This video of Leonards personal effects was sent back to the USA following his missing in action. The song in the video is my tribute to the men of the Z-11 who gave their lives for the American dream. "Seagull you Fly" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQpXCBdRdY
Bronze Star medal
In May, 2000, as a high school senior, Michael wrote that he wanted to be a soldier or something of that caliber. He wrote that he often dreamed that he was a soldier in a war. In that war he was helping to liberate people from oppression. Michael wanted to live forever, he wrote that the only wa...
"And Jacob Feinstein, a sergeant from Maryland in the 135th Infantry who died on April 29th, 1943, no doubt passed during the epic battle for Hill 609, where the American Army came of age."
Excerpt from "An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa 1942-1943" by Rick Atkinson
I found Lt. Barrickman's picture in a antique store today and purchased it. Luckily someone had wriiten his name on the back. i have traced his service record. Second Lieutenant James A. Barrickman, United States Army.
born 1920, Knox County Tn. Enlisted 1942. 781st Tank Battalion. Ki...
Frank entered the US Army in May 1942. After completing basic training in Camp Wheeler, Georgia, he was assigned to Company B, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. He never received the furlough normally given to soldiers after basic training, and his unit was rushed to a staging area in Scotland. They i...
Obituary reprinted from Neil's memorial service at Burr Oak Lutheran Church on November 12, 1944: Born Nov. 18, 1922 of Mr. and Mrs. Benny Gilbertson. Baptized Dec. 24, 1922 in Burr Oak Lutheran Church. Confirmed in the Lutheran Faith Nov. 15, 1936. He attended Lost Nations Public School, Dist...
Tom was born on January 2, 1986 in Mt. Clemens, MI. He attended Bullitt Central High School where he was a part of the school's Army Junior ROTC and drill team and graduated from Riverview High School in 2004. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I II Ma...
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Soldier Missing from Korean War Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, were identified...
The most decorated Native American soldier in U.S. history - 4 Silver Stars, 5 Bronze Stars, 3 Purple Hearts. He earned a total of 42 medals and citations. - Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Sr
Died on the battlefield in the Republic of Vietnam on 7 November 1967, while serving with Company C, 26...
There are no words to explain Brett Land. He was many things to many people.To us...a sweet young man. Its been 2 yrs since he made the ultimate sacrafice...and although he loved what he did and beieved in it...we are forever broken without him. His legacy goes on through his precious daughter..w...
Staff Sgt. Patrick H. Quinn, 26, of Quarryville, Pa., died Oct. 13, 2013 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the enemy attacked his base with small arms fire. He was a Green Beret and 2005 graduate of Solanco High School. Patrick was born in Delaware, a son of Howard Quin...
Captain Willibald Bianchi