The Men: A Roster
The following list was compiled in the summer of 1948 for a September reunion of the unit in Dallas, Texas, where the men piggy-backed on to a reunion of the 36th Infantry Division. My father, Edward Johnson, wrote at the bottom of the invitation, “Didn’t make it.” I think I know why: I was only two months old!
In addition, we have added other names of men who also spent time in the unit but who may have left before the war ended in 1945, presumably when the above list was compiled.
The invitation letter that accompanied this list was signed by James T. (Doc) Goode of Dallas; Marion V. (Body) Bodiford of Dallas; B.B. (D.A.) Burnett of Dallas; W.H. (Top Kick) Mayo of Fort Worth, TX; and George T. Vaughn of Farmersville, TX. It began with, “Dear Buddy, Here it is–a chance to have the BIG BLOWOUT AND GET TOGETHER we talked about so long and often in the foxholes of Europe. How would you like to gather with the old gang of the 111th for our first BIG BLOWOUT since we all got home?”
We bet they had a grand time. All but two men survived the war: Ralph Blubaugh of Berlin, Pennsylvania, and William J. Quinn of New York City, sadly, drowned in a sailboat accident in the Weser River near Brake, Germany, after V-E Day on May 20, 1945.
Note that the date following the name is the death date. An asterisk preceding a name indicates that we have located a family member.
A
Ackert, Percy R., West Park, NY, d. 1999
Adams, Lynn W., Luling, TX, d. 1981
Aldora, Martin M., Dayton, OH, d. 1995
Andrews, J.D., Jr., Merkel, TX, d. 1980
*Andrews, John B., San Antonio, TX, d. 1987
*Apple, Joseph B., San Antonio, TX, d. 1994
Auten, Everett L., Tuscalo, IL, d.2003
B
*Bailey, Alton B., Caledonia, MS, d. 1983
Beckhusen, Fritz F., Eolo, TX, d. 1988
Benham, Keith R., Danville, IL, d. 1979
Berry, Thomas D., Port Arthur, TX d. 1954
*Bleyerveld, Henry W., Grand Rapids, MI, d. 1996
Blubaugh, Ralph S., Berlin, PA, d. 1945
Bodiford, Marion V., Dallas, TX, d. 1977
Boufford, Raymond G., Detroit, MI, d. 1972
Bower, Roy E., Salem, VA, d. 1991
Boyd, Abner D., Jefferson, GA, d. 1999
Bradley, Walter F., Amarillo, TX, d. 2001
*Brannon, Leroy, Lynn, AR, d. 1998
*Brooks, Arthur T., Deal, NJ, d. 2019
*Buggert, Raymond W., Grantsburg, WI, d. 1972
Burnett, B.B., Dallas, TX, d. 2003
Burns, Charles, Nahant, MA, d. 2004
C
Cain, John, Buna, TX, d. 1993
Campbell, William A., El Dorado Springs, MO, d. 1979
Carlson, Stanley W., Minneapolis, MN, d. 2012
*Carson, Fallis, San Angelo, TX, d. 2012
Caudle, Vernon L., Brownfield, MO, d. 2002
Cegan, Alex J., Fairfield, CT, d. 2004
*Clauson, Evert W., Chicago, IL, d. 1984
Coakley, Timothy, Dorchester, MA, d. ?
Cobb, Glenn A., Peoria, IL, d. 1985
*Cochran, Perkins P., Senatobia, MS, d. 1983
Cole, Eugene M., La Porte, TX, d. 1995
Colletti, Charles, Newark, NJ, d. 2003
Coppers, Roy J., Denison, TX, d. ?
Corn, Woodrow W., Dallas, TX, d. 2007
*Creswell, Patrick R., San Antonio, TX, d. 1999
*Cross, Raymond J., Bitley, MI, d. 2016
*Crossman, William, San Antonio, TX, d. 1998
D
Dadisman, Andrew J., Muskogee, OK, d. 1984
Davis, Jack L., Overton, TX, d. 1996
Davis, Raymond M., Chester, PA, d. 2001
*De La Garza, “Leo” Elias L., San Antonio, TX, d. 2012
Dickerson, Louis T., Houston, TX., d. 1971
*Dickson, Charles R., Newport, RI, d. 2002
Dieckhaus, Alfred J., Washington, MO, d. 1998
Dixon, Basil B., Wichita Falls, TX, d. 2008
Dowling, William M., Clinton, OH, d. 1976
Driscoll, Cornelius W., Ocean Beach, CA, d. 1992
Duff, William R., Greenbrier, TN, d. 1984
*Durree, Lawrence H., Streator, IL, d. 1983
E
*Eastwood, Osborne L., Pine Bluff, AR, d. 2018
Early, Robert W., Akron, OH, d. 1985
Ellis, Grover L., Washington, IL, d. 1996
Engel, William E., Ambridge, PA, d. 1997
*Errington, Stanley A., Stapleton, NY, d. 2002
*Euler, Charles J., Wathena, KS, d. 1961
F
*Faehling, Leroy L., Big Falls, WI, d. 1996
Fay, John Jr., Rochester, NY, d. 1999
Fedasz, Stephen, Philadelphia, PA, d. 1969
Fields, William R., Niles, OH, 1978
Flesher, Elijah B. Jr., Lewsiville, KY, d. 1979
G
Gardiner, Bobbie L., Ennis, TX, d. 2008
*Gardner, Harrison M., Macomb, IL, d. 1961
Gee, Harold B., Houston, TX, d. 1999
Gehret, Ralph E., Temple FL, d. 1998
Glynn, Paul H., Dayton, OH, d. 1991
*Goerges, Harold A., San Antonio, TX, d. 1999
Goessel, Gilbert O., Milwaukee, WI, d. 1952
Goldschlag, Leo, Nashville, TN, d. 1983
*Gomez, Frank, San Antonio, TX, d. 2008
Goode, James T., Dallas, TX, d. 1962
Goodhart, Raymond H., St Louis, MO, d. 1999
Grady, William, Pittsburgh, PA, d. 1995
Grappo, James, P., Struthers, OH, d. 2003
Graham, Cliffie G., Roscoe, TX, d. 1998
H
Haff, George W., Springfield, MA, d. 1989
Hall, William D., Decatur, GA, d. 1999
Hamburger, Alvin G., Weatherford, OK, d. 1984
Hammer, Robert W., Pittsburgh, PA, d. 1991
Hammond, Leven E., Wilmington DE, d. 1989
*Hancher, Kenneth L., El Campo, TX, d. 1993
Harris, Aron, Washington, DC, d. 1987
Hax, Robert A., Dayton, OH, d. 1997
Hendon, Will B., McCaulley, TX, d. 1979
Hetzel, Charles H., Hoboken, NJ, d. 1999?
Hueni, W.W. (Werner), Houston, TX, d. 1960
Hudson, Kenneth C., Blue Jacket, OK, d. ?
Humbert, Louis J., Newport, KY, d. 2001
Hyde, Hubert C., Cumberland, MD. 2010
Hyder, Oliver B., Covin, AL, d. 1997
J
Jenson, George W., Milwaukee, OR, d. 1998
*Johnson, Edward A., San Antonio, TX, d. 2001
Jones, Roy H., Charleston, WV, d. 2007
Jones, Victor L., Reading, PA, d. 1990
K
Karger, Stanley, Sacramento, CA, d. 1970
*Karl, Eugene A., Milwaukee, WI, d. 1981
Keeler, Barton D., Brownwood, TX, d. 1995
Kelly, Joseph F., Baltimore, MD
Kent, Frederick E., Glen Rock, NJ, d. 1995
Kirby, Albert K., Birmingham, MI, d. 1996
*Kirkmayer, William D. Jr., Port Arthur, TX, d. 2009
Knasel, Loy F., Anna, OH, d. 1990
Koehl, Rubinlee W., La Grange, TX, d. 1979
L
Lawson, Joe, Merkel, TX, d. 2011
Legg, George M., Abilene, TX, d. 1966
*Lewenthal, Eugene L., San Antonio, TX, d. 1976
Lucks, Albert, Baltimore, MD, d. 1988
M
McAtee, Leslie W., St. Louis, MO, d. 2000
McDonald, Joe D., Sulphur Springs, TX, d. 2007
*McGowan, Donald D., Sodus, MI, d. 2010
McMahon, Roger W., Evansville, IN, d. 1972
*Malsbury, Lionel, San Antonio, TX, d. 1989
*Marro, Joseph, Stamford, CT, d. 2004
Martz, William J., Galesburg, IL, d. 2000
*Masiak, Zygmunt, Detroit, MI, d. 2006
Mason, James T., Tupelo, MS, d. 2001
Mathis, Hubert, Leesville, LA, d. 1987
Mauer, Robert C., St. Louis, MO, d. 1974
Mayo, William H., Ft.Worth, TX, d. 1975
Miller, Robert W., Cleveland, OH, d. ?
Milner, Roy L., Elyria, OH, d. 2001
Mros, Stanley C., Gary, IN, d. 1978
Muhle, Sidney A., Stamford, TX, d. 1996
N
*Navarra, Constantion F., New Castle, PA, d. 1990
Nelson, Robert J., Colgate, OK, d. 1978
*Newmeyer, Edward J. Jr., Pittsburgh, PA, d. 1967
O
Orr, Albert E., San Diego, CA, d. 2000
*Osborn, Patrick J., San Antonio, TX, d. 1970
*Ottea, Matthew J., San Antonio, TX, d. 2006
P
Packebush, Harold W., Sanford, TX, d. 1986
*Patrick, Peter Jr., Binghamton, NY, d. 2002
Pfleiger, Arnold J., Suffolk, NY, d.1995
Pinkston, Robert A., Walnut Ridge, AR, d. 2006
Pistol, Charles, Newark, NJ, d. 1981
Plowman, Charles, Lexington, KY, d. 1994
Polenik, Edward H., Johnstown, PA, d. 1978
Powers, Joe J. Jr., Troy Hills, NJ, d. 1996
Powers, Paul O., Columbus, OH, d. 1986
Q
Quinn, William J., New York, NY, d. 1945
R
*Raisler, John E., Clarendon Hills, IL, d. 2017
Rangel, Daniel A., San Antonio, TX, d. 1973
*Raymer, Robert L., McKeesport, PA, d. 2007
Richardson, Emil E., Warren, IN, d. 1974
*Rickon, Roger R., Chicago, IL, d. 2014
Riley, Harry T., Lewisville, KY, d. 1994
Rogers, William S., Corbin, KY, d. 1976
Rohde, Charles R., Bronx, NY, d. ?
Roush, James St. C., Pampa, TX, d. 1985
Roy, Cleveland J., Rockport, TX, d. 1978
Rue, Leroy G., Peterburg, KY, d. 1988
Ryan, Robert W., Kansas City, MO, d. 1984
S
*Saucier, Murvel C., Marksville, LA, d. 1998
Sawyers, Joseph B., Williamsburg, KY, d. 1977
Sawyer, Stasdan A., Hillsboro, TX, d. 1948
Schenkeir, Leo, Denver, CO and Tacoma, WA, d. 2007
*Sedlacek, Joseph W., Glen Carbon, IL, d. 2006
Sherlock, Vernon, Chicago, IL, d. 1965
*Sossi, Frank, Cleveland, OH, d. 2003
Soutier, Louis B., Alma, IL, d. 2003
*Stache, Jerome G., Green Bay, WI, d. 1992
Stadler, William G., Scheviot, OH, 1981
*Stanhaus, Lavergne A. New Baden, IL, d. 1989
Starzinski, Andrew, Mayville, NJ. d. 1968
Stefanek, Joseph P., Cleveland, OH, d. 1997
Strickland, John W., Helena, GA, d. 1995
Strickland, William B., San Antonio, TX, d. 2000
*Stroberg, Severt E., Chicago, IL, d. 1997
T
*Tindall, James E., Waco, TX, d. 2011
*Turner, Marcus Frank, Merriam, KS, d. 2011
Turner, Julius A., McComb, MS, d. 1975
U
*Unangst, Roland C., Hanover, IL, d. 2007
V
Vargo, John, Wilkesbarre, PA, d. 1954
*Vaughan, George T., Farmersville, TX, d. 2008
Veal, Walker M., Sedgwick, AR, d. 1992
Vezzoli, Dante, Queens, NY, d. 2002
*Vosz, Curtis, Milwaukee, WI, d. 2000
W
Weiderhold, George E., Baltimore, MD, d. 2010
Weikert, Raymond C., Williamsport, PA, d. 2000
Weinal, Albert. L., Coldsprings, KY, d. 1975
Welty, William A.”Gus”, Knippa & Ft. Worth, TX, d. 1992
*Whisenhunt, Charles N., Bonnie, IL, d. 1977
Wetterburg, Floyd M., Minneapolis, MN, d. 1982
*Willman, Russell, J., Toledo, OH, d. 1999
Wilson, James E., Comanche, TX, d. 1990
*Witt, Perry C., San Antonio, TX & Baltimore, MD, d. 2011
Wolfe, Joseph B., Petersburg, KY, d. 1996
Wooten, Billy B., Jennings, OK, d. 1978
Yelverton, Tilmon E., Enterprise, AL, d. 1989
Z
*Ziemba, Edmund, Gary, IN, d. 1984
Zito, Isidore A., Bronx, NY, d. 1989
WWII Tracings 
I’m John Raisler, a member of the 111th Ordinance Company, if you’d like to chat EMAIL me.
John, you are the first of the men of the 111th to contact me. This is so exciting. I can’t wait to learn more from you. I just posted a photo of you taken in Maastricht in 1945 at the end of the listing of the names: “The Men of the 111th Ordnance Company.”
My father was Roland Unangst and was in the 111th ordinance. Mr. Raisler, did you know him by any chance? He delivered ammunition. If any one knew of him, I would love hearing from them
Linda (Unangst) Campbell
Geneseo, Il
My dad is listed here
Charles N. whisenhunt
I would love to know more
I am so glad you found this! The blog contains all that I know so far. What can you tell me about your dad?
HI, !! I SEE THE QUESTION ASKED, ABOUT CHARLIE WHISENHUNT…….CHARLIE, WAS ONE OF THE 14 MECHANICS , I WORKED WITH, IN THE ARTILLERY SECTION , OF THE 111 ORDNANCE , CO………AFTER THE WAR ENDED WE ALL WENT ON TO HOME. I ENDED UP LIVING IN FLORIDA.ON A TRIP BACK HOME, SEVERAL YEARS LATER WE HAD STOPPED IN MY. VERNON, ILL ON ROUTE 57. I KNEW HE LIVED NOT TO FAR FROM THAT INTERSECTION, CHECK HIS PHONE NUMBER AT OUR MOTEL, AND GAVE HIM A CALL, INDEED HE ANSWERED, AND WAS THERE VISITING A FEW MINUTES LATER… WE HAD A NICE VISIT, HE WAS STILL THE COUNTRY BOY I REMEMBERED FROM THE SERVICE….WHEN WE TRAVELED, I ALWAYS TRIED TO ROUTE US TO THE TOWN OF WHERE OTHER MEMBERS LIVED, DID FIND A FEW, BUT ALL TIME TAKES IT’S TOLL, MOST ALL I FOUND HAVE PASSED AWAY……..YES, I DO REMEMBER CHARLIE,……….JOHN R
John, thank you so much for this memory of your fellow soldier! It will be a thrill for his daughter to read it.
AT MY AGE, MEMORIES, ARE THE GREATEST THINGS IN THE WORLD…….STILL HAVEN’T FOUND THE PICTURES I’D LIKE TO SEND, I WILL BE KEEPING IN TOUCH…….JOHN R
My great grandpa is Charles N. Whisenhunt and I would also like to know more
Hi folks. I’m Larry Faehling, older son of LeRoy Faehling. This is a great blog, and I’ll be visiting it often. Thanks to Andrea Sutcliffe for contacting me. The only one of the group that I was able to meet, was Frank Gomez. He lived in San Antonio when I was in basic training in the Air Force. I gave him a call during one of our breaks, and he instructed me to get ahold of him when we had our day of liberty at the end of training. On that day, Frank met me and a basic buddy, took us on a tour of San Antonio, Kelly AFB (where he worked in NDI on B-52s) and then took us to a steak joint and bought us supper. It was great to meet him. And John Raisler, I missed meeting you when you came to our house in Clintonville, WI one time. I think I was involved in track up at my high school. Glad to see you on the blog here. I know that Jack Davis had his Ham License but I never got him on the air. My call is KL7IBV. I have the Epiphone guitar that Jack and my Dad bought in New York before they shipped out. It’s still in great shape, and was the instrument that I learned to play guitar on.
My Dad, Osborne L. Eastwood was in the 111th. He is alive and doing pretty well. 93 years old and living in Redfield, Arkansas. We read him the letter you wrote and he was happy to hear it. He thinks he remembers a guy named Pinky. He has quite a few pictures from the war and he is going to see if he can locate them. If so, we can scan them and send them to you. Thanks for contacting him.
Thanks so much, Kaye, we are thrilled to hear that your dad is doing well! Tell him we would love to see his pictures.
I am so grateful that Andrea has put this blog together. My father was Stanley Errington and he kept a pretty detailed scrapbook of his wartime memories including pictures which I will share with the group. In reviewing pictures and posts, names that my father mentioned frequently popped up. I know that he spoke quite a bit about Roland Unangst and I assume they were pretty good friends. So wonderful to connect with this blog and to preserve and protect the memories of these heroes.
Hi Doug,
I’m the daughter of Roland Unangst and you are right. Our dad’s knew each other well. Dad thought highly of your dad and when talking about his war experiences your dad’s name always came up. In fact my dad, mom, sister and I visited New York approximately 50 years ago and I remember taking the ferry to Staten lsland and visiting your family.
Wishing you and your family a blessed Merry Christmas.
Linda
Linda,
Thanks so much for your comments. Now that you mention it, I do recall that visit and I know that my Dad felt the same way about your father. From what I read in your father’s memories (which was excellent) my Dad was mentioned a few times. How great to see those comments and reflect on their service and activities. I will be posting my dad’s memories and some pictures as well very soon. So glad Andrea tracked me down.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and happy, healthy New Year!
Doug
I am the daughter of Sgt. Murvel C. Saucier, aka Buddy or Frenchy. My cousin, Walter Saucier, forwarded me the letter from Andrea and I am thrilled to see this blog. Dad had a wonderful album of memories from the five years spent with the 111th. He spoke French & was a great mechanic. Andrea, I found the nicest letter that your Dad wrote to mine, thanking him for his friendship & service. I saw a few names in his pictures of others: Speed Moffett, Alvin Hamburger, Louis Dickerson, ? Farrar, ? Freeze. I know he kept in contact with a few. He has pictures from all five years. He had the bible given to him when he entered the service, his dog tags, a 1917 coin from Newfoundland, a scarf from Shilo, Manitoba and a May 11, 1944 invitation card to an US Ordinance dance for a young lady. After the war Dad moved to Houston, TX, where he met & married my Mom, Vera Faye Walls. He worked for Hughes Tool Company for 43 years starting out as a tool room mechanic and advanced to upper management. They sent him to France, Mexico & China. Mom & Dad bought 48 acres in Grapeland, TX and when he retired, they raised cattle & gardened. As noted, he passed in 1998, my Mom passed in 2009. Dad told me that the comradery of fellow soldiers & the events of WWII deeply influenced his life.
NICE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE CONNECTED IN A WAY TO THE 111 ORD. THANKS…I GOT THE CD., YESTERDAY, I’M SAVING IT FOR THIS AFTERNOON WHEN AND MY SON AND GRANDSON WILL BE HERE……I WROTE CAPT. BROOKS A LETTER, A FEW DAYS AGO, INCLUDED A PICTURE TO SEE IF HE COULD I. D. THE OFFICERS IN THE PIC. AND ALSO A QUESTION ABOUT OUR PERSONAL, LANDING EXPERIENCE, TURNED OUT WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION…JUDGING FROM THE SIMILARITY IN OUR LANDINGS I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE ON THE SAME LANDING CRAFT……..TURNS OUT NOT TO BE, WE BOTH WERE IN THE FIRST VEHICLES OFF,BUT FROM DIFFERENT CRAFT.
Hi, my name is Robert Malsbury. My father was in the 111th, but I don’t see him on the roster. His name was Capt. Lionel A. Malsbury and he is shown in two of the pictures posted. First, as the pay master seated at a desk with stacks of cash on it. Second, in the group photo, he is listed as the 5th or six on the left.
Do any of the survivors remember my Dad? He would never speak about the war, so we have no history from him. He passed in 1989, as did our mother Rhea Fern Malsbury(WILSON).
Sincerely,
Robert A Malsbury
Great to hear from you, Robert! Yes, as I will tell you in a private email, Art Brooks absolutely remembers your dad, and fondly–you two will have to talk. In the large group photo taken at Fort Dix in 1943, Capt. Malsbury is one of the officers, the men in the darker jackets in the front row center, standing to (our) left of Lt. Art Brooks, the tallest man.
My grandfather is Charles Euler. He died when my father was just 5 years old so I know very little about him. I would love to hear any stories about him.
Great to hear from you! We will ask John Raisler, one of our survivors, if he recalls your grandfather. They were in different work sections, though, so don’t get your hopes up. It was a big unit.
HI, SORRY THE NAME DOES NOT RING A BELL..CHECKED MY ROSTER, HIS NAME IS LISTED THERE, BUT LIKE I SAY NO RECOLLECTION JOHN R
FANTASTICK !!!!!, JUST ABOUT THE TIME YOU THINK YOU HAVE HEARD ALL, SOMETHING ELSE SEEMS TO POP UP……YOU TWO DID WELL WITH YOUR FIND, AND THANKS FOR SHARING IT……JOHN R.
Thanks, John, and everyone who commented. Yes, we hope we keep discovering new things about our 111th men!
Will B. Hendon was my paternal grandfather. I am very glad to have found this site, he died when I was very young. But reading this is amazing to me. Thank you.