George K. Ullom from Ohio, Franklin county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, July 22, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Harold Vernon Thomas, age 21, from Columbus, Ohio, Franklin county.
Parents: Richard L. Thomas
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: On August 28, 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Harold Vernon Thomas, missing from World War II. Private First Class Thomas, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Ohio, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On November 20, 1943, he was killed during the amphibious assault on Betio Island, as part of the Battle of Tarawa. He was buried in a battlefield cemetery on Betio. After the war, his remains weres exhumed from Betio and repatriated to the United States. They could not be identified at the time and were buried as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. In 2017, advances in forensic technology prompted the disinterment and eventual identification of these remains as those of PFC Thomas.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Earl Weaver, age 25, from Ohio, Franklin county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: 168th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division
Date of death: Thursday, November 4, 1943
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: New Albany National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
George W. Winger from Ohio, Franklin county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: 66 Bombardment Squadron 44 Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Date of death: Sunday, August 1, 1943
Death details: Aboard aircraft that crashed in the area of Ploesti, Romania during Operation Tidal Wave attack. Accounted for January 24, 2023.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Walter L. Robey, age 18, from Ohio, Franklin county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Tuesday, June 9, 1942
Death details: Died, non-battle
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
John Thomas Blackburn, age 21, from Franklin County Columbus, Ohio .
Parents: Thomas C. Blackburn
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Utah
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dewey Olney Busick, age 23, from Franklin County Galloway, Ohio .
Parents: Clarence Lewis Busick
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Cincinnati Enquirer (1941)
Samuel Henry Gemienhardt, age 18, from Franklin County Columbus, Ohio .
Parents: Samuel Henry Gemienhardt
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
John Emmet Hosler, age 18, from Franklin County Columbus, Ohio .
Parents: Lota May Hosker
Service era: World War II
Schools: Amanda High
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Lancaster Eagle Gazette (1944)