DOB/DOD: February 1, 1921 (Providence, RI) – March 29, 1943; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-286859FAMILY: Born to Milton H. (1897-1958) and Marion K. Edmondson Thomas (1901-1940). Five sisters, Constance M. Thomas Copeland (1918-1985), Marion N. (1926-1992), Jean (1929-1992), Carolyn A. Thomas-Greene (1932-2017), and Martha B. Thomas-Dublin (1933-1994). Three brothers, MiltonContinue reading “COOK LEON HENRY THOMAS”
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ABLE SEAMAN EDWARD JOSEPH TARKA
DOB/DOD: March 27, 1922 (New Haven, CT) – July 9, 1943; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 95 Chapel Street, New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-380286 FAMILY: Born to Adam S. (1885-1932) and Mildred Tarka [born in Poland] (1891-1972). Two brothers, Stanley (1910-1966) and Joseph (1918-1973). CIRCUMSTANCES: The SS Samuel Heintzelman was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation.Continue reading “ABLE SEAMAN EDWARD JOSEPH TARKA”
MESSMAN EDWARD MARTIN SULLIVAN
DOB/DOD: December 31, 1925 (New Haven, CT) – July 2, 1944; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 231 Campbell Avenue, West HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-482406 FAMILY: Born to Jeremiah F. (1887-1954) and Mary A. Conway Sullivan (1884-1970). Two brothers, Robert (1915-) and William J. (1922-1997). Two sisters, Alice M. Sullivan McCarthy (1917-1981) and Geraldine A. SullivanContinue reading “MESSMAN EDWARD MARTIN SULLIVAN”
SECOND ENGINEER OTTO JULIUS SCHON
DOB/DOD: August 10, 1884 (Copenhagen, Denmark) – August 15, 1942; 58 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Helga E. Petersen (1892-1973) on December 17, 1913, in Sankt Hans, DenmarkCHILDREN: Three sons, Henry (1916-1916), Otto W. (1918-1991), and Robert B. (1931-2011). Two daughters, Lillian D. Schon Abelhauser (1927-1991) and Dorothy Schon Tierney (1920-2013).LOCAL ADDRESS: WestvilleSERVICE NUMBER: Z-188345 FAMILY:Continue reading “SECOND ENGINEER OTTO JULIUS SCHON”
CHIEF ENGINEER JOSEPH FRANCIS LAFO
DOB/DOD: May 28, 1894 (New Haven, CT) – June 5, 1942; 48 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Rose M. Berggren (1896-1960) on May 2, 1917, in Orange, Connecticut.CHILDREN: One daughter, Marie F. Lafo Tsolis (1914-2011). One son, Eugene H. (1921-2011).LOCAL ADDRESS: West HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-142743 FAMILY: Born to John (1861-1914) and Mary C. Foley Lafo (1864-1943).Continue reading “CHIEF ENGINEER JOSEPH FRANCIS LAFO”
DECK ENGINEER HENRY WILLIAM KACZYNSKI
NOTE: Last name is also spelled KacinskiDOB/DOD: July 1, 1912 (Bayonne, NJ) – August 19, 1943; 33 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Anna R. Novak (1908-2002) on May 30, 1934, in New Haven. After her husband’s death, she remarried in 1947 to John Wenk, in New Haven.CHILDREN: One son, Henry P. [Air Force veteran] (1935-1980)OCALContinue reading “DECK ENGINEER HENRY WILLIAM KACZYNSKI”
GALLEYMAN JOHN WILLIAM HASTINGS
DOB/DOD: May 12, 1905 (New Haven, CT) – September 23, 1942; 37 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-241818 FAMILY: Born to Daniel K. (1884-1951) and Margaret J. Kelly Hastings (1886-1957) [both born in Ireland]. One brother, Ronald T. (1910-1928). One sister, Anna M. Hastings Dunleavy (1908-1990). CIRCUMSTANCES: On September 22, 1942, theContinue reading “GALLEYMAN JOHN WILLIAM HASTINGS”
MASTER FRANCIS WALLACE DULAC
DOB/DOD: December 24, 1906 (Waterbury, CT) – March 19, 1944; 37 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Doris L. Baker on July 23, 1935, in Pinellas, Florida. LOCAL ADDRESS: New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-149121 FAMILY: Born to Maxim A. [born in Quebec, Canada] (1860-1943) and Marie “Mary” Olivine duLac (1861-1918). Two sisters, Alma (1884-1918), Margaret (1888-1940), Eva DulacContinue reading “MASTER FRANCIS WALLACE DULAC”
MESSMAN JOSEPH ERNEST DUBOIS
DOB/DOD: September 11, 1923 (Lawrence, MA) – April 5, 1943; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-358164 FAMILY: Born to Joseph E. (1901-1980) and Delima Lebel Dubois [born in Canada] (1897-1980). One brother, Joseph A. [Air Force veteran] (1926-2002). Two sisters, Marie Jeannette Yvonne Dubois Sicard (1928-2007) and Marie Therese Dubois (1936-).Continue reading “MESSMAN JOSEPH ERNEST DUBOIS”
MAJOR RAYMOND GRAY ESTELLE, II; AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: January 16, 1971 (New Haven, CT) – April 27, 2011; 40 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married N’Keiba J. Knox Estelle (1974-) on May 12, 2001, in Hillsborough, FloridaCHILDREN: One daughter, Shayla J. (2002-), and one son, Raymond G. III (2010-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Sherman Avenue, New HavenENLISTMENT: October 1989COMMISSIONED: December 1998AIR FORCE SPECIALTY CODE: 33SX; Communications &Continue reading “MAJOR RAYMOND GRAY ESTELLE, II; AIR FORCE”