Soldiers of the Third Armored Division killed from 14 to 19 August 1944 in the battles of Rânes-Fromentel [92 killed]
Most of these soldiers are buried at the Saint-James Military Cemetery, south of Avranches.

14 August 1944 [12 Killed]

Baromich George 2 Lt 32nd Armor 8/14/1944 O1012218 Cavalry
Beese Harold W Sgt 83rd Recon 8/14/1944 36078023 Cavalry
Bowling Maxwell S S Sgt 23rd Engr Bn 8/14/1944 37120292 Engineers
Carpenter Nicholas D Major 32nd Armor 8/14/1944 0-327043 Infantry
Cox Frank J Tec 5 703rd TD Bn Armor (*)
Ferketich Joseph M Pvt 36th Inf 8/14/1944 36041401 Infantry
Griner Ralph A Pfc 83rd Recon 8/14/1944 6927262 Cavalry
Horton William F Pfc 36th Inf 8/14/1944 36118523 Infantry
Ruiz Louis R Pvt 703rd TD Bn Armor (*)
Titschinger John P Sgt 32nd Armor 8/14/1944 36038606 Infantry
Vetter William R Sgt 36th Inf 8/14/1944 36054025 Infantry
Wissing John L Jr 1 Lt 703rd TD Bn Armor (*)

15 August 1944 [21 Killed]

Abbott William P Pvt 83rd Recon 8/15/1944 42001561 Cavalry
Avveduto Joseph A Pvt 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 32196109 Infantry
Beebe Gale L Pfc 36th Inf 8/15/1944 36427991 Infantry
Camillo Samuel J Tec 5 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 31063903 Infantry
Childress James M Pvt 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 14012090 Infantry
Cotner Lester W Pfc 36th Inf 8/15/1944 37016204 Infantry
Curry Robert R Pfc 36th Inf 8/15/1944 37086881 Infantry
Davis Clyde J S Sgt 36th Inf 8/15/1944 14063793 Infantry
Debesis Michael J Pfc 36th Inf 8/15/1944 42101320 Infantry
Endrizzi Charles N Sgt 36th Inf 8/15/1944 36217363 Infantry
Gaugman Gerard T Pfc 36th Inf 8/15/1944 13127936 Infantry
Goff Ivan P Sgt 23rd Engr Bn 8/15/1944 36037125 Engineers
Hutchins Marvin T Tec 5 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 34177473 Infantry
Thompson John T Tec 5 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 34165301 Infantry
Turner Harold G 2 Lt 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 01012470 Infantry
Vondrak Robert J Pvt 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 36712563 Infantry
Wallace Lloyd M Pvt 36th Inf 8/15/1944 36833293 Infantry
Watterson Norman H Pvt 33rd Armor 8/15/1944 33311487 Infantry
Wells Jesse E Sgt 36th Inf 8/15/1944 38043906 Infantry
Werderitsch George Tec 4 32nd Armor 8/15/1944 36213030 Infantry
White Richard A 1 Lt 33rd Armor 8/15/1944 01012213 Infantry

16 August 1944 [16 Killed]

Abato Anthony J Pvt 32nd Armor 8/16/1944 12040890 Infantry
Arps Kenneth F Cpl 36th Inf 8/16/1944 36228034 Infantry
Bakkum Eugene R Cpl 67th FA 8/16/1944 37096416 Armor
Buckelew Joseph Pvt 36th Inf 8/16/1944 38566269 Infantry
Clarke Allen L S Sgt 36th Inf 8/16/1944 34098970 Infantry
Dzendzera Roman P Pfc 36th Inf 8/16/1944 36228284 Infantry
Faith Harold V Sgt 36th Inf 8/16/1944 36042829 Medical Corps
Frantz Robert Pvt 33rd Armor 8/16/1944 32213412 Infantry
Grubb Marvin L Pfc 67th FA 8/16/1944 35265927 Armor
Hancock John L Tec 4 67th FA 8/16/1944 20831379 Armor
Harmonson William F Pvt 32nd Armor 8/16/1944 33784803 Armor
Haskins Sam Tec 5 54th FA 8/16/1944 36119141 Armor
Juno Joseph Cpl 703rd TD Bn Armor (**)
McCoy John B T Sgt 36th Inf 8/16/1944 14023632 Infantry
Thorstensen Oden Tec 4 32nd Armor 8/16/1944 32207267 Infantry
Wilson Elmer L Tec 5 32nd Armor 8/16/1944 37016535 Infantry

17 August 1944 [35 Killed]

Agin Bennie Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 36078461 Infantry
Arneth Edward J Pvt 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 12193321 Infantry
Barron Jason H 1 Lt 36th Inf 8/17/1944 O1295652 Infantry
Booher Jack J Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 33750769 Infantry
Brocknan Joseph S Tec 5 33rd Armor 8/17/1944 15382245 Infantry
Chase Robert G Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 17153063 Infantry
Chasse Raymond J Pvt 54th FA 8/17/1944 31217896 Armor
Ciccarelli Joseph R Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 35758365 Infantry
Coschignano Peter A Cpl 33rd Armor 8/17/1944 32797010 Armor
Crist Joseph A Pvt 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 36630609 Infantry
Crosby John J Major 33rd Armor 8/17/1944 0-351583 Infantry
DeChiara Sabbatino Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 32327990 Infantry
Dover Earlie L Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 34098960 Infantry
Dunham Robert L Pfc 23rd Engr Bn 8/17/1944 33064796 Engineers
Esgueda Joe L Pfc 23rd Engr Bn 8/17/1944 38032630 Engineers
Foster Earnie A Pvt 36th Inf 8/17/1944 38591487 Infantry
Freburg Ralph V Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 37120227 Infantry
Frink Dale Tec 5 36th Inf 8/17/1944 37119863 Infantry
Geyer Wilbur I Cpl 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 36313533 Infantry
Grimes Ray Pvt 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 36671688 Infantry
Hamilton James R Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 33153383 Infantry
Hartman Celestine G Pfc 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 37016334 Infantry
Hernandez Henry Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 34546281 Infantry
Hudson Arthur A Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 34142904 Infantry
Hunt Leo R Pfc 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 38402340 Infantry
Lorenz Walter O S Sgt 36th Inf 36158031 Infantry
Moran Harry J Pfc 36th Inf 36149660 Infantry
Schopnann George Pvt 36th Inf 8/17/1944 42056909 Infantry
Thone Gordon B Pfc 36th Inf 8/17/1944 36212571 Infantry
Triplett Howard B Pvt 54th FA 8/17/1944 14007096 Armor
Weaver Robert H 2 Lt 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 01018597 Infantry
Williams David M Pvt 36th Inf 8/17/1944 34736246 Infantry
Zarger Grant O Pfc 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 37512068 Infantry
Zens Maurice C Pvt 32nd Armor 8/17/1944 36336255 Infantry
Zuver Lawrence A Pvt 23rd Engr Bn 8/17/1944 36157403 Engineers

18 August 1944 [6 Killed]

Bowman James A Pvt 32nd Armor 8/18/1944 13045464 Armor
DeYoung Gordon S S Sgt 33rd Armor 8/18/1944 36213421 Infantry
Doan William F T Sgt 36th Inf 8/18/1944 38057526 Infantry
Gardner Richard L Pvt 33rd Armor 8/18/1944 36698258 Infantry
Goodshield Peter Pvt 36th Inf 8/18/1944 37487993 Infantry
Tillman James W Sgt 36th Inf 8/18/1944 34174321 Infantry

19 August 1944 [2 Killed]

Chernek Rudolph D Sgt 33rd Armor 8/19/1944 33082520 Infantry
McIntire Lester C Pvt 991st FA 8/19/1944 13033192 Field Artillery
(*) Retrouvés morts le 14 Août 1944 à Rânes après avoir été faits prisonniers par une unité SS; cf. Le combat loyal et les SS, par Franck Woolner
(**) Après avoir détruit 2 Panzers (probablement auprès de l'ancienne Gare et du Ménil Angot), il a trouvé la mort en voulant aider les équipages des chars ennemis à s'extirper de leur engin en feu; un obus a explosé par la chaleur; cf. Link Up with the British et 703rd Tank Destroyer BN.

Sources:

3rd Armored Division Soldiers Who Gave Their Lives in World War II
American Battle Monuments Commision

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