The Greatest Generation (Part Four)

 (Myers - Schwein)

 For notes and background about this project, please refer to Part One of this series.

NAME: Charles Myers
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: 
DATES OF SERVICE: April 29, 1944 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Harvey Carl Neumeister 
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: June 5, 1924 – December 31, 1997
DATES OF SERVICE: July 1943 – at least March 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Harvey Neumeister was a student at Plainville High School when he entered the service. He trained with an anti-aircraft artillery unit at Camp Haan, California. He served with the Seventh Army and received the Combat Infantryman Badge in France.

From the 1944 Plainville High School yearbook

NAME: Joseph Nichum
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: April 27, 1927 – December 5, 2005
DATES OF SERVICE: June 25, 1945 – approximately September 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Louis E. Nickolin, Jr.
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 5, 1923 – August 25, 1983
DATES OF SERVICE: January 20, 1943 – May 18, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Simon Nickum
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: September 10, 1924 – August 8, 1987
DATES OF SERVICE: March 29, 1943 – February 22, 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Simon Nickum served in the infantry in Italy and in the Rhineland Campaign. He returned to Fairfax after the war and lived here for the rest of his life.
 
NAME: Bernard Gunnar Nielsen
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 31, 1923 – May 13, 1991
DATES OF SERVICE: March 27, 1943 – February 5, 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Gunnar Nielsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and came to the United States as a young child. He graduated from the Aircraft Mechanics School at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina.
 
NAME: Thomas William Nugent
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 14, 1915 – December 29, 1991
DATES OF SERVICE: March 29, 1944 – October 28, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas Nugent returned to Fairfax after the war and lived here for the remainder of his life.
 
NAME: Carl William Peters 
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: July 22, 1916 – November 15, 2005
DATES OF SERVICE: October 26, 1942 – November 2, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Carl Peters’ brothers Edgar and Eugene also served in the war. He was one of the first American soldiers to enter Rome after its fall, serving as a member of a reconnaissance troop of the 85th Division. He sustained a non-battle elbow injury in August 1944.

From the Cincinnati Post, December 14, 1942

NAME: Edgar Ellis Peters 
RANK & BRANCH: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: October 30, 1917 – January 1, 1990
DATES OF SERVICE: January 23, 1942 – July 31, 1963
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Edgar Peters served in the military police. He remained in the Army following World War II and also served during the Korean War.

From the Cincinnati Post, December 14, 1942

NAME: Eugene Roy Peters 
RANK & BRANCH: Platoon Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: December 15, 1919 – May 28, 1994
DATES OF SERVICE: November 10, 1942 – November 8, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Eugene Peters served with the 4^th Marines and participated in the Marshall Islands campaign.

From the Cincinnati Post, December 14, 1942

NAME: Edwin Earl Pitser
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH:  February 4, 1921 - November 27, 1990
DATES OF SERVICE: March 19, 1941 – October 18, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Edwin Pitser’s brother Harold also served during the war.
 
NAME: Harold Stanley Pitser
RANK & BRANCH: U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 19, 1918 – October 4, 1994
DATES OF SERVICE: July 1942 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Harold Pitser lived in Fairfax after the war and resided here at the time of his death.
 
NAME: Raymond Dale Platt
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Marines
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 20, 1924 – July 3, 1987
DATES OF SERVICE: February 1942 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Raymond Platt served in the South Pacific and was later stationed at Klamath Falls, Oregon. The barracks at Klamath Falls was a treatment and recuperation facility for Marines who had contracted mosquito-borne tropical illnesses. His brother Virgil also served with the Marines during World War II.
 
NAME: Virgil Holt Platt
RANK & BRANCH: Sergeant, U.S. Marines
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 12, 1917 – October 9, 1982
DATES OF SERVICE: January 3, 1942 – January 10, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Virgil Platt served in the South Pacific with the First Marine Division. He participated in the Battles of Guadalcanal and Peleliu.
 
NAME: James Joseph Ramsey 
RANK & BRANCH: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 7, 1913 – May 2, 1992
DATES OF SERVICE: May 10, 1943 – December 23, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Joseph Ramsey served with an engineering battalion. After the war, Joseph returned to Fairfax and lived here for the remainder of his life. His brothers Robert and William also served in the Army during the war.

Used with the permission of Ancestry.com user William Ramsey

NAME: Robert Leroy Ramsey 
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH:  September 23, 1924 - November 13, 1989
DATES OF SERVICE: January 27, 1943 – March 19, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Robert Ramsey was assigned to the Medical Corps and served in Europe.

Used with the permission of Ancestry.com user William Ramsey

NAME: William Louis Ramsey, Jr. 
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: December 8, 1922 – March 10, 1985
DATES OF SERVICE: January 20, 1943 – September 28, 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: William Ramsey served with the Military Police at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky.

Used with the permission of Ancestry.com user William Ramsey

NAME: Clarence Edward Rea 
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: December 2, 1916 – June 4, 1979
DATES OF SERVICE: June 24, 1942 – December 19, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Clarence Rea trained at the Air Force Technical Center in South Dakota. His brothers Harry and Russell also served during the war.

From the Cincinnati Post, September 3, 1942

NAME: Harry Lee Rea 
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: September 19, 1921 – November 11, 2008
DATES OF SERVICE: August 10, 1942 – December 15, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

From the Cincinnati Post, September 3, 1942

NAME: Russell Clinton Rea
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: July 13, 1914 – November 25, 1980
DATES OF SERVICE: February 3, 1941 – October 22, 1941
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Anthony Joseph Roma 
RANK & BRANCH: Signalman First Class, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: February 17, 1924 – August 15, 2005
DATES OF SERVICE: June 29, 1943 – December 23, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Anthony Roma was assigned to the University of Illinois for special radio and signal training. He later served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater on LCI 659 from March 4, 1944 until October 18, 1945. LCI 659 participated in the Leyte and Lingayen Gulf landings and in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima and Okinawa Gunto. His brother Bernard also served in the Navy during World War II.

From the Cincinnati Post, October 8, 1943

NAME: Bernard John Roma
RANK & BRANCH: Signalman Third Class, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: November 4, 1926 – June 13, 2012
DATES OF SERVICE: March 1945 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Bernard Roma served on PC1127 effective October 26, 1945, PC1145 effective May 1, 1946, and the USS Rochester effective July 18, 1947.
 
NAME: Norman Adson Root
RANK & BRANCH: Electrician’s Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: July 5, 1902 – May 30, 1961
DATES OF SERVICE: November 14, 1942 – September 27, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Norman Root was a 40-year-old husband and father of four children when he enlisted in the Navy Reserve. He served with the Seabees during the war and was attached to the First Marine Division. He served in Guam, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Australia. He returned to Fairfax after the war and lived here the rest of his life. He collapsed and died after participating in a Memorial Day parade in Madisonville.
 
NAME: Carl Vernon Runyon 
RANK & BRANCH: U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: January 20, 1919 – April 29, 2005
DATES OF SERVICE: April 1945 – May 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

NAME: Edwin Gabbard Sallee
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 11, 1919 – December 8, 1975
DATES OF SERVICE: November 29, 1943 – October 9, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: After induction, Edwin Sallee was assigned to the Tank Destroyer Replacement Training Center at North Camp Hood, Texas. He served overseas and was wounded in the line of duty. He returned to Fairfax after the war and lived here for the remainder of his life.
 
NAME: Harold Alfred Scheuer
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: February 4, 1925 – February 28, 2005
DATES OF SERVICE: June 29, 1943 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The son of German immigrants, Harold Scheuer served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater for 26 months. His brother Karl also served in the war.
 
NAME: Karl Heinz Scheuer
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 5, 1922 – approximately 2015
DATES OF SERVICE:  October 16, 1942 - February 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Karl Scheuer was born in Germany and he and his parents immigrated to the United States in November 1923. He was a 1941 graduate of Plainville High School.

From 1941 Plainville High School yearbook

NAME: Lawrence Matthew Schlottman, Jr.
RANK & BRANCH: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 22, 1918 – October 18, 2001
DATES OF SERVICE: January 26, 1942 – November 19, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Margaret Louise Schwein
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Women’s Army Corps
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: June 6, 1924 – November 6, 1982
DATES OF SERVICE: June 16, 1944 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Margaret Schwein served with the Fourth Ferrying Group in Memphis, Tennessee. Her sister Rose also served as a WAC.
 
NAME: Rose Margaret Schwein Stanton 
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Women’s Army Corps
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 18, 1919 – July 18, 1990
DATES OF SERVICE: February 18, 1943 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Rose Schwein was a 1937 graduate of Regina High School, a Catholic girls’ school in Norwood. After completing basic training, she was selected for special training in administration at Arkansas State Teachers College. After completing this training, she was transferred to the anti-aircraft office of the San Francisco fighter wing.

From the Cincinnati Post, September 13, 1943