Heroes from 102nd Division MIA

The 102nd Division lost many men. From 37 heroes the remains were never found. They are nor forgotten.

All their names are engraved in the Walls of the Missing at Margraten Cemetery and Memorial, the Netherlands. Except * = Henri Chapelle Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium.

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327th Engineer Combat Battalion.
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PVT Roy B. Etzin. Company C.

# 32774698. Jersey City, New Jersey. Missing since December 13, 1944.

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PVT Daniel H. Green. Company C.

# 32848710. Woodridge, New York. Missing since December 12, 1944.

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Sergeant James P. Leahy. Company B

# 32466260. Guttenberg, New Jersey. Missing since March 17, 1945.
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405th Infantry Regiment :

Staff Sergeant John D. Adair. Company C

# 38022481. Blanchard, Oklahoma. Missing since Novemer 24, 1944.

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PVT Byron M. Allison. Company C.

# 37749165. Lee's Summit, Missouri. Missing since February 26, 1945.

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PFC Arthur C. Bamm jr. Company D.

# 16110373. Jackson, Michigan. Missing since November 23, 1944.

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PFC Robert L. Barnett. Company B

# 37443598. Brighton, Iowa. Missing since March 1, 1945.

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PFC Preston Harris. Company E.

# 38117537. Greenville, Texas. Missing since November 22, 1944.

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PVT Myron G. Josh. Company L.

# 12023940. Liverpool, New York. Reported officially missing on June 7, 1946.

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Captain Boles S. Knapik. Company E.

# O 1288241. Amsterdam, New York. Missing since November 22, 1944.

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Sergeant Marvin B. McKie. Company C.

#34570239. Abbeville, Georgia. Missing since February 26, 1945.

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2nd Lieutenant John T. Mulder.

# O 509594. Gateway, Oregon. Missing since November 22, 1945.

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PVT Herbert Rivera. Company F.

# 42180262. New York, New York. Missing since February 23, 1945.

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PFC Jesus A. Tavarez. Company F.

# 38215404. Shafter, Texas. Missing since February 23, 1945.

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PFC Thomas F. White. Company F.

# 42054478. Whitestone, New York. Missing since February 23, 1945.

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PVT Harry W. Wingate. Company F.

# 36861988. Detroit, Michigan. Missing since February 23, 1945. While crossing the Roer river.

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PFC Melvin E. Wittenberg. Company A.

# 31299189. Mattapan, Massachusetts. Missing since February 25, 1945.

Mr. O'Connor, Antitank Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 405th Infantry Regiment recalls :

"Wittenberg was running with two other GI's over the crest of a hill... He was in the middle and suffered a direct mortar hit. All I saw was the dust from the explosion and out of the cloud the other two guys were still running and there was no sign of Wittenberg. I always wondered who the other guys were".

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Tec 4 Joe R. Ybarra. Company F.

# 39854906. Tucson, Arizona. Missing since February 23, 1945

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406th Infantry Regiment :

PFC Martin L. Birek. Company A.

# 33400535. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Missing since November 21, 1944.

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PVT Nick Botsis. Company E.

# 36913165. Holland, Michigan. Reported MIA on April 27, 1946.

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PVT Rudie R. Garza. Company A.

# 6260485. San Antonio, Texas. Missing since November 24, 1944.

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Sergeant Harry E. Lance jr. Company E.

# 38661040. Clarendon, Arkansas. Missing since April 26, 1945.

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PVT Edward A. Reinehr. Company G.

# 31332480. Bridgeport. Connecticut. Missing since November 20, 1944.

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1st Lieutenant Jack Tomlin.

# O 537795. Albany, Georgia. Missing since January 27, 1945.

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PFC Walter Traudt. Company C.

# 32869889. Bayside, New York. Missing since November 21, 1944.

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407th Infantry Regiment :

PVT Jesse L. Barnes. Company B

# 33881856. Belcamp, Maryland. Missing since December 17, 1944.

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PFC Donald R. Centen. Company L.

# 36293976. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Missing since February 8, 1945.

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PVT Charlie Davidian. Company C.

# 39421671. Culter California. Missing since November 29, 1944.

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2nd Lieutenant Donald D. Gill.

# O 530005. Wichita, Kansas. Missing since March 20, 1945.

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Staff Sergeant Julius D. Grier. Company E.

# 18012455. Poth, Texas. Missing since November 30, 1944.

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PFC Isidor Kline *. Company B

# 11018589. New Bedford. Montana. Missing since December 17, 1944.

* Walls of the Missing at Henri Chapelle Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium.

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PVT Eugene A. Lockwood jr. Company B.

# 34606050. High Point, North Carolina. Missing since December 1, 1944.

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PFC Alfred S. Martinez. Company F.

# 39583936. Saticoy, California. Missing since December 9, 1944.

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PFC Woodrow H. Mason. Company A.

# 35640878. Isonville, Kentucky. Missing since October 31, 1944.

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2nd Lieutenant John E. May.

# O 1060876. Erie, Pennsylvania. Missing since December 17, 1944.

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PVT Earl R. Philbrick. Company B.

# 31466750. Augustina, Maine. Missing since December 12, 1944.

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PFC Robert C. Schapka. Company E.

# 36881055. Muskegon, Michigan. Missing since November 30, 1944.

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