Justin was a loving,caring and compassionate man who enjoyed golf, boating and jet skiiing in the Gulf of Mexico, time with his friends and most of all, time with his family and fiancee, Stephanie. He is so missed but he will forever be honored.
Phillip was killed with his Sgt David Hart and his best friend Ivan Merlo. He was doing what he wanted to do he was always a adrinaline nut loved the excitment in life. Everyone was his friend. That was very evident when the day of his funeral there were 2000 people in the high school gym. Someth...
I will always remember how you find the humor any crappy situation. You always brought something special to the company. I will never forget you.
LT(jg)Robert Scott Evarts veteran of Guadacanal and other Pacific battles, was awarde the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart. Always the "hard luck" of Torpedo Eight Squadron, was shot down by AA fire during the air battle over Saipan on 20 June 1944. He ad his TBF-1C Avenger...
Fred was born on January 19, 1922. His siblings included Frank, Mildred, Joanne, and my father, Paul. Fred was 5 years older than my father, but the two were very close. However, no one remains of that generation in my family, so much of the story is lost. I have a scrapbook with the title "Fred ...
Until we finally meet... Daddy, I love you!
Staff Sergeant Evans was killed in action on Texel Island, The Netherlands. He served as the ball turret gunner on his B-17. During the raid of Bremen Port, which held the Bremen-Oslebshausen station. His aircraft was shot down where he likely died on impact. Aircraft: B-17 # 42-3249. He is rep...
Your not forgotten. Your greatest gift to us all shall never be forgotten. As time passes some families drift apart or cease to exist. Being the son of your cousin David, I will continue to pass on your memory and your sacrifice for our country to my son and his sons.
Thank you ...
Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77507:
Pond, Rex L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Utah
Weid, Claude H ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Hill, Herbert H ~ Tech/3, Medical Team, Iowa
Vermillion, Edward V, Jr ~ Sgt, Medical Team, Virginia
41 Passengers who perished on C-46D #44-7750...
My dad always told the story of how David (the paper boy) would, before my parents were married, ask him, "What do you want me to tell my good looking sister today?" He said David helped get him and my mom together.
Otto was the oldest of 8 children in our family. Outdoorsman, athlete. He excelled at football, baseball, basketball, sharpshooting and tennis. We all miss him and his stern looks. Funny story, that could have been tragic. After school one day we decided to make a bat cave in the attic. Bat...
Joel was a 6'5" gentle giant of a man. He had a wonderful smile that would light up a room. He would make friends with strangers in five minutes and have them smiling and laughing with him. He was a competitive "adrenaline junkie" who loved to skydive, tinker with computers, play chess and ice ho...
Go to this link and read his story:
http://www.oocities.org/heartland/acres/4783/hero.html
