Calling In Angels

IN VICTORY’S JOY, SAGINAW MOURNS 407 DEAD  (WWII)

The Saginaw News August 15, 1945

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These Fighting Men Still Listed as Missing or Prisoners of War

James Alexander, EM2c

Son of Mrs. Arthur Haywood

Of 1503 Stanley :

Lost on submarine in Pacific,

Reported March 21, 1944

Sgt. David E. Becker

Son of Mr.& Mrs. George Becker,

Of 507 Lynn :

On B-29 raid over Tokyo

March 17, 1945

Pvt. Gerald Blackmer

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Blackmar

Of St. Charles RD2:

Captured at Corregidor,

May 1942

S/Sgt. Florian Borucki

Son of Mrs. Frances Borucki

Of 3043 N. Michigan :

On raid over China,

Jan. 20, 1945

Pva. Mason J. Bouchey

Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Bouchey,

Of 1502 Perkins:

Captured at Corregidor,

May 1942

1/Lt. Robert M. Brown

son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph A. Brown,

of 916 Emerson:

On raid over Europe,

November 30, 1943

S/Sgt. Boyd Burgess

Son of Mr. & Mrs. John R. Burgess,

Of 3919 Morris:

On raid over Germany,

May 12, 1944

Thomas Byron, BM1c

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence C. Byron

Of 127 South Mason:

In sinking of cruiser USS Juneau

November 1942

Col. Theodore Cornell

Husband of Mrs. Theodore Cornell

Of Kansas City :

Captured at Corregidor, Philippines

May 1942

T/Sgt. Alex Crowell

Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Crowell,

 of 1008 Atwater:

On raid over Germany,

January 11, 1944

T/Sgt. Rheaume Dunn

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Dunn,

Of Freeland RD 3:

On raid over Europe,

June 1943

Sgt. Herman Eisner

Son of Mrs. Anna Eisner

Of Hemlock:

In aerial fighting in Southwest Pacific

January 1942

S/Sgt. Charles Feavyear

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Cecil A. Feavyer,

Of Saginaw , RD8 :

Captured at Corregidor, 

May 1942

T/Sgt. Melvin Foley

Husband of Mildred Foley,

of 1134 Genesee :

Captured in Belgium,

December 18, 1944

1/Lt. Ernest W. Fordney

son of Mr. & Mrs. Ernest W. Fordney,

of 505 Wright;

Over Bay of Bengal, Japan

March 25, 1945

2/Lt. John McLaughlin Forrest

son of Mrs. Peter Logan

of 702 Mill, Clio:

Missing over Italy,

May 11, 1944

Sgt. Edward Ganschow

Son of Mrs. Natalie Ganschow

Of 1832 Hill:

On raid over Germany,

April 17, 1945

1/Lt. Thomas Grohman

son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Grohman

of 136 North Jefferson :

On raid over Europe, 

March 2, 1944

Pvt. Robert Hagadorn

Son of Mr. & Mrs. L. F. Hagadorn

Of Carrollton :

Captured in France,

September 2, 1944

Pvt. Bert Harrison,

Husband of Mrs. Rosemarie Harrison,

Of 821 Cleveland :

Captured in Italy

September 30, 1944

Pfc. John F. Harvey

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Harvey,

Of 603 South Michigan :

Missing in Philippines, 

April 1945

Pfc. Robert Hubinger

Son of Norman G. Hubinger,

Of 350 South 11^th:

In action in Germany,

September 22, 1944

Capt. Harold Imerman

Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Imerman,

Of 922 South Jefferson :

Captured at Corregidor,

May 1942

Sgt. Nathan Alfred Johnson,

Son of Hugo Johnson,

 Of 533 Eighth:

Missing in Iceland,

December 1942

Robert W. Knight, SK 2c

Husband of Mrs. Virginia Knight,

Of 1605 Federal:

In sea battle off Leyte, 

October 1944

Pfc. Victor Marfuta

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marfuta

Of 1706 Marquette :

Captured at Crregidor,

May 1942

John Masucci, CTM

Son of Mrs. Cornelius Picardi

Of 1109 North Harrison :

In sinking of USS Morrison, off Okinawa

May 1945

S/Sgt. Francis McCall

Husband of Mrs. Sabina Dulski McCall,

Of 2527 South Jefferson :

On raid over France,

June 14, 9144

Julius Mentel, Sc

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Julius Mentel

Of 2411 Lowell :

In battle at sea,

April 1942

T/Sgt. Allan Miles

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. Miles

of 3207 Rust:

On raid over Italy,

November 12, 1944

Gayle J. Moe, AOM 2c

Of 1222 South Washington :

Over Pacific,

March 1945

Cmdr. Keats Montross

In loss of USS Swordfish (submarine),

February 1945

Sgt. Harold Peterson

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Peterson,

of 2319 Delaware and husband of Opal Ayres Peterson

of 1606 North Michigan :

Over Tinian airbase,

March 28, 1945

Morse Porter, Slc

On submarine Barbell,

March 1945

1/Lt. Frank G. Putnam

Over South Pacific,

January 1944

S/Sgt. Stewart Rex, 

Missing in Southwest Pacific,

January 8, 1944

Leo Rody, GM3c

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Adam Rody,

Of Zilwaukee:

At sinking of USS Houston,

March 1942

Pfc. Carl M. Rupp

In action in Belgium,

January 17, 1945

Cpl. Charles Donald Sagash

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Mike M. Sagash,

Of 1430 Sheridan :

Captured at Corregidor, 

May 1942

John F. Schwartzly, Flc

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Schwartzly,

Of 300 Williamson:

Captured by Japanese at loss of submarine Grenader

May 1943

2/Lt. William R. Shaw

Over Norway,

April 19, 1945

2/Lt. Robert Simpson

On raid over France,

August 5, 1944

T/Sgt. David Somerville

On raid over Germany,

April 8, 1944

Pvt. Horace Turner

Brother of Bernie B. Turner,

Of 3424 Court:

Captured in France,

June 6, 1944

John Webber, CBM

In Loss of USS Cushing,

November 1942

Sgt. John W. Welsh

Over Saipan,

April 14, 1945

These Fighting Men Taken as Prisoners of War and Survived

Pvt. Kenneth R. Ackley,

son of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Ackley, of Hemlock:

 in Italy ,  

Nov. 6, 1943

Seaman (2/c) Donald R. Aldrich,

 son of Mr. & Mrs. C.R.

 Aldrich of Bridgeport township:

in Philippines Sea battle  

Oct. 29, 1944  

PVT. Arthur L. Allen

Son of Mr. & Mrs. George F. Allen

PFC. Keith C. Althaus

son of Mr. & Mrs. Keith C. Althaus of 1808 N. Charles:

at fall of Bataan-Corregidor, 

Killed in action on Bataan,

May 1942

Sgt Donald M. Anderson

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Chris Anderson of 4740 State road:

Killed in action in Germany,

April 20, 1945

Cpl. Donald W. Andres,

Son of Mr. & Mrs. James Andres of Burt:

 in France  

Sept. 1, 1944

Sgt. Byron E. Angevine,

Brother of Mrs Earl Clements, of 2277 Blackmore:

In B-29 bomber crash after raid over Japan In 

September 1944

Cpl. Albert H. Appler 

Died of disease in Pacific,

June 1944

S/Sgt. Lawrence Arnold

Ward of Mr. & Mrs. U. S. Eneix,

of  732 Owen:

Killed in action in Burma, 

April 2, 1945

PVT. LEON E. ARCHAMBAULT,

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Emile Archambault,

of 321 North 10^th:

In mine explosion at Camp White, Oregon

April 23, 1944

Pvt. Victor Auernhammer

son of Mrs. Dominic Albers,

 of Frankenmuth:

Killed in action in Belgium,

Dec. 31, 1944

Sgt. John C. Baase

son of Susan Baase

 of 2431 Stark:

Killed in action in Belgium, 

Jan. 4, 1945

GUNNERS MATE (3/c) WOODWARD S. BABCOCK.

son of Mr. & Mrs. John Babcock,

of 219 Elm:

In torpedoing off Guadalcanal  

Jan. 29 1945

Pvt. Nathaniel P. Bailey

Son of Mrs. Mary E, Bailey,

Of near Chesaning:

Died of wounds in Italy,

February, 1944

Pfc. Donald Bair

Killed in action in Germany,

February 19, 1945

Pvt. Kenneth C. Baldwin

Son of Mr. & Mrs. R.C. Baldwin,

Of 528 South Warren :

Killed in electrocution accident in Germany,

April 25, 1945

CPL. HERBERT H. BALDAUF,

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Baldauf,

of Gratiot rd:

In Germany  

Sept. 17, 1944

Maj. William H. Ball

Son of Mrs. Edith V. Ball,

of 416 McCoskry:

At fall of Bataan-Corregidor, 

Killed in action on Bataan,

May, 1942

PVT, FRANK BALLINGASH,

at Fort Winifield . Scott , Calif.

 February, 1942

Pfc. John E. Barber,

Son of Mrs. William A. Spinning,

Of Saginaw RD 6:

Of burns

 at Camp Polk , La.

October 1943

MARINE PLATOON SGT. ELMER C. BARKER,

Ward and nephew of Mr.& Mrs. B.O. Jochen ,

Of 331 South Seventh:

On Tarawa , Nov. 22, 1943

PVT. ERNEST BARKHOLZ,

Son of Albert Barkholz

of 240 Webber:

In Luxembourg Sept. 30, 1944

PFC. JOHN E. BARNER,

In accident at Camp Polk , La.

October 1943  

SGT. FLOYD BARRETT,

At Battle Creek , Michigan

March 1944

Ray E. Bartlett, Flc

Husband of Mrs. Edith Booth Bartlett

of 850 Frost rd:

In sinking of USS Samuel Roberts, killed in action in Philippine Sea, 

October 25, 1944

2/Lt. Albert S. Batora

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Batora,

Of 1117 Greenwich :

Killed in action in France,

August 30, 1944

Oswald S. Bauer Slc

Son of Mrs. John Bauer,

of Freeland, RD 1 :

In Pacific sea battle, killed in action on Pacific

November 25, 1944

Sgt. Stuart A. Beardslee

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Loren D. McGurer,

Of 1629 South Weadock :

Died in Japanese prison,

May 1943

Sgt. George W. Beckkow

Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Beckrow,

 Of 718 Cherry:

Died in Japanese prison,

October 22, 1942

PFC. Robert C. Beckmann,

Son of Mr. & Mrs. William L. Beckmann,

Of 1933 Mershon:

  Killed in action on Guam,

July 1944

PFC. Richard E. Behm

Brother of Mrs. Mabelle Behm,

of 607 N. 24^th:

Killed in action on Peleliu Island

September 20, 1944

Cpl. Edward G. Bender

Son of Otto C. Bender,

Of 4085 Holland road:

Died of wounds in Germany,

February 3, 1945

2/Lt. William A. Benson

son of Mr. & Mrs. John D. Benson,

of 626 Catherine:

In plane crash at Bradley Field, Conn.

May 29, 1944

Pfc. Harold P. Berg

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Herman Berg,

of 2333 Benjamin, and husband of Betty Friedli Berg, of 821 Miller:

Killed in action on Luzon,

May 20, 1945

PVT. JACK BILLINGTON,

Nephew of Mrs. Edward Young,

Of 821 Perry:

in an accident in Hawaii ,

 February 1942

PFC. Arthur F. Bingham

Son of  Mrs. 

 Bingham,

of 3112 Fulton :

Killed in action in France,

July 30, 1944

SGT. JOHN BIRKENHEIER,

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Birkenheier,

of Frankenmuth Township :

In Germany ,

Oct. 8, 1944

Sgt. Jack V. Bissonette

Son of Mr. & Mrs.  Camillus Bissonette,

of 519 N. 13^th St. :

Killed in action in France,

September 6, 1944

PFC. DONALD BLAIR,

son of Mr. & Mrs. William Blair,

of  2221 Stark:

In Germany  

Feb. 19, 1945

PFC. Cordell B. Bloomer

Son of Mrs. Marie Bloomer

of 520 N. Jefferson :

Killed in action on Luzon,

March 13, 1945

Pvt. John C. Bock

Killed in action on Guadalcanal,

September 1942

Pvt. Belmont B. Boivin

Son of Mrs. Eva Boivin

Of St. Charles :

In automobile accident at Oceanside, Calif.

May 1943

Pvt. Reinhold Bonnell

Son of Mr.& Mrs. William Bonnell.

Of Hemlock:

Died of wounds in France,

June 15, 1944

Pfc. Francis E. Borkowski,

Son of Mrs. Mary Borkowski,

Of 1608 North 20^th:

In swimming accident

At Brentwood , N.Y.

June 25, 1945

Hubert F. Boyer, Coxswain

Husband of Bernice Brandt Boyer

of 1322 Lamson:

Killed in action, in sinking of USS Johnston in Philippines Sea ,

October 25, 1944

Pvt. Morley G. Bradford

Husband of Mrs. Lucille Bradford,

Of Hemlock:

Died of wounds in Italy

December 16, 1943

Sgt. James S. Branch

Husband of Margaret Brassem Branch,

Of 2631 North Michigan :

Killed by field mine in Germany,

June 14, 1945

Pfc. Alwood F. Brier

Husband of  Ethel Alden Brier

of Chesaning:

Killed in action in France,ea

August 13, 1944

S/SGT. ERNEST Michael BRIER,

son of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Breier

of Maple Grove township:

In bomber crash in Arizona

January 1943

Pfc. Fred Bromund,

Husband of Mrs. Eleanor Fierke Bromund,

Of St. Charles :

In Germany

Nov. 14, 1944

PVT. GEORGE BROWN,

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Brown

of 210 South Andre:

In Germany

Nov. 27, 1944

1/LT. Robert M. Brown

Son of Ralph A. Brown

Died in Holland/Europe

Steven L. Brown S2c

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brown,

of 1623 Hess:

Lost in sinking of USS Eversole

Killed in action in Philippine Sea,

October 29, 1944

Capt. James R. Bruce

Son of Mr. & Mrs. James Bruce

Of Janes road:

Accident in New Caledonia

June 1942

Pvt. Charles F. Bueche

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bueche

Of Chesaning township:

Killed in action in Normandy,

July 30, 1944

Wallace H. Bunker, F3c

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Moses Bunker,

Of 817 Williamson:

On ship lost in Chian Sea, Killed in action in Chian Sea,

March 1942

S/Sgt. David Burback

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Burback

Of Saginaw RD 6:

Killed in action in France,

January 3, 1945

1/Lt. Erwin T. Burkhart

Husband of LT. Rita Purchase Burkhart

Formerly of 343 S. 30^th:

During the Invasion of France, Killed in action in France,

June 6, 1944

Pvt. Russell W. Burnell

Son of  Mr. & Mrs. Louis Burnell,

of 1414 S. Niagara :

Killed in action in France,

June 13, 1944

PFC. JOSEPH S. CAGGEGI,

Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Caggegi,

of Mrs. Dorothy Caggegi,

of 1629 Benjamin:

In France

Nov. 15, 1944

Pvt. Clinton B. Callihan

Son of Mr.& Mrs. Dale Callihan,

Of Chesaning RD 5:

After Bataan “death march”

Died as Japanese prisoner,

July 8, 1942

William Frances Carlton, S2c

Son of Mrs. Effie Carlton,

133 S. Franklin :

Killed in Pacific naval action,

November 1942

Edward J. Carr, S2c

Ward of Joseph R. McIntyre,

Of 500 North Michigan :

Killed in collision sinking of USS Ingraham,

August 1942

PFC. Harry Joseph Castanier

Son of Mrs. Lelia Castanier,

of 2929 S. Washington :

Killed in action on Saipan

July 1944

Maurice Castagnier, RM3c

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Castagnier,

of Bridgeport :

Killed in sea battle, off Okinawa,

April 1945

Pfc. Salvador Cervantes

Son   of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cervantes,

of 1104 N. Ninth, and husband of Angela Cervantes,

of 402 N. Third:

Killed in action in Germany,

April 17, 1945

CPL. MAURICE CHADWICK,

Son of Mrs. Earl Brody,

of 1814 Phelon:

In France

Nov. 7, 1944

Pvt. Alexander Chasnis

Son of Mrs. George Buckawski,

of 2410 River:

Killed in action in France,

February 9, 1945

T/Sgt. Donald Christensen

Killed in action over Germany,

May 24, 1944

S/Sgt. John W. Chavatal

Son of Mr. & Mrs. John J. Chavatal,

of St. Charles :

Killed in action in Germany,

February 20, 1945

PVT. Edward Ciazinski  

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ciazinski,

of 1314 N. 21^st:

Killed in action on Guadalcanal, 

October 1942

Sgt. Kenneth Ciolek

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Felix Ciolek,

of 721 S. 13^th:

Killed in action over Germany,

January 5, 1944

Marine Sgt. Levi Keefer Clark

Husband of Mrs. Mary Kniebbe Clark,

Of 620 S. 12^th:

Killed in action on Peleliu,

September 16, 1944

Cadet William J. Clark

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Clark,

Of 425 South 13^th:

In Plane crash at Kokomo, Miss.

November 14, 1944

Son of John Clutier,

Of Bridgeport township,:

Killed in action in France,

June 26, 1944

PFC. Woodrow J. Coenis

Died on Leyte,

March 25, 1945

T/Sgt. John J. Coleman

Brother of Miss Mary Margaret Coleman,

Of 321 North Third:

In monoxide accident at Camp Howze, Tex., 

January 1943

Arlington Collier, S1c

Husband of Mrs. Josephine Ruppel Collier

Of 2253 King:

Dec. 19 1944

Killed in action in Pacific sea battle

December 19, 1944

Rene E. Cook, FC3c

Son of Mrs. Martha A. Cook,

Of 119 S. Jefferson:

In loss of USS Jarvis in Southwest Pacific in action off Guadalcanal,

August 9, 1942

FIREMAN (2/c) CHARLES CORNELIUS CORBETT,

Husband of Mrs. Jane Corbett

Of 657 S, 14^th:

In sinking of patrol boat Cythera in Caribbean ,

May 1942

PFC. Donald R. Cramton

Son of David P. Cramton,

Of Shields:

Killed in action in Belgium,

September 2, 1944

Cpl. Robert William Cronin

Son of Alfred L. Cornin,

Of 310 Carroll:

Died in Japanese prison,

June 1943

Pvt. Henry F. Crowder

Son of  William Crowder

Of 3306 Parkwood:

Died as Japanese prisoner

July 3, 1942

T/SGT. Alex H. Crowell

Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Crowell

Died in Osnabrueck, Germany

Killed on Bombing Mission

September 15, 1945

PFC. STEPHEN J. CUMMINGS,

Son of Mrs. Mary Nedry,

Of Marion Township :

In France

Sept. 19, 1944

Son of  Mrs. Cuthbertson ,

Of Frankenmuth:

In Aleutians , killed in action at Salidor,

May 4, 1944

PFC. PERCY CUTTING,

Son of Mr.& Mrs. George Cutting,

Of 5330 Center road:

In Italy ,

Sept. 29, 1944

Sgt. Floyd Dague <