The Greatest Generation (Part Two)

 (Dollenmayer - Hunt)

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

NAME: Joseph Wallace Dollenmayer 
RANK & BRANCH: Seaman Second Class, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 23, 1926 - December 11, 2020
DATES OF SERVICE: July 1944 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

From the Cincinnati Post, December 21, 1944

NAME: Roy Frederick Donaldson 

RANK & BRANCH: Fireman Second Class, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 8, 1928 – May 9, 1978
DATES OF SERVICE: April 8, 1945 – February 19, 1947
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Roy Donaldson served on the USS Furse and the USS Charles P. Cecil. While aboard the Furse, he participated in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. His older brothers Clarence and Edward served in the U.S. Army.

From the Cincinnati Times Star, August 29, 1946

NAME: Lawrence Simon Dorschug 
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: September 11, 1921 – October 18, 1962
DATES OF SERVICE: September 30, 1942 – August 29, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Lawrence Dorschug served in the 345^th Ordnance Depot Company.

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NAME: Carmen Dunigan ⭐
RANK & BRANCH: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: June 5, 1918 – October 1, 1943
DATES OF SERVICE: June 23, 1942 – October 1, 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A native of Lee County, Kentucky, Carmen Dunigan was living in Fairfax with his sister Daisy Gilliam and her family when he joined the Army. His brother, Pryse, also served in the Army. Carmen worked as a steeplejack prior to the war. He served in Company A, 491^st Port Battalion and trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Members of port battalions typically worked as stevedores, loading and unloading ships. SSgt Dunigan was serving in New Guinea when, according to his Hospital Admission Card File record, he died from a ruptured liver following a fall from a height. 

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, October 8, 1943

NAME: Pryse Dunigan 
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 18, 1920 – November 11, 2009
DATES OF SERVICE: August 10, 1942 – February 11, 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pryse Dunigan was stationed in Texas at the time of his brother Carmen’s death. He then served in the infantry in North Africa. He was wounded in action in Italy on May 12, 1944 when he was shot in the arm and thoracic wall. Corporal Dunigan received the Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal.

From the Cincinnati Post, January 21, 1944

NAME: Earl Anthony Easter
RANK & BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 5, 1921 – January 12, 1996
DATES OF SERVICE: Approximately 1942 - 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Earl Easter served in the South Pacific. His brothers Paul and William also served during World War II.
 
NAME: Paul August Easter
RANK & BRANCH: Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: June 15, 1923 – March 7, 2007
DATES OF SERVICE: January 20, 1943 – approximately 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Paul Easter served in Europe during the war.
 
NAME: William Joseph Easter
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 13, 1915 – June 26, 1979
DATES OF SERVICE: October 15, 1940 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: William Easter was one of the first draftees. He served in the infantry.
 
NAME: Daniel Bernardo Fieno 
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 1, 1926 – June 23, 2020
DATES OF SERVICE: August 26, 1944 – approximately 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The son of Italian immigrants, Daniel Fieno was a 1944 graduate of Plainville High School. After the war, he continued his education and later worked as a scientist for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA.

From 1944 Plainville High School yearbook

NAME: Walter Franklin Fite
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: June 9, 1923 – September 29, 2005
DATES OF SERVICE: January 27, 1943 – February 25, 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Walter Fite’s brother William and his brother-in-law David Sparks also served during the war. In 1944, Walter was serving in France.
 
NAME: William Howard Fite
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: October 3, 1920 – February 7, 1994
DATES OF SERVICE: July 27, 1942 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: William Fite was a graduate of Terrace Park High School. In 1944, he was stationed at Camp Haan, California.
 
NAME: Walter Negley Flammer
RANK & BRANCH:  Private First Class, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: April 17, 1926 – December 4, 2000
DATES OF SERVICE: October 31, 1945 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Raymond Lee Frazier
RANK & BRANCH: Seaman, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 20, 1927 – January 9, 2015
DATES OF SERVICE: Approximately 1944 – Approximately 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Raymond “Fuzz” Frazier served as a signalman on the USS Scribner, a high-speed transport, in the Pacific Theater.
 
NAME: Edward Harold Fuhrman
RANK & BRANCH: Corporal, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: December 16, 1924 – November 25, 2009
DATES OF SERVICE: March 27, 1943 – January 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: After being drafted, Edward Fuhrman was assigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia for anti-aircraft training. His brother William also served during the war.
 
NAME: William Henry Fuhrman
RANK & BRANCH: Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: April 16, 1920 – July 13, 1984
DATES OF SERVICE: January 26, 1942 – October 26, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Virgil Gabbard
RANK & BRANCH: Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 7, 1916 – December 25, 1976
DATES OF SERVICE: February 19, 1944 – May 4, 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Clifford Horace Gerlaugh
RANK & BRANCH: U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: October 28, 1916 – December 15, 1984
DATES OF SERVICE: March 28, 1945 – April 2, 1949
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Clifford Gerlaugh was a married father of two when he was drafted. He also served during the Korean War from September 12, 1950 to January 17, 1951.
 
NAME: William Edward Gillespie
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: December 22, 1923 – January 29, 1998
DATES OF SERVICE: January 20, 1943 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: William Bernard Goddard ⭐
RANK & BRANCH: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: September 12, 1918 – May 15, 1943
DATES OF SERVICE: February 23, 1942 – May 15, 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: William Goddard was a 1936 graduate of Terrace Park High School. He was one of 18 men killed when the Army transport plane he was on became lost in fog and crashed into Gingercake Mountain, North Carolina. At the time of his death, he was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia after having previously served in Victorville, California.
 
NAME: Robert Lee Gordon
RANK & BRANCH: Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 17, 1909 – April 18, 1981
DATES OF SERVICE: September 16, 1943 – November 14, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Robert Gordon returned to live in Fairfax after the war.
 
NAME: Glenn Sterling Green
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 3, 1925 – March 28, 2008
DATES OF SERVICE: March 27, 1943 – October 10, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Glenn Green served in the Third Infantry Division and fought in the European theater. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and when he was released in April 1945 he was treated for malnutrition.
 
NAME: Charles Herman Grosch
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 8, 1912 - August 6, 1979
DATES OF SERVICE: July 3, 1943 – January 9, 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: George Emerson Halfhill
RANK & BRANCH: Coxswain, U.S. Navy
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: November 6, 1921 – February 13, 2016
DATES OF SERVICE: July 1942 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: George Halfhill served as an armed guard on merchant ships in the Atlantic during the war.
 
NAME: Alfred Earl Harmon 
RANK & BRANCH: U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: July 21, 1918 – December 13, 2013
DATES OF SERVICE: December 19, 1941 – at least April 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Alfred Harmon was a 1936 graduate of Terrace Park High School. He served alongside his twin brother Roger in an Air Force bombardment unit. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Bronze Star, American Theater Ribbon, and Good Conduct Medal. His brother Irvin also served.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 12, 1944

NAME: Fred B. Harmon, Jr. 
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: February 16, 1926 – November 18, 2000
DATES OF SERVICE: January 25, 1944 – November 23, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Fred Harmon enlisted in the Army Air Forces Enlisted Reserve while a senior at Plainville High School. He graduated from Plainville and briefly attended The Ohio State University before joining active duty.

From 1944 Plainville High School yearbook

NAME: Irvin Frank Harmon
RANK & BRANCH: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: May 13, 1916 – November 10, 1999
DATES OF SERVICE: January 29, 1942 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Irvin Harmon was a 1936 graduate of Terrace Park High School. While serving, he graduated from Officers Candidate School in Miami, Florida. He served overseas during the war.

From the Cincinnati Times Star, April 5, 1944

 
NAME: Roger Clark Harmon
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army Air Forces
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: July 21, 1918 – April 18, 1998
DATES OF SERVICE: November 29, 1941 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Roger Harmon was a 1936 graduate of Terrace Park High School.

NAME: Erwin James Hazenfield, Jr. ⭐
RANK & BRANCH: Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 20, 1922 – February 7, 1945
DATES OF SERVICE:  October 29, 1942 - February 7, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Erwin Hazenfield was a graduate of Plainville High School. His sister Everne also served during the war. He served in 359^th Infantry Regiment, 90^th Infantry Division. He was killed in action in either Luxembourg or Germany and is buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.

NAME: Everne G. Hazenfield Hooper
RANK & BRANCH: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Women’s Army Corps
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: August 28, 1920 – June 24, 1983
DATES OF SERVICE: September 1, 1943 – August 15, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Everne Hazenfield was stationed at Grenier Field, New Hampshire.
 
NAME: Thomas Earl Hogue
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: October 27, 1917 – July 19, 2000
DATES OF SERVICE: March 20, 1943- September 24, 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
NAME: Edward Holtcamp, Jr.
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: January 15, 1924 – May 2, 2012
DATES OF SERVICE: January 20, 1943 -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: After being drafted, Edward was assigned to the 387^th Coast Artillery Battalion at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts.
 
NAME: Elmer Vernon Horne, Jr.
RANK & BRANCH: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: March 29, 1923 – June 15, 2012
DATES OF SERVICE: January 20, 1943 – April 1946
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: After being drafted, Elmer Horne was assigned to the 510^th Coast Artillery Regiment in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Although it isn’t clear where he served overseas, he returned to New York around March 30, 1946 on the USS General Squire, which was transporting troops from Europe and the Far East at that time.
 
NAME: George Edgar Huggins
RANK & BRANCH: Private, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: October 22, 1913 – August 26, 1987
DATES OF SERVICE: February 3, 1941 – June 25, 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: George Huggins served in the South Pacific.
 
NAME: Frank Hurst Hunt
RANK & BRANCH: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
DATES OF BIRTH & DEATH: April 11, 1919 – May 21, 1989
DATES OF SERVICE: February 3, 1941 – December 13, 1944
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: In May 1944, Frank Hunt was wounded in action while serving with the infantry in Burma. He was shot in the low back and hip areas and also contracted malaria.