DOB/DOD: April 7, 1926 (East Granby, CT) – March 11, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 44 Florence Street, East HartfordENLISTMENT: June 28, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts SERVICE NUMBER: 547726UNIT: Headquarters & Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0345, Truck Driver FAMILY: Born to Edward E. (1898-?) and GertrudeContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EUGENE EVERETT ROBERTS; MARINE CORPS”
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CORPORAL JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER RIORDAN; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: December 13, 1917 (New Haven, CT) – February 24, 1945; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 56 Woodward Avenue, New HavenENLISTMENT: July 14, 1942, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 403813UNIT: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0737, Fire Team Leader FAMILY: Parents John P. (1872-1942) and Albina F. Riordan (1884-1979).Continue reading “CORPORAL JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER RIORDAN; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEVE RICHICK; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: March 11, 1916 (Brooklyn, NY) – February 25, 1945; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Estelle “Stella” Srokowski Richick (1918-2022) on October 28, 1939, in Marblehead, Ohio. Estelle remarried Paul Adykoski in 1947. LOCAL ADDRESS: 308 Windsor Avenue, HartfordENLISTMENT: April 11, 1944, in Hartford, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 962785UNIT: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4thContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEVE RICHICK; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE AUGUST PORCO; MARINE CORPS
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”
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”