Captain Eugene Gustafson was Killed in Action on October 28, 1944 in France, he was 24 years old… Eugene Royal Gustafson was the oldest son of Bror & Annie Gustafson and was born on March 15, 1920 in Clatskanie, Oregon, he had one brother and four sisters. He graduated from Clatskanie High Scho...
A father and son always has a unique relationship. For us, we had a very strong bond. Brandon felt that he never wanted to compete with others for risk of showing them up. I always thought that Brandon did his own thing because he didn't want to compete with me. One time I finally got him to come...
He and my dad were friends in high school. My dad spoke of him often and would always drift off in thought of him when he talk about him; saddened by his passing but proud of his service.
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; ...
This individual is a MIA from the Battle of Tarawa and one of 514 missing heroes for which our foundation has conducted extensive research to help find and return home. Almost 100 comprehensive "Investigative Reports" on the Tarawa heroes currently buried as an "Unknown" have been submitted to th...
DAVID ALLAN BUJALSKI
Killed in action, 15 August 1967, near
Cu Chi, South Vietnam, aged 26 years.
Interment: West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York
"One of God's Saints has come and gone and richer is the world which he passed through." These words, written by an Arm...
Gilbert A. Malrait was KIA in a mission over Bucharest, Romania on 04-04-1944. He is buried in Ronse, Belgium where each year in the Memorial weekend he is honored by a ceremony at his grave.
Published Saturday, October 28, 2006
Leavenworth buries homegrown soldier
Flag-lined funeral procession in military town honors young soldier who was killed by IED in Iraq.
FORT LEAVENWORTH -- Cpl. David M. Unger took his place of honor Friday.
Unger, ...
Unger mourned as ‘local hero’
By RACHAEL BOSSOW, Times Staff Writer
Published: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:49 AM CDT
Family members are still reeling over David Unger’s sudden death in Iraq. The 2003 Leavenworth High School graduate enlisted in the military shortly...
Tony Kenneth Burris, a young Choctaw man of 21, voluntarily enlisted into the U.S. Army at the beginning of the Korean War in July 1950 without telling anyone he was going to do so. Born one of 10 children on May 30, 1929, in Blanchard, Oklahoma, he was the son of Samuel Jr. and Mabel (Curry) Bur...
If you’ve read Ross Carter’s Those Devils in Baggy Pants, you’ll remember Chapter 34, “A Salute to Master Scout Bachenheimer.” In Carter’s laconic style, he describes Theodore H. Bachenheimer’s exploits during the Market-Garden operation in Holland. “We had been at the bridge but a short time wh...
Pfc Stanislaw [Stanley] M Janik
Service# 11062452
507th PIR
Company “F”
Pfc Janik was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on December 31st, 1918 and was reported missing in action on February 7, 1942 and reported killed in action on February 26, 1945 during the Battle of the...
Ryan I`m so proud of you and whom you become and miss you very much!You were very Special person and the more I look back and reflex the more I see who you were and you were A strong and courageous,honest,caring true to yourself and what you believe.When things didn`t look good some how you would...
Larry Wayne was the kindest, sweetest ,most special man anyone could ever meet. He loved children and they delighted being in his presence. He had big dreams and would have contributed so greatly to society. He is deeply missed and will never be forgotten