Hello
I am Andy from the Netherlands .
I recently adopted 3 graves of soldiers from WW2
We caretakers of the graves at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial ( Margraten ) are the ones who will see to it that the men and women buried there will not be forgotten
I go there often with my wife and children to see that their graves are well being taken care for.
I now have Internet and i am trying to find out as much as possible about them but its very hard to find anything.
I would like to know everything about them so i can ex plane it to my children who s in that grave and what kind of men they were.
I am trying the find a face or story behind the grave of these brave men, but i run out of help
So i hope i am at the right address.
Its about :
Marshall D Breininger was born 31 DEC 1909 in Kutztown, Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., PA,
US ARMY ID : 33370932
313th Infantry Regiment , 79th Infantry Division
Killed in action, april 7, 1945, by a German sniper
I haven't got much about him
And then there is :
sergeant Joseph V Del Torto
id 32940850
615th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy
from poughkeepsie NY
who was born in 1925 en died on 16 feb 1945 in an airplane crash in Holland
I know a lot about his military life , but haven't been able to contact a relative
And then we have :
CPL Gustavo R. Ontiveroz
ID 38143301
U.S. Army, 55th Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division
From Bexar County, TX
who was born on 9 feb 1918 and died on 6 April 1945 in Europe
I recently made contact with his granddaughter Lisa and soon i will know much more about him, its great
If anyone knows something , please let me know, it would be great.
Andy
Hello Andy,
On this link,
I have to find this for you
Is information
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 38143301
NAME ONTIVEROZ#GUSTAVO#R#####
RESIDENCE: STATE 85 TEXAS
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 029 BEXAR
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 8554 FT SAM HOUSTON TEXAS
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 08
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 85 TEXAS
YEAR OF BIRTH 18
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 732 Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 1 Single, with dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 1294
FILM REEL NUMBER 6.60#
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 32940850
NAME DEL#TORTO#JOSEPH#V######
RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 027 DUTCHESS
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2390 UTICA NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 25
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 23 NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH 25
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 3 3 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 170 ENGINEERING AIDE (DESIGNATED FIELD) or SALES CLERK
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0587
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.251
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 33370932
NAME BREININGER#MARSHALL#D###
RESIDENCE: STATE #2 Undefined Code
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 011 Undefined Code
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 3201 ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 03
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 11
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 32 PENNSYLVANIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 10
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 681 Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0649
FILM REEL NUMBER 1.166
Véronique 
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Andy,
Here is also the address or I wrote to obtain the copies of " Individual Deceased personnel File " ( IDPFs) of my 10 soldiers , whom I adopted the tombes "cemetery colleville sur mer" . Written has the following address:
Departement of the Army
U.S Total Army Personnel Command
ATTN: TAPC-PAO, FOIA Room 7 N 50
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria - VA 22332-0400 USA
2 to 3 months are needed to hope to obtain an answer.
3 months later I received copy of "Individual Deceased Personnel File" concerning my soldiers.
Every file made 31 pages where I found where they had lived in US The address of their parents their military route , how and where they was killed..
And here is the model of my letter :
Dear Sir,
I would like to have some information about the a soldiers killed in action during WWII and buried in France
" At the normandy American Cemetery - St Laurent Colleville / Mer.
Name.........
Army Serial......
Unit......
Date of Death........
Place of Death.......
I belong to the association < Les Fleurs de la mémoire> (The flowers of memory)
I regularly visit their tombs and lay flowers on it , paying tribute to this soldiers fallen to liberate my country . I would be very thankful to you if I could get their " IDPF " and know more about his short life.
Here is my address: Mr Mme............
Sincerely yours .
Signature.
This service asks for fees
Véronique
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Veronique
Thank you very much , also for the letter , i will use that.
So it will take about 3 months, no problem.
thank you
Andy,
I am trying to help you to locate information about your adopted soldiers .
I have found all 3 are listed in the WWII Memorial Registry :
www.wwiimemorial.com
WWII Registry
search the registry
last name
first name
state
In this listing, it names the person who listed Breininger as David Kutz, nephew
And Del Torto as Joseph A. Del Torto,nephew . Ontiveroz does not list a person who
listed him .
The nephews are the sons of the solders' sister or brother.
So, they would be very closely related and would have much information if I can
contact them .
The informaton from Veronique is very good. She has much experience in this kind of search and has been very successful to find relatives of her adopted soldiers.
Let me know if you have found these relatives, if not, I will continue my search.
ColBill
Hi Andy, thank you for caring for the graves of our fallen.
Here`s what i have on S/Sgt J.V. Del Torto;
Crew Identification
The Crew of: 1st Lt E.A. Hansen
Unit: 615th Bomb Squadron
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Crew Members
Pilot 1st Lt E.A. Hansen KIA
Copilot Flt O J.S. Chuderswicz POW
Navigator 1st Lt M. Greenberg POW
Togglier S/Sgt J.L. Morrisen POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt J.V. Del Torto KIA
Engr / Top Turret T/Sgt R.A. Miller Evaded
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt W.T. Brunson KIA
Tail Gunner S/Sgt L.E. McKnight POW
Waist Gunner S/Sgt A.A. Karcher POW
_________________________________________________
Mission Number: 209
Date: Friday, 16 February 1945
Group Air Commander: Maj. C.A. Lewis
Crews Briefed: 37
Target: Gelsenkirchen
Target Details: Railroad marshalling yards
IY-A (860) Lt. Hanson M.I.A.
The aircraft piloted by Lt. Ernest A. Hansen, No. 42-97869 ("Maid to Order"/ "Hula Girl"), was hit in the right wing(by flak), which caught on fire. The crew bailed out over Holland, but three members of the crew, including the pilot, were killed. One crew member, Sgt. R. A. Miller, the Engineer, evaded capture, but the remaining crew members were POW's.
Larry
"I'm proud to be an American, Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died, Who gave that right to me."
God bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
Perhaps you can find a little more here:
http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php
First you have to enter his name and then his first name. For example: Del Torto Joseph V
Regards,
Frank
We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
