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”
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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 THORNTON “GUS” HUNT LYTTLE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: May 15, 1926 (New York, NY) – March 6, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Hotchkiss School, Lakeville/HartfordENLISTMENT: June 29, 1944, in Los Angeles, CaliforniaSERVICE NUMBER: 955610UNIT: 28th Replacement Draft, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: The only child of Dr. John Dooley Lyttle (1889-1948) and Charlotte Watrous Lyttle (1892-1949).Continue reading “PRIVATE THORNTON “GUS” HUNT LYTTLE; MARINE CORPS”
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”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WALTER JOSEPH BRZOZOWSKI; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: January 18, 1926 (Gill, MA) – March 19, 1945; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 219A Sheldon Street, Hartford. The house is no longer there.ENLISTMENT: August 30, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts, at 17 years old.SERVICE NUMBER: 547903UNIT: Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman FAMILY: Born to FrankContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WALTER JOSEPH BRZOZOWSKI; MARINE CORPS”
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD WASHBURN WHITAKER; ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 15, 1841 (Killingly, CT) – July 30, 1922 (Washington, DC); 81 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Theodosia Davis (1848-1937) on June 7, 1865, in Washington, DC.CHILDREN: Three daughters, Clara B. Whitaker Chapline (1866-1957), Theodosia B. Whitaker Bell (1869-1947), and Grace D. Whitaker Seibold (1869-1947). ENLISTMENT: April 18, 1861, in Hartford, Connecticut. FAMILY: One ofContinue reading “BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD WASHBURN WHITAKER; ARMY”
SECOND LIEUTENANT SHERROD “ROD” EMERSON SKINNER, JR.; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 29, 1929 (Hartford, CT) – October 26, 1952 (South Korea); 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedSERVICE NUMBER: 054537MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 802, Field Artillery Officer FAMILY: Born to Sherrod E. Sr. [WWI Veteran; U.S. Navy] (1896-1977) and Abigail E. Leete Skinner (1897-1992). Two sisters, Martha L. Skinner Cargill (1922-2012) and Shirley Y. Skinner Sherrill YoungContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT SHERROD “ROD” EMERSON SKINNER, JR.; MARINE CORPS”
SEAMAN JAMES ROBERTS; NAVY
DOB/DOD: February 14, 1837 (England) – October 19, 1908 (Bath, NY); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: September 5, 1863, in Hartford, Connecticut, into Company K, 8th Connecticut Infantry. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 3, 1864.DISCHARGE: April 15, 1865.NOTE: He lived in Bristol, Connecticut, when he enlisted in 1863. FAMILY: Family information is unknown.Continue reading “SEAMAN JAMES ROBERTS; NAVY”
SERGEANT JOHN LEE LEVITOW; AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: November 1, 1945 (Hartford, CT) – November 8, 2000 (Rocky Hill, CT); 55 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Barbara A. Corbeil (1949-) on July 19, 1969, in Glastonbury, Connecticut.CHILDREN: One son, John L. Jr. (1973-). One daughter, Corrie L. Levitow Wilson Santelises (1975-).ENLISTMENT: June 6, 1966.DISCHARGE: April 3, 1970. FAMILY: Born to Leonard T.Continue reading “SERGEANT JOHN LEE LEVITOW; AIR FORCE”
PRIVATE FRANK HILL; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 13, 1864 (Hartford, CT) – unknown date of deathMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: May 29, 1893, in New Haven, Connecticut OTHER: After his enlistment with the Marine Corps ended, he joined the Army and served with Company B, 5th Infantry, and Company E, 15th Infantry. Discharged September 1, 1903, for disability at Ordinance Barracks, Benicia,Continue reading “PRIVATE FRANK HILL; MARINE CORPS”