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This page contains the photographs of members of 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron who died overseas in World War II.
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Sgt. Clarence M. Bowen (33 169 912) - Troop F, Headquarters, Communications
Died April 14, 1945 4/10 mile north of Blintrop, Germany (killed with T/5 Gengler) - Age: 24y 9m 15d
MOS: 542 (Communications Chief) - Home Town: New Cumberland, PA - Buried at Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Netherlands) B-12-11
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Photo from newspaper obituary
Tec 5 Theodore Roosevelt Coleman (15 089 848) - Troop C
Died December 21, 1944 at Hunningen (aka Hunnange) or enroute to or at 3 mi SW of St. Vith, Belgium - Age: 23y 0m 24d
MOS: 734 (Half-track driver) - Home Town: Wheeling, WV - Buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery; Wheeling, WV
Photos thanks to nephew Frank Coleman
1st Lt. Carl Frederick Cooke (O-1 012 409) - Troop C
Died October 27, 1944 at Meijel, Netherlands - Age: 33y 5m 27d
MOS: 1620 (Recon Officer) - Home Town: Roselle Park, NJ - Buried at Riverview Cemetery; Northumberland, PA
Photos thanks to niece Cindy Cooke
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Pvt. Vernon G. Copsey (36 239 762) - Troop B
Died September 13, 1944 at 1 mile north of Gravelotte, France - Age: 25y 5m 13d
MOS: 745 (Rifleman) - Home Town: Watertown, WI - Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery; Dodgeville, WI
Photos thanks to distant cousin Peter Copsey
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S/Sgt. Henry W. Dirks (36 024 194) - Troop B
Died November 5, 1944 at 48th Field Hospital of wounds suffered November 4, 1944 in vicinity of Kreijel-Waatskamp road, near Ospel, Netherlands - Age: 35y 6m 30d
MOS: 651 (Platoon Sgt.) - Home Town: Coatsburg, IL - Buried at Coatsburg Cemetery; Coatsburg, IL
Photo thanks to niece Joann M. Sewell
T/5 Conrad Joseph Duval (31 064 150) - Troop D
KIA 28 Oct 1944 in the vicinity of Neerkant, Netherlands - Age: 24y 9m 0d
MOS: 733 (driver) - Home Town: Sandy Hook, CT - Buried at Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery; Winooski, VT
Photo from "The Burlington Free Press" 23 Nov 1944 p 9
Pfc. Zack Nathen Foreman (15 089 848) - Troop C
Died on or after October 29, 1944 of wounds received October 29, 1944 just north of Horik, Netherlands (grid 635-030) - Age: 24y 4m 20d when wounded
MOS: 607 (Light Mortar Crewman) - Home Town: Belhaven or Ransomville, NC - Buried at Ryder Hill Cemetery (also known as Pamlico Beach Community Cemetery); Belhaven, NC
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Photos thanks to great niece Dorothy Clemmons
Sgt. Roy Everette Fowles (37 010 918) - Troop A
Killed in action September 16, 1944 in vicinity of Mariulles, France - Age: 25y 6m 8d
MOS: 652 (Section Leader) - Home Town: Wakefield, KS - Buried at Uniondale Cemetery, Row 6, Plot 7; Wakefield, KS
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Photos thanks to nephew Shawn Fowles
Tec 5 Ralph Theodore Gengler (36 313 649) - Troop F, Headquarters, Communications
Died April 14, 1945 4/10 mile north of Blintrop, Germany (killed with Sgt Bowen) - Age: 25y 3m 13d
MOS: 776 (Radio Operator, Low Speed) - Home Town: Aurora, IL - Buried at Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Netherlands) B-9-28
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Photo thanks to Tom Lutge
Tec 5 Dominick (Dick) Roman Gruba (37 032 673) - Troop D
Died December 23, 1944; recovered 567-853, just west of crossroad at Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium (577-852) - Age: 30y 8m 26d
MOS: 776 (Radio Operator, Low Speed) - Home Town: Grenville, SD - Buried at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery; Grenville, SD
Photo thanks to Galand Bohn, husband of niece of Dick Gruba
Capt. Edward John Hackett (O-1 692 285) - Medical Detachment - Squadron Surgeon
Died September 13, 1944 of same-day wounds suffered in woods outside Gravelotte, France (NE of Malmaison) - Age: 37y 2m 16d
MOS: (Surgeon) - Home Town: Westfield, NJ - Buried at Lorraine U. S. Military Cemetery (St. Avold, France) F-12-37
Click here to see his Distinguished Service Cross citation at the end of the 7AD history section.
Left photo from "Lucky Seventh" book; right two photos thanks to grand nephew Mike Reynolds
Pfc. Steve Eddy Jagol (37 094 999) - Troop B
Died October 28, 1944 at 53rd Field Hospital, probably in Netherlands, of wounds suffered October 27, 1944 in vicinity of Meijel, Netherlands - Age: 26y 4m 10d
MOS: 345 (Truck Driver, Light) - Home Town: Wylie, MN - Buried at Henri-Chapelle USMC (Henri-Chapelle, Belgium) E-13-22
Photo thanks to Sister-in-law Inez Jagol
Tec 5 John G. Karhula, Jr. (37 324 281) - Troop D
Killed in Action October 28, 1944 just north of Heitrak, Netherlands - Age: 22y 6m 13d
MOS: 345 (Truck Driver, Light) - Home Town: South St. Paul, MN - Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing at Netherlands USMC (Margaten, Netherlands)
Photo thanks to nephew Rick Brack
S/Sgt. Stanley F. Marek (36 037 439) - Troop D
Killed in Action October 28, 1944 just north of Heitrak, Netherlands - Age: 25y 4m 23d
MOS: 651 (Platoon Sergeant) - Home Town: Chicago, IL - Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing at Netherlands USMC (Margaten, Netherlands)
Photo thanks to great-nephew Rafal Czapla
1st Lt. Robert C. Ostdick (O-1 015 004) - Company F
Killed in Action October 27, 1944 at Meijel, Netherlands - Age: 27y 0m 28d
MOS: 1203 (Assault Gun Officer) - Home Town: Glenview, IL (Glenview's VFW post is named for him.) - Buried at Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Netherlands) G-6-6
Photo thanks to Werner van Osch
Pvt. Travis Lee Smith (38 678 539) - Troop B
Wounded April 3, 1945 at "B" Troop Headquarters at Medebach, Germany; Died of wounds April 10, 1945, at 4318 USA Hospital Plant, 217th General Hospital (APO 887) ?Paris, France? - Age: 19y 2m 3d
MOS: 345 (Truck Driver, Light) - Home Town: Big Spring, TX - Buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery; Big Spring, TX
Photo thanks to brother Joe H. Smith
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T/4 Vincent Charles Sonner (12 071 790) - Troop D
Killed in Action December 23, 1944 in vicinity of crossroad at Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium (577-852) - Age: 26y 1m 8d
MOS: 776 (Radio Operator, Low Speed) - Home Town: Rochester, NY - Buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery; Rochester, NY - No. 13, Veterans' Plot, Grave 361
Photo thanks from Bruce Sonner's FindAGrave web page
Pfc. Martin Curtis Werling (38 373 926) - Troop B
Killed in Action August 14, 1944 on patrol toward La Loupe, France, from 1 1/2 mi S.W. La Loupe, France on Hwy N-828 - Age: 25y 5m 7d
MOS: 745 (Rifleman) - Home Town: New Orleans, LA - Buried at Brittany USMC (St. James, France) M-4-16
Photo thanks to niece Vivian Guarisco