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Air Force SSgt Jack Palmer Beasley

Air Force SSgt Jack Palmer Beasley, 24, of Burtonsville, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 700th Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group. Beasley died from wounds received during combat in Germany.  Gave his life on March 7, 1944. Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1937.  Attended the University of Maryland at the time of his enlistment in 1942.  He formerly worked in the Montgomery County Engineer’s Office in Silver Spring.  He served overseas seven months as a waist gunner. 

Army PVT Charles Roscoe Beavers

Army PVT Charles Roscoe Beavers, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Beavers was killed in action in France.  Gave his life on August 27, 1944.  He enlisted in 1942 and received basic training at Camp White, Oregon and Fort Lewis, Washington.

Army SSG Richard M. Bell

Army SSG Richard M. Bell, 22, of Kensington, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Bell was killed in action in Koslar, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.  Gave his life on February 22, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1940.  Bell enlisted in 1941 as a member of the National Guard and went overseas as an anti-tank infantryman where he was wounded in Normandy the day after D-Day.

Marine Corps PFC Llewellyn Lee Benjamin, Jr.

Marine Corps PFC Llewellyn Lee Benjamin, Jr., 18, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 1st Pioneer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Benjamin was killed in action during the invasion of Peleliu Island.  Gave his life on September 27, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1942.  He enlisted in the Marine Corps in October 1943. 

Air Force SSgt Daniel Charles Bereck, Jr.

Air Force SSgt Daniel Charles Bereck, Jr., 30, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was a radio operator and gunner assigned to the B-176 “Lucky Strike”, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group.  Bereck was killed in action.  He was declared missing. Gave his life on April 9, 1945.  Enlisted in the Army Air Forces in December 1942.

Air Force 2nd Lt Merrill Bernard, Jr.

Air Force 2nd Lt Merrill Bernard, Jr., 25, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 18th Bomber Squadron, B-24E.  Bernard died in the line of duty when his bomber crashed into the McCoy Mountains, nine miles west of Blythe, California.  Gave his life on October 15, 1943.  Bernard received his primary training at Bruce Field, Ballinger, Texas; basic training at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas; and received his commission at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.  He had been in training with a bomber crew as first pilot.

Army SGT Claude Alton Bodine

Army SGT Claude Alton Bodine, 30, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 3rd 18th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division.  Bodine was killed in action in Germany after his unit was captured in the town of Grablesben.  Gave his life on April 10, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1934. 

Army PFC Donald Wilbur Bonney

Army PFC Donald Wilbur Bonney, 20, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 48th Services Squadron, 45th Service Group.  Bonney died in the line of duty after contracting malaria while with the Army Air Forces in New Guinea.  Gave his life on May 27, 1943.

Army PVT Harry Bort, Jr.

Army PVT Harry Bort, Jr., 27, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 36th Engineer Regiment. Bort was killed in action in Italy.  Gave his life on February 25, 1944.  As an Army Engineer, he participated in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily, Italy, and was serving in the Mediterranean.  Bort received the Purple Heart for injuries suffered that resulted in his death.  He was a route agent for The Star in Bethesda for 17 years before he entered the service.

Army SGT Reed M. Bottomley

Army SGT Reed M. Bottomley, 31, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned as a Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F #42-29658, 367th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy.  Bottomley was killed in action when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed in Stotel, eight miles south of Bremerhaven, Germany during the war.  Gave his life on April 17, 1943.

Marine Corps Capt Calvert Sheriff Bowie

Marine Corps Capt Calvert Sheriff Bowie, 25, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron.  Bowie was lost at sea while on a reconnaissance mission near Guadalcanal.  Gave his life on May 30, 1943.  Bowie attended Georgetown Law School for a year before receiving a commission as a pilot in the Marine Corps Reserve in June 1942.  He was a member of the Chevy Chase Club.

Army PVT Harold Kenneth Bradfield

Army PVT Harold Kenneth Bradfield, 28, of Cabin John, Maryland.  He was assigned to 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.  Bradfield was killed in action in France.  Gave his life on November 27, 1944.

Navy LT Robert Graham Bradley

Navy LT Robert Graham Bradley, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Princeton (CVL-23). Bradley was declared missing in action when the Princeton was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf during the war. Gave his life on October 24, 1944. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943. The USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, a decommissioned ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Bradley who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism on USS Princeton during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Air Force 2nd Lt Franklyn Piersol Bunker

Air Force 2nd Lt Franklyn Piersol Bunker, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 15th Photographic Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group and was a pilot of a P-51.  Bunker was killed in action.  Gave his life on February 25, 1945. Graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1940.  Attended University of Maryland and was a chemical engineering student when he entered into service.

Navy LCDR John Edward Burke

Navy LCDR John Edward Burke, 37, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7), which was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, and then to the USS South Dakota (BB-57). Burke was killed in action and buried at sea after the USS South Dakota came under heavy fire during the second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Gave his life on November 15, 1942. He was attending law school in Washington, D.C., and living in Chevy Chase, Maryland, when World War II began. He immediately applied for active sea duty and was assigned to duty in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He had previously served from 1937 to 1940 in China. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1923.

TSGT Winfred Sylvester Burns

TSGT Winfred Sylvester Burns, 30, of Laytonsville, Maryland. Assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Burns was killed in action when the 83rd Infantry Division took fire from the German 17th SS Division and 6th Parachute Regiment near Meautis, France. Gave his life on July 4, 1944. Burns enlisted in the U.S. Army on December 15, 1939 and was stationed at Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia with the 3rd Cavalry. In July 1942, then Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Burns was one of the men from the 3rd Cavalry who was transferred to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and then in Breckenridge, Kentucky. The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt") arrived in England on April 16, 1944. TSGT Burns was awarded the Purple Heart.

Army SGT Paul Elias Bussler, Jr.

Army SGT Paul Elias Bussler, Jr., 19, of Ashton, Maryland.  He was assigned to 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. Bussler was killed in action.  Gave his life on August 11, 1944.  Attended Sherwood High School, was active in athletics and was preparing to study medicine before he inducted into the Army in July 1943.  He received basic training at Camp Crofton, Maryland and went overseas in November 1943.

Air Force Sgt Gordon J. Cairns

Air Force Sgt Gordon J. Cairns, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 471st Bomber Squadron, 334th Bomber Group.  Cairns was killed in action when a routine training flight he was on crashed on the Myrtle Beach gunnery range in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Gave his life on January 6, 1943.

Army PFC Day Canterbury

Army PFC Day Canterbury, 28, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.  Canterbury was killed in action during in the Battle of the Hedgerows in Saint-Lô, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.  Gave his life on July 11, 1944.

Marine Corps Pvt Horace Collier Carpenter

Marine Corps Pvt Horace Collier Carpenter, 20, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, FMF, Marianas Island.  Carpenter was killed in action.  Gave his life on June 14, 1944.

Air Force 1st Lt Allison Henderson Chapin, Jr.

Air Force 1st Lt Allison Henderson Chapin, Jr., 23, of Rockville, Maryland. He was assigned to the 2086th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon.  Chapin was injured on by a prematurely exploding rifle grenade in the Burma-India Theater and died from those injuries in Bhamo, Burma (now Myanmar).  Gave his life on February 20, 1945.  Chapin  graduated from high school in Rockville where he participated in wrestling, track and cross county sports.  Chapin was also an Eagle Scout in 1939 and helped organize the Rockville troop.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward Allen Clarke

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward Allen Clarke, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 11th Fighter Squadron, 343 Fighter Group. Clarke died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident in Alaska. Gave his life on March 13, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1940.  Active in baseball, soccer and track teams in high school, Clarke also played on the Silver Spring football team and on the American Legion baseball team.  Enlisted in the Army Forces October 19, 1942, and received his wings in October 1943 at Napier Field, Dothan, Alaska. 

Army CPT Carl Albert Cline, Jr.

Army CPT Carl Albert Cline, Jr., 26, of Claggettsville, Maryland.  He was assigned to Headquarters, 1st Battalion.  Cline was killed in action in Germany. Gave his life on September 20, 1944.  Graduated from Damascus High School. Graduated from the University of Maryland in 1941.  He entered the Army as a second lieutenant soon after graduation.  Cline won the Silver Star for gallantry in action and the Purple Heart for wounds received.

Army MAJ Everett Smith Cofran

Army MAJ Everett Smith Cofran, 42, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to the 3rd Military Government Regiment.  Cofran died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident in Passau, Bavaria, Germany.  Gave his life on January 7, 1946.  Cofran had assumed command of the military government in Passau two months prior to his death.  He was a veteran of World War I, which he enlisted in when he was 15 years old.

Army PVT Ernest Russell Cook

Army PVT Ernest Russell Cook, 25, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to 578th Signal Depot Company. Cook died in the line of duty of a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on April 11, 1945.

Army PFC Russell Reed Copeland

Army PFC Russell Reed Copeland, 24, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division. Copeland was killed in action. Gave his life on November 23, 1944. 

Air Force 1st Lt John Preston Cox

Air Force 1st Lt John Preston Cox, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 44th Wings, 18th Division.  Cox was shot down while flying over Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and held as a prisoner of war in Rabaul by the Japanese Military.  He was killed in action when he was executed.  Gave his life on March 5, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1938.

Army PVT William M. Cronise

Army PVT William M. Cronise, 19, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 533rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment.  Cronise died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident in Saidor, New Guinea.  Gave his life on April 1, 1944.  Attended training at Camp Lee, Virginia.  Assigned to the Amphibian Engineers and stationed at Fort Ord, California. 

Army SSG Preston Eugene Curtis

Army SSG Preston Eugene Curtis, 22, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.  Curtis was killed in action when he was leading a squad across the Ruhr River Valley in Germany.  Gave his life on April 13, 1945.  He attended Richard Montgomery High School. Enlisted in the Army in October 1941 and volunteered for the paratroopers. Participated in the invasion of Normandy. 

Army PVT Russel Davis Curtis

Army PVT Russel Davis Curtis, 22, of Rockville, Maryland. He was assigned to Quartermaster Corps. Curtis was killed in the line of duty from a non-battled related incident. Gave his life on February 27, 1945.

Air Force Capt Clifford H. Davis

Air Force Capt Clifford H. Davis, 24, of Montgomery County, Maryland. He was assigned to 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group.  Davis was killed in action when his plane crashed at Setz, Belgium during a support mission in St-Vith area.  Gave his life on January 29, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1938.

Air Force 1st Lt James R. Davis

Air Force 1st Lt James R. Davis, 23, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 431st Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group.  Davis was killed in action when his plane crashed into the sea and exploded, possibly after having been hit by an aerial bomb in the Central Pacific area.  He was declared missing in action.  Gave his life on January 2, 1944.  Participated in the air attacks against the Gilbert Islands and was awarded the Air Medal.  Attended the University of Maryland for three years prior to his enlistment.

Army PFC Robert Henry Davis

Army PFC Robert Henry Davis, 27, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to 29th Chemical Decontamination Company, a segregated African American unit.  Davis died in the line of duty while loading mortar ammunition that subsequently exploded aboard LSTs in West Loch, Pearl Harbor.  Davis was declared missing in action.  Gave his life on May 21, 1944. 

Air Force Sgt Robert Philip Davis

Air Force Sgt Robert Philip Davis, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was a top-turret gunner assigned to B-29 “City of Baltimore”, 6th Bomber Squadron, 29th Bomber Group.  Davis died from wounds received in action in Guam.  Gave his life on May 15, 1945. Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1942. Attended Remote Control Gunnery School in Denver, Colorado.  Completed nine 3,000 mile missions to Tokyo, Japan and other targets.  Posthumously awarded the Air Medal.

Army CPT William Bruce Davis

Army CPT William Bruce Davis, 25, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company C, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division.  Davis was killed in action during a raid at Metz.  Gave his life on September 10, 1944. Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1936.  Attended the University of Maryland.

Army MAJ Robert Stanley Dayhoff

Army MAJ Robert Stanley Dayhoff, 34, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to Transportation Corps.  Dayhoff died from a non-battled related incident.  Gave his life on January 18, 1945.  Member of the Silver Spring Lodge of Masons.  Joined the Army in 1928, resigning in 1935 to enter the War Department as a civilian administrative assistant in the Army Services Forces.  He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in September 1942 and became a major in April 1944. 

Army SSG Harry Clinton Dean, Jr.

Army SSG Harry Clinton Dean, Jr., 34, of Bethesda Maryland.  He was assigned as a platoon sergeant to 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division. Dean was killed in action in Okinawa, Japan.  Gave his life on May 30, 1945. Employed as a fireman prior to the war.

Navy LCDR Lewis Edward Dixon

Navy LCDR Lewis Edward Dixon, 42, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to USS Miantonomah.  Dixon was killed in action when his ship struck a mine and sunk off the coast of France during the war.  He was declared missing at sea.  Gave his life on September 25, 1944.  Dixon was prominent in civic affairs in Bethesda where he was a member of the Battery Park Citizens’ Association and at one time was chairman of its Governmental Affairs Committee. 

Army TSGT Milton Smith Dobbs

Army TSGT Milton Smith Dobbs, 28, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was assigned to 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. Dobbs was killed in action. Gave his life on December 15, 1944.

Army 1LT Daniel Dodd

Army 1LT Daniel Dodd, 39, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned as a security officer on convoy duty with Transportation Corps.  Dodd died from a non-battle related incident in Richmond, Virginia.  Gave his life on October 12, 1944. 

Army PFC Edward Lee Doggett

Army PFC Edward Lee Doggett, 22, of Poolesville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 338th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division.  Doggett died of wounds received in action.  Gave his life on October 13, 1944.  Awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.  Served as a commanding officer of an amphibious training base in England prior to the assault on Normandy, where he was cited for his skill in commanding the base and supervising operations. Employed on a farm in Rockville prior to enter the Army in November 1942. 

Navy S2 John Livingston Donaldson

Navy S2 John Livingston Donaldson, 19, of Bethesda, Maryland. Served as a mine sweeper on the USS Emmons (DD-457).  Donaldson was declared missing in action in Okinawa, Japan after the USS Emmons was struck by five Japanese kamikazes which set the ship ablaze.  The ship was intentionally sunk the following day.  Gave his life on April 6, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1943.

Army TEC4 George Dorris Dorroh, Jr.

Army TEC4 George Dorris Dorroh, Jr., 19, of Garrett Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 2nd Signal Service Battalion, Signal Corps.  Dorroh died from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on January 19, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1943.

Army PFC Emery Ervin Dove

Army PFC Emery Ervin Dove, 31, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.  Dove was killed in action in the North African area.  Gave his life on August 6, 1943.  Employed by J. H. Small nurseries in Kensington prior to his service. 

Army PVT Willie Vernon Dove

Army PVT Willie Vernon Dove of Rockville, Maryland. Dove was killed in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on unknown.

Army PFC Robert Lowell Dunham

Army PFC Robert Lowell Dunham, 25, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to 23rd Armored Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Division. Dunham was killed in action while helping his unit build bridges across the Seine and Meuse Rivers so the divison could march in Belgium. Gave his life on August 17, 1944. Graduated from Montgomery Blair Highschool in 1938.

Army SGT Alfred Benjamin Duvall

Army SGT Alfred Benjamin Duvall, 31, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division.  Duvall was killed in action.  Gave his life on February 10, 1945.  Attended Rockville High School.  Employed at Bethesda Naval Medical Center before entering the service in December 1942.  Served in Africa and later in Italy.  Awarded a Purple Heart posthumously.

Army PVT Thomas Woodrow Elliott

Army PVT Thomas Woodrow Elliott, 22, of Burtonsville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 209th Coastal Artillery Battalion.  Elliott died from a non-battled related incident in Ireland.  Gave his life on September 2, 1942.  Attended Takoma-Silver Spring Junior High School.

Marine Corps Pvt Frank L. Fahrenwald

Marine Corps Pvt Frank L. Fahrenwald, 20, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company K, 5th Marine, 1st Marine Division.  Fahrenwald was killed in action in Guadalcanal in the South Pacific.  Gave his life on September 14, 1942.  Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and was an assistant golf professional at the Kenwood Golf and Country Club. 

Air Force Pvt John Joseph Faris

Air Force Pvt John Joseph Faris, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 49th Fighter Control Squadron, 49th Pursuit Group.  Faris died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident when a plane he was flying on went missing in Australia.  Gave his life on April 21, 1942.  His body was recovered and he was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1949.  Attended Takoma-Silver Spring High School and left school in 1938 to join the Army.

Army PVT Woodrow Farr

Army PVT Woodrow Farr, 19 , of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 362 ^nd Infantry Regiment, 91 ^st Infantry Division.  Farr was killed in action in Northern Italy.  Gave his life September 23, 1944.  He graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School in 1943.  He had been a Boy Scout, a member of his high school cadet corps and the Brookland Baptist Church.

Gordon Augustus Fidler

Army 2LT Gordon Augustus Fidler, 30, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to Glider Infantry. Fidler was killed in action by a sniper in France.  Gave his life on July 5, 1944. 

Army 1LT Fearn Robert Field

Army 1LT Fearn Robert Field, 25, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to field artillery and was tasked with locating enemy guns which were delaying the advance of attacking forces.  Field was killed in action during a volunteer rescue mission in Germany in search of trapped men.  Gave his life on March 6, 1945. Attended Georgetown Preparatory School.  Graduated United States Military Academy Preparatory School (West Point) in 1943.  Posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action in Germany during a sudden enemy counterattack.

Navy Em3C Carl Richard Fielding

Navy Em3C Carl Richard Fielding, 19, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Barbel.  He was declared missing in action when the submarine was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Palawan, Philippines during the war. Gave his life on February 4, 1945. 

Air Force FO George William Foust

Air Force FO George William Foust, 25, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group.  Foust was declared missing in action after his squadron was attacked by a 5-ship convoy on the west coast of China.  Gave his life on March 20, 1945.  Graduated from the 63 ^rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, Douglas, Georgia, in November 1943.

Air Force 2nd Lt Thomas Phillip Frank

Air Force 2nd Lt Thomas Phillip Frank, 21, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned co-pilot on B-24D, #42-40877, Headquarter’s Squadron, XIII Bomber Command.  Frank died in the line of duty when his plane crashed on a training mission in the Pacific just north of Buena Vista Island, Solomon Islands.  Gave his life on March 1, 1944.  Prior to entering service he was employed by Reed Bros., a Rockville automobile firm. 

Army TEC5 Robert Frey

Army TEC5 Robert Frey, 24, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to infantry.  Frey died from wounds received in action in Verdun, France with an armored unit.  Gave his life on September 4, 1944.  Attended Montgomery Blair High School..

Air Force 2nd Lt John S. Fulks, Jr.

Air Force 2nd Lt John S. Fulks, Jr., 24, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 720 ^th Bomber Squadron, 450 ^th Bomber Group, 1 ^st Air Force.  Fulks was killed in action after a bombing raid over Austria.  Gave his life on April 2, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.  First served with the 29 ^th Division and later transferred to the Air Forces.  Completed 18 missions over enemy territory as pilot of a Liberator.  Awarded an Air Medal.

Air Force 2nd Lt Robert Hill Garvin

Air Force 2nd Lt Robert Hill Garvin, 19, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to RB-24E Liberator, 2115th Base Unit.  Garvin died in the line of duty when his plane crashed while on a training flight out of Courtland Army Airfield, Alabama, ten miles southeast of Hartselle, Alabama during the war.  Gave his life on February 23, 1945.  Graduated Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Air Force Capt Stuart Hamilton Gayness

Air Force Capt Stuart Hamilton Gayness, 37, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  Gayness died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident during the war. He was among ten persons killed in the crash of an American Airlines plane near Nashville, Tennessee. Gave his life on October 15, 1943.

Army SGT Joseph Tyler Giusta

Army SGT Joseph Tyler Giusta, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to B-24E Liberator (#41-29045), 457 ^th Bomber Squadron, 330 ^th Bomber Group.  Giusta died in the line of duty when his airplane crashed twenty-five miles northeast of Biggs Field, near El Paso Texas.  Gave his life on August 18, 1943.  Prior to service he was a paid member of the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department.

Air Force Sgt Ray Glacken

Air Force Sgt Ray Glacken, 35, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 389 ^th Bomber Squadron, 312 ^th Bomber Group.  Glacken was a gunner on an A-20 and was declared missing in action in Bentoni Bay, New Guinea during a surprise raid against Babo airdrome when his plane went down.  Gave his life on July 9, 1944.  Awarded an Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and a Purple Heart.

Air Force Capt Joseph Ainsworth Glover, Jr.

Air Force Capt Joseph Ainsworth Glover, Jr., 22, of Wheaton, Maryland.  He was assigned to 509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group.  Glover died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war when the 351st Bomber Group was being transported back to the U.S. and the plane crashed over Wales.  Gave his life on June 8, 1945.  Completed over 30 combat missions as navigator on a B-17.   Previously awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Purple Heart.

Army PFC William F. Gossard

Army PFC William F. Gossard, 25, of Barnesville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 417 Infantry Regiment.  Gossard was killed in action in Germany.  Gave his life on March 30, 1945.  Enlisted in the Army in 1940.  Stationed in Iceland for two years and then transferred to the European theater.  Awarded a Purple Heart.

Air Force Capt John William Guckeyson

Air Force Capt John William Guckeyson, 28, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group.  Guckeyson was killed in action in Germany. Gave his life on May 21, 1944.  Flight leader in a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter squadron based in England and was assigned as a bomber escort on raids over the continent.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.  Graduated from University of Maryland College Park in 1937.  Graduated from West Point in May 1942. 

Navy CDR Malcolm Parker Hanson, Sr.

Navy CDR Malcolm Parker Hanson, Sr., 47, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Hanson was killed in action in an airplane crash in Alaska.  Gave his life on August 8, 1942.  Graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1924. Commander Hanson served as chief radio engineer of the 1928 to 1930 Byrd South Pole expedition.  Before returning to active naval duty in 1940, Commander Hanson was connected with the Washington Institute of Technology and from 1930 to 1937 he was in charge of the radio test laboratory of the Anacostia Naval Station.

Air Force MSgt Philip Stanley Harrison, Jr.

Air Force MSgt Philip Stanley Harrison, Jr., 32, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 678th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group.  Harrison was declared missing in action when two B-29s collided over the Pacific Ocean.  Gave his life on June 1, 1945.  Harrison was a gunner instructor on a B-29 and trained many troops, including Captain Clark Gable.  Awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, and a Purple Heart.

Navy LCDR Charles David Hayes

Navy LCDR Charles David Hayes, 40, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to USS Indianapolis (CA-35).  Hayes was declared missing in action in the Philippine Sea when his ship was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58.  Gave his life on July 30, 1945.

Army 1Lt Alfred Sloan Hazard

Army 1Lt Alfred Sloan Hazard, 25, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division.  Hazard died in the line of duty as a patient aboard C-46D #44-77341 that was on a medical flight bound for Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, but crashed due to severe weather.  Gave his life on March 10, 1945.  Attended the University of Maryland at the time he was inducted into service in July 1941.

Navy LCDR Richie Neale Henderson

Navy LCDR Richie Neale Henderson, 25, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Wahoo (SS-238).  Commander Henderson was declared lost at sea when his ship was mortally damaged by the Japanses Navy and sank in La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan.  Gave his life on October 11, 1943.  Graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1940.  After serving on the USS Mississippi for a year, Henderson volunteered for submarine duty and was assigned to the submarine Wahoo.  Awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.

Navy S2C Milton Eugene Henley

Navy S2C Milton Eugene Henley, 17, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned as a gunner aboard the minesweeper USS Terror (CM-5).  Henley was declared missing in action when his ship was hit by a Japanese Kamikaze while anchored in Kerama Retto, Japan during the war.  Gave his life on May 1, 1945.  Attended Richard Montgomery High School until his 17th birthday when he enlisted in the Navy.  

Army PFC Donald Robert Higgins

Army PFC Donald Robert Higgins, 21, of Rockville, Maryland. He was assigned to 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Higgins died from wounds received in action. Gave his life on December 4, 1944.

Army PVT Louis Hill

Army PVT Louis Hill, 22, of Ashton, Maryland.  He was assigned to 466th Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Automatic Weapons Battalion.  Hill died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident and was declared missing in action.  Gave his life on December 12, 1943.

Army PVT William Beall Hill

Army PVT William Beall Hill, 24, of Bethesda, Maryland.  Hill died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on August 6, 1944.  Graduated from Richard Montgomery High School.

Army PFC David Wilson Hines

Army PFC David Wilson Hines, 19, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.  Hines was killed in action in Belgium.  Gave his life on October 7, 1944.  Awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.

Army PVT Donald Nicholas Hollander

Army PVT Donald Nicholas Hollander, 18, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Intelligence, Company B, 399th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division.  Hollander was killed in action near Saarbourg, France.  Gave his life on March 16, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1944.

Army 2LT Woodard Hoover

Army 2LT Woodard Hoover, 24, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to HQ Staff, 2nd Armored Division.  Hoover died in the line of duty while his unit was fighting in the Battle of the Bulge.  Gave his life on 1944.  Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.  Graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1943.  Served as the aide-de-camp to General John H. Collier. Assigned to the 2 ^nd Armored Division when the unit spearheaded the break-through on the Normandy beachheads. 

Navy S1 Robert Lee Hubbard

Navy S1 Robert Lee Hubbard, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Joseph Wheeler.  Hubbard was declared missing in action when his ship caught on fire during a German air attack in Bari, Italy.  The USS Joseph Wheeler was in the Port of Bari, Italy either unloading or loading a cargo.  While in the Port of Bari they they were attacked by German Ju-88 bombers causing massive explosions while the ships were unloading supplies.  Gave his life on December 3, 1944. 

Army PVT James Wilbur Hudson

Army PVT James Wilbur Hudson, 25, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned 68 ^th Field Artillery, 1 ^st Armored Division.  Hudson was killed in action in Italy.  Gave his life on September 12, 1944.  Attended high school in Rockville and was a volunteer for the Rockville Fire Department.  Served in Tunisia and at Anzio beachhead in Italy.

Air Force FO Harold Benton Jeffers

Air Force FO Harold Benton Jeffers, 23, of Dickerson, Maryland.  Jeffers died in the line of duty of a non-battle related incident during the war when his AT-11 bombardier training plane crashed soon after its takeoff from Waco’s army flying school field.  Gave his life on December 21, 1942.  Graduated from Poolesville High School in June 1940.  Attended the University of Maryland until he enlisted in the Air Forces in July 1941.

Air Force Cpl William Frederick Jennings, Jr.

Air Force Cpl William Frederick Jennings, Jr., 20, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 2117th Base Service Unit. Corporal Jennings was died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident during the war. Gave his life on February 26, 1945.

Army PVT Clarence Preston Johnson

Army PVT Clarence Preston Johnson, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company B, 315 ^th Infantry Regiment.  Johnson died of wounds received in action.  Gave his life on April 3, 1945.  Attended Sherwood High School.

Army PVT John Westley Johnson, Jr.

Army PVT John Westley Johnson, Jr., 19, of Glen Echo Heights, Maryland. He was assigned to 506th Parachute Infantry. Johnson was killed in action in Belgium. Gave his life on December 19, 1944. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Navy F1 Lloyd Wesley Jones, Jr.

Navy F1 Lloyd Wesley Jones, Jr., 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Bristol (DD-453).  Jones died when his ship was sunk by German submarine while enroute to Oran, Algeria during the war.  Gave his life on October 13, 1943.

Army TSGT Marion Franklin Jones

Army TSGT Marion Franklin Jones, 27, of Cabin John, Maryland.  He was assigned to Headquarters, 83 ^rd Chemical Mortar Battalion.  Jones was declared missing in action when the tank landing ship he was aboard sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea.  Gave his life on January 26, 1944.

Navy MM3 William Francis Jones, Jr., 23, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Cisco.  Jones was declared missing in action when his ship was sunk by Japanese aircraft west of Mindanao, Phillipines during the war.  Gave his life on September 28, 1943. 

Navy LTJG Roger Wean Karr

Navy LTJG Roger Wean Karr, 24, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Bomber-Fighter Squadron Seventeen (VBF-17).  Karr was declared missing in action after his plane lost control after aerial combat with enemy fighter planes over enemy territory in Japan.  Gave his life on March 19, 1945.  Graduated from Richard Montgomery High School and attended the University of Maryland prior to entering the Navy. 

Air Force Tech Sgt Richard Murgatroyd Kehoe

Air Force Tech Sgt Richard Murgatroyd Kehoe, 21, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 461st Bombardment Group (H) as a radio operator/gunner for Russell #19-0. Kehoe was killed in action on B-24 Liberator when he was shot down while on his 45th bombing mission. Gave his life on August 12, 1944. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Navy S2 Mahlon John Kelbaugh

Navy S2 Mahlon John Kelbaugh, 17, of Barnesville, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Sims (DD-409).  Kelbaugh was declared missing in action when his ship was sunk by enemy fire in the Coral Sea.  Gave his life on May 7, 1942.

Coast Guard S1 William Joseph Kelley, Jr.

Coast Guard S1 William Joseph Kelley, Jr., 29, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Kelley was declared missing in action. Gave his life on February 4, 1944.

Marine Corps Pvt Edward Charles Kemeys

Marine Corps Pvt Edward Charles Kemeys, 18, of Garrett Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, New Britain.  Kemeys was killed in action in the Pacific area.  Gave his life on January 22, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1942.

Army PFC Benjamin Franklin Kemp, Jr.

Army PFC Benjamin Franklin Kemp, Jr., 19, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 362nd Regimental Combat Team, 91st Infantry Division.  Kemp was killed in action near Pontadera, Italy.  Gave his life on June 18, 1944.  Attended Montgomery Blair High School.

Navy Cpt Elmer Hill Kiehl

Navy Cpt Elmer Hill Kiehl, 47, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Henrico (APA-45), Commander Transport Division 50.  Kiel was killed in action when his ship was hit by a kamikaze plane attack in Okinawa, Japan.  Gave his life on April 2, 1945.  Graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1920.  Served as gunnery officer for the Atlantic Fleet before going to the Pacific and at one time was a member of Admiral Royal Ingersoll’s staff.

Army TEC5 Edward “Eddie” O. Kihlbom

Army TEC5 Edward “Eddie” O. Kihlbom, 23, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Kihlbom died in line of duty from a non-battle related incident when one of the hand grenades he was delivering on his truck came loose and the truck exploded in England.  Gave his life on May 26, 1943.  Graduated Montgomery Blair High School in 1940.  Member of the Maryland National Guard. 

Army PFC William Wallace Kirby, Jr.

Army PFC William Wallace Kirby, Jr., 20, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 383 ^rd Infantry Regiment, 96 ^th Infantry Division.  Kirby was killed in action in Leyte, Philippines.  Gave his life on October 20, 1944.  Graduated from Richard Montgomery High School.  Attended the University of Maryland before entering the Army in May 1943.

Navy LTJG Nelson McArthur Lancaster

Navy LTJG Nelson McArthur Lancaster, 22, of Bethesda, Maryland.  Lancaster was killed in action when his plane was shot down by the Japanese over the Pacific Ocean near Oahu.  His body was never recovered.  Gave his life on May 8, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1940.

Army PFC Hewitt Donald Lee

Army PFC Hewitt Donald Lee, 23, of Colesville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 414 ^th Infantry Regiment, 104 ^th Infantry Division.  Lee was killed in action in Helle, Germany.  Gave his life on April 14, 1945.  Graduated from Lincoln High School.

Army 2LT John Fulton Ligon, Jr.

Army 2LT John Fulton Ligon, Jr., 25, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to B-17F #42-29538, 843 ^rd Bomber Squadron, 488 ^th Bomber Group.  Ligon died in the line of duty when his plane crashed six miles northeast of Hillsborough Army Airfield near Tampa, Florida.  Gave his life on February 29, 1944.  Graduated Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Marine Corps Sgt William “Bill” Pinkney Linkins, Jr.

Marine Corps Sgt William “Bill” Pinkney Linkins, Jr., 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 24 ^th Marine Regiment, 4 ^th Marine Division.  Linkins was killed in action when a shell fragment hit him in the head during the Japanese banzai charge in Tinian.  Gave his life on July 25, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1941.

Marine Corps Pvt Richard Allen Lowe

Marine Corps Pvt Richard Allen Lowe, 19, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Lowe was killed in action in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.  Gave his life on July 1, 1945.  Attended Richard Montgomery High School.  Entered the Marine Corps in September 1944 and went overseas as a member of a combat military police battalion of the 2 ^nd Division.

Navy RDM2C Morris Smead Lowman, Jr.

Navy RDM2C Morris Smead Lowman, Jr., 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Liddle (DE-206).  Lowman was killed in action when his ship was attacked by Japanese Zero kamikaza pilots during the Battle at Ormoc Bay on the island of Leyte in the Pacific Ocean.  Gave his life on December 7, 1944.  Attended the University of Maryland College Park.

Army 1Lt John Edgar Lynch

Army 1Lt John Edgar Lynch, 33, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 3607 ^th Ordinance, Ordinance Department.  Lynch died in the line of duty from a non-battled related incident.  Gave his life on October 15, 1944.  Graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in 1928.

Army 1LT Lawrence MacKenzie

Army 1LT Lawrence MacKenzie, 24, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 85 ^th Mountain Infantry, 10 ^th Mountain Division, Company G.  MacKenzie was killed in action by shrapnel from an artillery barrage while checking one of the rifle platoons.  Gave his life on February 21, 1945.  Attended University of Maryland College Park.

Army PFC Woodrow Wilson Marth

Army PFC Woodrow Wilson Marth, 32, of Rockvile, Maryland.  He was assigned to 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division.  Marth was killed in action in Germany.  Gave his life on March 11, 1945.  Attended Richard Montgomery High School.  Member of the Rockville Fire Department.

Navy RM3 Byron Tucker Masincupp

Navy RM3 Byron Tucker Masincupp, 22, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Shark (SS-314).  Masincupp was declared missing in action when his ship was sunk by Japanese destroyer Harukaze off Taiwan during the war.  Gave his life on October 24, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1940.

Army CPT John William Mathers

Army CPT John William Mathers, 34, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 167 ^th Glider Infantry, 11 ^th Airborne Division.  Mathers was killed in action during a battle near Luzon, Philippines.  Gave his life on April 4, 1945.

Army PVT William Ralph Mazur

Army PVT William Ralph Mazur, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 23 ^rd Infantry Regiment, 2 ^nd Infantry Division.  Mazur died from wounds received in action in France.  Gave his life on August 9, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School.  Served with the invasion forces on the Normandy beachhead on D-Day.

Army SGT George Mark McDonald

Army SGT George Mark McDonald, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 116 ^th Infantry Regiment, 29 ^th Infantry Division.  McDonald was killed in action when his unit joined the battle for Vire, France.  Gave his life on August 7, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1940.

Army 1LT Robert Clifton McKee

Army 1LT Robert Clifton McKee, 23, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to Infantry. McKee was killed in action.  Gave his life on November 16, 1944.  Attended University of Maryland College Park.

Air Force PFC Reed Augustus McRoberts

Air Force PFC Reed Augustus McRoberts, 34, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to Headquarters Squadron, 345 ^th Bomber Group.  McRoberts was killed in action in the Philippines.  Gave his life on November 12, 1944.

Air Force SSGT Ernest Woodrow Michael

Air Force SSGT Ernest Woodrow Michael, 26, of Kensington, Maryland.  He was assigned to 1 ^st Allied Airborne. Michael died in the line of duty from a non-battled related incident.  Gave his life on November 26, 1944. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Army PVT Rosier Lee Mills, Jr.

Army PVT Rosier Lee Mills, Jr., 21, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to First Special Force, 3 ^rd Company, 3 ^rd Regiment. Mills was killed in action in the Mediterranean. Gave his life on February 18, 1944.

Army TEC5 Ira Deane Minner

Army TEC5 Ira Deane Minner, 21, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 115 ^th Medical Battalion, 40 ^th Infantry Division.  Minner died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on July 29, 1945.

Navy S2 Howard Victor Mobley, Jr.

Navy S2 Howard Victor Mobley, Jr., 20 , of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to the USS Bennion (DD-662). Mobley died from wounds received from an explosion of an enemy shell in the Asiatic area.  Gave his life on April 12, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1943.

Army TEC5 Woodrow Wilson Mobley

Army TEC5 Woodrow Wilson Mobley, 21, of Kensington, Maryland.  He was assigned to 5th Cavalry Regiment.  Mobley died in the line of duty five days after the war ended from severe acute malaria and hepatic abscess in Manila.  He was previously wounded in the Southwest Pacific.  Gave his life on September 7, 1945.

Army PFC Charles Warman Morris

Army PFC Charles Warman Morris, 30, of Wheaton, Maryland.  He was assigned to 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division.  Morris was killed in action near Dieuze, France.  Gave his life on November 11, 1944.

Army PFC John Henry Mussetter, Jr.

Army PFC John Henry Mussetter, Jr., 23, of Germantown, Maryland.  He was assigned to Signal Corps.  Mussetter died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident when he sustained knife wounds in a fight with an unidentified enlisted man.  Gave his life on June 3, 1944.

Army SGT Lloyd Douglas Newman

Army SGT Lloyd Douglas Newman, 33, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division.  Newman was killed in action in Italy.  Gave his life on December 29, 1944.  Employed at the Bethesda Naval Hospital before entering the infantry in December 1942.

Army TEC5 Joseph Bird Nicholson

Army TEC5 Joseph Bird Nicholson, 22, of Olney, Maryland.  He was assigned to 822nd Tank Destroyer Battalion.  Nicholson was killed in action in Germany.  Gave his life on March 30, 1945.  Attended Sherwood High School. 

Air Force Sgt Harry Marvin Norris

Air Force Sgt Harry Marvin Norris, 22, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 351st Bomber Group.  Norris was killed in action in a raid in Germany.  Gave his life on May 28,1944.

Marine Corps Pvt John Ainslie Nugent

Marine Corps Pvt John Ainslie Nugent, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 5th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.  Nugent was killed in action in Iwo Jima, Japan.  Gave his life on March 8, 1945.  Graduated from Riverside Military Academy in Georgia.  Attended George Washington University before joining the Marines.  Grandson of former U.S. Senator John Nugent.

Marine Corps Pvt Owen Thomas O’Callaghan

Marine Corps Pvt Owen Thomas O’Callaghan, 18, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division.  O’Callaghan died of wounds received in battle.  Gave his life on June 6, 1945.

Air Force FO Douglas Carlton Oland

Air Force FO Douglas Carlton Oland, 24, of Brookeville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 64th Troop Carrier Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group.  Oland died in the line of duty when the plane he was flying crashed during a routine flight in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gave his life on June 7, 1943.  Attended Sherwood High School. 

Air Force 1st Lt Lloyd John Page, Jr.

Air Force 1st Lt Lloyd John Page, Jr., 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group, which provided air coverage on the D-Day beachheads and later for Patton’s Third Army.  Page was killed in action.  Gave his life on August 26, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1939.

Army TEC4 William Everett Patton

Army TEC4 William Everett Patton, 26, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 164th Engineers Combat Battalion.  Patton was killed in action when a shell hit his jeep in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.  Gave his life on March 9, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1937.

Army TSGT Frank Leon Peak, Jr.

Army TSGT Frank Leon Peak, Jr., 25, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division.  Peak was killed in action in Luxembourg.  Gave his life on February 23, 1945.

Marine Corps Cpl Edwin Darby Peddicord

Marine Corps Cpl Edwin Darby Peddicord, 20, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.  Peddicord was declared missing in action while serving in Iwo Jima, Japan.  Gave his life on February 20, 1945.  Graduated from Richard Montgomery High School.

Air Force 2nd Lt Carlton Cleveland Penn, Jr.

Air Force 2nd Lt Carlton Cleveland Penn, Jr., 24, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 500th Bombardment Squadron, 345th Bomber Group.  Penn was killed in action off Formosa in Taiwan.  Gave his life on April 4, 1945.

Navy ENS Carmon “Cuz” Francis Pirro

Navy ENS Carmon “Cuz” Francis Pirro, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  Pirro was killed in action while in charge of a scout boat during the Allied assault on Anzio, Italy.  He was declared missing in action.  Gave his life on December 20, 1943.  Graduated from Catholic University in 1940.  Attended U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School.

Army TEC5 Roger William Poole

Army TEC5 Roger William Poole, 24, of Clarksburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion.  Poole was killed in action in Tunisia.  Gave his life on April 11, 1943.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward Aloysius Porter, Jr., 21, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 327th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group.  Porter was killed in action when his plane crash landed due to battle damage sustained during a bombing mission to Kaiserslautern, Germany.  Gave his life on December 30, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Air Force Sgt Earl Burton Richards, Jr.

Air Force Sgt Earl Burton Richards, Jr., 21, of Laytonsville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 577th Bomber Squadron, B-24J #42073505 (Fairy Belle).  Richards was killed in action when his plane crashed due to material failure in Bremswick, England.  Gave his life on April 8, 1944.  Graduated from Rockville High School.

Navy SK2C Alexander Bruce Robertson

Navy SK2C Alexander Bruce Robertson, 30, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Franklin (CV-13). Robertson was declared missing in action when two enemy planes crashed into the ship during the Okinawa Gunto operation.  Gave his life on March 19, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1934. 

Marine Corps 1stLt Samuel Thomas Robertson, Jr.

Marine Corps 1stLt Samuel Thomas Robertson, Jr., 24, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company A, 5th Engineer Battalion, 5th Marine Division.  Robertson was killed in action in Iwo Jima, Japan.  Gave his life on February 22, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.  Attended University of Maryland College Park.

Army PVT Bruce Murray Ross

Army PVT Bruce Murray Ross, 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 453rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery.  Ross died of wounds received in action.  Gave his life on July 10, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1943.

Air Force SSgt Richard C. Russell

Air Force SSgt Richard C. Russell, 21, of Kensington, Maryland.  He was assigned to 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy.  Russell was killed in action.  Gave his life on June 13, 1943.

Army PFC James Floyd Rye, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Rye died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on January 9, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School.

Army PFC Raymond Laraway Sanford, Jr.

Army PFC Raymond Laraway Sanford, Jr., 30, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Sanford died of wounds received in action in France.  Gave his life on June 9, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1941.

Army PVT Otto Santini

Army PVT Otto Santini, 32, of Burtonsville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division.  Santini died of wounds received in action in France.  Gave his life on November 19, 1944.  Graduated from Fairland High School (now Paint Branch High School).

Navy MM2C John Brinton Schaefer

Navy MM2C John Brinton Schaefer, 26, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to USS Shubrick (DD-639).  Schaefer was killed in action when his ship was attacked during an air raid in Palermo, Sicily.  Gave his life on August 4, 1943.  Attended Central High School.

Army PVT Harry Joseph Selby

Army PVT Harry Joseph Selby, 39, of Kensington, Maryland.  Selby died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life in July 1943.

Army SGT Raymond Martin Sellman

Army SGT Raymond Martin Sellman, 28, of Clarksburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company C, 13th Tank Battalion.  Sellman was killed in action.  Gave his life on October 29, 1944.  Attended Poolesville High School.

Army TEC4 John S. Shaw

Army TEC4 John S. Shaw, 32, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to Infantry. Shaw died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on April 25, 1945.

Army LTC Howard Grant Sheldon

Army LTC Howard Grant Sheldon, 56, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Detachment Engineer Section, Alaskan Department.  Sheldon died aboard a plane that crashed in Anchorage, Alaska while on leave.  Gave his life on October 21, 1945.

Army PFC Walter Thompson Shepard

Army PFC Walter Thompson Shepard, 21, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division.  Shepard was killed in action. Gave his life on July 5, 1944.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1942.

Navy WT3C William Joseph Shepherd

Navy WT3C William Joseph Shepherd, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to USS Evans (DD-552).  Shepherd was killed in action when his ship was attacked by enemy planes near Okinawa, Japan.  Gave his life on May 11, 1945.

Army PFC Roger Denton Shields, Sr.

Army PFC Roger Denton Shields, Sr., 32, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division.  Shields was killed in action in Belgium.  Gave his life on February 8, 1945.

Army CPT William Gray Shultz

Army CPT William Gray Shultz, 26, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armed Division.  Shultz was killed in action in Belgium.  Gave his life on January 13, 1945.  Graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1941.

Army PFC Robert George Shupe

Army PFC Robert George Shupe, 34, of Derwood, Maryland.  He was assigned to 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Shupe was killed in action in Germany.  Gave his life on October 4, 1944.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward Arthur Silven

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward Arthur Silven, 24, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to B-24G (#42-78298), 827th Bombardment Squadron, 484th Bomber Group. Silven was killed in action when his plane was attacked by multiple German fighter planes and ended up crashing. Gave his life on September 18, 1944. Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1938.

Air Force Col John Gilliland Simpson

Air Force Col John Gilliland Simpson, 32, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to B-26C Marauder (#41-35021), Headquarters, 451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group. Simpson died as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire in Germany.  Gave his life on July 20, 1944.  Graduated from University of Maryland College Park in 1935.

Air Force 2nd Lt Robert Howard Smith

Air Force 2nd Lt Robert Howard Smith, 24, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 59th Fighter Squad, 33rd Fighter Group. Smith was killed in action in North Africa.  Gave his life on February 2, 1943.  Attended University of Maryland College Park.

Navy S2 Theodore Samuel Smith

Navy S2 Theodore Samuel Smith, 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to USS Warrington (DD-383).  Smith was declared missing in action when his ship sank in a hurricane off the Bahamas during the war.  Gave his life on September 13, 1944.  

Marine Corps PFC Hardy James Sorrell

Marine Corps PFC Hardy James Sorrell, 18, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment.  Sorrell was killed in action in Guam.  Gave his life on July 27, 1944.  Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Navy ARM3 Merrille “Bunny” Speake

Navy ARM3 Merrille “Bunny” Speake, 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  Speake died at sea in the line of duty when a plane he was on crashed after taking off in the Asiatic area. Gave his life on July 9, 1945.

Army PVT Everett Vincent Stafford

Army PVT Everett Vincent Stafford, 22, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company B, 7th QM Training Regiment.  Stafford died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on January 17, 1944.

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward E. Stevens

Air Force 2nd Lt Edward E. Stevens, 22, of Bethesda, Maryland. He served as a Bombardier-Navigator and was assigned to B-26B (#41-18101), 496th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomber Group.  Stevens died in the line of duty when his plane was lost on a ferrying mission in the Gulf of Mexico during the war.  Gave his life on December 28, 1942.

Army PFC George Jackson Stevens, Jr.

Army PFC George Jackson Stevens, Jr., 22, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.  Stevens died of wounds received in action in Germany.  Gave his life on March 15, 1945.  Graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. 

Marine Corps Pvt Frank Pelham Stone

Marine Corps Pvt Frank Pelham Stone, 19 , of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division.  Stone was killed in action when his Division stormed Howe Hill during the Battle of Okinawa in Japan.  Gave his life on June 9, 1945.

Air Force 1st Lt Jennis “Jack” Morrell Strickland, Jr.

Air Force 1st Lt Jennis “Jack” Morrell Strickland, Jr., 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 700th Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, Heavy.  Strickland was killed in action when his plane was shot down during “Operation Varsity” in Germany.  Gave his life on March 24, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1940.

Marine Corps PFC Fred Warren Suddueth, Sr.

Marine Corps PFC Fred Warren Suddueth, Sr., 25, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 31 REPLNDR, SERTRPS, 5th Marine Division.  Suddueth was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan.  Gave his life on March 10, 1945.  Graduated from Rockville High School.

Army MAJ Samuel “Sam” Augustus Syme

Army MAJ Samuel “Sam” Augustus Syme, 43 , of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 7th Army, General Patton’s Staff.  Syme died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident.  Gave his life on January 2, 1944.  Graduated from Virginia Military Institute, Harvard University of Law, and National Law School.

Navy RTC Robert Turner Thielscher

Navy RTC Robert Turner Thielscher, 25 , of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Thielscher died when his ship was torpedoed by Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58.  He was declared missing in action.  Gave his life on July 30, 1945. 

Air Force CPL Robert George Thomas

Air Force CPL Robert George Thomas, 22, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 13th Air Force, 11th Bombardment Group, 98th Bombardment Squadron and was a gunner on B-17E #412616 (Blue Goose).  Thomas died when the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire, tearing off a wing causing the plane to crash into the sea near Bougainville, New Guinea.  He was declared missing in action.  Gave his life on September 29, 1942.

Marine Corps Pvt James William Thompson

Marine Corps Pvt James William Thompson, 19, of Sandy Spring, Maryland.  Thompson was killed in action.  Gave his life on November 24, 1943.

Army PFC Robert Warren Tittsler

Army PFC Robert Warren Tittsler, 20, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division.  Tittsler was killed in action on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.  Gave his life on October 26, 1944.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School.

Army TEC4 Frederick Toal

Army TEC4 Frederick Toal, 27, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 317 ^th Station Hospital at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.  Toal died in the line of duty from wounds received from an accident involving a dynamite blast.  Gave his life on June 4, 1943.

Marine Corps Pvt James Trimble III

Marine Corps Pvt James Trimble III, 19, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 4th Platoon, 3rd Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Marine Division.  Trimble was killed in action when a Japanese soldier with a mine strapped to his body jumped in his foxhole, wrapped his arms around the severely wounded Marine and detonated the mine, killing them both.  Gave his life on 1945.  Graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, DC. 

Army PVT Eugene Rufus Umberger

Army PVT Eugene Rufus Umberger, 34, of Germantown, Maryland.  He was assigned to 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division.  Umberger was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.  Gave his life on January 1, 1945.  Prior to enlistment, Umberger was the Sunday School Superintendent for the Germantown Baptist Church.

Marine Corps 1stLt Cecil Joseph Umstead

Marine Corps 1stLt Cecil Joseph Umstead, 34, of Kensington, Maryland.  He was assigned to Headquarters Company, Regulation Station (Transient Center).  Umstead was declared missing in action in New South Wales, Australia.  Gave his life on April 17, 1943.  Prior to enlistment, Umstead was employed as a civil engineer and helped to build the development of Rock Creek Hills in Kensington.

Army PVT Jack Robert Vogel

Army PVT Jack Robert Vogel, 19 , of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 158th Infantry Regiment.  Vogel was killed in action in the Southwest Pacific area.  He was serving with the “Bush Masters”, a special unit of men trained especially for jungle fighting.  Gave his life on July 5, 1944.

Army CPT David Edward Walsh

Army CPT David Edward Walsh, 26, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was assigned to 29th Mobile Machine Records Unit.  Walsh died from injuries sustained from a non-battle related incident during a jeep accident.  He served through the Normandy campaign and the allied drive across France.  Gave his life on October 14, 1945.

Marine Corps PFC John Franklin Walter

Marine Corps PFC John Franklin Walter, 20, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division.  Walter was killed in action in Guam.  Gave his life on July 26, 1944.  He served two years and was a veteran of the Bougainville battle.  Attended St. Martin’s School in Gaithersburg.

Army LTC William Edwin Warfield

Army LTC William Edwin Warfield, 27, of Damascus, Maryland.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.  Warfield was killed in action by enemy fire after the invasion of Normandy, France.  Gave his life on June 10, 1944.  Prior to enlistment, Warfield taught science and physical education for five years at the Takoma-Silver Spring Junior High School.

Army PVT Stanley Wilson Watkins

Army PVT Stanley Wilson Watkins, 19, of Rockville, Maryland.  He was assigned to 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.  Watkins was killed in action in France.  Gave his life on September 23, 1944.  Graduated from Richard Montgomery High School.

Air Force 2nd Lt William R. Watkins

Air Force 2nd Lt William R. Watkins, 20, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to 38th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, P-51D10 (#44-14161).  Watkins died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident when the plane he was in crashed in Canewdon, England.  Gave his life on March 1, 1945.

Army CPL Herman Welfeld

Army CPL Herman Welfeld, 39, of Rockville, Maryland. Welfeld died in the line of duty from a non-battle related incident. Gave his life on December 28, 1944.

Navy CPhM Thomas Addison Wetherell

Navy CPhM Thomas Addison Wetherell, 36, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He was assigned to the USS Langley.  Wetherell died when the USS Pecos was sunk by a Japanese air attack from Soryu during the war in the Indian Ocean.  He was a survivor of the sinking of the Langley and had been rescued by the USS Pecos.  Gave his life on March 1, 1942.

Navy Reserve LT (MC) Stafford Manchester Wheeler

Navy Reserve LT (MC) Stafford Manchester Wheeler, 34, of Bethesda, Maryland.  He was assigned to the U.S.A. Typhus Commission, Typhus Control Unit.  Wheeler was killed in action in Yugoslavia from an explosion of a Nazi land mine.  Gave his life on April 13, 1945.  Wheeler served as an instructor at the Bethesda Medical Center before going overseas.

Air Force 2nd Lt Walter Frewen Wilson, Jr.

Air Force 2nd Lt Walter Frewen Wilson, Jr., 23, of Brookeville, Maryland.  He served as a pilot and was assigned to 328th Ferry Squadron.  Wilson died in the line of duty from a non-battle related crash in Tunisia.  Gave his life on November 18, 1944.  In 1952, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Brookeville installed a new church bell in honor of Wilson. .

Army PVT Jacob Willie Wingo

Army PVT Jacob Willie Wingo, 26, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division.  Wingo killed in action in Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.  Gave his life on December 3, 1944.

Army PVT John “Jack” Richard Wolfe

Army PVT John “Jack” Richard Wolfe, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He was assigned to 45th Infantry Division.  Wolfe was killed in action near Anzio Beachhead in Nettuno, Italy.  Gave his life on June 3, 1944.

Army SGT George Phillip Wood

Army SGT George Phillip Wood, 33, of Cabin John, Maryland.  He was assigned 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division.  Wood was killed in action.  Gave his life on January 16, 1945.

Air Force Sgt Kenneth E. Wright

Air Force Sgt Kenneth E. Wright, 23, of Takoma Park, Maryland.  He was assigned to 351st Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy.  Wright was killed in action when his plane was hit by enemy fire.  Gave his life on April 3, 1945.  Graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1940.

Army CPL William Greenwood Yeatman

Army CPL William Greenwood Yeatman, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland.  Yeatman was killed in action in Okinawa, Japan.  Gave his life on April 21, 1945.