44th MILITARY POLICE 44th MILITARY POLICE
"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything" - Wyatt Earp
The following photographs were provided by Msg. Lou Sliazis, USAR (ret). Information on the photos is limited. If anyone sees anybody that they recognize please Email me with the information.
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Thanks to two veterans of the 44th MP's, John S. Layner & John Hornke, I am finally able to put many names to these faces.
(information added 03/27/02)
Washington - 1943
Back row (L-R) Bill Corbin, Frank Geib, Bill Unsworth, Chuck Jacobs, Bucky Boydlen, Bob Kahsar, Frank Galovic, Mike Dewald, Jim Hawley, ???, Melvin Nadel, ???, Lt. Brake, ???, ???, Sherman Norris, Sanford Keppler, ??? Stan Muzyka, Jim Roberts, ???, ???, ???, Van Luten, Nolan Orgeron. - Bottom Row (L-R) ???, Bill Kovelski, ???, Art Manke, 1st Sgt. Rocco Mazza, Rizzo, John Kuhn, John Elmore, ???, Rosser, Sgt. Frank Purcell, Sgt. Paul Dugan.
S/Sgt. Rocco Mazza
Pfc. George Smith
S/Sgt. Rocco Mazza 2nd from left.
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EUROPE
(left photo) Cal Fontana
Pfc William Ruhse fires a jeep mounted .30 caliber light machinegun with Pfc Charles W. Scott as assistant gunner. All of these men are combat MP's of the 44th Infantry Division preparing for future action in Germany. (photo by T/5 Louis Weintraub)
Photo from the book "Combat Medic Memoirs" by Richard L. Sanner - 119th Medic attached to the 71st Infantry Regiment. (displayed with permisssion of his wife, Rich passed away in 1999)
