Pvt. Melvin Rojas Madero was born in San Antonio, Texas, on August 5, 1920, to Manuel F. & Mary Madero. He had a sister and a brother. A few months later his family moved to Salinas, California. It is known
T/4 Harold F. Madison was the son of Ruel and Anna Madison. He was born in South Dakota on August 14, 1914, but he grew up in Monona, Iowa, with his two brothers and three sisters. He attended a parochial
T/4 Ralph Albert Madison was born in Luana, Iowa, on March 21, 1918, but he grew up in Monona, Iowa, with his two brothers and three sisters. He was the son of Ruel C. Madison Sr. and Anna Ehler-Madison. He
PFC Carl Anthony Maggio was born on November 17, 1921, in Melrose Park, Illinois. With his two brothers and two sisters, he was the son of Tony Maggio and Grace Clenbrognio-Maggio and was raised in Melrose Park, Illinois. He graduated
PFC Roy Elmer Maghan was born on February 11, 1915, in Bay Lake, Minnesota, to Arthur M. Maghan and Eva Lou Hunt-Maghan. He grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota, and with his sister and brother, attended local schools. He was a
PFC Paul A. Paden was the son of Samuel A. Paden and Eva L. Lofton-Paden. He was born on August 12, 1917, in Kansas and grew up in Center, Kansas, with his three brothers and sister. At some point, Paul
Sgt. Donald Herbert Paine
Born: 18 June 1917 – Brainerd, Minnesota
Parents: Herbert S. Paine and Evelyn J. Mahood-Paine
Siblings: 1 brother
Home: 311 North 5th Street – Brainerd, Minnesota
Education:
– Washington High School
– Class of 1937
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Pvt. Theodore Temple Paras
Born: 10 March 1923 – San Francisco, California
Parents: Alexander Paras and Mary Temple-Paras
– appears his mother remarried
Siblings: 1 brother, 2 half-sisters, 1 half-brother
– parents divorced and older siblings stayed with father
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Sgt. Philip R. Parish was born on May 2, 1909, in Ontario, Wisconsin, and was the son of Dora and Hollis Parish. He attended Billings Creek Elementary School, Ontario, Wisconsin, which was very close to the farm he grew up
PFC Ralph Lee Parker
Born: 29 December 1919 – Saint Joseph, Missouri
Parents: William A. Parker & Emma Mae Ferrell-Parker
Siblings: 1 sister, 3 brothers
Hometown: Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
Education: Benton High School – Saint Joseph, Missouri Enlisted:
Pvt. Norman A. Paul was born on April 15, 1913, in Valders, Wisconsin, to Robert Paul and Mary Bremer-Paul. He had two sisters and five brothers. He left school after the eighth grade to go to work on the family
Pvt. Bill Peart
Born: 31 March 1914 – Coquille, Oregon
Parents: William A. Peart Sr. and Kathleen Giblin-Peart
– given name – William A. Peart Jr.
– his father died in 1940
Siblings: 4 sisters, 1 brother
Home: 600 North