FALLEN
World War II
1945
Gunnery Sergeant Russell W. Lippert
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:4th Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Marine Division
Date of Loss: February 22, 1945 / Age: 26
Colonel Robert M. Neiman described the moment Lippert gave his life to his country in his memoir, "Tanks on the Beaches". "Division called at about two in the morning and said the (previous) attack had been repulsed.
1945
PFC Vincent D. Leuwer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class Leon M. Goebel
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Date of Loss: July 02, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Seaman 2nd Class Carroll G. McGarvey
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: June 05, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in South Pacific
1945
2nd Lt. Alan L. Sorensen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private Walter J. Henning
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 07, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in St Laurent, France
1945
Corporal Wallace R. Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the Pacific Area
1945
1st Lieutenant Thomas J. Mooney
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 30
Died in service in Okinawa
1945
Corp. Leo A. Forcier
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 242nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in France.
1945
Staff Sergeant Michael H. Kania
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:6th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Luzon Islands
1945
1st Lieutenant Glenn H. Oliver
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Epinal, France
1945
PFC Reinholdt T. Hofmann
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near the Philippines.
1945
Private Fredrick A. Trauman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:62nd Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:14th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 01, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Europe
1945
Ensign John M. Davenport
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: September 05, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in South of Oceana, Va
1945
Sergeant George A. Nielson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 03, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany