Heroes: the Army

the Men of Fox Company

Co. F., 405th Regiment, 102nd Division (2nd Battalion)

European Theater of Operations

 

the Men of Fox Company:

The following is a listing of the names of Fox Company men as Mentioned in the 26 stories that we thus far have collected from men who served with Co. F., 405th Regiment, 102nd Division (2nd Battalion).

We began this list as we began compiling, correlating, and adding the stories that were sent to us by Mr. Edward L. Souder of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

As we would read through these stories, many names would appear and in some cases, only a last name and in other cases a full name. Each story in turn led us to locate additional names of men in Fox Company. In many cases these names were attached to certain events and would allow anyone researching this unit to begin to compile an overall picture of some of the men of this historic World War II unit.

It is our hope that in time, that other names will surface and we in time may be able to compile a complete list of the men. Until then, we will continue to work with each successive story and add additional names and information with regards to the men who were Fox Company.

 

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The men's names (in BOLD BLUE) are men with a story in this section. Other names are men mentioned in those stories.

 

A	Fox Company Surnames "A"
Aaron, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Adams, -----	Mster Sgt., Co. F. (Souder letter)
"Army", -----	Co. F., (Mentioned in Dowd letter
Arnson, -----	Co. F., came from ASTP (Ganz letter)
Aronson, Armond	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter

B	Fox Company Surnames "B"
Beaulac, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Beck, Paul Z.	PFC., Co. F., KIA. Mentioned in Stenson letter Paul Z. Beck Private First Class, U.S. Army 18107338 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania Died: February 28, 1945 Buried at: Plot C Row 9 Grave 4 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Becker, Gene	Co. F., who went into Co. H (Campbell letter)
Berg, Eddy	Co. F., (Mentioned in Calloway letter)
Bez, Carl	PFC., Co. F.,from Redford Twsp, Mich., 4th platoon, machine guns and mortars
Bilyk, Theodore "Ted"	Pvt., PFC., Cpl., Sgt., Co. F.,(Cleveland, Ohio) temporarly took over platoon (Greenberg letter)
Bischoff, Earnie	Sgt.,Co. F., runner (Bez letter)
Black, -----	PFC, Co. F., Thanksgiving Day, Beeck, Germany, from El Paso was shot twice thru the chest and in one leg (Calloway letter)
Blake, Harry	S/Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Bloscoe, -----	Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Blyth, Bill "Automatic"	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Boekhaus, William	Pvt., T-5, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Boehl, Cecil	Co. F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Boostos, Oscar	Co. F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Booth, -----	Capt., Co. F., from Chicago, Il., Mentioned in Stenson letter
Bratten, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Brito, Manual	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Herrick/Stenson letter
Brophy, -----	Co. F.,from Fargo, N.Dakota, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Brown, Tom	Sgt., Co. F.,(3rd Platoon), Co. Hdqtrs, Co. F. , from Tallahassee Fla., from ASTP and Ohio State University and the man who asked Ed Souder to be the line-radio operator back at Camp Kilmer, N. J. in late 1944 -- six weeks before the outfit went overseas
Bryant, ------	Col., Battalion officer 2nd Battn. (Brown letter)
Burg, Edward	PFC., Co. F., KIA?, Mentioned in Stenson letter
Burke, ------	S/Sgt., Co. F., cook, Mentioned in Hottin letter
Burke, -----	Co. F., Detroit, Mich., Captured at Roer and was M.I.A. for five months. (Greenberg letter)
Burnett, James	S/Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Bustos (Boostos), Oscar	Pvt., Co. F., from Texas, KIA?, Mentioned in Hottin/Skene/Stenson letter

C	Fox Company Surnames "C"
Callaway, Odra W. "Peck"	Co. F., Mentioned in Souder letter
Campbell, Bob	Co. F., from Indianapolis, Ind.
Carpenter, Francis	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Clemens, D.	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Clements, -----	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Collins, Joe	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Contino, ----	T/Sgt., Co. F.,(supply room) Mentioned in Hansen letter
Coronado, John	T-4, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Coudira, Richard J.	PFC., Co. F., from Louisiana (Cajun), Drowned in Roer River, Mentioned in Greenberg letter Richard J. Coudira Private First Class, U.S. Army 38263933 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Louisiana Died: February 23, 1945 Buried at: Plot K Row 14 Grave 9 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Coudra (Coudia), ----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter

D	Fox Company Surnames "D"
Davidson, Paul	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Day, Clarence	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
D' Argenie, ------	S/Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
DeCamp, -----	Lt., Co. F., on battalion artillery communications detail (Souder letter)
D. Giovanni (DiGiovanni), Phil	Co. F., from Chicago, Illinois (Greenberg letter)
DeSousa, Horace	Co. F., from Fairlawn, N. J., transfered from the 405th I & R to Co F. and later back to I & R (Campbell letter)
Doherty, -----	Co. F., from Utah, Hit mine at Breyar Woods, broke leg.(Greenberg letter)
Dowd, Frank D. Jr.	PFC., Co. F., from Rochester, N.Y., Runner for 2nd, 3rd and 4th platoons
Drab, Stanley	PFC., KIA?, Mentioned in Skene letter
Dreier Robert F. "Bob"	PFC., Co. F., KIA., Mentioned in Skene/Stenson letter Robert F. Dreier Private, U.S. Army 37599418 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Minnesota Died: February 23, 1945 Buried at: Plot D Row 16 Grave 17 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Dugan, Evenson	Lt., Co. F., "Golden Boy" (Souder letter)

E	Fox Company Surnames "E"
Eberling, Edward "Ed"	Co. F., "...jumped in a hole and a wounded german was also in the hole..", Mentioned in Calloway letter
Evans, John	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Everson, Donald "Golden Boy"	1st Lt., Capt., Co. F., Co. Executive Officer, Mentioned in Souder letter

F	Fox Company Surnames "F"
Faure, -----	EM, Co. F., part time radio operator, Mentioned in Souder letter
Feuntes, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Fisher, Robert (Bob)	S/Sgt, Co. F., from Milwaukee, Wis., Mentioned in Souder letter
Fitzpatrick, Pat "Rabbitt Foot"	Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Fletcher, Walter A. "Fletch"	2nd Lt., (radio name "Uncle Walt"), Co. F., KIA. 2nd Platoon leader (Souder letter) Fletcher had been hit in the head but not badly (Greenberg letter) Walter A. Fletcher First Lieutenant, U.S. Army O1318148 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Washington Died: April 15, 1945 Buried at: Plot F Row 18 Grave 5 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Fletcher, Vince	2nd Lt., (radio name "Mousie"), Co. F., from Seattle, Washington, platoon leader (Herrick letter)
Foley, -----	Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Francesco, Masteo	Co., F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Frasier, -----	Maj., Battalion Commander 405th Battalion (Souder letter)

G	Fox Company Surnames "G"
Gallaway,	Co. F., Mentioned in Brown letter
Gallaway, Same as above?	Co. F., from Duncan, Oklahoma, Hit in foot and hip at Roerdorf, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Gally, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Ganz, Ben	Sgt., Co. F. from Methuen, Mass., Supply Sgt. and a wizzerd at his work in the field, Mentioned in Souder letter
Gercevich, Walter C. "Wally"	Co. F., from Cleveland, badly wounded at Beeck KIA?, Mentioned in Fisher/Stenson letter
Gonzales, Alejandro	PFC., Co. F., KIA. Mentioned in Greenberg/Stenson letter Alejandro Gonzales Private, U.S. Army 38169947 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: New Mexico Died: November 23, 1944 Buried at: Plot A Row 20 Grave 19 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Gonzales, Bobby	Co. F., a medic, Mentioned in Skene letter
Greene (Grene), -----	Lt., Co. F., 1st platoon, Green Hornet as he was affectionately called, Mentioned in Fisher letter
Greenberg, Gene	Sgt., Co. F.,from New York, came from ASTP, Mentioned in Ganz letter Gene Greenberg was a Sgt. in Co. F., 405th and was in Jim Hansen's platoon and may have been senior in grade to Jim Hansen. Greenberg's story is very unusual because it was kept as a daily diary while in combat conditions. The keeping of such a diary under those conditions was "strongly advised against", from Souder letter.
Gray, Eugene	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Grey, ------	Pfc., Co. F., One of the men in the platoons, Mentioned in Souder letter

H	Fox Company Surnames "H"
Hancock, -----	Sgt., Co. F., NCO 2nd Platoon, Mentioned inSouder letter
Hansen, James "Jim" "Beau Brummel"	Co. F., PFC, Sgt., Lt., Jim Hansen enlisted in the army from a small town in western Iowa and was sent to the early outfit in 1942. He is one of a very few that made battlefield promotion to 2nd Lt. And has the Silver Star award as well as a Presidental Citation for Galantry in Action. I think Hansen wrote his story from notes he kept but didn't record the full story until after his discharge from the army in 1950 or so, from Hansen letter By the time he went home he had been awarded a Bronze star, Silver star, D.S.C., and a Russian award, from Greenberg letter
Harwell, ------	T-5, Co. F., cook, Mentioned in Hottin letter
Hembree, ------	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Herrick, Robert "Bob"	Co. F. 1st Lt., (nickname "Junior" from Bakersfield, California, Bob Herrick is a native Californian, born and raised in Lodi, Ca. While attending the U of Ca. at Davis, He completed 4 years of ROTC except for summer camp, which was cancelled due to the start of the war. Therefore he went to OCS at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga, as a cadet and graduated with an ORC commission rather than the usual AUG. It was an odd ball deal and hard to explain to personell officers. In June of 1943 he was assigned to the 42nd Inf. Div. (Rainbow) at Camp Gruber, Ok. in time for reactivation which was done with much ado because of their WWI record. Interestingly a large number of the cadre had been drawn from the 102 nd Div. at Camp Maxey, Tx. In early 1944 they stripped various divisions in training of their POE qualified Company Grade officers and off we went, in our case, to be replacments for D-Day in France, from Bob Herric letter
Heflin, Ed	Sgt., Co. F., was hit in the hip and buttocks at Roer Crossing, Mentioned in Pero letter
Helser, Bill	PFC., Co. F., was wounded in the arm by sniper fire at Beech, Mentioned in McLeod letter
Hernandez, Walter	PFC., Co. F., KIA?, Mentioned in Stenson letter
Hill, -----	Chaplin, 2nd Battalion Chaplain, Mentioned in Souder letter
Hill, Harris S.	Co. F., from Story City, Ia., Mentioned in Souder letter
Hill, ----- Same as above?	Co. F., from Iowa, ransferred to 4th pltoon, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Hollenback, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Hoover, -----	Co. F., was hit in leg, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Hottin, Al "Shorty"	Pvt., Co. F., from Springfield, Ma., Mentioned in Souder letter
Humpfrey, Bruce	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Hunthausen, Tony	Co. F., from East Helena, Mont.and youngest man in the company at the time, Mentioned in Souder letter
Huff, ----- "Birdman"	Lt., Co. F., known as "birdman" and transferred from Air Force to Infantry, Mentioned in Souder letter
Hurst, Clarence A.	PFC., Co. F., KIA?, our BAR man, Mentioned in Campbell/Stenson letter

I

Fox Company Surnames "I"

Isbell, Albert E., Jr.

PFC., Sgt., Co. F., KIA. One of the men in the platoons, Mentioned in Souder/Hottin letter Albert E. Isbell, Jr. Sergeant, U.S. Army 34329572 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Tennessee Died: November 30, 1944 Buried at: Plot F Row 11 Grave 24 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll

J	Fox Company Surnames "J"
Jamison, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Jankowski, Ray	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Jennings, -----	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Johnson, -----	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hansen letter
Justin, John	Co. F., Armourer, Mentioned in Souder letter

K	Fox Company Surnames "K"
Katz, Wallace J.	Co. F., from Saylorsberg, Pa., Mentioned in Souder letter
Keene, ------	T/Sgt., Co. F., 1st platoon, Mentioned in Hansen letter
Keidveky, -----	Co. F., Captured at Roer and was M.I.A. for five months, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Kincheloe, -----	EM, Co. F., from Alaska, from 3rd Platoon, assistant radio operator and first man to be killed in action in company. (sp - "Kinchelee") from Brown letter
Kintzel, ------	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Kitten, ------	Co. F., Co. clerk, Mentioned in Souder letter
Kettendorf, Robert F.	PFC., Co. F., KIA. Mentioned in Stenson letter Robert F. Kettendorf Private First Class, U.S. Army 31309905 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Massachusetts Died: February 28, 1945 Buried at: Plot C Row 17 Grave 18 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Kusek (Kusak), -----	T/Sgt. Co. F., Mentioned in Souder/Hansen letter

L	Fox Company Surnames "L"
Lake, Tom	SSgt., Co. F.,Mentioned in Dowd letter
Large, Thurman	Cpl., Co. F., from Hillsboro, Ohio, head driver for the Co.
La Samba, John	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Lewis, -----	Co. F., Machine gunner 4th platoon, Mentioned in Souder letter
Lapensohn, Norman	PFC., Co. F., KIA Thanksgiving Day, Beeck, Germany, Mentioned in Calloway/Stenson letter Norman Lapensohn Private First Class, U.S. Army 33781423 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania Died: November 23, 1944 Buried at: Plot G Row 12 Grave 8 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Lind, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Lindsey, -----	Co. F., was hit by shrapnel in face and had most of his teeth knocked out, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Lira, Bob	Co. F., T/Sgt., From San Antoine/Houston, Texas, Mentioned in Hansen letter

M	Fox Company Surnames "M"
Malanosky, -----	Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Dowd story
Mann, Jim	Co. F., Assigned medic for the company, Mentioned Souder letter
Mastrofransisco, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Matsofsky, ------	1st Sgt. Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Mattusiefsky, Thomas	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Matushevsky, N. "Dottie"	Sgt. Co. F., and NCO 1st platoon, Old army and a B---ard, Mentioned in Souder letter
May, Joe	Co. F., A full blooded Indian from Red Lake, Minn., Mentioned in Fisher letter
McClellan, -----	Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
McColey, -----	Pft., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
McCullough, -----	Sgt., Co. F,. 4th platoon, Mentioned in Souder letter
McGarty, Raymond	PFC, Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
McLeod, Elwood G.	Co. F., from Charlotte, Mich., Mentioned in Souder letter
McManamy, Jim	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
McMillian, Glenn A.	Co. F., from North Carolina, became the wire radio man after Souder left (with company until split up to return home), Mentioned in Ganz letter
Mezaway -----	Co. F., from New Jersey, Mentioned in Souder letter
Mezaway, Nicholas G. (Nic) (May be same as above)	PFC., Co. F.,"...I saw a tracer bullet go thru the throat of PFC Mezzaway enroute to Puffendorf...", Mentioned in Calloway letter
Michael,Mosses G., Jr.	PFC., Co. F., KIA, our first scout and our squad leader, Mentioned in Campbell letter
Miller, Alvin S.	PFC., Co. F., KIA., Mentioned in Stenson letter Alvin S. Miller Private First Class, U.S. Army 33491810 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania Died: November 11, 1944 Buried at: Plot P Row 18 Grave 1 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Mitchell, George	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Mitchell, Moses	Co. F., KIA?, oldest EM in the Company -- 38 yrs old, Mentioned in Souder letter
Molieu, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Molina, Remigio	PFC., Co. F., Arizona -- KIA at Beeck, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Moody, -----	Co. F., Capt., Mentioned in Bez letter
Moran, -----	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Morgan, Le Roy	Co. F., from Conger, Mn., Mentioned in Souder letter
Morgan, -----	S/Sgt., Co. F., cook, Mentioned in Hottin letter
Moses, Michael	Co. F., (Attack on Beeck)"...and as we were talking, there was an odd sound, and a hole appeared on the bridge of his nose...", Mentioned in Fisher letter
Mousey, -----	2nd Lt., Co. F., 2nd Platoon, Mentioned in Souder letter
Moya, -----	Co. F., assistant gunner, Mentioned in Souder letter
Mucci, Joe	Sgt., Co. F., of Canton, Ohio, Mentioned in Hottin letter
Munger, Lyle	PFC., Co. F.,from California, "...was killed instantly on the first burst (Tiger Tank)..." Mentioned in Greenberg letter Lyle Munger Private First Class, U.S. Army 39545580 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: California Died: February 28, 1945 Buried at: Plot C Row 17 Grave 16 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Munn, William	Co. F., pltoon aid man, Mentioned in Herrick leter

N	Fox Company Surnames "N"
Nelson, Ed	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Neukam, Daniel A. "Danny"	Co. F., KIA, Thanksgiving Day in Beeck, Germany, Mentioned in Calloway letter Daniel A. Neukam Private First Class, U.S. Army 36482584 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Indiana Died: November 23, 1944 Buried at: Plot I Row 5 Grave 7 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Nichols, ------	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Nolan, Leonard J.	PFC.,Co. F., from Newark, N.J., Drowned in Roer River, Mentioned in Greenberg letter

O	Fox Company Surnames "O"
O' Malley, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Orlowski, George	Co. F., Mentioned in Campbell letter
Ostman, John	PFC, Sgt., Co. F., first squad leader, Mentioned in Fisher/Herrick/Hottin letter
Otis, Wales	S/Sgt.,Co. F., Platoon Sgt., 1st platoon, Mentioned in Souder letter
Overman, -----	Co. F., From N. Carolina. Hit in arm at Roerdorf, back with company, Mentioned in Greenberg letter

P	Fox Company Surnames "P"
Parada,-----	Co. F., became sick and was sent to hospital, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Parise, -----	Co. F., from Fall Rivers, Mass. Hit in foot at Lefarth, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Patrick, -----	Co. F., hit in leg, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Perez, Martin	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Stenson letter
Pero, Stan	Co. F., from Iron River, Wisc, Mentioned in Souder letter
Peterson, William "Pete"	Capt., CO. Co F. 405th Reg (Nicknamed" HOPS"),"... he was wounded on Nov 21st and I was the person who helped put a field dressing on his leg after the sniper put a round thru it between the knee and the ankle, and shortly thereafter the same sniper put a round thru my radio on my back. Had that bullet come thru the radio with more force -- it would have gone directly thru my [Souder] Heart. From the back It dented the radio steel back and the round rattled around inside the radio..." Mentioned in Souder letter
Piccirillo, Alfred	Cpl., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Piccivilla, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Pittman, -----	1st Sgt., Co. F., Seven Striper, Mentioned in Souder/Hansen letter
Pollack, -----	Sgt., Co. F., 4th platoon, Mentioned in Hansen letter
Pollock, Eldon	Lt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter

Q	Fox Company Surnames "Q"
	No Men Listed at this time...

R	Fox Company Surnames "N"
Rabbinowitz (Rabbi) -----	1st Lt., Co. F., 1st platoon, Mentioned in Souder/Greenberg letter
Racine, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Rackie, Frank	Sgt., Co. F., from McKeesport Pa., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Rivera (Ravera), Herbert	Co. F., New York, N.Y., Drowned in Roer River, Mentioned in Greenberg letter Herbert Rivera Private, U.S. Army 42180262 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: New York Died: February 23, 1945 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Reardon, Frank "Buck"	Sgt., Co., F., Platoon Sgt.,3rd platoon, Mentioned in Souder/Hansen letter
Reda, -----	Cook for Co. F., Mentioned in Souder letter
Rellihan, Eddie	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Richards, Herman V. (Volk)	Sgt., Co. F., from Abiline, Tx., (Mentioned in Tom Brown letter) KIA at Roer fox hole buddy of Odra W. Calloway (letter). (Also Mentioned in Brown letter) Herman V. Richards Sergeant, U.S. Army 38372242 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Texas Died: February 23, 1945 Buried at: Plot D Row 8 Grave 27 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Rivers, Wm.	T-4, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Rivers, -----	S/Sgt., Co. F., cook, Mentioned in Hottin letter
Ross, Earnie	PFC., Co. F., from Crooksville, Ohio, Runner for Lt. Weigend, Runners for 2nd - 3rd - 4th platoons -- with Ed Souder on November 28th in the jeep coming back to the lines on night Souder wounded, Mentioned in Souder letter
Russell, David N.	PFC., Co. F., KIA?, Mentioned in Stenson letter
Ryan, Bill	Co. F., Mentioned in Ganz letter

S	Fox Company Surnames "S"
Sapolla, John	Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Schubert, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Schwaback, Al	Co. F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Scott, -----	Pvt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Siqueiros, Carlos	PFC., Co. F., KIA., Mentioned in Stenson letter. Same as Sequiros, Carols below? Carlos Siqueiros Private, U.S. Army 38215963 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Texas Died: December 10, 1944 Buried at: Plot P Row 1 Grave 3 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Sequiros, Carlos (See soldier above)	PFC, Sgt., Co. F., KIA, Beech, Germany (our squad leader, Mentioned Calloway letter -- as well as Campbell/Hottin letter
Servos, Harry	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Shipley, Buford	Co. F., "...When we were pinned down at the Battle for Beeck -- Shipley and I were able to get a wounded GI from E Co..." Mentioned in Ganz letter
Shubert, Erwin	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Si, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Dowd letter
Sibold, Carl	Co. F., from Ohio, Runner 2nd Platoon Lt. Huff, Mentioned in Souder letter
Simcock, Charles	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Skene, Dick (John)	Co. F., from Houston, TX, Mentioned in Souder letter
Sloan, Jack E.	PVT., Co. F., KIA? Roer River crossing -- missing, Mentioned in Greenberg/Stenson letter
Smeeton, -----	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Smith, -----	Sgt., Co. F., 4th Platoon, Mentioned in Souder letter
Smith, -----	Co. F., From Baltimore, Md. -- Transferred to 1st pltoon, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Smith, Earnie	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Smith, George	Cpl., Sgt., Top/Sgt., Co. F., From Baltimore, Md., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Smith, James J.	Co. F., from White plains, Md., Mentioned in Souder letter
Smith, Jesse C.	Sgt., Co. F., 4th Platoon from ------
Souder, Edward L.	PFC., Co. F., From Minneapolis, Mn. Ed began his service time in 1942, when finishing his last year in college, by enlisting in the Army Reserve Corps, not seeing active duty until March of 1943. After some josteling around by the Army and being put into a couple of programs which were ultimately cancelled, he became a "wire man" in charge of the company radios. He and four others were wounded in Germany on 28 November 1944 when fired on by a German 88. Souder, after a long recouperation was eventually discharged with lingering medical problems brought on by his shrapnel wounds. Ed Souder is the inspiration for this entire series of stories of the men of Co. F., Fox Company. Without his tireless work and dedication to his fellow servicemen, this series would not have been possible.
Stenson, Joel	Co. F., From Daiseytown, Pa., Mentioned in Souder letter
Stivali, John W.	Sgt., Co. F., KIA?, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Stofko, Ed	S/Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Stone, -----	PFC., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Strasburg, Larry	Co. F., "...had an unusual mind..." Mentioned in Fisher letter
Strecker, Jacob	Co. F., from Auburn, Mich., Mentioned in Souder letter
Stryker, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Swirka, Al	S/Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter

T	Fox Company Surnames "T"
Taverez, -----	Co. F., from Marfa, Texas -- Drowned in Roer River, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Tedford, Billy	T/Sgt., Co. F., 4th platoon, old time army man from the National Guard, Mentioned in Souder/Hansen letter)
Thompson, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Tideback, Bill	Co. F., stray bullet that scratched him just above the eye, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Tom, -----	Sgt., Co. F., Mentioned in Hansen letter
Toomey, ------	Co. F., Mentioned in Calloway letter
Treifer, -----	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Turner, Buzz	NCO in Co E., and close friend of Ed Souder, Mentioned in Sounder letter

U	Fox Company Surnames "U"
	No Men Listed at this time...

V	Fox Company Surnames "V"
Vance, Bob	Co. F., from Iowa, Mentioned in Skene letter
Vandergrift,James L.	Co. F., Assistant Gunner and driver, Mentioned Souder letter
Vitti, Anthony	PFC., Co. F., KIA., Mentioned in Stenson letter Anthony Vitti Private First Class, U.S. Army 06150550 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Connecticut Died: February 28, 1945 Buried at: Plot L Row 18 Grave 19 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Voss, Jim	Co. F., Mentioned in Fisher letter

W	Fox Company Surnames "W"
Walker, -----	PFC., Co. F., One of men in the platoons, Mentioned in Souder letter
Walker, Ken May be same as above	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter
Walsh, Denny	Co. F., Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Weigand, Jack "Hairless" "Windy"	2nd Lt., Capt., Co. F., 4th platoon, Weigand's dog. name was " Fleisha", Mentioned in Souder/Ganz letter
Weit(Veit, Vete?), -----	Co. F., Roer Crossing -- turned up POW, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Wemeling, -----	Co. F., Gunner, Mentioned in Souder letter
White, Jim	Co. F., Mentioned in Skene letter
Wilcox, Monroe A.	PFC., Co. F., KIA, one of Ed Souder's longest and closest friends from Grand Rapids, Mn., Mentioned in Sounder letter
Wilcox, Willy	Co. F., KIA on Thanksgiving Day, Beeck, Germany, Mentioned in Calloway letter
Wingate, Harry W.	Pvt., Co. F., Missing Roer River crossing, Mentioned in Greenberg letter Harry W. Wingate Private, U.S. Army 36861988 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Michigan Died: February 23, 1945 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Wojniah, ----- also "Wojniak"	Co. F., Helped evacuate wounded -- Thanksgiving -- Beech, Germany, Mentioned in Calloway letter
White, Tom	Co. F., Captured at Roer and was M.I.A. for five months, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Williams, -----	Col., Battalion officer 2nd Battalion, Mentioned in Souder letter
Wolfe, -----	Sgt., Co. F., 2nd Platoon, Mentioned in Hansen letter
Wojniak, Frank J.	PFC., Co. F., KIA., one of the men in the platoons, Mentioned in Souder letter Frank J. Wojniak Private First Class, U.S. Army 16145284 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Illinois Died: February 24, 1945 Buried at: Plot B Row 14 Grave 19 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Wright, -----	PFC., Co. F., Friend of Ed Souder from Iowa, Mentioned in Souder letter
Wright, -----	Co. F., From Nebraska -- Shot in arm at Geronsweiler, Mentioned in Greenberg letter
Wyatt, Troy H.(Linwood)	PFC., KIA., Was shot thru the head by one of our own tanks by a 50 caliber round, Mentioned in Calloway letter Troy H. Wyatt Private, U.S. Army 06238275 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Oklahoma Died: November 16, 1944 Buried at: Plot N Row 8 Grave 8 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll
Wyatt, Jim	Co. F., KIA?, Came from Panama and was our BAR man, Mentioned in Campbell letter
Wyzga, Joe	PFC, Co. F., Mentioned in Hottin letter

X	Fox Company Surnames "X"
	No Men Listed at this time...

Y

Fox Company Surnames "Y"

Ybarra, Joe R.

T-4, Co. F., From Arizona -- Drowned in Roer River Crossing, Mentioned in Greenberg letter Joe R. Ybarra Technician 4th Class, U.S. Army 39854906 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Arizona Died: February 23, 1945 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll

Z	Fox Company Surnames "Z"
Zimitbaum, Mort	S/Sgt., Co. F., Supply sergeant, Mentioned in Herrick letter.

 

Interested in some background information?
Check out the related links below...

United States Army, 102nd Infantry Division

102 Infantry Division

History of the 102nd Infantry Division

Attack on Linnich, Flossdorf, Rurdorf - 29 Nov -- 4 Dec 1944

Gardelegen War Crime

Gardelegen: April 13, 1945:
Massacre at the Isenschnibbe Barn

American Battle Monuments Commission: WWII Honor Roll

National World War II Memorial

 

Information and photographs were generously provided to World War II Stories -- In Their Own Words by Mr. Edward L. Souder of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The subjects of these essays are all members of Co. F., 405th Regiment.Our sincerest THANKS for allowing us to share their stories!

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Story updated on 23 May 2003.

 

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