Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Paul F. Campeau, age 25, from New Richmond Wisconsin, Saint Croix county.
Service era: World War II
Spouse: Lema Campeau
Date of death: October 2, 1943
Death details: Killed in a bomber crash while on a routine mission near Penn Yan, New York
Source: National Archives, Charlotte Observer (1943)
Joseph P. Kappenmann, age 26, from California, Marin county.
Service era: World War II
Spouse: Orpha (Kirker)
Parent: Maurice A. Wilker
Date of death: October 2, 1943
Death details: Killed in a bomber crash while on a routine mission near Penn Yan, New York.
Source: National Archives, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Joe A. Duncan, age 21, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa county.
Spouse: Virginia Duncan
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, October 2, 1943
Death details: Killed in a bomber crash while on a routine mission near Penn Yan, New York
Source: National Archives, Charlotte Observer (1943)
Alfred E. Jr. Sanders, age 18, from San Antonio, Texas, Bexar county.
Spouse: Evelyn Sanders
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, October 2, 1943
Death details: Killed in a bomber crash while on a routine mission near Penn Yan, New York
Source: National Archives, Charlotte Observer (1943)
Willard E. Wilder, age 26, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county.
Spouse: Orpha K. Wilder
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, October 2, 1943
Death details: Killed in a bomber crash while on a routine mission near Penn Yan, New York
Source: National Archives, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1943)
Benjamin R. Mariele, age 22, from Buffalo, New York, Erie county.
Parents: Mae Mariele. Benjamin died just hours after visiting her in Buffalo.
Service era: World War II
Schools: Burgard Vocational High graduate
Date of death: Saturday, October 2, 1943
Death details: Killed in a bomber crash while on a routine mission near Penn Yan, New York
Source: National Archives, Charlotte Observer (1943), Buffalo Evening News (1943)