ATTU WWII VETERANS DATABASE
MAY 1943 ASSIGNMENTS - THE BATTLE OF ATTU

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  • ID: 1
    VetsLastName: Adams
    VeteransFirstName: Clyde
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: Capt. Willoughby's Scout Company
    AssignedDay: 1
    MonthAssigned: 1
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: NO
    EndAssignmentDay: 1
    AssignmentEndMonth: 1
    AssignmentEndYear: 1944
    TermDateCertain: NO
    RegByLastName: Hoskins
    RegisteredByFirstName: Elizabeth
    RelationshipToVet: DAUGHTER
    POCeMail: mailto: LizinMS@aol.com
    Comments: Original Input Date: 7/7/2001 1:04:36 AM

  • ID: 2
    VetsLastName: Adkins
    VeteransFirstName: Roble
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 32nd Inf.
    AssignedDay: 1
    MonthAssigned: 1
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: NO
    EndAssignmentDay: 1
    AssignmentEndMonth: 1
    AssignmentEndYear: 1944
    TermDateCertain: NO
    RegByLastName: Adkins
    RegisteredByFirstName: Ron
    RelationshipToVet: SON
    POCeMail: mailto: unk@unknown.com
    Comments: My father earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service on Attu. Would like to hear from anyone who knew my father or served with him. Original Timestamp: 7/7/2001 12:28:27 AM

  • ID: 3
    VetsLastName: Alaniz
    VeteransFirstName: George
    VeteransMI: G
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 7th Div./ 32nd Inf./Co. G/3rd Plt./3rd Sqd.
    AssignedDay: 11
    MonthAssigned: 5
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 21
    AssignmentEndMonth: 5
    AssignmentEndYear: 1943
    TermDateCertain: NO
    RegByLastName: Alaniz
    RegisteredByFirstName: George
    RelationshipToVet: SON
    POCeMail: mailto: Ludicrs@yahoo.com
    Comments: Battle of Attu Purple Heart recipient. Thanks to all servicemen who served our country past and present. Original Timestamp: 1/27/2004 3:05:37 AM

  • ID: 9
    VetsLastName: Allen
    VeteransFirstName: Francis
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 48th Field Arty, HQ Battery Liaison to 17th Inf.
    AssignedDay: 10
    MonthAssigned: 5
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 1
    AssignmentEndMonth: 8
    AssignmentEndYear: 1943
    TermDateCertain: NO
    RegByLastName: Allen
    RegisteredByFirstName: Phil
    RelationshipToVet: SON
    POCeMail: mailto: palln@hubcap.clemson.edu
    Comments: Landed on Red Beach, D-Day, liaison with 17th Infantry. Commanding Officer was Capt. Hoke Original Timestamp: 7/7/2001 1:07:21 AM

  • ID: 13
    VetsLastName: Amrein
    VeteransFirstName: Ray
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 78th Coastal Artillery Anti-Aircraft, 2nd Bat. HQ
    AssignedDay: 10
    MonthAssigned: 5
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 10
    AssignmentEndMonth: 5
    AssignmentEndYear: 1944
    TermDateCertain: YES
    RegByLastName: SELF
    RegisteredByFirstName: SELF
    RelationshipToVet: SELF
    POCeMail: mailto: unknown@unknown.com
    Comments: The 1st Bat. had 90mm guns, we in the 2nd Bat. had 40mm AA guns. I believe there were 3 planes (not 2) that crashed on the mountain side. Tony Potski and I climbed the mountain and found one of them. A deceased pilot was still sitting in the plane. I beli

  • ID: 549
    VetsLastName: ANDERSON
    VeteransFirstName: JONAH
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 299TH AND 503 ANTI AIRCRAFT COAST ARTILLERY
    AssignedDay:
    MonthAssigned: 5
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 8
    AssignmentEndMonth: 10
    AssignmentEndYear: 1945
    TermDateCertain: YES
    RegByLastName: SELF
    RegisteredByFirstName: SELF
    RelationshipToVet: SELF
    POCeMail: mailto: PRETTYWATER0001@ATT.NET
    Comments:

  • ID: 16
    VetsLastName: Arndt
    VeteransFirstName: Woodrow
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname: Woody
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 7th Inf. Div., 17th Inf. Reg., CO "H"
    AssignedDay: 11
    MonthAssigned: 5
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 15
    AssignmentEndMonth: 8
    AssignmentEndYear: 1943
    TermDateCertain: YES
    RegByLastName: Krimm
    RegisteredByFirstName: Lee
    RelationshipToVet: FRIEND
    POCeMail: mailto: lkrimm@earthlink.net
    Comments: Woody's ship was the USS Zzelain. The spelling of the ship's name is in doubt, but Woody remembers that the spelling had two "z's." Woody is still active and spends some of his spare time cutting hair in a barber shop. I became aware of Woody's service on

  • ID: 586
    VetsLastName: Arterburn
    VeteransFirstName: Delbert
    VeteransMI: E
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: ND
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 591st AAA Bn of the 7th Infantry Division
    AssignedDay: 4
    MonthAssigned: 24
    YearAssigned: 1943
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 11
    AssignmentEndMonth: 26
    AssignmentEndYear: 1944
    TermDateCertain: YES
    RegByLastName: Arterburn
    RegisteredByFirstName: Josh
    RelationshipToVet: GRANDSON
    POCeMail: mailto:benjaminfranklin1778@hotmail.com
    Comments: Was member of seven man crew manning 40mm antiaircraft gun. Passed ammunition from cache to loader. Was familiar with all types of jobs incidental to firing of 40mm gun. Assisted in camouflage and concealment of gun. Trained new replacements. Served 20 mo

  • ID: 22
    VetsLastName: Avery
    VeteransFirstName: Rex
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: OK
    UnitShipAssignedTo: Unknown
    AssignedDay: 1
    MonthAssigned: 11
    YearAssigned: 1939
    StartCertain: NO
    EndAssignmentDay: 1
    AssignmentEndMonth: 11
    AssignmentEndYear: 1944
    TermDateCertain: NO
    RegByLastName: Avery
    RegisteredByFirstName: Rex
    RelationshipToVet: SISTER-IN-LAW
    POCeMail: mailto: RUTHSZABO@netscape.com
    Comments: Unsure about unit...we do know that he served between 1939 and 1949...he is still living in Albama today...he served five years in these islands. Original Timestamp: 9/21/2006 9:14:43 AM

  • ID: 23
    VetsLastName: Bakke
    VeteransFirstName: Julian
    VeteransMI:
    VeteransNickname:
    VetStatus: ND
    UnitShipAssignedTo: 7th Inf. Div., 32nd Div., F CO
    AssignedDay: 24
    MonthAssigned: 3
    YearAssigned: 1942
    StartCertain: YES
    EndAssignmentDay: 15
    AssignmentEndMonth: 8
    AssignmentEndYear: 1945
    TermDateCertain: YES
    RegByLastName: Miest
    RegisteredByFirstName: Rita
    RelationshipToVet: DAUGHTER
    POCeMail: mailto: ramwam@mediaone.net
    Comments: My Father passed away December 9, 1991. He was extremely proud of the part that he played in WWII. From Minnesota, he was a member of the 7th Infantry Division and fought in the battle at Attu. He was honorably discharged on August 12, 1945. I wish I reme