VICtory
"LEST WE FORGET"
A great battle of WWII took place on the Island of Attu, sovereign American soil, territory of Alaska during the period 11 May to 29 May 1943. Both the American and Japanese forces suffered losses of staggering proportions.
It culminated in a massive banzai attack by nearly 1,000 Japanese soldiers led by Colonel Yasuyo Yamazaki at Engineer Hill on 29 May 1943.
Once it was over, 549 Americans of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division and the fighting 4th Infantry Regiment of the Alaska Defense Force had been killed in action during this 19 day battle. Over 250 on Engineer Hill alone. 1,148 had been wounded and 2,100 were casualties of the severe weather which plagues Attu in winter.
1,851 soldiers of the Empire of Japan were killed in battle and when it was realized the battle was lost, nearly 500 more committed suicide by placing a live grenade to their belly or head. Only 29 were captured.
On July 4, 1943, men who had remained on the island assembled at Little Falls Cemetery to say their final farewell to these men or valor – heroes all!
Major Charles G. Fredericks read Roll Call of the honored dead.
Lieutenant Colonel Glen A. Nelson spoke of the horrors of war.
A Sergeant sang “My Buddy”.
Chaplain Habetz gave a prayer of remembrance and sacrifice in which he sanctified the entire battlefield area as “Hallowed Ground”.
After the volley, the last note of “taps” echoed over the mountains. Then it was over.
Captain Robert C. Foulston started to give the order “Forward March”, but the word “March” stuck in his throat.
With chins clamped hard and wet eyes blinking, the silent fighting men marched off the field.
It had been paid for. Attu was again, ours.
ROLL CALL
ALABAMA
Bennett, William P. Eufaula
Bradshaw, Charles Montgomery
Bragdon, Ernest Mobile
Doing, Neal Bessmer
Gurganus, John Jasper
Smith, Bert Lannett
Stevens, Raymond Birmingham
Sufhe, Cecil Anniston
Tanhershey, James Cullman
Wright, Floyd Prattville
ALASKA (TERRITORY OF)
Browne, Levi Anchorage
Sands, Lonnie Anchorage
Sano, William Naknak
Tanhershey, James Cullman
ARIZONA
Daniel, Edward Florence
ARKANSAS
Alverson, Charles Barling
Anderson, Walter Moro
Bone, Charles Gurdon
Brown, Clatus Pine Bluff
Gowans, David Mack
Howell, John Little Rock
Price, George Genoa
Smith, Ernest Silver
White, George Bonnerdale
CALIFORNIA
About, Joseph Sunnyvale
Albright, Johathan Santa Monica
Alleger, Joseph Berkley
Allen, Charles Modesto
Allen, Fred Oakland
Alonso, Emiliano Los Angeles
Altfield, Alvin San Francisco
Ashby, Ben O. Pixley
Atkinson, Alonso Willow Ranch
Avalos, Manuel Madera
Avilla, Ernest Gilroy
Avilla, Julio W. Hollywood
Baggett, Eddie Button Willow
Bailey, William Los Angeles
Barnes, Russell San Jose
Barrios, Edmundo Firebough
Bassett, John San Deigo
Bertolli, Mario San Francisco
Beyer, Elvon Grass Valley
Bogdanoff, Fred Los Angeles
Borello, Carlo Oakland
Bradley, Dean San Francisco
Bresch, Ernest Carmel
Buckhanna, Charles San Diego
Buffum, Dudley Johnstonville
Cantrell, Leslie Selma
Chong, Donald San Luis Obispo
Clark, Laurence Paso Robles
Colombo, Enzo San Leandre
Crane, Robert Oakland
Cunha, Joseph Phehaluma
Curry, Garland Strathmore
Davis, Thadius Tranquillity
Deras, Lou Los Angeles
Dias, Joseph Santa Clara
Dittenbir, Edwin Sanger
Dorroe, William Oakland
Earle, Colonel Edward P. Monterey Comdr, 17th Infantry Reg
Edwards, Gale Anamosa
Ellis, Robert Riverside
Einersen, Glen Eureka
Evensen, Emil Ft Bragg
Fairover, Stephen Placerville
Faria, Carl Campbell
Ferrando, C.D. San Francisco
Finck, Laurence N. Salinas
Fine, Robert San Jose
Fish, Lt. Col. James Carmel *Jim Fish Valley
Flischmann, Ed San Francisco
Fong, Albert San Francisco
Franklin, Leonard Piedmont
Garrett, John San Jose
Gillishaw, George Pasadena
Goforth, Lucian Bellflower
Green, Floyd Richmond
Greive, George San Francisco
Hall, Richard Fresno
Hanson, Donald Oakland
Hathwell, Reynaldo Los Angeles
Hill, Edwin Ben Lomond
Hoffer, Leander Santa Anna
Homolac, Eugene Hawthorne
Hunter, Harold Alhambra
Jensen, Albert Petaluma
Jewell, Harold Oakland
Jones, James Los Molinos
Kane, Lee Perris
Kelly, Theodore Napa
Keys, Charles Montebello
Knaus, Charles Pomona
Kratsinger, K. T. Santa Cruz
Lefler, Arthur Dunsmuir
Lewis, Cale Winter
Lightner, Ira Los Angeles
Logan, Tex Venice
Lomas, Elmer Thermal
Lueder, Bill Half Moon Bay
Martinez, Benjamin Los Angeles
McClelland, William Santa Barbara
McDonald, Patrick Alaneda
McKaon, Chris San Francisco
Miner, Douglas El Cerrito
Minor, Oscar San Jose
Mohroy, Arthur San Diego
Mojica, Arthur Sacramento
Montonez, John Fresno
Moreno, John Hanford
Mosher, Robert N. Palo Alto
Mosley, John Oakland
Moyen, George Los Angeles
Mutch, Frederick Los Angeles
Nunnemaker, Lyle Eureka
Nurre, William Oakland
Orseo, Mario Campbell
Ortiz, Frank Wilmington
Pasos, James Los Angeles
Parra, Eugene Mt. Shasta
Pohling, Raymond Los Angeles
Quilala, Armen San Francisco
Rassett, Fred Redwood City
Redding, Kenneth Madera
Ritzman, Benjamin Alhambra
Rivera, Gostello Los Angeles
Rivera, Louis Los Angeles
Robbins, Leo Roscoe
Roberts, Herbert Piedmont
Robinson, Beverly Carmel
Rose, Joseph Gustine
Rosenstein, Michael Los Angeles
Roth, Aluac Berkley
Ruain, Joe Los Angeles
Seacar, John Oakland
Segura, Felix San Jose
Sellers, Wesley Los Angeles
Selva, Alfonso Los Angeles
Shaffer, George Burbank
Shapiro, Arthur Los Angeles
Shipley, George Compton
Siddens, Jack Carmel
Smith, Mervin Susanville
Solano, Steve Pittsburg
Sorense, Miels Grass Valley
Stewart, Samuel San Francisco
Strong, Frederick San Francisco
Stubbins, Robert Arlington
Thomason, Clyde Paso Robles
Truffull, William Los Angeles
Trumbull, Rollin Sacramento
Vanderlean, Gary Kaywood
Voigt, Loren Pasadena
Watson, Robert Pacific Grove
Weimer, Marshall Napa
Westerburg, Nils San Francisco
Wunsch, Harold Monravia
Youdhewitz, Rueben Los Angeles
Zepeda, Francisco Los Angeles
Zwingo, Theodore Stockton
COLORADO
Martinez, Joseph Pvt Ault Awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor [Joe was killed in action 26 May 1943] They named a mountain after him on Attu in his honor.
Sutton, George Colorado Springs
CONNECTICUT
Crinock, George Shelton
Kohn, Harold Hartford
DELAWARE
Lutz, George Wilmington
FLORIDA
Guttery, Bert Daytona Beach
Karner, John Wempum
Labat, Etienne Tallahassee
Sparrows, James Branford
Stevenson, Robert Punta Gorda
GEORGIA
Adams, Howell Elberton
Barnes, Wayne Augusta
Faith, William Decatur
Free, Roy Rome
Fullard, Cecil Waycross
Johnson, J. Moultrie
McMichen, Warner Dallas
Walker, Robert Pelham
Wells, Newton Helena
HAWAII (TERRITORY OF)
Isaacs, Lawrence Honolulu
IDAHO
Adams, Lyle Chatcolet
Anderson, Orson Soda Springs
Christensen, Hyrum Gooding
Johnson, Fred New Meadows
Kaufman, Leonard Lewiston
Newman, Donald Caldwell
Wright, Ray Sand Point
ILLINOIS
Alvey, William Morrisonville
Anderson, Erik Rockford
Bostic, Charles Waverly
Boswell, James Calumet City
Brundage, Paul Berwin
Burton, Howard Rockford
Clark, William Chicago
Conrad, Kenneth St. Francisville
Dettemer, Wilbert Steelville
Dunn, Leo Macon
Dupuis, Jack Evanston
Endecavageh, G.G. Lemont
Giazzon, Albert Chicago
Gilbert, Harry Chicago
Gondela, Alexander Chicago
Haid, Peter Chicago
Hammonds, James Sesser
Heim, Howard Chicago
Hulling, Earl Pontiac
Hunsley, Clifton Clinton
Jackson, James Springfield
Jewell, Harold Rockford
Jodlowski, Stanley Chicago
Johnson, Clarence Chicago
Karkalics, Louis Chicago
Koestner, George Chicago
Konwent, Anthony Chicago
Koroll, Robert Durand
Kyrizopulos, L. G. River Grove
Lengel, Vernie Dixon
Licatesi, Charles Chicago
Marcinek, Louis Chicago
Masters, William Robinson
Mattei, Renaldo Chicago
Mayee, Delbert Chicago
McCool, Fred Orangeville
Nelson, Gerald Batavia
Nelson, Irwin Batavia
Nowak, Alexander Chicago
Orlow, Joseph Chicago
Pierson, Arthur Putman
Pluncinski, Raymond Chicago
Reddish, Robert E. Alton
Reed, Thomas Peoria
Roy, Robert Wauhegan
Scales, Henry Chicago
Schuster, Dick Crestwood
Sharpless, Jack Chicago
Smith, Maurice Chicago
Snyder, Herbert Cartheage
Subjoot, John Chicago
Watson, Jack Moline
Wegrzyn, Stanley Chicago
Willis, Elmer Coal City
Zei, Peter Chicago
INDIANA
Becker, Raymond Indianapolis
Black, Harold Michigan City
Cunningham, Howard Willtown
Fislar, Joe Indianapolis
Jaboe, Louis Tell City
Krupa, Frank South Bend
Nees, Charles Brazil
Roberts, Donald Clinton
Sapp, Robert Cortland
Sparks, Everett Welltown
Temple, Wallace Borden
IOWA
Adams, John Fort Dodge
Bock, Vernon Glidden
Caldwell, Wayne Alburnett
Egel, Raymond Davenport
Fruch, James St. Mary’s
Gibson, Forest Douds
Hime, George Blencos
Marshall, Robert Mystic
Neuroth, Lawrence Wasley
Newhall, Ellis Holyoke
McKeon, Lovell Mediapolis
Sufhe, Cecil Anthon
Watson, Homer Conrad
Wihu, Nils Burlington
KANSAS
Abplanlp, John Burns
Benson, Raymond Kansas City
Caldwell, Wilbur Aradia
Childers, Ernest Beloit
Davidson, Charles Madison
Hague, John Chanute
Lee, Howard Salina
Lefler, Dale Dunsmuir
McBride, Harold Fulton
Moore, Raymond Angonia
Williams, Earl Topeka
KENTUCKY
Birge, Lonnie Summer Shade
Hanson, Warner Park City
Mahuron, Lawrence Louisville
Rayburn, Claude Wheatcroft
Simpson, James Lebanon
Wilson, Charles Louisville
LOUISIANA
Guess, Morris New Orleans
McKague, Walter Jennings
Mosley, William Vivian
MAINE
False, V. L. Augusta
Quelletta, Ray Sanford
Savage, Harold Lincoln
Wright, Leslie Seal Harbor
MARYLAND
Benson, Harry Baltimore
Friedberg, Herbart Baltimore
Myers, Harry Baltimore
Morrison, Max Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Benner, Rex Boston
Black, Allen Arlington
Clevesy, Lt. Samuel W. Medford *Clevesy Pass
Elwell, Lloyd Leominster
Gadbois, Row St. Spencer
Keith, Julian Maynard
Ligom, Jacob Litchburg
Nelson, Arthur Ware
Prendergast, Joseph Ware
Rogerson, Henry Lowell
Van Larrhaven, Hank Stoughton
Viele, Sidney Scituate Center
Whithick, Robert Boston
MICHIGAN
Ballentine, Kenneth Davison
Borden, William Birmingham
Carson, Alfred Detroit
Clark, Richard East Lake
Darge, Arthur Detroit
Dory, William Sault Ste Marie
Eilers, Charles Dearborn
Faferko, Walter Montrose
False, V. L. Augusta
Francisconi, J. Highland Park
Gommey, L. E. Sagola
Gordon, Kenneth Detroit
Haringsma, John Holland
Hays, George Ann Arbor
Hilborn, Oliver Lansing
Holderman, Kenneth Jackson
Johnson, W. L. Lansing
Ladds, Raymond Detroit
LaFleur, Arthur Escanaba
Martin, Raymond Detroit
Massa, Ernest Iron Mountain
Mazur, Casmer St. Clair
Mieszczur, Edward Dearborn
Miller, John E. Montrose
Millich, John Detroit
Nelson, Thomas Bark River
Orr, Wilton Kenosha
Owens, Alfred Detroit
Rumble, Emery Rochester
Sander, Edward Muskegon
Smolary, Aleck Gaylord
Terrell, Leonard Detroit
Tomala, Adolf Detroit
Reaney, Thomas Rothbury
MINNESOTA
Anderson, William Fairmont
Addison, Amus Walnut Grove
Archerd, Lynn St. Paul
Bernhardt, Daniel Triumph
Bettin, Frank Parker’s Prairie
Drieman, Malcolm Hopper
Carlisle, Carl St. Paul
Flaherty, Bernard Buffalo
Fortier, Hoyt Minneapolis
Gilbertson, Kenneth Dale
Hanson, Berchard N. Farebualt
Haroldson, Alton Amboy
Himes, Walter Sauk Centre
Hinderscheit, R. J. New Prague
Hubner, Arthur St. Charles
Jensen, Jens Clark’s Grove
Johnson, Lloyd Lake Lillian
Johnson, Martin Bruno
Klimp, Henry Clitherall
Krause, Henry Northfield
Lee, Leroy Minneapolis
Lohi, Norman Monhaga
Lonkey, Donald Anoka
LucRen, Ben S. Minneapolis
McKliget, Patrick St. Paul
Moriarty, Anthony Shakopee
Ney, Robert Maple Lake
Olson, Earl Detroit Lakes
Ostdahl, Roger W. Duluth
Perry, Arno Deer River
Pooler, Clyde Carlos
Ranta, Arvo Gilbert
Ronning, Cleo Hendricks
Rugland, Milton Roseau
Shelton, Kenneth Pennach
Steinback, Clarence Fairfax
Stephenberg, Kenneth Pennach
Steil, Wilfred St. Cloud
Syhara, Burdett Windom
Ryberg, Clayborne Conter City
Story, Joel Zumbrota
Wegner, Vernon W. Fairbault
Young, Charles Muskogee
MISSISSIPPI
Brannon, A. N. Jackson
Brown, Ellis Utica
Clardy, Eugene Yazoo City
Pannell, Prontiss Marion
Rawis, William Collins
Taylor, Carroll Woodville
MISSOURI
Ballanger, G.E. Greentop
Bennett, William Sedalia
Basley, Walter St. Louis
Barrett, Claude Hiram
Chaney, Dewey Sedalia
Hoelscher, Howard St. Louis
Joseph, Ralph Bowling
Kimball, Lewis Stet
Lane, Cecil Kansas City
McDoniel, Henry Silkeston
Moore, Robert Sedalia
Mowan, Emmet Anderson
Reeder, Robert Springfield
Reiss, John St. Louis
Winston, Orville St. Louis
Wright, William Blairstown
MONTANA
Beedie, Robert Teigen
Derana, Val Butte
Fish, Daniel Helena
McDonald, Frederick Grass Range
Munro, John Thurlow
O’Donnell, Thomas Billings
NEBRASKA
Brown, Lyle Haggler
Carter, Walter Wilcox
Clements, Robert Burwell
Jarmin, John Lincoln *Jarmin Pass
Miller, John P. Lexington
Seibenaler, Francis Kimball
Ware, John Omaha
NEW JERSEY
Galante, Frank Jersey City
Kalapos, Stephen Trenton
Kent, John Newark
Meary, James Bayonne
Moskins, Sidney Morristown
Saltzman, Stephen Newark
NEW MEXICO
Anaya, B. N. Santa Fe
Ansurez, P.G. Albuquerque
Gallagos, Ramon Albuquerque
NEW YORK
Austin, Emory New York City
Barnes, Arlo Niagara Falls
Bracco, Louis Long Island
Cavanaugh, William Long Island
Cole, Francis Cato
Ember, Charles Mt. Vernon
Galati, Ross Brooklyn
Goshman, Carl Brooklyn
Johnson, Albert Bronx
Leussler, James New York City
Lynch, Joseph Bronx
Russo, John Brooklyn
San Filipo, S. A. Amsterdam
Shuman, Herbert Burt
Sullivan, Eugene Bronx
Swenson, John Poughkeepsie
Tambs, Clifford Syracuse
Tancdri, Edward Yonkers
Telemachos, Michael Long Island
Torre, Salvatore Brooklyn
Van Orden, Roy Holly
Van Wagoner, Don Crackett
Wong, Mow Brooklyn
NORTH CAROLINA
Ashbraner, Cecil Vale
Brewer, Luther Charlotte
Hunter, Claude Marion
Ivey, Tom Gastonia
Lathorp, George Morgantown
Powell, Joseph Whiteville
Whitaker, Carlton Raleigh
NORTH DAKOTA
Baker, Bert Hazelton
Berg, Ellis Hanks
Blezien, Elmer Battle View
Burkle, Milbert Weevick Lake
Calheim, Raymone Mercer
Crudin, Willis N. Fargo
Dionne, Louis Belcourt
Docktor, Robert Jamestown
Ennis, Vernie Donnybrook
Lokken, Fred Nason
Miller, John P. St. Anthony
Peterson, Harvey Flaxton
Roland, Francis Bismark
Seiben, Harry Glenburn
Slatten, Raymond Westhope
Willnan, Leonard Donnelly
OHIO
Barker, Elsa Germantown
Bohnlein, Thomas Delphos
Cullinan, Paul Youngstown
Eyler, William London
Farmer, Harry Chillicothe
Kochman, S. Cleveland
Kowalski, Thaddeus Cleveland
Lent, Kenneth Lower Salem
Little, Robert Columbus
Manning, Ned Clarksville
Petres, Joseph Mansfield
Ross, Lee Waldo
Rozuh, Raymond Cleveland
Rukusan, Victor Cleveland
Seifert, George Arlington
Schroth, George Anamantle
Thomas, Wallace Dayton
Washburn, Kenneth Springfield
OKLAHOMA
Anderson, Woodrow Hochatown
Robbins, Kelly Snow
Schoonover, Thomas Biner
Scott, Robert Hitcnunck
OREGON
Fields, Glen Bonanaza
McGee, Eugene Portland
Phillips, Lloyd Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Bates, David Lathrope
Blozevich, Charles St. Michael
Deminczyk, Paul Pittsburg
Diehm, Norman Lancaster
Doyle, David Philadelphia
Fillmore, Arthur Harrisburg
Hanlon, Robert Philadelphia
Heinemann, Melvin Pittsburg
Kepich, Charles Donora
Kristick, Nicolas Vandergift
Morris, Francis Philadelphia
Murphy, Walter Pittston
Obodzinski, Edward New Castleboro
Paulson, W. Bethlehem
Patto, George Johnstown
Sadashi, Walt Mayfield
Shipman, Donovan N. Braddock
Teugher, John Wilkinsburg
RHODE ISLAND
Jastezbski, Steven Central Falls
Korzen, Max Central Falls
Wyman, Newell Edgewood
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bracknell, Henry McCormick
Brown, John Converse
Hunter, James West Pelzer
Millwood, Vernard Spartanburg
Royster, Jack Townville
SOUTH DAKOTA
Ferguson, Fred Armour
Garvie, Keith Yankton
Harwood, Alvin Elm Springs
Huska, Rex Aurora
Orro, August Clane City
Sahmel, W. O. Hurley
Sharp, Lyle Milbore
Stack, William Letcher
Swason, Gordan Carson
TENNESSEE
Allison, James Monroe
Beamer, Jessie Chattanooga
Campbell, Joe Oliver Springs
Dixon, Glen Philadelphia
Emerson, Hallie Alamo
Lloyd, Wallace Spring City
Luffman, Charles Tharps
McClintock, Robert Cornersville
Morell, Jessie Memphis
Pennington, Will Hilham
Pitt, Henry Memphis
Price, Jessie Decater
Scott, Estel Dresden
Turner, Guy Baliner
Wilson, C. J. Buena Vista
Wilson, Earl Memphis
TEXAS
Acosta, Jesus El Paso
Bost, Leslie Dallas
Castillo, Juan Pharm
Deeds, Thomas Winchell
Elrod, Grover New Boston
Gagina, John San Antonio
Hail, Fred San Antonio
Hammons, Robert Houston
Hood, Houer Amarillo
Irwin, Rance Houston
Janac, Joe Snook
Lively, Thomas Huntsville
Marquez, Pilar Fabens
McWhorten, Clifford Athens
Messer, Chester Farmersville
Moore, John White Deer
Murchison, Duane Buchannan
Nieto, Enrique Floresville
Olson, Charles Beaumont
Pacheco, Juan Pleasanton
Stice, Dale Beeville
UTAH
Baker, William Wood Cross
Gaither, Camp Salt Lake City
Kanell, Leo Salt Lake City
Rands, John Ogden
Sanborn, Francis W. Spanish Park
Thomas, Arthur Salt Lake City
VIRGINIA
Lane, John Fairfax
Richardson, Bill Harrison
WASHINGTON
Baughman, William Tekoa
Beirlein, William Spokane
Bergland, Gerald Seattle
Deffinbaugh, Larry Spokane
Ellis, Robert Kelso
Gorman, Herbert Bremerton
Howard, William Kirkland
Norland, Melvin Tacoma
Pease, Joseph Spokane
Shellenburger, Dale Toppenish
Rehfeld, William Vancouver
WEST VIRGINIA
Ash, Denver Robertsburg
Austin, Harold Fairmont
Jalascic, John Wheeling
Ruhy, Silman Alum Creek
Sidell, Bruce Morgantown
Warden, Basil Abney
WISCONSIN
Bennett, Robert Townsend
Carroll, William Eland
Elwood, Charles Baraboo
Falkowski, Frank Stevenspoint
Gruefe, Cletus Appleton
Heckendorn, Gordan Oconomowoc
Keiser, Victor Sheboygan
Luehring, Frederick Burnette
Oswald, Warren Greenwood
Rombeck, Walter Wansan
Smith, Kenneth Ladysmith
Stark, Robert Waukeaka
Wanta, Hubert Stephens Point
Zitzelbug, M. F. Almena
WASHINGTON D.C.
Baker, Walter
Dougherty, Donald
Wiltshire, Jack Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
*Certain locations on Attu were re-named after the battle to honor both living and dead American soldiers.
