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FIRST SERGEANT JAMES LEWIS BEERS; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: October 25, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – June 28, 1993 (Brookfield, CT); 72 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Swedish-born Britta Ingegerd Weber (1920-2008) on April 18, 1942, in Elizabeth, NJCHILDREN: One son, James L. Beers Jr. (1949-2011). One daughter, Jacqueline Beers Stratos (1946-).LOCAL ADDRESS: 21 Chestnut Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 2, 1942DISCHARGE: October 9, 1945SERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “FIRST SERGEANT JAMES LEWIS BEERS; U.S. ARMY”

FIRST SERGEANT GEORGE MACAULESS

Unknown DOB – June 11, 1863 (Port Hudson, LA); unknown age Enlisted October 1, 1861 Mustered in November 19, 1861 Unit: 12th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company E Promoted to First Sergeant June 22, 1862. Killed June 11, 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. A woman named Eliza A. Gray, claiming to be Sgt Macauless’ mother, appliedContinue reading “FIRST SERGEANT GEORGE MACAULESS”