This Veterans Day, let's take a moment to remember the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. They were the first American women trained to fly military aircraft, but were considered civil servants at the time, not military.
WASPs logged more than 60 million miles between 1942 and 1944 ferrying and testing planes, towing targets and training pilots. Thirty-eight of these women died in their service, 11 in training and 27 during missions, according to the Air Force.
In 1977, after the Air Force announced it would begin to accept women for pilot training, Congress voted to give WASPs veteran status. In 2009, surviving WASPs were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
Images: WASPs and sisters Nancye Crout (right) and Kittie (left) pictured in their flight suits
Catherine (Cappy) Vail Bridge, a WASP, standing in front of a P38 plane, "Lightning"
This #VeteransDay, we honor the bravery and sacrifice of our nation's #veterans. #ThankYou for your service. 🇺🇸 https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2024/comm/veterans-day.html
This gilt-edged leather-bound copy of “Decisive Battles since Waterloo: The Most Important Military Events from 1815 to 1887” by Thomas Knox was printed in 1900. Four Civil War battles – the Monitor and Merrimac, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Five Forks – have chapters in the book, but otherwise there is no connection to Lincoln in the text. However, when the pages of the book are displayed in just the right way, Lincoln appears. The illustration of Lincoln’s life, from the cabin to the White House, is a fore-edge painting, hidden from view until the pages are correctly seen. Fore-edge paintings first appeared on books as early as the Middle Ages, but became especially popular in the late 19th century.
#ICYMI: The 1840 Census was the first count of our nation's veterans. However, women veterans were not counted until 1980.
Read #AmericaCounts to learn how data collection of #veterans has evolved over time to better understand the changing needs of those who serve in America’s armed forces.
Have you explored 'Our Military Heritage' database?
Our Military Heritage includes images of books, pamphlets, government documents, original letters, diaries, biographies, photographs, videos, unit histories, and rosters as well as service and pension records. A project of The Genealogy Center, this collection of data files offers materials from the Colonial era through the Afghanistan and Iraqi Wars. Contributions of additional data are most welcome!
Roughly 7% of the US population has served in the military. There are an estimated 20 million veterans alive today. Today has been set aside to remember and celebrate veterans - men and women of uncommon valor and shared purpose, people who have selflessly devoted themselves to patriotism, love of country and sacrifice for the common good. Our deepest thanks and prayers are with you for your service.
Did you know? 16.2 million is the number of military veterans in the United States in 2022, representing 6.2% of the total civilian population aged 18 and over. Thanks to all!
Did you know? 1.7 million is the number of female veterans in the United States in 2022, representing 10.3% of the total veteran population. Thank you, ladies!
Allen County has been home to numerous military veterans. They have served in our country’s many conflicts, ranging from the American Revolution to the present day. Staff Sergeant Arno Riedel was from New Haven, Indiana and was born in 1917. He served in the 700th Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force. Arno Riedel died in service in Hanau Germany, December 12, 1944. His plane was shot down over Hanau and His death and original burial site remained a mystery and was not discovered until later. His body was exhumed from the original gravesite in Germany and returned to New Haven. He is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery. He earned the following awards which were given to posthumously to his sister: Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with one Bronze Service Star for battle participation in the Rhineland Campaign; Second Class Gunner Badge with Aerial Gunner Bar, Aerial Gunner Aviation Badge, and Army Air Force Technician Badge with Turret and Sight Specialist Bar. He was also awarded the Air Medal "for meritorious achievement in accomplishing with distinction several aerial operational missions over enemy occupied Continental Europe." Today the History Center honors all of the Allen County Veterans. #sociallyhistory
Indiana Archives Digital Index Records
Just in time for Memorial Day - we’ve added new records to the Research Indiana Indexes. Now you’ll be able to search...
FRIDAY FACT: In March 1925 the Indiana legislature passed a law making it a responsibility of county recorders to keep a record of the discharge of soldiers in their area. The details of each discharge were to fit on one page and no fee was to be charged. Veterans are encouraged to file a copy of their separation from the military (known as a DD 214) with the county recorder where they are a resident. The Indiana State Archives also has copies of some DD 214s (see https://www.in.gov/iara/ for more information).
Source: Laws of the State of Indiana passed at the seventy-fourth regular session of the General Assembly begun on the eighth day of January A.D. 19425 (Indianapolis: William B. Burford, 1925).
Veterans Day M41 Tank Rededication by Daniel Baker at Riverview Cemetery posted 11 November 2013 on flickr. D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Home provided a beautiful spot for the memorial at their cemetery on Carroll Road. I photographed the tank this past summer near Johnny Appleseed Park not knowing it was to be moved. The memorial was uninspired, aged and out of the way. This is so much better.
A huge surprise awaited us this morning. This plane is sometimes on backorder for 2 years in order to get it for a special event and lo and behold we have it for the first time for an honor flight. There is only one Flagship Valor plane.
A November 17, 2022 post by The Bones of Kekionga on Facebook with photos states: We were kind of excited last Monday as we got back on a field suspected as a campsite for armies of Harmar, Wayne or Harrison and within minutes found musket balls, a lead block with '4th' engraved in it, perhaps used by a printer. Later that morning, a chewed lead ball with teeth marks was found perhaps used by an anxious infantryman or one that had been suffering from an injury or illness. But the positive Coup De Grace was finding what we are 95% sure is a decorative tombac button that would have been sewn on a cuff worn around the wrist of late 1700s or early 1800s American soldiers. An old spigot perhaps used for a barrel of whiskey? The search for more proof will continue at a later date.
Our Military Heritage website with Manager Curt Witcher and Genealogy Librarian Sara Allen at The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indianaon PrimeTime39 - September 22, 2017 Season 2017 Episode 1432 | 28m 34s This area's only in-depth, live, weekly news, analysis and cultural update forum, PrimeTime 39 airs Fridays at 7:30pm.
Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 - in eighty-one microfilm reels are available at The Genealogy Center or can be accessed online at Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. From Melissa Shimkus - January 31, 2013 in the Genealogy Gems ezine at the The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indianawith an Archive of online Genealogy Gems articles.
U.S. Mexico War 1846-1848 - list of Names from Indiana from the National Parks Service that ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848.
We pause in reflection Memorial Day 2014 Honor Roll of those from the area who have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq published May 27, 2014 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
In 1973, a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) destroyed between 16 and 18 million Official Military Personnel Files. We're marking the occasion with a three-part series on the fire and its aftermath.
On July 12, 1973, shortly after midnight, a fire was reported at the NPRC’s military personnel records building at 9700 Page Boulevard in St. Louis, MO. Within minutes, fire trucks arrived on the scene. The firemen tried to enter the sixth floor, where the fire had started, but the extreme heat prevented them. Their focus turned to fighting the fire from outside the building. Unfortunately, the partial collapse of the roof made their efforts difficult. Over the next 24 hours, numerous fire departments from the surrounding counties came to assist.
During this time, experts from the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the Public Services Building came to the site to save as many documents as possible. Since the fire was concentrated on the south side of the building, people were still able to briefly enter the facility. The staff was aware that the fire was concentrated on the sixth floor, where Army and Air Force records were held, and they made it a priority to retrieve boxes of microfilm that held morning reports for the two branches. These reels helped staff reconstruct records that were lost in the fire and are still heavily used to this day.
The fire was finally put out on July 16, and control of the building was returned to the government. The priority was on saving the records that could be salvaged. When staff were allowed onto the sixth floor, they were pleasantly surprised to discover that some of the records on the floor had survived. Records were removed from the affected areas and brought to the parking lot, where tents were set up and employees sorted through the records.
Learn more about the NPRC fire on the Pieces of History blog
A “fly over video” of a burned record: In previous postings the St. Louis Preservation Lab shared information about the specialized camera equipment used for imaging burned records. We included images that demonstrate our ability to recover content from charred records, providing access to information previously thought unrecoverable. In the last five months we delivered over 11,000 document page images (from heavily damaged records) to our customers. For this post we share with you a short video showing the video taken of a charred edge of a burned document in both conventional imaging and infrared. We are always looking to improve our processes. There are two camera sets we use for burned record imaging in our lab; right now, one of these sets is dedicated to testing. This week we are testing LED infrared lights to supplement the strobe lights we currently use when imaging in infrared. More updates will be provided about the technical details of our imaging work in St. Louis in future posts.
In previous postings the St. Louis Preservation Lab shared information about the specialized camera equipment used for imaging burned records. We included images that demonstrate our ability to recover content from charred records, providing access to information previously thought unrecoverable. In the last five months we delivered over 11,000 document page images (from heavily damaged records) to our customers. For this post we share with you a short video showing the video taken of a charred edge of a burned document in both conventional imaging and infrared.
We are always looking to improve our processes. There are two camera sets we use for burned record imaging in our lab; right now, one of these sets is dedicated to testing. This week we are testing LED infrared lights to supplement the strobe lights we currently use when imaging in infrared. More updates will be provided about the technical details of our imaging work in St. Louis in future posts.
Update on burned record scanning: In previous postings the St. Louis Preservation Lab shared information about the...
In previous postings the St. Louis Preservation Lab shared information about the specialized camera equipment used for imaging burned records. As an update to this, we are pleased to report that in July 2015 we went into full production, supplying digital versions of the highly damaged burned records that are used for reference requests.
What makes this process truly unique is the information recovery component and the speed with which we are able to capture images (both visible and infrared) on one set.
Records are typically many pages long and in most instances include fragments. In this example, a pair of fragments from the same document were aligned by a technician prior to imaging. While the information loss is nearly 100% in the visible shot, a good deal of information was recovered in the IR image.
On 8/7/2012, a conservator at the National Archives’ National Personnel Records Center works with records damaged by the 1973 fire that destroyed over 16 million Official Military Personnel Files.
Series: Central Digital Photographic Assignment Files Documenting Events, Officials, Facilities, and Operations, 1/3/2006 - 12/19/2013
Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007
Image description: A conservator wearing blue nitrile gloves separates pages from a block of papers that are curled, singed, and crumbling around the edges. A rusty Acco fastener holds part of the file together.
“It's been 50 years since the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) fire, and the National Archives and the nation are still recovering from the ashes. I’ve seen firsthand the extraordinary lengths our staff in St. Louis go to every day to piece back together the records our veterans and their families need. It's a sobering reminder of both how important and how fragile our mission can be,” said Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States.
On the anniversary of the NPRC fire, the National Archives has created a new Special Topics page sharing its most comprehensive effort to document the history and resources available to understand the NPRC fire, its aftermath, and the changes it led to in policies and procedures. The new page contains records and resources related to the fire, including an extensive ongoing oral history project from the National Archives Historian, images from the St. Louis Preservation Lab of how staff work with burned records, a one-page fact sheet, and a quick access link to requesting veterans’ records online.
Learn more about these new resources on the Remembering the 1973 NPRC Fire Special Topics Page:
On July 12, 1973, a fire on the sixth floor of the National Archives’ Military Personnel Records Center destroyed over 16 million Official Military Personnel Files.
Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration
Series: Photographs Relating to the Fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in 1973
Image description: A long, six-story building. The window frames on the sixth floor are bent and warped from heat, and smoke is coming out of some of the openings. Fire truck ladders are reaching up to aim water at the fire.
Go behind the scenes to see the National Personnel Records Center's new state-of-the-art preservation lab. In 1973, a fire in NPRC's former building destroyed an estimated 16 to 18 million military personnel files. Six million more were recovered with varying degrees of fire and water damage. As individual files are requested, preservation technicians painstakingly treat the documents for damage and mold.
The disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in 1973 not only destroyed millions of military personnel records, but the after-effects had long-term repercussions on the facility and the National Archives staff.
Despite employees being permitted to return to the building after two months, the facility had undergone significant changes due to the fire. Personnel reported that the building still smelled like a fire long after it had been cleaned. The sixth floor suffered considerable damage and was demolished, with a new roof built in its place. As a result, there was less storage and office space than before.
A 1977 General Services Administration (GSA) study revealed that many other facilities had similar risks as the NPRC. The report detailed how these other locations could mitigate the risks of a fire. Unfortunately, there is no way to completely stop the risks and in 1978 a fire broke out in one of the vaults at the Washington National Records Center in Suitland, MD, destroying 12 million feet of newsreel.
In 2011, The NPRC moved to a new facility in St. Louis. Staff relocated over a hundred million records from the old facility, including burnt records. Even though the location has changed, there are dedicated teams assigned to answering requests for records that were damaged in the fire.
Learn more about the aftermath of the 1973 fire on the Pieces of History blog:
Fort Wayne men who served with Colonel George Armstrong Custer in 1876
Private John Noonan is shown second from right in this public domain photo with Colonel George Armstrong Custer from the page Bloody Knife . He was an American Indian who served as a scout and guide for the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. He was the favorite scout of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and has been called "perhaps the most famous Native American scout to serve the U.S. Army." The bear Custer shot and later said to be his greatest hunting achievement was during his Black Hills Expedition (1874) both on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
On June 25, 1876, exactly 144 years ago today, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the 7th Calvary into the Battle...
On June 25, 1876, exactly 144 years ago today, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the 7th Calvary into the Battle of the Little Bighorn, an event known to the ages as “Custer’s Last Stand.” Amongst the nearly 700 men of the 7th Calvary were 19 young men from Indiana, including Private George A. Bott and Corporal John Noonan of Fort Wayne. In May 1876, 12 companies of the 7th Calvary left Fort Abraham Lincoln in Dakota Territory and marched to the Yellowstone River. On June 15th, Corporal Noonan of Company L was detached to the Yellowstone Depot and thus he survived the Battle of Little Bighorn. Private Bott of Company A participated in the actual fighting and emerged unscathed. Little is known about Bott’s later life; however, Noonan’s life is better documented.
John Noonan (3rd from the left) was born in Fort Wayne in 1847; though not much is known about his early life in our community, he did enlist in the U.S. Army in 1865 in Fort Wayne and served until 1868. Noonan reenlisted in 1872 and would eventually serve with the 7th Calvary for four years. In 1873, John Noonan married Mrs. James Nash, a laundress and midwife at Fort Lincoln. On October 30, 1878, Noonan’s wife passed away while he was out in the field. On her deathbed, Mrs. Noonan requested that she be quickly buried and in the same clothes that she died in. Disregarding these wishes, the deceased was given to the women of the fort in order to prepare her body for burial. During preparation, it was discovered that Mrs. Noonan was a man. As one historian described: “When the truth was finally known, Noonan became the butt of many uncomplimentary jokes. Eventually it was more than he could handle.” After enduring weeks of insults from his peers, on November 30, 1878 John Noonan shot himself and died of this self-inflicted wound. Both Mr. and Mrs. Noonan were buried in the post cemetery and upon the closure of Ft. Lincoln were moved along with the rest of the cemetery’s residents to the Custer National Cemetery in Montana. #sociallyhistory
George A. Bott a private was born in 1853 Fort Wayne, it is unknown when or where he died, and John Noonan (John McKinney) a corporal born in 1846 Fort Wayne, committed suicide November 30, 1878, at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory. His suicide is explained in the article Noonan’s Last Stand “We was flabbergasted” written by Paul Andrew Hutton was published December 01, 2005 and updated January 20, 2023 in True West Preserving the American West magazine. Both men served in the Seventh U.S. Cavalry under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. On June 25, 1876, Custer’s troops were defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana.
The Men Who Won 'Custer's Last Stand' video about David Humphreys Miller from Van Wert, Ohio while a high school student traveled to South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, interviewed and painted portraits of the the survivors of the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn by Eric Olson published March 23, 2017 on 21AliveNews.com.
Last week Recorder Nicole Keesling was joined by Allen County Commissioner Rich Beck, Allen County Veteran Services Officer Joe Wasson, Allen County Surveyor Mike Fruchey, and Prosecutor Mike McAlexander from the Allen County Prosecutor's Office for a press conference on the services that are available to the over 22,000 veterans that live in Allen County.
VFW Jim Eby Post 857 Organization was originally Chartered on January 13, 1922. It is the 2nd oldest. 2202 West Main Street, on Facebook. Occupies the former Orff homestead who established the Orff Mill in the early 1840s.
Hello Comrades and supporters, Last night's presentation from the City Engineer, in which the speakers were...
Last night's presentation from the City Engineer, in which the speakers were comprehensive, shared a presentation that should be already available on there website.
I encourage you to review the attached picture for details about the project scope.
- The project is scheduled to take place from late 2024 to 2026;
- The roundabout will include the construction of a 35-foot-tall military wounded veteran Memorial, as depicted in the attached picture.
On behalf of the VFW, I expressed our first collective concerns about our weekly delivery trucks during the project period, as they will be coming through the alley, which is set to be paved soon.
I ask for your patience as the project progresses. Remaining flexible is essential, as factors such as material arrival, workforce, weather, and contracts can impact the project timeline.
Since the founding of the first American fort at the Three Rivers on October 22, 1794, there has been a continuous American military presence in our community. During the month of October, the History Center celebrates our military heritage by sharing artifacts covering the last 225 years. Today we share some artifacts from our collection representing the military presence in our county from the 20th century. #sociallyhistory
GE’s WWI memorial merits care A memorial to GE workers who served in World War I was erected by fellow employees on Nov. 11, 1924, has hundreds of names on it, all GE employees who served in World War I. Included are the names of six GE employees who died in the war. By Frank Gray published November 20, 2012 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. General Electric Company Donates WWI Memorial to City on City of Fort Wayne Indiana Parks & Recreation. On May 24, 2013, the City of Fort Wayne rededicated it at its new location in McCulloch Park from GE Donates World War 1 Memorial to Fort Wayne, Indiana by PB Cora published May 29, 2013 on WWI Centenail Network America Remembers the Great War archived on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
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Honor Flight Northeast Indiana always in search for more volunteers and veterans - May 11, 2018 - In J.M. Flagg's infamous recruiting poster released in the thick of World War I, Uncle Sam's emphatic finger point with the phrase "I Want YOU for the U.S. Army" was ingrained into the memory of the generations of people that fought in World War I and World War II.
HONOR FLIGHT: Marine artilleryman Ken Bosworth can still recall horrific carnage of battle on Okinawa - May 9, 2018 - This is the third in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25.Â
HONOR FLIGHT: Dewey Price finds a serene retirement in Nappanee after serving in Vietnam, Bosnia and Iraq - May 8, 2018 - This is the second in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25.
HONOR FLIGHT: After seven decades, memories of Okinawa still fresh for Huntertown’s Walter Hansen - May 7, 2018 - It has been 73 years since Huntertown resident Walter Hansen fought on Okinawa, yet the vivid memories and emotions are as if it happened yesterday. Hansen does not shy away from speaking about the majority of his experiences in World War II.
An ocean away, Fort Wayne native Brandon Parrish serves in U.S. navy, lives in Europe, supports NATO mission 2012 South Side High School graduate and Fort Wayne native by Brian T. Glunt publilshed August 11, 2018 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.
Army vet Mike Blough greets Army vet Fritz Bultemeyer and Air Force vet Dr. Al Brothers. Mrs. Bultemeyer, also an Army vet, looks on. Whew! The book launch for Voices From Vietnam: Stories of War in my hometown of Bluffton Indiana is over! A great group of people showed up at the Wells County Public Library to meet and talk with some of the 18 men featured in this book....
#OTD in 1889, veterans arrived in Marion to help construct the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS). At the end of the Civil War, the U.S. undertook care of disabled Union veterans in a system of homes known as the NHDVS which provided members health care, training, work, and recreation events.
In 1920, the Marion branch was converted into a neuropsychiatric hospital for World War I veterans. As part of the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, the facility continues to care for veterans. Learn more about the NHDVS with our Indiana state historical marker: Marion Branch NHDVS
The image below, showing the grounds of the Marion NHDVS, is from the Indiana State Library Genealogy Collection.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975About this collection Following the conclusion of the French Indochina War in 1954, Vietnam was divided into communist North Vietnam and noncommunist South Vietnam. In the late 1950s, North Vietnam activated communist cadres in the South in an effort to take the country by force. Concerned that these actions might trigger a wider war in the area, America pursued intervention eventually committing armed forces in March 1965. Hoosiers volunteered and/or were drafted to serve in all military capacities during what became a controversial conflict at home (known in America as the Vietnam War). In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords were signed. U.S. troops were withdrawn and many prisoners of war were repatriated. North Vietnamese forces overran the South Vietnamese army by 1975 and created a unified, communist Vietnam. At We Do History online digital collection by the Indiana Historical Society.
On August 7, Americans commemorate the establishment of the Purple Heart, the nation's oldest military honor for valor.
The Purple Heart is one of the most recognizable decorations awarded to service members who have been hurt or killed by enemy action while serving in the U.S. military. Its origins can be found as far back as the American Revolution. George Washington designed the "Badge of Military Merit" toward the close of the American Revolution to honor the sacrifices and accomplishments of enlisted soldiers. Only three enlisted men received the badge, and after Washington's Presidency, it became dormant for more than a century. After World War I, Gen. Charles Summerall started a drive to bring back the honor and submitted his idea to Congress, but the bill died in committee in 1928 and was not revived until 1931. Gen. Douglas MacArthur modified the name to the Purple Heart in 1932.
Visit the Pieces of History blog to learn more about the Purple Heart's past recipients and history: Tag: Purple Heart
In 1908, the Signal Corps considered the future value of airplanes in warfare and solicited bids to purchase one. Pictured here are military officials and curious civilians watching as an early Wright Flyer is moved into a hangar. Discover your military ancestors Search over 640 million records.
Artwork: "1ST Military Flight, Fort Meyer, Virginia ". Artist: Joe Pisani https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6375540...
Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseSeries: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
This item is a color drawing. An early biplane flies above a green field while a small crowd of people in early 20th century clothing watches. On the left hand side there is a tree stump with portraits of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The words “Ft. Myer, July 30, 1909” are carved into the stump.
The 1973 Fire, National Personnel Records Center at The National Archives at St. Louis. On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) destroyed approximately 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF). The fire destroyed 80% of records for Army personnel discharged November 1, 1912 to January 1, 1960 and 75% of Air Force personnel discharged September 25, 1947 to January 1, 1964 (with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.).
Ordering a Headstone, Marker or Medallion for a Veteran Buried in a Private Cemetery at United States Department of Veteran Affairs - The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 38.632 "Headstone and Marker Application Process" became effective on July 1, 2009. This regulation describes the processes required to apply for a Government headstone and marker, as well as request a new emblem of belief be added to the list of emblems available for inscription on headstones and markers. ... If someone other than the NOK is applying for the headstone, marker or medallion, the application package must include a written statement signed by the NOK or decedent authorizing that person (the applicant) to apply for this benefit. A notarized statement is not required for these purposes.
Veteran History Project - The Library of Congress - the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.
Describes the removal and conditions of our treatment of Enemy Aliens (Japanese, German, and Italian) during World War II. Presented 21 February 2019 at Cafe Grand Prix in Salt Lake City, UT.
What does "No man left behind" truly mean? For Megan Smolenyak, it means working to identify service members from past conflicts, finding their families, and bringing them home in the process of military repatriation.
She and I discuss Army Repatriation - a perfect topic with Memorial Day approaching. It’s time to continue to honor our fallen soldiers - and help them finally return to their families.
During Governor Eric Holcomb’s final State of the State address, the widow of a fallen marine was honored. He recognized Lauren Tomkiewicz's efforts to create a new design for license plates for Gold Star Families.
To all mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, foster mothers, and female legal guardians who have children serving in the military, guard or reserves, or children who are veterans. They support each other and their children while promoting patriotism.
Thank you!
VFW Post 857
AncestryPaths.com has several pages with links to Archive.org or Google ebooks - they all are searchable and freely available
Official Register of the United States 90 volumes of the Official Register of the United States 1816 to 1959. Include names and salaries of all civil servants and in some cases members of the military as well.
Register of the Department of State Persons employed in the department and diplomatic, consular and territorial service. 38 volumes cover 1870 to 1950 showing staff names and salaries.
Society of Colonial Wars over 85 books covering the officers and members of the Society of Colonial Wars written between 1893 and 1921. National membership level and State level.
Sons of the American Revolution over 130 books published between 1889 and 1930, details about the membership, including the National Society and State level societies.
Sons of the Revolution links to 150 books published between 1884 and 1923 with details about the membership, including the National Society and State level societies.
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