DOB/DOD: October 7, 1926 (Kearney, PA) – March 8, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 67 Forest Street, UnionvilleENLISTMENT: February 2, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 527135UNIT: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0522, Guard; 0745, Rifleman; and 0746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Czechoslovakian-born Paul Matava (1887-1965) andContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD “LOTSIE” ROBERT MATAVA; MARINE CORPS”
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PRIVATE JOSEPH MANZONE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: April 30, 1926 (Hartford, CT) – March 10, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 16 Dudley Street, BristolENLISTMENT: June 19, 1944, in Hartford, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 987673UNIT: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman FAMILY: Son of Peter (1873-1942) and Mary Pacciucco Manzone (1882-1937), both born in Italy.Continue reading “PRIVATE JOSEPH MANZONE; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM ANTHONY MALIZEWSKI; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 18, 1924 (Stamford, CT) – February 24, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 686 Pacific Street, Stamford (1930)ENLISTMENT: August 26, 1942, in New York CitySERVICE NUMBER: 450157UNIT: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman FAMILY: Born to William Malizewski [WW I veteran] (1894-1970) and Veronica “Vera”Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM ANTHONY MALIZEWSKI; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DONALD EDWARD MALEY; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: December 31, 1924 (New Haven, CT) – March 7, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 193 Lombard Street, New HavenENLISTMENT: August 18, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 891329UNIT: Company A, 5th Engineer Battalion, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0533, Demolition Specialist FAMILY: The only son born to William (1902-1976) and Josephine Coleman MaleyContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DONALD EDWARD MALEY; 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”
PHARMACIST’S MATE SECOND CLASS RICHARD PHILIP LYNCH; NAVY
DOB/DOD: May 26, 1921 (New London, CT) – February 21, 1945; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 43 Montauk Avenue, New LondonENLISTMENT: Unknown SERVICE NUMBER: 6425788ENLISTED RATE AND UNIT ASSIGNED TO: Corpsman assigned to the 26th Marines FAMILY: Born to David J. (1884-1953) and Ellen Mahoney Lynch (1885-1922). David Lynch was born in Ireland. EllenContinue reading “PHARMACIST’S MATE SECOND CLASS RICHARD PHILIP LYNCH; NAVY”
CORPORAL GEORGE EDWARD LORD; MARINE CORPS
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”
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”