DOB/DOD: March 12, 1907 (Norwalk, CT) – February 21, 1945; 37 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Violet Rowland Durand (1903-1974) in 1931 in Boston, MassachusettsLOCAL ADDRESS: French Street, WatertownENLISTMENT: Initially enlisted in 1927SERVICE NUMBER: 2069255SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Hocking (APA-121)STATUS: MISSING IN ACTION FAMILY: Born to Frederick (1887-1933) and Harriett Meade Gilbert (1887-1966). Oldest of 10Continue reading “CHIEF MACHINIST’S MATE FREDERICK DURAND GILBERT; NAVY”
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SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT ALFRED GEER; NAVY
DOB/DOD: March 22, 1926 (Connecticut) – February 19, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: RFD #1, Jewett City, ConnecticutENLISTMENT: September 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 6432765UNIT: Company B, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, Seabees FAMILY: Herbert Andrew Salisbury (1898-1975) and Winifred Briggs Salisbury (1903-1981) were S1C Geer’s guardians. The 1930 census shows George A. Geer (1924-1986)Continue reading “SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ROBERT ALFRED GEER; NAVY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH LEE GEARHART; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: September 27, 1919 (Mt. Union, PA) – February 27, 1945; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Christine Pagach Gearhart (1921-2002) on August 2, 1941, in Darien, Connecticut.CHILDREN: Two children, Gary (1942-1954 [struck and killed by a car driven by his stepfather who was exonerated]) and Miriam Gearhart Gill (1944-2005).LOCAL ADDRESS: Amston Lake, ConnecticutENLISTMENT: June 19,Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH LEE GEARHART; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE JOHN “JACK” SAMUEL GARDINER; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 25, 1926 (West Hartford, CT) – February 19, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 22 Keeney Avenue, West HartfordENLISTMENT: April 19, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut. Entered active duty on June 30, 1944, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 569214UNIT: 31st Replacement Draft, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN “JACK” SAMUEL GARDINER; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK FISCO; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: November 14, 1924 (New Haven, CT) – March 13, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 191 Greene Street, New Haven. The house was likely torn down for Interstate 91ENLISTMENT: April 22, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Entered active duty on May 5, 1943SERVICE NUMBER: 845991UNIT: 31st Replacement Draft, SerTrps, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY:Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK FISCO; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM “BILLY” EDWARD FALLON; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: December 16, 1926 (New Haven, CT) – March 11, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 47 Concord Street, HamdenENLISTMENT: March 23, 1944, in Springfield, Massachusetts, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 556878UNIT: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0604, Machine Gun Crewman FAMILY: Born to William (1894-1963) and CatherineContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM “BILLY” EDWARD FALLON; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD PAUL EZEPCHIK; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: May 11, 1924 (New York, NY) – February 23, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Box 34, Hanover, CTENLISTMENT: July 30, 1942, in New London, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 442121UNIT: Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Paul K. (1885-1973) and Kate (1885-1963) Ezepchik. Both parentsContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD PAUL EZEPCHIK; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE ERNEST BRAINARD EVLETH; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 12, 1926 (Hartford, CT) – March 9, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Day Street Extension, West GranbyENLISTMENT: June 12, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 569254UNIT: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Born to Ernest V. (1894-1982) and ViraContinue reading “PRIVATE ERNEST BRAINARD EVLETH; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IRVING WILLIAM ESTABROOK, JR.; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 25, 1920 (Stratford, CT) – February 25, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Doris “Dody” May Young (1922-1988) on November 1, 1941, in West Haven. She remarried Irving’s brother, Russell Estabrook, on July 26, 1946, in West Haven.LOCAL ADDRESS: 236 First Avenue, West HavenENLISTMENT: May 26, 1944, in Hartford, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 987515UNIT: CompanyContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IRVING WILLIAM ESTABROOK, JR.; MARINE CORPS”
PLATOON SERGEANT OLIVER BUCKLAND “BOB” ELLSWORTH, JR.; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 29, 1920 (Portland, CT) – February 20, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Caroline Woods Ellsworth Peterson (1923-2015) on June 15, 1943, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Later, she married Edward Gunnar Peterson of Greenville, South Carolina, in 1950.CHILDREN: One daughter, Jacquelyne Ellsworth Bourque (1944-2021).LOCAL ADDRESS: 108 Gillette Street, Hartford. The house is noContinue reading “PLATOON SERGEANT OLIVER BUCKLAND “BOB” ELLSWORTH, JR.; MARINE CORPS”