"God Bless, and Save America"
MIAMI COUNTY (OHIO) WWII CASUALTY LIST
In
Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
Upon inquiry of several local military and archives about the names of the men from Miami county who were killed while in active military duty between 1941 and 1946, I came up with only partial lists. I have dredged around a bit to come up with a more complete list. This list is the best I have as of 11/18/08. There may be a few more additions. A few names in Bradford are from Darke County since the town is split in two by the Miami-Darke County Line. A few others that have somehow become Miami County names have been cited at the bottom of this page. They appear to not have been residents of Miami County. Other family members moved to Miami County after their sons left from former towns of residence for military duty. Upon notice of death it was sent to family in Miami County and somehow those men became adopted. Names of men who may have been born and schooled in Miami County, but moved away prior to enlistment in the military and did not enlist in either Miami County Draft Board are not included.
There were two draft boards in Miami County for WW II, Piqua, which covered Piqua and northern townships; Troy for Troy and the rest of Miami Country.
If you have any additions or corrections contact us. email me
Average age of soldiers killed from Miami County . . . . . 24
Age of youngest killed from Miami County . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Age of oldest killed from Miami County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
As of 10/15/2011
NUMBER KILLED BY CITY (When identified)
Bradford 13 Brandt 1 Casstown 8
Circle Hill 1 Conover 1 Covington 16
Fletcher 3 Laura 2 Lena 1
Ludlow Falls 4 New Carlisle (RR) 1 Pleasant Hill 3
Piqua 66 Tipp City 8 Troy 61
West Milton 8
Not identified 13
Known number who died during WW II 209
WHERE DID THEY DIE?
A summary of locations is provided but it is not complete because available records do not always disclose specific locations.
Pacific - 16 Saipan -1 Luzon - 5
North Africa - 2 Holland - 3 Corregidor - 1
Europe - 2 Leyte - 4 Manila - 2
Germany - 37 Belgium - 8 Japan - 2
France - 32 Greece - 2 Philippines - 4
Italy - 16 Luxembourg - 2 Corsica - 2
Tarawa - 1 Burma - 2 North Atlantic - 2
Okinawa - 5 Iwo Jima - 6
Others died in accidents, during training and a few from illness.
NAMES IN RED: Indicates buried in an American Battle Monuments overseas military cemetery or Missing or Buried at Sea
with name inscribed on the Tablet of the Missing. Cemetery identified to the right. Click this link and insert name to gather specific burial details.
| ARMY & AIR CORP | AGE | RANK | HOME | FINDING | DATE | LOCATION | BURIED ON FOREIGN LAND |
| ALBRIGHT, Franklin J. | 26 | S/Sgt | Bradford | DNB | 7/5/44 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| ALEXANDER, Marion C. | 28 | Pfc | Pleasant Hill | KIA | 11/27/44 | France |
Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
| ALLEN, Henry M. | 23 | Lt | Troy | DNB | 3/17/44 | South Carolina | |
| ALTIC, Leonard P. | 24 | T/Sgt | Laura | DNB | 8/2/45 | Germany | |
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ASHER, James N. |
23 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 3/7/45 | Germany | |
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BALL, Melvin J. |
25 | Pfc | Troy | DOW | 2/26/45 | Germany | |
| BARTON, Marion K | 22 | Pvt | Bradford | KIA | 11/10/42 | ---- | |
| BAUMANN, James S. | 20 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 4/6/45 | Germany | |
| BAYER, Charles E. | 22 | S/Sgt | Covington | FOD | 9/8/1942 | Rendova Is. Pacific | |
| BEASECKER, Robert E. | -- | Pvt | Bradford (DC) | KIA | 5/27/1944 | Anzio, Italy | |
| BEAVER, Frank L. ** | 26 | T/4 | RR Piqua | FOD | 3/28/1945 | Japanese POW | |
| BENZ, Robert C. | 24 | Pvt | Ludlow Falls | KIA | 9/20/44 | Germany |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| BISER, Delmer L. | 26 | Capt | Troy | DNB | 12/9/42 | Ada, Oklahoma | |
| BLACK, Charles H. | 19 | Sgt | Troy | KIA | 6/23/44 | France | |
| BLACKE, Clifford F. | 32 | 1 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 12/23/44 | Germany | |
| BRANT, Robert L. | 37 | Capt | Piqua | DNB | 4/29/42 | Ft. Sill, Oklahoma | |
| BRAUN, Thomas N. | 19 | Sgt | RR Troy | FOD | 12/4/1945 | Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| BREWER, John H. | 23 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 6/7/44 | Normandy, France |
Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
| BROWER, Robert F | 24 | 2 Lt | Piqua | DNB | 8/27/42 | Europe | |
| BROWN, Patrick L | No other info. | ||||||
| BROWN, Walter F. Jr. | 24 | T/Cpl | Tipp City | KIA | 3/17/45 | Germany |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium |
| BRYAN, Norman R. | -- | Av C | Piqua | DNB | |||
| BUCKINGHAM, John E. | 23 | Pfc | Circle Hill | KIA | 1945 | Germany | |
| BUELL, Paul | -- | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | |||
| BURKETT Willard E. | -- | Pvt | RR Troy | DOW | 3/14/44 | Italy |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
| BURTON, Johnnie E. | 23 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 7/13/44 | France | |
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| CAVANAUGH, Lloyd R | 26 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 8/12/44 | France | |
| CLAWSON, Frank R. | -- | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 12/31/44 | ||
| COLE, William E. | 20 | Cpl | Bradford | DOW | 4/14/45 | France | |
| COOL, Albert B | 28 | 1 Lt | Covington | KIA | 6/13/44 | France | |
| COOPER, Alfred E | 33 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 2/2/45 | Germany | |
| COUCHOT, Martin | 25 | Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 5/23/45 | Luzon | |
| COPPOCK John M | -- | Cpl | Tipp City | KIA | 8/9/44 | France |
Brittany American Cemetery St. James, France |
| COVAULT, Joseph H | 31 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 1/21/44 | Cassino, Italy | |
| COWGILL, Paul E. | 25 | Lt | Troy | DNB | 2/16/43 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| CROMER, Robert J | 25 | S/Sgt | Piqua | FOD | 5/20/44 | China coast |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| CUMMINS, Jack C | 28 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 12/25/44 | French Coast |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
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| DANFORD, Thomas J. | 18 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 2/21/45 | Italy | |
| DAVIES, Peter J. | 22 | Cpl | Troy | KIA | 4/15/45 | Germany | |
| DAWSON, Donald M. | 26 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 3/1/45 | Germany | |
| DEAKYNE, Duane D | -- | Tec 5 | KIA | 12/20/1944 |
Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
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| DEETER, Harold W | 26 | Sgt | RR Troy | KIA | 2/1/44 | Italy | |
| DETRICK, Kenneth | -- | Sgt | Covington | DOW | 4/13/45 | Germany | |
| DREES, George E | 33 | Pvt | Covington | KIA | 12/26/44 | Luxembourg |
Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| DYE, Edward C. | 22 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 10/4/44 | France | |
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| ELLERMAN, A. 3rd | -- | 1 Lt | Troy | FOD | 3/6/44 | Germany | |
| ELLIOTT, George L | -- | Pfc | RR Piqua | KIA | 11/19/44 | Leyte | |
| ELLIOTT, Walter M | 25 | S/Sgt | West Milton | KIA | 11/16/44 | France | |
| EWING, George (AA) |
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Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 12/2/44 | France | |
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| FELVER, Donald M | 25 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 2/24/45 | Germany | |
| FILBURN, Robert C | 19 | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 1/13/44 | Atlantic | |
| FISHER, Byron W. | -- | Tec 5 | Covington | DNB | 1945 | Japan POW Camp |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines |
| FITZSIMMONS, R J | 30 | Pfc | Piqua | DNB | 7/25/44 | San Pedro, California | |
| FLAGG, Alvin R | 20 | Pfc | Ludlow Falls | KIA | 7/28/44 | France |
Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
| FLESH, Alfred L Jr. | 22 | Tec 5 | Piqua | KIA | 1/8/45 | Leyte |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| FORSYTHE, William Jr. | 20 | S/Sgt | RR Troy | KIA | 10/14/43 | Germany | |
| FRANClS, Marion J. | 22 | Pfc | RR Casstown | DOW | 11/13/44 | France | |
| FREEMAN, Ray S | 26 | 1 Lt | Troy | DNB | 3/19/44 | New Guinea | |
| FRY, Raymond C Jr | 26 | 2 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 1/7/45 | Burma | |
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| GEARHART, William F | 20 | Pfc | RR Troy | DNB | 5/30/45 | Okinawa | |
| GEARHEART, Robt W. | 19 | Pvt | RR Piqua | KIA | 12/18/44 | Germany |
Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
| GOOD, Robert | -- | S/Sgt | Covington | KIA | 1/29/45 | England | |
| GORDON, James T. | 27 | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 8/22/44 | France |
Brittany American Cemetery St. James, France |
| GRAEF, Robert S. | 28 | 2 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 10/11/44 | Holland |
Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
| GRODY, Raymond L. | -- | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 12/11/44 | Germany | |
| GROVES, Floyd L. | -- | Tec 5 | DNB | ||||
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| HALL, Byrum C | -- | Tec 5 | DNB | 8/21/1945 | France |
Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
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| HARRIS, William M (AA) | 23 | M/Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 6/2/44 | Ramitelli, Italy | |
| HEATON, Emery H. | 27 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 1/12/45 | France | |
| HEIKES, John C. | 20 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 2/27/45 | Germany | |
| HEERY, Robert | 20 | T/Sgt | Bradford (DC) | DOW | 4/18/45 | Germany | |
| HERSHEY, John H. | 27 | Sgt | RR West Milton | KIA | 2/ /45 | South Pacific |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| HEWATT, Clifford L. | 24 | S/Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 2/28/44 | Centerville, Miss. | |
| HILL, Billie T. | 26 | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 9/11/44 | France | |
| HILL, Jerry | 19 | Pfc | Bradford | KIA | 11/23/44 | France |
Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France |
| HILLIARD, Charles R. | 26 | Tec 5 | Piqua | KIA | 6/13/45 | Philippines |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| HOSLEY, Frederick E. | 22 | Pfc | Troy | DOW | 12/21/44 | Belgium | |
| HOUDESHELL, Robt E. | 30 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 4/30/45 | Mindora P.I. | |
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| JACOBS, Marvin E | -- | 1 Lt | RR West Milton | DNB | 8/7/43 | North Africa | |
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| KAHL, Vernon B. | 21 | 1 Lt | Troy | KIA | 2/24/45 | Czechoslovakia |
Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium |
| KENDALL, Glen | 26 | Pvt | RR Union | KIA | 12/26/44 | Luxembourg | |
| KEYES, John | 27 | Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 9/18/44 | Holland | |
| KIESWETTER, Wm M | 28 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 6/11/42 | Newark. NJ | |
| KREIDER, Charles D | 26 | Pfc | Tipp City | KIA | 12/19/44 | Bastogne, Belgium |
Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| KROPP, William F. | 22 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 3/20/45 | Germany | |
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| LANE, Raymond E. | 28 | Pfc | RR West Milton | KIA | 2/21/45 | Italy |
Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy |
| LATHROP, Donald H. | -- | Pfc | KIA | ||||
| LEMMON, John B. | 23 | Pvt | Piqua | DOW | 2/28/45 | Manila | |
| LEONARD, Joseph E. | 24 | 1 Lt | Tipp City | KIA | 5/13/44 | Corsica |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
| LIBBEE, Dick L | 23 | 2 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 12/20/43 | Europe |
Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
| LONG, Charles M. | 19 | Pfc | RR Troy | DOW | 3/19/1945 | Luzon | |
| LONG, Maurice M | 19 | Pfc | RR Casstown | KIA | 10/13/43 | North Africa | |
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| MAIER, Jack H | 28 | Sgt | Covington | DNB | 12/25/44 | Quartzite, Arizona | |
| Mc CLAY, Newell W | 24 | Cpl | Troy | KIA | 4/20/45 | French Indo-China | |
| McDANIEL, Carl E. | 25 | Pfc | Troy | DNB | 2/9/45 | Dento, Oregon | |
| MEIRING, Richard F | 23 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/9/45 | France |
Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France |
| MEYER, Robert C. | 22 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 2/28/45 | Germany | |
| MICK, Everett C | 20 | Pfc | Troy | DNB | 3/23/44 | Hulen, Texas | |
| MILLER, Merlin L. | 28 | 2 Lt | West Milton | DOW | 1/3/45 | Germany | |
| MITCHELL, Richard G. | -- | Pfc | Fletcher | KIA | 1/20/1945 | Luzon |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| MONIACI, James V | 26 | Pfc | Piqua | DNB | 7/7/45 | France |
Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
| MOORE, David | 33 | Sgt | RR Fletcher | KIA | 1944 | Germany | |
| MOREY, Jean S | -- | M/Sgt | DNB | ||||
| MORLOCK, Edw G Jr. | 25 | Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 2/25/45 | Belgium | |
| MULLEN, Andrew J | 21 | Pvt | RR Covington | KIA | 1944 | ||
| MULLIN, Vernon C | 25 | T/Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 8/15/43 | France | |
| MUMFORD, Lester D | 23 | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 3/9/45 | Manila | |
| MOTE, Dale O | -- | Pfc | RR West Milton | DOW | 4/19/45 | England | |
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| NEGLEY, Paul L | 28 | 2 LT | Piqua | DNB | 4/8/43 | South Pacific | |
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| OCHS, Harold F. | 27 | T/Sgt | Troy | KIA | 12/22/44 | Greece |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
| ORPUT, James L | 23 | Tec 5 | Piqua | KIA | 2/23/45 | Luzon | |
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| PENNINGTON, Harold W | 22 | Pvt | RR Troy | KIA | 7/16/44 | France | |
| PETERS, William L Jr | 25 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/1/45 | France | |
| PIERCE, Delbert J | 37 | Pvt | West Milton | DOW | 9/25/44 | France | |
| POTTS, Richard F | -- | 1 Lt | Covnigton | KIA | 12/25/44 | Luxembourg |
Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
| POWELL, Foster C | 20 | Cpl | Troy | KIA | 12/17/44 | Germany | |
| PRINCE, Kenneth L | 22 | S/Sgt | Lena | KIA | 12/29/44 | Italy | |
| PUTTERBAUGH, Merle E | -- | Pfc | DOW | ||||
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| RAY, Delever O | -- | Pvt | M | ||||
| RAY, Eldin L | 19 | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 6/14/44 | Italy | |
| ROBBINS, Charles A | 21 | S/Sgt | RR Troy | FOD | 12/20/43 | Netherlands |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England |
| ROBINSON, Frank E | 37 | Sgt | Tipp City | KIA | 11/10/42 | North Africa | |
| ROBINSON, Everette P | 36 | M/Sgt | Troy | DNB | 11/27/44 | Tipp City, Ohio | |
| ROGERS, Ray E. | 22 | FO | Casstown | KIA | 5/12/44 | Italy | |
| ROOKER, William W | -- | Sgt | KIA | ||||
| ROREX, Woodrow W. | -- | Piqua | KIA | 7/12/44 | France |
Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
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| ROSS, Jack E. | 23 | Pvt | Fletcher | KIA | 7/11/44 | Overseas | |
| RUE, Lester F. | -- | Pvt | Bradford (DC) | KIA | 7/8/44 | France |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
| RUE, Robert B | 23 | Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 10/ /43 | Colorado Springs, CO | |
| RUFFNER, Elbert M | 25 | 1 Lt | Piqua | M | 6/24/45 | China-Burma-India | |
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| SAUERS, Harold J | 33 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/3/45 | Bastogne, Belgium | |
| SAUL, Galen K | 19 | A//C | RR Troy | DNB | 2/5/44 | Walnut Ridge, AR | |
| SAUL, Paul W. | 20 | Pfc | Conover | KIA | 2/26/45 | Corregidor |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| SCHERGER, Thomas | 23 | Pfc | Bradford | KIA | 9/30/44 | France |
Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France |
| SEBO, Charles Jr. | 21 | Sgt | Troy | KIA | 3/29/45 | Germany | |
| SEEKER, Noel D | 21 | Pfc | West Milton | KIA | 1/13/45 | Belgium | |
| SHAFER, Herbert E. | 31 | S/Sgt | RR Bradford | KIA | 5/23/44 | France |
Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France |
| SHANKS, Willis H. | -- | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 10/24/44 | Leyte |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| SHAW, Victor L. | 23 | Pfc | Ludlow Falls | DOW | 4/25/45 | Luzon | |
| SHERWOOD, James E. | 20 | Pfc | RR Piqua | DNB | 3/12/45 | Germany POW Camp | |
| SHORT, Clarence | 23 | Pvt | Bradford | KIA | 8/13/44 | France | |
| SIPPEL, Ollie L. | -- | Pfc | Piqua | FOD | 12/13/44 | Germany |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
| SMITH, Donald M. | 29 | Lt | RR New Carlisle | KIA | 5/20/43 | Germany |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
| SMITH, James C. | 22 | 2 Lt | Troy | M | 3/1/42 | Java SW Pacific |
On board USS Edsall when sunk. Missing in Action or Buried at
Sea |
| SMITH, Kenneth L | 25 | 1 Lt | Piqua | DNB | 2/4/45 | England | |
| SMITH, Ned E | 23 | Pfc | West Milton | KIA | 1/5/45 | France | |
| SMITH, Robert L Jr | 19 | Pvt | RR Piqua | KIA | 5/29/44 | Italy |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
| SNYDER, Sylvester J | 21 | Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 4/15/45 | Germany | |
| SOWRY, James D | 28 | Lt | Troy | FOD | 9/28/43 | Germany |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
| STANFORTH, Richard E | -- | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 4/16/45 | Okinawa | |
| STANLEY, Robert L (AA) | 24 | 2nd Lt | Troy | KIA | 11/27/44 | Italy |
Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy |
| STEPHENS, Owen | 29 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 10/2/44 | Italy |
Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy |
| STEVENS, William K | 22 | Pfc | Casstown | DOW | 11/19/44 | Holland |
Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
| STEWART, Donald L | 18 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 12/25/44 | English Channel |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
| STOCKSLAGER, Chas R | 27 | Pvt | RR Troy | KIA | 7/12/44 | Saipan | |
| STOUTE, Alex W | 37 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 6/10/44 | Normandy, France | |
| STRAWSER, William J | 28 | Pvt | RR Laura | DOW | 6/18/44 | Biak Island | |
| STUTSMAN, Homer | No other info | ||||||
| SUNDERLAND, Chas W | -- | Pvt | KIA | ||||
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| TAMPLIN, Everett E | 33 | Pfc | Tipp City | KIA | 6/21/45 | Mindanao |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| TATE, John H Jr (AA) | 23 | Cpl | Troy | DNB | 7/30/45 | Corsica |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
| THOMPSON, Kenneth F | 26 | 1 LT | Piqua | DOW | 12/25/44 | Belgium | |
| TROST, Forrest | Pfc | Pleasant Hill | KIA | 11/4/44 | Germany | ||
| TRYDELL, Martin M | 35 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 3/21/44 | Camp Bowie, Texas | |
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| VAN HORN, John W | -- | S/Sgt | KIA | 3/15/1945 | Europe |
Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
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| VAN KIRK, Melvin M | -- | Pfc | RR Ludlow Falls | KIA | |||
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| WACK, Robert J | 20 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 9/8/43 | Yuma, AZ | |
| WACKLER, Robert H | 20 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 2/2/45 | Burma | |
| WALTERS, John L Jr | 26 | 1 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 8/2/44 | France | |
| WARD, Emmitt H | 28 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 2/23/45 | Germany | |
| WEER, Jack W | 20 | Tec 5 | Covington | DOW | 3/13/45 | Germany | |
| WEIKERT, Charles E | 29 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 1/18/45 | Belgium | |
| WILLIAMS, Lindsay B J | 18 | Pfc | RR Tipp City | KIA | 2/11/45 | ||
| WIRRIG, Edward | Bradford (DC) | ||||||
| WOODS, Clarence Harold | 21 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 10/25/44 | Leyte | |
| WRIGHT, Herbert O. | 23 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 1/11/45 | Belgium |
Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
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| YOUNG, Dale B. | 19 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 11/10/44 | France |
Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| YOUNG, Earl | Covington | DOW | 4/8/1942 | Corregidor | |||
| YOUNG, James K | -- | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/3/45 | Germany |
Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| YOUNG, Virgil I. | -- | T/Sgt | Covington | DOW | 5/15/1942 | Philippine Islands |
Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| YOUNT, Daniel H | 32 | Sgt | Bradford | KIA | 11/22/44 | Italy | |
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| ZIMMERMAN, Duane D | 26 | Pvt | Troy | DNB | 11/6/44 | Ft. Benning, GA | |
| NAVY, MARINES & MM | AGE | RANK | HOME | FINDING | DATE | LOCATION | BURIED ON FOREIGN LAND |
| BESECKER, Dean Ora | 21 | S 1/c | RR Bradford | KIA | 8/15/44 | Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| BRUMBAUGH, Dale J. | -- | S 1/c | Troy | KIA | 3/21/45 | Pacific | |
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| DAVIS, Harold Owen | 22 | Pvt | RR Troy | KIA | 3/1/45 | Iwo Jima USMC | |
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| EISERT, Leo C. | 37 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 3/21/45 | Iwo Jima USMC | |
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| GRAY, Jimmy E. | 19 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 3/4/45 | Iwo Jima USMC | |
| GRAY, Zane | 18 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 3/15/45 | Cp Pendleton, CA USMC | |
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| HEFFNER, Ralph E. | -- | S 1/c | Tipp City | KIA | 5/15/1945 | Aircraft carrier |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii |
| HOGAN, William F. | 24 | F 1/c | Troy | DOW | 9/5/1942 | New Guinea | |
| HUFFMAN, Walter L | 20 | S 1/c | Piqua | KIA | 12/18/44 | USS Spence |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
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| JAY, Paul L. | -- | WT 3/c | Pleasant Hill | KIA | 5/9/44 | USS Calhoun at Okinawa |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| KENDROVICS, Andy | -- | RT 2/c | Tipp City | KIA | 12/18/44 | USS Hull |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| KNIGHT, Donovan | 32 | SSL 1/c | Piqua | KIA | 1/ 6/45 | Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| KNOOP, Carl Cecil | 20 | PO | RR Casstown | DNB | 5/31/44 | Charlestown, RI | |
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| LILLICRAP, Fredrex G. | 18 | AO 2/c | RR Piqua | FOD | 10/17/43 | Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
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| METCALF, David W. | 30 | GM 3/c | Troy | KIA | 7/30/45 | USS Indianapolis |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
| MORTON, Marion E. | 30 | Sk 2/c | Troy | KIA | 7/30/45 | USS Indianapolis |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
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| O'NEAL, Robert S. | 23 | S 1/c | Troy | M | 3/1/42 | USS Edsall |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
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| PITMAN, Glen W. | 20 | S 2/c | Bradford | KIA | 12/21/42 | Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery Carthage, Tunisia |
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| REHMERT, George I. | 23 | S 1/c | Piqua | KIA | 8/10/1943 | Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
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| SEIPEL, Richard A. | 20 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 6/17/45 | Okinawa USMC | |
| SHARP, Walter C. | -- | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | USMC | ||
| SHARP, William R. | 17 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 3/2/45 | Iwo Jima USMC | |
| SHAW, Wayne K. | 24 | S 1/c | Troy | DNB | 12/27/43 | Cape May, NJ | |
| SNOW, Robert H. | 23 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 7/15/44 | Guam USMC | |
| STRASSER, Alfred | -- | Piqua | KIA | 1944 | Seabees S. Pacific | ||
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| TAMPLIN, Charles W. | 19 | Cadet | Troy | KIA | 3/10/43 | N. Atlantic Merchant Marine | Memorial to all Merchant Marines at Coast Memorial, Battery Park New York |
| THOMAS, John P. | 17 | S 2/c | Bradford (DC) | KIA | 10/29/42 | N. Atlantic |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England |
| - | |||||||
| WALL, Robert | -- | A/S | Pleasant Hill | DNB | 9/4/44 | Ohio | |
| WARNER, John E. | 23 | Pfc | Brandt | KIA | 3/13/45 | Iwo Jima USMC | |
| WESTFALL, John C. Jr. | 19 | Pfc | RR Piqua | KIA | 11/21/43 | Tarawa USMC |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii |
| WRIGHT, Charles E. | -- | Cpl | Tipp City | KIA | 2/22/45 | Iwo Jima USMC | |
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| ZIEGLER, Robert L. | 19 | S 2/c | Piqua | DNB | 3/26/1945 | South Pacific |
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii |
NAMES ON PIQUA VETERANS MEMORIAL NOT ACCOUNTED FOR
VIA EXISTING MIAMI COUNTY WW II RECORDS TO DATE.
**BEAVER, Frank L. - Houston, Shelby County via NARA Records. Captured by Japs, on Bataan Death March, tortured and died in captivity on Honshu Island, Japan, 3/28/1945. Lived on Miami-Shelby County Line north of Piqua. Family moved to Fletcher during the war.
BERMAN, John - Residence Not Identified. John J. Berman listed as Hamilton, County, Ohio.
COBURN, Jack H. - Residence Not Identified. None listed in existing records as being from Ohio
COYNE, Virgil E. - Residence Not Identified. Enlisted in Kansas and buried in North Africa American Cemetery Carthage, Tunisia
FABER, Frederick H. - Clark County via NARA Records, married and in law enforcement at time of enlistment.
FRESHOUR, William McKee -Although listed on the WW II marker, Lt. j.g. Freshour was killed in August 1937 in a Naval plane crash at San Diego, California.
GAIER, Edward - Ft. Loramie, Shelby County via NARA Records
GALLOWAY, James - Montgomery County via NARA Records
HUESCKER, Vernon Francis - Residence identified as Sidney
MARCHAL, Harold (J.) - Montgomery County via NARA Records
OSGOOD, Ronald E. - Meadville, Pennsylvania via newspaper records
SCHOLL, David H. - Shelby County. via NARA Records
SHELLABARGER, John - Franklin County via NARA Records
ZINK, Paul A. 2nd Lt - Residence Not Identified. Enlisted from Ohio. Service # 1315995 , 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division Died: 12-Jan-45 Buried at: Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines Awards: Purple Heart
KEY
KIA = Killed In Action
DOW = Died Of Wounds
DNB = Died Of Non-Battle cause such as fall, auto accident, disease, suicide, etc.
M = Missing
UND = Based on partial records available, the cause of death is not stated
FOD = Finding Of Death, usually an aircraft that exploded in mid-flight or crashed behind enemy lines
without recovery or a ship attacked or sunk, may also be a massive land explosion with no recoverable remains.
(AA) African-American
Listed by calendar date of death where identified
Some names are not posted where date of death has not been indicated in available records.
1942 -- 12 Reported Killed
| NAME | AGE | RANK | HOME | FINDING | DATE | LOCATION | NOTES |
| SMITH, James Calvin | 22 | 2 Lt | Troy | M | 3/1/42 | Java SW Pacific | USS Edsall sunk |
| O'NEAL, Robert Shilling | 23 | S1c | Troy | KIA | 3/1/42 | Java SW Pacific | USS Edsall sunk |
| BRANT, Robert L. | 37 | Capt | Piqua | DNB | 4/29/42 | Ft. Sill, OK | Auto Accident |
| KIESWETTER, Wm M | 28 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 6/11/42 | Newark, NJ | Head injury from fall |
| BROWER, Robert F | 24 | 2 Lt | Troy | DNB | 8/27/42 | Europe | P-47 crash non-battle |
| BAYER, Charles E. | 22 | S/Sgt | Covington | FOD | 9/8/1942 | Rendova Is. Pac. | B-17 Bombardier |
| THOMAS, John P. | 17 | S 2/c | Bradford | KIA | 10/29/42 | North Atlantic | SS Pan New York sunk |
| BARTON, Marion K | 22 | Pvt | Bradford | KIA | 11/10/42 | -- | -- |
| ROBINSON, Frank E | -- | Sgt | Tipp City | KIA | 11/10/42 | North Africa | -- |
| BISER, Delmer L. | -- | Capt. | RR Troy | DNB | 12/9/42 | Ada, Oklahoma | Pilot, plane crash |
| PITMAN, Glen William | 20 | S 2/c | Bradford | KIA | 12/21/42 | Pacific | -- |
| REHMERT, George Ira | 23 | S 1/c | Piqua | KIA | 1942 | Pacific | -- |
1943 -- 18 Reported Killed
| NAME | AGE | RANK | HOME | FINDING | DATE | LOCATION | NOTES |
| COWGILL, Paul E. | 25 | Lt | Troy | DNB | 2/16/43 | Atlantic | Troop transport sunk |
| TAMPLIN, Charles W. | -- | Cadet | Troy | KIA | 3/10/43 | N. Atlantic | Merchant Marine |
| NEGLEY, Paul L | 28 | 2 Lt | Piqua | DNB | 4/8/43 | South Pacific | Plane Crash |
| SMITH, Donald M. | 29 | Lt | RR New Carlisle | KIA | 5/20/43 | Germany | B-25 pilot |
| MULLIN, Vernon C | 25 | T/Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 8/15/43 | France | B-17 crew |
| JACOBS, Marvin E | -- | 1 Lt | RR West Milton | DNB | 8/27/43 | North Africa | -- |
| WACK, Robert J | 20 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 9/8/43 | Yuma, AZ | Swimming accident |
| SOWRY, James D | 28 | Lt | Troy | FOD | 9/28/43 | Germany | B-17 crew |
| RUE, Robert B | 23 | Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 10/9/43 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado | Plane Crash |
| FORSYTHE, William Jr. | -- | S/Sgt | RR Troy | KIA | 10/14/43 | Germany | Bomber crew |
| LONG, Maurice M | 20 | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 10/13/43 | North Africa | -- |
| LILLICRAP, Fredrex G. | 18 | AO 2/c | RR Piqua | FOD | 10/17/43 | Pacific | Aircraft shot down |
| BRAUN, Thomas N. | -- | Cpl | RR Troy | KIA | 12/3/43 | Pacific | B-29 gunner |
| LIBBEE, Dick L | 23 | 2 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 12/20/43 | Europe | Pilot |
| ROBBINS, Charles A | 21 | S/Sgt | RR Troy | FOD | 12/20/43 | Germany | B-24 gunner |
| SHAW, Wayne K. | 24 | S 1/c | Troy | DNB | 12/27/43 | Cape May, NJ | St. Augustine Ship collision |
| WESTFALL, John C. Jr. | 19 | Pfc | RR Piqua | KIA | 12/ /43 | Tarawa | USMC |
| YOUNG, Virgil L | -- | T/Sgt | Covington | DOW | 1943 | Philippines | |
1944 -- 89 Reported Killed
| NAME | AGE | RANK | HOME | FINDING | DATE | LOCATION | NOTES |
| FILBURN, Robert C | 19 | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 1/13/44 | Atlantic | Troop transport sunk |
| COVAULT, Joseph H | 31 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 1/21/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| STANLEY, Robert L (AA) | 24 | Lt | Troy | KIA | 1/27/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| DEETER, Harold W | 26 | Sgt | RR Troy | KIA | 2/1/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| SAUL, Galen K | 19 | A/C | Troy | DNB | 2/5/44 | Walnut Ridge, AR | Training crash |
| HEWATT, Clifford L. | 24 | S/Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 2/28/44 | Centerville, MS | Illness |
| LEMMON, John B | 25 | Pvt | Piqua | DOW | 2/24/44 | Italy | Pilot |
| ELLERMAN, A. 3rd | -- | 1 Lt | Troy | FOD | 3/6/44 | Germany | Pilot |
| GRAY, Zane | 18 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 3/15/44 | Cp Pendleton, CA | Accident drown USMC |
| ALLEN, Henry M. | -- | Lt | Troy | DNB | 3/17/44 | South Carolina | -- |
| FREEMAN, Ray S | -- | 1 Lt | Troy | DNB | 3/19/44 | Pacific | Illness |
| CROMER, Robert J | 25 | S/Sgt | Piqua | FOD | 3/20/44 | China coast | B-24, Shot down |
| MICK, Everett C | 20 | Pfc | Troy | DNB | 3/23/44 | Hulen, Texas | Auto accident |
| JAY, Paul Leroy | -- | WT 1/C | Pleasant Hill | KIA | 5/9/44 | USS Calhoun | Cruiser sunk |
| ROGERS, Ray E. | 22 | F/O | Casstown | KIA | 5/12/44 | Italy | Bomber crew |
| LEONARD, Joseph E | 24 | 1 Lt | Tipp City | KIA | 5/13/44 | Corsica | Pilot |
| SHAFER, Herbert | 31 | S/Sgt | RR Bradford | KIA | 5/23/44 | France | B-24 Gunner |
| BEaSECKER, Robert E. | -- | Pvt | Bradford (DC) | KIA | 5/27/44 | Anzio, Italy | |
| SMITH, Robert L Jr | 19 | Pvt | RR Piqua | KIA | 5/29/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| KNOOP, Carl Cecil | -- | PO | RR Casstown | DNB | 5/31/44 | Charlestown, RI | Drown |
| BREWER, John H. | 23 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 6/7/44 | France | Airborne |
| STOUTE, Alex W | 37 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 6/10/44 | France | Medical corps |
| COOL, Albert B | -- | 1 Lt | Covington | KIA | 6/13/44 | France | B-24 Pilot shot down |
| RAY, Eldin L | 19 | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 6/14/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| STRAWSER, William J | 28 | Pvt | RR Laura | DOW | 6/18/44 | Biak Island | Infantry |
| BLACK, Charles H. | -- | Sgt | Troy | KIA | 6/23/44 | France | B-24 gunner |
| HARRIS, William M (AA) | 23 | M/Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 6/ /44 | Italy | Accidentally killed |
| RUE, Lester | -- | Pvt | Bradford | KIA | 6/ /44 | France | Infantry |
| ALBRIGHT, Franklin J | 26 | S/Sgt | Bradford | DNB | 7/5/44 | Chattanooga, TN | Plane crash |
| ROSS, Jack E. | 23 | Pvt | Fletcher | KIA | 7/11/44 | Overseas | -- |
| ROREX, Woodrow | -- | Lt | Piqua | KIA | 7/12/44 | France | -- |
| STOCKSLAGER, Chas R | 27 | Pvt | RR Troy | KIA | 7/12/44 | Saipan | Medical Corps |
| BURTON, Johnnie E. | 23 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 7/13/44 | France | -- |
| SNOW, Robert H. | 23 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 7/15/44 | Guam | USMC |
| PENNINGTON, Harold W | 22 | Pvt | RR Troy | KIA | 7/16/44 | France | -- |
| FITZSIMMONS, R J | 30 | Pfc | Piqua | DNB | 7/25/44 | San Pedro, CA | Illness |
| FLAGG, Alvin R | 30 | Pvt | Ludlow Falls | KIA | 7/28/44 | France | Infantry |
| TATE, John H Jr (AA) | 23 | Cpl | Troy | DNB | 7/30/44 | Corsica | Vehicle accident |
| WALTERS, John L Jr | 26 | 1 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 8/2/44 | France | Pilot |
| COPPOCK John M | -- | Cpl | Tipp Cit | KIA | 8/9/44 | France | Armored gunner |
| CAVANAUGH, Lloyd R | 26 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 8/12/44 | France | Artillery |
| SHORT, Clarence | 23 | Pvt | Bradford | KIA | 8/13/44 | France | -- |
| BESECKER, Dean Ora | 21 | S 1/c | RR Bradford | KIA | 8/15/44 | Pacific | Shot down in PBY plane |
| WALL, Robert | -- | A/S | Pleasant Hill | DNB | 9/4/44 | Ohio | -- |
| HILL, Billie T. | 26 | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 9/11/44 | France | Infantry |
| KEYES, John | 27 | Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 9/18/44 | Holland | Glider pilot |
| BENZ, Robert C. | 24 | Pvt | Ludlow Falls | KIA | 9/20/44 | Germany | -- |
| PIERCE, Delbert J | 37 | Pvt | West Milton | DOW | 9/25/44 | France | -- |
| SCHERGER, Thomas | 23 | Pfc | Bradford | KIA | 9/30/44 | France | Infantry |
| GORDON, James T. | 27 | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 9/19/44 | France | Infantry |
| STEPHENS, Owen | 29 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 10/2/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| DYE, Edward C. | 22 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 10/4/44 | France | Infantry |
| GRAEF, Robert S. | 28 | 2 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 10/11/44 | Holland | Airborne Infantry |
| SHANKS, Willis H. | -- | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 10/24/44 | Leyte | Infantry |
| WOODS, Clarence H | 22 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 10/25/44 | Leyte | Infantry |
| ZIMMERMAN, Duane D | 26 | Pvt | Troy | DNB | 11/6/44 | Ft. Benning, GA | Motorcycle accident |
| TROST, Forrest | Pfc | Pleasant Hill | KIA | 11/4/44 | Germany | Infantry | |
| YOUNG, Dale B | -- | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 11/10/44 | France | -- |
| FRANClS, Marion J. | 22 | Pfc | RR Casstown | FOD | 11/13/44 | France | Infantry |
| ELLIOTT, Walter M | 25 | S/Sgt | West Milton | KIA | 11/16/44 | France | Infantry |
| STEVENS, William K | 22 | Pfc | Casstown | DOW | 11/19/44 | Holland | Infantry |
| ELLIOTT, George L | -- | Pfc | RR Piqua | KIA | 11/19/44 | Leyte | -- |
| YOUNT, Daniel H | 32 | Sgt | Bradford | KIA | 11/22/44 | Italy | Aerial gunner |
| HILL, Jerry | 19 | Pfc | Bradford | KIA | 11/23/44 | France | Infantry |
| ALEXANDER, Marion C. | 28 | Pfc | Pleasant Hill | KIA | 11/27/44 | France | Machine gunner |
| ROBINSON, Everette P | 36 | M/Sgt | Troy | DNB | 11/27/44 | Tipp City, Ohio | Plane crash |
| STANLEY, Robert L (AA) | 24 | Lt | Troy | KIA | 11/27/44 | Italy | Infantry |
| GRODY, Raymond L. | -- | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 12/11/44 | Germany | Infantry |
| SIPPEL, Ollie L. | -- | Pfc | Piqua | FOD | 12/13/44 | Germany | -- |
| POWELL, Foster C | 20 | Cpl | Troy | KIA | 12/17/44 | Germany | -- |
| HUFFMAN, Walter L. | -- | S 1/c | Piqua | KIA | 12/18/44 | USS Spence | Sunk in typhoon |
| KENDROVICS, Andy | -- | RT 2/c | Tipp City | KIA | 12/18/44 | USS Hull | Sunk in typhoon |
| GEARHEART, Robert W. | 19 | Pvt | RR Piqua | KIA | 12/18/44 | Germany | -- |
| KREIDER, Charles D | 26 | Pfc | Tipp City | KIA | 12/19/44 | Belgium | Paratrooper |
| HOSLEY Frederick E | 22 | Pfc | Troy | DOW | 12/21/44 | Belgium | -- |
| OCHS, Harold F. | 27 | T/Sgt | Troy | KIA | 12/22/44 | Greece | Shot down while flying humanitarian relief |
| BLACKE, Clifford F. | 32 | 1 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 12/23/44 | Germany | Died of wounds, POW |
| CUMMINS, Jack C | 28 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 12/25/44 | French coast | Troop transport sunk |
| POTTS, Richard F | -- | 1 Lt | Covington | KIA | 12/25/44 | Germany | Pilot |
| THOMPSON, Kenneth F | 26 | 1 Lt | Piqua | DOW | 12/25/44 | Belgium | P-47 Pilot |
| STEWART, Donald L | 18 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 12/25/44 | English Channel | -- |
| MAIER, Jack H | 28 | Sgt | Covington | DNB | 12/25/44 | Quartzite, AZ | Plane crash |
| DREES, George E | -- | Pvt | Covington | KIA | 12/26/44 | Luxembourg | -- |
| KENDALL, Glen | 26 | Pvt | RR Union | KIA | 12/26/44 | Luxembourg | -- |
| PRINCE, Kenneth L | 22 | M/Sgt | Lena | KIA | 12/29/44 | Italy | B-24 gunner |
| CLAWSON, Frank R. | -- | Pfc | Covington | KIA | 12/31/44 | -- | -- |
| MOORE, David | 33 | Sgt | RR Fletcher | KIA | 1944 | Germany | -- |
| LEMMON, John B. | 25 | Pvt | Tipp City | DOW | 1944 | Italy | Pilot |
| MULLEN, Andrew J | 21 | Pvt | RR Covington | KIA | 1944 | -- | -- |
| SNOW, Robert H. | 23 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 1944 | South Pacific | USMC |
| ZIEGLER, Robert Louis | 19 | S 2/c | Piqua | DNB | 1944 | -- | Drown |
1945 -- 70 Reported Killed
| NAME | AGE | RANK | HOME | FINDING | DATE | LOCATION | NOTES |
| PETERS, William L Jr | 25 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/1/45 | France | -- |
| MILLER, Merlin L. | 28 | 2 Lt | West Milton | DOW | 1/3/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| SAUERS, Harold J | 33 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/3/45 | Belgium | Paratrooper |
| YOUNG, James K | -- | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/3/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| SMITH, Ned E | 23 | Pfc | West Milton | KIA | 1/5/45 | France | Infantry |
| FRY, Raymond C Jr | 26 | 2 Lt | Piqua | KIA | 1/7/45 | Burma | Pilot |
| FLESH, Alfred L Jr | 22 | Tec 5 | Piqua | KIA | 1/8/45 | Leyte | -- |
| MEIRING, Richard F | 23 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 1/9/45 | France | Tank corps |
| WRIGHT, Herbert O | 23 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 1/11/45 | Belgium | Infantry |
| HEATON, Emery H. | 27 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 1/12/45 | France | -- |
| SEEKER, Noel D | 21 | Pfc | West Milton | KIA | 1/13/45 | Belgium | Armored Infantry |
| WEIKERT, Charles E | 29 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 1/18/45 | Belgium | -- |
| GOOD, Robert | -- | S/Sgt | Covington | KIA | 1/29/45 | England | -- |
| KNIGHT, Donovan | 32 | SSL 1/c | Piqua | KIA | 1/1945 | Pacific | on ship |
| COOPER, Alfred E | 33 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 2/2/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| WACKLER, Robert H | 20 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 2/2/45 | Burma | -- |
| WRIGHT, Charles E. | -- | Cpl | Tipp City | KIA | 2/2/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| SMITH, Kenneth L | 25 | 1 Lt | Piqua | DNB | 2/4/45 | England | P-47 training acdt chute failed |
| McDANIEL, Carl E | 25 | Pfc | Troy | DNB | 2/9/45 | Dento, Oregon | Plane crash |
| WILLIAMS, Lindsay B J | 18 | Pfc | RR Tipp City | KIA | 2/11/45 | -- | Infantry |
| DANFORD, Thomas J. | 18 | Pfc | Piqua | KIA | 2/21/45 | Italy | Mountain Infantry |
| LANE, Raymond E. | 28 | Pfc | RR West Milton | KIA | 2/21/45 | Italy | Infantry |
| WRIGHT, Charles E. | -- | Cpl | Tipp City | KIA | 2/22/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| ORPUT, James L | 23 | Tec 5 | Piqua | KIA | 2/23/45 | Luzon | Infantry |
| WARD, Emmitt H | 28 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 2/23/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| KAHL, Vernon B. | 21 | 1 Lt | Troy | KIA | 2/24/45 | Czechoslovakia | P-51 pilot |
| FELVER, Donald M | 25 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 2/25/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| MORLOCK, Edw G Jr | 25 | Sgt | Piqua | DNB | 2/25/45 | Belgium | German POW |
| BALL, Melvin J. | 25 | Pfc | Troy | DOW | 2/26/45 | Germany | Anti-tank corps |
| SAUL, Paul W. | 20 | Pfc | Conover | KIA | 2/26/45 | Corregidor | -- |
| HEIKES, John C. | 20 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 2/27/45 | Germany | Armored gunner |
| LEMMON, John B. | 23 | Pvt | Piqua | DOW | 2/28/45 | Manila | -- |
| MEYER, Robert C | 22 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 2/28/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| HERSHEY, John H. | 27 | Sgt | RR West Milton | KIA | 2/ /45 | South Pacific | -- |
| DAWSON, Donald M. | 26 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 3/1/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| DAVIS, Harold O. | 22 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 3/1/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| SHARP, William R. | 17 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 3/2/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| GRAY, Jimmy E. | 19 | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 3/4/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| ASHER, James N. | 23 | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 3/7/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| MUMFORD, Lester D | 23 | Pvt | RR Casstown | KIA | 3/9/45 | Manila | Mechanized Calvary |
| SHERWOOD, James E | 20 | Pfc | RR Piqua | DNB? | 3/12/45 | Germany | Disease while in POW camp |
| WARNER, John E. | 23 | Pfc | Brandt | KIA | 3/13/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| WEER, Jack W | 20 | Tec 5 | Covington | DOW | 3/13/45 | Germany | -- |
| BROWN, Walter F. Jr. | 24 | T/Cpl | Tipp City | KIA | 3/17/45 | Germany | Artillery |
| KROPP, William F. | 22 | Pfc | RR Troy | KIA | 3/20/45 | Germany | Combat Engineers |
| BRUMBAUGH, Dale J. | -- | S 1/c | Troy | KIA | 3/21/45 | Pacific | USN Air bomber squadron |
| EISERT, Leo C. | 37 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 3/21/45 | Iwo Jima | USMC |
| SEBO, Charles Jr | 21 | Sgt | Troy | KIA | 3/29/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| BAUMANN, James S | 20 | Cpl | Piqua | KIA | 4/6/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| COLE, William E. | 20 | Cpl | Bradford | DOW | 4/14/45 | France | -- |
| DAVIES, Peter J | 22 | Cpl | Troy | KIA | 4/15/45 | Germany | Infantry |
| SNYDER, Sylvester J | 21 | Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 4/15/45 | Germany | -- |
| STANFORTH, Richard E | -- | Pfc | Troy | KIA | 4/16/45 | Okinawa | Infantry |
| HEERY, Robert | 20 | T/Sgt | Bradford | DOW | 4/18/45 | Germany | -- |
| MOTE, Dale O | -- | Pfc | RR West Milton | DOW | 4/19/45 | England | Shot in Germany |
| Mc CLAY, Newell W | -- | Pvt | Troy | KIA | 4/20/45 | French Indo-China | B-24 Gunner |
| SHAW, Victor L | 23 | Pfc | Ludlow Falls | DOW | 4/25/45 | Luzon | -- |
| HOUDESHELL, Robt E. | 30 | Pvt | Piqua | DNB | 4/30/45 | Mindora, P.I. | Illness |
| COUCHOT, Martin | 25 | Sgt | Piqua | KIA | 5/23/45 | Luzon | Infantry |
| GEARHART, William F | 20 | Pfc | RR Troy | DNB | 5/30/45 | Okinawa | Asphyxiated on LST |
| SEIPEL, Richard A. | 30 | Pvt | Piqua | KIA | 6/17/45 | Okinawa | USMC |
| TAMPLIN, Everett E | 33 | Pfc | Tipp City | KIA | 6/21/45 | Mindanao | Infantry |
| RUFFNER, Elbert M | 25 | 1 Lt | Piqua | M | 6/24/45 | C-B-I | Pilot over the Hump |
| MONIACI, James V | 26 | Pfc | Piqua | DNB | 7/7/45 | France | Illness |
| METCALF, David W | 30 | GM 3/c | Troy | KIA | 7/30/45 | Pacific | USS Indianapolis sunk |
| MORTON, Marion E | 30 | SK 2/c | Troy | KIA | 7/30/45 | Pacific | USS Indianapolis sunk |
| ALTIC, Leonard P. | 24 | T/Sgt | Laura | DNB | 8/2/45 | Germany | Accident/burns |
| BUCKINGHAM, John E. | 23 | Pfc | Circle Hill | KIA | 1945 | Germany | -- |
| FISHER, Byron W. | -- | Tec 5 | Covington | DNB | 1945 | Japan | Japanese POW |
| LONG, Charles M. | 19 | Pfc | RR Troy | DOW | 1945 | Luzon | Infantry |
| MITCHELL, Richard G. | -- | Pfc | Fletcher | KIA | 1945 | Luzon | -- |
| HOGAN, William P | 24 | F 1/c | Troy | DOW | 1945 | New Guinea | -- |
SOURCES: Army and Army Air Force -- National Archives and Records Administration. Navy and Marines -- Navy Archives, Troy, Ohio Draft records as of 8/15/1945, Scrapbook of newspaper articles Flesh Public Library, Fletcher - Brown Township Roll of Honor and Troy Daily News Archives, Miami Union records.
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