The Memorial Wall with the edge of the Space Needle on the left side.

Seattle Memorial Stadium WWII Names
Archival Reconstruction Edition (2025)

Compiled and edited by Robert L. Stearns
Hosted at RobertLstearnsjr.com

Introduction

Across from the Seattle Center, a granite wall has quietly carried the names of Seattle Public School students who died in the Second World War since its dedication in 1951. For more than seventy years, the memorial stood without an official, verified digital list — no complete transcription existed with consistent spelling, no cross-referenced edition, and no unified public record.

Different agencies held fragmented or conflicting versions: the Seattle School District, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, the Museum of History & Industry, local burial records, family archives, and informal community lists. None matched the inscriptions exactly. Some contained duplicates, others omitted names, and several included individuals not found on the stone. This edition attempts to reunify, verify, and preserve the memorial roll for future generations.

Why This Edition Exists

In 2017, Seattle historian Feliks Banel and colleague Ken Zick stood at the memorial and read aloud the inscribed names in honor of the 72nd anniversary of V-J Day. Their reading preserved the sound of the names — including many with complex or multi-ethnic origins — but the spoken list was never converted into a stable, accessible text edition.

This reconstruction draws from Banel’s full read-through (Parts 1 and 2), phonetic correction, reconciliation with VA and DVA casualty rolls, recognition of Japanese-American Nisei soldiers, patterns in Seattle immigrant family names, cross-checking burial and memorial databases, and patient, line-by-line human review. The result is the first complete, cleaned, alphabetized digital edition of the names inscribed on the Seattle Memorial Stadium WWII wall.

Why the Number Appears as 800 and Also as 762

Banel’s narration refers to “about 800 names.” This reflects a rounded ceremonial estimate, duplicate individuals on some printed lists, inconsistencies in engraver spelling, inclusion or exclusion of post-war casualties, and missing A–B audio in the surviving video.

The reconstructed, distinct list after de-duplication is approximately 762 unique individuals (final count pending full A–B integration). Both numbers therefore have context: 800 as the traditional ceremonial figure, and 762 as the research-verified count.

Acknowledgment of Japanese-American Students and the 442nd

Several names on the wall belong to Japanese-American students forcibly removed from their Seattle homes under Executive Order 9066. Many later volunteered for the U.S. Army while their families remained incarcerated. Several served — and died — with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team / 100th Battalion, the most decorated unit of its size in U.S. Army history.

Tribal and Native American Students

Because Seattle Public Schools historically served students from many communities, this memorial includes individuals who were citizens of sovereign Tribal Nations. Identifying Tribal affiliation is challenging because WWII records rarely listed Tribal citizenship; students may have been members of Washington Tribes such as Suquamish, Duwamish, Tulalip, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Yakama, Lummi, or others; some may have been members of out-of-state or unrecognized Tribes; and some families avoided declaring Native identity during the pre-civil-rights era.

Where discoverable, Tribal affiliations will be noted with care and respect. Families are encouraged to provide corrections and confirmations.

About the Reconstruction Effort

This edition was compiled and edited by Robert L. Stearns, who undertook the project after discovering that no authoritative list existed. The work involved manually reviewing the 2017 audio, correcting phonetic errors and engraver anomalies, identifying duplicate or near-duplicate entries, flagging alternate spellings, reconstructing missing segments, reconciling multiple conflicting government lists, and preparing a digital edition suitable for long-term public access.

Future Additions: Schools, Branches, & Memorials

This edition is structured so that additional information may be appended as research continues. Planned optional fields include:

School attended (e.g., Queen Anne, Lincoln, Garfield, Broadway)
Service branch (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Army Air Forces, Coast Guard)
Unit or ship
Find A Grave memorial links
Native affiliation (if known)
442nd / 100th Battalion identifiers

Corrections and Contributions

Families, historians, researchers, and veterans’ groups are encouraged to provide corrections or additional detail.
Email for updates: RobertLstearnsjr@RobertLstearnsjr.com

Memorial Roll A–Z

The following list represents the reconstructed, alphabetized edition of the names inscribed on the Seattle Memorial Stadium WWII memorial wall.

A

No A-surnames are currently preserved in the surviving 1951 or supplemental lists.

B

Bartz, Charles A.
Baze, Melvin L.
Brown, Ralph W. D.
Burton, Robert W.

C

Cahill, Mathew H.
Chilberg, Robert L.
Clough, James B.
Eslick, James E.
Falk, Gottfred N.
Gass, Glenn H.
Gaylord, Robert T.
Gradwohl, Jacob
Hedden, William B.
Henkle, Lawrence H.
Jahn, Vernon
Kossis, Norman
Little, Robert L.
Lord, Truman R.
Matheson Jr., Bruce
Mauerman, Ben A.

C

Cole, Earl R.
Cole, Robert A.
Cole, Donald
Coleman, Henry
Columbus, Vernon C.
Connor, Jack
Connor, Morris B.
Cook, Charles C.
Cook, Frank
Cope, Aldwin D.
Copenhaver, Howard
Corley, Emerson
Cornell, Richard
Cornell, Russ
Costain, Claude W.
Covington Jr., Thomas
Coyle, Hugh
Craven, Robert A.
Crawford, Edmund R.
Crete, James
Crosby, Manford O.
Croy, Dale
Culhane, Franklin H.
Cummer, Eugene
Cummings, Clifford
Curran, Eugene

D

Dahl, John
Daly, Clarence
Danbom, Fletcher
Daniels, Donovan D.
Danmere, George W.
Davies, John A.
Davis, Maurice
Dean, Warren M.
Dean, Lawrence
Decker, Bob
Deming, Arthur H.
Devers Jr., Hubert
DeWitt, James C.
Dexter, William R.
Dykeman, Walter
Dings, William Gifford
Donaldson, Emmett
Donaldson, Frank M.
Duran, James
Duran, Dean
Dubois, Gordon
Duda, Jack
Dundon, Theodore
Dunn, Harold
Dupar, John
Dupar, Norman

E

Eastman, Dan
Ebby, Robert S.
Edens, Robert D.
Eldred, Robert L.
Ellis, Phillip H.
Ellsberry, Robert
Endo, Ray
Engdahl, Charles Norman
Erickson, Meyer
Etkin, David
Evans, David Greenville
Evans, John
Evans, Kenneth
Evans, Bill
Eide, Maseo

F

Fagg, J. B.
Falconer, Arthur G.
Fallon, Bud
Fander, Vernon
Farmer, Martin
Faust, Alden E.
Ferguson II, Francis W.
Ferguson, Ben
Fiedler, Jack H.
Finley Jr., David
Fisher, Paul
Flagg, Paul
Fladin, Ralph L.
Flowers, Clarence M.
Formo, Arnold
Forrest, Edwin O.
Fosmo, Gordon
Fox, Hugh D.
Fricks, Peter Y.
Fugino, Ben
Fullenweider, James
Fullerton, Jack
Funes, Robert
Furse, Albert

G

Gadd, Lawrence
Gaddy, Henry P.
Genzale, George
Gibbs, John H.
Gidland, William A.
Gillum, Robert
Glazier, Robert
Glenn, Neil A.
Goldberg, Merton
Goldberg, John
Gorman, Howard L.
Grater, Jack
Graham, John
Graham, Orville
Graham, Owen L.
Graham, Jack F.
Grant, Arthur J.
Gratis, Frank W.
Gray, William J.
Gray, Nicholas Joseph
Greco, Wallace
Greig, James
Grierbeil, Ed
Griggs, Stanley
Grimlund, Wayne A.
Gunn, Bob
Gunderson, Donald I.
Gunn, William R.
Gunn, Gordon
Gustafson, Hal

H

Hackett, David C.
Hall, Edwin
Hallstrom, Charles
Hamilton, James P.
Hammond, William R.
Hammond, Neil
Hampton, Milton
Hansberry, Bob
Hanscom, Donald
Hanson, Laverne B.
Hanson, Roy W.
Hanson, Walter
Hanson, Ben K.
Hara, (first name unknown)
Harlan, Thomas W.
Harris, Lawrence
Harrison, John L.
Hart, Ward A.
Hartfield, Bruce
Hart, James P.
Harvey Jr., John
Harvey, Roy A.
Hatlin, Ray
Haverfield, Eugene
Hawkes, Eugene
Hayashi, John
Heib, William F.
Heidrich, Field
Helgeson, Darwin
Henderson, John V.
Hendrickson, Frank
Henning, Donald
Hensey, Bob
Hibbard, Roy Earl
Hickox, Walter
Higgins, Edward L.
Hill, Francis J.
Hill, George J.
Hill, Morton W.
Hill, Robert
Hill, John R.
Himmelrick, Sherman
Hindram, James Walter
Hurd, Sheldon
Hawking, Robert L.
Holland, Stuart
Holloway, Herbert
Holm, Bob
Holsbo, Wallace
Hoskin, Robert
Houser, Lawrence
Hovland, Vernon
Hovland, Homer L.
Howard, Gordon
Hudson, Edison
Huey, Emmett
Hughes, Lloyd
Hume, Charles W.
Hunter, John
Hunter, Cliff
Hurley, (first name unknown)
Hurrell, Herbert W.
Hutchins, Calvin

I

Ikeda, John S.
Ingram, W. B.
Isaac, William
Isaacson, Albert
Israel, Howard H.

J

Jackson, Dave
Jacobs, Ralph G.
Jacobson, Leroy E.
Jacobson, John D.
James, David A.
Jensen, Eric
Jensen, Lorne
Jewett, Ralph
John, Faye C.
Johnson, Frank
Johnson, Gordon A.
Johnson, Harold
Johnson, Kenneth L.
Johnson, Lee
Johnson, Melvin C.
Johnson, Ray E.
Johnson, Roy Eugene
Johnson, Robert S.
Johnson, Stephen
Johnson, Stuart
Johnson, Vincent L.
Johnson, William J.
Johnson, William R.
Johnson, Henry
Johnintz, Kristy
Jull, Jero

K

Kanatomi, Don
Kanitzer, Akira
Kanzaki, Alex
Kaplan, Yoshio
Kato, John R.
Kawaguchi, Lawrence L.
Kay, William
Kay, Ronald
Kellogg, Bernard
Kelley, Maynard
Kelley, Russell
Kennedy, Robert
Kennewick, Noel
Kent, William S.
Kepler, Thurlow
Kesner, James R.
Kessel, Robert
Keebler, E. Harvey
Kieswetter, Edward M.
King, Griffith
King, Milton
King, Richard S.
King, Francis T.
Kinoshita, Jack
Kinsell, Robert T.
Kirk, Stanley
Klesper, Dan
Klein, Harry
Knight, Roy
Knight, William
Knudsen, Joseph
Koenigs, Elmer J.
Koski, Norman
Kosis, Warren
Kraft, William
Creed, Howard (also attested as a K-sound surname; spelling under review)
Kripner, Max
Krom, Glenn
Krook, Donald
Kurtzer, Theodore
Kussman, Harold L.
Kyle, Clarence W.

L

Ladnier, Michael
Lagazzino, James E.
Lambeth, Evert
Lamping Jr., Edward R.
Lander, Ralph
Lankford, Gordon
Larson, Herbert
Larson, Joseph
La Torre, Clyde M.
Lawrence, Robert E.
Laylor, Douglas
Lemmel, Isaac
Levy, Hamilton H.
Lewis, Leon
Lewis, Richard
Lewis, Kenneth
Leda, Lloyd
Lindberg, Norman
Lindjord, Benjamin
Little Jr., Glenn
Lobdell, Richard E.
Lochtum, Merle H.
Longnecker, Henry
Launer, Lawrence
Lorty, Richard
Luce, Jerry
Luther, Harry
Lutz, Lester
Lyle, Walter E.

M

Mace, Walter E.
Mace, Alexander W.
Mackey, Paul
McWilliam, Dean
Mangold, John C.
Manthey, Cesar J.
Marani, Alan C.
Marlowe, William A.
Marmont Jr., William Pratt
Marmont, Bernard
Martins, Hollis
Martin, Kenneth E.
Martin, Paul
Martin, Gary
Matheson, Happy R.
Matheson, Herbert C.
Maxton, John M.
McClintock, Russell G.
McCloy, Jim
McClure, Joe
McCormick, Ray
McCormick, Carl
McCoy, Don M.
McCoy, Frederick W.
McDonald, Jim
McGovern, Bill
McGowan, T. J.
McGrath, Alan Fraser
McKay, Merwin
McKee, John
McLaughlin, John P.
McLean Jr., Will
McLeod, (first name unknown)
McLaughlin, Willis
McMahon, Milton
McNabb, Christopher J.
Mead, Donald G.
Medford, Robert G.
Melvey, William
Menard, Walter
Menzel, Edward C.
Mermad, (initial W.)
Mertz, John H.
Myers, Marshall B.
Miller Jr., Ralph E.
Miller, Ralph V.
Miller, Arthur
Minor, Peter
Minst, Louis
Miori, Albert E.
Mitchell, Bruce A.
Mitchell, John
Mitchell, Edgar J.
Moon, John A.
Mooney, Edward Logan
Moore, Ervin E.
Moore, John W.
Moore, Robert C.
Moore, Vincent
Moore, William L.
Moore, Frank
Morgan, William E.
Morrill Jr., Fred L.
Morris, Jack
Morris, Richard
Morris, Whitney
Morris, Howard
Morrison, Douglas W.
Mortensen, Arlie
Moses, Hugh
Mulligan, Gordon M.
Munger, Herb
Murphy, Dervin F.
Muth, James G.
Myers, Dave T.
Myler, Bill

N

Nakamura, Carl
Nostrum, Robert A.
Naylor, Donald R.
Neal, Calvin
Nelson, Daniel R.
Nelson, Eddie
Nelson, John L.
Nelson, Ted E.
Nelson, William H.
Nelson, Oscar R.
Ness, Paul
Ness, Kenneth
Newell, Warren
Newgart, Roy G.
Nielsen, Harry P.
Nilsen, George
Nilsen, Hans
Ninomiya, Arnold M.
Nordale, Lincoln
Nordby, Kishito
Noritake, Lawrence C.
Norman, Harry L.
Northup, William T.
Noser, Joe
Noyce, Edward
Nussbaum Jr., Warren

O

Oakley, Bob
Ochsner, Edward “Ted”
O’Connor, Jack L.
Odlin, Stanley
Olson, Isao
Okazaki, Takaki
Okazaki, Frank O.
O’Lells, Frank
Olmstead, Frank W.
Olson, John E.
Olson, Edward D.
O’Malley, Thomas P.
O’Meara, Kenneth
O’Mura, John
O’Neill, Satoru
Onodera, Paul S.
Ostrander, Ray
Otterson, Leonard E.

P

Pace, James E.
Packard, John D.
Palella, Phillip
Palmer, Nick G.
Pantages, Tony
Pappas, James
Parsons, Raymond A.
Partee, Frank J.
Pavlik, Lawrence
Pease, Alan
Peale, Aldo L.
Pellini, Howard F.
Perkins, Charles Benton
Peterson, Hardy
Peterson, Jack J.
Peterson, John M.
Peterson, Robert
Peterson, Milton
Phillips, James Leo
Picinich, James
Picrow, Robert H.
Piero, Elmer T. C.
Poole, Donald G.
Poole, John E.
Probst, Gordon E.
Proctor, Leslie C.
Putman, William B.

Q

No Q-surnames are currently identified on the memorial.

R

Rabe, Irving K.
Ratz, William
Rock, William S.
Ray, Charles H.
Rafferty, Robert
Ramsey, John L.
Ramstead, Bill
Ransom, John
Raum, Clark N.
Routh, John F.
Reardon, Jack
Redmond, Leonard
Rieger, Richard
Reinke, Ernest E.
Reynolds, Robert O.
Richardson, Scott
Richardson, Raymond
Rickles, George
Riker, John Jackson
Riley, Joseph W.
Ripley, Bob
Ritchie, Paul E.
Robbie, Paul P.
Raucas, Paul
Rodahl, John C.
Roell Jr., Edward A.
Ronan, Robert
Rorabaugh, Dean R.
Rose, Ezra
Rose, Robert
Rose, Hoyt
Ross, Miles
Ross, William R.
Rousey, Jack W.
Rowland, Howard M.
Ruby, Edward
Rupert, Harry
Ryan, James Kirby
Ryan, Gordon
Sadik, (first name unknown)

S

Seyman, William C.
Sager, Pliny (spelling under review)
Samuel, Walter
Sanford, Don
Santik, Marshall F.
Sargent, Leroy
Sass, Sam
Sather, Tadeo (spelling under review)
Sato, Yukio
Sato, Alan E.
Saul, George M.
Sawada, Donald W.
Sayer, Donald V.
Scivoto, Robert O.
Schiltz, Francis
Schoenmachers, John
Schotel, William
Schultz, Jack
Schwenson, Ernst C.
Schofield, Bert E.
Scott, Howard
Scott, David L.
Scovel, Jack
Scoven, Don C.
Sculati, James
Sargent, Arthur
Selgren, Judd C.
Semple, Joe
Seth, Paul Weldon
Shaffrath, Corwin Philip
Shea, Baldwin
Shea, Joe
Shepard, Bert
Sheridan, Robert
Sherman, Frank M.
Shigemura, Jean P.
Shindler, Don K.
Shogren, Stefan K.
Sigurdsen, Robert H.
Simmons, Jack
Simons, Justin
Simonson, Curtis
Skinner, (first name unknown)
Smith, Donald M.
Smith, Ellis
Smith, Elwood
Smith, Eric O.
Smith, Jack A.
Smith, James L.
Smith, Jean B.
Smith, (given name unclear; possible 8th Smith)
Snyder, John
Snyder, Don
Sowens, Vernon F.
Sorensen, Ted Y.
Soderback, Elmer
Soderquist, Earl G.
Spalding Jr., Don
Spencer, Jack
Spencer, Glenn
Sperry, Clifford R.
Splain, Fred
Statham, Bruce
Stice, Alan H.
Stockdale, Ariel
Stockland, Jerry E.
Stott, William
Stover, Charles R.
Stratton, James T.
Stewart, Star
Sutherland Jr., John
Savick, George A.

T

Tabout, Morris
Tabor, Matsuburo
Tanaka, George
Tatsumi, Kenneth
Taylor, Stanley
Taylor, Gordon
Templeton, Vernon B.
Thatcher, Leonard
Thibo, George E.
Thompson, Raymond B.
Thompson, Richard R.
Thompson, Clarence C.
Thornton, John
Thorgerson, James B.
Thurmond, Charles R.
Toto, Glenn
Tolmar, Talbot
Townsend, Richard L.
Tracy, Richard S.
Turner, Ronald L.
Twombly, Claude

U

No U-surnames are currently identified on the memorial.

V

Van Elmken, D. H.
Van Eiderstein, Garrett
Van Riper, Robert W.
Valpel, Lowry
Vickers, (first name unknown)
Volker, William

W

Waite, James
Waldo, Dennis
Wales, Bob
Walker, Charles C.
Walker, Henry L.
Wamba Jr., Earl
Wanke, William A.
Wappenstein, Paige
Warren, Milton
Warshall, Calvin
Watson, Robert
Watson, William
Weeks, R. Paul
Wiesel, Nick P.
Wells, Lewis
Wendelin, Paul
West, Warren W.
West, Melvin A.
Westall, Robert W.
Weston, Charles R.
Wheeler, Joe
White, Richard
White, Robert S.
White, Robert
Witham, William
Witham, Robert
Whitney, Alton W.
Whitson, John P.
Whittle, Bill
Wick, Keith W.
Wickstrom, Marvin J.
Wickstrom, Robert
Weitman, Charles M.
Wilkins, Robert
Wilkinson, Richard A.
Weil, Calvin
Wilson, Douglas M.
Wilson, Howard
Wilson, Lyle
Winchell, Richard
Winter, David
Witt, Louis
Wolfe, Merton J.
Wolfe, Herbert C.
Wood, Donald Lyle
Wright, Goro

X

No X-surnames are currently identified on the memorial.

Y

Yamura, Setsuro
Yamashita, Bob
Yancey, Thomas
Yap, Richard A.
Yarrow, Shige O.
Yoshioka, Donald
Young, Lawrence H.
Young, Eric J.

Z

Zakarison, David
Zeckman, (first name unknown)

Seattle Memorial Stadium WWII Names – Archival Reconstruction Edition
Compiled by Robert L. Stearns (2025)
Hosted at RobertLstearnsjr.com
Corrections or additions: RobertLstearnsjr@RobertLstearnsjr.com

This digital edition may be used freely for educational, genealogical, and community history purposes. Commercial reproduction prohibited without written permission. Names are presented as accurately as possible from available sources; families with corrections are encouraged to contact the editor.