CPL. Louis Joseph St.Laurent. 1918 to 1995(photo) Hometown: Sherbrooke, Quebec.  5th Mediums, Royal Canadian Artillery, 1941-1945. England / North Africa / Sicily / Italy / Holland / Germany. See 'Lou's page' for dad's service info.		Troop SGT. Ronald Arthur Tee(photo) Hometown: Pinner, Greater London. 16 Troop, 56Th Reconnaissance Battalion (later Regiment) 1940-1946. North Africa (Algiers, Tunisia) / Sicily / Italy / Austria. For Ron's service info and his experiences with the 56Th Recon Regiment, please visit Ron's excellent website, 'A British soldier remembers'
Lt. Robert 'Bob' Dole(photo) Hometown: Russell, Kansas. I Company, 10Th Mountain Division, U.S. Army. 1942-1945. Sicily, Italy.  In the middle of heavy shelling, Lieutenant Dole saw his radioman go down. As he crawled out of his foxhole to try and rescue the wounded soldier, he was hit by Nazi machine gun fire. After the battle, medics gave him a shot of morphine and marked his forehead with an "M" written in his own blood. He wasn't expected to survive. He was twice decorated for heroic achievement, receiving two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star Medal.		T/SGT. Willard O. Havemeier(photo) Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvannia. U.S. Army, 32nd Station Hospital, 1942-1945.  North Africa, Sicily, Italy. Willard 'Bill' Havemeier served with the hospital 'till deactivation in 1945. The doctors, nurses and staff of all the hospitals were the 'unsung heros' of WWII. Performing operations under all kinds of conditions, many a soldier owes his life to the rapid help and comfort these hospitals gave to the wounded men under their care.
Troop SGT. Frank Barratt Hometown: Ellerker, Yorkshire. 16 Troop, 56Th Reconnaissance Battalion (later Regiment) 1940-1946. North Africa (Algiers, Tunisia) / Sicily / Italy / Austria. Frank Barratt is a good friend of Ron Tee, like Ron he is also a veteran of the 56Th Recon. Some of Frank's recollections can be found of Ron's page, 'A British Soldier Remembers'		L/CPL Frank Lappin. 19-- to 1965(photo) Hometown: Toronto, Ontario. Ontario Tank Regiment, 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, 1939-1944. Sicily, Italy. Frank enlisted in the Ontario's in September, 1939. While training in England, Frank became known as the best fast ball pitcher in the Canadian army. Frank took part in the invasions of Sicily and Italy. Frank returned home in 1944 because of wounds and other health problems. Sadly, Frank passed away in June, 1965. (Softball team photo)
PVT. William A. Kynoch. 1916 to 1945. Hometown: Williamstown, Vermont. I Company, 85th Mountain Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, 1944-1945. Northern Italy. Bill Kynoch was drafted on September 9th, 1944, he was married with two children. Bill was in the same company as Lt. Bob Dole and was killed by a sniper the same day as Lt. Dole was wounded during the breakout from the Po Valley. William A. Kynoch is buried in Florence, Italy. Like millions of others he answered his country's call, tragically, like thousands of others, Bill never returned to that country.		Lt. John F. Davis. Hometown: ? , Illinois. 34th Infantry Division, 1941-?. North Africa, Sicily, Italy. John was in the ROTC at the University of Illinois before the war, he was called up or enlisted in November of 1942. John took part in all the actions of the division and was awarded several medals including the Silver Star and The Bronze Star, one of which he recieved for his actions in the Anzio operation. More details to follow.
Francis Clifford Edelen. Hometown: ?, Maryland. 87th Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, North Africa, Italy. Francis Edelen lied about his age (he was 16) and enlisted in the army. He fought through Italy with the division and ended up guarding German prisoners in Northern Italy at the end of the war. He also served with the 82nd Airborn for a while.		Trooper William J. Lappin. 1919 to 1944(photo) Hometown: Toronto, Ontario. Ontario Tank Regiment, 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, 1939-1944. Sicily, Italy. William Lappin enlisted with his brother Frank in September, 1939. He took part in the invasions of Sicily and Italy, 'Bill' was known as something of a ladies man and also had a keen interest in Wine and Song! Tragically, Bill was killed in action outside Florence on August 21, 1944, he was 25 years old. His name is inscribed in the Books of Remembrance (pg #359) which are on display in the Chapel of the Parliament, Ottawa, Canada.
PFC Joseph P. Quinn. (photo) Hometown: Ridgecrest, Black Mountain, N. Carolina. C Company, 40th Battalion, U.S. 5th Army, October 1942-October 1945. African, European and Middle Eastern Campaigns. Joseph Quinn was a combat medic, he won the bronze star and was wounded combat. He survived the war but sadly Joseph died when he was only 56 years old.		PFC Lenn Church. 1921 - 1997. Hometown - Perkins, Oklahoma. C Company, 13th Armored Regiment, U.S. 5th Army. North Africa, Sicily, Italy. Len enlisted in the army in August 1942. He joined the 1st Armored Division as a tank crewman. He was also an ammo truck and armored car driver with Recon Co. 701st Tank Destroyer Btn. Lenn mustered out in August 1945.
W.O. II (BSM) Lewis John Williams. 1909 - 1944. (Photo) Hometown - Brandon, Manitoba. 8th Field Regiment (SP), Royal Canadian Artillery. England, North Africa, Sicily, Italy. 'Lew' Williams was born in England but emigrated to Canada in the early 1930's. Lew enlisted in September 1939 and shipped out to England in January 1940. On May 24 1944, during the campaign in Italy, the 8th was regrouping to give cover fire to a bridgehead on the Melfa river when they came under heavy bombardment from German 88mm guns. This caused their first casualties in action, 11 killed, 16 wounded. Lew and his "sign-up" buddy Dan Noaks, also from Brandon, were both KIA during this action and are buried side by side in the Cassino War Cemetery in Italy.		PFC. Herbert Denver Carroll. 19?? - 1944. Hometown - ? G. Company, 339th Infantry, U.S. Army. North Africa, Sicily, Italy. Herbert Denver Carroll joined the Army on December 9th, 1942. He trained at Camp Vandorn, Michigan and Camp Shelby, Mississippi before being shipped overseas. He was killed in action in Central Italy, November 3rd, 1944.
GMC. Richard V. Heimrick. (photo) Hometown - McCutchensville, Ohio. USS Mayrant (DD402), U.S. Navy. Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Midway and others. Richard (The Mad Dutchman) Heimrick joined the navy in 1938, in 1941 he made GMC (the youngest GMC in the history of the navy). Stationed on the Mayrant throughout WWII, his 1Lt was Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Richard survived many close encounters with the enemy and brought an Italian Breda Light Machine Gun home from the war as a souvenir. He still has it in his posession. 'The Mad Dutchman' will be 80 years old in June of 2001.		Luther Ora Flannery. 1919-1945. Hometown - ?, Greenup County, Kentucky. 86th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Army. Italy. Luther Flannery served in Italy from September 1944, until February 1945, when he died from wounds received during battle, two days after the birth of his son (also Luther Flannery). As well as his new son, Luther Ora Flannery left behind a widow and two daughters, Dottie and Barbara. Like so many others, Luther O. Flannery never lived to see his children grow up in the world for which he fought and died to keep free.
Private Frank Droy. 19??-1943. Hometown - unknown, Great Britain. 2nd Battalion, 25th Leicester Regiment, British Army. Africa, Italy. Frank joined the army at the start of WWII, he served in Africa and possibly Scicily before joining the allies in Italy. In November 1943, Frank was hit by a snipers bullet and died of his wounds in hospital. He is buried in Naples. He left behind a wife and 9 year old daughter. Submitted by Frank's grandaughter, Miss Sara Bentham.		M/Sgt Wilbur V Kersey. 1917-1984. Hometown - Monticello, Florida . 86th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Army. Italy. In orders dated 19 June 1945, Wilbur V. Kersey was awarded the bronze star for "heroic achievement in action on 28 April 1945 near Torbole, Italy." Before transferring to the 10th Mountain Division he served with other US Army units for a total of three years of wartime service in Europe.