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Montgomery County, Maryland Fallen Hometown Heroes World War II We solemnly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country. The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County, Maryland. We consider the U.S. Department of Defense home of entry records as the official designation of military residency. Navy LTJG Randal Barker Adams, 28, of Gaithersburg, Maryland. He was assigned to the USS Chenango. Adams was killed in action during the Battle of Roi-Namur. Gave his life on January 31, 1944. Graduated from Western High School in D.C. in 1932. Navy ENS William Joseph Allen, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to the USS Langely (CVL-27), Torpedo Squadron 44, Third Fleet. Allen was killed in action during a battle in Formosa. Gave his life on January 9, 1945. Army PFC Herbert Franklin “Jake” Allnutt, 25, of Germantown, Maryland. He was assigned to Company A, 208th Engineer Combat Battalion. Allnutt was killed in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. Gave his life February 1, 1944. Army SSG William E. Altemus, 23, of Wheaton, Maryland. He was assigned to the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. Altemus died from wounds received during combat in Holland. Gave his life on October 13, 1944. Air Force PVT Ramon Charles Altenreid, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Altenreid was killed in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident in Australia. Gave his life on February 9, 1944. Navy PHM2 Robert Everett Arnott, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). Arnott was killed in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His body was not recovered. Gave his life on December 7, 1941. Compiled by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs To submit edits, please call 240-777-1252 (V), MD Relay 711, or e-mail [email protected] Sources: National Archives, Find A Grave, Together We Served, Ancestery.com, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com Montgomery County, Maryland Fallen Hometown Heroes World War II We solemnly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country. The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County, Maryland. We consider the U.S. Department of Defense home of entry records as the official designation of military residency. Navy LTJG Harold Abner Axtell, Jr., 24, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was Commander of the Armed Guard, S.S. East Indian. Axtell was killed when his ship was struck by a torpedo and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean during the war. His body was not recovered. Gave his life on November 3, 1942. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1941 with a major in Bacteriology and he was the Freshman Football Manager, a member of the Latch Key Society and of the Sigma Phi Sigma fraternity. Marine Corps Capt Carl Olson Bachman, 27, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division. Bachman was killed in action. Gave his life on March 14, 1945. Air Force Maj Andrew Aloysius Barna, 25, of Bethesda, Maryland. Barna died in the line of duty from a non-combat related incident while in China. Gave his life on August 2, 1945. Army LTC Horace Lincoln Beall, Jr., 39, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 163rd Infantry Regiment. Beall died from a non-battled related incident in Rockhampton Region, Australia. Gave his life on September 3, 1943. Beall graduated from Western High School in D.C. in 1920, and U.S. Military Academy – West Point in 1928. Compiled by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs 2 To submit edits, please call 240-777-1252 (V), MD Relay 711, or e-mail [email protected] Sources: National Archives, Find A Grave, Together We Served, Ancestery.com, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com Montgomery County, Maryland Fallen Hometown Heroes World War II We solemnly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country. The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County, Maryland. We consider the U.S. Department of Defense home of entry records as the official designation of military residency. Air Force SSgt Jack Palmer Beasley, 24, of Burtonsville, Maryland. He was assigned to the 700th Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group. Beasley died from wounds received during combat. Gave his life on March 7, 1944. Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1937. Army PVT Charles Roscoe Beavers, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Beavers was killed in action in France. Gave his life on August 27, 1944. Army CPT Harrison Bruce Beavers, 48, of Brookeville, Maryland. He was assigned to infantry. Beavers in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on September 6, 1944. Graduated from McKinley Technology High School. Army SSG Richard M. Bell of Kensington, Maryland. He was assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Bell was killed in action. Gave his life on February 22, 1945. Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1940. Compiled by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs 3 To submit edits, please call 240-777-1252 (V), MD Relay 711, or e-mail [email protected] Sources: National Archives, Find A Grave, Together We Served, Ancestery.com, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com Montgomery County, Maryland Fallen Hometown Heroes World War II We solemnly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country. The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County, Maryland. We consider the U.S. Department of Defense home of entry records as the official designation of military residency. Marine Corps PFC Llewellyn Lee Benjamin, Jr., 18, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was assigned to 1st Pioneer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Benjamin was killed in action. Gave his life on September 27, 1944. Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1942. Air Force SSgt Daniel Charles Bereck, Jr., 30, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, B-176 “Lucky Strike”. Bereck was killed in action. He was declared missing. Gave his life on April 9, 1945. Air Force 2nd Lt Merrill Bernard, Jr., 25, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to the 18th Bomber Squadron, B-24E. Bernard died in the line of duty when his bomber crashed into the McCoy Mountains, nine miles west of Blythe, California. Gave his life on October 15, 1943. Army SGT Claude Alton Bodine, 30, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to the 3rd 18th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division. Bodine was killed in action in Germany after his unit was captured in the town of Grablesben. Gave his life on April 10, 1945. Gradu ated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1934. Army PFC Donald Wilbur Bonney, 20, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to the 48th Services Squadron, 45th Service Group. Bonney died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on May 27, 1943. Compiled by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs 4 To submit edits, please call 240-777-1252 (V), MD Relay 711, or e-mail [email protected] Sources: National Archives, Find A Grave, Together We Served, Ancestery.com, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com Montgomery County, Maryland Fallen Hometown Heroes World War II We solemnly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country. The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County, Maryland. We consider the U.S. Department of Defense home of entry records as the official designation of military residency. Army PVT Harry Bort, Jr., 27, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to the 36th Engineer Regiment. Bort was killed in action. Gave his life on February 25, 1944. Army SGT Reed M. Bottomley, 31, of Gaithersburg, Maryland. He was assigned as a Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F #42-29658, 367th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy. Bottomley was killed in action when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed in Stotel, eight miles south of Bremerhaven, Germany during the war. Gave his life on April 17, 1943. Marine Corps Capt Calvert Sheriff Bowie, 25, of Rockville, Maryland. He was assigned to Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron. Bowie was lost at sea while on a reconnaissance mission near Guadalcanal. Gave his life on May 30, 1943. Army PVT Harold Kenneth Bradfield, 28, of Cabin John, Maryland. He was assigned to 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. Bradfield was killed in action in the Netherlands. Gave his life on November 27, 1944. Navy LT Robert Graham Bradley, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to the USS. Princeton (CVL-23). Bradley was declared missing in action when the Princeton was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf during the war. Gave his life on October 24, 1944. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943. Air Force 2nd Lt Franklyn Piersol Bunker, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland.