THE ISSAQUAH PRESS SECTION B • THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016
LEST W E F ORGET
Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com
Nick Grossi of Issaquah was wounded when his squad took a direct hit from a German shell during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
Battle of the Bulge veteran ‘was too young to be scared’ By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com
Issaquah resident Nick Grossi was 18 years old when he got the call to serve his country. It was 1943 and Grossi was a student at O’Dea High School. He was drafted to fight for the U.S. Army in World War II and then shipped off to California for training. “I was too young to be scared,” the 91-year-old Spiritwood at Pine Lake resident said, “but I didn’t like the fact that I couldn’t finish high school.” He would eventually get that diploma, but not before an 18-month service stint that resulted in a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his bravery during the infamous Battle of the Bulge. The largest battle the U.S. Army ever fought began in December 1944. All appearances suggested that World War II was coming to a close before the German
Courtesy of Nick Grossi
Nick Grossi was a member of the 80th Infantry Division and was a member of a heavy weapons company in December 1944.
army launched a counteroffensive attack. Adolf Hitler’s surprise invasion attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe. “The Germans had made a breakthrough on the front line, that’s why they call it the Battle of the Bulge,” Grossi said. Grossi, a member of the 80th Infantry Division, worked in a heavy weapons company. He stood about 1,500 yards behind the front lines and manned the 81mm mortar. Someone closer to the action would wire him information on where to shoot the mortar shells. He was wounded when his squad took a direct hit from a German shell. As Grossi’s lap was bleeding and wracked with shrapnel, he ventured back to headquarters to alert superiors about the attack. It’s one of the reasons he received a Bronze Star. “Don’t ask me how I did it, because I was
American infantrymen navigate the snow-covered Belgian countryside near the German border during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
See GROSSI, Page B11
Courtesy of U.S. Army
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THEY PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Freedom isn’t free. Since the birth of this country, men and women have been willing to fight and die for Americans to be free to live their lives as they choose. And the number of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice is staggering. More than 1.3 million men and women have died in wars fought by or on behalf of this country since 1775. Men and women have also been willing to sacrifice their personal time,
Paul Alfred Ambrose
Robert Arndt
Private, U.S. Army 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion Born: July 9, 1924 Died: May 31, 1944 Graduated from Issaquah High School in 1942. Killed in action in Anzio, Italy. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.
Corporal, U.S. Army C Company 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division Born: May 6, 1946 Died: July 29, 1967 Shot in early 1967 but recovered and was back in action only a few days when he was killed in Dinh Tuong province, South Vietnam. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.
Elizabeth Erickson
Peter Erickson
Woman Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) Born: April 24, 1921 Died: April 16, 1944 Killed in a mid-flight collision while flying an AT-6 in a training exercise over Sweetwater, Texas. Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle. Because WASPs were considered civilians, she did not receive a military burial. She was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.
Carl Albert Larson
Corporal, U.S. Army, 361st Infantry Regiment 91st Infantry Division Died: Oct. 9, 1918 Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, in Romagne, France. (no photo available)
Robert Philp
Staff sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force 589th Bombardment Squadron, 387th Bombardment Group Shot down near Mayan, Germany, where his crew was attacking a railroad viaduct, on Dec. 23, 1944.
by serving in times when war was not on or imminent. They have done all types of jobs that people in the civilian sector do, but instead did them in service to this country while they stood ready to defend our lives, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We at The Issaquah Press salute, honor and thank the men and women from our community who have paid all types of sacrifices to keep themselves, their families and everyone else free. We hope you will do the same.
Robert Baskett
Sergeant, U.S. Army 8th Infantry Born: April 7, 1925 Died: July 15, 1944 Graduated from Issaquah High School in 1943. Killed in action in Normandy, France. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.
Harold Gleason
Private, U.S. Army 18th Engineer Regiment Died: Aug. 10, 1918 From the Sept. 27, 1918, edition of the Press: “A large congregation attended the memorial service Sunday afternoon at Issaquah in honor of Peter Erickson, the first of the boys from Issaquah to die in the service of his country.” Buried in Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, France.
Private first class, U.S. Army 301st Infantry Regiment 94th Infantry Division Born: Feb. 6, 1916 Died: March 2, 1945 Killed in action while serving as a medic near Serrig, Germany. Buried in Hillside Cemetery. (no photo available)
Laurence J. Lortie
Emmett R. McDonald
2nd lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force, 45th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group Missing in action June 1, 1945, somewhere between Iwo Jima and Osaka, Japan. Weather may have been the reason for the loss.
John Raymond Smart
2nd lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force 443rd Bombardment Squadron 320th Bombardment Group Missing in action Oct. 23, 1943, over the Tyrrhenian Sea near Giannutri Island, Italy. The crew of downed B-26 was seen in life rafts but rescue boats could not locate them, and no one from the crew was ever seen again. Tablets of the missing are at Florence American Cemetery in Florence, Italy.
Captain, U.S. Air Force 61st Troop Carrier Squadron Born: July 27, 1939 Missing in action: May 31, 1966 Declared dead: Feb. 11, 1975 Served as crew member aboard a C-130 that crashed during a nighttime attack on the Thanh Hoa Bridge in North Vietnam.
Joseph Albert Tondreau
Fireman first class U.S. Navy/Naval Reserve Missing in action or buried at sea Dec. 18, 1944. Tablets of the missing are at Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.
Paul Clifford Benson
2nd lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group His B-24 bomber was shot down over Yugoslavia on April 21, 1944, and he died from his wounds in a German prison camp one week later.
Robert Hoskins
Lance corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, H&S Company 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division Born: Sept. 14, 1949 Died: Nov. 25, 1968 Mortarman killed in action in South Vietnam. Buried in Hillside Cemetery. (no photo available)
Jack McQuade
Private, U.S. Army Air Force 481st Service Squadron 46th Air Service Group Born: Nov. 28, 1920 Died: April 18, 1945 Killed in accidental bomb explosion on the Philippine island of Luzon. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.
Robert Watson
Staff sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force 375th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Born: Nov. 6, 1908 Missing in action: Jan. 25, 1944 Declared dead: Jan. 26, 1946 Was aboard B-24 ferry flight from Kunming, China that never arrived at destination of Chabua, India. Tablets of the missing are at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
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James Patrick Brady
Corporal, U.S. Army Scotch Platoon, C Company 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division Born: March 7, 1949 Died: June 18, 1969 Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton.
George C. Larsen
Private first class, U.S. Army 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Born: Feb. 17, 1926 Died: June 14, 1945 Killed in action by a grenade while attacking Hill 181 on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Louis Petersen
Flight officer, U.S. Army Air Force 422nd Bombardment Squadron 305th Bombardment Group Died: Aug. 6, 1944 Killed when the B-17 he was copiloting was hit by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda, Germany. Interred in Germany and later brought home to Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton.
Information is incomplete and/or conflicting for the 19 local veterans killed while serving in wartime. Photos also could not be located for three of the deceased. If you have information or photos, please email editor@ isspress.com or call 392-6434, ext. 227.
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Archie Adair
Rodney Albert Anderson
Angelo Boni
Walter Lee Brazelton
Born: May 5, 1911 Died: Feb. 18, 1985 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Germany in World War II Details of service: While with the 83rd Infantry Division in Germany, was awarded the combat infantryman’s badge for displaying exemplary conduct in action
Born: Apr. 16, 1925 Died: Nov. 16, 2000 Branch of service: Army Where served: Europe Details of service: served in World War II in the 97th Infantry Division and drove a Jeep
Born: Dec. 26, 1926 Died: July 24, 2006 in Issaquah Highest rank achieved: Private Branch of service: Army Dates of service: June 22, 1945 to Nov. 11, 1946
Highest rank achieved: First sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 508th MP BN, Military Police; Fort Lawton, Wash.; 61st MP Co., France; 62d MP (RAFP) Co.; USAREC, Bloomington, Ill.; Special Forces Thailand-Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam; 1st Infantry Division Fwd., Germany; and Fort Lewis Dates of service: October 1956 to December 1977
Vern G. Anderson Buford R. (Bud) Ambrose Deceased Highest rank achieved: SK2 (store keeper second class) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: South Pacific — USS Saginaw Bay Dates of service: Feb. 15, 1943 to Feb. 5, 1946
Born: Nov. 23, 1927 Died: May 16, 2008 Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: Navy and Army Where served: Fort Lewis, Fort Lawton, Whittier (Alaska), Port of Embarkation in Seattle Dates of service: 1946 (Navy) then discharged after eight months, drafted again in 1951 Details of service: in Seattle, was a military police officer at the main gate, in Alaska unloaded ships
From the April 20, 1944, edition of The Issaquah Press: “Citizens of this community, through the purchase of war bonds during the period of September 1 to October 9, 1944, earned the honor of having a North American P-51 Mustang fighter christened ‘Chief Issaquah.’ Inquiries from several quarters indicate the people are anxious to hear something definite regarding this machine, designed to help our fighters in the front lines, and we are pleased to present a picture of it herewith.”
William Ernest Arndt Highest rank achieved: Baker second class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Pacific Dates of service: March 1943 to December 1945
Albert Anderson Born: Feb. 28, 1892 Died: Oct. 1969 Highest rank achieved: Fireman Second Class Branch of service: Navy Where served: U.S.S. New York Dates of service: May, 17, 1917 to May 7, 1918
U.S. Air Force to Dec. 20, 1951
Vigo E. Anderson Born: Sept. 1, 1944 Highest rank achieved: 1st Lieutenant Branch of service: Marine Corps Where served: motor transportation, First Marine Division Dates of service: March 1967 to June 1970 Details of service: spent 25 months in Vietnam
Daniel T. Anderson Branch of service: U.S. Navy Highest rank achieved: ET2 Where served: Atlantic Theater two years aboard USS Pocono, flagship of the Atlantic Fleet Details of service: Served as electronic technician (UHF specialist); President Truman was often aboard the ship, using my radio shack and equipment. Years of service: 1946-1948
John Benak
Florence Blankenship
Died: 2014 Highest rank achieved: SFC Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Japan, Korea, Germany, Redmond Nike site Dates of service: 1948-1968 Details of service: Squad leader, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division; specialty was Nike Hercules surface-to-air missiles
Born: 1922 Highest rank achieved: Storekeeper First Class Branch of service: Navy Where served: Washington, D.C., Bureau of Ships Dates of service: 1944-46
John Arnold Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Commander Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: U.S., Cuba, three tours in Vietnam Dates of service: August 1955 to January 1982
Allen Sherman Anderson Highest rank achieved: E-3 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: Dec. 2, 1972 to April 7, 1977 Details of service: Hull tech, was on the USS Samuel Gompers, USS John Paul Jones, USS Kitty Hawk; was off the coast of Vietnam from late 1973 until mid-1975; finished enlistment in dry dock at Bremerton shipyard
Paul Eugene Bartholomew Highest rank achieved: Corporal; airman second class Branch of service: Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve/U.S. Naval Reserve Where served: United States Dates of service: Jan. 23, 1946 U.S.N.R to June 4, 1946; June 1948 A.N.G. to June 1952; May 1, 1951
Michael Bloch
Harry G. Behrens Highest rank achieved: LTJG Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: One year in Korea Dates of service: 1953-1955 Details of service: Was landing craft control officer on the USS Logan
Donald V. Birdsall Born: Dec. 9, 1923 Died: Sept. 26, 2011 Highest rank achieved: master sergeant Branch of service: United States Air Force Dates of service: 1942-1962 Details of service: Received DFC, AM and 3 OLC awards
Born: Oct. 25, 1939 Highest rank achieved: Airman First Class Branch of service: Air Force Where served: Hahn Airbase, Germany Dates of service: 1960-64 Details of service: assisted in base chapel and forecasted weather for pilots
William Allen Anderson Born: Jan. 23, 1934 Died: Dec. 26, 2005 Highest rank achieved: sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: Feb. 3, 1953 to Jan. 26, 1956 Details of service: served in Korea
Edward E. Authier Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Germany, Korea, Vietnam and U.S. Dates of service: 1960 - 1980 Details of service: Was a senior Army aviator
Gilbert R. Andress Highest rank achieved: Carpenters mate third class Branch of service: U.S. Navy, SeaBees Naval Construction Wounded in action: Gun explosion caused tinnitus Where served: Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Guam, Okinawa Dates of service: July 7, 1943 to March 6, 1946
Harold Bloom Jr. Greg Beman Born: Aug. 17, 1948 Highest rank achieved: E4 Branch of service: Marine Corps Where served: Dong Ha, Vietnam; six miles south of the DMZ Dates of service: 1966-1970 Details of service: combat engineer, 3rd Marine Division, served in combat, gunshot wound, received Purple Heart
John Michael Barry Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Vietnam Details of service: 1st Marine Air Wing, 3rd Marine Division; served in combat at Khe Sahn Combat Base during Tet and the Siege of Khe Sahn in February 1968; I Corps below the DMZ; in combat in Vietnam from December 1967 to August 1969 Dates of service: February 1966 to February 1972
William Bentz Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: South Pacific, New Guinea Philippines; Fort Lawton, Wash. Dates of service: 1943-1946, 19481949
David Hardman Black Sr. Born: Nov. 5, 1945 Died: Feb. 24, 2008 Highest rank achieved: SP5 E-5 (T) Feb 1969 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Thailand (1966-68) Korea (1970) Dates of service: 1965 to 1977 Details of service: Served in Vietnam in 1972 and was exposed to Agent Orange; received the National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal (second award), two overseas bars and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with palm; buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Ky.
Born: 1948 Died: Sept. 25, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Highest rank achieved: Captain Details of service: Aircraft Commander flying the KC-135 around the world, breaking the speed of sound in a T-38
Dan Boni Born: Aug. 25, 1924 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Motor machinist’s mate second class unit Dates of service: Sept. 17, 1943 to March 31, 1946 Details of service: served in combat in the South Pacific for two years; Ship PGM8 received two letters of commendation for services in Northern Solomons and the Philippines
Deceased (at age 70) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Stationed on the USS Braine Dates of service: 1952-1956
Louis Boni
Jim Briody
Born: Nov. 24, 1918 Died: 2003 in Issaquah Branch of service: Navy, water tender Dates of service: April 3, 1942 to Nov. 29, 1945, and the Korean War Details of service: served in combat in the Pacific during World War II and the Korean War
Highest rank achieved: Specialist 5 (E-5) Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: U.S. Military Liaison Mission, West Berlin and Potsdam, East Germany Dates of service: 1961-1964
Paul Thomas Boone
Milton Bronsdon
Born: Sept. 26, 1924 Died: Oct. 7, 2009 Highest rank achieved: Flight officer Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served: P-51 pilot in combat in the Philippines, New Guinea and other places in the South Pacific Details of service: He was in Japan after the bomb was dropped, and ferried numerous planes from the islands to storage areas. Dates of service: 1943-1946
Highest rank achieved: Interior Communications Second Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: served on U.S.S. Grand Canyon AD28, traveled to Mediterranean countries, England, Norway, Cuba Dates of service: 1955-1958
Carl B. Bridges
John Brooke
David Wayne Bracken Gordie Blume Born: Aug. 25, 1948 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: Air Force Where served: Southeast Asia, Alaska, Europe, Mediterranean, Pacific, U.S. Dates of service: January 1973 to June 1979
In loving memory of SSgt Dale and Lt Alice Lee — Ivan A. Lee
Born: 1917 Died: 1979 (in Issaquah) Highest rank achieved: PFC Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Aleutian Islands Details of service: Signal Corps Dates of service: 1942 to 1945
Born: 1933 Highest rank achieved: Specialist SP3 Branch of service: Army infantry Where served: Hawaii Dates of service: 1955-56 Details of service: worked as a guard for prison duty and combat training
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Christopher Brown Jr.
Fred Butler
Dallas Cross
Raymond C. Davis
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Stryker Brigade Details of service: Fought in every major battle in Iraqi Freedom, including Fallujah, Mosul and Baghdad; received two Purple Hearts, Commendation for Stryker Vehicle Commander under hostile engagements Dates of service: November 2004 to present
Highest rank achieved: Colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Vietnam, Germany and U.S. Dates of service: Jan. 8, 1963 to Jan. 31, 1990
Highest rank achieved: PFC, U.S. Army Infantry (twice achieved) Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., and Fort Meyer — Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Dates of service: Active service, Sept. 11, 1957 to Sept. 10, 1959; Army Reserve, 1959-1962 Details of service: Drill platoon in The Old Guard Regiment, 1957; worked with the Secret Service as bayonetguarded cordon lines to limit access to the president and visiting heads of state
Born: July 8, 1941 Highest rank achieved: Radarman third class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Far East, Pacific, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Details of service: Served on the USS Washburn and the USS Cabildo Dates of service: 1959 to 1963
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U.S. Army soldiers during World War II disembark from a landing craft at an Italian beach, possibly during the landings at Salerno, in September 1943.
Bud Butterfield
Christopher Brown Sr. Highest rank achieved: ABH 3rd class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: CVN 68 USS Nimitz Details of service: Served in Atlantic Fleet with multiple cruises to the Mediterranean area Dates of service: March 1979 to March 1983
Born: Oct. 17, 1934 Highest rank achieved: Chief Petty Officer Branch of service: Navy Dates of service: 1951 to 1971 Details of service: first served aboard the USS Saint Paul heavy cruiser, stationed in many locations from San Diego to Alaska; retired upon returning from service in Vietnam
James Gerard Day Jean-Michel Christopher
Frank Cole
William Michael Cooper
Highest rank achieved: EM2 (electricians mate second class) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS City of Corpus Christi Dates of service: August 1992 to August 1998
Born: July 31, 1940 Died: Sept. 13, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Dates of service: 1962-1964 (three years) Details of service: combat, Vietnam
Born: April 25,1940 Highest rank achieved: Master sergeant Branch of service: Air Force, Marine Corps Where served: served in combat, Vietnam Conflict, first Marine platoon to land, stayed until 1967 Dates of service: USMC September 1958 to June 1967 Details of service: also in the Air Force and then the Reserves from 1980 to April 2000, retired after 29 years; from the Air Force: Meritorious Service Award, Commendation Medal, Outstanding Unit Award
Donald (Bud) Wayne Cochran
Born: Feb. 22, 1926 Highest rank achieved: Coxswain on the USS Renshaw Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: World War II — Solomon Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Guam Details of service: He was the coxen charged with ferrying the “big shots” to shore and transporting work crews around the ship or to shore in a “gig.” Dates of service: 1943 to 1946
Clinton H. Brown (no photo available) Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: European Theater of Operations Details of service: combat, World War II, Prisoner of War, Germany, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Gaius Sunday Buxton Highest rank achieved: Signalman third class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Signalman on staff of Commander Transport Division 60 in the Pacific area on the USS Grimes; Okinawa Campaign, initial occupation of Tokyo Bay area and Nagasaki, Japan Dates of service: 1944-1946
Roger Lee Brown Highest rank achieved: Army PFC and Navy MR3 Branch of service: Army and Navy Where served: 41st Infantry Division 146 Field Artillery (Army); USS Ticonderoga; USS Coral Sea Details of service: Multiple cruises with Pacific Fleet to the Far East Dates of service: Army 1955-58; Navy 1958-62
Thomas Strander Carlisle Born: March 28, 1923 Deceased: 2007 Branch of service: Marine Corps Dates of service: 1943-1946 Highest rank achieved: 1st Lieutenant Details of service: In 1942, enlisted as aviation cadet; in 1943, completed flight training, receiving his aviator wings and commission as 2nd Lieutenant
Wayne F. Busby Born: 1920 Died: 1995 Highest rank achieved: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class; ratings held — S1c, AMM3c, AMM2c Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: NRAB Seattle, NRAB Pasco, Hed Ron 14-2, FAW-14, Hed Ron Fleet Airwing Six-FAW-4 Dates of service: April 1942 to October 1945
Joseph Elmer Chevalier Born: Aug. 3, 1925 Highest rank achieved: Coxswain on the USS PGM-19 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Okinawa and Ryukyus Dates of service: August 1942 to January 1946
Jack Dompier Born: Dec. 1, 1946 Highest rank achieved: RM3 Branch of service: Navy Dates of service: 1966-1970 Details of service: served in combat; the first tour to Vietnam was aboard the Destroyer USS Chevalier off the Vietnam coast in 1967-68. The last 2 1/2 years was spent on PBRs (River Patrol Boat) at PBR Mobile Base 1, north of Danang. One river that was patrolled was the Hue River.
Phillip James Conway Born: Dec. 1, 1921 Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 634th Ordinance Ammunition; New Guinea, Philippines, Japan Dates of service: May 1942 to January 1946 Details of service: served in combat; boarded the David C. Shanks in San Francisco with nearly 5,000 other G.I.s. While serving in New Guinea, he was burned with mustard gas. He landed in Japan with the first American invasion forces where he remained until the end of the war.
Lee Cook
Theodore Vernon Colbert Sr. Born: Jan. 22, 1922 Died: Jan. 6, 2012 Highest rank achieved: PFC/ Special Weapons Group Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: World War II, in the Pacific Region and fought in the Russell and Solomon islands, on Rendova Island, and in Guam and the Guadalcanal Islands, and stormed many beaches Dates of service: Nov. 12, 1942 to May 5, 1945 Details of service: awarded the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon 1 star for New Georgia Group Operations
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Born: June 6, 1939 Highest rank achieved: Adjutant 3 Branch of service: U.S. Navy, Aviation Machinist Mate Where served: aircraft carriers USS Kearsarge CVA 33 and USS Oriskany CVA 34 Dates of service: Sept. 10, 1957 to Sept. 10, 1961
Thomas D. Donegan Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Panama, England, Europe, Korea Wounded in action: Suffered machine gun leg wounds while leading a rifle platoon into Germany in February 1945 Dates of service: January 1940 – July 1946, July 1952 to January 1965
William Dixon
Gerald Patrick Darst Colin Corbett Born: Jan. 14, 1931 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: Army Where served: northeastern France and California Dates of service: six years in the 1950s Details of service: supply depot, toured Europe, Nike missile base in San Francisco, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Chemical Corps, small corps gas masks and chemical training for chemical warfare
Born: March 17, 1932 Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: 1951-1952 Details of service: served in combat in Korea
Highest rank achieved: Boatswain’s mate second class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Mediterranean and Pacific Theaters Dates of service: October 1942 to January 1946
W.J. (Joe) Dodge
James R. Darst Born: Jan. 1, 1927 Died: Oct. 27, 2011 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: 1945-1947 Details of service: served aboard a landing-craft carrier in the Pacific Theater during World War II
Born: Mar. 14, 1941 Highest rank achieved: Master Chief Petty Officer Branch of service: Navy Where served: all over the world, Europe and the Far East Dates of service: 1961-88
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Robert R. Coward
Born: July 24, 1953 Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: Marine Corps Where served: Marine Corps Aircraft Wing Dates of service: 1972-74 Details of service: ranked as a pistol and rifle sharpshooter, received the National Defense Service Medal
Died: June 3, 1982 Highest rank achieved: Private (infantry) Branch of service: U.S. Army (Samuel Company) Where served: Georgia, not deployed Dates of service: Discharged May 3, 1919
Charles Dorian Born: Sept. 27, 1921 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: Coast Guard Where served: North Atlantic, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; Great Lakes; World War II Greenland, New York Dates of service: June 1942 to March 1972 Details of service: served on seven ships in the North Atlantic, Caribbean, Great Lakes, North Pacific and South Pacific Oceans; was Chief Coast Guard Communications from 1964-67 and Deputy Director, Office of Telecommunications, in the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1967-72; is one of the “fathers” of the current satellite communication system for ships
George W. (Bud) Croft Jr. Highest rank achieved: E9 (master chief petty officer) Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Pacific Theater, World War II Wounded in action: In Pearl Harbor hospital recovering from appendectomy when the Japanese began bombing. Ran out to veranda to see the entire harbor as it was being bombed. Read his story in the military section on ancientfaces.com. Dates of service: 1941-1971
W.J. (Joe) Dodge Jr.
Alice L. Davis Highest rank achieved: Petty officer first class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: San Diego; Great Lakes, Ill.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dates of service: Aug. 11, 1994 to present
Highest rank achieved: AO3 (aviation ordnance man third class) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS Hancock CVA-19, Southeast Asia Dates of service: October 1961 to November 1963
Bob Doyle Born: Jul. 29, 1931 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: Army Special Forces Where served: Kentucky Dates of service: August 1952 to March 1955 Details of service: never left the states
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Ralph Carl Eikenberry
Bill Evans
William Daniel Gilley
Joseph L. Grove
Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps infantry Where served: Served in a combat zone in Korea for six months in 1950 in the 7th Marines; was wounded at Chosin Reservoir and was air evacuated to Japan Dates of service: 1946-48; 1950-51
Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Pacific Theater during World War II Details of service: Combat medic, wounded in action in the Philippines, awarded Bronze Star
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Panama; Fort Columbia, Wash.; and Fort Stevens, Ore. (the forts guarding the mouth of the Columbia River) Details of service: Hurt very seriously in an accident as they fired one of the 10-inch disappearing guns at Fort Columbia early in 1942. Was unable to serve afterward and was discharged. Dates of service: 1936-42
Born: March 16, 1942 Highest rank achieved: Sgt. First Class Branch of service: four years active duty Air Force, six years Navy Reserve, 10 years Army National Guard Where served: four years at the Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; six years with the Navy Reserve in Alaska and Arkansas, and 10 years with the Arkansas Army National Guard Dates of service: 1960-64; 1985-2002 Details of service: active duty Air Force 5040th Supply Squadron, US Navy Reserve and Army National Guard 875 Combat Engineers
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The U.S. Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a 16-inch shell toward a North Korean target during the Korean War in mid-1952.
David T. Evans Norma Ernsting-Emmons Highest rank achieved: Storekeeper Second Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Milledgeville, Ga., and Bremerton Dates of service: March 2, 1943 to July 12, 1945
Duane W. Englund Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: Army Engineers Where served: Europe, Philippine Islands Dates of service: July 1943 to January 1947
Born: Oct. 2, 1943 Died: 2002 Highest rank achieved: 1st Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Heidelberg, Germany Dates of service: 1967-69 Details of service: Military Police and Criminal Investigation Division
William Falkenstein Born: Dec. 22, 1913 Died: Dec. 18, 2001 Highest rank achieved: Master sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: World War II — New Guinea; Korean War — Seoul, Korea Dates of service: 1940-60
Mark W. Gilliam Barry A. Feder
Luther E. Franklin
Durward M. Garrett
Thomas Gentsch
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army, retired Where served: Fort Polk, La., active duty; reserve units in Oregon and Washington; active duty for six months during Desert Storm (first Gulf War) Dates of service: Commissioned in 1969; active duty 1973-1975; reserves 1975-1995
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: Navy Where served: continental USA and GTMO Details of service: naval aviator Years of service: active duty, 1953-57; active reserve, 195758; inactive reserve, 1958-73
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Colonel Branch of service: Air Force (retired) Where served: included World War II, occupation forces in Japan, troop carrier duties from Guam covering the entire South Pacific, the Berlin airlift, the Korean Conflict and The Cold War era, including Vietnam while serving in the Strategic Air Command. Dates of service: enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in June 1943 and retired in June 1966 Details of service: served on B-17, B-29, F-2, C-54, KB-29, KC-97 and KC-135 aircraft and was instructor navigator/ master navigator
Born: May 30, 1927 Died: July 21, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: 1945-46 Details of service: served in the infantry and medical corps
Glenn Fulton Delbert E. Fleming
Tauno L. Erickson Highest rank achieved: Technical sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Signal Corps Where served: Southwest and Central Pacific theaters Medal awarded: Bronze Star Dates of service: May 1942 to October 1945
Pete Favini Born: 1894 Died: 1977 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: World War I Details of service: served in World War I aboard the USS Theodore, where he made seven trips to France, and then crashed on the reefs of France
Highest rank achieved: Chief petty officer Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Vietnam on various ships and commands Dates of service: 1957-77
William Clinton Geil
John E. Flood Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Supply Corps Dates of service: Three years
Joel Estey Highest rank achieved: E-5 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Served in combat in I Corps South Vietnam, Da Nang Chulai; mostly in the field throughout tour of duty; American 196th Light Infantry Details of service: Wounded by booby trap; awarded a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars Dates of service: 1967-1969
Stanley Pete Favini Born: March 7, 1923 Died: Aug. 25, 1987 Branch of service: Navy Where served: USS Monterey aircraft carrier Dates of service: World War II Details of service: Served on aircraft carrier USS Monterey; ship was on the Japanese coast ready to attack when the Japanese surrendered
Name: Glenn Fulton Born: Nov. 20, 1925 Died: April 26, 2015 Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps Dates of service: started in 1943 and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1946
Tyler Lenwood Fraker Born: June 11, 1970 Highest rank achieved: E-4, fuels specialist Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served: Spain during Desert Shield and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Desert Storm Details of service: 406th Tactical Fighter Training Wing Dates of service: October 1990 to October 1994
Brandon Christopher Galvan Born: Jan. 8, 1990 Highest rank achieved: Private First Class Branch of service: Army Where served: 1-1 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, First Infantry Division, Combat Aviation Brigade Dates of service: May 2013 to present Details of service: returned home May 5, 2014, from combat service in Kandahar, Afghanistan; received Gold Coin of Honor
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Born: Jan. 16, 1925 Highest rank achieved: Colonel Branch of service:] U.S. Army Dates of service: 1943-74 Details of service: During World War II, plane crashed in Germany and he was a POW for 44 days, received $44 in compensation and bought his wife a watch
Wayne Geiger
Tim Flood
Born: Aug. 23, 1942 Died: June 8, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Details of service: 17 years, served two tours of duty in Vietnam and received the Presidential Unit Citation and several other accommodations
Louis Charles Giraldin
Kenneth Lee Hampton
Clayton Hagen
David Germani Born: July 26, 1947 Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego; Okinawa; Vietnam; Camp Pendleton in California Dates of service: 1965-71 and 1975-77 Details of service: served in Vietnam in 1967, at An Hoa and Hill 55 in the 155mm Artillery Battery, Third Battalion 11th Marines, First Marine Division, I Corps; received the Combat Action Ribbon and meritoriously promoted to Sergeant in Vietnam
Highest rank achieved: Radioman Second Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: North Pacific Ocean Dates of service: April 12, 1944 to Feb. 21, 1946
Doris Gross
Sabatino Germani
Highest rank achieved: E4 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: 1st Marine Division; served in combat in Danang, Vietnam, from May 1969 to May 1970 Dates of service: November 1968 to May 1970
Born: Feb. 3, 1959 Highest rank achieved: Engineman Second Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: on the USS Ketchikan and at the Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Wash. Dates of service: 1976-82 Details of service: four-year Good Conduct award
Born: Dec. 19, 1922 Died: 1998 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Repair Facility Guam, Shore Patrol, USS Hector, USS Yellowstone and Fleet Reserve Dates of service: 1939-63 Details of service: electronic technician in World War II, Korea and Vietnam
Ray Giaudrone Highest rank achieved: MM 1st Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Navy Post Office Dates of service: 1941-45
Highest rank achieved: Link instructor, involved in American Legion, first woman vice commander Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Corpus Christi, Texas Dates of service: 1941-45
Born: Nov. 12, 1931 Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Security Agency Where served: Korea Details of service: Served until the truce was signed Dates of service: 1952-55
Robert Hansbrough Born: Dec. 5, 1924 Highest rank achieved: chief electricians mate Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: 1942-46 Details of service: Robert served during World War II in the Aleutian Islands, Japan and the Philippines. He also authored a book on his experiences titled ‘WWII Memories U.S.S Wisconsin’ He served as the Chief Electricians Mate on the USS Wisconsin BB-64
Nicholas Grossi Born: May 3, 1925 Highest rank achieved: private first class Branch of service: Army Dates of service: 18 months in World War II Details of service: Nick was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service
Gordon Hanson Born: 1926 Highest rank achieved: Private Branch of service: Canadian Army Where served: Chilliwack, British Columbia Dates of service: March 1945 to September 1945 Details of service: engineering division
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Judson Burns Harper
David Hayes
Steve Johnson
Arthur E. Landdeck
Born: Dec. 8, 1936 Highest rank achieved: Gunnery sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Korea and Vietnam Details of service: Awarded Combat Action Medal, two air medals, six good conduct medals, Navy commendation, served as aerial gunman on CH-46 helicopters Dates of service: Dec. 10, 1953 to June 30, 1973
Highest rank achieved: Journalist first class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where Served: USS Simon Lake; Diego Garcia; USS Kittyhawk; Naval Station Sandpoint, Naval Station Everett Dates of service: 1987-1998
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Vietnam Dates of service: August 1967 to August 1969
Born: April 25, 1921 Died: March 9, 2003 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army, 1393rd Engineer Construction Battalion; entry and training – Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark. Where served: During WWII, in the Pacific Theater – In the Philippines was in the Battle at Luzon Dates of service: June 15, 1942 to Dec. 23, 1945
Rolland R. Kiefel Roger L. Heric
Robert C. Harper Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Army Signal Corps MOS 1187 Where served: U.S. and Germany Dates of service: December 1952 to November 1954
Died: 1994 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Germany, 749th Tank Battalion Details of service: The 749th fought with the 76th Division, April 7-30, 1944; was wounded in action
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Members of the 3rd Marine Division complete construction of a 105 mm howitzer position at a mountaintop fire support base in Vietnam in 1968.
Highest rank achieved: Storekeeper second class (SK2) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Atlantic, Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Exultant, USS Rigel, USS Des Moines, USS Conway Dates of service: June 6, 1958 to June 6, 1964
Howard E. Landdeck Highest rank achieved: AX3 (aviation antisubmarine warfare technician, third class) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Ream Field, Imperial Beach, Calif.; USS Bennington Dates of service: Nov. 17, 1961 to Aug. 31, 1965
Gene Klineburger Douglas E. Harris Born: Jan. 30, 1949 Died: Feb. 16, 1989 Highest rank achieved: E5 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Dates of service: 1970-1973 Details of service: served three years, stationed in Yuma, Arizona, and Japan
Edward C. Harris (No photo available) Born: April 16,1916 Died: March 19,1974 Details of service: served three years as a Merchant Marine in Alaska, World War II
Stanley C. Harris (No photo available) Born: Jan. 31, 1943 Died: March 8, 2011 Dates of service: 1963-69 Details of service: served six years in the National Guard
Randolph (Randy) Carter Harrison Born: June 21, 1944 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: Army Special Forces Where served: U.S. and South East Asia (Vietnam/Cambodia) Dates of service: Regular Army active duty: January 1966 to June 1971; Army Special Forces Reserve: March 1989 to March 1993 Details of service: enlisted infantry, attended Infantry Officer’s Candidate School, commissioned as second lieutenant, completed basic airborne training, Special Forces Qualification, Special Forces Officer’s Intelligence Course, Defence Language Institute Course/ Vietnamese, two tours of duty in Republic of South Vietnam totaling 27 months in country
Shirley Beining Hilgemann
Ewert Hilgemann
Highest rank achieved: E5/SP5 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 9th Adjutant General Fort Lewis; HQ U.S. Army Element, Brunssum, The Netherlands Details of service: We married one year before joining the U.S. Army. Would do it all over — the marriage and serving. Received Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Joint Services Commendation Medal Dates of service: 1975-1980
Highest rank achieved: E5/SP5 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 9th Adjutant General Fort Lewis; HQ U.S. Army Element, Brunssum, The Netherlands Details of service: Married my high school sweetheart one year before joining the Army. She convinced me that serving together would be fun. It was. Received Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Joint Services Commendation Medal, Expert (M16) Dates of service: 1975-1980
James Thurston Hoganson
S. William Hollingsworth
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army, infantry Where served: 40th and 24th Infantry Divisions in Korea Details of service: Served in combat in Korea as a medical tech Dates of service: May 1953 to March 1955
Born: 1925 Died: 2010 Highest rank achieved: PFC (private first class) Branch of service: U.S. Army 100th Infantry Wounded in action: In combat in France, November 1944 Dates of service: World War II, January 1944 to August 1945
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Neal Harley Howard
Roy Inui
Daryl E. Johnson
Born: Oct. 6, 1945 Highest rank achieved: Specialist 4th Class Branch of service: Army Where served: 5th of 46th Light Infantry Brigade attached to 198th Light Infantry Brigade, located in Chulai below Danang Dates of service: January 1967 to January 1969 Details of service: served in combat in Vietnam, mortar man (killing radius is 50 meters; mortar would go up 5 miles)
Highest rank achieved: T5 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Was an allied translator, interpreter section; served in combat in the Philippines for two months Details of service: Received Presidential Unit Citation, Congressional Gold Medal (2011), Philippine Liberation Medal, others Dates of service: 1944-46
Born: December 1927 Died: October 2009 Highest rank achieved: Seaman first class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Washington, D.C. Dates of service: 1945-46
Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Hawaii for 26 months; Served during combat in Okinawa, Japan, with the 892nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Co. in the 10th Army; he was a mechanic who kept the vehicles moving Dates of service: Jan. 5, 1942 to 1945
Reed W. Jarvis Died: April 1, 2012 Highest rank achieved: Colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Washington National Guard, Washington State Guard Where served: Korea, Persian Gulf Details of service: Active and reserve Dates of service: March 1951 to June 2001
Highest rank achieved: YN1 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Mare Island Naval Shipyard; Alameda Naval Airbase Dates of service: 1950-1954
Ron Howatson
Born: 1956 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service: Army and Air Force Reserve Where served: West Point, Korea, Fort Lewis, Guam, Hawaii Dates of service: 1974-2000 Details of service: Military Intelligence officer; six years active Army and 17 years in Air Force Reserve
Born: April 12, 1930 Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served: Korea Details of service: As one of very few female radio repair technicians, she worked to prepare Presidents Truman’s and Eisenhower’s planes for flights in the Pacific. Dates of service: 1951-1954
Richard C. Larson Ralph F. Krantz
Erik Johnson Highest rank achieved: Second class petty officer Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Iraq Dates of service: 1994-2006
Highest rank achieved: CD3 Branch of service: U.S. Navy — Seabees Where served: Korea 1952-1954
Margaret (Slate) Larsen
Ken Konigsmark
Donnas D. Johnson
Archie Howatson
Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Utah, California, Arizona Dates of service: 1942-45
(No photo available) Branch of service: Army Air Force Where served: European Theater of Operations Details of service: combat, World War II, Prisoner of War, Germany, 710th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group
Born: Aug. 3, 1919 Died: Nov. 26, 2010 Highest rank achieved: Tech Sergeant 5th Grade Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 2nd Armored Division Headquarters Company 66th Armored Regiment Details of service: Fought in World War II — North Africa, Sicily, Holland, France, Belgium and Germany Dates of service: February 1941 to July 1945
Bonnie Eugene Johnson Jr. Born: July 5, 1925 Died: March 29, 2012 Highest rank achieved: ETM 3C Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: Jan. 1, 1944 to May 31, 1946 Details of service: Great Lakes Naval Air Station in Radio Training School, radio operator, World War II veteran
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Larry R. Kulin
Scott Wayne Johnson Highest rank achieved: E4 AMH/AMS Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: VAQ – 129 Viking Dates of service: 1978-1988
Deceased Highest rank achieved: Yeoman Third Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Japan, Hawaii, Philippines Dates of service: 1959-1963
Bruce Leavitt Born: Nov. 20, 1925 Highest rank achieved: Signalman Second Class Branch of service: Navy Where served: European Theater, Pacific Theater Dates of service: December 1941 to December 1946 Details of service: visited North Africa, Italy, Scotland, Wales, England, Okinawa and the Pacific Islands
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Edward Prior Leahy
Sean S. Lewis
Lucille E. Lundstrom
Born: April 1, 1923 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant JG Branch of service: U.S. Navy/ Marine Corps Where served: 4th Marine Division — Iwo Jima, Marshall Islands, Tinian, Saipan Details of service: Injured and taken to the hospital on the third day of attacks on Iwo Jima Dates of service: 1942-45
Highest rank achieved: Private first class Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Dates of service: 2011–present
Branch of service: U.S. Army Highest rank achieved: First lieutenant Where served: General nursing care on the hospital ship Marigold, Zone of Interior and in the European and Southwest Pacific Theaters of operation Details of service: Was the youngest nurse on the Marigold at age 22; Bronze Star (4) AsiaticPacific Campaign Medal; Bronze Star (2) European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Bronze Star (2) Philippine Liberation Medal Years of service: Dec. 31, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1946
Steven W. Lewis
Ivan A. Lee
Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Vietnam Dates of service: 1966-1972
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant commander Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46); Vietnam 1972-74 Dates of service: July 1969 to September 1974
Robert M. Leinbach (No photo available) Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: European Theater of Operations Details of service: combat, World War II, prisoner of war, Germany, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
D.C. ‘Duke’ Livingstone Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: U.S. Marines Corps Where served: continental U.S. Dates of service: 1956-64
James C. Leonard (No photo available) Branch of service: Army, 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division Where served: European Theater of Operations Details of service: combat, World War II, prisoner of war, Germany
William Kenneth Loken Born: Oct. 1, 1930 Highest rank achieved: JO3 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Whidbey Island Naval Air Station & Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet Dates of service: Jan. 17, 1951 to Dec. 3, 1954 Details of service: Journalist
Irving Levin Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Colonel Branch of service: Army Air Corps, later U.S. Air Force, 452nd Bombardment Group World War II Where served: European Theater of Operations Dates of service: 1942-1965 Details of service: combat, B-17 navigator, World War II, prisoner of war, shot down over Germany
Edith Rose MacDougall Deceased (at age 58) Highest rank achieved: Mechanics mate Branch of service: Navy — WAVES Where served: Cedar Falls, Iowa; Norman, Okla. Dates of service: 1943-44 mother of former Mayor Ava Frisinger
Jack Loppnow Born: 1921 Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant Branch of service: Army Air Corps Where served: Iwo Jima and the United States Dates of service: 1942-46 Details of service: all over the United States and Iwo Jima
Members of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps are photographed in late 1944 at the Norfolk Naval Hospital in Virginia.
Gladys MacKenzie
Ledo J. Malmassari
Bob McCoy
Don A. McWhirter
Alan Ray Miles
Born: May 17, 1918 Died: Jun. 14, 2012 Dates of service: 1944-1946 Details of service: stationed at Harrisburg, Penn., as the store-keep where she met and fell in love with Kenneth MacKenzie; discharged in 1946
Died: Oct. 25, 1998 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Korea – Third Infantry Division Dates of service: 1950-52
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS Forrestal CVA59, Sixth Fleet (Mediterranean) Dates of service: 1966-73
Born: March 1, 1931 Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Dates of service: May 23, 1949 to Nov. 7, 1952 Details of service: HRRC Where served: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas, through basic training, permanent party at HRRC until discharged
Born: July 18, 1947 Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Vietnam Details of service: Received the Purple Heart for shrapnel in the leg, Presidential Unit Citation, 2nd Battalion and 9th Marine Division Dates of service: 1967 to 1968
John A. Marsh
Ed McKee
Deceased Highest rank achieved: Private Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 75th Infantry Division Details of service: Served in combat for one year in the European Theatre; received Purple Heart for being wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force, turret gunner Where served: Served in combat in 12th Air Force in Corsica, fall and winter of 1944-45; 23 bombing missions over European Theater Dates of service: Sept. 16, 1940 to Sept. 14, 1945
Donald Mason
John A. ‘Tony’ McIntosh
Born: Dec. 16, 1931 Died: March 21, 2015 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Dates of service: March 1951 to 1954 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant
Born: Jun. 8, 1942 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: Army Where served: Second Battalion, Second Infantry, Fifth Division; Headquarters Company, Third Brigade, 50th Armored Division Dates of service: 1964-66 Details of service: served in combat for 10 months in 1966
Born: Nov. 9, 1920 Died: Aug. 25, 2003 Branch of service: Navy Where served: USS Memphis and later Harrisburg, Penn. Dates of service: 1943-1946 Details of service: served on the USS Memphis, patrolling waters between Brazil and Africa; later stationed at a supply depot in Harrisburg, Penn.
Chad Magendanz
Jeremiah Fraser Pitts MacDougall Deceased (at age 76) Highest rank achieved: Lt. junior grade Branch of service: Navy Where served: South Pacific; Atlantic Dates of service: 1943-1945 active duty; reserve to 1954; father of former Mayor Ava Frisinger
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Kenneth MacKenzie
Marvin Otto Lemke Born: Oct. 3, 1920 Died: March 7, 2014 Highest rank: Aviation Machinists Mate 1st Class (Petty Officer 1st Class) Branch: U.S. Navy Details of service: served in Pacific Theatre during World War II; he was retired Navy, serving from 1942 to 1975
Robert C. Lyon Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant commander Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Served in combat in Korea for 18 months Details of service: On senior ship in Inchon Harbor at the time of the truce in 1953; commanding officer of USS Lenawee APA 195; navigating officer of USS Lenawee APA 195 Dates of service: May 17, 1943 to July 1, 1966
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Born: May 24, 1967 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: 1985-97 Where served: SSBN 730 & 729 Details of service: Submariner specialty, Navy Achievement Medal
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Urban V. Masset Highest rank achieved: E-7 Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Where served: Marine Patrol; Marine Inspection; served in combat in Korean waters marking channels for troop ships for six months Details of service: Served from Korean Waters — Bering Sea Patrol — ice breaking for dew line; teaching firefighting school at T.I. Coast Guard Academy; and up and down the East Coast all in different groups. Wrote book for Marine Corps on the new Marine Corps in 1985. Dates of service: 1952 until retirement
Thomas M. Mechler Born: Feb. 26, 1932 Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Dates of service: September 1950 to September 1954 Details of service: Airborne radar mechanic, 434th and 464th Troop Carrier Wings
John Meek Born: Sept. 30, 1961 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: in combat, Persian Gulf War (Aug. 22, 1990 to April 1, 1991), one of first 10 Washington Army National Guard reservists deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield Dates of service: Nov. 1, 1984 to May 16, 1992 Details of service: Combat Engineer, 317th Engr BN & 116th RAOC
Michael Dean Miles Born: Oct. 10, 1951 Highest rank achieved: Lance corporal Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Okinawa Details of service: Meritorious Unit Citation and National Defense Service Medal, 5th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force Pacific Dates of service: 1970-72
Melvin Miller Born: Nov. 5, 1922 Died: April 25, 2010 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Philippine Theater Dates of service: 1942-45
Leonard Miles Norman W. McLean Deceased Highest rank achieved: Seaman first class Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Where served: Alaska Dates of service: April 21, 1943 to March 18, 1946
David V. Merritt Highest rank achieved: Sergeant First Class Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Okinawa, Vietnam, India, Bolivia, Greece and Afghanistan Dates of service: July 1954 to July 1957; September 1959 to November 1976
Born: Dec. 16, 1920 Died: 2005 (in Issaquah) Highest rank achieved: PFC, washman Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Sitka, Alaska Details of service: Received the Victory Medal Dates of service: 1945-46
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David John Mitman Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS Coral Sea Years of service: 1951-1953 Details of service: Served as flight engineer for top secret Martin Mercator intelligencegathering aircraft, flying spy missions into Soviet airspace from Port Lyautey, Morocco. During one mission, his plane was fired at by a Soviet surface to air missile. (It missed.)
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John Norman Naegle Born: May 1, 1942 Died: Jan. 4, 1999 Highest rank achieved: Commander Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Details of service: Coast Guard Academy graduate with honors in 1964; Master of Science in engineering, University of Michigan – Naval Architecture 1969; Engineering Mechanics 1970; Ph.D. Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering 1980; Détente Delegation to USSR 1974-75; served on several “wind” class icebreakers Dates of service: 1964-85
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Wayne Pommer Born: Jan. 1, 1943 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Dates of service: 1966-70 Details of service: administrative specialist; 941st Military Airlift Group, 97th Military Airlift Squadron, 62nd Security Police Squadron
U.S. Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcon, F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft fly over burning oil field sites in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
John Mizenko Born: 1934 Highest rank achieved: radar specialist Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Rhode Island Dates of service: 1955-57 Details of service: worked with Nike missile surface-to-air battery control when fired
Jeston J. Phillips Born: Feb. 9, 1923 Highest rank achieved: WT3/C Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS Ludlow during World War II Dates of service: 1944-1946 Details of service: served in combat in World War II, American Area, Victory medal, Asiatic Pacific
Norman B. ‘Crash’ Nash
Robert Nelson
Pete Norby
Louis Ortiz
Russell D. Peery
Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Service included two combat tours in A-6 Intruders in Vietnam Dates of service: 1957-88 Details of service: naval aviator; served in attack squadrons and weapons test facilities; aircraft carrier operations officer
Died: July 22, 2014 Born: June 30, 1925 Branch of service: U.S. Navy (Air) Skyhawk Squadron Dates of service: July 1943 to March 1946 Highest rank achieved: Combat Aircrewman Details of service: trained as a pilot during World War II, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific
Born: April 29, 1966 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: 1989-93 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Details of service: combat, Surface Warfare Officer, USS Cowpens (CG-63), Operation Southern Watch 1992-1993, Navy Achievement Medal
Highest rank achieved: Petty officer second class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: In the Pacific,aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, as radio gunman Wounded in action: Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and Purple Heart Dates of service: 1942-45
Highest rank achieved: Specialist 4th class Branch of service: U.S. Army / Washington National Guard Where served: Camp Murray, Wash., 181st Support Battalion, Company D Dates of service: August 1977 to May 1983
Meindert Pillie
David Porter
Died: March 10, 2010, at age 95 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps Where served: Instructor at 349th Flexible Gunnery Training Squadron, Tyndall Field, Fla. Dates of service: Oct. 21, 1941 to Sept. 17, 1943
Born: Dec. 27, 1937 Died: Nov. 10, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Details of service: served in the Pacific and during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Hugh Asher Preston Jr.
Philip Pitruzzello Duncan Mulholland Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served: 3595th GIDIST Supply Squadrons; Nellis Air Force Base, 1951-52; NCOIC Base Supply Nagoya, Japan, 1952-54 Details of service: Awarded good conduct medal, National Defense Medal, Korean Service Medal and United Nations Medal Dates of service: November 1950 to November 1954
Gerald Francis Petersen Donald Nelson Born: Jan. 11, 1928 Died: 1969 Highest rank achieved: Specialist Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: in combat in the Korean Conflict for a little more than a year Dates of service: 1950-53 Details of service: Headquarters Company
Gary C. Newbill
Michael O’Connor
Charles D. Parker
Highest rank achieved: Major Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Where served: Virginia; California; Okinawa, Japan; The Philippines and Vietnam Dates of service: January 1965 to March 1968 (active duty)
Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Dates of service: 1962-1966 Details: Joined the Air Force right out of high school because his older brother did and found out it was the easiest. In those days, you either joined a branch of your choice or else they drafted you into the army.
Died: Nov. 7, 2010 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: U.S.; Okinawa, Japan; Vietnam Dates of service: Sept. 9, 1954 to Sept. 30, 1974
Born: Sept. 15, 1925 Highest rank achieved: Air cadet Branch of service: U.S. Army/Air Force Where served: Various bases in the U.S. Dates of service: 1943-45
Robert Ploss
Boyd Peterson
Vernon M. Parrett
Kevin J. Murphy Born: March 17, 1957 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army and Air Force Where served: U.S. and overseas Dates of service: June 1979 to June 2000 Details of service: Army Infantry and Intelligence, Air Force Intelligence
Gerald A. Nelson Born: July 26, 1944 Highest rank achieved: Specialist 5 Branch of service: Army National Guard and Military Policeman Where served: California Dates of service: January 1964 to January 1970 Details of service: Outstanding military policeman of our company in 1967
Born: May 4, 1946 Highest rank achieved: Spl. 4 Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: June 1966 to March 1968 Details of service: Radio Operator (RTO), 1st Cavalry Div/7th Cavalry Regiment
Ernest R. Nyberg
Richard Murphy Born: March 10, 1923 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps Where served: Shemya Air Station, Alaska Dates of service: July 1943 to October 1949 Details of service: On his first mission, he flew one of six planes out of 18 that returned from bombing Japan; on his 23rd and last mission, he was shot down Dec. 7, 1944, over Sakhalin Island. Was a POW in Russia.
Ruben Nieto
Randal Nelson Born: Oct. 22, 1919 Died: July 19, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Dates of service: 1944-46 Details of service: combat, served in Okinawa and Tientsin, China, and was awarded the Purple Heart
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Force Where served: South Pacific – Tinian Island Wounded in action: B-29 crashed off Iwo Jima, three men survived out of crew of 10; made 17 missions, some over capital of Japan Dates of service: 1943-45
Leroy Olson Born: Oct. 28, 1921 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Junior Grade Branch of service: U.S. Navy Reserves Air Group IV Where served: Pacific Theater during World War II Dates of service: August 1942 to December 1942 Details of service: fighter pilot in Air Group IV flying F6F-3 Air Grumman Hellcats; saw action under Admiral Halsey and flew off of the USS Essex, including the first carrier-based raid on Tokyo involving more than 1,200 targets; decorated with Air Medal Citation for meritorious achievement, skills and courage
Highest rank achieved: Aviation Radioman Second Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet Dates of service: June 1942 to September 1945
Born: Feb. 10, 1930 Died: July 3, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Army
Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: U.S. Army, medical Where served: Served two years in the Valley Forge Army Hospital in officers’ ward, tuberculosis unit Dates of service: 1944-46 and 1952-54
Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: U.S. Air Force (B-17 pilot, physician, U.S. Air Force medical) Where served: 11 combat missions over Germany; POW mission Austria to France; two food drops to the Dutch; flew Atlantic twice Dates of service: 1943-52
Gilbert Purschwitz
Elmer John Petett
Norman Peery Highest rank achieved: Seaman first class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Aleutian Islands, Alaska; Japan; USS Jarvis DD-799 Dates of service: Dec. 16, 1943 to May 19, 1946
Born: April 29, 1924 Died: May 1, 2014 Highest rank achieved: Seaman First Class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: Feb. 11, 1942 to Feb. 19, 1946 Details of service: At 17, Hugh fudged his age and was accepted into the Navy. He served four years during World War II on the USS Aaron Ward III in the Pacific Theater. He was on watch at the wheelhouse when the ship was attached off Okinawa on May 3, 1945. Twenty-five planes attacked and six kamikaze planes crashed into its decks, towers and engine rooms. The attack lasted just under an hour and left the ship in dire condition with many wounded. Hugh was one of many heroes on board the ship that day.
Highest rank achieved: Pharmacists mate second class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS Alshain in the Asiatic Pacific and Philippines Dates of service: July 1943 to March 1946
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Sarah Pommer
Born: April 16, 1939 Highest rank achieved: Private First Class Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: July 16, 1957 to July 15, 1959 Details of service: communications, 1st Army Division (Big Red One)
Born: Dec. 12, 1943 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: 1966-69 Details of service: USN Nurse Corps, hospital nurse, amputee specialist
Hugh Gordon Ross (No photo available) Highest rank achieved: Petty officer 2 Branch of service: U.S. Navy, cryptograph tech Where served: Strategic nuclear deterrence in South China Sea during Vietnam War; Combat Zone vet, 1972-73; nuclear submarine force Dates of service: January 1971 to January 1977
Charles Edwin Runacres Jr. Born: Sept. 17, 1917 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: USS Wedderburn DD684 Dates of service: 1942-45 Details of service: served in combat in the Pacific for three years and three months, survived three torpedoes while at sea and one kamikaze attack
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Jay Robert Rodne
Gerald T. Reinert
Mark Sampson
Kenneth Schmelzer
Donald Semon
William A. Somsak
George H. Swanson
Frank R. Troutman
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Reserve Where served: Persian Gulf War (1991); Somalia (1992-93); Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait and Iraq (2003) Dates of service: 1990-present
Born: Dec. 31, 1927 Died: Feb. 25, 2015 Details of service: Served in the Philippines as an encryptionist during the Korean Conflict
Born: Dec. 6, 1971 Highest rank achieved: E5 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: combat, Iraq, Gulf War Dates of service: 1991-2005 Details of service: 31st Special Opts Wing, 58M SOW, 58th MOS, 58th MXS – 16th CRS, two achievement medals, two national defense, Korean Defense Service
Born: Aug. 29, 1925 Died: June 12, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Details of service: honorably served his country on the USS Dixie throughout the South Pacific during World War II
Born: April 14, 1925 Died: Sept. 25, 2014 Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Dates of service: retired Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Colonel Details of service: joined the Marine Corps in 1942, fought in Korea, was reservist and trained troops at Camp Pendleton, California, commanding reservist officer at Sandpoint Naval Base
Highest rank achieved: Boatswain’s mate third class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Marshall Islands, USS Midway Details of service: Received two medals; operated landing craft Dates of service: 1942-44
Died: 1992 Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps Where served: United States Dates of service: 1943-45
Deceased Highest rank achieved: Colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army/Air Force Where served: Pacific, Italy Dates of service: May 1940 to January 1984 Details of service: APTO-US-MTO
Robert Howard ‘Rocky’ Rockwell Highest rank achieved: Private First Class Branch of service: U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Recon, RTO (radio telephone operator) call sign Papa Kilo, nickname Crash Where served: Vietnam 1969-70 (The Blackscarfed Gunslingers) Dates of service: 1968-70
Helen Sabin
John Swanson
Born: April 10, 1923 Highest rank achieved: Radioman Third Class Branch of service: Coast Guard Where served: New York, New Jersey, Seattle Dates of service: 1943-45 Details of service: Attended boot camp in Florida, worked in communications, one sister was an Army nurse and the other a nurse cadet
Died: 2001 Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps Where served: Missouri and Alberta, Ferry Command Post planes to Russia Dates of service: 1942-45
Elmo Jerome Sagedahl Reuben Allen Richard Highest rank achieved: SP4 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Company E, 122nd Maintenance Battalion, USAREUR Dates of service: January 1968 to December 1969
Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Pacific area Dates of service: May 26, 1944 to Aug. 31, 1946
Don Riggs
Michael M. Riste Deceased Highest rank achieved: SP5/E-5 Branch of service: U.S. Army, transportation Where served: 1st Cavalry Division Details of service: Served three tours of duty in Vietnam Years of service: Oct. 25, 1966 to Nov. 15, 1983
Dave Sao Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served: Strategic Air Command Dates of service: March 1966 to March 1970 Details of service: Munitions specialist, sent to Anderson AFB in Guam and Utapao AFB in Thailand, team chief of a team that was responsible for loading hundreds of bombs each day on B-52 bombers in support of the Vietnam War, and loading and caring for nuclear weapons stateside
Born: Feb. 10, 1894 Died: Sept. 6, 1977 Branch of service: U.S. Army Details of service: Fought in France during World War I
Gale Robert Schroeder Born: March 1935 Deceased: June 2005 Highest rank achieved: Master Sergeant Branch of service: Army Where served: last unit 409th Engineer Company, Reserve Dates of service: 1954-63 and 1976-94 Details of service: airplane mechanic
Cody D. Sorteberg Mary Ellen Holmes Sheridan Born: Sept. 7, 1927 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: Navy Where served: Pentagon; White House; Kodiak, Alaska; Long Beach, Calif.; Kansas City, Mo. (recruiting); Newport, R.I. Dates of service: 1953-1960 Details of service: received a letter of commendation from the chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Edward Schaefer
Born: June 24, 1955 Highest rank achieved: Sgt. Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Dates of service: 1973-77 Details of service: 509th Bomb Wing, avionics
Born: June 10, 1911 Died: 1986 in Spokane Highest rank achieved: Technician fifth grade (Tec 5) Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Served in combat in the European Theater, February 1944 to November 1945; 3429th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company Details of service: “A man who loved his country” Dates of service: 1943-45
John Schroeder Born: Feb. 23, 1888 Died: Jan. 10, 1973 Highest rank achieved: Private Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: Muster out telegram Nov. 16, 1918, according to discharge papers. Start date unknown. Details of service: Last assigned school for cooks and bakers. Was a cook at Camp Lewis, now known as Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Harvey Williard Sampson Born: June 5, 1926 Died: Nov. 6, 2011 Highest rank achieved: CS3 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Asiatic Pacific Dates of service: May 26, 1944 to Aug. 25, 1952 Details of service: cook, served on the U.S.S. Des Moines, CA-134
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Lee F. Scheeler Born: April 10, 1926 Died: April 21, 2015 Highest rank achieved: Private First Class Branch of service: U.S. Army/Air Force Where served: Germany Details of service: Served in 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Rifleman in Belgium, France and Germany; awarded WWII Victory Medal, European-Middle EastAfrica Campaign Medal, Army Occupation Medal and Belgian Fouragere; chaplain of the Post 79th Snoqualmie Dates of service: 1944-46
Daniel S. Segon Highest rank achieved: Private Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Germany Dates of service: 1966-67
Born: Feb. 25, 1992 Highest rank achieved: E4 (corporal) Branch of service: Marine Corps Where served: Afghanistan 2012, Japan/Korea 2013/2014 Dates of service: January 2011 to present Details of service: weapons company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, served in combat
Born: Aug. 20, 1922 Highest rank achieved: first lieutenant fighter pilot Branch of service: Air Force Dates of service: 1944-46 Details of service: Wayne was a fighter pilot in Sicily during World War II
Highest rank achieved: PFC (private first class) Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps Where served: Jackson, Tenn. Dates of service: 1941-44
Harold Rex Smith (No photo available) Born: Jan 20, 1925 Highest rank achieved: chief petty officer; sergeant first class Branch of service: Navy, later Army Dates of service: 1944-46; 1955-65 Details of service: Naval Supply Base, England, 1944-46. Army transmitter technician in Pentagon, Ft. Meyer, Va., and Guam
Pete Sims Born: Oct. 28, 1919 Highest rank achieved: Captain Branch of service: Army, infantry Where served: Germany, France, Austria Dates of service: 1941-46 Details of service: served in World War II combat and occupation, received a Bronze Star and Bronze Star Clusters, Company Commander, kept in contact with 17 out of 178
William Britton Striker Born: Dec. 12, 1907 Died: Oct. 1, 2003 Highest rank achieved: T-4, sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army, Big Red 1 Where served: Omaha Beach, Normandy, The Ardennes, Sicily, Tunisia Wounded in action: Leg wounds, shrapnel, awarded Silver Star and Bronze Star Dates of service: July. 6, 1942 to Sept. 2, 1945
Norm Smith
William Edward Seil Deceased (at age 66) Highest rank achieved: Colonel Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served: World War II, Korea and Vietnam Dates of service: 1944-75
Highest rank achieved: Classified Branch of service: U.S. Army – counterintelligence Where served: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Dates of service: 1956-59 Details of service: Worked in background investigation and wanted to go to Germany, but was never sent overseas
George Van Leeuwen Born: May 18, 1921 Died: 2012 Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Branch of service: U.S. Army/Air Force Where served: in combat in the South Pacific Dates of service: 1943-45 Details of service: pilot, flew C-46
Alonzo Lee Sweet Born: Nov. 18, 1938 Died: 2003 Highest rank achieved: Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Navy Dates of service: April 27, 1956 to Oct. 16, 1959
Jack Richard Steidl
Wayne Simon
Charles Earl Sampson
Born: Seattle, 1936 Highest rank: Private First Class Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Okinawa Dates of service: October 1959 to January 1962 Details of service: producer for The Voice of the United Nations Command, broadcasting propaganda radio programs to North Korea and China; returned in time to work at the 1962 World’s Fair
Frank Valentine Schroeder
Ernest Milton Swanson Highest rank achieved: Aviation machinist first class Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Dates of service: Oct. 21, 1941 to Dec. 23, 1946
Jerry Dean Tant Born: July 27, 1959 Died: 2015 Highest rank achieved: E8 Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Where served: combat, Vietnam (July 30, 1961 to June 15, 1964), Korea (June 27, 1953 to July 27, 1954) served on USCGC Kukui Dates of service: Sept. 22, 1952 to July 31, 1979 Details of service: BMCS, Earned the national defense service medal for Korean service, added a Bronze Star to the NDSM for service in Vietnam; his unit earned a meritorious unit commendation; USCG Cuttermans insignia (permanent), USCG Coxswains Badge
James H. Van Winkle Died: Feb. 9, 2008 Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944, one month before high school graduation. Deployed to Japan and in transit, the Japanese surrendered before he arrived. James went from front line duty to a clerk typist in the office due to termination of the war. Stayed in Japan in civil service and returned stateside from Kanagawa, Japan, on Nov. 5, 1946
Jay Anthony Vanni Highest rank achieved: Petty officer third class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: two six-month tours to Persian Gulf on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as catapult officer Details of service: Letter of Commendation; graduated from Central Washington University with degrees in science and business; (lived in Issaquah for 36 years) Dates of Service: 1993-1997
Henry D. ‘Hank’ Thomas Born: April 21, 1944 Highest rank achieved: lieutenant commander, unrestricted line Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: nuclear-powered submarines and surface combatants Dates of service: February 1963 to March 1983 Details of service: nuclear qualified, qualified in submarines, surface warfare qualification, Navy Commendation Medal recipient
Dallas L. Waggoner Deceased (at age 76) Highest rank achieved: Tech sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Europe, Italy, North Africa Wounded in action: Purple Heart awarded Dates of service: 1941-45
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The medals awarded to Nick Grossi of Issaquah during World War II included a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
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hurt pretty bad,” he said. That was what Grossi called the “bitter end” of his combat career. He was wounded badly enough that the Army sent him back to a hospital in England. When he thinks back to that
time, Grossi remembers the soldiers who lost their lives, the cold and the snow. “We lost a lot of people in that,” he said. “It was a real severe battle all the way around. We were fighting in the snow, sleeping in the snow and wondering when this horrible war was going to end.” It ended in 1945. A rehabbed Grossi was back with his 80th Infantry Division in Luxembourg. They were in a theater watching a Bette
David S. Waggoner
Joe Wallis
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: Vietnam, Central America, U.S. Wounded in action: Purple Heart awarded Dates of service: 1968-93
Born: Oct. 2 1931 Highest rank achieved: Commander Branch of service: U.S. Navy Reserve Where served: Korean War Dates of service: January 1954-57 Details of service: spent 22 years in the reserve on the USS Thomas 833 destroyer in Iwo Jima, Japan and Hong Kong
William James Weatherford Born: March 8, 1925 Highest rank achieved: MAM 2C Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: NTS Farragut, Idaho, Acorn 21 NAB Navy 825 NAS, Seattle, PSCU 5NB, Bremerton, served in combat in Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands for 15 months Dates of service: July 1943 to March 1946 Details of service: Awarded Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal — 1 star and World War II Victory Medal
Geoff Warren Highest rank achieved: Commander Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Dates of service: 1992 to present Details of service: continues to serve in the Coast Guard Reserve; is the senior reserve officer for Sector Puget Sound in Seattle; has mobilized for national disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina; flew C-130s while stationed at Kodiak, Alaska, and Elizabeth City, N.C.
the Boeing Co. for nearly 40 years before retiring. He raised four boys on Mercer Island with his wife Ginny. The couple moved to Spiritwood at Pine Lake in Issaquah about a year ago and recently celebrated their 55th anniversary. While he’s proud of his accomplishments — his medals are proudly displayed on a room in his apartment — Grossi said he wouldn’t wish his wartime experience on anyone.
Matt Winzen
Robert Edward Wolahan
Susan Gail Hatherly Wood
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served: Saipan in the Mariana Islands Dates of service: 1942-46
Born: Jan. 22, 1925 Highest rank achieved: MM1C Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Panama Canal, South Pacific Fleet Dates of service: 1943-45 Details of service: enlisted at 18, assigned to nucleus crew for USS Dennis in Panama Canal; participated in many invasions, most notably the battle of Leyte Gulf; ship picked up 445 survivors from the aircraft carrier St. Louis; served on the destroyer escort the President flew in and protected carriers
Born: Nov. 23, 1932 Died: Dec. 10, 2010 Highest rank achieved: PNC (chief) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Korea and Vietnam Dates of service: 1950-70
Born: Oct. 9, 1956 Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Dates of service: 1975-79 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant
Douglas Benjamin Wilson
George Westlake Born: Feb. 21, 1919 Highest rank achieved: Colonel Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: 1941-45 France and D-Day Dates of service: Retired 1972 Details of service: Colorado, Fort Lawton
“I have always been against wars,” he said. “What we went through was awful, awful, awful. It was terrible.” Memorial Day is a time to remember those that have put their lives on the line for freedom, he said. He still finds it surreal when strangers come up to him and thank him for his service. “I always thank them,” he said. “I appreciate that. I didn’t realize that I was making history.”
Austin Vickery Wiggins
Born: May 22, 1951 Highest rank achieved: SP4 Branch of service: U.S. Army Dates of service: 1970-72 Details of service: Served in Vietnam
Dwight Eldon Waggoner Born: August 23, 1922 Died: Oct. 9, 2009 Highest rank achieved: Seaman third class Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: South Pacific Details of service: American Area Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal Dates of service: April 1943 to November 1945
Davis movie when the news broke. “They stopped the movie and said that the Germans had given up. The war was over,” he recalled. “Everybody got up from their chairs and yelled and screamed and we all left the movie.” When Grossi returned home, O’Dea High School basically handed him his diploma after all he’d been through, he said. He went on to study business at Seattle University and worked for
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Rufus Benjamin Wilson Born: Oct. 11, 1924 Highest rank achieved: private first class Branch of service: Army Air Force, Army Night Fighter Squadron Dates of service: May 18, 1943 to July 4, 1946 Details of service: Served in combat war zone Italy, Africa. Good conduct medal, World War II Victory medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign medal, Army of Occupation medal
Born: March 31, 1920 Died: Oct. 11, 2013 Branch of service: U.S. Army Where served: North Africa and Europe Dates of service: February 1942 to November 1945 Details of service: served in North Africa and Europe as a cryptographic technician, served in ETO with signal outfit encoding and decoding classified messages by means of army codes and devices; familiar with Army means of maintaining signal security and proper storage of secret documents; languages: English, Yiddish, Italian, French, German and some Russian
Winston Matthew Yourglich Highest rank achieved: PhM3c (photographer’s mate third class) Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: South Pacific Wounded in action: After his ship, the USS Houston, was torpedoed, Winston swam in shark-infested waters east of Formosa for four hours before being picked up. Dates of service: Oct. 11, 1943 to April 13, 1946
David Les Yeisley James Wood Born: May 8, 1950 Highest rank achieved: RM3 Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Vietnam, three tours Details of service: Radio Teletype Task Group operator, Yankee Station Dates of service: 1968-72
Born: Dec. 23, 1932 Highest rank achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army, Infantry Where served: 3rd Infantry Division, Korea and 28th Infantry Division, Germany Details of service: Received Bronze Star with V-Device Combat Infantry Badge, Korean Service Medal with Bronze Service Stars and United Service Medal, National Defense and Army Occupation (Germany) Medals Dates of service: Jan. 22, 1951 to Jan. 8, 1954
Jack Yusen Branch of service: U.S. Navy Where served: Pacific Theater: Home Front, Atlantic sub scare, Leyte Gulf Details of service: Served aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts amid World War II, until Japanese forces sunk the destroyer escort in the Battle of Leyte Gulf — the largest naval battle during World War II; some sailors survived the attack only to bob in the shark-infested Philippine Sea until rescuers arrived days later
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