WORLD WAR II HONOR LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING NAVY, MARINES, COAST GUARD STATE OF KANSAS WAR DEPT--JUNE 1946

This is an effort of volunteers to transcribe the June 1946 World War II HONOR LIST of dead and missing, State of Kansas list.  In it's time this list contained the latest and most complete data available on all military personnel who were killed or died, or became and remained missing, between the President's declaration of unlimited national emergency on May 27, 1941, and the cut-off date of this report, January 31, 1946

State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard
Personnel from Kansas (NWCTM-24-WWIICASNAVY-KS)

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KILLED IN ACTION, DIED OF WOUNDS, OR LOST LIVES AS RESULT OF OPERATIONAL MOVEMENTS IN WAR ZONES.

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FAHRING, Ivan Lee, Seaman 2c, USNR.  Father, Mr. Thomas Earl Fahring, Gypsum.

FAIRBANKS, Carl Douglas, Fireman 1c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lester Fairbanks, Emmett.

FANNING, Orville Franklin, Jr., Ship's Cook 3c, USNR.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Franklin Fanning, North Topeka.

FARABEE, Albert Eugene, Torpedoman's Mate 3c, USN.  Father, Mr. Jess George Farabee, Kansas City.

FAST, John Arthur, Pharmacist's Mate 3c, USN.  Father, Mr. Edmond O. Fast, Wichita.

FAUBION, Denzel J., PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur L. Faubion, Phillipsburg.

FAULKNER, Maurice L., CPL, USMC.  Father, Mr. Carroll W. Faulkner, Wichita.

FAZENDIN, James William, Electrician's (sic) Mate 3c, USN.   Father, Mr. Ray Fazendin, Willis.

FEATHERGILL, John Philip, Lieutenant (JG), USNR.  Mother, Mrs. Clara Jones Feathergill, Independence.

FEESE, Harold Chester, Chief Electrician's Mate, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Vida Theal Feese, Arlington.

FELDKAMP, Leo Herman, Seaman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George William Feldkamp, Lincoln.

FIELDS, Curtis Elmer, Shipfitter 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Fields, Baldwin City.

FIELDS, John Henry, Gunner's Mate 3c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Mary Ellen Fields, Kansas City.

FISHER, James Patrick, Aviation Metalsmith 2c, USNR.  Mother, Mrs. Margaret Ellen Fisher, Topeka.

FITTS, Asa Edward, Motor Machinist's Mate 3c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Garland Fitts, Argonia.

FLACK, Loren Waley, Seaman 1c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Lula Matthews, Elsmore.

FLEMING, Joe Ely, Lieutenant, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Kathryn Lucille Fleming, Reading.

FLETCHER, Jack Vernon, Fireman 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Patricia Carroll Fletcher, Hutchinson.

FLINN, Dewey J., SGT, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Flinn, Wichita.

FLOREA, Randall Finis, Aviation Radioman 3c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Florea, Lucas.

FLOYD, Howard A., PVT, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elight W. Floyd, Argonia.

FLYNN, John Joseph, Pharmacist's Mate 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Flynn, Great Bend.

FORD, Joel LeRoy, Seaman 1c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Betty Ford, Salina.

FOSTER, Clarence Clinton, Machinist's Mate 2c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ray Foster, Blue Rapids.

FOSTER, Ralph Eugene, Seaman 1c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Elsie Maude Foster, Kansas City.

FOWLER, David Harriman, Electrician's Mate 3c, USNR.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Fowler, Lawrence.

FRAHM, Lyle Richard, 2nd Lieutenant, USMCR.  Wife, Mrs. Leah D. Fraham, Detroit.

FRANTZ, Harlan Milton, Storekeeper 3c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Milton Frantz, Junction City.

FRAZIER, Glenn Junior, Aviation Ordnanceman 2c, USNR.   Mother, Mrs. Dorothy Frazier, Kansas City.

FREAD, Clyde Dale, Chief Shipfitter, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Martha Barbara Fread, Gorham.

FREEMAN, Everett Wayne, Jr., Aviation Machinist's Mate 1c, USN.   Father, Mr. Everett Wayne Freeman, Colby.

FREEL, Billy Bob, PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Freel, Topeka.

FRENCH, Loyd Joseph, Seaman 2c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Ruth L. Bond, Muncie.

FREY, John Hubert, Watertender 3c, USNR.  Son and Daughter, John Arless and Linda Gail Frey, Garden City.

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GAGER, Roy Arthur, Seaman 2c, USN.  Father, Mr. Herman Noah Gager, Topeka.

GASSER, Allen C., PFC, USMC.  Father, Mr. Peter F. Gasser, Kinsley.

GASTMAN, Harm, Fireman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Harms Gastman, Marysville.

GATES, Wendell Harding, Yeoman 2c, USNR.  Mother, Mrs. Lydia Mall Gates, Clay Center.

GEGEN, Frederick Valentine, Gunner's Mate 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Gegen, Wichita.

GEORGE, James Lee, Electrician's Mate 3c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Leona Pryor, Wichita.

GERMAN, Robert Maynard, PVT, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. German, Canton.

GIBSON, Billy Edwin, Seaman 1c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Clara C. Gibson, Atchison.

GIBSON, Robert Dwain, Fireman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Lazell Gibson, Falco.

GIESELMAN, Gerald Victor, Electrician's Mate 2c, USN.   Mother, Mrs. Dora Whitley, Russell Springs.

GILBERT, Mural Glen, Fireman 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Joseph Gilbert, Neal.

GILCHRIST, John Wardell, Ensign, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Gilchrist, Satana.

GILLAN, Dale Glen, Ensign, USNR.  Father, Mr. Glen Clifford Gillan, Concordia.

GILLEN, Leander J., PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dominic J. Gillen, Leoti.

GILLESPIE, Donald Stubbs, Seaman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gillespie, Grainfield.

GLENN, Richard Clyde, Lieutenant (JG), USN.  Mother, Mrs. W. C. Glenn, Manhattan.

GOHEEN, John Richard, Lieutenant (JG), USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Margaret Evelyn Goheen, Independence.

GOJMERAC, Nicholas J., PFC, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Rose Gojmerac, Kansas City.

GOMEZ, Theodore, SGT, USMC.  Mother, Mrs. Margaret Rowland, Hanston.

GONZALEZ, Tony DeLuna, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3c, USNR.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Gonzalez, Lakin.

GOODWIN, William Vernon, Coxswain, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Nellie E. Milroy, Stark.

GORDON, Glen Emery, Ensign, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen V. Gordon, McCracken.

GORE, James Robert, Seaman 1c, USNR.  Sister, Mrs. Katherine Drenik, Pittsburg.

GOSSETT, Edward D., PVT, USMCR.  Wife, Mrs. Edward D. Gossett, Ottawa.

GRABER, Peter G., PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert I. Graber, Wichita.

GRAFF, Kenneth Eugene, Seaman 1c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Floye Childs, Belleville.

GRANDY, Truman A., Master Technical Sgt, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grandy, Garfield.

GRANT, Edward, Shipfitter 3c, USNR.  Father, Mr. Charles Henry Grant, Falco.

GRAUERHOLZ, Melton D., 2nd Lieutenant, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Grauerholz, Kensington.

GRAY, James Donald, PVT, USMC.  Mother, Mrs. Olive Cotton, El Dorado.

GRIFFIN, John J., Jr., 2nd Lieutenant, USMCR.  Wife, John J. Griffin, Jr., Emporia.

GRIFFITH, Delbert Harold, PVT, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Griffith, Manchester.

GRIFFITH, William M., Ensign, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Baldwin Griffith, Coldwater.

GRISWOLD, James A., PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Griswold, Kansas City.

GROSS, Robert J., CPL, USMCR.  Father, Mr. Martin Gross, Hays.

GRUENWALD, John William, Lieutenant, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Mary Miner Gruenwald, Kansas City.

GUNN, Murray S., Pharmacist's Mate 1c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Ruth May Gunn, Kansas City.

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HAGUE, John Cooke, Chief Storekeeper, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Virginia June Hague, Oswego.

HAGUE, Raymond Marion, Torpedoman's Mate, 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Edith Zoe Hague, Oberlin.

HALFORD, Leonard, Motor Machinist's Mate 1c, USNR.  Father, Mr. E. B. Halford, Salina.

HALL, Raymond Edward, Seaman 2c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Hall, Topeka.

HAMACHER, Albert C., PFC, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hamacher, Burlingame.

HAMER, Neal Lloyd, Aviation Ordnanceman 1c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Bonita Dell Hamer, Wichita.

HAMILTON, Fred C., Lieutenant, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Jean Lockett Hamilton, Pratt.

HAMMERSKY, Theodore Sylvester, Electrician's Mate 3c, USN.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton John Hammersky, Wichita.

HAMPTON, J. C., Fireman 1c, USN.  Father, Mr. Willie Hampton, Meade.

HANCOCK, Samuel B., Jr., SGT, USMC.  Wife, Mrs. Samuel B. Hancock, Rolla.

HAND, Sammy, Hospital Apprentice 1c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Francis Hand, Herington.

HARDESTY, Blaine Elijah, Seaman 2c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Iva Mae Schroeder, Salina.

HARPER, Harlan Henderson, Radioman 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Smith Harper, Olathe.

HARRIS, Robert Allen, PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd G. Harris, Muncie.

HARTELL, John George, PVT, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Betty F. Hartell, Topeka.

HARTENBERGER, Ramon Charles, Boatswain's Mate 2c, USN.   Father, Mr. Oscar John Hartenberger, Newton.

HATCHER, John N., 2nd Lieutenant, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hatcher, Plains.

HATFIELD, Graham Charles, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3c, USN.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Hatfield, Junction City.

HAUS, George Alvin, Aviation Ordnanceman 3c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Alice Haus, Kansas City.

HAUSER, Henry C., PFC, USMC.  Mother, Mrs. Anna Hauser, Kansas City.

HAWK, Kenneth W., PFC, USMC.  Mother, Mrs. Adele Hawk, Liberal.

HAYES, Gerald E., CPL, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Nina E. Hayes, Arkansas City.

HAYNES, Frank Loren, Aviation Radioman 1c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Mary Joe Haynes, Topeka.

HAYNES, Robert Albert, Lieutenant, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Leslie Haynes, Lawrence.

HAYS, Victor Otis, Seaman 2c, USN.  Father, Mr. Otis B. Hays, Newton.

HAYS, William Henry, Storekeeper 3c, USN.  Father, Mr. Maud William Hays, Hugoton.

HEATH, Harold C., PVT, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Myrtle Heath, Topeka.

HEATH, James McKenley, Steward's Mate 1c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Juanita Jennette Heath, Kansas City.

HEAVIN, Hadley Irvin, Fireman 1c, USN.  Father, Mr. Charles Thomas Heavin, Baxter Springs.

HECKART, Billy Dean, Seaman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Oscar Heckart, Osawatomie.

HEDGES, Jack L., PFC, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Corinne Hedges, Eureka.

HEFFEL, Reuben Benjamin, Seaman 1c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Vona Geraldine Heffel, Wichita.

HELFER, Johnnie Archie, Molder 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Mary Margaret Helfer, Wichita.

HELFRICK, Donald Leroy, Ensign, USNR.  Mother, Mrs. Jessie Helfrick, Scott City.

HELLER, Robert Jacob, Jr., Seaman 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Mary Rose Heller, Chanute.

HEMPHILL, William Andrew, Lieutenant (JG), USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Marjorie Sellers Hemphill, Manhattan.

HENKEL, Harold Henry, SGT, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Bertha E. Henkel, Bird City.

HENNIS, Francis Bernard, Fireman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Audrey Jeanne Hennis, Marysville.

HENSEL, Donald Louis, Seaman 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Carl Hensel, Parsons.

HENSLEY, Lawrence Newell, Radioman 3c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Newell Hensley, Topeka.

HERBERT, John Lloyd, Motor Machinist's Mate 3c, USNR.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Herbert, Jr., Ellis.

HEREFORD, Everett Earl, Seaman 1c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Rayma Evelyn Hereford, Ft. Scott.

HERMAN, James Robert, 2nd Lieutenant, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Herman, Hill City.

HERNDON, Duane, Seaman 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Herndon, Lebanon.

HEROLD, William P., SGT, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herold, Ellinwood.

HESLER, Austin Henry, Signalman 3c, USN.  Father, Mr. C. A. Hesler, Phillipsburg.

HEYMAN, Howard Alvin, Lieutenant (JG), USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Benjamin Heyman, Richfield.

HIATT, Vernon Carter, Gunner's Mate 2c, USN.  Father, Mr. Percy Hyatt, Emporia.

HIGHFILL, Leonard Eugene, Seaman 2c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Velver C. Herschell, Topeka.

HILL, Burle Oren, Seaman 2c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hood, Pittsburg.

HILLARD, Warren Lewis, Ensign, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hillard, Pratt.

HITCHINGS, Lyle Orlin, Fireman 2c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Julia Hitchings, Lyndon.

HOOFER, Edwin Fay, Seaman 1c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Helen Hoofer, Wichita.

HOFFMAN, Eugene Joseph, Chief Torpedoman's Mate, USN.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raymond Hoffman, Topeka.

HOFFMAN, Louis Mathias, Shipfitter 2c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman, Great Bend.

HOLLADAY, Thomas Roland, PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Obie R. Holladay, El Dorado.

HOLLEMBEAK, Bruce Kent, PVT, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo A. Hollembeak, Arkansas City.

HOLTHUSEN, Christopher Louis, Jr., Machinist's Mate 2c, USN.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Holthusen, Leavenworth.

HOLTZMAN, Richard N., PFC, USMCR.  Mother, Mrs. Hazel Holtzman, Ottawa.

HOOD, Harley Truman, Torpedoman's Mate 3c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William John Hood, Junction City.

HOOD, Henry Mathew, Jr., Lieutenant (JG), USNR.  Mother, Mrs. Mary Louise Curtis Hood, Hugoton.

HOOPER, Lloyd Raymond, Aviation Machinist's Mate 2c, USN.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brad S. Hooper, Ellsworth.

HOOVER, Henry W., PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Price Hoover, Kansas City.

HOPE, Willard Herman, Yeoman 2c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Alice Hope, Wichita.

HORNEY, Keith William, PFC, USMCR.  Wife, Mrs. Keith W. Horney, Brewster.

HORNICK, Harold Warren, Seaman 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Helen Rose Hornick, Kansas City.

HORTON, William M., PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Horton, Studley.

HOWARD, Joseph Nicholas, Yeoman 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Mildred Forth Howard, Coffeyville.

HOWARD, Kenneth Jay, Fireman 2c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Leona L. Howard, Kansas City.

HOWER, Theodore George, Yeoman 3c, USNR.  Wife, Mrs. Elva V. Hower, Russell.

HOWREY, George Alva, Jr., Electrician's Mate 2c, USN.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Alva Howrey, Sr., Douglas.

HUBBARD, Derrol D., CPL, USMC.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Minor D. Hubbard, Smith Center.

HUEY, Gus Lawrence, Seaman 1c, USN.  Father, Frank L. Huey, Topeka.

HUFF, Roy Edward, Motor Machinist's Mate 2c, USNR.  Mother, Mrs. Helen Elousie Huff, Burlington.

HULSE, Earl Robert, Aviation Radioman 3c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Lila May Ames, Manhattan.

HUNT, Clifford Victor, Jr., Lieutenant (JG), USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Victor Hunt, Wichita.

HUNTINGTON, Charles Perry, Seaman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Huntington, Kansas City.

HUTCHIN, Isaac N., Platoon Sgt, USMC.  Mother, Mrs. Bessie A. Hutchin, Wichita.

HUTCHINSON, John Hugh, Lieutenant, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Hutchinson, Pittsburg.

HYRES, Paul H., Carpenter's Mate 1c, USCGR.  Wife, Mrs. Helen Margaret Hyres, Manhattan.

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INGRAHAM, David Archie, Fire Controlman 3c, USN.  Father, Mr. Earl Eugene Ingraham, Topeka.

INNIS, Robert Earnest, Ensign, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calvin Innis, Pittsburg.

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JACCARD, Richard Alonzo, Ensign, USNR.  Father, Mr. C. R. Jaccard, Manhattan.

JACKSON, Guy Alfred, Gunner's Mate 3c, USNR.  Father, Mr. John Alfred Jackson, Severy.

JACOBS, Emmitt F., CPL, USMC.  Father, Mr. Joseph P. Jacobs, Kansas City.

JACOBSON, Carl Helge, Seaman 1c, USN.  Mother, Mrs. Helga Jacobson, Lindsborg.

JAMES, Floyd Leroy, Aviation Ordnanceman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Olin Harold James, Quenemo.

JENKINS, John David, Motor Machinist's Mate 2c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Noveta Velma Jenkins, Pratt.

JENSON, Louis Robert, Aviation Machinist's Mate 2c, USNR.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Jenson, Denison.

JOHANNES, Jay Velber, Metalsmith 1c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Olga Johannes, Kanopolis.

JOHNSON, Calvin Henry, Fire Controlman 1c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. LaClair, Junction City.

JOHNSON, Floyd Eugene, Ensign, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Johnson, Junction City.

JOHNSON, Harold Gene, Staff SGT, USMCR.  Wife, Mrs. Georgia L. Johnson, Wichita.

JOHNSON, Jerrell Robert, Gunner's Mate 3c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Franklin Johnson, Glade.

JOHNSON, Samuel Loy, Jr., Radioman 2c, USN.  Wife, Mrs. Barbara Fern Johnson, Salina.

JOHNSTEN, Paul Brewster, Jr., Seaman 1c, USNR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brewster Johnsten, Peabody.

JOHNSTON, Homer Leo, PFC, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Johnston, Genesco.

JOHNSTON, Lawrence Raymond, 1st Lieutenant, USMCR.  Wife, Mrs. Mary E. Johnston, Larned.

JONES, Edgar Richard, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3c, USN.   Uncle, Mr. William Neumeyer, Alexander.

JONES, Harry Cecil, Gunner's Mate 3c, USN.  Father, Mr. Charles B. Jones, Bucklin.

JONES, John Leslie, Jr., Seaman 2c, USN.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Jones, Coffeyville.

JUDD, Charles Warren, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3c, USNR.   Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Judd, Wichita.

JUMBECK, John F., Jr., PVT, USMCR.  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Jumbeck, Sr., Kansas City.

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