Vanguard06 added a note to 00581_P in Deceased Veterans PHI-PYL in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “S2C, USNR; Inducted 19 May 1944
Reported aboard USS Suwannee, CVE-27, an escort carrier based on a converted merchant oiler, 8 Sep 1944
KIA 25 Oct 1944 when Suwannee, a part of Rear Admiral Sprague's "Taffy 1" force, was attacked by land-based J...”
Vanguard06 added a note to 00580_P in Deceased Veterans PHI-PYL in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “Inducted US Army 6 Feb 1943
Sergeant, USAAF, 576th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 392nd Bomb Group, based in Wending, Norfolk, UK (B-24 Liberators)
KIA 29 May 1944 over Gueltz, Germany
Interment Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium”
Vanguard06 added a note to 00578_P in Deceased Veterans PHI-PYL in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Air Force, joined 15 May 1941; later transferred to the Royal Air Force
KIA 14 Feb 1943, when his parachute failed to deploy as he bailed out over the English Channel after his Supermarine Spitfire was damaged during a ...”
Vanguard06 added a note to 00575_P in Deceased Veterans PHI-PYL in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “GM3C/S3C [Gunner's Mate 3d Class], USNR, reported aboard USS St. Augustine, PG-54, a converted pleasure yacht once owned by movie star Barbara Hutton, 30 Sep 1943
Died 6 Jan 1944 when the merchant tanker Camas Meadows accidentally rammed St. Augu...”
Vanguard06 added a note to 00574_P in Deceased Veterans PHI-PYL in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “Private, Company "I" 3d Battalion 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division
Inducted into US Army 20 Jan 1944
Hospitalized July 1944 for wounds to foot or feet caused by artillery, Normandy, France
Discharged for disability 14 Jul 1944
Died 2 Apr...”
Vanguard06 added a note to 00319_R in Deceased Veterans REX-RIS in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “BM2C/S2C, USNR
KIA 10 Jan 1945, one of 35 men killed by a kamikaze attack on USS DuPage, APA-41, a Bayfield-class attack transport that had just landed troops on San Fabian Beach, Luzon (Lingayen Gulf)
Buried at sea 11 Jan 1945; memorialized at ...”
Vanguard06 added a note to 01272_M in Deceased Veterans MOT-MYS in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “StM1c/S1C [Steward's Mate 1st Class], USNR
Inducted 18 Jan 1943
Mustered aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL 24, an Independence-class light aircraft carrier) 31 Mar 1943 as a plank-holder (member of the original crew)
WIA 30 Oct 1944 when a kamikaze ...”
Vanguard06 added a note to 00735_M in Deceased Veterans MEN-MIN in Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans, saying “2nd Lt, USMCR
Co C, 1st Bn 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division ("The Old Breed")
WIA/Died of Wounds 17 Sep 1944 during fighting on the island of Peleliu
Interment Manila American Cemetery
Decorated posthumously with a Silver Star, ”
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