Pfc. John Clifton Adkins, Jr. (35 872 700) - Company A (went by his middle name)
October 28, 1944 1 mile west of Heitrak, Netherlands - Age: 19y 4m 29d
MOS: 531 (Cannoneer) - Home Town: Cincinnati, OH - Buried at Arlington National Cemetery - Section 12 Site 5603
Photo thanks to sister-in-law Joyce Adkins
Tec 5 James M. Bell (32 253 313) - Company A
October 7, 1944 at the Battalion Command Post area, St Antonis, Netherlands - Age: 29y 0m 20d
MOS: 736 (Driver) - Home Town: Buffalo, NY - Buried at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium USMC E-4-76
Photo from FindAGrave thanks to R. Davidson
Pfc. Joseph G. Coleman (38 544 377) - Company C
KIA April 8, 1945 in vicinity of Schmallenberg or Werpe or Fredeburg, Germany - Age: 29y 8m 20d
MOS: 014 (Automotive Mechanic, Second Echelon) - Home Town: Huntsville, TX - Buried at Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) D-18-4
Photo from daughter, thanks to grave caretaker Marco Potten
Pvt. La Verne George "Buster" Cook (37 683 717) - Company D
KIA October 29, 1944 in vicinity of Liesel, Netherlands - Age: 37y 0m 23d
MOS: 736 (Tank Driver) - Home Town: Davenport, IA - Buried at Oakdale Cemetery; Davenport, IA
Photos from newspaper articles
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Pvt. Bartley S. Cox (39420166) - Company C
KIA October 30, 1944 enroute from Liesel to Weert, Netherlands - Age: 22y 10m 3d
MOS: 531 (Cannoneer) - Home Town: Yuba City, CA - Buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery; Pleasnt Grove, CA
Photo from Honor States
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Capt. Alvin Frank Davis (O-362 602) - Company A Commanding Officer
Killed in Action August 28, 1944 crossing bridge at Épernay, France - Age: do not yet have his birthdate in 1914
MOS: 1203 (Tank Officer) - Home Town: Spartanburg County, SC - Buried at Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) K-23-24
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Tec 4 Joseph J. Durst (36 234 794) - Company C
Seriously Wounded in Action August 17, 1944 at Chartres, France; Died of Wounds August 19, 1944 - Age: 27y 3m 12d
MOS: 736 (Tank Driver) - Home Town: Ithaca Township, Richland County, WI - Buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery; Keyesville, WI Click here for photo of his grave stone.
Photo thanks to his brother's son Eric Durst
Cpl. Frank L. Ensminger (33 148 547) - Company C
Killed in Action August 28, 1944 at Épernay, France - Age: 26y 9m 6d
MOS: 616 ([Bow] Gunner) - Home Town: Harrisburg, PA - Buried in co-mingled grave at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery; St. Louis, MO - Section 84 - Graves 168-170
Photo from Harrisburg, PA, "Telegraph", 4 Sep 1945, p. 11, col. 4
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Capt. Robert Clemens Foster (O-1 011 320) - Company A, Commanding Officer
Killed in Action December 21, 1944 1.5 miles NE of St. Vith, Belgium - Age: 27y 0m 14d
MOS: 1203 (Tank Officer) - Home Town: Philadelphia, PA - Buried at Luxembourg USMC (Hamm, Luxembourg) Section G Lot 11 Grave 27
Photo from 1935 Moorestown NJ High School Yearbook
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Tec 4 Michael Ambrose Holtz (37 174 672) - Company C
Killed in Action August 28, 1944 in small woods 100 yards from the place called "La Cascade" on Ave Jean Jaures at Épernay, France (per IDPF of Beryle Bossman (C/434 AFAB) p 141 & 143) - Age: 26y 10m 2d
MOS: 736 (Tank Driver) - Home Town: Little Falls, MN - Buried at Saint Stanislaus Cemetery; Sobieski, MN
Photo thanks to Eugene Retka, son of second cousin
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S/Sgt. Thomas Horwath (33 148 912) - Company C
Killed in Action October 1, 1944 in open field northeast of Overloon, Netherlands - Coordinates 2A&3A/e76-31 Series 4042 [about 51.608870, 5.972330] on the land of J. Hubers at about 2 PM in tank U.S.A. 3099908S (7A31A C-3) - Age: 26y 5m 28d
MOS: 651 (Platoon Sergeant) (Tank commander) - Home Town: Upper Lehigh, PA - Buried at Ardennes USMC (Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium) Section B, Row 40, Grave 35
Photo thanks to nephew Bruce Horwath
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Pfc. John D. Lacney (33 436 089) - Company D
DOW January 22, 1945 suffered January 21, 1945 3 miles southeast of Ligneuville, Belgium - Age: 31y 6m 11d
MOS: 660 (Tank Mechanic, Minor Maintenance) - Home Town: Keating Summit, PA (Port Allegany) - Buried at Fairview Cemetery; Port Allegany, PA
Photo thanks to Joel Frampton Gilfert on his McKean County Gold Stars web site
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Capt. Willie Wyatt Oliver (O-1 010116) - Company C Commanding Officer
KIA August 15, 1944 at Chartres, France - Age: 30y 6m 9d
MOS: 1203 (Tank Officer) - Home Town: Nolan, TX - Buried at Slater Chapel Cemetery; Nolan, TX
Photo from Abilene, KS Reporter News 10 Sep 1944 (Thanks to Pascal Bulois)
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Cpl. Harry H. Parthemore (33 148 542) - Company C
KIA August 15, 1944 at Chartres, France - Age: 25y 11m 4d
MOS: 616 (Gunner) - Home Town: New Cumberland, PA - Buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery; Fairview Township, York County, PA 106-J-5
Photo thanks to Pascal Bulois of Brou, France
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2nd Lt. Donald Joseph Shaljian (O-1 017 063) - Company C
Killed in Action August 28, 1944 at Épernay, France - Age: 24y 10m 14d
MOS: 616 ([Bow] Gunner) - Home Town: Stockton, CA - Buried in co-mingled grave at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery; St. Louis, MO - Section 84 - Graves 168-170
Photo from Stockton, CA, "Record", 13 Jun 1950, p. 10, col. 3
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Cpl. Stanley Stonek (32 298 551) - Company A
KIA September 20, 1944 about 1 mile east of Arry, France - Age: 38y 4m 26d
MOS: 616 (Gunner) - Home Town: New York, NY - Buried at Long Island National Cemetery J-15387; Farmingdale, NY
Photos thanks to great niece Jennifer Wolff
Cpl. Marvin F. Trandem (37 321 935) - Company A
KIA December 21, 1944 (erroneous official date 24 Dec) at St. Vith, Belgium - Age: 22y 7m 23d
MOS: 616 (Gunner) - Home Town: Ellendale, MN - Never recovered & identified; Memorialized at Ardennes USMC (Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium) on Tablets of the Missing
Photo thanks to Granddaughter Ame Trandem
Pfc. John Franklin "Jack" Tucker (38 516 495) - Company C
KIA August 28, 1944 at Epernay, France - Age: 28y 9m 29d
MOS: 736 (Driver) - Home Town: Cossett, AR - Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery; St. Louis, MO - Section 84, Graves 168-170 (co-mingled burial)
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