World War 2 Casualties
A-C

 
1. Almy, Bertram S.  
2. Amato, Thomas Albert  
3. Andrews, Jay Spoor  
4. Anger, Earl J.  
5. Arthur, Stanley William, Jr.
6. Bader, Donald W.  
7. Bailey, David Bevington  
8. Bainer, Joseph E.  
9. Ball, Eugene C.  

10. Bangert,

 Ralph William  
11. Basar, Leonard J.  
12. Beganyi, John R.  
13. Bennett, John H.  
14. Berry, Charles L.  
15. Birt, Joseph V.  
16. Bittinger, Marlin B.  
17. Black, John E.  
18. Blake, L. Daniels  
19. Bolles, Jay Franklin  
20. Bombay, Albert J.  
21. Borchert, Arthur A.  
22. Borosky, Edward F.  
23. Bowden, Robert Frederick  
24. Boyden, Samuel E.  
25. Boyle, Thomas Arthur  
26. Brenza, George Anthony  
27. Brewer, Willliam H.  
28. Broginni, Lloyd A.  
29. Brown, Daniel Miller  
30. Brunst, John Charles  
31. Buffington, Edward Kenneth  
32. Buschlen, Arthur B.  
33. Bzowey, Alexander    
34. Cahill, Edward Russell, Jr.
35. Caine, Douglas K., Jr.
36. Calavan, Harry Monzie  
37. Call, Norman D.  
38. Charleson, Vernon Glenn  
39. Christian, Lewis C.  
40. Clark, Joseph B.  
41. Clark, Max Dale  
42. Cleary, Thomas J.  
43. Coady, Francis X.  
44. Comerford, Edward F.  
45. Conway, Daniel Richard  
46. Cook, William R.  
47. Cooley, John Hall  
48. Cooley, Richard A.  
49. Corlett, Harvey W.  
50. Courtney, John Robert  

 

1. Almy Bertram S. Army   Pfc. 7-10-1944
1401 Roycroft Avenue Ohio H.S.1925

Pfc. Bertram S. Almy was training at Camp Shelby Mississippi. He was on the way home when the car he was riding in was struck by a train at Washington Court House, Ohio.

 

2. Amato, Thomas Albert Army   T.Sgt. 11-14-1944
1229 Lakeland Avenue Germany  

Thomas Albert Amato was killed in action in Germany on November 14, 1944. His father was Major T. S. Amato who died in World War I.

 

3. Andrews, Jay Spoor Merchant Marines 2-27-1942
1310 Summit Avenue at sea  

Jay Spoor Andrews was lost when his ship the SS R.P. Resor was torpedoed and sunk by the enemy on February 27, 1942. His father was presented with the Mariner's Medal in commemoration of the great service his son had contributed to his country. Jay Andrews was a descendant of Lakewood's early settler, Price French.

 

4. Anger, Earl J. AAF  Lt. 11-27-1943
1197 Marlowe Avenue North Africa  

Lt. Earl J. Anger was reported missing in action in North Africa November 26, 1943. Approximately a year later his death was confirmed.  Lt. Anger served in the Army Air Force as an aviation engineer.

 

5. Arthur, Stanley William, Jr. Marines  Cpl. 6-18-1945
17836 Clifton Blvd. Okinawa H.S.1939

Cpl. Stanley W. Arthur was killed in action on June 18, 1945, on Okinawa. Just three days later, organized resistance on Okinawa was at an end. Cpl. Arthur was a machine gunner with the famed Marine 1st Division and served with the first group of Marines who landed at Guadalcanal.

 

6. Bader, Donald W. Army  Pfc. 12-25-1945
1345 Sloane Avenue at sea  

Pfc. Donald W. Bader died Christmas Day, 1945, on a troop ship in the English Channel.

 

7. Bailey, David Bevington Army  Sgt. 3-30-1945
16413 Hilllard Road Germany H.S.1943

Sgt. David Bailey was just 20 years old when he was killed in action in Germany. He was trained in anti-aircraft artillery, judo, mine placement and demolition, swimming, and transportation. He served with the llth Armored Division in General George Patton's Third Army. At the time of Sgt. Bailey's death, the llth Armored (Thunderbolt) Division was aiding in the clearing of the German Saarland. Sgt. Bailey was a descendant of Adam Wagar, one of Lakewood's early settlers.

 

8. Bainer, Joseph E. Army   1st Lt. 6-30-1944
1287 Ramona Avenue New Guinea H.S.1932

The main phase of the operations on Biak Island was finished, and part of the landing forces were withdrawn. The remaining men undertook the securing of the island. Lt. Joseph E. Bainer served with the 6th Cavalry  Reconnaissance Troops and died June 30, 1944, on New Guinea. He is buried in Arlington Cemetery.

 

9. Ball, Eugene C. Army  Pvt. 6-22-1944
1309 St. Charles Avenue France  

Pvt. Eugene C. Ball entered France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, with 185,000 other troops. He was killed June 22, 1944.

 

10. Bangert, Ralph William Navy
1310 Jackson Avenue at sea

Ralph Bangert served aboard a PT boat, one of the smallest and most maneuverable fighting ships of the U.S. Navy. He is buried in France.

 

11. Basar, Leonard J. Army  Pvt. 11-13-1944
2089 Clarence Avenue Italy

Pvt. Leonard J. Basar was killed in action November 13, 1944, in Florence Italy. The Allied drive up the Italian boot proved to be a painfully slow struggle against a determined Germany army. They faced obstacles such as floods, mud, mountains, and the winter cold. There was such heavy fighting in Florence that all the bridges were destroyed in World War II except, the Ponte Vecchio.

 

12. Beganyi, John R. Army  Pfc. 7-25-1944
1630 Grace Avenue France H.S.1938

Operation Cobra was the U.S. 1st Army's advance from the Normandy area. It started July 25, 1944. It was preceded by a massive artillery and aerial bombardment. General Omar Bradley called it "the most decisive battle of our war in western Europe."  Pfc. John R. Beganyi died in France on the first day of this attack.

 

13. Bennett, John H. Army   Pfc. 1-1-1945
1282 Summit Avenue Belgium H.S.1938

Pfc. John H. Bennett died in Belgium January 1, 1945. He was with the 9th Division of the 1st Army. He is buried in Lakewood Park Cemetery.

 

14. Berry, Charles L. Army  Lt. 6-12-1944
18117 Clifton Blvd. France H.S.1931

Lt. Charles Berry was killed in action June 12, 1944, just six days after the D-Day landing.

 

15. Birt, Joseph V. Marines   Pfc. 3-5-1945
1451 Maile Avenue Iwo Jima  

Pfc. Joseph Birt was killed in action on his 20th birthday. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery.

 

16. Bittinger, Marlin B,. Jr. AAF  2nd Lt. 1-14-1945
2174 Arthur Avenue Morotai Island H.S.1942

Lt. Marlin B. Bittinger was killed on Morotai Island. He was the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber in the 13th Army Air Force. He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park.

 

17. Black, John E Navy   Lt. 12-7-1941
1596 Clarence Avenue Pearl Harbor H.S.1933

Lt. John E. Black was the first man to give his life in World War II from Lakewood, Ohio. He was serving aboard the U.S.S. Utah when it was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

 

18. Blake, L. Daniels Army   Pfc. 12-16-1944
17604 Fries Avenue France H.S.1943

Pfc. L. Daniels Blake was killed in action in France, December 16, 1944. He went overseas with the 87th Infantry Division, and entered France about the 1st of December with General Patton's Third Army.

 

19. Bolles, Jay Franklin Navy  Air  Radioman 2/c 6-11-1943
2189 Wascana Avenue at sea H. S. 1940

Jay Franklin Bolles served as a Radioman 2nd class on a Navy aircraft plane. His plane did not return from a mission in the South Atlantic and Jay was declared dead, June ll, 1943.

 

20. Bombay, Albert J. Army   Pvt. 12-12-1944
2105 Elbur Avenue France  

Pvt. Albert J. Bombay died of wounds received in France, December 12, 1944. He served in the army at the Battle of the Bulge.

 

21. Borchert, Arthur A. AAF   Pfc. 10-5-1944
1679 Wyandotte Avenue Reno, Nevada  

Pfc. Arthur A. Borchert was killed in a truck accident, October 5, 1944. The accident was near the Reno Army Air base where he was stationed.

 

22. Borosky, Edward F. AAF    1st Lt. 2-22-1944
1258 Lakeland Avenue Italy H.S.1941

Lt. Edward F. Borosky was awarded the Air Medal for "meritorious achievement" and the Distinguished Flying Cross with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters. He served with the 15th Air Force in Italy, and completed 50 dangerous missions over enemy territory. He was 21 years old when his family was notified that he was missing. He was declared dead February 22, 1944.

 

23. Bowden, Robert Frederick Army   Pfc. 4-23-1945
2023 Wascana Avenue Mindanao Island H.S.1938

On April 23, 1945, units of the U.S. 24th Division took Kabacan, on Mindanao Island. Pfc. Robert F. Bowden was killed in action on Mindanao Island in the Philippines on that day.

 

24. Boyden, Samuel E Army  S/Sgt. 11-24-1944
1519 Ridgewood Avenue France  

Sgt. Samuel E. Boyden was killed less than a month after his arrival in France. He served with a tank unit.

 

25. Boyle, Thomas Arthur Cpl 11-24-1944
1380 Clarence Germany  

Cpl. Thomas Boyle served with the 24th Constabulary Squadron in Schweinfurt, Germany.  His mother, Violet Boyle was notified of his death.  He is buried in Lakewood Park Cemetary.

 

26. Brenza, George Anthony Army Pfc. 7-11-1943
2178 Clarence Avenue Sicily H.S.1937

Pfc. George Anthony Brenza was killed in action in Sicily. The Italian island was assaulted July 10, 1943 by over 467,000 Allied troops. Pfc. Brenza died just a day later, July ll, 1943.

 

27. Brewer, William H. Army   1st Lt. 7-10-1944
14805 Hilliard Avenue France H.S.1935

Lt. William Henry Brewer was killed in France, July 10, 1944. Lt. Brewer wrote home, "The hedgerows in France make our life difficult." The hedgerows were barriers that divided up the fields of Normandy. They were three to four feet thick and three to five feet high and were constructed of trees roots and rocks forming an impenetrable barrier. Hedgerows turned each field into a small fortress and made it significantly more difficult for the Allies to capture the Normandy area. Lt. William Brewer was a member of a heavy weapons unit.

 

28. Broginni, Lloyd A. Army  Pfc. 12-7-1944
1294 Edward Avenue France H.S.1942

Pfc. Lloyd A. Broginni was a member of a party sent forward to secure a house on the eastern edge of Enchenberg. "Despite intense enemy fire from machine guns and snipers, Pfc. Broginni endangered himself repeatedly in order to fire at the enemy positions. His heroic effort was cut short by a sniper's bullet which killed him instantly." He died Dec. 7, 1944. The Silver Star was awarded to Pfc. Broginni  posthumously.

 

29. Brown, Daniel Miller AAF   S/Sgt. 12-25-1944
1096 Kenneth Avenue Belgium H.S.1938

Sgt. Daniel M. Brown served as a turret gunner aboard a A-20 Havoc bomber. He proudly wrote home that he had been made gunner's chief of his squadron. Sgt. Brown completed 50 missions. He was killed during the Battle of the Bulge, Christmas day, 1944, while serving with the 9th Air Force which was attached to General Patton's Third Army.

 

30. Brunst, John Charles Amy  Pfc. 2-4-1945
1229 Andrews Avenue Luzon Wd. H.S.1933

The Americans advanced slowly in all directions round their beachhead on Luzon.  MacArthur asked General Krueger for more speed. The 6th Amy began advancing south, with Clark Airfield as its objective. The effort continued through the whole month of February. Pvt. John Charles Brunst was killed February 4, 1945, while serving with the 6th Army.

 

31. Buffington, Edward Kenneth Army   Pvt. 6-10-1944
2044 Lakeland Avenue France Wd.H.S.

Normandy is the name of the French coastal area assaulted by the Allies on D-Day, June 6,1944. Pvt. Edward Buffington was with the l0lst Airborne. He died four days after the assault.

 

32. Buschlen, Arthur B. Army  Sgt. 6-6-1944
1591 Woodward Avenue France  

Sgt. Arthur B. Buschlen was killed on June 6, 1944,  (D-Day) while attempting to save the lives of two wounded men when their boat capsized in enemy fire as it neared the Normandy beach. Later, in spite of mortal wounds, he attempted to salvage equipment entangled in barbed wire barriers in the channel. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Bronze Star for gallantry posthumously. Sgt. Buschlen was with General Bradley's 1st U.S. Army -- assigned the westerly points of attack at two areas code-named "Utah" and "Omaha."

 

33. Bzowey, Alexander Army  Pvt. 4-28-1944
12501 Plover Avenue New Guinea Wd.H.S.

Alexander Bzowey died at Hollandia in Netherlands New Guinea, April 28, 1944. He served with the Medical Corps for six months before he was killed.

 

34. Cahill, Edward Russell, Jr. AAF 2nd Lt. 5-8-1944
1510 Lakeland Avenue Germany H.S. 1936

Lt. Edward R. Cahill was killed over Germany, May 8, 1944. He was the copilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress. He had completed 29 successful missions. On the 30th mission, Lt. Cahill and his crew were accompanying another disabled Fortress when they were hit by enemy flak. Friends said he had bailed out of his plane, but it was later reported that Lt. Cahill was killed. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Presidential Citation and the Purple Heart posthumously.

 

35. Caine Douglas K., Jr. Navy Seaman 2/c 1-1-1945
11851 Lake Avenue Brecksville, Ohio  

Seaman Douglas Caine completed the prescribed course of study at the Naval Training School at the University of Chicago, and was transferred to the Great Lakes Training Station in Illinois. It was at the Great Lakes Training Station that he fell from a signaling bridge. He died of his injuries at the Veterans Hospital in Brecksville, Ohio, where he had been moved to be closer to his family.

 

36. Calavan, Harry Monzie Army  2nd Lt. 5-8-1943
15528 Madison Avenue North Africa H.S.1937

Lt. Harry M. Calavan entered the army in January, 1942. He was overseas five months and attached to a tank company in North Africa when he died, May 8, 1943.

 

37. Call, Norman D. Coast Guard Lt.(J.G.) 9-14-1944
1117 Forest Avenue at sea  

Lt. Norman D. Call died when the 125-foot Coast Guard cutter "Jackson" attempted to rescue a Liberty ship that had been torpedoed off the North Carolina coast in the middle of a hurricane. It was a grim opportunity to demonstrate the old Coast Guard saying: "You have to go out. You don't have to come back."

 

38. Charleson, Vernon Glenn Army lst Lt. 4-12-1945
17716 Narragansett Avenue Nuremberg Germany  

On April 11, 1945, the U.S. 3rd Army advanced into the Weimar sector, passing the German extermination camp at Buchenwald and Bad Sulza. The Americans advanced rapidly south of Nuremberg. Lt. Vernon Charleson was serving with a reconnaisance unit of the 3rd Army when he was killed in action. He was an intelligence and reconnaisance officer in his regiment.

 

39. Christian, Lewis C. AAF Lt. 12-29-1944
1071 Cliffdale Avenue England H.S.1942

Lt. Lewis Christian lost his life while serving as a copilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber.

 

40. Clark, Joseph B. Navy Yeoman 1/c
1482 Winchester Avenue Solomon Islands

Joseph Clark died after a short illness. He contracted psittacosis in the Solomon Islands and never recovered.

 

41. Clark, Max Dale Army  Lt. 6-7-1944
15103 Lake Avenue France  

Lt. Max Clark was a paratrooper and he was killed in action in France on June 7, 1944, just one day after D-Day. He was in the army for three and half years.

 

42. Cleary, Thomas J. Army lst Lt. 10-18-1945
1640 Elbur Avenue Japan  

Lt. Thomas Cleary was seriously wounded March 22, 1945 on Luzon. He died of complications involving amoebic dysentery while aboard an army transport. He had been in the army for three years and had won five Battle Stars. He served in the 32nd Infantry Division and died October 18, 1945.

 

43. Coady, Francis X. Army Pvt. 10-22-1944
1435 Coutant Avenue Germany Wd. H.S.1935

Pvt. Francis Coady was killed in Germany, October 22, 1944, the date he had previously been reported missing.

 

44. Comerford, Edward F. Army Pvt. 3-13-1945
1579 Ridgewood Avenue Germany H.S.1944

Pvt. Edward  Comerford (nee Edward Kitstein) was killed in action in Germany, March 13, 1945. Pvt. Comerford is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

 

45. Conway, Daniel Richard AAF    Lt. 9-19-1941
Narragansett Avenue U.S.A.  

Lt. Daniel Conway was a flight instructor and was killed in a training crash.

 

46. Cook, William R Army T/Sgt. 7-28-1945
1222 Manor Park Avenue Luzon H.S. 1942

Sgt. William Cook was believed to have been killed by Japanese stragglers in the surrounding hills of a camp near Lipa on Luzon. He was attached to the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the llth Airborne Division. He served in New Guinea and was wounded during the battle for Leyte in the Philippines.

 

47. Cooley, John Hall AAF Pfc. 9-9-1943
1192 St. Charles Avenue Clovis, New Mexico  

Pfc. John Cooley lost his life during a routine training flight when the plane he was in lost an engine. He was training to be a flight engineer with the Army Transport Command. He was stationed at Rosecranz Field, Clovis, New Mexico.

 

48. Cooley, Richard A. AAF 1st Lt. 5-12-1944
1438 Marlowe Avenue Italy H.S. 1936

Richard Cooley was killed in Italy near Albina, Reggio Emilia. His body was never recovered.

 

49. Corlett, Harvey W. Army Pfc. 3-31-1945
1480 Bunts Road Germany H.S. 1944

On March 31, 1945, the American 3rd Army was heavily engaged by units of the German 7th Army on the line of the rivers Fulda and Eder. Pfc. Harvey Corlett served with the 3rd Army. He was killed in Germany on March 31, 1945.

 

50. Courtney, John Robert AAF T/Sgt. 11-21-1944
15900 Clifton Blvd. Germany H.S.1939

Sgt. John Courtney was a radio operator and gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was listed as missing November 21, 1944 and presumed killed on that date. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster posthumously.