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631. Pensacola's August Loss 8-9-1942 WWII
US Navy 3rd Class Fireman George Vincent Lockwood was born in Pensacola, Florida on February 8, 1924, the son of Charles Herbert Lockwood...

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Aug 9, 20214 min read
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630. Pensacola's August Loss 8-9-1945 WWII
US Army Air Corps 2Lt. John Francis Faulkner was born in Pensacola, Florida on May 4, 1917, the son of Ira Thomas Faulkner (1884-1972)...

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Aug 6, 20213 min read
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629. Pensacola's August Loss 8-6-1945 WWII
Although this young hero is not a Pensacolian by birth or by marriage he did have a large group of friends and a definite connection with...

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Aug 3, 20214 min read
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628. Pensacola's August Loss 8-4-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Wilson H. Moss was born in Alabama on April 8, 1915, however there is very little substantial information as to his parents...

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Aug 3, 20212 min read
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627. Jay's August Loss 8-4-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Edward Joel Foster was born in Clarence, Blount County, Alabama on March 1, 1926, the son of Green Berry Foster (1895-1962)...

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Aug 3, 20211 min read
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626. Pensacola Hangs a Man Twice 1900
Wayman King is said to have been born in Marianna, Florida in 1876, the son of a local laborer Isaac King (1859-) and Eliza Callaway...

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Aug 3, 20216 min read
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625. Pensacola's August Loss 8-1-1943 WWII
US Navy Chief Boatswain Mate Glenn Iris Burleson was born in Okaloosa County, Florida on December 14, 1906, the son of Charles Ezra...

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Aug 1, 20212 min read
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624. Pensacola's August Loss 8-1-1943 WWII
US Army Air Corp 2nd Lieutenant William "Billy" Henderson McNeil was born in Selma, Alabama in 1921, the son of Henderson McNeil...

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Aug 1, 20215 min read
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623. Pensacola's July Loss 7-30-1944 WWII
US Army Walter Nelson was born in McKinnonville, Escambia County, Florida on October 11, 1921, the son of Albert Hiram Nelson (1892-1954)...

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Aug 1, 20212 min read
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622. Jay's July Loss 7-31-1944 WWII
US Army Sergeant Moody Carlos "Cecil" Godwin was born in Jay, Florida on July 23, 1920, to the union of Moody Sankey Godwin Sr....

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Aug 1, 20212 min read
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621. Pensacola's July Loss 7-30-1944 WWII
Navy Seaman 1st Class Burnice Rufus Silcox was born on April 27, 1922 in Bratt, Florida. He was the son of Rumley "Rummie" David Silcox...

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Jul 31, 20213 min read
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620. Pensacola's July Loss 7-27-1944 WWII
USN Aviation Ordnance Chief Otis Earl Ingram was born in Norphlet, Arkansas on April 4, 1916, the son of Otis Powell Ingram (1886-1921)...

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Jul 30, 20212 min read
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619. Pensacola's July Loss 7-26-1944 WWII
US Army Air Corps 1Lt. Harold James Morris was born in Oklahoma on August 26, 1921, the son of William "Willie" Allen Morris (1900-1975)...

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Jul 22, 20213 min read
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618. Pensacola's July Loss 7-26-1950 Korea
Army Private Rosamond Nathaniel Johnson, Jr. was born on May 18, 1933, the son of Alice Lee Houston and Rosamond Johnson Sr. When he was...

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Jul 21, 20212 min read
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617. Milton's July Loss 7-26-1945 WWII
Army PFC Charles Ellis Silcox was born in McDavid, Florida on November 28, 1917, the son of John Thomas "Tom" Silcox (1874-1962) and...

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Jul 21, 20213 min read
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616. Pensacola's July Loss 7-23-1942 WWII
US Merchant Marine Messman George Stewart Carlson was born in Opp, Alabama on September 21, 1921, the son of Gustave Aldalphus Carlson...

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Jul 21, 20213 min read
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615. McDavid's July Loss 7-20-1950 Korea
US Army PFC James "Jimmie" Charles Lee was born in McDavid, Florida on March 10, 1929, the son of John Wesley Lee (1897-1964) and Emma...

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Jul 20, 20213 min read
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614. Pensacola's July Loss 7-19-1944 WWII
USMC Corporal Gregory Nelson Caro was born in Pensacola, Florida on May 19, 1922, the son of Herbert Pinckney Caro (1886-1956) and Helen...

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Jul 20, 20213 min read
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613. Pensacola's July Loss 7-15-1944 WWII
US Army Air Corps Tech Sergeant Woodrow Wilson "Ted or Woody" Allen was born in Gates, Tennessee on December 22, 1919, the son of Walter...

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Jul 20, 20213 min read
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612. Jay's July Loss 7-20-1950 Korea
US Army PFC Raymond Joseph Settle was born in Flomaton, Alabama on June 13, 1929, the oldest of five born to Forrest Leroy Settle Sr....

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Jul 19, 20213 min read
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