John N. Waters
(Feb. 21, 1946) – John N. Waters died Feb. 13, from injuries sustained while serving with the Marines, Second Division for 3 years in the South Pacific. Waters, who left Belleville High School to join the Marines, never took a furlough. He shipped out to the Pacific at the end of his basic training.
The young Marine served in battle campaigns including Tarawa, Peleliu, Tinian, Ie Shima – where newspaper writer Ernie Pyle was killed by a sniper – Okinawa and Saipan.
Waters was sick with dengue fever, a tropical disease and had been hospitalized overseas. Waters received a Purple Heart, and was discharged last December. He died at home.
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PACIFIC: Harry Ward, Jr. KIA in Mindoro Islands
Harry Ward, Jr.
(Nov. 29, 1945) – Sgt. Harry Ward Jr., of DeWitt Avenue, was reported killed in action in the Mindoro Islands in the Philippines on Dec. 21. He served with the 240th Engineer Construction Battalion.
Ward entered the Army in January 1943, at age 18. Sgt. Ward took part in invasions of New Guinea, the Solomons, and Leyte.
He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. He is listed as missing in action or buried at sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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(Nov. 29, 1945) – Sgt. Harry Ward Jr., of DeWitt Avenue, was reported killed in action in the Mindoro Islands in the Philippines on Dec. 21. He served with the 240th Engineer Construction Battalion.
Ward entered the Army in January 1943, at age 18. Sgt. Ward took part in invasions of New Guinea, the Solomons, and Leyte.
He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. He is listed as missing in action or buried at sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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4.10.2010
PACIFIC: Robert S. Taylor
Robert S. Taylor
(Feb. 3, 1944) – Radioman 2/c Robert S. Taylor of Joralemon Street was killed overseas before February 1944. He was a veteran of six major engagements in the South Pacific. His crew received a Presidential Citation for rescuing the crew of the Helena. He is a 1939 Belleville High School graduate.
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(Feb. 3, 1944) – Radioman 2/c Robert S. Taylor of Joralemon Street was killed overseas before February 1944. He was a veteran of six major engagements in the South Pacific. His crew received a Presidential Citation for rescuing the crew of the Helena. He is a 1939 Belleville High School graduate.
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4.09.2010
PACIFIC: William Salmon KIA on Peleliu
William J. Salmon KIA in Palav Islands
(Oct. 26, 1944) -- Marine Corp. William J. Salmon, 21, of Dewitt Avenue, was killed in action Sept. 23, on Peleliu on Palau Islands in the South Pacific.
Cpl. Salmon was a sniper-scout on the Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester and New Guinea campaigns.
He left Belleville High School in his junior year to join the CCC.
While overseas, he met his brother on Guadalcanal in December 1941. The brothers both enlisted one week after Pearl Harbor was attacked.
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(Oct. 26, 1944) -- Marine Corp. William J. Salmon, 21, of Dewitt Avenue, was killed in action Sept. 23, on Peleliu on Palau Islands in the South Pacific.
Cpl. Salmon was a sniper-scout on the Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester and New Guinea campaigns.
He left Belleville High School in his junior year to join the CCC.
While overseas, he met his brother on Guadalcanal in December 1941. The brothers both enlisted one week after Pearl Harbor was attacked.
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4.08.2010
PACIFIC: Edmond Sadlock KIA on Luzon
Belleville Man Killed on Luzon
Edmond Sadlock Was Promoted
To Rank of 1st Lt. Posthumously
(March 22, 1945) -- 2nd Lt. Edmund Sadlock, 28, of Adelaide Street, was killed in action on Luzon in the South Pacific on Feb. 19.
Sadlock went overseas September 1943, three months before his son Edmond was born.
Sadlock, who lived in Belleville since 1931, enlisted in January 1941.
He was commissioned a 2nd Lt. at Fort Benning, Ga., in January 1942.
He served in Hawaii and, New Guinea before going to the Philippines.
At the time of his death, Lt. Sadlock was serving with the 38th Infantry. He had earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
He was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant posthumously
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Edmond Sadlock Was Promoted
To Rank of 1st Lt. Posthumously
(March 22, 1945) -- 2nd Lt. Edmund Sadlock, 28, of Adelaide Street, was killed in action on Luzon in the South Pacific on Feb. 19.
Sadlock went overseas September 1943, three months before his son Edmond was born.
Sadlock, who lived in Belleville since 1931, enlisted in January 1941.
He was commissioned a 2nd Lt. at Fort Benning, Ga., in January 1942.
He served in Hawaii and, New Guinea before going to the Philippines.
At the time of his death, Lt. Sadlock was serving with the 38th Infantry. He had earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
He was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant posthumously
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PACIFIC: Lt. John F. Rogers
Lt. John F. Rogers
(Feb. 10, 1944) – Lt. John F. Rogers, 25, of Birchwood Drive, was reported missing in the Gilbert and Ellice Island area of the South Pacific. He is believed to be a victim of a tropical hurricane that scattered the squadron of which he was the leader.
Rogers was graduated from Notre Dame, and enlisted in the Marines in December 1940. The Marine captain is the son of Mrs. Frances V. Rogers.
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(Feb. 10, 1944) – Lt. John F. Rogers, 25, of Birchwood Drive, was reported missing in the Gilbert and Ellice Island area of the South Pacific. He is believed to be a victim of a tropical hurricane that scattered the squadron of which he was the leader.
Rogers was graduated from Notre Dame, and enlisted in the Marines in December 1940. The Marine captain is the son of Mrs. Frances V. Rogers.
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PACIFIC: Joseph A. Razes
Joseph A. Razes
(June 29, 1944) – Motor/Machinist’s Mate 2/c Joseph Anthony Razes, 27, of Brighton Avenue, died of a ruptured aorta on June 2. He was buried in the South Pacific. Razes enlisted in the U. S. Navy on April 2, 1942.
MoMM Razes, who entered the service from Pennsylvania, is honored on the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Razes had lived with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petrauskas, of Brighton Avenue, after his parents died in McAdoo, Pa., when he was a baby. He attended Montgomery and Silver Lake Schools.
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(June 29, 1944) – Motor/Machinist’s Mate 2/c Joseph Anthony Razes, 27, of Brighton Avenue, died of a ruptured aorta on June 2. He was buried in the South Pacific. Razes enlisted in the U. S. Navy on April 2, 1942.
MoMM Razes, who entered the service from Pennsylvania, is honored on the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Razes had lived with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petrauskas, of Brighton Avenue, after his parents died in McAdoo, Pa., when he was a baby. He attended Montgomery and Silver Lake Schools.
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PACIFIC: Albert E. Pole KIA in Guam
Albert E. Pole
(Sept. 7, 1944) – Marine Pfc. Albert E. Pole, 22, of Washington Avenue, was killed in Guam on Aug. 7. He enlisted in the Marines in 1942. Pole was sent to the Pacific Theatre in January 1943.
The Belleville son received a Purple Heart for wounds received Nov. 19, 1943, in the South Pacific.
Pole enlisted in 1942, and trained at Parris Island N.C. He went overseas in January. He is listed on the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. Pole was awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star.
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(Sept. 7, 1944) – Marine Pfc. Albert E. Pole, 22, of Washington Avenue, was killed in Guam on Aug. 7. He enlisted in the Marines in 1942. Pole was sent to the Pacific Theatre in January 1943.
The Belleville son received a Purple Heart for wounds received Nov. 19, 1943, in the South Pacific.
Pole enlisted in 1942, and trained at Parris Island N.C. He went overseas in January. He is listed on the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. Pole was awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star.
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PACIFIC: Harry W. Nyegaard KIA on Tinian Islands
Harry W. Nyegaard, Awarded Silver Star
(Sept. 14, 1944) – Marine Pfc. Harry Nyegaard, 19, of Main Street, was reported killed June 19 on the Tinian Islands, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Nyegaard, were told in September.
Nyegaard enlisted in December 1942, and went overseas with a field communications unit. He was a veteran of Saipan, Kwajalein, Namur and Roi, all in the South Pacific.
(Oct. 18, 1945) – Pfc. Harry Nyegaard was killed in Saipan on June 19, 1944, while laying a communications wire between a battalion command post and a company in the field. Navy Secretary James Forrestal personally signed the citation for Nyegaard’s Silver Star.
Nyegaard had already received a Purple Heart and a copy of the Presidential Unit Citation in which the commanding general of the Fourth Marine Division gave recognition to the young Marine.
Nyegaard graduated Belleville High School in 1942, and enlisted at age 17. His brother, Vincent, a Motor Machinist’s Mate 3/c, serving aboard an LSM from Luzon to Japan, visited his brother’s grave in Manila a month ago.
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(Sept. 14, 1944) – Marine Pfc. Harry Nyegaard, 19, of Main Street, was reported killed June 19 on the Tinian Islands, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Nyegaard, were told in September.
Nyegaard enlisted in December 1942, and went overseas with a field communications unit. He was a veteran of Saipan, Kwajalein, Namur and Roi, all in the South Pacific.
(Oct. 18, 1945) – Pfc. Harry Nyegaard was killed in Saipan on June 19, 1944, while laying a communications wire between a battalion command post and a company in the field. Navy Secretary James Forrestal personally signed the citation for Nyegaard’s Silver Star.
Nyegaard had already received a Purple Heart and a copy of the Presidential Unit Citation in which the commanding general of the Fourth Marine Division gave recognition to the young Marine.
Nyegaard graduated Belleville High School in 1942, and enlisted at age 17. His brother, Vincent, a Motor Machinist’s Mate 3/c, serving aboard an LSM from Luzon to Japan, visited his brother’s grave in Manila a month ago.
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PACIFIC: John Miller Jr. KIA on Saipan
John Miller Jr.
(July 27, 1944) – Sgt. John J. Miller, Jr., was killed in action in bloody fighting on Saipan, the Navy told his father, John Sr. of Elmwood Avenue. The young man moved to Florida after high school, and joined the Marines in 1939. He was stationed in the Virgin Islands and then the South Pacific two years ago.
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(July 27, 1944) – Sgt. John J. Miller, Jr., was killed in action in bloody fighting on Saipan, the Navy told his father, John Sr. of Elmwood Avenue. The young man moved to Florida after high school, and joined the Marines in 1939. He was stationed in the Virgin Islands and then the South Pacific two years ago.
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PACIFIC: William J. Mears KIA in Peleliu
William J. Mears
(Nov. 30, 1944) – Marine Sgt. William J. Mears of Jefferson Street was killed in action in Peleliu on Palau Islands in the South Pacific on Sept. 15. Mears enlisted in the Marines the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. During his tour he was cited as a demolitions expert.
He was a veteran of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, New Britain and Bougainville during his 28 months overseas. He was scheduled to return to the States to begin study at officer candidate school.
The Palue Islands are in the westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands, north of Australia and west of Micronesia.
He was awarded a Purple Heart. He is listed as missing in action or buried at sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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(Nov. 30, 1944) – Marine Sgt. William J. Mears of Jefferson Street was killed in action in Peleliu on Palau Islands in the South Pacific on Sept. 15. Mears enlisted in the Marines the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. During his tour he was cited as a demolitions expert.
He was a veteran of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, New Britain and Bougainville during his 28 months overseas. He was scheduled to return to the States to begin study at officer candidate school.
The Palue Islands are in the westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands, north of Australia and west of Micronesia.
He was awarded a Purple Heart. He is listed as missing in action or buried at sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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PACIFIC: Edgar Mc Ginty KIA
Edgar H. Mc Ginty
Water Tender, 2/c Edgar H. Mc Ginty, of 50 New Street, was killed in action on Dec. 15, 1945. Mc Ginty was awarded the Purple Heart. He is listed as missing in action or buried at sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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Water Tender, 2/c Edgar H. Mc Ginty, of 50 New Street, was killed in action on Dec. 15, 1945. Mc Ginty was awarded the Purple Heart. He is listed as missing in action or buried at sea on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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