Motto of the 116th Squadron:
“Advance without delay.”
Officers
1st Lt. Borkowski, Joseph (Bork), Grand Rapids, Michigan; awarded the Bronze Star
2nd Lt. Halsey, John, S.; wounded in action, February 11, 1945
A
Pvt. Allen, John H., wounded in action, April 1, 1945
Altizer, Frederick J., Barboursville, West Virginia
B
Barberes, John, Springfield, Pennsylvania
Barnette, Richard M., Elliston, Virginia
Tech. 5 Bartolini, Vincent
Pvt. John Bartko
C
PFC Campbell, William H., Wareham, Massachusetts; wounded in action, April 26, 1945
Covey, Charles, St. Michaels, Maryland
Pvt. Crowe, Charles, Chattanooga, Tennessee; wounded in action, April 28, 1945
Pvt. Czarnecki, Theophile A., Little Neck, New York; wounded in action, May 4, 1945
Driver, Dalton, Gords, Alabama
F
PFC Frazier, Charlie F., Gaffney, South Carolina; wounded in action, April 26, 1945
G
Cpl. Gallegos, Ernesto G., Socerre, New Mexico; LIA, April 28, 1945
PFC Gawlak, Stanley, Lackawanna, New York; killed in action, April 1, 1945
Tech. 5 Gergley, Maynard Lou, Crown Point, Indiana, wounded in action, April 19, 1945
Sgt. Gibson, Thomas A., St. Clair, Pennsylvania; wounded in action, February 18, 1945
Godfrey, James F., Greenville, South Carolina
Gorski, John, Farmington, Connecticut
Gosnell, Clinton Monroe, Baltimore, Maryland
Granat, Nathan, Silver Springs, Maryland
H
PFC Hall, Johnnie D.; wounded in action, February 14, 1945
Pvt. Harding, William J., Johnstown, New York; wounded in action, April 14, 1945; awarded the Silver Star
Hawkins, Bennie, South Boston, Virginia
Tec 5 Hensley, Richard, Purple Heart, wounded May 4
Hines, Jerry, Dudley, North Carolina
Sgt. Hinck, Johann D., Long Island, New York; killed in action, April 1, 1945
Pvt. Hodge, James F., Blacksburg, Virginia; wounded in action, April 1, 1945
PFC Huffman, John, Purple Heart, wounded April 26
I
Tech. 5 Ihm, Robert R., State College, Pennsylvania; wounded in action, April 16, 1945
Tech. 5 Ivinski, Anthony, New York, New York, died of wounds, April 29, 1945
J
Johson, George T., Greenville, South Carolina
Jordan, Sam C., Richmond, Virginia
K
Kashuba, Charles J., Knoxville, Tennessee
Kuzniewki, Joseph T., Brooklyn, New York; wounded in action, April 1, 1945
M
Sgt. McAlister, James P.; wounded in action, April 28, 1945
S/Sgt. Myers, Robert, Bronx, New York; wounded in action, February 12, 1945
P
Peace, James, Hendersonville, North Carolina
PFC Price, Theodore J., High Point, North Carolina; awarded the Silver Star
R
PFC Rabi, Alexey J., Fitchburg, Massachusetts; wounded in action, May 4, 1945
Pvt. Ramuar, Roy W., Jennings, Louisiana
Tech. 5 Rest, Lee L., Palmer, Iowa; wounded in action, April 16, 1945
Tech. 5 Rikard, Bennie T., wounded in action, April 14, 1945
Tech. 5 Rodgers, Morton S., Moriarty, New Mexico; killed in action, April 11, 1945
S/Sgt. Rothengast, John F., Bronx, New York; killed in action, April 3, 1945
S
Scagliotti, John N., Orlando, Florida
Schlosser, Walter, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Spangler, Paul, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Stoudemayer, M. P., Saluda, South Carolina
Tech. 4 Swanson, Jack L., Honey Creek, Iowa; killed in action, April 16, 1945
Tech. 5 Swim, Thurman, Turley, Oklahoma; died of wounds, February 18, 1945
T
Tharp, Eugene, Paris, Texas
Thompson, Clinton, Midwest City, Oklahoma
Sgt. Tighe, Thomas M., Long Island, New York; wounded in action, February 13, 1945
V
PFC Vandenberg, Arthur G., Roxbury, Massachusetts; wounded in action, February 18, 1945
Vaniga, Michael
W
PFC Welch, Theodore R., Redmond, Oregon
Williams, William E., Christiansburg, Virginia
Troop B, 116th Squadron

Theodore Roosevelt Welch
It was looking for his story that brought me to
all the others.