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Born:
Son of Justus Hickok and Lois Munn
Service: Revolutionary War
Enlisted as
a Private with the
First
served under Captain David Hinman for approximately 8
months beginning in April of 1775.
Served
again under Captain Elijah Hinman for approximately
two months in 1776.
Died:
Buried:
Born: c. 1833 in
Son of Michael Letner and Mary Bartley
Service: Civil War -
Enlisted as Lieutenant 2nd
Class on
Resigned commission on
Enlisted Lieutenant 1st
Class on
Promoted to
Full Captain on
Died:
Buried:
Born:
Son of Mathew Daughtery and Mahala Bentley
Service: Civil War -
Enlisted as a Private
Transferred as a Sergeant on
Mustered out on
Honorably
Discharged.
Died:
Buried:
Born: c. 1843 in
Son of Michael Letner and Mary Bartley
Service: Civil War –
Enlisted as a Private on
Enlisted in
Company A, 3rd
Died:
Born: c. Feb 1845 in
Son of Sebastian Neiss and
Barbara Joerges
Service: Civil War –
Enlisted as a Private on
Died:
Born:
Son of Nathan Robinson, Jr.
and Laura B. Chase
Service: Civil War -
Enlisted as a Private on
Mustered
out on
Died:
Buried:
Born:
Son of John P. Pitzen and
Katherine Braker
Service:
Philippine-American War
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Died:
Buried:
Read Charles’
personal diary kept his enlistment.
Read letters
written to Charles by his mother during his enlistment.
(Transcriptions provided by
Barbara Durgin.
Photo provided by Dennis
Ross.)
Born:
Son of Ephraim Frank Buck and Clara Marie Quinn
Service: World War I and World War II
Told by his stepfather that there would be no further
schooling after he finished the 8th grade because he was needed to
work on the farm, Thomas Manson Buck convinced his mother to sign a consent
form so that he could enlist in the Navy in January 1903. He learned seamanship aboard the
square-rigged training ship USS Mohican.
He qualified for rating as Quartermaster, was promoted to Chief
Quartermaster, and then warranted as Boatswain.
In 1917 he was commissioned Ensign, then promoted to Lieutenant JG and
made Sub Chaser division commander. In
September of 1918 he was promoted to full Lieutenant and assigned to oversee
the fitting out of new Eagle boats being built at the Ford shipyard in
After the war he returned to his permanent rank of Warrant Officer and was commissioned a Chief Warrant Officer in March of 1923.
He retired in January 1933 at the rank of Lieutenant with 30 years of service.
As war again loomed in January of 1940, he requested a return to active duty. He was recalled to active duty in September 1941 and assigned to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He was promoted to Lt. Commander in May 1943 and retired again in November 1946.
During his 35 years of active duty he served aboard various sub chasers, torpedo boats, Eagle boats, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and finally, the Hospital Ship USS Relief.
Died:
Buried:
(Photo and information on
Thomas Manson Buck’s service provided by Kenneth M. Buck)
(Identities of men in above photo: Back row L-R: B. F. Tripp, Quartermaster 1C; R. V. Barksdale, Quartermaster 3C; B. Hackett – Quartermaster 2C
Front row: Thomas Manson Buck, Chief Quartermaster; H. Albright, Quartermaster 3C)
Born:
Son of Thomas Manson Buck and Franklyn Caroline Baxter.
Service: World War II
1941 - First Sgt in National Guard
Transferred to US Army and sent to OCS.
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to ordnance company in 4th Infantry Div.
Landed at
Participated in battles of St. Mere Eglise,
Received battlefield promotion to 1st
Lieutenant when company CO was shot out of their boat while crossing the
Civilian life:
Graduated
Executive of lumber and building supply companies in
Died:
Buried:
(Photo and information on
service provided by Kenneth M. Buck)
Born:
Son of William J. Weigant and
Service: World War II
36952660
325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Entered the Service from:
Died:
Buried: Plot
E Row 16 Grave 20 at
Awards: Purple Heart
Read
a letter written to Robert’s mother,
Elizabeth “Elsie” Weigant by his Army buddy, Elmer
Arthur Bernard, and published thereafter in a local newspaper.
(Photo from the collection of
Ray and Marie Hickok)
(Photo of Robert’s tombstone
provided by Jan Van Impe)
Born:
Son of Albert J. Pitzen and
Service: World War II
From
1945-1948 with the
Korean Conflict
US Marine Corp
Civilian life:
Member: American Legion,
Masons, Zenobia Shrine.
Died:
Buried:
Born:
Son of Kenneth Michael Buck and Doris Marianne Fleischauer
Service: January 1971 – January 1974
US Army
Airborne Sensor Specialist
Operated side-looking radar, infrared
sensing sevices, and hi-resolution cameras during
surveillance missions over
Civilian life:
Quality Assurance Field Representative with Boeing Aerospace and Commercial Airplane Divisions – 22 years.
Died:
Interred in columbarium at
(Photo and information on
service provided by Kenneth M. Buck)
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