DECK ENGINEER LEO LOUIS MARCHESSEAULT

DOB/DOD: December 23, 1897 (Killingly, CT) – June 15, 1942; 44 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: KillinglySERVICE NUMBER: Z-024603 FAMILY: Born to Joseph H.M. (1863-1942) and Marie Louise Ludovica Lussier Marchesseault (1864-1918) [both born in Canada]. Three brothers, Joseph A.A. (1888-1951), Joseph A.A. (1890-1956), Oscar (1892-1892), and Raymond A. (1899-1969). Two sisters, Mary A.A. (1893-1988)Continue reading “DECK ENGINEER LEO LOUIS MARCHESSEAULT”

SPECIALIST CHRISTOPHER LEE HOSKINS; ARMY

DOB/DOD: August 7, 1983 (New London, CT) – June 21, 2005; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Westcott Road; DanielsonENLISTMENT: January 15, 2003MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11B10; InfantrymanUNIT: Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division; Fort Carson, Colorado FAMILY: Born to Richard P. (1952-2023) and Claudia Schiele Hoskins (1955-). Two sisters, Kristin HoskinsContinue reading “SPECIALIST CHRISTOPHER LEE HOSKINS; ARMY”

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD RUSSELL DENNETT; MARINE CORPS

DOB/DOD: February 24, 1926 (Killingly, CT) – March 23, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Maple Street, DayvilleENLISTMENT: August 23, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts, at 17 years oldSERVICE NUMBER: 547874UNIT: Company H, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0604, Machine Gun Crewman FAMILY: Born to William (1887-1968) and Sarah “Sadie” ReddyContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD RUSSELL DENNETT; MARINE CORPS”

BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD WASHBURN WHITAKER; ARMY

DOB/DOD: June 15, 1841 (Killingly, CT) – July 30, 1922 (Washington, DC); 81 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Theodosia Davis (1848-1937) on June 7, 1865, in Washington, DC.CHILDREN: Three daughters, Clara B. Whitaker Chapline (1866-1957), Theodosia B. Whitaker Bell (1869-1947), and Grace D. Whitaker Seibold (1869-1947). ENLISTMENT: April 18, 1861, in Hartford, Connecticut. FAMILY: One ofContinue reading “BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD WASHBURN WHITAKER; ARMY”