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"STRENGTH WHEN WE WENT
IN — SECOND PLATOON H. CO., 34 MEN, I OFFICER"
... written by Lt Ralph DeWeese while on furlough following the
Normandy Invasion.
All entries in the left column, below, are also his writings, the
remainder has been added.
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"MEN THAT CAME BACK"
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NAMES EXPANDED THROUGH
RESEARCH |
FATE |
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1/Lt. De
Weese
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Ralph E |
KIA Holland 23 Sep 1944 |
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Pfc
Apple
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J. R., (medic) |
? |
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Corp Olson
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Henning |
Died 12 Nov 1998 |
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Corp Keller
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Robert E |
? |
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Sgt Kay
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James G |
? |
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Pfc Coltrin
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Walter L |
KIA 25 Dec 1944 |
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Pfc Murphy
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James J |
Died 28 Jan 2002 |
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Pvt Wier
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Colin |
? |
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Pvt Zukiesky
[Zucuskie]
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William E |
Died Dec 28 1989 |
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Pvt Scheve
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George A |
? |
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Pvt Pierce
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Ralph J |
? |
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Pvt Lierens
[Lierenz]
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John W |
Died 6 Sep 2007 |
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Pvt
Jenkins
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Vance V |
Died Jan. 30, 2006 |
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Pvt. Muffley
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Charles E |
Died 15 Oct 1988 |
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Pvt Sheehan
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John B |
Died 29 June1953 |
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Pfc Puffer
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Arthur W |
Died 12 Sep 1997 |
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Pvt. Daugherty
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James H, Jr |
? |
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WOUNDED IN ACTION
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NAMES EXPANDED THROUGH
RESEARCH |
FATE |
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Sgt Ecoff
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Ward T. |
? |
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Sgt Cerny
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Joseph P |
Died 2010? |
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Sgt
Kumler
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Lyle K |
Died 3 Jul 1998 |
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Corp Feliz
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Robert A |
Died 23 Oct 2010 |
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Corp Lucht
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Theodore H |
Died April 1986 |
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Pfc
Pollock
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William E |
? |
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Pfc
Vanvels
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Gerritt |
Died 23 Apr 2003 |
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Pfc
Wogan
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Thomas E, Jr. |
Died 9 May 1979 |
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KILLED IN ACTION
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NAMES EXPANDED THROUGH
RESEARCH |
FATE |
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*S/Sgt Bundy
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Joe |
KIA 9 June 1944 |
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*Corp Latimer
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Lewis W |
KIA 6 Jun 1944 |
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Pfc Polasky
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Edward |
KIA 3 Jul 1944 |
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Pfc Swedson
[Svendson]
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Theodore Q |
KIA 4
Jul 1944 |
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*Pfc Siccone
[Saccone]
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Thomas P |
KIA 6 Jun 1944 |
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*Pvt Morris
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Elwood |
KIA 6 Jun 1944 |
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*Pvt Cornbread
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Donald |
KIA 12
Jun 1944 |
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(*) Killed on jump
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As yet these 4 men have not been heard
from |
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MISSING
IN ACTION
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NAMES EXPANDED THROUGH
RESEARCH |
FATE |
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Pfc. Posadas
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John Z |
POW, captured 6/8/44
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Pfc Hutchinson
[Hutcheson]
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Ward R |
POW, captured 6/8/44
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Pvt. Sholtz
[Scholz]
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Donald R |
KIA 7 Jun 1944, buried Hale, WI
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Sgt. Judefind
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John J |
KIA, body located 8/8/1944, buried Normandy
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Note:
details shown within brackets "[
]" were added by Jumpmaster as spelling corrections to names as written
by DeWeese. Column headers were added to
enhance the list and were not present on DeWeese's original. |
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