DOB/DOD: October 3, 1833 (Jewett City, CT) – September 13, 1911 (West Somerville, MA); 77 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mary E. Corbin (1834-1905) on December 27, 1853, in Upton, Massachusetts.CHILDREN: One daughter, Nellie A. (1872-1923). One son, Oliver E. (1866-1933).ENLISTMENT: August 6, 1862, in Springfield, MassachusettsWOUNDED: April 2, 1865. His right leg was amputated.DISCHARGE: JulyContinue reading “SERGEANT CHARLES HENRY TRACY; ARMY”
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SERGEANT EUGENE MORTIMER TINKHAM; ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 19, 1842 (Sprague, CT) – October 2, 1909 (Springfield, MA); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Anna Jordan (1838-1910) on March 8, 1874, in Ephratah, New YorkENLISTMENT: August 28, 1862, in Waterloo, New York.WOUNDED: June 3, 1864, in Cold Harbor, Virginia.DISCHARGE: June 22, 1865, in Richmond, Virginia. FAMILY: Born to Welcome E. (1805-1863) andContinue reading “SERGEANT EUGENE MORTIMER TINKHAM; ARMY”
SECOND LIEUTENANT RALPH TALBOT; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: January 6, 1897 (South Weymouth, MA) – October 25, 1918; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: September 1917 FAMILY: Born to Richard J. Sr. (1860-1915) and Mary A. O’Connell Talbot [born in Canada] (1863-1946). Three brothers, Henry E. (1886-1887), Arthur R. (1895-1903), John O. (1900-1981), Richard J. Jr. (1901-1904), and Harold A. (1903-1905). Three sisters,Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT RALPH TALBOT; MARINE CORPS”
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL FREDERIC WILLIAM SWIFT; ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 30, 1831 (Mansfield Center, CT) – January 30, 1916 (Detroit, MI); 85 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mary A. Bradford (1836-1872) on November 6, 1855. Married Ella B. Hollbrook (1847-) on January 21, 1874, in Detroit, Michigan.CHILDREN: With Mary: Four daughters, Ann “Annie” K. Swift Burt (1859-1939), Louise B. Swift Robbins (1867-1906), Mary (1869-?),Continue reading “BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL FREDERIC WILLIAM SWIFT; ARMY”
ORDINARY SEAMAN JAMES SULLIVAN*; NAVY
* His name at birth was Peter Van Hoesen. He entered the Navy under the alias of James Sullivan at Danbury, Connecticut. He previously served in the 18th New York Infantry, Company B, and the 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Company H, as a Private. DOB/DOD: January 24, 1831 (Albany County, NY) – May 10, 1918Continue reading “ORDINARY SEAMAN JAMES SULLIVAN*; NAVY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM ADOLPH SODERMAN; ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 20, 1912 (West Haven, CT) – October 20, 1980 (West Haven, CT); 68 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Virginia R. Leake (1917-2003) on June 10, 1939, in West Haven, ConnecticutCHILDREN: One son, Peter W. (1945-2022). One daughter, Susan Soderman Sandrock (1948-1998).ENLISTMENT: August 23, 1943, in New Haven, ConnecticutSERVICE NUMBER: 31405086 FAMILY: Born toContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM ADOLPH SODERMAN; ARMY”
SECOND LIEUTENANT SHERROD “ROD” EMERSON SKINNER, JR.; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 29, 1929 (Hartford, CT) – October 26, 1952 (South Korea); 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedSERVICE NUMBER: 054537MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 802, Field Artillery Officer FAMILY: Born to Sherrod E. Sr. [WWI Veteran; U.S. Navy] (1896-1977) and Abigail E. Leete Skinner (1897-1992). Two sisters, Martha L. Skinner Cargill (1922-2012) and Shirley Y. Skinner Sherrill YoungContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT SHERROD “ROD” EMERSON SKINNER, JR.; MARINE CORPS”
SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM EDGAR SIMONDS; ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 24, 1842 (Collinsville, CT) – March 14, 1903 (Hartford, CT); 60 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Sarah J. Mills (1844-1909) on October 17, 1867, in Collinsville, Connecticut.CHILDREN: Two sons, William E. (died in infancy) and Caspar (1876-1909). One daughter, Katherine “Kitty” (1878-1882).ENLISTMENT: August 18, 1862, in Canton, Connecticut.WOUNDED: June 14, 1863, in Port Hudson,Continue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM EDGAR SIMONDS; ARMY”
SERGEANT CHARLES SHEPPARD *; ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 27, 1854 (Rocky Hill, CT) – November 17, 1921 (Los Angeles, CA); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: His death certificate said he was “widowed.” No evidence of a marriage could be found.ENLISTMENT: Enlisted in St. Louis, Missouri * Last name spelled Shepherd, Sheppard, and Shepard in various places. His death certificate listed his fatherContinue reading “SERGEANT CHARLES SHEPPARD *; ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANIEL JOHN SHEA; VIETNAM WAR
DOB/DOD: January 29, 1947 (Norwalk, CT) – May 14, 1969; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: April 24, 1968SERVICE NUMBER: 52725281MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 91A10; CorpsmanTOUR START DATE: March 27, 1969UNIT: Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division FAMILY: Born to Raymond Paul [WWII Army veteran] (1914-1950) and Olive Stow Shea Salancy (1918-2003). OliveContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANIEL JOHN SHEA; VIETNAM WAR”