Roy W. Brookshire was my oldest sibling. He died January 31, 1945( KIA ) one day before his 19th birthday. He was an army infantry soldier in Germany during WWII referred to as a replacement soldier, because he was sent to the front line to replace the ones dead or with severe frost bite. He ...
2nd-Lt William D. Disney, my fathers brother was listed as MIA in 1944 when his B-24 Liberator bomber was listed as missing. A few months later a caribou hunter found the wreckage in the wreckage were the dog tags confirming his identity.
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...
Please see Keith's website for his tribute, which includes the video "Combat Medic Spirit of Courage; renaming of the Ft. Sam Houston Library to the KEITH A CAMPBELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY; powerpoint presentation of my trip to Vietnam to exact site where Keith knowingly and willingly gave his life to ...
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...
Honor the fallen, honor their memory. Loss is hard but keep the memory alive in our hearts and minds.
Jae Sik Moon was the staff sergeant in the Army who was born in South Korea but grew up in America. He made friends, did lots of activities, go to school and even graduate in America. He was a loving son, family, brother and friend. He had a great life in America, until he graduated from high...
He Died For His Country
James Orvel Adams, son of James A. and Mona (Waldo) Adams, was born in Anthon on September 2, 1910. He enlisted in the United States army in February 1940 and spent the next 10 years in service during which he saw action in the Pacific theater during WWII. He served two years in the army of occup...
Picture taken of Evan inside his ride. Iraq 2005
This is my mother's, father. I never got to meet him. Thank you grandfather for servicing our county
Obituary reprinted from Neil's memorial service at Burr Oak Lutheran Church on November 12, 1944: Born Nov. 18, 1922 of Mr. and Mrs. Benny Gilbertson. Baptized Dec. 24, 1922 in Burr Oak Lutheran Church. Confirmed in the Lutheran Faith Nov. 15, 1936. He attended Lost Nations Public School, Dist...
Lonnie was the youngest child, he was the one that got away with everything, my dad spoiled him as much as his mother did. He loved fishing, he would spend all night at the Kanawha falls with his legs dangling over the concrete side of the wall just waiting for that one big fish he just knew was...
My brother was the strongest person i know. His strength had to be passed along to me and my family when he died. He left behind a four month old baby girl, a wife, my parents, and myself. Parents aren't supposed to hold their child's hand while they die and an 19 year old shouldn't have to eithe...
When Johnny Didn't Come Marching Home
The Life and Death of John Morris Chase
By Ken Kingsley
I was not quite two years old on June 6, 1944, when U.S. Navy Signalman 3rd Class John M. Chase landed on Omaha Beach. He was 20 years old, and a long way from his Kansas home ...