Died in a tragic plane crash of the Katy-did #41-35142 on April 9, 1944 nine miles southwest of Hartselle, Alabama. Eight Hunter Air Field crew members and passengers died in this crash. Base Commander, Col. Lucius Bass Manning; Pilot, Capt. Howard Lawrence Hardy; Co-pilot, Arthur Joseph Gratis; ...
A Hero Star was presented to the Gold Star Family to Honor & Remember AMERICAN HERO U.S. Capt. Navy Gerald F. DeConto, Sandwich, MA - As director of the current operations and plans branch of the Navy Command Center, CAPT Gerald F. DeConto, 44, was organizing the Navy’s response to the World Trad...
Medal of Honor Award: Birken, Germany, April 3, 1945 - Private Wetzel, an acting squad leader with the Anti-tank Company of the 13th infantry, was guarding his platoon's command post in a house at Birken, Germany, during the early morning hours of April 3, 1945, when he detected strong enemy forc...
Gold Star Hero Registry for Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan
KIA Ramadi, Iraq 03-04-05
As a mother of a fallen soldier, my favorite words are "Tell me about your son." Stephen was a 6'1" red-haired Irish rugby player"”who also got down on one knee to give Beanie Babies to Iraqi children....
You are loved & missed
Scott, I will never forget the first time I met you. I will never forget the last time I saw you. I will never be at peace with you being gone. You are SO missed. There is not a day that goes by that we don't think of you. You will NEVER be forgotten!!! We love you and miss you SO SO very m...
There is a huge hole left in my life and in all the lives of those who loved you. God must have something very important for you to do in the Universe take you home so soon. Love, Aunt Cheryl
God bless you. Rest in peace
Captain William Robert Winters
9th Air Force, 50th Fighter Group, 81st Fighter Squadron
KIA 25 November 1944 near Postroff, France
Dad was born 2 Jul 1917 in Delavan, WI, to Will and Grace Winters. He lost his father in an automobile crash when he was only 8. Along with his s...
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...
A letter to My Husband -
MilkDud,
Of the hundreds of letters I've written you, this will easily be the most difficult. Where do I find the words to express what I'm thinking and feeling? I know that right about now you would tell me, "Don't worry about finding the right ...
Thinking of Jon and his family on this 2 year anniversary.
SGT Preston Dennis is also a Purple Heart recipient Heroism is endurance for one moment more! I love you little brother and we miss you everyday.
Joey - my first born who was serving his third volunteer tour in this awful war against terror. The first message we want everyone to know is Joey was there because he felt God called him to serve his country. He could have avoided this tour, but told his chaplain he felt like God was telling h...
We were recruited together in Subic Bay, P.I. Left Clark Air Base on December 5, 1980 for boot camp in San Diego. He wanted to be a Doctor but he joined right after finishing his pre-med studies. We attended Hospital Corpsman School at Balboa Naval Hospital then to Camp Pendleton, California for ...