November 2022 A Special Supplement to
A Salute to Veterans Readers salute our soldiers More than 20 pages of photos you submitted of Sauk Valley veterans
Cpl. Robert Washington Ager U.S. Marine Corps Served 3 Yrs (14 mos Korea)
Lt. David R. Allen U.S. Navy
Passed away 5/22/2019
Served 4 Yrs (Vietnam)
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
Donald L. Allen
Alfonso J. Amesquita
U.S. Army Served 3Yrs WWII Passed away 2002
U.S. Army Served 1943 - 1945 Passed away 12/15/1997
Carl Anderson
Robert C. Anderson
U.S. Air Force - Korean War Served 14 Years
U.S. Army Served 1965 - 1968
Louis J. Amesquita U.S. Army Cpl. - Korea Served 4 Years
Richard “Red” Andrews U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1955 Passed away 12/2/2019
Saluting Our
Veterans
Veterans, thank you for your service! From Invenergy and Nelson Energy Center
Jones Funeral Home www.thejonesfh.com
DIXON 204 S. Ottawa Ave. • 815-288-2241 SM-ST2023324
Patrick R. Jones, Jr.
AMBOY 303 E. Main St. • 815-857-2611 Christopher E. Jones
Thank You For Your Service Join us for a Veteran’s Day Luncheon!
JOHNSON OIL COMPANY
November 11 | 11:30AM - 1PM Dixon VFW Post 540 | 1560 IL-38
EXPRESSLANE INC
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Reise A. Arduini U.S. Navy Served 2017 - Present
Donald Babel
Donald Babel U.S. Army Served - 1948 U.S.1946 Army Passed away 12/23/2021 Served 1946 -1948
Leslie H. Arvola
Served 1948 - 1952 Passed away 10/13/15
Harley Babel U.S. Army - WWI
Passed away in 1961
SSGT. Alva “Joe” Ash U.S. Army (Infantry) Served 1945 - 1966
U.S. Army Served 1951 - 1953
Passed Away 11/01/2004
Kenneth Babel
Raymond Babel
U.S. Air Force
Served 1950 - 1954 Passed Away 7/19/2015
“Chesty Puller”
requests all Marines to be present at
Chesty P’s Pub
104 E. Mason • Polo
Thursday, Nov. 10th at 18:00 hr (6:00 pm) for the 247th USMC Birthday Party 815.677.3636 SM-ST2023349
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE Dixon VFW Booking Holiday Parties, Weddings, Birthday Parties, and Baby Showers
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U.S. Navy Served 1942 - 1945
Passed Away 12/6/2002
Paul Ayars U.S. Navy - Desert Storm Served 1985 - 1991
Russell Babel U.S. Army - U.S. Air Force Served 1942 - 1945
Passed Away in 1993
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Walter Arthurs Jr. U.S. Army - Japan & Korea
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Conrad Banda U.S. Army Served 1980 - 1983
MM2 Donald J. Barber U.S. Navy Served 2016 - current
Marc Batley
Robert Batley
U.S. Navy Served 1975 - 1996
U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955
David Beck
Ernest H. Berkey Jr.
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy Served 1969 - 1970 Passed away 7/18/2022
Doyil W. Bibby
Amy Dempsey Bickner SPC U.S. Army Illinois National Guard Served 1996 - 2002
Served 1960-1963 Passed Away 1/3/2001
U.S. Marines Served 4 yrs. Passed away 3/21/2019
MSGT Lee Bardier U.S. Air Force Served 1972-1993
Robert Bartel U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1968 & 1969
Corporal Wayne A. Bauer
Steve Baumgartner
U.S. Marines Served 1972 - 1976
Roger D. Berry U.S. Air Force Served 1971 - 1974
Sgt. Robert William Bittner U.S. Army Served 7 yrs. Passed away 1/8/2011
U.S. Air Force Served 1967-1971
BM3 Robert E. Bertolozzi Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1968 - 1974 Passed Away 2/27/02
SPC/4 Tye Alan Bittner U.S. Army Served 5 yrs.
Jerry Bartlett Marine Corps Served 1960-1964
Sgt. Richard Beattie Army Artillery Korea Served 1952-1954
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. Marines Served 3 Yrs. Passed away 1998
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Leon F. Boehle U.S. Army Served 1966-1968
U.S. Army Served 2 yrs Passed away 7/31/2022
John “Jack” Braggo U.S. Army Served 1965 - 1969
Ronald E. Brandau U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955 Passed away 5/10/2020
Sgt. Merle E. Bowers
Sgt. Neil H. Bowers
Wayne Bowers
U.S. Army Artillery Served 1941-1945 Passed away 10/7/1976
U.S. Army Air Force Served 3 yrs. Passed away 8/21/1998
U.S. Army Served 1951 - 1952 Passed away 4/3/2016
Bill Brierton U.S. Navy Served 1952 - 1956
George W. Brooks
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We Salute Our Veterans!
U.S. Army Served 1956-1958 - Germany
Deborah L. Brown (Weslow) US Army National Guard Served 1989 - 1992
Saluting All Veterans
900 N. Galena Ave. 815-288-7841
Veterans Day Open House
Wealth Planning,
In honor of our Veterans, we are hosting an open house. A meal will be served 12 - 2p.m.
Tax Planning,
(Meal is free. Donations welcome.)
Thank you for your Service.
1120 W. First Street, Dixon • 815-284-2003
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The American Legion Dixon Post No. 12, Inc.
319 West First St. Dixon, IL 61021
815.288.3554 SM-ST2023972
Social Security Planning
Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. Insurance products offered through LPL Financial or its licensed affiliates.
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Gerald Blair
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Everett K. Brown U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965 Passed away 1/15/2019
Sgt. Jack Brunett
Jack Brunett U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Served 1954 - 1958 Served 1954 - 1958
Robert Buntjer U.S. Army - Sgt. Served 1966 - 1968
Lawrence Burmeister U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1953
U.S. Army - Desert Storm
Passed away 8/19/2015
Served 1983-1997
U.S. Marine Served 4 years
Kade Callison
Kayla Callison
Mark Callison
SSG. Tom Bushman
Gage Butler
U.S. Air Force Currently Serving
U.S. Air Force Currently Serving
U.S. Army Served 1987 - 1990
Lupe Cantu U.S. Navy Served 1980 - 1985
Lloyd E. Card
John H. Carrillo
U.S. Army Served 2yrs. 8 mos.
U.S. Navy Served 1954 - 1958
Daniel Buntjer U.S. Air Force Served 1981-2001 Retired
Kenneth (Bud) Butterfield U.S. Army - WWII 1st Cavalry Division Served 1942 - 1946 Passed Away 12/4/1978
Tyler Callison U.S. Navy Currently Serving
Lino Carrillo U.S. Army Served 1954 - 1956 Passed away 10/12/2022
Cpl. Richard E. Burgess U.S. ArmyGuard IL Army National Served 1950 - 1953 Passed away 2/25/2017
Chad Callison U.S. Army Served 1989 - 1991
David T. Cantu U.S. Navy Served 1969-1972
FNSN Terry J. Casella U.S. Navy Served 2022 - present
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Arthur Donald Chapinski U.S. Army Served 1948 - 1968 Passed Away 9/4/2014
Bruno C. Catalina
Vincent Catalina
Passed away 2/05/2017
U.S. Army Served 1941-1945 Passed away 12/17/2011
U.S. Army Served 1941-1945 Passed away 2007
Joseph M. Catalina U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1946 Passed away 5/23/1994
Leo Chapinski Jr. U.S. Army Served 4 Years
Robert Chapinski U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947
Sgt. Robert W. Cheshier U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1950 - 1952 Passed away 6/8/2018
Roger Chriest U.S. Army Served 1966-1967
Passed Away 5/7/1997
Passed Away 9/24/2010
Thank You
to all who protect our freedom at home and overseas!
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Pablo Castillo U.S. Army Air Corp Served 1943-1945
Bryan Castillo U.S. Army Served 1979 - 1989
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Robert Cisketti U.S. Army Served 1967 - 1969
Michael Z. Collins U.S. Army Served 2 Years
Zealous Collins U.S. Army/National Guard Served 2 Years Passed Away 4/14/2007
Edward Conderman Air Force - Air Force Reserve Served 1978 -2000
Nelo Contreras Jesse Contreras U.S. Army - WWII Passed away 1/2019
Joseph “Chico” Contreras
U.S. Navy Served 1958 - 1961
Larry Contreras U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1954 - Korean War
U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941-1944 Passed Away 11/6/1996
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
America's veterans have done everything asked of them in their mission to serve our country. Rock River Hospice & Home recognizes the unique needs of veterans and are prepared to meet the specific challenges that veterans and their families may face at the end of life. We have embraced our mission to serve America’s veterans. It’s our way of saying thank you for the sacrifices they have made in serving us.
By Your Side, Our Family Caring for Your Family.
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Ronald D. Cooper
U.S. Army/82 Airborne Served 6 yrs. Passed away 2/2/2020
U.S. Army Served 1946 Passed away 2/13/2020
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Mario D. Coronado
Sgt. Dino M. Coronado
U.S. Navy and Army Served 23 yrs. Passed Away 3/17/2022
U.S. Army-Gulf War Served 23 yrs.
M.L. “Mick” Cruse U.S. Army - WWII Deceased
Paul J. Cunniff U.S. Army 1st Cav. Vietnam Served 1970 - 1971
Sergeant First Class Lester Cordes U.S. Army - 39th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Served 1951-1953
Thomas A. Cornwell U.S. Marines Served 1967-1970
Daniel L. Cruse Jr.
Elwood L. Cruse U.S. Army - WWII Served 1943-1945
SRA John Craft U.S. Air Force Served 1996 - 2002
U.S. Navy Pacific Theatre - WWII Deceased
Maurice “Pete” Cruse U.S. Army • 2nd Div. 1952-1954 • Korea
Michael J. Cruse U.S. Army Served 1986 - 1992
Roger D. Cruse U.S. Marines Served 1953 - 1957
William D. Cruse U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968
Charles A. Davis Sr.
Denny Dawson
Spec 4 Gary L. DeBord
Corporal Gene DeMay U.S. Army - 313 Sig. Bn. Served 1951-1953 Korea
U.S. Army 45th Division Korean War
Served 1951-1953
U.S. Army Served 06/1968 - 02/1969 Passed away 2/13/1969
U.S. Army Served 1972-1974
Passed away 2001
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Gage Steven Coon
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Robert Dempsey, Sr.
U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1953-1955 Passed away 5/17/2017
Donald E. Dirks U.S. Navy Served 2 Yrs.
James E. Devine U.S. Army Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 2/28/1982
1st Class Nathan Disher U.S. Coast Guard
Currently serving (17 years)
James R. Devine
U.S. Navy Served 1969 - 1971
Harold B. Dodd, Jr. U.S. Army Served 1948 -1953
Passed away 4/30/1989
Sara DiConstanza E-6, Technical Sergeant 10 years 2000 - 2011 Air National Guard
Army Served 1955 - 1958
Robert J. Dunn
Kyle D. Dunphy
U.S. Air Force Served 1962 - 1967 Passed away 5/11/2020
John (Jack) Diehl
U.S. Air Force Served 1996 - 2006
Honoring your Service, Remembering your Sacrifice… Thank you to America’s Veterans for your ongoing Dedication to our Country and your Commitment to Preserving our Precious Freedom.
Thank you VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES
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Richard Dusing
U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968
Tom Durband U.S. Army Signal Corps Served 1961-1963
U.S. Navy Served 1951-1954
Bob Elsasser U.S. Army Served 1960 - 1966
Carl L. Elsasser U.S. Army Company M Served 3 Years Passed away 1964
Norman L. Elsasser U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1950 - 1954 Passed away 1968
Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Matt Fiser Matt Fiser U.S. Navy - Seabees
E-5 Petty Officer Eleanor (Schick) Fiser U.S. Navy Served 1989 - 1999
U.S. Navy 24 - Seabees Served yrs. Served 27 Years Passed away 7/8/2022 1994 - 2018
Dan L. Ford
Herb Fordham Navy E3 Seaman
U.S. Army Served 1966-1968
U.S. Albany Missile Cruiser
Served 1968 -1971
Lester E. Flaherty Sr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-54 Korea Served 1945-47 WWII Passed away 3/13/2016
Ronald C. Fortune U.S. Army Served 1960 - 1963 Passed away 4/25/2021
Joseph E. Dvorak U.S. Air Force / WWII Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 7/10/1996
U.S. Army Served 1944 - 1946 Passed away 3/7/2021
Peter Fecht U.S. Army Served 1970-1972
Robert Fecht U.S. Army WWII POW Battle of the Bulge
Passed away 9/26/2015
Lester E. Flaherty Jr. (Mike) Navy - Sea Bees Served 1973 -1977 Passed away 2/26/2016
Robert J. Fox U.S. Army - WWII Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 4/4/1982
Cecil Eisenberg
Passed away 3/15/1981
Hugh E. Flynn Sr. U.S. Army Served 1952 -1954 Passed Away 8/31/1998
Ted Fredenhagen U.S. Marines Served 1943 - 1946
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Glenn I. Dunseth
Mark Friday Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy Served 26 Years
Tanner Friday SSGT Tanner Friday Senior Airman U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Served 2016 2016 to to present present Served
David Gail Gardner U.S. Army-Air Corps Served1942-1946 Passed Away 6/15/1984
John Garrison John Garrison U.S. Army WWII Served 2 Yrs. U.S. Army WWII Passed away Served 2 1/15/2020 Years
Taylor Friday MA2 Taylor Friday Master At Arms U.S. Navy Navy ServedU.S. 2015 to present Served 2015 to present
Lt. Col. Orval L. Gearhart Jr. U.S. Army Air Corp Served 4 Years U.S. Air Force Reserves Served 24 Years
Passed away 10/8/2022
Lt. Colonel Orval L. Gearhart Jr.
Kayla (Disher) Gamester U.S. Coast Guard Served 14 yrs. Currently serving
Manuel Garcia U.S. Navy WWII Served 1944 - 1945
Richard A. Gebhardt U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1958 Passed Away 4/10/2014
David R. Geil U.S. Army E-5 Served 1966-1969 Vietnam 1967-1968
Army Air Corp Thank you to all ofU.S. our 4 Years Thank You For Your U.S. Air Force Vets who have served24 YearsReserves Service and Sacrifice and are serving! Preston-Schilling
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Jesse P. Partington, Owner/Funeral Director Beth Baker, Funeral Director 213 Crawford Ave., Dixon, IL • (815) 288-4469 prestonschilling.com
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FOR OUR VETERANS
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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1801 1st Ave. Rock Falls, IL 61071
1021 N. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021
3210 Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081
1325 17th Street Fulton, IL 61252
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John L. Gilbert U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1971-1973
U.S. Army - Korea Served 1953 - 1955
Joseph Grant
Darrell J. Gray U.S. Army Served 1951 - 1952
U.S. Army Served 2002-2005
Passed away 8/10/2017
Sgt. Amanda M. (Dempsey) Hacker
Kevin Gugerty U.S. Army Served 19 yrs.
Illinois Army National Guard 2001 - 2008 Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004 - 2005
Merle L. Halgren
Frederick L. Hamburg U.S. Marines Served1944 - 1949
U.S. Marines Served 1961-1966
Passed Away 10/26/2000
Kenneth C. Gould Thomas D. Goldie U.S. Marines & Navy Served 8 yrs.
David C. Gugerty U.S. Army Served 1956-1958
U.S. Marines Served 1962 - 1966
U.S. Marines WWII 1946-1948 Korea 1949 - 1951 Passed away 8/5/2021
Jerry Gugerty
Keith Gugerty
U.S. Air Force Served 4 yrs.
U.S. Army Served 19 yrs.
James Gordon
1SG Kyle Hacker Illinois Army National Guard 1999 - Present Operation New Dawn 2011-2012 Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004 - 2005
Dennis J. Halgren U.S. Navy Served 1965-1968
U.S. Army Served 1944-1945 Passed away 3/26/2011
Sharon “Butch” Hannan
Everette D. Hardin U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1945 Passed Away in 2010
Sr. Chief Randy D. Hardin U.S. Navy Served 1972-1992
U.S. Army Served 1968-1974
John L. Halgren
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Vernon Gittleson
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CW2 Robert W. Hardin U.S. Army Served 2006 - present
Jeffrey B. Hardy U.S. Army Vietnam Served 1971 - 1972
Walter Hardy Jr. U.S. Navy WWII Served 2 yrs. Passed away 1987
Douglas E. Harms
U.S. Army- Airborne Served 1970 - 1976
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
Roger Hartman
Cecil E. Harrison U.S. Army Served 1955 -1957
U.S. Army Served 1980-1982
Ronald Hartman U.S. Army Served 1953-1955
Wallace Hartman U.S. Navy Served 1950-1953 Passed Away in 1999
John K. “Jack” Havener
Richard H. Havener
U.S. Army Air Corps Served 6 Yrs. Passed away 2010
U.S. Navy Served 28 yrs. Passed away 9/2008
SP/4 Charles Buggs Hazelwood
AZCS Diana E. Healy
LCPL Michael W. Healy
U.S. Army 101st Airborn Div. Vietnam Served 1968 - 1970
Dennis Harrison
U.S. Navy Served 1979 - 1999
Gordon Harris Sr.
U.S. Army Served 1968-1970
U.S. Marines Served 2018 - 2020
Walter J. Healy U.S. Navy - WWII Served 1941 - 1963 Passed away
William L. Havener U.S. Air Force Served 9 yrs.
AVCM William J. Healy U.S. Navy Served 1975 - 2001
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Merle Heckman
U.S. Army Served 1951 - 1956 Passed away 8/24/2021
U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965
S. SGT. Lyle R. Hendryx U.S. Army Served 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 11/30/2005
Lawrence Henson
Staff Sgt. Harold F. Higby U.S. Army 1941 - 1945 Passed away 1/21/1988
Elmer L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1945 - 1946 Passed Away 2/4/1946
U.S. Marines Passed away 2003
Staff Sgt. Adam G. Hodge U. S. Air Force Served 3 Years
Guillermo (Bill) Hurches Army CPL Korea Served 1950 - 1952 Passed Away 1/30/2010
3rd Class Terry L. Heeren U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1969 Passed away 4/6/2018
Robert Heinze U.S. Navy Served 1948 - 1952 Passed Away 7/28/2020
Warren Heuck U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965
Joyce M. Hicks U.S. Marine Corps Served 1980 - 1988
Served 1961-1965 - Vietnam
Melvin Hohn U.S. Navy Served 1960 - 1964 Passed Away 3/4/13
Clarence L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1952-1953
Bobby L. Irwin
Calvin L. Jacobs
Sgt. Lowell D. Jacobs
Ken Heerdt U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1969
Harry Hermes U.S. Navy Served 1960 - 1963
Orville E. Hodge U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1952 - 1956
U.S. Army Served 1964-66
U.S. Army Served 1961 - 1963
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Lester Jim Heaton
SAUK VALLEY AREA REALTORS Thank All Of the Men & Women Who Have Served Our Country
Lee thanks his fellow Veterans for their service, and invites you to call him for all your real estate needs, including VA Loans.
Thank You To All Who Have Served, Especially Cpt. James Meyer. We Love You, Dad!
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LEE BARDIER 815-716-3604
CHANDRA MEYER 815-632-7909 RYNE HOWARD 815-915-6022
Sauk Sauk Valley Valley
415 LOCUST ST. SUITE B, STERLING, IL 61081 WWW.BARDIER-RAMIREZ.COM
110 E. LYNN BLVD. STERLING, IL 61081 • (815) 625-3722
With the greatest respect to all area Veterans. Karen Didier Realtor 815-973-2686
Vickie Gutierrez (815) 973-4444
Honoring all who have served our country
Ed Yingling US Army 1951 - 1957
Pat Yingling Nursing Corps 1946 -1950
Lawrence Yingling US Army Air Force 1942 - 1946
815-288-4648
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.
Matt Hermes 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!
Nancie Dempsey, Broker 815-994-8915
Dale Brownlee
815-285-3444
124 E. Boyd St. , Dixon
Mandy & Kyle Hacker
Thank you to all Veterans for your service and sacrifice for our freedom.
Kirsten Crawford, Designated Managing Broker: (815) 973-0841
To all of the Veterans for your sacrifices, God bless and thank you.
Tim Crawford: (815) 535-3444 Vickie Gutierrez: (815) 973-4444 Patti Shoemaker: (815) 994-8794 Andrea Ragan: (815) 973-4033 Cynthia Adcock: (815) 677-0934 Vicky Turner: (815) 973-5548 Lindsey Kerley: (815) 285-3444 Dan Yates: (815) 440-9524 Jasey Moore (779) 861-1139
815-285-3444 124 E. Boyd St., Dixon www.crawfordrealtyonline.com SM-ST2025901
Robert Dempsey, Sr
Troy Morse Realtor 815-973-2585
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We Salute Your Service!
Home of the Free Because of the Brave.
Remembering those who gave and sacrificed in the name of peace.
Lori Erbes, GRI
Jerry Lancaster 815-626-8146 Any Type of Property, Any Time of Year 815-849-5476 WWW.WOODHAVENLAKES.COM Bonita Willis
Designated Managing Broker/Owner lorierbes@gmail.com
815-535-6295
Abigail Vaessen Broker 815-508-9715 abbivaessen@erbesrealty.com
309-743-8057
Tonja Greenfield Broker 815-761-3220 tmg1973@gmail.com
Marcia Kosowski Broker 779-423-5947 mkosowski@erbesrealty.com
Lisa Maher Broker 773-459-5472 lmaher@erbesrealty.com
Visit www.Erbes-Realty.com for our latest listings
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1922 Tower Road, Sublette, IL 61367
Designated Managing Broker
Thank you Veterans for your bravery and sacrifice. Mary Lovgren Broker
815-994-1449 1688 Brandywine Lane Dixon, IL 815-288-0998 WWW.BIRDREALTYSELLS.COM
Eric Bird
Managing Broker 815-973-6768
Justin Wiley Broker
815-849-5390
Nicci Leffelman Broker
815-501-0408
Thank you for supporting a Veteranowned business! 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
815-285-3444
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Jim Dusbabek WWII
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U.S. Army Served 1954 -1956
Charles W. Josephsen 1st Inf. of Red Star 6th Div. Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 11/1/2001
Charles W. “Jake” Kness U.S. Army Served WWII Passed away 4/30/2012
Jack D. Koehler U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1951-1955 Passed away 12/29/2019
Robert D. Joyce Sr. U.S. Army Served 1968 - 1969
Bruce Knipple
U.S. National Guard Served 1948 -1951
Jason A. Johnson U.S. Army National Guard 1644 Transportation Co. Served 1999 - 2011
U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1951 - 1953 Passed away
Passed away 10/05/1960
Harold Julifs U.S. Marine Corps Served 2 Years
Carl Kihlstrom U.S. Air Force WWII Served 31/2 yrs. Passed away 3/15/2007
Col. Michael E. King
2nd Lieuenant Brett Knutson
U.S. Army
Max M. Johnson
Chief Petty Officer Rick Knutson U.S. Naval Reserves
Donald Lee Kohl
Nicholas Todd Kohl U.S. Army
U.S. Navy Served 1955 - 1957
Served 1995 - 1997, 2005 - 2006
Sgt. Kenny Knutson
U.S. Army
Orville Kuehl U.S. Navy Served 3 yrs. Passed away 10/9/2015
Russell H. Johnson U.S. Army Served 3 Years
U.S. Air Force Served 1968 - 1994 Passed away 2/27/16
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jana (Johnston) Knutson Navy HM2 (SW/AW) Served 2001 - 2007
Lieutenant Colonel Kyle John Kuepker Minnesota Army National Guard Served 26½ Years, Retired 2017
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Roger L. Jacobs
Roy Louise Jacobs U.S Army Served 1917-1918 Passed Away 1999
Glen R. Kuhlemier U.S. Marine Corps. Served 1953-1955 Served 1953-55 Korea
Corporal James Kulas U.S. Army
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J.D. Lahman CWO U.S. Air Force Served 1955-1967 U.S. Army Served 1967-1975
Larry Lahman U.S. Air Force Served 1970-1975
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Lawrence Kulas U.S. Army Served 1951 - 1952 Passed away 3/8/2011
Corporal Raymond J. Kulas U.S. Army T5 90th Inf. Div. Truck Driver - Surveyor Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 12/6/14
Leonard Kulas U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945
Paul Lahman
Russell Lahman
U.S. Army Served 1957-1960 U.S. Air Force Served 1961-1978
U.S. Air Force Served 1968-1972
Leslie E. (Pete) Lansford U.S. Air Force 1942-1945 Passed Away 12/8/1980
Served in the Civil War Andersonville prison and Sherman’s March Passed away 12/7/1907
Robert Lahman
U.S. Marines Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 7/25/2012
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U.S. Army Served Korean War Passed away 3/1986
Spec. 5 Dale W. Letcher U.S. Army - Vietnam War Served 1968 -1972
Harold Marshall
U.S. Army Air Force WWII Served 1943 - 1946 Passed 10/31/2008
Larry D. Mayberry U.S. Army Served 1965 - 1967
Joseph LeBlanc III U.S. Army Served 2 Years
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Alfred S. Lopez U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947
U.S. Army Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 4/3/2009
Jerome (Jerry) Martin
U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968 Passed away 6/24/2018
Kenneth E. McCaslin U.S. Army Served 1957-1959 Passed away 6/28/2021
U.S. Air Force Served 1978-1982
Tim Martin U.S. Marines Vietnam Served 1966 - 1968
PFC James “Peanuts” McDaniel U.S. Army Served 1944-1945 Passed Away 1/2/88
William J. Lemmer U.S. Army Reserve Served 9 years
Jesse P. Lopez U.S. Army Served 1963-1966
Sgt. Ray Martinez U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 4/9/1989
Edwin McDonnell U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968
Donald Lerdall U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs Passed away 1/15/1963
Vincent S. Lopez U.S. Navy Served 1943 - 1945 Passed away 2006
S/Sgt. Theodore R. Maves U.S. Army Served 1952 -1954 Passed Away March 2006
Elwyn McKenna U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1967-68 Passed away10/16/2022
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Sgt. 1st Class Isaac M. Mercer U.S. Army - 2 Years 1Year in Korea 6 Years Reserves 2 Years Active Duty
Heidi McKenna U.S. Navy Served 1997-2001
James J. McKenna U.S. Army Served 1956-59
Michael Keith Mercer U.S. Air Force (E4) Served 1976 - 1980
Steven L. Mercer U.S. Marines 2 Years Active 4 Years Inactive
Zachary McKinzie U.S. Coast Guard Served 2019 - present
Jim Meyer U.S. Navy Served 32 years
T. F. Sgt. Anthony E. Mercer
U.S. Air Force Served 8 years
Ronnie L. Miles U.S Army 82nd Airborne Served 1960 - 1963 Passed away 6/10/2016
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Floyd McKenna U.S. Army Served 1960 -1962
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Merrill “Bud” Mohr U.S. Navy Korean War Served 1949-1953
Dennis P. Morath U.S. Army - Spec. 4 Served 1957 - 1960
Kenneth Moser Air Force Served 4 Years
K.J. (Bub) & Clarence Morath U.S. Army, Air Force & Army Served 1943-1945 Passed Away 1984 & 1997
Lt. Charles E. Muhleback U.S. Air Force Served 1945-1951 Killed in Korea 1/9/1951
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Gearld (Jerry) Moser Eldon Moser Air Force Served 4 Years
Frank E. Muhleback U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1946 Passed away 2017
Air Force Served 4 Years Passed Away 5/29/1996
Joseph J. Muhleback U.S. Air Force Served 1948 - 1952
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U.S. Army - 1941-1946 Passed Away 09/1987
Cpt. Garrett Newman U.S. Air Force Served 2013-present
Cpt. Charles E. Noffsinger U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1943 -1946 Passed Away 11/2/1997
Gregory L. O’Brien U.S. Army U.S. Army Guard - Iraq Served 2007- 2013
Louis K. Nagy Frank Nagy Marines 2 Years
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
Ronald J. O’Brien U.S. Army - Military Police Served 1964-1967
U.S. Navy Served 1943 - 1947 Passed Away 11/23/2005
2LT Abigail Newman U.S. Army Nat Guard Served 2019-present
Sgt. Marvin J. Nutt U.S. Army Served 1966 -1969
1LT Terry J. O’Brien U.S. Army Served 1965-1968 Passed away 12/19/2013
Steve Nagy Army - 2 Years Passed Away 3/7/20
Carlyle Hulger Newman
PFC William Collins Newman U.S. Army Served 1942-1945
U.S.Navy/USS Mount Vernon Served 1917-1919 Passed away 6/28/1958
Killed in Manila 2/19/45
ETR3 Robert Lee Nutt U.S. Navy Served 1958 -1962 Cuban Conflict Passed Away 2/26/1962
David J. O’Brien U.S. Army Military Police K-9 Unit Served 1967-1968
Richard O’Malley III
Richard D. O’Malley Jr. U.S. Marines - Vietnam Served 1960 - 1963
U.S. Navy - USS Midway Air Sea Resue - Persian Gulf War
Served 1987 - 1991 Passed Away 3/24/2015
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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
Jack E. Ohare U.S Army Airborne - WWII
Served 1942 -1946 Passed away 6/3/2018
John Panscik
Peter Panscik
U.S. Navy WWII Passed away
U.S. Merchant Marine Served WWII Passed away
U.S. Marine Corp Served WWII Passed away
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
Albert Panscik
U.S. Army Served 1967-1969 Passed Away 1/20/1994
Robert E. Personette U.S. Marine Corps. Korean War Served 1952-1954
Kenneth Oller
Thomas Sam Palermo
U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1946
U.S. Navy Served 1967 - 1972
Michael L. Parker U.S. Army Vietnam War
Walter Jefferson Parker U.S. Army - WWI Served 2 Years Passed away 7/24/1972
CMSgt. James Patten U.S. Air Force Retired Served 30 yrs.
Raymond R. Peugh U.S. Army Served 1961 -1963
Passed away 7/1/2016
CPL Robert Patten U.S. Army Served 1953-1956 Passed away 2/6/2007
Robert Pfeifer Jr. “Butch” Army 1970 - 1972
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Carl “Bill” Piper U.S. Army Served 1954-1956 Passed away 4/18/2021
Terry Powell U.S. Army - 2nd Surveillance & Observation Battalion
Served 2 years - Germany
Anthony D. Pizarro U.S. Air Force Served 1951 - 1954 Passed Away 1/15/2009
Manuel M. Ramirez, Sr. U.S. Marine Corps. Served 1953-1956 Passed Away 3/6/91
Henry Pizarro Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 5/17/1992
Lyle R. Reap U.S. Army
Served1967-1969 - Vietnam
Kenneth L. Reglin, Sr. U.S. Army - WW II Served 1940-1946 Passed Away 5/8/2011
Bobby Leon Reiger U.S. Navy Served 4 yrs. Passed away 2009
U.S. Army National Guard Served 2003 - 2020
Tyler Reyes
David H. Ricklefs
Ronald S. Ridenhour U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968 Passed away 8/24/2014
U.S. Army-82nd Airborne Special Forces Served 2012-2016
Air Force Served 1967-1971 Passed Away 12-29-1998
Brady Revenig
SGT. Kyle D. Pletsch U.S. Army Served 2000 - 2004
Allen D. Reece U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1969-1970
Gerald M. Potts U.S Army Served 1963-1965
Spec. 4 Frank J. Reeverts U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1959
Bryson Reyes
Cpt. Ryan Reyes
U.S. Army Served 2020-present
U.S. National Guard Served 2010-2018
Vincent G. Ridenhour
Robert Ringler U.S. Army Signal Corp 8/29/1942 - 12/19/1945
U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 9/2/1993
Passed away 8/16/1970
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U.S. Navy Served 1959 - 1963
Santos Rodriguez U.S. Marine Corp Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away 5/23/1945 Santos Rodriquez
Cruz J. Rivera
Diamond Robinson
U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955
U.S. Navy Served 2017-present
LaFaughn C. Rosenow
Gary Rumbolz
U.S. Air Force Served 1977 - 1981
U.S. Navy Served 1966-1970
Curtis E. Saunders
Herbert Saunders
Richard R. Saunders
U.S. Marine Corp. WWII Served 3 yrs. Passed away 2002
U.S. Air Corp. WWII Served 3 yrs. Passed away 2006
U.S. Navy WWII Served 2 yrs. Passed away 2013
Keith Robison (Robbie) U.S. Air Force 1950-1953 (Roswell, New Mexico) Passed Away 10/19/2014
Spec. 4 Jerry Lee Sanders U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1967 Passed Away 12/12/2005
Guadalupe Rodriguez U.S. Army Served 3 Years Passed away 5/6/2017
Sedrick M. Sanders U.S. Marines & Army Served 4 yrs. Passed away 1/23/2003
U.S. Marine Corp Served 1942-1945 Passed away 5/23/1945
Donald H. Schamberger
U.S. Army - Signal Corp. Served 1953 - 1955 Passed away 9/2/2015
Phillip Scheffler U.S. Army Special Forces
Served 1963 - 1966 Passed Away 11/1/2000
SGT. Douglas R. Schick E5 - U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 2 Years
William J. Saunders U.S. Army-Korean War Served 2 yrs.
Corporal John L. Schick U.S. Marines Served 1954 - 1957 Passed away 2016
Don Schafer U.S. Navy Served 1951-1955 Passed away 8/16/2008
Corporal William (Bill) Schick U.S. Marines Served 1959 - 1962 Passed away 2014
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Ola John Schipper Army/Air Force 20 Years Passed Away 2010
U.S. Navy 1943 - 1946 U.S. Navy Reserve 1946 - 1951
Ralph R. Seible
Hugh F. Senneff
John M. “Mike” Scholl Army Airborne (82nd) 1954 - 1956
U.S. Army Served 1946 - 1988 Passed away 2008
U.S. Army Air Corps Served in WWII Passed away 6/9/1998
James D. Senneff
Phyllis M. Senneff
Clarence R. Shumaker
U.S. Navy Served in WWII Passed away 4/4/2012
Harvey F. Seybert U. S. Army - Infantry Served 1944 -1946
Sherman L. Shilling
U.S. Navy Corpsman Served in Vietnam Passed away 8/25/1999
Passed Away 3/15/2006
U.S. Air Force Served 1967 - 1971 Passed away 2/11/2022
U.S. Navy Served 1941 - 1945 Passed away 6/24/2015
Leo P. Sinderman
Delmar “Hughie” Sitter
John E. Sloter
U.S. Army Served 1972-1975
U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed away Jan.1995
U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed away 2/18/2010
Sergeant Curtis Smith U.S. Air Force
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
James L. Snyder
Gary L. Sinderman Sr.
Edward F. Schweiss
Army Served 1958 - 1959 Passed Away 10/5/12
U.S. John Army E. Military Police Sloter Served 1967 1969 U.S Army Military Police Passed away 9/11/2022
Served 1967 - 1969
Richard E. Snyder U.S. Army - 5th Army Served 1955 - 1958
Reg. AF Air Craft & Engine
Served 1970-1974
Capt. Arnold E. Spangler U.S. Army Served 1940 - 1945 Passed away 3/20/1997
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IL Army National Guard Served 1991 - present
CAPT Paul B. Spangler U.S. Army Served WWII Passed away 10/10/1996
Doug Strehlow U.S. Marines 1993-2001 U.S. Army Reserves 2004 - 2012 2 Tours of Iraq
ETC J. Keith Spangler
Sgt. Melissa Spangler
LCPL Nicholas B. Spangler
Orlando Spangler
U.S. Marines Served 2021 - present
U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 11/19/2002
MAJ Robert E. Spangler
Darrel Spencer U.S. Marine Served 2 yrs. Passed away 12/16/2015
Terry Stephenitch
U.S. Army Served 1989 - 2012
U.S. Army Artillery Served 1942 - 1953 Passed away 8/14/2005
James L. Stroup
Raymond R. Stroup
Lloyd Swan
John Joe Thomas
U.S. Navy CBM Served 8 Yrs. Passed away 6/4/1967
U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away 2015
U.S. Army-WWII PVT Served 2 yrs. Purple Heart Passed Away 12/6/1987
Vernon Paul Tichler
Clarence M. (Bud) Toms U.S. Army
U.S. Navy Served 1963 - 1985
SFC Paul K. Spangler
U.S. Navy ADJ2 Served 4 Yrs. 1967-70
John Thomas Jr.
John Thompson
U.S. Army WWI PFC Co. E 300 Infantry Passed Away 3/2/1967
U.S. Army WWII Served 2 yrs. Passed away 2008
U.S. Army Served 2003 - 2012
U.S. Army Served 2 yrs.
Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 1979
Army Served 1966-1968
Sgt. Robert A. Toms Sr. U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954 Korea
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PFC Tony Torres Sr. U.S. Army Served 1951-1954
SPEC 4 James Torres
HM 3 Ray Torres
U.S. Army Served 1986 - 1989
U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1970
Anthony O. Tranka
Donald D. Trent U.S. ArmyD.- Airborn Donald Trent
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David Underhile U.S. Army Served 1964 -1967
Served 3 1/2 Years Army-Airborn Passed away 10/16/2022 Served 3 1/2 Years
John Underhile U.S. Army - Germany Served 1971 - 1974 Passed away 2019
PFC Sam Torres U.S. Army Served 1953 -1955 Passed Away 6/16/2013
Juan Trujillo U.S. Army Purple Heart Recipient Served 2009 - present
William Underhile U.S. Marine Corps - Korea Served 6 Years Passed away 1986
SPEC 4 Tony Torres Jr. U.S. Army Served 1985 - 1988
Ted Trulock U.S. Navy Admiral’s Staff, San Diego, CA
Served 1952 - 1956
Carlos Urrutia III U.S. Army 82nd Airborn Served 1983-1986
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A/2C Ren VanDerLeest U.S. Air Force Served 3 Years Passed Away 10/9/11
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Floyd A. Toppert U. S. Army Served 1953 - 1955 Passed Away 5/21/14
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LTCOL Gary Velasquez Jr.
MAJ Gary Velasquez Jr. U.S. Air Force U.S. Air serving Force Currently
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U.S. Air Force Served 2018-present
U.S. Army Served 1964 - 1968
505th Inf. 82nd Abn Served 1968-1970
Jenifer Cantrell Waynick
Lucas Velasquez
IC3 Paul J. Vowles
Richard J. Wagner U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954 Passed Away 10/9/2008
Jerry R. Waite
Ervin A. Walters
Steven C. Walzer
U.S. Navy Served 4 yrs. Passed away 11/18/2020
U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed away 5/18/2008
U.S. Army Served 24 yrs. Passed away 3/24/2020
Ed Webb
Allan Jay Weber
U.S. Air Force Served 1965 - 1969
Don A. Wellman U.S. Navy Served 1952-1956 Passed Away 1/14/2015
Sgt. David L. Wagner U.S. Army
SMSGT Retired Gary Velasquez, Sr. U.S. Airforce Served 30 years
Donald C. Weidel
U.S. Marine Served 3 yrs.
U.S. Army Served 3 yrs. Passed away 1989
James G. Wells
Harold Wendler
U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away 2013
U.S. Army - Infantry Served 1944 - 1947
Ralph Weidel
Served in Vietnam
U.S. Coast Guard Served 2009 - present
Claude “Mick” Welker
Served 1954 - 1956
U.S. Marine Corps Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 12/27/1983
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. Army
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William Widolff
Wilbur Wildman U.S. Air Force Served 1966 - 1970
U.S. Army Served 1951-1953
U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955
Jordan M. Yardley Army 2003 - Present
Joshua K. Yardley Army 2002 - 2012
U.S. Army Served 1965 - 1967 Passed away 8/25/2014
Pat Yingling U.S. Army Nursing Corp Served 3 Years
PFC Darin Yocum
Delbert Yocum U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1966-1968
Raymond D. Yerdick
Donald Lee Zinke U.S. Army Served 1966-1969
U.S. Marine Corps Currently Serving
Richard W. Zinke U.S. Army Served 1969-1971 Passed Away 4/5/2005
Richard William Zopf U.S. Army - WWII Served 4 Years Passed away 12/22/1985
Cpl. Joe Wilson U.S.M.C. Served 1960 - 1964
Ed Yingling U.S. Army Signal Corp Served 7 Years
Russell W. Yocum U.S. Navy Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away 4/9/2009
Richard Wilson Army Served 1963 - 1966 Passed Away 2008
Lawrence Yingling U.S. Army Air Force Served 1942 - 1946 Passed away 4/11/2018
Marvin E. Younger
Marvin Younger U.S. E. Marines
U.S. 1948 Marines Served - 1952 Served 1952 Passed1948 away -2002
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