Enlisted Men of the 59th
Enlisted Men of the 59th

Eddie Accomando
Bill Arduino

Alperstein

Bergstrom – nickname “Bergie”

John Boven – nickname: “Dutch”
Sgt. Ray Carson – chief of “surgery boys” in Sicily
Al Coleman – worked in the surgical wards in Sicily

Sgt. Bert Cross

John Davidson — nickname: “Davy”

Chuck Davis

Harold Dinsmore — nickname: “Dinny”


Herbie Ehrbacher — the unit’s baker, originally from Sweden

John Fedorchak
Glenn Farrell — worked in Surgery in Sicily

Melvin Frei

Q. Fuqua

Bill Gratopp

Clint Green

Private Gregg


Sgt. Roy Hangar
Sgt. George Heath

Harold Heinzerling

Sgt. Roy Housely

Stan Jobe

Knox Johnson
Ray Johnson – worked in the Laboratory in Sicily
Bob Jones

Bill Kioski
Klohman — chaplain’s assistant

Herman Kuhl – Utilities Crew
Sgt. Cecil Maddox

Sgt. Ed Morrill

Bill Murdock

Silvano Orsi

Joe Plummer – Utilities Crew

Al Querhammer – nickname: “Q”

Pete Riggs

Ben Romine
Carl Santelle – nickname “Red” — worked in the Surgical Wards in Sicily

Corporal Charles (Chuck) Sateja. Chuck served in an administrative role in the 59th Evac Hospital, but also entertained the troops as “Carmen Miranda.” After the war he he worked as a trapeze artist “The Great Sateja,” and later as a circus clown with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Corporal Scarborough

Melvin Schnitkey – Utilities Crew
Harry Sharp
Merrin Spainhower – nickname “Spainy” — worked in Surgery in Sicily

Sgt. Robert (Bob) Spring — an x-ray technician, Bob was an avid photographer who took a number of the photographs featured in Dear Folksies. Evidently he made his photographs available as mementos to many other members of the 59th.
“Skinny” St. Clair

“Snuffy” Thraves

Tom Voicheski – ran the Isolation Ward in Sicily

“Lefty” Watkins – Utilities Crew

Charlie Weistenberg – nickname: “Weisty”
Ross Willis

Vern Winslow
