
S |
|
S/Sgt |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
|
NOR |
| Shanko |
Lewis |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
DOW |
USA/VA |
| Sheedy |
Edward |
J |
|
Pvt |
|
Alsace |
2/2/45 |
[3/327] |
ARD |
| Shipley |
William |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
DOW |
NOR |
| Shirk |
George |
E |
Jr |
Pfc |
|
Alsace |
1/23/45 |
DOW/England |
CAM |
| Shutack |
Charles |
P |
|
T/Sgt |
Co F* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
SS |
USA/OH |
| Sieffert |
Regis |
C |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Holland |
10/3/44 |
PH(OLC) |
MAR |
| Sims |
William |
H |
|
S/Sgt |
Co F* |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
[325K] |
USA/OH |
| Sinclair |
Earl |
G |
|
T/5 |
Co E |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
DOW |
USA/MO |
| Sindad |
Joseph |
|
|
Sgt |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
SS/325/3 |
NOR |
| Single |
James |
C |
|
T/Sgt |
Co B |
Holland |
10/25/44 |
DSC/DOW |
USA/OH |
| Smaldone |
Joseph |
F |
|
Pfc |
Co F* |
Holland |
10/2/44 |
[325K] |
USA/NY |
| Small |
Austin |
J |
|
Sgt |
Co A |
Holland |
9/25/44 |
BS |
MAR |
| Smith |
David |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co A |
Belgium |
2/2/45 |
DOW |
USA/NC |
| Smith |
Ernest |
M |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2* |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
[325/3] |
USA/NC |
| Smith |
Floyd |
|
|
Pfc |
Co F* |
Holland |
11/6/44 |
DOW/325K |
USA/FL |
| Smith |
Howard |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co G* |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
[325/L] |
USA/NY |
| Sokolowski |
Edward |
S |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Holland |
10/7/44 |
[327/3] |
USA/IL |
| Sopczyk |
Joseph |
L |
|
S/Sgt |
Co B |
Belgium |
12/25/44 |
[327/1] |
USA/OH |
| Sparks |
Raymond |
E |
|
S/Sgt |
Co G* |
Alsace |
2/2/45 |
PH2(OLC)/325K |
H-C |
| Spevacek |
Frank |
E |
|
T/Sgt |
Co E* |
Holland |
10/6/44 |
PH(OLC) |
ARD |
| Sprister |
Roy |
W |
|
Sgt |
Co A |
Belgium |
12/25/44 |
|
LUX |
| Stanley |
Elbridge |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/30/45 |
|
USA/NY |
| Star |
William |
R |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
DOW |
LUX |
| Starr |
Donald |
R |
|
Sgt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
SS/BS |
ARD |
| Steinmetz |
Harry |
L |
|
S/Sgt |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/13/44 |
[327/3] |
USA/OH |
| Stewart |
Lawrence |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co F* |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
SS/325/3 |
USA/MS |
| Stewart |
Ross |
|
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
2/2/45 |
|
USA/GA |
| Studant |
Frank |
C |
|
S/Sgt |
Co E* |
Normandy |
6/14/44 |
DOW/325/I |
NOR |
| Swiger |
Carl |
V |
|
Cpl |
Hq 1 |
Holland |
11/7/44 |
|
MAR |
| Taylor |
John |
E |
|
S/Sgt |
Co F* |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
PH(OLC) |
H-C |
| Terry |
DeWitt |
S |
|
Sgt |
Co G* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
DSC |
MAR |
| Thurston |
Frank |
|
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Normandy |
7/5/44 |
BS/325L |
NOR |
| Toepker |
Charles |
C |
|
Pfc |
RHQ |
Belgium |
1/16/45 |
327 |
LUX |
| Torrence |
Lorne |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Holland |
10/9/44 |
|
MAR |
| Trerice |
Harold |
W |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
|
H-C |
| Trudeau |
Frank |
V |
|
S/Sgt |
Co C |
Holland |
10/11/44 |
BS/[327/3] |
MAR |
| Urschel |
Herbert |
P |
|
T/Sgt |
Co F* |
Holland |
9/30/44 |
SS |
USA/OR |
| Valentine |
Calvin |
R |
|
Pvt |
|
Alsace |
2/2/45 |
|
H-C |
| Ward |
Harold |
J |
|
S/Sgt |
Hq 2 |
Normandy |
6/28/44 |
BS |
NOR |
| Warren |
George |
L |
|
S/Sgt |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/13/44 |
[327/3] |
NOR |
| Waters |
Walter |
L |
|
Pfc |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
12/23/44 |
[327/Hq] |
H-C |
| Whetzel |
John |
W |
|
Sgt |
Co G* |
Normandy |
7/7/44 |
DOW |
H-C |
| Whitley |
John |
E |
Jr |
Pfc |
Co F |
Belgium |
2/2/45 |
[325-F] |
USA/CT |
| Whitley |
William |
C |
Jr |
T/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
|
USA/KY |
| Wiblitzhouser |
Kenneth |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Holland |
10/8/44 |
|
MAR |
| Weir |
Leon |
|
|
Pvt |
Co F* |
Holland |
9/27/44 |
|
USA/IN |
| Williamson |
Wade |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co E* |
Normandy |
7/3/44 |
[325/I] |
USA/LA |
| Wisniewski |
Walter |
M |
|
Pfc |
Co G* |
Normandy |
7/5/44 |
DOW/325L |
USA/Il |
| Wofford |
Louie |
O |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/11/44 |
[327/3] |
USA/OK |
| Woodbury |
Joseph |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co F* |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
NOR |
| Wright |
Leonard |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co F* |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
[325-K] |
USA/NJ |
| Young |
Howard |
O |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
|
NOR |
| Youngberg |
Thor |
A |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/11/44 |
[3/327] |
NOR |
| Zagar |
Tony |
R |
|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Belgium |
1/9/45 |
DOW |
USA/IA |
| Zingale |
Louis |
T |
|
Pvt |
Co A |
Holland |
9/26/44 |
[1/327] |
MAR |
| Zion |
Morris |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/14/45 |
DOW |
H-C |
| Zirn |
Richard |
H |
|
T/5 |
|
Alsace |
1/31/45 |
BS/327 |
MAR WOM |
| Zukosky |
John |
C |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/27/44 |
PH (OLC) |
LUX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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! NOTE: ( * ) denotes member of the 2nd Battalion, 401st GIR
which served as the
3rd Battalion of the 325th GIR, 82nd Airborne Division. (See Unit History) |
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