740TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN
PRO AMORE PATRIAE (FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY)

Rlvd = Relieved; DSC = Distinguished Service Cross; BS = Bronze Star; PH = Purple Heart; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

1943 - 1945

1

Tables of Organization & Equipment Field Artillery Battalion, Motorized,

8 Inch Howitzer, Tractor Drawn, with an authorized strength of

26 officers, 2 warrant officers and 540 enlisted men

Grade Name ASN Orgn

Capt James O. Dekle Jr 0318798

Capt Donald C. Green 0318670

S/Sgt Bernard J. Lee 33008693 Hq Btry

S/Sgt Ralph R. Reuter 36305403 Hq Btry

S/Sgt John K. Spafford Jr 13112465 Hq Btry

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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Tec 4 Peter J. Astasaukas 37611194 Hq Btry

Tec 4 George S. Barker Jr 33589984 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Ben A. Cecil 35698119 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Anthony Cicardo 32199405 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Royal C. Cole 37519804 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Paul L. Corey 31325674 Hq Btry

Tec 4 William L. Edgeworth 31349961 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Joseph E. Fuller 31271228 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Alexander F. Helan 42033964 Hq Btry

Tec 4 Alexander F. Whelan 42033964 Hq Btry

Cpl Harrold B. Fuller 34671458 Hq Btry

Cpl Alfred J. Kubicek 36814981 Hq Btry

Cpl George E. McConnell 31286040 Hq Btry

Cpl Thomas W. Mickelson 36581444 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Rodger A. Clark 31293515 Hq Btry

Tec 5 John L. Fox 32743375 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Walter F. Cahill 32912012 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Gerald C. Clutter 33418304 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Glenn G. Davis Jr 39617099 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Hamilton W. McKeon 31342228 Hq Btry

Tec 5 William Rockwell Jr 31233528 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Henry E. Roeder 33130407 Hq Btry

Tec 5 James R. Thornton 31292261 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Torsten L. Torstensson 32808699 Hq Btry

Tec 5 Willard A. Traver 32851879 Hq Btry

Pfc Nyle R. Bailey 36810057 Hq Btry

Pfc William E. Crough 31381007 Hq Btry

Pfc Camille Deschenes 31369995 Hq Btry

Pfc Clifford E. Carlton 31371173 Hq Btry

Pfc George E. Clark 32855039 Hq Btry

Pfc Morris B. Couch 38132281 Hq Btry

Pfc Marshall E. Drinon 34740268 Hq Btry

Pfc Paul G. Ehhart 31371002 Hq Btry

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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Pfc Alfred Giusti 31262157 Hq Btry

Pfc Henry A. Hammar 31389194 Hq Btry

Pfc William J. Kerins 31370634 Hq Btry

Pfc Daniel G. Machinsky 31389549 Hq Btry

Pfc Paulino P. Matarazzo 31292240 Hq Btry

Pfc Richard A. Plass 32851614 Hq Btry

Pfc Gilbert W. Meyer 36477666 Hq Btry

Pfc Adelard Roy 31260766 Hq Btry

Pfc Foster H. Shepherd Sr 34794727 Hq Btry

Pfc Casimir L. Stoklosa 31374328 Hq Btry

Pfc Henry J. Studzinski 36810055 Hq Btry

Pfc William R. Thompson 34728718 Hq Btry

Pfc Charles F. Yates 35600325 Hq Btry

Pfc Robert F. Zakovec 35058368 Hq Btry

Nick Berris Hq Btry

James H. Lendrum Hq Btry

Tom Synder Hq Btry

Pvt Joe C. Joyce Jr 38633273 Hq Btry

Pvt Elmer G. Page 12137399 Hq Btry

Pvt Floyd W. Poineau 36583463 Hq Btry

Pvt Lester L. Stone 38009876 Hq Btry

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Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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S/Sgt Edward S. Burke 31308179 Btry A

S/Sgt John H. Harsh Jr. 37043699 Btry A

S/Sgt Wesley M. Newbanks 20716040 Btry A

S/Sgt Eugene F. Stanford 20716027 Btry A

S/Sgt Earl G. Walace 36346622 Btry A

Tec 4 Marvin W. Adams 34362667 Btry A

Tec 4 Michael Buraychak 31167055 Btry A

Tec 4 William Johns 13100855 Btry A

Tec 4 Glenn W. Kveton 38204182 Btry A

Tec 4 Herran Reh 33602164 Btry A

Sgt Robert L. Du Bois 39018237 Btry A

Sgt Denard M. Gillikin 32073327 Btry A

Sgt Marshall W. Judd 20716064 Btry A

Sgt Walter J. Kolpak 33130271 Btry A

Sgt Lee E. Pels 36053640 Btry A

Sgt Clarence H. Teal 34687766 Btry A

Cpl Garnett H. Berry 35656652 Btry A

Cpl Zack R. Cone 38450799 Btry A

Cpl Vincent J. Donahue 31326881 Btry A

Cpl Charles H. Hash 33589292 Btry A

Cpl Bernard J. Hauerwas Jr. 36245069 Btry A

Cpl Frank A. Koeppel 32912186 Btry A

Cpl Arthur C. Moore 31292245 Btry A

Cpl John Palazzo 31386722 Btry A

Cpl Michael F. Piacenza 31331467 Btry A

Cpl Joseph F. Poggioli 33718737 Btry A

Cpl Philip A. Steele 31370350 Btry A

Cpl Edward R. Weekley 35216465 Btry A

Cpl Stanley J. Winnick 32560355 Btry A

Cpl John Yuzynko 32851520 Btry A

Tec 5 Paul L. Dionne 31389596 Btry A

Tec 5 Gilbert E. Nicolai 37611146 Btry A

Tec 5 Emilio D. Ochoa Jr. 38114183 Btry A

Pfc John C. Brosnahan 36696784 Btry A

Pfc Fred T. Gibson 34146641 Btry A

Pfc Robert W. Grove 33502291 Btry A

Pfc Frank E. Malik 33165075 Btry A

Pfc Joseph F. Poggioli 33718737 Btry A

Pfc Radford Moore 33647650 Btry A

Pfc William A. Woods 35701246 Btry A

Pfc Alfred F. Remillard 31350082 Btry A

Pfc Charles C. Saffer 35899632 Btry A

Pfc Max Segal 32413146 Btry A

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

5

Pfc Clinton Smith 31371387 Btry A

Pfc Robert Tilden 31398153 Btry A

Pfc Joseph J. Towers 38454776 Btry A

Pfc Robert H. Wilder 35057129 Btry A

Pfc John Yuzynko 32851520 Btry A

Pvt Salvatore J. Cassaro 31364160 Btry A

Pvt Richard T. Exner 33622575 Btry A

Pvt George A. Gagnon 31268692 Btry A

Pvt Emmett F. Garren 44039768 Btry A

Pvt Virgil R. Hire 35330619 Btry A

Pvt Paul Hrywnak 33602910 Btry A

Pvt Marshall W. Judd 20716064 Btry A

Pvt Clifford J. Kelley 36453737 Btry A

Pvt Trinidad M. Mata 38608467 Btry A

Pvt Donald B. McKenzie 37556099 Btry A

Pvt Philadelphio Montoya 38166063 Btry A

Pvt Stephen P. Murawski 32914183 Btry A

Pvt Walter J. Papierski Jr 36581340 Btry A

Pvt James E. Totty 33126229 Btry A

Paul Wood Btry A

Poltrack Btry A

Peer Btry A

Rhodes Btry A

Kolpack Btry A

Myrowitz Btry A

Totosion Btry A

Asendoph Btry A

Cummings Btry A

Pvt Herman Marshall 39858373 Btry A

Pvt Sherman C. Newman 33887888 Btry A

Vessalc Btry A

Pvt Jack M. Rhodes 36580131 Btry A

Pvt Harry F. Schreffler 20326754 Btry A

Pvt Joseph A. Spetrini 31387043 Btry A

Pvt Edward V. Solar 32912335 Btry A

Pvt Nicholas Novia 32914509 Btry A

Pvt James P. Whelan 31300391 Btry A

Pvt Steve Hawley 35515979 Btry A

Pvt Frank J. Heichel 20327341 Btry A

Pvt Paul Porpora 36736738 Btry A

Pvt Edwin J. Wontor 35057984 Btry A

Pvt R. O. Watson 34090656 Btry A

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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Pvt Edwin Withers 37529282 Btry A

Capt H. S. Frohen CO Btry B

S/Sgt Herman Shifman 15307548 Btry B

Sgt Wilbur G. Gloede 37037355 Btry B

Sgt Thomas S. Frazer 34142787 Btry B

Sgt Edward J. Johnson 20715658 Btry B

Sgt Nicholas J. Molfetto 12031737 Btry B

Sgt John D. Nelson 6379195 Btry B

Sgt George R. Reader 37663923 Btry B

Tec 4 Louis J. Kozma 31338502 Btry B

Tec 4 Gordon W. Weeks 31374440 Btry B

Cpl William J. Baker 31331973 Btry B

Cpl Edwin H. Booth 35529269 Btry B

Cpl Eugene M. Geary 31374219 Btry B

Cpl Michael J. Horelik 31338466 Btry B

Cpl John Krupa 32851497 Btry B

Cpl Vincent Lionelli 31380707 Btry B

Cpl Carl M. Mahaz 36581438 Btry B

Cpl William N. McDaniel 35449607 Btry B

Cpl Wilfred P. Rowe 35729125 Btry B

Cpl Robert E. Sanderson 33612922 Btry B

Cpl Robert A. Semaga 31338590 Btry B

Cpl John T. Srnec 35921118 Btry B

Cpl Stephen T. Vetrosky 33833783 Btry B

Cpl John M. Wireman 35096740 Btry B

Tec 5 William A. Dethlefsen 6903596 Btry B

Tec 5 Harold H. Gilbert 39043482 Btry B

Tec 5 James T. Jackson 14033735 Btry B

Pfc Sol Berkowitz 42048559 Btry B

Pfc Albert J G Bunting 32086351 Btry B

Pfc Conly Bridgemand 35658015 Btry B

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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Pfc Gerald Brown 38212481 Btry B

Pfc Joseph A. Butler III 37517096 Btry B

Pfc Boucher Btry B

Pfc Roland J. Bernier 31024119 Btry B

Pfc Wendell E. Cleland 35753097 Btry B

Pfc Elmer G. Davis 6387177 Btry B

Pfc Frank A. Frescki 32186956 Btry B

Pfc John M. Green 20716943 Btry B

Pfc Arthur D. Guay 65505533 Btry B

Pfc Frederick W. Mack Btry B

Pfc Vincent Megaro 31338605 Btry B

Pfc Henry B. Peak 20834267 Btry B

Pfc John M. Rojas 36644354 Btry B

Pfc Kenneth G. Wood 19148641 Btry B

Pfc Clifford E. Carlton Btry B

Pfc Arthur Legere Btry B

Pvt Ernest Allen 36580855 Btry B

Pvt Romeo J. Amore 31386929 Btry B

Pvt Charles G. Barnes 39857543 Btry B

Pvt Arthur L. Beal 33671510 Btry B

Pvt Marvin J. Bone 34831535 Btry B

Pvt Maurice Bliss Btry B

Pvt Harry Briglio 42030705 Btry B

Pvt James W. Byrd 34769004 Btry B

Pvt Donald E. Caswell 16106702 Btry B

Pvt Stanley P. Cherwinsky 31380902 Btry B

Pvt Robert J. Conradi 35842806 Btry B

Pvt Melvin J. Couldry 36470785 Btry B

Pvt Lem H. Cox 38336710 Btry B

Pvt Joseph A. Culotta 33561619 Btry B

Pvt Robert L. Daley 33602195 Btry B

Pvt Phillip N. Festa 35056222 Btry B

Pvt Sylvester P. Flanagan 32851582 Btry B

Pvt Ernest C. Forrester 31398419 Btry B

Pvt Harold Gulick 32770220 Btry B

Pvt Eugene H. Hiner 33691032 Btry B

Pvt Kenneth W. Keene 34838079 Btry B

Pvt Joseph A. Koepfle 36592588 Btry B

Pvt Albert Leo 20148228 Btry B

Pvt Edward J. McCarthy 33561533 Btry B

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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Pvt Allen S. McCallum 34771904 Btry B

Pvt M. B. Morris 34771923 Btry B

Pvt John T. Moser Jr 13031737 Btry B

Pvt Fred J. Nootbaar 36736737 Btry B

Pvt Paul Polinsky Btry B

Pvt William E. Putnam 44025456 Btry B

Pvt William M. Putney 42181272 Btry B

Pvt Robert E. Rhoads 20715800 Btry B

Pvt Richard N. Rushlow 31306552 Btry B

Pvt John N. Spear 36468610 Btry B

Pvt Clinton E. Stokes 33677653 Btry B

Pvt Argie L. Thrall 37733195 Btry B

Pvt Louis P. Wihbey 31389804 BtryB

Pvt Richard F. Yeakle 33872330 Btry B

S/Sgt Percy B. Gormley 39375115 Btry C

S/Sgt Raymond F. Wilder 37512491 Btry C

Sgt George Nardacci 31292560 Btry C

Sgt Peter C. Shunt 36646449 Btry C

Tec 4 Edward E. Charnitz 36254524 Btry C

Tec 4 Felix W. Mankowski 31370790 Btry C

Tec 4 Joseph A. Frascella 32259187 Btry C

Tec 4 Albert N. Schumacher 32188061 Btry C

Cpl Milleage M. Davis 7080547 Btry C

Cpl Thomas I. Gregorio 31338525 Btry C

Cpl Vernon Jacobs 38372877 Btry C

Cpl Carmel L. Massey 35636926 Btry C

Cpl Ferdnota P. Niceta 32070888 Btry C

Cpl Charles S. Pilch 39563267 Btry C

Cpl Arthur H D Guthrie 32777721 Btry C

Cpl Anthony A. Scafati 31370735 Btry C

Cpl Daniel Sidor Btry C BS

Cpl Frank A. Tulli 33237732 Btry C

Cpl Andrew Zaharias 32824685 Btry C

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

9

Tec 5 Elden E. Arris 31398290 Btry C

Tec 5 Vongue Bennett 36618035 Btry C

Tec 5 Enid R. Hood 39155320 Btry C

Tec 5 Moses W. Loos 35790569 Btry C

Tec 5 Roland R. Williams 35660961 Btry C

Pfc Milo Groen 37109343 BtryC

Pfc Edward Hays 31370776 Btry C

Pfc Marshall W. Hollifield 6560365 Btry C

Pfc Kenneth P. Krigor 33622624 Btry C

Pfc David E. Leonard 31369648 Btry C

Pfc Willie O. McGee 34801102 Btry C

Pfc David K. Pearlstein 32979865 Btry C

Pfc Richard G. Progulske 31349872 Btry C

Pfc Marvin D. Rich 37664451 Btry C

Pfc Raymond N. Rowe 31374376 Btry C

Pfc Kenneth F. Schindler 36744587 Btry C

Pfc Michael V. Spano 32879207 Btry C

Pfc Robert B. Stewart 31398436 Btry C

Pfc Keneth J. Vigue 6146904 Btry C

Pfc Melvin A. Wakkinen 36815020 Btry C

Pfc John A. Weaver 34671307 Btry C

Pfc Roger E. Williams 36693033 Btry C

Pfc Orville R. Zamzow 39281031 Btry C

Pvt Ambrose M. Adams 20760144 Btry C

Pvt Lawrence G. Bauch 35544862 Btry C

Pvt Aubrey L. Buskell 6882944 Btry C

Pvt George T. Carey 31301468 Btry C

Pvt Olin H. Conrad 35025035 Btry C

Pvt Alfred Forte 31386979 Btry C

Pvt Edward Glowacki 32842512 Btry C

Pvt Charles M. Harter 6704033 Btry C

Pvt George W. Jenkins 14033735 Btry C

Pvt Willard R. Johnson 37611198 Btry C

Pvt Charles M. Kratz 35532405 Btry C

Pvt Harry B. Likely 37746377 Btry C

Pvt John J. Maragliano 32099288 Btry C

Pvt Walter Marker 42004574 Btry C

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

10

Pvt Frank J. Mihalik 33572655 Btry C

Pvt John A. Mondo 31338663 Btry C

Pvt William H. Matthews 34671503 Btry C

Pvt Felix R. Robichaux 20432525 Btry C

Pvt Edward D. Salata 31329257 Btry C

Pvt William H. Sims 6971880 Btry C

Pvt James H. Slate 34771925 Btry C

Pvt Edward A. Struna 35849925 Btry C

Pvt William G. Ver Bruggen 36809070 Btry C

Pvt Robert A. Wigglesworth 31371384 Btry C

Pvt Luther M. Wilkins 6972145 Btry C

Pvt Charles M. Williams 38390148 Btry C

Pvt Frank P. Zuroski 33951218 Btry C

Ralph P. Costanza Btry C FO PH 01/18/45

M/Sgt Bernard C. Dovenspike 37043523 Svc Btry

T/Sgt Norman H. Camp Jr 35631396 Svc Btry

Tec 4 Wayne R. McNutt 37553303 Svc Btry

Tec 4 Edward F. Myles 31371353 Svc Btry

Tec 4 Allen D. Newsom 34249085 Svc Btry

Tec 4 Sanford Powell Jr 34355821 Svc Btry

Cpl John L. Kramer 32764023 Svc Btry

Cpl Kelly F. Shuemaker 34601753 Svc Btry

Cpl Angelo A. Tranto 32825077 Svc Btry

Cpl Donald S. Weatherbee 31369564 Svc Btry

Tec 5 Harry Buchard Jr 33433964 Svc Btry

Tec 5 Stanely H. Pitman 31371286 Svc Btry

Tec 5 Neil Saunders 38343276 Svc Btry

Pfc Donald F. Krueger 36615379 Svc Btry

Pfc William G. McCarthy 31370881 Svc Btry

Pfc T. J. Rackley 38454551 Svc Btry

Pfc Robert Tildan 31398153 Svc Btry

Pvt Ferrier Bienvenu 31380597 Svc Btry

Pvt Ralph E. Dicken 33725946 Svc Btry

Pvt James E. Schell 34794339 Svc Btry

Rlvd = Relieved; PH = Purple Heart; BS = Bronze Star; KIA = Killed in Action; FO = Forward Observer

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1943 - 1945

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Pvt David Ungar 32883229 Svc Btry

Pvt Thomas H. Worsley 32115511 Svc Btry

S/Sgt John B. Werthmann 20715607 Med Det

Sgt Francis X. Cleary 32923065 Med Det

Pfc Lindsey R. Taylor 33647158 Med Det

Pvt Robert E. Coyne 31446147 Med Det