World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world’s countries – including all the great powers – eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from more than 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 70 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.
Neil Close (1913) was born at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of Ernest Close (1885) and Bessie Ann Jane Lang. He enlisted into the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces in 1940, serving in the 49th Australian Infantry Battalion. He survived the…
Lawrence Close (1915) was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Ernest Close (1885) and Bessie Ann Jane Lang. He enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940. He survived the war, and subsequently left as a Flight…
Charles Dolbow Close (1914) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Henry Close (1878) and Amanda Dolbow. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940.
William Henry Close (1913) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Percy William Close (1884) and Nellie Katherine Varnes. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1940. He subsequently enlisted into the…
Percy William Close (1884) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of William Close (1852) and Alice Emma Colebrook. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio in 1942.
Salisbury Bertram Close (1917) was born in Castle Cary, Somerset, the son of Bertram Close (1878) and Ada Chamberlain. He served in the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) during World War 2. Killed in action in Italy.
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Frank Calvin Dailey (1917) was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, the son of Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) and Florence M Williams. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Medina, Ohio in 1940. He subsequently enlisted into the US Armed…
Howard Denton Dailey (1908) was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the son of Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) and Florence M Williams. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Medina, Ohio in 1940. He subsequently enlisted into the US…
Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) was born in Medina County, Ohio, the son of Calvin William Dailey (1861) and Ellen (Nellie) Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Medina, Ohio. Recorded as having an artificial right…
Carl Eugene Benson (1916) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Alfred Alexander Benson (1874) and Nellie Daley Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Clarence Orval White (1916) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of George Orval White (1867) and Alice Bond Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Grand Junction, Colorado.
Alan Stanley White (1925) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Stanley Eugene White (1906) and Marie Minerva Soderberg. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1944 at El Paso, Texas. Killed in action in the Pacific…
Stanley Eugene White (1906) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of George Orval White (1867) and Alice Bond Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Grand Junction, Colorado.
Lloyd Whistler White (1905) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of George Orval White (1867) and Alice Bond Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
Alvin Loyd White (1925) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Lloyd Whistler White (1867) and Leah Willow Fletcher. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1943 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
Wilbur Leo Hemmingar Vigar (1904) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of James Garfield Vigar (1882) and Annetta Roxanna Hemminger. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
James Garfield Vigar (1882) was born in Greeley, Colorado, the son of Lemuel Thomas Vigar (1852) and Elizabeth Gristock Whistler Spencer. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
Joseph Clowes (1901) was born in Sheffield, England, the son of Arthur Clowes (1861) and Edith Reynolds. Served in the Australian forces from 1939 to 1948.
Frederick Stephen Clowes (1915) was born in Marylebone, Londonthe son of Harold Robert Clowes (1885) and Gertrude Alice Maud Leggett. He saw active service in the 3rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery as a Gunner during World War II. He…
Henry Nelson Clowes (1911) was born in Derbyshire, England the son of Ernest William Clowes (1869) and Blanche Littleton. He saw active service in the 2nd Batallion Scots Guards in North West Europe during World War II, achieving the rank…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Alton Edward Close (1923) was born in New York, the son of Luther L Close (1898) and MaEdith J Garrison. He enlisted into the US Air Corps in 1941 at Albany, New York.
Benedict Jackson Close (1923) was born in Mayfield, New York, the son of Harold Jackson Close (1895) and Mabel Ellis Blowers. He enlisted into the US Army in 1943 at Utica, New York.
Harold Jackson Close (1895) was born in Mayfield, New York, the son of George Thompson Close (1858) and Lillian E Van Nostrand. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Johnstown, New York.
George Burton Close (1915) was born in Gloversville, New York, the son of Burton Gernell Close (1887) and Ann Margaret Addy. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Webster Groves, Missouri. He enlisted into the US…
Burton Gernell Close (1887) was born in Mayfield, New York, the son of George Thompson Close (1858) and Lillian E Van Nostrand. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Webster Groves, Missouri.
