Genealogy of Northeast Pennsylvania • Pike WWII Honor Roll

Pike World War II Army Air Force Honor Roll

To paraphrase from the document itself, this list was published by the War Dept in 1946, containing the latest & most complete data on all army & air force personnel who were killed, died, or became & remain missing from 27 May 1941-31 Jan 1946. County was determined by residence at time of entry into the service, next of kin, or draft board, in decreasing order of use. Regular military may be listed under Washington DC and not show up in the county from which they originally hailed.
KIA - Killed in action     DOW - Died of wounds
DOI - Died of injuries     DNB - Died, non-battle
FOD - Finding of death     M - Missing

Name, Rank, Type of Casualty

Adams, Howard E, Pvt, KIA
Deremer, Irvine R, Cpl, KIA
Devereaux, Paul R, Tec 5, DNB
Dickison, Earl V, PFC, KIA
Gavoille, George O, Cpl, DNB
Hall, William C, Pvt, DNB
Hanna, Robert C, 1 Lt, DNB
Haser, Cedric D, PFC, KIA
Helms, Edison W Jr, S Sg, KIA
Judge, Bart J Jr, 1 Lt, DNB
Mc Connell, C J, Pvt, DNB
Pipher, Frank L Jr, 2 Lt, KIA
Poetzsch, Gustave W, Sgt, DOW
Proctor, Richard S, 2 Lt, KIA
Rosencrance, Harry M, S Sg, KIA
Schroeder, Edward F, Pvt, KIA
Schroeder, William R, S Sg, KIA
Smith, George E, T Sg, FOD
Sorrell, Everett R, Pvt, KIA
Stephens, Wilfred P, Pvt, KIA
Struthers, Richard H, PFC, DOW
Titman, George, Pvt, KIA
Wheelus, Richard E, 1 Lt, DNB

Src: National Archives, Archival Records Catalog, "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from: Pike County, Pennsylvania," http://media.nara.gov/media/images/29/18/29-1735a.gif

Modified Sunday, 27-Jun-2004 19:38:56 MDT