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Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division

Killed In Action

— Italy – France – Germany —
— 9 September 1943 – 8 May 1945 —

 
 
Ninety-Nine Killed in Action, WWII image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 8, 2023
1. Ninety-Nine Killed in Action, WWII
Inscription.
Ninety-Nine Killed in Action, WWII
Yield to fear, not chance
Long for home, must go to France
Bleak and low, 9 September 43
Black that day, not much glee.

Stick by me, my soldier friend,
We’ll make it, yes, to the end.
This the start, and more to do,
Hell on earth for me and you.

I honor you, my friend, I remember thee,
For days of combat, fun, days at sea.
Some fell, left us for a while,
But you’re here in my heart, see my smile.

I love you, my friend, from the very start.
I love you, my friend, with all my heart.
You’re the greatest of humankind.
You gave all for peace of mind.

You took that hill and woods ahead.
You took it, dear friends, it left your dead!
Not just a hill, woods, or sand,
But freedom for me and all the land.

You took our hearts — you’re divine
You took our love, KIA, all ninety-nine.

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—Dewey Mann, Captain – Co. B

West Virginia — Ball, Samuel C., Pvt – Hewitt

Texas — Alvey, William A., Sgt - Coleman • Barnett, James M., Pfc-Whitesboro • Blanton, Harold J., Pft - Bailey • Caldwell, William T-4 - Austin • Carender, Alfred D., Sgt - Pottsboro • Csajkoski, Edward, Pfc - Bremond • Dixon, R. L. Pfc - Coleman • Flietman, August Pfc-Muenster • Gailey, James Pfc - Sherman • Henkleman, William Pfc - Clifton • Mathieu, Martin Pfc-Voth • Maxwell, Richard H., Cpl - Stephenville • Nail, Paul S-Sgt - Ovalo • Slaughter, Woodrow Pfc-Cross Plains • *Smith, Garland Cpl - Coleman • *Smith, Lloyd Pfc - Coleman • Todar, Anthony Pvt - Waco • Vaughn, Gaither, T-Sgt - Coleman • Watson, Wilbur Pvt – May

New York — Bailey, Ward E., Pvt - Oswego • D'amelio, Peter Pvt - Flushing
Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 8, 2023
2. Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division Marker
• Grandietti, Alfred Pvt - Lynbrock • Jones, Clarence Pvt - Buffalo • Keyes, Clarence Pfc - Broad Channel • Kleiner, Meinard Pfc - Syracuse • Lafler, Joseph J., Pfct - Ft. Plains • Molinari, Hugo Pvt - Brooklyn • Noble, Vitos, Pfc - Albany • Wasik, John Pfc - Chester

Ohio — • Briendenthal, David H. Pvt - • Cambridge/Caranci • Leroy Pfc - Garfield Heights • Gadd, Richard Pfc - Ryesville • Hubal, John Pfc - Cambridge • Hooper, Carl Pfc - North Olmstead • Keller, Robert R., Pvt - Toledo • Kurowski, John Pvt - Cleveland • Ogg, Carl Pfc- Lancaster • Parks, Harry Pvt - Hillsboro • Pendzich, Chester Pvt - Cleveland • Schneider, Leonard Pvt- Cleveland • Snowden, Robert D., Pvt - Cleveland • Thomas, Leonard D., Pvt - Lore City

Massachusetts — Sarapas, Peter P., Pfc - Cambridge • Brennan, William P., Pvt - Springfield

Washington — Spring, Harold C., S-Sgt - Seattle

Tennessee — Akin, James W., Pvt - Bradford • Barry, George S-Sgt - Mountain City

Georgia — Boring, Fred H., Pfc - Decatur • Lasseter, Joe D., Pfc - Columbus • Young, James B., Pvt - Smithville

California — Allen, George R., Pvt - Cedarville • Cummings, Albert H., 1st Lt - Berkely

Arizona — Bland, Vernon N., 1st Lt – Tucson

Wisconsin — Blomberg, Erland J., Pfc - Superior • Stenberg, Ernest
Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division Memorial Wall in Nitro WV image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 8, 2023
3. Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division Memorial Wall in Nitro WV
This tablet is the one in the upper right.
Pfc - Blair • Wiedenhaft, Harold Pfc – Pulaska

Arkansas — Davidson, Wilfred Pvt - Altheimer

Illinois — Detuno, Robert D., Pvt - Chicago • Escobedo, Michael Pfc - Chicago • Gerlick, Paul C., Pfc - Chicago • Medine, James L., Pvt - Genoa • Pinne, Henry E., Pfc - Genoa • Wood, George S., Pvt – Alton

Indiana — Brown, William M., Pfc - Edinburg

Pennsylvania — Eberhart, Frank J., Pfc - Pittsburg • Hillem, James E., Sgt-Connelsville • Knepp, Walter W., Jr., Pvt - Belleville • Van Rodey, Robert M., Pvt - Philadelphia

Michigan — Brown, Wellington E., Pfc - Morris • Ellison, William C., Ssgt - Dearborn • Renehan, Edward R., Pfc- Port Huron • Walker, Rollie W., Pfc - Battle Creek

Kentucky — Elswick, Mason Pvt - Robinson Creek

Florida — Vickery, James F., Jr., Pvt - Lake Wales • Zipperer, Kenneth L., Pvt – Jasper

New Jersey — Cibrowski, Chester E., Pfc - Perth Amboy • Ruccio, Jerry Pfc - Newark • Eck, Arnold Pvt - Colonia

Mississippi — Fugate, George C., Capt - Morris

Rhode Island — Furia, Angelo Pvt – Providence

Maine — Gerry, Randolph B., Pvt - Lincoln

South Carolina — Gosnell, Thomas H., Pfc - Simpsonville

Louisiana — Hidalgo, Ulysses J., Pfc - Donaldsville
Honor Respect Gratitude image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 8, 2023
4. Honor Respect Gratitude
“These words express why the men of Company B are the beloved ones in the hearts of families, friends, and fellow servicemen. They made the sacrifices. They paid the debt. They kept us free. Under the leadership of Capt. Dewey W. Mann, (former citizen of Nitro), this is their story.”
WWII: Sept. 1943 — May 1945
Naples • Foggia • Anzio
Central France • Central Europe
God Bless America
• Neal, Wright S., Pfc - New Orleans

Idaho — Zurnstein, Raymond C.. Pfc - Burke

Connecticut — Dzielsinski, Alex Pvt - Bristol • Gianocopolous, Arthur Pfc - Norwich

North Carolina — Jenkins, Clifford C., Pfc - Bryson City • Pipkin, George P., Jr., Pfc - Bern • Rogers, Tom R., Pvt - Hendersonville • Whitley, George T., Jr., Pfc - Rutherford College

Oklahoma — Jones, Glenwood W., Pvt - Sterling • Reynolds, Lowell L. Pvt - Earlsboro

Maryland — Weiss, Louis Pvt – Baltimore

Virginia — Locker, Willis C. Jr., Cpl - Richmond

Alabama — Merrill, Gordon Pfc - Wilsonville

Minnesota —Nordby, Arthur A., Pfc - Minneapolis

Missouri — Koehn, Maurice E. Pvt - Rich Hill
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 25.296′ N, 81° 50.458′ W. Marker is in Nitro, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. Memorial is at the intersection of 21th Street and 2nd Avenue on 21th Street. It is at Living Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nitro WV 25143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division
Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division Memorial Wall in Nitro WV image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 8, 2023
5. Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division Memorial Wall in Nitro WV
(here, next to this marker); Nitro: WWI “Boom Town” (a few steps from this marker); Nitro War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Survey / Nitro (within shouting distance of this marker); Larry Barnett (within shouting distance of this marker); Lou Burdette (within shouting distance of this marker); Kathy Mattea (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nitro.
 
More about this marker. * indicates prisoner of war.
 
Thank You for Our Freedom image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 8, 2023
6. Thank You for Our Freedom
Soldiers – Sailors – Marines – Airmen – Coast Guard
“I am a soldier too” —Jessica Lynch
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 14, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.   2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 13, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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