USGenWebLackawanna County Prisoners of War World War II


Lackawanna County Servicemen Who Were Prisoners of War During World War II

There is no claim that this list is complete. Unless otherwise stated, all were liberated from either German or Japanese forces and returned safely. Multiple newspaper articles exist for each serviceman

Name

Rank

Address

Date Missing or Captured

Held by

Newspaper Article

Note

Adams, Eugene

Private

Formerly from Scranton

November 22, 1944

Germany

May 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Captured on that date

Alt, Howard L.

Staff Sergeant

 RD #2, Moscow

January 21, 1945

Germany

May 13, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing in Italy on that date, declared prisoner of war April 25, 1945

Arthur, Thomas J., Jr.

Staff Sergeant

714 Hampton St., Scranton

April 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Listed missing on this date, declared prisoner of war on May 4, 1944

Augusewicz, Edward J.

Sergeant

941 Main St., Dickson City

March 20, 1943

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Declared a prisoner of war on that date

Bahdzewicz, Stanley

Private First Class

254 Poplar St., Dickson City

June 6, 1944

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing in France on that date, declared prison of war July 29, 1944

Bartlow, Donald

Private First Class

2000 Adams Ave., Scranton

November 3, 1944

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing in Germany on that date, declared prisoner of war April 20, 1945

Beers, Carl K.

Lieutenant.

RD #3, Moscow

December 18, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date. 

Biedrzycki, Edward

Private First Class

1338 Dartmouth St., Scranton

March 6, 1944

Germany

May 18, 1945, The Scanton Tribune, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing on that date

Blewitt, David

Staff Sergeant

Dalton

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Bobinski, Henry

Private

922 S. Webster Ave., Scranton

August 15, 1944

Germany

June 6, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 8

Captured on that date

Bolak, Frank

Private

705 Main St., Simpson

February 18, 1944

Germany

May 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 19

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war May 15, 1944

Boland, Andrew

Staff Sergeant

Formerly of Scranton

April 28, 1945

Germany

June 17, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 5

Liberated on that date

Bossick, George

Private

225 Dundaff St., Carbondale

December 14, 1944

Germany

June 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 16

Listed missing in France on that date

Boylan, Eugene D.

Private

2416 Jackson St., Scranton

December 16, 1945

Germany

April 19 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing on that date, liberated from Bad Orb prison camp by Third Army

Braxtor, Theodore

Private

1429 N. Washington Ave., Scranton

April 1942

Japan

September 30, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Taken prisoner at that time at the fall of Bataan,

Brazil, John H

Staff Sergeant

605 Herbert St., Scranton

August 22, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Hungary on that date, declared to be prisoner of war on October 4, 1944

Brink, Irwin

Private First Class

1824 Sanderson Ave., Scranton

No date listed

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

 

Brink, Leroy C

Sergeant

RD #2, Clarks Summit

November 6, 1944

Germany

May 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on February 7, 1945

Brown, Robert E.

Corporal

1718 Elizabeth St., Scranton

October 16, 1944

Germany

June 7, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing over Austria on that date, declared prisoner of war in December

Bugjo, Peter

Private First Class

Family in Carbondale

No dates listed

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Liberated by British forces

Burke, John A.

Corporal

215 S. Webster Ave., Scranton

July 8, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Missing in France since that date

Burton, James

Corporal

1025 W. Market St., Scranton

December 16, 1945

Germany

April 28, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 3, 1945, liberated April 13, 1945

Calpin, Michael J.

Lieutenant.

818 River St., Scranton

April 2, 1945

Germany

June 13, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 10

Liberated from Camp No. 64 in Poland on this date by Russian forces

Capwell, Donald

Corporal

Clarks Summit

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war April 21, 1945

Carney, Francis

Ensign

 

 

Japan

 

 

Carroll, John

Staff Sergeant

436 Railroad Ave., Scranton

December 21, 1944

Germany

June 15, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 17

Declared prisoner on that date, declared prisoner on April 25, 1945

Carroll, John J.

Staff Sergeant

114 E. Warren St., Dunmore

April 25, 1945

Germany

June 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on April 25, 1945

Carroll, Robert

Sergeant

Formerly of Scranton

December 8, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Catalano, Philip A.

Private First Class

217 S. Sumner Ave., Scranton

September 15, 1944

Germany

May 1, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 16

Listed missing on that date

Cavanaugh, Joseph R.

Private First Class

2533 Pittston Ave., Scranton

December 21, 1944

Germany

April 22, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Captured on that date

Cerene, John Jr.

Private First Class

293 Main St, Archbald

December 24, 1944

Germany

April 15, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 10 & 14

Listed missing on that date

Chermak, Daniel E

Staff Sergeant

1703 Hawthorne St., Scranton

May 23, 1944

Germany

June 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 17

Listed as missing on that date

Chester, Junior F.

Private First Class

103 Middle St., Taylor

No dates listed

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 22

 

Chickey, Chester

Private

1290 Franklin St., Old Forge

March 7, 1945

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing on that date

Ciesielski, Frank T.

Corporal

1209 Cedar Ave., Scranton

1942

Japan

September 23, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 2 & 3

Taken prisoner at the fall of Manilla, liberated from Osaka prison camp

Cimino, Anthony N.

Private

1224 Short Ave., Scranton

June 6, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

Clark, Gilbert L.

Private

805 Harrison Ave., Scranton

September 9, 1943

Germany

May 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 19

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war November 27, 1943

Cleary, Kinard J.

Staff Sergeant

622 S. Main Ave., Scranton

January 23, 1945

Germany

June 18, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 19

Wounded and taken prison in Belgium on that date

Colier, Ambrose

Corporal

712 S. Valley Ave., Olyphant

April 13, 1945

Germany

April 27, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Liberated on that date

Colisimo, Russell J.

Staff Sergeant

1707 Farr St., Scranton

September 29, 1944

Germany

June 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Listed missing on that date

Condeelis, George

Sergeant

638 N. Washington Ave., Scranton

October 7, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing over Yugoslavia on that date, delclared prisoner of war October 25, 1944

Condi, Anthony

Private

125 Lynch St., Olyphant

March 9, 1945

Germany

May 6, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 9 & 31

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Connell, James L.

Lieutenant.

Clarks Green

August 3, 1944

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date.  interned at Stalag 3A

Cook, Joseph J.

Private First Class

153 S. Sumner Ave., Scranton

September 15, 1944

Germany

May 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Listed missing in France on that date

Cooke, Harold

Sergeant

508 N. Blakely St., Dunmore

October 14, 1943

Germany

June 20, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 12

Shot down over Germany and taken prisoner on that date

Cooper, Elmer E.

Private First Class

Formerly of Taylor

May 7, 1942

Japan

September 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 2 & 3

Taken prisoner at fall of Corregidor at that date

Coslett, Edward B.

Tech Sergeant

927 Ridge Ave., Scranton

April 2, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing over Austria on that date, declared prisoner of war June 5, 1944

Costello, John J.

Staff Sergeant

536 Fig St., Scranton

June 28, 1943

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Prisoner of war since that date

Craparo, Philip

Private

18 Shell Ave., Carbondale

December 16, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 3, 1945

Cuthbertson, Leonard

Private First Class

9 Loop Ave., Scranton

September 11, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in France since that date, declared prisoner of ward November 30, 1944

Cytarzynski, Edward

2nd Lieutenant.

117 S. Chestnut St., Scranton

October 8, 1943

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Czarnecki, Leonard F.

Private

617 Dundaff St., Dickson City

December 21, 1945

Germany

April 22, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Declared prisoner of war on that date, liberated on April 2, 1945

Dagger, Frank D.

Private

1624 Dorothy St., Scranton

February 17, 1943

Germany

May 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on May 10, 1943

Daley, John P.

Master Sergeant

Main St., Mayfield

May 1942

Japan

October 9, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Taken prisoner at the fall of Corregidor, liberated from a prison camp near Nagasaki

Daniels, John T.

Lieutenant.

203 Center St., Taylor

June 8, 1944

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing on that date

Danylak, John

Staff Sergeant

511 Pancoast St., Dickson City

No dates listed

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

 

Davis, James E.

Lieutenant.

407 Cooper St., Taylor

November 15, 1944

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war February 7, 1945

Davis, Lewis G.

Tech Sergeant

Carbondale

April 9, 1945

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Prisoner of war since that date, liberated by Russians

Davis, Thomas Tim

Lieutenant.

303 N. Sumner Ave., Scranton

October 1, 1944

Germany

April 10, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 18

Listed missing on that date, died while prisoner on November 4,1944

Davis, Walter

2nd Lieutenant.

1608 Washburn St., Scranton

October 13, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing since that date, declared prisoner of war November 4, 1944

DeAntonio, Joseph

Staff Sergeant

329 Delaware St., Jessup

No dates listed

Germany

June 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 13

 

Deininger, Paul G.

2nd Lieutenant.

Formerly of Scranton

November 2, 1944

Germany

May 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 20

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war January 16, 1945

DeSanto, Theodore A.

Private

1104 Prescott Ave., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

April 22, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, liberated from Bad Orb Prison on April 2, 1945

Dolan, John S.

Sergeant

205 Main St., Mayfield

December 22, 1944

Germany

May 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 19

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 20, 1945

Donnelly, Francis

Private First Class

Formerly of Olyphant

January 21, 1945

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing on that date, liberated by American Army

Dopko, Bernard

Lieutenant.

418 Moosic Rd., Old Forge

March 9, 1944

Germany

June 6, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on this date, declared prisoner of war July 5, 1944

Duricko, John

Private First Class

813 S. Keyser Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Liberated by American forced

Dziekonski

See Jaconski

 

 

 

 

 

Eberle, John E.

2nd Lieutenant.

Weatherby St., Dalton

August 1942

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Shot down over Naples, Italy at that time.

Edmunds, Paul F.

Sergeant

Family in Mayfield

March 1945

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing over Germany at that time

Ehmling, Ralph J

Private

117 Larch St., Scranton

April 26, 1945

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Taken prisoner on Anzio Beachead on that date, returned to his unit

Elechko, John A.

Private First Class

1440 Meylert Ave., Scranton

May 7, 1942

Japan

June 22, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 22

Captured at fall of Corregidor, died October 24, 1944 aboard Japanese prison ship when it sank in the South China Sea

Ellis, Mark

Lieutenant.

1525 Adams Ave., Dunmore

September 18, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Listed missing on this date, declared prisoner of war December 4, 1944

Emick, Robert

2nd Lieutenant.

810 Pittston Ave., Scranton

July 27, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing in Hungary on that date, later declared to be prisoner of war

Evans, Elmer

Sergeant

1402 W. Gibson St., Scranton

December 16, 1944

Germany

April 27, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Feibus, Irving J.

Lieutenant.

809 S. Washington Ave., Scranton

June 7, 1944

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing in France on that date

Fillmon, Stanley

Private First Class

117 Lincoln St., Olphant

January 6, 1945

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing on that date

Flaherty, Francis Pat

Technician 5th Grade

1230 Dartmouth St., Scranton

September 6, 1944

Germany

April 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 4

Listed missing in France on that date, declared prisoner of war January 22, 1945

Flanagan, John J.

Private First Class

Washington Ave., Jermyn

September 3, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Declared prisoner of war on this date

Flynn, James B.

Tech Sergeant

334 Meridian Ave., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

April 17, 1945, The Scranton Tribune,  Pages 3 & 17

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war January 10, 1945

Fontine, Fred J.

Private First Class

362 N. Bromley Ave., Scranton

March 9, 1945

Germany

April 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

Fortini, Leo

Private

Howard St., Old Forge

July 7, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war October 8, 1944

Fox, William J. Jr.

Private First Class

7 Powderly St., Carbondale

December 18, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Interned on that date, liberated on April 7, 1945

Freeman, John E.

Private

431 Finn St., Scranton

October 5, 1944

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Wounded in France on that date, later taken prisoner

Fritz, Ambrose J

Private

12 Brennan Ct., Carbondale

April 29, 1945

Germany

May 26, 1945, The Scranton Times Pages 3 & 5

Liberated on that date

Fuller, Andrew A.

Seaman 2nd Class

Formerly of Scranton

December 23, 1941

Japan

October 15, 1945,  The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Wounded and captured after Battle of Wake Island, liberated August 26, 1945

Furiosi, Philip

Technician 5th Grade

515 N. Sumner Ave., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 12 & 15

Listed missing in Belgium after Battle of the Bulge on that date, liberated April 14, 1945

Gallagher, Harry E.

Sergeant

201 N. Grant Ave., Scranton

March 22, 1944

Germany

June 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Downed in North African area on that date

Gambo, Joseph M.

Sergeant

117 Smith St., Dunmore

December 19, 1944

Germany

July 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 8

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, liberated April 25, 1945 by Russians

Georgetti, Albert Jr.

Private First Class

2316 Birney Ave., Minooka

No dates listed

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

 

Gerrity, James J.

Private First Class

2006 Margaret Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Ghilardi, Frank

Private First Class

817 Church St., Jessup

January 9, 1945

Germany

June 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 10

Listed missing on that date

Gillern, Paul

Staff Sergeant

207 E, Grove St., Dunmore

October 1943

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war in November 1943

Gillespie, James

Private First Class

1720 McDonough Ave., Scranton

November 8, 1944

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

Listed missing on that date

Gilligan, Frank J.

Lieutenant.

119 Potter St., Dunmore

August 16, 1944

Germany

May 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Listed missing on that date

Gilmartin, John R.

Corporal

112 Brooklyn St., Carbondale

No dates listed

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

 

Girvan, Alexander M.

Tech Sergeant

335 1/2 N. Hyde Park Ave., Scranton

Undisclosed date

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

 

Golashesky, Edward S.

Staff Sergeant

222 Delaware St., Jermyn

January 20, 1945

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Listed missing on that date

Golden, Jack J.

Staff Sergeant

545 Adams Ave., Scranton

August 20, 1945

Germany

May 23, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 13

Listed missing over Hungary on that date

Goldovich, John A.

Corporal

Hudson St., Jessup

May 1942

Japan

September 23, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 2 & 3

Taken prisoner after the fall of the Phillippines

Golka, Anthony Walter

Private First Class

1116 Loomis Ave., Taylor

April 29, 1945

Germany

June 26, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Liberated on that date

Grabowski, Nicholas

Private First Class

132 Frieda St., Dickson City

October 29, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Interned since that date

Grady, Edward J. Jr.

Private

909 E. Drinker St., Dunmore

December 17, 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 5 & 10

Listed missing in Belgium on that date

Granko, Joseph

Private First Class

500 Lawrence St., Old Forge

April 18, 1945

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on April 18, 1945

Granko, Rudy

Private First Class

Old Forge

No dates listed

Germany

May 6, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 6 & 15

 

Granville, Claude L.

Corporal

20 Brennan Ct., Carbondale

July 11, 1942

Japan

October 10, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 22

Captured at Bataan, died on that date of malaria in Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp

Granville, Harry J.

Private

66 Wayne St., Carbondale

August 29, 1944

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

Listed missing on that date, liberated April 29, 1945

Gregory, Eugene A.

Tech Sergeant

116 S. Apple St., Dunmore

May 1942

Japan

September 24, 1945. The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Taken captive at fall of Corregidor and confined at Osaka on the Japanese mainland, liberated September 11, 1945

Gribble, Benjamin Jr.

Staff Sergeant

612 Washington Ave., Jermyn

December 18, 1944

Germany

April 20, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 6

 

Grogan, Walter F.

1st Lieutenant.

221 Pittston Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

 

Gruttadauria, Joseph

Private

412 Mortimer St., Dunmore

October 4, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war January 5, 1945

Gulbin, John J.

Private

1652 Sweeney Ave., Scranton

February 18, 1943

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in North Africa on that date, declared prisoner of war August 24, 1943

Gutt, John F.

Staff Sergeant

216 Mary St., Olyphant

December 1, 1944

Germany

May 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

Hair, Clayton W.

Private

519 Pear St., Scranton

July 23, 1944

Germany

May 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Declared prisoner on that date, liberated by Russians May 3, 1945

Haluska, John

Technician 4th Grade

143 Hill St., Jessup

February 14, 1943

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing in North Africa on that date

Harris, Chester

Private

Montdale

November 25, 1944

Germany

June 9, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Harris, Robert W.

Private First Class

Formerly of Scranton

October 28, 1944

Germany

June 7, 1944, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Listed missing on that date

Hawk, Elmer

Staff Sergeant

1012 Mark Ave., Scranton

January 7, 1945

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Interned on that date

Hiller, Harold C.

Private First Class

324 Hiller Ave., Scranton

July 7, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war August 21, 1944

Hiller, Ralph

Corporal

322 Hiller Ave., Scranton

December 16, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 29, 1945

Hirjak, John J.

Private First Class

412 Fourth St., Taylor

January 4, 1945

Germany

June 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 13

Listed missing in Belgium on that date, liberated by Russian forces

Hoban, T. Linus

Lieutenant. Colonel

 

December 19, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 25

Wounded and captured on that date

Hoffman, William N.

Staff Sergeant

13 Stafford Ave., Scranton

March 8, 1945

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Interned on that date, liberated on April 29, 1945

Hokrein, Amos J.

Private First Class

Elmhurst

December 16, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Holman, William Jr.

Private

1519 Swetland St., Scranton

November 29, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Tribune,  Pages 9

Listed missing on that date, held prisoner at Stalag 4B, liberated on April 12, 1945 by Patton's Third Army

Horner, Cecil W.

Technician 5th Grade

211 Washington St., Carbondale

December 20, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Interned since this date after the Belgium Bulge

Hughes, Hubert

Tech Sergeant

450 Salem St., Archbald

December 18, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, declared prisoner of war November 21, 1944

Hughes, John J.

Lieutenant.

429 Linden St., Scranton

January 9, 1945

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

Listed missing in France on that date

Hughes, Paul F.

Tech Sergeant

629 Beech St., Scranton

February 25, 1943

Germany

May 23, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 13

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Hurney, John A.

Private First Class

166 Dunmore St., Throop

September 8, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war November 21, 1944

Iyoob, Ferdinand J.

Private First Class

69 S. Main St., Carbondale

August 1944

Germany

May 18, 1945, The Scanton Tribune, Pages 3 & 14

Taken prisoner at that time

Jaconski, Stanely

Private First Class

125 Harriet St., Throop

July 22, 1943

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Declared prisoner of war on this date

Jaditz, Theodore

Sergeant

RD #1, Clarks Summit

February 17, 1943

Germany

May 20, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 11 & 16

Taken prisoner in Tunisia on this date

Jancoski, Stanley

Private First Class

Family in Throop

No dates listed

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 3 & 18

 

Jayson, Edward

Staff Sergeant

1528 Dorothy St., Scranton

April 13, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

Jenkins, William

Corporal

115 Arnold Ave., Scranton

April 17, 1945

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 3 & 18

Listed missing on that date, liberated April 26, 1945

Jones, Benjamin W.

Private First Class

720 S. Main St., Taylor

February 17, 1943

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Taken prisoner in North Africa on this date

Jones, Edward J.

Private First Class

Formerly of Scranton

May 7, 1942

Japan

August 3, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

Taken prisoner at fall of Corregidor on that date, died of malaria in prisoner of war camp on July 29, 1942

Jones, Stanley H.

Private

1120 Diamond Ave., Scranton

January 8, 1945

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 28, 1945

Jones, Thomas J.

Private

1008 Corbett Ave., Scranton

December 24, 1944

Germany

May 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 16

 

Jones, William J.

Technician 5th Grade

47 Pearl St., Carbondale

December 22, 1944

Germany

April 24, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Declared prisoner of war on that date, liberated March 28, 1945

Jovanelly, Ernest

Private First Class

1427 Luzerne St., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

May 2, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date

Justin, Joseph L.

2nd Lieutenant.

209 Stafford Ave., Scranton

July 28, 1944

Germany

June 28, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 12

Shot down over Ploesti, Romania on that date, prisoner in Stalag Luft 1

Karbin, Joseph

Flight Officer

937 Madison Ave., Scranton

March 8, 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 on that date, liberated by Russian forces on May 13, 1945

Karoffa, John J.

Private First Class

744 Maple St., Carbondale

April 14, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Liberated on that date

Kasarda, George

Sergeant

606 Sanderson St., Throop

No dates listed

Japan

September 24, 1945. The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Liberated from prisoner of war camp at Mukden, Manchuria

Kasiewski, Charles J.

Private First Class

1132 Main St., Dickson City

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Katchur, Charles

Private First Class

15 Line St., Throop

July 7, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Interned on that date

Kedrick, Albert

Sergeant

615 Penn Ave., Mayfield

January 22, 1945

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing on that date

Kelly, Joseph

Private First Class

128 S. Main Ave., Scranton

January 13, 1945

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

Kenosky, John A.

Private First Class

Springbrook

December 30, 1944

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, declared prisoner of war December 20, 1944, liberated April 2, 1945

Kilcullen, Joseph

Staff Sergeant

1004 Meade Ave., Dunmore

December 19, 1944

Germany

June 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 16

Captured at St. Gith, Luxembourg on this date, liberated on April 22, 1945 by Russian forces

Kipp, Francis T.

Sergeant

1710 Luzerne St., Scranton

November 29, 1944

Germany

June 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 17

Listed missing on that date

Kmitch, Joseph

Private First Class

1160 Spring St., Taylor

June 1944

Germany

June 17, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 5

Captured and taken prisoner in France shortly after D-Day

Kobierecki, Joseph

Tech Sergeant

507 Dundaff St., Dickson City

May 29, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Kokalowski, John

Sergeant

3304 Cedar Ave., Scranton

December 16, 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, liberated on May 15, 1945

Kosakevitch, Michael

Private

416 Fourth St., Blakely

May 7, 1945

Japan

October 2, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 15

Captured on that date at the fall of the Phillippnes, liberated on September 16, 1945

Kossage, Charles

Private

103 Maloney St., Dunmore

December 16, 1944

Germany

June 6, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 8

Listed missing in Belgium on that date

Kramer, Lester M.

Lieutenant.

523 S.Webster Ave., Scranton

July 26, 1943

Germany

June 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 16

Shot down over Hannover, Germany on that date

Krantz, Albert C.

Private First Class

7 Crawford Ave., Simpson

February 16, 1944

Germany

May 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 19

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war June 13, 1944

Krolikosky, Stanley J.

Corporal

623 Genet St., Scranton

May 7, 1942

Japan

October 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 7

Taken prisoner at the fall of the Phillippines

Kruger, Morris H.

Private First Class

813 Throop St., Dunmore

October 16, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Declared prisoner of war on this date

Krushinski, Edward F.

Staff Sergeant

440 Keystone Ave., Peckville

December 21, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Listed missing on that date

Kubowicz, Stanley A.

Staff Sergeant

1321 Watson St., Scranton

December 21, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed as missing on that date, liberated by Russians April 23, 1945

Kuchmanich, Harry

Private First Class

130 Hudson St., Jessup

February 23, 1945

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing on that date.  Released to a hospital

Kuchwara, Michael

Lieutenant.

327 Pancoast St., Dickson City

July 12, 1944

Germany

June 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 25

Listed missing in Germany on that date

Kurimsky, Albert R.

Private First Class

117 Hill St., Jessup

September 28, 1944

Germany

June 9, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 4

Listed missing on that date

Kutzar, Paul

Sergeant

421 S. Main Ave., Scranton

September 26, 1945

Germany

June 8, 1945, The Scranton Tribume, Page 15

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war January 10, G251

Lamotski, Anthony

Technician 5th Grade

1206 W. Elm St., Scranton

April 25, 1945

Germany

May 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Liberated on that date

Langan, Edward

Private

905 N. Washington Ave., Scranton

February 1943

Germany

June 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 7

Listed missing at that time, declared prisoner of war March 9, 1943

Lavinsky, William

Private First Class

1714 Brick Ave., Scranton

March 6, 1945

Germany

June 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 25

Listed missing on that date

Lesniewski, Stanley W.

Tech Sergeant

1018 Carmalt St., Dickson City

December 18, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Listed missing on that date

Lingobardo, Carmen J.

Staff Sergeant

500 Pittston Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Lloyd, Harold

Tech Sergeant

2645 Olyphant Ave., Scranton

June 9, 1944

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

Airplane crashed near Piave, Italy on that date,

Loftus, Donald E.

Private First Class

306 Clarkson Ave., Jessup

May 7, 1942

Japan

September 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page  3

Taken prisoner at fall of Corregidor at that date, liberated presumably from Osaka

Loss, Peter P.

Private

1723 Hawthorne St., Scranton

September 17, 1945

Japan

October 7, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 14

Taken prisoner in early 1942 at the fall of the Phillippines.  Liberated on that date

Ludwig, Robert E.

Tech Sergeant

515 Harrison Ave., Scranton

February 23, 1943

Germany

June 16, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Shot down over Germany on that date

Lukasik, John P.

Private First Class

1320 W. Locust St., Scranton

September 21, 1944

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing in Italy on that date

Lutkowski, John

Private First Class

409 E. McLure St., Old Forge

January 23, 1945

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Declared prisoner of war on this date

Lynch, Joseph A.

Technician 5th Grade

310 Third Ave., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Missing in Luxembourg on that date

MacGregor, Wilbur

Private First Class

729 N. Sumner Ave., Scranton

December 21, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Mahalko, John S.

Private First Class

110 River St., Scranton

December 27, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Belgium on that date, declared prisoner of war May 16, 1945, liberated April 23, 1945

Maher, Arthur L.

Commander

215 S. Blakely St., Dunmore

March 1, 1942

Japan

September 1, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Taken prisoner when the U.S.S. Houston was sunk in the Battle of Java Sea, March 1, 1942

Malloy, William A.

Sergeant

15 Park Pl., Carbondale

December 18, 1944

Germany

April 22, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Listed as missing in Belgium on that date, declared a prisoner of war on April 16, 1945, liberated April 17, 1945

Mancuso, Ernest J.

Private First Class

152 1/2 Belmont St., Carbondale

May 7, 1944

Japan

June 30, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 &14

Missing at fall of Corregidor on that date died October 24, 1944 aboard Japanese prison ship when it sank in the South China Sea

Mangan, Jerome J.

Tech Sergeant

205 Stafford Ave., Scranton

April 9, 1945

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing on that date

Mann, Harold J.

Major

314 Hamm Ct., Scranton

August 20, 1944

Japan

August 31, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 10

Missing on that date on a bombing mission over Japan

Marcavage, John

Private

124 Jefferson St., Simpson

December 21, 1944

Germany

June 2, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 5

Listed missing in Belgium on that date

March, Edward

Private First Class

1152 Frieda St., Dickson City

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Marion, Paul J.

Sergeant

Pine St., Archbald

March 18, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing over Italy on that date declared prisoner of war on May 6, 1944

Markovich, Samuel

Private

43 Jefferson St., Simpson

July 11, 1943

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing in North Africa on that date, declared prisoner of war August 27, 1943

Marsico, Joseph L.

Sergeant

200 Pine St., Old Forge

January 28, 1945

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Listed missing over Cologne, Germany on this date, liberated April 6, 1945

Matej, George P.

Staff Sergeant

314 Third Ave., Jessup

January 21, 1944

Germany

April 15, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 10 & 15

Listed missing on that date

McAuvic, James J.

Flight Officer

1243 Capouse Ave., Scranton

March 26, 1945

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing on that date

McCarthy, John J.

Sergeant

517 W. Market St., Scranton

September 15, 1944

Germany

April 23, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 15

Declared prisoner of war on that date, liberated from Stalag 3C by Russians in January 1945

McCormick, John

Sergeant

1646, Keyser Ave., Scranton

December 9, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Liberated by Russian forces from German prison camp

McKenna, Linus Francis

Master Sergeant

116 Powderly St., Carbondale

November 24, 1942

Japan

December 21, 1943, The Scranton Tribune, Page 5

Japanese Prison Camp, Mukden, Manchukuo

McManus, George

Staff Sergeant

7 Wilson Ct., Carbondale

April 11, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war June 15, 1945, liberated by Russians

McMyne, William

Staff Sergeant

59 McCabe Ave., Carbondale

April 1945

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Liberated at that time

Meehan, Thomas J.

Corporal

514 S. Valley Ave., Olyphant

December 16, 1945

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Mehalco, Walter

Private First Class

116 Fulton St., Simpson

January 12, 1945

Germany

June 2, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 5

Listed missing in France on that date, declared prisoner of war April 12, 1945

Miller, Francis N.

Tech Sergeant

623 Stafford Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

June 2, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 10

 

Millon, Frank J.

Private

120 Morse Ave., Simpson

May 1942

Japan

September 27, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 9

Taken prisoner at fall of Corregidor

Mishion, Paul J.

Private First Class

Old Forge

January 20, 1945

Germany

May 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing in France on that date, declared prisoner of war February 9, 1945

Misiura, Stanley P.

Private First Class

131 Lynch St., Olyphant

January 12, 1944

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war January 1945, liberated May 6, 1945 from Stalag 7A

Mlynarczyk, Joseph

Private First Class

Richmondale

No date listed

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

 

Molnar, John P.

Private

316 Dolph St., Jessup

November 18, 1944

Germany

June 5, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Delared prisoner of war on that date

Monahan, Kenneth

Private

916 Luzerne St., Scranton

January 8, 1945

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date

Morgan, Russell

Private

Formerly of Scranton

September 11, 1944

Germany

May 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing on that date

Motter, William F.

Sergeant

Moscow

March 8, 1945

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date

Murnin, William

Corporal

626 Main St., Vandling

January 23, 1945

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing on that date

Mushow, Joseph

Staff Sergeant

912 Rock St., Archbald

November 17, 1944

Germany

June 15, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 17

Declared a prisoner on that date

Nagurney, Paul

Private

619 Fourth Ave, Jessup

May 1942

Japan

September 20, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 23

Taken prisoner at that time in the Phillippines

Needham, Gerard J.

Private

1021 Hickory St. Scranton

December 2, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Germany on that date, declared prisoner of war March 24, 1945

Oblanis, Anthony

Private

192 Dundaff St., Carbondale

September 1944

Germany

June 17, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 16

Listed missing at that time

O'Hara, Harry G.

Private First Class

123 W. Parker St., Scranton

No date listed

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

 

O'Hora, William

Capt.

510 Third Ave., Scranton

January 14, 1945

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date, liberated April 12, 1945

Olavitch, Frank

Technician 5th Grade

157 Gallagher St., Jessup

December 19, 1944

Germany

June 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 18, 1945

Olds, Walter

Staff Sergeant

Formerly of Scranton

May 12, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed as missing in Germany on that date

Olecki, Robert P.

Technician 5th Grade

1442 St. Ann St., Scranton

December 16, 1945

Germany

May 6, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 9 & 31

Declared prisoner of war on that date, liberated March 30, 1945

Oliver, Evan H.

Tech Sergeant

416 Bates St., Scranton

September 6, 1944

Germany

May 6, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Taken prisoner September 6, 1944 in France, liberated by Russians February 3, 1945

O'Malley, John J. Jr.

Technician 5th Grade

919 W. Market St., Scranton

December 16, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed as missing in Belgium on that date

O'Malley, Robert P.

Technician 5th Grade

919 W. Market St., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

May 6, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 9 & 31

 

Onacki, Albert J.

Staff Sergeant

1242 Loomis Ave., Taylor

May 7, 1942

Japan

October 15, 1945,  The Scranton Times, Page 4

Taken prisoner at the fall of Corregidor, liberated from prison camp at Mukden, Manchuria on August 17, 1945

Ottone, Paul W.

Private

Hennessey Ct., Scranton

October 1944

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing at that time, liberated May 3, 1945

Pacciotti, Vito

Sergeant

1124 State St., Jessup

August 13, 1943

Germany

June 18, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 19

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Paruzinski, John J.

Private First Class

961 Carmalt St., Dickson City

No dates listed

Japan

September 27, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 9

Taken prisoner at fall of Corregidor

Paruzynski, Walter J.

Technician 5th Grade

961 Carmalt St., Dickson City

May 2, 1945

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Declared prisoner of war on this date

Pastore, Alphonso

Private

2237 Pittston Ave., Scranton

December 17, 1944

Germany

April 22, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 9

Captured in Belgium on that date, liberated from Bad Orb prison camp on April 2, 1945

Patten, Thomas D.

Private

RD #1, Jermyn

January 1942

Japan

September 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 19

Declared prisoner of war on that date, liberated from Toyama Camp No. 7 in the Nagoya District

Paulish, Nicholas

Private First Class

627 E, Pine St., Olyphant

April 24, 1944

Germany

June 8, 1945, The Scranton Tribume, Page 16

Liberated on that date

Peda, Charles J.

Seaman 1st Class

404 Foster St., Scranton

May 1942

Japan

October 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 4

Captured at that time

Peregrim, John

Private First Class

831 E. Scott St., Olyphant

June 10, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing on that date, declared a prisoner of war December 4, 1944

Perna, Angelo

Private

1134 Rundle St., Scranton

November 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Lited missing at that time

Petorak, Michael

Private First Class

341 Pine St., Archbald

No dates listed

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 3 & 11

 

Petroski, Edward

Private

Formerly of Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Liberated from prisoner of war camp at Bad Orb, Germany on undisclosed date

Petrushefsky, Joseph

Corporal

129 Willow Ave., Dunmore

April 28, 1945

Germany

June 28, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 4

Liberated by British forces

Piekanski, Theodore

Private

704 Dunmore St., Throop

September 1944

Germany

May 18, 1945, The Scanton Tribune, Pages 3 & 14

Taken prisoner at that time, declared prisoner of war January 1, 1945

Pilosi, Amelio A.

Sergeant

503 George St., Old Forge

February 21, 1945

Germany

June 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 13

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Pittaway, Gerald M.

Staff Sergeant

60 Canaan St., Carbondale

December 17, 1944

Germany

June 15, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 17

Listed missing in Belgium on that date, declared prisoner of war March 2, 1945

Pliske, John

Private

870 Mt. Vernon Ave., Scranton

May 1, 1945

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Ploskonka, Joseph L.

Private First Class

450 Bodnick St., Peckville

January 15, 1945

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 5 & 10

Listed missing on that date

Poch, Edward J. Sr.

Major

1010 Kolb Ct., Scranton

May 7, 1944

Japan

November 15, 1944, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Captured at fall of Corregidor, died October 24, 1944 aboard Japanese prison ship when it sank in the South China Sea

Powell, Earl

Private First Class

912 Eynon St., Scranton

March 6, 1945

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 3 & 18

Listed missing on that date

Puksta, Edwin A.

Sergeant

935 Hemlock St., Scranton

May 11, 1944

Germany

April 28, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Captured on that date

Puza. Bernard W.

Private First Class

Formerly of Dickson City

November 1, 1944

Germany

May 13, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listee missing in France on that date

Puzak, John

Private

837 Capouse Ave., Scranton

October 16, 1944

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed  missing in Italy on that date

Rachon, Clarence

Private First Class

1015 Alder St., Scranton

December 21, 1944

Germany

June 17, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 16

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, declared prisoner of war March 26. 1945, liberated May 31, 1945

Radwanski, Andrew

2nd Lieutenant.

1138 Water St., Moosic

December 17, 1944

Germany

January 26, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing on that date, died while prisoner on December 23, 1944

Raesly, Wilmer

Staff Sergeant

508 Prescott Ave., Scranton

October 20, 1943

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing on that date. Released

Rainone, John Ross

Tech Sergeant

321 Smith St., Dunmore

December 17, 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date

Rakosky, Edward

Private First Class

816 Adams St., Throop

No dates listed

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

 

Ratchford, James R.

Staff Sergeant

938 Providence Rd., Scranton

August 13, 1943

Germany

June 18, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 19

Listed as missing on that date

Rice, Harold B.

Sergeant

727 Wyoming Ave., Scranton

January 27, 1944

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

Listed missing on that date

Richards, John B.

Aviation Radioman 1st Class

Family in Clarks Summi

No dates listed

Japan

September 9, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 16

 

Rippon, Richard R

Staff Sergeant

Chapman Lake, RD #1, Jermyn

August 22, 1944

Germany

June 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 17

Listed missing at that time

Roach, Archie

Private

312 W, Grove St., Taylor

February 1943

Germany

June 9, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing at that time, declared prisoner of war May 1943

Roesch, Franklin

Sergeant

622 River St., Scranton

January 1, 1945

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 8

Listed missing on that date

Ross, Arthur

Private

Moscow

May 7, 1942

Japan

October 3, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Taken prisoner at the fall of Corregidor

Ross, Verney C. Jr.

Private

112 Market St., Scranton

January 18, 1945

Germany

May 3, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date, liberated April 15, 1945

Rossi, Quinto P.

Technician 5th Grade

2001 Pittston Ave., Scranton

December 17, 1944

Germany

May 14, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 19

Listed missing in action in Belgium on that date, declared prisoner of war April 5, 1945

Rovinsky, John T.

Private First Class

518 Main St., Peckville

December 12, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Listed missing on that date

Rozkowski, Joseph W.

Staff Sergeant

1612 Cedar Ave., Scranton

May 7, 1942

Japan

October 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 4

Taken prisoner at the fall of Corregidor, liberated from prisoner of war camp at Osaka on September 10, 1945

Ruddy, James L.

Staff Sergeant

1302 W. Gibson St., Scranton

December 18, 1944

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Captured in Belgium on that date

Rybnik, Stanley A.

Staff Sergeant

330 First Ave., Scranton

June 22, 1944

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Wounded in France on that date, held in German camp since January 22, 1945

Sailor, Charles T.

Staff Sergeant

1006 Moltke Ave., Scranton

September 6, 1944

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Listed missing on this date

Salamon, Stanley J.

Staff Sergeant

911 Hill St., Archbald

No dates listed

Germany

June 17, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 5

 

Salek, John

Private First Class

Scranton

No dates listed

Japan

October 5, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 16

 

Sandone, Charles S.

Private First Class

Formerly of Dunmore

December 16, 1944

Germany

June 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 13

Listed missing in Germany on that date, liberated by Russian forces April 23, 1945

Sanitate, Mario

Private

529 N. Bromley Ave., Scranton

December 17, 1944

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date

Santarelli, Rinaldo

Private First Class

906 Blakely St., Jessup

April 17, 1944

Germany

May 13, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Listed missing on that date, back with unit a week later

Sargalski, Edward

Private

Family in Old Forge

February 1943

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Captured in Tunisia at that time

Sargalski, Edward S.

Private

Family in Old Forge

February 17, 1943

Germany

June 9, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Taken prisoner in Tunisia on that date

Satiri, Lino

Private

610 Powell Ave., Jessup

March 1, 1944

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war August 4, 1944

Satofsky, Andrew F.

Staff Sergeant

602 Ruth Ave., Scranton

May 1942

Japan

October 19, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 5 & 20

Taken prisoner at the fall of Corregidor

Savage, Joseph P. Jr.

Lieutenant.

Formerly of Mayfield

July 1, 1944

Germany

June 17, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 16

Wounded and captured on that date, liberated April 23,1945 by Russian forces

Schechter, Irving B. Murph

Private First Class

780 Drinker St., Dunmore

No dates listed

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 5 & 10

 

Schofield, Robert F.

Staff Sergeant

1428 Hollow Ave., Scranton

June 13, 1944

Germany

April 20, 1945, The Scranton Times,  Pages 3 & 20

Listed missing in France on that date, liberated by the Russians January 31, 1945 from Camp Stalag 3C

Seaman, Ernest

Private

314 Milwaukee Ave., Old Forge

December 20, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 12 & 15

Taken prisoner in Luxembourg on that date

Seeger, Howard Jr.

Technician 3rd Grade

136 Washington St., Taylor

December 21, 1945

Germany

June 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing in Belgium on that date, declared prisoner of war March 3, 1945

Semanko, Edward A.

Corporal

107 Allen St., Dunmore

January 5, 1944

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing in Italy on that date

Semansky, Alex J.

Private First Class

1409 N. Main Ave., Scranton

December 17, 1944

Germany

July 24, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 8

Taken prisoner on that date in Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge, liberated by 14th Armored Division

Senchuk, Walter

Ensign

603 N. Hyde Park Ave., Scranton

December 9, 1941

Japan

September 13, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Taken captive when the U.S.S. Penguin was torpedoed and sunk, first Lackawanna County man taken prisoner

Senetsky, Andrew

Tech Sergeant

404 Main St., Dickson City

May 1944

Germany

June 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 17

Declared a prisoner at that time

Shekitka, Michael

2nd Lieutenant.

424 Fourth St., Blakely

May 10, 1944

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on June 27, 1944

Sholtis, George

Corporal

617 Fourth St., Jessup

May 1942

Japan

September 29, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Taken captive at fall of Corregidor, liberated from Jensen, Korea

Singer, Herbert C.

Sergeant

611 Avery Pl., Dunmore

August 1944

Germany

June 20, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 12

Captured at that time, liberated May 2, 1945 by British troops

Skibinski, Joseph

Sergeant

1131 S. Irving Ave., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

May 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date.  Liberated by advancing American army

Skumanich, Stephen

Sergeant

31 Hill St., Jessup

February 3, 1945

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 17

Listed missing on that date

Slavage, Robert A.

Tech Sergeant

613 Thomas St., Eynon

March 6, 1943

Germany

June 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 16

Declared a prisoner of war on that date

Slivinski, Carl A.

Sergeant

904 Throop St., Dunmore

No dates listed

Germany

May 29, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

 

Slocum, Ernest

Sergeant

Formerly of Dalton

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Slogish, Anthony

Private First Class

1820 N. Keyser Ave., Scranton

November 18, 1944

Germany

June 8, 1945, The Scranton Tribume, Page 15

Declared prisoner of war on that date

Slucinsky, William J.

Private

137 Sussex St., Old Forge

December 22, 1944

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

Listed missing in Belgium on that date. 

Slugg, Arthur Jr.

Private First Class

317 N. Bromley Ave., Scranton

December 18, 1944

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war March 28, 1945

Smith, David J.

 

1813 Lafayette St., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

May 6, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Smith, Elmer J.

Tech Sergeant

Moscow

March 31, 1945

Germany

June 30, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 &14

Captured in Germany December 16, 1944, died while prisoner

Smith, Henry Jr.

Staff Sergeant

2020 Margaret Ave., Scranton

September 11, 1944

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on October 28, 1944

Smith, Peter

Private First Class

809 Capouse Ave., Scranton

December 15, 1944

Germany

June 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 7

Listed missing in France on that date, declared prisoner of war April 20, 1945

Snyder, William

Tech Sergeant

2017 Cedar Ave., Scranton

December 16, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing in Germany on that date, declared prisoner of war March 3, 1945

Spathelf, Christian

Private

1316 Adams Ave., Dunmore

February 20, 1943

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Listed missing in North Africa on that date, declared prisoner of war April 1, 1943

Stevenson, James M.

Private

Formerly of Scranton

May 1942

Japan

October 6, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Taken prisoner in the Phillippines at that time, liberated from Irzuska City on the island of Kushua

Streznetcky, Joseph A.

Private First Class

1319 Madison Ave., Dunmore

November 6, 1944

Germany

May 15, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 13

Listed missing in Italy on that date, declared prisoner of war January 25, 1945

Swartz, Edward

Staff Sergeant

404 Fourth St., Dunmore

November 29, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing on that date, declared a prisoner of war March 19, 1945

Switala, Edmund M.

Corporal

1715 S. Webster Ave., Scranton

December 19, 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 5 & 10

Declared prisoner of war on that date, liberated May 1, 1945 by Russian forces

Symuleski, Sam

Staff Sergeant

3249 Pittston Ave., Scranton

December 20, 1944

Germany

May 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, declared prisoner of war February 1. 1945

Szuch, Louis

Private First Class

651 Simpson St., Throop

June 6, 1944

Germany

June 18, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 19

Listed missing on that date

Taffera, Anthony R.

Private First Class

507 Lawrence Ave., Old Forge

February 3, 1945

Germany

May 10, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 26

Listed missing on that date

Tierney, Paul C.

Ranger

1035 Paul Ave., Scranton

September 19, 1943

Germany

June 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing in Italy on that date

Tinsley, Willard P.

Staff Sergeant

Scott Rd., Blakely

October 23, 1943

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Declared a prisoner of war on that date

Tolan, Joseph S. Jr.

Sergeant

509 Prescott Ave., Scranton

October 3, 1943

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Prisoner of war since that date, liberated on May 3. 1945

Townsend, Harold E.

Corporal

827 N. Rebecca Ave., Scranton

April 22, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Listed missing on this date, declared prisoner of war on May 15, 1944

Tracewski, Chester B.

2nd Lieutenant.

123 Simpson St., Eynon

May 28, 1944

Germany

June 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 17

Listed missing on that date

Tredrea, John

Sergeant

69 Belmont St., Carbondale

No dates listed

Germany

April 29, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 31

 

Tryon, Robert F.

Private First Class

26 Barrett Ave., Carbondale

September 15, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in France on that date, declared a prisoner of war January 16, 1945

Tully, Edward F.

Sergeant

25 Battle Ave., Carbondale

December 21, 1944

Germany

May 17, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 8

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date

Tutino, Dominick J.

2nd Lieutenant.

442 Palm St., Scranton

December 1, 1943

Germany

June 18, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 19

Listed missing on that date

Twitchell, Arthur Jr.

Lieutenant.

Formerly from Scranton

October 10, 1943

Germany

May 1, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 4

Listed missing on that date

Tylawsky, Daniel M.

Sergeant

443 S. Ninth Ave., Scranton

August 7, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Germany on that date

Tyler, Leslie J.

Lieutenant.

981 Richter Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

May 18, 1945, The Scanton Tribune, Pages 3 & 14

 

Urban, Walter J.

Private First Class

404 W, River St., Olyphant

September 3, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Belgium on that date

Valinski, John

Staff Sergeant

200 Morse Ave., Simpson

May 4, 1945

Germany

June 6, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 8

Liberated on that date

Van Dusen, Richard L.

Private First Class

637 Adams Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

June 9, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

 

Vanish, George

Sergeant

443 Hudson St., Jermyn

May 1942

Japan

October 15, 1945,  The Scranton Times, Page 4

Taken prisoner at the fall of Bataan, held first at Phillippine Camp No. 4, liberated from Tokyo camp

Venos, Michael

Private First Class

1256 Mine St., Old Forge

January 21, 1945

Germany

May 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Listed missing on that date, liberated by American Army April 16, 1945

Ventrella, John

Not listed

210 Moosic St., Old Forge

May 1942

Japan

October 2, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Captured at fall of Corregidor, died of dysentary in prison camp on May 15, 1942

Vitale, Dominick A.

Sergeant

1225 Swetland St., Scranton

April 16, 1944

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war on June 5, 1944.  Liberated April 16, 1945

Wahy, Frank

Private

103 Orchard St., Childs

September 6, 1944

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Declared prisoner of war on this date

Walley, George

Sergeant

126 Basalyga St., Jessup

October 1, 1944

Germany

April 15, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 10 & 16

Listed missing in France on that date, liberated by the Russians

Walsh, James J.

Private

320 S. Webster Ave., Scranton

October 9, 1944

Germany

May 8, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Listed missing on that date

Warfel, Douglas C.

Lieutenant.

1935 N. Main Ave., Scranton

February 25, 1945

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing over Italy on that date

Waskovich, John J.

Sergeant

1126 Erie St., Dunmore

No dates listed

Germany

May 24, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 9

 

Watson, John M.

Sergeant

No address listed

January 10, 1945

Germany

May 21, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 18

Listed missing on this date, declared prisoner of war January 25, 1945

Watson, Thomas J.

2nd Lieutenant.

618 Florin St., Scranton

December 2, 1944

Germany

June 9, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

Whalley, James J.

Private First Class

1015 S. Main Ave., Scranton

September 3, 1943

Germany

May 19, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 11

Listed missing on that date, liberated April 13, 1945

Whitby, Robert A.

Lieutenant.

320 Main Ave., Peckville

February 21, 1944

Germany

May 27, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

Captured on that date

White, Gerald

Private

545 Greenbush Ave., Scranton

June 6, 1944

Germany

June 11, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Listed missing on that date

White, Robert F.

Private First Class

1009 Olive St., Scranton

February 26, 1945

Germany

May 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 14

Listed missing on that date, liberated on V-E Day

Williams, Lester Allen

Sergeant

Shady Lane Rd., Chinchilla

December 22, 1944

Germany

June 4, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 17

Listed missing in Luxembourg on that date, liberated on April 23, 1945

Williams, Llewellyn

Sergeant

Taylor

September 11, 1944

Germany

April 23, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3, 8, & 14

Liberated by Allied troops on that date

Wiltshire, Irvin W.

Staff Sergeant

833 N. Sumner Ave., Scranton

January 28, 1945

Germany

May 22, 1945, The Scranton Times, Page 20

Listed missing on that date

Yackamovich, Vincent

Private First Class

540 Theodore St., Scranton

August 10, 1944

Germany

May 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing in France on that date, declared prisoner of war November 14, 1945

Yaroshefski, Norbert R.

Private

1056 Main St., Dickson City

December 16, 1944

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Belgium on that date

Yzenas, Frank A.

Staff Sergeant

515 Dewey St., Dickson City

March 8, 1945

Germany

May 25, 1945, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 10

Listed missing over Germany on that date, declared prisoner of war May 19, 1945

Zack, Barney

Private

1024 Carmalt St., Dickson City

September 16, 1945

Japan

October 15, 1945,  The Scranton Times, Page 4

Liberated from camp in Tokyo on that date

Zaplatynsky, Leo

Lieutenant.

723 Mulberry St., Scranton

February 24, 1945

Germany

May 26, 1945, The Scrantonian, Pages 3 & 5

Listed missing on that date

Zarnowski, Michael

Private

823 Pine St., Mayfield

January 20, 1945

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

Listed missing in Germany on that date, liberated April 29, 1945

Zenty, Clarence J.

Private First Class

1063 Carmalt St., Dickson City

March 19, 1945

Germany

June 12, 1945, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 13

Listed missing on that date, declared prisoner of war April 9, 1945

Zickler, Paul D.

Staff Sergeant

143 Honesdale Rd., Whites Crossing

No dates listed

Germany

June 3, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 8

 

Zinko, Stanley W.

Private First Class

1831 Ross Ave., Scranton

No dates listed

Germany

June 10, 1945, The Scrantonian, Page 11

 



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