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Jan 1, 20223 min read
769. Pensacola's July Loss 7-9-1944 WWII
US Army Private Elmer David Long was born in Haynesville, Louisiana on January 1, 1925, the son of William "Billy" Alumnus Long...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read
768. Pensacola's October Loss 10-6-1944 WWII
US Army PFC Felix (NMN) Jones was born in Alberta, Wilcox County, Alabama on November 6, 1915, the possible son of Laura (1894-1971) and...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read
767. Pensacola's July Loss 1-21-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Ollie Binion Jackson was born in Flomaton, Escambia County, Alabama on August 17, 1921, the son of Ernest Herbert Jackson...
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Dec 30, 20212 min read
766. Pensacola's November Loss 11-12-1943 WWII
US Army Sergeant Ezekiel "Zeke" Van Ellis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1913, the son of Albert Ellis Jr. (1887-1951)...
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Dec 30, 20212 min read
765. Pensacola's April Loss 4-25-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Clarence Eugene Van Gorder Jr. was born in Warren, Turnbull County, Ohio on December 24, 1925, the son of Clarence Eugene Van...
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Dec 30, 20213 min read
764. Pensacola's May Loss 5-10-1946 WWII
US Navy Commander John Ogle Strickland was born in Bandera, Texas on February 23, 1890, the son of John Reno Strickland (1864-1925) and...
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Dec 30, 20212 min read
763. Pensacola's February Loss 1945 WWII
US Army Private Lawrence B. (Braskey) Wilson was born in Pike County, Alabama on October 8, 1902. Very little information is known about...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
762. Bluff Springs October Loss 10-4-1944 WWII
US Army PFC Bernie Eugene Kimmons was born in Bluff Springs, Escambia County, Florida on March 17, 1918, the son of Jeremiah "Jerry" M....
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Dec 20, 20212 min read
761. Cottage Hill's April Loss 4-10-1942 WWII
US Army PFC Paul David Miller was born in Knox City, Knox County, Texas on October 21, 1921, the son of Pruthe David Miller (1885-1970)...
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Dec 19, 20212 min read
760. Pensacola High's Class of 1940 Reunion 1965
Pensacola High School's Class of 1940 held their 25th class reunion at the old Scenic Terrace on Scenic Highway where most of them spent...
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Dec 18, 20214 min read
761. Pensacola's June Loss 6-4-1942 WWII
USMC Major Lofton Russell "Joe" Henderson was born in Lorain, Ohio on May 24, 1903, the son of Frederick Ernest Henderson (1874-1945) and...
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Dec 17, 20214 min read
759. Pensacola's March Loss 3-27-1945 WWII
US Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Dandridge Galey Jr. was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 23, 1920, the son of Thomas...
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Dec 16, 20213 min read
758. Pensacola's June Loss 6-5-1942 WWII
US Navy Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Johnnie Elmo Boyett was born in Bay County, Florida on April 19, 1921, the son of Clayton...
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Dec 15, 20213 min read
757. Pensacola's May Loss 5-10-1944 WWII
US Air Corps Lieutenant Sidney Lowell Anderson was born in Defuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida on March 8, 1924, the son of Thomas...
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Dec 11, 20213 min read
756. Milton's December Loss 12-7-1944 WWII
US Army Sergeant George C. Smith was born in Milton, Florida on June 10, 1920, the son of Stephen Smith (1854-1925) and Susan E. Gilman...
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Dec 11, 20213 min read
755. Pensacola's November Loss 11-30-1942 WWII
William Francis McKinlay was born in Pensacola, Florida on June 3, 1912, the son of Alexander "Alex" McKinlay (1865-1933) and Beulah...
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Dec 11, 20214 min read
754. Pensacola's November Loss 11-29-1944 WWII
US Army Corporal Olin Iverson Handley was born in Mobile, Alabama on November 12, 1912, the son of George Thomas Handley (1883-1951) and...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
753. Pensacola's November Loss 11-29-1944 WWII
US Navy Seaman 1st Class Willard Junior Coleman was born in Northwest Florida on February 26, 1925, the son of Claude Coleman (1899-) and...
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Dec 7, 20212 min read
752. Milton's November Loss 11-28-1950 Korea
US Army Corporal Berl Devon Weekley was born in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida on February 10, 1933, the son of Raymond Stanley...
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Dec 7, 20213 min read
751. Pensacola's November Loss 11-28-1951 Korea
US Army PFC George Curtis Sutton was born in Pensacola, Florida on February 10, 1930, the son of William Bryan Sutton (1898-1982) and...
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