Pursuits of war : :: :: University of Virginia Library

*Austin, Willie A., Pfc., A. 12/23/43—. Died of nonbattle
cause.
Barlow, Arthur Crawford, Lt. (jg), N. 2/9/43—2/21/44. Died
of sickness, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Rue
ger Barlow, R.F.D. 3.
Batten, Donald Sherwood, 1st Lt., A. 9/ /41—10/3/43. Killed
in action near Naples, Italy. AM with 4 OLC, EAMET, PH.
Mother, Mrs. Grace Lillian Batten.
Batten, George Rexford, Pfc., A. 5/31/44—3/19/45. Killed in
action in Germany. EAMET, BS, PH. Mother, Mrs. Grace
Lillian Batten. Wife, Mrs. Evelyn Batten.
Bellomy, Eugene Franklin, Pvt., M. 2/22/44—5/20/45. Died
of wounds received in action at Okinawa. APT, PH. Wife.
Mrs. Grace Jones Bellomy.
Bender, Frederick George, 1st Lt., A. 4/ /44—11/11/44. Officially
presumed dead after failing to return from a flight over the
China Sea. APT. Father, Samuel Z. Bender, Norfolk.
Berkeley, William Noland, Jr., 1st Lt., A. 10/9/42—8/23/44.
Killed in action near Paris, France. EAMET, ADS, PH. Wife,
Mrs. Evelyn Warren Berkeley, New York, New York.
Bishop, Ernest Webster, T/Sgt., A. 2/3/41—6/29/44. Killed
in action at St. Andre, France. ADS, EAMET with BA, EIB,
GCM, PH. Mother, Mrs. Queen V. Bishop.
Boykin, Edward Carrington Venable, Jr., Capt., A. 2/ /41—
12/31/43. Killed in action in Cognac, France. AM, EAMET
with 2 BSS, BS, PH. Father, Edward Boykin.
Bragg, Leslie Edward, Sgt., A. 2/3/41—7/1/44. Killed in action

298

near St. Lô, France. ADS, GCM, EAMET with BA, PUC, PH.
Father, Early Venable Bragg.
Broome, Roger Greville Brooke, III, Maj., M. 1/ /41—1/18/45.
Died of wounds received in action on Saipan. ADS, AT, APT
with 2 BSS, PUC, NC, PH. Mother, Mrs. Elsie Anderson Broome.
Brown, Harry Elmer, Pfc., A. 1/29/41—8/4/44. Killed in action
in France. EIB, EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs. Francine Marie
Brown, Washington, D. C.
Brown, Richard Marton, Pvt., A. 4/ /41—3/10/45. Killed
accidentally in line of duty at Louvain, Belgium. ADS, GCM,
EAMET with BSS, DUB, PH. Mother, Mrs. Hattie Mac
Brown.
Carroll, James Payne, Jr., T/5, A. 8/21/42—4/20/45. Died
of sickness, Manila, Philippine Islands. APT. Mother, Mrs.
Norah Clarke Carroll.
Carruthers, Elmer Irving, Jr., CCM, N. 7/13/42—11/20/43.
Killed in action at Bougainville. APT, SS, PH. Wife, Mrs.
Virginia Baker Carruthers, Hagerstown, Maryland.
Clarke, Samuel Gary, 2nd Lt., A. 11/3/42—3/4/45. Killed in
action near Venice, Italy. EAMET, DFC, PH. Mother, Mrs.
Lucille Owen Clarke.
Clemons, Henry Jenkins, 2nd Lt., A. 1/12/42—7/31/43. Killed
accidentally in an airplane crash at Lake Maurepas, Louisiana.
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clemons.
Conrad, Ralph Erskine, 1st Lt., A. 1/7/42—12/29/44. Killed
in action on Leyte Island. AT, APT with 3 BSS and BA, CIB,
PH, BS, SS, V. Mother, Mrs. Jane Erskine Conrad.
Conwell, Rollin Nichol, Jr., 1st Lt., M. 5/ /42—5/4/44.
Killed accidentally in Honolulu in a crash of three planes on practice
flight. Wife, Mrs. Decca G. Conwell.
Cook, Joseph Darling, S/Sgt., M. Officially presumed dead after
having been missing in action on Guadalcanal. Wife, Mrs. J. D.
Cook.
Cowles, Harry Hubbard, Capt., M. 6/4/40—7/24/44. Killed in
action on Tinian. ADS, APT, PUC with UCS, PH. Father,
Peter Trible Cowles.
Cox, John Richard, S/Sgt., A. 2/16/40—6/6/44. Killed in
action on the Normandy Beachhead. BS, PH. Mother, Mrs.
Annie Pearl Cox, R.F.D. 2.
Cox, William E., Pvt., M. Killed in action. Wife, Mrs. Dorothy
Mae Hoke Cox, R.F.D. 1.
Craven, Robert Brooke, Sgt., A. 11/2/42—2/12/45. Killed
accidentally in an airplane crash in Berkshire, England. AM,
PUC, EAMET. Mother, Mrs. Lula Bryant Craven.

299

Craw, Demas Thurlow, Col., A. 6/12/24—11/8/42. Killed in
action near Port Lyautey, French Morocco. Mexican Border,
World War I Victory Medal with 2 stars, Occupation Medal,
Rhine Medal, Order of King George III of Greece with Crossed
Sword. ADS, EAMET, MH, PH. Wife, Mrs. Mary Victoria
Wesson Craw.
Creasy, Stewart Walker, Sgt., A. 10/13/42—11/20/44. Killed
in action in France. EAMET, PH. Sister, Miss Hilda Elizabeth
Creasy.
*Crenshaw, Lawrence, Cpl., A. 7/23/41—2/13/45. Killed in
action in northern Italy. GCM, CIB, PH. Sister, Mrs. Eva
Crenshaw Payne.
Critzer, Clyde Bernard, Pfc., A. 7/14/43—12/9/44. Killed in
action near Ruhrdorf, Germany. GCM, PH. Wife, Mrs. Kathleen
L. Critzer.
Cumming, Henry Harford, Jr., Col., A. 9/11/41—7/10/45.
Died of sickness in Leghorn, Italy. LM, ADS, EAMET with
2 BSS, V. Wife, Mrs. Grace Kerr Cumming.
Daniel, James Beverly, S/Sgt., A. 5/3/41—7/12/44. Killed in
action in France. EIB, ADS, EAMET, PH. Mother, Mrs.
James T. Daniel.
Dannenbrink, Louis Charles, Jr., Pfc., A. 5/22/43—2/13/44.
Killed in action in Italy. PH. Mother, Mrs. L. C. Dannenbrink,
Sr., Atlanta, Georgia.
Davis, Calvin Edgar, S/Sgt., A. 1/6/43—5/28/44. Died of
wounds received in action near Paris, France. PUC, AM with
4 OLC, PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd F. Davis.
Davis, George William, 2nd Lt., A. 11/3/42—9/5/45. Killed
accidentally in Pistoria, Italy. DUB with OLC, BS, GCM, CIB,
PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Murry Davis.
Davis, Raymond Earl, Pfc., A. 8/2/44—2/14/46. Died at McGuire
General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, of wound received
in action. EAMET, GCM, CIB, PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd F. Davis.
Deane, King Jackson, 2nd Lt., A. 12/22/41—4/7/45. Killed
in action in Germany. SS, CIB, PH. Wife, Mrs. Florence E.
Duke Deane.
Desper, Jennings Austin, Pvt., A. 2/3/43—10/9/44. Killed in
action at Florence, Italy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Rachel Margaret
Jennings Desper.
Dudley, George Laurence, Sgt., A. 7/28/42—10/29/43. Killed
accidentally off the coast of Florida. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Dudley.
Dunlop, John, 2nd Lt., A. 12/7/42—8/15/44. Killed in action
in Italy. Wife, Mrs. Eloise Layman Dunlop, Roanoke.

300

Elliott, Ross Tompkins, Jr., Ens., N. 2/28/44—4/6/45. Killed in
action aboard ship off Okinawa. PH, EAMET, APT, V,
Mother, Mrs. Helen Harlow Elliott, Riverton, New Jersey.
Featherston, John Henry, Jr., Capt., A. 1/19/43—3/24/45. Killed in
action at Wesel, Germany. SS, PH with OLC, ADS, EAMET
with 3 BSS and BA, AT. Mother, Mrs. Margaret Hunter Featherston.

Fekas, Peter George, Pfc., A. 10/13/42—7/10/44. Killed in
action. PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Fekas.
French, Clyde Harold, Pfc., A. 6/28/44—2/21/45. Killed in
action at Olsdorf, Germany. EAMET with BSS, PH. Wife,
Mrs. Violet May French.
Gentry, Curtis Glenwood, S/Sgt., A. 2/3/41—12/9/44. Killed
in action in Holland. PUC, ADS, EAMET, PH with OLC, V.
Wife, Mrs. Willie Watts Gentry, Carysbrook.
Gibson, Clarence Cecil, T/5, A.—2/12/43. Killed accidentally
in an airplane crash in North Africa. EAMET. Sister,
Mrs. Mary W. Sheffield.
Gibson, Coleman Tafty, Pvt., A. 3/3/43—2/5/44. Died of natural
cause in Charlottesville. Wife, Mrs. Mamie Laura Gibson.
Gillum, John Nelson, Jr., S/Sgt., A. 10/28/42—11/5/44. Killed
in action over Ludwigshafen, Germany. GCM, EAMET, BS,
AM with OLC, DFC, PUC, PH. Mother, Mrs. Neva K. Gillum.
Goode, Thomas Henry, Pfc., A. 2/3/41—6/8/44. Killed in
action, Normandy. ADS, EAMET, GCM, PH. Grandmother,
Mrs. Ellen F. Goode.
Hackett, Princey Albert, Pfc., A. 7/14/43—2/23/45. Killed in
action in Germany. BS, PH. Wife, Mrs. Ann G. Hackett.
Haggard, Claude Swanson, Cpl., M. 2/3/42—7/9/44. Killed in
action on Saipan. EIB, SS, PUC, PH. Wife, Mrs. Gwendolyn
Bissette Haggard, Wilson, North Carolina.
Hall, Lester Lafollette, Pfc., A. 4/24/44—3/13/45. Killed in
action in Germany. PH. Wife, Mrs. Gladys Evelyn Hall.
Hamm, James Douglas, 2nd Lt., A. 10/31/42—5/3/43. Killed
in action in North Africa. AM with 2 OLC, PH. Parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Strother Francis Hamm.
Harlow, Bernard C., 2nd Lt., A. 12/ /42—4/4/44. Officially
presumed to have died after an airplane crash in the Marshall
Islands. DFC, AM, PH. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Harlow.

Harlow, Van G., Pfc., A. 1/8/43—3/29/45. Killed in action
at Sapang Palay, Luzon. PH. Mother, Mrs. Nettie B. Harlow.
Harlow, Williard Bleadsoe, Jr., Slc, N.—10/10/42. Killed
in action at Guadalcanal. PH. Aunt, Mrs. Ollie Mae Hughes.

301

Harris, E. D., Pfc., A. 12/7/42—6/9/44. Killed in action in
France. GCM, PH. Mother, Mrs. Ocia Castle Harris.
Hartman, Richard Waugh, Pvt., A. 12/12/42—11/23/44. Killed
in action near Heistern, Germany. EAMET, PH. Parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank E. Hartman.
Heath, Horace Walker, Ens., N. 2/6/42—7/8/45. Killed in maneuvers
over Hawaii. AM with 4 GS, DFC with GS. Mother,
Mrs. Hope Jones Heath.
Hedges, Nancy Holden, 2nd Lt., A. 7/7/43—4/22/45. Died of
sickness at the Moore General Hospital in North Carolina. AT.
Father, Dr. Halstead Shipman Hedges.
Hensley, James William, Pfc., A. 2/4/43—4/18/45. Killed in
action in northern Italy. PH, GCM. Mother, Mrs. Eva Hensley.
Hildreth, Nathaniel Thomas, 2nd Lt., A. 2/7/41—10/17/41.
Accidentally shot at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ADS. Mother,
Mrs. Jane Neave Brady Hildreth. Wife, Mrs. Margaret Sage
Hildreth, Schuyler.
Hover, Thomas Strode, Pvt., A.—11/20/42. Killed in an
accident in the British Isles. Mother, Mrs. Matty Strode Hover
McGill.
Hunt, Russell Hampton, 2nd Lt., A. 9/19/40—4/13/44. Killed
in an airplane crash in Kansas. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H.
Hunt, Wildwood, New Jersey.
Kardos. John Chris, Sgt., A. 2/3/41—8/3/44. Killed in action
in France. ADS, EAMET with BA and BSS, GCM, PH.
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Kardos.
Keatts, Woodrow W., Pvt., A.—1/7/45. Killed in action
in Europe. EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs. Catherine Keatts.
Kelly, Henry Percy, Pvt., A. 10/9/42—8/20/44. Killed accidentally
at the Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. Aunt, Annie K.
Duncan, R.F.D. 1.
Kimmel, Manning Marius, Lt. Comdr., N. Killed on submarine
duty. Wife, Mrs. Agatha Gay Johnson Kimmel.
Linton, Harry Gold, Jr., 2nd Lt., A. 4/18/42—4/24/44. Killed
in action near Ploesti, Rumania. AT, EAMET with BSS, PH.
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gold Linton.
Lowe, Harry, Jr., 1st Lt., A. 2/18/43—1/27/45. Killed in action
over Tokyo. APT, PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Lowe, Blackstone.
Lupold, Melvin Garfield, Pvt., A. 3/9/44—9/11/44. Killed in
action in France. PH. Wife, Mrs. Dorothy McColl Lupold.
McCauley, Clarence Edward, Pvt., A. 3/9/44—2/11/45. Died in
German prison camp. EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs. Madie Lee
McCauley.
Marshall, Wallace Jean, Cpl., A. 5/26/42—3/22/43. Killed accidentally

302

in Glasgow, Scotland. Mother, Mrs. Mamie Lee Marshall.

Martin, Wilbert Joab, Slc, N. 11/11/43—4/12/45. Killed in
action at Okinawa. PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Martin.
Massie, Roger Howell, 2nd Lt., A. 2/16/43—6/11/43. Killed in
an airplane crash at Temple Terrace, Florida. Mother, Mrs.
Jessie Howell Massie.
Mawyer, Marion Hugh, Pfc., A. 2/3/41—6/24/44. Killed in
action at St. Lô, France. GCM, EIB, PUC, PH. Sister, Miss
Malley Eloise Mawyer.
May, John Allen, Jr., T/5, A. 4/6/43—8/29/43. Killed accidentally
in Minnesota. Mother, Mrs. Estelle Marie Wood May,
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Miller, George Harold, Cpl., A. 7/8/42—5/10/45. Killed in a
plane collision near Cambridge, England. EAMET. Mother,
Mrs. Ashton C. Miller.
Miller. John Henry, Jr., Lt., N. 9/8/42—7/8/44. Killed in action
at port of London, England. EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs. Grace
Starke Miller.
Mitchell, Louis Barrett, Pfc., A. 1/17/41—6/20/44. Killed in
action near St. Lô, France. EAMET, PH. Mother, Mrs. Maude
Wallace Mitchell, R.F.D. 2.
Mohler, Norman Stanley, Sgt., A.—4/5/45. Killed in action
at Lelmbach, Germany. PH. Mother, Mrs. Minnie M.
Welch Mohler.
Morris Emmett Edlee, Cpl., A. / /35—12/7/41. Killed in
action at Hickam Field, Hawaii. PH. Father, Charles E. Morris.
Morrison, Luther Franklin, Jr., Pvt., A. 8/4/42—6/6/44. Killed
in action in Normandy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Nannie Blue Morrison.

Morton, Powhatan Moncure, Lt. Col., A. 6/9/28—2/7/43. Killed
in an airplane crash en route to Australia. Wife, Mrs. Virginia
Cochran Morton.
Morton, William Wylie, 1st Lt., A. 8/16/41—3/16/43. Killed
in action over Lae, New Guinea. AM, PH, APT with 3 BSS,
DUB, V. Mother, Mrs. William R. Morton.
Neff, John Henry, Jr., 2nd Lt., M. 6/ /42—8/9/43. Killed in
an airplane crash in Florida. Wife, Mrs. Martha Patterson Neff,
Richmond.
Norford, Willie Peyton, Pvt., A. 8/28/43—9/22/44. Killed in
action in France. PH. Wife, Mrs. Anna Lucille Clarke Norford.
Kanawha Falls, West Virginia.
Norris, George Bernard, 2nd Lt., A. 3/ /43—6/24/44. Crashed
in training flight in England. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
F. Norris.

303

Norvell, Douglas Wayland, Cpl., M. 6/29/43—2/25/45. Killed
in action on Iwo Jima. PH. Mother, Mrs. Lelia Mamie Mawyer
Norvell.
Omohundro, Carl Brockenbrough, T/Sgt., A. 2/3/43—7/28/44.
Killed in action over Germany. AM with 2 OLC, PUC with
OLC, PH. Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wingfield Omohundro.
Payne, Kenneth Field, Sgt., A. 2/3/41—6/25/44. Killed in action
at Couvains, France. GCM, ADS, EAMET with BA and BSS,
PH. Sister, Mrs. Ruby P. Amos.
Peregory, Frank Dabney, T/Sgt., A. 2/3/41—6/14/44. Killed
in action at Grandcamp, France. SM, EAMET with BA, MH,
PH. Wife, Mrs. Bessie Kirby Peregory.
Peters, J. Paul, Jr. Killed in action in Italy. PH. Uncle, John S.
Peters.
Price, Wilbur Mac, Pfc., A. 5/12/43—1/9/44. Killed in action
at Bastogne, Belgium. EAMET, SS, PUC, PH. Mother, Mrs.
Ruth Durrer Price.
Rouleau, Louis Thomas, 2nd Lt., A. 9/24/42—5/15/44. Killed
in action in Italy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Louis T. Rouleau.
Sadler, Bertram Hilliard, 2nd Lt., A. 10/22/42—9/18/44.
Killed in action in Italy. PH. Wife, Mrs.
Sarah Ramsey Sadler.
Safley, George Andrew, T/5, A. 4/5/43—11/5/44. Killed in
action near Nancy, France. CIB, PH with OLC. Mother, Mrs.
Lucy Branham Safley.
Schauffler, William Gray, III, 1st Lt., A.—7/20/43.
Killed in action in the Solomon Islands. ADS, APT, SS, AM,
PH. Wife, Mrs. Nancy Holt Schauffler Preston.
Schlemmer, Frederick A., 1st Lt., A. 7/ /42—7/11/44. Killed
in action in Europe. EAMET, PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred C. Schlemmer, Fontanna Dam, North Carolina.
Seay, Harvey Jackson, S/Sgt., A. / /42—9/5/45. Killed in
an airplane crash in Alaska. Wife, Mrs. Ruby Seay.
Shepherd, John Eldon, III, Lt. Comdr., N. Killed in action in the
Pacific area. SS, NC, PUC, NMM, EAMET, APT, ADS.
Wife, Mrs. Margery Shaw Shepherd.
Shiflett, Herman, Pfc., A. Killed in action in the Southwest Pacific.
PH. Mother, Mrs. Sarah J. Shiflett.
Shue, Edward Luther, T/Sgt., A. 7/29/42—3/28/45. Killed
in action in flight near Dunkirk, France. PH. Father, L. E.
Shue, Waynesboro.
Simpson, Carter Berkeley, Maj., M. 6/1/39—1/22/45. Died
on a Japanese prison ship. GCM, APT, NC, PH. Mother, Mrs.
Mary Randolph Spottswood Berkeley Simpson.
Smith, Bernard Powell, Jr., Lt., A. 6/21/40—3/6/41. Killed in

304

an airplane crash at Langley Field, Virginia. Mother, Mrs. May
Nelson Perry Smith, Bartow, Florida.
Stearns, Cuthbert Powell, Jr., 1st Lt., A. 6/22/42—11/20/44.
Killed in action near Epinal, France. PH. Parents, Brigadier
General and Mrs. Cuthbert Powell Stearns.
Story, James Elby, Pvt., A. 3/9/44—12/18/44. Killed in action
in Luxembourg. PH. Wife, Mrs. Audrey L. Payne Story,
R.F.D. 1.
Stringfellow, Lindsay Gordon, Pfc., M. 4/ /43-6/20/45.
Killed in action on Okinawa. APT, PH, V. Mother, Mrs.
Mary Lelia Stringfellow.
Taylor, Donald Charles, CMlc, N. 6/25/27—4/5/44. Killed in
action in the North Atlantic area. PH. Mother, Mrs. Margaret
King Lindsay.
*Terrell, James Henry, Sgt., A. Killed in action. PH. Wife, Mrs.
Sophie Terrell.
Thomas, Russell Wilson, Pfc., A. 3/18/41—6/9/43. Killed accidentally
in North Africa. Sister, Miss Elizabeth Thomas.
*Thurston, Golden L., T/5, A. 3/ /41—. Died of nonbattle
cause. Sister, Mrs. M. Dillard.
Tull, Montrose Graham, Lt. Comdr., N. 4/25/42—1/1/46.
Died in Charlottesville, 1/6/46, of illness incurred while in
service. GCM, AT, V, World War I Service Medal. Wife,
Mrs. Louise Nichols Tull.
Walton, Carroll Lynwood, Pvt., A. 1/24/43—7/9/44. Killed
in action in Italy. AT. EAMET with BSS, GCM, BS, V.
Father, Carroll J. Walton.
Wingfield, Paul Lindsey, S/Sgt., A. 1/5/43—9/22/44. Killed
accidentally in Germany. GCM, AM with 4 OLC, PUC, PH.
Wife, Mrs. Janice Hughes Wingfield.
Wood, Lewis Albert, S/Sgt., A. 7/4/42—9/16/44. Killed in
action in France. GCM, EIB, PH. Mother, Mrs. Mattie Stribling
Wood.
Wray, Edward Baker, Pfc., A. 5/23/42—9/23/43. Killed in
action in Italy. EAMET, PH. Mother, Mrs. Fannie Sue Wray,
Richmond.