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California

31 men from California died in service with the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division in the Second World War. The line beneath each name gives his home county, his unit and the date he died.

• SSGT Walter L Savage (Kozyra)San Francisco, California · Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 10, 1945
• PVT James D AbercrombieKern, California · Company A, 232nd Infantry Regiment · March 1, 1945
• PFC Charles W BradleyLos Angeles, California · Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 222nd Infantry Regiment · March 19, 1945
• SSGT Robert H CampbellLos Angeles, California · Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment · April 19, 1945
• SGT Robert L ChristmanSan Mateo, California · Company G, 232nd Infantry Regiment · January 5, 1945
• 2LT George B CollinsColusa, California · Company C, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 9, 1945
• PFC Donald F GageLos Angeles, California · Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment · April 9, 1945
• SSGT Floyd L GreeneLos Angeles, California · Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment · March 16, 1945
• PFC John D Fredericks IIISan Mateo, California · Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment · January 20, 1945
• PVT Charles T JensenSan Francisco, California · Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 6, 1945
• 1LT Fred E Markgraf JrLos Angeles, California · Company E, 242nd Infantry Regiment · April 3, 1945
• CPL Kenneth J Harrison Jr.Alameda, California · 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion · April 19, 1945
• PFC Robert J KempfVentura, California · Company E, 222nd Infantry Regiment · February 24, 1945
• PFC James A KennedySanta Clara, California · Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment · March 13, 1945
• CAPT Jack H KollerTulare, California · Cannon Company, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 9, 1945
• 1LT James M LongSanta Barbara, California · Company C, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 9, 1945
• PFC Jose N LuevanoSan Diego, California · Company K, 242nd Infantry Regiment · March 15, 1945
• PFC James D MaguireLos Angeles, California · Company G, 232nd Infantry Regiment · January 5, 1945
• CPL Jess R MartinezLos Angeles, California · Company B, 232nd Infantry Regiment · March 15, 1945
• PFC George W MichelLos Angeles, California · Company A, 222nd Infantry Regiment · March 17, 1945
• PFC Franklin W Van NestAlameda, California · Company L, 222nd Infantry Regiment · January 26, 1945
• PVT Richard W OyasRiverside, California · Company K, 222nd Infantry Regiment · March 6, 1945
• PFC Tony PerezSolano, California · Company C, 222nd Infantry Regiment · January 15, 1945
• 2LT Henry M RichardsRiverside, California · Company C, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 9, 1945
• PFC Richard L RiderLos Angeles, California · Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 222nd Infantry Regiment · February 19, 1945
• PVT Manuel SaenzSan Bernardino, California · Company A, 232nd Infantry Regiment · January 17, 1945
• PVT Bernhard W SchkadeLos Angeles, California · Company A, 232nd Infantry Regiment · January 19, 1945
• PFC Edmund C SheppardLos Angeles, California · Company K, 222nd Infantry Regiment · January 24, 1945
• PFC Ernest J Hill Sr.Contra Costa, California · Company B, 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion · March 19, 1945
• PFC John C VollmerLos Angeles, California · Company D, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 9, 1945
• 2LT Richard H WellsSonoma, California · Anti-Tank Company, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 9, 1945