The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin

by Cornelius Ryan

  Burns, Stanley E., Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] District manager, Hemingway Transport Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

  Burton, Edward J., Pfc. [82nd Airborne Div.] Trucker, Carmichael, Calif.

  Byrn, Delmont K., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Professor of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

  Carbin, John Patrick, Jr., Maj. [30th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Trenton, N. J.

  Carnes, Norman D., Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Denver, Colo.

  Caroscio, William J., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Policeman, Elmira, N. Y.

  Carrall, Charles B., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Priest, Hawthorne, N. Y.

  Cason, Claude Edwin, Capt. [5th Armored Div.] Lt. Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Huntsville, Ala.

  Clark, Curtis Mason, Maj. [2nd Armored Div.] Counsel, Norton Co., Worcester, Mass.

  Cleary, Francis J., S/Sgt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Production manager, W. S. Rockwell Co., Fairfield, Conn.

  Gloss, Maldwyn M., S/Sgt. [5th Armored Div.] Postal clerk, Wymore, Neb.

  Coates, Edwin Morton, Lt. Col. [5th Armored Div.] Test planner, U.S.A.F., Lancaster, Calif.

  Collier, John Howell, Brig. Gen. [2nd Armored Div.] Lt. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, San Antonio, Tex.

  Conran, Richard John, Lt. Col. [69th Inf. Div.] Col., ARADCOM, Oklahoma City, Okla.

  Conte, Angelo James, Maj. [84th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col. (retired), U.S.A.R., Levittown, N. J.

  Cook, Julian Aaron, Lt. Col. [82nd Airborne Div.] Col., CINGLANT, Norfolk, Va.

  Cook, Tim O., Lt. Col. [83rd Inf. Div.] Banking executive, Lamesa, Tex.

  Copp, Franklin Harold, 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Lt. Col., U.S.A.R., Falls Church, Va.

  Cosgrove, Warner G., Jr., Maj. [XIII Corps] Partner, Shields & Co., New York, N. Y.

  Costello, James Patrick, Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Sgt., N.Y.C. Police, Bayside, N. Y.

  Cota, Norman D., Maj. Gen. [28th Inf. Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

  Crabill, Edwin B., Col. [83rd Inf. Div.] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Riviera Beach, Fla.

  Craig, Bertie Edward, Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Tacoma, Wash.

  Crosby, Thomas Dillard, S/Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Sgt., USATC, APO, New York, N. Y.

  Cseak, Daniel T., Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Bakery manager, Canton, Ohio

  Cullom, Henry Martin, Jr., Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] Executive, Valley Tire & Supply Co., South Pittsburg, Tenn.

  Currey, Francis S., T/Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Office worker, Veterans’ Administration Hospital, Albany, N. Y.

  Daniels, Donald C., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Occupation unknown, Kansas City, Mo.

  Darrigo, Joseph Robert, 1st Lt. [84th Inf. Div.] Laborer, Darien, Conn.

  Davis, William Holt, Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., Georgia Military Academy, East Point, Ga.

  Deane, John R., Maj. Gen. [Chief, Military Mission, Moscow] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, San Francisco, Calif.

  Deere, Benny, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Occupation unknown, Gloversville, Ala.

  DeVault, Charles Cooper, Lt. Col. [50th Armored Div.] Realtor, Marion, Va.

  Devenney, John J., Capt. [83rd Inf. Div.] Civilian executive officer, Dept. of the Army, Springfield, Pa.

  DiBattista, Dominic, Pfc. [82nd Airborne Div.] Contractor, Garwood, N. J.

  Dickenson, Glenn Gilmer, Lt. Col. [5th Armored Div.] Col., (retired), U.S. Army; Lawyer, Augusta, Ga.

  Dilione, Charles, Pvt. [30th Inf. Div.] Truck driver, Sea Bright, N. J.

  Dingley, Nelson III, Col. [U.S. Group Control Council] Brig. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Vero Beach, Fla.

  Disney, Paul A., Col. [2nd Armored Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Arlington, Va.

  Doughtie, George Roberts, Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] Executive, Atlantic Sheet Metal Corp., Atlanta, Ga.

  Ellis, Otto, Col. [30th Inf. Div.] Retired, Bradenton, Fla.

  Faris, John L., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Asst. manager, department store, Rock Hill, S. C.

  Farrand, Edward Gilbert, Col. [5th Armored Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army; President, St. John’s Military Academy, Delafield, Wis.

  Fellman, Malcolm Aaron, 1st Lt. [30th Inf. Div.] Commodity department, Bache & Co., New York, N. Y.

  Ficarra, Louis James, Cpl. [30th Inf. Div.] Calender operator—leadman, Garfield N.J.

  Fleischmann, Lawrence, Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Occupation unknown, Buffalo, N. Y.

  Flowers, Melvin Lamar, 1st Lt. [Ninth Air Force] Maj. (retired), U.S.A.F., Huntsville, Ala.

  Fonderico, Vincent, Cpl. [30th Inf. Div.] Inspector, City Water Dept., Rosedale, N. Y.

  Francies, Merritt Duane, 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Company pilot, Keokuk, Iowa

  Franco, Robert, Capt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Surgeon, Richland, Wash.

  Frankland, Walter L., Lt. Col. [30th Inf. Div.] Owner, automotive parts store, Jackson, Tenn.

  Fransosi, Arthur Arnold, T/4 [82nd Airborne Div.] Postal clerk, Cranston. R. I.

  Galvin, Wayne W., Pvt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Painter, Las Vegas, Nev.

  Gavin, Charles G., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] County extension agent, La Grande, Ore.

  Gavin, James M., Maj. Gen. [82nd Airborne Div.] Lt. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Board Chairman, Arthur D. Little Co., Boston, Mass.

  Gazdayka, Mike, Sgt. [5th Armored Div.] Employee, San Francisco Examiner Dealer, Camarilla, Calif.

  Geppert, Leo Joseph, Maj. [84th Inf. Div.] Col., M.C., Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.

  Gillem, Alvan Cullom, Jr., Maj, Gen. [XIII Corps] Lt. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Atlanta, Ga.

  Gomes, Lloyd H., Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Col. U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Grose, Thomas Warren, Capt. [5th Armored Div.] Superintendent, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Saginaw, Mich.

  Hadley, Arthur T., 1st Lt. [2nd Armored Div.] Author, New York, N. Y.

  Hall, Stewart L., Lt. Col. [30th Inf. Div.] Asst. vice president, Occidental Life, Los Angeles, Calif.

  Halladay, Daniel Whitney, Capt. [83rd Inf. Div.] Dean of Students, University of Alabama, Fayetteville, Ala.

  Handberg, William Francis, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Commercial artist, Minneapolis, Minn.

  Handy, Thomas T., Maj. Gen. Retired, U.S. Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Division, Washington, D. C.

  Hardin, William B., M/Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] M/Sgt., U.S. Army, Akron, Ohio

  Hasslinger, Harry Ekas, Lt. Col. [XIII Corps] Col., U.S. Army, Veterans’ Administration, College Park, Md.

  Heilbrunn, Martin M., Cpl. [30th Inf. Div.] Alteration manager. Stern’s, New York, N. Y.

  Hennessy, Francis Xavier, Cpl. [30th Inf. Div.] Lawyer, Bronx, N. Y.

  Hess, Neal A., Maj. [Ninth Air Force] Lt. Col., U.S.A.F., Carswell Air Force Base, Tex.

  Higgins, Daniel E., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Public relations executive, American Cyanamid Co., Linden, N. J.

  Higgins, Gerald J., Brig. Gen. [101st Airborne Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army; Manager, Foreign Operations, Research Analysis Corp., Washington, D. C.

  Hill, Edward Mitchell, Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Arlington, Va.

  Hill, John G., Col. [V Corps] Brig. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Arlington, Va.

  Hillenmeyer, Walter W., Maj. [V Corps] Partner, Hillenmeyer Nurseries, Lexington, Ky.

  Himes, Donald S., Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Col., U.S. Army, New York, N. Y.

  Himmelstein, Harold, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Office worker, Internal Revenue Service, New York, N. Y.

  Hinds, Charles F., T/4 [2nd Armored Div.] State archivist, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, Ky.

  Hinds, Sidney R., Brig. Gen. [2nd Armored Div.] Brig. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army; Inspector, Defense Supply Agency, Falls Church, Va.

  Hobbs, Leland S., Maj. Gen. [30th Inf. Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Hoffman, Morton D., Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] President, Eastern States Electrical Contractors, New York, N. Y.

  Hollingsworth, James F., Maj. [2nd Armored Div.] Col.,
U.S. Army; Acting Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense, Washington, D. C.

  Holt, Harold Norman, Col. [Ninth Air Force] Col., U.S.A.F., Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

  Hopermann, Richard K., 1st Lt. [30th Inf. Div.] Research chemist, Oakland, N. J.

  Howley, Frank Leo, Col. [U.S. Military Govt.] Vice president, New York University, New York, N. Y.

  Hoy, Charles E., Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Winter Park, Fla.

  Hubbard, Allen, Jr., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Lawyer, Hughes, Hubbard, Blair & Reed, New York, N. Y.

  Hubbard, Harry J., Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Occupation unknown, Marfa, Tex.

  Huebner, Clarence Ralph, Maj. Gen. [V Corps] Lt. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Huebschen, Herbert E., S/Sgt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Agent, Internal Revenue Service, Beloit, Wis.

  Hughes, Shelly G., Lt. Col. [83rd Inf. Div.] President, Differential Steel Car Co., Findlay, Ohio

  Hull, John Edwin, Gen. [C/S Operations—Pentagon] Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Hundley, Daniel H., Col. [Ninth Army] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Associate professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.

  Hunt, Emerson Snow, 1st Lt. [102nd Inf. Div.] Maj. (retired), U.S.A.R., Wilton, Conn.

  Husing, Christian O., S/Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Owner, service station, Rockport, Mo.

  Ingraham, Gordon D., Lt. Col. [69th Inf. Div.] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Oakland, Calif.

  Irby, Willie B., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Dairy farmer and soil conservationist, U.S.D.A. Blackstone, Va.

  Jacobs, Marvin Leroy, Lt. Col. [20th Inf. Div.] Professor, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tenn.

  James, Robert Foote, Maj. [5th Armored Div.] Auto dealer, Lebanon, Pa.

  James, Rowland, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Manager, Product control, Pepsi-Cola Co., Bay Shore, N. Y.

  Johnson, Briard Poland, Lt. Col. [2nd Armored Div.] Maj. Gen., U.S. Army, Fort Monroe, Va.

  Johnson, Clarence J., Capt. [30th Inf. Div.] Maj., U.S.A.R.; Public school teacher, Phoenix, Ariz.

  Johnson, Donald R., 1st Lt. [83rd Inf. Div.] Sales supervisor, service station, Mauston, Wis.

  Jones, James Elmo, S/Sgt. [82nd Airborne Div.] President, Industrial Plastics, Inc. Greensboro, N. C.

  Jones, Richard Harris, Lt. Col. [5th Armored Div.] Asst. superintendent, Houston schools, Houston, Tex.

  Jordan, Wilhelm Oscar, Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Laborer, L and M Co., Horsham, Pa.

  Kaczowka, Henry Rudolph, Maj. [30th Inf. Div.] Occupation unknown, Wynnewood, Pa.

  Kaiser, Maurice Evans, Lt. Col. [XIII Corps] Col., U.S. Army, Pentagon, Washington, D. C.

  Kehm, Harold David, Col. [Ninth Army] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Bethesda, Md.

  Kelly, Thomas J., Cpl. [7th Armored Div.] Congressional Medal of Honor winner; Attorney, U.S. Civil Service Commission, Brooklyn, N. Y.

  Kinnard, Harold, W.O., Col. [101st Airborne Div.] Maj. Gen., U.S. Army, 11th Air Assault Div., Fort Benning, Ga.

  Klebba, Joe H., T/Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Rancher, Sheridan, Wyo.

  Kohler, Haley Eustis, Maj. [83rd Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., (retired), U.S. Army, Owner, dry cleaning business, Lake Charles, La.

  Kolb, Roland L., Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] Col., U.S. Army, Pentagon, Washington, D. C.

  Komosa, Adam Anthony, Capt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Lt. Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Bloomington, Ind.

  Korf, Arthur F., Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] President, Korf’s Sixth Ave., Inc., Kenosha, Wis.

  Korolevich, Alexander, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Employee, Ford Motor Co., Waldwick, N. J.

  Kotary, William Edward, 1st Lt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Agency dept., insurance company, Wayne, Pa.

  Kotzebue, Albert, 1st Lt. [69th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Madison, Wis.

  Kremer, Herbert H., Sgt. [5th Armored Div.] Civilian employee, U.S. Coast Guard, Jefferson City, Mo.

  Kuhlman, Martin Luther, Lt. Col. [83rd Inf. Div.] Office manager, Signode Steel Strapping Co., Chicago, Ill.

  Lacey, Richard Hamilton, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Pasteurizer, Wendt Dairy, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

  Ladin, Samuel S., W.O. [30th Inf. Div.] Employee, Guardian Maintenance, Long Island City, N. Y.

  Landis, John Ross, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Carpenter, Woodbury, N. J.

  Lawrence, Dale C., Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] Representative, Mosaic Tile Co., Spokane, Wash.

  Leary, Edward J., Lt. Col. [69th Inf. Div.] Col. (retired), U.S.A.R. Trenton, N. J.

  Leet, George Arnold, Capt. [26th Inf. Div.] Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D. C.

  Levy, Harold Joseph, Sgt. [2nd Armored Div.] Mail carrier, Mamaroneck, N. Y.

  Lord, William T., Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Production manager, T. N. Palmer & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y.

  Loveland, Glenn E., S/Sgt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Employee, Board of Education, Shelby, Ohio

  Ludlow, Lee Eugene, T/5 [5th Armored Div.] Occupation unknown, La Porte, Ind.

  Macaluso, Joseph Anthony, Capt. [83rd Inf. Div.] Building contractor, New Orleans, La.

  MacFarlane, Paul William, 1st Lt. [83rd Inf. Div.] Executive, Dreamland Mfg. Co., St. Petersburg, Fla.

  MacKinnin, Elwyn L., Pfc. [5th Armored Div.] Treasurer, contracting company, Orange, Mass.

  Macon, Robert Chauncey, Maj. Gen. [83rd Inf. Div.] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, California, Md.

  MacVean, James Linden, Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] M/Sgt. (retired), U.S. Army, LeRoy, N. Y.

  Maggio, Vincent, Cpl. [30th Inf. Div.] Mail carrier, Huntington, N. Y.

  Manni, Serge A., Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Vice president, Duro Test International, River Edge, N. J.

  Martin, William S., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Metal shop owner, Golden, Colo.

  McAuliffe, Anthony, Maj. Gen. [101st Airborne Div.] Lt. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  McCloud, June Raymond, S/Sgt. [5th Armored Div.] Patrolman, city police, Marlinton, W. Va.

  McConnell, Frederick McSwain, 1st Lt. [84th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Instructor Group, Clemson, S. C.

  McCown, Hal D., Lt. Col. [30th Inf. Div.] Col., U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  McKenna, Richard W., Maj. [5th Armored Div.] Executive, Ferry-Morse Seed Co., Mountain View, Calif.

  McNees, Norman Edwin, 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Salesman, George M. Bell & Son, El Centro, Calif.

  McNeil, Grady, 1st Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Mailer, N.Y. Journal-American, New York, N. Y.

  Mennow, Robert E., S/Sgt. [5th Armored Div.] Stationery engraver, Pittsburgh, Pa.

  Merriam, Wheeler G., Lt. Col. [2nd Armored Div.] Brig. Gen., U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Millener, George Alvin, Col. [Ninth Army] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Knoxville, Tenn.

  Miller, William Scott, Jr., 1st Lt. [84th Inf. Div.] Lawyer, Little Rock, Ark.

  Millett, John E., Jr., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Occupation unknown, Minneola, Kan.

  Mirra, Adolph Raymond, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Asst. cashier, National Bank of Westchester, White Plains, N. Y.

  Mittleman, Herbert H., T/5 [30th Inf. Div.] Prefabrication dealer, Scholz Homes, Inc., Yonkers, N. Y.

  Moore, James E., Maj. Gen. [Ninth Army] Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Morava, John Hall, Lt. Col. [84th Inf. Div.] President, U.S. Steel Supply, Chicago, Ill.

  Mundt, Herman A., Jr., Capt. [83rd Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., U.S.A.R.; Executive, Humble Oil & Refining Co., Durango, Colo.

  Naples, Joseph, T/5 [30th Inf. Div.] Plant manager, Plastic Molding Powders, Kearny, N. J.

  Neblett, Lloyd George, Lt. Col. [Ninth Air Force] Occupation unknown, Tulsa, Okla.

  Neilson, Henry, Col. [83rd Inf. Div.] Col., U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.

  Nelson, Clarence A., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Paint store owners, Fremont, Neb.

  Nicodemus, Robert E., 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Falls Church, Va.

  Norton, John, Col. [82nd Airborne Div.] Maj. Gen., U.S. Army, Asst. Comdt., Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. />
  Norton, Thomas Edward, Capt. [84th Inf. Div.] Accountant, Boise, Idaho

  Nugent, Richard Emmel, Brig. Gen. [XXIX Tactical Air Command] Dept. of Defense, Merritt Island, Fla.

  Oliver, Lunsford, Maj. Gen. [5th Armored Div.] Retired, Williamsburg, Mass.

  Ordway, Godwin, Col. [12th Army Group] Col. (retired), U.S. Army, Chevy Chase, Md.

  Ornstein, Richard Paul, T/5 [30th Inf. Div.] Employee, Savoy Knitting Mills Corp., New York, N. Y.

  Parker, Braxton Creig, 1st Lt. [84th Inf. Div.] Capt. (retired), U.S. Army; Civil Servant, Colorado Springs, Colo.

  Parks, Floyd L., Maj. Gen. [SHAEF] *

  Pattullo, Alexander Ross, T/Sgt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Manager of stockholder records, The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio

  Pearcy, Marvin E., Capt. [2nd Armored Div.] Maintenance planner, Rayonier, Inc., Hoquiam, Wash.

  Petcoff, George, 1st Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Supervisor, International Paper Co., New York, N. Y.

  Peters, Abraham, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Vice president-treasurer. Allied Office Supplies, Inc., Jersey City, N. J.

  Peters, Alcee Lafayette, Jr., Maj. [84th Inf. Div.] Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Washington, D. C.

  Peters, Earl William, Maj. [Ninth Air Force] Lt. Col., U.S.A.F., McClellan Air Force Base, Calif.

  Philipsborn, Martin Maximilian, Jr., Maj. [5th Armored Div.] Vice president, Harrison Wholesale Co., Chicago, Ill.

  Plantin, Tore Elias, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Cost estimator, Bethpage, N. Y.

  Pockler, Morris, Pfc. [30th Inf. Div.] Occupation unknown, Brooklyn, N. Y.

  Poindexter, Clifford T., Cpl. [5th Armored Div.] Occupation unknown, Fayetteville, Ark.

  Polowsky, Joseph, Pvt. [69th Inf. Div.] Insurance salesman, Chicago, Ill.

  Pratt, Bernard S., Pvt. [30th Inf. Div.] Occupation unknown, Lake Luzerne, N. Y.

  Prendergast, R. O., 1st Lt. [82nd Airborne Div.] Maj., 42d Div. National Guard. New York, N. Y.

  Presnell, William G., 1st Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Superintendent, garment production, Asheboro, N. C.

  Puetzer, Warren James, 1st Lt. [84th Inf. Div.] Co-owner, tire service company, Corvallis, Ore.

  Pugliese, Michael R., S/Sgt. [30th Inf. Div.] Self-employed, Stamford, Conn.

  Ramsey, Curtis Lee, 1st Lt. [5th Armored Div.] Superintendent, textile mill, Laurinburg, N. C.

  Ransom, Paul Lewis, Brig. Gen. [Fifth Army] Maj. Gen. (retired), U.S. Army, Hampton, Va.