by Darren McMannis | Sep 5, 1945 | Killed In Action
Hubert Claude Adler, US Navy, died in WW II, on September 5, 1945 in the Pearl Harbor area of the Hawaian Islands, after falling overboard from his ship, the USS Takanis Bay . His body was never recovered. Hubert was 6 ft tall and weighed 165 pounds, with “brown...
by Darren McMannis | Mar 17, 1945 | Killed In Action
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fagan received word that their son Staff sergeant Dale Fagan was killed while on a bombing mission over Germany on March 17, 1945. Word was received April 4, 1945 that the young sergeant was missing in action, and since all prisoners of war had been...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 10, 1944 | Killed In Action
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Somers received a letter from the adjutant general of the Army informing them that by direction of the President the Silver Star had been posthumously awarded to their son, Lieutenant John G. Somers, Jr., formerly and officer in the 329th Infantry...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 8, 1944 | Killed In Action
Raymond Warren Engle, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Engle was born at Centralia, Oklahoma, May 28, 1921. Raymond graduated from Newton High School [Newton, Kansas] in 1940. He was prominent in music and dramatics. Raymond entered the service on May 10, 1942 in the Air...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 12, 1943 | Killed In Action
Francis Holmes Paronto died July 12, 1943 in Papua, New Guinea during World War II. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines. Francis was born November 16, 1916 in Wakeeney, Kansas, Edmond Roy & Blanch Lusetta (Fosdick)...
