First Lieutenant Babcock received the Purple Heart for his service.
Staff SGT. Justin L. Vasquez, Thank You, for serving our grateful Nation! We are Free because of the Brave! I was looking up my Son, PVT. Justin C. Vasquez, United States Army- Airborne, and I came across your story. My prayers are with your family. May God bless them with His Love & Peace...In...
USS Arizona Whale Boat Team
Standing left to right:
Lawrence J. Griffin, Herbert A. Dreesbach, Marvin A. Hughes, John McRay Baker, Eugene Brickley, Gordon E. Shive, and Burnis L. Bond.
Kneeling left to right:
Francis J. Pedrotti, Robert C. Erskine, Robert W. Dunnam, Donald E...
Military Services for PFC Thomas Harris (Obituary as written in THE SPENCER ADVOCATE; SPENCER, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948) Funeral services were held for Pvt. Thomas L. (Leroy) Harris on Friday, September 3rd (1948) at the Community Hall at 2 o’clock p.m. The body arrived Wednesd...
He was an outstanding Airmen, outstanding son and friend of his community
Hero Stars Honors Our American Hero
Tech.Sgt Adam Ginett US Air Force
Hometown: Knightdale, North Carolina
Adam Ginett was a 1999 East Wake High School graduate. Though he had p...
you are not forgotten loved one nor will you ever be, as long as life and memory last I will remember thee..
Tribute to Captain Charles F. Pratte, Jr. World War II Pilot of the US 7th AAF Pilot of the B-24 Liberator: the Belle of Texas Missing in Action January 22, 1945 This is a tribute to Captain Charles F. Pratte, Jr., a well-respected pilot of the 7th Army Air Force, 42nd Squadron, 11th Bomb...
My beloved son SSG Christopher Michael Hake. He was. KIA in Baghdad, Iraq on March 24, 2008. He left behind a wife, and baby boy who love him so, so much. He was the best son another could ask for. He always made people laugh. I miss you so much son and your smile and beautiful blue eyes. Writte...
The Vietnam War would continue for seven more years after Shelby County, Texas lost her ninth and final son. Private First Class Mac Curtis Buckley of Center, Texas was killed in action by an explosive device in the Gia Dinh Province of South Vietnam on July 5th, 1968. Mac Curtis was drafted in t...
Happy Birthday Grandpa!!! Even though you barely got to know your only daughter (1 year old) and never had the opportunity to live a full life and enjoy your grandchildren and now great grandchildren, I want you to know that you will live in our hearts forever. Although the void that was created ...
PFC Herbert Dreesbach was listed as Killed in Action on December 7, 1941 after the ship he was serving on, the USS Arizona, was hit by Japanese bombers at Pearl Harbor.
Major Blakey was commanding officer of the 305th Airdrome Squadron near Aitape, New Guinea, when he was last seen driving a jeep on June 10, 1944, near the unit's POW stockade. When he failed to return to his quarters the following day, the squadron reported him missing and launched a massive sea...