IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO DIDN’T MAKE IT HOME
MASTER SERGEANT ADOLPH CARL WESTERLING; U.S. ARMY
November 22, 1922 (New Canaan, CT) – February 8, 1993 (New Brockton, AL); 70 years oldMarried to Dora J. Niedbalski (1924-1993)One son, Roger (1947-).Local address: 216 East Avenue and 24 Harbor Avenue, NorwalkEnlisted July 8, 1942 — Discharged?Enlisted February 28, 1958 — Discharged July 25 1960Enlisted November 1, 1962 — Discharged November 30, 1964Service number:Continue reading “MASTER SERGEANT ADOLPH CARL WESTERLING; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL STEPHEN MARUCA KARDOS JR.; U.S. ARMY
January 23, 1922 (Norwalk, CT) – February 14, 1990 (West Haven, CT); 68 years old UnmarriedLocal address: 4 Talmadge PlaceEnlisted August 5, 1942; discharged October 30, 1945Enlisted July 23, 1946; discharged July 30, 1953Serial number: 31167283Infantry Born to Stephen Sr. (1868-1953) and Susan Banyai Kardos (1878-1935). Both parents and sisters Mary and Elizabeth were bornContinue reading “CORPORAL STEPHEN MARUCA KARDOS JR.; U.S. ARMY”
CONNECTICUT AND THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
I woke up one day and had this nagging sense that this website wasn’t complete without telling the story of lesser wars / operations. The three that stuck out that I felt would have had a direct impact to Connecticut and specifically Norwalk, were the French-Indian War (1754-1763), the War of 1812 (1812-1815), and theContinue reading “CONNECTICUT AND THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR”
SERGEANT WILLIAM C. BOUTON
With thanks to George Howard (pappageorge2003@yahoo.com) who pointed me in the right direction through Sons of the American Revolution records. January 16, 1749 (Norwalk, CT) – May 31, 1828 (Norwalk, CT); 79 years oldMarried to Sarah Benedict Bouton (1752-1844). Sons Isaac (1769-1770), Isaac II (1771-1854), Benjamin R. (1772-1828), William (1774-1845), Seth (1785-1818), Joseph (1887-1874), JohnContinue reading “SERGEANT WILLIAM C. BOUTON”
CAPTAIN MOSES ST. JOHN SR.
Contributed by George Howard (pappageorge2003@yahoo.com) Month #, 1705 (Norwalk, CT) – March 29, 1785 (Norwalk, CT); 79 or 80 years oldMarried to Mercy Olmstead St. John (1711-1748). Remarried to Mary Couch in 1749. Daughters Susannah St. John Raymond (1735-1774), Lydia St. John Seymour (1737-1829), and Mercy St. John Gregory (?-1839). Sons Stephen (1733-1801), Moses (1739-1822),Continue reading “CAPTAIN MOSES ST. JOHN SR.”
PFC John Magrath’s memory kept alive at Fort Drum, NY
A November 9, 2021 article by the Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs office highlighted how the sports complex there, is still named for Norwalk’s own PFC John D. Magrath. PFC Magrath was the only member of the 10th Mountain Division to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. I called the officeContinue reading “PFC John Magrath’s memory kept alive at Fort Drum, NY”
PRIVATE C. HENRY TAYLOR
Unknown DOB – April 29, 1862; unknown age Enlisted on September 17, 1861 Mustered in September 23, 1861 Unit: 8th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company H Died of smallpox on April 29, 1862 at the General Hospital in New Bern, North Carolina Buried in Pine Island Cemetery, Crescent Street, Norwalk, CT. Photo from findagrave.com. END
SERGEANT EDWIN R. SMITH
Unknown DOB – October 21, 1863; unknown age Enlisted on April 24, 1861 Mustered in May 14, 1861 (3 months) Unit #1: 3rd Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company G Mustered in again on August 28, 1862 Unit #2: 17th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company A Died from “dropsy of the pericardium”, a heart condition, on October 21,Continue reading “SERGEANT EDWIN R. SMITH”
PRIVATE PETER POUND
Unknown DOB – January 7, 1862 (Annapolis, MD); unknown age Enlisted on September 10, 1861 Mustered in on September 23, 1861 Unit: 8th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company H Died on January 7, 1862 of Typhoid at Annapolis General Hospital. Burial information not found. END
PRIVATE CARL PAMPLE
Unknown DOB – July 24, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); unknown age Enlisted on October 2, 1863 Mustered in October 2, 1863 Unit: 14th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers, Company B Became a POW on May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. Died on July 24, 1864. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, GA; SiteContinue reading “PRIVATE CARL PAMPLE”
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