89th Calvary Reconnaisance Squadron WWII



The Survivors by Major Victor C. Leiker
HQ Troop
A Troop
B Troop
C Troop
D Troop
E Troop
F Troop
Name State Name State Name State Name State Name State Name State Name State
Eugene Aubel PA Edward Alexander MO Russell Allie AZ Edward J Amore NY Edward S Albertson MI John D'Amico CT Eugene D Brickhart OH
Ward Allen OK William Alieksaites MO Eugene Ballew KS Walter P Angwin NY Marshall L Alsip IL Walter Bagley PA Dick Braun IN
Clyde E Babb VA Robert R Allen VA Don Barrett OH John Aslan OH Edmund A Benoit CO John Barrile NY Neil Caldwell IL
William Baker CA Andres Aranda TX Lowell E Benge AZ LeWS J Bucko CA Walter Brinker MO Joseph Benek PA Floyd Carter IL
William WBass MO Clarence R Arnold TX Alfred Bevan PA Melvin A Bruno MI Woodrow Cavins IL Edward Black PA Deloss Dager IN
Wallace Burns CA Jesse D Ashton TX Yato J Bisacchi IN Verne G Boyer PA John D Currie KS Harold Bond IN Joe Florio OH
Charles Belk Ark Charles C Ballard DL Edward C Boldt MN Walter G Boyer PA Robert J Dooley Mo John Breidenthal FL Edmund M Gailowski IL
Bob Cunningham KS William A Bauer TN Richard Borcyckowski WS Elmer H Badley MI Sam Dubois MS Fred Buschta PA Ray Houdek MN
Paul Dannecker IN James W Bayliss OH Leonard J Bourlier MI George Bakewell MI Herb Etten MI Emedio Campanelli PA Kenneth Irving CA
Luther DeWald PA Donald A Benedict MN Chester A Bricker FL Bedie G Berg KS Joseph C Forgie WS Charles Carlson UT Wallace MacDonald IN
Kenneth Edwards KS Burl G Beneux KS Edward P Broda MI Robert Biehler OH Leon Greenblatt IL Roy Conner MI Monte Mayfield AR
Everett H Edgar IN Lt Col Tad Boyle OK Alvin Breuer ND Edwin W Boehm TX Nelson V Hazeltine Mo Ray Commins NY Bill Marth NY
Harold Flemming NY Harry F Buck KS John Cima CA Bryon E Bogart OH Norman Hellyer MN Eugene Conrad IN Frank Sciarrino NY
Ceaser F Fiore Myron J Bumstead Jr MI Ted A Connelly WS Irvin A Caya CT Angelo Incorvia OH Bobby G Cobb OK Ernest Whitaker TX
Darwin Frederick OH Ralph A Buonocore NY Munson S Chauvan LA Lloyd C Champion NC Harry Kolbe MI Dominic Distefano MA Thomas E Knight 
Ralph Fisher PA William H Burns NE Allen J Campbell CO Charles L Cotter KS Earl G Liebold MN Raymond Dobbelaere MN   
William J Graham IN Irving Butensky NY Fred Cordell AR Fred Chartier MI Wilson Morehead KS Raymond Domey VT   
Wilson I Grantham MS Joseph S Capshaw CA Thomas P Cali PA Angelo A Daniels NY Marshell Moss IL Harry Dubke MI   
Frank Gray KS Pierre Carroll NY William C Causey GA Angelo DelPrete NY Melvin Nelson KS Tom Ellich TX   
Robert Hanks FL Rufus P Cates OH Quinton Caton MO Ernest J DeMayo PA Henry Nieuboer MN William Douglas KS   
James E Haynes CA William E Caufield NY Harold Deltgen WS David C Dennis KS Charles Purdue W VAHarry Enzman PA   
Alex Kent OH _________ Cazaubon LA OG Duncan KS Donald R Driggs KS Charles Raney IA Wilford Eustice KS   
Carroll Kirkpatrick KS William L Curry KS Henry C Durner NJ James E Dula KS John Sadowski WS Harry Freeman OK   
John H Ladd MS Clifford Daws KS Harold H Dercks WS Howard R Dunton KS Irwin A Schroer NE Joseph Geiser PA   
Leo Livingston MO Leonard A DeFrain MI Frank P Dalton IL John Etiopia MO Elmo Sell MN Foster Gill MI   
John I Laek MI Leonard W Derleth NY John L Dodds OH Albert G Falk KS Francis Sitherwood MO Robert Gleason NY   
Bill Mayuch NE Jules M Doerrmann PA Fred Everback PA Robert Farquharson MI Charles Stumborg LA Archie Goza CA   
Jack E Mosellen PA Raymond H Doose CO William M Fischer OH Raymond J Farrioni OH Joe Trojaniak IL Olen Gray NE   
Eugene Navota IL Thomas W Dowe VT Vernon Fehr AZ George Flokstra MI Ralph Underwood WV John Gugliucci PA   
Bill Orth CA Phillip J Dress OH Clifford A Golden IA Leonard R Grecar OH Gilbert A White KS Anthony Hancher IN   
Henry K Turner KS Phillip Dunn KS Russell Grill WS Michael E Hasty MO Robert Westbrooke FL James Hansen OR   
Dallas Unangst PA Edward Dyrdek KS Kenneth Herman IL Clyde W Haug MN John Yeager OH Jack Henderlite VA   
Bill Wetzer IL Merril L Ellingsworth WA Louis E Hitchcock IN David R Hill TX Hardy Trent KS Harvey Hitch MN   
DV Woodward CA William E Elliott CA Floyd M Hart IN Donald M Hillwig PA Victor Dewhirst MO Kenneth Hunter MI   
KW Yaige KS Ralph H Enlow KS John V Hoppe PA Jose D Hinojoso WA   Fabian Jedlicki MN   
  Jerome A Eynard MO Roger L Haas OH Michael Ivan NJ   KH Johnson PA   
  Charles L Fisher VA Leonard Z Henderson IA Roy V Johnson IL   Maurice Krill IN   
  William G Fitzgerald NY Stephen Hoholick OH Martin J Kunz WS   Chester Kulchawick IL   
  Michael Florio PA Charles Hilgemann CO Anthony Kippes SD   Joseph Lambert KS   
  Gregory Faust TN Jack M Hindman IA John M Kolling AZ   James Landers MO   
  Samuel R Frederick MS Joseph Kienzle NY Michael J Kossuth OH   Harlan Lee OR   
  Leo G Gibbs MD John Kennedy FL Andrew J Kost Jr MI   Warren Leinen KS   
  Ralph Gleasman WS Donald Kinyon WS Gerald C LaChance ME   George LeMay NY   
  Patrick A Grady NY Victor Kochakji NJ William Lintz NM   Joseph LeVangie MA   
  Billy Green NE Clarence J Keske WS Edw B Lott MN   John Lodhoiz AK   
  Thomas E Greer MS Charles A Knight MS Kenneth Luigs IN   Leo McCormick IL   
  James W Grinder KY Kenneth Large KS Marvin H Makadanz KS   Richard Maahs MN   
  Johnny O Grissom MS Ed Lehto MI Floyd W Malone KS   Fred Manke WS   
  Raymond Gulley IL Roy L Leese MI Lloyd B Malone KS   Fred Mathias OH   
  Darrell R Guthrie CA Thomas W McCall CA Allie J Maunel LA   Al Melching IL   
  George C Hanson WV Vernon Martin TN Richard O Morris TN   Nick Eleopaulos IL   
  Virgil L Hanson SD Julius E Maki MI Richard H Mathinsen TX   Gerald Meyer OH   
  Louis Harworth CA Willis F Meisenhelder WS Forrest H Martin IN   Regis Miller MI   
  Robert E Heltsley MI Roy L McLemore KS Dale Merriman MO   Francis Mitsdarffer IL   
  Frank H Hesse NJ Vern E McCoy IL Robert A Morrow KS   Dmytro Nachay FL   
  John R Hindnach PA Samuel McPheron IN Lloyd M Mustard CA   Floyd Nichols ID   
  Donald R Johnson MN Lyle A Maltsberger KS Robert O McCloud MO   Francus Orth IN   
  Ernest C Johnson WY Mello C Meyer WS Gilbert Ortego IN   Come Parenteau RI   
  Louis W Jorgensen IA Frank Muench WS Roy L Peck OH   John Perino CA   
  _____Karpy OH Ray Meyer ND John Naso NY   Joseph Piccoli KS   
  Thomas F Keifer NY James W Miller MO Stanley F Niedek MI   Virgil Poe MO   
  George J Kern CA Leonard Neidecker MN James P Noland NY   Clyde Rassette MI   
  Jack Kiely MT Stanley Niespodzany WS Stephen Nowakoski MD   Marcellus Redmond Pa   
  Vernon D Kirchoff KS Sid Novak MA Joseph N Racchi OH   Edwin Ripberger NY   
  Carroll R Kirkpatrick KS Lawrence A Offerdahl SD Melvin C Reece IN   Carmen Roberts PA   
  Clarence W Klinsing MN AB Rogers AZ Walter F Saunders SD   Harold Rott ND   
  Vernon Langenwalter CA Raymond Ring IA Richard S Scott IL   Berlon Sanford MS   
  Thomas Lappas NY Claude E Reynolds OK Cecil W Simpson MO   Henry Seweryniak WS   
  Victor C Leiker NJ Russell E Swisher PA Harold C Stubbs NE   Al Shady MO   
  Chester Leischner CA Roger K Strachota WS William E Swarts KS   John Sipe KS   
  Marvin E Laut CO Francis J Schumacher OH Willie J Thrift KS   Caroll Spencer KS   
  Harold Lee TX Henry C Stoffers IA Art Twardowski IL   Henry Stewart MS   
  Joseph P Linzy NY Dallas W Thornton WS Dick J VaudeBunte MI   Richard Van deKopple MI   
  William R Leonard KS Wilmer W R Yoost WS Leon White TN   John Walker Jr FL   
  John W Lohman NY Carroll M Ullom IL Woodrow W Wilson TX   Fred Wenke NY   
  Henry Lowe MS Melvin W Woellhop KS Darrell Zubert IN   Felix White MA   
  Edward C Lupinski NY Russell Wehde IA         
  Carl Lutkehause Jr MI Ralph Wilson MS         
  Henry B Layman CA John Windsor DC         
  Walter J Malinski PA Oscar C H Wolfe WS         
  William R McCall PA Raymond A Warren WS         
  William H Metzger NY Herbert O Young OH         
  Ernest H Moravec OK           
  Morris C Mueller Wis           
  Vincent Nappo NJ           
  Jack Narad NY           
  Robert Neal OH           
  Leonard I Nelson MN           
  Peter Neri NJ           
  Charles E Newbrough MO           
  Socrates G Nonis Mass           
  Olvis O Osbourne TX           
  William Ownes CA           
  David Paddock FL           
  Needham O Parr MO           
  Anthony P Preneta CT           
  Arlon J Puckett CA           
  Richard G Quehl CA           
  James BQuelhorst NE           
  Albert G Radwill Wis           
  Archie Rigoni IL           
  Daniel F Roman OH           
  Ralph Romanelli NJ           
  Laurel P Rushton MI           
  Chester J Rutyna MI           
  Howard E Schaeffer PA           
  David F Simpson NC           
  Matt Spinello MO           
  Leonard G Staw CA           
  Harry Steele MO           
  Elmer S Stermole OH           
  James Sylvester FL           
  James A Templeton VA           
  Ralph Thornton OH           
  Robert F Thoune MI           
  Joseph A Tillotson MO           
  Kenneth W Trinkle IN           
  Alfred U Ugolino NY           
  Frank J Ulyon PA           
  Clayton G Utter NY           
  Seymour Weiner NY           
  William E Weinstein NY           
  Lavern W Westerman KS           
  Howard O Weyandt OH           
  Conrad P Wildensteiner MD           
  Charles Williams IN           
  Ora Williams VA           
  Donald Yates NY           
  Lyle Zeither OH           
  Charles H Zucker NY           


Killed In Action



Hamm Cemetery
  • Cpl Harry D. Ferguson - Dec. 22, 1944
  • Pvt Nicholas Grego - Dec. 18, 1944
  • T-5 Donald D. Jackson (first casualty) - Dec. 17, 1944
  • PFC James W. Jones - Dec. 18, 1944
  • Sgt Ray C. Thomas - Dec. 28, 1944
  • T-4 Norman G. Ward - Dec. 18, 1944

    The Nertherlands Cemetery at Margraten outside of Maastricht
  • PFC Norman E. Leedy - April 10, 1945
  • TSgt Walter P. Gruca - April 12, 1945
  • PFC Fred R. Penman - April 15, 1945
  • PFC Ralph C. Shirley - April 18, 1945
  • SSgt Eldon Rybin March 31, 1945

    Henri-Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium
  • PVT Garland L. Loudermilk - March 8, 1945
  • 1Lt Richard Cleaver Jr. - March 7, 1945
  • T-5 Robert O. Kinkade - Nov. 1, 1944
  • SSgt. Sam R. Coltrane - Dec. 18, 1944
  • PFC Vincent J. Greco - March 2, 1945
  • Pvt Chris D. Christensen - March 1, 1945
  • Pvt Peter Nunziata - Dec. 18, 1944
  • T-5 William A. Martin - Dec. 18, 1944

    Ardennes, Neuville-en-Condrez Cemetery, Belgium
  • Pvt Homer E. Artinger - Dec. 22, 1944

    Lorraine Cemetery St Avold, France
  • 2Lt Raymond Q. Lile - Dec. 19, 1944 - B Troop
  • PFC Marcus H. Carter - July 12, 1945
  • Cpl Leo C. Alexander - March 15, 1945
  • Sgt Aubrey E. Broomfield - March 27, 1945

    Bodies returned to USA
  • Alfred Berg
  • Alan Berryhill
  • Joseph Beiiigeranti
  • Stuart Hutcherson
  • Roscoe Everman
  • William T. Stutz
  • Luther Cain
  • John Scholes
  • Steve Bojter
  • Robert Domogalski
  • George Surgent
  • John Murphy
  • Arthur Host
  • Melvin Brownstein
  • Matthew Schwab
  • Lt. Paul Mart - B Troop
  • Harvey Kreuger
  • Kenneth Thurman
  • Leroy Beidler
  • Richard Schaefer
  • Phillip I. Fogelgarn
  • S. Courtney
  • Willard Scroggins
  • Richard pleger
  • Cpl Horace M. Thorn - Dec. 21, 1944 - D Troop - Medal of Honor
  • John Weber
  • Pasquale Giannelli
  • Emilio Luna

    Others who died before 1970
  • Capt. Millicent Z. Smith, medical officer
  • Capt. Gene Auerbach
  • Lt Richard Forke
  • Ray Firl
  • Louise Oswald
  • Juan Zepeda
  • Victoriana Cavazos
  • Walter Schuchardt
  • Eli Schwartzman
  • Larry Colbert
  • Charles Zeltner
  • Anthony Rigione
  • Frank Biffar
  • Donald Maahs
  • John Sumzick
  • J. Kanopka
  • Richard Carlson
  • George Hoefle
  • Joe Coe
  • John March
  • Fred Cordell
  • Harry Craig
  • Clyde Bruck
  • Boyd Shaffer
  • Robert Lotzer
  • Ward Nations
  • Ora Williams
  • Peter Garris
  • Albert Walk