Brett's grandfather Thomas Raymond Christian was a USMC Korean War combat veteran. He loved and respected his grandfather so dearly that he legally changed his middle and last names to reflect that admiration. Now two heroes of this great nation are together once more....for eternity. I miss your...
Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar, assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed in action March 30, while deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Dunbar died from wounds received during combat operations near Manbij, Syr...
Richard Hite was born Dec 20, 1923. His family moved to Edgewood, PA about 1937. He was a pilot trained on P-38s but flew P-47s and B-25s also. He was stationed in Paris as a pilot with the 326th Squadron, 1st Transport Group ferrying new aircraft to the front. He died on Jan 8, 1944 in a crash a...
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...
According to information from a fellow airman and a newspaper article from 1988. Lt. Henry L. Allen was killed when his plane was shot down and crashed in the yard of a German citizen named Seeuber. Mr. Seehuber and other citizens of Altotting arranged a funeral wervice for the six american airme...
Robert Johnston was good friend of my father and fellow soldier. I was named after Robert Johnston and Charles Trescott (Navy, Casualty Date: 1966-05-03). God Bless them both.
The Vietnam War would continue for seven more years after Shelby County, Texas lost her ninth and final son. Private First Class Mac Curtis Buckley of Center, Texas was killed in action by an explosive device in the Gia Dinh Province of South Vietnam on July 5th, 1968. Mac Curtis was drafted in t...
Purple Heart
Aaron was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
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.
Bronze Star (Merit)
