Henry Ford Trade School - Craftsman Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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HONOR ROLL ARMOND SCARRONE Pvt.—U.S. Marine Corps une 29, 1945—Okinawa Pvt. Scarrone died as the result of wounds received while on guard duty on Okinawa. MATTHEW M. SCHEMER Sergeant—U.S. Army Air Force August 27, 1945—Saipan, Marianas Sgt. Schemer was killed when the B-29 on which he was a gunner flew into the side of a mountain while trying to land on Saipan. RAYMOND L. SOLOMON Pfc.—Infantry November 17, 1944 France Pfc. Solomon was killed in action in France while serving with the 95th In- fantry Division. • • • JOHN E. SULEWSKI Pfc.—Infantry April 9, 1945- Siegburg, Germany Pfc. Sulewski was instantly killed in action from a shell fragment at the Sieg River Dam. • • • ARTHUR E. SWARTHOUT Sergeant—Infantry, 26th Division November 19, 1944 Germany Sgt. Swarthout was killed during hand to hand fighting in the Battle of Metz, Germany. THOMAS J. TARTAMELLA Pfc.—Infantry April 1, 1945—Germany While attacking an enemy position in Germany, Pfc. Tartamella was killed by machine-gun fire. • • • JAMES E. THOMPSON Lt.—Army Air Forces September 5. 1944 Iceland Lt. Thompson lost his life when the P-47 he was piloting crashed off the coast of Iceland. CLYDE VOLWAY Pvt.—U.S. Marine Corps June 25. 1945 Okinawa Pvt. Volway landed with the 1st Division and fought through the entire battle for Okinawa. He died of a shell fragment wound in the chest in the last battle in which his division participated. NORMAN WALSH Fireman 2 c—U.S.N.R. July 19, 1944 Solomon Sea Norman Walsh was drowned while serving on a LST when the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by enemy action. • • • HAROLD G. WEAVER 2nd Lt. U.S. Air Forces July 29, 1945—Sequin, Texas Lt. Weaver lost his life in an airplane crash while serving with the Air Corps in Texas. WILLIAM E. WESLEY 2nd Lt.—Infantry November 26, 1944—France Lt. Wesley was killed in action near Strasburg, Germany. • • • HOWARD W. WICKISON Pvt.—Infantry November 30, 1944 Kintzheim, France While serving as a scout during the attack on Kintzheim, France, Pvt. Wickison was observed and killed by enemy rifle- men. • • • OTTO J. WITTSTOCK Corporal—U.S. Army April 22, 1945—Paris, France Cpl. Wittstock, who served with the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Army, died of wounds suffered when a bomb he was de- fusing accidently exploded. • • • KENNETH YOUNG Corporal—Army Air Force November 29, 1944—Nottingham N. H. Cpl. Kenneth Young was killed while flying his initial trip overseas, when the B-29 on which he was a gunner flew into the side of Pawtuckaway Mountain in New Hampshire.

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HONOR ROLL ELMER O. HILL Pvt.—Infantry October 13, 1944—Germany Pvt. Hill lies buried in Belgium, as a result of wounds suffered while in combat in Germany. • • • GEORGE M. JOHNSON 1st Lt. Army Air Forces October 8, 1944—Germany While Lt. Johnson was returning from his seventeenth combat mission over Ger- many, his plane was struck by anti-aircraft fire and exploded in mid-air. • • • HENRY P. JONES Pfc.—Infantry January 11, 1945—Belgium After two years of service with the 82nd Airborne Division, Pvt. Jones was killed in action in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. • • • STANLEY P. KABARA Pvt. Army Air Corps While serving with the Ordinance Division of the Army Air Corps in Puerto Rico, Pvt. Kabara died of bilateral pulmo- nary embolia. • • • ARCHIBALD KELLY 1st Lt.—Army Air Forces July 22, 1944—Jugoslavia Lt. Kelly, Navigator of a B-24, was killed in action while on a mission over Ploesti, Roumania. • • • HARRY E. LANCHETT, JR. Pvt.—U.S. Marine Corps November 21, 1943—Tarawa Marine Harry Lanchett was killed in action during the fierce fighting on Tarawa. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Presidential Citation. • • • HAZEN LINCE Chief Pumpman—U.S. Merchant Marine December 21, 1945—Port Neches, Texas After serving for two years in the Mer- chant Marines, Hazen Lince was drowned at Port Neches, Texas on December 1945. • • • DONALD MALONEY A.M.M. 2 c—U.S. Navy March 10, 1945—Atlantic Ocean After spending fourteen months in the Pacific on Eniwetok with Comdr. Miller's Reluctant Riders”, Donald Maloney was killed while making a routine flight to the Bahamas. • • • GEORGE MANOLI Pfc.—U.S. Amphibious Engineers February 1, 1945—Neomphoor Island, Dutch New Guinea While carrying out his duties as an amphibious engineer off the coast of Dutch New Guinea, Pvt. Manoli was drowned. JOSEPH MARCHAND Pfc.—Infantry September 1, 1945—France Pvt. Marchand lost his life in a motor vehicle accident while serving in France. • • • DONALD MARTIN Pvt.—Infantry April 13, 1945—Germany While resting after the battle at Swienfurt, Germany, Donald Martin was accidently killed by a soldier who was cleaning his gun. • • • HAROLD MAY Pfc.—Infantry June 6, 1944—Normandy Pfc. May was killed during the invasion at Normandy after the third day, while serving with the 82nd All American Air Borne Division. • • • harry McDermott MMM 3 c—U.S.Navy August 24, 1945-—Java Sea Harry McDermott died when the sub- marine USS Bullhead” was sunk by enemy aircraft in the Java Sea. • • • GERALD McFALL Pvt.—Infantry January 25, 1944—Italy Pvt. McFall was killed in action during the invasion of Italy. • • • RAY H. MILLER Pvt.—Engineers October 17, 1943—Pacific Area Pvt. Miller died of gunshot wounds while serving with the Army Engineers in the Pacific Area. • • • HENRY R. MOJESKE Pfc.—Infantry November 22, 1944—Leyte Pfc. Mojeske was killed in action during the invasion of Leyte. • • • ROBERT B. MONKS G.M. 3 c U.S. Navy July 30, 1945—Pacific Robert Monks lost his life when the USS Indianapolis” was sunk by enemy action in the Pacific Area. • • • LEO W. MOORE Pfc.—Infantry February 10, 1945—Manila, P. I. Pfc. Moore was killed in action while fighting for Nicholas Field in Manila. • • • LUTHER D. OTTO Sergeatn—Army Air Forces February 19, 1945—Over Tokyo, Japan During a mission over Tokyo in a B-29 Bomber, Sgt. Otto died with the entire crew of his plane as the result of a Kami- Kaze Bomber of the Japanese forces ram- ming their ship. Sgt. Otto flew 14 missions as a Turret Gunner, for which he received the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. • • • ERNEST C. OZ 1st Lt.—Army Air Forces July 2, 1945—Harlingen, Texas After completing 70 combat missions successfully in the ETO, Lt. Oz died while testing a P-63 fighter plane near Harlin- gen, Texas. Lt. Oz was forced to fly through a thunder cloud causing his plane to go into a spin from which he never recovered. • • • MARION A. PALMER 1st Lt.—Army Air Corps February 7, 1945—Austria While piloting a B-24 over the oil fields of Austria, Lt. Palmer and his entire crew lost their lives when their plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. WILLIAM BUD PEABODY Pfc.—U.S. Marine Corps Sept., 19, 1944—Peleliu Island, S.W.P. While on a voluntary mission Pfc Peabody was shot and instantly killed by a Jap sniper. • • • RICHARD F. PERRY Flight Officer—U.S. Air Corps August 6, 1945—San Antonio, Texas While on maneuvers in Texas, Fighter pilot Richard Perry was killed when his plane crashed. • • • THOMAS E. PERRY Boatswain's Mate 2 c—U.S.N.R. April 2, 1945—Okinawa Thomas Perry died as the result of shrapnel wounds he received while serving on the USS Elmore” in the Pacific. • • • RICHARD L. PLACE 2nd Lt.—Army Air Forces November 18, 1944—Grosetto, Italy While on a reconnaissance mission over Italy, Pilot Place lost his life when his P-47 crashed into a tree while strafing motor transports. • • • PETER QUINN Pvt.—Infantry December 22, 1944—Luxemburg Overseas only twenty-two days. Pvt. Peter Quinn was killed in action in Luxem- burg while with an infantry division of General Patton's 3rd Army. • • • ROBERT A. READING. JR. Tech. 4th Grade—U.S. Field Artillery October 6, 1945—Okinawa Robert Reading died on Ryukyu Reto Islands as a result of injuries received in an explosion. He had been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received at Saipan. • • • ARMAND D. SAVOIE Pvt.—Infantry July 26, 1944—France Pvt. Savoie died in action during the invasion of St. Lo, Normandy.

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