Walter Leroy Pope (CAN-346), age 98, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, passed away on August 16, 2024. Walter was born on October 16, 1925, in Petoskey, Michigan the son of the late Dewey and Lillian Pope.
Walter was a proud service member service in Pattons 3rd Army, 87th Infantry Division. He received a Golden Acorn Patch and was a heavy weapons specialist for Company Cannon Co. and the 346th Regiment. He served from 1943-1946.
Walter Leroy Pope, age 98, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, passed [more...]
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Joe H. Roes, E-346, passed away on May 26, 2024 at the VA Hospital, Fargo, ND at the age of 101.
Joe was born on Dec. 18, 1922 in Menahga, MN. After growing up on the farm, Joe volunteered for the US Army to replace his brother during the WWII draft. Joe served 2 years achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Golden Acorn Division 87th Infantry.
After the war Joe moved to Fargo where he married, built a house and raised 2 daughters. Joe retired from the Prosper, ND grain elevator and [more...]
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Robert L. Picher, K-346, of Winooski, Vermont, died May 10, 2024, in Venice, FL, at the age of 99.
He was born in Winooski on July 30, 1924. He was educated at St. Louis Convent in Winooski and Cathedral High School in Burlington. He was a graduate of Assumption College, Worcester, MA, and of Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1954. Bob practiced law in Winooski for 33 years, retiring in 1988. Locally he served as City Grand Juror, a member of the Zoning Board and as a Justice of [more...]
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Camillo Anthony “Blackie” DeLellis (A-346), age 95, of Oakmont, PA, formerly of Verona, went to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Blackie was born in Webster [more...] ⓘ
Henry W. Bradbury, Jr. (A-345), of Milford, beloved husband of Virginia, passed away on September 26, 2019. Henry was born on June 16, 1926 in Bridgeport, CT, to the late Henry and [more...] ⓘ
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