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”
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FIRST ENGINEER JOSEPH MICHAEL COOPER
DOB/DOD: January 30, 1900 (West Ham, London, England) – February 23, 1943; 43 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Isabel T. “Belle” Makonis (1918-1951) in 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Isabel later married William Von Winkle of Hamden, Connecticut, in April 1944.LOCAL ADDRESS: 1 Smith Street, West HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-172822 FAMILY: Born to Joseph (1863-1915) and Ellen LovettContinue reading “FIRST ENGINEER JOSEPH MICHAEL COOPER”
DECK CADET DENNISTON CHARLTON, JR.
DOB/DOD: December 28, 1923 (West Haven, CT) – January 1, 1943; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: CanterburySERVICE NUMBER: Unknown FAMILY: Born to Denniston (1892-1930) and Louisa M. Wibberly Charlton (1893-1991). One sister, Lois E. Charlton Woodell Lemond Plassman (1920-2000) CIRCUMSTANCES: Cadet Dennis Charlton, Jr. was a deck cadet at the United States Merchant MarineContinue reading “DECK CADET DENNISTON CHARLTON, JR.”
LIEUTENANT MURRAY MORRIS BLUM
DOB/DOD: May 3, 1921 (West Haven, CT) – December 3, 1943; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: Z-258080 FAMILY: Born to Abraham (1894-1960) and Celia Flom Blum (1895-1959). Four brothers, Simon (1918-1962), Herman [Army veteran 1945-1946 and 1958-1965] (1918-2000), Monte M. [Army veteran, 1943-1946] (1925-2005), and Calvin [Air Force Veteran] (1927-2020). JamesContinue reading “LIEUTENANT MURRAY MORRIS BLUM”
STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS ERIK VITAGLIANO; ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 31, 1971 (New Haven, CT) – January 17, 2005; 33 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Engaged to be married to Nerina A. Giolli (1976-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Meloy Road; West HavenENLISTMENT: May 30, 1990, in the Marine Corps, then later transferred to the Army.MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11B30; InfantrymanUNIT: C Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment; Fort Carson,Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS ERIK VITAGLIANO; ARMY”
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”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JAMES EDWARD DERMODY; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 28, 1919 (Northville, MI) – March 2, 1945; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 398 Ocean Avenue, West HavenENLISTMENT: June 5, 1942, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 403610UNIT: Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman and 0746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Thomas F. (1890-1923) and Henrietta “Hattie”Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JAMES EDWARD DERMODY; MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM ADOLPH SODERMAN; ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 20, 1912 (West Haven, CT) – October 20, 1980 (West Haven, CT); 68 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Virginia R. Leake (1917-2003) on June 10, 1939, in West Haven, ConnecticutCHILDREN: One son, Peter W. (1945-2022). One daughter, Susan Soderman Sandrock (1948-1998).ENLISTMENT: August 23, 1943, in New Haven, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 31405086 FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM ADOLPH SODERMAN; ARMY”