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First in War, First in Peace, First in Service
With Veterans’ Day being an annual rite of passage and US forces engaged in open combat and not-so-open combat in various theaters around the globe, it is never too late, too soon or too often to note the service of our veterans. Division 18 D1SR stands in gratitude to those of us who served in the armed services and in respectful memory of those of us who have passed over the bar…
The table shows the breakdown by service:
US Navy
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15
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US Army
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7
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US Navy Reserves
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4
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USCG Reserves
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3
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USCG
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3
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US Air Force
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4
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US Army National Guard
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2
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US Army Reserves
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1
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US Army Air Corp
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1
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US Air Force Reserves
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1
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US Marine Corps
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1
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Royal Naval Reserves
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1
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Not surprisingly, most served in the sea-borne services but every service is represented. More than the numbers, however, they have defended their Nation on the Asian, European and American continents. They have also done so on every ocean – on, above and under it – as well as flown over many a battle field. They have trained with and often had to use weapons from side arms on up, all the way to nuclear weapons.
They have been recognized for service and valor many times, including the Navy Cross.
Names and actions that have been storied through this Nation’s 20th century history are found in the records of the veterans of USCGAux Division 18 (1SR):
The Manhattan Project,
USS Saratoga,
USS Wakefield’s evacuation of British subjects from Singapore,
USS Kitty Hawk,
Polaris,
the Alaska Highway,
the Battle of the Bulge,
Leyte,
Normandy,
World War II,
Korean Conflict,
Viet Nam War,
Panama,
Somalia,
Desert Storm…
What causes someone to “re-up” in what Captain Boyton has called “the Minutemen of the 21st Century”?
Honor, respect, devotion to duty.
Listed below are those members of division-18 who have answered the bell, yet again.
Flotilla
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Name
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Branch(es) of Service
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Years
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18-02
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Adam, Bill
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US Coast Guard
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18-02
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Bloom, Norm
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US Army Air Corp, US Air Force
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‘43-46, ‘50-51
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18-02
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Gregorio, Scott
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US Navy, US Navy Reserves
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‘92-96, ‘96-98
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18-02
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Kallmeyer, Paul
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US Air Force
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10 yrs
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18-02
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Keckeisen, Joseph
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US Navy, USNR
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56 -'60, '60-'62
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18-02
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Manton, John
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Royal Naval Reserve, Merchant Navy
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‘47-‘50
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18-02
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Marmon, Brad
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US Army
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‘43-46
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18-02
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Walter, Richard
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US Navy
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18-03
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Andre’, Richard
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US Army National Guard
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‘69-75
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18-03
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Brady, Thomas*
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US Marine Corps
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RIP
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18-03
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Epperlein, Paul
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US Navy Reserves
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‘61-69
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18-03
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Ettle, Robert
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US Army
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18-03
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George, Ralph
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US Navy
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18-03
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Goodman, Alan
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US Navy
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18-03
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Warner, Phil
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US Navy, US Coast Guard Reserves
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‘54-58, ‘59-69
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18-06
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Adkins, Harold
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US Army
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‘43-46
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18-06
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Bigrow, John
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US Air Force
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’74-78
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18-06
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Blevins, John
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US Navy, US Navy Reserves
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70-'73, '73-'76
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18-06
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Field, Van*
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US Coast Guard Reserves
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‘42-46, ‘51-52, RIP
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18-06
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Fisher, Brian
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US Navy, USCG
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61-'65 USN, '66-'67
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18-06
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Frontino, Anthony
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US Navy
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‘69-75
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18-06
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Furnell, Fred
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US Navy
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‘69-73
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18-06
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Nelson, George
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US Navy
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‘62-70
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18-06
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Sandberg, George
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US Navy Reserves, USCG Reserves
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‘66-75, ‘76-82
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18-06
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Wallace, Jay
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US Army, US Air Force
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‘41-45, ‘50-53
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18-08
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Christianson, Dan
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US Navy, US Navy Reserves
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‘62-‘69, ‘69-‘83
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18-08
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DeMeo, Roy
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US Coast Guard
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‘40-45
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18-08
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Landis, Henry
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US Coast Guard
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18-08
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Stickle, Robert
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US Naval Academy, US Navy
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‘61-66
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18-08
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Sueiro, Michael
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US Army Reserves
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26 yrs
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18-08
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Wiggin, Merlon*
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USAF Reserves, USAF National Guard
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‘58-‘86, RIP
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18-08
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Young, Peter
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US Air Force, US Army
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‘62-66, ‘66-90
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18-08
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Prato, Sal
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US Navy
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’58-62
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* In grateful memory…
And some of their service details…
Name
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Comments
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Adam, Bill
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WW-II
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Bloom, Norm
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WW-II, Korea
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Gregorio, Scott
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USS San Jacinto (CG-56) (Petty Officer Second Class, Surface Warfare)
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Kallmeyer, Paul
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Captain
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Keckeisen, Joseph
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served aboard vessel that launched the first POLARIS MISSLE at sea
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Manton, John
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4th Officer on the (troopship) HMTS "Empire Ken"
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Marmon, Brad
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WW-II, Manhattan Project, Combat Engineer Battalion in Leyte
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Walter, Richard
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WW-II, Lieutenant
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Andre', Richard
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242nd Signal Battalion, 42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division. Cryptography
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Brady, Thomas
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Viet Nam, Navy Cross, RIP, in grateful memory
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Epperlein, Paul
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USS Kitty Hawk, CVA 63 USS Kitty Hawk, CVA 63 DCA OOD
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Ettle, Robert
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Viet Nam
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George, Ralph
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WW-II, submariner
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Goodman, Alan
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Viet Nam
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Warner, Phil
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PO2c PO1c
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Adkins, Harold
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WW-II Infantry South Pacific
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Bigrow, John
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US Air Force
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Blevins, John
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Vietnam (1972) aboard the USS Hector AR-7 (WWW.USSHector.com).
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Field, Van
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WW-II, ET1c, RIP, in grateful memory
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Fisher, Brian
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Helo copter squadron 4, did a det 81 on the USCG Eastwind Operation Deep Freeze
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Frontino, Anthony
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Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75 ) U.S.S. Saratoga
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Furnell, Fred
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EN2, USS Kittywake ASR 13 USS Howard W. Gilmore AS16
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Nelson, George
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submariner, First Class Petty Officer, completed seven Polaris Submarine war patrols
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Sandberg, George
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Merchant Marine Viet Nam Service Medal
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Tordahl, Edward
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submariner, USS ULYSSES S. GRANT SSBN 631 Gold Battle Helmsman
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Wallace, Jay
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T4 Staff Sargeant, built Alaska Highway, Battle of the Bulge
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Christianson, Dan
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Viet Nam, submariner operator/instructor at a nuclear prototype
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DeMeo, Roy
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WW-II, USS Wakefield carrying evacuees from Singapore Dec 8, 1941
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Landis, Henry
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WW-II, Normandy, and the "Bulge", Desert Storm and Somalia
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Stickle, Robert
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Flew the DEW line out of Argentia Newfoundland in VW-13
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Sueiro, Michael
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Transportation Officer
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Wiggin, Merlon
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emergency response engineering team commander Gabreski Field, WHB, in grateful memory
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Young, Peter
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Flying duty combat air ops Vietnam, Command, staff positions, U.S. and Southeast Asia
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Some, such as Van Field, RIP, had been members of USCG Forces in one form or another for over 50 years. Others, such as Bill Adam, are multi-generational – his grandfather served in the Revenue Cutter Service in the 19th century…
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