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MAJOR EVERETT WILFRED KING, U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: February 20, 1894 (Brooklyn, NY) – March 2, 1944; 50 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Frances Mercedes Schang (1897-1985) on March 4, 1922, in New York CityCHILDREN: One son, Everett Lincoln King (1925-2009). One daughter, Mary E. “Liz” King Wilson (1923-2005).LOCAL ADDRESS: Chestnut Hill Road, NorwalkSERVICE NUMBER: O-185107UNIT: 5th Army Air Force Fighter CommandContinue reading “MAJOR EVERETT WILFRED KING, U.S. ARMY”

A celebrity connection

It’s been more than 6 months since I completed research on the list of 180+ World War II heroes for this site. I decided it was time to go back through and fix minor formatting mistakes, missing information, and most of all, check NewsBank for any additional information. Recently, 12 more years of my hometownContinue reading “A celebrity connection”

The Collings’

While cleaning up some older posts on the site, I came across something that I discovered a year or more ago. The father of Herbert Turner Collings Jr. was a POW in World War One. I never dug in enough to do some of the background on Senior, and now have. My number one hopeContinue reading “The Collings’”

PRIVATE HERBERT TURNER COLLINGS SR., U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: September 10, 1893 (Danbury, CT) – November 13, 1961 (Norwalk, CT); 68 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Olivia Bliss on October 6, 1921, in NorwalkCHILDREN: One son, Herbert T. Collings Jr. who served in the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division and was killed in the Philippines during World War II.LOCAL ADDRESS: Rowayton Avenue (1910), 19Continue reading “PRIVATE HERBERT TURNER COLLINGS SR., U.S. ARMY”

Norwalk in the Civil War

Today I posted bios for the 73 Norwalk residents known to have died during the Civil War. Of those 73, 18 died as a result of wounds received, 22 were killed in action, 11 died of an unknown cause, 21 died of disease, and 1 died in a drowning accident. There were many more whoContinue reading “Norwalk in the Civil War”

PRIVATE JOHN YOUNGS

Unknown DOB – November 18, 1862 (unknown location); unknown age Enlisted October 18, 1861 Mustered in November 19, 1861 Unit: 12th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company E Died November 18, 1862 of dysentery. Burial information not found. END

PRIVATE HENRY F. WILLIAMS

Unknown DOB – July 7, 1864 (unknown location); unknown age Enlisted on October 1, 1861 Mustered in November 22, 1861 Unit #1: 12th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company E Discharged for disability June 27, 1862 Mustered in again on December 3, 1863 Unit #2: Connecticut 1st Heavy Artillery, Company D Wounded in the chest at Petersburg,Continue reading “PRIVATE HENRY F. WILLIAMS”

LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALBERT H. WILCOXSON

DOB/DOD: January 29, 1834 (Norwalk, CT) – March 6, 1865 (Tallahassee, FL); 31 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married to Martha Guion Wilcoxson (1839-1872) ENLISTMENT: July 16, 1862. Commissioned on August 29, 1862 UNIT: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers OTHER: Promoted to Captain on November 15, 1862, while assigned to Company I, 17th CT Infantry CAPTURE: WoundedContinue reading “LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALBERT H. WILCOXSON”

PRIVATE NATHAN SYLVESTER WHEELER

DOB/DOD: 1828 (Easton, CT)? – August 28, 1861 (Frederick, MD); 33 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married to Caroline E. Gilbert (1834-?) on August 12, 1852 in Danbury, CT ENLISTMENT: July 9, 1861. Mustered in on July 22, 1861. UNIT: Company E, 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers OTHER: Listed in the 1860 census at 30 years old,Continue reading “PRIVATE NATHAN SYLVESTER WHEELER”

PRIVATE FRED F. WHEELER

1834? – September 30, 1864 (Hampton, VA); unknown age Enlisted September 13, 1863 Mustered in September 13, 1863 Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company K Listed in the 1860 census at 25 years old, from CT and occupation as Mason. Died September 27, 1864 at Hampton Hospital of typhoid fever. Burial information not found.