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Category: Pacific Theater

Voyage to Freedom: Damon J. Gause and William L. Osborn

Posted onApril 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Damon Jesse “Rocky” Gause was born June 17, 1915 in Ft. Valley, and grew up in Winder, Georgia. He learned to fly airplanes at an early age and fell in love with flying. He was sent to the Philippines in Continue Reading

CategoriesGreat Escapes, Pacific Theater, World War II: General

The Wartime Journal of Leonard T. Rose of the USS Landing Ship Tank 981

Posted onAugust 12, 2019August 14, 2019

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

CategoriesPacific Theater

USS Indianapolis (CA-35) and the Kentucky Hero, Robert Earl McDowell

Posted onJuly 29, 2019July 30, 2019

Seaman 1st/C. McDowell, Robert Earl (8558560). Born 12 Dec 1924 in Jackson County, Kentucky. Fourth child of Bert and Fairy (Reynolds) McDowell. Robert grew up on a farm at Horse Lick, Jackson Co. His father ran a grocery and was Continue Reading

CategoriesKentucky History, Pacific Theater

USS Underhill (DE-682): Lost 24 July 1945

Posted onJuly 25, 2019August 4, 2019

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

CategoriesPacific Theater

USS Helena (CL-50) Battle of Kula Gulf, 5-6 July 1943

Posted onJuly 22, 2019July 22, 2019

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

CategoriesPacific Theater

Men of the 169th Infantry Regiment WWII: Sergeant Leo Paul Ramsey

Posted onJune 17, 2019June 18, 2019

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

CategoriesPacific Theater

Men of the 169th Infantry Regiment WWII: Staff Sergeant Walter Frederick Gutzmer.

Posted onJune 17, 2019June 18, 2019

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

CategoriesPacific Theater

Men of the 169th Infantry Regiment WWII: Staff Sergeant Vincenzo “Vincent” G. Pazzano.

Posted onJune 17, 2019June 18, 2019

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

CategoriesPacific Theater

Men of the 169th Infantry Regiment WWII: Connecticut Men 43rd-Winged Victory-Division

Posted onJune 15, 2019June 15, 2019

CategoriesPacific Theater

The Life and Wars of Clarence Francis Chartier

Posted onJune 12, 2019June 12, 2019

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

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