# Memorial Day Roll Call **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781 "2007-05-28T13:36:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LucyInDisguise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucyindisguise/32/18064_2.png) [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/1 "2007-05-28T13:36:58Z")
**Sergeant! Begin Roll Call, if you please.** Jones, Harry Powel, Jr. (Father) United States Army Gunner, Howitzer _Veteran_: WWII _Served_: 1941 - 1943 b. Feb 1917 d. Aug 1978 Johnson, Sumner L. (BIL) United States Army Combat Infantry _Veteran_: Korea Theater _Awards_: CIB, Purple Heart, Bronze Star _Served_: 1952 - 1956 Tueller, Glenn (Uncle) Unites States Army Air Corps Waist Gunner, B-17 _Veteran_: WWII, European Theater _Awards_: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Silver Star w/Cluster, 3 Additional Higher Awards (Undisclosed) _Served_: 1941-1943 LucyInDisguise USAF _Last Post_: Senior Controller, NCMO Nav-Aids and Communications Management Office 1881 Communications Squadron _Veteran_: Viet Nam Era _Awards_: 3 (Undisclosed) _Served_: 1972-1976 **Awaiting Others to Report, Sir!** ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/2 "2007-05-28T15:01:19Z")
Amchan, Nathan (NMN) (great-uncle) PFC, United States Army Linguist & mortarman, 71st Infantry _Veteran_: World War II, prob. incl. Battle of the Bulge _Served_: 5 May 1942 - 5 Oct 1945 _Awards_: Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, WWII Victory Medal d. 1979, Israel ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/3 "2007-05-28T15:11:17Z")
Thaddeus M. (not gonna post the last name) (Father) United States Marine Corps Sergeant - Logistics _Served_: 1951-1954 b. Feb 1930 d. Oct 2002 Husband United States Navy Operations Specialist Second Class _Served_: 1981-1984 - Medically discharged for service related injury FairyChatMom Unites States Navy Avionics Technician Second Class, then Maintenance Administration Officer (LT) _Served_: 1973-1984 I’ve got a cousin who was in the Air Force in Viet Nam - came home safely, thankfully. I don’t know any of his details, tho. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/4 "2007-05-28T15:44:59Z")
Koee’s Grandfather First World War United States Army SADDLER, CO. D. 20TH ENG, A.E.F. Served: 1917-1918 in France and most of the rest of his life in a V.A. hospital. \*plants poppies ---
**Author:** ![JackofHearts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@JackofHearts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackofHearts)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/5 "2007-05-28T15:52:18Z")
JackofHearts Captain United States Air Force 2002-Current Currently Deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq Sends a heartfelt salute home to all the families who have loved ones over here and especially those who have lost loved ones. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/6 "2007-05-28T17:02:32Z")
John Robert Hamm (father) U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Electrician’s Mate Served in the Atlantic in WWII Born 11 April 1924–died 9 March 1981 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/7 "2007-05-28T17:14:26Z")
Ivylad’s father US Air Force Something to do with cryptology 20 or so years Ivylad US Navy Submarine Sonar Technician 1989-1995 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/8 "2007-05-28T17:49:56Z")
Father USN Lieutenant (O-3) US Army 1945 - 1947. WWII: Signal Corps US Navy 1948 - 1968. [ul][li]Korea: Combat Aircrew[/li][li]Vietnam: Communications Officer CLG-5 USS _Oklahoma City_, and FLEASWTRACENPAC[/ul][/li]1927-1998 Uncle George Chief Petty Officer, USN Vietnam: NAS North Island Born 1941 Maternal grandfather Rank unknown, USN Pre-WWII? Submariner ? - 1966 Great-uncle Chaplain Thomas Leroy Kirkpatrick Captain (O-6) USN. WWII Chaplain, USS _Arizona_ 1887 - 1941 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/9 "2007-05-28T17:56:05Z")
George B. (last name withheld) (father) Lt US Navy Seabees WWII Stationed in the Azores. B 1909 D 1999 Chris A. (last name withheld) (father in law) Seaman US Navy WWII Still living. ---
**Author:** ![billyb0b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@billyb0b](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billyb0b)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/10 "2007-05-28T18:11:46Z")
billyb0b Technical Sergeant, US Air Force USAF Recruiting Office (city withheld), TN 1997-Current Mrs. billyb0b Master Sergeant, USAF, ret. 1981-2005 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/11 "2007-05-28T22:42:21Z")
Baker U.S. Army 1974-77 98G2LKP(Korean linguist) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/12 "2007-05-28T23:17:01Z")
Loki’s Dad USN Hospital Corpsman Don’t have his exact dates, but he was at Gitmo when Castro was taking Cuba. Loki MM3(SW) Nuke-ELT qualified served 1989-1994 ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/13 "2007-05-28T23:33:35Z")
Wilma M. White (mother) USN Rank unknown Served: 1944 - 1946 Photographer’s secretary born 1920 died 2002 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/14 "2007-05-28T23:54:17Z")
Martin Buck (great-great-great-grandfather) 45th NY Infantry 1861-1863 captured at Annandale Church, Virginia became permanent invalid from tuberculosis caught in Prison Camp Patrick Coleman (great-great-grandfather) 2nd NY Heavy Artillery 1861-1864 Second Bull Run, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor captured at Petersburg died Andersonville Prison Camp Peter A. (great-great-grandfather) 25th NY Cavalry 1864-1865 served Shenandoah Valley Thomas Coleman (great-grandfather) 69th NY Infantry (Fighting 69th) 1880s Jack McNamara (great uncle) 105 Machine Gun Battalion 27th Army Division 1917-1918 Belgium, Hindenburg Line, La Selle River became permanent invalid from poison gas attack George A. (father) US Navy USS Eldorado 1944-1945 Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa Rick A. (nephew) USAF present ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/15 "2007-05-29T03:33:53Z")
Eberhart (GGrandfather) [12th Wisconsin Infantry](http://www.russscott.com/~rscott/12thwis/) January 1864 - June 1865 George (uncle) US Navy '42 - '45(?) Don (father) US Navy Fire Control Officer '43 - '46 Kathy (sister) US Marines Public Relations Quantico '68 - '70 David (brother) US Army Germany '69 - '71 Mike (cousin) US Marines '90 - ? Chris (cousin) US Marines '90 - ? ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/16 "2007-05-29T04:20:41Z")
To answer for **badkittypriestess** - Father, Lt General USAR (ret) As far as we know he was involved in some way in most notable Army related events since SE Asia in the early 60’s, but due to his treatment as a POW probably hasn’t seen combat since escaping. Moved through the ranks from private to 3 star general. He won’t tell us what he’s done, what his job was, nor what all those ribbons were for (“Dishwashing” he usually says) Meant to retire Oct '01, but something came up that Sept so was kept in until last year, so that’s 47 years of service. Me - Maternal Grandfather USN SeaBee’s Guam, WWII Generally would only discuss his raids on neighboring units for supplies (and ice cream) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/17 "2007-05-29T04:47:40Z")
Paul D. Lastname (father) Air Force (or Army Air Force, I’m not sure) Bombardier European theater 1942-1945, was in a German POW camp when I was born. Born Nov. 1916, died. April 2006. Husband US Navy, E-4, Patrol Squadron 50 1962-1965 (Viet Nam) Has a shrapnel scar on his butt from when the seaplane he was in was shot down. Brother – Army, 1961-62 Son, Army Reserve ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/18 "2007-05-29T05:02:26Z")
Grandpa’s Uncle Maj. General US Army 1859-1866 Great grandpa on the other side Enlisted, fought in Gen. Hood’s Texas command 1862-1864 Grandpa Enlisted, U.S. Army Chased Pancho Villa around Mexico Father Army Air Corps, 1942-1943 KIA New Guiena, 1943 Uncle #1, U.S. Army Permanent disability in Combat North Africa 1944 Uncle #2 50+ Missions Army Air Corps, Europe 1943-1945 Me UASF enlisted 12/1959 through 12/1963 Two sons US Army late 1980’s, early 1990’s Nephew U.S. Army, in Iraq even as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/19 "2007-05-29T05:41:31Z")
Not about to tell you the names, but: Father, served 40 years in the US Navy, most notably on an Aegis Cruiser in Desert Shield (not to be confused with Desert Storm) Mother, Captain in the US Navy Reserves Mother’s father, who fought valiantly for the US Army against the Nazis in North Africa and was sent home (alive, in one piece) after being run over by a Panzer; his back was never the same again and he never said a word about his experiences there Mother’s brother, who served in the US Army in Vietnam And I myself was in the US Air Force, but only for a couple of months before receiving an Administrative Discharge. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781/20 "2007-05-29T05:46:00Z")
My mother’s great uncle (or maybe it was great, great), [Hiram Cronk](http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/frankfort/hiramcronk.html) was the last surviving veteran of the war of 1812. He died in 1902. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-roll-call/405781.md?page=2)