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| The Liberty Memorial at the National WWI museum in Kansas City courtesy Wikimedia Commons |
Sorry, but this is pretty much a re-post of last year since I don't have any additional information on about relatives that died in service to their country. Click read more to see the list...
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| Memorial marker for Jack Alexander, died while a Prisoner of War in North Korea |
- Jack D. Alexander (1929-1950), PFC, US Army, missing in action July 12, 1950 and died in Hanjang-ni POW camp, November 19, 1950. He was my 1st Cousin, twice removed on my mother's side.
- Harry Brassfield (1911-1951), M/SGT, US Army, captured November 2, 1950 and died in captivity July 31, 1951. He was a 4th cousin to my Great Grandfather, Floyd Gipson Brassfield
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| Memorial marker for Vilas D. Parker, killed in an airplane crash in World War II |
- Vilas D. Parker (1917-1944), S/SGT US Army, member of Merrill's Marauders, missing in action May 22, 1944. He was killed when the C-47 he was being transported in crashed in Burma. His remains were not recovered until 1987. He was my 1st Cousin, twice removed on my mother's side.
Civil War:
- Benjamin W. Firman (1800-1862), Wisconsin 16th Infantry, Company H. Died May 5th, 1862 of disease after the Battle of Shiloh. He was my 4th Great Grandfather, on my mother's side.
- Henry Stotler, PVT, US Army, 115th Illinois Infantry, Company "B". Died in Cincinnati, Ohio, November, 1862.
NephewBrother of my 3rd Great Grandfather Hiram Stotler. - William Stotler, 115th Illinois Infantry, Company "B". Died at Covington, Ky., October 21, 1862.
NephewBrother of my 3rd Great Grandfather Hiram Stotler.
See my Veteran's Day 2010 post for a list of Veteran's in the family. There are more that are still living, but one of my policies is to not list names of living persons on this blog.
