Troop B, 116th Squadron
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
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PFC Vandenberg, Arthur G., Roxbury, Massachusetts; wounded in action, February 18, 1945
Vaniga, Michael
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PFC Welch, Theodore R., Redmond, Oregon
Williams, William E., Christiansburg, Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt Welch
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