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Montgomery County, MD Fallen Heroes

World War II

We proudly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country.

The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County.

Navy Lt Jg Randal Barker Adams, 28, of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Adams died during the Battle of Roi-Namur. Gave his life on January 31, 1944.

Navy ENS William Joseph Allen, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Gave his life on January 9, 1945.

Army Pfc Herbert Franklin Allnutt, 25, of Boyds, Maryland. Allnutt was killed in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident. He was assigned to the 208th Engineers. Gave his life February 1, 1944.

Army SSG William E. Altemus, 23, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Altemus was killed in action from wounds suffered during combat. He was assigned to the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. Gave his life on October 13, 1944.

Air Force Pvt Ramon C Altenreid, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Altenreid was killed in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on February 9, 1944.

Navy PM 2C Robert Everett Arnott, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Arnott was killed in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His body was not recovered. He was stationed aboard the USS Pennsylvania BB-38. Arnott was declared missing in action. Gave his life on December 7, 1941.

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Montgomery County Fallen Heroes – World War II

We proudly remember and pay tribute to our fallen soldiers who have died in service to our country.

The records show these men and women as either enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County.



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Navy LT JG Harold Abner Axtell, Jr., of Takoma Park, Maryland. Axtell was killed when his ship was struck by a torpedo and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean during the war. His body was not recovered. He was Commander of the Armed Guard, S.S. East Indian. Gave his life on November 3, 1942.

Marine Corps Cpt Carl Olson Bachman, 27, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Bachman was killed in action. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division. Gave his life on March 14, 1945.

Air Force Maj Andrew Aloysius Barna, 25, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Barna died from a non-combat related accident while in China. Gave his life on August 2, 1945.

Army Pvt James Marion “Bo” Baughman, 27, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Baughman was killed in action. Gave his life on June 19, 1944.

Army Lt Col Horace Lincoln Beall, Jr., 39, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Beall died from a non-battled related incident. He was assigned to 163rd Infantry. Gave his life on September 3, 1943.

Air Force Staff Sgt Jack P. Beasley, 24, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Beasley died of wounds. He was assigned to the 700th Bomber Squadron. Gave his life on March 7, 1944.










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Army Pvt Charles R. Beavers, 31, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Beavers was killed in action. He was assigned to 175th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Gave his life on August 27, 1944.

Army Capt Harrison B. Beavers, 48, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Beavers died from a non-battle related incident. He was assigned to infantry. Gave his life on September 6, 1944.

Army Staff Sgt Richard M. Bell of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bell was killed in action. He was assigned to the 115th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Gave his life on February 22, 1945.

Marine Corps Pfc Llewellyn L. Benjamin, Jr., 18, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Benjamin was killed in action. Gave his life on September 27, 1944.

Air Force Staff Sgt Daniel C. Bereck, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bereck was killed in action. He was declared missing in action. He was assigned to the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group. Gave his life on April 9, 1945.

Air Force 2nd Lt Merrill Bernard, Jr., 25, of Montgomery County, Maryland.

Bernard died in the line of duty when his bomber crashed into the McCoy Mountains, nine miles west of Blythe, California. He was assigned to the 18th Bomber Squadron. Gave his life on October 15, 1943.

Army Sgt Claude A. Bodine of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bodine was killed in action. He was assigned to the 318th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division. Gave his life on April 10, 1945.










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Army Pfc Donald Wilbur Bonney, 20, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bonney died in the line of duty. He was assigned to the 48th Services Squadron. Gave his life on May 27, 1943.

Army Pvt Harry Bort, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bort was killed in action. He was assigned to the 36th Engineer Regiment. Gave his life on February 25, 1944.

Air Force Sgt Reed M. Bottomley of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bottomley was killed in action. He was assigned to the 367th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy. Gave his life on April 17, 1943.

Marine Corps 1st Lt Calvert Sheriff Bowie, 25, of Rockville, Maryland. Lost at sea in Guadalacanal. Gave his life on May 30, 1943.

Army Pvt Harold Kenneth Bradfield of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 27, 1944.

Navy Lt Robert Graham Bradley of Silver Spring, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on October 24, 1944.

Navy LTJG (Junior Grade) Richard Howard Bridge of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Bridge was killed in action. Declared missing in action. Gave his life on October 13, 1945.










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Air Force 2nd Lt Franklyn P. Bunker of Montgomery County, Maryland. Bunker was killed in action. He was assigned to 15th Photo Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group. Gave his life on February 25, 1945.

Army Sgt Paul E. Bussler of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 11, 1944.

Air Force Sgt Gordon J. Cairns of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 471st Bomb Squad, 334th Bomb Group. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 6, 1943.

Air Force Maj Robert W. Canfield of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 1178th Flex Gun, Trng Sqd. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 12, 1943.

Army Pfc Day Canterbury of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 38th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 11, 1944.

Army Maj Everett S. Cofran of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on January 7, 1946.

Marine Corps Pvt Horace Collier Carpenter of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 14, 1944.










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Army 1st Lt A. H. H. Chapin, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of Duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward A. Clarke of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 11th Ftr Sqd. Line of Duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Cpt Carl A. Cline, Jr. of Clagettsville, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 20, 1944.

Air Force Sgt Frank Thaddeus Coleman of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 354th Base Sqd. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 12, 1944.

Army Pvt Ernest R. Cook of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 578th Sig Co. Line of duty. Gave his life on April 11, 1945.

Army Pfc Russell Reed Copeland of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 101st Infantry, 26th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 23, 1944.

Air Force 1st Lt John P. Cox of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 25, 1943.










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Army Lt Col Wallace McDonald Craigie of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to Calvary. Line of duty. Gave his life on October 12, 1944.

Army Pvt William M. Cronise of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on April 1, 1944.

Army Staff Sgt Preston E. Curtis of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 507 Para Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 13, 1945.

Army Pvt Russel D. Curtis of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on February 27, 1945.

Army Capt Clifford H. Davis, 24, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Assigned to 354th Fighter Group. Gave his life on January 29, 1945.

Air Force 1st Lt James R. Davis of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 431st Bomb Squad, 11th Bomb Group. Missing in action. Gave his life on January 2, 1944.

Army Pfc Robert H. Davis of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 29th Chem Decon Co. Line of duty. Gave his life on May 21, 1944.










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Air Force Sgt Robert P. Davis of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 6th Bomb Sqd, 29th Bomb Group. Died of wounds. Gave his life on May 15, 1945.

Army Cpt William B. Davis of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 10th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 10, 1944.

Army Maj Robert S. Dayhoff of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to Tran Corp. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 18, 1945.

Army Staff Sgt Harry C. Dean, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 306th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on May 30, 1945.

Navy Lt CDR Lewis Edward Dixon of Bethesda, Maryland. Assigned to U.S.S. Miantonomah. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 25, 1944.

Army Tech Sgt Milton S. Dobbs of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 310th Infantry, 78th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on 1944.

Army 1st Lt Daniel Dodd of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to Tran Corp. Line of duty. Gave his life on October 12, 1944.










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Army Pfc Edward L. Doggett of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 338th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division. Died of wounds. Gave his life on October 13, 1944.

Army Pfc Robert E. Doherty of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 10, 1944.

Army Sgt Edward Chase Donaldson of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 335th Infantry Division, 84th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 8, 1945.

Navy S2 John Livingston Donaldson of Bethesda, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on April 6, 1945.

Army Tech 4 George Dorris Dorroh, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to Sig Corp. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 19, 1945.

Army Pfc Emery E. Dove of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 6, 1943.

Army Pvt Willie V. Dove of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.










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Army Tec5 Thomas A. Duggan of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 18, 1944.

Army Pfc Robert L. Dunham of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Sgt Alfred B. Duvall of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 366th Infantry, 97th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 10, 1945.

Army Pvt Thomas W. Elliott of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 209th Cst Arty. Line of duty. Gave his life on September 2, 1942.

Navy Storekeeper 2C Viles Warren Erwin of Bethesda, Maryland. Gave his life on June 14, 1945. Killed in action. Body was not recovered. Born in Maryland. Resided in Indiana prior to the war.

Marine Corps Pvt Frank L. Fahrenwald of Bethesda, Maryland. Assigned 5th Marine, 1st Marine Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 14, 1942.

Air Force Pvt John J. Faris of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on April 21, 1942.










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Army Pvt Woodrow Farr of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on 1944.

Army Pvt George Lloyd Fearnow of Montgomery County, Maryland. Died of wounds. Gave his life on 1944.

Army 2nd Lt Gordon Fidler of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to Glider Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 5, 1944.

Army 1LT Fearn Robert Field, 25, of Rockville, Maryland. Graduated West Point in 1943. Killed in action during a volunteer rescue mission in search of trapped men. Gave his life on March 6, 1945.

Navy Em3C Carl Richard Fielding of Takoma Park, Maryland. Assigned to U.S.S. Barbel. Missing in action. Gave his life on February 4, 1945.

Air Force FO George W. Foust of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 71st Bomb Squad, 38th Bomb Group. Missing in action. Gave his life on March 20, 1945.










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Army Staff Sgt Burnard A. Fowler of Montgomery County, Maryland. Died of wounds received in action in the Netherlands. Gave his life on October 26, 1944.

Air Force 2nd Lt Thomas P. Frank of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on March 1, 1944.

Army Tech 5 Robert Frey of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to infantry. Died of wounds. Gave his life on September 4, 1944.

Air Force 1st Lt John S. Fulks, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 720th Bomb Squad, 450th Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 2, 1944.

Air Force 2nd Lt Robert H. Garvin of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on February 23, 1945.

Air Force Cpt Stuart H. Gayness of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.










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Army Lt C Edward Frost Geddings of Montgomery County, Maryland. Gave his life on January 6, 1942.

Army Sgt Joseph T. Giusta of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on August 18, 1943.

Air Force Sgt Ray Glacken of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 389th Bomb Sqd, 312th Bomb Group. Missing in action. Gave his life on July 9, 1944.

Air Force Cpt Joseph Ainsworth Glover, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 509th Bomb Squad, 351st Bomb Group.

Army Pfc William F. Gossard of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 417 Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 30, 1945.

Army Pvt William K. Gover of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on October 7, 1944.

Army Lt C Edwin J. Griffith of Montgomery County, Maryland. Gave his life on September 10, 1942.










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Air Force Cpt John W. Guckeyson of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 375th Ftr Sqd, 361st Ftr Grp. Killed in action. Gave his life on May 21, 1944.

Navy Electricians Mate 2C Felix Ferdinando Guida, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Declared missing in action when his ship, U.S.S. Dorado, was sunk by friendly fire around Cuba. Gave his life on October 12, 1943.

Navy Lt Arthur Leonard Gustafson, 28, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was declared missing in action when the U.S.S. Peary was sunk when attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and was struck by five bombs in Darwin Harbor, Australia. Gave his life on February 19, 1942.

Navy Commander Malcolm Parker Hanson, Sr., 47, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Killed in action in an airplane crash in Alaska. Gave his life on August 8, 1942. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1924.

Navy Lt Commander John Dott Harper, Jr., of Bethesda, Maryland. He was declared "Missing In Action" when the Shark was most likely sunk, by the Japanese destroyer Harukaze, in Luzon Strait during the war. Gave his life on October 24, 1944.










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Army Pvt Walter F. Harper of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Air Force Master Sgt Philip S. Harrison of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 678th Bomb Sqd, 444th Bomb Group. Missing in action. Gave his life on June 1, 1945.

Marine Corps 1st Lt Alonzo N. Hathway, Jr., of Silver Spring, Maryland. Lost over Rabaul, New Britian. Missing in action. Gave his life on February 14, 1944.

Navy Lt Cdr Charles David Hayes of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on July 30, 1945.

Army 1st Lt Alfred S. Hazard of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Division. Line of duty. Gave his life on March 10, 1945.

Navy Aviation Radioman 2C Clifford Oliver Henderson of Rockville, Maryland.










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Navy Lt Commander Richie Neale Henderson, 25, of Bethesda, Maryland. Gave his life on October 11, 1943. Lost as sea. U.S.S. Wahoo.

Navy Seaman 2C Milton Eugene Henley of Rockville, Maryland. He was declared missing in action when the U.S.S. Terror was hit by a Japanese Kamikaze while anchored in Kerama Retto during the war. Gave his life on May 1, 1945.

Army Pfc Donald R. Higgins of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Died of wounds. Gave his life on December 4, 1944.

Navy Lt Claude Julian Hill, 23, of Clarksburg, Maryland. He was declared "Missing In Action" when the U.S.S. Escolar was believed to be mined in the Yellow Sea during the war. Gave his life on Death October 17, 1944.

Army Pvt Louis Hill of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 466th AA Battalion. Line of duty. Gave his life on December 12, 1943.

Army Pvt William B. Hill of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on August 6, 1944.










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Army Pfc David W. Hines of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on October 7, 1944.

Army Pvt Donald Hollander of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 399th Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 16, 1945.

Army 2nd Lt Woodward Hoover of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to HQ Staff, 2nd Armd Div. Line of duty. Gave his life on 1944.

Army Pvt Daniel Howard, Sr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned 4th Rep Dep. Line of duty. Gave his life on March 20, 1945.

Navy S1 Robert Lee Hubbard of Silver Spring, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on December 3, 1944.

Army Pvt James W. Hudson of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned 68th Field Artillery, 1st Armd Div. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 12, 1944.

Navy S2 Benny Henry Hunter of Bethesda, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 3, 1944.










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Air Force FO Harold Benton Jeffers of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on December 21, 1942.

Air Force Cpl William F. Jennings of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on February 26, 1945.

Army Pvt Clarence Preston Johnson of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 315th Infantry. Died of wounds. Gave his life on April 3, 1945.

Army Lt C Elza Charles Johnson, 69, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Born in Owa. Death was not battle related. Gave his life on April 14, 1942.

Army Pvt John W. Johnson, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 506th Para Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 19, 1944.

Army Col Glenn I. Jones of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to the Medical Corps. Gave his life on July 18, 1942.

Navy F1 Lloyd Wesley Jones, Jr. of Silver Spring, Maryland. Assigned to USS Bristol. Missing in action. Gave his life on October 13, 1943.










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Army Tech Sgt Marion F. Jones of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 83rd Chem Battalion. Missing in action. Gave his life on January 26, 1944.

Navy Machinists Mate 3C (MM3) William Francis Jones, Jr., of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was declared "Missing In Action" when the U.S.S. Cisco was sunk by Japanese aircraft west of Mindanao, Phillipines during the war. Gave his life on September 28, 1943.

Navy Lt Jg Roger Wean Karr of Bethesda, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on March 19, 1945.

Air Force Tech Sgt Richard M. Kehoe of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 12, 1944.

Navy S2 Mahlon John Kelbaugh of Barnesville, Maryland. Assigned to USS Sims. Missing in action. Gave his life on May 7, 1942.

Coast Guard S1 William Joseph Kelley, Jr. of Silver Spring, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on February, 1944.










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Marine Corps Pvt Edward Kemeys of Garrett Park, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on January 22, 1944.

Army Pfc Benjamin F. Kemp, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.

Army 2LT Ignatius Benson Keyser, 24, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action in Belgium. Gave his life on December 25, 1944.

Navy Cpt Elmer Hill Kiehl of Bethesda, Maryland. Assigned to USS Henrico. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 2, 1945.

Army Tech 5 Edward O. Kihlbom of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 115th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Line of duty. Gave his life on May 26, 1943.

Army Lt Col Charles Lawrence Kilburn, 50, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Death not battle related (in Miami). Gave his life on May 16, 1942.

Army Pfc William W. Kirby, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 383rd Infantry, 96th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on October 20, 1944.










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Army 1st Lt Marion Randolph Klyce, 27, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Non-battle related incident. Gave his life on July 18, 1942.

Navy Lt Jg Nelson McArthur Lancaster of Bethesda, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on May 8, 1945.

Army Pfc Hewitt D. Lee of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 414th Infantry, 104th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 14, 1945.

Army 2nd Lt John F. Ligon, Jr., of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Marine Corps Sgt William Pinkney Linkins of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to 24th Marine, 4th Marine Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 25, 1944.

Marine Corps Pvt Richard A. Lowe of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on July, 1945.










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Navy Radarman 2C Morris Smead Lowman, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Was aboard the USS Liddle during the Battle at Ormoc (Ormac) Bay on the island of Leyte in the Pacific Ocean. Gave his life on December 7, 1944.

Army 1st Lt John E. Lynch of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to ORD. Line of duty. Gave his life on October 15, 1944.

Army 1st Lt Gerald B. Lyons of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 182nd Infantry, Americal Division. Missing in action. Gave his life on January 31, 1944.

Army 1st Lt Lawrence MacKenzie of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 85th Mt Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 21, 1945.

Army Pfc Woodrow W. Marth of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 394th Infantry, 99th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 11, 1945.

Navy Radioman 3C Byron Tucker Masincupp, 22, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was declared "Missing In Action" when the U.S.S. Shark was sunk by Japanese destroyer Harukaze off Taiwan during the war. Gave his life on October 22, 1944.










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Army Cpt John W. Mathers of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 167th Gli Inf, 11th Airborne Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 4, 1945.

Army Pvt William R. Mazur of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 23rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 9, 1944.

Army Sgt George M. McDonald of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 7, 1944.

Army 1st Lt Robert C. McKee of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 16, 1944.

Air Force Pfc Reed A. McRoberts of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to HQ Sqd, 345th Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 12, 1944.

Air Force Staff Sgt Ernest W. Michael of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 1st Allied Airborne. Line of duty. Gave his life on November 26, 1944.

Army Pvt Rosier L. Mills, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 3rd Spec Serv. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 18, 1944.










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Army Tech 5 Ira D. Minner of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 115th Med Battalion, 40th Infantry Division. Line of duty. Gave his life on July 29, 1945.

Army Staff Sgt Bruce R. Mitchell of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 836th Bomb Squad, 487th Bomb Group. Missing in action. Gave his life on December 31, 1944.

Navy S2 Howard Victor Mobley, Jr., of Bethesda, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 12, 1945.

Army Tec5 Woodrow W. Mobley, 21, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Died in the line of duty five days after the war ended. Gave his life on September 7, 1945.

Air Force 2nd Lt John Holbrook Moffett of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 467 Bmb Grp. Line of duty. Gave his life on December 29, 1943.

Army 2nd Lt William J. Mooney of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Pfc Charles W. Morris of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 104th Infantry, 26th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 11, 1944.










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Army C Wo Michael A. Muca of Montgomery County, Maryland. Death was non-battle related.

Army Cpl John F. Mullen of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Pfc John H. Mussetter, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Tech Sgt Hugh K. Myers, 28, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Death was non-battle related. Gave his life on September 12, 1945. Gravestone marked New Jersey.

Army Pvt William E. Myers, 27, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Gave his life on March 16, 1945.

Army Sgt Lloyd D. Newman of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 366th Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 29, 1944.

Army Army Tech 5 Joseph B. Nicholson of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 822nd Tank Battalion. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 30, 1945.










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Air Force Sgt Harry M. Norris of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 351st Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on May 28, 1944.

Army Pvt Jerome T. Nowak of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 101st Airborne Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 8, 1944.

Marine Corps Pvt John A. Nugent of Silver Spring, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Pvt Joseph P. O’Brien of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on October 13, 1944.

Marine Corps Pvt Owen Thomas O’Callaghan of Silver Spring, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.

Air Force FO Douglas Carlton Oland of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 7, 1943.

Air Force Staff Sgt Lloyd B. Oliver of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on 1943.










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Air Force 1st Lt Lloyd J. Page, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 313th Fighter Squadron, 500th Fighter Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 26, 1944.

Army Tech 4 William E. Patton of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 164th Engineer Battalion. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 9, 1945.

Army Tech Sgt Frank L. Peak, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 53rd Armed Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 23, 1945.

Marine Corps Cpl Edwin D. Peddicord of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on February 20, 1945.

Air Force 2nd Lt Carlton C. Penn Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 500th Bomb Squad, 345th Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 4, 1945.

Army Pvt Alexander Anthony Peterson of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 586th Signal Depot Co. Line of duty. Gave his life on September 12, 1944.

Army Tec 4 John L. Pettis, 32, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 1465th Service Unit, Patient Detachment, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi during the war. John died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war. Gave his life on May 13, 1945.










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Army Sgt Frederick R. Phelps, 21, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 490th Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 6, 1944.

Air Force 1st Lt William C. Pidgeon of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on May 1, 1945.

Navy Ensign Carmon Francis Pirro, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Declared missing in action. Gave his life on December 20, 1943. Resided in New York prior to the war.

Army Tech 5 Roger W. Poole of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 805th Tank Battalion. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 11, 1943.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward A. Porter, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 30, 1944.

Air Force Sgt Earl B. Richards, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 577th Bomb Squad. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 8, 1944.

Army Lt C William T. S. Roberts of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 54th Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division. Gave his life on April 9, 1945.










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Navy SK 2C Alexander Bruce Robertson of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to USS Franklin. Missing in action. Gave his life on March 19, 1945.

Marine Corps 1st Lt Samuel T. Robertson, Jr. of Bethesda, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 22, 1945.

Air Force Tech Sgt Samuel R. Robey of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 2nd Bomb Squad, 22nd Bomb Group. Line of duty. Gave his life on October 20, 1943.

Army Pvt Bruce M. Ross of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 453rd AA Artillery. Died of wounds. Gave his life on July 10, 1944.

Air Force Staff Sgt Richard C. Russell of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 332nd Bomb Squad, 94th Bomber Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 13, 1943.

Army Sgt Leon Russomano, 23, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 120th Infantry. Died of wounds during the war. Gave his life on March 3, 1945.

Army Pfc James F. Rye of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 175th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 9, 1945.










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Army Pfc Richard N. Ryon, Sr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on 1944.

Navy Lt Ivan John Sandell, 32, of Bethesda, Maryland. Died when the U.S.S. Grampus was possibly sunk by Japanese destroyers in Blackett Strait during the war. Declared missing in action. Gave his life on March 23, 1944.

Army Pfc Raymond L. Sanford, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Died of wounds. Gave his life on June 9, 1944.

Army Pvt Otto Santini of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 10th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division. Died of wounds. Gave his life on November 19, 1944.

Army 1st Lt Lewis Sneed Sasser, Jr., 27, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 2nd Armored Company, E Infantry. Killed in action in the Battle of the Bulge. Gave his life on January 3, 1945.

Navy MM2C John Brinton Schaefer of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to USS Shubrick. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 4, 1943.










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Army Pvt Harry J. Selby of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Sgt Raymond M. Sellman of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Pvt Edwin R. Shaul, 15, of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group. Died in the line of duty in a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on June 25, 1942.

Army Tech 4 John S. Shaw of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Lt C Howard Grant Sheldon, 55, of Bethesda, Maryland. Died aboard a plane that crashed in Anchorage, Alaska while on leave. Death was not battle related. Gave his life on October 21, 1945.

Army 1st Lt Leonard C. Shepard of Montgomery County, Maryland. Assigned to 4th Bomber Squadron, 1st Bomber Group, Medium. Gave his life on May 12, 1944.

Army Pfc Walter T. Shepard of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 135th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 5, 1944.










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Navy WT3C William Joseph Shepherd of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to USS Robley Evans. Missing in action. Gave his life on May 11, 1945.

Army Pfc Roger D. Shields of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 417th Infantry, 76th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 8, 1945.

Army Cpt William G. Shultz of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armed Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on January 13, 1945.

Army Pfc Robert G. Shupe of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 175th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on October 4, 1944.

Army Pfc Alois J. Siewierski of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 18, 1944.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward A. Silven of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 18, 1944.

Air Force Col John G. Simpson of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to Headquarters, 322nd Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 20, 1944.










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Army WO Charles R. Smith of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Air Force 2nd Lt Robert H. Smith of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 59th Fighter Squad, 33rd Fighter Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on February 2, 1943.

Navy S2 Theodore Samuel Smith of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to USS Warrington. Missing in action. Gave his life on September 13, 1944.

Marine Corps Pfc Hardy James Sorrell of Crestview, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 27, 1944.

Navy Aviation Radioman 3C Merrille “Bunny” Speake, 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Died in the line of duty at sea. Gave his life on July 9, 1945.

Marine Corps 2nd Lt Leonard R. Steidel, Jr., of Silver Spring, Maryland. Declared missing in action.










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Air Force 2nd Lt Edward E. Stevens of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Army Pfc George J. Stevens, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 359th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Died of wounds. Gave his life on March 15, 1945.

Marine Corps Pvt Frank Pelham Stone of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 29th Marine, 6th Marine Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 9, 1945.

Air Force 1st Lt Jennis Morrell Strickland, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 700th Bomb Squad, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 24, 1945.

Marine Corps Pfc Fred W. Suddueth, Sr. of Rockville, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on March 10, 1945.

Army Maj Samuel Augustus Syme of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 7th Army. Line of duty. Gave his life on January 2, 1944.

Army Tech Sgt William K. Teepe of Montgomery County, Maryland. Died of wounds. Gave his life on unknown.










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Navy RTC Robert T. Thielscher of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on July 30, 1945.

Army Pfc Ralph L. Thomas, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 378th Infantry, 95th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 16, 1944.

Air Force Cpl Robert G. Thomas of Rockville, Maryland. He was assigned to 98th Bomb Squad. Missing in action. Gave his life on September 29, 1942.

Marine Corps Pvt James William Thompson of Sandy Spring, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on November 24, 1943.

Army Pfc Robert W. Tittsler of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 383rd Infantry, 96th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on October 26, 1944.

Army Tech 4 Frederick Toal of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on unknown.

Marine Corps Pvt James Trimble III of Bethesda, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on 1945.










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Army Pvt Eugene R. Umberger of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 134th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on January 1, 1945.

Marine Corps 1st Lt Cecil Joseph Umstead of Kensington, Maryland. Missing in action. Gave his life on April 18, 1944.

Army Pvt Jack R. Vogel of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 158th Infantry. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 18, 1944.

Marine Corps Pfc John Franklin Walter of Gaithersburg, Maryland. He was assigned to 12th Marine, 3rd Marine Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on July 26, 1944.

Army Ltc William E. Warfield of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 115th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 10, 1944.

Army Pvt Stanley W. Watkins of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 147th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on September 23, 1944.

Air Force 2nd Lt William R. Watkins of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 38th Fighter Squad. Line of duty. Gave his life on March 1, 1945.










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Army Cpl Herman Welfeld of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on 1944.

Navy Chief Pharmascist’s Mate Thomas Addison Wetherell of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Navy Reserve Lt Medical Corps Stafford Manchester Wheeler of Bethesda, Maryland.

Army Col Charles A. Wickliffe of Montgomery County, Maryland. Line of duty. Gave his life on May 1, 1944.

Navy Rear Admiral John Walter Wilcox, Jr., of Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Navy Lt David Spencer Wilson of Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Air Force 2nd Lt Walter F. Wilson, Jr. of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 328th Fighter Squad. Line of duty. Gave his life on November 18, 1944.










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Army Pvt Jacob Willie Wingo of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 406th Infantry, 102nd Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on December 3, 1944.

Army Pvt John Richard Wolfe of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 45th Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on June 3, 1944.

Army Sgt George P. Wood of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned 330th Infantry, 83rd Infantry Division. Killed in action. Gave his life on January 16, 1945.

Air Force Staff Sgt George H. Woodward of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on August 13, 1944.

Air Force Sgt Kenneth E. Wright of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 351st Bomb Squad, 100th Bomb Group. Killed in action. Gave his life on April 3, 1945.

Army Corp William G. Yeatman of Montgomery County, Maryland. Killed in action. Gave his life on unknown.





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