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Military Science

St. Norbert College's Fallen Soldiers

The following individuals gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. They will never be forgotten.

World War I

  • Emil Asselin, Calumet, Mich., United States Army. Died of wounds, Minorville, France. September 11, 1918
  • William Brill, Appleton, Wis., Seaman, United States Navy. Died of disease, Great Lakes, Ill. September 21, 1918
  • Irving M. Tuftus, Crystal Falls, Mich., United States Army. Killed in action, Nancy, France. 1918
  • Henery Woolford, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Died of wounds, Roisel, France. October 10, 1918

World War II

  • Clifford J. Ahasay '39, De Pere, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Saipan, Maraianes Islands. June 15, 1944
  • Benjamin C. Beach '38, De Pere, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army. Died in Japanese prison camp, Cabanatuan, Luzon. June 26, 1942
  • Richard J. Carroll '36, Chicago, Ill., First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Died prisoner on sinking enemy submarine, Mediterranean Sea. January 14, 1943
  • Richard J. Coad '42, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Bougainville, France. November 1, 1943
  • John J. Conway '43, Green Bay, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Aviation casualty, Longtown, Miss. December 23, 1942
  • Ralph M. Costello '42, Green Bay, Wis., Royal Canadian Air Force. Killed in action
  • Robert G. Craanen '40, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Army. Killed in action, Villeneuve, Fontainbleu, France. August 26, 1944
  • Harold J. De Keyser '43, Powers, Mich., Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in plane explosion, Bengasi, Libya. July 13, 1943
  • Leo L. Dewayne '40, Maribel, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Died on Japanese prison ship, China Sea. September 7, 1944
  • James E. Dunn '41, Duluth, Minn., Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Pelileu Islands. September 30, 1944
  • Bernard E. Fruzen '43, Green Bay, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, German-Holland border. December 17, 1944
  • Vincent J. Hercer '41, Rockford, Ill., First Lieutenant, United States Army (32nd Infantry Division). Killed in action, Buna, New Guinea. December 1942
  • Floyd W. Hopfensberger '43, Kimberly, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army (66th Infantry Division). Killed in action, St. James, Brittany, France. February 2, 1945
  • Arthur J. Kerns '40, Chester, Pa., Sergeant, United States Army (80th Infantry Division). Killed in action, Metz, France. October 8, 1944
  • Carl L. Kottke '39, De Pere, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army (90th Infantry Division). Killed in action, Les Forges, France. July 29, 1944
  • Robert J. Kuehn '43, Rhinelander, Wis., Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Gershiem, Germany. December 17, 1944
  • Rodney J. Lavaque '45, Green Bay, Wis., Private First Class, United States Army. Presumed killed in action, New Guinea. March 28, 1945
  • Isadore N. Lucassen, Little Chute, Wisconsin Class of 1933 Private First Class, United States Army Killed in action, Italy November 8, 1943
  • Adrian R. Martin '35, De Pere, Wis., First Sergeant, United States Army. Died in Japanese Prison #6, Hanawa, Japan. June 8, 1945
  • Edward J. Martin '40, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Army. Accidental death, Darmstadt, Germany. July 2, 1945
  • Francis R. Nolan '44, Manawa, Wis., Private First Class, United States Army. Accidental death in line of duty, Saidor, New Guinea. January 27, 1944
  • Robert Olmstead '1935, United States Army. Killed in action in Europe. Spring 1944
  • William E. Olson '45, Menominee, Mich., Private First Class, United States Army. Killed in action, Omaha Beach, France. June 6, 1944
  • Henery Parks '34, Rice Lake, Wis., Yeoman First Class, United States Navy. Killed in action at sea, off Salerno, Italy. September 25, 1943
  • John B. Platt '39, Milwaukee, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Aachen, Germany. March 20, 1945
  • Julien K. Prokopovitz, Jr. '38, Pulaski, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in action, Bordeaux, France. June 19, 1944
  • Roderick E. Rothe '45, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in action, Lins, Austria. January 19, 1945
  • Richard T. Ryan, Jr. '39, Green Bay, Wis., United States Army. Aviation casualty, Suez, Egypt. September 16, 1944
  • Ivan Schuster '38, Manistique, Mich., United States Army. Killed in action, North African Invasion. March 1943
  • George P. Seroogy '45, Green Bay, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Aviation casualty, Guam. March 21, 1945
  • Sterling V. Shipla '40, Oconto, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Noamfoor, New Guinea. September 9, 1944
  • Robert J. Simon '40, Green Bay, Wis., Corporal, United States Army. Killed in action, Aitape, New Guinea. July 13, 1944
  • Connie J. Stathas '36, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Accidental death, Camp Sutton, N.C. July 12, 1942
  • Patrick J. Sweeny '43, Philadelphia, Pa. Private, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Tenaru, Gauadalcanal. August 21, 1942
  • William J. Toltzman '40, Green Bay, Wis., Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Accidental death, Italy. February 19, 1944
  • Ambrose (Sam) G. Vanderheiden '38, Wrightstown, Wis., Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Navy. Drowned at sea in sinking ship, off Maine. April 23, 1945
  • Earl D. Wallen '42, Green Bay, Wis., Corporal, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. December 7, 1941
  • Walter T. Weinberger '43, Waupun, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in action, Arles, France. July 24, 1944
  • Paul J. Wismans '41, Kimberly, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army (106th Infantry Division). Killed in action, Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge. December 21, 1944

Korean War

  • Robert F. Blohowiak '51, Green Bay, Wis., Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Korea. July 1952
  • Harlod H. Buth '44, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Air Force. Killed in training, Oscoda, Mich. June 26, 1951
  • Vernon L. Kesler '52, Marshfield, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Korea. January 26, 1951
  • George G. Reinhart '51, Green Bay, Wis., Sergeant, United States Marine Corps. Died of disease, Camp Pendleton, Calif. September 9, 1952

Vietnam War

  • Gary H. Brux '60, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam. October 6, 1966
  • Charles L. Johnson '65, Marshfield, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam. June 23, 1967
  • Bruce P. Bettesheim '67, Sussex, Wis., United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam. May 1968
  • John Francis, Captain, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action during third tour, Vietnam.
  • Paul Rogalske, Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam.
  • Robert McMaster, Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam.
  • Thomas Shaw '70, Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam.


Military Science

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E-mail: militaryscience@snc.edu


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