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Link to
Securing
Military Burials and Honors
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Updated
28 September 2008
Obituaries are listed in the order in which they
are received, not by date of death. Rangers and
families are encouraged to submit a photo and
history to post in the Ranger Photo
Gallery/Ranger Spotlight section.
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Ranger Andy
Stojak 1/E 4/C
September 2008
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Ranger Franklin
Duberville 4/F
31 July 2008 |
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Ranger John Shobey
2/A
03 March 2003
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Ranger Ronald I.
Peterson 1/D Original Darby Ranger
20 July 2008
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Ranger Frank A. Steele 1/E, 4/B, FSSF
27 July 1991
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Ranger Henry Bungard 2/HQ
August
2008
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Ranger John J. Perry 5/A
10 June 2008
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Ranger Paul P. Werkowski 1/D
21 June 2008
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Ranger Michael
Rambis 1/Hq/E 4/Hq Original Darby Ranger
12 June 2008
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Ranger Clyde W.
Elliott 1/B 3/C Original Darby Ranger
11 May 1967
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Ranger
Raymond M. Herlihy 5/D
03 June 2008
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Ranger Talmage
Wagstaff 4/F
23 January 2008
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Ranger Sam Dwyer 2/F
06 February 2008
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Ranger Hildreth
Keylor 5/B
06 May 2008
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Ranger William
Paul Woods 1/A
29 January 2008
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Ranger Nathan C.
Reed 2/E
22 May 2008
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Ranger Dustin S.
Anderson 6/A/B
April 2008
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Ranger James Altieri
Original Darby Ranger 1F/4F
18-April-2008
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Ranger James J.
"Red" O'Hare 5/A
18-April-2008
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Ranger
Roger
Twigg Original Darby Ranger 1/F and 4/E
21-March-2008
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Ranger
Roy Houseman 3/B
(the last surviving
Houseman triplet, all serving as Darby Rangers)
10-March-2008
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Ranger
Iven (Buster)
Bode
3/A
08-Nov-2006
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Ranger Harold
Westerholm Original Darby Ranger 1/C/F 4/F
07-Nov-2006
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Ranger
Robert G.
Anderson 6/C
23-February-2008
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Ranger Kenneth
Barker 2/A
21-February-2008
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Ranger Clarence Goad
3/B
21-February-2008
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Ranger Marvin Moore
1/B
February-2008
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Ranger
Robert Gillespie
2/Hq
18-August-2007
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Ranger Rufus A "Bud"
Harman 6/E
17-February-2008
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Ranger Kenneth
Harsch 2/D
03-February-2008
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Ranger Charles
Leighton 1/E
01-February-2008
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Ranger
Howard MacDonald
5/F
01-March-2007
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Ranger
Edward McGrath
5/D
unknown
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Ranger Melvin
Metzgar 4Bn
14-August-2004
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Ranger David
Nelson 5/D
07-December-2007
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Ranger Leonard
Rubin 2/D
19-October-2007
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Ranger
George S.
Williams 2/Hq
30-October-2007
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Ranger wives
Audrey Alm (Ray Alm
2/B)
December 2007
Miyoko Perry (John
Perry 5)
January 2007
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Ranger Fred Dix 2/F
December 2007
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Ranger Leland
Provencher 6/C
26 December 2007
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Ranger James H.
Hudnell Original 2/D
09 Dec 2007
Service details
pending.
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Ranger Hollis D.
Stabler, Sr. 4/Hq FSSF
12 November 2007
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Ranger Peter Deeb
Original 1st Ranger Bn/4
05 November 2007
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Ranger Howard Arthur
MacDonald
01 March 2007
(1922-2007) An
elementary school teacher once accused
Massachusetts's native, Howard Arthur MacDonald,
of not working to potential. Howard graduated
from Natick High with two letters in hockey and
an all-star title for his defense. While working
for Polaroid, he enlisted in the army and as a
First Sergeant with the 5th Ranger Battalion,
took shrapnel at Omaha Beach, Normandy on D-Day,
WWII. While recovering, he fell in love with the
lovely Barbara Grady of the Women's Army Corps,
married her in '45 and had a daughter in '47.
Howard earned a bachelor's degree from
Northeastern University and worked as an
engineer for MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. With
drafting and carpentry skills, he built two
houses with his own hands as his daughter,
wrapped in a snowsuit, handed him the nails. He
retired and moved to Chandler, AZ in 1980 where
he helped raise three grandchildren, teaching
them dignity, respect and the value of a well
told joke. He conquered and subdued golf courses
all over Arizona, cheered on the Suns and the
D'Backs and enjoyed time with his
great-grandchildren, occasionally letting the
eldest beat him at cards. After 84 years of
exceeding his own potential, he fell asleep
in his own bed for the last time, March 1, 2007.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years; a
daughter; 3 grand and 5 great grandchildren. To
honor his memory, shake a veteran's hand and
thank them for their service.
Thank you for your time.
Joel Smalley, grandson
willspeare@cox.net,
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Ranger Gale "Beck"
Beccue 5/E
02 November 2007
Dad passed
away at Cloquet,
MN on Friday, November 2nd --
D Day plus 63 years 149 days. He was
one of the original volunteers selected
for the 5th Rangers when the
unit was formed in 1943. He took part
in the Invasion of Normandy and
participated in every action involving
E/5th until he lost his left
leg to a land mine while assaulting a
German position on February 19, 1945.
Dad was a proud Ranger to the end. In
one of his last conversations with a
hospice worker he stated his wishes
regarding further medical treatment and
told them that he was ready to “lead the
way”. The hospice worker related that
conversation to me without realizing the
significance of what he had said. When
I explained the Ranger motto and its
history to her she was deeply moved.
Included in the framed memorabilia on
Dad’s wall at the end were both the
original Ranger diamond patch and the
later 5th Ranger patch. He
passed quietly and peacefully with
family members present. We know he was
looking forward to joining the other
Rangers who had gone on ahead. What a
reunion that will be!
Boyd Beccue
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Ranger Guy C. Shoaf
2/HQ
03 September 2007
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Ranger Harold
R. Sayre 2/HQ
Was part of the
D-Day invasion, went all through Europe and
received the bronze star and a purple heart.
If any of the other rangers who reads this
that can remember him please let me know at
zman0393@aol.com.
Posted by
Great Grandson Zack Scott
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Ranger
Leonard L.
Goff 2/D
09 September 2005
Posted by Dan Lackey
nephew
DL243@aol.com |
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Ranger Eugene
Graziose 2/E
first week of August
2007
Graziose
-Joined E-Co as a replacement after 6
June 1944 and remained until October
1945. When the Bn was disbanded.
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Ranger
Robert H. Olesen
1C/HQ
30 August 2007
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Ranger
Charles L. Palumbo
3/A
21 January 1964
posted by son Lewis
Palumbo
LAPalumbo@raytheon.com |
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Ranger
Earl W. (Bill)
VanAlstine 1/E
09 May 1993
Served in the
Italy Campaigns. Was WIA on Nov. 23, 1943,
at Mt Venafro, Italy, blinded in both eyes.
He received the following Medals, Bronze
Star, Purple Heart, PUC, CIB, Good Conduct,
Victory WW2 Medal, American Defense Medal.
European Middle Eastern Campaign /w 2 Battle
Stars, and Spearhead.
Submitted by
eldest son Bert VanAlstine (VN vet)
bertvanalstine@hotmail.com
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Ranger
Emery O.
Trotter 5/E
05 August
2007 |
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Ranger
Morris Prince
2/A
03 August
2007 |
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Ranger
Timothy Daly
5/C
25 July
2007 |
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Ranger
Charles Warner 3Bn
15 June
2007
Charles served in the 3Rd Bn, he was captured
at Anzio and served his time in Germany along
with the rest of the 1st and 3rd Bn's. He
worked at Dupont SRS as a chemical Eng. He
trained dogs as a hobby and was a good citizen
of Aiken, Charles was 84 when he died. He left
his wife Jeanne, and 3 children many friends.
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Ranger Joe
Fineberg 4 Hq
24 June 2007
Posted by
daughter Deborah Pollack
dcpollack@bellsouth.net |
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Ranger Leonard
Kirk 4
10 June 2007
Ranger Kirk was a
World War II member of the 4th Ranger Battalion
and the 1st Special Service Force.
Decorations include 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze
Star, Presidential Unit Citation and Good
Conduct Medal. He was a retired Baptist Deacon
in his home of Huntington, WV and was a retired
steelworker.
Posted by Wade
Lnenicka
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Ranger
William C. Foust 6/E SSGT
11 June 1980
Died in traffic
accident at the intersection of US 35 and US 31
North of Kokomo, Indiana June 11, 1980.
Posted by son Rick
Foust
bsu73@yahoo.com |
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Ranger
Harold Lumadue 3/A
21 March 2007 |
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Ranger Michael Rusin
1/A & 3/B Darby Original Ranger
11 March 2007 |
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Ranger Conway
Epperson 2/Hq D-day Ranger
20 April 2007
1 Silver & 1 Bronze
Star
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Ranger LeRoy T.
Button 5/Hq
14 April 2007
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Ranger Delbert
Ferguson 2/A
10 April 2007
He saw action on D-Day, he was wounded,
received a Bronze Star, Silver Star,
and Purple Heart for his actions during
the invasion. Ranger Ferguson was one of
the Rangers that successfully climbed
Point du Hoc.
He was a true hero, as with every other
soldier that has ever served.
Posted
by nephew Tony Shafer
Allbro2t@aol.com
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Ranger Irving F.
Emerson
Original 1st Ranger Bn, Co E, later 4/B
15 August 1996 |
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Ranger William J.
Stivison 2/F
02 April 2007 |
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Ranger
Robert W. Skarie 1/A
28 February 2007
Fort Wayne, IN |
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Ranger Oscar Art
Suchier 5/A/F
November 2006
West Palm Beach ,FL. |
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Ranger
Edmond L. Carroll 5/Hq/E
02 Mar 07
Princeton, WV
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Ranger Paul Neubauer 6/D
June 2006
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Ranger Charles Cameron Lemon
1st LT 5/B
28 July 2005
Charleston, WV
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Ranger Hayward Robey 2/E
09 February 2007
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Ranger Albert F. Patterson 6/A
06 February 2007
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Ranger
Lawrence Riedinger 6/D
05 February 2006 |
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Ranger Clarence
Bachman 2/E
02 February 2007
Service details will
be posted |
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Ranger Melvin G.
"Bud" Potratz 2/D
01 February 2007
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Ranger Thomas A.
Grace, Jr. S/SGT 6/F
11 January 2007
Participated in the
Raid on Cabanatuan |
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Ranger William H. Proudfit 6/F
06 January 2007
Pfc. Proudfit was
one of the thirty men under the command of Lt.
John Murphy who fired the first small arms fire
during the "Great Raid" at the rear of the
Cabanatuan POW camp on January 30, 1945. The
Raid and rescue of POW's held at Cabanatuan is
known for being the greatest rescue mission in
American history. |
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Ranger
John Austin Miller Original Darby Ranger 1/F &
4/D
02 January 2007
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Ranger
William T. Parsons 1/D
02 December 2006
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Ranger
Earl Richardson 1/C
28 December 2006
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Ranger William D. Gregory 2/HQ
06 December 2006
Tech-4 William D.
(Bill) Gregory, Cook-HQ Company, 2nd Ranger
Battalion. Transferred from the 8th Inf.
Division to the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Camp
Forrest, Tn. and landed at Pont de Hoc,
Normandy June 6, 1944 and fought with the
Battalion throughout the war. Bill was from
Zama, Mississippi and Died in Shelbyville,
Tennessee
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Ranger
William Klaus 2/A
28 December 2006
Bill Klaus was the
pattern for Ranger non-coms on 6 June, 1944.
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Ranger Lester E. Kness 1/E S/SGT and 4/A Captain
Ranger Hall of Fame
An Original Darby Ranger - Participated in the
Dieppe Raid
08 December 2006
Service:
Tue 12 Dec 2006
10:00
Epworth United
Methodist Church
412 Eucid Ave.
Des Moines Iowa
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Ranger John A. Brest 1and 3/D
27 May 2006
Magalia, California (County of Butte)
New Castle, PA
Tech 5
Dates of Service 4/2/43 to 11/29/45
Battles/Campaigns: Sicilian-Naples, Fogia,
N. Apennines |
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Ranger Zelly J.
Dineen 1/E
18 November 2006
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Ranger Claude N.
Robinson
25 Dec 2003
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Ranger Edward
Rutkowski 5/C
02 Mar 2002 |
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Ranger Richard
Stealey 1/3D
22 October 2006 |
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Ranger
Edwin Sorvisto 2/C
04 October 2006
Exact date to be
confirmed. Obituary listed on 08 October 2006 |
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Ranger
William A. Brackens 1/E, 4/B FSSF World War
II and also Korea
27 October 2006
Passed away this
morning, 27 October 2006, at the
Gainesville, Florida Veterans Hospital. He
would have had his 82nd birthday November 24th
had he lived one more month. He had his uniform
and medals all ready for this years Veterans Day
Parade. He thought it would be better than last
years. He got to ride in the wagon,
couldn't walk
any more.
He was retired Army,
SFC,
Ranger, First Special Service Force (FSSF),
served 24 years, 14 of them in Europe. He
served from Africa
to Rome, got a
Purple heart in Italy, was on a hospital
ship coming home on D-Day, served 2 tours in
Korea another 5 years abroad. Yes, he was
our Hero.
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Ranger
Jerome "Jerry" Nagengast 1/C
18 October 2006 |
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Ranger
Francis Dunegan 5/D
17 October 2006 |
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Ranger Franklin
Koons 1/D
October 2006 |
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Ranger Elden W.
Warner 5 D/E
14 March 2006 |
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Ranger Francis
"Webb" Kohl 2/A
22 July 2006 |
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Ranger Vernon E.
Daugherty, 3/D and former POW
28 September 2006
Tucson, Arizona |
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Ranger Harry C.
Castellaw
6/Hq/B
07 March 2006
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Ranger Melvin W.
Sweany 2/D
04 October 2006
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Ranger Alex Szima
1Hq/C
Thursday 13
September 2006
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Ranger Frank Vavak 6/D
13 September 2006 |
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Ranger Elwood
"Woody" L. Dorman 5/D D-day Ranger
13 September 2006
Rangers Dorman and
Reed blew the hole in the barbed wire that
day on the bloody
beaches enabling those trapped on the beaches
to escape single
file through the minefield that was all part of
Hitler's "Atlantic
Wall". Ranger Dorman now answers to a higher
calling. Go in
peace, dear Ranger!
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Ranger Andrew J.
Rose 5/D
28 August 2006
Jack was born Sept.
22, 1919 in Cameron, Okla. to Dillard and
Angeline Smith Rose. He was a 44th Battalion
Army Ranger and decorated World War II veteran
who served in the European Theater. His
decorations and citations include the European
African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the
Bronze Star, and two Purple Heart Medals with
Oak Leaf Clusters for wounds received in action
at both Omaha Beach, France and Germany. He
worked for over 45 years as a carpenter and
moved to Lompoc in 1991 where he belonged to the
American Legion Post 211 and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 1717. |
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Ranger Merle L. Madden 5/E
Staff Sergeant
05 December 1982
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Ranger Martin Engelhardt 6/B
Monday 20 August 2006
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Ranger John Hodgson, 1st
Sgt. 5/F
Friday 18 August
2006
Interment will be at Arlington Nat'l
Cemetery and "Once an Eagle Ceremony" used.
Detailed information
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Ranger
William Arimond
Original 1/B, 3/D, Stalag IIB ex-POW
Wednesday 16 August 2006
Buried at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery
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Ranger Al Kluezynski
1/C Ex-POW
Wednesday 16 August
2006
Ranger Kluezynski
came in at North Africa. He was a POW for 17
months and made the 3-month walk from west of
the Polish border to the other side of Berlin in
the worst winter Germany ever had.
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Ranger Clyde C.
Thompson Original 1/F, 4/Hq
24 October 2004 |
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Ranger
Nicholas Butrico
5/A
Sunday 06 August 2006
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Ranger
John Nordland 1/A
Wednesday 26 July 2006
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Ranger
James Roush 2/B
Wednesday 26 July 2006
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Ranger Manuel
Kladakis 5/A/Hq
15 June 2006
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Ranger Henry "Hank"
Klett 5/E
06 July 2006
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Ranger William
"Billy" O'Keefe 2/F
08 July 2006
Family contact:
Niece Ann O'Keefe:
Am1oK@aol.com |
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Ranger Burnie Cooper,
3/C ex-POW
04 July 2006 |
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Ranger Ed O'Connor, 2/A
June 2006 |
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Ranger Charles
Huston Denbo, 2/E
15 May 2006 |
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Ranger Alvin H.
Nance, 2/D
13 May 2006
Arlington National Cemetery |
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Ranger
Richard Houseman, 3/B
11 March 1967
and brother
Ranger
Robert Houseman, 3/B
10 March 1994
Remembered by their
brother Ranger Roy Houseman, 3/B,
the sole surviving
member of the infamous
Houseman Triplets
(click on
Houseman Triplets in blue to see more
details) |
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Ranger Joseph Bero 1/B
April 15, 2006
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Ranger
Raymond Marty Original 1 & 3/D
April 2006 Easter weekend
Sgt Ray Marty was
one of the Original 500 members of Darby's 1st
Ranger Battalion, making the amphibious assault
on North Africa with them. Ranger Marty then
became training cadre for the 3rd Ranger
Battalion and made the assault on Sicily with
that unit. After again participating in the
training of the 4th Battalion , Ray made his
last amphibious landing during the assault on
Salerno, Italy. He served his country from April
1939 until July 1944. |
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Ranger
Jack Lewis 3/D
April 10, 2006 |
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Ranger John (Jack) V. Keating Sr.
2/HQ
March 28, 2006 |
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Ranger James Shalala
(and wife Patricia)
2/E
March 09, 2006 auto
accident
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Ranger Lavern (Ben)
DeFoe 3/B
March 27, 2006
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Ranger Charles
(Charlie) Klein 5/F
March 20, 2006 |
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Lois N. Nelsen
(Wife of George Nelsen Original 1st Bn)
October 21, 2004 |
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Ranger Gilbert Blum
1Hq/C
August 30, 2005 |
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Ranger
Norton Most
6Hq/B S/Sgt
August 2005 |
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Ranger Joe Malatesta
6/E S/Sgt
January 2006 |
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Ranger Gino
Mercuriali
Original 1/D, 4/B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
19 September 1920 -
09 January 2006
2nd Lieutenant Gino
Mercuriali served in 5 different Ranger
companies during WWII
and was awarded the
Bronze Star. He was also pictured on the cover of Life Magazine
during WWII
in a feature on the
Rangers. He was often known to his Ranger
Comrades as "Big Mercy."
Memorial Park
Cemetery
Sioux City, Iowa</ |
