AUTHOR NOTE: Mrs. Douglas E. Nash, referred to in the article below, was a YMCA employee during World War I and had assignments in France and Germany in 1918. She is Enid Capwell Allen Nash, and her bio can be read HERE. From The Norwalk Hour November 24, 1945 RED CROSS WAR PRISONER HEAD REPORTSContinue reading “NORWALK’S 45 RESIDENTS RELEASED FROM NAZI POW CAMPS”
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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’”
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”
War of the Revolution
After a month or so of pause on this project, I finally found the time to delve into the list of Revolutionary War veterans buried in Norwalk, Connecticut. Of the 59 names on that list, several had extensive battle experience in George Washington’s Army. Others served for a month or so at a time. OfContinue reading “War of the Revolution”
Master Interment List
The list that follows is the final resting place of Norwalk’s wartime casualties around the world. Those listed as Revolutionary War, survived the war. For further details, contact the webmaster through the “Contact” page from the home page. Edits and corrections are always welcome. Current as of July 24, 2022. Nor shall your Glory beContinue reading “Master Interment List”
The 300 post milestone, libraries, Purple Heart Medals, Luntta and Horan
I passed the 300 posts milestone recently which really made me pause and consider all the research and hours that went into making this website available to the public. It really is an honor to bring the stories of these people to light. My hope is that people learn from the work and pass itContinue reading “The 300 post milestone, libraries, Purple Heart Medals, Luntta and Horan”
USS Arizona and WWII
Yesterday I updated the pages for the 10 Connecticut residents who died on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Each of them has a place on the USS Arizona Memorial, and “The Punchbowl”, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. I had the images but didn’t see the needContinue reading “USS Arizona and WWII”
NARA burial files
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is the keeper of burial files for all World War I deaths. I requested the file for each of the WWI heroes at a cost to me, but in keeping with the theme of the web page, I felt their stories were incomplete without this file. To date,Continue reading “NARA burial files”
Bonus additions & PH
Yesterday I completed two bonus additions to the page — Norwalk Fire Department and Norwalk Police Department. I felt that if the URL is “NorwalkCTHeroes”, then certainly I needed to recognize those who fell in the line of duty in those two organizations. Both departments were kind enough to send the information. I’m truly amazedContinue reading “Bonus additions & PH”