DOB/DOD: June 18, 1983 (New Haven, CT) – June 24, 2007; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCHILDREN: One daughter, Taylor Marcel Craig (2007-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Rosette Street; New HavenENLISTMENT: October 2005Military Occupational Specialty: 11B; InfantrymanUNIT: 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division; Fort Riley, Kansas FAMILY: Born to Andre Sr. (1956-)Continue reading “SPECIALIST ANDRE “DRE” CRAIG JR.; ARMY”
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWIN HALE VOORHEES, JR.; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 13, 1926 (New Haven, CT) – March 12, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Born in New Haven. Also lived in Lee, Florida, and High Point, North Carolina.ENLISTMENT: October 18, 1943, in Washington, D.C.SERVICE NUMBER: 519032UNIT: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY: BornContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWIN HALE VOORHEES, JR.; MARINE CORPS”
CORPORAL JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER RIORDAN; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: December 13, 1917 (New Haven, CT) – February 24, 1945; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 56 Woodward Avenue, New HavenENLISTMENT: July 14, 1942, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 403813UNIT: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0737, Fire Team Leader FAMILY: Parents John P. (1872-1942) and Albina F. Riordan (1884-1979).Continue reading “CORPORAL JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER RIORDAN; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEWART JOHN PHILLIPS; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 11, 1916 (Brockton, MA) – February 19, 1945; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 55 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. The house is no longer there.ENLISTMENT: June 5, 1942, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 403613UNIT: Weapons Company, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0345, Truck Driver; and 0610, Antitank Gun CrewmanNOTE: His first nameContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEWART JOHN PHILLIPS; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE CHARLES LEROY NAGEL; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: May 2, 1922 (Hamden, CT) – March 2, 1945; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Bigelow Nagel (1922-1995) on March 1, 1942, in Stamford, CT.LOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Cedar Hill Avenue, New Haven. The house was torn down to build Interstate 91.ENLISTMENT: January 26, 1944, in Springfield, Massachusetts, three weeks after his father diedSERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “PRIVATE CHARLES LEROY NAGEL; MARINE CORPS”
CORPORAL JOHN “JACK” ALVA MOSCOE; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: September 18, 1923 (New Haven, CT) – February 27, 1945; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 51 Ramsdell Street, New HavenENLISTMENT: July 20, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 861787UNIT: Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0937, Instructor; 0737, Fire Team Leader FAMILY: Born to Archibald (1895-1955) and Genevieve PetersContinue reading “CORPORAL JOHN “JACK” ALVA MOSCOE; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE DON DANIEL MORELAND; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: January 8, 1925 (Huntington, WV) – March 9, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Unknown. His brothers Clarence and Alonzo lived in New Haven, Connecticut, in the 1940s. ENLISTMENT: October 19, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 906828UNIT: 31st Replacement Draft, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0521, Basic Marine FAMILY: Both the 1930 andContinue reading “PRIVATE DON DANIEL MORELAND; MARINE CORPS”
MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN PETER “PETE” JAMES SCIALABBA
DOB/DOD: July 29, 1947 (New Haven, CT) – October 23, 1983; 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jacquelyn BlackledgeCHILDREN: One son, Samuel S. [USMC]LOCAL ADDRESS: 50 Bellevue Road, New HavenENLISTMENT: November 16, 1973MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 302, Infantry OfficerUNIT: 1st Battalion, 8th Marines FAMILY: Born to Frank [Army veteran; 1943-1946] (1914-2008) and Helene Dicerbo Scialabba (1916-1997). PeterContinue reading “MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN PETER “PETE” JAMES SCIALABBA”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE JIG SMITH; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: December 5, 1919 (New York) – December 7, 1941; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 52 Tilton Street, New HavenENLISTMENT: April 10, 1940SERVICE NUMBER: 6150664UNIT: 18th Air Base Squadron, 17th Air Base Group; Schofield Barracks, HI FAMILY: Born to George M. Smith [Navy veteran; WWI] (1898-1974) and Helen Elizabeth Sanders Smith (1900-1977). PFC SmithContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE JIG SMITH; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”