1st Lieutenant Brian W. Flavelle

1LT Brian W. Flavelle  was born in 1914 in Essex County, New Jersey to William L. and Edna P. Woolley Flavelle. He has several siblings, brothers Alan Page and Robert […]

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PFC John V. Munson

On 23 September 2016 at noon, a long lost WWII Purple Heart was returned to the niece of PFC John V. Munson.  The ceremony took place at their family home […]

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PFC Franklin E. Simpson

Private First Class Franklin E. Simpson served with Troop C, 8th Engineer Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division.  He was killed in action on 27 February 1945 at Taytay, Luzon Island, in […]

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LCDR Wallace Graham Murphy

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Wallace Graham (W.G.) Murphy (Service Number 2018400) was born 07 December 1922 in Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts to Wallace Louden and Carrie Florence Butler Murphy. LCDR Murphy entered the […]

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#18 PFC Alfred James Lensen

Private First Class Alfred James Lensen served with Company D, 103rd Engineers, 28th Infantry Division during the Great War.  He was “wounded severely” on the French front by receiving a […]

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#17 1LT John Frederick Voge

1st Lieutenant John Frederick Voge, son of recent Austrian immigrants Johann and Marie (Dauck) Voge, was born 11 April 1879 in Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, and lived his entire […]

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#16 PFC Selvin Lars Nygaard

Private First Class Selvin Lars Nygaard (SN: 2855908), son of Lars O. and Ingeborg (Thorsdatter) Nygaard, was born 27 April 1892 in Sverdrup, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, and after the […]

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#15 CPL William Frederick Zartman

On 28 May 2016 at 1pm, a long lost WWI Purple Heart was returned to the grandnephew of CPL William Frederick Zartman.  The ceremony took place at VFW Post 2506 […]

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#14 PVT Nicholas Hoekstra

A farmer in Iowa, Private Nicholas Hoekstra enlisted on 14 February 1918 and was assigned to Company H, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. During combat operations in France, he […]

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#13 PVT Louis Vandevelde

Private Louis Vandevelde, son of Fredericus “Fred” and Philippina (Thielman) Vandevelde, was born 01 May 1894 in Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan.  His family recently immigrated to the U.S. from Belgium […]

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