DOB/DOD: January 23, 1918 (New Haven, CT) – February 24, 1945; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Lorain Fippinger (1920-2000) on January 6, 1940, in Madison, Connecticut. Lorain remarried George Yarde in 1946 in Bristol.CHILDREN: One son, George Edward (1943-). Research suggests Corporal Lord’s son, George, was adopted by George Yarde, Lorain Lord’s second husband.LOCAL ADDRESS:Continue reading “CORPORAL GEORGE EDWARD LORD; MARINE CORPS”
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PRIVATE ALEXANDER “SASHA” LOGOYKE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: September 16, 1920 (Meriden, CT) – February 27, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Unmarried LOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Billiard Street, MeridenENLISTMENT: June 16, 1944, in Hartford, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 987668UNIT: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Born to John Logoyke (1884-1955) and Annie Audevich Logoyke (1896-1955). BothContinue reading “PRIVATE ALEXANDER “SASHA” LOGOYKE; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WALTER BENJAMIN LISS; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: March 20, 1920 (Manchester, CT) – February 19, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Anne Sipples Liss (1922-2011) on May 12, 1942, in Coventry, CT. She remarried Louis G. White of New York in 1946. One half-sister, Sandra Ann White (1947-2011).LOCAL ADDRESS: 189 Oak Street, ManchesterENLISTMENT: April 7, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 845846UNIT:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WALTER BENJAMIN LISS; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH WILLIAM LENZI; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: May 9, 1922 (New Haven, CT) – March 15, 1945; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 181 St. John Street, New HavenENLISTMENT: June 24, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 861649UNIT: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0504, 0636, and 0746 Browning Automatic Rifleman (BAR) gunner FAMILY: Born to DeamondoContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH WILLIAM LENZI; MARINE CORPS”
SERGEANT ENRICO “HARRY” LATORRACA, JR.; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 28, 1919 (New Haven, CT) – March 1, 1945; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 97 Woolsey Street, New HavenENLISTMENT: March 18, 1942, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 359480UNIT: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0595, Field Wire Chief FAMILY: Born to Enrico (1880-1951) and Saveria D’Auria LaTorraca (1887-1936),Continue reading “SERGEANT ENRICO “HARRY” LATORRACA, JR.; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LORRIN FREDERICK LANE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: March 3, 1925 (Yantic, CT) – March 13, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 26 Commerce Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 15, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 527172UNIT: Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Arthur Lane (1886-1976) and Charlotte “Lottie”Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LORRIN FREDERICK LANE; MARINE CORPS”
PHARMACIST’S MATE THIRD CLASS ROBERT EDWARD KROSKY; NAVY
DOB/DOD: January 7, 1924 (Bridgeport, CT) – March 18, 1945; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 1597 Park Avenue, BridgeportENLISTMENT: April 6, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 8074854NAVY RATE AND UNIT ASSIGNED TO: Corpsman assigned to the 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division FAMILY: Born to Joseph H. (1891-1970) and Laura E. Gagner Krosky (1897-1969). Second youngest of sixContinue reading “PHARMACIST’S MATE THIRD CLASS ROBERT EDWARD KROSKY; NAVY”
PRIVATE EDWARD JOHN JOHNSON; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: September 26, 1926 (Hartford, CT) – March 22, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 61 Trudeau Street, HartfordENLISTMENT: June 5, 1944, in Hartford, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 569250UNIT: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Born to Lithuanian parents, Juozapas “Joseph” Johnson (1893-1950) andContinue reading “PRIVATE EDWARD JOHN JOHNSON; MARINE CORPS”
GUNNERY SERGEANT GEORGE FRANCIS HYLAND; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: November 26, 1920 (Stamford, CT) – June 18, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Marjorie “Midgie” Johnson Hyland (1923-1989) in Lomita, California. She remarried in 1949 to William F. Sharpe (1921-1983).CHILDREN: One son, George Jr. (1944-1974)LOCAL ADDRESS: 11 Cottage Street, StamfordENLISTMENT: October 9, 1939, in Denver, ColoradoSERVICE NUMBER: 275640UNIT: Company C, 1st Battalion,Continue reading “GUNNERY SERGEANT GEORGE FRANCIS HYLAND; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LUDWIG ALBERT HALAS; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: January 26, 1920 (Danbury, CT) – March 2, 1945; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Pembroke Road, DanburyENLISTMENT: March 29, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 845756UNIT: Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Joseph (1887-1962) and Margaret Halas (1896-1960), born in Czechoslovakia. The second youngestContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LUDWIG ALBERT HALAS; MARINE CORPS”