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Reburial services for Cpl. Frank A. Gaines, 22, U.S. Marine who was killed on Okinawa April 6, 1945, will be held at the Osborn Chapel at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. A. B. Kearns, assistant pastor of St. John’s Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Cpl. Gaines was the son […]

A lone machine gun did the fighting for an entire company of Marines for more than three hours during a Jap ambush on Okinawa recently. And the man who manned the machine gun—and eventually paid with his life for his heroism—was Pfc. Fernando E. Gonzales of 1019 S. Fickett St., Los Angeles. Ambushed by a […]

The Navy Department today announced casualties which included Pfc. Alton L. Glenn, of the Marine Corps, as dead [October 8, 1944]. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Glenn of McLean. Private Glenn was previously reported wounded on Oct. 13.

Requiem Mass for George (Chuckie) Garcia, 20, former Golden Gloves and professional boxer, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today in Assumption Church, 414 N. Fresno St. Interment and a special memorial service will follow at Calvary Cemetery. As a Marine private first class, Garcia was killed [July 27, 1944] in line of duty with […]

Washington—(AP)—Nine New Jersey men were among 309 naval forces casualties made public today by the Navy Department. The New Jerseyans: John J. Govaletz, sergeant, Marine Corps Reserve. Dead [July 27, 1944]. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Govaletz, 339 Washington St., Perth Amboy.

Fourteen casualties were reported for Mississippi Monday, four dead, nine wounded, and one missing. Dead [July 26, 1944]: Cpl. Warner E. Gill, USMCR, son of Fred Barksdale, Parchman, and brother of Mrs. Evelyn L. Pierce, Pearl City.

Pfc. Leonard J. Gorzalski, 21, of the Marines, has been wounded in action in the South Pacific area, the Navy Department announced Thursday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gorzalski, 1438 W. Lincoln Ave. Pfc. Gorzalski joined the Marines in September, 1942. He attended St. Stanislaus High School and was employed […]

Washington, D.C., Oct. 18.—The Navy Department today made public the names of 548 casualties in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The report includes 177 dead, 299 wounded, and 72 missing. Forty-one Illinoisans are named in the announcement. CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Walter Gadomski, corporal, U.S.M.C., dead [July 21, 1944]—Mother, Mrs. Ursula Gadomski, 2187 Clybourn […]

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday for Pfc. Gottlieb, who died July [21], 1944, while serving with the Marine Corps on Guam. He was 20. The youth, who attended Commerce High School, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gottlieb, 2242 Blaine. A brother, Alfred, also survives. Services will be at the […]

The Navy Department announced recently the death [February 19, 1944] of Sgt. Wayne R. Green of the United States Marine Corps. He is the son of Mrs. Fern Green of 312 North Faulkner Street, Pampa.