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”

SERGEANT GEORGE DALTON LIBBY; ARMY

DOB/DOD: December 4, 1919 (Bridgton, ME) – July 20, 1950; 30 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: November 13, 1945, in New Haven, ConnecticutMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 3729 – Combat Construction Specialist FAMILY: Born to Benjamin F. (1873-1947) and Blanche M. Seavey Libby (1890-1942). Two sisters, Gladys M. Libby Hillertz (1916-1979) and Madelyn E. Libby Birt (1921-2006). Half-sisterContinue reading “SERGEANT GEORGE DALTON LIBBY; ARMY”