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Corp. William A. Keblish of the Marine Corps, listed in the Navy Department’s casualty list as killed in action [September 14, 1942], was a native of Whitestone and lived there all his life until he enlisted in 1940. He was a graduate of Newtown High School. His two brothers, John A. and Alexander Keblish, are […]

The Navy Department has announced the death of Robert Lee Smith of the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, who was killed in action [September 14, 1942] while on duty at an undisclosed war zone. The Navy stated the body had been recovered and burial was made at the scene of action. Smith, son of Mr. and […]

Pfc. Anthony Bugala, 21, of the Marines, who was killed in the South Pacific on Sept 14 [1942], was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bugala of Duncan Ave., East Patchogue. Born in Manhattan, he had lived in the Patchogue section for 13 years and had been graduated from the Bellport High School. He […]

Joseph B. Stackpole of this city today received a telegram from Lieut. Gen. Holcomb, commander of the U.S. Marines at Washington, D.C., announcing the death of his son, Gunnery Sergeant Gerald B. Stackpole. The brief message stated that he was killed in action [September 14, 1942] in the performance of his duty. Sgt. Stackpole, who […]

Pvt. Joseph Francis Riley, son of the late James and Dora Riley of Alum Bridge, was killed in action on Guadalcanal September 14, 1942. He entered the Marine Corps on January 6 of that year and went overseas the following April, landing on Tulagi on August 7. Attending the College only one term, 1939, Pvt. […]

Valley Springs, S.D., Mar. 22—Funeral services for Austin T. Rollag, who was killed in action during the late war, will be held at the Palisade Lutheran Church southwest of Garretson at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rollag, of Valley Springs, have received word from the War Department that the body […]

Sergeant Daniel Wayne Hudspeth, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Oscar Hudspeth, of Ashland, has been killed in action [September 14, 1942], according to announcement by the War Department. Sgt. Hudspeth was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, having volunteered for service with that organization on September 3, 1940. All reports indicate that he […]

It was not too easy for the workers at the Army’s First Fighter Command headquarters to say “Good morning,” when Mrs. Brown reported for duty yesterday. They had heard the news, too. She shrugged the feeling away for a while as if it could be disposed of that way, but presently the people working with […]

WASHINGTON, April 10 (AP)—The Navy announced today 20 casualties in Navy forces, including one dead and 19 missing. In addition, four names were listed whose status has changed from missing to dead. This brings to 24,718 the total of Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties reported to next of kin since December 7, 1941. […]

Platoon Sgt. John J. Quigley, 27, reported missing [September 14, 1942], enlisted in the Marines eight years ago. He was born in Brooklyn and graduated from St. Thomas Parochial School. His parents are dead and he made his home with an aunt, Mrs. Marion Schwartz, at 65 Sherman St.