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; ...

Sergeant Mike Carlson died January 24th, 2005 in Iraq and was interned in Arlington National Cemetery. Unable to reach his parents, the military informed next of kin, Brother Daniel Carlson, on January 28th, 2005. Daniel read Mike's Credo at his eulogy, which was then reprinted in the Wall Street...

Elmer Earl Simon was one of six sons born to Conrad and Julia Simon. He was in the 36th Combat Engineers, company C. These were men who paved the way for the troops to follow. They built roads and bridges to help get troops and supplies to where the brass needed them to go. Elmer was accidently k...

Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Chapman
11 May 1965 - 21 February 1991

SSG Chapman was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on 11 May 1965. He graduated from West Charlotte High School in 1983. While attending h...

PRESS RELEASE | Oct. 16, 2023

Soldier Accounted for from WWII

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Woodrow F. Gerdes, 31, of St. Louis, Missouri, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 25, 2023.

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19 year-old SPC Dane Balcon of Colorado Springs, Colo, ; died Sept. 5, 2007 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Dane R. Balcon was the type of student who paid attention to every detail of his uniform, and everyone else’s, to the point that he could distingui...

SSG. Robert A. Massarelli

Robert, Bobby, Bob, Rob, and then back to Bobby
As Bob grew up he changed and reinvented himself as he matured. But some things always stayed the same – he was true to himself, he was loyal to his friends and family;
he cared about others and was w...

My daddy, my hero, Grey H Wagner was KIA on 1-10-68. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. I was only 6 years old when he died but I still keep his memory alive in my heart. My Uncle Lev, my dad's brother, and many of my dad's friends have shared stories about him that I will ch...

DAY IS DONE, GONE THE SUN, FROM THE LAKES, FROM THE HILLS, FROM THE SKYS. ALL IS WELL, SAFELY REST MY SOON FOR YOU STAND WITH GOD AND ALL YOUR BROTHER'S AND SISTERS IN ARMS IN FIDDLERS GREEN. YOU ARE LOVED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN LOVE DAD :-)

Pfc. Arzy L. Hall Killed in Action War Department Notifies Mrs. Mary L. M. Hall, Wife Pfc. Arzy L.Hall was killed in action in Belgium on September 9, according to word received from the War Department by his wife Mrs. Mary L. M. Hall 1617 N.Chestnut St. He was a member of an infantry division....

The day I received that knock on my door changed my WHOLE entire life forever. As soon as I saw the Chaplain I knew what they were there to tell me. My only son had been killed in action and I died that day, as well. His unit was to be out of Iraq Oct., 2006 but got extended until Feb., 2007. His...

Brother

This is my mother Pat Bower with her brother Jim.

I never had the privilege of meeting you. I may have not known how you lived your life and I don't have a true understanding of your character, but I know how you spent your last moments. I will always cherish what you did for this country and will carry out your unfinished work for as long as I ...