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452. Pensacola's February Loss 2-10-1945 WWII
Joseph Byron "J.B." Croxton was born in Crenshaw County, Alabama on March 20, 1913, the son of Joseph Byron Croxton (1868-1930) and Chloe...

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Feb 8, 20212 min read
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451. Pensacola's February Loss 2-15-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Olen Daniel Manning was born in Florala, Alabama on May 2, 1916, the son of Lorenzo Decoresse Manning (1881-1959) and Cozetta...

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Feb 7, 20212 min read
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450. Pensacola's February Loss 2-12-1951 Korea
US Army PFC Edward Henry Greene was born in Gadsden County, Florida on December 11, 1930, the son of Lyster Vaden Greene (1901-1971) and...

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Feb 6, 20212 min read
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449. Pensacola's February Loss 2-12-1951 Korea
US Army 1Lt. William Leopold White was born in Pensacola, Florida on August 22, 1928, the son of Russell Preston White (1903-1963) and...

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Feb 5, 20212 min read
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448. Pensacola's February Loss 2-12-1951 Korea
US Army Corporal Don Juan Warren Graphenreed was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on December 1, 1927, however his family had ties with...

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Feb 5, 20212 min read
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447. Pensacola's February Loss 2-11-1945 WWII
US Navy 2nd Class Seaman Cecil Durant Burleson was born in Okaloosa County, Florida in 1926, the son of William Rushin Burleson...

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Feb 4, 20212 min read
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446. Four Pensacola Brothers Go to War 1918
Over our nation's history, there have been many a crying mother that has had to send their children off to war! But in 1918, in the small...

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Feb 4, 20212 min read
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445. The 1949 Pensacola Police Force
Once upon a time there was a tower that stood on top of the police headquarters building that held a giant signal bell. When headquarters...

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Feb 3, 20213 min read
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Feb 3, 20210 min read
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443. Harrell's Drugstore 1925
After graduating from the Alabama School of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama, John Philip Harrell arrived in Pensacola in 1907 and is said to...

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Feb 2, 20212 min read
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442. Union Soldier Dies in Pensacola 1896
Thomas G. Carroll was born in Newry, Ireland on March 4, 1832 before immigrating to America and joining the Union First Regiment of...

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Feb 2, 20211 min read
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441. Pensacola's February Loss 2-6-1945 WWII
US Army Private Thomas Joshua Coker was born in Pensacola, Florida on September 10, 1918, the son of Benjamin Franklin Coker (1879-1959)...

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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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440. Pensacola's February Loss 2-6-1952 Korea
US Army Private Jerry Hue McMillian, (also known as Jerry M. McMillion) was born in Monroeville, Alabama on January 10, 1931, the son of...

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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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439. Pensacola's February Loss 2-5-1942 WWII
US Navy Chief Aviation Machinist Mate Herbert Lee Oliver was stationed aboard the USS Paul Jones during WWII. He had enlisted in the Navy...

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Feb 1, 20211 min read
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438. Pensacola's February Loss 2-4-1945 WWII
US Army Private Wilson Eugene Mixon was born in Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama on April 8, 1926, the son of Carl Pace Mixon...

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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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437. Pensacola's February Loss 2-2-1944 WWII
USAAC TSGT Cecil Lowe Attison was born in Missville, Alabama on May 18, 1923, the son of Samuel Hubbert Attison (1893-1954) and Gussie...

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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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436. Pensacola's February Loss 2-2-1943 WWII
US Navy Lt. Commander Lacy Lee "Mac" McColloch was born in Fullerton, Orange County, California on April 8, 1913, the son of Stephen...

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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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435. Pensacola's Love Affair with the Hupmobile 1909
Of all the automobiles bought and sold in Pensacola, the Hupmobile is probably the most unknown of all the makes. It was manufactured...

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Jan 29, 20213 min read
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434. Pensacola's Bernice T. Gainey WWII
US Navy 1st Class Bernice Topling Gainey was born on February 18, 1920 in Wewahitchka, Florida, the son of Son of Charles Franklin Gainey...

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Jan 28, 20212 min read
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433. Pensacola and Germany's U-505 Submarine
On June 4, 1944, the carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) was sailing in the Atlantic, 150 miles off the coast of Rio De Oro in the Western...

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Jan 28, 20212 min read
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