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COMPANY "A” 508 P.I.R.
NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 6 JUNE '44
1st Platoon

This roster was submitted by Erik van der Hoeven of the Netherlands.  He received the original from Sgt Jim Blue somewhere in the 1980s. 

Note: Where appropriate, we have added or changed items which appear in [brackets]

 

RANK SURNAME GIVEN NAME ASN CASUALTY

COMMENTS

FATE

1/Lt

Foley

John P.

O-1287332

LWA 6-8-44

deceased 7/11/2008

1/Lt

Combs

Rex G.

O-1824725

 

deceased 7/3/1976

SSgt

Jahnigen

Herman W.

35101933

LWA 6-[15]-44

deceased 5/23/2005

Pvt

[Kazlauskas]

John [H.]

33165970

 

?

Pvt

Barrette

Anthony V. Jr.

11090709

 

deceased 8/18/1972

Pvt

Fenger

Melvin R.

16150295

[SWA 6-10-44]

[also WIA 12/28/1944, Belgium] deceased 12/31/1983

T/5

Brickley

John R.

13125673

 

[WIA 10/21/1944, Holland] deceased 11/22/1990

Sgt

Milstead

Paul F.

15323120

SWA 6-10-44

deceased 11/20/1981

Pvt

Schmalz

Charles E.

15336778

 

[SWIA 10/2/1944, Holland] deceased 10/19/1994

Pvt

Cannon

A. B.

18158289

 

[WIA 17 Sep 44, Holland] deceased 7/30/1996

Pvt

Dennison

Duane A

15337054

 

[WIA 3 July 44, France, WIA 18 Sep 44, Holland] deceased 3/5/1992

Pfc

Johnston

John A.

20361288

SWA 6-13-44

  ?

Cpl

Smith

Roy L.

12139704

 

[SWIA 4 Jul 44] deceased 9/27/1979

~

Blue

James R.

34454866

 

[WIA 30 Dec 4, Belgium] deceased 5/14/2004

Pfc

Dikoon

Walter

11096625

 

[KIA 9/21/1944]

Pfc

Campbell

Wayne F.

17100123

 

deceased 7/13/1995

Pfc

Kinman

Marion E.

18035092

 

[WIA 2 Nov 44] deceased 12/11/2002

Pvt

Mathews

Marion

20401814

[KIA 7-4-44]

Pvt

Law

Homer L.

17066948

WIA 6-19-44

[WIA 9 June 44] deceased 7/26/1990

Sgt

VanEnwyck

Sherman

12131838

[WIA 6-14-44]

deceased 1/12/1959

Cpl

Jackson

James E.

13131003

 

deceased 7/25/1985

Pfc

Mullen

John J. Jr.

15323097

[WIA 6-7-44]

?

Pfc

Hopkins

Randall W.

35469857

[KIA 6-9-44]

 

Pfc

Fields

Eugene

35561349

[WIA 7-7-44]

?

Pvt

Johnston

Donald M.

31363160

 

[WIA 20 Sept 44, Holland] deceased 7/8/2012

Pvt

Basile

Seraphin J.

36820880

KIA 6-23-44

Pvt

Montoya

[Margarito] C.

39570933

WIA 6-23-44

[also WIA 9 Jan 45, Belgium] deceased 3/21/1993

Pvt

McMillan

Eugene A.

16131948

[WIA 6-6-44, 7-4-44, 7-9-44]

deceased 4/11/2008

Pvt

Beaver

Billie G.

37357276

[WIA 6-16-44]

deceased 5/9/1979

Pvt

Richards

Robert L.

34510252

 

deceased 6/16/1998

Pvt

Newell

James M

36462234

[IIA 6-7-44]

deceased 5/26/1990

Sgt

Hayes

Wendell E.

15323132

Cap. 6-6-44

released  from Stalag 3C ?

Pfc

Flaherty

Donald J.

06860938

Cap. 6-6-44

released  from Stalag 2B ?

Pvt

Roderiques

John

11090716

Cap. 6-6-44

released  from Stalag 4F deceased 5/7/2003

Pfc

LaPlant

Harold E.

11105197

KIA 6-6-44

Pfc

Knapp

Harvey J.

19123786

Cap. 6-11-44

released from Stalag 4B deceased 4/19/1995

Pvt

Bell

Everett W.

34123795

Cap. 6-11-44

released from Stalag 2B deceased 10/12/1978

Pfc

Harwick

Donald

[39539910]

WIA 6-19-44

deceased 1/6/1984

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