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Nanty
Glo's World War II memorial (above) once occupied present site of Gazebo.
From
the NTAMHS CD-ROM, Life in the Valley. Click
for more information.
A
ground breaking ceremony was held in Washington DC with President Clinton in attendance
on Veterans Day, November 11, 2000, for the dedication of the overdue and long-awaited
World War II Memorial. There is controversy over its planned location, some opponents
stating that the site will obstruct the present grand view of the Washington Mall
area stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol Building. Regardless
of the debate, the veterans of the Big War deserve recognition for the supreme
sacrifice they made. As
a youngster, I remember the Nanty Glo Capital Theater had a glass display case
with an honor roll listing World War II servicemen who were killed in combat or
some service-connected accident. When a serviceman fell victim during the war,
his name was added to the honor roll. The Nanty Glo Journal provided a
list of the Blacklick Valley war dead in an August 1945 issue that should bring
back memories especially for older Gloers. In remembrance of those killed, who
are not to be forgotten, the following list is provided:
| NAME
| RANK |
SERVICE BRANCH | HOME
TOWN | DATE
KILLED |
PLACE | | George
A. Anderson | Tech Sgt
| Air Force |
Nanty Glo | 11/42
| European Theatre |
| Stephen Bartok |
2nd Lt. |
Army | Twin
Rocks | 07/28/44
| France |
| Russell Beatty |
Pfc | Army
| Singer Hill |
01/08/45 | Belgium
| | Paul Bezek
| T-5 | |
Nanty Glo | 03/16/45
| Drowned in Luzon |
| George W. Bensor |
Pvt | Army
| Nanty Glo
| 05/25/44 |
Italy | | John
Britsky | Cpl
| Army |
Vintondale | 08/15/44
| Italy | | Samuel
L. Burkhart | Pvt. | | Mineral
Point R. D. | 04/06/45 | Germany |
| Joseph J. Buschko
| Tech. Sgt |
Air Force | Nanty
Glo | 01/21/44
| European Theater | | Harry
B. Campbell | Cpl. | | Belsano | 02/26/44 | Anzio
beachhead | | Michael
"Shagg" Capelli | sniper | Army | Nanty
Glo | "very end of war" | France
 |
| Charles T. Casper
| Tech Sgt |
Air Force | Nanty
Glo | 02/26/45
| Rhineland |
| Michael Cherkola |
Staff Sgt | Army
| Good's Corner |
03/24/45 | Germany
| | Mike Charnesky
| Pfc |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 04/23/45
| Luzon |
| Steve Chugus |
Seaman, 2nd Class |
Navy | Nanty
Glo | 11/13/42
| Aboard USS Juneau at Guadalcanal
| | Martin L. Courtney
| Pvt |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 08/12/44
| France |
| Herbert B. Daly | TSGT | Air
Force | Vintondale (VFW post
named for him) | 04/16/43 | 328th
BS, 8th, Europe | | Milton
A. Dixon | Lt
| Air Force |
Colver | 08/26/43
| Sarasota, Fla. |
| Fred Dumm |
Sgt | Army
| Nicktown. R.D. |
07/01/44 | France
| | Walter Dunwiddie
| Pvt. |
Army | Nanty
Glo | Spring, '44
| Italy |
| Lloyd Evans |
Sgt | Army
| Nanty Glo |
08/08/44 | France
| | Alex George
| Staff Sgt |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 05/11/45
(Last
day of war) | Germany
| | Darrell Gillen
| Sgt |
Army | Park
Hill | 04/23/45
| Luzon |
| Roy G. Gongloff |
Pvt | Army
| Revloc |
07/05/44 | Italy
| | Michael
Gyurke, Jr.* | Pfc | Army | Nettleton | 11/29/44 | France
| | Jack Hannigan
| 2nd Lt.
| Army |
Nanty Glo | 01/10/45
| Germany |
| Frank Hegedus |
Pfc | Army
| Vintondale |
08/25/44 | France
| | Harry E. Hite
| Master Sgt |
Air Force | Belsano
| 11/09/42 |
Ellington Field, Texas | |
John Hruska | Pvt
| Army |
Nanty Glo | 07/09/44
| France |
| Thelma (Moss) Jordon
| Navy WAVES |
Navy | |
05/28/45 | Brooklyn
Naval Hospital | | John
Kasarnich Jr. | Pvt
| Army |
Twin Rocks | 12/27/44
| Luxembourg |
| Steve L. Klosz |
Pfc | Army
| Twin Rocks (VFW Post named
for him) | Fall, 43
| North Africa |
| Michael Kovash | PFC | Army | Twin
Rocks | 11/30/44 | France |
| Michael Kozar |
Staff Sgt | Army
| Vintondale
| 11/27/44 |
Germany | | Nick
Kozarosky | Pvt | Army | Nanty
Glo | 05/04/45 | Germany |
| George A. Larish |
Lt. | Army
| Vintondale |
06/10/44 | France
| | Ronald Longhard
| Pfc |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 12/29/44
| European Theater |
| George A. Lybarger
| | |
Vintondale | 11/29/42
| Drowned in Canal Zone
| | David J. Mack
| Pvt |
Army | Vintondale
R.D. | 04/01/44
| Italy |
| Wallace G. Madill |
Pvt | Army
| Nanty Glo |
11/20/43 | England
| | John Harold Makins | Pfc | | Belsano | 06/09/44 | France |
| Clifford Martin |
Cpl | Army
| Nanty Glo |
07/29/44 | War
Wounds, in Corsica | |
Michael Matachosky |
PFC | Marines
| Twin Rocks
| 02/22/44
| Eniwetok, Marshall
Is. | | William
D. Miller | Staff Sgt
| Army |
Twin Rocks | 06/11/44
| France |
| William R. Miller |
Chief Petty Officer |
Navy | Nanty
Glo | 06/22/45
| Bethesda, Maryland
| | Charles Molinsky
| Pvt |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 12/25/44
| European Theater |
| John B. Mosso |
Sgt | Army
| Nanty Glo |
08/07/44 | France
| | Kenneth Mottin
| Pvt |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 07/12/44
| Vancouver, W |
| Mike Muzich |
Pvt. | Army
| Dilltown |
07/07/44 | France
| | Myron Nelson
| Cpl |
Army | Nicktown
| 02/21/44 |
Pacific Theeater | |
Robert R. Noble | Pfc
| Army |
Nanty Glo | 06/06/44
| France, D-Day at Normandy
| | Russel
E. Oaks | Sgt
| Army |
Good's Corner |
11/43 | Mediterranean
| | Henry Palencsar
| Pvt |
Marines | Nanty
Glo | 08/02/44
| Saipan |
| David Price |
Pvt | Army
| Clymer |
08/12/44 | France
| | Nicholas Pruski
| Pvt |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 09/24/43
| Mediterrean Theater
| | John Regetz
| Pvt | |
Vintondale | 09/44
| War wounds, Guam |
| Michael Roman
| Pvt |
Army | Twin
Rocks | 12/43
| Mediterranean Theater
| | Mike Safko | Pvt | | Nanty
Glo | 11/24/44 | Germany |
| Stephen A. Safko |
Staff Sgt | Air
Force | Nanty Glo
| 01/18/43 |
Plane Crash in Arizona | |
Aldo Schirato | Pfc
| Army |
Nanty Glo | 02/06/45
| France | | Tony
Seenna | Pfc | | Vintondale | 07/29/44 | France |
| Gabor Selak |
Staff Sgt | Army
| Twin Rocks |
04/22/45 | Luzon
| | Thomas Shannon
| Staff Sergeant |
Army | Nicktown
R.D. | 08/11/44
| France | | Michael
Smolnicki | Pfc | | Nanty
Glo | 08/--/44 | Pacific | | John
J. Soya | Pvt. | | Nanty
Glo | 03/06/45 | Iwo
Jima | | Mike
Stefanick* | Staff
Sgt | Army |
Nanty Glo | 06/03/45
| Phillipines |
| William Sybert
| |
| Nanty
Glo | 1945 |
| | Henry
J. Szekalski | Pfc
| Army |
Twin Rocks |
01/04/45 |
France | |
Boyd (Buzz) Wagner* |
Lt. Col. |
US Air Force |
Johnstown (via Nanty Glo) |
12/29/42 |
Plane crash in Florida | |
Stanley W. Wassick |
Pvt | Army
| Nanty Glo
| 06/12/44
| Italy |
| James G. Welsh
| 1st
Lt | Army
| Nanty Glo
| 09/30/44
| Germany
| | Joseph
J. Wojowicz | Cpl
| Army |
Vintondale |
07/19/44 |
France | |
Samuel Wolff |
Pfc | Army
| Nanty Glo
| 01/08/45
| France |
| William Wright
| Pvt |
Army | Vintondale
| 08/12/44
| France |
| Bernard Yenelouis
| Pvt |
Army | Nanty
Glo | 12/22/42
| New Guinea
| | *Indicates that the name
is linked to a more detailed memorial page. | |
