USNR Steward 2nd Class Ernest Joseph Poe was born in Pensacola on March 22, 1919, the son of Ernest Domingo Poe ((1892-1969) and Lola L....

US Army Lloyd "Toodles" Gibson Ferguson (1913-1944) was born on September 8, 1913 in Pace, Florida, son of William Henry Ferguson Sr....

USNR Lt. Frank Moore Fisler was born in Bladen County, NC on September 4, 1916, the son of Gilden Elvin Fisler (1887-1966) and Ola...

US Army Corporal James Owens was born in Georgiana, Alabama on 9-24-1895, the possible son of Prudence "Prudy" Owen (1865-1934). His...

US Army Private Helon Jernigan (1918-1983) was born in Santa Rosa County, Florida on August 8, 1918, son of Ezra John Jernigan...

USAAC Corporal Louis Dawson "Lefty" Bedgood was born in Montgomery, Alabama on July 16, 1924, the son of Louis Kendrick Bedgood...

USMC Corporal Hubert Alexander Arnold was born on August 11, 1923 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Alexander L. Arnold (1880-1928) and...

These days most people consider a three-war veteran as having served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. It could also be those that served in...

Navy Yeoman 1Class Donald Walter Forsyth was born in Pensacola, Florida on February 12, 1907, the son of John Bournet “Scotty” Forsyth...

swald Rutledge (1914-2009) and Otto Hubert Campbell (1914-1997) were born in Chumuckla on November 24, 1914, the sons of Cuyler Hubert...

USAAC 2Lt. Clarence Cecil Daw was born in Pensacola, Florida on September 20, 1921, the son of Charles Andrew Daw (1882-1935) and Amanda...

US Army PFC Robert D. Loftin was born in Conecuh County, Alabama on December 3, 1923, the son of Levi Jackson Lofton (1879-1946) and...

US Army Corporal Charles Henry Stype was born in Jefferson, Ohio on January 8, 1921, the son of Henry A. Stype Jr. (1894-1941) and...

In photo #1 is Officer Earl Ralph Doll (1909-1972) who was born in Coopersburg, PA on January 31, 1909, the son of Sylvester Jacob Doll...

US Army Corporal Joseph Wheeler Paffoon was born on March 27, 1907 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Michael Paffoon (1870-1932) and...

US Navy Seaman William "Willie" or "Red" Touart was born in Pensacola in April 1898, but records about his parents have not been...

On May 17, 1909, telephones were first installed in the police station followed by call boxes positioned at street corners around the...

Another growing departmental issue was the disciplining of their officers. One such incident occurred on July 24, 1895 when an Officer...

To keep control of their growing wild side, Pensacola citizens needed a new type of police force. Challenges such as the invention of the...

US Navy Lieutenant Samuel Irwin Ogden was born on November 27, 1913 in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, the son of Clyde Hugh Ogden (1885-1921)...