DOB/DOD: November 21, 1925 (Bridgeport, CT) – March 10, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 182 Dover Street, BridgeportENLISTMENT: February 14, 1944, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 943843UNIT: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Born to John (1903-1998) and Giovanna “Jennie” Zingo Porco (1905-1972), both bornContinue reading “PRIVATE AUGUST PORCO; MARINE CORPS”
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEWART JOHN PHILLIPS; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 11, 1916 (Brockton, MA) – February 19, 1945; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 55 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. The house is no longer there.ENLISTMENT: June 5, 1942, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 403613UNIT: Weapons Company, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0345, Truck Driver; and 0610, Antitank Gun CrewmanNOTE: His first nameContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEWART JOHN PHILLIPS; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DAVID GUSTAVE PHANEUF; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 11, 1925 (Taftville, CT) – February 25, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 40 South B Street, TaftvilleENLISTMENT: October 14, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 906793UNIT: Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Gustave (1902-1967) and Octavie Lussier Phaneuf (1904-1983) [both born inContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DAVID GUSTAVE PHANEUF; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DONALD LAWRENCE PENNINGTON; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: May 5, 1926 (Rochester, MA) – March 9, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 212 Ashley Street, Hartford. The home is no longer there. The address is now a parking lot for St. Francis Hospital.ENLISTMENT: June 1, 1943, in Columbia, South Carolina, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 496698UNIT: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 23rdContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DONALD LAWRENCE PENNINGTON; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK WILLIAM PALUMBO; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 11, 1925 (New Britain, CT) – February 24, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 495 South Main Street, New BritainENLISTMENT: November 11, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 906971UNIT: Battery G, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0514, Radar Operator (Designated Equipment – Communication), and 0767, Radio–Telephone Operator FAMILY: BornContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK WILLIAM PALUMBO; MARINE CORPS”
SECOND LIEUTENANT ROGER “NUMMY” WOLCOTT OLMSTED; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: September 28, 1920 (East Hartford, CT) – February 22, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Bailey (1923-2019) on December 18, 1943, in Middletown, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: b589 Main Street, East HartfordENLISTMENT: October 6, 1943, in Quantico, VirginiaSERVICE NUMBER: O-31036UNIT: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 1542, Infantry Platoon LeaderContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT ROGER “NUMMY” WOLCOTT OLMSTED; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEPHEN ROBERT O’DONOVAN; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: June 21, 1925 (Manhattan, NY) – February 28, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Rural Free Delivery (RFD) 2, Southbury ENLISTMENT: July 21, 1942, in Springfield, Massachusetts, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 422369UNIT: Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0604, Machine Gun Crewman FAMILY: Born to HarryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEPHEN ROBERT O’DONOVAN; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH JOHN NOWIE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: March 27, 1918 (Waterbury, CT) – March 11, 1945; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Vosca Sottosanto (1914-1995) on July 5, 1941, in Barre, VermontLOCAL ADDRESS: 945 South Main Street, WaterburyENLISTMENT: March 15, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 845624UNIT: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH JOHN NOWIE; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE CHARLES LEROY NAGEL; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: May 2, 1922 (Hamden, CT) – March 2, 1945; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Bigelow Nagel (1922-1995) on March 1, 1942, in Stamford, CT.LOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Cedar Hill Avenue, New Haven. The house was torn down to build Interstate 91.ENLISTMENT: January 26, 1944, in Springfield, Massachusetts, three weeks after his father diedSERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “PRIVATE CHARLES LEROY NAGEL; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VINCENZO “JIMMY” MURRONE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: April 17, 1926 (Bristol, CT) – March 15, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 62 Gaylord Street, BristolENLISTMENT: June 19, 1944, in Hartford, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 987675UNIT: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Son of Vito Lorenzo, born in Bari, Italy (1893-1969), and Josephine NobileContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS VINCENZO “JIMMY” MURRONE; MARINE CORPS”