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
