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     Mark Schuster (Canevin, ’75) wished to honor those Crafton area residents / Alumni that had given their lives in service to our country.  He wondered how best to do this and sought the advice of those he now refers to as the “Elders:”

    

     Jack Gorman, '47

     Tom Witt, ’44

   * Clary Stewart, '43

      Bill O'Connell, ’43

     Joe Murray, ’39

     Chuck O'Mahoney, '41

     Chuck Grube, '44

     After consulting with the Church of the Nativity, the United Methodist Church, St. Phlilip's Church and the Crafton American Legion, the Elders have assembled the below list.  While the list is much larger than they foresaw, there is incomplete information and perhaps not all have been noted.

 

     The Elders thank you for your assistance in completing this list so that a suitable monument reflects the names of all those Veterans that have given the ultimate.

 

     If there are any updates that you can contribute, please let us know by clicking this link and sharing your memories.

Original photo by Chuck O'Mahoney , CHS 1941

             
             
    Name Era Neighborhood Known Information  
             
             
             
    Bowden, Fred WWI Unknown Unknown  
    Fitzharris, Joseph WWI Unknown Army Infantry 315th Reg. 79th Division KIA Argonne Forest  
    Kirk, Frank R. WWI Ingram KIA Toul, France d.11/4/18  
    Mathews, W. Allen WWI Crafton Unknown  
    Messina, George WWI Unknown Unknown   
    Neuman, Robert WWI Unknown Unknown  
    Patterson, J.L. WWI Crafton Unknown  
    Prescott, George W. WWI Crafton Unknown  
    Rothrock, L.B. WWI Crafton First known Crafton KIA of WWI  
    Turnblacer, Frank WWI Crafton d.1917 or 1918  
    Weaver, Frederick WWI Unknown Unknown  
    Young, Lillie WWI Unknown Nurse, KIA overseas  
             
             
             
    Adams, Joseph WWII Crafton Ave. Army Air Force P-38 pilot KIA France / Germany  
    Alamovich, Frank WWII Crafton Blvd 101st Airborne Bastogne KIA Battle of the Bulge  
    Baine, James WWII Clairhaven B-17 Turret Gunner KIA over Germany d.1/24/44  
    Berg, William WWII Clairhaven Infantry KIA France d.7/30/44  
    Bilque, Jack WWII Duncan 101st Airborne Division D-2 Day KIA Normandy d.6/7/44  
    Boyle, James WWII Station Street Bomber crash in Florida d.3/9/43  
    Brand, Francis Frederick WWII Crafton Blvd KIA in Sicilian Campaign  
    Brownlee, James WWII Clairhaven Army Field Artillery KIA Southern France  
    Cerar, Charles WWII Baldwick Corporal DOD accident Ft. Bliss, Texas d.2/2/44  
    Clark, James WWII Norma Unknown \
    Cox, Edward WWII Crafton KIA Okinawa US Army d.5/4/45  
    Davis, Arthur WWII Underhill Died in Pacific theater  
    Dittman, Philip A. WWII Grasmere KIA Air crash d.1/6/46  
    DeLoche, Louis E. WWII 69 McMunn POW captured Bataan, Philippines - died@Camp Honshu, Japan  
    Dzurichko, Andrew WWII Harrison Unknown  
    Earhart, Charles WWII Richmond KIA Battle of the Bulge  
    Forrest, Frank WWII Ingram Army Rangers - KIA landed Normandy d.6/20/44  
    Fox, Edward WWII Emerson St Died during training accident 1946  
    Fitch, William WWII Emerson St Air Cadet - KIA in a P-51 in England d.4/15/45  
    Harbaugh, Lloyd WWII Noble Ave KIA at Metz. He was 28. d.11/11/44  
    Henk, Robert WWII Barr Army KIA Italian Campaign d.7/20/44  
    Hilliard, James WWII Ingram Marines KIA Okinawa d.6/27/45  
    Irvine, Howard WWII Schley Ave KIA - buried @ American Cemetary in Luxembourg d.12/20/44  
    Johnson, Edward WWII Ingram KIA in Europe - radio operator on a B-17  
    Kernoll, Russell T. WWII Bradford Unknown  
    Lamb, Hamilton WWII Oregon St MIA m.4/6/1944  
    Lauritzen, John WWII Fairywood Army Infantry 81st Division KIA Battle of the Bulge d.2/16/45   
    Lauritzen, Richard WWII Fairywood Air Force Side Gunner KIA India d.11/25/43  
    Longo, Frank WWII Crafton 1st Bombing Squadron, died result of wounds @ Pearl Harbor  
    Loos, Walter WWII Josephine Died in B-24 in South America en route to Africa  
    McConaghy, John Regis WWII Hawthorne USS Paul Hamilton sunk KIA off North Africa d.4/20/44  
    McCoy, Jim WWII Idlewood Army Air Force accident after returning from Aleutians  
    McKee, William WWII Ingram Army Air Force Bomber Pilot KIA Italy  
    McKenna, Roy WWII Belvidere Training accident in Marianna, Florida d.10/13/43  
    McNutt, Maurice WWII Marion St KIA flying his 20th mission d.11/4/44  
    Michael, Robert A. WWII Warren St KIA European theater  
    Nelson, Ernie WWII Joel KIA 6/23/45 in a P-38 Philipines  
    Nelson, William WWII Crafton Unknown  
    Nock, Edward P. WWII Unknown Died from injuries after V-E Day  
    Oliverio, Joe WWII Ingram Marines KIA July/August 1944 South Pacific  
    Opaska, Walter WWII Crafton Unknown  
    Patterson, Edward WWII Crafton Accident in North Africa  
    Perry, John WWII Clairhaven USN Submarine KIA in Pacific, perhaps Tokyo Bay  
    Picard, Jim WWII Steuben Army Air Force Flight Engineer KIA Germany d.9/21/44  
    Picard, Ray WWII Steuben KIA USS Growler sunk off Australia d.11/8/44  
    Rea, Benedict WWII Woodlawn Army Engineers KIA Battle of the Bulge  
    Robinson, Nelson WWII Unknown Attended CHS in 1941  
    Scafoglio, Vince WWII White St USS Johnston sunk KIA d11/26/44 Battle of Samar  
    Schrey, Richard  WWII Oakwood USN accidentally in Hawaii  
    Shannon, Stuart WWII Oakwood Marines died after receiving severe wounds at Iwo Jima  
    Shema, Josef WWII Noble Ave KIA Army glider crash in Belgium in 1944.  
    Smith, George F. WWII McMunn KIA 3rd Armoured Division d.3/31/45  
    Smith, George R. WWII Union Ave KIA over Germany flying with 8th Air Force Bomber Group