IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO DIDN’T MAKE IT HOME
SERGEANT PAUL CHRISTOPHER “SKIP” LEROW; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: November 10, 1946 (Parkersburg, WV) – January 3, 2024 (Norwalk, CT); 77 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Susan Gustafson (1946-) on December 14, 1968, in Norwalk, ConnecticutCHILDREN: Two sons, Christopher P. (1970-1973) and Jonathan P. (1974-).LOCAL ADDRESSES: 15 Cider Lane and 42 Olmstead Place, NorwalkENLISTMENT: November 5, 1965SERVICE NUMBER: 2186409MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 1341 = Engineer…
CONNECTICUT: BEIRUT (1982-1985)
A document to honor the lives and service of 10 heroes from Connecticut killed in Beirut from 1982 through 1985.
CLERGY WHO DIED IN VIETNAM
In 2022, Norwalk hosted The Wall That Heals, a 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. In the months leading up to that event, I took the time to research the 16 clergy who died in Vietnam. Recently, I decided to go back to that document and update it more thoroughly.…
STAFF SERGEANT HOWARD LESLIE QUICK; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 24, 1916 (Norwalk, CT) – January 29, 2011 (Southbury, CT); 94 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Elizabeth Lindblom on August 6, 1949, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Two daughters, Elaine M. Quick Zarcone (1952-) and Patricia Quick (1956-). LOCAL ADDRESS: 25 St. John Street (house no longer there)ENLISTMENT: January 19, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: 31040633DISCHARGE: December 4, 1945UNIT:…
PRIVATE PETER MONEHAN
DOB/DOD: Unknown – February 24, 1866 (Washington, DC); unknown ageMARITAL STATUS: UnknownENLISTMENT: September 23, 1861; mustered in the same dayUNIT: Company H, 8th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Unknown CIRCUMSTANCES: Died in the Government Asylum for the Insane in Washington, DC. The institution treated physical ailments also. Soldiers at the hospital referred to it as Saint…
PRIVATE GEORGE F. MARVIN
DOB/DOD: 1842 – September 11, 1863 (Norwalk, CT); 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: September 8, 1862; mustered in November 15, 1862UNIT: Company C, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Born to Charles (1816-1903) and Louisa Barto Marvin (1825-1869). Three brothers, Charles F. (1841-1931), Edward F. (1846-1921), and William (1855-1917). One sister, Emma (1843-1887). CIRCUMSTANCES: Wounded on…
PRIVATE EDWIN HOLLY
DOB/DOD: Unknown – January 31, 1862 (Washington, DC); unknown ageMARITAL STATUS: UnknownENLISTMENT: November 19, 1861; mustered in the same dayUNIT: Company I, 10th New Jersey Volunteers- Note: Listed as Edwin Hodley in some records FAMILY: No family information could be found CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of Typhoid Fever at Columbian U.S. Army General Hospital in Washington, DC.…
PRIVATE WILLIAM BOYLE
DOB/DOD: Unknown – August 17, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); unknown ageMARITAL STATUS: UnknownENLISTMENT: December 28, 1863; mustered in on the same dayUNIT: Company B, 7th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Family information is unknown CIRCUMSTANCES: Captured February 20, 1864, in Olustee, Florida. Died of dysentery while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison. Buried in Andersonville Prison,…
CORPORAL THOMAS D. BROWN
DOB/DOD: 1842 (Norwalk, CT) – May 17, 1863 (Brooks Station, VA); 20 or 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: April 19, 1861; Mustered in April 21, 1861UNIT: Company A, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Born to James E. (1811-1880) and Jerusha Ferris Brown (1813-1903). Four sisters, Mary M. (1837-?), Esther D. Brown Stevens (1845-1922), Jane (1847-?),…
ARTHUR WILLIAM TYRRELL JR.
DOB/DOD: January 29, 1906 (Connecticut) – January 19, 1942; 35 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 17 Franklin Street, NorwalkMILITARY SERVICE: None, but he is on the WWII plaque in Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Arthur Sr. (1886-1966) and Martha Buchta Tyrrell (1885-1983). Three sisters, Jessie F. Tyrrell Osborn (1907-1982), Elynor Tyrrell Bennett (1917-1995), and Vera Tyrrell…
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