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”
Tag Archives: heroes
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”
SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH WILLIAM KISKA; ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: October 5, 1920 (Norwalk, CT) – August 28, 2012 (Norwalk, CT); 91 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Marian Tomasian on May 27, 1942, in NorwalkCHILDREN: Two daughters, Kathleen S. (1944-) and Regina C. (1953-). LOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Cleveland Terrace and 10 Larsen Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: September 18, 1942SERVICE NUMBER: O-816742DISCHARGE: UnknownUNIT: 339th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 96thContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT JOSEPH WILLIAM KISKA; ARMY AIR FORCE”
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”
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”
The grind of being a WordPress newbie
I like to think that I pick things up fairly quickly. A couple of years ago I taught myself Adobe InDesign to create a book for the American Legion’s 100th year in Norwalk. Once I got past the structure, the nuance was in the features that could only be found if you spend time withContinue reading “The grind of being a WordPress newbie”
Why?
Some have asked me, “why spend all that time researching deceased veterans?” To me, the question answers itself. These are the stories of the life and service of those with ties to Norwalk who made the ultimate sacrifice as a result of service to the country during wartime service. It’s critical we know more aboutContinue reading “Why?”
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