DOB/DOD: August 28, 1916 (Tullahoma, TN) – July 9, 1942; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Darien (mother)SERVICE NUMBER: Z-055921 FAMILY: Born to Wendell M. [WWI hero; see NOTE below] (1893-1932) and Mary B. Whitmore Schulze (1894-1975). One brother, Francis (1918-1975). One sister, Shirley Butts Norberg Seaver Hesse (1921-2007). NOTE: Lieutenant Wendell M. Butts wasContinue reading “FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER JAMES ALBERT BUTTS”
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OILER RUDOLPH EDWARD BROEDLIN
DOB/DOD: August 29, 1916 (Bridgeport, CT) – November 2, 1944; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Christine Glynn (1919-1998) on April 10, 1941, in East Hartford. After Rudolph’s death, she remarried in 1946 to Charles McCarthy.CHILDREN: One son, Dennis E. (1943 -).LOCAL ADDRESS: 975 Grand Street, BridgeportSERVICE NUMBER: Z-481720 FAMILY: Born to Rudolf J. (1894-1976) andContinue reading “OILER RUDOLPH EDWARD BROEDLIN”
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”
THIRD MATE HOLMAN STEVENSON BELL
DOB/DOD: March 1, 1901 (Clinton, Maine) – January 16, 1944; 42 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Gladys Bogue (1908-1983) on March 22, 1920, in Norwich, CT; divorced in 1924. Married Sophia Bishop (?-?) on December 16, 1925, in Norwich, CT; divorced in 1927. Married Edna S. Leveille (1910-2003) on December 25, 1928, in Thompson, CT.CHILDREN: OneContinue reading “THIRD MATE HOLMAN STEVENSON BELL”
ORDINARY SEAMAN JOHN FRANCIS BAGDONAS
DOB/DOD: April 1, 1924 (New York, NY) – December 2, 1943; years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 31 Main Street, New BritainSERVICE NUMBER: Z-271290 FAMILY: Born to Juozas “Joseph” Bagdonas (1877-1927) and Viktorija “Victoria” Samulicza Bagdonas (1891-1991). Both parents were born in Lithuania. Two brothers, Joseph V. [U.S. Army veteran, 1942-1946] (1919-1994) and Michael [U.S. ArmyContinue reading “ORDINARY SEAMAN JOHN FRANCIS BAGDONAS”
RADIO OFFICER EDWIN WALLACE ARDZIENSKI
DOB/DOD: March 21, 1924 (Bristol, CT) – April 20, 1944; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 25 Williams Street, BristolSERVICE NUMBER: Z-423678 FAMILY: Born to Boleslaw E. “William” (1884-1953) and Mary B. Smolenski Ardzienski (1891-1989). Both parents were born in Poland. Two sisters, Eugenia L. “Jennie” Ardzienski Sepko Weinstock (1913-2004) and Helen M. Ardzienski CamireContinue reading “RADIO OFFICER EDWIN WALLACE ARDZIENSKI”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PETER WITEK; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: December 10, 1921 (Derby, CT) – August 3, 1944; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: January 20, 1942.SERVICE NUMBER: 353244. FAMILY: Born to Jacob D. (1866-1939) and Honorada “Nora” S. Jedlos Witek (1892-1962) [both parents were born in Poland]. Four sisters, Stephanie M. Witek Mulsoff (1911-2008), Constantine “Connie” (1919-1989), Genevieve S. (1923-1986), and Jean WitekContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK PETER WITEK; MARINE CORPS”
CHIEF RADIOMAN THOMAS JAMES REEVES; NAVY
DOB/DOD: December 9, 1895 (Thomaston, CT) – December 7, 1941; 45 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: July 20, 1917DISCHARGE AND SUBSEQUENT REENLISTMENT: Discharged on August 21, 1921, and on October 12, 1921, he reenlisted in the Navy, making it his career. FAMILY: Born to William Reeves (1850-1938) and Mary O’Riley Reeves (1858-1939) [both born in Ireland].Continue reading “CHIEF RADIOMAN THOMAS JAMES REEVES; NAVY”
COLONEL ROBERT BURTON NETT; ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 13, 1922 (New Haven, CT) – October 19, 2008 (Columbus, GA); 86 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Frances Kabler [Army Nurse Corps veteran] (1918-2012).CHILDREN: One son, Robert B. Jr. [Army veteran] (1954-2012).ENLISTMENT: Connecticut National Guard from June 13, 1940 – September 29, 1940. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on December 26, 1942.RETIREMENT: July 31, 1973.Continue reading “COLONEL ROBERT BURTON NETT; ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM JAMES “JIMMY” JOHNSTON SR.; ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 15, 1918 (Trenton, NJ) – May 29, 1990 (Newington, CT); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy G. Clark Johnston (1921-2005) on August 8, 1942, in Colchester, ConnecticutCHILDREN: One son, William J., Jr. (1943-). Three daughters, Dorothy “Dottie” E. Johnston O’Meara (1946-), Diane J. Johnston Carragher (1950-2014), and Donna L. (1954-).ENLISTMENT: March 13, 1943.SERVICEContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM JAMES “JIMMY” JOHNSTON SR.; ARMY”