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T HE I SS AQUAH P RE SS SECTION B THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016 Greg Farrar / [email protected] 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. LEST WE FORGET Battle of the Bulge veteran ‘was too young to be scared’ By Christina Corrales-Toy [email protected] 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 resi- dent 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 ap- pearances suggested that World War II was coming to a close before the German American infantrymen navigate the snow-covered Belgian countryside near the German border during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Courtesy of U.S. Army army launched a counteroffensive attack. Adolf Hitler’s surprise invasion attempt- ed to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe. “The Germans had made a break- through 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 com- pany. 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 shrap- nel, 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 Courtesy of Nick Grossi Nick Grossi was a member of the 80th Infantry Division and was a member of a heavy weapons com- pany in December 1944. See GROSSI, Page B11

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THE ISSAQUAH PRESSSECTION B • THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016

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Greg Farrar / [email protected]

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.

LEST WE FORGET

Battle of the Bulge veteran‘was too young to be scared’

By Christina [email protected]

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 resi-dent 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 ap-pearances suggested that World War II was coming to a close before the German

American infantrymen navigate the snow-covered Belgian countryside near the German border during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Courtesy of U.S. Army

army launched a counteroffensive attack.Adolf Hitler’s surprise invasion attempt-

ed to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe.

“The Germans had made a break-through 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 com-pany. 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 shrap-nel, 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

Courtesy of Nick Grossi

Nick Grossi was a member of the 80th Infantry Division and was a member of a heavy weapons com-pany in December 1944. See GROSSI, Page B11

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B2 • Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Issaquah Press

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Robert WatsonStaff sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force375th Bombardment Squadron,

308th Bombardment Group (Heavy)Born: Nov. 6, 1908

Missing in action: Jan. 25, 1944Declared 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.

John Raymond Smart2nd lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force

443rd Bombardment Squadron320th 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.

Robert PhilpStaff sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force589th Bombardment Squadron,

387th Bombardment GroupShot down near Mayan, Germany, where

his crew was attacking a railroad via-duct, on Dec. 23, 1944.

Jack McQuadePrivate, U.S. Army Air Force481st Service Squadron46th Air Service Group

Born: Nov. 28, 1920Died: April 18, 1945

Killed in accidental bomb explosion on the Philippine island of Luzon. Buried in

Hillside Cemetery.

Emmett R. McDonaldCaptain, U.S. Air Force

61st Troop Carrier SquadronBorn: July 27, 1939

Missing in action: May 31, 1966Declared 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.

Laurence J. Lortie2nd lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force,

45th Fighter Squadron15th Fighter Group

Missing in action June 1, 1945, some-where between Iwo Jima and Osaka, Japan. Weather may have been the

reason for the loss.

George C. LarsenPrivate first class, U.S. Army184th Infantry Regiment,

7th Infantry DivisionBorn: 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.

Peter EricksonPrivate, U.S. Army

18th Engineer RegimentDied: 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.

Elizabeth EricksonWoman Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)

Born: April 24, 1921Died: April 16, 1944

Killed in a mid-flight collision while fly-ing 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.

James Patrick BradyCorporal, U.S. Army

Scotch Platoon, C Company2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment

1st Cavalry DivisionBorn: March 7, 1949Died: June 18, 1969

Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried in Greenwood

Memorial Park, Renton.

Robert BaskettSergeant, U.S. Army

8th InfantryBorn: April 7, 1925Died: July 15, 1944

Graduated from Issaquah High School in 1943. Killed in action in Normandy, France. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.

Paul Alfred AmbrosePrivate, U.S. Army

701st Tank Destroyer BattalionBorn: July 9, 1924

Died: May 31, 1944Graduated from Issaquah High School in 1942. Killed in action in Anzio, Italy.

Buried in Hillside Cemetery.

Robert ArndtCorporal, U.S. Army

C Company3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment

9th Infantry DivisionBorn: 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.

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 stag-

gering. 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,

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, lib-

erty 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 them-

selves, their families and everyone else free. We hope you will do the same.

THEY PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

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 [email protected] or call 392-6434, ext. 227.

Louis PetersenFlight officer, U.S. Army Air Force422nd Bombardment Squadron

305th Bombardment GroupDied: Aug. 6, 1944

Killed when the B-17 he was co-piloting was hit by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda, Germany. Interred

in Germany and later brought home to Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton.

Joseph Albert TondreauFireman first class

U.S. Navy/Naval ReserveMissing in action or buried at sea Dec. 18, 1944. Tablets of the missing are at Manila American Cemetery in Manila,

Philippines.

Carl Albert LarsonCorporal, U.S. Army,

361st Infantry Regiment91st Infantry Division

Died: Oct. 9, 1918Buried in Meuse-Argonne American

Cemetery, in Romagne, France.(no photo available)

Robert HoskinsLance corporal, U.S. Marine Corps,

H&S Company3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

1st Marine DivisionBorn: Sept. 14, 1949 Died: Nov. 25, 1968

Mortarman killed in action in South Vietnam. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.

(no photo available)

Harold GleasonPrivate first class, U.S. Army

301st Infantry Regiment94th 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)

Paul Clifford Benson2nd lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force

737th Bomb Squadron454th 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.

Read stories and view photos from past Lest We Forget sections online at

THEEASTSIDE.NEWS/LESTWEFORGET

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Archie AdairBorn: May 5, 1911Died: Feb. 18, 1985Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served:

Germany in World War IIDetails of service: While with the 83rd Infantry Division in

Germany, was awarded the combat

infantryman’s badge for displaying exemplary

conduct in action

Allen Sherman AndersonHighest rank achieved:

E-3Branch of service:

U.S. NavyDates 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

Buford R. (Bud) AmbroseDeceased

Highest rank achieved: SK2 (store keeper

second class)Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

South Pacific — USS Saginaw Bay

Dates of service: Feb. 15, 1943 to

Feb. 5, 1946

Daniel T. AndersonBranch of service: U.S.

NavyHighest rank achieved:

ET2Where served: Atlantic

Theater two years aboard USS Pocono, flagship of the Atlantic

FleetDetails 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

Albert AndersonBorn: Feb. 28, 1892

Died: Oct. 1969Highest 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

William Ernest Arndt Highest rank achieved:

Baker second class Branch of service: U.S.

NavyWhere served:

Pacific Dates of service: March 1943 to December 1945

Edward E. AuthierHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant colonelBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served: Germany, Korea, Vietnam and U.S.Dates of service:

1960 - 1980Details of service: Was a senior Army

aviator

John ArnoldHighest 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

John Michael BarryHighest rank achieved:

CorporalBranch of service: U.S.

Marine CorpsWhere 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 1969Dates of service: February 1966 to February 1972

Rodney Albert Anderson Born: Apr. 16, 1925Died: Nov. 16, 2000Branch of service:

ArmyWhere served: Europe

Details of service: served in World War

II in the 97th Infantry Division and drove a

Jeep

Vern G. AndersonBorn: Nov. 23, 1927Died: 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 SeattleDates of service: 1946 (Navy) then discharged

after eight months, drafted again in 1951Details of service: in Seattle, was a military police officer at the main gate, in Alaska

unloaded ships

Vigo E. AndersonBorn: Sept. 1, 1944

Highest rank achieved: 1st Lieutenant

Branch of service: Marine Corps

Where served: motor transportation, First Marine DivisionDates of service: March 1967 to

June 1970Details of service: spent 25 months in

Vietnam

Gilbert R. AndressHighest 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, OkinawaDates of service: July 7, 1943 to March 6, 1946

William Allen AndersonBorn: Jan. 23, 1934Died: Dec. 26, 2005

Highest rank achieved: sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Dates of service: Feb. 3, 1953 to Jan. 26,

1956Details of service:

served in Korea

Angelo BoniBorn: 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

Dan BoniBorn: Aug. 25, 1924

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Motor machinist’s mate second class unitDates 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

David Wayne BrackenBorn: 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

Paul Thomas BooneBorn: Sept. 26, 1924Died: 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

Louis BoniBorn: Nov. 24, 1918

Died: 2003 in IssaquahBranch 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

Harold Bloom Jr.Born: 1948

Died: Sept. 25, 2014Branch of service:

U.S. Air ForceHighest rank achieved:

CaptainDetails of service: Aircraft Commander flying the KC-135 around the world,

breaking the speed of sound in a T-38

Florence BlankenshipBorn: 1922

Highest rank achieved: Storekeeper First Class

Branch of service: Navy

Where served: Washington, D.C., Bureau of Ships

Dates of service: 1944-46

Michael BlochBorn: Oct. 25, 1939

Highest rank achieved: Airman First Class Branch of service:

Air ForceWhere served: Hahn

Airbase, GermanyDates of service:

1960-64Details of service: assisted in base

chapel and forecasted weather for pilots

Gordie BlumeBorn: 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

Harry G. Behrens Highest rank achieved:

LTJGBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

One year in Korea Dates of service:

1953-1955Details of service:

Was landing craft con-trol officer on the USS

Logan

William BentzHighest 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, 1948-1949

Greg BemanBorn: Aug. 17, 1948

Highest rank achieved: E4

Branch of service: Marine Corps

Where served: Dong Ha, Vietnam; six miles

south of the DMZDates of service:

1966-1970Details of service:

combat engineer, 3rd Marine Division, served

in combat, gunshot wound, received Purple

Heart

Paul Eugene BartholomewHighest 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

U.S. Air Force to Dec. 20, 1951

David Hardman Black Sr. Born: Nov. 5, 1945Died: 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 1977Details 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.

John BenakDied: 2014

Highest rank achieved: SFC

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Where served: Japan, Korea, Germany,

Redmond Nike siteDates of service:

1948-1968Details of service: Squad leader, 34th

Infantry Regiment, 24th Division;

specialty was Nike Hercules

surface-to-air missiles

Donald V. BirdsallBorn: Dec. 9, 1923

Died: Sept. 26, 2011Highest rank achieved:

master sergeantBranch of service:

United States Air ForceDates of service:

1942-1962Details of service:

Received DFC, AM and 3 OLC awards

Walter Lee BrazeltonHighest rank achieved:

First sergeantBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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 LewisDates of service: October 1956 to December 1977

Carl B. BridgesDeceased (at age 70)

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Stationed on the

USS BraineDates of service:

1952-1956

John BrookeBorn: 1933

Highest rank achieved: Specialist SP3

Branch of service: Army infantry

Where served: HawaiiDates of service:

1955-56Details of service:

worked as a guard for prison duty and combat

training

Milton BronsdonHighest rank achieved:

Interior Communications

Second ClassBranch of service: U.S.

Navy Where served:

served on U.S.S. Grand Canyon AD28, traveled

to Mediterranean countries, England,

Norway, CubaDates of service:

1955-1958

Jim BriodyHighest rank achieved:

Specialist 5 (E-5)Branch of service: U.S.

ArmyWhere served:

U.S. Military Liaison Mission, West Berlin and Potsdam, East

GermanyDates of service:

1961-1964

In loving memory of SSgt Dale and Lt Alice Lee — Ivan A. Lee

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.”

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Roger Lee BrownHighest rank achieved:

Army PFC and Navy MR3

Branch of service: Army and NavyWhere served:

41st Infantry Division 146 Field Artillery

(Army); USS Ticonderoga; USS Coral Sea

Details of service: Multiple cruises with Pacific Fleet to the

Far EastDates of service: Army 1955-58; Navy 1958-62

Christopher Brown Sr.Highest rank achieved:

ABH 3rd classBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

CVN 68 USS NimitzDetails of service:

Served in Atlantic Fleet with multiple cruises to the Mediterranean area

Dates of service: March 1979

to March 1983

Christopher Brown Jr.Highest rank achieved:

SergeantBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served: 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd

Stryker BrigadeDetails 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 engagementsDates of service:

November 2004 to present

Wayne F. BusbyBorn: 1920Died: 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-4Dates of service:

April 1942to October 1945

Bud ButterfieldBorn: Oct. 17, 1934

Highest rank achieved: Chief Petty OfficerBranch of service:

NavyDates of service:

1951 to 1971Details 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

Fred ButlerHighest rank achieved:

ColonelBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served:

Vietnam, Germanyand U.S.

Dates of service: Jan. 8, 1963

to Jan. 31, 1990

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 BuxtonHighest rank achieved: Signalman third classBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere 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,

JapanDates of service:

1944-1946

Jean-Michel ChristopherHighest rank achieved:

EM2 (electricians mate second class)Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

USS Cityof Corpus Christi Dates of service: August 1992 to August 1998

Joseph Elmer ChevalierBorn: Aug. 3, 1925

Highest rank achieved: Coxswain on

the USS PGM-19Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: Okinawa

and RyukyusDates of service: August 1942 to January 1946

Theodore Vernon Colbert Sr.Born: Jan. 22, 1922Died: Jan. 6, 2012

Highest rank achieved: PFC/ Special

Weapons GroupBranch of service: U.S.

Marine CorpsWhere 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

beachesDates of service: Nov. 12, 1942 to

May 5, 1945Details of service: awarded the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon 1 star

for New Georgia Group Operations

Robert R. CowardBorn: 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 34Dates of service: Sept. 10, 1957

to Sept. 10, 1961

Thomas Strander CarlisleBorn: March 28, 1923

Deceased: 2007Branch of service:

Marine CorpsDates of service:

1943-1946Highest rank achieved:

1st LieutenantDetails of service: In 1942, enlisted as aviation cadet;

in 1943, completed flight training, receiving his aviator wings and commission as 2nd

Lieutenant

Donald (Bud) Wayne Cochran

Born: Dec. 1, 1921Highest rank achieved:

Staff SergeantBranch of service: U.S.

ArmyWhere served: 634th

Ordinance Ammunition; New Guinea,

Philippines, JapanDates 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.

William Michael CooperBorn: 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 1967Details 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

George W. (Bud) Croft Jr.Highest rank achieved: E9 (master chief petty

officer)Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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

Dallas CrossHighest rank achieved: PFC, U.S. Army Infantry

(twice achieved)Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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, 1959-1962Details of service:

Drill platoon in The Old Guard Regiment, 1957; worked with the Secret

Service as bayonet-guarded cordon lines to limit access to the president and visiting

heads of state

Lee CookBorn: Mar. 14, 1941

Highest rank achieved: Master Chief Petty

OfficerBranch of service:

NavyWhere served: all over

the world, Europe and the Far EastDates of service:

1961-88

Colin CorbettBorn: Jan. 14, 1931

Highest rank achieved: Sergeant

Branch of service: Army

Where served: northeastern France

and CaliforniaDates of service: six years in the 1950sDetails 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

Phillip James ConwayBorn: Feb. 22, 1926

Highest rank achieved: Coxswain on the USS

RenshawBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: World

War II — Solomon Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands,

Saipan, Tinian, GuamDetails 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

Frank ColeBorn: July 31, 1940Died: Sept. 13, 2014Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service:

1962-1964 (three years)

Details of service: combat, Vietnam

Alice L. DavisHighest rank achieved: Petty officer first class Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

San Diego; Great Lakes, Ill.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii;

Camp Lejeune, N.C.Dates of service:

Aug. 11, 1994to present

Gerald Patrick DarstBorn: March 17, 1932Highest rank achieved:

CorporalBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyDates of service:

1951-1952Details of service: served in combat

in Korea

William DixonHighest rank achieved:

Boatswain’s mate second class

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Mediterranean and

Pacific TheatersDates of service: October 1942 to January 1946

Raymond C. DavisBorn: July 8, 1941

Highest rank achieved: Radarman third classBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: Far East,

Pacific, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Details of service: Served on

the USS Washburnand the USS Cabildo

Dates of service: 1959 to 1963

W.J. (Joe) DodgeDied: June 3, 1982

Highest rank achieved: Private (infantry)

Branch of service: U.S. Army (Samuel

Company)Where served:

Georgia, not deployedDates of service: Discharged May 3,

1919

W.J. (Joe) Dodge Jr.Highest rank achieved: AO3 (aviation ordnance

man third class)Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

USS Hancock CVA-19, Southeast Asia

Dates of service: October 1961 to November 1963

James R. DarstBorn: Jan. 1, 1927Died: Oct. 27, 2011Branch of service:

U.S. NavyDates of service:

1945-1947Details of service: served aboard a

landing-craft carrier in the Pacific Theater during World War II

James Gerard DayBorn: 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

Jack DompierBorn: 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.

Thomas D. DoneganHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant colonelBranch 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

Charles DorianBorn: 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 YorkDates of service: June 1942 to March 1972Details 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

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Bob DoyleBorn: Jul. 29, 1931

Highest rank achieved: Captain

Branch of service: Army Special Forces

Where served: Kentucky

Dates of service: August 1952 to

March 1955Details of service: never left the states

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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.

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Duane W. EnglundHighest rank achieved:

SergeantBranch of service:

Army EngineersWhere served:

Europe, Philippine Islands

Dates of service: July 1943

to January 1947

Tauno L. EricksonHighest rank achieved:

Technical sergeantBranch 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

Norma Ernsting-EmmonsHighest rank achieved:

StorekeeperSecond Class

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Milledgeville, Ga.,and Bremerton

Dates of service: March 2, 1943

to July 12, 1945

Ralph Carl EikenberryHighest rank achieved:

Staff sergeantBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps infantryWhere 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

Joel EsteyHighest rank achieved:

E-5Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served: Served in combat in I Corps South Vietnam, Da Nang Chulai; mostly

in the field throughout tour of duty; American 196th Light InfantryDetails of service: Wounded by booby

trap; awarded a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars

Dates of service: 1967-1969

William FalkensteinBorn: Dec. 22, 1913Died: 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

Bill EvansBranch of service: U.S.

ArmyWhere served: Pacific Theater during World

War IIDetails of service:

Combat medic, wounded in action in the Philippines,

awarded Bronze Star

David T. EvansBorn: Oct. 2, 1943

Died: 2002Highest rank achieved:

1st LieutenantBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served:

Heidelberg, GermanyDates of service:

1967-69Details of service: Military Police and

Criminal Investigation Division

Pete FaviniBorn: 1894Died: 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

Stanley Pete FaviniBorn: March 7, 1923Died: Aug. 25, 1987Branch of service:

NavyWhere 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

Delbert E. FlemingHighest rank achieved:

Chief petty officerBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

Vietnam on various ships and commands

Dates of service: 1957-77

Barry A. FederHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant colonelBranch of service: U.S.

Army, retiredWhere 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

John E. FloodHighest rank achieved:

LieutenantBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: Supply Corps

Dates of service: Three years

Luther E. FranklinHighest rank achieved:

LieutenantBranch of service:

NavyWhere served:

continental USA and GTMO

Details of service: naval aviator

Years of service: active duty, 1953-57; active reserve, 1957-58; inactive reserve,

1958-73

Tyler Lenwood FrakerBorn: 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 StormDetails of service:

406th Tactical Fighter Training Wing

Dates of service: October 1990 to October 1994

Glenn FultonName: Glenn FultonBorn: Nov. 20, 1925Died: April 26, 2015Branch of service: U.S. Army Air CorpsDates of service:

started in 1943 and was honorably

discharged from the U.S. Army in 1946

Wayne GeigerHighest rank achieved:

E4Branch of service:U.S. Marine CorpsWhere served:

1st Marine Division; served in combat in

Danang, Vietnam, from May 1969

to May 1970Dates of service: November 1968

to May 1970

Brandon ChristopherGalvan

Born: Jan. 8, 1990Highest rank achieved:

Private First ClassBranch of service:

ArmyWhere 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

Durward M. GarrettHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant ColonelBranch 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

1966Details 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

William Clinton GeilBorn: 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

Ray GiaudroneHighest rank achieved:

MM 1st ClassBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: Navy Post Office

Dates of service: 1941-45

Louis Charles GiraldinHighest 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

William Daniel GilleyHighest rank achieved:

Sergeant Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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

Doris GrossHighest rank achieved: Link instructor, involved

in American Legion, first woman vice

commander Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

Corpus Christi, Texas Dates of service:

1941-45Sabatino GermaniBorn: Dec. 19, 1922

Died: 1998Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: Repair Facility Guam, Shore Patrol, USS Hector,USS Yellowstone

and Fleet Reserve Dates of service:

1939-63Details of service:

electronic technician in World War II, Korea and

Vietnam

Mark W. GilliamBorn: Feb. 3, 1959

Highest rank achieved: Engineman

Second ClassBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: on the USS Ketchikan and at the Naval Torpedo

Station, Keyport, Wash.Dates of service:

1976-82Details of service:

four-year Good Conduct award

David GermaniBorn: 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

Thomas GentschBorn: May 30, 1927Died: July 21, 2014Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyDates of service:

1945-46Details of service:

served in the infantry and medical corps

Nicholas GrossiBorn: 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

Joseph L. GroveBorn: March 16, 1942Highest rank achieved:

Sgt. First ClassBranch 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 GuardDates of service:

1960-64; 1985-2002Details of service: active duty Air Force

5040th Supply Squadron, US Navy Reserve and Army

National Guard 875 Combat Engineers

Clayton HagenBorn: Aug. 23, 1942Died: June 8, 2014Branch of service:U.S. Marine CorpsDetails of service: 17 years, served

two tours of duty in Vietnam and received

the Presidential Unit Citation and

several other accommodations

Kenneth Lee HamptonBorn: Nov. 12, 1931

Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Army Security AgencyWhere served: KoreaDetails of service:

Served until the truce was signed

Dates of service: 1952-55

Robert HansbroughBorn: 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

Gordon HansonBorn: 1926

Highest rank achieved: Private

Branch of service: Canadian Army Where served:

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Dates of service: March 1945 to

September 1945Details of service: engineering division

Tim Flood

U.S. Navy

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David HayesHighest rank achieved:

Journalist first classBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere Served:

USS Simon Lake; Diego Garcia; USS Kittyhawk;

Naval Station Sandpoint, Naval Station Everett

Dates of service: 1987-1998

Roger L. HericDied: 1994

Highest rank achieved: Sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Where served: Germany, 749th Tank

BattalionDetails of service:

The 749th fought with the 76th Division, April

7-30, 1944; was wounded in action

James Thurston HogansonHighest rank achieved:

Sergeant Branch of service: U.S.

Army, infantryWhere served: 40th

and 24th Infantry Divisions in KoreaDetails of service: Served in combat in

Korea as a medical tech

Dates of service:May 1953

to March 1955

Randolph (Randy) Carter Harrison

Born: June 21, 1944Highest rank achieved:

CaptainBranch of service: Army Special ForcesWhere 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

1993Details 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

Ron HowatsonHighest rank achieved:

CD3Branch of service:

U.S. Navy — SeabeesWhere served:

Korea 1952-1954

Edward C. Harris(No photo available)Born: April 16,1916

Died: March 19,1974Details of service:

served three years as a Merchant Marine in Alaska, World War II

Stanley C. Harris(No photo available)Born: Jan. 31, 1943Died: March 8, 2011

Dates of service: 1963-69

Details of service: served six years in the

National Guard

Shirley Beining HilgemannHighest rank achieved:

E5/SP5Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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

Ewert HilgemannHighest rank achieved:

E5/SP5Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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

Neal Harley HowardBorn: Oct. 6, 1945

Highest rank achieved: Specialist 4th ClassBranch of service:

ArmyWhere served: 5th

of 46th Light Infantry Brigade attached to 198th Light Infantry Brigade, located in

Chulai below DanangDates 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)

S. William HollingsworthBorn: 1925Died: 2010

Highest rank achieved: PFC (private first class) Branch of service: U.S.

Army 100th InfantryWounded in action: In combat in France,

November 1944Dates of service:

World War II,January 1944

to August 1945

Archie HowatsonBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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

Robert C. HarperHighest rank achieved:

Corporal Branch of service:

U.S. Army Signal Corps MOS 1187

Where served: U.S. and GermanyDates of service:

December 1952 to November 1954

Judson Burns HarperBorn: Dec. 8, 1936

Highest rank achieved: Gunnery sergeantBranch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsWhere served:

Korea and VietnamDetails of service: Awarded Combat Action Medal, two

air medals, six good conduct medals, Navy commendation, served as aerial gunman on CH-46 helicoptersDates of service: Dec. 10, 1953

to June 30, 1973

Douglas E. HarrisBorn: Jan. 30, 1949Died: Feb. 16, 1989

Highest rank achieved: E5

Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service:

1970-1973Details of service: served three years, stationed in Yuma, Arizona, and Japan

Roy InuiHighest rank achieved:

T5Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere 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, othersDates of service:

1944-46

Daryl E. JohnsonBorn:

December 1927Died: October 2009

Highest rank achieved: Seaman first classBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

Washington, D.C.Dates of service:

1945-46

Reed W. JarvisDied: 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 GuardWhere served: Korea,

Persian GulfDetails of service: Active and reserveDates of service: March 1951 to

June 2001

Bonnie Eugene Johnson Jr.Born: July 5, 1925

Died: March 29, 2012Highest rank achieved:

ETM 3CBranch of service:

U.S. NavyDates of service:

Jan. 1, 1944to May 31, 1946

Details of service: Great Lakes Naval Air

Station in Radio Training School, radio operator, World War II veteran

Erik JohnsonHighest rank achieved:

Second class petty officer

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Iraq

Dates of service: 1994-2006

Steve JohnsonHighest rank achieved:

Sergeant Branch of service:

U.S. Army Where served:

VietnamDates of service: August 1967 to August 1969

Gene KlineburgerHighest rank achieved:

Corporal Branch of service:

U.S. Army Where served:

Utah, California, ArizonaDates of service:

1942-45

Rolland R. KiefelHighest 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 ConwayDates of service: June 6, 1958 to June 6, 1964

Scott Wayne JohnsonHighest rank achieved:

E4 AMH/AMSBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

VAQ – 129 VikingDates of service:

1978-1988

Donnas D. JohnsonHighest rank achieved:

YN1Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: Mare Island Naval Shipyard; Alameda Naval Airbase

Dates of service: 1950-1954

Ken KonigsmarkBorn: 1956

Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant colonelBranch of service: Army and Air Force

ReserveWhere 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

Ralph F. Krantz(No photo available)Branch of service:

Army Air ForceWhere served:

European Theater of Operations

Details of service: combat, World War II, Prisoner of War, Germany, 710th Bombardment

Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group

Larry R. KulinDeceased

Highest rank achieved: Yeoman Third Class Branch of service:

U.S. Navy Where served: Japan, Hawaii,

PhilippinesDates of service:

1959-1963

Arthur E. LanddeckBorn: 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 LuzonDates of service: June 15, 1942 to Dec. 23, 1945

Howard E. LanddeckHighest rank achieved:

AX3 (aviation antisubmarine

warfare technician, third class)

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Ream Field, Imperial Beach, Calif.; USS

BenningtonDates of service:

Nov. 17, 1961to Aug. 31, 1965

Margaret (Slate) LarsenBorn: April 12, 1930

Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Air Force

Where served: KoreaDetails 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. LarsonBorn: Aug. 3, 1919Died: 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 1941to July 1945

Bruce LeavittBorn: Nov. 20, 1925

Highest rank achieved: Signalman Second

ClassBranch of service: Navy

Where served: European Theater, Pacific

TheaterDates 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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Members of the 3rd Marine Division complete construction of a 105 mm howitzer position at a mountaintop fire support base in Vietnam in 1968.

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Edward Prior LeahyBorn: April 1, 1923

Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant JG

Branch of service: U.S. Navy/ Marine CorpsWhere served: 4th

Marine Division — Iwo Jima, Marshall Islands,

Tinian, SaipanDetails of service:

Injured and taken to the hospital on the third day of attacks on Iwo Jima

Dates of service: 1942-45

Ivan A. LeeHighest rank achieved: Lieutenant commander

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46);

Vietnam 1972-74Dates of service:

July 1969 to September 1974

William Kenneth LokenBorn: Oct. 1, 1930

Highest rank achieved: JO3

Branch of service:U.S. Navy

Where served: Whidbey Island Naval Air

Station & Commander Submarine Force Pacific

FleetDates of service:

Jan. 17, 1951to Dec. 3, 1954

Details of service: Journalist

Robert C. LyonHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant commander

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Served in combat in Korea for 18 monthsDetails 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, 1943to July 1, 1966

Edith Rose MacDougallDeceased (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

Jeremiah Fraser Pitts MacDougall

Deceased (at age 76)Highest rank achieved:

Lt. junior gradeBranch of service:

Navy Where served:

South Pacific; AtlanticDates of service:

1943-1945 active duty; reserve to 1954;

father of former Mayor Ava Frisinger

Gladys MacKenzieBorn: May 17, 1918Died: Jun. 14, 2012Dates of service:

1944-1946Details of service:

stationed at Harrisburg, Penn., as the store-keep where she met and fell in love with Kenneth

MacKenzie; discharged in 1946

Kenneth MacKenzieBorn: Nov. 9, 1920

Died: Aug. 25, 2003Branch of service:

NavyWhere served:

USS Memphis and later Harrisburg, Penn.Dates of service:

1943-1946Details of service: served on the USS Memphis, patrolling

waters between Brazil and Africa; later stationed at a supply depot in Harrisburg, Penn.

Urban V. MassetHighest rank achieved:

E-7Branch of service: U.S. Coast GuardWhere 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

Bob McCoyHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

USS Forrestal CVA-59, Sixth Fleet

(Mediterranean)Dates of service:

1966-73

Steven W. LewisHighest rank achieved:

CorporalBranch of service: U.S.

Marine CorpsWhere served: Vietnam

Dates of service: 1966-1972

D.C. ‘Duke’ LivingstoneHighest rank achieved:

CaptainBranch of service:U.S. Marines Corps

Where served: continental U.S.

Dates of service: 1956-64

Sean S. LewisHighest rank achieved:

Private first classBranch of service:U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service:

2011–present

James C. Leonard(No photo available)Branch of service: Army, 423rd Infantry

Regiment, 106th Infantry Division

Where served: European Theater of

OperationsDetails of service:

combat, World War II, prisoner of war, Germany

Robert M. Leinbach(No photo available)

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Where served: European Theater of

OperationsDetails of service:

combat, World War II, prisoner of war, Germany, 110th Infantry Regiment,

28th Infantry Division

Marvin Otto LemkeBorn: Oct. 3, 1920

Died: March 7, 2014Highest rank: Aviation Machinists Mate 1st

Class (Petty Officer 1st Class)

Branch: U.S. NavyDetails of service:

served in Pacific Theatre during World War II; he was retired Navy,

serving from 1942 to 1975

Irving LevinHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant ColonelBranch of service: Army Air Corps, later U.S. Air Force, 452nd Bombardment Group

World War IIWhere 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

Chad MagendanzBorn: May 24, 1967

Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant

Branch of service:U.S. Navy

Dates of service: 1985-97

Where served: SSBN 730 & 729Details of service:

Submariner specialty, Navy Achievement

Medal

Ledo J. MalmassariDied: Oct. 25, 1998

Highest rank achieved: Sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Where served: Korea – Third Infantry

DivisionDates of service:

1950-52

John A. MarshDeceased

Highest rank achieved: Private

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Where served: 75th Infantry DivisionDetails of service: Served in combat for one year in the European Theatre;

received Purple Heart for being wounded

during the Battle of the Bulge

Donald MasonBorn: Dec. 16, 1931

Died: March 21, 2015Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service:

March 1951 to 1954Highest rank achieved:

Sergeant

Ed McKeeHighest rank achieved:

SergeantBranch 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

John A. ‘Tony’ McIntoshBorn: 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:

1964-66Details of service:

served in combat for 10 months in 1966

Norman W. McLeanDeceased

Highest rank achieved: Seaman first classBranch of service: U.S. Coast Guard Where served:

Alaska Dates of service: April 21, 1943 to March 18, 1946

Don A. McWhirterBorn: March 1, 1931

Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Air Force

Dates of service: May 23, 1949to Nov. 7, 1952

Details of service: HRRC

Where served: Lackland AFB, San

Antonio, Texas, through basic training,

permanent party at HRRC until discharged

Thomas M. MechlerBorn: Feb. 26, 1932

Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Air Force

Dates of service: September 1950

to September 1954Details of service:

Airborne radar mechanic, 434th and 464th Troop

Carrier Wings

John MeekBorn: 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 ShieldDates of service:

Nov. 1, 1984to May 16, 1992

Details of service: Combat Engineer, 317th Engr BN &

116th RAOC

David V. MerrittHighest rank achieved:

Sergeant First ClassBranch 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

Alan Ray MilesBorn: July 18, 1947

Highest rank achieved: Corporal

Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps

Where served: VietnamDetails 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

Michael Dean MilesBorn: Oct. 10, 1951

Highest rank achieved: Lance corporal

Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps

Where served: OkinawaDetails of service:

Meritorious Unit Citation and National Defense

Service Medal, 5th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force PacificDates of service:

1970-72

Melvin MillerBorn: Nov. 5, 1922Died: April 25, 2010Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

Philippine TheaterDates of service:

1942-45

Leonard MilesBorn: Dec. 16, 1920

Died: 2005 (in Issaquah)Highest rank achieved:

PFC, washmanBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served: Sitka, Alaska

Details of service: Received the Victory

MedalDates of service:

1945-46

Jack LoppnowBorn: 1921

Highest rank achieved: Staff Sergeant

Branch of service: Army Air CorpsWhere served:

Iwo Jimaand the United States

Dates of service: 1942-46

Details of service: all over the United

States and Iwo Jima

Lucille E. LundstromBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyHighest 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) Asiatic-

Pacific Campaign Medal; Bronze Star

(2) European-African Middle Eastern

Campaign Medal; Bronze Star (2)

Philippine Liberation Medal

Years of service: Dec. 31, 1943to Feb. 1, 1946

U.S. Navy

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Norman B. ‘Crash’ NashHighest rank achieved:

CaptainBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere 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

Donald NelsonBorn: Jan. 11, 1928

Died: 1969Highest rank achieved:

SpecialistBranch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served: in

combat in the Korean Conflict for a little more

than a yearDates of service:

1950-53Details of service:

Headquarters Company

Gerald A. NelsonBorn: July 26, 1944

Highest rank achieved: Specialist 5

Branch of service: Army National Guard

and Military PolicemanWhere served:

CaliforniaDates of service:

January 1964to January 1970

Details of service: Outstanding military

policeman of our company in 1967

Gary C. NewbillHighest rank achieved:

Major Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps

ReserveWhere served:

Virginia; California; Okinawa, Japan;

The Philippines and Vietnam

Dates of service: January 1965to March 1968 (active duty)

Ruben NietoBorn: May 4, 1946

Highest rank achieved: Spl. 4

Branch of service: U.S. Army

Dates of service:June 1966

to March 1968Details of service:

Radio Operator (RTO), 1st Cavalry Div/7th Cavalry Regiment

Charles D. ParkerDied: Nov. 7, 2010

Highest rank achieved: Captain

Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsWhere served:

U.S.; Okinawa, Japan; Vietnam

Dates of service: Sept. 9, 1954 to Sept. 30, 1974

Russell D. PeeryHighest rank achieved:

Specialist 4th classBranch of service:

U.S. Army / Washington National Guard Where served:

Camp Murray, Wash., 181st Support

Battalion, Company DDates of service:

August 1977to May 1983

Norman PeeryHighest rank achieved:

Seaman first class Branch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

Aleutian Islands, Alaska; Japan; USS Jarvis

DD-799Dates of service: Dec. 16, 1943

to May 19, 1946

Vernon M. ParrettHighest rank achieved:

CaptainBranch of service: U.S. Army, medical

Where served: Served two years in

the Valley Forge Army Hospital in officers’

ward, tuberculosis unitDates of service:

1944-46 and 1952-54

Gerald Francis PetersenBorn: 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

Duncan MulhollandHighest rank achieved:

Staff sergeantBranch of service:

U.S. Air ForceWhere 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

Kevin J. MurphyBorn: March 17, 1957Highest rank achieved:

Lieutenant ColonelBranch of service:

U.S. Army and Air ForceWhere served:

U.S. and overseasDates of service:

June 1979to June 2000

Details of service: Army Infantry and

Intelligence, Air Force Intelligence

Richard MurphyBorn: March 10, 1923Highest rank achieved:

CaptainBranch of service:U.S. Army Air Corps

Where served: Shemya Air Station, AlaskaDates of service:

July 1943to 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.

John Norman NaegleBorn: May 1, 1942Died: 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

icebreakersDates of service:

1964-85

Ernest R. NybergHighest 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

Michael O’ConnorBranch of service:

U.S. Air ForceDates of service:

1962-1966Details: 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.

Leroy OlsonBorn: Oct. 28, 1921

Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant Junior Grade

Branch of service:U.S. Navy Reserves

Air Group IVWhere 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

Louis OrtizHighest rank achieved: Petty officer second class

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: In the Pacific,aboard

the aircraft carrierUSS Lexington,

as radio gunmanWounded in action:

Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal

and Purple HeartDates of service:

1942-45

Pete NorbyBorn: April 29, 1966Branch of service:

U.S. NavyDates of service:

1989-93Highest rank achieved:

LieutenantDetails of service: combat, Surface

Warfare Officer, USS Cowpens (CG-63), Operation Southern Watch 1992-1993, Navy Achievement

Medal

Randal NelsonBorn: Oct. 22, 1919Died: July 19, 2014Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service:

1944-46Details of service: combat, served in

Okinawa and Tientsin, China, and was

awarded the Purple Heart

Robert NelsonDied: July 22, 2014Born: June 30, 1925Branch of service:

U.S. Navy (Air)Skyhawk SquadronDates of service:

July 1943to March 1946

Highest rank achieved: Combat AircrewmanDetails of service:

trained as a pilot during World War II, serving in both the Atlantic and

Pacific

David John MitmanBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: USS

Coral SeaYears of service:

1951-1953Details of service:

Served as flight engineer for top secret Martin Mercator intelligence-

gathering 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.)

John MizenkoBorn: 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

Boyd PetersonBorn: Feb. 10, 1930Died: July 3, 2014Branch of service:

U.S. Army

Elmer John PetettHighest rank achieved:

Pharmacists mate second class

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: USS Alshain in the Asiatic Pacific and

PhilippinesDates of service:

July 1943to March 1946

Jeston J. PhillipsBorn: Feb. 9, 1923

Highest rank achieved: WT3/C

Branch of service:U.S. Navy

Where served: USS Ludlow during

World War IIDates of service:

1944-1946Details of service: served in combat in

World War II, American Area, Victory medal,

Asiatic Pacific

Meindert PillieDied: March 10, 2010,

at age 95Highest 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, 1941to Sept. 17, 1943

Philip PitruzzelloHighest 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

Robert PlossHighest rank achieved:

CaptainBranch 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

twiceDates of service:

1943-52

Sarah PommerBorn: 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

Wayne PommerBorn: 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

Charles Edwin Runacres Jr.Born: Sept. 17, 1917

Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant

Branch of service:U.S. Navy

Where served: USS Wedderburn DD684Dates of service:

1942-45Details of service: served in combat in the Pacific for three

years and three months, survived three torpedoes while at sea

and one kamikaze attack

Hugh Asher Preston Jr.Born: April 29, 1924Died: May 1, 2014

Highest rank achieved: Seaman First ClassBranch of service:

U.S. NavyDates of service:

Feb. 11, 1942to 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.

Gilbert PurschwitzBorn: April 16, 1939

Highest rank achieved: Private First Class

Branch of service:U.S. Army

Dates of service: July 16, 1957

to July 15, 1959Details of service: communications, 1st Army Division

(Big Red One)

David PorterBorn: Dec. 27, 1937Died: Nov. 10, 2014Branch of service:

U.S. NavyDetails of service: served in the Pacific

and during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Hugh Gordon Ross(No photo available)

Highest rank achieved: Petty officer 2

Branch of service: U.S. Navy,

cryptograph techWhere served:

Strategic nuclear deterrence in South China Sea during

Vietnam War; Combat Zone vet, 1972-73;

nuclear submarine forceDates of service:

January 1971to January 1977

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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.

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Lee F. ScheelerBorn: April 10, 1926Died: 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 East-Africa Campaign Medal, Army Occupation Medal and Belgian Fouragere; chaplain of the Post

79th SnoqualmieDates of service:

1944-46

Elmo Jerome SagedahlHighest rank achieved:

Corporal Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsWhere served:

Pacific areaDates of service:

May 26, 1944to Aug. 31, 1946

Daniel S. SegonHighest rank achieved:

Private Branch of service:

U.S. Army Where served:

GermanyDates of service:

1966-67

Dave SaoHighest rank achieved:

Staff sergeantBranch of service:

U.S. Air ForceWhere served:

Strategic Air CommandDates of service:

March 1966to 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

Mark SampsonBorn: Dec. 6, 1971

Highest rank achieved: E5

Branch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsWhere served: combat, Iraq,

Gulf WarDates of service:

1991-2005Details of service: 31st Special Opts

Wing, 58M SOW, 58th MOS, 58th MXS – 16th CRS, two achievement medals, two national

defense, Korean Defense Service

Charles Earl SampsonBorn: 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

Harvey Williard SampsonBorn: June 5, 1926Died: 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

Kenneth SchmelzerBorn: Aug. 29, 1925Died: June 12, 2014Branch of service:

U.S. NavyDetails of service:

honorably served his country on the USS Dixie throughout the South Pacific during

World War II

Helen SabinBorn: April 10, 1923

Highest rank achieved: Radioman Third ClassBranch of service:

Coast GuardWhere 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

Gale Robert SchroederBorn: March 1935

Deceased: June 2005Highest rank achieved:

Master SergeantBranch of service:

ArmyWhere served: last unit 409th Engineer Company, ReserveDates of service:

1954-63 and 1976-94Details of service: airplane mechanic

Frank Valentine Schroeder

Born: Feb. 10, 1894Died: Sept. 6, 1977Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyDetails of service: Fought in France during World War I

John SchroederBorn: Feb. 23, 1888Died: 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

Jay Robert RodneHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant colonelBranch of service:U.S. Marine Corps,

U.S. Marine ReserveWhere served: Persian Gulf War (1991); Somalia

(1992-93); Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait

and Iraq (2003)Dates of service:

1990-present

Reuben Allen RichardHighest rank achieved:

SP4Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served:

Company E, 122nd Maintenance Battalion,

USAREURDates of service:

January 1968to December 1969

Don RiggsBorn: Seattle, 1936

Highest rank:Private First Class

Branch of service:U.S. Army

Where served: OkinawaDates 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

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

Michael M. RisteDeceased

Highest rank achieved: SP5/E-5

Branch of service: U.S. Army,

transportationWhere served:

1st Cavalry DivisionDetails of service:

Served three tours of duty in VietnamYears of service: Oct. 25, 1966

to Nov. 15, 1983

Gerald T. ReinertBorn: Dec. 31, 1927Died: Feb. 25, 2015Details of service:

Served in the Philippines as an

encryptionist during the Korean Conflict

Edward SchaeferBorn: June 10, 1911

Died: 1986 in SpokaneHighest 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

William Edward SeilDeceased(at age 66)

Highest rank achieved: Colonel

Branch of service: U.S. Air Force

Where served: World War II, Korea

and VietnamDates of service:

1944-75

Donald SemonBorn: April 14, 1925Died: Sept. 25, 2014Branch of service:U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service:

retiredHighest rank achieved:

Lieutenant ColonelDetails 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

Mary Ellen Holmes Sheridan

Born: Sept. 7, 1927Highest rank achieved:

LieutenantBranch of service:

NavyWhere served:

Pentagon; White House; Kodiak, Alaska; Long Beach, Calif.; Kansas City, Mo. (recruiting);

Newport, R.I.Dates of service:

1953-1960Details of service: received a letter of

commendation from the chairman, Joint Chiefs

of Staff

Wayne SimonBorn: Aug. 20, 1922

Highest rank achieved: first lieutenant fighter

pilotBranch of service: Air

ForceDates of service:

1944-46Details of service: Wayne was a fighter pilot in Sicily during

World War II

Pete SimsBorn: Oct. 28, 1919

Highest rank achieved: Captain

Branch of service: Army, infantry

Where served: Germany, France,

AustriaDates of service:

1941-46Details 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

Norm SmithHighest rank achieved:

ClassifiedBranch of service:

U.S. Army – counterintelligence

Where served: Fort Benjamin Harrison,

Ind.Dates of service:

1956-59Details of service:

Worked in background investigation and wanted to go to

Germany, but was never sent overseas

William A. SomsakHighest 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

Cody D. SortebergBorn: 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 presentDetails of service:

weapons company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines,

served in combat

Jack Richard SteidlHighest 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 classBranch of service:

Navy, later ArmyDates of service:

1944-46; 1955-65Details of service: Naval Supply Base, England, 1944-46. Army transmitter

technician in Pentagon, Ft. Meyer, Va., and

Guam

William Britton StrikerBorn: 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

Ernest Milton SwansonHighest rank achieved:

Aviation machinistfirst class

Branch of service:U.S. Coast GuardDates of service:

Oct. 21, 1941to Dec. 23, 1946

George H. SwansonDied: 1992

Branch of service:U.S. Army Air Corps

Where served: United States

Dates of service: 1943-45

John SwansonDied: 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

Alonzo Lee SweetBorn: Nov. 18, 1938

Died: 2003Highest rank achieved:

CorporalBranch of service:

U.S. NavyDates of service: April 27, 1956

to Oct. 16, 1959

Jerry Dean TantBorn: July 27, 1959

Died: 2015Highest rank achieved:

E8Branch of service: U.S. Coast GuardWhere served:

combat, Vietnam (July 30, 1961 to June

15, 1964), Korea (June 27, 1953 to

July 27, 1954) served on

USCGC KukuiDates of service: Sept. 22, 1952to 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

Henry D. ‘Hank’ ThomasBorn: April 21, 1944

Highest rank achieved: lieutenant commander,

unrestricted lineBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served:

nuclear-powered submarines and surface

combatantsDates of service: February 1963to March 1983

Details of service: nuclear qualified,

qualified in submarines, surface warfare

qualification, Navy Commendation Medal

recipient

Frank R. TroutmanDeceased

Highest rank achieved: Colonel

Branch of service:U.S. Army/Air Force

Where served: Pacific, Italy

Dates of service: May 1940

to January 1984Details of service:

APTO-US-MTO

George Van LeeuwenBorn: May 18, 1921

Died: 2012Highest rank achieved:

LieutenantBranch of service:U.S. Army/Air ForceWhere served: in

combat in the South Pacific

Dates of service: 1943-45

Details of service: pilot, flew C-46

James H. Van WinkleDied: Feb. 9, 2008Drafted 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 VanniHighest 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 officerDetails 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

Dallas L. WaggonerDeceased(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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Geoff WarrenHighest rank achieved:

CommanderBranch of service:U.S. Coast GuardDates 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.

Rufus Benjamin WilsonBorn: Oct. 11, 1924

Highest rank achieved: private first class

Branch of service: Army Air Force, Army

Night Fighter SquadronDates 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

Douglas Benjamin WilsonBorn: May 22, 1951

Highest rank achieved: SP4

Branch of service:U.S. Army

Dates of service: 1970-72

Details of service: Served in Vietnam

George WestlakeBorn: 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

William James Weatherford

Born: March 8, 1925Highest rank achieved:

MAM 2CBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere 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 monthsDates of service: July 1943 to March 1946Details of service:

Awarded Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal — 1 star and World War

II Victory Medal

Matt WinzenBorn: Jan. 22, 1925

Highest rank achieved: MM1C

Branch of service:U.S. Navy

Where served: Panama Canal, South Pacific

Fleet Dates of service:

1943-45Details 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

Robert Edward WolahanBorn: Nov. 23, 1932Died: Dec. 10, 2010

Highest rank achieved: PNC (chief)

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Korea and Vietnam

Dates of service: 1950-70

David Les YeisleyBorn: Dec. 23, 1932

Highest rank achieved: Sergeant

Branch of service: U.S. Army, InfantryWhere served:

3rd Infantry Division, Korea and 28th Infantry

Division, GermanyDetails 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 YusenBranch of service: U.S.

NavyWhere 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

James WoodBorn: May 8, 1950

Highest rank achieved: RM3

Branch of service: U.S. Navy

Where served: Vietnam, three toursDetails of service: Radio Teletype Task

Group operator, Yankee Station

Dates of service: 1968-72

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, 1943to April 13, 1946

David S. WaggonerHighest 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

Neil (Sol) WinikoffBorn: March 31, 1920Died: Oct. 11, 2013Branch of service:

U.S. ArmyWhere served: North

Africa and EuropeDates 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

Dwight Eldon WaggonerBorn: August 23, 1922

Died: Oct. 9, 2009Highest rank achieved:

Seaman third classBranch of service:

U.S. NavyWhere served: South Pacific

Details of service: American Area

Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Area

Campaign Medal, World War II Victory MedalDates of service:

April 1943 to November 1945

Joe WallisBorn: Oct. 2 1931

Highest rank achieved: Commander

Branch of service:U.S. Navy ReserveWhere served:

Korean WarDates of service: January 1954-57Details of service:

spent 22 yearsin the reserve on

the USS Thomas 833 destroyer in Iwo Jima, Japan and Hong Kong

Austin Vickery WigginsBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps Where served:

Saipan in the Mariana Islands

Dates of service: 1942-46

Susan Gail Hatherly WoodBorn: Oct. 9, 1956Branch of service:

U.S. Air ForceDates of service:

1975-79Highest rank achieved:

Sergeant

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 sol-diers 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 fight-ing 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 Infan-try Division in Luxembourg. They were in a theater watching a Bette

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

the Boeing Co. for nearly 40 years before retiring. He raised four boys on Mercer Island with his wife Ginny. The couple moved to Spir-itwood at Pine Lake in Issaquah about a year ago and recently celebrated their 55th anniversary.

While he’s proud of his ac-complishments — his medals are proudly displayed on a room in his apartment — Grossi said he wouldn’t wish his wartime experi-ence on anyone.

“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 re-member 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.”

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Greg Farrar / [email protected]

The medals awarded to Nick Grossi of Issaquah during World War II included a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.

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