Nissyo Maru
17 July 1944 – 3 August 1944
PFC Charles Pershing Chaffin was born on December 18, 1919, and was one of five children born to William H. Chaffin and Amelia Chaffin. With
Sgt. William Earl Braye Jr. was born on March 31, 1917, in Santa Monica, California, to William E. Braye Sr. and Matilda Galanze-Braye. It is
Pvt. George Lavarez Abapo was born on May 9, 1911, in Bay Bey, Leyte, Philippine Islands. He attended high school but left after one year
S/Sgt. Winifred Horace Adair was born on February 22, 1917, in Evansville, Indiana, to Arthur E. Adair and Lulu Mazes-Adair, and had two sisters and
Sgt. Lawrence Robert Alberg was born on October 21, 1918, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Emil R. Alberg and Clara Tollefson-Alberg and had a sister. He
Cpl. John Jay Allen was born on October 24, 1921, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Hiram Allen and Maybelle Shrelrue-Allen. The family lived in several places
PFC Floyd Thomas Allen was born on December 23, 1919, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, to Charles Allen and Myrtle H. Anderson-Allen. It is known he
Pvt. Andrew Joseph Aquila was born on May 31, 1918, to Thomas and Carmela Aquila in what was called “Little Italy” in Cleveland, Ohio, and
S/Sgt. Richard C. Armato was the son of Italian immigrants and was born on January 15, 1912, to Antonia Gigante-Armato and Dominick Armato. He grew
Sgt. Zenon Roland Bardowski on October 17, 1914, in Gary, Indiana, to Zenon N. Bardowski and Caroline Lena Kostur-Bardowski. He grew up at 1601 Jackson
PFC Eugene Richard Barnes was born on April 28. 1922, in Monterey County, California, to Edmund L. Barnes and Mary J. Thorn-Barnes, and had one
Sgt. Robert W. Bartz was the son of Albert E. Bartz and Ida C. Hawkinson-Bartz. He was born on March 31, 1920, in Edgerton, Wisconsin,
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