Seaman 1-C Howard R. Patrie - USN - We Remember

 

Howard R. Patrie was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Matilda Drougue) Patrie of 179 Hale Street in Lowell. His father was a veteran of the Great War. He was a communicant of St. Peter's parish on Gorham Street. He was the youngest of nine children and had attended the Linoln and Butler schools.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age seventeen. Last his parents heard he aboard an aircraft carrier. He was killed during the invasion of Iwo Jima on March 19, 1945. He was buried at sea. He was only 19 years old.

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He is the only Lowell service member killed on Iwo Jima that was not a U.S. Marine. Please remember young Seaman Howard Patrie and his sacrifice.

Pfc. Theodore Francis Maguire - We Remember

Pfc Theodore F. Maguire was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip (Alice Reidy) of 31 Prospect Street in Lowell. He was a graduate of St. Peter's School and Lowell High School. He was a Lowell Sun paper boy. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. May 27, 1943. His nickname was Teddy.

He was killed in action on Iwo Jima on March 1, 1945. Besides his parents, he left behind four brothers (three serving our country in Germany, The Philippines and England) and three sisters. He was 21 years old.

A pro-burial service was held for him on April 7, 1945 at St. Peter's Church on Gorham Street. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

Please remember young Teddy who never came home.

Pvt Raymond F. Hamilton - We Remember

 

Raymond Hamilton was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Eva Demonceau) Hamilton of Dracut.  He was killed in action during the fight for control of Iwo Jima on March 1, 1945. During World War II when Marines were wounded they were brought to a ship to be treated. If they died of their wounds they would sometimes be buried at sea.  So Pvt Hamilton was buried at sea with full military honors and is remembered on the Court of the Missing in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sadly, he was the second son to die in World War II. His brother Rudolph died in France, November 8, 1944 and is buried at Epinal America Cemetery in France.

Raymond was a graduate of Dracut High School and worked at the Merrimack Woolen Mills before enlisting. He was engaged to Miss Rita Soucier of Bridgeport, CT formerly of Lowell. He was only 19 years old.

He was also survived by three brothers; Louis in the U.S. Navy, PFC Ernest in Germany, young brother Robert and two sisters Mrs. Eva Goyette and Mrs. Lillian Tetreault.

He is one of over 3,000 Marines buried at sea during World War II. Please remember Pvt Raymond Hamilton and his brother Rudolph who never came home.

Corp. Edward Espinola - We Remember

Corp. Edward Espinola was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Manual (Olga Bettencourt) Espinola. He was born on September 14, 1920. He was a graduate of Butler Junior High School and Lowell High School. He married Delia Barros on September 13, 1942 at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell. He enlisted the same month in the United States Marine Corps. He had been an employee at the A & P Corrugated Box Company.

 

 He died during the fight for Iwo Jima on March 3, 1945. He left behind his wife and his parents. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Please remember Corp. Edward Espinola and the supreme sacrifice his family gave for us.

Corp. Edmond J. Dziegiel - We Remember

Corp. Edmond J. Dziegiel was born February 25, 1924 in Lowell to Mr. & Mrs. Karol (Eva Mare) Dziegiel. His father was born in Krosmo Poland and was a veteran of the first world war.

Edmond attended the St. Stanislaus School and graduated from Lowell High School class of 1942 where he was a football player. He grew up on 6 Roosevelt Place in Centralville.

He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp November 11, 1942. He was killed in action on Iwo Jima March 4, 1945. He was 21 years and 7 days old. The only child of the Dziegiels.

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He was the first Polish American from Lowell to be returned for burial after the war. His funeral mass was at Holy Trinity and he is buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery on Boston Road in Lowell.

We must remember Corporal Dziegiel and his supreme sacrifice for our freedom. His parents are gone, he is gone and he has no siblings, nieces or nephews. He gave it all.