2/16/1945 CPT George W. “Wally” Collins was killed on 16 February 1945. CPT Collins was assigned to the 77th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad, Ninth Air Force stationed at Keerbergen, Belgium. CPT Collins was killed while disarming a German Riegel 43 (Sprengriegel/R.Mi. 43) anti-tank mine at “Afgeslechte Dijk,” a section of road
1/28/1945 LT(jg) AV(P) George Plummer McNear, III, USNR, graduated from Navy Bomb Disposal Class #25, on 7 July 1943. He remained on staff until December of 1943 and was the officer-in-charge of airborne bombs and fuzes, Unit No. 7. In December of 1943, he was assigned overseas and subsequently assigned
12/23/1944 T/SGT Stephen H. Matve was killed on 23 December 1944. T/SGT Matve was assigned to the 121stOrdnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate). T/SGT Matve was killed during ordnance clearance operations at Antwerp, Belgium. T/SGT Matve was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Additional Facts: Service Number: 35044544; Home State: Indiana;
10/29/1944 T/5 CPL Donald E. Bailey was killed on 29 October 1944. T/5 CPL Bailey was assigned to 20th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad. The 20th Bomb Disposal Squad was providing bomb disposal support to U.S. Army units that were besieging the city of Aachen, Germany for some time. During this
10/25/1944 LT (jg) DV(G) John Thomas S. Och, USNR, was a graduate of Navy Bomb Disposal Class #14. While serving onboard the USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25) he was reported to have washed overboard during a storm on 25 October 1944. On that day at 1756, the cruiser was travelling
10/21/1944 T/5 CPL Robert F. Chapman died on 21 October 1944, from injuries received on 12 October 1944. T/5 CPL Chapman was seriously injured, and 1LT Sherwood L. Racey and 2LT Charles F. Hale were killed on 12 October 1944. The 133rd and 146th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squads were working
10/16/1944 Technician Fifth Grade Elmer L. Allison was born in Madison, VA on 16 February 1918 to Luther and Mary Allison. He enlisted in the U.S Army on August 22nd, 1942 at Charlottesville, VA. TEC 5 Allison graduated from the Army’s Bomb Disposal School in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. He
10/16/1944 Technician Fifth Grade Joseph J. Kozic was born in 1912, to John and Annie Kozic of Middletown, New York. He enlisted in the U.S Army on June 19th, 1942 at Fort Jay, NY. TEC 5 Kozic graduated from the Army’s Bomb Disposal School in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. He
10/12/1944 1LT Sherwood L. Racey and 2LT Charles F. Hale were killed, and T/5 CPL Robert F. Chapman was seriously injured on 12 October 1944. T/5 CPL Chapman died of his injuries on 21 October 1944. The 133rd and 146th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squads were working together near Besancon, France.
10/12/1944 2LT Charles F. Hale and 1LT Sherwood L. Racey were killed, and T/5 CPL Robert F. Chapman suffered serious injury on 12 October 1944. T/5 CPL Chapman died of his injuries on 21 October 1944. The 133rd and 146th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squads were working together near Besancon, France.
10/3/1944 T/5 CPL Russell Field Byington died from his wounds on 3 October 1944. T/5 CPL Byington was assigned to the 85th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate), Ninth Air Force. On 22 September 1944, T/5 CPL Byington was involved in unloading artillery ammunition at a railway stations near Chartres, France when
10/2/1944 Chief Aviation Ordnanceman William C. Meadville was born 21 January 1918 in Bellwood, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 5 September 1942 in Birmingham, AL. He then attended Navy Mine Disposal School at American University Campus, Washington, D.C. Upon graduation from Mine Disposal School Class #12
10/1/1944 Lieutenant junior grade (LTjg) John Hartwell Fezler was born 4 September 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He reported to the United States Naval Midshipmen’s School at Notre Dame University on 27 February 1943. LTjg Fezler received his commission in the United States Naval Reserve on 27 May 1943 and attended Navy Mine Disposal School at American University
9/30/1944 T/5 CPL Alwyn H. Skarda was killed on 30 September 1944, while serving in France. T/5 CPL was assigned to the 144th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate). T/5 CPL Skarda was killed when a German anti-tank hand grenade that was awaiting disposal detonated. T/5 CPL Skarda was reportedly a very
9/7/1944 Prior to entering the war Charles lived in Washington State. Assigned to the USS Canopus. The submarine tender U.S.S. Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later
8/23/1944 Technical Sergeant James H. Eberle was born 29 November 1915 in Lincoln, Illinois to Harry and Hazel Brown Eberle. After graduating high school in 1933, he attended Lincoln College for approximately two years before working as an electric utility draftsman in his hometown. He married Mildred Jelken on 3
8/17/1944 Corporal Norman Reynolds was born in 1918, to Ralph and Blanche Reynolds in Essex, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 20 June 1942 in Boston, MA. Corporal Reynolds graduated from the Army’s Bomb Disposal School in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. CPL Reynolds was assigned to the 234th
8/17/1944 Private Joseph T. Seredinski was born on 14 June 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rose Seredinski. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 12 September 1942 in Philadelphia, PA. Private Seredinski graduated from the Army’s Bomb Disposal School in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. PVT Seredinski was assigned to the
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