In Remembrance of Those that Never Came Home.
In Tribute of Lorain County's 626 War Dead
Roll of Honor
World War I (108)
Anderson, Elmer, USA
Arnold, Frank, USA
Arthrell, Charles, USA
Baesel, Albert E, USA
Beckwith, Paul O, USA
Blum, Julius M, USA
Bonaminio, Vincent, USA
Burton, Paul E, USA
Buss, August, USA
Campana, Thomas, USA
Ciganski, Frank, USA
Cline, William A, USA
Cobb, Wilfred A, USA
Danley, John R, USA
Davenport, Walter I, USA
Decker, Albert J, USA
Del Sangro, Erminio, USA
Diefenbach, Elmer H, USA
Dibble, George H, USA
Dirlam, Hale V, USA
Dute, Homer A, USA
Emerick, Frank J, USA
Fike, Orval R, USA
Flacznski, Martin, USA
Freeman, Judson D, USA
Garro, Frank, USA
Gibbons, Edward, USA
Glading, Clarence L, USA
Graber, Albert, USA
Hacker, Arthur M, USA
Hardwick, Charles W, USA
Harris, Arthur V, USA
Hill, David E, USA
Hinkson, Rollin E, USA
Hoffman, John C, USA
Holle, Henry M, USA
Howard, Walter, USA
Hudson, Henry Burt, USA
Inks, Melchoir, USA
Johnson, Gay, USA
Kenyon, Ivan Wayne, USA
Kolb, Oscar C, USA
Lakosi, Lorence, USA
Leonard, Lloyd, USA
Lewis, Karl B, USA
Lumsden, Cleveland, USA
Magas, Louis P, USA
Marconis, Joseph, USA
Mason, Harry E, USA
Matson, Melvin A, USA
Mayberry, Kline D, USA
McCarty, Lawrence Reed, USA
McGinnis, Charles D, USA
McTighe, Frank L, USA
Meinke, Edwin W, USA
Miller, Adam George, USA
Mischke, Joe, USA
Mittendorf, Barney, USA
Morgan, Lyle K, USA
Moriarty, Martin V, USA
Morr, Harley, USA
Mullen John J, USA
Murray, Thomas, USA
Nary, Edward G, USA
Parsly, William H, USA
Pearson, John Oscar, USA
Peltz, Oscar F, USA
Pennington, Bartlett B, USA
Peters, Walter A, USA
Petrykonski, Adam, USA
Pflug, Alfred R, USA
Phillips, Frank Carleton, USA
World War II (397)
Ackerman, Paul
Adamcek, Rudolph P
Aldanese, Anthony D
Aleksyn, Albert J.
Alexander, Frank Elgin, USN
Allen, Donald L.
Alten, Raymond A, AAF
Apai, Robert G.
Badertscher, Russell
Bailey, Robert A, USA
Bailey, Seth Omer, USN
Balog, Charles Ramon, USN
Banovich, Peter, USN
Baran, Philip P, USA
Barger, James L, USA
Basilone, Eugene, USN
Bates, Melvin L.
Beam, Ernest George, USN
Becker, Abe A.
Beesing, Roy L, USA
Benedict. Frank
Bennett, Virgel W.
Bennett, Warne T.
Berger, Walter, USN
Berry, Arthur G.
Berry, Charles Joseph, USMC (MOH recipient)
Betka, Louis
Blackford, Clarence E, USA
Blahay, Joseph
Blumeier, Richard J.
Boldman, Homer E, USMC
Boone, Albert Earl, USN
Borer, Fred J.
Boycik, Joseph C.
Bradbury, Ivor R.
Buckley, Eugene W
Buckley, Eugene W
Burgett, Lee P.
Burgette, Frank C. Jr.
Burgoon, Robert T.
Camosy, Arturo E.
Campana, Lawrence D.
Carlson, Frederick J, USMC
Carter, Clifton D.
Carter, James B.
Cashner, Gordon N, USA
Cazeau, Elden J.
Chesnut, Robert C.
Chovancak, Edward V
Cisgen, Ordway H.
Clark, Gerald F.
Clements, Virgil L.
Cohen, Sheldon E.
Comer, Thomas
Conger, Gerald W.
Cook, John
Cowles, Robert C.
Creamer, Richard M.
Cromling, Charles John Jr, USMC
Crooks, Richard D
Cullen, Clifford E.
Cummings, Charles M.
Daley, Donald W.
Daniels, Herman
Davidson, Russell G.
Davis, Nathaniel O
Davis, Robert L.
DeCarlo Jack, O
Dechant, Reynold L.
Deering, Edward Arthur, USN
Dempsey, Joseph, USMC
DeTillio, Joseph C.
Detzel, Elmer John, USN
Dobosy, Frank C.
Doebele, William E.
Dombroski, Anthony
Dominguez, Francisco
Downey, John H.
Dudley, Richard S.
DuRivage, Joseph A.
Echko, Andrew
Echko, William
Edwards, Everett, USA
Ensign, Armand E.
Erdos, Joseph J.
Ericson, Robert H.
Evans, Jack D, USMC
Evansco, George
Fagras, James R.
Fallon, Walter J, USA
Ficht, Henry C.
Filbert, Floyd Franklin, USN
Findlay, Ronald A.
Flaherty, Francis James, USN
Fletcher, Alvin E.
Flood, Richard T.
Follis, Benjamin C.
Fowler, Burton E.
Fowler, William P.
Fowls, Ralph A.
Fox, John W.
Frieschkorn, D.J.
Fritzsche, Allen W.
Fronkieucyz, Walter John, USN
Fulks, Frank W.
Fuss, Ignatius S.
Fuzi, Eugene Dash, USN
Gallo, Anthony J.
Gamble, William C.
Garland, Charles W, USA
Gilbert, Thomas Howard, USN
Gilchrist, Raymond E.
Gillette, George W.
Gillin, Robert L.
Gleason, Carl L.
Gonas, John J.
Goodrich, Vernon H.
Greenbank, George, N
Greene, Jack W.R.
Gregus, Joseph D.
Grimm, George L.
Guthrie, Harry O.
Gutman, Carl F, AAF
Haendiges, Henry E.
Hall, James T, USMC
Hall, Robert G, USA
Hand, Nelson S.
Hawley, Ronald W.
Hearne, William B.
Hemmes, Ralph R.
Hendrick, Michael J.
Herold, Willard C.
Herrmann, Charles Louis, USN
Paunoff, James J.
Pavelschak, John A.
Pavlich, Frank A.
Pawlikowski, Theodore
Paysor, Richard L.
Peabody, Elmer M.
Percival, Donald B.
Perkins, Robert W.
Perlka, Peter E
Peti, Alex J.
Pielak, Stanley F.
Piskuran, Rudolph Victor, USN
Plas, Justin John, USN
Podraski, Stanley P.
Poliak, John Jr.
Popa, Arthur J.
Porostovsky, R.L.
Pycraft, Jay W.
Queer, Donald E.
Radase, David Thomas, USMC
Rainey, Eugene W.
Ramirez, Frederick R.
Rangus, Joseph
Rasmusson, Charles D.
Rea, Donovan D.
Reep, Walter Thomas, AAF
Reese, John L.
Reid, David F, USA
Reinhardt, Jack T.
Reis, George H.
Reynolds, Harry W.
Richards, Roger W.
Rinman, William
Risko, Paul, USA
Rittner, Keith Haynes, USN
Roger, Joseph Euclid Jr, USN
Rogowin, Frank, USA
Rosa, Albert A, AAF
Roscoe, George W.
Rose, Charles L.
Rose, Lawrence Z.
Rozga, Walter J, USMC
Rozzano, John Jr, USN
Ruth, Walter O, USA
Ruth, Walter O.
Rybarcyk, Edward T.
Sabo, Joseph J, USMC
Schaefer, Martin C.
Scheanwald, Robert J.
Schenell, Jack C.
Schenker, Henry G.
Schmidt, Andrew, USN
Schmidt, Eugene A.
Schmidt, Robert G, USA
Schroyer, Herbert L.
Sedar, Nicholas
Selage, Stephen V, USMC
Seres, Frank J.
Shairba, Paul Anthony, USN
Shea, Bernard M.
Sheller, Lewis U.
Shepard, Karl S.
Shinsky, George Joseph, USN
Shook, Perry L, USA
Sirak, Andrew J.
Slack, Robert Jr.
Smith, Chester T, USA
Smith, John C.
Snow, Richard O.
Sosnoski, Chester Philip, USN
Souris, John R.
Standen C.E. Jr.
Stankuba, George
Starec, Anthony M.
Steger, Frank A.
Stipanovich, Clifford James, USN
Stipe, Carl F.
Straka, Andrew S.
Strozeski, Carl F.
Sugerik, Joseph F.
Szabo, Alex J. Jr.
Takacs, John J. Jr.
Tam, Cloice H. Jr.
Tarnowske, Anthony F.
Telzerow, Harold R, AAF
Thomas, Hawley A.
Thomas, Steve
Tokie, Adolph
Tolley, Mack L.
Tomsic, John G.
Toth, Frank
Towne, Calvin F.
Travis, Wayne Inglis, USN
Tressel, Edmond R.
Underhill, Ted V.
Unger, Clarence Glenn, USN
Vantz, Vasil V.
Vassie, Andrew J, USMC
Vaughn, Thomas W.
Vincek, Stanley J.
Vorkavich, Rudolph
Waldron, Leonard A.
Wasileski, Stephen A.
Watson, Robert C.
Weaver, Forrest V.
Weber, Arthur A. Jr.
Weideman, Robert F.
Weigel Lewis
Weigl, Joseph Edward, USN
White, Ferrier H.
White, Frederick L.
Wieczorek, Henry
Wiley, Harold H.
Williams, Gerald
Wingfield, Andrew J, USMC
Winter, Richard Harold, USN
Wirth, Charles Albert, USN
Witbeck, Charles O.
Woloszanski, Frank J.
Wood, John R.
Wood, William J.
Wyszynski, John
Yavornitzky, Andrew Jacob, USN
Yeamans, Jerome A.
Young, Robert V.
Zaletel, Frank M. Jr.
Zalka, Louis
Zaroslinski, Anthony
Zielke, Herbert A.
Zimmerman, John J.
Zudell, Paul C.
Korean War (29)
Aponte-Delgado, Roberto, USMC
Cataldo, Domirik Jr, USA
Cloud, Evans Jr, USA
Coen, Walter L, USA
Crayton, James H, USA
Darakas, Peter M, USAF
DeSantis, Mario A, USMC
Fly, Clifford A, USA
Gaeuman, William R, USA
Gurchik, Frank, USA
Hanchett, Carlos L, USA
Holmes, Willard B, USA
Horton, Isaac, USA
House, Adelbert R, USA
Howe, James R, USA
Jemison, Charles, USA
Miller, Norman B. Jr, USA
Morris, Ronald G, USA
Newell, Earl W, USA
Nixon. William H, USA
Poulsen, George Jr, USA
Pritchett, Eugene, USA
Riddle, Richard A, USA
Roman, Ernesto T, USA
Spontik, Peter, USA,
Stang, Harry Jr, USA
Strainic, Lawrence N, USMC
Tarry, Douglas E, USA
Underwood, Ralph F, USA
Vietnam War (91)
Adkins, Henry Dale, USA
Ambrosio, Joseph George, USA
Anderson, William John Jr, USA
Arquillo, John Dominick, USA
Baldauf, Raymond Joseph, USMC
Balisteri, Cody Allen, USN
Barnhart, Earl Edward Jr, USMC
Barry, Robert James, USA
Began, John Lester, USA
Benge, Wayne Edward, USA
Bergenstein, Dennis Paul, USMC
Blanton, Calvin Jr, USMC
Bonko, Donald Raymond, USA
Brainerd, Fleming B III, USA
Byrne, James Patrick, USMC
Cameron, Robert Charles, USA
Carrion, Jose Antonio, USA
Charles, Earl Eugene, USMC
Conrady, Michael Joseph, USA
Coon, Calvin Kermit, USMC
Corsino, Eddie Nelson, USMC
Cottrell, Sidney Allen, USA
Cottrell, Timothy James, USA
Cowley, Thomas Reginald, USA
Daniel, Freddie Laws, USA
DeJarnett, George Wesley, USA
Delaney, James Patrick, USA
Ellis, Jesse Leonard, USA
Enczi, Raymond Michael, USA
Enix, Jack Gene, USMC
Fields, Larry Edward, USMC
Fletcher, Robert Wendell, USMC
Flood, Charles Dale, USA
Foster, William Earl Jr, USA
Fowler, David Allen, USA
Francis, Carris Michael, USMC
Galvan, Ricardo, USMC
Gentkowski, John Steven, USA
George, Leo Allen, USA
Gronsky, Dale Andre, USA
Hodorowski, Raymond, USMC
Horvath, Wayne Stanley, USMC
Irvin, Richard Lowell, USA
Jones, Davis Allen, USMC
Jones, Norman Jr, USA
Kegg, Donnie Stanley, USMC
Kerr, Gaylord Gerald, USA
Kocak, John Anthony, USA
Kotora, John Lewis, USAF
Laskay, Donald Thomas, USA
LaTorre, Edgardo Rafael, USA
Lawson, Roger Dale, USA
Livingston, Bruce Bernard, USMC
Logan, Richard Matthew, USA
Marley, Kenneth Charles, USA
McDaniel, George William, USA
Milburn, Michael Drennen, USMC
Murphy, John Lyle, USMC
Murray, Brian Thomas, USA
Myers, Paul Junior, USMC
Nagy, Robert Joseph, USA
Orlando, Richard Duane, USMC
Ortiz, Jose Hector, USA
Ortiz, Zeneido Jr, USMC
Ostapchuk, Walter Michael, USMC
Payne, Hubert Jackson, USA
Pearl, Richard Max, USAF
Perkins, Gary William, USA
Price, Elbert Ford Jr, USA
Ralich, Ronald, USMC
Rupcic, Raymond Ellsworth, USA
Sanchez, Angel Luis, USA
Schneider, David Francis, USMC
Schroeder, Glenn Michael, USA
Scott, Warren Taylor, USMC
Shagovac, Peter William Jr, USMC
Sheppard, Johnnie Arnold, USMC
Smith, James David, USA
Smith, Patrick Edward Jr, USA
Snitch, John Herbert, USMC
Snyder, Thomas Lynn, USA
Springfield, William Val, USA
Strahm, Paul Douglas, USAF
Taylor, James Timothy, USMC
Threet, Troy Tony,USMC
Tolley, Edward Robert, USMC
Toth, Andrew Joseph Jr, USN
White, Gene Arcaro, USMC
Whitmore, James Calvin, USA
Witty, Robert William, USMC
Wolford, Billara, USA
Pillivant, William, USN
Pippert, Walter, USA
Plumb, Paris J, USA
Prindle, Charles, USA
Powers, Ralph E, USA
Quayle, Thomas James, USA
Reiber, Frank L, USA
Richey, Herbert S, USA
Rottar, Theodore, USA
Rourke, Joseph V, USA
Sattler, John J, USA
Schmenkoski, Walter, USN
Scott, Joseph, USA
Seabold, John I, USA
Shannon, Thomas E, USA
Slack, Donald J, USA
Smith, John J, USA
Smith, John M, USA
Smith, Peter Paul, USA
Spos, Peter, USA
Stauder, Victor, USA
Stevens, George J, USA
Szymkowiak, Simon L, USA
Thompson, Wilfred, USA
Wagner, Gilbert J, USA
Weitzel, William H, USA
Welch, Clarence Lester, USMC
Wesbecker, Frank J, USA
Whitehead, Paul S, USA
Wildenhein, William J, USA
Wilker, Albert August
Wilson, David W, USA
Wirkner, Frank A, USA
Wollmer, Frank J, USA
Wright, Frank Elmer, USN
Yakumoich, Steve, USA
Heskitt, Floyd L. Jr.
Hess, William J.
Hill, Carl D.
Hoffman, Thomas V.
Hojnacki, Stanley
Holmes, Thomas W.
Homolka, Wesley J.
Horner, William R.
Horvath, Steve John Jr, USN
Howells, John W.
Huffman, Edgar T. Jr.
Hultai, Anthony J.
Hysell, Richard
Irish, Keith L.
Iski, John S.
Jacoby, John C.
Jaycox, Walter V.
Jones, Harold G.
Jones, John A, USA
Jones, Maynard T, USA
Judge, Francis J.
Justin, Clyde A.
Justin, Lawrence M.
Kachur, Frank L.
Karasevic, Nickolas
Karney, Joseph John, USN
Karpinski, Arthur S.
Katrick, Antone C.
Kaufman, Yale W, USMC
Keisler, Edward
Keister, William
Keller, Robert R.
Kelly, Richard B, USMC
Kinder, John Jr, USMC
Kingston, Robert N.
Kiplinger, Morris C, USA
Kleps, Fred W. Jr.
Klimosewski, Johnny Paul, USN
Knight, William E.
Kocaber, Charles F. Jr.
Kollecas, Ulysses, USN
Kolyno, Burdette, K.
Komaromy, Louis
Kosa, Edward J, USA
Kosa, Robert A, USA
Koss, Frederick A.
Kovanes, Alvern G.
Kowalski, Frank J.
Kriec, Robert C.
Krute, Eugene W, AAF
Kuchenrither, Dan R.
Kuhn, Harry A.
Kulczycki, Joseph
Kyer, Gilbert H.
Laker, Andrew Vincent, USN
Lappin, Delbert Jesse, USN
Lasco, Donald, USMC
Laski, Paul N
Lasky, Paul H.
Lasky, Peter, USN
Laux, Robert A.
Lavriha, William E.
Lee, James E.
Lehman, Merle Jr, USA
Leonard Leo F.
Leppien, Herman
Lesh, John J.
Limpach, Cleatis U, USMC
Linden, Bernard A.
Line, Robert L.
Ljevak, Stephen John, USMC
Lockwood, Harold E.
Lord, John W.
Lounsbrough, Alvin N, USA
Loveday, Marion R.
Lucas, Eugene Francis, USMC
Lynch, Roy K.
Mack, Valloyd N.
Madaglia, Peter A.
Majoras, Ernest
Mann, Dan
Manoloff, Alexander P.
Marinucci, Theodore
Marko, Charles A.
Marrow, Dewey M.
Marsh, William A.
Marsico, John
Martin Gilmer, E.
Martin, Albert B.
Martin. Clifton J.
Martino, John A.
Masston, Nick J.
Mazur, Thaddeus A
McCue, James E.
McDermott, William M.
McGinty, Leo V.
McKinney, F.W.
Merves, Joshua, USA
Mihalic, John P.
Mihalic, Steve J.
Miksanek, Joseph S.
Mikulan, Steve A.
Miller, Elmer, C.
Minch, James W.
Mjhalsky, Andrew
Monde, Robert C.
Morris, Dana J.
Muhar, William S.
Muna, Paul
Murin, Alexander I.
Myer, Warren Hasting, USN
Myers, Lawrence N.
Nagel, James Arthur, USN
Nagy, Steve
Nemeth, Joe A, USA
Nemeth, John Nicholas, USN
Newman, Cleaman J.
Newman, Richard T, USA
Nickel, Ernst K.
O'Doherty, John B.
Oebker, Elmer Federick, USN
Oeffler, Kenneth E, USA
Olan, Joseph L.
Oleair, Joseph
Osborne, Leroy H, USA
Overdeer, Verne L. Jr, USA
Owens, Reynous
Pagacs, Frank M. Jr.
Papajcik, John T.
Papp, Gaza
Paskvan, Joseph P
Pastor, John P.
Patch, James Charles, USN
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Source of World War I: Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918, Volumes I-XXIII. Columbus, Ohio: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.
Source of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars : The National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
USMC - United States Marine Corps
USA - United States Army
USN - United States Navy
USAF - United States Air Force
AAF - United States Army Air Force
Gulf War II (1)
Shepherd, Daniel Michael, USA
United States Department of Defense
News Release
Media contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000
No. 780-04
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2004
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Daniel Michael Shepherd, 23, of Elyria, Ohio, died August 15 in Ar Ramabi, Iraq, when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Shepherd was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment from Fort Riley, Kan.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this release, please contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.