Wingfoot
Troop A, 116th Squadron
Motto of the 116th Squadron:
“Advance without delay.”
Officers
Capt. Burgess, Albert F., commanding officer, Amherst, Massachusetts
1st Lt. Lewis, Leslie R., executive officer, Lindsey, Texas; wounded in action, February 25, 1945
1st Lt. Gaumond, George W., platoon leader, Bradenton, Florida
1st Lt. Paquette, Raymond R., killed in action, April 3, 1945
1st Lt. Wood, Harvey E., platoon leader, Purple Heart, wounded May 5
2nd Lt. Berry, Howard S., Jr., Wichita, Kansas; wounded in action, March 14, 1945
2nd Lt. Pierce, Charles N., platoon leader; killed in action, February 25, 1945
A
Tech. 5 Almond, John W, Aberdeen, North Carolina
PFC Anderson, Arthur I.
B
Tech. 4 Ballance, James R.
Tech. 5 Barstow, Frank Q.
Tech. 5 Bartole, John Jr., killed in action, June 10, 1945; awarded Silver Star; bured in the American Military Cemetery in Lorraine, France, Plot D, Row 47, Grave 16.
PFC Beattie, Lawrence Jr.
Sgt. Beidelman, William C.
Sgt. Belair, William A., Long Island, New York; wounded in action, March 17, 1945
PFC Bergeaux, Roy
Tech. 5 Bethem, Leonard D.
Tech. 5 Betowski, Chester
Tech. 4 Billage, George Jr.
T. Sgt. Bimble, Edward F. Jr.
Tech. 5 Birchard, Ronald L.
PFC Blackwelder, Josiah G.
Tech. 5 Blidner, Michael
Tech. 5 Brazino, Joseph
PFC Bryant, Thomas A.
PFC Bonaffino, Ferdinand
PFC Bosnak, Arthur
Pvt. Brewer, Lawrence
Tech. 4 Brown, Louis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; wounded in action, April 24, 1945
Tech. 5 Buchanan, William R.
Pvt. Bullano, Vito
PFC Burke, James F. Jr.
PFC Burnett, Melvin W.
Pvt. Burrier, Harold C.
Pvt. Buterbaugh, Elmer J., Homer City, Pennsylvania; wounded in action, April 28, 1945
PFC Byerly, J. V.
Sgt. Byerly, Troy A.
C
Sgt. Calder, Robert J.
PFC Cappiarola, Frank A.
Cpl. Carkin, Earl
PFC Carroll, Dewey E.
Tech. 5 Caven, Hugh J.
PFC Cessna, W. J. Jr.
Tech. 5 Clardy, Richard M.
PFC Clausen, George F.
Tech. 5 Coley, Ralph
PFC Collins, Grady L., Gainsville, Georgia; died of wounds, February 25, 1945
PFC Confer, Richard L.
Cpl. Conner, Willard H.
Sgt. Curtis, George W.
D
PFC Deutsch, George B.
S/Sgt. Dick, Lloyd, Atlanta, Georgia
Cpl. DiCosmo, Pat R.
Tech. 5 Donahue, Paul E.
Tech. 4 Durica, Henry I
E
PFC Edwards, Ralph
PFC Fairchild, Clarence E.
Pvt. Foss, Joseph L.
Tech. 5 Frinzi, Joseph Jr., Phillipsburg, New Jersey
G
PFC Garber, Yale J.
Tech. 5 Garcia, Louis M.
PFC Gauldin, Riley
Tech. 4 Gibson, Thomas L.; wounded in action, February 20, 1945
Tech. 5 Gordon, Jerome
Tech. 5 Gray, Austin
Pvt. Grumme, Finley G.
Tech. 5 Grzenia, Florian E.
H
Tech. 5 Hancock, Herman A.
Tech. 5 Harding, Robert H.
PFC Hart, Billy P.
PFC Hart, Thadeus C.
PFC Hayden, Lawrence G.
PFC Heino, Otto A.
Sgt. Hindman, James K.
Tech. 5 Hines, Jerry
Cpl. Hixson, Landon L.
Tech. 5 Hubbert, Robert
J
PFC Jasinski, Edward N., Purple Heart, wounded April 12
Tech. 5 Jay, William T.
PFC Jesse, John W.
Tech. 5 Jimenez, Manuel, Las Cruces, New Mexico; wounded in action, April 8, 1945
Tech. 5 Jolly, Manning R.
K
S/Sgt. Kelly, Keith G.
S/Sgt. Kerwin, James
Tech. 5 Kolinek, William M.
PFC Krouskoupf, George H.
PFC Kuczawa, John E.
PFC Kuhn, Jacob
Tech. 5 Kurth, Preston H., Brooklyn, New York, died of wounds, April 14, 1945
L
PFC Lard, Marshall F.
S/Sgt. La Riviere, John J.
PFC Lasota, Felix F.
M
Tech. 4 Mahon, Arthur T.
PFC Maloney, Wilce
Tech. 5 Marchese, Vincent D.
Sgt. McCabe, Arthur M., Brooklyn, New York; wounded in action, February 27, 1945
PFC McCarthy, Robert E.
PFC McCormick, Dallas
Pvt. Mc Farland, Charles
Tech. 5 Mertz, Donald R.
PFC Meyers, Clarence M.
Tech. 4 Mezalick, Lewis B.
Tech. 5 Minnick, Frank E.
Pvt. Mondou, Billy
Tech. 5 Moore, William O.
Cpl. Mulvey, Thomas R.
PFC Munsey, Thomas K.
Tech. 4 Murphy, Thomas K.
N
Tech. 5 Nathanson, Albert
Cpl. Nelson, Adolph, Purple Heart, wounded April 27
Sgt. Noonan, John E., Brooklyn, New York; wounded in action, February 25, 1945
O
Cpl. O’Dea, Edward F.
Pvt. Odom, James T.
P
Cpl. Partyka, John P.
Tech. 5 Peacock, Robert E.
Tech. 4 Pejskar, Joseph Jr.
PFC Pinnix, Joseph, C.
Cpl. Piscopo, Salvatore D.
Tech. 5 Pope, Ronald A., Purple Heart, wounded April 8
Tech. 5 Prete, Francis X. Jr., Purple Heart, wounded April 15
Tech. 5 Price, William F., Harrisburg, North Carolina
R
Tech. 5 Ravel, Allan M.
PFC Reid, Ronald E.
Richrode, Aner, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Tech. 5 Rodrigue, Eldridge J., wounded in action, March 1, 1945
Cpl. Roma, Lawrence S.
PFC Romero, Juan I.
Tech. 5 Rose, Neil M.
PFC Rosenberg, Sidney
S/Sgt. Roskoski, Walter
Tech. 5 Roybol, John, Blanca, Colorado
Pvt. Rowe, Norman G.
Tech. 4 Ryan, John P.
S
Pvt. Saltsman, Irvin R.
Tech. 5 Saltzgiver, Edwin L.
PFC Sazanovich, Donald J.
S/Sgt. Schnalzer, John J., Purple Heart, wounded in action, February 25, 1945
PFC Shires, Frederick S. Jr.
PFC Silva, Manuel
Pvt. Simpson, Orval W.
PFC Smith, Everett C.
PFC Squibb, Donald M.
Tech. 4 Stewart, David P.
1st Sgt. Stoothoff, Walter T.
PFC Swartz, Clyde E.
Sgt. Switzer, Evert E., Iowa City, Iowa
T
PFC Thomas, John J. Jr.
Pvt. Tidwell, Henry O.
Tech. 5 Tillison, Carl E.
Pvt. Toth, Frank V.
Tech. 5 Turner, Carl E.
Tech. 5 Turner, Harold, Greenwood, South Carolina
U
Tech. 4 Urquhart, Albert W.
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Sgt. Verdoni, Anthony T.
Tech. 4 Verhoff, Herbert C.
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Sgt. Wheeler, Frederick T.
Y
PFC Yahola, Toby
Tech. 5 Yaselski, Vincent
PFC Yuhouse, Robert W.
Z
S/Sgt. Zotto, Anthony