Babcock Luman Emory 0519 Leaves for pre-induction physical.   35
Bachman Emerson Garfield 0519 Leaves for pre-induction physical.   35
Badeau RM 2/c Gordon 0523 He served with a P. T. squadron in Panama, South America and the South Pacific.   37
Bagley Pfc. Lloyd 0906 Discharged through Fort Dix.   43
Bagnardi Francis 0111 Sampson   6
Bagnardi J. V. 0104 Returned to Portland, Me.   2
Bailey Louis George 0107 Called for pre-induction examination.   3
Bailey WAC Pvt. Mary Delena 0502 Married John R. Bailey, Jr.   31
Baker Florence 0126 Promoted to Captain in the Army Nurse Corps.   13
Baker Howard L. 0315 Inducted.   22
Baker Howard L. 0319 Inducted.   41
Baker John L. 0119 Graduated and commissioned and ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve.   10
Baker Lt. Raymond C. 0331 Stationed at Ft. Harrison. Marries Jean Stuck of Indianapolis. 48
Baker Robert Boyl 0128 Marries Trudy Wuthrich Jan 19th.   12
Baker Sgt. Maxwell V. 0330 A member of a tank destroyer unit, he was wounded in Germany March 5, he was awarded the Purple Heart.   47
Baldo Pat P. 0128 Wounded in action in Germany.   12
Baldo T/Sgt. Pasquo A. 0317 Marries Ida D'Addorio whom Pasqou met soon after landing in Italy.

The couple spent a 9-day furlough in the bride's hometown.
The couple planned to take advantage of the government's policy of furnishing travel to the United States for the wives of servicemen married overseas. The couple are looking forward to postwar residence in America. 21
Baldwin Charles Lester 0107 Called for pre-induction examination.   3
Baldwin Clifford 0411 Left for induction center in Albany.   27
Banks Dana W. 0307 Received an honorable discharge from the Navy Sept. 24, 1943. He lost his right leg in the Coral Sea battle. Appointed deputy city chamberlain, Oneonta. 17
Banks Stephens L. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Barber Pfc. Earl H. 0405 Awarded the Bronze Star medal. Overseas since July 1942 and  participated in the North  African and Sicilian campaigns and entered Normandy on D-day., 26
Barber Pfc. Stanley 0330 He is recovering from a bomb-trailer accident in Hawaii Jan. 26. He is a patient at Tilton Hospital, Ft. Dix, N.J. and has arrived to spend a 21-day furlough here.   46
Barkman T-4 Vergil 0906 Discharged through Fort Dix.   43
Barley Earl C. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Barnes F 1-c Louis 0906 Aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Canberra when it was damaged by a Japanese aerial torpedo off Formosa last October 13.   43
Barnes F. 1/c George 0511 Returned to San Francisco, Cal after spending a 24-day leave with his parents.   33
Barnes Gordon 0107 Wounded in action in October, received the Purple Heart.   3
Barnes Pfc. Maurice H. 0523 Serving with the Ninth Army in Germany. Brother of Marvin A. and Sanford Barnes. 38
Barnes Pvt. Sanford 0523 Since March 14, he has been reported missing in action in Germany. Brother of Marvin A. and Maurice H. Barnes. 38
Barnes Sgt. Marvin A. 0523 He is a mechanic in Egypt. He was sent overseas in September, 1944. Brother of Maurice H. and Sanford Barnes. 38
Barney Kent D. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examinations.   34
Barrett Harold E. 0113 Leaves for induction center at Albany.   8
Barrett Harold Ernest 0107 Will leave Jan 12 for Albany induction station.   3
Barrett Pfc. Maurice 0303 Has returned to Camp Blanding, Fla. After an emergency furlough caused by his father's illness.   39
Barrus John W. 0119 Honorably discharged.   9
Barry Sgt. Fred 0203 Wounded in action in Germany and in a hospital in Germany.

Stepped on a land mine and shrapnel pierced both arms.
  15
Barton Harry E. 0316 Arrived in France.   14
Barton Harry E. 0316 Arrived in France.   14
Barton Laverne H. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Basmajian Cpl. Arthur 0328 With an anti-aircraft unit in Belgium. Brother of  Pvt . Alex Basmajian. 45
Basmajian Pvt. Alex 0328 Killed in action Aug. 1, 1944 in France. Brother of Cpl. Arthur Basmajian. 45
Bathelmes Sgt. Robert 0316 Stationed in Porto Rico.   14
Baxter PFC Roland J. 0212 Brother-in-law of Pvt. Lincoln A., Pvt Howard G., S/Sgt. Ralph H. S/Sgt Homer M., and John A. Osterhoudt.   19
Beach Jesse H. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Beach T/5 Charles L. 0313 An anti-aircraft gunner in France, he has won official commendation for "turning what might have been a severe blow to our airforce into a suicide mission for the enemy squadron sent against your field" He entered the service Jan 27, 1943. 40
Beach Walter Allen 0107 Called for pre-induction examination.   3
Beadle Sgt. Theodore 02 Reunited with Lt. Edwin S Tipple and Sht. Clyde Becker in the e Pacific area.   17
Beams Frank W. 0113 Leaves for induction center at Albany.   8
Beams Frank William 0107 Will leave Jan 12 for Albany induction station.   3
Beams Howard L. 0506 A P-51 Mustang pilot of the leading fighter group of the Mediterranean theatre. Promoted to the rank of  first lieutenant. 33
Beaudin Dale W. 0505 Leaves Oneonta for induction.   33
Beaulieu Doris A. 0307 WAVES   39
Becker Sgt. Clyde 02 Reunited with Lt. Edwin S. Tipple and Sgt. Theodore Beadle in the Pacific area.   17
Beckley LieGrande A. 0104 Promoted to corporal.   2
Beecher Raymond V. 0312 Arrived in England   14
Beers Pfc. Clifford 02 Missing in action.   17
Belden Richard 0111 Promoted   6
Bell Pvt. Byron 0302 Arrived in the European theatre.   18
Bellinger Cpl. Leon 0508` Wounded in action, by shrapnel, in the right arm on Leyte, Nov 19, 1944. He has been a patient at the convalescent hospital, Plattsburg. 31
Benedict Clayton J. 0103 Promoted to PFC.   1
Benedict Clayton J. 0106 Wounded in Germany. Promoted 3
Benjamin S/Sgt. Jack K. 0319 A radar mechanic, he maintains and repairs the highly secret and sensitive equipment in B-17 Flying Fortresses and Mosquitoes. The planes take off from an Eighth Air Force Reconnaissance station in England and gather weather data for future air and ground operations against the enemy. Mosquitoes are used as photographic reconnaissance planes as well. 41
Benjamin Sgt. Waldo C. 0404 Awarded the Good Conduct Medal.   25
Bennett 1st Lt. G. Palmer 0215 Transferred to Luxemburg.   16
Bennett Mary M. 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Bennett T/5 Raymond E. 0215 Discharged through Fort Dix.   16
Berezansky John Jr. 0107 Sampson   3
Berezansky Sea. 2/c John 0319 Returned to Sampson after spending a 7-day leave with his parents. He has completed boot camp and is awaiting assignment.   41
Berezansky Sea. 2/c John 0523 Assigned to the radio technical school in Hawaii. Sampson. 37
Berlinghof Maj. Clifton H. 0523 Promoted to Lieutenant colonel. He saw his first action when he participated in the amphibious invasion of Attu in May, 1943. He was on Attu for a year. Since then he has served in Belgium, Holland and Germany. 37
Bibeau Daniel V. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Bida Stella 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Bird Pvt. Roy Herbert 0404 Reported to Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss., to take the Army Air Forces Training Command examinations as a pre-aviation cadet.   25
Birdsall Sea. 1/c Howard 0303 Sampson   16
Birdsall T/5 Reed 05 Promoted to this rank in the South Pacific area.   50
Bishop James Fred 0109 Baby born   4
Bishop Pfc. Roy 0405 Recently completed 34 1/2 months of combat duty in the South Pacific. Pfc Bishop will go to Kingman Army Air Field. Ariz,  where he has been accepted for the aerial gunnery school.   26
Bisset Harold D. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examinations.   34
Bivins Meredith T. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Black F 1/c Ernest 0414 Said of the death of President Roosevelt "I is pretty ban, most of the boys will fight just a little bit harder than they did before."   23
Black Pvt. Russell 0316 Awarded the Purple Heart in Germany for wounded received in action December 10, 1944.

Married to the former Miss Clarabelle Hotaling.
Brother-in-law of Charles and Russell Hotaling. 20
Blanchard George E. 0111 Home on furlough after 5 major Pacific battles.   5
Blanchard Pfc. Herbert 0315 Wounded when a German sniper shot him in the right elbow Jan 11, 1945. Pfc. Blanchard is recovering in The 103rd General Hospital in England. He was awarded the Purple Heart. 21
Blanchard Pvt. Ralph 0215 In the hospital in Belgium for treatment of scarlet fever.   16
Blann S/Sgt. Melvin 0321 Awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement against the enemy in the Philippines.   22
Blenis Pfc. Martin 0301 Discharged after serving two years in Europe. Awarded five battle stars and the good Conduct medal. He participated in battles in France, Germany, and Belgium. Brother of Pfc. Ralph Blenis who is on his way home from the Pacific after a year and a half overseas. 25
Blenis Pfc. Ralph 0301 On his way home from the Pacific after a year and a half overseas. Brother of Pfc. Martin Blenis. 25
Bliss Cpl. Elmer J., 0505 Completing his final stage of training as a member of a b-29 crew at Pyote Army Air Field, Tex. He is a gunner. 32
Bliss Pfc. Lyle J. 0517 Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Germany March 20. He has been overseas since December, 1944 and had received two Oak Leaf clusters for being wounded in April. Brother of Sgt. Elmer Bliss. 36
Bockes Charlotte H. 0307 WAVES   39
Boighton Lauren G. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examinations.   34
Bolles John Howard 0107 Called for pre-induction examination.   3
Bolt Cpl. Robert 0307 Serving in the quartermaster's corps of Patton's Army.   39
Bolton ART 3/c Bob 0310 In a USO pie eating contest.   41
Bolton ART 3/c Robert G. 0330 Completed training at the Minneapolis Naval Air station.   47
Bolton Robert G. 0113     8
Bookhout Robert Marshall 0107 Called for pre-induction examination.   3
Boomhower Jessie E. 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Boone Harry D. 0113 Sent to France from Italy.   7
Bordinger Frank Jr. 0104 Stationed at Key West, Fla.   2
Bostwick Elizabeth M. 0307 WAVES   39
Bostwick Ellery M. 0505 Leaves Oneonta for induction.   33
Bourn Ernest 0515 The European war has ended. 17 Delaware county youths were inducted into the armed services to help lick the Japs.   34
Bovit Pfc. Alexander 0121 Wounded in Germany March 28.   19
Bovit Pfc. Alexander P. Jr. 0906 Discharged through Fort Dix.   43
Bowen 1st Lt. Donald D. 0906 Due to arrive in New York from overseas duty aboard the SS Frederick Victory.   43
Bowes Alberta A. 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Bowes William 0106 On leave just returned from a 10 month trip to Pacific points. Previously in Scotland and Africa.   2
Bowman John F. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Bramsen Pfc. Edward J. 0403 Arrived In France.   24
Bresee Maj. Clyde F. 0518 Placed on an inactive status until May 31, when he will receive his honorable discharge.   34
Bridger Chester Orlando 05 First Sgt. He was discharged under the point system on the same day he was to re-embark for Europe   50
Bridger Everett 0511 Graduated from radio school at Bainbridge, Md., and has been transferred to Washington, D.C. for special training.

He was promoted to seaman, first class.
Sampson. 33
Bridger Marian L. 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Briggs Arthur C. 0505 Leaves Oneonta for induction.   33
Briscoe Adah 0307 Serving with the WAC.   39
Broe 1st Lt. Thomas P. 0404 Awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters.

He is a pilot attached to the 48th Fighter Group in Belgium, he has flown 48 missions over Germany.
  25
Brooks Charles 0119 Friend of PFC Ralph Huyck.   10
Brophy John Joseph 0519 Leaves for pre-induction physical.   35
Brower EM 1/c George D. 0330 Passed examination at Perdue University. Sampson 47
Brown Betty 0113 Returned to the Naval hospital at Bethesda, Md.   8
Brown Betty R. 0307 WAVES   39
Brown Cpl. Dorothy 0513 Serving at Marine Corps headquarters, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va.   33
Brown Elizabeth J. 0307 Serving with the WAC.   39
Brown Erwin 0104 Stationed with a medical unit in the south Pacific.   2
Brown Harold G. 0120 Killed in action in the Mediterranean.   11
Brownell Richard 0515 The European war has ended. 17 Delaware county youths were inducted into the armed services to help lick the Japs.   34
Bruce 1st Lt. Genevieve 0508 A.N.C. in France. Sister of John, Gerald, Joseph and Elizabeth Bruce. 30
Bruce Cadet Nurse Elizabeth 0508 At the Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. Sister of John, Gerald, Joseph and Genevieve Bruce. 31
Bruce Genevieve 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Bruce MM 1/c Joseph 0508 In South America. Brother of John, Gerald, Genevieve and Elizabeth Bruce. 31
Bruce Paul Howard 0107 Called for pre-induction examination.   3
Bruce Pfc. John F. 0508 Wounded in the Philippines Feb. 8 and had been back on duty three weeks when he was killed. Brother of Gerald, Joseph, Genevieve and Elizabeth Bruce. 31
Bruce Sgt. Gerald 0508 In Germany. Brother of John, Joseph, Genevieve and Elizabeth Bruce. 31
Brucken Charles J. 0119 Awarded the Bronze Star.   10
Brush Virginia 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Bubb Pfc James H. 0505 Attached to an infantry regiment which "left landmarks to a defeated Reich from Salerno to the Thine in 353 days of conflict with the enemy". Served with the 141st infantry regiment of the 36 th  "Texas"  Division of the Seventh Army. 33
Bucher Raymond V. 0312 Arrived in England   14
Buchert Ernest 0321 Died in Oakland, Calif.   44
Buck 1st. Lt. Frederick 0416 Awarded the air medal. Pilot. 28
Buckbee Pfc. Walter t. 0906 Discharged through Fort Dix.   43
Buckert MM 3/c Paul E. 0906 Underwent an operation Friday at National Naval center, Washington, D.C.   42
Buckingham Pvt. Robert 0215 Attending the City College of New York.   16
Bull Marshall 0326 Congratulated by Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond after receiving the Bronze Star medal for heroic achievement in action while serving on the Fifth Army front in Italy.   13
Bullis Bernard V. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Bullis Clayton 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Bullis Clayton 0413 Leaves for service in the armed forces.   27
Bullis Clayton 0413 Reports for induction April 13.   27
Bulson Emmons B. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Bulson Emmons B. 0505 Leaves Oneonta for induction.   33
Bump Richard H. 0104 Met Otego Central School classmate Richard E. Davis in the Pacific area.   2
Bundy Edwin S. 0120 Killed in a plane crash in Greenville, Miss..   11
Burchan Walter J. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Burchart Sybil B. 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Burdick 1st Lt. Raymond A. 0515 Killed April 27 in an airplane crash on Luzon. A pilot in the Troop Ferrying Command of the Fifth Air Force, he has served in the Philippines since the invasion of Leyte. 340
Burgin Ruth M. 0307 Serving with the WAC.   39
Burke Christopher J. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Burnett Pfc. James D. 0502 Died suddenly at Regional Hospital, Fort Monmouth, N.J. Brother of PhM 3/c Winifred Joyce and Sgt. Francis Burnett. 31
Burnett PhM. 3/c Winifred Joyce 0502 San Diego, Ca. Sister of James and Francis Burnett. 31
Burnett Sgt. Francis N.A.T.C. 0502 Overseas. Brother of James and Winifred Joyce Burnett. 31
Burr William F. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Burr William F. 0413 Leaves for service in the armed forces.   27
Burr William F. 0413 Reports for induction April 13.   27
Burrows Pvt. Stuart R. 0304 Married Miss Janice Sarah Baker.   39
Burrows Pvt. Stuart S. Jr. 0313 Recently completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky, and is ready for assignment for combat duty with an armored unit.   40
Burtis Charles T. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Burtis Harry W. 0315 Pre-induction.   22
Bush Caleb 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examinations.   34
Bush Sgt. Adrian 0328 Killed in action on Iwo Jima Feb. 22.   45
Bush Walter K. 0518 Ordered to report for pre-induction examination.   34
Bussey T/5 Carroll G. 0215 Discharged through Fort Dix.   16
Butler Ralph J. 0505 Leaves Oneonta for induction.   33
Butler Sgt. Gerald W. 0215 Discharged through Fort Dix.   16
Butler Stuart 0120 Undergoing training with the Navy's amphibious forces at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Va. Assigned to the crew of an LST. 11
Butts Helen I. 0307 Nurse enlisted with the armed forces.   39
Byam Herbert C. 0319 Inducted.   41
Byam Herbert O. 0315 Inducted.   22