IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK CASUALTIES - WORLD WAR II:
Abbreviation Key:
KIA - Killed in Action, DOW - Died of Wounds, DNB - Died of Non-Battle Injuries, M -Missing, FOD - Finding of Death (Legal Determination)
ALBREGTS, August H., 2LT (28), USAAF (B-24J Co-Pilot)
Assignment: 765th Bombardment Sqdn., 461st Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), 15th Air Force.
Death: FOD, 20 Jan 45, Over Linz, Austria, on bombing run. His plane took a direct flak hit on the bomb bay and broke in half.
Memorialized: Remains not recovered. Memorial: Zachary Taylor National Cem., Louisville, KY: Sec C, Site 995-997 (SN: 0-716028)
Awards: Air Medal w /3 OLCs, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation
Personal Life: Resided at 740 Titus Ave., Irondequoit NY./67 Akron St., Rochester NY. He left behind his wife. Albregts graduated from Edison Tech High School, and attended the Mechanics Institute. He worked for Bausch & Lomb prior to his enlistment.
BOGART, Earl J., PVT (29), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: Co. A, 394th Infantry Regt., 99th Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 17 Mar 45, Germany.
Memorialized: Initially interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, OH, on 11 DEC 47. He was later re-interred at Irondequoit Cemetery on 28 NOV 51. Vet Plot, Grave 17 (SN:12138667)
Personal Life: Resided at 89 Doris Rd., Irondequoit NY. He left behind his wife and 9 month old daughter, Jeanne, as well as his parents. Bogart graduated from Edison Tech High School, and was a member of St. Abdrew's parish. He was a former Army Air Corps ground crewman who voluntary transfered to an infantry division to fight. He was killed less then a month into his deployment.
BUCKE, William Fowler, Jr., PVT (38), USAAF
Assignment: 431st Fighter Sqdn., 475th Fighter Grp., 5th Air Force.
Death: DNB, 1 DEC 44, Beak Island, New Guinea.
Memorialized: Buried Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, NY (SN: 32836388)
Personal Life: Resided at 625 Winona Blvd., Irondequoit NY. He left behind his wife and father. Bucke was a graduate of Oberlin College, class of 1928. He worked for Bausch & Lomb prior to his enlistment.
BURGIE, Robert Frederick, 1LT (21), USAAF (B-25J Observer/Intelligence Officer)
Assignment: 17th Recon Sqdn., 71st Recon Grp., 5th Air Force.
Death: FOO, 8 Jul 45 (Went Missing 6 Mar 45), South Pacific. Body Not Recovered. Lt. Burgie's plane was shot down over Samah Airdrome on Hainan Island, in occupied China. The Japanese recovered him from the wreck and executed him, along with three others. Three Japanese soldiers and a civilian were sentenced to hard labor after the war for the executions.
Memorialized: Manila American Cem. (SN: 01052697)
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 306 Somershire Dr., Irondequoit NY. He left behind his wife, Dorothy, and two-year old daughter, Melinda Jane, as well as his brother Jerry, his sister Ann, and his parents Mildred and George Moldenhauer. Burgie graduated from Irondequoit High School and worked as an actor before his enlistment.
CHADDOCK, Robert G., PVT (19), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: Co. G, 2nd Battalion, 334th Infantry Regt, 84th Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 1 Dec 44, Lindern, Germany.
Memorialized: Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands: Plot I, Row 3, Grave 3 (SN: 42023428)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 127 Cedarwood Rd., Irondequoit NY. He left behind his parents. Chaddock graduated from Irondequoit High School.
CHRISTENSEN, Carl Edward, SGT (27), U.S. Army (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Assignment: 236th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Co. (Provisional), 62nd Ordnance Battalion.
Death: KIA, 17 Oct 43, Near Naples, Italy. He was killed with two other soldiers while trying to disarm a British explosive.
Memorialized: Buried Sicily-Rome American Cem.: Plot E, Row 1, Grave 43 (SN: 32140315)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 81 Peart Ave., Irondequoit NY. He left behind his parents.
CLASGENS, Leon Clifford, Pharmacists Mate 3/C (20), USNR
Assignment: 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Div.
Death: KIA, 14 Jun 45, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Memorialized: Buried Holy Sepulchre Cem.: Sec 10N, Div 20, Lot 299 (SN: 8055462)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 53 Briarcliffe Rd., Irondequoit NY. He left behind his parents. Clasgens graduated from Irondequoit High School and was a memeber of St. Thomas Parish.
CLAUDIUS, Robert E., lLT (21), USAAF (C-46D Co-Pilot)
Assignment: 14th Combat Cargo Sqdn., 4th Combat Cargo Grp., 10th Air Force.
Death: KIA, 21 Mar 45, Over India (40 Miles E. of Chittagong).
Memorialized: Remains rreturned on 11 July 51, along with his pilot, Lynwood Logan. Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cem., St. Louis, MO: Sec 84, Site 321 (SN: 0-826107)
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal w/2 OLCs, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 32 Maplehurst Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his fiancee Margaret, along with his parents. His father Edwin was a WWI veteran who fought in France. Claudius gave up his studies at the University of Rochester to enlist. Irondequoit's sister post, Warner-Cladius 1013, is named in his honor.
COMERFORD, John Philip, ENS (21), USN
Assignment: VF-OTU-6.
Death: DNB (Airplane Crash), 23 Jun 44, Atlantic Ocean, Off Coast of Florida
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered.
Personal Life: Resided at 325 Laurelton Rd., Irondequoit, NY. He left behind his parents. Comerford graduated from Webster High School, and was a member of St. Ambrose Parish.
CRIPPS, Howard C., SSG (39), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: 112th Infantry Regt., 128th Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 16 Dec 44, Luxembourg.
Memorialized: Buried Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Belgium: Plot F, Row 16, Grave 49 (SN: 32039271)
Awards: Purple Heart w/OLC (wounded previously in southern France)
Personal Life: Resided at 286 Irondequoit St., Sea Breeze, NY. He left behind his parents and two brothers, Ernest and Harry. Cripps graduated from Webster High School.
DE MAY, Marcel Frank, SGT (35), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: 8th Infantry Regt., 4th Infantry Div.
Death: FOD, 1 Mar 46 (Went Missing 28 Feb 45), Germany.
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Henri-Chapelle ABMC Tablets, Belgium (SN: 32673952)
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 72 Garford Rd., Irondequoit NY.
DODSON, Robert Dewey, 2LT (20), USAAF (B-17 Navigator)
Assignment: 49th Bombardment Sqdn., 2nd Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), 15th Air Force.
Death: KIA, 24 Feb 44, Over Steyr, Austria (All Aircraft Lost on Mission).
Memorialized: Buried Lorraine American Cem., St. Avoid, France: Plot D, Row 3, Grave 21 (SN: 0-811586) (SN: 15195629)
Awards: Air Medal w/2 OLCs, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 401 Crossfield Rd., Irondequoit NY. SON OF A TOOL GRINDER; He left behind his parents. Dodson graduated from Ben Franklin High School and was trained on aircraft instrument mechanics. He worked at Patterson Airfield before enlisting. Dodson was a crew member on a B-17 formation that passed over Rochester in December of 1943
DOHERTY, Frank J., TEC5 (22), U.S. Army (NY Nat. Guard)
Assignment: 898th AAA (Automatic Weapons) Battalion.
Death: KIA, 19 Mar 44, Italy.
Memorialized: Buried Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Italy: Plot F, Row 7, Grave 37 (SN: 20276337)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 247 Point Pleasant Rd., Point Pleasant NY. Left behind parents. ENLISTED PVT, NY NAT GUARD, 10 FEB 41 AT ROCHESTER, NY (ASSIGNED 209TH COAST ARTY. CORPS); ATTENDED IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; MEMBER, ST. SALOME PARISH.
EBNER, Harold R., TEC5 (21), U.S. Army (Signal Corps)
Assignment: 6th Armored Infantry Regt., 1st Armored Div.:
Death: FOD, 8 Nov 42, North Africa (Lost During Amphibious Landing on North Coast of Africa).
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: North Africa ABMC Tablets, Carthage, Tunisia (SN: 35016260)
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 105 Salem Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents and a brother. ON WAR DEPT LIST FOR LAKE COUNTY, OH; HOMETOWN LISTED BY WWII MEM SITE AS "LAKE COUNTY, OH." 1930 CENSUS INDICATES RESIDENCE AT SALEM RD, IRONDEQUOIT; D&C REPORTS RESIDENCE AT 105 SALEM RD., IRONDEQUOIT, AND THAT MEDALS WERE POSTHUMOUSLY PRESENTED TO HIS MOTHER IN IRONDEQUOIT (D&C, 21 FEB 44); MULTIPLE CITY DIRECTORIES INDICATE PARENTS FRANK AND HATTIE EBNER RESIDED AT 105 SALEM RD., IRONDEQUOIT.
EIKE, Richard J., 2LT (22), USAAF (B-17 Co-Pilot)
Assignment: 4th Bombardment Sqdn., 34th Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), 8th Air Force:
Death: KIA, 28 Sep 44, Near Cologne, Germany (Bomber Hit by Enemy Flak, Caught Fire, and Exploded With Most Of Crew Still Aboard).
Memorialized: Buried Arlington National Cem., Arlington, VA: Sec 12, Site 130 (SN: 0-820975)
Awards: Air Medal w/OLC
Personal Life: Resided at 140 Seville Dr., Irondequoit/2813 Elmwood Ave., Brighton, NY) Left behind his wife and parents. BROTHER OF lLT GEORGE W. EIKE (MONROE COUNTY CASUALTY)! BURIED NEXT TO BROTHER AT MARGRATEN, NETHERLANDS; INCREDIBLY, ALSO KILLED ALONGSIDE FELLOW ROCHESTERIAN, PILOT 2LT SERAPHIN E. SCHWARTZ! KILLED ON HIS 1st WEDDING ANNIVERSARY; FORMER EMPLOYEE OF EASTMAN KODAK CO.; GRADUATE, WEST HIGH SCHOOL.
ENRIGHT, Walter Timothy, PFC (36), USAAC (Cryptographer)
Death: KIA, 26 Nov 43, Mediterranean Sea, Off North Africa (Killed During Sinking of HMT ROHNA).
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: North Africa ABMC Tablets, Carthage, Tunisia/Memorial: St. Paul's Roman Catholic Cem., Honeoye Falls, NY) (SN: 32835971)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 26 Augustine St., Irondequoit NY. Left behind a cousin. MEMBER, ST. MARGARET MARY PARISH; GRADUATE, UNIV. OF ROCHESTER, CLASS OF '30 (PLAYED FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL; ALSO STAGE MANAGER OF HIS DRAMATICS CLUB); EMPLOYED AS CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER (HEAD OF DRAMATICS DEPT); CHARLOTTE SENIOR CLASS OF '44 PAID BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO HIM (SEE D&C ARTICLE, 24 JUN 44); KNOWN TO MANY ROCHESTER SCHOOL CHILDREN AS AUTHOR/DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PAGEANT, "RING FREEDOM, RING."
HELLENSCHMIDT, Jack Frank, PFC (19), U.S. Army (Airborne Paratrooper)
Assignment: 513th Parachute Infantry Regt., 17th Airborne Div.:
Death: KIA, 7 Jan 45, Bastogne, Belgium.
Memorialized: Buried Riverside Cem.: Sec S, Vet Plot, Div 5, Grave 154 (SN: 32938653)
Personal Life: Resided at 229 Laurelton Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. GRADUATE, EAST HIGH SCHOOL '43 (MEMBER OF SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK TEAM).
HERBST, Robert F., 1LT (22), U.S. Army (Quartermaster Corps)
Death: DNB (Truck Accident); 17 Nov 45, Luzon, Philippines.
Memorialized: Buried Mt. Hope Cem.: Range 3, Plot 400 (SN: 01592921)
Personal Life: (37 Maplehurst Rd., Irondequoit). NOTE: Date of death prior to 31 Jan 46 official USG cutoff date.
HUGHES, Nelson John, Pvt (28), USMC
Assignment: Marine Operational Training Grp. 81.
Death: DNB (Accidentally Shot as Result of Careless Handling of Firearm), 21 May 44, Marine Corps Air Station Edenton, NC.
Memorialized: Buried Holy Sepulchre Cem.: Sec 13P N, Div 20, Grave 192 (SN: 920029)
Personal Life: Resided at 32 Cooper Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. ATTENDED EAST HIGH SCHOOL; ST. MARGARET MARY PARISH; HAD PREVIOSLY SERVED IN COMBAT OVERSEAS; NOT ON NAVY DEPT LIST BECAUSE OF DNB STATUS.
JEHLEN, Carl Earl, SSG (33), U.S. Army
Assignment: 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Div.
Death: KIA, 4 Mar 45, Germany.
Memorialized: Buried Luxembourg American Cem., Luxembourg: Plot H, Row 13, Grave 47 (SN: 32139494)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 972 Thomas Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind father, 2 sisters and a brother. PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. (WHILE LIVING WITH HIS SISTER IN IRONDEQUOIT); MEMBER, HOLY CROSS PARISH;
JORDAN, Allen C., 1LT (23), USAAF (B-24 Bombardier)
Assignment: 737th Bombardment Sqdn., 454th Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), 15th Air Force.
Death: FOO, 26 Jul 45 (Went Missing 4 Apr 44), Over Bucharest, Romania.
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Florence American Cem., Via Cassia, Italy (SN: 0-728280)
Awards: Air Medal w/2 OLCs
Personal Life: Resided at 170 East Parkway/164 Hermitage Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his parents, his wife, and 19 month old daughter, JEANNE; GRADUATE, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; ATTENDED UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA BEFORE ENTERING SERVICE.
KLIPPEL, Robert C., 2LT (25), USAAF (P-51D Pilot)
Assignment: 457th Fighter Sqdn., 506th Fighter Grp. (Based at Iwo Jima), VII Fighter Cmd.
Death: KIA, 1 Jun 45, Pacific Ocean, Near Osaka, Japan (Went Missing On So-Called "Black Friday" Escort Mission Against Osaka; "Maximum Effort" Involved Some 400 B-29s).
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Honolulu ABMC Tablets (SN: 0-830248)
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 133 Leland Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. GRADUATE, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; ENLISTED PVT, USAAC, 12 NOV 42 AT ROCHESTER, NY. PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO.
KNACK, Joseph Roger ("Roger"), PVT (19), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: 334th Infantry Regt., 84th Infantry Div.
Death: DOW, 30 Nov 44, Germany.
Memorialized: Buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands: Plot G, Row 16, Grave 23 (SN: 42090685)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 217 Pardee Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. GRADUATE, PERRY HIGH SCHOOL '43 (WHERE HE WAS A TRACK STAR AND ASST. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE "YELLOWJACKET"); MOVED BACK TO ROCHESTER WITH HIS FOLKS IN 1943; WAS ATTENDING RIT ON A PRINTING SCHOLARSHIP WHEN HE ENTERED USA (SIGNAL CORPS) 10 DEC 43 AT ROCHESTER, NY; INITIALLY TRAINED AT CAMP CROWDER, MO; LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE INFANTRY; WAS AN ONLY SON.
KNOP, Richard H., 2LT (21), USAAF (B-17E Bombardier) "Tokyo Taxi"
Assignment: 23rd Bombardment Sqdn., 5th Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), XIII Bomber Command, 13th Air Force.
Death: FOO, 11 Jan 46 (Went Missing 19 Jul 43), Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, North of Kahili Airdrome.
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Honolulu ABMC Tablets (SN: 0-735878)
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 43 Ontario View, Irondequoit NY. Left behind Mother Rhoda Knop. BORN 1922; THE ONLY CHILD OF HARRY P. KNOP (ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN) AND RHODA G. KNOP; EMPLOYED AS DENTAL TECHNICIAN UNTIL HE ENLISTED PVT, USAAC (SN: 12074238), 12 MAR 42 AT ROCHESTER, NY; GRADUATED VICTORVILLE, CA, SCHOOL FOR BOMBARDIERS ON 2 JAN 43; GRADUATE, SENECA SCHOOL AND IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; BOMBER ON NIGHT MISSION TO BOMB "KAHILi AIRFIELD"; INTERCEPTED NEAR TARGET BY NAKAJIMA JlNl GEKKO (IRVING) LAND BASED RECONNAISSANCE J_\IRCRAFT FLOWN BY P02 TOKUMOTO (PILOT) AND. HIS OBSERVER (W /0 HARUKIMATSUO) ON NIGHT PATROL; AT 0215, BOMBER SIGHTED AND ATTACKED THREE TIMES; B-17 HIT AND EXPLODED (SOURCE: "PACIFIC WRECKS WEBSITE, BASED ON DIARY ENTRY BY ANOTHER B-17 OFFICER).
LAZZARA, Anthony John, Seaman 2/C (18), USNR
Assignment: USS LST-523.
Death: KIA, 20 Jun 45 (Went Missing 19 Jun 44), English Channel, Off Normandy, France (Ship Sunk By Enemy Mine).
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Normandy ABMC Tablets, France (SN: 6092735),
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 181 Knapp Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his parents, 5 brothers and 3 sisters. GRADUATE, ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL, MEMBER, ANNUNCIATION PARISH; WORKED AS A WELDER AT SYMINGTON-GOULD CORP; AFTER-ACTION ANALYSIS OF SHIP SINKING INDICATES THAT MOST OF CREW LIKELY KILLED IN MESS DECKS LINE WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED, SPLITTING THE SHIP IN TWO.
LOMB, Donald G., PVT (19), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: Co. C, 33rd Infantry Replacement Battalion.
Death: DNB (Truck Accident), 5 May 44, Italy.
Memorialized: Buried Holy Sepulchre Cem., Sec 17N, Div 21, Grave 19 (SN: 42024564)
Personal Life: Resided at 618 Lakeshore Blvd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. GREAT NEPHEW OF HENRY LOMB, CO-FOUNDER OF BAUSCH & LOMB; ATTENDED IRONDEQUOIT AND EDISON TECHICAL HIGH SCHOOLS (GRADUATED CLASS OF '43); MEMBER, ST. THOMAS PARISH; DIED OF FRACTURED SKULL AND OTHER INJURIES INCURRED AS RESULT OF TRUCK ACCIDENTALLY HITTING COLUMN OF MARCHING TROOPS.
MAHER, Edward Williamson, CPL (23), USAAC
Assignment: 32nd Photographic Sqdn., 5th Recon. Grp.
Death: KIA, 20 Apr 44, Mediterranean Sea (Killed When His Transport Ship, S.S. Paul Hamilton, Was Sunk Off North Africa).
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: North Africa American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia; Riverside Cem.: Sec G, Block 2, Div 2, Lot 124 (SN:32586268)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 445 Seneca Pkwy/292 Long Acre Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind wife and parents. WENT MISSING ON HIS 23rd BIRTHDAY. GRADUATE, UNIV. OF ROCHESTER (CLASS OF '42).
MALONE, Francis Lawrence, SSG (19), USAAF
Assignment: (A-20 Aerial Gunner), 673rd Bombardment Sqdn., 417th Bombardment Grp. (Light), 5th Air Force.
Death: KIA, 7 Jan 45, Over Luzon, Philippines.
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Manila ABMC Tablets, Philippines (SN: 32844957)
Awards: Air Medal w/OLC, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 121 Catalpa Rd./150 Leland Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind brother. GRADUATE, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK CAMERA WORKS PRIOR TO ENTERING SERVICE IN SPRING 43; GRADUATED AIR FORCE FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL, TYNDALL FIELD, FL, DEC 43; CASUALTY NOTICE STATES HE WAS "FORMERLY A RESIDENT OF 12 CATALPA RD;'
MARACLE, Frank C. ("Butch"), Jr., PVT (20), U.S. Army (Medical Corpsman)
Assignment: Medical Det., 329th Infantry Regt., 83rd Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 6 Jul 44, Carrefours Des Chemic, Normandy, France.
Memorialized: Buried Holy Sepulchre Cem.: Sec 13N, Vet Plot, Div 19A, Grave 410 (SN: 32734832)
Personal Life: Resided at 139 Pardee Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his wife and parents. MEMBER, ST. AMBROSE PARISH; WROTE INCREDIBLE INSPIRING LETTER TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF HIS BELOVED "TROOP 88" TO BE READ IN THE EVENT OF HIS DEATH (PRINTED IN 28 JUL 44 D&C); GRADUATE, AQUINAS INSTITUTE '42; MEMBER'S FATHER (FRANK C. MARACLE), BORN BRANTFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA, WAS THE SUBJECT OF 30 SEP 37 NEWS ITEM, BEING THREATENED WITH TERMINATION BY WPA BOARD FOR BEING AN "ALIEN" INDIAN, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS, IN FACT, THE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON OF THE FAMOUS MOHAWK INDIAN CHIEF, CAPTAIN JOSEPH BRANDT, HERO OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!
MCMILLEN, Jack L., PVT (18) U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: Co. B, 274th Infantry Regt., 70th Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 25 Feb 45, France.
Memorialized: Buried NY/NFI (SN: 42097346)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 309 Thomas Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. ON WAR DEPT LIST FOR "PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL"; NOT ON WWII MEM WEB SITE; LISTED ON aad.archives.gov UNDER ABOVE SN AS RESIDENT, "PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL"; ENLISTED ROCHESTER, NY, 14 AUG 44; 1930 CENSUS INDICATES RESIDENCE AT 376 OAKDALE DR., BRIGHTON, NY; 1935 FLORIDA STATE CENSUS INDICATES RESIDENCE AT RT. 3, TAMPA (HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY), FL; 70th INFANTRY DIV WEB SITE (www.trailblazerww2.org) LISTS "PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA" AS HOME; PRESS REPORTING (ROCHESTER DAILY RECORD) CONFIRMS FAMILY RESIDENCE IN IRONDEQUOIT AS LATE AS 1944; ROCHESTER DAILY RECORD (16 MAY 42) REPORTED THAT PLOT OF LAND LOCATED AT BRITTON TR., ROCHESTER WAS DEEDED TO MEMBER'S MOTHER; LISTED ON WAR MEM WALL; RELOCATED TO ROCHESTER PRIOR TO SERVICE ENTRY.
ONUFRYK, John J., PFC (26), U.S. Army (Coast Arty Corps)
Assignment: 10th Mountain Div.
Death: DNB (Illness/ALS), 25 May 44, VA Hospital, Batavia, NY (Discharged 4 Feb 44).
Memorialized: Buried Holy Sepulchre Cem.: Sec 13N, Div 20, Lot 57, Grave 1N (SN: 32140310)
Personal Life: Resided at 1172 Saugus Ave./310 Clark Ave., Irondequoit, NY HAD SEEN DUTY IN SOUTH PACIFIC; BORN ROCHESTER, NY, 1917; ENLISTED 22 MAY 42 AT ROCHESTER, NY; AMERICAN LEGION POST 1590, ROCHESTER, NY, NAMED IN HIS HONOR AFTER WWII; MEMBER, ST. JOSAPHAT PARISH.
PITTS, Raymond F., TEC5 (33), U.S. Army (Military Police Corps)
Assignment: Co. C, 738th Military Police Battalion.
Death: KIA, 20 Oct 44, Leyte Island, Philippines.
Memorialized: Buried Irondequoit Cem., Vet Plot, Grave 3 (SN: 32844965)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 57 Hermitage Rd./1732 Hudson Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind wife and mother. BORN CLIFTON, NY, BUT LIVED ALMOST HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN IRONDEQUOIT; GRADUATE, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL '30; EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY PRIOR TO ENLISTMENT; HAD SERVED IN NEW GUINEA PRIOR TO LEYTE INVASION.
REYNOLDS, Jack Franklyn, Seaman 1/C (22), USN
Assignment: USS ARIZONA BB-39.
Death: KIA, 7 Dec 41, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: USS ARIZONA Memorial/National Cem. of Pacific ABMC Tablets, Honolulu, HI (SN: 02342846)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 61 Coolidge Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. ENLISTED BUFFALO, NY, 16 OCT 40; REPORTED ABOARD BB-3910 DEC 40; ADVANCED TO SN 1/C 1 NOV 41; GRADUATE, DURAND-EASTMAN SCHOOL AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL; FORMER FIRST MATE/INSTRUCTOR IN SEA SCOUTS, AS WELL AS ASST. SCOUTMASTER, LOCAL TROOP 143.
RUSSELL, Gordon R., Jr., 2LT (24), USAAC (B-24 Bombardier)
Assignment: 785th Bombardment Sqdn., 466th Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), 8th Air Force.
Death: KIA, 23 Mar 44, Over Bersenbruck, Germany.
Memorialized: Buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands: Plot J, Row 9, Grave 7 (SN:0-693531)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 37 Pavilion St., Rochester NY/37 Belleclaire Dr., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his wife and parents. ENLISTED ROCHESTER, NY, 11 MAR 42 (SN: 12074205) KILLED ON SECOND BOMBING MISSION; ATTENDED JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL.
SCHMILL, Richard Gustav, TEC4 (25), U.S. Army (Medical Corps)
Assignment: Co. K, Medical Det., 108th Infantry Regt., 40th Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 13 Feb 45, Luzon, Philippines.
Memorialized: Buried Irondequoit Cem.: Range H, Lot 158, Grave 3 (SN: 32030971)
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 2332 Titus Ave./49 Point Pleasant Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind wife and brother. NOT ON WAR DEPT LIST FOR MONROE COUNTY; ON WWII MEM. LIST (FAMILY POSTING) FROM "POINT PLEASANT, NY"; LISTED ON aad.archives.gov AS RESIDENT: MONROE COUNTY, NY; ENLISTED BUFFALO, NY, 5 FEB 41; BORN VIRGINIA; GRADUATE, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. PRIOR TO ENTERING SERVICE IN FEB 41; WIFE ORIGINALLY FROM BURLINGTON, VT; LISTED IN IRONDEQUOIT, NY, DIRECTORY (1944) AT 49 PT. PLEASANT RD., POINT PLEASANT, NY; ACCORDING TO WWII MEMORIAL FAMILY ENTRY, MEMBER SAVED LIVES OF 6 SOLDIERS BEFORE BEING KILLED.
SKIDMORE, Eric S., PVT (23), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: 331st Infantry Regt., 83rd Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 17 Apr 45, Germany (Guarding Bridge Across Elbe River).
Memorialized: Buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands: Plot E, Row 1, Grave 8 (SN: 42116611)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 116 Kiniry Dr., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents GRADUATE, EDISON TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL; EMPLOYED BY KODAK HAWKEYE WORKS PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO ARMY IN APR 44.
STUCK, Frederick Warren, PFC (21), U.S. Army
Assignment: 94th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn. (Mechanized), 14th Armored Div.
Death: DNB, 30 Nov 44, France.
Memorialized: Buried Epinal American Cem., France: Plot B, Row 9, Grave 37 (SN: 12208183)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 628 Seneca Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. ATTENDED ST. SALOME SCHOOL AND DURAND EASTMAN SCHOOL; MEMBER, ST. SALOME PARISH; EMPLOYED BY FOLMER-GRAFLEX CORP. PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO SERVICE.
THOMPSON, Roy E., 2LT (23), USAAC (B-17F Pilot)
Assignment: 548th Bombardment Sqdn., 385th Bombardment Grp. (Heavy).
Death: DNB (Airplane Crash), 23 May 43, Great Falls, MT (One of 10 Airmen Killed When Their 4-Engine Bomber Crashed Into Side of Mountain at Yellowstone National Park).
Memorialized: Buried Irondequoit Cem.: Vet Plot, Grave 3 (SN: 0-793865); ENLISTED ROCHESTER, NY, 16 JAN 42 (SN: 12051688)
Personal Life: Resided at 31 Filan Ave., Point Pleasant, NY. Left behind parents. GRADUATE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL; PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY; (NOTE: KILLED IN SAME SORTIE AS SSG DONALD W. RICE).
WELCH, George Patrick, Cpl (18), USMC
Assignment: Marine Photographic Sqdn 354, 9th Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Air Wing (FMF).
Death: DNB (Airplane Crash), 19 May 44, 5 ½ Miles E. of Cunningham Fld., MCAS Cherry Point (Craven County), NC.
Memorialized: Buried Holy Sepulchre Cem.: Sec 10 South, Div 15, Lot 37 (SN: 524715)
Personal Life: Resided at 64 Burwell Rd., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his father and sister. CRASH OF NAVY PATROL PLANE KILLED 13 MARINES IN ALL; ATTENDED AQUINAS INSTITUTE AND IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; MEMBER, ST. BRIDGET PARISH; GRADUATED AT TOP OF HIS CLASS AT AVIATION PHOTO SCHOOL IN PENSACOLA, FL; ON WAR MEM WALL BUT NOT ON NAVY DEPT LIST DUE TO DNB STATUS.
WESTFALL, Robert William, Machinists Mate 1/C (23), USNR
Assignment: USS PRINCETON/CVL-23:
Death: KIA, 24 Oct 44, Pacific Ocean (Ship Sunk During During Battle of Philippine Sea).
Memorialized: Body Not Recovered. Memorial: Manila ABMC Tablets (SN: 06084635)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 260 Ridge Rd., E. Irondequoit NY. Left behind mother. GRADUATE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL; FORMER TIMES-UNION NEWSPAPER CARRIER; LAST EMPLOYED BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY PRIOR TO ENLISTMENT.
WILLIAMS, Robert Wier, SGT (21), USAAC (B-17F Radio Operator/Aerial Gunner)
Assignment: 463rd Bombardment Sqdn., 331st Bombardment Grp. (Heavy), 2nd Air Force.
Death: DNB (Airplane Crash), 4 May 43, Caspar Army Air Base, WY (Crashed On Takeoff; Destroyed By Fire).
Memorialized: Buried Riverside Cem.: Sec J, Lot 313 (SN: 32142465)
Personal Life: Resided at 82 Bristol Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. GRADUATE, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL; ENLISTED ROCHESTER, NY, 1 AUG 42 AFTER ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; SON OF AN OPTOMETRIST.
WOERNER, John Joseph, Cpl. (20), USMC
Assignment: Co. C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div. (FMF).
Death: KIA, 4 Mar 45, Iwo Jima.
Memorialized: Buried National Mem. Cem. of Pacific, Honolulu, HI: Plot B, Grave 1188 (SN: 806429)
Awards: Navy Cross, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 1840 Ridge Road E., Irondequoit, NY. Left behind parents. GRADUATE, AQUINAS INSTITUTE '42; MEMBER, ST. ANDREW PARISH; LISTED BY NAVY DEPT AS WOUNDED IN ACTION!!! BURIED HONOLULU, HI; ENTERED SERVICE FROM NEW YORK; (NOTE: WAS SEVERELY BURNED BY WHITE PHOSPHORUS GRENADE WHILE TENDING TO FELLOW MARINE'S WOUNDS; AWARDED NAVY CROSS (POSTHUMOUSLY) FOR INCREDIBLE LIFE SAVING ACTION ON 27 FEB 45 AT IWO JIMA). SON OF A TINSMITH/SHEET METAL WORKER.
WOODS, Floyd Henry., Pfc (18), USMCR
Assignment: Co. C, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regt. (Engineer), 2nd Marine Div. (FMF).
Death: KIA, 18 Jun 44, Saipan, Marianas.
Memorialized: Buried Calvary Cem., Ontario, NY (SN: 545924)
Awards: Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 2201 Titus Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind parents. ATTENDED SODUS HIGH SCHOOL; EMPLOYED BY BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO; LETTER FROM MEMBER'S C.O. RECEIVED BY PARENTS DURING THIRD WEEK OF JUL 44; AN ONLY CHILD.
YAEGER, William C., 1LT (23), USAAF (C-47 Pilot)
Assignment: 85th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 437th Troop Carrier Grp., 9th Air Force.
Death: KIA, 17 Sep 44, Over Holland.
Memorialized: Buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands: Plot J, Row 7, Grave 17 (SN: 0-677399)
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal w/2 OLCs, Purple Heart
Personal Life: Resided at 202 Field St., Rochester NY/51 Bristol Ave., Irondequoit NY. Left behind his wife and parents. ON WAR DEPT LIST FOR COOK COUNTY, IL, HOWEVER, LISTED BY ABMC AS HAVING ENTERED SERVICE FROM NEW YORK; POSSIBLY "WILLIAM J. YAEGER" (SN: 32138536), LISTED ON aad.archives.gov AS RESIDENT: MONROE COUNTY, NY; ENLISTED ROCHESTER, NY, 10 APR 42; GRADUATE, MONROE HIGH SCHOOL (PLAYED BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL); PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH THE "INVADERS" (LOCAL AMATEUR LEAGUE TEAM); WORKED AT EASTMAN KODAK PRIOR TO MAR 42 ENTRY INTO SERVICE.
ZENKEL, Leo N., Jr., 1SGT (28), U.S. Army (Infantryman)
Assignment: 39th Infantry Regt., 9th Infantry Div.
Death: KIA, 31 Aug 44, Northern France.
Memorialized: Buried Epinal American Cem., France, Plot B, Row 31, Grave 59 (SN: 32029639)
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart w/OLC
Personal Life: Resided at 100 Huntington Pk., Rochester NY/ 37 Woodman St., Sea Breeze, NY. Left behind his wife and parents. GRADUATE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL; MEMBER, ST. SALOME PARISH; FOUGHT IN 7 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, AND FRANCE; ONCE PLAYED IN BACKFIELD FOR IRONDEQUOIT MERCHANTS FOOTBALL CLUB, HELPING THEM WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR CLASS; IN MAR 34, MEMBER WAS IN CHARGE OF PLANNING THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY BENEFIT DANCE ON BEHALF OF THE SEA BREEZE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION; (NOTE: DISCREPANCY IN MEMBER'S RANK: AT LEAST TWO PRESS REFERENCES INDICATED MEMBER ACHIEVED THE RANK OF "SGT" PRIOR TO AUG 44 (CONTRARY TO "PVT" RANK ENGRAVED ON HIS TOMBSTONE).
NOTES: List researched and created by CAPT Steven F. Momano, USN (Ret.)