We honor these selfless and heroic men who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Their families suffered greatly from the loss of a loved one, and we must always remain mindful of their sacrifice and celebrate the victory of their cause.
Joyce, Lester F., Pvt., 35 349 936, KIA 18 Aug 1944
McAnnally, Hoyt D., Cpl, 38 018 185, KIA 12 Sep 1944
Parker, William H., Pvt, 20 834 415, KIA 8 Nov 1944
Hathaway, Allen L., 1st Lt, 20 832 026, KIA 18 Nov 1944
Schleier, George T., 2nd Lt, 519 223, KIA 18 Nov 1944
App, Kenneth W., Sgt, 33 970 847, KIA 24 Nov 1944
Marzocco, Joseph L., Pfc, 33 405 500, KIA 24 Nov 1944
Herr, Orris E., 1st Lt, 1 179 441, KIA 4 Dec 1944
White, John W., 1st Lt, 1 172 333, KIA 4 Dec 1944
Shirley, William C. Jr., Sgt, 34 093 171, KIA 3 Jan 1945
Szurgocinski, Raymond E., Pfc., 32 909 871, KIA 7 May 1945
Bafkus, James G., Pvt, 36 345 088, DOI 14 June 1945
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Joyce, Lester F. was born in St. Marys, Auglaize Co., Ohio on 8 December 1921, the son of Mary R. Hardin and Harry W. Joyce. He enlisted in the Army on 30 November 1942 at Toledo, Ohio.
Private Joyce was an ammunition handler assigned to “A” Battery.
On 18 August 1944, near Broué, France, an M-10 ammunition trailer pulled by a 4-ton Diamond T truck caught fire and exploded. Private Joyce, riding in the back of the truck, was struck in the head by a shell fragment, killing him almost instantly. First Lieutenant Flavey E. Baker and Pvt. John R. Rippa crawled under the truck and clung to the undercarriage as it was driven out of danger by Sgt. Hershal E. Bay. None of the other three were injured and the ammunition truck was undamaged, saving nearly one hundred of rounds of 155mm howitzer ammunition from exploding and possibly injuring many more of the soldiers. .
Pvt. Lester F. Joyce was the battalion’s first fatality in combat.
He was buried in the civilian cemetery at Villiers-en-Désoeuvre, France on 19 August 1944. Lester Joyce, age 22, was survived by his parents and siblings; Harry and Mary Joyce, Mrs. Wilbur [Winona] Lininger, Mrs. W.V. [Mildred L.] Schoonmaker, Mrs. Harold [Virginia M.] Kettler, John W. Joyce and Robert Joyce, all of St Marys, and Corporal Harry Joyce of
Ft. Lewis, Washington.
The U.S. military was not prepared to handle the large numbers of our dead in World War II, especially in areas where combat was still actively raging. Many dead were hastily buried where they fell and the graves poorly marked which hindered the later recovery of remains.
As soon as practical, the soldier’s remains were moved to a U.S. military cemetery.
Pvt. Joyce was reburied in the United States Military Cemetery at Saint-André-de-l'Eure, France on 6 November 1945.
After the War, the U.S. Congress authorized the disinterment and final burial of the heroic dead of World War II. The Quartermaster General of the Army was entrusted with that sacred responsibility. The soldier’s family would dictate the disposition of the remains of the deceased, either to be interred in a permanent American military cemetery overseas or returned to the United States. The Quartermaster General contacted approximately 280,000 next-of-kin for a decision on final disposition. About 61% of American Soldier Dead were returned to the United States.
The parents of Lester Joyce were anxious to have his remains returned home. Unfortunately, his father passed away before the process was completed.
The remains of Pvt. Lester F. Joyce were repatriated to the United States in 1949. A funeral service was held on 8 April at the Sittler Memorial home in St. Marys, OH with interment in Elmgrove Cemetery at St. Marys.
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He enlisted in the Army on 7 February 1941 and was inducted at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was assigned to Battery “F” of the 189th Field Artillery at Fort Sill, OK. On 9 July 1941 Hoyt received a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) rating as a cook (Service Specialty Number-SSN 060). He was later rated as a Cannoneer (531), Recorder, and Scout Corporal (761). His training locations included Camp Barkeley, TX; Camp Gruber, OK; and Camp Howze, TX. Hoyt was later assigned to “A” Battery of the 202nd Field Artillery Battalion.
During the afternoon of 12 September 1944, an observation post (OP) party consisting of Captain Harold E. Brown, 1st Lt. Gurdon B. Flagg, 2nd Lt Arthur Rice, and Corporal Hoyt D. McAnally was pinned to the ground by enemy machine gun fire on Hill 376 overlooking Charmes, France. Corporal McAnally was wounded in the thigh and died before he could be evacuated to the 79th Division medic’s collection point. . This was the second fatality in the unit since its arrival in France. Hoyt was 26 years old.
A copy of the letter from the commander of "A" Battery to Cpl. McAnally's mother dated 19 September 1944.
He was temporarily buried on 14 September 1944 in the United States Military Cemetery at Andilly, France.
On 15 January 1949, Hoyt was permanently interred in the Lorraine American Cemetery near St. Avold, France. The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 113.5 acres and contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II in Europe, a total of 10,489. The overseas U.S. military cemeteries were transferred to the American Battle Monuments Commission after the Department of the Army completed all final interments. The Commission had the responsibility of permanent construction and beautification of the cemetery, including erection of the permanent headstones.
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He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard when his unit was inducted into Federal service on 16 September 1940 at Enid, OK. At the time of his enlistment, he was a resident of Garfield County, OK. Bill was assigned to “B” Battery.
Private William H. Parker January 1942
On 8 November 1944 at 1210 hours, Lt. Flavey E. Baker and Private William H. Parker were in the vicinity of Migneville, France looking for a suitable observation post when their jeep ran over a mine. Private Parker was killed instantly and Lt. Baker received a fracture of the left arm and lacerations on the face. The vehicle was completely demolished. Lt. Baker was evacuated by the medical personnel of the 2nd French Armored Division and taken to the 51st Evacuation Hospital near Vincey, France. Private Bill Parker was the Deuce’s third fatality since its arrival in France. His body was not immediately located after the accident.
1st Lieutenant Gurdon B. Flagg, “A” Battery Executive Officer, left the command post of the 202nd at 1325 hours for the area of the mine explosion. He returned two hours later with information concerning his investigation. The body of Private Parker was found 50 yards from the road. The French reported that several vehicles had passed over the same point previously during the day. The road had not been swept for mines.
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The following morning, 1st Lieutenant Richard G. Krahn, the HQ Battery Motor Officer, who was also the Battalion Graves Registration Officer, delivered the body of Private Parker to the XV Corps Graves Registration collecting point in Luneville. Bill was 25 years old and was survived by his wife and an infant daughter whom he never met.
The remains of Private William H. Parker were delivered to the Graves Registration collecting point in Luneville the following morning.
Bill was survived by his wife and an infant daughter whom he never met.
In 1948, his remains were repatriated to the United States. He was interred in the Enid, Oklahoma Cemetery on 9 June 1948.
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He re-enlisted in the Army on 21 February 1941 at Fort Sill, OK with the rank of Sergeant. At the time of his re-enlistment, he was a resident of Pontotoc County, OK. Allen completed Officer Candidate Course #51 at Ft. Sill Field Artillery School on 10 February 1943 and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant.
Later as a 1st Lieutenant, Allen was a liaison pilot assigned to HQ Battery of the 202nd Field Artillery Battalion. He was awarded the Air Medal for completion of 35 combat sorties. The presentation was made on 23 September 1944 by Brigadier General Edward Stanley Ott, Commanding General of XV Corps Artillery.
Allen was killed near Harbouey, France, along with 2nd Lieutenant George Schleier, on the afternoon of 18 November 1944 when the L-4 Grasshopper observation and liaison aircraft he was flying was hit by friendly artillery fire. The aircraft was airborne about 1430 hours when the crew located some enemy troops and requested artillery fire. After the first round of adjustment, contact was lost with the plane. Reports indicated that the Piper Cub exploded in mid air. Their bodies were recovered and taken to Luneville, France for temporary burial. Allen Hathaway was 24 years old.
Lt. Hathaway received the second Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal on the day of his death.
He was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Epinal, France.
Allen was later permanently interred in a cemetery in Oklahoma.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Texas A&M Longhorn yearbook photo of Tommy Schleier in Cadet Corps uniform. Ca. 1942
Tommy attended Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College. After the United States entered World War II, Texas A&M was the first major U.S. college to go all-out on a twelve-month, three-semester schedule and the first to switch shops and laboratories to a 24-hour day. The four-year course was cut to two years, eight months. The Aggies doubled military instruction and built an airport to train pilots, navigators and bombardiers. In addition, the College offered training to Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) Cadets, Army Air Corps, Navy radio specialists and Marine Corps trainees. Tommy was on the Board of Directors for the Economics Club, was a member of the Houston Club, and a 2nd lieutenant in his Cadet unit, Battery "H", in Field Artillery. In the fall of 1942, the number of individual military units in the Cadet Corps hit an all-time high with a total of seven regiments of seventeen battalions comprising sixty companies, batteries, and troops, including the Band. The Cadet Corps at Texas A&M sent over 20,229 former cadets into World War II, 14,223 of them as commissioned officers, more than the combined totals of both military academies. Tommy was a liberal arts major and member of the Aggies Class of 1943.
He was inducted into the Army on 29 January 1943. Tommy was later promoted to corporal. He completed Officer Candidate Course #63 at Fort Sill Artillery School and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant on 6 May 1943. He was married on 22 June 1944.
Tommy Schleier U.S. Army ca. 1943.
Tommy joined the Deuce-O-Deuce from the 71st Replacement Battalion and was assigned to Service Battery as a forward observer on 17 October 1944.
He was killed near Harbouey, France, along with 1st Lieutenant Allen Hathaway, on the afternoon of 18 November 1944 when the L-4 Grasshopper observation and liaison aircraft they were flying was hit by friendly artillery fire. The aircraft was airborne about 1430 hours when the crew located some enemy troops and requested artillery fire. After the first round of adjustment, contact was lost with the plane. Reports indicated that the Piper Cub exploded in mid air. Their bodies were recovered and taken to Luneville, France for temporary burial. Tommy was 22 years old.
Lt. Schleier was interred on 19 November 1944 in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Epinal, France.
His remains were later repatriated to the United States and interred in September 1948 in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston, TX.
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After high school, Kenneth completed one year of vocational training and became a welder.
He enlisted in the Army on 18 December 1942 at Akron, OH. Kenneth reported to the Reception Center at Fort Hayes, OH on 26 December 1942. He received his basic training at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. On 25 May 1943,he was promoted to private first class. Four months were spent training at Fort Sill, OK from 5 June 1943 to 25 September 1943.
Kenneth was assigned to HQ Battery. He was granted a 10 day furlough on 12 October 1943, and the next month appointed technician fifth grade (corporal).
Some pages from the permanent U.S. Army Service Record of Kenneth W. App which can be found at the National Archives and Records Administration in
Kenneth qualified as a marksman with the U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 on 12 November 1943. He was appointed technician fourth grade (sergeant) on 9 March 1944.
His Military Occupational Specialties included: Telephone & Telegraph Lineman (238), Radio Repairman (174) and (648).
Technician Fourth Grade (Sergeant) Kenneth W. App was killed in action on 24 November 1944, along with Private First Class Joseph L. Marzocco, while on special duty as radio operators with the 2d French Armored Division. The division’s command post located at Place de la République in Strasbourg, France was shelled by German artillery at 1330 hours and both men were killed as Pfc. Marzocco was operating the radio in a radio truck. Their death was caused from the concussion of the enemy shell explosion.
Kenneth was buried in the Cronenbourg French Cemetery near Strasbourg on 25 November 1944. He was survived by his parents. Kenneth was 27 years old when he died.
In December 1944, he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star for "Gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States". The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. Kenneth was also posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.
Copy of War Department Adjutant General's Office Form 0708 citation for posthumous award of Silver Star Medal to T/4 Kenneth W. App.
His remains were later re-buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France on 12 April 1946.
Sergeant App’s remains were repatriated to the United States in January 1949 and buried in West Brookfield Cemetery in Massillion, Ohio.
Copy of application for Gold Star Lapel Button from William J. App, father of T/4 Kenneth W. App.
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He enlisted in the Army on 14 December 1942 at Pittsburgh, PA. He was assigned to HQ Battery.
Private First Class Joseph L. Marzocco was killed in action on 24 November 1944, along with T/4 Kenneth W. App, while on special duty as radio operators with the 2d French Armored Division. The division’s command post located at Place de la République in Strasbourg, France was shelled by German artillery at 1330 hours and both men were killed as Pfc. Marzocco was operating the radio in a radio truck.Their death was caused from the concussion of the enemy shell explosion.
A French priest administered the sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction. Joseph was survived by his wife Helen. He was 28 years old.
He was buried in the Cronenbourg French Cemetery at Strasbourg on 25 November 1944.
On 22 December 1944, he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star for "Gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States". The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. Joseph was also posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.
Silver Star
After the War, his family requested that his remains be returned to the United States. There was a problem with the identification of his remains due to his temporary grave being marked as that of a French soldier. After a thorough and exhaustive investigation by the Army, his remains were located and positive identification was established. Approximately 78,000 men were missing or unidentified in World War II.
Pfc. Joseph L. Marzocco’s remains were repatriated to the United States in March 1950 (more than five years after his death) and interred in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Pittsburgh, PA.
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He was inducted into the Army on 3 September 1942 and completed basic training at the Field Artillery Replacement Center at Camp Roberts, San Miguel, California.
Three months earlier on 6 June 1942, the Secretary of War ordered the establishment of organic air observation for Field Artillery. Army Ground Forces would have their own pilots and aircraft which would be separate from Army Air Force liaison personnel.
The aerial adjustment of artillery fire was both the purpose for the establishment of organic Army Aviation and its single most important function during WWII. After it came to be accepted by artillery commanders, organic aviation was a complete success in this mission.
Initially, all tactical flight training students already had civilian pilot licenses. As the supply of licensed pilots ran out, the Army Air Force, which had responsibility for providing rated pilots to the Army Ground Forces, contracted with civilian companies to conduct primary flight instruction.
Also, the Army wanted only enlisted men for liaison pilot training. That changed in April 1943 when enlisted soldiers began attending Officer Candidate School before flight school.
Elton graduated from the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant on 25 March 1943.
This photo of Lt. Orris Elton Herr, circa Nov. 1943 to Oct. 1944, shows the collar brass of an
He then reported to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for four months of training.
In September 1943, Elton was assigned to the Second Army Air Force Liaison Training Detachment at Pittsburg, Kansas for flight school.
The primary training phase consisted of 9 weeks of liaison pilot training at Pittsburg, Kansas, or Denton, Texas (Training was discontinued at Denton, TX, in November 1943 and conducted only at Pittsburg, KS, until the end of 1944).
Atkinson Municipal Airport was located about 3.5 miles northwest of Pittsburg. McFarland Flying Service, a civilian flying school under contract to the AAF, provided the flight training and conducted the ground school for the students. The instructors were all civilians. Glider pilots were also trained at the facility.
Elton graduated from Class Forty-Four of the Second Army Air Force Liaison Training Detachment at Pittsburg, Kansas on 22 November 1943 and was awarded the wings of a liaison pilot. The ceremony was held at the Besse Hotel located at Fourth and Locust Streets in Pittsburg.
He was killed on 4 December 1944, along with 1st Lieutenant John W. White, when the L-4 Grasshopper observation and liaison aircraft they were flying was hit by friendly artillery fire. A howitzer of “B” Battery was conducting registration fire in the area of Hinsbourg, France when the plane was hit and fell in flames near Puberg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace. The bodies of Liaison Pilot Orris E. Herr and Observer John W. White were recovered and taken to the Graves Registration Officer at Puberg.
The crew of the Battalion’s other liaison plane had suffered the same fate only two weeks earlier.
Elton, age 23, was survived by his wife and a son who would be born three months later.
Lt. Herr was buried at 1515 hours on 6 December 1944 in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Hochfelden, France.
On 3 February 1949, he was permanently interred in the Lorraine American Cemetery near St. Avold, France in Plot C Row 30 Grave 36.
Lt. Orris Elton Herr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
He enlisted in the Army on 14 January 1941 at Clarksburg, WV.
At the time of his enlistment, he was a resident of Brooke County, WV.
John received his training at Fort D.A. Russell near Marfa, Texas and Fort Sill, OK. He later attended Officer Candidate School.
John Wesley White
2nd Lieutenant White was appointed as “B” Battery reconnaissance officer on 5 March 1943 while the 202nd Field Artillery Battalion was in Texas.
Later, as a 1st Lieutenant, John was the reconnaissance officer assigned to “C” Battery.
He was awarded the Air Medal for completion of 35 combat sorties. The presentation was made on 23 September 1944 by Brigadier General Edward Stanley Ott, Commanding General of XV Corps Artillery.
Lt. White was killed on 4 December 1944 in the vicinity of Puberg, France, along with 1st Lieutenant Orris E. Herr, when the L-4 Grasshopper observation and liaison aircraft they were flying was hit by friendly artillery fire. A Battalion howitzer was conducting registration fire in the area of Hinsbourg, France when the plane was hit and fell in flames near Puberg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace. The bodies of Liaison Pilot Orris E. Herr and Observer John W. White were recovered and taken to the Graves Registration Officer at Puberg. The crew of the Battalion’s other liaison plane had suffered the same fate only two weeks earlier.
He was buried on 6 December 1944 in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Hochfelden, France. The burial was conducted by the 46th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company. Positive identification of Lt. White was made by 1st Lieutenant Richard G. Krahn of HQ Battery.
Lt. John W. White was repatriated to the United States in February 1949 and interred in the Brooke Cemetery in Wellsburg, West Virginia. Brooke Cemetery in Wellsburg, West Virginia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
He enlisted in the Army on 6 June 1941 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. William was a gun section chief in “C” Battery.
Corporal Shirley was promoted to sergeant on 1 January 1945.
The SSN’s of his MOS were (603) and (539).
Sergeant William Shirley died in the early morning hours of 3 January 1945 near Bining, Lorraine, France. He was killed by a shell fragment when the area of “C” Battery received numerous rounds from enemy light and medium caliber artillery. Later that day, two other members of “C” Battery were injured (Cpl. Howard Guiles and Pfc. William Majnaric) when they were again subjected to enemy artillery fire.
William was 28 years old and was survived by his wife.
Sgt. Shirley was buried on 6 January 1945 at the U.S. Military Cemetery at Epinal, France. One of his identification tags was buried with his body and one was attached to the temporary wooden grave marker as specified in the Quartermaster Corps Instructions for Burial.
His return to the United States began in February 1948 when his remains were shipped by train from Epinal, France to Antwerp, Belgium. From there, a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to New York aboard the United States Army Transport Robert F. Burns, a ship which carried returning servicemen three years earlier. A uniformed escort of the same rank as or higher rank than the Soldier Dead accompanied each casket from the port to the point of final disposition.
In April 1948, he was permanently interred in the Coneross Baptist Church Cemetery located in Oconee County, South Carolina between Walhalla and Westminster.
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He enlisted in the Army on 31 March 1943 at Newark, New Jersey. Raymond was assigned to “C” Battery.
Private First Class Raymond Szurgocinski was accidentally shot on 4 May 1945. He died on 7 May 1945 at the 66th Field Hospital in Salzburg, Austria.
Raymond was 25 years old. He was survived by his wife and son.
His personal effects were inventoried and sent to the Army Service Forces Army Effects Bureau located at the Kansas City Quartermaster Depot in Kansas City, Missouri to be forwarded to his next-of-kin.
Raymond was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery at Reutti, Germany on 9 May 1945. At the end of the War, the remains of American military personnel were moved to a U.S. military cemetery that was not on German soil. He was reburied on 27 September 1945 in the U.S. Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France.
Pfc. Raymond E. Szurgocinski was permanently interred on 30 March 1949 in the Lorraine American Cemetery near St. Avold, France in Plot G Row 8 Grave 36.
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He enlisted in the Army on 4 June 1942 at Chicago, IL.
James was assigned to HQ Battery. His MOS was Field Lineman (641).
Private Bafkas was promoted to Private First Class on 12 January 1945 near Schmittville, France.
James G. Bafkas died on 14 June 1945 at the 112th Evacuation Hospital in Obertraun, Austria of injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a hay loft.
He was survived by his wife, Bessie.
Report of Burial in U.S. Military Cemetery at Reutti, Germany
James was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery at Reutti, Germany on 15 June 1945. Later that year, he was moved to the American Military Cemetery near St. Avold, France. And on 15 February 1949, he was permanently interred at the Lorraine American Cemetery near St. Avold, France in Plot C Row 9 Grave 93.
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McAnally, Hoyt Davis was born in Coal Hill, Johnson County, Arkansas on 15 January 1918, the son of William A. and Ruby McAnally.
Hoyt worked as a cook.
A disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri in 1973 destroyed 16-18 million
Official Personnel Record Files which included 80% of all U.S. Army personnel records from World War II.
Corporal McAnally's personnel record survived with visible evidence of the fire. Only one other file
from this group of twelve soldiers was intact, that of T/4 Kenneth W. App.
Parker, William Henry was born in Garfield County, Oklahoma on 8 June 1919 the son of Earl F. Parker and Nora S. Sargent. Bill attended high school in Enid, OK.
He was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Epinal, France.
Two copies of QMC Form 1 “Report of Burial” were placed in glass bottles and one was buried with the body and the other buried twelve inches below the grave marker. This would help later with identification when the remains were removed from the temporary grave.
Hathaway, Allen L. was born in Oklahoma on 6 February 1920, the son of Alvin L. and Beulah H. Hathaway.
Schleier, George Thomas was born in Houston, Harris Co., Texas on
2 October 1922 the son of Erich E. Schleier, Sr. and Gertrude E. Stout.
App, Kenneth William was born on 17 April 1917 in Ohio, the eldest son of William J. and Anna App. Kenneth was of German ancestry. He grew up in Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio.
St. Louis, Missouri. The Service Record was used to keep track of the soldier's training, awards, assignments, promotions, health records, etc.
Evidence of the 1973 fire is visible on the top edge of the document which was burned.
The Gold Star Lapel Button was authorized by Congress after World War II to
provide an appropriate means to identify family members of our Soldier Dead.
Marzocco, Joseph Love was born in Pennsylvania on 26 August 1916, the son of Italian immigrants Louis and Olympia Marzocco.
Herr, Orris Elton was born in Creston, Iowa on 6 September 1921, the son of Harry L. Herr and Elizabeth M. Smith.
artillery officer and the shoulder patch of the 66th Infantry Division. The 66th was known as
the
“Black Panther Division”. The Division had four field artillery battalions of 105mm Howitzers.
1st Lt. Herr joined the 202nd in France on 26 October 1944 and was
assigned to HQ Battery as a liaison pilot. He replaced 2nd Lt. Walter R. White who was wounded by enemy machine gun fire.
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
White, John Wesley was born in Hall Co., Georgia on 6 November 1922, the son of Zola E. Chambers and Thomas Newton White.
His family moved to Wellsburg, West Virginia when he was a child. Johnnie graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1940 and got a job at the Holland Furnace Company.
Shirley, William C. Jr. was born in Georgia on 14 December 1916 the son of William and Lavoca Shirley.
Szurgocinski, Raymond E. was born in Pennsylvania on 14 February 1920, the son of Polish immigrant Makary Szurgocinski.
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
Bafkas, James G. was born in Greece in 1918.
by the 610th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France