Staff Sgt. Leo Burke - KIA in Middle East

March 8, 1944 - Times-Tribune

James O'Malley, USN, Ship Sunk off Salerno

September 23, 1943 - Times-Tribune

Henry Slavin - Dies of His Wounds in North Africa

March 20, 1944

Charles Stewart MIA over Bremen, Germany -

June 14, 1945 - Times-Tribune

According to Stewart's relations, his body was returned to Minooka, and he is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Minooka.

Four Walsh Brothers Serve in WWII

Andrew Pompey KIA at Anzio; Brother Durando KIA in France

The Pompeys lived at 2123 Pittston Avenue.

Thomas "Tommy" Coyne Is Killed in Brittany - August 1944

Staff Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" Coyne was killed in Brittany in August 1944.

Coyne, who was born in 1917, was the son of Martin and Bridget Loretta Walsh Coyne, 2810 Pittston Avenue. A member of the 644th Tank Battalion, he was killed in action in Brittany, France on August 19, 1944. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Coyne is buried in the Brittany American Cemetery in Montjoie Saint Martin, France.