This is the second of the articles in a series by the Orange County Veterans Memorial Committee regarding Orange County’s World War Two (WW II) dead. Remember, our goal is to raise funds, so we can build the Orange County Veterans Memorial to honor the sons and daughters of Orange who died while defending our county and our liberties.
As mention in earlier articles, we are using the Library of Virginia’s Military Dead Database as our primary reference. The Library of Virginia’s Military Dead Database has the number of Orange County’s WW II dead which occurred in the War as 44.
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 which accepts donations.
Finally, remember we want this memorial to be inclusive. As mentioned earlier, 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 to not open old wounds or tear off scabs. Let the building of this memorial help bring us together. Let us build a monument to honor the sacrifice of our fallen comrades, not harm anyone. If the building of the monument does harm someone, we apologize. As mentioned earlier, we believe this memorial needs to be a dedication to Orange’s sons or daughters who made the supreme sacrifice, which allowed the rest of us to live in freedom.
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Grasty, Charles Franklin | Male | White | Army | 6/3/1944 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | K | 7th Infantry | Private 1st Class | Killed in Action | Italy |
Notes:Missing; 3rd Infantry Division; Awarded Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart; buried in Unionville Christian Church Cemetery Unionville, Orange County
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Grymes, William Breckenridge | Male | White | Army | 12/23/1944 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Staff Sergeant | DNB | Italy | ||
Notes:Ship crash?; Awarded Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Harris, Edward Parker | Male | White | Army | 1/8/1945 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Gordonsville | Technician 5th Grade | DNB | Belgium | ||
Notes:Residence: Madison County
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Hughes, Edward Wallace | Male | White | Army | 12/24/1944 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Staff Sergeant | Killed in Action | Luxembourg | |||
Notes:Residence: Front Royal/Warren/Arlington County?
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Jackson, Oscar | Male | Colored | Army | 4/15/1945 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Barboursville | Corpora | Killed in Action | North Italy | ||
Notes:Residence: Terrytown, New York; Awarded Purple Heart
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Johnson, Irvin | Male | Negro | |||
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Keeler, Vance H Jr | Male | ||||
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
Note:Residence: Rappahannock Co
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Koetter, Charles E | Male | ||||
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Lohr, Jesse C | Male | White | 4/1/1945 | ||
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Gordonsville | Sergeant | Killed in Action | Germany | ||
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Long, Marvin Ashby | Male | White | Marine Corps | 6/9/1945 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Private 1st | Killed in Action | Okinawa | |||
Notes:
Residence: Washington, DC; (Marlin?; 06/06/1944; Normandy, France; Army; Company D; 116th Infantry Regiment; 29th Infantry Division)?; Awarded Purple Heart and Asiatic Campaign Medal; Remains removed to Arlington National Cemetery?
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Maples, Andrew Jr | Male | Negro | Army Air Force | 6/26/1944 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | 301st Fighter Squadron | Captain FOD | Italy | ||
Notes:
1st Lieutenant?; Missing; P-47D Thunderbolt (42-75830 or 42-75958); 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force; Awarded Air Medal and Purple Heart
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Martin, William Emanuel | Male | White | Army | 9/3/1944 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Private | DNB | Florida | ||
Notes:Killed in airplane accident while training
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Mason, William Barton Jr | Male | White | Navy | 11/23/1943 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | USS Capelin SS-289 | Lieutenant Commander | Killed in Action | off Celebes Island, Indonesia | |
Notes:MIA/Lost at Sea; 11/17/1943, 12/01/1943 or 01/10/1946; POD: off Kaoe Bay, Halmahera (sic?)/Halamaera? Island, Netherlands East Indies?; Awarded Navy Cross and Purple Heart
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Munsey, Wiley S Jr | Male | Army Air Force | 4/12/1945 | ||
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | 43rd Bombardment Squadron | Sergeant | FOD | Pacific | |
Notes:KA/Missing; BNR; 04/14/1945; Killed during a bombing mission over Tokyo from Guam; B-29 Superfortress (42-65312); 29th Bombardment Group, 314th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force; Awarded Air Medal and Purple Heart
| Name | Gender | Race | Branch of Service | Date of Death | |
| Nottingham, Severn Marcellus Jr | Male | White | Navy Reserve | 11/13/1942 | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | USS Cushing DD-376 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | KA/DW | Southeast of Savo Island | |
Notes:MIA; 11/14/1943; Awarded Purple Heart
