WWII Bataan Death March survivor. Husband of Dorothea Cristin.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron Mountain Daily News July 8 2005 about Silvio Emil Gasperini Jr. "History of Bataan Death March counts former Stambaugh resident as survivor". West Point graduate.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River (Michigan) Reporter Jan 7 1944 "15 Dead In County In World War II" (excerpt)
Fifteen Iron county men have been killed in the line of duty with the armed forces during the second world war, an official Casualty Roll released yesterday reveals.
The roll listing all known casualties also includes six men who have been reported missing in action and six men who are known to be either Japanese or German prisoners of war.
Six of those killed in action are from Crystal Falls on the east side and nine are from west side communities. All except two of the men reported missing are from the west side and three of the prisoners of war are from the east side and three from the west side.
Some of the fatalities have resulted from active combat while others are results of accidents while in training.
MARINE LATEST Iron county's first casualty was Second Lieut. L. Richard "Dick" Contardi of Iron River, killed in a plane crash on July 16, 1942 while on a training flight over Cecilton, Md.
The first official Casualty Roll follows:
CASUALTY ROLL
DEAD
Kauko Kalerno Mannio…….C. Falls
John George Chervo ……….C. Falls
Urho Takala …………..Crystal Falls
Michael Marinin ……...Crystal Falls
Eugene M. Oswald …...Crystal Falls
L. Richard Contardi ……..Iron River
Marshall O'Berg ………...Iron River
Lloyd Hansen …………...Iron River
Warren Harding …………Iron River
Norman R. Pigeon ………Iron River
Robert H. Jensen ………..Iron River
Stanley Glemboski……...Stambaugh
Raymond Kukoski……...Stambaugh
Tony Shubat ………………Caspian
MISSING IN ACTION
Thomas Brzoznowski …..Gibbs City
Sidney Mattson ……………….Nash
Jack B. Eddy ……………Stambaugh
Lawrence Ross ………..Crystal Falls
Roland Cossette ……………...Alpha
Bernhard Salmela ……….Stambaugh
PRISONERS OF WAR
William O'Berg …………Iron River
Florek Lelito ………………Caspian
Silvio Gasperini ………..Stambaugh
Earl Hill ………………..Stambaugh
Robert Tower ………..Crystal Falls
Robert Tokoly ……….Crystal Falls
NEWS ARTICLE Iron Mountain Daily News July 8 2005 about Silvio Emil Gasperini Jr. "History of Bataan Death March counts former Stambaugh resident as survivor". West Point graduate.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River (Michigan) Reporter Jan 7 1944 "15 Dead In County In World War II" (excerpt)
Fifteen Iron county men have been killed in the line of duty with the armed forces during the second world war, an official Casualty Roll released yesterday reveals.
The roll listing all known casualties also includes six men who have been reported missing in action and six men who are known to be either Japanese or German prisoners of war.
Six of those killed in action are from Crystal Falls on the east side and nine are from west side communities. All except two of the men reported missing are from the west side and three of the prisoners of war are from the east side and three from the west side.
Some of the fatalities have resulted from active combat while others are results of accidents while in training.
MARINE LATEST Iron county's first casualty was Second Lieut. L. Richard "Dick" Contardi of Iron River, killed in a plane crash on July 16, 1942 while on a training flight over Cecilton, Md.
The first official Casualty Roll follows:
CASUALTY ROLL
DEAD
Kauko Kalerno Mannio…….C. Falls
John George Chervo ……….C. Falls
Urho Takala …………..Crystal Falls
Michael Marinin ……...Crystal Falls
Eugene M. Oswald …...Crystal Falls
L. Richard Contardi ……..Iron River
Marshall O'Berg ………...Iron River
Lloyd Hansen …………...Iron River
Warren Harding …………Iron River
Norman R. Pigeon ………Iron River
Robert H. Jensen ………..Iron River
Stanley Glemboski……...Stambaugh
Raymond Kukoski……...Stambaugh
Tony Shubat ………………Caspian
MISSING IN ACTION
Thomas Brzoznowski …..Gibbs City
Sidney Mattson ……………….Nash
Jack B. Eddy ……………Stambaugh
Lawrence Ross ………..Crystal Falls
Roland Cossette ……………...Alpha
Bernhard Salmela ……….Stambaugh
PRISONERS OF WAR
William O'Berg …………Iron River
Florek Lelito ………………Caspian
Silvio Gasperini ………..Stambaugh
Earl Hill ………………..Stambaugh
Robert Tower ………..Crystal Falls
Robert Tokoly ……….Crystal Falls
WWII Bataan Death March survivor. Husband of Dorothea Cristin.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron Mountain Daily News July 8 2005 about Silvio Emil Gasperini Jr. "History of Bataan Death March counts former Stambaugh resident as survivor". West Point graduate.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River (Michigan) Reporter Jan 7 1944 "15 Dead In County In World War II" (excerpt)
Fifteen Iron county men have been killed in the line of duty with the armed forces during the second world war, an official Casualty Roll released yesterday reveals.
The roll listing all known casualties also includes six men who have been reported missing in action and six men who are known to be either Japanese or German prisoners of war.
Six of those killed in action are from Crystal Falls on the east side and nine are from west side communities. All except two of the men reported missing are from the west side and three of the prisoners of war are from the east side and three from the west side.
Some of the fatalities have resulted from active combat while others are results of accidents while in training.
MARINE LATEST Iron county's first casualty was Second Lieut. L. Richard "Dick" Contardi of Iron River, killed in a plane crash on July 16, 1942 while on a training flight over Cecilton, Md.
The first official Casualty Roll follows:
CASUALTY ROLL
DEAD
Kauko Kalerno Mannio…….C. Falls
John George Chervo ……….C. Falls
Urho Takala …………..Crystal Falls
Michael Marinin ……...Crystal Falls
Eugene M. Oswald …...Crystal Falls
L. Richard Contardi ……..Iron River
Marshall O'Berg ………...Iron River
Lloyd Hansen …………...Iron River
Warren Harding …………Iron River
Norman R. Pigeon ………Iron River
Robert H. Jensen ………..Iron River
Stanley Glemboski……...Stambaugh
Raymond Kukoski……...Stambaugh
Tony Shubat ………………Caspian
MISSING IN ACTION
Thomas Brzoznowski …..Gibbs City
Sidney Mattson ……………….Nash
Jack B. Eddy ……………Stambaugh
Lawrence Ross ………..Crystal Falls
Roland Cossette ……………...Alpha
Bernhard Salmela ……….Stambaugh
PRISONERS OF WAR
William O'Berg …………Iron River
Florek Lelito ………………Caspian
Silvio Gasperini ………..Stambaugh
Earl Hill ………………..Stambaugh
Robert Tower ………..Crystal Falls
Robert Tokoly ……….Crystal Falls
NEWS ARTICLE Iron Mountain Daily News July 8 2005 about Silvio Emil Gasperini Jr. "History of Bataan Death March counts former Stambaugh resident as survivor". West Point graduate.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River (Michigan) Reporter Jan 7 1944 "15 Dead In County In World War II" (excerpt)
Fifteen Iron county men have been killed in the line of duty with the armed forces during the second world war, an official Casualty Roll released yesterday reveals.
The roll listing all known casualties also includes six men who have been reported missing in action and six men who are known to be either Japanese or German prisoners of war.
Six of those killed in action are from Crystal Falls on the east side and nine are from west side communities. All except two of the men reported missing are from the west side and three of the prisoners of war are from the east side and three from the west side.
Some of the fatalities have resulted from active combat while others are results of accidents while in training.
MARINE LATEST Iron county's first casualty was Second Lieut. L. Richard "Dick" Contardi of Iron River, killed in a plane crash on July 16, 1942 while on a training flight over Cecilton, Md.
The first official Casualty Roll follows:
CASUALTY ROLL
DEAD
Kauko Kalerno Mannio…….C. Falls
John George Chervo ……….C. Falls
Urho Takala …………..Crystal Falls
Michael Marinin ……...Crystal Falls
Eugene M. Oswald …...Crystal Falls
L. Richard Contardi ……..Iron River
Marshall O'Berg ………...Iron River
Lloyd Hansen …………...Iron River
Warren Harding …………Iron River
Norman R. Pigeon ………Iron River
Robert H. Jensen ………..Iron River
Stanley Glemboski……...Stambaugh
Raymond Kukoski……...Stambaugh
Tony Shubat ………………Caspian
MISSING IN ACTION
Thomas Brzoznowski …..Gibbs City
Sidney Mattson ……………….Nash
Jack B. Eddy ……………Stambaugh
Lawrence Ross ………..Crystal Falls
Roland Cossette ……………...Alpha
Bernhard Salmela ……….Stambaugh
PRISONERS OF WAR
William O'Berg …………Iron River
Florek Lelito ………………Caspian
Silvio Gasperini ………..Stambaugh
Earl Hill ………………..Stambaugh
Robert Tower ………..Crystal Falls
Robert Tokoly ……….Crystal Falls
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LT COL
US Army
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
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