The names of members of the Medical Detachment of the 194th Tank Battalion.
PFC Floyd Tilen Allen
Born: 23 December 1919 – Saint Louis, Missouri
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: 1 sister
Nickname: Tilen
Widower
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Education: college graduate
Occupation: Civilian Conservation Corps
Enlisted:
– U. S. Army
– 12 October 1939
Pvt. Frederick Paul Bartik
Born: October 1915 – Pasadena, California
Parents: Joseph and Marie Bartik
– his father died when he was 19 years old
Nickname: Fred
Siblings: 3 sisters, 2 brothers
Home: 877 Golden West – Monrovia, California
Education:
What is known about David J. Baugh is that he was born on May 31, 1919, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Joseph and Abby Baugh. His parents divorced, in the 1920s, when he was a child, and with his sister and
Cpl. Raymond N. DeCloss
Born: 20 August 1918 – Fresno County, California
Parents: Raymond E. DeCloss and Catherine A. Nolan-DeCloss
Siblings: 2 sisters, 2 brothers
Hometown: 21 Pajaro Street – Salinas, California
Enlisted:
– California National Guard
Note: As a
PFC Claude Albert Dewberry
Born: 25 July 1915 – Virginia
– 26 July 1915 – birthdate is given on Enoura Maru Remains Recovery Roster
Parents: Albert S. Dewberry and Katie Wilkinson-Dewberry
Siblings: 1 sister, 4 brothers
Home: Staunton River, Virginia
PFC John Walter Fancher
Born: 11 July 1912 – Swink, Colorado
Parents: Eldoras E. Fancher and Octavia Allere-Fancher
Siblings: 2 sisters, 4 brothers
Hometown: RFD #1 Lajunta, Otero County, Colorado
Occupation: Holly Sugar Company – Swink, Colorado
Selective Service Registration:
S/Sgt. Roy Albert Gatewood
Born: 7 July 1919 – Oakdale, Louisiana
Parents: Henry O. Gatewood and Floris M. Cornstock-Gatewood
Siblings: 2 sisters, 3 brothers
Hometown: Elijah, Missouri
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 16 September 1940 – Jefferson Barracks, Saint Louis,
Cpl. George William Gober was born on May 5, 1916, in Renfro, Mississippi to Joseph E. Gober and Willie Gee Nash-Gober. The couple had five other sons and four daughters. At some point, George moved to Powell County, Montana, where
1st Lt. Harold Samuel Hickman
Born: 15 January 1913 – Winnipeg, Canada
– naturalized citizen
Parents: Frederick W. Hickman and Susan M. Toynbee-Hickman
Siblings: 5 brothers, 1 sister
– sister died as an infant
Nickname: Harry
Married:
Home: 1467 East
PFC Robert William Hirst
Born: 1923 – Spokane, Washington
Parents: Thomas Hirst and Roxana Phinney-Hirst
Home: 533 Gordon Avenue – Spokane, Washington
– later: Box 207, Oakville Washington
Siblings:
– 2 brothers
Education: grade school
Married: Elleanor J Bushley –
PFC Thomas Stephen Joyce was born on December 23, 1918, to John & Anne Joyce in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is known that he lived at 619 Lindon Street in St. Paul and was called “Steve” by the members of
PFC Harold Gerhard Kurvers was the son of Nicholas Kurvers and Sarah O’Brien-Kurvers. He was born on May 18, 1918, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While he was an infant, his mother died. His father and he moved in with his