Silver Star Recipients
Pfc James I Key
Pfc Lester A Marks
1/Lt Thomas McKinley
Capt James T Morton
1/Sgt Anthony Paplatario
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550th Airborne Infantry Battalion
Roll of Honor
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baase |
John |
C |
|
Sgt |
|
|
|
|
USA/MI |
| Beasley |
Paul |
V |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
So France |
|
|
USA/IN |
| Blair |
Charles |
P |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/18/44 |
 DOW |
USA/SC |
| Bruno |
Anthony |
|
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Buechler |
Paul |
H |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
|
DOW |
USA/OH |
| Chapin |
Claude |
B |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
H-C |
| Charbonneau |
Joseph |
A |
Jr |
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
USA/MA |
| Cherasky |
Joseph |
A |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
DOW |
LUX |
| Cherry |
Vincent |
B |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Chrystall |
David |
|
|
1/Lt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| De Voe |
Edward |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
DOW |
USA/PA |
| Dodich |
Manuel |
|
|
Sgt |
Co A |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
USA/NY |
| Dunbar |
Vernon |
E |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
RHO |
| Dunn |
Elmer |
J |
Jr |
T/5 |
|
|
|
|
USA/KY |
| Feagin |
John |
A |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
USA/AL |
| Florant |
John |
L |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
RHO |
| Foley |
John |
H |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Glass |
Chester |
|
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
BS |
LUX |
| Hall |
Curtis |
|
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/6/45 |
DOW |
LUX |
| Hering |
Gilbert |
C |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Hexamer |
Richard |
F |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/IN |
| Houlihan |
John |
T |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Hurd |
Henry |
R |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
H-C |
| Hutchinson |
Leo |
C |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
3/12/45 |
|
ARD |
| Jackson |
George |
C |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Karinka |
John |
J |
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
USA/IL |
| Kellerman |
Robert |
J |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/WI |
| Klausen |
Albert |
J |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
USA/IL |
| Larkin |
Clyde |
A |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Belgium |
1/12/45 |
DOW |
ARD |
| Lattanzio |
Alfred |
|
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
H-C |
| Lee |
Calvin |
R |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
10/11/44 |
DOW |
RHO |
| Legros |
Joseph |
|
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
USA/PA |
| Lopenski |
Frank |
G |
|
T/5 |
|
|
|
DODY |
USA/PA |
| Maziarka |
Edward |
S |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/28/45 |
|
H-C |
| Mc Glauflin |
Wallace |
H |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
USA/ME |
| Mc Kinniss |
Clifford |
L |
|
S/Sgt |
|
|
|
|
USA/OH |
| Mitchell |
Charles |
S |
|
Sgt |
|
|
|
|
USA/CT |
| Moore |
Regis |
G |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Morton |
James |
T |
|
Capt |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/12/45 |
SS |
USA/NC |
| Nowakowski |
Chester |
W |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| O'Sullivan |
Cornelius |
J |
|
2/Lt |
|
|
|
DODY |
|
| Paplatario |
Anthony |
|
|
1/Sgt |
|
So France |
8/16/44 |
SS |
RHO |
| Perkins |
Herman |
J |
|
T/5 |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LOR |
| Robertson |
Roland |
K |
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
USA/MD |
| Rosen |
Barney |
|
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/NY |
| Rossi |
William |
A |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/NY |
| Schady |
William |
R |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Schur |
Charles |
|
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Scott |
Mark |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
11/4/44 |
|
USA/NC |
| Seltzer |
Roy |
E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sharpe |
George |
W |
Jr |
1/Lt |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
USA/SC |
| Singley |
Eugene |
D |
Jr |
Pvt |
|
So France |
10/17/44 |
|
USA/NY |
| Smith |
Lemar |
B |
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
USA/SC |
| Smith |
William |
D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Smith |
Willis |
H |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
10/18/44 |
|
RHO |
| Snyder |
Vernon |
|
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/IL |
| Sorell |
Milton |
W |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Stampler |
Lawrence |
G |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Strand |
Elten |
F |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Tappen |
Jerome |
F |
|
T/5 |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
RHO |
| Taylor |
Floyd |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/WV |
| Taylor |
Jack |
|
|
2/Lt |
|
|
|
DOW |
|
| Van Singel |
Theodore |
M |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
LUX |
| Waddle |
Ernest |
E |
|
2/Lt |
|
So France |
11/14/44 |
DOW |
RHO |
| Waggoner |
Theodore |
L |
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
USA/TN |
| Watts |
Robert |
D |
|
Pfc |
|
Germany |
3/24/45 |
194 GIR |
MAR |
| Whigham |
Clifford |
L |
|
Sgt |
|
Germany |
4/7/45 |
194 GIR |
MAR |
| White |
Perry |
C |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Belgium |
2/11/45 |
|
LOR |
| Williams |
Ollie |
G |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/KY |
| Wilson |
Boyd |
M |
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
3/1/45 |
BS |
ARD |
| Yoder |
William |
G |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Belgium |
|
|
USA/PA |
| Yulo |
Basil |
J |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
DOI |
RHO |
| Zitzka |
Carl |
A |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
|
USA/IL |
|
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