Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

Manila Philippines

Legend: KROL, Walter F.  –   NAVEDO, John M  –   HOLLY, Melvin Clinton  –   Bowers ?

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

We are guessing Fagan on this one. It breaks our heart when we can’t say for sure who is in the photos. In the words of one, “We fought for every star and strip in the flag.”

They deserve so much more than a hasty guess. Alas, the ravages of time thwart us. However, as long as there is a spark of electricity to power your computer, these images will be here for you to gaze upon and wonder at those perilous days long gone.

Leyte aka Leyte Gulf

Legend: FAGAN, Bernard William

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

Leyte aka Leyte Gulf   From the top down…

Legend: KITZ,  Matthew William  –  HOOPER, William  –  Hickey ?  –  Pell  –  MUTCH, Robert Elliott  –

 McALLISTER,  Edward   James Jr.  or   McALLISTER, Davis (n))  – Mosby  –

 MYERS, Arthur Raymond  or MYERS, Homer Austin)  –  SARNO, Edward Francis  –  KOLISNOWSKI, Alvin  –  HOWELL, Robert M.

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

Leyte aka Leyte Gulf

Legend: Tayrien, Alfred David (?)  –  SARNO, Edward Francis  – JONES, Richard David  –  FAGAN, Bernard William  –  Rogers ?

(If you recognize someone, please let us know what we’re missing here and in all our photos.)

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

Leyte aka Leyte Gulf

Legend: FRENCH, Leonard Andrew – Radke

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.Ferris the Mailman –  Mr. Ferris was a very popular fellow. This photo is in every collection we have seen! Just a scrap of a photo, really….but he was one of the most sought after men on the ship. A living link to home.

Legend: FERRIS, James Courtlandt

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

Leyte aka Leyte Gulf

Legend: FERRIS, James Courtlandt – BERG,  Stanley T  –  Rutland ?

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

This photo says Okinawa. For landlubbers, the fantail of a ship is much as it sounds…the tail end of the ship. 

Legend: TAYRIEN, Alfred David

Note: Originally reported as ZURAVICIH, Mike  

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

It’s distressing….the number of WWII tribute sites that have gone dark. I have taken precautions from the grave as it were to NOT let this happen.  In the meantime if this Rogers is YOUR Rogers…why not drop me a line? Ok?

Leyte aka Leyte Gulf

Legend: Rogers 

Photos all have handwritten names on them. We set them to text here for the purposes of the search engines… Doing the best we can. Names are matched against the ship’s log when the ship originally sailed. If we find what looks like a match, we name the whole name.

Legend:  Toomer ? – CRADDOCK, Roy Thomas – Martin – LEASHEFSKI, Adolph