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Full military honors attended the funeral, this morning, for Lt. Col. Joseph P. McCaffery, who was killed at Bougainville Island, Nov. 1, 1943. McCaffery’s final journey brought him from a simple grave in the tropics, across the Pacific and his homeland, to the family’s snow-covered plot in St. Michael’s Cemetery. Despite the weather, throngs turned […]

The Navy Department yesterday announced that a Philadelphia sailor was missing in action. Simultaneously the Navy listed two Pennsylvanians who were killed, one who was missing and a fourth wounded. The dead and next of kin are: Marine George F. Mock [July 20, 1943]; father, Roland Mock, of 249 Cedar St., Tamaqua.

The Navy Department listed as dead [July 20, 1943] Dale G. Maassen, Marine, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Maassen, live in Avoca, Ia.

Corp. Robert Mulford, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Mulford of Dyess, was killed in action July 10 [1943] somewhere in the Southwest Pacific war zone. A Marine Raider, Corporal Mulford was in the “front line” of action when he gave his life for his country. With the news of his death, his […]

Washington, Aug. 7 (U.P.)—The Navy Department today announced 101 additional war casualties. The names increased to 28,050 the total of naval casualties since the outbreak of the war. The casualties included five from the Brooklyn-Long Island area. They are: George B. Makin, Pfc., Marines, dead [July 10, 1943]. Father, Charles Makin, 70 Sweetman Ave., Elmont.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (INS) – A casualty list bearing the names of 23 dead was issued today by the Navy. They included: Pvt. Hughie McSweeney [July 10, 1943], mother, Mrs. Onvie McSweeney, Birmingham, Ala.

Reported missing in action in the Pacific on July 5, 1943, Pfc. George Richard McGraw, aged 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. George I. McGraw of 3971 Sixth Avenue, is now officially listed as “died in action.” Confirmation of the Altoona Marine Raider’s death was received in telegrams from Lt. Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, Marine […]

Washington—(AP)—Theodore P. Meyer of the Marine Corps, son of Mrs. Helen Meyer of Ogema, was listed as dead [July 1, 1943] in a Navy Department casualty list released last night.

Pfc. Cyrill A. Matelski, 21, son of Mrs. Anna Winkels, 1152 Washington Avenue, has been officially reported as killed in action [December 4, 1942], according to word received Saturday night in a telegram to his mother from T. Holcomb, lieutenant general of the United States Marine Corps. Private Matelski is the sixth Racine man to […]

Des Moines relatives have learned that the Purple Heart Medal has been awarded posthumously to Glenn L. Mitchell, private first class in the Marines who died Dec. 1 [1942] of wounds received at Guadalcanal. The award was received by Mrs. Alice Rasmussen, South Gate, Cal., mother of the Marine. His father, Lee Mitchell, lives at […]