82nd Airborne Division, Silver Star - June 14, 1944 for Gallantry in Action, Bronze Cross - January 7, 1952 from Queen Juliana of The Netherlands.

Air Force; Was wounded by a terrorist bombing at Khobar Towers. Was on the bottom Floor of Building 131 at the time of the blast at Khobar Towers. Recieved many injuries from flying glass, debris and chunks of the ceiling falling on top of me.

Army; Haskel was my uncle. He was KIA in a motar barage. The Purple Heart was sent to my grandmother after the war. I collect militeria and requested any other information about him from the government. All records were destoryed in a fire in the 70's. Information supplied by St. Louis is that he was also awarded the American Campign Medal, Eureopean, Africian, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, and WWII Victory medal. I have no paper work to prove the award -- the government sent home a small bag of remains for burial and Purple Heart medal in 1946. His name is on the local WWII memorial and he is buried in Whitmire, South Carolina.

Army, Company B 8th Batallion, First replacement depot. He Served 18 months 27 days. while on patrol he stepped on a land mine and to this day he still has pieces of shrapnel in his back, so he lives everyday with the memory of what happened and what could have happened. He thanks god for his many blessings everyday and for his wife and 9 children.

Jimmie Jackson Bailey passed away on March 28m 2006.

"Bob" received a diabeling wounded due to enemy fire received while flying back to base. The shots entered his helicopter through the floor, passing through his left elbow, severing an artery and passing on through the trigger finger of his right hand. His gunner had to administer emergency care in order to save Bob's life. Bob was a member of Troop A 7/1st Air Calvary Squadron. He was appointed Warrant Officer and earned the Army Aviator Badge the Air Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Purple Heart Bob was honorably discharged. Robert Thomas Bailey was presently a flight safety inspector for Robinson Helicopter. Tragically, he & the pilot with him, Brett Boyd, were killed on November 6, 2003 in Torrance, CA, when their helicopter {R-44} was struck by a flight school helicopter {R-22} at the Torrance Airport in Torrance, CA.

Good Conduct Metal, and Purple Heart, He was in the 125th Infantry. Vernon was killed in an army tank, when hit by enemy fire. He left behind a wife and daughter.

U.S.ARMY-1st.44th.C-Brty.(AW-SP)ADA Unit attached to the 3rd, Marines at the DMZ, Other Medals he one is the Gallantry Cross plus Unit Citations one by the 1st.44th., while in Vietnam. Camp Carroll came under heavy attack about 12am, until 7am the next morning. The incident included rockets and small arms fire! The twin 40's maned there guns thru the complete fight at about 6am., they received a hit by a rocket from the DMZ area! Baker and two other crew members received sharpenal wounds at that time.

Army, My father had just turned 22 in November of 1944 when they shipped out for Southampton, England. From there, in a hurried early Christmas Eve morning, they set off for France where they were to relieve troops in the Battle of the Bulge. At about 6PM, the troopship which carried them, the Leopoldville, was torpedoed and eventually sank. Although they were only about 5 miles from shore, and could see the lights, enough help did not come in time to save many of the men. Over 800 were killed by the explosion or drowned or froze in the icy waters that night. It was Christmas Eve and many on shore were at Christmas celebrations, so there weren't enough ships sent out to help. The Belgian crew abandoned ship without helping the soldiers. The event was kept top secret any many families never learned how their loved ones died. It was nearly 50 years before I learned the details of how my father died and it was from fellow survivors.

US Navy on board the USS Liberty, attacked by Israeli air & torpedo boats while patrolling international waters.

Served in the Army under the command of Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Recipient of The Bronze Star Citition, for heroic bravery, Promoted to Rank of Captain. While wounded led a group of British men to safety after their commanding officers were killed. "I ran like hell and they all followed me"..RW Banks, Sr.

Army, The above stated soldier is also my grandfather. He passed away in Janurary 1995. He proudly served in WWII, his oldest son, my uncle, in the Vietnam era, and I withheld the family tradition with service from April 1991 - October 1998. All of us were in the US Army.

Army, His Purple Heart was awarded in 1932 after the Government reinstated the Purple Heart for military personnel who were wounded in the line of duty. He was hit by shrapnel in both legs, eventually losing one.

Bob, was with 4 inf Div. He was a gunner and then skipper/ commander for the Army River Patrol Boats. He had been hit once before and sent to Japan to mend. He requested to be returned to his unit. The boat came under heavy fire while pulling out a Navy Seal Team from a night mission. He was KIA. Just short of his 22nd birthday.

Barry was one of many heros of battle for Saigon during Tet -68 and May offensive. He extended his tour 15 days, was kia 10 days before leaving during ground attack on 2/47 basecamp at Binh Phuoc. His actions that night helped save the base!

He landed in France on June 15, 1944 with the U.S. Army's Fourth Infantry Division at Utah Beach and was killed in combat June 21, 21 miles South of Cherbourg, France.

Army, Pvt. Raymond Lee Barton was in the 36th Infantry Division, 142nd regiment, Company L and was killed in action on December 3, 1943 on the slopes of Mt. Maggiore...I was born just 16 days earlier on November 17, 1943.

Born October 3, 1920, joined the military October 1, 1942 serving with 121 Cav. Rgn.

Army, was awarded 2 Purple Hearts, the first for gunshot wounds on November 12th and the second for mortar wounds on November 13th. Was also awarded a Bronze star with V device.

Along with the Purple Heart he was awarded the Bronze Star which he had never talked, I found out about it after he died. Other medals: EAMETO, Good Conduct, World War II Victory, ATO Medal. Details were not made known to me. Shrapnel in hand, leg and lung. The incident happened 31 Dec 1944 as it was made known to me by him. He died of septicemia secondary to prostate cancer 21 Feb 1993 in McAllen, Texas.

Army, Awarded Purple Heart and Bronze Star for Valor after being stabbed 6 times by a Japanese soldier while on guard duty. Fought off his attacker, shot him with a .45 pistol, and walked to the aid station without assistance despite his wounds.

Pvt. Leroy Warren Baynum, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., Attempting to get ammunition up mountains near Salerno, Italy by horse and/or pack mule when shot by sniper.

Army, Battles and campaigns: Guadalcanal GO #33 WD 45, Northern Solomons GO #33 WD 45, New Guinea GO #40 WD 45, Luzon GO #33 WD 45. Decorations and Citations, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with four Battle Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with star, Purple Heart GO #3, Hq 41st Field Hosp, January 29, 1945, Good Conduct Medal. Born: March 31, 1919 - Died: November 11, 1998

Army, 106th Infantry Division, 423rd Regiment; was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge. Liberated April 20, 1945. Wieghed 145 when taken prisoner and only a mere 78 when released.

First Marine Division, killed during heavy battle, was also awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.

Army, also awarded: African Theater Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater Medal w/ 1 bronze star & WWII Victory Medal.

Army, 82nd AA Airborne, 505th PIR, A Company, Recipient received two Purple Hearts. One in Normandy, and one in the Battle of the Bulge in which he was Killed In Action. Received ther Bronze Star, 3 Battle Stars, Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Citation, French Forrguerre, Belgian Forrguerre.

Army, My father was wounded in a train repair shed by a German 88 shell fired from a tank. The person standing next to him was Russ Hutter of Baltimore, Maryland who sustained worse injuries than my father. Russ was out of the war after this but my father had to return after a few weeks in the hospital. Several men were killed in this incident.

Part of 10 man patrol overrun by 50-100 VC/NVA force. There was no way to help them the entire fight lasted less than one minute.

Army Air Corps, Awarded Purple Heart, Air Medal, Victory, Medit. Theater, Good Conduct. S/Sgt. was serving as a tail gunner on a B-17G assigned to the 15th AAF, 97th BG, 341st Bonb Gp. While making a bomb run on Toulon harbor the aircraft was attacked by FW190's. Prior to dropping the bomb load the aircraft exploded in mid air.

U.S. Army Airborne; David Berry was a 21 year old US Army Medic in the 173rd Airborne, stationed in An Khe, Vietnam. He was on his last 30 days incountry when he was manifested at the last minute to take the place of another Medic originally scheduled for the patrol. David was killed when a VC, who called for a "MEDIC" shortly after the firefight opened up, suddenly jumped out from behind a tree and shot David Berry in the head as he was running toward the call for "medic" to render aid to what he thought was a fallen comrad. I was his mentor and best friend but was not on this particular operation when he died. He saved many lives during his nine months in Vietnam but never fired a shot. He was only interested in saving lives not taking them.

Army, KIA while being transported a POW aboard the Japanese transport Arisan Maru when the ship was torpedoed by an American submarine.

Army, 83rd Inf. Div. My father was Chief of Section 864, B Battery, 324th Field Artillery Bn, 83rd Infantry Division, Third Army. Seriously wounded by an artillery shell on 9 July 1944 during the attack on Sainteny. Battles and Campaigns included Normandy, Rhineland, Central Europe. Decorations and Citations included Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, ETO Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars.

This is my father. He was only 18 or 19 at the time. He was an "old man on the line", meaning he was there for 30 days and lived. He won the Purple Heart when his feet were frozen during the Battle of the Bulge. He is now an attorney in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.

Army Air Corps, Dad was a waist gunner and radio operator on the B-17G bomber designated Jonny Reb, based at Depham Green, England, during the second world war. He was in the 8th Air Force, 452nd Bomb Group, 731st Squadron. While returning from a bombing raid at a munitions factory in Magdeburg, on August 8, 1944, the Jonny Reb took a direct hit from a burst of anti-aircraft fire. Dad was injured both from the shrapnel that pierced the plane from the burst, and from ground fire as he was parachuting down. He was a prisoner of war until April of 1945, assigned to Stalag Luft IV. He participate in the death march called the "Shoe Leather Express" across Germany as the Germans were preparing for the end of the war. He was liberated by the Russian army, and repatriated at the end of April, 1944. Among other decorations he received for his service, Dad was presented the Purple Heart for his injuries.

Navy, Danny was from Croton On Hudson, NY Danny enlisted in CA. Danny was a good friend and a well mannered person that you could never get mad at. I shall miss him all the days of my life.

Army, wounds were received when the Viet Cong conducted a rocket attack on the Special Forces Team (B-32) located next to the airstrip in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam. One lucky rocket struck an ammunition dump next to the Special Forces camp, igniting some of the cases and causing the entire ammunition cache to burn and explode throughout the night. I was wounded in the leg by shrapnel while attempting to carry ammunition from a bunker on the east side of the compound to others on the North side who had run out of ammunition.

Was also awarded Defense Superior Service Medal {2 OLC}, Legion of Merit, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal-Valor, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal {1 OLC}, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal {2} & National Defense Medal Vietnam.

Army, also received the Air Medal. Was a liaison pilot with 51st Field Artillery Unit of the 6th Army Division, 6th Army.

Army, Pfc. Samuel Sylvester Blair also was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry in action on Radar Hill, October 3, 1944, when an enemy grenade landed near a group of five soldiers, Private Blair, realizing the danger to the five men and disregarding his own safety, dashed forward, seized the grenade and threw it away from the group. As he threw it, the grenade exploded and a fragment mortally wounded him, but the five men were uninjured. Private Blair's quick thinking and exceptional courage without doubt saved his comrades from death or injury. Private Blair was buried in the Military Cemetery on Peleliu until it was abondoned in 1948. He now rests in his hometown cemetery in Fredonia, Kansas.

My uncle served with the 324th Infantry, 40th Infantry Division when he was killed in action. I have not been able to find any information regarding the circumstances of his death. He is interred in the Lorraine American cemetery in St. Avold (Moselle) France. I never knew him but I am very proud that he was my uncle.

Air Force, Edwin, called Pop by his buddies, was a glider pilot with the 73rd Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group. He enlisted in May, 1942, at age 32, leaving a wife and three daughters. After training in Amarillo, Texas and Hays, Kansas, he graduated from Advanced Glider Training in December, 1942, and received his wings. Next he took infantry training at Bowman Field, Louisville KY, and further training in "how to crash-land a glider" at Maxton, NC, from which he shipped out in April, 1944, for England. He was stationed at Aldermaston air base. When glider training was slowed by gasoline shortages, he volunteered to learn navigation and went on numerous missions as volunteer navigator for C-47 pilots of his squadron. When the unit moved to France in March, 1945, and he was sent to Bretigny, from which he flew in the longest and largest glider mission ever assembled, against Wesel, Germany, where the Allies were launching an amphibious crossing of the Rhine and a massive airborne drop. For this mission, glider pilots were for the first time organized into combat infantry units under their own commanders and assigned specific locations to take and hold. Blanche, his co-pilot LeRoy Brobst, and three of the four artillery crewmen they carried were killed in the landing of their glider. He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters for participating in the Normandy, Holland and Rhine crossing operations, and the Purple Heart for the fatal injury received in the Rhine crossing. He also had the European Theater ribbon with a brass star, marksmanship awards, and Unit Citation.

Mortar squad leader; Company I, 309th Regt., 78th Infantry Division; shrapnel wound to head received in attack on outskirts of Scmitt as part of campaign to capture Roer River dams; also received bronze star.

Navy, Lost along with 10 other Seamen when their ship, the destroyer Gregory was sunk by enemy aircraft.

Marines, Co. H, 2nd Bn, 8th Egr, 2nd Marine Division, also awarded: Good conduct efficiency Honor Fidelity, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign, Presidential Unit Citation, Lapel Button Honorable Society, Victory World War II, From the Army he received: WWII Victory medal, Good Conduct Medal & American Theater SV Ribbon.

Army, Wounded by a Grenade. The man in front of him was killed. Frank was hit by shrapnel and lost his right eye. He spent six months in a military hospital before returning home. Died May, 1999 at the age of 80.

Navy, was also awarded a Victory medal, American Theater Medal & Philippines liberation ribbon.

Marines, Rifle marksman--Nov. 18, 1943, Good Conduct medal--Sep 19, 1946, Honorable discharge button, Honorable service button.

Army, Bronze star, Combat Infantry Badge, ETO, Arrowhead and 4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal.

Air Force; Was wounded by a terrorist bombing at Khobar Towers. I was also awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal with "V" device. I was permanently assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND, but I was on an individual tasking (as opposed to a unit tasking) to the 4404th Wing (P), King Abdul Aziz AB, Dhahran, KSA.

Army, Was in 9th Infantry Battalion 6th Armoured Division. I believe that he was in a tank that was blown up in Normandy. Buried in Lorraine France.

Navy, he was lost at sea when the U.S.S. Plymouth, PG-57, was sunk by a U-Boat.

Marines, Served in the U. S. Navy for several years, ws a pharmicist's mate towards the end of World War II. Enlisted in the Marines August of 1949, retired in 1971. Served as a Marine in both Korea and Vietnam. In the incident that won him the Purple Heart, he along with his fellow soldiers, was ambushed by Chinese Communist while riding in a jeep on a road near Hungnam, North Korea.

Captain Everett M. Booth, Jr (Posthomously promoted from 1st Lieutenent) was a P-47 pilot, in the US Army Air Corps. He was decorated in WWII, on a valiant mission of strafing German Wehrmacht, Supply Trucks, in Germany. His remains were never found, nor can I found any current marker in US National Arlington cemetery, or records of the US Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as of 1997. Captain Booth was wounded in action twice, before he was lost, missing in action in 1943. His first actions of bravery were in flying combat missions over Germany, as Second Lieutenant, when one of his fellow pilots was shot, he flew in on a road, and rescued a fellow pilot, from his burning P-47, that had just been shot down, and the aircraft exploded, momentarily, thereafter. Captain Booth picked him up, placed him in his own aircraft, and flew off with the other pilot, in the heat of the battle, and German Antiaircraft, and machine gun fire. As a direct result of his bravery under fire, his fellow P-47 pilot survived. During this particular engagement, Captain Booth's aircraft was struck by the enemy machine gun fire, and Captain Booth was wounded. For this act of bravery, Captain Booth was awarded the Air Medal, and the Purple Heart. He was ordered to medical attention. Despite his ailing of severe combat wounds to his back, and legs, Captain Booth, saw the mission as the utmost importance, to his squadron, and his unit, where his devotion to duty, and freedom, taking preference with him for another combat mission, again seeking out German enemy supply conveys.

Army, He was in Vietnam in July of 1969 thur. May 1970, He was based in Chu Lai Wounded several times, he recieved 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Stars. Returned home to Fort Hood Tx. Joined Tn Army Nationl Guards in 1978 where he served for 20 years, retiring as a SSG. He served in the Gulf War, with the National Guards in a Maintenance Unit from Johnson City Tn.

From the Western Union Telegram: DEB069 DeWa115 rx Govt PD=Fax Washington DC 22 400P= Mr & Mrs Anton F Bosecker= Rural Route Four Vincennes Indiana= The Secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret that your son PFC Bosecker Richard M was wounded in action in Korea 17 Oct 1952 He sustained flesh wound of upper back caused by artillery fire while attacking opposing forces period.

Navy, United States Naval Reserve, Entered the Service, Akron, Ohio, died December 20, 1944, Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France. Awards: Purple Heart.

Army, 106th Inf. Div. Captain Bottoms was wounded and captured the first day of the Germans push at the Battle of the Bulge. He was taken to Odessa and was a POW till the end of the war. He received the Purple Heart and the POW Medal. Captain Bottoms died Jan. 25, 2000, he was 86. He was a dear friend.

Army, Unit 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment - 101st Airborne Killed by sniper near end of Operation Market Garden. Buried in Ardennes cemetery outside of Liege, Belgium.

My father passed away in 1982. The story he told me was that he was shot in the butt. I asked him "How did you get shot in the butt?", he said "They were shooting at me and as I jumped in the foxhole, I took a shot in the butt." Dad would never talk about the war other than that story.

Additonal Medals:

EAMETO Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Richard L. Bower, son of Lewis and Rose Bower Brothers: Robert L. Bower of Sheboygan, Roger L. Bower of Sheboygan, Sisters: Mary Ann Hackbarth of Merril, Wi., Marion R. Hoffman - Tomahawk, Wi., Diane Burt - Sheboygan Richard was a 1948 graduate of Kiel High School, and a student at Mission House College. On January 28, 1949 he inlisted in the Marine Corps. Received his training at Paris Island, N. C. He left for overseas duty in April, 1950. His last letter from Korea was received by his parents on November 19th, 1950. Richard's name was included on the sixth list #195, as missing in action on January 8, 1951. His remains were never returned. He was Sheboygan County's 18th casuality of the Korean War, three have been reported killed, six others are missing in action, and eight wounded in combat. Richard L. Bower 7 INF RGT 1 Mar Div U.S. Marine Corps Born: 08-09-1930 Died: 12-03-1950.

Was killed in action while serving with a tank unit, was also awarded the Bronze Star.

Air Force, Jess was in the 747th Bomber Sq. 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force on a bombing mission over central Italy when his B24 was shot down. He was wounded in the legs by gunshot fire from enemy planes. After helping several members to bail out, he bailed out before the plane crashed. Was captured by Germans and later escaped.

Army, S/Sgt. Bradshaw, Medical Department, died of wounds while being transported aboard the Japanese transport Brazil Maru from Formosa to Japan and was buried at sea by his captors.

Wounded in the Leg & Foot, In addition to the Purple Heart, my dad received the Bronze Star. He was wounded while his artillary unit was firing to repulse a night attack by German forces.

Army, Harold Dean Branham s/o Floyd Branham and Cynthia Hamlin Branham Bentley. He was 17 years old when he enlisted and he was killed three days after arriving in Korea. His name is listed on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D. C.

My uncle was the recipent of the Cluster to Purple Heart Medal Go 90 HQ Inf. Div. 45 European-African Middle Eastern Theatre Service Medal American Theatre Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. Uncle Rex received a battlefield commission while serving in Central Europe he also served in Rhineland and Ardennes. While working for Wells Fargo in Macon, Georgia he died a hero's death defending this company in a robbery attempt upon himself and a co-worker.

Army, My dad died when I was 8 years old and we have very little information about him-- we know he inducted at Ft. Oglethorpe in March 1943 as a radio operator (MOS 740), arrived in Europe on November 17, 1944 and was a POW from the date of his injury on December 20, 1944 until he was liberated on April 13, 1945. He left Europe on May 2 and arrived in the US on May 12, 1945. He apparently was then assigned to Battery A, 576th Field Artillery Batallion at Ft. Bragg, NC until his discharge on November 23, 1945.

Marines, I was at our forward rear after having come in out of the "bush" as a radio operator attached to 81 mortars. We were on a "detail" filling sandbags for reenforcing our bunkers. We started receiving incoming (rockets) and I pushed the other two Marines into the hole we were getting our dirt out for the sand bags. As I dove on top of them the rocket exploded near us. I received shrapnel from the exploding rocket. When I told the rest of our unit how close the rocket hit, they didn't believe me until I walked them back out there and showed them the proximity of the crater and the hole we were in. They said there was not way we could have survived that close of a hit. God had His hand on me that day and that is why I was spared. At present I am serving the Music City Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart as the Commander.

Army, Thomas A. Breaux was presented the Purple Heart by Major General Landreneau (The Adjutant General State of Louisiana) on 3 November 1999 at a Purple Heart Ceremony at The Headquarters, 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) 1806 Surrey Street Lafayette, La.

Marine, He was shot in the thigh by a Japanese sniper while being a bazooka man in the Fourth Marine Regiment. He died last year (2000) and will be missed greatly. Semper Fidelis. The events surrounding his wounding and his time in Guadacanal are written in the pages of him memoirs, 'Manchild'.

Company C, 141st Infantry; was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, representing a second Purple Heart, for additional wounds received on the listed date.

Army Air Corps, George F. Brennan was a glider pilot who flew his glider into combat in several airborne missions including Normandy, Southern France and Holland (Operation Market Garden). He was wounded in each assault but was most severely wounded, captured, escaped and evaded for ten weeks in a Dutch hospital in September - October 1944 until Allied lines moved up and liberated Schijndel, Holland, the town where the Dutch hid him in the local hospital. He credits the brave Dutch underground and the selfless nuns and doctors of St. Ludwina Gestecht Hospital in Schijndel for saving his life. He was listed as "Missing in Action" for over two months until Schijndel was liberated. His experience is written up in "Kilogram," a history of the 101st Airborned Division. He was awarded several other medals for his performance in combat. He most recently returned to Holland in 1994, with an element of the World War II Glider Pilots Association to take part in the 50th Anniversary ceremonies commemorating the Allied liberation of Holland and Belgium. His two brothers, John and Joseph were also severely wounded in France and Belgium. His brother-in-law, Raymond Kothera was wounded in Salerno, Italy, and his brother-in-law, Howard Koontz was killed in France and is buried at the American Cemetery of St. Avold, France, near Metz.

Army, Served in Company M, 2nd Infantry, 5th Division, European Theater of Operations, Rhineland, Ardennes. Was active duty from May 14, 1945 to May 3, 1946, was Inactive Reserve from May 4, 1946 to April 1, 1953. Was also awarded: Presidential Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Niddle-Eastern Campaign Medal w/ two Bronze Service Stars, WWII Victory Medal, WWII Service Lapel Button.

Clyde Wilbur Brindel was the son of Clyde Wesley Brindel and Florence Walburger Treffeisen Brindel. He was survived by siblings as follows: Dorothy Mildred Brindel Dobrowolski, Frank Robert Brindel, John Francis Brindel and Charlotte Marie Brindel Adams. Clyde was in the Army and was declared MIA in April 25, 1951 and then declared dead December 31, 1953. Clyde's platoon was overrun by the enemy, he was leaning against a tree, his buddy called for him to retreat. He was never seen again.

Army, Mr Brock married my mother before going over seas. He went overseas in September 1944. He was the son of Lloyd Brock of Ionia.

Army, Company M, 12th Infantry, Campan C, 7th Battalion.

Other medals awarded were: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star, WW II Victory Medal, WW II ervice Lapel Button, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar

Army, Distingushied Service Cross, Bronze Star Medal w/one Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart w/one Oak Leaf Cluster, Philippines Liberation Medal w/1 Bronze Star, Asiactic Pacific Theater Medal w/1 Bronze Star, American Theater Medal, Good Conduct Medal, & WW II Victory Medal. Henry died in an auto accident on May 2, 1999, returning from his Red Arrow Division reunion. He was interned at Riverside National, Cemetery, CA. He really enjoyed the weekend and reunion. {The last bit of information was submitted by his wife Sue}.

From his discharge papers: Co. 16, 102 Calvery and Co. 18, 102 Calvery. Good conduct medal, victory medal WW2. European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster. Served in the Battle of St. Lo. Served from January 16, 1943 to January 8, 1946.

Army, My father was also awarded the Bronze Star and the Croix de Guere alson with other campaign medals. He lost his right leg in the incident in which he was awarded the Purple Heart. He was 19 years old. He was sent back to the U.S. and went directly to San Antonio to the Army Hospital. He died here in Houston, June 18th, 1975. He was 51 years old.

Pfc. Clarence William Brown enlisted into the Army on Jan.2, 1941, he was with Co.K, 29th Infantry Regiment. Battles and Campaigns he served in were: Normandy CO 33 WD 45, Rhineland Ardennes CO 40 WD 45, Central Europe CO 46 WD 45, His issuance of awards consisted of: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Defence Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Medal w/4 Bronze Stars & 1 Bronze Arrowhead, WWII Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, United Nations Service Medal, Honorable Service Lepel Button WWII, Expert Badge w/ Rifle Bar. Clarence William Brown had been shot in his shoulder and his lip, if he had not turned his head at the time that he did, lets' just say God was watching over him. Before retiring from the Army, he had gotten his left eye put out. Sgt. 1st Class Regular Army Clarence William Brown was promoted to M/Sgt on September 20, 1953 and was placed on Permanent Disability Retirement... With an Honorable Discharge date of June 12, 1952. This information was obtained through his military papers.

Navy, Douglas Brown was on the USS WASP when it was sunk in the South Pacific in September of 1942. After leave he was assigned to the USS Essex the newest carrierr in the fleet. He was on it from November 1942 until the end of the war when it was in Japanese waters.

Army, Bronze Star Medal - Good Conduct Medal - Presidential Unit Emblem with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster - Meritorious Unit Emblem - American Campaign Medal - European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars World War II Victory Medal - Army of aoccupation Medal with Germany Clasp Combat Infantryman Badge.

Army; Stationed and wounded Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. Served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations for two and one half years. Participated and wounded Guadalcanal Campaign. Good Conduct Medal, Asian-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, American Defense Medal with one bronze star, and Purple Heart.

Army, Bronze Star with one oak lead cluster awarded for the capture of 6 German paratroopers, wounding of 4 all in one action against 12 men dug in a heavily fortified farm. Has the Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster for wounds received in action on 11 Jun 44 and 17 Jul 44, the latter resulting in his death in combat.

My dad was a tank driver a shell came thru the tank killing his Sgt. who was above him and the gunner who was beside him. He was wounded in the arm and leg. He was serving in gen. Patton unit.

Pvt. Jerry Bruno served with the 41st Armored Infantry, commanded by Lt Col R.W. Jenna. Pvt. Bruno received serious wounds from machine gun fire while engaged in a fierce battle on 7 Jan 1945 with German Infantry. Pvt Bruno received The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He now rests in the Henri Chapelle United States Military Cemetery in Belgium.

Co. C, 254th Infantry 63rd Div., Army; was also awarded European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Battle Star, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Carbine Sharp Shooter, Good Conduct Ribbon, Rifel M-1 Expert, Rifelman. 745. Was injured in the chest, back and hip with shrapnel was evacuated to the GO#35 HQ 51st Field Evacuation Hospital on Feb. 6, 1945, then shipped to first Ind. Headquarters Wakeman Convelasant Hospital Camp Attabury Indiana on June 18, 1945.

Army, Combat Infantryman Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal (4 awards), National Defense Service Medal w/clg, Vietnamese Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal w/dvc 60 (Sig Co 6th SFG (Abn), 1st SF & USCONARC.

Company G, 16th Infantry of the First Army Division. Was wounded in the left shoulder during the last days of the Battle of the Bulge; he had just turned 23 five days before. He recovered from his wounds at Wakeman General Hospital, Camp Atterbury, Indiana, and was honorably discharged from there on July 12, 1945. He also received the Western Europe Campaign Battle Star and the German Campaign Battle Star.

"Bob" was in the Army when he lost his eye to shrapnel during the Battle of the Bulge. He also received the Bronze Star.

Army, Dad was with the 103rd Infantry Division, Battery B, 383rd Field Artillery B.N. He was a forward observer (radio man). On April 23, 1945 his battery was shelling a town just outside of Munich. Dad was working alone as an observer (usually more than one man was sent, but they were short handed) when he was shot in the knee by a German sniper. The bullet shattered the knee in his right leg. The main artery in his leg was severed, but he was able to fashion a tourniquet to shut off the bleeding with his belt before he became unconscious. A little while later he gained consciousness, released the pressure on the tourniquet, and then passed out again. When the radio operator at the artillery battery could no longer contact him some men from his unit were sent to find out what had happened. After he was discovered he was taken to a basement of a farm house and given some initial medical treatment. From there two German prisioners were used to carry him to a field hospital in the area. He was eventually evacuated to an Army hospital in France, and then sent back to England where his leg was operated on several times. Then he was sent back to the U.S. to Borden General Hospital in Chickasha, Oklahoma. A metal plate was wired into his leg to replace the knee, which left him with a stiff right leg. He was released from that Hospital in April of 1946, a year after he was wounded, and almost a year after the war ended in Europe. Dad also received the Bronze Star for action earlier when he and a couple other men drove a truck through a minefield to help rescue several soldiers.

Army Air Corps, 15th Air Force 97th bomb group 414th squadron. Shot down on mission 315 / Brux Czechoslovakia.

It was just another fire fight with the enemy in Vietnam and I received a bust of enemy fire in my left leg, which almost cut the leg off about 6 inches above my knee. I also received shrapnel in the lower part of my left leg. Then I was hit in my right hand with a bullet while I was getting out of that spot. But I am one of the lucky ones. At least I did make it back home. Alot of my friends weren't that lucky.

Marine; He was killed while riding in a tank through a mine field. He participated in Action at Peleliu, Palau Islands from September 15, 1944 - October 14, 1944 and Okinawa, RyuKyu Islands from April 1, 1945 - May 23, 1945. Private First Class 5ft. 11-1/2in. tall, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair; Service Serial #930816.

He was also awarded: Presidential Unit Citation w/Star, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, & World War II Victory Medal

Navy, Awarded: Victory Medal, World War II, American Arena, Asiatic-Pacific-3 stars, Philipines Lib.-1 star, Point System, Purple Heart.

Army, 300th Engineers were blowing bridges to keep the Germans back. They had blown 19 Bridges from the 19th through the 25th of December. Lewen was shot and dragged down a train track for a ways. A French nun found him and obtained help. He lived to return and marry his sweetheart and have me. His company has an army reunion every June (near D-Day) here in Dallas Texas.

Army Air Force, Sgt Burke was KIA 12 May 1944 while serving with 548th Sq., 385th BG.

Machine gunner Co. B 121st Infantry 4th Division, Landed with D-Day forces on Utah Beach, Normandy Invasion, 0630 June 6, 1944. Machine gunner Co. B 121st Infantry 4th Division, Wounded Aug 1, 1944 in Battle of St. Lowe in France. Recovered in England and returned to the front. Served 3y 1m 7 d. Born February 8, 1922. Still lives (1/1999) in Kenton, Ohio.

Elmer Burr was my father and was killed on xmas eve he also got the congressional medal of honor.

Army, My father was wounded in August 1944 just a few weeks after he landed on the beaches in southern France during Operation Hammer/Dragon as a member of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division. He spent several weeks in a hospital and they removed half of his hand. He then returned to the front and was with the 3rd at the end of the war. In addition to the Purple Heart he was awarded the Bronze Star.

Army, Wounded while crossing the Vire River in France. Unit was under heavy small arms, mortar, and artillary fire. Robert also received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and service during this period.

Army Air Corps, My father received several Puple Hearts in his military career. This one stands out most to me as he always spoke of being shot down at age 19 and being captured by the Germans. He was M.I.A. P.O.W. for 18 months until liberated. He had many medals, awards and ribbons. He was in the Air Force for 21 years.

Member of the 385th Bomb Group stationed at Great Ashfield, England. The mission to Paris, France was to bomb a Standard Oil Refinery on the outskirts of Paris.