Proviso Township High School students who fought in the Philippines during World War II.
2nd Lt. Ben R. Morin was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on August 15, 1920, to Benjamin and Josephine Morin. With his four sisters and
S/Sgt. Orville Thomas Nelson Born: 20 August 1920 – Cicero, Illinois Parents: Thomas Nelson & Bessie Pender-Nelson Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother Married: Gertrude NelsonHometown: – Forest Park, Illinois Education: – Proviso
Maj. John Baptiste Rago Born: 26 January 1902 – Cook County, Illinois Parents: Paolo Rago & Francisca Chairo-Rago Siblings: 2 Sisters Home: 914 North 16th Avenue,
Pvt. Henry Andrew Rusch was the son of Frederick Rusch & Anna Koenig-Rusch and was born on June 10, 1922, in Maywood, Illinois. With two
Pvt. Frederick George Schweinsberg was born in Forest Park, Illinois, on April 5, 1918, to Alfred B. Schweinsberg and Louise Lipke-Schweinsberg. With his brother and
Sgt. Norman Frederick Spencer was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, on May 31, 1920. He was one of fourteen children born to Robert H. Spencer and
2nd Lt. David Ward St. Jean Born: 20 September 1922 Parents: Oscar E. St. Jean & Grace Ward-St. Jean Siblings: 1 sister Nickname: Ward Home: – 1809 South Twelfth Avenue –
1st Sgt. William Lloyd Swift was born in Illinois on September 8, 1918, and was the son of William and Leonia Swift. At some point,
PFC Jack Daniel Swinehamer was the son of Juliet Selcke-Swinehamer and Walter Swinehamer and was born on August 27, 1922. With his sister, he was
Cpl. Russell Hugo Vertuno was born on November 6, 1917, in Oak Park, Illinois, to William F. Vertuno and Leonore Urban-Vertuno. With his two sisters,
2nd Lt. Edward Garfield Winger was born February 4, 1921, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Bernhardt Winger and Grace Wilber-Winger. In 1924, his mother filed
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