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LIST OF PROPOSED NAMES FOR DOGTOWN VETERAN'S MEMORIAL STONE

Special Thanks to Dan McGuire for taking on this research project



Name Era Branch Rank Service # Outfit Awards Birth Inducted Death/Status Dogtown Address Cemetery/Memorial Religion Sources Notes Informant/Relationship
Amstutz, William Joseph, Jr. Vietnam Army SP4 55767237 "B Co, 1st Eng Bn 1st Inf Div USARV" 12/2/1945 " Vietnam Tour Start: 5/25/1965" "2/9/1966 KIA" " 1115 Louisville (PD 2/15/66 p.7A)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section G Site 1187 Buried 02/18/1966 Vietnam Wall Panel 05E Line 19" Roman Catholic "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998 U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 http://www.ancestry.com/ Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall http://thewall-usa.com/index.asp#search" "Correct spelling for Billy Joe ""Amstead"" Marital Status: Single Water Supply Specialist Hostile Ground Casualty: Other Explosive Device"
Beeker, David Vietnam "No Data Found Anywhere" "No Beeker in 1965 Phone Book I suggest we drop this man from list"
"Crane, Victor Otto NOT from Dogtown" World War I Army 2LT "I Company 26th Infantry 1st Division" "7/19/1918 KIA at Soissons, France" " 4527 Oakland NOT 5427 Oakland as reported in Globe Democrat 5/1/1919" "Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Belleau, France" """St. Louisans of Honor - Ones Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice"" from the City & County of St. Louis in World War I published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5/11/1919 MHS-World War I biography and service records : persons who enlisted in St. Louis city and county. Addenda: those who died in service - Vol. C-F MHS-Casualaties European War, Vol 1 p.10 Missouri Soldiers' Records - http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ Lest We Forget - St. Louis WWI Memorial http://www.stl-lestweforget.org/courtofhonor.html St. Louis Post Dispatch 8/8/1918 p.2 The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php" " Kingshighway Memorial Gold Star Tree Court of Honor # 97"
Daniels, Joseph V. World War II Army PFC 37604291 "2nd Ranger Battalion See: http://tiny.cc/h21w7 " 1924 2/25/1943 "6/6/1944 KIA at Pointe du Hoe, four miles west of Omaha Beach" " 1333 Graham (PD 6/27/44 p.7A & 7/3/44 p.4B)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO according to next of kin [No - Not found in the Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator. Perhaps Joseph Daniels in Calvary, Interment# 499825] See Find a Grave World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument monument in Normandy: http://tiny.cc/27x74" Catholic "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.32 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3249a.gif U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 http://www.ancestry.com/" "Education:1 year of high school Civil Occupation:Bakers [sic] Marital Status:Single, without dependents Height:68 - Weight:139 Killed in Action The U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 relates next of kin says he was buried at Jefferson Barracks, but there is no such record in the US Veterans Department Graveside Locator site. Mother - Mary Winters, 1333 Graham (PD 6/27/44 p.7A)"
Diefenbach, William Charles, Jr. World War II Navy Reserve "Coxswain (COX)" 1/3/1922 "6/8/1944 KIA off coast of France" " Parents live at 6421 Wade (PD 7/10/44 p. 3B & 8/19/44 p.7A)" "Calvary Cemetery St. Louis, MO Section 029 Lot 0184 Buried 7/15/1948 [sic]" "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/ Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis http://search.stlcathcem.org/default.aspx World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945: Missouri Dead, p.7 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/27/22/27-2115a.gif" " ""Diefenbach, William Charles, Jr., Coxswain, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Diefenbach, Sr., 6421 Wade Ave., St. Louis."" World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 Calvary Cemetery Interment # 19671 First Name listed as ""Coxswain William C"""
Dowd, Robert Abbot World War I Army PVT 43646 "I Co, 16th Infantry 14th Divisionn" 6/2/1891 11/1/1915 1916 in Mexico with Pershing; sailed to France 6/12/1916 "7/18/1918 KIA at Soissons, France" 6207 Famous Avenue "Memorial Park Cemetery 5200 Lucas and Hunt Road St. Louis, MO 63121" Roman Catholic """St. Louisans of Honor - Ones Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice"" from the City & County of St. Louis in World War I published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5/11/1919 MHS-World War I biography and service records : persons who enlisted in St. Louis city and county. Addenda: those who died in service - Vol. C-F Missouri Soldiers' Records - http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ Lest We Forget - St. Louis WWI Memorial http://www.stl-lestweforget.org/courtofhonor.html St. Louis Post Dispatch 9/1/1918 p.10" "Kingshighway Memorial Gold Star Tree Court of Honor # 126 9/1/1918 Post says address is 6107 Famouns, but all other sources use 6207 Famous"
Farabee, William Lewis Korea Army PVT 25th Inf Div 8/8/1932 2/6/1950 "11/29/1950 KIA" "11?? Childress See Notes" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section 72 Site 474 Buried 12/20/1954 [sic]" "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/ http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm" "Light Weapons Infantryman Previously, seriously wounded in action by missile (9/25/1950) & returned to duty. No Farabees on Childress in 1947,48 or 52 Gould's Directories; Jno P. Farabee at 2029A Blendon Place in 1950 phone book & 1952 Gould's Dir.; P.L. Farabee at 6427 West Park and Perry L. & Betty in 1952 Gould's Dir."
Hinkebein, Glen L. World War II Army Air Corps S/SGT Bomber Gunner 1920 3/20/1942 "4/29/1944 KIA over Germany" "6240 Berthold (PD 5/23/44 p.5A)" "Zachary Taylor Nat'l Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY Group Burial, Plot: I Sec: 215-216 Buried 09/19/1950 For photo of plaque see: http://tiny.cc/1d1xv" "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 http://www.ancestry.com/ http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/jefferson/zachnat/zachary_hayhoc.htm Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 PD 5/23/44 p.5A, 9/22/44 p.7A & 9/3/44 p.8A" "Name misspelled as ""Hinkelbin"" in Dogtown News Enlisted in Sikeston, MO; parents M/M Theodore M. Hinkebein lived in Chaffee, MO; Lived with Uncle William (a painter) & Ann Hinkebein at 6240 Berthold (1944 Gould's Dir p.540 & 1945 phone book) Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office Marital Status:Single, without dependents Height:69 Weight: 151 KIA over Germany"
King, David Michael Vietnam Army CPL 487541497 "A Co 2nd Bn, 7th Cav 1st Cav Div (AMBL)" 10/2/1949 " Vietnam Tour Start: 11/29/1969" "3/29/1970 KIA" "Gerald King lived at 1323 Fairmont Court (Gould's St. Louis City Dir. 1969 - No Kings on San Jacinto Court)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section H Site 25 Buried 04/07/1970 Vietnam Wall Panel 12W Line 57" Protestant - No Denomination Preferred "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall http://thewall-usa.com/index.asp#search U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998 U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 http://www.ancestry.com/" "Marital Status: Single Infantry Direct Fire Crewman Hostile Ground Casualty: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds in Tay Ninh, SVN"
Kirwan, Leonard M. World War II Army WO JG W2124375 HQ, 8th Army Bronze Star [For Merit, not Valor] 1918 4/27/1942 "3/15/1945 DNB But PD 4/15/45 p.8A KIA 3/15/45 on Leyte" " Son Thomas E. Kirwan, Wife Gertrude (nee Adrignola) Kirwan & Mother Mary/Maggie F. (nee Green) Kirwan lived at 6529 Clayton. Late Father Patrick J. Kirwan. Mem mass at St. James 4/22/45 (PD 4/15/45 p.8A & 4/20/45 p.7C) Or lived at 6085 Hartford?" "Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines Plot B Row 13 Grave 157" Catholic "The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.35 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3252a.gif U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas http://www.ancestry.com/ The Dogtown News, Issue No. 4, Aug 1945 - http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/dogtown/history/wwii-news-4.html" "Education: 1 year of college Civil Occupation: Stenographers and typists Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 - Weight: 152 Informant says killed in plane crash. ""Warrant Officer Leonard M. Kirwan, 26, who was killed in action March 15 on Leyte, has been posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in the Philippines from Nov. 14, 1944, to March 15, 1945. He was the husband of Mrs. Gertrude K. Kirwan, 6085 Hartford street, and the son of Mrs. Mary Kirwan, 6529 Clayton road, Clayton."" The Dogtown News, Issue No. 4 Died Non-Battle (DNB) in the line-of-duty [sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas (including training or manuever deaths)]"
Kuenker, Louis F. World War II Army PVT 37179289 "357th Inf Reg 90 Inf Div" Purple Heart 11/21/1906 "6/14/1944 KIA" "No Dogtown Address Found KIA 6/14/45 in France. Wife Leola Kuenker of 4820 Hanover, Gardenville; Mother Hortense Kuenker of 6300A Arsenal (PD7/17/44 p.3C) (In 1910 & 1920 Census at 5913 Southwest - Can't find in 1930)" "Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot E Row 9 Grave 39 [aka Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery); Saint Laurent, France; Grave #: e 9 39] " Protestant "The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.35 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3252a.gif U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Social Security Death Index http://www.ancestry.com/" "Correct spelling for Louis ""Kinker"" Social Security # - 489-03-0725 Killed in Action (KIA) Herman H.(perhaps an uncle) & Concordia Kuenker lived at 2223 McCausland - their son Kenneth in Navy. "
Marcus, Tom World War I Army COOK 2191174 "A Company 314th Engineers 89th Division" "1892 In Greece" "9/4/1917 To France 6/12/1918" "9/12/1918 DOW in France (""Died of Wounds"" received in action)" " 6653 Manchester (Site of Cousin George Vellios' Restaurant)" "Buried at: Plot C Row 27 Grave 3 St. Mihiel American Cemetery Thiaucourt, France" """St. Louisans of Honor - Ones Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice"" from the City & County of St. Louis in World War I published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5/11/1919 MHS-World War I biography and service records : persons who enlisted in St. Louis city and county. Addenda: those who died in service - Vol. M-R MHS-Casualaties European War, Vol 1 p.39 & 71 Missouri Soldiers' Records - http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ Lest We Forget - St. Louis WWI Memorial http://www.stl-lestweforget.org/courtofhonor.html St. Louis Post Dispatch 11/7/1918 p.4 & p.7 The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php" "Kingshighway Memorial Gold Star Tree Court of Honor # 302 Marcus was an immigrant from Greece and a baker before the War - working for Heydt's Bakery Company. He lived over his cousin George Vellios' restaurant at 6653 Manchester. (Is this the same Vellios who lost son James G. Vellios in World War II?) For some reason, Missouri Soldier's Records gives 813 N. 18th Street as his residence, but all other soureces cite the Manchester address."
McCauley, John Joseph World War II Army PFC 37611279 60 Bomb Sq AAF 3/28/1918 "11/28/1944 DNB" "No Dogtown Address Found Lived at 4943 Winona with mother, Bridget McCauley, Funeral Mass at St. James (PD 11/30/44 p.9A, 12/1/44 p.8A & 12/2/1944 p.7A)" "Calvary Cemetery St. Louis, MO Section 026 Lot 1617 Buried 12/4/1944 Here is a link to grave photos: http://tiny.cc/ja4o3" "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.35 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3252a.gif Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis http://search.stlcathcem.org/lotdetail.aspx?lotid=1617&secid=026&row=&cem=04" "Died Non-Battle (DNB) in the line-of-duty [sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas (including training or manuever deaths)] ""killed in the crash of a four-engine Army plane near Smokey Hill (Kan.) Field"" (PD 11/30/44 p.9A) Some records have a space after ""Mc"" Sources do not provide death date: John ""L."" in two PD articles, but ""John Joseph"" in Funeral Notice (PD 12/2/1944 p.7A)"
Moise, Eugene Edwin World War I British Royal Army PVT "3198 308547 274382" 16th Bn., Tank Corps 11/14/1895 "US Navy 1911 Royal Army 1915" "9//29/1918 KIA Argonne France" 6710 Mitchell Avenue "Unicorn Cemetery Vend'huile, France" """St. Louisans of Honor - Ones Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice"" from the City & County of St. Louis in World War I published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5/11/1919 MHS-World War I biography and service records : persons who enlisted in St. Louis city and county. Addenda: those who died in service - Vol. M-R MHS-Casualties European War, Vol. 1 p.78 Lest We Forget - St. Louis WWI Memorial http://www.stl-lestweforget.org/courtofhonor.html Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=177658 UK, Soldiers in the Great War, 1914-1919 British Army WWI Medal Rolls INdex CArds, 1914-1920 http://www.ancestry.com/ UK National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=4277953&queryType=1&resultcount=1" "Kingshighway Memorial Gold Star Tree Court of Honor # 655 ""Killed in action while in charge of a British tank in France, on the [29th] day of September , 1918 ... aged 23. Eugene served four years in the United States Navy and went to England in 1915 and enlisted in the First Lancashire Fusileers [sic]. He was severely shocked at Galipoli and invalided for seven months, afterwards rejoined his command and remained in active service."" Served with 1/7 Lancashire Fusiliers and wounded 8/8/1915 in Dardanelles Campaign/Battle of Gallipoli. Transferred to Royal Engineers and then to 16th Battalion, Tank Corps, and was killed in the Argonne Forest. Two home addresses appear in the records 6710 and 6717 Mitchell Avenue. Went with 6710 as written on Eugene Moïse ""Biography & Service Record"" and on his father's death certifcate."
Moise, Percival Randolph World War I Army SGT MOT TR 1A 10/9/1889 "1925 ""Died from disease""" 6710 Mitchell Avenue "Lest We Forget - St. Louis WWI Memorial http://www.stl-lestweforget.org/courtofhonor.html" " Brother of Eugene Edwin Moïse, above. This is a surprise entry! Only source is cited to the left. More research needed. Check obit for ""Randolph"" Moise in St. Louis Post-Disptach 1/19/1925 AND contact surving members of the Moise family."
Mollick [Molick], John Karl World War II Army PVT 17044143 "Battery K66, CGAAA Coast Guard Artillery" 1919 1/20/1942 "8/22/1942 DNB at Washington, DC" "No Dogtown Address Found Pvt. John Karl Molick lived at 2616 Roseland Terrace, Maplewood (PD 8/223/42 p.2C)" "John K. Molick buried 8/26/42 at Resurrection Cemetery, 6901 Mackenzie Road, Affton MO 63123 Sec 014, Lot 0242 Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis http://search.stlcathcem.org/lotdetail.aspx?lotid=0242&secid=014&row=&cem=01" "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 http://www.ancestry.com/ World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.36 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3253a.gif" "Education:3 years of high school Civil Occupation:Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, n.e.c. Marital Status:Single, without dependents Height:68 - Weight:178 Died Non-Battle (DNB) in the line-of-duty [sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas (including training or manuever deaths)] No Mollicks/Molicks in 1942,43 0r 44 Gould's Dir or 1945 phone books "
O'Connell, Dennis World War I Army PVT 2847086 "C Company 355th Infanty" 6/15/1899 "4/26/1918 To France 6/4/1918" "8/14/1918 DOW at Battle of Saint-Mihiel in France (""Died of Wounds"" received in action)" 1337 Graham "Buried at: Plot C Row 23 Grave 15 St. Mihiel American Cemetery Thiaucourt, France" """St. Louisans of Honor - Ones Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice"" from the City & County of St. Louis in World War I published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5/11/1919 MHS-World War I biography and service records : persons who enlisted in St. Louis city and county. Addenda: those who died in service - Vol. C-F Missouri Soldiers' Records - http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ Lest We Forget - St. Louis WWI Memorial http://www.stl-lestweforget.org/courtofhonor.html The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php" "Kingshighway Memorial Gold Star Tree Court of Honor # 341 Single, son of Mary D. & Dennis O'Connell, formerly a blacksmith's helper"
O'Shaughnessy, Jeremiah J. World War II Army PFC 37370569 "309th Inf Reg 78th Inf Div" Purple Heart 1911 7/3/1942 "4/10/1945 KIA in Germany" " Son of M/M John O'Shaughessy 6160 Crescent (PD 5/18/45 p.7A; & 1944 Gould's Dir p. 908)" "Netherlands American Cemetery Magraten, Netherlands Plot I Row 7 Grave 4" "The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 http://www.ancestry.com/ World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.36 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3253a.gif" "Education:Grammar school Civil Occupation:Bartenders Marital Status:Single, without dependents Height:68 - Weight:168 Killed in Action (KIA) ABMC lists first name as ""Jeremi"" Spelled Oshaughnessy in some records"
Perez, Arthur Joseph Korea Army PFC 57509036 "8th Cav Reg 1st Cav Div" "Purple Heart CIB" 5/25/1931 "3/8/1951 KIA" "?? (Joe Perez at 4310 Forest & Perry Perez at 4404 Forest in 1950 Phone book)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section 70 Site 16268 Buried 09/24/1951" "The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings http://www.ancestry.com/" Light Weapons Infantryman
Rice, William J. World War II Army PFC 37622315 "330 Inf Reg 83rd Inf Div" Purple Heart 1910 8/17/1944 "7/13/1944 KIA" "1126 Childress Wm J & V. Dorothy Rice in 1944 Gould's Dir. p.1024)" "Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot F Row 16 Grave 22" "The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.37 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3254a.gif U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas http://www.ancestry.com/ " "Education: 3 years of college Civil Occupation: Managers and officials, n.e.c. Marital Status: Married Killed in Action (KIA) Informant says killed at Battle of St. Lo [sic] following Invasion of Normandy. At time of death wife, Dorthy S. Rice, lived at 1050 Jackson, U. City (PD 4/24/45, p.5A)" "Richard Rice/Nephew 11/17/2010"
Roth, Jack H. World War II Army PVT 37635878 Purple Heart 1925 3/23/1944 "MIA in Luxemborg 1/6/1945 declared KIA before 4/7/1945 (PD 1/31/45, p.5A & 4/7/45 p.5A)" "Father, Jacob. J. Roth, a baker, lived at 6654 Villa (PD 4/7/45 p.5A & 1944 Gould's Dir p.1024) MIA 1/7/45 Father lived at 3928 Arsenal (PD 1/31/45, p.5A)" "Resurrection Cemetery, 6901 Mackenzie Road, Affton MO 63123 Sec 014, Lot 0439WH Buried March 26, 1949 [sic] http://tiny.cc/cnx4i [Not found in Dept of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator or The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)]" Catholic "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.37 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3254a.gif Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis http://tiny.cc/cnx4i U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 http://www.ancestry.com/ The Dogtown News, Issues No. 2, 3 & 5 - http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/dogtown/history/wwii.html" "Education:3 years of high school Marital Status:Single, without dependents Killed in Action (KIA) Sources do not provide death date ""Private Jack Roth reported missing in action in Luxemburg, January 5th [1945]. Brother of Mrs. Dolores Thiele, 6654 Villa Avenue."" The Dogtown News, Issue No. 2, Apr 1945; added to ""Honor Roll"" in Issue No. 3, May 1945. 1944 Gould's Dir lists brother-in-law Theo. A. Thiele (p. 1929) and Jacob J. Roth (p.1024) at 6654 Villa. "
Schmiderer, Joseph August, Jr. World War II Navy Reserve "Fireman 1st Class" "12/18/1944 KIA in the Pacific" " 1125 Graham (PD 1/8/45 p.5A)" Name carved on West Hemicycle of the Manila American Cemetery with other MIA (aka: Fort William McKinley Cemetery), Manila, The Philippines: SOME THERE BE WHICH HAVE NO SEPULCHER - THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE - GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST WHO SLEEP IN UNKNOWN GRAVES. "World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945: Roll ww2c_27, Missouri Dead, p.22 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/27/22/27-2130a.gif World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas http://www.ancestry.com/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1/9/45 p.9A" "Wife: Mrs. Ruth Marie Schmiderer of 1125 Graham Street, St. Louis. Informant related Schmiderer went down with the USS Indianapolis, but this could not be. The Indianapolis sank on 7/30/1945, long after Schmiderer went missing and he was not on final crew list of the Indianapolis (http://www.ussindianapolis.org/crew.htm). "
Schwable, Phillip J., Jr. World War II Army Air Corps PFC 17159480 4/29/1924 10/29/1942 "5/25/1944 KIA in tank corps in Italy" "He & parents lived at 6227 Wilson (Dogtown??) (PD 6/13/44 p.3B & 1944 Gould's Dir. P.1087)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section 80 Site 202 Buried 07/27/1948 [sic]" "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.37 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3254a.gif U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/ http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm" "Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c. Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 - Weight: 157 Killed in Action (KIA)"
Skally, Thomas Michael Vietnam Marine Corps CPL 2266067 "3rd Plt, L Co 3rd Bn, 26th Mar 1st Mar Div REIN" 4/27/1947 "Vietnam Tour Start: 11/16/1968" "2/18/1969 KIA" "2153 McCausland (PD 2/25/69 p.3C & 1969 Gould's Dir. P.1071)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section E Site 90 Buried 03/01/1969 Vietnam Wall: Pan 32W Line 57" Roman Catholic "Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/ http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall http://thewall-usa.com/index.asp#search" "Marital Status: Single Rifleman Hostile Ground Casualty: Gun - Small Arms Fire in Quang Nam, SVN Son of Fray Davies & Carl Skally, step-son of Robert C. Davies, funeral mass at St. Luke's (PD 2/25/69 p.3C & 2/27/69 p.4D)"
Spicuzza, Charles, Jr. World War II Army PFC 37050853 3/13/1929 "7/7/1944 KIA" """Jr."" KIA July 7 in Italy, parents live at 1103 Louisville (PD 9/23/44, p.7A)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section 81 Site 98 Buried 11/23/1948 [sic]" Catholic "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.31 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3248a.gif [NB: This is a St. Louis County rather than St. Louis City listing] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/" "Education: Grammar school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 71 - Weight: 180 Killed in Action (KIA) "
Tatum, Robert E. World War II Army PVT 37622330 1913 8/17/1943 "7/5/1944 KIA in France" "6221 Famous (PD 8/7/44 p. 3B)" " Cemetery in Missouri according to next of kin: Calvary Cemetery St. Louis, MO Section 19A Lot 0633 Buried 11/10/1948 [sic]" Protestant "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.38 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3255a.gif U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 http://www.ancestry.com/ Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis http://search.stlcathcem.org/default.aspx" "Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing, etc.), n.e.c. Married Status: Married Killed in Action (KIA) in France Calvary Cemetery Interment # 400998 Wife Iris and Mother Florence both lived at 6221 Famous (PD 8/7/44 p. 3B)"
Vellios, James G. World War II Army PVT 37618914 12/23/1925 7/14/1943 "1/13/1945 KIA in Europe" "1035A Tamm (1930 Census)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section 79 Site 89 Buried 06/29/1949" "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Missouri, p.38 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/33/28-3255a.gif U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/" "Education: 3 years of high school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Killed in Action (KIA) Informant says killed at Battle of the Bulge No ""James"" in 1942 or 1944 Gould's Dir., but lists George (Grocer), Aspasia & Ellen (Ass't Public Library) at 1035A Tamm; 1945 phone book lists Vellios Market at 1035 Tamm. 1930 Census lists son ""Jimmy"" Villios aged 5 as their son (NB - Ancestry.com has this son's name transcribed incorrectly as ""Jenny"""
Ward, Gene Charles World War II Marine Corps PFC 319324 Purple Heart "8/1942 (PD 12/29/43 p.3B)" "11/21/1943 KIA in South Pacific" "No Dogtown Address Found Son of Ethel Ward, 4229 West Sacremento; lived with Aunt Florence Popovich, 8943 Annettta. Attended Southwest HS (PD 12/29/43 p.3B) However, a Betty J. Ward is living at 1041 Louisville per 1944 Gould's Dir. p.1267 - but not mentioned by PD?" "Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii" "The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) http://www.abmc.gov/search/index.php WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 U.S. WWII Military Personnel Missing In Action or Lost At Sea, 1941-1946 http://www.ancestry.com/ World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945: Roll ww2c_27, Missouri Dead, p.26 http://media.nara.gov/media/images/27/22/27-2134a.gif" "Buried at Sea by Administrative Decision Mother: Mrs. Ethel Ward, 4229A West Sacramento, St. Louis"
Winters, Ronald Paul Vietnam Army Reserve 1LT O5329753 "C Co 2nd Bn, 39th Inf 9th Inf Div" "Bronze Star (PD 8/18/67 p.3C)" 3/24/1944 " 8/24/1964 Vietnam Tour Start: 12/13/1966" "8/16/1967 KIA" "Son of M/M Paul P. Yaloures 1555A Tamm (PD 8/18/67 p.3C)" "Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem St. Louis, MO Section D Site 2685 Buried 08/23/1967 Vietnam Wall Panel 25E Line 4" Roman Catholic "Department of Veterans Affairs - Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall http://thewall-usa.com/index.asp#search U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998 U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 http://www.ancestry.com/ http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm" "Marital Status: Single Infantry Unit Commander Informant related Winters was Commander of Co E, but record in Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998 shows it was Co C. Hostile Ground Casualty: Misadventure - died of wounds in Kien Tuong, SVN ""phosphorous mortor round exploded when he was attempting to disarm it"" (PD 8/18/67 p.3C)"

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