Hi I'm a relative of Claude's and if any of his relatives would like to contact me, please email Goldstar family Registry.
For my beloved son Grant, he is so terribly missed by everyone. He was taken away far to early in life. Myself and his father and along with his four brothers will miss him forever. He will always be "Our Hero."
In honor of 2nd Lt. Ellsworth D. Jones, killed in action while piloting a B24 bomber over Ploesti, Romania during World War II. Born and raised in Utica, Kansas and joining the US Army in Colorado.
Navy Cross Citation: "For extraordinary heroism and courage in aerial flight as pilot of a United States Liberator bomber on August 12, 1944. Well knowing the extreme dangers involved and totally unconcerned for his own safety, Kennedy unhesitatingly volunteered to conduct an exceptionally hazard...
Fireman First Class Francis R. Hallas was serving aboard the U.S.S. Laffey at the battle of Okinawa on April 16, 1945 when the ship was badly damaged by enemy fire.
From the memorial plaque aboard the U.S.S. Laffey:
"Okinawa was the largest amphibian invasion of the Pacific...
Staff Sergeant Jasper Aaser was born on July 9, 1917 in McVille, North Dakota to Ole Peter Aaser and Marie Franson Aaser. He was killed during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium on January 10, 1945.
According to the American Overseas Memorial Day Association Belgium, "On 10 Jan 1945, ...
Airmen Missing From WWII Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military hono...
It's been a long time since I saw you walk into my office that first time. The day I was told you wanted me to take over for your recruiter stands out in my mind. I remember the sheepish grin the day you walked in with the cast on your arm a week before you were supposed to leave for boot. The...
I will remember you. Your photo has hung in Grandma's (your sister) house all my life. I've always known about you but, I had the privilege of hearing your story recently. A small town boy joining the ski patrol and going to Italy. You were 19 years old when you died...the first soldier from Long...
John perished along with all hands aboard the USS SNOOK in WW2. Rest in peace, great-uncle
I want to thank you for everything you done for us. I don't know you but you and the other soldier's are my hero. May you Rip and than you again
From:
Shores, Christopher. Air War for Burma: The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia, 1942-1945, London: Grub Street, 2005
ISBN 1-904010-95-4
"Sunday, 9 April 1944
Bomb-carrying P-38s of the 459th Squadron were off again, bombing a rail ...
First Lieutenant Babcock received the Purple Heart for his service.
Cedric even though I didn't get to have the opportunity to actually meet you, your legacy lives on and will continue to be past on from generation to generation.
I did not know SSG Miller personally but I am thankful for his service to our country. He will be awarded the Medal of Honor in October. Below are portions of a release from the White House about this distinguished honor. On October 6, President Barack Obama will award Staff Sergeant Rob...