DOB/DOD: September 12, 1914 (Tel Aviv, Israel) – December 16, 1964; 50 years oldRELIGION: JewishMARITAL STATUS: Married Myra S. Wachtel Engel (1919-2002) on September 19, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.CHILDREN: Two sons, David S. (1944-2016) and Rafael “Ray” J. (1956-).COLLEGE: Master of Arts from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary ofContinue reading “LIEUTENANT COLONEL MEIR ENGEL; U.S. ARMY “
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LIEUTENANT VINCENT ROBERT CAPODANNO; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: February 13, 1929 (Elm Park, NY) – September 4, 1967; 38 years oldRELIGION: Roman CatholicMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Fordham University (for one year) and Maryknoll Seminaries in Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York. Ordained a Catholic Priest on June 14, 1958.SERVICE NUMBER: 656197ENLISTMENT: January 2, 1966, in Newport, Rhode IslandMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 4105, Staff Corps –Continue reading “LIEUTENANT VINCENT ROBERT CAPODANNO; U.S. NAVY”
CAPTAIN MERLE DEWAYNE BROWN; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 1, 1938 (Butler, PA) – April 11, 1971; 32 years oldRELIGION: LutheranMARITAL STATUS: Married Betty J. Parsons [now Betty Rose] (1938-).CHILDREN: One son, Timothy (1963-). Two daughters, Melissa (1967-) and Kristel E. Brown Quarti (1968-).COLLEGE: Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, graduating in 1961. Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary, graduating in 1965.ENLISTMENT: November 10, 1969SERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “CAPTAIN MERLE DEWAYNE BROWN; U.S. ARMY”
LIEUTENANT ROBERT RAYMOND BRETT, U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: January 3, 1936 (Morton, PA) – February 22, 1968; 32 years oldRELIGION: Roman CatholicMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Catholic University, and was ordained in the Marist order in 1962SERVICE NUMBER: 722 522ENLISTMENT: June 26, 1967, in Lafayette, LouisianaNAVY RATE: 4105 = Staff Corps – Chaplain (Reserve)UNIT: Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rdContinue reading “LIEUTENANT ROBERT RAYMOND BRETT, U.S. NAVY”
LIEUTENANT COLONEL DON LAVERNE BARTLEY, SR., U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: July 27, 1932 (Pikeville, KY) – June 8, 1969; 36 years oldRELIGION: PresbyterianMARITAL STATUS: Married Kathleen Stewart Bartley [later, Brown] (1930-2024), on June 21, 1952, in Kanawha County, West Virginia.CHILDREN: One son, Don L., Jr. (1953-). One daughter, Sharon L. Bartley Patterson (1955-).COLLEGE: BA from Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, inContinue reading “LIEUTENANT COLONEL DON LAVERNE BARTLEY, SR., U.S. ARMY”
MAJOR WILLIAM JOSEPH BARRAGY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 13, 1923 (Kansas City, MO) – May 4, 1966; 42 years oldRELIGION: Roman CatholicMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained on May 22, 1948, at Loras. He was the second priest from the Archdiocese of Dubuque to die during wartime. A generation earlier,Continue reading “MAJOR WILLIAM JOSEPH BARRAGY; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MARIAN SARAH JACKSON
DOB/DOD: April 12, 1917 (Hartford, CT) – November 5, 1984 (West Hartford, CT); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Charles Otis Gill [Army Veteran; 1942-1945] (1916-1976)CHILDREN: Gloria Hodgson-Brooks (1942-)LOCAL ADDRESS: 29 Gilbert Avenue, BloomfieldENLISTMENT: March 23, 1943, in Hartford, into the Air CorpsSERVICE NUMBER: A-125674DISCHARGE: Unknown FAMILY: Born to Joseph J. Jackson (1897-?) and Georgie E.Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MARIAN SARAH JACKSON”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AUDREY ELIZABETH HARRIS
DOB/DOD: July 13, 1920 (?, Connecticut) – March 14, 2015 (Fayetteville, NC); 94 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedGODCHILD: Daughter Mary LoweryLOCAL ADDRESS: 763 George Street, New HavenENLISTMENT: March 29, 1944, in New HavenSERVICE NUMBER: A-130527 FAMILY: Born to William Henry Harris (1878-1924) and Sadie Juanita Bowman Harris (1885-1969). Five brothers, William H. Jr. (1909-1994), Adrian C.Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AUDREY ELIZABETH HARRIS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BURNARDINE ELIZABETH FRASER
DOB/DOD: December 14, 1921 (Key West, FL) – August 6, 2017 (Houston, TX); 95 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Thelmer “Terrill” Flanagan (1926-1988) on December 27, 1947, in Groton, ConnecticutCHILDREN: One son, Edward Terrill (1950-). Three daughters, Aundrea Flanagan Clemons (1944-), Denean Flanagan (1956-), and Darcelle L. Flanagan (1959-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 48 Reed Street, New LondonENLISTMENT: FebruaryContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BURNARDINE ELIZABETH FRASER”
MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL DWAYNE WILLIS WIGGLESWORTH
DOB/DOD: November 8, 1963 (Danbury, CT) – October 23, 1983; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 52 Ridge Road, NaugatuckENLISTMENT: April 15, 1982MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 2512, Field WiremanUNIT: 1st Battalion, 8th Marines FAMILY: Born to Henry L. “Bub” Jr. [Marine Corps veteran] (1939-2023) and Sandra L. Rice Wigglesworth (1940-2021). Five brothers, Mark H., Gary L.Continue reading “MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL DWAYNE WILLIS WIGGLESWORTH”