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"History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid."

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Listed below are the members of my family who have served our country, including some who gave all.

This web site is dedicated to their memory and their sacrifice.

The list is long, but there are several items that I am particularly proud of:

Both my maternal and paternal ancestors fought at the historic Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780. Joseph Logan, my maternal 4th g-grandfather, fought in the battle, as did Nicholas Fain, my paternal 6th g-grandfather. Nicholas's son, Ebenezer Fain, my 5th g-grandfather, also fought in the Battle of King's Mountain. All fought for the Patriots' side. With roughly 1,000 participants on each side, the Battle of King's Mountain is regarded by many historians to be the turning point of the American Revolution.

Then there is my cousin Trumon Meyer, who left his home in Oklahoma in 1943 to suffer through the hell of the tree bursts in the Hurtgen Forest, and to cross the historic Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine at Remagen in his trusty jeep the day after the bridge was captured. He was awarded the Bronze Star for combat heroism, but is most proud of his CIB - Combat Infantryman Badge. I was fortunate enough to return with Trumon to Germany in May of 2002. The trip was two-fold: to visit the historic villages around Bramsche in Lower Saxony from which the Meyer family hails, and to retrace Trumon's route through Germany in WWII. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

And continuing this long history of service to our country is my nephew Jeremy Bell, who recently fought in Iraq with the 101st Airborne, but as of October is now safely back home with us.

If you know someone in our family who has served but is not listed, please send me an email.

God bless America and Our Troops

Bell, Jeremy - b. 1978 - 101st Airborne in Gulf War II
Bruce, James - b. 1760 - Fought with Col. Roebuck in the American Revolution
Bruce, George Osborn - b. 1809 - Cherokee Indian Removal of 1838
Bruce, Martin Van Buren - b. 1837 - Co. D, 43rd Georgia Inf in Civil War
Bruce, Abraham - b. 1839 - Co. D, 14th Georgia Inf in Civil War - Lost his left arm
Dillard, Joseph - b. 1735 - Fought in the French and Indian War
Drake, Franklin - b. 1923 - Served in Panama during WW II
Drake, Charles Rossdale "Doss" - b. 192? - Served in the Army during WW II
Duffee, John G. - b. 1835 - Co. E, 36th Iowa Inf in the Civil War
Duggan, Eugene "Gene" Howard - b. 1918 - Served in the Army Air Corp in WW II
Duggan, Don Roger - b. 1930 - Navy Corpsman with Marines in Korea and Viet Nam
Fain, Nicholas - b. 1730 - (my 6th G-Grandfather) Fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution, including the Battle of King's Mountain, where family legend says that all five of his sons fought with him. Most current rosters of the Battle include Nicholas, Samuel, John, and Ebenezer.
Fain, Ebenezer - b. 1762 - (my 5th G-Grandfather) Son of Nicholas, fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution, including the Battle of King's Mountain, where he was wounded in the leg. Ebenezer's Pension Application (# R3421)
Fain, John - b. 1755 - Son of Nicholas, fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution, including the Battle of King's Mountain
Fain, Samuel - b. 1753 - Son of Nicholas, fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution, including the Battle of King's Mountain
Fain, Thomas - b. 1759 - Son of Nicholas, fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution, including the Battle of King's Mountain
Fain, Capt. John Simpson - b. 1818 - Fought in 3 wars, Florida War, Mexican War, and the Civil War
Fain, Roy Melvin - b. 1899 - Served in the Army in WW I
Fain, Eugene Howard "Jack" - b. 1926 - Served in the Navy in WW II
George, Robert L. - b. 1925 - A-1-10, Second Marine Division in WW II. He took part in harrowing amphibious landings at Tarawa, Tinian, Guadalcanal, and Saipan, which he details in his excellent book "Too Young to Vote". Read it, and you will understand why we can never repay to these men what we owe them.
Hampton, Jim - b. 1920s - Served in the Marines in WW II
Hays, James Monroe - b. 1833 - (my GG-Grandfather) Served in Co. F, 20th Georgia Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. Enlisted July 9th, 1861 as a private, and later rose to Sergeant. He fought in many of the major engagements of the war, including 2nd Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, The Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor, just to name a few. James was in for the duration of the war, and is listed on the Prisoner of War roles of the Army of Northern Virginia when Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse at the close of the war.
Hilton, Kenneth - b. 1938 - Served in the Air Force
Hornback, Harrison - b. 1817 - Co. E, 17th Iowa Inf in the Civil War
Keim, Clarence William "Bill" - b. 1924 - Served in the Navy in the Pacific during WW II
Keim, Francis Louis - b. 1928 - Served in the Army during WW II
Keim, Robert Jasper - b. 1926 - Served in the Navy in the Pacific during WW II
Keim, Vernon Edward - b. 1931 - Served in the Air Force after WW II
Kuykendall, Abraham - b. 1719 - Capt., North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution
Line, Sam - b. 1931 - Served in the Air Force in the 1950s
Line, Mark - b. 1958 - Served in the Air Force in the 1980s
Line, Mary Ann - b. 1959 - Served in the Air Force in the 1980s
Logan, Joseph - b. abt 1749 - (my 4th G-Grandfather) Famed Baptist Minister, fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution, including the Battle of King's Mountain
Mercer, Wilbert Walter - b. 1914 - Served in the 45th Inf in WW II - Sicily, Italy, and France
Meyer, Rudolph Herman Carl - b. 1889 - Served in Army in WW I
Meyer, Trumon Ray - b. 1922 - Anti-Tank Co., 309th, 78th Inf "Lightning" Division in World War II
Meyer, Walter William - b. 1928 - Served in the Army in the Korean War
Meyer, Dene- b. 1934 - Served in the Army in 1950s through 1960s
Meyer, Gene- b. 1934 - Served in the Army Reserves
Meyer, Duane William- b. 1942 - Served in the Army
Nash, James - b. 1739 - (my 5th G-Grandfather) Served in the Revolution - a Pvt in the Artillery of Virginia. The service of James Nash has been proved to and approved by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Nash, John - b. 1747 - Fought for the Patriots during the American Revolution
Nash, John Dillard - b. 1834 - (my GG-Grandfather) Co. D, 8th (12th) Texas Inf in the Civil War - served 1862-1865. Confederate Pension Application # 14642, Texas State Archives
Nash, James Stoneham - b. 1838 - Co. C, 5th Texas Cavalry in the Civil War - served 1861-1865. Confederate Pension Application # 2241, Texas State Archives (brother of John Dillard Nash above)
Rylee, James - b. 1755 - Fought for the Patriots during the American Revolution
Sargent, DeLoyd - b. 1911 - 5th Marine Div. - Killed during WW II on February 27, 1945 during the amphibious assault on Iwo Jima in the Pacific
Sargent, Ephraim - b. 1736 - Fought in the French and Indian War - Killed at Fort Stanwix in 1755
Sargent, Ephraim - b. 1757 - (my 5th G-Grandfather) Fought for the Patriots during the American Revolution
Sargent, Willam Cannon - b. 1820 - (my 3rd G-Grandfather) Captain in the 7th Georgia Militia in the Civil War
Sargent, John Ephraim - b. 1847 - (my GG-Grandfather) Private, Co. G, 9th Georgia Cavalry in the Civil War
Sargent, John Carroll - b. 1833 - Sergeant in Co. D, 14th Georgia Inf Regt. in the Civil War
Sargent, Ephraim Benson - b. 1822 - Co. C, Phillips Legion - Georgia in the Civil War
Sargent, Benjamin Tate - b. 1824 - Co. B, 43rd Georgia Inf Regt. in the Civil War - Killed at Vicksburg, MS in 1864
Sargent, Peter Kallaway - b. 1825 - Lieut. in Co. F, 23rd Georgia Inf Regt. in the Civil War - Killed at Crampton's Gap, MD in 1862
Sargent, Seaborn Humphrey - b. 1829 - Co. B, 43rd Georgia Inf Regt. in the Civil War
Sargent, William Pinkney - b. 1845 - Co. B, 43rd Georgia Inf Regt. in the Civil War
Sargent, John L. - b. 1833 - Co. F, 23rd Georgia Inf Regt. in the Civil War - Killed at Fredricksburg, VA in 1863
Sargent, David R. - b. 1836 - Co. D., 55th Georgia Inf. Reg. in the Civil War
Sargent, James S. - b. 1831 - Co. B., 66th Georgia Inf. Reg. in the Civil War
Stoneham, Henry John - b. 1763 - (my 4th-G-Grandfather) Cpl. Stoneham of Virginia fought for the Patriots in the American Revolution
West, Benjamin - b. 1747 - (my 5th G-Grandfather) Served as a Private and Sargeant in Captain William Smith's company in the Spartan Regiment, South Carolina Calvary, commanded by Colonel John Thomas. He also served under Colonel Thomas Brandon's Regiment, 56 SC Militia. Benjamin was captured and killed by a band of Patrick Ferguson'sTory Raiders in the summer of 1780. Ferguson met his own fate at the Battle of King's Mountain a few month's later.
West, James Monroe - b. 1847 - Co. A., 14th Georgia Cavalry Reg. in the Civil War
Yielding, Howard G., Jr. - b. 1921 - Graduated from West Point. He was a B-29 Pilot based in Saipan in WW II. He was killed in action on February 10, 1945 when his plane was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean 30 miles from Saipan after it was damaged and ran out of fuel.

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