Roll of Honor

Killed In Action

14 February 1943
Herman R. Abbott, AMM3c
Ernest F. Adams, AMM3c
Frank E. Atkins, AOM2c
Jay D. Bacon Jr., Lieutenant
William Barber, ARM2c
Frank L. Betz, ARM1c
Stuart T. Cooper, Lieutenant
Harold A. Elliott, Ensign
William C. Fowler, AP1c
Howard Goldstein, AOM2c
Jessie L. Henderson, AMM1c
Bernard T. Hussey, AMM1c
Edmund J. Kolazyk, Ensign
A. T. Montgomery, AMM2c
Otis E. Nelson, ARM2c
Norman L. North, AMM2c
Herman T. Sauter, ARM3c
Andrew E. Sheek, AOM3c
John M. Walker, AMM2c
Oscar K. Ward, AMM2c
Roy R. Wells, AMM3c
Joseph H. Zattera, AOM3c

3 March 1943
Alvord, Lawrence W. AMM2c
Lee Baldwin, ARM3c
Robert P. Combs, Ensign
James J. Curry, AMM2c
Raymond L. Flower, AMM1c
William R. Gallagher, Ensign
Wallace T. Jones Lieutenant
Paul J. Patterson, AMM2c
Talmadge H. Power, ARM1c
Benjamin Rogozinski
Walter S. Slachter, AOM2c
Note: Two crews were lost on this date. One unidentified crew flew plane 31947.

Killed in the Line of Duty

1 January 1944
Philip A. Nelson, Lieutenant
Richard C. Fette, Ensign
Ralph C. Runels, Ensign
Harlan W. Barnes, AMM2c
Jack H. Ring, S1c
Thomas F. Bastinsen, AOM3c
Jerome W. Knight Jr., ARM3c
Harry W. Walker, AMM2c
Samuel E. Pugh, ARM2c
Donald Q. Williams, AMM2c
Alex J. Brown, S1c

VB-102 (April 1943 to November 1943)

Personnel killed after 1 October 1944 are not included.

3 July 1943
W. J. Bartek

7 July 1943

Henry F. Watson, AMM2c
Bruce Van Voorhis, Lieutenant Commander
Jack O. Traub, Lieutenant (jg)
George C. Stephens, AMM1c
Renner, John, ACRM
Herschel A. Oelhert, Lieutenant (jg)
Charles A. Matinelli, AMM2c
Charles D. Linzmeyer, ACOM
Donald B. Clogston, AOM2c
Frederick C. Barker Jr., AMM3c

17 July 1943
Duane L. Beaman, Ensign
Eric B. Bolling, ARM2c
Clarence C. Dodson, AMM2c
John H. Harr, AMM2c
Alvin P. Harrow, AMM2c
John B. Haskett, Lieutenant (jg)
Merle W. Hinshaw, AMM2c
Kenneth R. Johnson, Lieutenant
D.H. Lehman
Henry F. Lohmeier, AOM3c
Donald H. Siley, Lieutenant (Passenger)
Lloyd R. Morgan, ARM2c
Norman M. Ostroff

22 August 1944
Thomas R. Clark, Lieutenant
Garland L. Garland, AOMB2c
Robert C. Hays, ARM2c
John P. Madsen, Ensign
Winston S. Powel, AOM
Melvin A. Roehs, ARM3c
William Saylor, S1c
William D. Schultz, Ensign
Raymond A. Schwartz, AMM1c
John J. Thomas, AMM3c
Harry Todor, S1c
Killed in the Line of Duty

6 April 1943
John B. Adams, Ensign
Herbert S. Bonn, Lieutenant
Ralph D. Boswell, AMM2c
Ronald D. Brown, ARM2c
Cameron L. Collier, Ensign
Jock G. Hart, AMM3c
Joseph B. Leonard, AOM3c
Raymond O. Marchand, ARM3c

30 May 1944: Killed during training for second tour.
Donald L. Atkins, AOM3c
Clinton T. Baker, AMM3c
William Cordell, S2c
Clinton F. McKinstry, AMM3c
Carlton B. Rowland, AMM2c
Luke Sauder, Lieutenant (jg)
Robert I. Searight, S1c
Thomas R. Shannon, AOMB2c
Raymond L. Shovelton, ARM3c

6 June 1944
V.P.Hornbeck
Edward R. Lamberton, ACOM
Jack M. Smith, AOM3c
Lawrence Dodge, AOMTC2c
J. Golden
Lawrence Harrison, AMM2c

VB-104 (August 1943 to March 1944)

15 November 1943
N.M. Honey, Lieutenant (jg)
Leonard E. Swanson, Ensign
Leslie Watt, Ensign
Names of enlisted crewmen unknown.

8 January 1944
H.E. Dvorachek, Lieutenant
H.E. Campbell, Lieutenant (jg)
P.D. Riley, Lieutenant (jg)
H.O. Jeska, AMM2c
J.C. Bennet, ARM2c
G.W. Masters, AMM2c
J.A. Griskiewicz, ARM2c
H.W. Jones, AMM2c
B.H. Keogan, AOM2c
W.F. Hagendoorn, AMM2c
L.F. Green, AOM3c

7 March 1944
W.D. Searls, Lieutenant (jg)
H.S. Joslyn, Lieutenant (jg)
R.P. Therrien, Ensign
E.O. Emory, ACMM
R.J. Plank, ARM1c
F.P. Browning, AMM2c
D.E. Nelson, ARM2c
J.E. Page, AMM2c
L.J. Verret, AOM2c
R.J. Roller, AMM1
L. Boucher, ARM3c

9 March 1944
A.E. Anderson, Lieutenant (jg)
M.O. Andrews, Lieutenant (jg)
D.E. Pate, AMM1c
W.B. King, ARM1c
M.M. Weinschenk, AOM1c
E.B. Healy, AOM3c
R.E. Flack, AMM2c
J.M. Nichols, AMM2c
D. Solari, ARM2c
H.W. Pierson, AMM2c

Killed in the line of duty

6 June 1944
Edward Guy Woodward, AMM3c
Henry Ignatius Ladowski, ARM3c
John Daniel Fuller, AMM3c
Killed when a PB4Y-1 from VB-117 crashed at Camp Kearney while squadron trained for second tour.

VB-106 (October 1943 to May 1944)

20 October 1943
Samuel I. Patella, Lieutenant
Richard H. Wood, Ensign
John C. MacKay, Ensign
John G. Walden, Jr., AMM3c
Argus W. Story, Jr. AOM3c
Donald D. Dickey, AMM3c
Itley D. Winn, ART1c
O. Atkinson, AMM3c
Lloyd E. Hume, AMM3c
William E. Lexlow, AMM3c

1 May 1944
A.L Seaman, Lieutenant
A.H. Savikko, Lieutenant (jg)
R.L. Egger, ARM1c
B.C. Mankus, AMM2c
I.L. Nilson, AOM1c
J.E. Brown Jr., AMM2c

23 May 1944
E.S. Thompson, AMM1c

27 May 1944
E.T. Morrison, Lieutenant
Navigator
Radioman
Killed in Line of Duty

25 December 1943
William S. Snead, Ensign Snead
Lynus N. Briggs, AMM3c
James S. Welch, AOM2c
Dennis J. Paquette, AMM3c

22 March 1944
Richard J. O. Donnell, Lieutenant

VB-108 (October 1943 to July 1944)

29 December 1943
Lieutenant Vernon E. Niebruegge
Ensign Lewis E. Hastings
Ensign Donald G. Hardin
Max O. Perry, AMM2c
Arthur N. Borgard, AMM2c
Alvin B. Carnahan, ARM2c
Donald D. Olson, ARM2c
William J. Guidera, AOM2c
Robert K. Heim, AMM3c
Wilbur F. Jolly, AMM3c

3 March 1944
John B. Blattner, AOM2c

VB-109 (December 1943 to August 1944)

13 January 1944
Lieutenant Samuel E. Coleman
Lieutenant (jg) Leroy A. Shreiner
Ensign Leslie E. Fontaine
Louis E. Sandidge Jr., AMM1c
Sterling T. Brown, AMM2c
James T. Heasley, AOM2c
Truman Steele, AOM2c
Harry F. Donovan, ARM2c
Daniel J. Dujak, ARM2c
Lou C. Petrick, S1c
John E. Tusha, S1c

13 February 1944
Lieutenant (jg) John H. Herron
Lieutenant (jg) Charles M. Henderson
Ensign Nelson T. Bryan
Robert J. Bennington, AMM1c
Benjamin W. Anderson, AOM(T)1c
Raymond W. Devlin, ARM2c
Clarence H. Ziehlke, AMM3c
Paul J. Graham, AOM3c
Richard C. Vancitters, AOM3c
Aern R. Durgin, S2c

5 August 1944
Lieutenant Elmer H. Kasperson
Ensign Warren A. Hindenlang (Remains recovered on Chichi Jima). May have been executed by Japanese forces. Ensign Keith E. Ellis
Joseph W. Komorowski, AMM1c
Warren B. Simon, AMM2c
Richard D. Frye, ARM2c (Remains recovered on Chichi Jima)
Hugo L. Kluge, ARM2c
William F. Schneider, AOM2c
Victor B. Jones, AOM2c
Allen K. Stinger, AOM3c
Bobby W. Fickling, AOM3c

5 June 1944
Hale D. Fisher, AMM1c

VB-115 (March to November 1944)

Killed in Action

William R. Doerr, Lieutenant
Harold E. Barrett, Ensign
Steve C. Burkhart Jr, S1c
Rocco C. Capobianco ARM3c
Reno A. Chiste, AOM2c
Robert F. Holman, ARM2c
Bernard L. Jackson
John J. Marrapodi, AMM2c
John W. Meggison Jr, AMM3c
Thomas F. Reed, AOM3c

20 May 1944
Killed in the Line of Duty

Steven B. Pitt, Lieutenant (jg)
Philip F. Reese, Ensign
Charles R. Marquois, Ensign
Robert Casselman
Thomas W. Miller, AOMM
Howard S. Hasbrook, AOMB1c
Basil E. Whitney, AOM2c
Elmer E. Bowman, ARM2c
Andrew J. Jelak, AMM2c
John F. Sturtevant, AMM3c
James F. Steele Jr., AMM2c
Tino M. Flores, AOM3c

VB-116 (July 1944 to August 1945)

Does not include personnel killed after 1 October 1944.

Killed in the Line of Duty

23 February 1944
George W. Wolfe, AMM2c. Plane Captain struck by propeller at night while guiding Liberator at Camp Kearney, California.

26 May 1944
Robert E. Duggan, Lieutenant
Roberto R. Rastelli, Ensign
Harvey G. Tassano, AMM2c
James L. Carmichael, AMM3c
John T. Watts, ARM1c
Roy V. Payton, ARM3c
G.R. Voegley

9 August 1944
R.C. Anderson, Lieutenant
T. M. Pettit, Ensign
O.R. Tully, Ensign. Died of injuries on 15 August 1944.
L. Johnson, AMM1c
H.A. Heper, S1c
J.W. Chalmers, ARM1c
A.F. Burkhartmeyer, ARM3c
J.D. Rothwell, AOM2c
A.A. Van Winkle, S1c
G.A. Ehinger, AOM3c
VD-1 (April 1943 to August 1944)

Ensign Douglas Brown

VD-3 (October 1943 to May 1944 and June to August 1945)

Killed in Action

4 January 1944
Larren M. Allen, Lieutenant
Billy J. Buchanan, PHOM1c
Peter T. Chester, Lieutenant
Kirk E. Crowe, S1c
Raymond A. Dandoy, AMM2c
Rano Dellassanta, AOM2c
Robert D. Derosa, PHOM1c
Reed G. Held, Lieutenant
Gosta H. Johnson, ARM1c
Laurence J. McDonald, PHOM2c
Gail Miller, AOM2c
Harold C. Peterson, Ensign
William I. Walsh, AMM2c
Killed in the Line of Duty

26 May 1943
Walter F. Martin, Ensign
C.A. Rethers, Lieutenant
Killed in crash of SNJ-4 Bureau Number 09864 at Naval Air Station San Diego.

7 July 1943
Alfred Wilstam, Lieutenant Commander
Charles J. Kovaleski, Lieutenant
Gerald T. Kearns, Lieutenant (jg)
William H. Roemer, Ensign
Cecil E. Mathews, AMM1c
Richard F. Coan, ARM1c
Joseph A. Kezich, AOM2c
Paul R. Cochran, AMM3c
Karl W. Ruess, PhoM1c
Dave Bergman, ARM3c
Walter A. Thomas, PhoM3c