Martin C. Monahan

Michael Higgins of the WWII Genforums was kind enough to help with research on several of the next entries.

Martin C. Monahan Jr.
Social Security Death Index
Name: Martin C. Monahan Born: 27 Mar 1915 Died: 14 Aug 1991 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Name: Martin C Jr Monahan Service Info.: CW03 US ARMY WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1915
Death Date: 14 Aug 1991 Service Start Date: 21 Aug 1942 Interment Date: 19 Aug 1991 Cemetery: Ft. Bliss National Cemetery Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6342 5200 Fred Wilson Street Fort Bliss, TX 77906 Buried At: Section H1 Site 1926

The last address my grandfather has listed on the reunion sheet is:
26 Koenig Lane, Freehold NJ 07728
201-462-7177

The letter says that "Five men and their wives attended..." but doesn't say if Marty brought a wife, was married or had children. He's one of the few who did not send a bio (probably because he attended in person). Maybe this will sound familiar to someone out there.

The Cornwall Boys

Here is a list of the 16 men who left from Cornwall on the morning of Monday, March 17th 1941 (as well as another who went out separately). Several of the biographies sent in by those who couldn't attend the reunion note that it was a Monday, that it was rainy and miserable, but no one notes that it was St. Patrick's Day; guess they had other things on their mind!

Robert E. Owen
Louis P. Graziano
Martin C. Monahan Jr.
James Hogan
James Van Zetta
Fred LaVigne Jr.
Ralph E. Burke
John W. Logan
Harold W. Seibert
Gilbert G. Schoonmaker
John Favaro
Robert E. Karl
Louis A. Palella
Robert L. Rosenberg
Mac C. Thomas
Clarence W. Van Leuven

Not in this group, but joining up with my grandfather was Matthew J. (Joseph) Hogan, another Highland Falls boy.

The envelope for the reunion packet also lists a Mr. Vince Connelly of the Newburgh Evening News, who photographed the event. It looks as though this paper ceased publication in 1990, but it would be great to track down any photos that might exist.

For the sake of clarity, I'll give each man his own entry with any information I have; as more becomes available, his entry will be updated.

Names & Addresses

I'm working on getting up a bare-bones list of names and addresses for the Cornwall boys; in later posts I'll give follow-up info, any family members they mentioned, etc.
The addresses were current as of the reunion in 1971...a long time I know, but maybe someone somewhere will recognize a name or place. For the sake of being thorough, I've listed all 17 names, even if they never made it home.

Photos & Documents

I'll get the scanner working, or have them scanned professionally as soon as possible to improve the quality. For now, I'm posting pictures of the items...apologies for all the fuzziness!