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A Salute to Our Military
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Memorial Day 2012 Update:
Where is the time going? I think only one person, Jacob Wathen, has joined the military since our last update, Ooh Rah Jacob, congratulations for graduating from basic training, boy don't we all wish we could go through that again! I have added him to the bottom of this page. John Butler just returned from another tour in Korea, and now him and Lesa and their daughter are stationed in Germany, the home of Oktoberfest, for three years and loving it!
Here is an interesting thing, there are elementary school children looking at our families military history! Mrs. Carter, an elementary school teacher at, Union Elementary School, in Shallotte, NC, has a link on her AIG class page to our 'A Salute to our Military'. She uses the page as a tool for her students to learn about our veterans. She chose a picture of my dad as the link to our page.
Memorial Day 2010 Update:
It's already May 31st! Where is the time going? I'm way behind on this page...but all our websites were invaded a couple months back and we are slowly getting them back online. I have added only a few new pictures to the page this Memorial Day. Recently I was given a picture....
from a company magazine, of my grandmother Nanny, working in a factory during WWII. She is inspecting engine tappets. I haven't anymore information on that yet, but I will add the story for that when I find out. I also put up a picture of Randy's mom Pat working at Bendix during WWII. Cousin John Butler's wife Lesa is working as a civilian contractor at Ft. Irwin, CA in an aggressor training program...at least that is how I understand it. Hopefully she'll comment and give us a better description of what she is doing to help prepare our men and women for the battlefield, in Afghanistan & Iraq. My brother George's father Wendell Blodgett was one of the "Chosin Few", and researching that campaign I am again reminded of the great sacrifices our families have given for their country, and I am truly humbled. I hope you enjoy the page and please feel free to comment, give suggestions, point out errors, etc....
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Seth Washburn ~ Minuteman ~ Battle of Bunker Hill
Seth's Family History
Read Declaration of Independence
The sun was shining from a cloudless sky a little past noon on June 17, 1775 when a British force of 1500 men landed on Charlestown Heights in Massachusetts. Their objective: a surprise attack to nullify the threat posed by "rebel" batteries on the peninsula. However, the night before for nearly twelve hours the Americans (minutemen) had worked non-stop building their main fortification on Breed's Hill which lay at the foot of Bunker Hill to the north. As the British moved forward, the Americans remained as silent as the tomb. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes," was the order passed along the lines.When that moment came, the word "FIRE!" was shouted, and whole enemy platoons were mowed down and shattered, retreating to the foot of the hill. Howe rallied his forces and repeated the attack with the same crushing results. Not to be discouraged, Howe rallied his men a third time, ordering them to use only their bayonets. After a desperate hand-to-hand struggle, the Americans were driven out. In that final assault American General Joseph Warren and British Major John Pitcairn were killed. While the exact number of casualties varies among historians, the Americans were estimated at 441 killed and wounded... with the British casualties at 1,150 killed and wounded.
In all of the twenty battles of the Revolution, Bunker Hill exacted a heavy toll on British officers. In this one battle alone one-eighth of the British officers in the entire War were killed and one-sixth were wounded on that day.Following the earlier skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, the battle of Bunker Hill was significant in that it overruled any real hope of conciliation. The outcome of the battle rallied the colonies and moved a lethargic Congress to take action. Bunker Hill showed the Americans that the British were not invincible. It showed the British Government that the "rebels" were a serious opponent, that "the mightiest army in all of Europe" had a real fight on its hands.
Joel Prindle & Sons
Joel, Joseph, Timothy, Doctor and William
King's Rangers ~ Battle of Saratoga
Joel and his son's Family History
The Saratoga campaign was a series of battles fought in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War to gain control of the Hudson River. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it Unami, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The campaign ended in the climactic Battle of Saratoga which resulted in the capture of the British Army. General John Burgoyne was a British army officer, politician and dramatist, leading the King's Rangers (forerunner to the U.S. Army Rangers). On October 17, 1777, he surrendered his army of 6,000 men. The American victory inspired France to enter the conflict on behalf of the Americans, providing money, soldiers and naval support. The 1939 movie Drums Along the Mohawk directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert, is based on the book of the same name, and is a first-rate historical film, one of my all time favorite movies.
John Agar ~ Army & Navy ~ Civil War
John's Family History
Benjamin H. Hewitt
Michigan 23rd Infantry ~ Civil War
Benjamin's Family History
John Morrow ~ Army ~ Civil War
John's Family History
Charles W. Hewitt
Michigan 23rd Infantry ~ Civil War
Died Nashville Campaign
Nashville National Cemetery
Claud Madison Dutcher
U.S. Army ~ Spanish American War
Claud's Family History
Frank Porter
Army ~ "Punitive Expedition" against Pancho Villa
On March 9, 1916, on the orders of Mexican revolutionary leader Francisco "Pancho" Villa, General Ramon Banda Quesadilla led five hundred to 1000 men in an attack on Columbus, New Mexico, they burned the town and killed between 18 and 24 people.
On March 15, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. Pershing led an expeditionary force of 10,000 men into Mexico to capture Villa. The newly adopted airplane, Curtiss JN-4, was used by the 1st Provisional Aero Squadron to conduct aerial reconnaissance. Villa had already had more than a week to disperse and conceal his forces before the punitive expedition tried to seek them out in unmapped, foreign terrain.
General Pershing's men were the first forces to use the motorized vehicle in wartime. Secretary of War Newton Baker recognized that "the development of the motor truck, able to traverse wild, unbroken country, transport soldiers and their supplies, will be evolved into a sounder foundation for subsequent use by the Army."
William Vernon Morrow
Navy ~ World War I & Great White Fleet
William's Family History
Jack Meyers ~ Army ~ World War I
Walter A. Clark
Branch ~ World War I (with bride Frances Spears)
Walter's Family History
Lewis E. Vinson
World War I (with wife Emily Mildred Ashby)
Lewis's Family History
Roger LeVere Morrow (sitting)
Navy ~ World Wars I & II
Roger's Family History
Cortez Henry Cummings
Michigan National Guard ~ Peacetime
Cortez's Family History
Thanks for the Memories
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Clyde Dotson & George Luther Gustafson Jr. (right)
Navy ~ World War II & Korea
Gus's Family History
Kate Smith was my dad's (George) all time favorite singer. He especially liked her rendition of God Bless America, he would almost always cry whenever he heard her sing it
Play God Bless America
Wesley Kelly (left) ~ Army ~ World War II
Wes's Family History
Franklin Reidel ~ Navy ~ World War II
Frank's Family History
William Richard Small
Army Air Corps ~ World War II
Bill's Family History
Women Workers & WWII
Patricia A. Cummings
Factory Worker ~ WWII
(3rd from the left)
Pat's Family History
Clarissa A. Gustafson
Factory Worker ~ World War II
Clarissa's Family History
Stanley Pindar
Merchant Marine ~ World War II
(with wife Ruth Morrow)
Stanley's Family History
Watch John Ford's Battle of Midway
Robert Jewel Sr. ~ Navy ~ World War II
Bob's Family History
George Howell (center) ~ Army ~ World War II
Georgie's Family History
James Riley Liscomb
Army ~ World War II (with wife Lucille Howell)
Tood's Family History
Robert Vinson Porter
Army Air Corps ~ World War II ~ India
Walter William Hibbard
Coast Guard ~ World War II
Bill's Family History
Thomas Roger Collins
Army Calvary ~ World War II ~ Europe
Joshua Raymond Conkling
Army ~ World War II ~ Europe
Ray's Family History
Ralph Ashby ~ Army ~ World War II
John Frank Porter
Army, 29th Infantry, Omaha Beach on D-Day
World War II
John Pell Collins
Army Signal Corps ~ World War II
John's Family History
Luther Coddington Pringle ~ Navy ~ World War II
Luther's Family History
Cortez Henry Cummings Jr.
Navy ~ Korea, Bay of Pigs, Vietnam
(with mother Daisy Alice)
Hank's Family History
Wendell N. Blodgett
Marine ~ Korea ~ Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Wendell's Family History
Alan Reidel ~ Navy
Alan's Family History
Richard G. Dulmage
Navy ~ Cold War ~ USS Yorktown
Alaska, Hawaii, Memphis & San Diego
Richard's Family History
Paul Henry Bergeron (left) ~ Air Force ~ Peacetime
Paul's Family History
William H. Cummings
Navy ~ Coral Sea, Evacuation of Siagon
Mayaquez Rescue
William's Family History
Clyde Keith Gustafson
Navy ~ Vietnam
USS Bayield APA 33 and USS Ranger CVA 61
Clyde's Family History
Play Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Lawrence Paul Bergeron
Air Force ~ Vietnam War ~ Netherlands
Larry's Family History
Robert Diecks ~ Navy Seals ~ Vietnam War
Play Ballad of the Green Beret
Douglas Moody Jewel ~ Marines ~ Vietnam War
Doug's Family History
Robert Butler ~ Army National Guard ~ Peacetime
Bob's Family History
Claire Twitty ~ Navy Waves ~ Vietnam War
George Lamont Blodgett
Navy ~ 1970-1990 Proudly Served
George's Family History
William Randall Small
Navy ~ Iranian Hostage Crisis
Randy's Family History
Leilani Kay Gustafson & Alana Marie Hahn
Army ~ Vietnam War Germany
Lei's Family History
Larry Allen Cummings ~ Navy ~ Peacetime
Larry's Family History
Glen Roy Cummings ~ Army ~ Peacetime
Glen's Family History
Randall M. Cummings
Air Force ~ Cold War England
Randy's Family History
Teresa H. Bloom
Army 82nd Airborne ~ Desert Storm
Teresa's Family History
Christopher George Blodgett
Air Force ~ Peacetime Japan
Chris's Family History
Elizabeth Carol Butler ~ Navy ~ Peacetime
Lizzie's Family History
Brian Andrew Cummings
Army U.S. Army Drill Team ~ Peacetime
Brian's Family History
U.S. Army Drill Team
John Michael Butler
Air Force ~ Iraq War ~ Korea
John's Family History
Lesa Padgett Butler ~ Civilian Contractor
War on Terrorism
Lesa's Family History
Jacob Wathen
Army ~ 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles"
Jacob's Family History
Please let us know if you have pictures, stories, people that should be included. And don't hesitate to let us know if there are mistakes so that we can make the corrections. This is a work in progress and we are adding and updating all the time, so check back often!
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Update History
Memorial Day 2009
Three years ago we decided to do a "Remembrance" page to honor our ancestors that have served in the military. From the outset this tribute has included not only our ancestors, but descendants in our family tree too, including family members that continue to serve today. We launched the page on May 29th 2006 for the first time, and have tried to update each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and I think we might have done it once on the 4th of July. It has been very informative doing the research on each person, and the timeframe in which they served, has brought each of them and the past alive. We are always looking for more family to add to our homage, so I hope you will be encouraged by our small tribute and will let us know of anyone that you feel should be included.