World War II/ article 3

This is the third in a series of articles by the Committee for the Orange County Veterans Memorial regarding World War Two (WW II). Remember our goal is to raise funds, so we can build the Orange County Veterans Memorial to honor those sons and daughters of Orange who died while defending our county and our liberties.

Donations, comments and suggestions can be mailed to P.O. Box 188, Orange, VA 22960. Or they also can be left at any of the Veteran’s organizations and they will be forwarded by the Memorial representative as each organization has one now. Please make the donation checks payable to the Orange County Parks and Recreation Foundation with “Orange County Veterans Memorial” or “OCVM” in the memo line. For those who are tech-savvy, you can send comments and suggestions to our e-mail address, orangeveteransmemorial@gmail.com. And, we also have a website, www.orangeveteransmemorial.org, on which one may make a donation.

Finally, remember we want this memorial to be inclusive. As mentioned in earlier articles, we want your ideas and suggestions. You do not need to be a Veteran, or a member of a Veteran’s organization to participate. All you need is a desire to help and let us know that. Give us an opportunity to find a way to get you involved. Our intent to have this memorial built is not to open old wounds or tear off scabs. Let the building of this memorial help bring us together. The intent of the monument is to honor the sacrifice of our fallen comrades, not harm anyone. If the building of the monument does harm someone, we apologize. As previously mentioned, we believe this memorial needs to be a dedication to Orange’s sons or daughters who have made the supreme sacrifice, which allowed the rest of us to live in freedom.

Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Peacher, Ernest Edward Male White Army 9/20/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Private 1st Class Killed in Action Italy


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Raup, Robert William Male White Army Air Force 8/26/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Major Injuries Corsica

Notes:Airplane crash


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Reynolds, William Edward Jr Male Army 12/6/1942
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Gordonsville A/G 67th Armored (Infantry? Staff Sergeant FOD North Africa

Notes:Second middle initial J?; "Bill"; Missing/MIA/KIA; Residence: Albemarle Co?; 2nd Armored Division; 67th Armored Division?; Awarded Purple Heart; Listed on Tablets of the Missing at US Military Cemetery Carthage, Tunisia


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Richardson, Edward Hill Male Nergo Army Air Force 3/19/1945
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Technician 5th Grade

Notes:Suffix: Sr?; Quartermaster Corps; buried in Richardson Family Cemetery, Orange Co


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Robinson, George L Male 1/16/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
402nd Engineer Battalion Technician 5th Grade

Notes:Buried in Bethel Church Cemetery, Orange Co, Routes 650 & 669


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Rones, Wyatte L Male Negro
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Barboursville Private 1st Class

Notes:Residence: Albemarle Co

Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Simpson, Raleigh R Male Army 12/29/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Unionville 65th (sic)/365th Infantry Private Killed in Action Italy

Notes:92nd Infantry Division; Awarded Purple Heart; buried in US Military Cemetery Florence, Italy


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Smith, Robbie W Male White Army Air Force 6/14/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Private 1st Class MIA Pacific

Notes:Same as Robert W?; Private?; MIA during flight over India


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Stevenson, Henry Male
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange A


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Tisdale, Tyrus Heber Male White Army 6/6/1945
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Barboursville 116th Infantry Sergeant Killed in Action France

Notes:29th Infantry Division


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Turner, Hezekiah Male Negro Navy 12/25/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange USS Leary DD-158 Steward's Mate 1st Class KA/DW North Atlantic

Notes:Steward 1st Class?; MIA/FOD; 12/24/1943; torpedoed/sunk by German submarine U-275; Awarded Purple Heart


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Wallace, John Raymond Male White Army Air Force 11/23/1943
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Paytes Private Died of Wounds near Dayton, Ohio

Notes:same as John R Wallace?; "1072 D Guard Squ"(adron?); buried in Wallace Family Cemetery, Orange Co, .05 mile from Spotsylvania Co line


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Waller, Edward Jr Male Negro Army 12/27/1944
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Gordonsville 366th Infantry Private 1st Class Killed in Action Italy

Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Waugh, George Morgan Male White Army 8/7/1945
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange 99th Troop Carrier Squadron Staff Sergeant Lawson General Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia

Notes:COD: Hemmorhage; Intracranial Hemorrhage; 441st Troop Carrier Group


Name Gender Race Branch of Service Date of Death
Wiltshire, Robert Paul Male White Army 12/1/1798
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Mine Run Technical Sergeant DNB Louisiana

Notes:Airplane crash; Accident/Injuries?

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