Students from Proviso Township High School who fought in several wars.
S/Sgt. Louis James Aiani Jr.
Born: 22 March 1923 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Louis J. Aiani Sr., & Susan Vacca-Aiani
Siblings: 4 brothers, 1 sister
Home: 2153 North73rd Court – Elmwood Park, Illinois
Education:
– John Mills School
– Proviso
1st Lt. Paul William Andermann
Born: Born: 18 December 1921 – Oak Park, Illinois
Parents: William Andermann & Pauline E. Harloff-Andermann
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home:
– 633 South Nineteenth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– St. Paul’s Lutheran
2nd Lt. Helen Bertha Anderson
Born: 24 August 1923 – Winnipeg, Canada
Parents: Otto & Martha Anderson
Siblings:2 sisters, 1 brother
Hometown:
– 1524 North Sixteenth Avenue – Melrose Park, Illinois
Education:
– Pleasant Hill School, Wheaton, Illinois
– Stevenson
Pvt. Robert Lee Armstrong
Born: 13 September 1924 – Blackhawk, South Dakota
Parents: Gerald T. Armstrong & Geraldine Steffen-Armstrong
– father married Carrie Rotgers
Siblings: 1 sister
Guardians: Gordon & Alberta Armstrong
– moved to Maywood to attend high school
S/Sgt. Arthur Lee Babcock
Born: 9 December 1921 – Alameda, California
Parents: William H. Babcock & Bird Brown-Babcock
Siblings: Sgt. William B. Babcock, Vera, Kenneth, Albert
Hometown:
– 615 North Eighth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education: Lincoln Grade School
Sgt. William Brown Babcock
Born: 5 September 1918 – Alameda, California
Parents: William H. Babcock & Bird Brown-Babcock
Siblings: S/Sgt. Arthur L. Babcock, Vera, Kenneth, Albert
– Kenneth died in 1936
Hometown:
– 615 North Eighth Avenue – Maywood,
PFC Daniel Michael Bagnuolo
Born: 6 February 1914 – Melrose Park, Illinois
Parents: James Bagnuolo and Frances Salvatore-Bagnuolo
– the last name spelled Bagnola in Proviso Memorial Book
– changed the spelling of his last name
– U.S. Army required
Sgt. James Arthur Bainbridge Jr. was born on July 20, 1918, to James A. Bainbridge Sr. and Maude Floor-Bainbridge. With his brother, Jack, he grew up at 910 South 9th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. He attended Emerson Grade School and
PFC William Church Baker
Born: 10 August 1925 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Ralph G. Baker and Margaret Church-Baker
Siblings: 2 sisters
Hometown: 10303 Canterbury Street – Westchester, Illinois
Engaged: Mary E. Westphal
Education:
– Nixon School – Chicago, Illinois
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Pvt. William Sonny Ball
Born: 21 September 1917 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Martin Ball and Susie Letrich-Ball
Siblings: 1 sister
Nickname: “Sonny”
Home:
– 7229 West Franklin Avenue – Forest Park, Illinois
Education:
– Stevenson School
– Proviso Township High
S/Sgt. Arthur Harris Barsema
Born: 1 December 1919 – Ortonville, Minnesota
Parents: Ralph Barsema and Clara Postema-Barsema
Siblings: 5 brothers, 4 sisters
Home:
– 1914 South Ninth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of
PFC Arthur Bayer
Born: 24 July 1924 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: John and Pauline Bayer
Brother: 1 brother
Home:
– 7772 West Elm Grove Drive – Elmwood Park, Illinois
Education:
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1943
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