Category: Pacific Theater

Sailors – as like all servicemen – of World War II often maintained journals of their time overseas. Those records were kept for a variety of reasons. Some boys wanted to have a memory key, by which they might unlock Continue Reading

Muster Roll of Underhill dated 1 July 1945 An “Arrow” pointing to a sailor’s name indicates a survivor. * This is not a confirmed or complete list of survivors. Report of Sinking by Harold E. Matter On July 24, 1945, Continue Reading

Helena was present at Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 Dec 1941. The ship was torpedoed, but not sunk. Helena was repaired and put back into service. The Helena, along with other U.S. Navy ships were off the coast Continue Reading

Sgt. Ramsey, Leo Paul (20129203) was born 31 Aug 1917 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. He was the son of Aurelia P (Tellier) and Archielas James Ramsey. The family lived at 157 Furnace Ave. in Stafford during the 1940s. Archielas and Continue Reading

S/Sgt. Gutzmer, Walter Frederick “Walt” (20129133). Born 8 Mar 1920 in Willimantic, CT. Son of Richard and Aldea (Pimpare) Gutzmer. He grew up in Manchester, CT, prior to the outbreak of WWII. Gutzmer was a member of the Connecticut Army Continue Reading

Vincenzo “Vincent” G. Pazzano was the son of Maria G. “Josephine” (Mauruni) and Domenico Pazzano. Domenico was born in Mammola 31 Oct 1885. On the 1930 Fed. Census, Domenico stated that he had immigrated in 1921. He visited Italy, probably Continue Reading

Chartier, Clarence Francis (Service # 3866149) was born 8 Jun 1925 in Cloquet, MN. He was the son of Eileen M. (Wickstrom) and Clarence Leo Chartier. Family and Youth Clarence Leo Chartier was born in Wisconsin, as was his father Continue Reading