The following is a list of members of the extended Wood and Waldspurger families who have served this country as soldiers and servicemen. If there is a question mark after a person name, it is because I am still trying to determine if that person did indeed serve the country.
If there is no information on the rank or regiment of a person listed after his or her name, it is because I am still looking for information.Contact me if you have a name and/or information you would like to add (photographs of the person in uniform would also be awesome!). Any and all names of living people are used ONLY with their permission.
(If you are currently serving in the military, or have served, and would like me to put your name up here, contact me. )
The American Revolution (1775-1883)
Jacob Hoover (b. 1720) - Sgt. PA militia
Lewis Humphreys (d. 1805)- fought with Col. John Haslett's regiment, Capt. Jonathan Caldwell's company, DE
Jacob Kelty (?)
Jacob Sheets (1779-1847)- Pvt, Fought Lt. Col. Joshua Howell's Regiment, Capt. Henry Freas' company 27 Sept-14 Dec 1814.
Jacob J. Bupp (1822-1895) - 6th PA Heavy Art. / PA 212th, Co. G
Charles W. Chapman (1838-1862)- Capt. PA 63 Co. K - 23 Sept 1861-5 March 1862 (Killed in Action)
David Fowkes
Adam Pfeiffer (?)
Jeremiah N. Tatem (1830-1913) - PA 14 Calvary, Co. B
Paul W. Tatem (1846-1863)- PA 19, Co. E, Died 2 April 1863 (Killed in Action)
Thomas M. Tatem (1838-1903) - Crpl. PA 147, Co. A, 22 August 1861-27 August 1864
John D. Vautier (1843-1912) - PA 88, Co. E
William J. Vautier (1840-1913) - PA 29, Co. E, 20 August 1862-3 June 1865
David D. Wood
John D. Wood (1841-1896) - Sgt., PA 63rd, Co. K. 1 August 1861-1865
WIlliam M. Wood (1846-1896) - Pvt, PA 155 Co B and US Calvary 2nd, Troop L
William W. Wood (b. 1847)- Pvt., PA 155, Co. B
John F. Pfeiffer (1891-1968) - Army
James W. Vautier (1893-1970) - Army
Walter F. Jagger (1926-2005)- Navy Communications Battalion
Ernest J. Waldspurger (1919-1969) - Marine Corps
Eugene P. Waldspurger (1917-1993) - Army
Joseph Waldspurger (1917-2002) - 4th Arm. Div. - Army
Charles W. Wood (1918-1989) - Army Signal Corp
Howard Young (1916-1944) - SSgt., 422nd Bomb Squadron - Shot down over the Mediterranean near Ladispoli, Italy - Click here to see an offsite page dedicated to him
John Camburn (1930-2000) - Army
James Curley (1932-2004) - USAF
Edward C. Waldspurger III (1935-2004) - Army
George Waldspurger (1946 - ) - USAF, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing AND 306 Tactical Fighter Squad - Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam - December 1966 to December 1967
Richard Waldspurger (1941-2002) - Capt.- Army
David A. Waldspurger (1952-1972) - A1C USAF
Here's a health to the company and one to my lass
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Last Updated 11 September 2005 by Kelley Wood
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This candle burns brightly both for those lost in the 9-11 tragedy and for those who lost their lives serving the United States throughout its history.
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain
For we may and might never all meet here again
~ Traditional Scots-Irish Parting Song