St. Angelo Hill, Chianzi Pass, Italy Taken just after 10 days with hardly any water (1/2 teacupful a day) on St. Angelo Hill. Babe is seated in front. "Mac" is on Babe's right. There is a picture in LIFE Magazine about this -- Chianzi Pass. Babe and these men received their 2nd Presidentia...
Ed Mertzlufft was a son, brother, nephew and cousin.
He was born and raised in St. Louis and was inducted
into the army at Jefferson Barracks in 1942.
By the time he went overseas in 1944, he was a Staff Sergeant and a Squad leader in K Company, 3rd Battalion, 30...
Birth: Jul. 2, 1919
Lake Tomahawk
Oneida County
Wisconsin, USA
Death: Apr. 4, 1944
Bucharest, Romania
RITES SATURDAY FOR SGT. EBERT OF LAKE TOMAHAWK
The body of T/Sgt. Mark J. Ebert, son of Mrs. Isabel J. Ebert of Lake Tomahawk, wi...
Youngest brother Larry made a new display in honor of Mike so everything was in the correct order according to our Armed Forces regulations of presentation.
This image includes Dan Victor Lindholm and my father John Ballard. My Dad developed a deep friendship with Dan while they were in Vietnam. My brother Dan is named in honor of Dan Lindholm.
Burial:
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Section K, Site 151
On May 12, 1975, Khmer Rouge gunboats captured the SS Mayaguez in the Gulf of Thailand approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Cambodia. The vessel was taken to Koh [island] Tang. Alerted to the capture, U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft began surveillance flights around the island. After...
On 27 March 1968, Captain Richard L. Whitteker and 2nd Lieutenant James L. Badley, both of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, departed Danang Air Base on a strike mission into North Vietnam. Jim Badley did not return from his 85th mission - their F-4D PHANTOM went down in North Vietnam. Althou...
Gave his life for our freedom
70 years ago today and you have not been forgotten.
Congressional Medal of Honor
Awarded Posthumously
FRANCIS C. FLAHERTY
Rank and organization: Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve.
Place and date: During the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941.
Born: 15 March 1919, Charlotte, Mich...
Mike was a great friend to my Son, Marc, a fellow CT. Mike, he said you were a great person, a competant CT and a shipmate with a great sense of humor. Marc will miss you very much around the "shop". I wish I had known you for as Marc said after we lost you, you made everybody around you a better...