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Merced Genealogy & History
California in the Civil War
California in the Spanish American War
California in the War of 1812
Merced County, California Japanese American Internment Camp
Merced County, World War II Army Casualities
Merced County California in the Viet Nam Conflict ~ Casualty List
Genealogical & Historical Societies
Merced County Historical Society
Gustine Historical Society
Gustine History Center - 323 6th St, Gustine, CA 95322;
Gustine Museum - 397 4th St, Highway 33, Gustine
PO Box 111, Atwater, CA 95301;
Bloss Museum - 1020 Cedar Ave, Atwater, CA
Milliken Museum
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Merced County Genealogical Society
Los Banos Genealogical Society
WW II Casualties
Many brave men and women from Merced county gave their lives for their country during World War II. Here is a list of those individuals who were in the Army. The list is provided by the National Archives. They also have a list of Navy and Marine personnel, but it is not sorted by county. Below this list is an explanation for the abbreviations used in the list.
| Name | Serial Number | Grade | Type of Casualty |
| Abril, Mike E | 39421405 | PFC | DOW |
| Allen, James C | 39696969 | PVT | KIA |
| Allen, Sidney W | 39004909 | SGT | KIA |
| Angelakis, Harry G | 19083540 | PVT | DNB |
| Archer, Lewis M | 39697413 | T SG | FOD |
| Bennett, Paul K | O-553530 | 1 LT | KIA |
| Bernard, Leonard B | 19002905 | SGT | KIA |
| Berumen, Albert F | 39699082 | PFC | KIA |
| Bishop, George A | 19075930 | T SG | DNB |
| Boldt, Merle H | 19051981 | PVT | DNB |
| Boyd, Tunney E | 39426988 | PVT | KIA |
| Bracken, William J | 39002860 | SGT | DOW |
| Brown, Lester E | 39840162 | PVT | KIA |
| Buddenbaum, Otto A | O-435852 | 1 LT | KIA |
| Buendia, Peter C | 39046803 | PVT | KIA |
| Buxton, James M | O-903017 | 1 LT | DNB |
| Byrne, Archie C | 39685340 | PFC | KIA |
| Campos, Walter J | O-757949 | 2 LT | DNB |
| Canterberry, Bernie A | 39075106 | SGT | DOW |
| Cardoza, Verne P | 39004922 | PFC | KIA |
| Carey, Chester A | 6503782 | TEC5 | DNB |
| Carter, Charles A | 39103110 | PVT | DNB |
| Caton, Everette B | 19189939 | SGT | DNB |
| Champion, Max L | 39698259 | CPL | KIA |
| Corvello, Fred A | 39840157 | SGT | FOD |
| Curry, Jack C | O-730874 | 2 LT | DNB |
| Dill, Wayne F | 19002183 | S SG | KIA |
| Duffield, Edgar A | 39004930 | TEC4 | KIA |
| Durham, Jack C | 39079166 | PFC | KIA |
| Eason, Thomas R | 39084345 | PFC | DNB |
| Felts, Jack W | 19075948 | CPL | FOD |
| Flood, Joe | O-751960 | 2 LT | KIA |
| Founts, George R | 39393375 | SGT | DNB |
| Fullerton, Thomas F | 39697899 | TEC5 | KIA |
| Gilbert, Fletcher B | 19062635 | S SG | FOD |
| Goode, James D | O-739275 | 1 LT | DNB |
| Gray, Edward F | 39840454 | SGT | KIA |
| Harris, Ralph G | 39083851 | S SG | DOW |
| Harris, Walter L | 39696953 | PFC | KIA |
| Harris, William G | 39688291 | PFC | DOW |
| Hodge, Edward L | O1314223 | 1 LT | KIA |
| Hondeville, Richard G | 39424407 | PFC | KIA |
| Johansen, Peder J | 39422678 | PFC | KIA |
| Johnson, Leonard R | 39688296 | PFC | KIA |
| Jones, Floyd L Jr | 6578400 | SGT | DNB |
| Josephson, Robert R | 39142523 | PFC | KIA |
| Lampman, Robert R | O-821731 | 2 LT | FOD |
| Lane, Frederic F | 39082645 | PFC | DOW |
| Latorraca, Joe | 39015139 | S SG | KIA |
| Lauderdale, R E Jr | 19093074 | CPL | DNB |
| Ledford, Edward F | O-681129 | 2 LT | FOD |
| Loewen, Daniel S | 39048375 | PFC | KIA |
| Loewen, David S | 39688543 | TEC5 | KIA |
| Lopez, Joe | 39696238 | PVT | KIA |
| Machado, Victor S | 19075914 | T SG | KIA |
| Macias, Ben L | 39137412 | PVT | KIA |
| Macias, Paul | 39690572 | TEC5 | DNB |
| Marin, Robert P | 39406610 | SGT | DNB |
| Martinez, Eugenio V | 39422576 | PVT | DOW |
| McComb, James D | 39421391 | PVT | KIA |
| McDonough, Doyle W | 39162095 | PFC | DNB |
| McEver, Perry A | 39378548 | SGT | KIA |
| Medina, Albert J | 39698286 | PVT | KIA |
| Meeker, Oscar V | 19012622 | PVT | DNB |
| Meredith, John W | O-727517 | CAPT | DNB |
| Merritt, Grady W | 6860431 | PVT | KIA |
| Mitchell, Robert S | 39694493 | PVT | DOW |
| Miranda, Chrispin L | 39397927 | PFC | FOD |
| Myers, Walter S | O-730944 | 1 LT | FOD |
| Nelson, Rolland R | 19013151 | PFC | DNB |
| Paradiso, Benard D | 39004904 | SGT | KIA |
| Park, William R | 39125922 | CPL | KIA |
| Pearson, Jasper C | 39022887 | S SG | FOD |
| Perez, David | 39698257 | PFC | KIA |
| Picton, Howard R | 19064787 | S SG | DNB |
| Pinnelli, Tony L | 39075968 | T SG | KIA |
| Pisano, Tony D | 39004914 | SGT | KIA |
| Porter, John M | 6578740 | PVT | KIA |
| Posey, Herschel L | 19167008 | PVT | DNB |
| Pricolo, Dominic J | 39418483 | PFC | KIA |
| Rodriguez, Paul F | O1291524 | 1 LT | DOW |
| Roduner, James E Jr | 39078073 | SGT | FOD |
| Rose, Anthony | 39089462 | PVT | KIA |
| Row, J C | 39686721 | PFC | KIA |
| Ruiz, Frank S Jr | 39418509 | SGT | FOD |
| Salas, Robert | 39135420 | PVT | KIA |
| Sanders, Kenneth A | 39693560 | S SG | DNB |
| Shoji, Toshiaki | 39083843 | PVT | DOW |
| Smith, William E | 39401854 | CPL | DNB |
| Souza, Frank R | 39004923 | TEC5 | FOD |
| Spina, Joseph M | 19062971 | PVT | DNB |
| Stamper, Forrest E | 19190615 | AV C | DNB |
| Stefani, William J | O-760405 | 2 LT | DNB |
| Stewart, Frederick T | O-750880 | 1 LT | DNB |
| Thompson, Robert C | 39008852 | PVT | DNB |
| Tometz, Carl H | W2116354 | WO | DNB |
| Watson, Robert | 1595585 | PVT | DNB |
| Wettengel, Paul L | 39002881 | PFC | DOW |
| Williams, Willis G | 39697993 | PFC | KIA |
| Wilson, Charles | O-821825 | 2 LT | DNB |
| Winchester, William B | 19012207 | TEC5 | DNB |
| Witt, Clifford E | 39690269 | PVT | KIA |
| Young, William | O-785230 | 2 LT | KIA |
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Explanations |
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Grade:
CAPT - Captain 1 LT - First Lieutenant
2 LT - Second Lieutenant ~ WO - Warrant officer
AV C - Aviation Cadet 1 ~ SG - First Sergeant
T SG - Technical Sergeant S SG - Staff Sergeant
CPL - Corporal ~ TEC4 - Technician Fourth Grade
TEC5 - Technician Fifth Grade ~ PFC - Private
First Class
PVT - Private |
Type of Casualty:
KIA - Killed In Action
DOI - Died Of Injuries
FOD - Finding Of Death |
Herb Wood has put together an excellent book, describing several towns from Merced county that either no longer exist today, or that are just a shadow of their former selves. He tells of their locations, when they existed, who started the towns and how they got their names, what businesses were in those towns, and other interesting information.
The towns described in this book are listed here, and their location is shown in the map below.
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Alexandria Amsterdam Arena Athlone Bear Creek Bonanza Brickville Buhach Colony Central Point Charleston Chester Cleveland Colony Center Cottonwood Dickenson's Ferry |
Dogtown Dover Ede's Corner Elgin Forlorn Hope Gwin Hopeton Ingomar Irwin City Kadota Krayenhagen's Corner Lambert Lone Willow Merced Falls Ortigalito |
Plainsburg Red Top Rotterdam San Luis Ranch Santa Rita Park Staytonville Sturgeon Turner & Osborne Ranch Tuttle Union Volta Wyruck Yam |
The persons named in the book are listed below
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Adams, James Capen Bambauer, Charles Bartlett, Rezin F Bedesen, Bill Belt, George Gordon Bennett, Patrick Bibbey, Nicholas Boothry, A H Bowden, William Bradley, Eba Bradley, Thomas Wesley Bradley, William T Buckley, Charles Buckley, Jay Buzzell, Joseph Castro, General Jose Cleveland, Grover Deulle, J C Dickenson, Gallant Duncan Dickenson, George Winchester Eagleston, Thomas Eagleton, Thomas Edmonson, Maude Fancher, George Fatjo, Paula Fayle, Annie E Fitchett, Gladys Flanagan, J R Flanagan, Ray Fremont, John C George, Amelia H George, E H Gilhane, Patrick Goldman, Morris Grade, William Adolph Griffith, J Gwin, William McKendree |
Hagaman, George Harris, Charles P Hatfield, Sen. George J Helm, Henry Hendricks, Annie F Hoffman, Clara Hoffman, Henry L Hoyle, E S Hoyle, Justin Orphey Iribarne, John Irwin, W A Jacobs, A Jeorg, Bill Jolley, M B Korn, Moses Kreyenhagen, Gustave Lander, A S Lander, I W Larsen, John Laughlin, William Lee, Sam Lobdell, Maude Lobdell, William Egbert Logue, Harry A Love, Captain Harry Lux, Charles Malarin, Juan Malarin, Mariano McDermett, James McDonald, J R McNamara, Father McSwain, Alexander C McSwain, Daniel M Miller, Henry Misch, Franz Moraga, Ensign Gabriel |
Murray, Charles Murrieta, Joaquin Nelson, William Newsome, Gene Ostler, James R Pacheco, Francisco Perez Pacheco, Juan Perez Pedigo, Thomas W Puccinelli, Dorothy Rinell Ringnalda, William F Robison, Eli B Rolfe Schmitt, John Simpson, Richard Smith, Doc Stayton, Robert Sturgeon, Ed Sturgeon, Enis Sturgeon, Jerry Thackston, Larkin Thornton, Harry Turner, Frances K Turner, William C Vasch, Joseph Wah, Sam Welch, P Y Wheller, A M Widman, Adolph Widman, Rudolph Wiley, Charles Wilkinson, Harrison Wilkerson, Capt H Wilson, Alfred Wood, Uriah Worsley, John |
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