OFFICERS
Ames, Marshall A. -- East Corinth, VT
Barrington, Paul S. -- Baltimore, MD
Bayne, Robert H. -- Manassas, VA
Bixler, Harold L. Chapl. Cresco, PA Bronze Star
Cavanaugh, Edwin A. -- N. Hollywood, CA
Clinton, Roy J. -- Staten Island, NY
Cocke, James W. -- Nashville, TN
Davis, Kelton S. -- Maywood, IL
Dedman, Cleveland E. Capt. Conroe, TX Bronze Star
Foster, Nova E. -- Warrentown, MO
Hess, Faris J. -- McLean, TX
Homfeld, John F. -- Urbana, IL
Howard, Thomas J. Maj. Marion, KS Army Air Medal, Croix de Guerre, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Kubala, Paul A. -- Chicago, IL
Leyden, Edward A. Chapl. Denver, CO Bronze Star
McCarthey, Joseph M. -- Springfield, IL
McCulloch, Robert F. -- Port Washington, NY
Polk, James H. -- El Paso, TX
Rogers, Leo A. -- Pretty Prairie, KS
Root, Roy M. Lt./Col. Champaign, IL Bronze Star
Smith, Robert A. 1st/Lt. --- Bronze Star
Taplin, Benjamin H. 1st/Lt. Cleveland Hts., OH Purple Heart
Tarpening, John D. Maj. Urbana, IL Purple Heart
Yarrington, William R. -- Columbus, OH
Wilson, Vennard Col. Fort Riley, KS Legion of Merit, Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre, Bronze Star
ENLISTED
Barbour, Vess M. T/5 Four Oaks, NC Bronze Star
Bedford, Herbert R. M/Sgt. Urbana, IL Killed in Action, Purple Heart (Post)
Bellack, Ernest T. M/Sgt. Chicago, IL Bronze Star (Cluster), Purple Heart
Bourgert, Henry J. T/5 Lowell, MA Purple Heart
Braatz, Robert I. -- Lidgerwood, ND
Bradt, Cecil E. -- Sandusky, OH
Brewer, James C. -- Waynesville, OH
Bunn, Don G. -- Miles City, MT
Carter, Carl C. -- Roanoke, VA
Ciardi, Arthur T/5 Quincy, MA Bronze Star
Consiglio, Vito C. -- Jamaica, NY
Coole, William D. M/Sgt. Chicago, IL Bronze Star
Cramer, Edwin F. -- Whippany, NJ
Czaplinski, John J. -- Cheektowaga, NY
Davis, Wyne H. -- Rossville, IL
Duncan, Robert E. -- Pinson Fork, KY
Eaton, Harold -- Sidney, IL
Eberling, George R. Pfc. --- Purple Heart
Feldman, David I. -- Brooklyn, NY
Gelzaines, John G. S/Sgt. Chicago, IL Bronze Star
Gillespie, Adrian F. T/4 --- Purple Heart
Grams, Hilton E. -- Sheboygan, WI
Hammond, Eugene F. T/4 --- Killed in Action, Purple Heart (Post)
Hanley, Francis G. -- Union, NJ
Hayes, Edward M. 1st/Sgt. Paxton, IL Bronze Star
Hicks, Forest G. -- Los Angeles, CA
Hoyt, Edward R. -- White Plains, NY
Hunt, James R. Pfc. --- Killed in Action, Purple Heart (Post)
Johnson, William C. -- --- Killed in Action, Purple Heart
Jones, James A. -- Oxford, OH
Keppley, John A. T/5 --- Purple Heart
Kotalik, Stephen P. -- Wilkes-Barre, PA
Kratschmer, Melvin F. -- Chicago, IL
Lane, Charlie Pfc. --- Purple Heart
Lewis, Clyde E. -- Garrett, IN
Manlove, John N. -- Upper Darby, PA
McGormick, Robert D. -- Hoopeston, IL
McCoy, Joseph J. -- Jersey City, NJ
McKenna, Hugh B. T/Sgt. Chicago, IL Bronze Star
Miller, Ernest -- Liverpool, OH
Mitchell, Robert -- Port Kennedy, PA
Moore, John L. -- Nortonville, KY
Motherway, William M/Sgt. Urbana, IL Bronze Star
Noiseux, Henry L. Sgt. Willimansett, MA Bronze Star
Ohmes, Robert L. -- Lincoln, IL
Olinger, James H. Pvt. --- Purple Heart
Osborn, Marion O. T/Sgt. Christman, IL Bronze Star
Parks, Forest P. -- McCamey, TX
Proffer, Robert F. T/5 St. Louis, MO Bronze Star
Puckett, James W. -- Highland, OH
Reilly, Charles E. -- Bronx, NY
Remley, Samuel E. Pfc. Newport, KY Purple Heart
Russell, Richard T. Sgt. New York, NY Bronze Star
Rollins, Harley E. -- Urbana, IL
Richards, William H. Pfc. Springfield, IL Purple Heart
Santoli, Anthony S. -- Waterbury, CT
Sessa, Carmen A. -- Norristown, PA
Sheldon, Joe T/5 Des Moines, IA Bronze Star
Sherrod, Robert W. M/Sgt. Ft. Worth, TX Bronze Star
Smith, William A. -- Cohoes, NY
Stowik, Stanley T/4 --- Purple Heart
Straw, George M. -- Florence, MA
Sturgill, Joda O. -- Partridge, KY
Sward, George L. M/Sgt. Chicago, IL Bronze Star
Takach, Emil T/4 Garfield, NJ Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Toney, Homer A. Pvt. Blooming Rose, WV Purple Heart
Tracy, Kenneth W. -- Oblong, IL
Wenzel, Otto A. -- Brooklyn, NY
Willhamer, Frank S/Sgt. Chicago, IL Bronze Star
Williams, Ernest V. -- Philadelphia, PA
Note: the regimental history lists no ranks for Group Headquarters Troop other than for those
who received decorations.
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