My father passed away when I was 15 years old in 1970. He never discussed the war. He also received the Bronze Star Oct 30, 1944. He was a Surgical Technician H Company 502 Parachute Inf 101st Airbourne. Served from July 13, 1940 until July 28 1945; jumped on D-Day and was combat until he was wounded on Jan 17, 1945. His wounds were severe (seven large scars) and he lost his left lung from one of them. I forwarded a copy of his discharge which just recently saw for the first time after my Mother passed-away.

Army, Wounds received in action on Januaray 7, 1968 while serving my country in the Viet Nam War. Proud to be a veteran!

Army, Lum David {Cap} Fambro was wounded during the "Rhineland" campaign, he is buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery. He died in June of 1966 from service connected disabilities.

Army, He also recieved The European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 4 Bronze Stars and a Good conduct Medal.

Thomas Farrell was in the army. He was my Uncle. He was driving an ambulance in France and the ambulance was bombed. I know it was in December of 1944 and I belive it was the 11th day. I was 4 mounths old. I saw the Purple Heart one time. I don't know where it is now. He was buried in France. He was later moved to The Military Cemetery in Springfield, Ill. I do not know if there was any other awards or medals. He was with the 552nd Ambulance Company.

Navy, ship was hit by suicide plane. Also awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Served on USS St. George Seaplane tender for 4 years.

Army, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 3 Bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal.

Army, Was also awarded the Bronze Star for actions on November 4, 1944 in Germany. Richard Finch passed away after battling cancer in 1977.

My father, Captain Freddy Finn, was killed in action as his Company L, 85th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, was entering the Po Valley as part of their 10th Mtn Division's assalt in the mountains of Italy. My father had enterd the service at sixteen when he signed up for the Irish Guards, the 69th of New York. On the eve of World War II, the 69th became part of 27th Division. Follwing Pearl Harbor, the 27th Division was sent to the Hawaiian Islands. In 1943, my father was part of a Cadre that was sent to the Mountains of Colorado to form a new Regiment as part of the 10th Mountain Division. In December of 1944 the 10th Mountain Division was assigned to Italy. There the 10th Mountain Division added more wasted lives to the folly of the assult "up the Bloody boot".

Commanding Officer Company L, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, also awarded posthumously a silver star for gallantry in action.

Donald was a Seabee and was building a landing strip on New Guinea & was killed when the Japanese bombed the new site. He was buried in New Guinea & later reburied in Bakersfield, California at the request of his family.

Army, 2nd Armoured Division, Robert E. Flischel died on December 31, 1944 in Belgium as a result of wounds received in action on December 25, 1944.

Army, SP4 Flower, a team member of Longe Range Reconnaissance Patrol 3 Alpha was Killed when his patrol was attacked and overwelmed by NVA enemy forces 31 May 1967. His remains were recovered the next morning, but 3 members of the team were MIA until mid 1994, and are interned in Arlington National Cemetery. He was also awarded the Combat Infantrymans Badge.

John survived the Normandy invasion and the battle of St. Lo. He was west/southwest of Paris when a shell exploded near him, lodging shrapnel in his back and head. The medics left him for dead until one of them saw his hand move and they went back for him. He was paralyzed on the right side of his body.

Army, Dad was in the Army - Co E 188 Para Glider Inf - 11th Air Borne Div. He was shot in the right foot and left leg as he was diving into a fox hole by machine gun fire. Awarded the Purple Heart, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, APO Ribbon with 3 Bronze Stars, Expert Inf Badge.

Army, Dad entered active duty March 22, 1943, seriously injured on Cebu Island (when a shell entered a foxhole killing two buddies) on April 14, 1945, recovered on Leyte Island, & separated November 28, 1945. Stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN & transferred to Fort Leonard Wood, MO, then overseas & separated at Camp Atterbury, IN. Medals earned included Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon w/ 2 Bronze Stars; Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/1 Bronze Star; Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge; & Purple Heart Medal. Battles & Campaigns included Northern Solomons & South Philippines (Liberation). Bougainville was his first battle as part of the Hq Co 2nd Bn 164th Inf & the special Army Infantry Divsion, Americal, to reinforce the Marines in the South Pacific. Americal derived its name from "America" and "New Caledonia", an island they occupied before the Japanese could get there. Dad was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge for outstanding execution of duty. Our local paper, The Zanesville Signal, carried stories of his "trail to victory"! His Army duties included rifleman, radio man, mortar man and truckdriver for many blackout convoys. After the Bomb, his arrival in Japan, by ship, marked his most talked about "drive", (even today) of taking superior officers to view the terrible devastation.

Marines, Awarded 2 Purple Hearts, Awarded Bronze Star with Combat "V" for actions against the Japanese Imperial Army on Peleliu while serving with D Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.

US Army; He received the United Nations Service Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal with 3 battle stars. After he was wounded he was taken to Japan and spent several months in the hospital with wounds to his legs, arms and back. He was wounded by a hand-grenade. There is a hill number that they gave him but I forgot what it was. He was 23 at the time he was wounded. He is now 70. He was from Beaver Dam, Kentucky when he enlisted and was sent to Fort Belvoir, Virginia for Combat Engineer training. However, he ended up in the 7th Infantry Division, 17th Infantry Regiment. He fought at the "Frozen Chosin" and the "Punch Bowl". He was also at "Pork Chop Hill", with "I" Company.

Marines, Good Conduct Medal on 11 Sep 43, Bar #1 on 11 Sep 46, Held C of G 154 days. My dad died on July 25, 1998.

He is buried in Verdone Meuse, Arrogon Cemetery in France. He was in the 102INF 26 Div D.

From the United States Air Force, Headquarters 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. Dated May 24, 1951: Lieutenant Forster had departed Seoul Air Base in Korea at 1010 A.M. on May 17, 1951 as a member of a four ship flight conducting an armed reconnaissnce combat mission over enemy territory. His flight was making an attack upon enemy installations when his plane received a hit from enemy fire in the engine section, and the aircraft began to lose oil and coolant. He gained altitude and headed toward friendly territory and was evidently preparing to bail out of his aircraft, when the plane veered in a slow wing-over to the right and dove into the ground approximately twenty miles east of Chunchon, Korea. Although it could not be definitely confirmed, it was agreed by other pilots in the flight that Lieutenant Forster apparently did not bail out of the crippled aircraft. As in cases of this nature the other pilots in the flight immediately began to patrol the area from the air to fly protective cover for the downed aircraft and pilot. The pilots flying cover over the area report that no evidence of life was observed in the vicinity of the crashed aircraft; however, the ultimate fate of the pilot could not be positively confirmed.

Army, was also awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal with 5 bronze stars and a Good Conduct Medal. Raymond Fortier died on June 8, 1968 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Douglas, MA.

Army, 141 inf. 36 Div. E Co. Was also awarded: Good Conduct, American Campaign, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal 3 Bronze Stars, WW-II Victory Medal, Was a Demolition Spec. Rank Tech-5. Robert Fotheringham Died on June 27, 1993 and is inturred in Florida Veterans National Cemetery.

Marines, Recieved 2nd purple heart on March 28, 1966, Also awarded Navy Cross for that action called Operation Indiana. Discharge as Sgt E-5 with NUC, GC, Vietnam Cross of galantry w/palm leaf, NUC (2nd award, Bronze star in lieu), A total of 19 medals and ribbons.

Marines, I was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, I moved to Manchester, New Hampshire in 1959 at the age of 14 from the Indian Reserve called Lennox Island. I got heavily involved in the boxing soon after we moved to the states had plans to turn pro after winning numerous ameture titles. The Vietnam war changed all that. At 19 I decided to put my pro career on the back burner and enlisted in the Marine corps. That was August 18, 1966 went to boot camp at paris island 1042 was the plt. Went to legune after that, a 20 day leave then it was onto Pendleton for a few more wks. Then it was on to nam. We all knew where we were going from the first day we enlisted. We talked about it off and on but not in a direct way. It was pretty hard to imagine just what it would be realy like. I landed in nam on Jan. 12, 1967. It was very hot, heat like I never felt before, I thought to myself day one only 13 more months to go. You could hear alot of artilery rounds go off in a distance and a f-4 phantom was bombing a hillside in the same area there appeared to be a lot of action in that area. I, myself and a few more grunts were boarded on a chopper and sent to F-co 2bn 26th Marines 3rd. Mar. Div. It started to rain that sunshine that I saw when we first landed was the last bit of sunshine for the next 2 months, I think we had a permanent cloud over our head. We went to the field right away. A supply chopper with wounded and casualties on board landed, reinforcements became a priorty, for going on out in the field that was operation Chanook. Action and rain was not a good mix I lost my status and earned my combat action ribbon in a short span of four days, the whole place seemed like something from the twilight.

Army, Jose was in the 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division. Before he died, Jose wanted to be buried along with his brothers of war. Jose was on a scout mission along with another unknown soldier when he was killed by sniper fire. (the unknown soldier survived the war, both Jose and the unknown soldier made a pact to each other that if one would survive, he would inform the other family members of how he died) Jose was buried in Epinal American cemetery. Epinal, France (Plot A, Row 43, Grave 6).

Army, Sergeant First class Richard L. Franklin was taken Prisoner of war in South Korea on February 13, 1951 and died while a prisoner on October 31, 1951. For his leadership and valor, my Uncle, Sfc. Richard L. Franklin was awarded the Silver Star, The Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart. He also served in WWII in the 33rd division as a Sgt. as well.

41 armd Infanty Regt.; was also awarded Cluster to Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge and Good Conduct Medal on July 11, 1945.

Marine, My father received his Purple Heart for saving another man's life. The man stepped on a land mine, and my father carried him to the helicopter, saving his life.

U.S. Army, 9th Infantry Division, was also awarded a Bronze Star with V Device, Combat Infantry Badge, Air Medal, & Army Commendation Medal.

Army, Decorations and Citations: American Theater Ribbon; EAME Theater Ribbon W/2 Bronze Stars; Good Conduct Medal; Victory Medal; Purple Heart "The most physically jarring moments that Dan ever spent were when a shell exploded near him spraying him with shrapnel and throwing him several feet through the air. As this occurred about a mile in advance of the main lines, there were no medics or stretchers bearers at the scene. Rather than leave their comrade behind, two of his friends assisted him as the group withdrew across an open field. The field was raked by the fire of German snipers' rifles and automatic weapons, and Dan's friends were jeopardizing their own safety in assisting him. Somehow they reached the comparitive safety of their own lines where the medical aid men took over." Quoted from an autobiography written by Dan French on May 8, 1947 for a class at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

My father served 20 years in the Navy. Served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Received 3 Purple hearts, and numerous other medals. I am the youngest of his children and do not know what the medals I have stand for. He died in 1983 of cancer caused by Agent Orange.

Robert A. Frid was my father. He received a Purple Heart & 2 Bronze Stars. He was wounded during the battle of the buldge. He was a lineman in Patton's 3rd army and was wounded connecting communication lines. When he was hit he continued to finish his job. He ended up with a steel plate in his elbow.

William Lavelle Fuller enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1917 and served in France during World War I. He sailed for France aboard the "LeViteland" with 17,000 other men, landing in Brest, a port in NW France about 1918. He was assigned to the 3rd, Army Division commanded by General John J. Pershing and under Brig. General Mack Alexander, with his Commanding Officer being Dickman. William Lavelle Fuller fought in the Muesse Argonne, a mountainous region. Captain Cordes gave the order to Sergeant Fuller and 31 other men to take the old bridgehead. Only 25 survived and Captain Cordes was one of he seven who perished during this battle. Later Sargant Fuller was cited twice by General Pertain of France and was awarded two stars and two citations, one of these being the Croix de Guerra, a french military decoration for gallant action in war. Then 1st Sergeant Fuller also received the Purple Heart as he was wounded and gassed in the Battle of Argonne. He boarded the "S.S. Luckenback at Bordeaux, a SW port in France, and returned to San Francisco where he was hospitalized.