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Service in the United States Military 1909 William Q. Reno, Sr. Army MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1909 William Q. Reno, Sr. Army Lieutenant Veteran World War I 1923 Neal E. Fitzgerald Lieutenant Veteran World War II 1925 Charles C. Creedon Veteran World War II 1928 Paul J. Schafer Army Retired World War II Somewhere in 1929 Adam B. Kronk Army Lieutenant Veteran France "suffered injuries to his legs" 1929 Joseph A. Mendryga KIA World War II Killed in action World War II Battalion Surgeon 1931 Stephen M. Gillespie Army Major Veteran with the 1st Army on the Wetern Front; Bronze Star World War II Participated in D- Day with the 18th Infantry 1931 William M. Moynihan Army Major Veteran Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division 1932 James G. Andary Veteran World War II 1932 Raymond M. Andries Veteran World War II Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 1 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1932 Elmer J. Barton Veteran World War II 1932 James C. Berg Veteran World War II World War II Dental Corps; Served in European Theater " … 1932 Robert E. Coleman Army Captain Veteran from the Beaches of Normandy to ... Bremen, as my four battle stars will attest." 1932 Albert B. Gregory Veteran World War II 1932 William Janecek Army Veteran World War II Dental Corps Lieutenant 1932 William R. Mulleavy Veteran World War II Colonel 1932 Casimir J. Rozak Veteran World War II 1932 Ralph S. Sharkey Army Veteran World War II 1932 Francis L. Sward Veteran World War II World War II Decorated Naval 1932 Dawson Taylor Navy Veteran Officer "radar school before he went to sea." Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 2 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1932 William W. Wilson Veteran World War II 1933 J. Bex Veteran World War II World War II Chief Surgeon's 1933 William J. Cleary Captain Veteran office in France 1933 James E. Conlan Army Captain Veteran World War II World War II Served in France and was instrumental in liberating 1933 John C. Donnelly Army Captain Veteran the Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany. He served until 1944. 1933 Richard M. Flynn Veteran World War II 1933 Edmund J. Gallagher Veteran World War II 1933 Martin A. Glynn Veteran World War II 1933 Jeremiah W. Howe Veteran World War II 1933 Joseph A. Moynihan Veteran World War II Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 3 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1933 Bernard J. Ratigan Veteran World War II 1933 Arthur G. Seski Veteran World War II 1933 Donald L. Smith Veteran World War II 1933 Stanley M. Sochalski Veteran World War II 1933 Gabriel R. Soma Veteran World War II 1933 James H. Stone Veteran World War II 1933 Finn W. Wallace Veteran World War II 1933 John J. Walsh Veteran World War II 1934 Robert W. Breitmeyer Veteran World War II World War II Fighter director in 1934 Richard A. Coleman Navy Lieutenant Veteran radar Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 4 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military World War II Drafted in 1941 into the Army's 5th Division Infantry and later transferred to the Air Army Air 1934 J. Timothy Cruice Major Veteran Corps. Five years in the Air Corp Forces with service in England, Africa, and Italy. Discharged in 1945 from the 15th Air Force 1934 John J. Gorman Veteran World War II World War II LST boat in South 1934 Donald J. Grant Lieutenant (jg) Veteran Pacific 1934 Richard L. Hammer Navy Ensign Veteran World War II Inducted into the U. S. Army in 1943. He served in the African Middle Eastern Campaign and the 1934 Edgar W. Webb Army Veteran Rome-Arno Rhineland Campaign where he was awarded several distinguished medals. World War II "Hurrying through 1934 William E. Keane Army Lieutenant Veteran Germany with Patton's third army." 1934 James H. Kemp Veteran World War II 1934 Leo J. LaPorte Veteran World War II Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 5 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military World War II "Anti-aircraft in the European theater of war, invasions 1934 James L. Martin Sergeant Veteran of Africa, Sicily and many of the major campaigns over there." 1934 Tim J. McCauley Veteran World War II 1934 Joseph E. Mulleavy Army Captain Veteran World War II 1934 Louis Perini Veteran World War II 1934 Frederick W. Phillips Veteran World War II Army Air 1934 Robert V. Pollock Private Veteran World War II Forces 1934 John C. Schmittdiel Veteran World War II World War II Killed in a pilot Army Air 1934 Robert N. Schwenter Lieutenant KIA training accident in Missoula, Forces Montana on September 12, 1943. 1934 Donald A. Thill Veteran World War II World War II Served in New 1935 Bernard V. Barry Army Captain Veteran Guinea Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 6 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1935 John F. Baumgartner Navy Veteran World War II European waters 1935 Charles L. Bruce Veteran World War II World War II -June 1942 to January 1946, discharged as an 1935 William E. Carroll Army Captain Veteran Infantry Captain after three years in the European theater 1935 William F. Clark Army Sergeant Veteran World War II Somewhere in India 1935 Richard B. Cronin Veteran World War II 1935 John M. Curran Veteran World War II 1935 William W. Donnelly Veteran World War II World War II 1942-1946 Basic training in Milwaukee, WI, Washington D.C. and Denver, CO Army Air 1935 Daniel C. Fisher Captain Veteran before acceptance into Officer's Forces Candidate School in Homestead, FL. Served in the Pacific Theater, Burma Operations. Army Air World War II Served in South 1935 James M. Forkins Lieutenant Veteran Forces America Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 7 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1935 F. Graw Veteran World War II 1935 D. Harung Veteran World War II 1935 Henry J. Keane Veteran World War II 1935 G. Ward Kemp Veteran World War II 1935 Howard A. Klein Veteran World War II 1935 Edward B. Kolar Veteran World War II 1935 John D. Lovely Veteran World War II 1935 Bertin V. Marshall Veteran World War II World War II Paratroop Infantry; 1935 Edward W. McNerney Army Lieutenant Veteran Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Infantry Combat medals Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 8 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military World War II - While in England, Monda was cited for bravery when Army Air Second his bomber crew blasted 13 1935 George E. Monda KIA Forces Lieutenant German planes of an attacking squadron of 35. Died in Action in North Africa 1935 John F. Moran Veteran World War II 1935 James N. Motschall Veteran World War II 1935 John R. Murphy Veteran World War II 1935 Jerome A. Myszkowski Veteran World War II 1935 Loren R. Nall Veteran World War II World War II 32nd Division in the 1935 John C. Natus, Jr. Veteran Philippnes World War II Served in the South 1935 Frank L. Neward, Jr. Army Captain Veteran Pacific 1935 John P. O'Hara Army Veteran World War II Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 9 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1935 Val R. Pieronek Veteran World War II 1935 Henry P. Rahaley Veteran World War II 1935 Paul V. Rahaley Veteran World War II 1935 Charles Rogers Navy World War II 1935 Albert J. Sage Navy Yeoman Veteran World War II World War II Served in Northern Africa and Italy. Registered with the Battle of Normandy Foundation Army Air in Normandy, France, designating 1935 John P. Scallen Private Veteran Corps him as one of the "courageous Americans whose sacrifice and commitment led to the liberation of the continent of Europe 1935 Donald J. Schloff Veteran World War II 1935 Theodore J. Sweeney Veteran World War II 1935 Thomas Toomey Army Lieutenant Veteran World War II Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 10 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1935 John R. White Veteran World War II World War II Served in the South 1936 William J. Berg, Jr. Army Corporal Veteran Pacific; Coast Artillery World War II Served in Marshall 1936 Richard F. Brennan Navy Lieutenant Veteran and Admiralty Islands 1936 Donald J. Carey Veteran World War II 1936 John G. Carron Veteran World War II Served in Burma 1936 Ross R. Caton Veteran World War II World War II Medico Staff at at 1936 James P. Cleary Veteran Carlisle Barracks, PA 1936 John (Mo) D. Colombo Captain Veteran World War II Served in Egypt World War II Participated in the Tunisia, Sicily, Corsica and Iatly 1936 Robert A. Dietrich Air Force Captain Veteran campaigns and received the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters. 1936 Donald V. Donohue Veteran World War II Updated: April 12, 2019 Page 11 of 118 MEN FOR OTHERS Service in the United States Military 1936 James Dyan Veteran World War II 1936 Thomas J. Feldman Veteran World War II World War II "Last autograph 1936 Fred J. Foerg Captain Veteran given by Ernie Pyle, the fame war correspondent." Army Air World War II Guam, Mariana 1936 Michael J. Hand Major Veteran Corps Islands World War II Chemical Warfare 1936 George P. Head Sergeant Major Veteran Battalion Served in Panama 1936 C. Jacques Veteran World War II 1936 Edmund J. Jones Army Lieutenant Veteran World War II 1936 Charles R. Klebes Veteran World War II 1936 Donald J.
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