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.Continue reading “CLERGY WHO DIED IN VIETNAM”
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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-?),Continue reading “CORPORAL THOMAS D. BROWN”
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 TyrrellContinue reading “ARTHUR WILLIAM TYRRELL JR.”
PRIVATE JOHN STREET
DOB/DOD: July 21, 1728 (Fairfield, CT) – October 28, 1776; 38 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Hannah Jarvis (1727-1804).CHILDREN: Two sons, John (1759-1833) and Nathaniel J. (1758-1831).UNIT: Served as a private in Captain Ichobod Doolittle’s Company in Colonel David Waterbury’s Fifth Connecticut Continental Regiment. CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed in Action at the Battle of White Plains on OctoberContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN STREET”
CAPTAIN SETH SEYMOUR
DOB/DOD: unknown date in 1740 (Norwalk, CT) – unknown date in 1777; about 37 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Anna Benedict (1739-1794)CHILDREN: Four sons, Seth (1764-1849), Nathaniel (1767-1863), Levi (1770-1860), and John (1773-1855). Two daughters, Almira (1771-1863) and Anna (1772-1848).UNIT: Assigned to Colonel Meade’s 9th Regiment CIRCUMSTANCES: Captain Seymour died as a prisoner of warContinue reading “CAPTAIN SETH SEYMOUR”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE ROBERT “BOBBY” BROADHURST; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 17, 1928 (Norwalk, CT) – April 8, 1952; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 8 Burwell Street, Norwalk [1930 census]ENLISTMENT: January 22, 1951SERIAL NUMBER: 51090109MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11B; Light Weapons InfantrymanUNIT: Company B, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to George E. (1906-1974) and Margaret J. McWhirter Broadhurst [born in Scotland]Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GEORGE ROBERT “BOBBY” BROADHURST; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL JOSEPH JEROME CLINTON; U.S. ARMY
Corporal Joseph J. Clinton isn’t a Norwalker but is from the next town east, Westport. As is common practice in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, posts are named for a deceased veteran that the membership feels deserves permanent recognition, which the post in Westport did in April 1920. I started looking into him a coupleContinue reading “CORPORAL JOSEPH JEROME CLINTON; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL CHARLES AUGUST MATTHIAS; U.S. ARMY
May 20, 1895 (Greens Farms, Westport, CT) – April 11, 1918 (France); 22 years oldUnmarriedLived on Greens Farms Road in Westport prior to the serviceEnlisted on September 7, 1917Assigned to Company H, 304th Infantry, until September 18, 1917Assigned to Company E, 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, until his deathPromoted to Private First Class onContinue reading “CORPORAL CHARLES AUGUST MATTHIAS; U.S. ARMY”
STAFF SERGEANT JOHN JOSEPH SILK, JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 12, 1919 (Norwalk, CT) – June 12, 1999 (Norwalk, CT); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Jean E. Thompson (1927-2014) on August 14, 1948 in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Two sons, John J. III (1956-) and Scott T. (1958-).LOCAL ADDRESS: West Cedar StreetENLISTMENT: February 9, 1942DISCHARGE: July 8, 1945SERVICE NUMBER: 31063228UNIT: Company H, 116th InfantryContinue reading “STAFF SERGEANT JOHN JOSEPH SILK, JR.; U.S. ARMY”
Books and e-books have arrived!
On January 26, 2023, the heroes from this website from WWI, Women of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the CT heroes from the Pearl Harbor attack are available in paperback and Kindle formats. Self-published through the Amazon platform, making the information available on another medium, will meet the demand of people who want the printContinue reading “Books and e-books have arrived!”
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