1781st

Social Security Index
Name: Accorso, Joseph F
Birth: 20 Feb 1920
Death: 14 Mar 1999 V
Age: 79
Res: Rochester, Monroe, NY 14609
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New York
SSN: 094-16-0876

Record of Enlistment
Name: Accorso, Joseph F
SerNo: 32584976
Residence: Monroe, New York
Place of Enlistment: Rochester New York
Date Of Enlistment: 12-04-1942
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 2.199 Box Number 0535

Notes
Married: Elsie Ferrari in 1948. They had four children, Kathleen, Joan, Joseph, Jr, and David. Worked in the Bomb and Armament Group. He was a good artist. Retired from Eastman Kodak Co where he painted a large mural of a family around a campfire for the clubhouse.
Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Alcorn, J R
SerNo: 34327000
Residence: Putnam, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Cp Forrest Tennessee
Date Of Enlistment: 09-25-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Small Craft Operator
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.205 Box Number 0783

Notes
Alcorn was 146 lbs and 5'11" at enlistment. From Buffalo Valley, Tennessee. He started out in the 1077th.

Social Security Index
Name: Appel, Theodore
Birth: 21 Sep 1913
Death: May 1980
Age: 66
Res: Fort Wayne, Allen, IN 46805
Ben: Fort Wayne, Allen , IN 46805
Issued By: Indiana
SSN: 304-14-1807

Record of Enlistment
Name: Appel, Theodore
SerNo: 35348644
Residence: StJoseph, Indiana
Place of Enlistment: Toledo Ohio
Date Of Enlistment: 11-20-1942
Nativity: Indiana
Year of Birth: 1913
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 3.350 Box Number 0928

Notes
b. Vanderburgh County, Indiana Parents: August B b.1873 and Ellen b.1873 Siblings: Benjamin b.1911, George b.1916 Appel was 183 pounds and 5'10' at enlistment.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Arensberg, David
Birth: 24 Dec 1901
Death: Aug 1967
Age: 65
Res: Camden, Camden, NJ 08103
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 150-10-0955

Record of Enlistment
Name: Arensberg, David
SerNo: 32362674
Residence: Camden, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1901
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.167 Box Number 0503

Notes
Ammunition Section Member
Slept in bunk under Cecil Ford in CA. Wrote lots of letters home. He, Steinhoff and Cohen were always first in line for chow. Dave spoke French, could go into Paris and only spend 11 cents per day, whereas the other boys had to spend $2.00 for the same entertainment.

Social Security Index
Name: Attard, Charles J
Birth: 1 Sept 1915
Death: 9 May 2007
Age: 91
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: (not specified)
SSN: (not specified)

Record of Enlistment
Name: Attard, Charles J
SerNo: 39010162
Residence: SanFrancisco, California
Place of Enlistment: San Francisco California
Date Of Enlistment: 07-11-1941
Nativity: California
Year of Birth: 1915
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Master Mechanic
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.147 Box Number 1381

Notes
Attard was a mechanic extroaordinaire with a can-do attitude who loved working on his boat and spending time with his fiance Theresa while on leave. He trained originally with the 1781st in California, but injured his ankle wrestling just before the 1781st shipped out, and served with another company in France where he was a mobile mechanic on a 6x6.
Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Bailey, J C
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
The last name may be spelled Baily. He was from Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Social Security Index
Name: Barbushok, Daniel
Birth: 12 Dec 1902
Death: Dec 1978
Age: 75/76
Res: Pleasant City, Guernsey, OH 43772
Ben: Byesville, Guernsey , OH 43723
Issued By: Ohio
SSN: 284-03-7206

Record of Enlistment
Name: Barbushok, Daniel
SerNo: 35524352
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Cleveland Ohio
Date Of Enlistment: 12-03-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1902
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 5.15 Box Number 0953

Notes
Barbushok was 184 lbs and 5'6" at enlistment.

Social Security Index
Name: Bisplinghoff, Henry V
Birth: 1 Feb 1902
Death: Sep 1975
Age: 73
Res: Jacksonville, Duval, FL 32211
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Florida
SSN: 265-10-1793

Record of Enlistment
Name: Bisplinghoff, Henry V
SerNo: 34370267
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-194242
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1902
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Student, High School, Vocational
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
During close order drills in Columbus, OH, instructor said "Everyone change step except Bisplinghoff." He told funny stories. On the train out of Chattanooga it passed by where Mr. Bisplinghoff worked, he pointed to the place with tears in his eyes showing Cox, who set in the seat beside him. He fired the furnace in Columbus, Ohio and did not go overseas with 1781st.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Boydell, Joseph
SerNo: 12165442
Residence: Passaic, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 11-05-1942
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Machine Shop
Marital Status: without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.91 Box Number 0098

Notes
He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA.
He may have worked in the machine shop.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Bram, Meyer
Birth: 3 Jan 1909
Death: Jan 1984
Age: 74/75
Res: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR 71601
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Arkansas
SSN: 431-18-0908

Record of Enlistment
Name: Bram, Meyer
SerNo: 38294471
Residence: Jefferson, Arkansas
Place of Enlistment: Little Rock Arkansas
Date Of Enlistment: 10-23-1942
Nativity: Arkansas
Year of Birth: 1909
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.82 Box Number 1316

Record of Enlistment
Name: Burch, Willie G
SerNo: 34370308
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 1909
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: school
Civilian Occupation: Mechanic
Marital Status: without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Had false teeth. Minor league baseball player. From Chattanooga.

Social Security Index
Name: Bury, Paul J
Birth: 16 Apr 1910
Death: Dec 1981
Age: 71
Res: 32021 (Florida)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 193-01-9444

Record of Enlistment
Name: Bury, Paul J
SerNo: 33402733
Residence: Washington, Pennsylvania
Place of Enlistment: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 11-25-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1910
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Physical Therapy Technician
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 1.171 Box Number 0654

Notes
b. Washington County, Pennsylvania Parents: John b.1877 and Mary b.1883 Siblings: Andy b.1908, Mary b.1914, Susie b.1915, Helen b.1919, Margaret b.1924

Social Security Index
Name: Byers, Eugene
Birth: 27 May 1907
Death: Dec 1979
Age: 72
Res: Allentown, Lehigh, PA 18102
Ben: Washington, Washington , PA 15301
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 159-12-0297

Record of Enlistment
Name: Byers, Eugene
SerNo: 13039769
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 12-24-1941
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1907
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.117 Box Number 0117

Notes
Mechanic in automotive section.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Campbell, George L
Birth: 3 Sep 1915
Death: 10 Jun 1999 V
Age: 83
Res: Ellsworth, Pierce, WI 54011
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Wisconsin
SSN: 395-16-6217

Record of Enlistment
Name: Campbell, George L
SerNo: 38104202
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Ft Bliss El Paso Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 03-21-1942
Nativity: Undefined Code
Year of Birth: 1915
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 6.54 Box Number 1288

Notes
Campbell shipped out of the 1782 after Columbus, Ohio.

Social Security Index
Name: Clark, Fred J
Birth: 27 Apr 1921
Death: 23 Apr 2001 V
Age: 79
Res: Grants Pass, Josephine, OR 97527
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: California
SSN: 566-12-8960

Record of Enlistment
Name: Clark, Fred J
SerNo: 34520391
Residence: Williamson, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Cp Forrest Tennessee
Date Of Enlistment: 11-08-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.234 Box Number 0812

Notes
Clark was from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had been in the 1077th before the 1781st. Ford says about him, "He was a good ole southern boy".

Social Security Index
Name: Clayton, Wilbert I
Birth: 13 Jun 1917
Death: 13 Feb 1998 V
Age: 80
Res: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL 33406
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: North Carolina
SSN: 239-03-3916

Record of Enlistment
Name: Clayton, Wilbert I
SerNo: 14018233
Residence: Union, North Carolina
Place of Enlistment: Ft Bragg North Carolina
Date Of Enlistment: 11-07-1945
Nativity: North Carolina
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Laborer
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 2.3 Box Number 0146

Notes
Clayton was a real soldier. Could take a gun apart with his eyes blindfolded. He ran the boys some to keep them in shape. One night in the tent he played cards. It was getting late, he only had $12.00 left. He let Langdon play with the money, he won about $100.00 dollars. Boys split the money.

Social Security Index
Name: Clemons, William A Jr
Birth: 3 Sep 1921
Death: 25 Jan 2000 V
Age: 78
Res: Knoxville, Knox, TN 37917
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Tennessee
SSN: 414-16-6872

Record of Enlistment
Name: Clemons, William A Jr
SerNo: 34369710
Residence: Knox, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-10-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Social Security Index
Name: Cloud, Sam N
Birth: 5 Aug 1902
Death: Jul 1969
Age: 66
Res: Kingsport, Sullivan, TN 37665
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Tennessee
SSN: 413-10-1489

Record of Enlistment
Name: Cloud, Sam N
SerNo: 34369520
Residence: Sullivan, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-10-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1902
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
American Indian. Had a large battleship tattooed on his chest. When he stretched out his arms, the bow and the stern of the ship was visible. Sam was so tough that he was leading their marches in the desert while the younger men were passing out. At discharge he told Capt he had a moonshine still hid in him mothers attic, and he would restart it.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Cohen, Abraham
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Cohen could speak perfect french. When he went no leave in France, he used very little money. The other boys spent too much, they couldn't speak the laugage to get price reductions. Always first in the chow line with Steinhoff and Arensberg. From New York.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Coughi, James
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: ------------
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Mr Coughi could sound just like a house cat. He was from Trenton, NJ.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Cox, James R
SerNo: 14158010
Residence: Greene, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Cp Forrest Tennessee
Date Of Enlistment: 09-26-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.22 Box Number 0165

Notes
305 North Waterfork, Greeneville, TN 37743 Son of Alonzo and Nellie McCarty Cox. Married Mary Rader. Three children, Debbie, Donna, and Bruce. Robert and another boy did calisthenics every night. They did chin-ups, push-ups, set-ups, and side-splits (jumping jacks). James is considered by the others as the 'quiet one'.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Crafft, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Crafft was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Curtis, Capt Jim
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Took over after Capt Jarmak was moved to another command. Ex P51 pilot. He was shot down behind enemy lines and survived by sucking on sugar beets while trying to get back to safety. Curtis was a big man around 6' 4". The boys referred to his as "Big Jim Curtis". He told the boys, "If I'm with a higher officer, you had better salute. If I'm by myself, don't worry about it." He gave them a lot of freedom, but told them, "When we have roll call, you had better be there."

Record of Enlistment
Name: Deforest, Russell E
SerNo: 35137507
Residence: Brown, Ohio
Place of Enlistment: Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky
Date Of Enlistment: 03-30-1942
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: school
Civilian Occupation: Code
Marital Status: without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.322 Box Number 0900

Notes
He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Doty, James J
Birth: 13 Aug 1919
Death: Jan 1973
Age: 53
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: California
SSN: 549-20-6979

Record of Enlistment
Name: Doty, James J
SerNo: 39230769
Residence: LosAngeles, California
Place of Enlistment: Los Angeles California
Date Of Enlistment: 03-22-1941
Nativity: California
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of college
Civilian Occupation: Mechanic
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.175 Box Number 1409

Notes
Middle name believed to be Julian. He was the motorcycle mechanic. During a party in Germany, Doty, who was on guard duty, caught a GI and a Frenchman in his tent going through the boys' property. He chambered a round in his carbine and marched the men to the Captain at the party in the mess hall. He said "Here they are, Captain." The GI was AWOL from another unit and the Frenchman was selling the goods on the black market. Neither were heard of again.

Social Security Index
Name: Dugo, Larry
Birth: 6 Feb 1917
Death: Sep 1985
Age: 68
Res: Willow Grove, Montgomery, PA 19090
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 179-10-9439

Record of Enlistment
Name: Dugo, Larry
SerNo: 33087098
Residence: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Place of Enlistment: Ft George G Meade Maryland
Date Of Enlistment: 07-10-1941
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.272 Box Number 0608

Notes
Dugo was happy go lucky. He was the Gunnery Sergeant who passed out cigars when he was busted to Private. The next month he made Corporal.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Ernest, Jacob
Birth: 22 Dec 1916
Death: Oct 1967
Age: 50
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Wisconsin
SSN: 394-07-8564

Record of Enlistment
Name: Ernest, Jacob
SerNo: 36284420
Residence: Waukesha, Wisconsin
Place of Enlistment: Milwaukee Wisconsin
Date Of Enlistment: 11-19-1942
Nativity: Colorado
Year of Birth: 1916
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 5.121 Box Number 1059

Record of Enlistment
Name: Feingold, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Feingold was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Social Security Index
Name: Ferro, Anthony A
Birth: 14 Dec 1916
Death: 7 Feb 1990
Age: 73
Res: Somerset, Somerset, NJ 08873
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 147-07-2813

Record of Enlistment
Name: Ferro, Anthony A
SerNo: 32555790
Residence: Union, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-16-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1916
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 2.195 Box Number 0531

Notes
From Italy. Naturalized Aug 17, 1933. He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA. He was in the 1782nd when discharged.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Figlewski, Bernard J
Birth: 9 Sep 1915
Death: 7 Jul 1992
Age: 76
Res: Rio Grande, Cape May, NJ 08242
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 161-10-8234

Record of Enlistment
Name: Figlewski, Bernard J
SerNo: 33028003
Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of Enlistment: Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 03-15-1941
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1915
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Machine Operator
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.264 Box Number 0600

Notes
Sgt Figlewski was one of the hair barbers. He was the master Sarg. until the unit got to Cal. Then Mooney took over.

Social Security Index
Name: Fisher, Marion W
Birth: 7 Sep 1917
Death: 18 Aug 1991
Age: 73
Res: Arlington, Arlington, VA 22205
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: District of Columbia
SSN: 579-14-9416

Record of Enlistment
Name: Fisher, Marion W
SerNo: 33452634
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Ft Myer Virginia
Date Of Enlistment: 01-23-1943
Nativity: Maryland
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of college
Civilian Occupation: Marine Fireman Or File Clerk
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.178 Box Number 0661

Notes
Master Sergeant. Shop foreman after Mr Haining earned enough points to come home. He could check out a Jeep. Mr Fisher could sew very well and sewed the boys' patches and buttons on their uniforms. He lost his pay almost every payday gambling. Hunted squirrel frequently as a child, making him a sharpshooter.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Fisher, Robert S
SerNo: 44043913
Residence: Gibson, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 12-06-1944
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1926
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.366 Box Number 1542

Notes
From Humboldt, Tennessee

Record of Enlistment
Name: Flores, Joe U
SerNo: 39539288
Residence: Riverside, California
Place of Enlistment: Los Angeles California
Date Of Enlistment: 10-14-1942
Nativity: California
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: Others, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Highway Maintenance Man
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 7.18 Box Number 1447

Notes
Automobile body man and welder. He and Lloyd Reynolds ran the welding truck. Molina wanted to speak Spanish when the other guys were around. Flores told him that he could speak English as well as he and that they should speak in English because the other guys would think that they were being talked about.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Ford, Cecil R
SerNo: 34370388
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Georgia
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
b.May 30, 1921 Wife: Artie Ford passed away March, 2005. Attended military mechanic's school in Connelly, GA. He could eat a lot and liked to play cards. Could not jitterbug. He sang all the time, during war, "You show me 100 stuck up people and I'll show you 100 fools."

Record of Enlistment
Name: Frankel, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Frankel was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Freese, John E
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Motor Pool Specialist. He assisted in loading bombs onto planes when extra personnel was needed.
Went to Paris to make pictures of sun bathing women also swimming in the Seine River. He told Otha McCormick that the women wore two-piece bathing suits, and, when the string top would fall down, revealing their chest, they would casually pull them back up.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Garvey, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Gravey was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Social Security Index
Name: Germano, Patsy M
Birth: 28 Nov 1916
Death: 23 Nov 1994
Age: 77
Res: Greensburg, Westmoreland, PA 15601
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 176-05-8183O

Record of Enlistment
Name: Germano, Patsy M
SerNo: 33264239
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 04-29-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1916
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Welder
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.151 Box Number 0634

Notes
Sheet metal man. A good christian man.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Granada, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Granada was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Guoba, Stanley V
SerNo: 32555661
Residence: Essex, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-16-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 2.195 Box Number 0531

Notes
He was in the Bomb Group. Married Jane Smith. Guoba's favorite saying was, "You've got rocks in your head".

Record of Enlistment
Name: Hagen, Roy L
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA.
Cecil Ford thought he may have been from New Jersey and worked in the bomb group.

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Haining, Basil L
SerNo: 31099774
Residence: Penobscot, Maine
Place of Enlistment: Bangor Maine
Date Of Enlistment: 05-19-1942
Nativity: Maine
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Gas And Oil Man
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.115 Box Number 0394

Notes
b.Feb 1920 d.1978 Somerset Maine Son of Roy D Haining b.1895 and Ida M Haining b.1902. Sister Glenna M Haining b.1922 Mr. Haney earned points to come home before the other boys. Was in charge of the machine shop.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Harrington, Carroll A
SerNo: 11049594
Residence: Suffolk, Massachusetts
Place of Enlistment: Boston Massachusetts
Date Of Enlistment: 03-19-1942
Nativity: Massachusetts
Year of Birth: 1911
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of college
Civilian Occupation: Machine Operator
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.54 Box Number 0061

Notes
Loved to play Craps

Social Security Index
Name: Harrington, Walter J
Birth: 3 Feb 1920
Death: Aug 1994
Age: 74
Res: Beaumont, Riverside, CA 92223
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New York
SSN: 122-12-5109

Record of Enlistment
Name: Harrington, Walter J
SerNo: 32363023
Residence: Mercer, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Camden New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-16-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Machinist Helper
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.167 Box Number 0503

Notes
Head cook. He may be the one who found the old cook stove while moving camps, cleaned it up, cut fire wood and had the stove ready to cook on when Capt. Jarmak put a stop to it. The smoke could have given their location to the enemy.

Social Security Index
Name: Hartman, Elbert J
Birth: 27 Jan 1922
Death: 18 Feb 1998 V
Age: 76
Res: Hixson, Hamilton, TN 37343
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Tennessee
SSN: 415-16-8611

Record of Enlistment
Name: Hartman, Elbert J
SerNo: 34370235
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of college
Civilian Occupation: Welder, Spot Or Burner, Acetylene
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Had a bad Army truck wreck in NJ. He was sitting on front of the truck when it hit a car, broke his collar bone and did not go overseas. Welder and drove a welding repair truck. After the service he had a business at one time welding beautiful, rod-iron fencing. Initial "J" stands for Jones. Passed Feb 1998. 2 children - Son Joe, and a daughter

Social Security Index
Name: Holmes, Eugene V
Birth: 30 Apr 1912
Death: Nov 1981
Age: 69
Res: Arlington, Tarrant, TX 76013
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Texas
SSN: 467-07-7867

Record of Enlistment
Name: Holmes, Eugene V
SerNo: 38284299
Residence: Tarrant, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Dallas Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 10-29-1942
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1912
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 6.80 Box Number 1314

Notes
Eugene Virgil Holmes

Social Security Index
Name: Horne, Quentin H
Birth: 2 Sep 1918
Death: May 1983
Age: 64
Res: Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN 37421
Ben: Chattanooga, Hamilton , TN 37421
Issued By: Tennessee
SSN: 413-01-0914

Record of Enlistment
Name: Horne, Quentin H
SerNo: 34370222
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1918
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Parents: John W b.1882 and Ida M b.1891. Siblings: Estelle M b.1910, Glotha J b.1913, Floyce E b.1915, Roxie M b.1917, Veretta L b.1923, Madge S b.1925, Harold H b.1927, Jewel F b.1929, and Dwight b. 1932. Middle name Hancel. Had two sons, Randy and Steven H.

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Hughes, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Social Security Index
Name: Husband, Oye
Birth: 26 Sep 1917
Death: 1 Feb 1990
Age: 72
Res: Troup, Smith, TX 75789
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Texas
SSN: 463-10-1056

Record of Enlistment
Name: Husband, Oye
SerNo: 18098560
Residence: Rusk, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Tyler Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 11-17-1942
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.135 Box Number 0278

Notes
Mechanic's helper. Father: Nash L b1888 Mother: May H b1888 Siblings: Herbert L b1912, Pauline b1914, Mildred b1916, Laura Kate b1924, James L b1927 Lived in Rusk, TX

Record of Enlistment
Name: Isidore, Orlando
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Worked in the Bomb Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Jarmak, Capt Abraham
SerNo: O-------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ---- ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: Connecticut
Year of Birth: 1913
Race/Citizenship: White
Education: 3 years of college
Civilian Occupation: ------
Marital Status: Married, with 1 daughter
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Wife had a baby while they were in Pontoise, France and he gave the boys cigars. His civilian job was a shoe salesman. Once a couple of boys wrecked a truck Jarmak asked, "How bad did they hurt the truck?" He didn't ask about the boys until later.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Jaworski, Andrew
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
He was in the Bomber Group. He and other guys in his group would "goldbrick" by claiming to be sick every day. The doctor suspected their ruse and gave all of them a cup of castor oil. That put a stop to sick call. He was from Penn. Jaworski's first name was Andrew.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Johnson, John A
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Johnson was in the bomb and armament group

Record of Enlistment
Name: Jorgensen, Christian
SerNo: 32542248
Residence: Richmond, New York
Place of Enlistment: New York City New York
Date Of Enlistment: 10-26-1942
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1899
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Linotype Operator
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.193 Box Number 0529

Social Security Index
Name: Kasson, Ralph D
Birth: 23 Aug 1916
Death: 16 Jan 2001
Age: 84
Res: Shedd, Linn, OR 97377
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Nebraska
SSN: 508-01-6473

Record of Enlistment
Name: Kasson, Ralph D
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
From Beatrice, Nebraska in Gage County. He worked in the Automotive section. He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA.

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Kepple, Unknown
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: ----------
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Tech Sergeant or Supply Officer.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Kromer, James B
SerNo: 35341909
Residence: Wyandot, Ohio
Place of Enlistment: Toledo Ohio
Date Of Enlistment: 09-28-1942
Nativity: Ohio
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.349 Box Number 0927

Notes
He was from Carey, Ohio

Social Security Index
Name: Kurdyla, John E
Birth: 24 Jun 1915
Death: May 1978
Age: 62
Res: (not specified)
Ben: Carteret, Middlesex , NJ 07008
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 135-07-0489

Record of Enlistment
Name: Kurdyla, John E
SerNo: 32557120
Residence: Essex, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-21-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1915
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.195 Box Number 0531

Notes
Worked in the Bomb Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Leddy, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Leddy was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Leverman, Carroll A
SerNo: 35137798
Residence: Campbell, Kentucky
Place of Enlistment: Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky
Date Of Enlistment: 04-13-1942
Nativity: Ohio
Year of Birth: 1911
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Mechanic
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.322 Box Number 0900

Notes
NickName: Pops, son of August F. born 1888 and Ella born 1890 of Campbell County, Kentucky. Siblings: Ella M. b. 1914, Gordon b.1919, and August F. b.1925

Social Security Index
Name: Lieby, Eugene M
Birth: 23 Feb 1899
Death: 30 Dec 1968
Age: 69
Res: Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN 37411
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Tennessee
SSN: 413-01-2416

Record of Enlistment
Name: Lieby, Eugene M
SerNo: 34370358
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Mississippi
Year of Birth: 1899
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Lieby didn't like to share the homemade goodies that his sister sent him from home. He usually waited until the lights went out to enjoy them. Never married.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Lowronce, Jackie
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Jackie Lowrance from Memphis, Tennessee. worked in the automotive section. Later in life he worked in a grocery store in Memphis.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Madden, Edwin J
SerNo: 31132105
Residence: Middlesex, Massachusetts
Place of Enlistment: Boston Massachusetts
Date Of Enlistment: 05-27-1942
Nativity: Massachusetts
Year of Birth: 1918
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Director, Motion Picture
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.119 Box Number 0398

Notes
Really nice man. Could rollerskate. Could dance and do the jitterbug.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Maitland, Lewis C Jr
SerNo: 33044014
Residence: Henrico, Virginia
Place of Enlistment: Richmond Virginia
Date Of Enlistment: 05-16-1941
Nativity: Virginia
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Carpenter
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.266 Box Number 0602

Social Security Index
Name: Marcheano, Albert
Birth: 12 Oct 1918
Death: Mar 1981
Age: 62
Res: Union City, Hudson, NJ 07087
Ben: Union City, Hudson , NJ 07087
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 153-09-9465

Record of Enlistment
Name: Marcheano, Albert
SerNo: 32469266
Residence: Hudson, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-11-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1918
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 2.182 Box Number 0518

Notes
Married a girl named Catherine, had no children. He loved spaghetti. He started out in the 1077th.

Record of Enlistment
Name: McClellan, Robert B
SerNo: 34248380
Residence: Lake, Florida
Place of Enlistment: Cp Blanding Florida
Date Of Enlistment: 08-20-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.195 Box Number 0773

Notes
From Leesburg, Lake County, FL. His folks ran a lodging place in Florida.

Record of Enlistment
Name: McCormick, Otha P
SerNo: 34370316
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Alabama
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Motorcyclist
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Worked in office. Went blind for a short time after having all the shots in Columbus. He also Passed out giving a pint of blood for the infantry, because he didn't think he needed to eat or drink afterwards. James Cox and another boy caught him before he could hit the pavement.DOB: Aug. 25,1921
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Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: McLellan, Donald C
Birth: 12 Jan 1916
Death: May 1979
Age: 63
Res: Lynn, Essex, MA 01902
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Massachusetts
SSN: 015-09-2983

Record of Enlistment
Name: McLellan, Donald C
SerNo: 11032798
Residence: Middlesex, Massachusetts
Place of Enlistment: Boston Massachusetts
Date Of Enlistment: 12-16-1941
Nativity: Massachusetts
Year of Birth: 1916
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.52 Box Number 0059

Notes
Nickname: "Mack"

Social Security Index
Name: Miller, Jack
Birth: 20 Oct 1907
Death: Sep 1964
Age: 56
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Texas
SSN: 459-09-5311

Record of Enlistment
Name: Miller, Jack
SerNo: 18200833
Residence: Runnels, Texas
Place of Enlistment: San Antonio Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 11-09-1942
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1907
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Postal Clerk Or Photographer
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.14 Box Number 0292

Notes
From Texas. NickName: Cactus Jack

Record of Enlistment
Name: Molina, Philip C
SerNo: 39919582
Residence: Washoe, Nevada
Place of Enlistment: Salt Lake City Utah
Date Of Enlistment: 08-26-1943
Nativity: Undefined Code
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: American Indian, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 7.54 Box Number 1483

Notes
Worked in the shop. Nickname was "Paison". could do the jitterbug.Hometown: San Antonio, TX Son of Jose b.1892 and Candelaria Molina b.1895.Siblings: Cantalina b.1921, Petra b.1925,Oscarb.1913, Philip b.1919.Map reading class told Lt. "I know nothing, If I knew the guys would accuse me of brown nosing." Lost his pay in crap games a lot. Signature from 1943:

Record of Enlistment
Name: Monti, Frank
SerNo: 32505257
Residence: Kings, New York
Place of Enlistment: Ft Jay Governors Island New York
Date Of Enlistment: 09-17-1942
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.187 Box Number 0523

Notes
57 Ford Ave Wharton, NJ 07885-2555 Good jitterbugger. Worked in the office doing payroll and keeping records.
Signature from 1943.

Sadly, Mr Monti passed away March 24, 2009.

Social Security Index
Name: Mooney, Webney W
Birth: 28 Jan 1919
Death: 4 Mar 1999 V
Age: 80
Res: Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX 76106
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Oklahoma
SSN: 445-14-7029

Record of Enlistment
Name: Mooney, Webney W
SerNo: 18002997
Residence: Bryan, Oklahoma
Place of Enlistment: Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Date Of Enlistment: 08-28-1940
Nativity: Oklahoma
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.122 Box Number 0265

Notes
First Sergeant. He nicknamed James R Cox "Mule". Cox nicknamed him "Tex".

Record of Enlistment
Name: Morgan, John
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Mess Hall Sergeant. Morgan could eat 15 hot cakes every morning. He May have been from Wisconsin.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Morris, Thomas J
SerNo: 32139541
Residence: Monroe, New York
Place of Enlistment: Rochester New York
Date Of Enlistment: 05-04-1942
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1914
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Airplane Fabric Dope Worker
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.191 Box Number 0469

Notes
Worked in the Automotive section. Graduated Ordnance Automotive School in Columbus, Ohio March 6, 1943. Loved to play Seven Card Stud. In England he and Ford were playing in a big game of Seven Card Stud. Morris had three queens that he called Me, Maude and Mabel. Ford, who had the winning hand said, "I have the KKK," meaning three kings.
Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Morrison, Lewis E
Birth: 13 Jun 1898
Death: Jan 1969
Age: 70
Res: Rahway, Union, NJ 07065
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 144-01-6275

Record of Enlistment
Name: Morrison, Lewis E
SerNo: 31195334
Residence: NewHaven, Connecticut
Place of Enlistment: Hartford Connecticut
Date Of Enlistment: 10-17-1942
Nativity: Maine
Year of Birth: 1898
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Cook*
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.129 Box Number 0407

Social Security Index
Name: Myers, Tom C
Birth: 2 Feb 1921
Death: Dec 1969
Age: 48
Res: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM 87110
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Mississippi
SSN: 428-12-7208

Record of Enlistment
Name: Myers, Tom C
SerNo: 14042168
Residence: Forrest, Mississippi
Place of Enlistment: Jackson Mississippi
Date Of Enlistment: 01-24-1941
Nativity: Mississippi
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.6 Box Number 0149

Notes
Liked to play cards. Liked seven-card draw poker. May have been from Penn.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Napoleon, Alfred
SerNo: 32363051
Residence: Mercer, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Camden New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-16-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.167 Box Number 0503

Notes
Napoleon never married.

Social Security Index
Name: Nuttall, Llewellyn C
Birth: 16 Apr 1919
Death: 19 Aug 2011 V
Age: 92
Res: Boulder, Boulder, CO 80466
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Colorado
SSN: (not specified)

Record of Enlistment
Name: Nuttall, Llewellyn C
SerNo: xxx
Residence: Boulder, Colorado
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Born in Flat Rock, IL. His father was a doctor. Married Eileen Stockdale March 10, 1941.

Social Security Index
Name: Olejnik, Joseph
Birth: 19 May 1917
Death: 9 Jun 1992
Age: 75
Res: Albany, Albany, NY 12203
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New York
SSN: 115-12-0549

Record of Enlistment
Name: Olejnik, Joseph
SerNo: 32447372
Residence: Albany, New York
Place of Enlistment: Albany New York
Date Of Enlistment: 08-06-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Laboratory Technician
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.179 Box Number 0515

Notes
Olejnik cut the boys hair, using hand clippers to earn extra money. They would set on a nail keg or a stump while he clipped away. He had a stiff neck as a result of breaking it years before and would tell boys if they touched his neck "Don't mess with my neck". Mrs. Olejnik worked at a factory that made aluminum pots and pans

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Parkins, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Parkins was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Social Security Index
Name: Parkinson, Samuel J
Birth: 1 Apr 1906
Death: Sep 1980
Age: 74
Res: 48053 (Michigan)
Ben: 48053
Issued By: Michigan
SSN: 385-05-5250

Record of Enlistment
Name: Parkinson, Samuel J
SerNo: 36146989
Residence: Wayne, Michigan
Place of Enlistment: Detroit Michigan
Date Of Enlistment: 04-07-1942
Nativity: Irish Free
Year of Birth: 1906
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Welder
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 5.100 Box Number 1038

Record of Enlistment
Name: Peters, Unknown
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: ------------
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Shared a five man tent with James Robert Cox and Cecil R. Ford in France. Peters from Cocomo, In. was a nice fellow, he talked real slow.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Phealara, Daniel
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: ------------
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Italian Cook. Danny Pagalaria new spelling from Cecil Ford was from New York.

Social Security Index
Name: Pickett, Lawrence D
Birth: 20 Apr 1920
Death: Mar 1980
Age: 59
Res: (not specified)
Ben: Goodland, Sherman , KS 67735
Issued By: Colorado
SSN: 524-14-5080

Record of Enlistment
Name: Pickett, Lawrence D
SerNo: 37207178
Residence: LosAngeles, Kansas
Place of Enlistment: Ft Logan Colorado
Date Of Enlistment: 06-17-1942
Nativity: Kansas
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 0.000 Box Number 0000

Notes
Son of: William J. and Stella C. Pickett, one of eleven children. He married Alma Rena Knapp Dec 18, 1942. They have two children, Marion Frances, and James Dwight. His nickname was "Hook". He never missed a parade.
Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Pickett, Virgil E
Birth: 30 Jun 1909
Death: Sep 1977
Age: 68
Res: Bucyrus, Crawford, OH 44820
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Ohio
SSN: 276-09-6962

Record of Enlistment
Name: Pickett, Virgil E
SerNo: 35617848
Residence: Crawford, Ohio
Place of Enlistment: Columbus Ohio
Date Of Enlistment: 12-08-1942
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 1909
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: school
Civilian Occupation: Production Of Metals.
Marital Status: without dependents
Film Reel Number 5.29 Box Number 0967

Notes
He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Pluta, John W
Birth: 30 May 1921
Death: Jul 1964
Age: 43
Res: Brooklyn, Kings, NY 11211
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New York
SSN: 057-07-3006

Record of Enlistment
Name: Pluta, John W
SerNo: 32504077
Residence: Kings, New York
Place of Enlistment: Ft Jay Governors Island New York
Date Of Enlistment: 09-16-1942
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 2.187 Box Number 0523

Notes
Worked in the machine shop truck maybe on machine guns. Did the jitterbug. After the war, he worked at Western Electric in New Jersey.
Signature from 1943:

Social Security Index
Name: Powers, James J
Birth: 26 Aug 1921
Death: 15 Jul 2002 V
Age: 80
Res: Roselle Park, Union, NJ 07204
Ben: Elizabeth, Union , NJ 07201
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 140-14-175

Record of Enlistment
Name: Powers, James J
SerNo: 32555969
Residence: Union, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-17-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.195 Box Number 0531

Notes
Accidentally run over and almost killed by deuce and a half truck. The boys nicknamed him Jungle Jim.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Prettyman, Leroy I
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Great sense of humor. Did the jitterbug. Drew pictures everywhere, in sand, in dust on trucks, on the ground, or anywhere. Drummed using sticks, screwdrivers, welding rods, etc, on buckets or 50 gallon barrels. Painted the namesake pictures on planes. He painted the vehicles after they were repaired by Joe Flores and Lloyd Reynolds.

Social Security Index
Name: Proch, John L Jr
Birth: 3 Oct 1921
Death: 19 Feb 1999 V
Age: 77
Res: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 15217
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 194-14-5724

Record of Enlistment
Name: Proch, John L Jr
SerNo: 33392005
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Greensburg Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 10-01-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.170 Box Number 0653

Notes
b. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Parents: Wasko b.1892 and Wilva b.1901 Siblings: Joseph b.1923, Paul

Record of Enlistment
Name: Ratliff, Paul
SerNo: 35646035
Residence: Pike, Kentucky
Place of Enlistment: Huntington West Virginia
Date Of Enlistment: 12-30-1942
Nativity: Kentucky
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 5.33 Box Number 0971

Notes
From Belcher, Ky. He started out in the 1077th.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Reynolds, Floyd L
SerNo: 38342689
Residence: Lubbock, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Lubbock Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 03-04-1943
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.89 Box Number 1323

Notes
He and Joe Flores drove the welding truck. If a truck got beat up, they knocked the dents out and welded the holes. They turned it over to Leroy Prettyman who then painted the vehicle.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Reynolds, John H
SerNo: 07003467
Residence: Roane, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Mcpherson Atlanta Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 05-21-1941
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of college
Civilian Occupation: Teletypewriter Operator
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.49 Box Number 0049

Notes
Preacher. Prayed morning, noon, and night. Taught Cox how to pray. He was the mechanic from Harriman(?) TN. who smoked a pipe. Mr.Reynolds was a good checker player, hard to beat.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Roan, James M
Birth: 9 Feb 1919
Death: 14 Feb 2002 P
Age: 83
Res: Thomasville, Thomas, GA 31757
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Georgia
SSN: 257-18-3680

Record of Enlistment
Name: Roan, James M
SerNo: 34443249
Residence: Pike, Georgia
Place of Enlistment: Ft Mcpherson Atlanta Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-21-1942
Nativity: Georgia
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of college
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.222 Box Number 0800

Notes
After the war, he worked as a visitation or truant officer for a school system in Georgia. His wife, Kate, worked in the school cafeteria. They had two children, Susan and Billy. The machinist who made rings from pennies, he ran the mobile machine shop. He could grind valves and make temporary parts when they couldn't get them. He attended the US Air Corps National School of Aeronautics in Kansas City, MO. He cut the boys hair to earn extra money.

Social Security Index
Name: Robertson, John
Birth: 2 Feb 1907
Death: 19 May 2000 V
Age: 93
Res: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA 02360
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Massachusetts
SSN: 017-14-2139

Record of Enlistment
Name: Robertson, John
SerNo: 31087437
Residence: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Place of Enlistment: Boston Massachusetts
Date Of Enlistment: 03-24-1942
Nativity: Channel Islands
Year of Birth: 1907
Race/Citizenship: White, not yet a citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.113 Box Number 0392

Record of Enlistment
Name: Rodriguez, Selestino C
SerNo: 18060972
Residence: Harris, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Houston Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 12-17-1941
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: Others, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.130 Box Number 0273

Notes
Welder and body man. Welded a shower in France from a gas or oil can or barrel. He put holes in the shower head and a valve opened by a pull string.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Roe, Wade B
Birth: 7 Jun 1922
Death: 12 Oct 1986
Age: 64
Res: Canon City, Fremont, CO 81212
Ben: Canon City, Fremont , CO 81212
Issued By: Texas
SSN: 467-16-7744

Record of Enlistment
Name: Roe, Wade B
SerNo: 38231118
Residence: Hamilton, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Abilene Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 10-28-1942
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.73 Box Number 1307

Notes
Married: Fay - 2 children Linda Kay and a son. Twin to Wayne E Roe. Drove wrecker. They are the children of Cecil E. Roe b.Jan 3, 1896 and Louan Simmon b.June 6, 1899. Buried Oct 15, 1986 in Cannon City, Fremont, Colorado.
Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Roe, Wayne E
Birth: 7 Jun 1922
Death: 28 Nov 1998 V
Age: 76
Res: Odessa, Ector, TX 79762
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Texas
SSN: 467-16-7743

Record of Enlistment
Name: Roe, Wayne E
SerNo: 38231129
Residence: Hamilton, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Abilene Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 10-28-1942
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.73 Box Number 1307

Notes
Wayne Euel Roe - Twin to Wade B Roe. Worked in the machine shop and was a machinist after the war. The twins were the children of Cecil E. Roe b.Jan 3,1896 and Louan Simmon b.June 6, 1899. Buried Dec 1, 1998 in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Texas. Married June 9,1951 in Palo Pinto, Texas to Sylvia. - 2 children, Gary and Judy. Signature from 1943:

Record of Enlistment
Name: Roll, Charles D
SerNo: 36442548
Residence: Henry, Illinois
Place of Enlistment: Peoria Illinois
Date Of Enlistment: 01-11-1943
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 1923
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Machine Shop, N.E.C.
Marital Status: without dependents
Film Reel Number 5.145 Box Number 1083

Notes
He had infantry training at Santa Anita Racetrack in CA.

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Rose, Woodrow W
SerNo: 14156623
Residence: Knox, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Cp Forrest Tennessee
Date Of Enlistment: 09-23-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1912
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 2.21 Box Number 0164

Notes
Automotive Section Member
Middle Name: Wilson Wife: Paulette Son: Woodrow Jr. Retired from Fulton-Sylphon Buried: Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Strong "Yellow Dog" Democrat.

Social Security Index
Name: Rosier, Stearl
Birth: 6 May 1920
Death: 6 Oct 2005
Age: 85
Res: Montrose, WV 26283
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: (not specified)
SSN: (not specified)

Record of Enlistment
Name: Rosier, Stearl
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: ------------
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Tech Sergeant - Bomb loader and Mechanic
Lifelong farmer - Married Leeorr Marie 2-21-42 Four children: Robert B (Bud), Rodney Dale, and Shirley Ann, 1 unknown. 12 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren. Passed away 10-6-05 in Tucker County, WV. Very strong, the boys referred to him as "Bull". From West Virginia.
Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Roslin, Joseph D
Birth: 16 Oct 1922
Death: Apr 1983
Age: 60
Res: Reading, Berks, PA 19611
Ben: Reading, Berks , PA 19611
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 179-12-1291

Record of Enlistment
Name: Roslin, Joseph D
SerNo: 33487174
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Allentown Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 01-08-1943
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Machinist'S Helper
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.183 Box Number 0666

Notes

Signature from 1943:

Record of Enlistment
Name: Sadler, Merlin E
SerNo: 34044321
Residence: Knox, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 05-20-1941
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1914
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of college
Civilian Occupation: Airplane Fabric Worker
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.261 Box Number 0744

Record of Enlistment
Name: Sadler, Robert A
SerNo: 34737525
Residence: Knox, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 06-23-1943
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1925
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.264 Box Number 0842

Notes
Mr Robert Andrew Sadler enlisted at age 18. Before the war, worked at a local hardware store. Trained in Florida as a bomb handler, became ill, had a kidney removed than was unable to go overseas with the 1781st. He begged the doctors to let him go. Did state-side duty. After the war he got two degrees at UT. The second was a EE which allowed him to work at KUB. Two sisters, Lois also served in the Army. Wife Beryl, no children. Passed away in 2003.

Social Security Index
Name: Santacroce, Alfonse O
Birth: 25 Oct 1918
Death: Dec 1966
Age: 48
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Connecticut
SSN: 045-09-1881

Record of Enlistment
Name: Santacroce, Alfonse O
SerNo: 31125756
Residence: NewHaven, Connecticut
Place of Enlistment: Hartford Connecticut
Date Of Enlistment: 06-19-1942
Nativity: Connecticut
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.118 Box Number 0397

Notes
Drove truck and worked in the shop. Drummer who would use sticks and anything he could pick up to make music. Fluent in French and Italian. Communicated with prisoners in prison camp. Lefthanded. Could jitterbug. When he wrecked his truck, Capt Jarmak asked about the condition of the truck first, boys later. He drove a Hershey's candy truck after the war.

Social Security Index
Name: Schulz, Eugene Q
Birth: 16 Feb 1913
Death: 16 Feb 1998 V
Age: 85
Res: Canton, Stark, OH 44708
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Ohio
SSN: 297-05-1954

Record of Enlistment
Name: Schulz, Eugene Q
SerNo: ?
Residence: ?, ?
Place of Enlistment: ? ?
Date Of Enlistment: ?-?-19?
Nativity: ?
Year of Birth: 1913
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: ?
Civilian Occupation: ?
Marital Status: ?
Film Reel Number ? Box Number ?

Notes
Tech Sergeant or Staff Sergeant. In England on payday, he borrowed $20.00 dollars from James Cox to gamble with. He lost that, along with his own pay. In France, Schulz and Ford had a dark room. They used aircraft film cut into sections, rerolled the film and took land pictures.
Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Schwarz, William R
SerNo: 12089223
Residence: Kings, New York
Place of Enlistment: Mitchel Field L I New York
Date Of Enlistment: 06-30-1942
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Managers And Officials, N.E.C.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.80 Box Number 0087

Notes

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Selestino, Castulo D
SerNo: 38027015
Residence: Caldwell, Texas
Place of Enlistment: Ft Sam Houston Texas
Date Of Enlistment: 02-07-1941
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1918
Race/Citizenship: Others, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.43 Box Number 1277

Social Security Index
Name: Selpe, John O
Birth: 20 Sep 1914
Death: Oct 1974
Age: 60
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 141-03-7762

Record of Enlistment
Name: Selpe, John O
SerNo: 32300666
Residence: Essex, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 05-07-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1914
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.158 Box Number 0494

Notes
Mailman. Cpl Selpe reported the boys for disobeying marching orders. They had to do KP in the messhall. In infantry training the boys shot rifles with grenade launchers attached to the barrels of the guns. Selpe was smaller,when he shot his gun it knocked him to the ground because it had a real kick back. Signature from 1943:

Social Security Index
Name: Shirley, Mallory F
Birth: 3 Dec 1899
Death: Dec 1962
Age: 62/63
Res: 00000 (Pennsylvania)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Tennessee
SSN: 411-01-4257

Record of Enlistment
Name: Shirley, Mallory F
SerNo: 34370244
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Alabama
Year of Birth: 1899
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Aeronautical Engineer
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
In Columbus, Ohio, Shirley got drunk and wet on the floor which happened to be on the second floor of the barracks. Urine ran down through that floor to the first floor. A boy in a bunk down below yelled up to Shirley through the floor saying, "Stop that mopping up there."

Record of Enlistment
Name: Silvestrelli, Carl L
SerNo: 12027217
Residence: NewYork, New York
Place of Enlistment: New York City New York
Date Of Enlistment: 04-01-1941
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Gas And Oil Man
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.72 Box Number 0079

Social Security Index
Name: Sloane, Jeremiah P
Birth: 11 Jul 1921
Death: Aug 1975
Age: 54
Res: Bethesda, Montgomery, MD 20810
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 169-18-5262

Record of Enlistment
Name: Sloane, Jeremiah P
SerNo: 13081555
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 05-28-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Machine Operator
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.123 Box Number 0123

Notes
Airplane mechanic. Sent to University of PA medical school by the Army in 1945 where he became an orthopedic surgeon. Served in Vietnam two times in the 1960's where he set up MASH units. Retired from the Army as a Colonel. Married Gladys Clare Dill and had 5 children. Passed away from diabetes in 1975.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Smith, James E
SerNo: 34370630
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-14-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Sergeant Smith, along with Wilbert Clayton guided infantry training in California.

Social Security Index
Name: Sowich, Leon
Birth: 20 May 1917
Death: Oct 1980
Age: 63
Res: Utica, Oneida, NY 13501
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New York
SSN: 103-03-1146

Record of Enlistment
Name: Sowich, Leon
SerNo: 12018322
Residence: Mercer, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: New York City New York
Date Of Enlistment: 10-01-1940
Nativity: New York
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.71 Box Number 0078

Notes
Very nice man. Had been overseas and came back to train the unit. Had a 1939 Dodge automobile. Three boys rode from Columbus, Ohio to Arcadia, California with him. They were: Edward Varner, Lawrence Pickett, and Robert Cox. They used ration coupons to buy gas.

Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Starosta, John
SerNo: 13053451
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date Of Enlistment: 02-07-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.119 Box Number 0119

Notes
Took bath everyday. Normal bathing routine was twice per week. May have married an English girl during the war. All the boys were invited to the wedding.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Steinhoff, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Didn't like to share his goodies from home. Sam Cloud cursed him when he ate his snacks after "lights out". From New York. Always first in the chow line with Cohen and Arensberg.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Stokes, Walter H
SerNo: 34563589
Residence: Lincoln, Georgia
Place of Enlistment: Ft Benning Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 12-28-1942
Nativity: Georgia
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: General Farmers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.240 Box Number 0818

Notes

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Symborski, Earl
Birth: 13 Jul 1921
Death: Feb 1975
Age: 53
Res: Whippany, Morris, NJ 07981
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 148-07-8660

Record of Enlistment
Name: Symborski, Earl
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: ----
Year of Birth: 19--
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: -----------
Civilian Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Cook. He was to serve the general steak, but made beef stew instead. He spilled it on the floor, scooped it up and put it back in the pot and fed it to the general, and got an award for his cooking. After the Jewish boys (always first in the chow line) came through, he looked at Ford and others and said, "Now come on you Irishmen". He giggled all the time. Home: New Jersey

Record of Enlistment
Name: Tanner, Will T
SerNo: 34370309
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Alabama
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Company cook. Served a lot of mutton. Experimented until he got a dish just right. He was a pretty good poker player. One son: Ronald b.1947 When they got low on meat in Germany, the boys would kill a deer. Tanner let them hang for 3 days in the cold to make them tender before cooking. Retired from Whelan Foundry & Machine Shop.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Tsiokos, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Social Security Index
Name: Tunis, Daniel W
Birth: 14 Oct 1920
Death: 29 Mar 1992
Age: 71
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: New Jersey
SSN: 135-12-4140

Record of Enlistment
Name: Tunis, Daniel W
SerNo: 32555973
Residence: Morris, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 09-17-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.195 Box Number 0531

Notes
Son of Allen Daniel and Annabelle Tunis. He was named after his Grandfather Tunis. Married Marion Collins of Madison, NJ Sept. 27, 1941. Daughter Jeanette was born in 1951.
Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Upchurch, Earl
SerNo: 34703643
Residence: Pickens, Alabama
Place of Enlistment: Ft Mcclellan Alabama
Date Of Enlistment: 01-27-1943
Nativity: Alabama
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.259 Box Number 0837

Notes
Worked in Automotive Section. On a march while moving the camp, Upchurch started griping and moaning because the Captain wouldn't let the boys take a break. The boys had had to eat their K-rations on their feet. Finally the Captain let them take a 5 minute break then it was back to marching. That day they marched from 5:00pm until 12:00pm.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Van-Zant, Woodrow W
SerNo: 34370377
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Georgia
Year of Birth: 1920
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of college
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Son of Vallie b.1891 and Myrtle b.1893 of Hamilton Co. Tn. Siblings Aline b.1916 and Alvin b.1925. May have married Delia Morris b.1922. His nickname was "Woody". Worked with Ammo Supply.

Social Security Index
Name: Varner, Edward W
Birth: 7 Jan 1921
Death: Dec 1971
Age: 50
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Texas
SSN: 453-28-6146

Record of Enlistment
Name: Varner, Edward W
SerNo: 34370216
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
He had sugar diabetes. Went to a French hospital and the boys went to visit him. Was the wrecker driver during war.

Social Security Index
Name: Vincent, Donald V
Birth: 3 Mar 1921
Death: 21 Aug 1974
Age: 53
Res: (not specified)
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Georgia
SSN: 252-26-4166

Record of Enlistment
Name: Vincent, Donald V
SerNo: 34370246
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Georgia
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Wrecker operator. Civilian: He was a dairy farmer as well as the Post Master in White, GA. He had three children, Shirley, Charlotte, and Mike.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Waymon, Harvey W
SerNo: --------
Residence: ----, ----
Place of Enlistment: ----
Date Of Enlistment: ------19--
Nativity: Kansas
Year of Birth: 1919
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number ----- Box Number ----

Notes
Watch mechanic. Had a heart problem. He was from Mo.

Signature from 1943.

Social Security Index
Name: Weathers, James A
Birth: 21 Apr 1901
Death: May 1980
Age: 79
Res: Ballico, Merced, CA 95303
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Oklahoma
SSN: 444-12-3300

Record of Enlistment
Name: Weathers, James A
SerNo: 38188224
Residence: Atoka, Oklahoma
Place of Enlistment: Tulsa Oklahoma
Date Of Enlistment: 07-20-1942
Nativity: Texas
Year of Birth: 1901
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 6.66 Box Number 1300

Notes
Signature from 1943.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Webb, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Webb was in the Ranger battalion that scaled the cliffs in France on DDay. He was wounded and then reassigned to the 1781st. It is unclear where Ralph(?) Webb is from.

Social Security Index
Name: Wike, Earl E
Birth: 15 Sep 1922
Death: 7 Jun 2002 V
Age: 79
Res: Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 17109
Ben: (not specified)
Issued By: Pennsylvania
SSN: 204-01-7754

Record of Enlistment
Name: Wike, Earl E
SerNo: 13122892
Residence: UndefinedCode, Undefined Code
Place of Enlistment: Olmsted Field Middletown Pa
Date Of Enlistment: 09-22-1942
Nativity: Pennsylvania
Year of Birth: 1922
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Mechanic
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 1.129 Box Number 0129

Record of Enlistment
Name: Williams, Burkett N
SerNo: 34369920
Residence: McMinn, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-11-1942
Nativity: Tennessee
Year of Birth: 1917
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Married
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
201 County Road 71 Riceville, TN 423-462-2030 Failed physical to go overseas and spent remainder of tour of duty as a hospital orderly 657.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Winship, Albert O
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces O1551780 Winship was in charge of the motor pool. He rode a bicycle backwards. From: Maricopa County, AZ Died: 5-Aug-44 Buried at: Plot E Row 6 Grave 73 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England

Record of Enlistment
Name: Wolof, Unk
SerNo: xxx
Residence: X, X
Place of Enlistment:
Date Of Enlistment: x-x-19x
Nativity:
Year of Birth: 19x
Race/Citizenship:
Education:
Civilian Occupation:
Marital Status:
Film Reel Number X Box Number X

Notes
Wolof was in the Bomb and Armament Group.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Wright, Oscar L
SerNo: 34370372
Residence: Hamilton, Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Date Of Enlistment: 09-12-1942
Nativity: Georgia
Year of Birth: 1904
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Purchasing Agent Or Buyer
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Film Reel Number 3.211 Box Number 0789

Notes
Wife: Lisa b.1910 Living in Anderson County, TN in 1930.

Record of Enlistment
Name: Wrobel, Frank F
SerNo: 32461513
Residence: Middlesex, New Jersey
Place of Enlistment: Newark New Jersey
Date Of Enlistment: 08-19-1942
Nativity: New Jersey
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 2.181 Box Number 0517

Notes
Frank was a very good drummer. He could use sticks and a dishpan and play a good tune. He went overseas with another outfit.

Social Security Index
Name: Wylie, Lloyd E
Birth: 20 Nov 1921
Death: Feb 1980
Age: 58
Res: (not specified)
Ben: Lochmere, Belknap , NH 03252
Issued By: New Hampshire
SSN: 001-14-3755

Record of Enlistment
Name: Wylie, Lloyd E
SerNo: 31109392
Residence: Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Place of Enlistment: Manchester New Hampshire
Date Of Enlistment: 06-05-1942
Nativity: Massachusetts
Year of Birth: 1921
Race/Citizenship: White, citizen
Education: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Undefined Code
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Film Reel Number 3.116 Box Number 0395

Accorso, Joseph F	Alcorn, J R	Appel, Theodore	Arensberg, David
Attard, Charles J	Bailey, J C	Barbushok, Daniel	Bisplinghoff, Henry V
Boydell, Joseph	Bram, Meyer	Burch, Willie G	Bury, Paul J
Byers, Eugene	Campbell, George L	Clark, Fred J	Clayton, Wilbert I
Clemons, William A Jr	Cloud, Sam N	Cohen, Abraham	Coughi, James
Cox, James R	Crafft, Unk	Curtis, Capt Jim	Deforest, Russell E
Doty, James J	Dugo, Larry	Ernest, Jacob	Feingold, Unk
Ferro, Anthony A	Figlewski, Bernard J	Fisher, Marion W	Fisher, Robert S
Flores, Joe U	Ford, Cecil R	Frankel, Unk	Freese, John E
Garvey, Unk	Germano, Patsy M	Granada, Unk	Guoba, Stanley V
Hagen, Roy L	Haining, Basil L	Harrington, Carroll A	Harrington, Walter J
Hartman, Elbert J	Holmes, Eugene V	Horne, Quentin H	Hughes, Unk
Husband, Oye	Isidore, Orlando	Jarmak, Capt	Jaworski, Andrew
Johnson, John A	Jorgensen, Christian	Kasson, Ralph D	Kepple, Unknown
Kromer, James B	Kurdyla, John E	Leddy, Unk	Leverman, Carroll A
Lieby, Eugene M	Lowronce, Jackie	Madden, Edwin J	Maitland, Lewis C Jr
Marcheano, Albert	McClellan, Robert B	McCormick, Otha P	McLellan, Donald C
Miller, Jack	Molina, Philip C	Monti, Frank	Mooney, Webney W
Morgan, John	Morris, Thomas J	Morrison, Lewis E	Myers, Tom C
Napoleon, Alfred	Nuttall, Llewellyn C	Olejnik, Joseph	Parkins, Unk
Parkinson, Samuel J	Peters, Unknown	Phealara, Daniel	Pickett, Lawrence D
Pickett, Virgil E	Pluta, John W	Powers, James J	Prettyman, Leroy I
Proch, John L Jr	Ratliff, Paul	Reynolds, Floyd L	Reynolds, John H
Roan, James M	Robertson, John	Rodriguez, Selestino C	Roe, Wade B
Roe, Wayne E	Roll, Charles D	Rose, Woodrow W	Rosier, Stearl
Roslin, Joseph D	Sadler, Merlin E	Sadler, Robert A	Santacroce, Alfonse O
Schulz, Eugene Q	Schwarz, William R	Selestino, Castulo D	Selpe, John O
Shirley, Mallory F	Silvestrelli, Carl L	Sloane, Jeremiah P	Smith, James E
Sowich, Leon	Starosta, John	Steinhoff, Unk	Stokes, Walter H
Symborski, Earl	Tanner, Will T	Tsiokos, Unk	Tunis, Daniel W
Upchurch, Earl	Van-Zant, Woodrow W	Varner, Edward W	Vincent, Donald V
Waymon, Harvey W	Weathers, James A	Webb, Unk	Wike, Earl E
Williams, Burkett N	Winship, Albert O	Wolof, Unk	Wright, Oscar L
Wrobel, Frank F	Wylie, Lloyd E

1781st - Click on name.