World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and
Army Air Forces Personnel from: Florida, 1946
Brevard County

Grade Key
Abbr. Meaning Abbr. Meaning
GEN General (4 star) LTG Lieutenant General (3 star)
MG Major General (2 star) BG Brigadier General (1 star)
COL Colonel LTC Lieutenant Colonel
MAJ Major CAPT Captain
1LT First Lieutenant 2LT Second Lieutenant
CWO Chief Warrant Officer WOJG Warrant Officer, Junior Grade
FLO Flight Officer AVC Aviation Cadet
MSG Master Sergeant 1SG First Sergeant
TSG Technical Sergeant SSG Staff Sergeant
TEC3 Technician Third Grade SGT Sergeant
TEC4 Technician Fourth Grade CPL Corporal
TEC5 Technician Fifth Grade PFC Private First Class
PVT Private ----- -----

Casualty Key
Code Meaning
KIA Killed in Action
DOW Died of Wounds
DOI Died of Injuries
DNB Died non Battle
FOD Finding of Death under Public Law 490
M Missing persons

Name Serial Number Grade Status of Casualty
Ashhurst, Alta P. Jr. 34547141 PFC DOW
Avant, Joe R. 34787958 PFC KIA
Baker, Thomas N. 34244249 PFC DNB
Bevil, Wilbur 34023712 SSG KIA
Booth, Marvin H. 34023905 PFC KIA
Cantrell, Joseph W. 34057947 SSG KIA
Carter, Madison P. 34934366 PFC DNB
Davis, John A. Jr. 34209326 PFC DNB
Davis, William S. 14135368 SGT KIA
Duhart, Limus 34404982 PFC FOD
Golightly, James L. 34787971 SGT KIA
Harris, William Jr. 34203367 TEC5 DNB
Keith, Jesse H. 6928379 PFC DNB
Lay, Ernest B. 14064285 SGT KIA
MacDowell, Carl B. 0-342799 1LT KIA
Mathers, Joseph W. Jr.
See Below: Purple Heart Medal
34975075 PFC DOW
Norwood, Call M. 0-438440 1LT DNB
Peacock, Derell W. 34244472 PVT KIA
Pettis, Charles W. 14057793 PVT KIA
Potter, Mort J. 34364406 PVT DNB
Prahl, Robert E. 34052685 SSG KIA
Seawright, Charles K. 14057793 PVT KIA
Shave, Harold T. 34052641 SGT KIA
Watts, Wesley J. 34057956 PVT KIA
Weeks, Norris H. 7000934 PFC DOW
Williams, A. J. 34024912 TEC5 DOW

Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis

 

PFC 34975075 Joseph W. Mathers Jr. 422 Infantry Division Died of Wounds 31-1-1945 during the Ardennes Offensive. A total of 544 men of the 106th were killed in action or died of wounds during this action. Joseph Mathers came from Brevard County, Florida. Submitted by Peter Whitehead

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