517th PRCT Honor Roll

Below is a list of all members of the 517 who were killed in action. It is compiled from various records collected and compiled by Clark Archer.

Total of 252 KIA *

 

Rank

Name

 Location Unit Cemetery
Pvt. LINCOLN W. ACKERMAN Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. MARION L. ADAMS Ardennes-Alsace 460th  
Pvt. ALTON L. ALLEN Provence D Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. HARRY D. ALLINGHAM Soy-Hotton C Co.  
Pvt. ELMER J. ANDERSON Provence RHq Rhone American
Cpl. KENNETH B. ANDERSON Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC ROBERT B. ARMBRUSTER Ardennes-Alsace F Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC GEORGE W. ARNESON Italy H Co.  
Cpl. JAMES M. ARREDONDS Provence F Co.  
Sgt. EDGAR R. ATTEBERY Provence D Co. Rhone American
Pvt. AL D. BAGGETT Provence 2/Hq Rhone American
T/5 WILLIAM F. BALDWIN Provence 1/Hq.  
PFC JAMES L. BANEY Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Netherlands American
Pvt. BRUNO P. BARAGLIA Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
Pvt. LOUIS J. BARBERA St. Vith E Co.  
T/5 ROBERT H. BARNES Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. CARL L. BARRETT Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
PFC ARLTON E. BEARDEN Italy I Co.  
2nd Lt. ROLAND A. BEAUDOIN Soy-Hotton C Co.  
T/4 HOMER C. BEAVER Provence D Co. Rhone American
Pvt. RICHARD B. BEDNARZ Provence RHq Rhone American
PFC MARVIN C. BELL Provence G Co.  
S/Sgt. ROGER J. BENDER Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Sgt. RALPH G. BICKFORD Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Ardennes American
Capt. JAMES P. BIRDER Bergstein, Germany I Co.  
Pvt. FRANCIS A. BLOOM Saint Jacques-Bergeval B Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC WILLIAM F. BOGGAN Provence 596th  
PFC JOHN W. BONK Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
Pvt. WILLIAM E. BOSLEY Italy Medical Florence American
Cpl. RAY L. BOYCE Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq. Henri-Chappelle
Cpl. ARCHIE E. BROWN Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq.  
PFC ROBERT W. BROWN Provence 460/A Rhone American
Sgt. STANLEY S. BROWN Soy-Hotton C Co. Henri-Chappelle
  CLEO N. BROWNING Manhay I Co.  
PFC WILLIAM   BUK Provence G Co. Rhone American
PFC DON N. BURNSIDE Provence 2/517  
Lt. WILLIAM E. BURWELL Ardennes-Alsace D Co.  
Pvt. JOHN J. CAMPBELL Provence H Co. Rhone American
Cpl. ALBERT J. CARACIOLO Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
Pvt. ELMER J. CARLSON Provence G Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. JOHN C. CASSELMAN Ardennes-Alsace F Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JOE   CASTANON Provence 3/Hq.  
PFC ANTHONY S. CELLI Provence I Co. Rhone American
Sgt. ANGEL V. CHAVEZ St. Vith D Co.  
PFC HENRY A. CINER Provence RHq Rhone American
PFC CORWIN C. CLARK Ardennes-Alsace 596th  
Pvt. JOHN W. CLARK Provence 2/Hq Rhone American
Pvt. ELMER R. CLOW Ardennes-Alsace A Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC ERNEST R. COFFELT Provence 596th Rhone American
Pvt. MELVIN E. COLE Saint Jacques-Bergeval A Co.  
Pvt. JOSEPH P. COLLINS Italy H Co. Florence American
PFC HECTOR H. COLO Provence G Co.  
Sgt. JOHN E. COMER Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. MOFFET C. COOK   460/C  
Lt. PAUL E. CRAIG Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Sgt. CHARLES A. CRITCHLOW Soy-Hotton A Co.  
Pvt. LYNWOOD W. CROSS Provence 1/Hq  
Pvt. ANDREW   DADIK Ardennes-Alsace D Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC RICHARD R. DALEY Provence 460/B Rhone American
Cpl. JACK W. DALLAS Ardennes-Alsace A Co.  
Cpl. HAROLD C. DANIELS Ardennes-Alsace Medical Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. WILLIAM H. DELANEY Soy-Hotton C Co.  
Cpl. ALBERT A. DELGADO Ardennes-Alsace A Co.  
Pvt. ALEXANDER   DERESE St. Vith E Co.  
S/Sgt. JAMES A. DIPKO Italy E Co.  
Pvt. VERNON D. DIRKSON Provence H Co.  
PFC EDWARD M. DISS Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co. Florence American
Pvt. PAUL R. DOMINGUEZ Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. RICHARD E. DONNELLY Ardennes-Alsace 460/B Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. CLARENCE   DOUGHERTY Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
PFC WILLIAM J. ECKART Manhay I Co.  
PFC ROBERT E. ECKLAND Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Pvt. JAMES L. ELLIS Italy B Co. Florence American
Sgt. WALLACE P. ENGLERT Provence 596th  
Pvt. ALBERT J. ERNST Provence A Co.  
T/4 JESSE E. ESTES   I Co. Ardennes American
PFC ANTHONY A. FABRICK Provence D Co.  
Pvt. LEONARD M. FANCHER Soy-Hotton B Co.  
Sgt. ROBERT W. FARMER Italy E Co. Florence American
Pvt. BOBBY   FIDLER Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq  
Cpl. DANIEL A. FISHER Provence 1/Hq Rhone American
Cpl. JAMES E. FLAGLE Ardennes-Alsace D Co. Henri-Chappelle
1st Lt. GEORGE E. FLANNERY Italy 596th Florence American
PFC HUBERT B. FORD Ardennes-Alsace C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JOHN   FOUTS Provence D Co.  
2nd Lt. HAROLD M. FREEMAN Provence H Co.  
PFC WALTER R. FRIEBEL Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
S/Sgt. WILLIAM M. FRUCHT Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
PFC FERDINAND E. GAUER Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
1st Sgt. JOHN E. GAUNCE Provence H Co. Rhone American
T/5 SPIROS   GOGOS Italy Medical  
Sgt. GERALD C. GOODRID Ardennes-Alsace D Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JESSE O. GOSWICK Provence G Co.  
Pvt. DOYLE E. GRAY Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
Pvt. ELIHUE   GREEN Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
Pvt. BERTIL Q. GUSTAFSON Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
PFC DAVID B. HAIGHT Provence Med/B Rhone American
PFC J.B.   HAMPTON Provence G Co.  
PFC RAYMOND W. HANISH St. Vith D Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. ROBERT A. HARP St. Vith 2/Hq.  
Pvt. ROBERT R. HAWTHORNE Provence B Co. Rhone American
Cpl. FRANK W. HAYES Ardennes-Alsace B Co. Netherlands American
1st Lt. GEORGE F. HEAFY Ardennes-Alsace 460/A Henri-Chappelle
PFC LOWELL   HENDERSON, JR. Provence C Co. Rhone American
Pvt. EDWARD J. HENRY Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
S Sgt. DAVID T. HINES St. Vith E Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JACK L. HITCHCOCK Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. WALTER M. HOFSOMMER Provence G Co.  
Pvt. JOHN H. HOSBACK Italy C Co. Florence American
Pvt. DURWARD E. HOWELL St. Vith D Co.  
PFC MICHAEL   HREBEN Ardennes-Alsace B Co.  
PFC FRED H. ISERMAN Manhay I Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. WALTER E. JACOBSEN Ardennes-Alsace C Co. Henri-Chappelle
S/Sgt. ANTHONY J. JACOVINI Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co.  
Pvt. JOSEPH E. JAMES Ardennes-Alsace D Co.  
Cpl. RICHARD A. JAMME Provence A Co. Rhone American
Pvt. JOHN J. JAROZY Ardennes-Alsace F Co. Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. HOWARD D. JAYNES, JR. Provence 596th  
Pvt. LLOYD R. JOHANSEN St. Vith F Co.  
Pvt. FREDERICK M. JOHN Provence D Co. Epinal American
Pvt. HOLGER E. JOHNSON Italy 2/Hq. Florence American
Pvt. MILTON W. JOHNSTON Saint Jacques-Bergeval B Co.  
PFC CLARENCE B. JONES Ardennes-Alsace E Co.  
Cpl. GEORGE P. JONES Ardennes-Alsace 596th Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. MERLE A. KAMINSKI Manhay I Co.  
PFC PHILIP M. KENNAMER Provence 460/C  
Pvt. WILBURN H. KERSEY Provence E Co.  
Cpl. HOWARD R. KINDER * Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Pvt. LAVERNE   LA BAR, JR. Provence D Co. Rhone American
Pvt. GLENN R. LAMBERT Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
PFC MERTZ W. LAMPELLA Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
Cpl. EDWARD J. LANG Soy-Hotton C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. CHARLES C. LEMEN Provence E Co. Rhone American
PFC HAROLD J. LEWIS Provence 2/Hq. Rhone American
PFC BILLIE E. LEWIS Provence 460/C  
PFC PEDRO P. LICANO Italy I Co.  
Pvt. DANIEL T. LOPEZ Provence D Co.  
Pvt. VESTAL A. LUCAS Provence 596th  
Pvt. RICHARD L. LYNAM Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. ANTHONY P. MANLEY Ardennes-Alsace E Co. Netherlands American
Pvt. LEONARD   MATHIS Provence 596th  
Sgt. KENNETH R. MATTICE Provence I Co.  
Cpl. EDWARD V. McANDREW Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Sgt. CHARLES B. McDADE Ardennes-Alsace D Co.  
PFC TRAVIS V. McDONALD Provence D Co.  
Capt. JOSEPH T. McGEEVER Provence 3/Hq  
PFC HERBERT B. McLAMB Provence 596th Rhone American
PFC MELVIN W. McLEY Provence A Co. Rhone American
Pvt. GEORGE A. MEYER Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq.  
Pvt. PATRICK L. MICHAELS Provence 596th Rhone American
2nd Lt. MAURICE J. MILEY Provence 2/Hq.  
Sgt. ROBERT J. MILLER Provence I Co.  
Pvt. HAROLD H. MILLER Provence 596th  
Sgt. GEORGE   MILLS Ardennes-Alsace G Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JACK J. MILOJEVICH Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
PFC JOHN   MITCHELL Soy-Hotton B Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. GLEN E. MIZNER Ardennes-Alsace A Co.  
Pvt. WALLACE A. MONTGOMERY Provence B Co.  
Lt. HARRY F. MOORE Provence 460/C  
Cpl. ROBERT R. MOUREK Ardennes-Alsace E Co. Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. ANDREW   MURPHY, JR. Italy B Co.  
PFC DERVYN F. MUTH Ardennes-Alsace 1/Hq.  
Pvt. THOMAS A. NAYLOR Provence Medical  
Pvt. JOHN G. OBLICK Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Pvt. JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN Provence F Co.  
PFC DANIEL L. OGNIEWSKI Provence D Co.  
PFC MARVIN R. OLIVER Provence A Co.  
Pvt. LEDLIE R. PACE Soy-Hotton B Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JAMES J. PACEY Provence F Co. Rhone American
Pvt. MELVIN R. PALMER Provence 460/D  
Pvt. O. L. PARTRIDGE Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
Cpl. THOMAS F. PATURZO Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
Pvt. JOHN S. PENN Manhay I Co.  
PFC LLOYD L. PENNINGTON Ardennes-Alsace Medical  
Pvt. JAMES T. PERDUE Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq.  
Pvt. LAYTON W. PIPPIN Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  
Pvt. JOHN J. POLINSKY Provence E Co. Rhone American
Pvt. STANLEY E. RADON Provence I Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. THOMAS L. REA Ardennes-Alsace 2/Hq. Netherlands American
Pvt. JOSEPH J. REGlNATO Provence E Co.  
Pvt. ALVIE F. REN Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. EVERETT J. RICE Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Netherlands American
PFC WILLIAM   RICHARDS Provence H Co. Rhone American
Pvt. HOWARD L. RICHMOND Provence E Co. Rhone American
Pvt. JULIUS J. RICHMOND Provence R Hq.  
PFC GUY   RIDDLE Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq.  
1st Lt. ARTHUR W. RIDLER Provence G Co.  
S/Sgt. ARNOLD C. RIDOUT Provence F Co.  
Sgt. DAVID A. RIVERS Soy-Hotton B Co.  
Lt. ALBERT M. ROBINSON Provence 2/Hq. Rhone American
PFC FRANCIS T. ROPYAK Italy 596th Florence American
PFC THOMAS G. ROSE St. Vith 2/Hq.  
PFC PAUL A. RZONCA Manhay I Co.  
2nd Lt. CHARLES J. SADLO Provence A Co.  
Pvt. RICHARD   SAILOR Provence I Co.  
Pvt. CARL G. SALMON Provence C Co. Rhone American
S/Sgt. JOE P. SAMOSKA Ardennes-Alsace F Co.  
PFC CHARLES F. STANFORD Provence G Co.  
Pvt. GEORGE J. SCECINA Provence A Co.  
Pvt. FRANK O. SCOTT Manhay I Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HAROLD D. SEEGAR Provence 1/Med Rhone American
Pvt. ARTHUR W. SESSUM Manhay H Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC TILDON W. SHADDOX Ardennes-Alsace C Co.  
T/4 ALTON L. SHANNEYFELT Provence F Co.  
Cpl. ARTHUR E. SHERMAN Provence F Co. Rhone American
PFC HAROLD I. SHUMAKER Provence I Co.  
PFC ALOIS J. SIEWIERSKI Provence 596th  
PFC JAMES S. SLATEN, JR. Italy B Co.  
Lt. DUANE L. SMITH Provence 460/B  
PFC SHANNON F. SMITH Ardennes-Alsace I Co. Henri-Chappelle
Sgt. WILLIAM S. SPEARS Ardennes-Alsace C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HARRY L. SPRINGER Italy 596th  
PFC CHARLES F. STANFORD   G Co.  
Pvt. JOHN A. STATT Provence G Co.  
PFC LEONARD D. STEVENS Ardennes-Alsace G Co. Netherlands American
Cpl. JOSEPH M. STEWART Provence A Co. Rhone American
1st Lt. FLOYD A. STOTT Manhay I Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC JAMES H. SUTTON Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
T/5 CASIMER W. SZCZECH Provence 3/Hq.  
Cpl. COURVILLE B. TARPLEY Manhay I Co.  
Pvt. CHARLES H. TATRO Provence 460/C  
Cpl. EUGENE L. TAYLOR Italy 1/Hq.  
2nd Lt. HILLARD B. THOMAS Provence H Co. Rhone American
T/5 VICTOR   THOMASON Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
Pvt. RAYMOND F. THOMPSON Provence H Co. Rhone American
Pvt. WILLIAM F. THORNG Provence D Co.  
Cpl. FRANK L. TIMINSKI Soy-Hotton 1/Hq.  
Sgt. WENDELL J. TINGER Manhay I Co.  
Pvt. DONALD B. TUBERSON Ardennes-Alsace G Co.  
PFC CHARLES L. TWIBELL   D Co. Epinal American
PFC GERALD   UCHYTIL Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
PFC HARVEY J. USERY Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. JOSEPH F. VAN NESS Provence B Co. Rhone American
Pvt. WALTER   VANDERPOOL Provence D Co.  
Pvt. DAVID H. VANE   2/Hq. Epinal American
Pvt. ALBERT J. VASQUEZ Manhay I Co.  
PFC WILLIAM R. WALKER Ardennes-Alsace 3/Hq., I Co.  
PFC EDWARD G. WALSH Manhay I Co.  
Pvt. JOE E. WALTON Provence 2/Hq.  
Pvt. JAMES L. WALTON Provence 2/Hq.  
Pvt. EDWARD W. WEIMER Manhay I Co.  
PFC CLYDE C. WHINNINGTON Manhay H Co.  
PFC JACK   WHITFIELD Provence 3/Hq. Rhone American
1st Lt. CHARLES V. WHITLEY Ardennes-Alsace E Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HENRY   WIKINS Provence 596th Rhone American
T/5 JOHN D. WILKINS Saint Jacques-Bergeval C Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. ROBERT L. WILLIAMS Manhay I Co.  
Sgt. ALBERT R. WISE Saint Jacques-Bergeval A Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. HENRY A. WOEHRER Ardennes-Alsace H Co. Henri-Chappelle
Pvt. WILLIS A. WOODCOCK Provence I Co.  
Capt. ROBERT P. WOODHULL Ardennes-Alsace 460 Hq. Netherlands American
PFC JOE E. YORK Provence 2/Hq.  
PFC FELIX J. ZEROSKI Ardennes-Alsace H Co.  

* Hello Mr. Barrett,
Hope you are well.
I am the oldest son of Howard Kinder, my name is Howard Ray Kinder Jr.
I was looking at your site for the first time tonight and saw my dad's name on the KIA list, but he was not killed in action.
My dad did lose all ten toes due to frostbite from being in a foxhole for four days in the bulge, but did not die there.
He was reported killed in action once because another soldier had on a pair of his BDU's. He then was given an order to get word home that it was not him.
This might have caused him to get on that list by mistake.
He had me and another son John Wesley Kinder, and lived until June 1991, then suffered a stroke and died a few days later of congestive heart failure in the VA hospital in Amarillo, TX.
My dad was told he might not walk again because of complications with the skin not wanting to graft good at the time of his injuries and surgeries, but went on to live in several states, played some ball, run a gas station, was chief of police in Sunray, TX. for a while, was deputy sheriff of Moore County, TX, and owned a liquor store before retiring.
He lived a good life, just not long enough.
He considered the men of the 517th to be some of the best and toughest soldiers our country has ever seen, and I think he was right on in that assessment.
Sincerely,
Howard Kinder
23-Feb-04