DOB/DOD: 1850 or 1851 * (Philadelphia, PA) – unknown date of deathENLISTMENT: January 21, 1867, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 16 years old. * The exact Date of Birth is unknown. FAMILY: Born to Augustus M. (1815-?) and Adeline du Moulin (1820-1859). One sister, Augusta (1845-?). Two brothers, Charles (1844-1901) and Harry (1851-1878). WEBMASTER NOTE: TheContinue reading “APPRENTICE FRANK DUMOULIN; NAVY”
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PRIVATE/WAGONER WILLIS H. DOWNS; ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 10, 1865 (Mount Carmel, CT) – September 16, 1929 (Jamestown, ND); 59 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Nellie B. Eaton (1879-1949).CHILDREN: Two daughters, Helen T.E. Downs Carter (1910-1987) and Samantha H. (1921-?).ENLISTMENT: 1898DISCHARGE: September 25, 1899. FAMILY: Born to Mark W. (1831-1922) and Sarah J. Alatey Downs (1829-1912). Two brothers, Walter E. (1861-1918)Continue reading “PRIVATE/WAGONER WILLIS H. DOWNS; ARMY”
LANDSMAN LORENZO DEMING *; NAVY
* Last name is Deming by birth, Denning by service record DOB/DOD: September 6, 1843 (Granby, CT) – February 8, 1865 (Salisbury, NC); 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Sarah J. Hubbard (1838-1906) on January 19, 1864, in New Britain, Connecticut.CHILDREN: One daughter, Inez E.A. Deming Langley (1864-1941).ENLISTMENT: September 8, 1864, two days after his 21stContinue reading “LANDSMAN LORENZO DEMING *; NAVY”
CAPTAIN MICHAEL JOSEPH DALY; ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 15, 1924 (New York, NY) – July 25, 2008 (Fairfield, CT); 83 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Margaret N. Wallace Daly (1920-2012) on January 31, 1959, in Fairfield, Connecticut.CHILDREN: One son, Michael (1960-). One daughter, Deirdre M. Daly Pavlis (1959-).ENLISTMENT: October 6, 1943.SERVICE NUMBER: 31406810. FAMILY: Born to Paul G. [Colonel, US Army; WWIContinue reading “CAPTAIN MICHAEL JOSEPH DALY; ARMY”
FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN CALVIN CURTIS; ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 19, 1845 (Bridgeport, CT) – January 17, 1917 (Bridgeport, CT); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Adela/Adeline “Addie” Stuart (1849-1920) on November 8, 1870.CHILDREN: Five sons, Victor S. (1871-1925), Henry S. (1873-1954), John K. (1877-1967), Clapp S. (1884-1889), and Eliot R. (1890-1966). Four daughters, Adeline “Addie” M. (1876-1881), Vera C. (1879-1962), Gladys H.Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN CALVIN CURTIS; ARMY”
CAPTAIN HENRY HARRISON CROCKER; ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 20, 1839 (Colchester, CT) – March 28, 1913 (Washington, NJ); 74 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jane “Jennie” Vannatta (1844-1911) on December 6, 1865, in Warren, New Jersey.CHILDREN: Two sons, George O. (1861-1947) and William Q. (1875-1960). Two daughters, Susan M. Crocker Hampton (1868-1947) and Catherine (1874-?).ENLISTMENT: March 19, 1863, as a 2nd Lieutenant.DISCHARGE:Continue reading “CAPTAIN HENRY HARRISON CROCKER; ARMY”
LIEUTENANT ORSON LEON “SKIPPER” CRANDALL; NAVY
DOB/DOD: February 2, 1903 (St. Joseph, MO) – May 10, 1960 (St. Petersburg, FL); 57 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Mary “May” C. Donaldson (1903-1987) in 1929.ENLISTMENT: Enlisted June 30, 1922, from Connecticut.SERVICE NUMBER: 385-23-69.RETIREMENT: December 1, 1952. FAMILY: Born to Marshall J. (1863-1928) and Bertie L. Bennett Crandall (1876-1910). Two brothers, Berne (1897-1933) and RobertContinue reading “LIEUTENANT ORSON LEON “SKIPPER” CRANDALL; NAVY”
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM MERRILL CORRY, JR.; NAVY
DOB/DOD: October 5, 1889 (Quincy, FL) – October 7, 1920 (Hartford, CT); 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedFAMILY: Born to William M. Sr. (1860-1927) and Sarah E. Wiggins Corry (1856-1952). Five brothers, Albert D. (1888-1922), James W. (1892-1952), Arthur (1893-1977), Edwin (1898-1898), and Henry E. (1900-1959). One sister, Alice H. (1895-1920). OTHER: Graduated from the U.S.Continue reading “LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM MERRILL CORRY, JR.; NAVY”
MAJOR GEORGE WILHELM CORLISS; ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 8, 1836 (New York City) – May 15, 1903 (New York, NY); 67 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Catherine A. “Kittie” Bunce (1836-1918) on July 3, 1861, in New Haven, Connecticut. Married Mary H. Munson Corliss (1851-1940).CHILDREN: One son, Reginald Bliss Corliss (1891-1968). One daughter, Grace W. (1886-1886).ENLISTMENT: June 21, 1861, in Hartford asContinue reading “MAJOR GEORGE WILHELM CORLISS; ARMY”
MASTER SERGEANT * JOHN ALLAN CHAPMAN; AIR FORCE
* Promoted to Master Sergeant posthumously. DOB/DOD: July 14, 1965 (Springfield, MA) – March 4, 2002 (Takur Ghar, Afghanistan); 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Valerie A. Nessel (1968-) on August 22, 1992, in Windber, Pennsylvania.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Madison (1996-) and Brianna (1998-).ENLISTMENT: September 27, 1985.FAMILY: Born to Eugene C. [USAF veteran] (1938-2004) and Teresa MarieContinue reading “MASTER SERGEANT * JOHN ALLAN CHAPMAN; AIR FORCE”