In Memoriam
814th Tank Destroyer Battalion
(7th Armored Division)
Deaths in Europe
Alphabetical List
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Spare a minute
to think
of the young who didn't grow up,
and how young they looked when they died,
and how no one will ever remember them looking tired and middle-aged
or even be bored by tiresome recitals of the time of their youth.

- - - - Russell Baker "How to Observe Dec. 7" (NY Times, Dec. 1965)

These names are mostly from the June 30, 1947 list compiled by the Adjutant General. It is not known if other deaths have been identified since then, nor if the names on the Adjutant General's list are spelled correctly (other unit lists have been found to have had omissions and mis-spellings). See the white box just below for how you can let me know about any errors you find.

Abbreviations:
- MOS = Military Occupational Specialty
- USMC = United States Military Cemetery
- WOM = Wall of the Missing (called "Tablets of the Missing" at some USMCs)

I have checked all these names against the American Battle Monuments Commission's World War II Honor Roll. If you want to check a name on the Honor Roll, click here.

Please Help to Tell These Men's Stories and Preserve Their Memory!

PLEASE contact Wesley Johnston at the address below if you have any information on any 814th TD man who died overseas, such as:

  • information on any of these men's deaths
  • information on what platoon and squad they were in
  • know of any men who died but are not on the list

    • Wesley Johnston
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    So they will not be “Forgot”
    There is a word
    Which bears a sword
    It hurls its barbed syllables,-
    At once is mute again.
    But where it fell
    The saved will tell
    On patriotic day,
    Some epauletted brother
    Gave his breath away.
    Wherever runs the breathless sun,
    Wherever roams the day,
    There is its noiseless onset,
    There is its victory!
    Behold the keenest marksman!
    The most accomplished shot!
    Time’s sublimest target
    Is a soul “forgot”!
         ----- Emily Dickinson

    A Note for the Children of these Men

    The American World War II Orphans Network (AWON) is an organization created by and for those who lost their father in World War II. AWON has an annual conference and a newsletter filled with useful information. Click here to go to the AWON web page and find those who share your experience.

    814th Tank Destroyer Battalion Overseas Deaths in World War II
    1. Adams, Cpl. Hallie A. (37492340) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 22, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, France on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) WOM
    2. Aulger, Warren E. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    3. Baidus, Tec 5 William J. (37492532) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 22, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, France on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) WOM
    4. Beach, Pfc. Richard E. (37492733) - Company unknown
      • Died: December 20, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ?vic. St. Vith?, Belgium on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: KS
      • Buried at: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium USMC E-16-54
    5. Bosley, Pvt Arthur O. (37355603) - Company Med
      • Died: October 29, 1944 - just north of Heitrak, Holland, along the road going to Liesel, after it makes the curve to the west but before it reaches the junction with the road to Hoogebrug (see 814 TD A/AR overlay #9)
      • Last Duty Location: just north of Heitrak, Holland, along the road going to Liesel, after it makes the curve to the west but before it reaches the junction with the road to Hoogebrug (see 814 TD A/AR overlay #9) on October 29, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: CO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    6. Chesser, Dale (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: AR
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    7. Christiansen, Myron Jerome (37545598) - Company unknown
      • Died: April 7, 1945 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MN
      • Buried at: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery (Minneapolis, MN) Plot B-1-0,467-N [Click here for his photo.]
    8. Curley, Cpl. Everett C. (37406949) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 18, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, France on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) WOM
    9. Davison, Clifford B. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    10. Elder, Tec 4 Willard R. (37492829) - Company unknown
      • Died: June 8, 1945 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, Germany? on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) D-1-15
    11. Espig, Pfc. Paul H. (33830727) - Company unknown
      • Died: December 23, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, Belgium on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: PA
      • Buried at: Ardennes USMC (Neupré-en-Condroz, Belgium) C-1-1
    12. Evers, Pfc. Raymond H. (37406959) - Company C
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: Heitrak, Holland on October 29, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    13. Eyberse, Capt. Frans M. (O-425 401) - Company A
      • Died: September 8, 1944 - vic. of Marange-Silvange, France
      • Last Duty Location: vic. of Marange-Silvange, France on September 8, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: CT
      • Buried at: Maplewood Cemetery; Norwich, Ct
    14. Fenderson, Capt. Ralph E. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: OK
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    15. Forest, Leonard S. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: SD
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    16. Fortunato, Frank (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: PA
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    17. Goff, Sgt. Dossie M. (20537544) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 22, 1944 - vic. Sillegny?, France
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IN
      • Buried at: Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) WOM
    18. Gongla, Sgt. Samuel P. (33070864) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 18, 1944 - vic. Sillegny?, France
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: PA
      • Buried at: Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) WOM
    19. Gregory, Pfc. Jesse L. (37458869) - Company B
      • Died: October 28, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: vic. Asten, Holland on October 28, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NE
      • Buried at: Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) WOM
    20. Harrington, Pvt. William H. (37467467) - Company unknown
      • Died: December 20, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ?vic. St. Vith?, Belgium on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NE
      • Buried at: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium USMC H-13-6
    21. Harris, Cyril R. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: AR
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    22. Hepding, Johnnie G. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: CO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    23. Johnston, Pfc. Sam C. (37492523) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    24. Jorgenson, Cpl. Francis V. (6823798) - Company unknown
      • Died: October 29, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ?vic. Meijel, Holland? on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MN
      • Buried at: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium USMC D-6-11
    25. Keipp, Sgt. Elmer Fred (37404727) - Company A
      • Died: September 8, 1944 - vic. of Marange-Silvange, France
      • Last Duty Location: vic. of Marange-Silvange, France on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Memorial Park Cemetery; St. Louis, MO
    26. Kotwasinski, Edward R. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IL
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    27. Krinsky, Nathan (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NY
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    28. Kuhn, Tec 5 Warren E. (37492652) - Company unknown
      • Died: March 17, 1945 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, Germany on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium USMC D-6-11
    29. Mattes, Mathis H. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IA
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    30. Mays, Cpl. Willie (38079547) - Company B
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: vic. Asten, Holland on October 28, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: TX
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    31. McIntosh, Pfc. Lewis W. (37468350) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 18, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, France on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NE
      • Buried at: Lorraine USMC (St. Avold, France) WOM
    32. McKinley, Capt. William Boyd (O-1 821 895) - Company B
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: vic. Asten, Holland on October 28, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: OH
      • Buried at: Hayesville, OH
    33. Meyer, Pvt.or Pfc. Walter F. (Service number unknown) - Company Recon
      • Died: date unknown - France
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NE
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    34. Monday, Charles A. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: AR
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    35. Noel, Roy C. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MI
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    36. O'Neal, Riley B. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: KS
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    37. Paul, Tec 4 Norbert W. (37545137) - Company unknown
      • Died: November 23, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ?Holland? on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MN
      • Buried at: Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) C-6-28
        [NOTE: Paul Street in Appleton, MN is named after him.]
    38. Reece, George A. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    39. Ritchie, James R. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: PA
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    40. Rubano, Petero (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NY
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    41. Schafer, Bennie G. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IA
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    42. Schlorholtz, Bernard J. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IA
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    43. Shiry, Michael J. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: PA
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    44. Slight, Pfc. Samuel E. (37652032) - Company unknown
      • Died: November 29, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ?Holland? on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IA or IL
      • Buried at: Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) C-6-28
    45. Sypkowski, Stanley A. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: NY
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    46. Tongay, Darrell K. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MO
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    47. Wait, Richard J. G. (Service number unknown) - Company unknown
      • Died: date unknown - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: unknown on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: KS
      • Buried at: Buried in US - WHERE?
    48. Wayt, Pvt. Fred (37704754) - Company unknown
      • Died: October 29, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, Holland on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: CO
      • Buried at: Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) WOM
    49. Wennerstrand, 1st Lt. Clifford Samuel (O-18 257 785) - Company C
      • Died: December 20, 1944 - vic. St. Vith, Belgium
      • Last Duty Location: vic. St. Vith, Belgium on December 20, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: IL
      • Buried at: Mount of Olive Cemetery; Westboro, WI
    50. Woodell, 1st Lt. Burwell H. (O-1 823 532) - Company C
      • Died: November 20, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: Heitrak, Holland on October 29, 1944
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: MA
      • Buried at: Netherlands USMC (Margraten, Holland) P-18-3
    51. Yurchak, Pvt. John (33070858) - Company unknown
      • Died: September 18, 1944 - location unknown
      • Last Duty Location: ???, France on unknown date
      • MOS: unknown
      • Home State: PA
      • Buried at: Epinal, France USMC WOM
    52. Zeller, Sgt. Clifford Gustave (37545181) - Company B
      • Died: September 7, 1944 - vicinity of Rezonville, France
      • Last Duty Location: vicinity of Rezonville, France on unknown date
      • MOS: (M-10 Tank Destroyer Commander)
      • Home State: ND
      • Buried at: Luxembourg USMC (Hamm, Luxembourg) WOM
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