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                               Paratroopers' Odyssey

517th PRCT Honor Roll

Below is a list of all members of the 517 who were killed in action. It is compiled from various records collected and compiled by Clark Archer.

Total of 252 KIA *

 

Rank

Name

Location Unit Cemetery
Pvt. LINCOLN W. ACKERMAN Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. MARION L. ADAMS Ardennes-Alsace 460th  
Pvt. ALTON L. ALLEN Provence D Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. HARRY D. ALLINGHAM Soy-Hotton C Co.  
Pvt. ELMER J. ANDERSON Provence RHq Rhone American
Cpl. KENNETH B. ANDERSON Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC ROBERT B. ARMBRUSTER Ardennes-Alsace F Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC GEORGE W. ARNESON Italy H Co.  
Cpl. JAMES M. ARREDONDS Provence F Co.  
Sgt. EDGAR R. ATTEBERY Provence D Co. Rhone American
Pvt. AL D. BAGGETT Provence 2/Hq Rhone American
T/5 WILLIAM F. BALDWIN Provence 1/Hq.  
PFC JAMES L. BANEY Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Netherlands American
Pvt. BRUNO P. BARAGLIA Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
Pvt. LOUIS J. BARBERA St. Vith E Co.  
T/5 ROBERT H. BARNES Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. CARL L. BARRETT Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
PFC ARLTON E. BEARDEN Italy I Co.  
2nd Lt. ROLAND A. BEAUDOIN Soy-Hotton C Co.  
T/4 HOMER C. BEAVER Provence D Co. Rhone American
Pvt. RICHARD B. BEDNARZ Provence RHq Rhone American
PFC MARVIN C. BELL Provence G Co.  
S/Sgt. ROGER J. BENDER Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Sgt. RALPH G. BICKFORD Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Ardennes American
Capt. JAMES P. BIRDER Bergstein, Germany I Co.  
Pvt. FRANCIS A. BLOOM Saint Jacques-Bergeval B Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC WILLIAM F. BOGGAN Provence 596th  
PFC JOHN W. BONK Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
Pvt. WILLIAM E. BOSLEY Italy Medical Florence American
Cpl. RAY L. BOYCE Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq. Henri-Chappelle
Cpl. ARCHIE E. BROWN Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq.  
PFC ROBERT W. BROWN Provence 460/A Rhone American
Sgt. STANLEY S. BROWN Soy-Hotton C Co. Henri-Chappelle
  CLEO N. BROWNING Manhay I Co.  
PFC WILLIAM   BUK Provence G Co. Rhone American
PFC DON N. BURNSIDE Provence 2/517  
Lt. WILLIAM E. BURWELL Ardennes-Alsace D Co.  
Pvt. JOHN J. CAMPBELL Provence H Co. Rhone American
Cpl. ALBERT J. CARACIOLO Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
Pvt. ELMER J. CARLSON Provence G Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. JOHN C. CASSELMAN Ardennes-Alsace F Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JOE   CASTANON Provence 3/Hq.  
PFC ANTHONY S. CELLI Provence I Co. Rhone American
Sgt. ANGEL V. CHAVEZ St. Vith D Co.  
PFC HENRY A. CINER Provence RHq Rhone American
PFC CORWIN C. CLARK Ardennes-Alsace 596th  
Pvt. JOHN W. CLARK Provence 2/Hq Rhone American
Pvt. ELMER R. CLOW Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC ERNEST R. COFFELT Provence 596th Rhone American
Pvt. MELVIN E. COLE Saint Jacques-Bergeval A Co.  
Pvt. JOSEPH P. COLLINS Italy H Co. Florence American
PFC HECTOR H. COLO Provence G Co.  
Sgt. JOHN E. COMER Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. MOFFET C. COOK   460/C  
Lt. PAUL E. CRAIG Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Sgt. CHARLES A. CRITCHLOW Soy-Hotton A Co.  
Pvt. LYNWOOD W. CROSS Provence 1/Hq  
Pvt. ANDREW   DADIK Ardennes-Alsace D Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC RICHARD R. DALEY Provence 460/B Rhone American
Cpl. JACK W. DALLAS Ardennes-Alsace A Co.  
Cpl. HAROLD C. DANIELS Ardennes-Alsace Medical Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. WILLIAM H. DELANEY Soy-Hotton C Co.  
Cpl. ALBERT A. DELGADO Ardennes-Alsace A Co.  
Pvt. ALEXANDER   DERESE St. Vith E Co.  
S/Sgt. JAMES A. DIPKO Italy E Co.  
Pvt. VERNON D. DIRKSON Provence H Co.  
PFC EDWARD M. DISS Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co. Florence American
Pvt. PAUL R. DOMINGUEZ Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. RICHARD E. DONNELLY Ardennes-Alsace 460/B Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. CLARENCE   DOUGHERTY Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
PFC WILLIAM J. ECKART Manhay I Co.  
PFC ROBERT E. ECKLAND Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Pvt. JAMES L. ELLIS Italy B Co. Florence American
Sgt. WALLACE P. ENGLERT Provence 596th  
Pvt. ALBERT J. ERNST Provence A Co.  
T/4 JESSE E. ESTES   I Co. Ardennes American
PFC ANTHONY A. FABRICK Provence D Co.  
Pvt. LEONARD M. FANCHER Soy-Hotton B Co.  
Sgt. ROBERT W. FARMER Italy E Co. Florence American
Pvt. BOBBY   FIDLER Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq  
Cpl. DANIEL A. FISHER Provence 1/Hq Rhone American
Cpl. JAMES E. FLAGLE Ardennes-Alsace D Co. Henri-Chappelle
1st Lt. GEORGE E. FLANNERY Italy 596th Florence American
PFC HUBERT B. FORD Ardennes-Alsace C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JOHN   FOUTS Provence D Co.  
2nd Lt. HAROLD M. FREEMAN Provence H Co.  
PFC WALTER R. FRIEBEL Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
S/Sgt. WILLIAM M. FRUCHT Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
PFC FERDINAND E. GAUER Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
1st Sgt. JOHN E. GAUNCE Provence H Co. Rhone American
T/5 SPIROS   GOGOS Italy Medical  
Sgt. GERALD C. GOODRID Ardennes-Alsace D Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JESSE O. GOSWICK Provence G Co.  
Pvt. DOYLE E. GRAY Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
Pvt. ELIHUE   GREEN Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
Pvt. BERTIL Q. GUSTAFSON Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
PFC DAVID B. HAIGHT Provence Med/B Rhone American
PFC J.B.   HAMPTON Provence G Co.  
PFC RAYMOND W. HANISH St. Vith D Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. ROBERT A. HARP St. Vith 2/Hq.  
Pvt. ROBERT R. HAWTHORNE Provence B Co. Rhone American
Cpl. FRANK W. HAYES Ardennes-Alsace B Co. Netherlands American
1st Lt. GEORGE F. HEAFY Ardennes-Alsace 460/A Henri-Chappelle
PFC LOWELL   HENDERSON, JR. Provence C Co. Rhone American
Pvt. EDWARD J. HENRY Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
S Sgt. DAVID T. HINES St. Vith E Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JACK L. HITCHCOCK Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. WALTER M. HOFSOMMER Provence G Co.  
Pvt. JOHN H. HOSBACK Italy C Co. Florence American
Pvt. DURWARD E. HOWELL St. Vith D Co.  
PFC MICHAEL   HREBEN Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
PFC FRED H. ISERMAN Manhay I Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. WALTER E. JACOBSEN Ardennes-Alsace C Co. Henri-Chappelle
S/Sgt. ANTHONY J. JACOVINI Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co.  
Pvt. JOSEPH E. JAMES Ardennes-Alsace D Co.  
Cpl. RICHARD A. JAMME Provence A Co. Rhone American
Pvt. JOHN J. JAROZY Ardennes-Alsace F Co. Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. HOWARD D. JAYNES, JR. Provence 596th  
Pvt. LLOYD R. JOHANSEN St. Vith F Co.  
Pvt. FREDERICK M. JOHN Provence D Co. Epinal American
Pvt. HOLGER E. JOHNSON Italy 2/Hq. Florence American
Pvt. MILTON W. JOHNSTON Saint Jacques-Bergeval B Co.  
PFC CLARENCE B. JONES Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Cpl. GEORGE P. JONES Ardennes-Alsace 596th Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. MERLE A. KAMINSKI Manhay I Co.  
PFC PHILIP M. KENNAMER Provence 460/C  
Pvt. WILBURN H. KERSEY Provence E Co.  
Cpl. HOWARD R. KINDER * Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Pvt. LAVERNE   LA BAR, JR. Provence D Co. Rhone American
Pvt. GLENN R. LAMBERT Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
PFC MERTZ W. LAMPELLA Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
Cpl. EDWARD J. LANG Soy-Hotton C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. CHARLES C. LEMEN Provence E Co. Rhone American
PFC HAROLD J. LEWIS Provence 2/Hq. Rhone American
PFC BILLIE E. LEWIS Provence 460/C  
PFC PEDRO P. LICANO Italy I Co.  
Pvt. DANIEL T. LOPEZ Provence D Co.  
Pvt. VESTAL A. LUCAS Provence 596th  
Pvt. RICHARD L. LYNAM Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. ANTHONY P. MANLEY Ardennes-Alsace E Co. Netherlands American
Pvt. LEONARD   MATHIS Provence 596th  
Sgt. KENNETH R. MATTICE Provence I Co.  
Cpl. EDWARD V. McANDREW Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Sgt. CHARLES B. McDADE Ardennes-Alsace D Co.  
PFC TRAVIS V. McDONALD Provence D Co.  
Capt. JOSEPH T. McGEEVER Provence 3/Hq  
PFC HERBERT B. McLAMB Provence 596th Rhone American
PFC MELVIN W. McLEY Provence A Co. Rhone American
Pvt. GEORGE A. MEYER Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq.  
Pvt. PATRICK L. MICHAELS Provence 596th Rhone American
2nd Lt. MAURICE J. MILEY Provence 2/Hq.  
Sgt. ROBERT J. MILLER Provence I Co.  
Pvt. HAROLD H. MILLER Provence 596th  
Sgt. GEORGE   MILLS Ardennes-Alsace G Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JACK J. MILOJEVICH Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
PFC JOHN   MITCHELL Soy-Hotton B Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. GLEN E. MIZNER Ardennes-Alsace A Co.  
Pvt. WALLACE A. MONTGOMERY Provence B Co.  
Lt. HARRY F. MOORE Provence 460/C  
Cpl. ROBERT R. MOUREK Ardennes-Alsace E Co. Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. ANDREW   MURPHY, JR. Italy B Co.  
PFC DERVYN F. MUTH Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq.  
Pvt. THOMAS A. NAYLOR Provence Medical  
Pvt. JOHN G. OBLICK Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Pvt. JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN Provence F Co.  
PFC DANIEL L. OGNIEWSKI Provence D Co.  
PFC MARVIN R. OLIVER Provence A Co.  
Pvt. LEDLIE R. PACE Soy-Hotton B Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JAMES J. PACEY Provence F Co. Rhone American
Pvt. MELVIN R. PALMER Provence 460/D  
Pvt. O. L. PARTRIDGE Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Cpl. THOMAS F. PATURZO Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
Pvt. JOHN S. PENN Manhay I Co.  
PFC LLOYD L. PENNINGTON Ardennes-Alsace Medical  
Pvt. JAMES T. PERDUE Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq.  
Pvt. LAYTON W. PIPPIN Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. JOHN J. POLINSKY Provence E Co. Rhone American
Pvt. STANLEY E. RADON Provence I Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. THOMAS L. REA Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq. Netherlands American
Pvt. JOSEPH J. REGlNATO Provence E Co.  
Pvt. ALVIE F. REN Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. EVERETT J. RICE Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Netherlands American
PFC WILLIAM   RICHARDS Provence H Co. Rhone American
Pvt. HOWARD L. RICHMOND Provence E Co. Rhone American
Pvt. JULIUS J. RICHMOND Provence R Hq.  
PFC GUY   RIDDLE Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
1st Lt. ARTHUR W. RIDLER Provence G Co.  
S/Sgt. ARNOLD C. RIDOUT Provence F Co.  
Sgt. DAVID A. RIVERS Soy-Hotton B Co.  
Lt. ALBERT M. ROBINSON Provence 2/Hq. Rhone American
PFC FRANCIS T. ROPYAK Italy 596th Florence American
PFC THOMAS G. ROSE St. Vith 2/Hq.  
PFC PAUL A. RZONCA Manhay I Co.  
2nd Lt. CHARLES J. SADLO Provence A Co.  
Pvt. RICHARD   SAILOR Provence I Co.  
Pvt. CARL G. SALMON Provence C Co. Rhone American
S/Sgt. JOE P. SAMOSKA Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
PFC CHARLES F. STANFORD Provence G Co.  
Pvt. GEORGE J. SCECINA Provence A Co.  
Pvt. FRANK O. SCOTT Manhay I Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HAROLD D. SEEGAR Provence 1/Med Rhone American
Pvt. ARTHUR W. SESSUM Manhay H Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC TILDON W. SHADDOX Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
T/4 ALTON L. SHANNEYFELT Provence F Co.  
Cpl. ARTHUR E. SHERMAN Provence F Co. Rhone American
PFC HAROLD I. SHUMAKER Provence I Co.  
PFC ALOIS J. SIEWIERSKI Provence 596th  
PFC JAMES S. SLATEN, JR. Italy B Co.  
Lt. DUANE L. SMITH Provence 460/B  
PFC SHANNON F. SMITH Ardennes-Alsace I Co. Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. WILLIAM S. SPEARS Ardennes-Alsace C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HARRY L. SPRINGER Italy 596th  
PFC CHARLES F. STANFORD   G Co.  
Pvt. JOHN A. STATT Provence G Co.  
PFC LEONARD D. STEVENS Ardennes-Alsace G Co. Netherlands American
Cpl. JOSEPH M. STEWART Provence A Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. FLOYD A. STOTT Manhay I Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JAMES H. SUTTON Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
T/5 CASIMER W. SZCZECH Provence 3/Hq.  
Cpl. COURVILLE B. TARPLEY Manhay I Co.  
Pvt. CHARLES H. TATRO Provence 460/C  
Cpl. EUGENE L. TAYLOR Italy 1/Hq.  
2nd Lt. HILLARD B. THOMAS Provence H Co. Rhone American
T/5 VICTOR   THOMASON Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
Pvt. RAYMOND F. THOMPSON Provence H Co. Rhone American
Pvt. WILLIAM F. THORNG Provence D Co.  
Cpl. FRANK L. TIMINSKI Soy-Hotton 1/Hq.  
Sgt. WENDELL J. TINGER Manhay I Co.  
Pvt. DONALD B. TUBERSON Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
PFC CHARLES L. TWIBELL   D Co. Epinal American
PFC GERALD   UCHYTIL Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC HARVEY J. USERY Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JOSEPH F. VAN NESS Provence B Co. Rhone American
Pvt. WALTER   VANDERPOOL Provence D Co.  
Pvt. DAVID H. VANE   2/Hq. Epinal American
Pvt. ALBERT J. VASQUEZ Manhay I Co.  
PFC WILLIAM R. WALKER Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq., I Co.  
PFC EDWARD G. WALSH Manhay I Co.  
Pvt. JOE E. WALTON Provence 2/Hq.  
Pvt. JAMES L. WALTON Provence 2/Hq.  
Pvt. EDWARD W. WEIMER Manhay I Co.  
PFC CLYDE C. WHINNINGTON Manhay H Co.  
PFC JACK   WHITFIELD Provence 3/Hq. Rhone American
1st Lt. CHARLES V. WHITLEY Ardennes-Alsace E Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HENRY   WIKINS Provence 596th Rhone American
T/5 JOHN D. WILKINS Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. ROBERT L. WILLIAMS Manhay I Co.  
Sgt. ALBERT R. WISE Saint Jacques-Bergeval A Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HENRY A. WOEHRER Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. WILLIS A. WOODCOCK Provence I Co.  
Capt. ROBERT P. WOODHULL Ardennes-Alsace 460 Hq. Netherlands American
PFC JOE E. YORK Provence 2/Hq.  
PFC FELIX J. ZEROSKI Ardennes-Alsace H Co.