Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  William Herbert Murphy (1889-1942) — Born in Berlin,Germany,April11, 1889.Electricalengineer;U.S. Vice Consul inCoburg, as of 1914; served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in WorldWar I; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.Member,Freemasons.While flying a reconnaissance mission, hisplanewasshot down over Surabaya,Indonesia,February3, 1942 (age52 years, 298days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Carl Frederick Zeidler (1908-1942) — also known asCarl Zeidler;"Singing Mayor";"Boy Mayor" —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January4, 1908.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1940-42; resigned 1942; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II.Killed when the munitionsshipLaSalle was struck by torpedos,exploded,andsank,about 350 miles southeast of the Cape of Good Hope, in theIndianOcean,November7, 1942 (age34 years, 307days); his remains wereneverfound.Cenotaph atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) — also known asJoseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,December15, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.Marine Corps during World War II.Presbyterian.Died in military service, ofpneumoniafollowing injuries he suffered in acollision,in the militaryhospitalat Camp Howze, near Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,July 17,1943 (age50 years, 214days).Original interment atFairviewCemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1892-1943) — also known asGouverneur M. Carnochan — of New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1892.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;stockbroker;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Member,Freemasons.While inwartime service, he was killed in aplanecrash, in South America or the Atlantic Ocean,October12, 1943 (age51 years, 106days).Interment atSt.Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J. | | Vincent Francis Harrington (1903-1943) — also known asVincent F. Harrington — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa.Born in Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa,May 16,1903.Democrat. Member ofIowastate senate, 1933-37;U.S.Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1937-42; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1940.Died in military service, inEngland,November29, 1943 (age40 years, 197days).Interment atUnitedStates Military Cemetery, Brookwood, England. | | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September13, 1887.Republican.Farmer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1920-21; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1940;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1924;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1929-32;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1932-33; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II.Member,AmericanLegion.Principal founder of the American Legion in 1919. Participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, on D-Day, June6, 1944, and received a posthumousMedalof Honor for his actions that day;died a month later, ofexhaustion andheartfailure, in Normandy,France,July12, 1944 (age56 years, 303days).Interment atNormandyAmerican Cemetery, Collevelle-sur-Mer, France; cenotaph atYoungsMemorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. | | Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (1915-1944) — also known asJoseph P. Kennedy, Jr. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hull,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 25,1915.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Catholic.Killed when his Liberatorbomberexploded,over theEnglishChannel,August12, 1944 (age29 years, 18days).Burial location unknown. | | Suggett Louis Edwards (1906-1944) — also known asSuggett L. Edwards — of Mexico,AudrainCounty, Mo.Born inCallawayCounty, Mo.,July 23,1906.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Audrain County, 1937-40;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.Killed in aB-29 bombercrash, Saipan,NorthernMariana Islands,December13, 1944 (age38 years, 143days).Cenotaph atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii. | | Leonard S. Ring (1911-1945) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1911.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1940; served inthe U.S. Army during World War II.Jewish.Killed in action while preparing to lead troops across theRuhr River, inGermany,February8, 1945 (ageabout 33years).Interment atNetherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.  | Allison De France Gibbs (1868-1945) — also known asAllison D. Gibbs — Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,April 3,1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from PhilippineIslands,1920.While aprisonerof the Japanese during World War II, waskilled by Alliedbombing ofthehospitalwhere he was held, in Baguio, Benguet Province,Philippines,March15, 1945 (age76 years, 346days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Olivet Columbarium, Colma, Calif. | | | Harold Clement McGugin (1893-1946) — also known asHarold McGugin — of Coffeyville,MontgomeryCounty, Kan.Born near Liberty,MontgomeryCounty, Kan.,November22, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1927;U.S.Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1931-35; served in theU.S. Army during World War II.Member,OddFellows;AmericanLegion.While in military service in France duringWorld War II,contracted anincurabledisease; died in the Army and NavyHospital,Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,March 7,1946 (age52 years, 105days).Interment atRestlawnCemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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