U.S. Army Profiles and Veterans
World War II in the Pacific War and Korean War
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Richard I. Aldrich  3425th Ordnance MM Co. (Q) drown January 25, 1944 17 Mill Saw Mill near Port Moresby
Amelio J. Biondi  23rd Infantry Division (Americal Division), 132nd Infantry Regiment
Herman J. Bottcher  32nd Division fought at Buna with distinction, killed in the Philippines.
George W. G. Boyce, Jr. 112th Cavalry RCT July 23, 1944 Battle of Driniumor River earned Medal of Honor.
Leonard C. Brostrom  7th Infantry Division. 17th Infantry Regiment earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously.
William Buckner  24th Infantry Division - While stationed in Kyushu, Japan Buckner visited the wreck of a B-25.
Robert G. Bryant  43rd Division, 169th Infantry - Fighting on Russell and Rendova.
Elmer J. Burr  32nd Infantry Division, 127th Infantry Regiment earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously.
Dale E. Christensen  112th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Driniumor River earned the Medal of Honor.
James L. Dalton, II  25th Division, Assistant Commander KIA May 16, 1945 at Balete Pass in Luzon.
Claudius M. Easley  96th Infantry Division, Asst Div Commander KIA June 19, 1945 at Itoman on Okinawa.
Robert L. Eichelberger  U.S. Army General, commander I Corps in New Guine and the 8th Army in the Philippines.
Dwight D. Eisenhower  U.S. Army General and 34th U.S. President of the United States (POTUS)
Edwin Fitchett  165th Field Artillery Battalion service in the Philippines and Japan.
Martin M. Friedman  31st Infantry Division, 155th Infantry Regiment, Rifle company commander.
Leroy Johnson 32nd Infantry Division earned Medal of Honor on Leyte.
Arthur H. Kelder  General Hospital, Bataan Death March, Prisoner Of War (POW) buried as unknown and identified.
Earl R. Kindig  32nd Infantry Division, 121st Field Artillery Battalion MIA February 7, 1944
Walter Krueger  6th Army in the South West Pacific Area.
Joseph P. Martinez  7th Division, 32nd Infantry Regiment, Company K, KIA May 26, 1943 on Attu Medal of Honor, posthumously.
Bill McLaughin  Americal Division on Guadalcanal.
William A. McWhorter 32nd Infantry Division earned Medal of Honor on Leyte.
Bernard W. Nelson  U.S. Army in New Guinea.
Martin P. Odenthal  25th Division, 35th Infantry Regiment KIA January 10, 1943 at Sea Horse on Guadalcanal.
Robert Petersen  photos from Biak campaign.
James A. Pounds  593rd Boat & Shore Regiment - New Guinea, Philippines & Borneo.
Dale W. Ross  25th Infantry Division, 35th Infantry Regiment MIA January 14, 1943 near Hill 27 on Guadalcanal.
William Sabel  350th Engineer Service Regiment at Kolombangara Island.
Robert S. Scott  43rd Infantry Division, 172nd Infantry Regiment earned the Medal of Honor on New Georgia.
Walter Seale  871st Airborne Engineers airfield construction in New Guinea and the Philippines.
Glenn Shankle  158th RCT at Sarmi, Noemfoor and Luzon.
Roger Sykes  491st Port Battalion - based at Oro Bay, returned to New Guinea in the 1970s.
Carl R. Thien  201st Counter Intelligence Corps - Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines.
John F. Thorson  7th Infantry Division, 17th Infantry Regiment earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously.
Jorge Torralba  Filipino Memories of December 8, 1941 aid to General Kruger after liberation.
Angelo Viale  25th Infantry Division, 161st Infantry Regiment earned DSC near Kapintalan on Luzon in the Philippines.
Dirk J. C. Vlug  32nd Infantry Division, 126th Infantry Regiment earned Medal of Honor at Limon on Lyete.
Francis B. Wai  24th Infantry Division, 34th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company earned Medal of Honor.
George Walden  service in Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea and the Philippines.
George Watson  29th Quartermaster Regiment - Medal of Honor, posthumously 1997.
Frank Widay  892th Chemical Company service in Oro Bay, Biak, Manila using phosphorous and napalm.
Raymond S. Wood  Americal Division, 182nd Infantry Regiment MIA December 30, 1942 at Sea Horse on Guadalcanal.