1st Lt. Zosel was born in 1920 in Oregon. He was killed whie serving with the 666 Engineering Topography Company in Normandy France. He was survived by his wife, his 4 day old son, and his father.
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1st Lt. Walker was born in Vida Oregon, and was a B-17 Navigator. He was survived by his parents and six sisters.
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1st Lt. Van Gorder was born in Portland Oregon. Called into service in 1942, he served with the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Division, Company E, and was killed in Luzon, Philippines. He received the Silver Star on 31 Jul 1943 for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, and the Purple Heart posthumously. He was survived by his wife and parents.
1st Lt. Thienes was Born in Eugene Oregon, he signed the draft on 30 Jun 1942 and was called into service in Portland on 27 Feb 1943. He served with the 787 Bomb Group, and died in a B-24 crash when his aircraft crashed into a fog bank on the side of a mountain in Italy.
Died when his B-25 rolled in flight and plunged into the Swamp roughly 15 miles NW of Savannah. Death Certificate says cause of death was “Complete Carbonization of Body.”
Shot down and killed October 14, 1943, on the 2nd Schweinfurt raid, it was his 24th mission. His plane was 42-37720 which, according to news clippings at the time, was named the "Jackie Ellen". It was one of the first planes to go down on the mission. All were lost except the radio operator, TSgt Joseph C. Bocelli. His remains were repatriated to the United States and interred on November 27, 1950.
Born in San Antonio, Texas 1st Lt Pokorney spent most of his childhood in Nevada, and graduated from Oregon State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science through the Liberal Arts College. While serving with the Marine Corps Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade he was killed when his unit was attacked by Iraqi soldiers pretending to surrender in An Nasiriyah, Iraq. He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and his four siblings.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1st Lt Dr. Wendell Phillips received his basic degree from La State University in 1911, and became a Doctor through the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia in 1915. Shortly there after he came to Oregon Agricultural College as the OAC Medical Advisor before entering the service. While going through the Army’s Medical School, he became ill with the Spanish Influenza and died from the pneumonia the illness caused in the Base Hospital on Camp Lee, Virginia. He was survived by his wife, parents, and five siblings.
Born in Ruby, Washington 1st Lt Walter Phillips studied Commerce during his time at Oregon Agricultural College. While serving with the Army’s 1st Aero Squadron, 2nd Division, on 1 Oct 1918 “an order was issued from headquarters to spot enemy artillery which was shelling our troops. Two planes were dispatched, one with Lieutenants Fox and Philips, the other piloted by Lieutenant McCormick and Gunner Joseph Farnham. Both planes crossed German lines then split up to observe enemy troop positions.
1st Lt Paschild was born in Tacoma, Washington. While serving with the Army Air Corps 672nd Bomber Squadron 417th Bomber Group, he, was a passenger on C-47A #43-16011 that was assigned to his sister squadron the 673rd Bomber Squadron. This flight was taking airmen who had been on leave back to their duty stations. The aircraft took off, with a crew of 4 and 20 passengers, from Garbutt Field (APO 321), Queensland Australia on a ferrying mission to Finschafen Airfield (APO 322), Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. This C-47 was not heard from or seen again after takeoff.
