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591. Pensacola's June Loss 6-25-1951 Korea
US Army PFC Fred "Freddie" Perry McDaniel Jr. was born in Solono County, California on September 11, 1928, the son of Fred "Freddie" P....

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Jul 3, 20212 min read


590. Pensacola's June Loss 6-22-1944 WWII
US Army PFC Leon A. Barron was born in Walnut Hill, Escambia County, Florida on July 7, 1914, the son of James Calhoun Barron (1871-1923)...

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Jun 24, 20212 min read


589. A Pensacola Hero's Road to War 1944
Death of Ensign Tom Stanley While the battle for Saipan raged, the floating Marine reserves were kept well south and east of the...

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Jun 23, 202160 min read


588. Pensacola's June Loss 6-20-1944 WWII
US Navy pilot Thomas Franklin Allen Stanley was born in Pensacola, Florida on November 2, 1922, the son of Lucius Clinton Stanley Sr....

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Jun 22, 20214 min read


587. Pensacola's June Loss 6-20-1944 WWII
US Navy Commander Wayne Oswald Smith was born in Oakland, California on February 13, 1905, the son of Guy Window Smith (1882-1952) and...

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Jun 20, 20214 min read


586. Pensacola's June Loss 6-20-1944 WWII
USN Pilot Charles Woodward Nelson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 28, 1918, the son of Bernard Stanley Nelson (1888-1955)...

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Jun 20, 20213 min read


585. Pensacola's June Loss 6-18-44 WWII
USN Chief Boatswain Mate Charles Francis Driscoll was born in Ironwood, Michigan on July 2, 1889, although very little is known about his...

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Jun 19, 20212 min read


584. Walnut Hill's June Loss 6-15-45 WWII
US Army Air Corps Sergeant John Astor Morgan was born in Brantley, Crenshaw County, Alabama on August 26, 1912, the son of John Henry...

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Jun 19, 20213 min read


583. Bagdad's June Loss 6-15-44 WWII
US Marine Private Rodney (NMN) Cropper was born in Bagdad, Florida on January 9, 1922, the son of William Samuel Cropper (1884-1953) and...

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Jun 18, 20212 min read


582. Pensacola's June Loss 6-14-44 WWII
USA Private William D. "Red" Devellis was born in Pensacola, Florida on June 7, 1917, the son of Frank DeVellis (also spelled Devillis)...

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Jun 18, 20212 min read


581. Pensacola Loses a Correctional Officer 1905
On January 17, 1905, a 35-year-old correctional officer spent the day working at the Pensacola city jail and at knock off time George...

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Jun 4, 20212 min read


580. Pensacola Loses Officer James W. R. Gordon 1889
On Sunday September 22, 1889, Pensacola police Officer James W. R. Gordon arrested a local engineer by the name of David Sheehan on...

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Jun 3, 20213 min read


579. Pensacola's June Loss 6-10-1944 WWII
Army Sergeant Carlo Ralph Petrella was born in Birmingham, Alabama on July 6, 1922, the son of Dominick “Pete” Petrella, (1888-1965) and...

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Jun 2, 20212 min read


578. Milton's June Loss 6-6-1944 WWII
USN 1st Class Lewis William Sessions was born in Jay, Florida on February 23, 1919 to the union of Harvey Barton Sessions (1880-1970) and...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read


577. Pensacola's June Loss 6-5-1945 WWII
USMC PFC Thomas "Tommy" Edwin Oliver was born on February 22, 1909 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of John Gerald Oliver (1873-1942) and...

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Jun 1, 20213 min read


576. Pensacola's June Loss 6-6-1942 WWII
Navy 1st Class Cook Jim Dailey was born on March 15, 1901, however there is little known or records showing any information about his...

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May 31, 20212 min read


575. Pensacola's June Loss 6-4-1944 WWII
Navy AP1 Robert Bruce Miles was born in Deer Lodge, MT on August 20, 1912, to the union of John Frederick Miles and Flossie Mabel Watson....

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May 31, 20212 min read


574. Pensacola's June Loss 6-4-1944 WWII
Navy Ensign Harold John "Elly" Ellison was born in Buffalo, New York on January 17, 1917, the son of William Cuthbert and Mae E. Ellison....

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May 31, 20212 min read


573. Pensacola's June Loss 6-4-1944 WWII
Navy LTjg George Marvin Campbell was born in Madras, Oregon on January 7, 1907, the son of John Edward and Sarah Alice Rodman Campbell....

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May 31, 20212 min read


572. Pensacola's June Loss 6-4-1944 WWII
Navy LCDR John Charles Waldron was born in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota on August 21, 1900, the son of Charles Westbrook Waldron and Jane...

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May 31, 20213 min read
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