Nitro in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division
Killed In Action
Italy France Germany
9 September 1943 8 May 1945
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,
Well 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 youre 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.
Youre 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 youre 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 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 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 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 (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.
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.