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| Miscellaneous Photos and Memorabilia Images- Page 31 |
| The following photograph was furnished by Jim Storer, 63rd Reconnaissance Troop. The photo was very wide so I had to scan it in sections. I have put them together as close as possible to the original photo. Please scan to the right to view the complete photograph. |
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| Photograph of the 5th Company Replacement Training Group, Camp Van Dorn, MS. 29 Apr 44. This company gave replacements Basic Training prior to their assignments to Infantry units in the 63rd Infantry Division. Below is a list naming some of the men appearing in the photograph, although the location of only two(2) of those men in the photo is available. Bill Pink (D Company 254th Infantry) is the third man from the left in the second row. James Storer,(63rd Reconnaissance Troop) is in the first row. 7th person from the right.. |
| Scan to the right to view complete photograph |
| Along with the photograph, Jim provided a list of names of individuals who had signed the reverse side of his photograph. Those names appear below with as much information as I could locate on them. Their position in the photograph is not known except for Bill Pink and Jim Storer. |
| Name and last known rank: Pfc R. Childress Pfc Gerald Costigon Pfc Stan Covaleski Pfc Hugh Curry Pfc Robert Daly Pfc Anthony J. DiPietre S/Sgt John W. Duvall Pfc Richard Frye Pfc Robert Fuller Pfc Clarence. F. Galley Pfc Robert Harter Pfc Dale Hartman Pvt Jim Hennessy T/Sgt Lesley L. Isley Pfc Harry B Johnson Pfc Jim Larkin Pfc Anthony LePore Pvt Robert Leavitt Pfc Edwin M Luce 2d Lt K. R Mancini T/Sgt John P Mangan Cpl James McMinn T/Sgt Ernest Neault Pvt Edward Novell Pvt Patsy Offredo Pvt William O'Grady Sgt Clarence Olinger Sgt Bill Pink Pfc Edward J. Poirier S/Sgt Arnold Quick S/Sgt Ronald K. Schock Pfc Jim Storer |
| Unit assigned to: B Co 255th Inf G Co 255th Inf A Co 254th Inf A Co 254th Inf (KIA 5 Apr 45) L Co 253d Inf A Co 253d Inf E Co 254th Inf D Co 255th Inf 63d Recon Trp I Co 253d Inf (KIA 9 Apr 45) I Co 253d Inf A Co 253d Inf B Co 255th Inf E Co 254th Inf A & F Co 255th Inf Hq Co 2d Bn 253d Inf Hq Co 1st Bn 254th Inf Hq Co 1st Bn 253d Inf A Co 254th Inf (KIA 23 Jan 45) G Co 254th Inf 254th Inf B Co 253d Inf E Co 255th Inf A Co 254th Inf and G Co 253d Inf L Co 253d Inf K Co 253d Inf A Co 254th Inf D Co 254th Inf F Co 253d Inf (KIA 16 Apr 45) A Co 254th Inf E Co 255th Inf 63d Recon Trp |
| Hometown at time of photo ?, Virginia ? New Hampshire New Britain, CN Chicopee, MA ? Rhode Island New Britain, CN Sykesville, MD Norton, VA North Conway, NH Bernard, ME Cleveland, OH Hunlock Creek, PA Brooklyn, NY ? Key West, FL Cleveland, OH Bridgeport, CN Cleveland, OH Concord, NH Burlington, NJ New Britain, CN West Newton, PA Lowell, MA Worcester, MA New Castle, PA Lowell, MA Gate City, VA Slippery Rock, PA Worcester, MA Avoca, PA ? Pennsylvania Elizabeth, PA |
| Died* 1996 5 Apr 45 1980 1990 9 Apr 45 1999 1965 1992 23 Jan 45 1987 16 Apr 45 2000 |
| * Rank and date of death as shown on available records. |