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In Honor Of Robert H Fields & Men Who Severed At Ft Saulsbury

Robert H Fields Jr


In Memory Of Men Who Severed An Worked At Ft Sauslbury

Jeremiah J. Wigley

Robert H Fields Jr 12/25/2007

Willard Potter 4/6/2007

 

This is A list of men who served at Fort Saulsbury approximately between some
time in the 1930's to 1941 when they were moved to Fort Miles this list comes
from the book Delaware's Role In World War II Volumes 1 and II
William H. Conner & Leon deValinger Jr.

 

 Roster of the 261st Coast Artillery
(Harbor Defense Battalion)
 

Roster of the 261st Coast Artillery
(Harbor Defense Battalion)


The following names of members of the 261st coast Artillery (Harbor Defense) Battalion were taken from the roster of officers and enlisted men inducted into the federal service at the beginning of the war.

    261st coast artillery (HD)
 Headquarters Battery,1st Battalion

  HEADQUARTERS-------                       Corporal
  1ST  BATTALION                                  Littleton, Joseph H.

  Lieutenant Colonel                             Privates
      Roscoe, Henry K, Jr.                          Adkins, Oliver
                                                               Carmine, Carlton D.
  Major                                                    Carpenter, John W.
     Baker, Ralph S.                                  Carpenter, William K
  Captain                                                 Davis, Glen V.
     Bishop, James H.                               Dorman, John A.
                                                               Givens, Martin L.
  HEADQUARTERS BATTERY------          Hastings, Lester
  1ST BATTALION                                  Ling, Arthur T.
                                                               Marvel, Hugh
  1ST LIEUTENANT                                Mitchell, Charles E.
      Burton, Wayne                                  Moore, George A.
                                                               Rogers, Noah J.
  Staff Sergeant                                      Stayton, Everett L.
      West, Charles                                    Steele, Ray L.
  Sergeant                                              Thomas, Raymond L.
      Hall, Clifford E.                                 Willey, Alfred R.
              
     HEADQUARTERS  BATTERY

  Captain                                            Technical Sergeant
     Adams, Albert W.                                Ellis, A Delbert
  1ST Lieutenant                                Staff Sergeant
     Shilling, John Jr.                                Howell, Charles M.
  2ND Lieutenants                               Sergeants
     Richter, William h., Jr.                       Dickerson, Richard J.
     MacAbee, Edward A.                         DiMattia, Samuel P.
                                                               Hitchens, Norris T.
  Master Sergeants                                  Legg, Reynolds W.
     Manion, Fred L.                                 Macklin, George T., Jr.
     Roeder, Phillip W. F.                         Norris, Frank J.
     Tull, Ellis                                           Poter, Leonard F.
                                                               Wilson, George J.
  First Sergeant                                       Wooters, Everett N.
     German, Ralph H.

                                          PG. 321

 

   HEADQUARTERS BATTERY----(continued)
 Corporals                                      Elliott, William N.
   Carmine, Edgar J.                       English, Thomas E.
   Rryling, Wilbur B.                        Harper, Hilton E.
   Hastings, William A.                    Hastings, James W.
   Hastings, William S.                    Hearn, Dallas B.
   Lankford, Ronald V.                    Harris, Douglas I.
   Lankford, Thomas H.                   Holloway, William D.
   Jones, Edgar M.                         Hitchens, Harold M.
   Swinford, Norval                         Hynson, Robert C.
                                                      Hunt, William C., Jr.
 PRIVATES 1ST CLASS               Joseph, George L.
    Baker, John F.                           Lamb, Williams S.
    Carmean, Benard E.                 Markland, William P.
    Jester, Harry F.                          Milton, Arthur E.
    Passwaters, Lawrence J.            Milton, Rodney
    Wingate, Charles L.                  Mumford, Hollis C.
                                                     Parthemore, Jacob W.
 Privates                                        Passwaters, John W.
   Baker, Everett H.                        Peglow, William F.
   Bettes, Walter H.                        Poter, Austin M., Jr.
   Bloodsworth, Garland D., Jr.      Quillen, Martin W.
   Bounds, James W.                     Register, Caleb J.
   Camper, Randolph W.               Seale, Harvey B.
   Coudright, alvin c.                     Sheridan, howard S.
   Casson, William G.                    Slaughter, Solomon W.
   Cannon, Andrew P.                   Strickland, John E.
   Collins, Joseph P.                     Taylor, benjamin E.
   Cordray, Thomas J.                   Vane, James R. 
   Deputy, george V.                     Warrington, Frank W. 
   Dodd, Jesse N.                          West, Paul A.
   Donohoe, John J.                     Williams, James R.
   Dougherty, Daniel P.                William, Thomas R.
   Wlliott, John R., Jr.


  BATTERY A, 261ST COAST ARTILLERY (HD)

Captain
  
Light, Luke L.                         Lare, Fred N.
                                                  Lewis, William 
1st Lieutenant                            Sullivan, Walter G. 
    Jarman, Harry T.                    Torbert, Joseph T.
                                                  Weber, Frank A.
2nd Lieitenant                           Wolf, Peter A.
    Grer, Barney A.
    Brown, Charles C.               Privates 1st Class
                                                   Allen, Norman F., Jr.
First Sergeant                             Collins, Paul R.
    Favinger, William R.               Collins, Willima J.
                                                   Evans, Harland J.
Sergeants                                    Evans, John W.
    Allen, Robert w>                     Johnson, Willima H.
    Hoffman, Alvin T.                    Jones, John P.
    Johnson, George M.                Lewis, Albert S.
    Lecates, John H.                     Spanish, William C.
    Lloyd, Ronald C.                     Texter, Lester L. 
    Outten, Edgar S.                     Wheatley, Melvin P.

Corporals                                Privates
    Duke, Walter G.                       Baker, Robert B.
    Howard, graham W.                 Burris, Jennings W. 

                                                    Cannon, Frank D.      
                                                    Culver, Elwood P.

                         PG. 322

                         

   

    BATTERY A, 261ST COAST ARTILLERY (HD)
                            (CONTINUED)

Privates (continued)                     Mikell, Wleton
     Davis, Howard R.                     Minter, Wade H.
     Ellegood, Robert T.                Moore, Ralph. 
     Fearins, Eugene B.                 Outten, George C.
     Fleetwood, henry C.                Ralph, James A.
     Gallo, John J.                         Short, Daniel L.
     Hastings, William I.                 Short, Larry E.
     Henderson, Harland J.            Schwartz, Robert A.
     Hill, Kermit L.                         Shores, Charles W. 
     Hill, Preston L.                        Tharp, William M.
     Johnson, Frank W.                   Tull, Ashby M. 
     Johnson, Orville L.                  Watson, Norman J.
     Jones, Ralph E.                       Weber, Joseph J.
     Jones, Robert B.                      Wheatley, Kenneth B.
     Klug, Fred A., Jr.                     White, William T.
     Lloyd, Bryce W.                       Wilkins, Sudler F.
     Lloyd, Harlod M.                     Willin, Carroll E.
     McDowell, John 


     BATTERY B, 261ST COAST ARTILLERY (HD)

 

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