November 2021 A Special Supplement to
A Salute to Veterans Readers salute our soldiers More than 20 pages of photos you submitted of Sauk Valley veterans
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Cpl. Wallis A. Adell U.S. Army Served 1953-1955
Cpl. Robert Washington Ager U.S. Marine Corps Served 3 Yrs (14 mos Korea)
Passed away 9/23/2016
Passed away 5/22/2019
Richard J. Amesquita U.S. Air Force Served 1942 - 1945
Samuel J. Amesquita
Passed Away 6/17/1993
U.S. Marines Served 1951 - 1954 Passed Away 8/16/1988
U.S. Army Served 3Yrs WWII Passed away 2002
U.S. Navy Served 4 Yrs (Vietnam)
Richard “Red” Andrews
Carl Anderson U.S. Air Force - Korean War Served 14 Years
U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1955 Passed away 12/2/2019
Louis J. Amesquita U.S. Army Cpl. - Korea Served 4 Years
Reise A. Arduini U.S. Navy Served 2017 - Present
Thank you to all of our Vets who have served and are serving!
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Patrick R. Jones, Jr.
AMBOY 303 E. Main St. • 815-857-2611 Christopher E. Jones
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Army 754th Tank Bn. Served 2 Years Passed Away 3/4/2014
Kenneth Babel U.S. Air Force
Served 1950 - 1954 Passed Away 7/19/2015
Walter Arthurs Jr. U.S. Army - Japan & Korea
Served 1948 - 1952 Passed away 10/13/15
Raymond Babel U.S. Navy Served 1942 - 1945
Passed Away 12/6/2002
Alma Austin U.S. Army Served 1995-1998 and 1999-2004
Donald Babel U.S. Army Served 1946 -1948
Passed away in 1961
MSGT Lee Bardier U.S. Air Force Served 1972-1993
Robert Bartel U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1968 & 1969
Harley Babel U.S. Army - WWI
Russell Babel U.S. Army - U.S. Air Force Served 1942 - 1945
Passed Away in 1993
Thank you VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES
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Tony Arduini
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Jerry Bartlett Marine Corps Served 1960-1964
Corporal Wayne A. Bauer U.S. Marines Served 1972 - 1976
Peter Bell
Donald W. Berogan
U.S. Air Force Served 4 Yrs. Passed away 1/7/2020
U.S. Army-Parachutist Served 1954-1957 Passed away 9/10/2020
Amy Dempsey Bickner SPC U.S. Army Illinois National Guard Served 1996 - 2002
Leon F. Boehle U.S. Army Served 1966-1968
Sgt. Robert William Bittner U.S. Army Served 7 yrs. Passed away 1/8/2011
Steve Baumgartner U.S. Air Force Served 1967-1971
Charles F. Berry
Sgt. Richard Beattie Army Artillery Korea Served 1952-1954
BM3 Robert E. Bertolozzi Jr.
U.S. Army 247th Combat Engineers Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 2/28/13
U.S. Navy Served 1968 - 1974 Passed Away 2/27/02
SPC/4 Tye Alan Bittner
Greg Blackburn
U.S. Army Served 5 yrs.
Sgt. Merle E. Bowers
Sgt. Neil H. Bowers
U.S. Army Artillary Served 1941-1945 Passed away 10/7/1976
U.S. Army Air Force Served 3 yrs. Passed away 8/21/1998
David Beck U.S. Army
Served 1960-1963 Passed Away 1/3/2001
Herman A. Beveroth SF3 Navy Seabees Wake Island Served 2/20/45 - 6/23/46 Passed away 5/24/2014
Stephen J. Blackburn
U.S. Army Served 3 Yrs.
U.S. Marines Served 3 Yrs. Passed away 1998
Bill Brierton U.S. Navy Served 1952 - 1956
Edwin W. Bright U.S. Army, E4 Served 1961 - 1964 Passed Away in 11/5/2012
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Everett K. Brown U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965 Passed away 1/15/2019
Merton A. Bright
U.S. Army Served 1951-1952 Passed Away in 1952
Dale Brownlee U.S. Army Served 1944-1946 Passed away 10/8/1994
Beth Wilson Managing Broker/Owner 815-440-8307 For Your Bravery, Sacrifice, and Dedication to Our Country WE THANK YOU.
James V. Britt Sr. U.S. Navy Served 1946-1948 Passed away 8/1/2020
Elwin L. Bunnell U.S. Marine Corp Passed away 7/5/2012
Jenny Kirchner
George W. Brooks U.S. Army Served 1956-1958 - Germany
Marshall W. Bunnell U.S. Army Air Forces U.S. Army Air Corps MIA 7/10/1945
Deborah L. Brown (Weslow) US Army National Guard Served 1989 - 1992
Cpl. Richard E. Burgess U.S. ArmyGuard IL Army National Served 1950 - 1953 Passed away 2/25/2017
Lindsey Kerley
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815-677-0240
Thank You for Serving Our Country and Protecting Our Freedoms
Honoring and Saluting Our Heros
David Boyle
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Franklin L. Bright U.S. Army, Spec 4 Vietnam 101st Airborne Served 1964 - 1967
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Lee thanks his fellow Veterans for their service, and invites you to call him for all your real estate needs, including VA Loans.
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Thank You To All Who Have Served, Especially Cpt. James Meyer. We Love You, Dad!
LEE BARDIER 815-716-3604
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In memory of Dale Brownlee, WWII Army Veteran 11/13/1925-10/8/1994 Thank you to all Veterans for your service and sacrifice for our freedom Vickie Gutierrez (815) 973-4444
Honoring all who have served our country
Ed Yingling US Army 1951 - 1957
Pat Yingling Nursing Corps 1946 -1950
Nancie Dempsey, Realtor 815-994-8915
Lawrence Yingling US Army Air Force 1942 - 1946
815-285-3444 124 E. Boyd St., Dixon www.crawfordrealtyonline.com
In Honor of All Who Have Served Our Country and Who Are Serving Now Bill Dempsey Realtor 815-631-4295
Thanking all the men and women who have served honorably during times of war and peace.
With the greatest respect to all area Veterans.
Matt Hermes
Karen Didier Realtor 815-973-2686
Managing Broker
815-288-4648
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In Memory of Master Sergeant Hal Moroney September 28, 1945 - September 8, 2011 Thank you to all Veterans for your service and giving us our freedom!
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To all of the Veterans for your sacrifices, God bless and thank you.
Troy Morse Realtor 815-973-2585
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Tracey DeCrane 815-677-2164 Saluting All of the Men & Women Past & Present that are Serving our Country Vicky Turner - Thank You! (815) 973-5548
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Home of the Free Because of the Brave.
Remembering those who gave and sacrificed in the name of peace.
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Eric Bird
Managing Broker 815-973-6768
Mary Lovgren Broker
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Justin Wiley Broker
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Kevin Considine
Broker Associate /Auctioneer 815-739-8155
Tina Demay Broker Associate 815-718-0956
Andrew Brockwell
Thanks to all that have served! Cynthia Adcock 815-677-0934 Charles Thomas Jr. serves in the Army National Guard 2000-Present. He also served in Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Floyd Thomas Sr. served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953
Charles E. Thomas Sr. Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army. Served from 1978-2006. Supported Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Bosnia
Broker Associate 815-440-8214
Doug Weber Broker Associate 815-222-5806
Don Potts Served in the U.S. Air Force 1958 - 1978
Thank you Veterans! Vicky Turner 815-973-5548
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Lawrence Burmeister U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1953
SSG. Tom Bushman U.S. Army - Desert Storm
Passed away 8/19/2015
Served 1983-1997
Lloyd E. Card
Pablo Castillo U.S. Army Air Corp Served 1943-1945
U.S. Army Served 2yrs. 8 mos.
Passed away 2/05/2017
Gage Butler U.S. Marine Served 4 years
Vincent Catalina
U.S. Army Served 1941-1945 Passed away 12/17/2011
U.S. Army Served 1941-1945 Passed away 2007
Veterans Name Branch Years of Service
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Passed Away 12/4/1978
Bruno C. Catalina
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Kenneth (Bud) Butterfield U.S. Army - WWII 1st Cavalry Division Served 1942 - 1946
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Paul R. Cannon U.S. Army Served 1957-1959
Joseph M. Catalina U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1946 Passed away 5/23/1994
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Roger Chriest U.S. Army Served 1966-1967
Passed Away 9/4/2014
Michael Z. Collins U.S. Army Served 2 Years
Leo Chapinski Jr. U.S. Army Served 4 Years
Robert Chapinski U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947
Passed Away 5/7/1997
Passed Away 9/24/2010
Zealous Collins U.S. Army/National Guard Served 2 Years
Edward Conderman Air Force - Air Force Reserve Served 1978 -2000
Passed Away 4/14/2007
Nelo Contreras Jesse Contreras U.S. Army - WWII Passed away 1/2019
Joseph “Chico” Contreras
Charles E. Cook
Clyde Thomas Cooley
U.S. Army/IL Nat Guard Served 3 yrs. Passed away 4/30/2020
U.S. Army Served 1944-1946 Passed away 1973
U.S. Navy Served 1958 - 1961
Larry Contreras U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941-1944
Served 1951-1954 - Korean War
Passed Away 11/6/1996
Sergeant First Class Lester Cordes
Thomas A. Cornwell
U.S. Army - 39th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Served 1951-1953
U.S. Marines Served 1967-1970
Sgt. Robert W. Cheshier U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1950 - 1952 Passed away 6/8/2018
Ronald G. Conderman U.S. Army - Germany Served 1954 - 1956
Ralph Contreras U.S. Marine Corps. WWII South Pacific & China Served 4 years Passed away 1/2017
SRA John Craft U.S. Air Force Served 1996 - 2002
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Larry Cater Navy 1959 - 1962
Arthur Donald Chapinski U.S. Army Served 1948 - 1968
Daniel L. Cruse Jr. U.S. Navy Pacific Theatre - WWII Deceased
Roger D. Cruse U.S. Marines Served 1953 - 1957
Elwood L. Cruse U.S. Army - WWII Served 1943-1945 Passed away 2001
M.L. “Mick” Cruse U.S. Army - WWII Deceased
Paul J. Cunniff William D. Cruse U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968
U.S. Army 1st Cav. Vietnam Served 1970 - 1971
Maurice “Pete” Cruse U.S. Army • 2nd Div. 1952-1954 • Korea
Michael J. Cruse U.S. Army Served 1986 - 1992
Charles A. Davis Sr.
Spec 4 Gary L. DeBord
Served 1951-1953
U.S. Army Served 1972-1974
U.S. Army 45th Division Korean War
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11 Earl Delhotal U.S. Army 149th Infantry 38th Division Served 1942-1945 Donald R. Delhotal U.S. Army Served 1945-1947
Spec 4 Gary L. DeBord
Passed away 5/25/2011
U.S. Army Served 1972-1974
Julia Dettman U.S. Marines DMZ in Korea Served 1981-1984
Harold B. Dodd, Jr. U.S. Army Served 1948 -1953
Passed away 4/30/1989
Joseph E. Dvorak U.S. Air Force / WWII Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 7/10/1996
Sara DiConstanza E-6, Technical Sergeant 10 years 2000 - 2011 Air National Guard
Troy Charles Douglas U.S. Navy Served 2008-2014
Liz Reyes Eaglin U.S. Navy Served 1971-1974
John (Jack) Diehl Army Served 1955 - 1958
Ventura Duran Jr.
Robert Dempsey, Sr.
Corporal Gene DeMay U.S. Army - 313 Sig. Bn. Served 1951-1953 Korea
U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1953-1955 Passed away 5/17/2017
Donald E. Dirks
1st Class Nathan Disher
U.S. Navy Served 2 Yrs.
U.S. Coast Guard
Currently serving (17 years)
Richard Dusing
U.S. Marines IL Nat. Guard Served 30 Yrs.
Tom Durband U.S. Army Signal Corps Served 1961-1963
U.S. Navy Served 1951-1954
Blair Eckburg U.S. Navy WWII Served 2 Years Passed Away 11/19/2012
Bob Elsasser U.S. Army Served 1960 - 1966
Carl L. Elsasser U.S. Army Company M Served 3 Years Passed away 1964
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Norman L. Elsasser U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1950 - 1954 Passed away 1968
Chief Petty Officer Matt Fiser U.S. Navy - Seabees Served 27 Years 1994 - 2018
Kenneth Eubanks U. S. Navy USS Mitscher 1958 - 1962
Lester E. Flaherty Sr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-54 Korea Served 1945-47 WWII Passed away 3/13/2016
Peter Fecht U.S. Army Served 1970-1972
Passed away 9/26/2015
Lester E. Flaherty Jr. (Mike) Navy - Sea Bees Served 1973 -1977 Passed away 2/26/2016
Robert Fecht U.S. Army WWII POW Battle of the Bulge
Passed away 3/15/1981
Hugh E. Flynn Sr. U.S. Army Served 1952 -1954 Passed Away 8/31/1998
E-5 Petty Officer Eleanor (Schick) Fiser U.S. Navy Served 1989 - 1999
Dan L. Ford U.S. Army Served 1966-1968
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Robert J. Fox
Donald R. Fortune
U.S. Albany Missile Cruiser
Served 1968 -1971
Jesse Fordham U.S. Army 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 9/25/97
U.S. Navy Served 1943-1946 Passed away 2019
U.S. Army Airborne Passed away 9/20/2019
Mark Friday Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy Served 26 Years
Tanner Friday Senior Airman U.S. Air Force Served 2016 to present
Taylor Friday Master At Arms U.S. Navy Served 2015 to present
David T. Fritts U.S. Army Served 2 Years
Roy Garcia
David Gail Gardner U.S. Army-Air Corps Served1942-1946 Passed Away 6/15/1984
John Garrison U.S. Army WWII Served 2 Years
James Garcia Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1991-1995
U.S. National Guard
Richard Fotzler
U.S. Army - WWII Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 4/4/1982
1st Class Kayla (Disher) Gamester U.S. Coast Guard Currently Serving (13 Years)
Terry L. Gaskill U.S. Air Force Served 1965 - 1969
Robert Maltry, Agent 709 N Brinton Ave Dixon, IL 61021 Bus: (815) 288-4206 Lt. Colonel Orval L. Gearhart Jr.
U.S. Army Air Corp 4 Years U.S. Air Force Reserves 24 Years
Richard A. Gebhardt U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1958 Passed Away 4/10/2014
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Herb Fordham Navy E3 Seaman
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Kenyon B. Geiger U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs. WWII Passed away 6/25/1973
Kenneth C. Gould U.S. Marines Served in WWII and Korea Passed away 8/5/2021
David R. Geil U.S. Army E-5 Served 1966-1969 Vietnam 1967-1968
Joseph Grant U.S. Army Served 2002-2005
Sgt. Amanda M. (Dempsey) Hacker David C. Gugerty U.S. Army Served 1956-1958
John L. Halgren U.S. Army Served 1944-1945 Passed away 3/26/2011
Illinois Army National Guard 2001 - 2008 Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004 - 2005
Merle L. Halgren U.S. Marines Served 1961-1966
John L. Gilbert U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1971-1973
Dallas Griffith U.S. Army Infantry Served 2020-2021
Sgt. Russell E. Glenn U.S. Army WWII Served 1943 - 1945
Vincent A. Glowacki U.S Air Force Served 1966-1970 Vietnam 1968 - 1969
Gugerty Brothers U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs.
1SG Kyle Hacker Illinois Army National Guard 1999 - Present Operation New Dawn 2011-2012 Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004 - 2005
SPC-E4 Charles T. Hall U.S. Army Served 1969-1970
Warren Wilson Hagen U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 9/25/2003
Dennis J. Halgren U.S. Navy Served 1965-1968
SPC-E4 Gary and SPC-E4 Jerry Hall U.S. Army Served 1968-1970
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Passed Away 10/26/2000
Stanley Hann U.S. Army Served 1955-1958
Sharon “Butch” Hannan
CW2 Robert W. Hardin
U.S. Army Served 1968-1974
U.S. Army Served 2006-present
Dennis Harrison
U.S. Army Served 1968-1970
U.S. Army Served 1980-1982
Cecil E. Harrison U.S. Army Served 1955 -1957
U.S. Army Served 1966-1972 Passed away 2/26/2019
C.M. 2nd Class Clifton Hartman U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed Away 10/26/83
Gene Hartman U.S. Marine Corp. Served 1952-1960 Passed Away 10/21/11
Ronald Hartman U.S. Army Served 1953-1955
John K. “Jack” Havener
SP/4 Charles Buggs Hazelwood
3rd Class Terry L. Heeren
Sr. Chief Randy D. Hardin U.S. Navy Served 1972-1992
Roger Hartman
U.S. Army Air Corps Served 6 Yrs. Passed away 2010
Douglas E. Harms
U.S. Army 101st Airborn Div. Vietnam Served 1968 - 1970
U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1969 Passed away 4/6/2018
Theresa Lease-FayHeffelfinger U.S. Marines Served 2 Yrs.
Everette D. Hardin U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1945 Passed Away in 2010
Raymond K. Harrison U.S. Army Served 2 Years
Wallace Hartman U.S. Navy Served 1950-1953 Passed Away in 1999
Kenneth Heffelfinger U.S. Army Served 3 Yrs. Passed away 2/6/2019
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Frederick L. Hamburg U.S. Marines Served1944 - 1949
Robert Heinze U.S. Navy Served 1948 - 1952
S. SGT. Lyle R. Hendryx U.S. Army Served 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 11/30/2005
Lawrence Henson U.S. Marines Passed away 2003
U.S. 7th Army (Europe) Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away 1991
Warren Heuck U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965
Joyce M. Hicks U.S. Marine Corps Served 1980 - 1988
Eugene G. Hill U.S. Army Infantry Served in 1946 Passed Away 10/05/01
Staff Sgt. Adam G. Hodge U. S. Air Force Served 3 Years
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We offer our sincere thanks for your bravery and sacrifice. Because of you, America is still the land of the free.
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Clarence L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1952-1953
Bobby L. Irwin
Calvin L. Jacobs
Elmer L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1945 - 1946 Passed Away 2/4/1946
William R. “Buck” Hoyle U.S. Marine Corps Served 1957-1959 Passed away 8/26/2000
U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1952 - 1956
U.S. Army Served 1964-66
U.S. Army Served 1954 -1956
Roy Louise Jacobs U.S Army Served 1917-1918 Passed Away 1999
Jason A. Johnson U.S. Army National Guard 1644 Transportation Co. Served 1999 - 2011
Russell H. Johnson U.S. Army Served 3 Years
Charles W. Josephsen 1st Inf. of Red Star 6th Div. Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 11/1/2001
Harold Julifs U.S. Marine Corps Served 1957 - 1959
William C. Kessel U.S. Army Served 2 years Passed away 11/7/2017
Passed away 10/05/1960
Roger L. Jacobs
Col. Michael E. King U.S. Air Force Served 1968 - 1994 Passed away 2/27/16
Charles W. “Jake” Kness U.S. Army Served WWII Passed away 4/30/2012
Guillermo (Bill) Hurches Army CPL Korea Served 1950 - 1952 Passed Away 1/30/2010
Virden “Pete” Johnson U.S. Army 90th Div Served in WWII
Elmars Kalnins Army 1951 - 1953
Bruce Knipple
U.S. National Guard Served 1948 -1951
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Melvin Hohn U.S. Navy Served 1960 - 1964 Passed Away 3/4/13
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2nd Lieuenant Brett Knutson
U.S. Army
Chief Petty Officer Rick Knutson U.S. Naval Reserves
Glen R. Kuhlemier U.S. Marine Corps. Served 1953-1955 Served 1953-55 Korea
Sgt. Kenny Knutson
U.S. Army
Corporal James Kulas U.S. Army
Korea Gasoline Supply Unit
Served 1953 - 1954
Paul Lahman
U.S. Army Served 1957-1960 U.S. Air Force Served 1961-1978
Leslie E. (Pete) Lansford U.S. Air Force 1942-1945 Passed Away 12/8/1980
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jana (Johnston) Knutson Navy HM2 (SW/AW) Served 2001 - 2007
Corporal Raymond J. Kulas U.S. Army T5 90th Inf. Div. Truck Driver - Surveyor Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 12/6/14
Russell Lahman
Robert Lahman
U.S. Marines Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 7/25/2012
Spec E5 Randall G. Lathrop
Joseph LeBlanc Jr.
U.S. Air Force Served 1968-1972
U.S. Army Served 2 years
U.S. Army Served Korean War Passed away 3/1986
Jack D. Koehler U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1951-1955 Passed away 12/29/2019
J.D. Lahman CWO U.S. Air Force Served 1955-1967 U.S. Army Served 1967-1975
Cory L. Lance U.S. Air Force Served 1993 -1997
Joseph LeBlanc III U.S. Army Served 2 Years
Lieutenant Colonel Kyle John Kuepker Minnesota Army National Guard Served 26½ Years, Retired 2017
Larry Lahman U.S. Air Force Served 1970-1975
Passed away 1/10/2017
Roger Landreth U.S. Marine Corp Served 1954 - 1957
Tina Marie Lechler U.S. Air Force Served 1978-1982
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Jerry Lee Leonard
U.S. Army Reserve Served 9 years
U.S. Army Served 1968-1971
Alfred S. Lopez U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947
U.S. Army Air Force WWII Served 1943 - 1946 Passed 10/31/2008
Donald Lerdall U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs Passed away 1/15/1963
Harold Marshall
Veterans, thank you for your service!
Tim Martin U.S. Marines Vietnam Served 1966 - 1968
Spec. 5 Dale W. Letcher U.S. Army - Vietnam War Served 1968 -1972
Sgt. Ray Martinez U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 4/9/1989
Jackie Marvin Linton U.S. Army Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 4/3/2009
S/Sgt. Theodore R. Maves U.S. Army Served 1952 -1954 Passed Away March 2006
Saluting All Veterans
From Invenergy and Nelson Energy Center
Wealth Planning, Join us for a Veteran’s Day Luncheon! November 11 | 11:30AM - 1PM Dixon VFW Post 540 | 1560 IL-38
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William J. Lemmer
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Larry D. Mayberry U.S. Army Served 1965 - 1967
Kenneth E. McCaslin U.S. Army Served 1957-1959 Passed away 6/28/2021
Frank R. Mendoza U.S. Army Served 3 Years
T. F. Sgt. Anthony E. Mercer
Dave Mickley
Ronnie L. Miles U.S Army 82nd Airborne Served 1960 - 1963 Passed away 6/10/2016
U.S. Army Served 1944-1946 Passed away 1987
Raymond Moeller U.S. Army Served 1943 -1945
Passed Away 6/13/1970
U.S. Air Force Served 8 years
Merrill “Bud” Mohr U.S. Navy Korean War Served 1949-1953
Christopher Lane McConnell U.S. Navy Served 7 years
Sgt. 1st Class Isaac M. Mercer U.S. Army - 2 Years 1Year in Korea 6 Years Reserves 2 Years Active Duty
Gale H. Miller
U.S. Army Served 3 years
PFC James “Peanuts” McDaniel U.S. Army Served 1944-1945 Passed Away 1/2/88
Michael Keith Mercer U.S. Air Force (E4) Served 1976 - 1980
Steven L. Mercer U.S. Marines 2 Years Active 4 Years Inactive
Michael Lewis McConnell
Les Miller
U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed away 2000
U.S. Marines Served 1990-1994
John T. Moore
Dennis P. Morath
U.S. Marine Corps Served 20 yrs.
U.S. Army - Spec. 4 Served 1957 - 1960
Myrle Moeller
U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1965 - 1968
K.J. (Bub) & Clarence Morath U.S. Army, Air Force & Army Served 1943-1945 Passed Away 1984 & 1997
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Cliserio M. Moreno
U.S. Army Armed Calvary Reg. Served 1992-1995
U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away
Joe Moreno
John Moreno
U.S. Marine Corp Served 1958-1962 Passed away 2014
U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed away
David Moreno
Isreal Moreno
U.S. Navy Served 1978-1982
U.S. Marines Served 1980-1998
Joseph John Moreno U.S. Army Served 2002-2009
Paul Moreno U.S. Army Served 1945-1946 Passed away 1949
Jesse G. Moreno U.S. Army Served 1968-1971 Passed away 8/18/2017
Robert Moreno U.S. Navy Served 1985-1988
of Sterling
Proudly Salutes our Veterans
We are thankful for all Veterans and the time they dedicated to our Country.
Merrill “Mugs” B.-Army Robert D.-National Guard
Ian K.-Army
Kent K.-Navy
Gene A.-Army
Keith H.-Army
Don J.-National Guard
Robert W.-Army
John W.-Air Force
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Ruben Moreno
Gearld (Jerry) Moser Eldon Moser
U.S. Army Served 1967-1970 Passed away 10/29/2020
Air Force Served 4 Years
Frank E. Muhleback U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1946 Passed away 2017
Joseph J. Muhleback U.S. Air Force Served 1948 - 1952
Cpt. Garrett Newman Steve Nagy Army - 2 Years Passed Away 3/7/20
PFC William Collins Newman U.S. Army Served 1942-1945
Killed in Manila 2/19/45
U.S. Air Force Served 2013-present
Cpt. Charles E. Noffsinger U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1943 -1946 Passed Away 11/2/1997
Air Force Served 4 Years Passed Away 5/29/1996
Capt. Edward S. Murphy MD U.S. Army - 1941-1946 Passed Away 09/1987
Col. (Retired) Jerry Newman U.S. Army Nat Guard Served 1985-2020
Calvin R. Nutt Petty Officer E-4 U.S. Navy Served 1973 -1977
Kenneth Moser Air Force Served 4 Years
Lt. Charles E. Muhleback U.S. Air Force Served 1945-1951 Killed in Korea 1/9/1951
Louis K. Nagy Frank Nagy Marines 2 Years
2LT Abigail Newman U.S. Army Nat Guard Served 2019-present
Sgt. Marvin J. Nutt U.S. Army Served 1966 -1969
U.S. Navy Served 1943 - 1947 Passed Away 11/23/2005
Carlyle Hulger Newman U.S.Navy/USS Mount Vernon Served 1917-1919 Passed away 6/28/1958
ETR3 Robert Lee Nutt U.S. Navy Served 1958 -1962 Cuban Conflict Passed Away 2/26/1962
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Richard O’Malley III
U.S. Army U.S. Army Guard - Iraq Served 2007- 2013
Ronald J. O’Brien U.S. Army - Military Police Served 1964-1967
Terrance F. O’Malley U.S. Marines - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1969
Edwin Burdell O’Neil Army 96th Infantry Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 9/8/2009
U.S Army Airborne - WWII
Jack E. Ohare Served 1942 -1946 Passed away 6/3/2018
Honoring your Service, Remembering your Sacrifice…
Richard D. O’Malley Jr. U.S. Marines - Vietnam Served 1960 - 1963
Juan Olalde Jr. U.S. Marines Served 1993-1997
U.S. Navy - USS Midway Air Sea Resue - Persian Gulf War
Served 1987 - 1991 Passed Away 3/24/2015
Brijido Olalde U.S. Marines Served 1972-1976 Passed away 11/24/2018
Liberty Court
Honors All Veterans Who Have Served.
Thank you to America’s Veterans for your ongoing Dedication to our Country and your Commitment to Preserving our Precious Freedom.
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Gregory L. O’Brien
David J. O’Brien U.S. Army Military Police K-9 Unit Served 1967-1968
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Juan Olalde U.S. Marines Served 1969-1974
Michael L. Parker U.S. Army Vietnam War
CPL Robert Patten U.S. Army Served 1953-1956 Passed away 2/6/2007
Charles Peugh U.S. Marines Served 1956 - 1960 Passed Away 10/24/1983
Ricardo Olalde
James T. Olsen
U.S. Marines Served 1991-1995
U.S. Marines Served 1974-1976 Passed away 12/20/2015
Airman 1st Class U.S. Air Force Served 1959-1963
Thomas J. Paschal
James B. Parks U.S. Army
Pvt. David Parrot U.S. Army Served 1965-1967 Passed Away 9/24/2009
Joseph A. Patzer U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1973-1977
Richard L.Percycoe U.S. Navy Served 1963-1967
Manuel Olalde
Raymond R. Peugh U.S. Army Served 1961 -1963
Passed away 7/1/2016
Robert E. Peugh U.S. Air Force Served 1951 - 1961
Duane Olsen US Army - Korean War Served 1950-1953 Passed away 9/15/19
U.S. Army Served 1967-1969 Passed Away 1/20/1994
CMSgt. James Patten
Robert E. Personette
Sgt. LaVerne N. Pessman
U.S. Marine Corps. Korean War Served 1952-1954
Carl “Bill” Piper U.S. Army Served 1954-1956 Passed away 4/18/2021
U.S. Air Force Retired Served 30 yrs.
Army - 1st Inf. Division Served 1965 - 1967
Anthony D. Pizarro U.S. Air Force Served 1951 - 1954 Passed Away 1/15/2009
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Passed Away 5/17/1992
William Scott Pursell U.S. Army Paratrooper
Served 3 Years Passed Away in 1994
SGT. Kyle D. Pletsch
Gerald M. Potts U.S Army Served 1963-1965
U.S. Army Served 2000 - 2004
Manuel M. Ramirez, Sr. U.S. Marine Corps. Served 1953-1956 Passed Away 3/6/91
James E. Ready
U.S. Marines SGT Served 1964 -1968 - Vietnam Passed Away 6/27/2014
U.S. Army - 2nd Surveillance & Observation Battalion
Passed Away 6/25/1995
Lyle R. Reap
Allen D. Reece U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1969-1970
U.S. Army
Served1967-1969 - Vietnam
Veterans Day Open House
requests all Marines to be present at
(Meal is free. Donations welcome.)
Wednesday, Nov. 10th at 18:00 hr (6:00 PM) for the 246th USMC Birthday Party
“Chesty Puller” Chesty P’s Pub
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Thank you for your Service.
1120 W. First Street, Dixon • 815-284-2003
The American Legion Dixon Post No. 12, Inc.
Thank You For Your Service and Sacrifice
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In honor of our Veterans, we are hosting an open house. A meal will be served 12 - 2p.m.
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CT E P S E R D N A R WITH HONO NS A R E T E V R U O TO They are our family, friends and neighbors; everyday citizens, yet so much more. On Veterans Day, we take this opportunity to say thank you to the brave souls who have served in our Armed Forces.
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Henry Pizarro Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-1953
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U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1959
Kenneth L. Reglin, Sr. U.S. Army - WW II Served 1940-1946 Passed Away 5/8/2011
Spec. 4 Frank J. Reeverts
Bryson Reyes U.S. Army Served 2020-present
Gregory Reyes
Cpt. Ryan Reyes
U.S. Army Served 1974-1977
U.S. National Guard Served 2010-2018
David H. Ricklefs
Tyler Reyes
Victor Reyes
U.S. Army-82nd Airborne Special Forces Served 2012-2016
U.S. Army Served 1975-1977 Passed away 7/17/2010
U.S. Navy Served 1993-1997
Passed Away 12-29-1998
Ronald S. Ridenhour U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968 Passed away 8/24/2014
Vincent G. Ridenhour
Leo Rienstra
Timothy Rienstra
EM 3 Alex Rios
Kenneth Robbins
U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 9/2/1993
Diamond Robinson U.S. Navy Served 2017-present
U.S. Army Served 1960-1962
Keith Robison (Robbie) U.S. Air Force 1950-1953 (Roswell, New Mexico) Passed Away 10/19/2014
William Reyes
Air Force Served 1967-1971
U.S. Army Served 1984-1987
U.S. Navy Served 1959 - 1963
Herman M. Rodriguez
Guadalupe Rodriguez
U.S. Air Force Served 1985-1989
U.S. Army Served 3 Years Passed away 5/6/2017
U.S. Army Served 2 Yrs.
Santos Rodriquez U.S. Marine Corp Served 1942-1945 Passed away 5/23/1945
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U.S. Nat. Guard Air Force Served 2003-2009
James C. Ross Specialist 4 U.S. Army Served 1969-1970
Lester E. “Happ” Ross U.S. Army Served 1946-1947 Passed away 9/14/1992
Gary Rumbolz U.S. Navy Served 1966-1970
Spec. 4 Jerry Lee Sanders U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1967 Passed Away 12/12/2005
U.S. Navy Served 1951-1955 Passed away 8/16/2008
U.S. Army - Signal Corp. Served 1953 - 1955 Passed away 9/2/2015
SGT. Douglas R. Schick E5 - U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 2 Years
Corporal William (Bill) Schick U.S. Marines Served 1959 - 1962 Passed away 2014
John M. “Mike” Scholl Army Airborne (82nd) 1954 - 1956
Donald Schroeder
George M. Schwamberger
James D. Senneff
Phyllis M. Senneff
U.S. Navy Corpsman Served in Vietnam Passed away 8/25/1999
U.S. Navy Served in WWII Passed away 4/4/2012
Kenneth L. Sharkey U.S. Army Served 1960 -1962
Don Schafer
Donald H. Schamberger
U.S. Navy Served 5 Yrs.
U.S. Army - Korea Served 1952-1954
Clarence R. Shumaker U.S. Navy Served 1941 - 1945 Passed away 6/24/2015
Sedrick M. Sanders U.S. Marines & Army Served 4 yrs. Passed away 1/23/2003
Corporal John L. Schick U.S. Marines Served 1954 - 1957 Passed away 2016
Hugh F. Senneff U.S. Army Air Corps Served in WWII Passed away 6/9/1998
Gary L. Sinderman Sr. U.S. Army Served 1972-1975
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Marcella L. Rosalez
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Leo P. Sinderman
Robert E. Siperly
Delmar “Hughie” Sitter
U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed away Jan.1995
U.S. Navy Served 1941-1945 Passed away 3/14/2005
U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed away 2/18/2010
Harold J. Smith Air Force 1966 - 1971
PFC Jessie Smith U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 2/19/2014
H. Oscar Snyder U.S. Army Infantry Served 1918 - 1919 Passed Away 1958
Orlando Spangler
Gordon Spencer
U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 11/19/2002
U.S. Air Force Served 4 years Passed away 6/18/2020
James L. Stroup
Raymond R. Stroup
U.S. Navy Served 4 Yrs.
U.S. Navy Served 8 Yrs. Passed away 6/4/1967
Terry Stephenitch Army Served 1966-1968
Devin Teske U.S. Marine Corps Served 2017-2020
Megan Skeffington U.S. Army Served 1997-2006
James L. Snyder
Army Served 1958 - 1959 Passed Away 10/5/12
Sergeant Curtis Smith U.S. Air Force Reg. AF Air Craft & Engine
Served 1970-1974
Richard E. Snyder U.S. Army - 5th Army Served 1955 - 1958
U.S. Army - WWII Served 2 1/2 Years Passed Away 6/1/2012
Doug Strehlow U.S. Marines 1993-2001 U.S. Army Reserves 2004 - 2012 2 Tours of Iraq
Vincent Teske
Frank A. Thayer Sr.
Charles J. Stern
U.S. Marine Corps Served 2018-2019
U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1967-1969
29 U.S. Army Served WWII Passed away 1986
Leta Thome U.S. Navy Served WWII Passed away 2013
Arthur Tofte U.S. Navy Served 1942-1945
Floyd A. Toppert U. S. Army Served 1953 - 1955 Passed Away 5/21/14
SPEC 4 James Torres U.S. Army Served 1986 - 1989
HM 3 Ray Torres U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1970
Clarence M. (Bud) Toms U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 1979
Anthony O. Tranka
Donald D. Trent
Served 1952 - 1954 Korea
PFC Sam Torres U.S. Army Served 1953 -1955 Passed Away 6/16/2013
Ted Trulock PFC Tony Torres Sr.
Sgt. Robert A. Toms Sr. U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army Served 1951-1954
U.S. Army (World War II) Passed Away in 1987
Army-Airborn Served 3 1/2 Years
Admiral’s Staff, San Diego, CA
John Underhile U.S. Army - Germany Served 1971 - 1974 Passed away 2019
William Underhile U.S. Marine Corps - Korea Served 6 Years Passed away 1986
Carlos Urrutia III U.S. Army 82nd Airborn Served 1983-1986
James M. Vacek
Served 1952 - 1956
U.S. Navy Served 1964-1968 Passed away 10/1990
SPEC 4 Tony Torres Jr. U.S. Army Served 1985 - 1988
David Underhile U.S. Army Served 1964 -1967
Barbara A. Van Natta U.S. Air Force Served 6 Yrs.
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Ralph Thome
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The Van Oosten Family Left to Right: Russell Blaze, Andy & Jessica with Spc. James VanOosten, Frances VanOosten, Sgt. Marvin VanOosten, Cpt. Jeff VanOosten, Cpl. Steve VanOosten, SSgt Dagan VAnOosten & SSgt. Jennifer VanOosten with Briggs, Riley & Madison, SSgt. Dane VanOosgten
Lucas Velasquez U.S. Air Force Served 2018-present
Jerry R. Waite
MAJ Gary Velasquez Jr. U.S. Air Force Currently serving
SMSGT Retired Gary Velasquez, Sr. U.S. Airforce Served 30 years
Sgt. David L. Wagner U.S. Army Served in Vietnam
505th Inf. 82nd Abn Served 1968-1970
Ralph Weidel
U.S. Navy Served 4 yrs. Passed away 11/18/2020
Allan J. Weber U.S. Marine Corps Served 6 Years
Joshua Weber Navy 2011 - Present
Served 1954 - 1956
Don A. Wellman U.S. Navy Served 1952-1956 Passed Away 1/14/2015
Katera Wells
Richard Westbo
Thomas I. Whelan
U.S. Navy - Korean War Served 1952-1956 Passed away 2006
U.S. Army Served 1967-1970 Passed away 5/9/2016
U.S. Marine Corps Served 2017-2021
U.S. Army
A/2C Ren VanDerLeest U.S. Air Force Served 3 Years Passed Away 10/9/11
Richard J. Wagner U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954 Passed Away 10/9/2008
Claude “Mick” Welker U.S. Marine Corps Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 12/27/1983
William Widolff U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955
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Richard L Willhite
U.S. Air Force & Air Force Reserve Served 2008 - Present
U.S. Navy Served 1961-1964 Passed away 9/27/2021
S/SGT. Harry Winters
SP/5 Gregory L. Witzleb Sr.
8th Army Rangers Special Forces Passed Away 11/25/2006
U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1966 101st Airborne Division
Nolan Yocum
PFC Darin Yocum
U.S. Army Reserves Served 2011-2019
U.S. Marine Corps Currently Serving
Served 1950 - 1953
SSGT Steve Williams U.S. Air Force 1968 - 1972 Passed Away 3/22/14
Master Sgt. Gregory L. Witzleb Jr. U.S. Army Served 1994 - 2019 Passed away
Delbert Yocum U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1966-1968
Cpl. Joe Wilson U.S.M.C. Served 1960 - 1964
Lt. Madison Witzleb U.S. Army Served 2014 - Present
Marvin E. Younger
U.S. Marines Served 1948 - 1952
Richard Wilson Army Served 1963 - 1966 Passed Away 2008
Roy F. Wolber U.S. Army Served 1966-1968
Donald Lee Zinke U.S. Army Served 1966-1969
Richard W. Zinke U.S. Army Served 1969-1971 Passed Away 4/5/2005 SM-ST1933478
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TSGT Seth D. Wiggins
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