Tuesday, April 21, 2020

WW2 POW Fallen - Bobbie Compton, Fort Drum defender

PFC Bobbie Compton served at Fort Drum in the Philippines until captured by the Japanese to become a POW.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64775823
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/americas-concrete-battleship-defended-manila-bay-until-the-very-end 
Bobbie B. Compton never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

Bobbie was born on April 21, 1920 in Shelby County, Texas. His parents Melvin and Emma were born in Alabama. Bobbie had two older brothers, an older sister, and a younger sister. His father was a farmer. At some point the family moved to Dona Ana, New Mexico. In 1940, Bobbie was living at home with his parents and working as a hired hand. 

He enlisted in the US Army in September 1940 at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas and served as a Private First Class in Battery E of the 59th Coastal Artillery Corps. The 59th CA was a harbor defense regiment based on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines, the largest of four fortified islands protecting the mouth of Manila Bay. Battery E was located at Fort Drum, the most unusual of the harbor defenses. Military engineers had cut away the entire top of El Fraile Island down to the water-line and used the island as a foundation to build a reinforced concrete "battleship", 350 ft long and 144 ft wide, with exterior walls of concrete and steel 25–36 ft thick. The top deck of this concrete battleship had 20 ft thick walls. Equipped with four 14-inch guns in armored turrets facing seaward, a secondary battery of four casemated 6-inch guns, and two anti-aircraft guns, the fort with its 200-man garrison was considered impregnable to attack.

The Japanese began saturation bombing and artillery fire against Corregidor on 29 December 1941. Over the next several months the 59th suffered incessant Japanese aerial, naval and artillery bombardment, however the garrison repelled several Japanese landing attempts and exacted a fearsome toll of enemy lives. The 20-ft thick reinforced concrete roof enabled Fort Drum to withstand the concentrated and frequent pounding it received from the Japanese, no US personnel in Fort Drum were killed during the siege and only five were injured. 

On 5 May 1942 the Japanese finally established a beachhead on Corregidor. Although the beachhead was contained using personnel from the 59th as infantry, the water supply was reduced to three days rations and General Wainwright made the difficult decision to surrender the island at 1200 hours on 6 May 1942. Fort Drum surrendered to Japanese forces shortly thereafter. 

PFC Compton was one of 11,000 American and Filipino defenders who became Japanese prisoners of war. He died 14 July 1944 in Hoten POW Camp, Mukden, Manchuria.

Bobbie B. Compton was initially buried in the POW camp in China and was later reinterred in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Thank you PFC Compton for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Bobbie.
_____
This profile was written by Bob Fuerst. "I’m a NASA engineer, B-17 Flying Fortress enthusiast, and amateur genealogist so this kind of research is an ideal outlet for me. But more than anything, it’s a way to express my sincere appreciation for The Greatest Generation and the sacrifices that they made, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. They should never be forgotten and I’m grateful to Don for allowing me to play a small part in honoring them." 


Last year on this date I profiled Raymond Earnest of the 9th Infantry Division. You can read about Raymond here.


On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!


I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.

Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by
The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation
“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”

Monday, April 20, 2020

WW2 Battle of the Bulge Fallen - Silver Star hero John Masterson, 7th Armored Division + Supreme Court Justice & Band of Brothers captain

PFC John Masterson earned the Silver Star with the 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49434371/john-e-masterson
https://www.eucmh.be/2015/06/05/7-ad-st-vith-belgium-16-20-december-1944/ 
John E. Masterson never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

John was born on April 20, 1920 in Pennsylvania. His parents John and Edna were also both born in Pennsylvania. His father worked as a school janitor. John had no siblings. By 1940 John had completed four years of high school and still lived at home.

He was drafted into the army in February 1942. He became a private first class in the HQ Company, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division. PFC Masterson and the rest of the 7th Armored Division landed on Omaha Beach in mid August 1944. He fought in battles at Chartres and was wounded on August 23 with shrapnel wounds in both hips, the day before the 7th AD crossed the Seine River. He was back with the 7th AD when it went to Maastricht in Holland for Operation Market Garden in the latter part of September. Newspaper accounts said he delayed and stopped a strong German counterattack against British and Canadian troops near Antwerp. 

When the Battle of the Bulge broke out, The 7th Armored was sent to block the advance of the Germans near St. Vith. For nearly a week PFC Masterson helped delay the German advance despite the enemy outnumbering the Americans.

By December 22, 1944, the much weakened 7th AD was under heavy attack and PFC Masterson went missing in action after being wounded again. His actions that day resulted in a posthumous Silver Star. Facing overwhelming odds, the 7th AD could hold out no longer and withdrew on December 23. His death was confirmed that next spring.

Here is part of his citation: 

PFC Masterson distinguished himself by gallantry in action on December 22, 1944, in the area of Crombach, Germany. 

Manning a heavy machine-gun, Pvt. Masterson loosed a deadly stream of fire at the enemy and aided his unit greatly in repelling night attacks. When overwhelming pressure forced our withdrawal, he volunteered to cover the movement with his weapon. Only when the entire company had reached the new position did he take his gun out of action and move from the danger zone. 

As our troops fought on from the second defense line, they came under heavy tank attack. When a soldier was wounded, Pvt. Masterson unhesitatingly went to his aid despite point-blank fire that swept the area. While attempting to evacuate the casualty to safety Pvt. Masterson was wounded himself. 

The great courage and spirit of self sacrifice he displayed in a night of fierce action are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces.

His parents were presented with his posthumous Silver Star in November 1945.

His grave is at East Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Thank you PFC Masterson for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for John.

JOHN PAUL STEVENS AND RONALD SPEIRS
Two other better known men were born on the exact same day as John Masterson. 

John Paul Stevens was born to a wealthy family in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago, majoring in English. He joined the US Navy on the day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. During the war he served as an intelligent officer and earned the Bronze Star for helping to break the code that allowed for the US Army Air Forces to shoot down Admiral Yamamoto's plane.

Ronald Speirs was born in Scotland. His family came to America in 1924. He became an officer in the 101st Airborne Division and became the final commander of Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Speirs became well known when he was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
John Paul Stevens and Ronald Speirs
https://www.shutterbug.com/content/face-face-richard-bells-powerful-portraits-show-wwii-veterans-now-and-back-then
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Speirs 
Stevens went on to a distinguished legal career culminating in appointed to the US Supreme Court where he served from 1975 to 2010. He died in 2019.

Speirs stayed in the army and also saw action in Korea. He retired as a lieutenant colonel. He died in 2007.

Last year on this date I profiled Battle of the Bulge fallen Loren Mayer, 9th Armored Division. You can read about Mayer here.

On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!

I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.


Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by

The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation

“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”

Sunday, April 19, 2020

WW2 Fallen - B-29 radio operator Martin Taylor

Tech Sergeant Martin Taylor was a B-29 radio operator for the 500th Bomb Group based in Saipan.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69180063/martin-verdon-taylor/photo
 https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/b-29/b-29-bomber-of-500th-bomb-group-on-saipain-pto/
Martin Verdon Taylor never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

Martin was born on April 19, 1920 in Lapoint, Utah. His parents Roy and Roxa were also both born in Utah. His father worked as a rancher. Martin had five older sisters and five older brothers. By 1940 Martin had completed four years of high school (he was student body president) and was working as a farmer. He was living with his retired parents. His father died in 1941 from a heart attack.

He enlisted in the the army in May 1941. Martin was trained as a radio operator / gunner and reached the rank of tech sergeant in the 883rd Bombardment Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, XXI Bomber Command. After it was created in late 1943, the 500th BG started off with B-17s but converted to B-29s in April 1944. In September 1944 it was sent to Saipan where it began flying missions on November 11. Japan was the main target.

Sgt. Taylor was a crew member on B-29 #42-65218 for a night takeoff on November 29, 1944. The target that night was Tokyo. Bombs would be radar directed. Seven bombers from the 500th BG took off but only six return. Sgt. Taylor's plane was neither seen or heard from after it left Saipan. All eleven crewmen, including Sgt. Taylor are still considered missing in action as of November 30, 1944.

His cenotaph grave is at the Lapoint Cemetery in Lapoint, Utah.

Thank you Sgt. Taylor for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Martin.

Last year on this date I profiled Millard Sanders, 65th Armored Field Artillery. You can read about Millard here.

On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!

I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.


Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by

The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation

“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”

Saturday, April 18, 2020

WW2 Bedford Boys Fallen - Jack Powers - 29th Infantry Division

PFC Jack Powers served in the 29th Infantry Division on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56648929
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/800374164998657452/ 
Jack Gilbert Powers never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

Jack was born on April 18, 1920 in Bedford, Virginia. His parents Henry and Alice were also both born in Virginia. His father worked as a tobacco factory fireman and later as a tire factory engineer. Still later he was a rubber plant fireman. Jack had three older brothers, one younger brother, and one younger sister. By 1940 Jack had completed seven years of schooling. He was still living at home and was a rubber plant laborer.

He enlisted in the army on February 3, 1941 when his Virginia Army National Guard unit was mobilized into the regular army. His brother Clyde, five years his senior, served with him in the same unit. Jack became a private first class in Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. 34 other men from Bedford were also in the 1st Battalion, most of them in Company A. Jack stood out, weighing more than 200 pounds with a height over six feet.

The 29th Infantry Division arrived in England at the early date of September 1942. While other units were sent to fight in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, the 29th Infantry Division stayed in England, training for 21 months.

Jack was made a sergeant and volunteered to serve in a ranger unit made up of 29th Infantry Division men. When the unit was disbanded, Jack was dismayed that his months of training were a waste so he went AWOL. He was busted down to private first class and sent back to Company A.

When the plan was set to invade at Normandy, Company A was selected to be the first to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 at section Dog Green. Other men said Jack appeared to be distraught as his ship crossed the English Channel. Company A was the tip of the spear -- its men went in on the very first wave divided among seven landing craft.

Clyde Powers was on a different landing craft than Jack and it was sunk while far from the beach. He was fished out of the water by a boat returning to the HMS Empire Javelin. They were not sent back to the beach in another boat and returned to England. He would not set foot on Omaha Beach until five days later. After leaving the beach and waiting to be reunited with the 116th Infantry Regiment, Clyde had some time to visit a nearby makeshift cemetery. Going to the section of the cemetery for the P's, he found his brother Jack's dog tags on a cross. A total of 19 out of 34 Bedford Boys died on D-Day.

Jack Powers' grave is at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Clyde Powers survived the war and died in 1986.

Thank you PFC Powers for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Jack.

To learn more about the boys from Bedford, I recommend the excellent book The Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw.

Last year on this date I profiled submariner John Moffitt, USS Tullibee. You can read about John here.

On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!

I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.


Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by

The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation

“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”

Friday, April 17, 2020

WW2 Tarawa Fallen - James Hein, 2nd Marine Division

PFC Hein served in the 2nd Marine Division in the Battle of Tarawa.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117135633/james-l_-hein
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/493707177875433645/ 
James Lynn Hein never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

James was born on April 17, 1920 in Milford, Wisconsin. His parents Benjamin and Clara were born in Wisconsin and South Dakota, respectively. His father worked as an iron works laborer and later as a carpenter. James had nine (yes, nine) younger sisters and three younger brothers. By 1940 James had completed four years of high school. He was still living at home and worked as a cheese maker.

He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1942. He became a private first class in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. The 2nd Marines first saw action at Guadalcanal in 1942. I am not sure if PFC Hein was with his unit at this time or if he joined as a replacement in 1943.

On H-Hour, November 20, 1943, PFC Hein and the 3rd Battalion landed on Beach Red on the Tarawa Atoll. It was the very first unit to reach the beach. The first three waves were hit hard by Japanese machine-guns and anti-boat fire. Most of the tractors were damaged. Company K was especially hit hard and in less than two hours it lost half of its men, most likely including PFC Hein who was killed in action that day.

His grave is at Rock Lake Cemetery in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.

Thank you PFC Hein for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for James.

Last year on this date I profiled B-29 navigator Joseph Parsley. You can read about Joseph here.

On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!

I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.


Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by

The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation

“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

WW2 Fallen - Cordell Wheeler, 7th Armored Division

Sgt. Cordell Wheeler served with the 7th Armored Division in France.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80322024/cordell-wheeler
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/62425-87th-cavalry-mechanized-recon-7th-armored-division/ 
Cordell Wheeler never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

He was born on April 15, 1920 in Tennessee. His parents William and Maggie were also both born in Tennessee. His father worked as a farmer. Cordell had an older sister, older brother, four younger sisters, and three younger brothers. By 1940 Cordell had completed eight years of schooling. He was still living at home and was a WPA worker.

He volunteered for the army in July 1940. He became a sergeant and squad leader in Company B, 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Armored Division. The 7th AD arrived in Normandy in mid-August 1944 and was assigned to Patton's 3rd Army. It was first tasked with taking Chartres. It was across the Seine River by August 24.

Attempts to cross the Moselle in early September were originally not successful and Sgt. Wheeler was one of the Lucky Seventh's GIs killed on September 12, 1944.

His grave is at Hillcrest Municipal Cemetery in White House, Tennessee.

Thank you Sgt. Wheeler for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Cordell.

Last year on this date I profiled Saipan fallen John Creel, 2nd Marine Division. You can read about John here.

On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!

I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.


Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by

The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation

“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

WW2 Guadalcanal Fallen - Silver Star hero Rilie Morgan, Americal Division

Lt Rilie Morgan was a second lieutenant in the Americal Division at Guadalcanal.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31886947/rilie_raymond-morgan
Rilie Raymond Morgan Jr. never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better. 
Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org.
This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database. 
Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

Rilie was born on April 14, 1920 in North Dakota. His parents Rilie Sr. and Edythe were both born in Kansas. His father was a newspaper publisher and later a North Dakota state senator. He had one older sister, one younger brother, and two younger sisters. In high school, Rilie played on the football and basketball teams. After high school, he attended college for two years, where he joined the Army ROTC.

In February 1941, Rilie enlisted in the 164th Infantry Regiment of the North Dakota Army National Guard. The 164th IR was activated into Federal service 10 February 1942 and was sent to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana for training, where Rilie rose to the rank of company supply sergeant. In January 1942 the 164th IR was deployed overseas to New Caledonia, an island in the South Pacific. There they joined the 182nd Infantry Regiment and the 132nd Infantry Regiment, in addition to artillery, engineer and other support units to form a new division on 24 May 1942, designated the Americal Division.

In the summer of 1942, Rilie was one of 153 from a group of over 1,600 enlisted personnel selected for Officers Candidate School on New Caledonia, and upon graduation was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. The 164th was dispatched to Guadalcanal on 13 October 1942 as emergency reinforcement for the 1st Marine Division, and became the first U.S. Army unit to engage in offensive action during World War II in the Battle of Guadalcanal. The 164th fought alongside the Marines in a series of encounters with Japanese units, and earned the nickname "The 164th Marines”. In the last week of October 1942, elements of the regiment withstood repeated assaults from Japanese battalions and inflicted some two thousand enemy casualties. 2nd Lt. Morgan was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during one of those battles, his citation reads:

“For gallantry in action October 29, 1942 in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Lt. Morgan was in the front lines along with his platoon when a land mine exploded about 300 feet away, lighting up the platoon’s position to the advantage of the enemy. In the face of strong machine gun fire from the enemy, Lt. Morgan crawled out beyond the front lines and covered the burning mine with a blanket. When the mine again started to burn, Lt. Morgan once more crawled out in the face of heavy enemy fire, this time extinguishing the blaze permanently. At the time of this action the enemy lines were only 50 yards distant.” 

2nd Lt. Morgan was killed in combat on 22 November 1942 on Guadalcanal, I could not find any details. His father had the unenviable task of writing and publishing his son’s obituary in his newspaper.

The Bismarck Tribune, 16 Dec 1942
Rilie Raymond Morgan is buried in Crescent Cemetery in Grafton, North Dakota.

Thank you Lt. Morgan for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Rilie.
_____
This profile was written by Bob Fuerst. "I’m a NASA engineer, B-17 Flying Fortress enthusiast, and amateur genealogist so this kind of research is an ideal outlet for me. But more than anything, it’s a way to express my sincere appreciation for The Greatest Generation and the sacrifices that they made, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. They should never be forgotten and I’m grateful to Don for allowing me to play a small part in honoring them." 


Last year on this date I profiled Silver Star hero John Hays of the 45th Infantry Division. You can read about John here.


On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!


I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.

Follow on Twitter @ww2fallen100
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100

WW2 Fallen 100 is supported by
The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation
“Where Every Day is Memorial Day”