Merced County World War II Casualties
Many brave men and women from Merced county gave their lives for their country during World War II. Here is a list of those individuals who were in the Army. The list is provided by the National Archives. They also have a list of Navy and Marine personnel, but it is not sorted by county. Below this list is an explanation for the abbreviations used in the list.
| Name |
Serial Number |
Grade |
Type of Casualty |
| Abril, Mike E. |
39421405 |
PFC |
DOW |
| Allen, James C. |
39696969 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Allen, Sidney W. |
39004909 |
SGT |
KIA |
| Angelakis, Harry G. |
19083540 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Archer, Lewis M. |
39697413 |
T SG |
FOD |
| Bennett, Paul K. |
O-553530 |
1 LT |
KIA |
| Bernard, Leonard B |
19002905 |
SGT |
KIA |
| Berumen, Albert F. |
39699082 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Bishop, George A. |
19075930 |
T SG |
DNB |
| Boldt, Merle H. |
19051981 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Boyd, Tunney E. |
39426988 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Bracken, William J. |
39002860 |
SGT |
DOW |
| Brown, Lester E. |
39840162 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Buddenbaum, Otto A. |
O-435852 |
1 LT |
KIA |
| Buendia, Peter C. |
39046803 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Buxton, James M. |
O-903017 |
1 LT |
DNB |
| Byrne, Archie C. |
39685340 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Campos, Walter J. |
O-757949 |
2 LT |
DNB |
| Canterberry, Bernie A. |
39075106 |
SGT |
DOW |
| Cardoza, Verne P. |
39004922 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Carey, Chester A. |
6503782 |
TEC5 |
DNB |
| Carter, Charles A. |
39103110 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Caton, Everette B. |
19189939 |
SGT |
DNB |
| Champion, Max L. |
39698259 |
CPL |
KIA |
| Corvello, Fred A. |
39840157 |
SGT |
FOD |
| Curry, Jack C. |
O-730874 |
2 LT |
DNB |
| Dill, Wayne F. |
19002183 |
S SG |
KIA |
| Duffield, Edgar A. |
39004930 |
TEC4 |
KIA |
| Durham, Jack C. |
39079166 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Eason, Thomas R. |
39084345 |
PFC |
DNB |
| Felts, Jack W. |
19075948 |
CPL |
FOD |
| Flood, Joe |
O-751960 |
2 LT |
KIA |
| Founts, George R. |
39393375 |
SGT |
DNB |
| Fullerton, Thomas F. |
39697899 |
TEC5 |
KIA |
| Gilbert, Fletcher B. |
19062635 |
S SG |
FOD |
| Goode, James D. |
O-739275 |
1 LT |
DNB |
| Gray, Edward F. |
39840454 |
SGT |
KIA |
| Harris, Ralph G. |
39083851 |
S SG |
DOW |
| Harris, Walter L. |
39696953 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Harris, William G. |
39688291 |
PFC |
DOW |
| Hodge, Edward L. |
O1314223 |
1 LT |
KIA |
| Hondeville, Richard G. |
39424407 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Johansen, Peder J. |
39422678 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Johnson, Leonard R. |
39688296 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Jones, Floyd L. Jr. |
6578400 |
SGT |
DNB |
| Josephson, Robert R. |
39142523 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Lampman, Robert R. |
O-821731 |
2 LT |
FOD |
| Lane, Frederic F. |
39082645 |
PFC |
DOW |
| Latorraca, Joe |
39015139 |
S SG |
KIA |
| Lauderdale, R. E. Jr. |
19093074 |
CPL |
DNB |
| Ledford, Edward F. |
O-681129 |
2 LT |
FOD |
| Loewen, Daniel S. |
39048375 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Loewen, David S. |
39688543 |
TEC5 |
KIA |
| Lopez, Joe |
39696238 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Machado, Victor S. |
19075914 |
T SG |
KIA |
| Macias, Ben L. |
39137412 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Macias, Paul |
39690572 |
TEC5 |
DNB |
| Marin, Robert P. |
39406610 |
SGT |
DNB |
| Martinez, Eugenio V. |
39422576 |
PVT |
DOW |
| McComb, James D. |
39421391 |
PVT |
KIA |
| McDonough, Doyle W. |
39162095 |
PFC |
DNB |
| McEver, Perry A. |
39378548 |
SGT |
KIA |
| Medina, Albert J. |
39698286 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Meeker, Oscar V. |
19012622 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Meredith, John W. |
O-727517 |
CAPT |
DNB |
| Merritt, Grady W. |
6860431 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Mitchell, Robert S. |
39694493 |
PVT |
DOW |
| Miranda, Chrispin L. |
39397927 |
PFC |
FOD |
| Myers, Walter S. |
O-730944 |
1 LT |
FOD |
| Nelson, Rolland R. |
19013151 |
PFC |
DNB |
| Paradiso, Benard D. |
39004904 |
SGT |
KIA |
| Park, William R. |
39125922 |
CPL |
KIA |
| Pearson, Jasper C. |
39022887 |
S SG |
FOD |
| Perez, David |
39698257 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Picton, Howard R. |
19064787 |
S SG |
DNB |
| Pinnelli, Tony L. |
39075968 |
T SG |
KIA |
| Pisano, Tony D. |
39004914 |
SGT |
KIA |
| Porter, John M. |
6578740 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Posey, Herschel L. |
19167008 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Pricolo, Dominic J. |
39418483 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Rodriguez, Paul F. |
O1291524 |
1 LT |
DOW |
| Roduner, James E. Jr. |
39078073 |
SGT |
FOD |
| Rose, Anthony |
39089462 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Row, J. C. |
39686721 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Ruiz, Frank S. Jr. |
39418509 |
SGT |
FOD |
| Salas, Robert |
39135420 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Sanders, Kenneth A. |
39693560 |
S SG |
DNB |
| Shoji, Toshiaki |
39083843 |
PVT |
DOW |
| Smith, William E. |
39401854 |
CPL |
DNB |
| Souza, Frank R. |
39004923 |
TEC5 |
FOD |
| Spina, Joseph M. |
19062971 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Stamper, Forrest E. |
19190615 |
AV C |
DNB |
| Stefani, William J. |
O-760405 |
2 LT |
DNB |
| Stewart, Frederick T. |
O-750880 |
1 LT |
DNB |
| Thompson, Robert C. |
39008852 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Tometz, Carl H. |
W2116354 |
WO |
DNB |
| Watson, Robert |
1595585 |
PVT |
DNB |
| Wettengel, Paul L. |
39002881 |
PFC |
DOW |
| Williams, Willis G. |
39697993 |
PFC |
KIA |
| Wilson, Charles |
O-821825 |
2 LT |
DNB |
| Winchester, William B. |
19012207 |
TEC5 |
DNB |
| Witt, Clifford E. |
39690269 |
PVT |
KIA |
| Young, William |
O-785230 |
2 LT |
KIA |
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Explanations
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Grade:
- CAPT - Captain
- 1 LT - First Lieutenant
- 2 LT - Second Lieutenant
- WO - Warrent officer
- AV C - Aviation Cadet
- 1 SG - First Seargent
- T SG - Technical Sergeant
- S SG - Staff Sergeant
- CPL - Corporal
- TEC4 - Technician Fourth Grade
- TEC5 - Technician Fifth Grade
- PFC - Private First Class
- PVT - Private
|
Type of Casualty:
- KIA - Killed In Action
- DOW - Died Of Wounds
- DOI - Died Of Injuries
- DNB - Died, Non-Battle
- FOD - Finding Of Death
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