The men of the 194th Tank Battalion, Company C, which originated as the 40th Divisional Tank Company of the California National Guard from Salinas, California.
S/Sgt. Carl Frederic Abbott
Born: 8 July 1907 – Soledad, California
Parents: Bertha P. Mille-Abbott & Carl H. Abbott
Siblings: 2 sisters, 3 brothers
Home: 102 East Harvest Street – Salinas, California
Occupation: Deputy Sheriff
Enlisted: California National Guard
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Cpl. John F. Alves Jr.
Born: 7 June 1918 – Fresno County, California
Parents: John F. Alves Sr. & Amelia Alves
Siblings: 2 sisters
Home: 1099 R.F.D 1 – Salinas, California
Occupation: farmer
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
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Cpl. John Norman Andersen
Born: 12 October 1918 – Illinois
Parents: Mr. Robert Andersen and Mrs. Carrie Andersen
Home: 407 California Street – Salinas, California
– Selective Service Registration – 16 October 1940
– Contact: Mrs. Carrie Andersen – mother
Born: 12 October 1918 – Illinois
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson
Home: 407 California Street – Salinas, California
Enlisted: California National Guard
Inducted:
– U. S. Army
– 10 February 1941 – Salinas Army Air Base
Training:
– Fort
Sgt. William F. Anson
Born: 31 March 1919 – Payette, Idaho
Parents: Stella and Austin Anson
Siblings: 2 sisters
-March 1939 – his family moved to Salinas, California
Home: 232 East Hawthorne Street
– parents moved to Waco, Texas, when
Sgt. Francis Edward Aram
Born: 30 December 1920 – Fresno, California
Parents: Joseph E. Aram and Lorena E. Murphy-Aram
– mother died 1 July 1941
Hometown: Gonzales, California
Enlisted: California National Guard
– father, Joseph, was also in California National
Sgt. Joseph Edward Aram
Born: 19 December 1897 – Santa Cruz, California
Parents: Evangeline Dunstone-Aram and Joseph H. Aram
Siblings: 2 sisters, 2 brothers
Nickname: Ed
Hometown: Felton, California
Married: Lorena E. Murphy
– Lorena died July 1, 1941
Son:
T/4 Robert G. Bales was born in 1920, in Carnegie, Oklahoma. It is known he had a brother, Glen, and the two brothers moved to Salinas, California, together, and were later joined by their parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bales.
PFC Eugene Richard Barnes
Born: 28 April 1922 – Monterey County, California
Parents: Edmund L. Barnes and Mary J. Thorn-Barnes
Siblings: 1 sister, 4 brothers
Home: 124 1/2 Pine Street – Salinas, California
Nickname: Stink
Inducted:
– U.S. Army
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PFC Francis Fidel Barretto
Born: 9 March 1919 – Salinas, California
Parents: Thomas and Rose Barretto
– mother remarried: Rose Luckett
Home: 12 Santa Clara Avenue – Box 686 – Salinas, California
Education: attended local schools
Employment: El Rey Barbershop
S/Sgt. Manuel Joseph Bernard Jr.
Born: 1 April 1916 – Salinas, California
Parents: Manuel J. Bernard Sr. and Mary Florence Flores-Bernard
Siblings: 5 sisters, 3 brothers
Home: Ricco Street – Castroville, California
Education:
– Monterey High School
– played football,
1st Lt. Ray Wyath Bradford
Born: 23 January 1910 – Saint Joseph, Missouri
Parents: Pearl A. & Lena M. Bradford
Siblings: 1 sister
Hometown: St. Joseph, Missouri
Married: Melba Inez Nauman – 31 July 1932
Children: 3 daughters
Enlisted: Missouri