Historical Accounts
Honoring those who served…
Robert Earl Vaillancourt
Robert is the son of Thomas Vaillancourt & Agnes (Nancy) Curragh. Robert Earl Vaillancourt enlisted July 1943 and was discharged in November 1945. Duty Time was Aviation Cadet. Since the war was winding down and the need to train additional pilots waned, he spent his time state side. The Air Corp sent his group to various technological schools while awaiting flight schools, but had no need for additional pilots as the war with Germany and Japan was ending. One of the programs he attended was a B-24 maintenance school which had a bearing on his career in Aircraft Maintenance. Robert worked and retired from GM Air Transport in the aircraft maintenance field at Willow Run Airport in Michigan.
Custer, Chester William
Joan, If you could get any details on your father's service so I can post it to this page I would appreciate it. Cuz'in Barb
Baker, Carrol
Ogger, John George
From NARA records, John George Ogger served in the Army of the United States/39 385 799; Dates of service February 18, 1942to January 19, 1943, he was discharged as a Private. Received no military education, Decoration and Awards were World War II Victory Medal, World War II Lapel Button. The is no court-martial transcript in his file, a photograph was not available. His place of entry was Fort Lewis, Washington and Place of Separation was Public Health Service Hospital, Lexington Kentucky. State his place of birth was Selkirk, MI and date of death was June 25, 1988. If anyone can assist in where I might find additional information on his service & discharge I would greatly appreciate it. I have read that at the time the PHS Hospital waa mainly used for servicemen with addiction & psychiatric conditions.
Bennet, Everett
Hello Barbara:
The group photo that I sent was some of the Veterans Alliance of Cumming & Forsyth County, Georgia. We are all volunteers. Our main mission is to provide Military Honors to those that pass on before us. The armed forces did away with Military Honors for veterans except, unless in a certain catagory, they only provided two or three persons to perform the flag folding ceremonies. We organized to provide the full Military Honors to those veterans when the family requst the service. It takes at least 11 persons to do the service without pall bearers. We do other ceremonies, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day, and Christmas Parade in Cumming, Ga. We also do Presentation of Flags at local Churches as they request if they do so in advance. Since we organized in Jan 2000, we have completed well over 200 Military Funerals.
In the group photo, I am in the first row to the right on end of first row. The person in the center is a General that we have in our group. He is a one star, BG Bill Dreger.He parades and does other ceremonies with us. We also have a Navy Captain and an Air Force Col. Those two are not show in the photo. But in the photo to the left of the general is an Army Major and a row of so back is a Marine Major, in the light overcoat. The army person with the flag holder & straps is a helicopter pilot during vietnam.
My military service is rather long. I enlisted in the U.S. Army on 10 June 1948 and retired on 1 August 1969.
I took basic and advanced training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, near Columbia.
I was trained in the Supply Support and Adminstative Field,
Nov 1948 through Nov 1949: 504th Ordance Supply Depot, returned to the CONUS and was assigned to the 702nd Ordnance Company, 2nd Infantry Division, in January 1950 . In June 1950 when the Korean War started, the division was alerted for duty in Korea. We arrived in Pusan, Korea in August 1950. While in the 2nd Inf Div, we pushed the North Koreans all the way near the Chinese border. After the Chinese joined in support of the North Koreans, we were
outnumber and were in retreat back to the south.
Other assignments after Korea were, Camp Rucker, Alabama, Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1955 and again in 1966.
Duty in 1956 to Paris France. In Paris France, I shipped Aviation Fuel to three Air Force Bases within France. I left Paris to Fontainbleau, France and departed there in 1958. Our son Everett Jr. was born in Fontainbleau, France, in Oct. 1957.
I retuned to the U.S. to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At Fort Bragg, I was Assistant NCOIC of the night shift at the Main Post Commissary. We were responsible for stocking the store for next days operation.
Since I did not complete my overseas tour in France, my family and I were shipped back to Babenhausen, Germany.
In Babenhausen, Germany I worked and the Battalion Training NCOIC. We stayed in Germany and were shipped by to Fort Bragg, N.C., in 1962. I worked as the Battalion Training NCOIC, until the Dominican Republic trouble began. I was assigned at the NCOIC of Supply Platoon, of the 16th QM Bn. We departed to the Dominican Republic in April of 1965 in support of the 82nd ABN Div. While there the SGM retired, the 1SG was promoted to SGM and I was promoted to 1SG to fill his position. I stayed in the Doninican Republic for 16 months. We brought our company, which had changed to 649 Supply & Service Company back to Fort Benning, Ga.
While at Fort Benning I was selected to attend a special course in Supply & Inspection Techniques at Fort Lee, Va., and departed for duty with an inpection team to Thiland. We stayed in Thiland for about five months, inspecting and auditing supply records of all military units.
I returned to Fort Benning, Ga. I requested another assignment to Germany. I was sent to Frankfurt, Germany, and assigned to HHC & Band, 3rd Armord Division. I was assigned as 1SG. After 20 years of service I applied for retirement at 21 years of service. Since I put in for retirement another 1SG replaced me. I went to Hanau, Germany to complete my assignment as Operations NCOIC of the Seventh Army Data Card Processing System for the 3rd Armord Division. (This was something new for the army on a test basis). I returned to Fort Hamilton, N.Y. and retired on 1 August 1969.
I worked for a few years at a Chevrolet Dealership training as a parts mangager. I applied for Federal Civil Service and was choosen in 1975. I stayed in Civil Service and retired on 3 January 1992 after 17 years.
I retired as Property Book Officer, for Furnishings Management Branch of the Housing Division. We were responsible for furnishing furnishings to Bachelor Housing. We issued directly to the Unit Commanders. Also responsible to provide appliances to over 5000 Family Housing Units. During the first Gulf War. We were responsible to provide billeting to Reserve and National Guard Units as they came through Ft Bragg on the way to that war.
I also had other brothers in the military. Herman Lee was in the Army for 20 years, he is buried at Fort Benning, Georgia. I went to visit his grave in January and visited his wife Regina. Thomas Gordan was in the army for a short period. He enlisted but they should have not accepted him because he had a bad heart. When he was young, he had rheumanic fever and it damaged his heart. Omer Jr spent one enlistment in the Marines and then another enlistedment in the Air Force. I guess he spent at least 6 or 7 years in the service. Charles Edward spent about 9 years in the army. He was in the Military Police. John Cecil spent one 3 years enlistment in the army. While I was stationned in Germany from 1958 through 1962, I was in Babenhausen, Germany, Herman Lee was in Mintz, Germany, John Cecil was in Butsbach, Germany and Charles Edward was in Kaisershaten, Germany. At the time, we had a first cousin in Kaiserslaten, Germany, near where Charles Edward was stationed.
Barbara:
This is so long, you can cut out any where you desire.
Have a good day.
cuz Everett Sr.
The above was sent to me via e-mail from Everett. He is my cousin through my paternal Grandfather Charles A. Cecil's sister, Edith Cecil. His parents were Omer Bennett, Sr. and Edith Cecil. And I think that his information was just fine and was posted in it's entirety.