Dad
U.S. Army 1941 - 1945 1st Lt., Pack, (later Field), Artillery
Uncle
U.S. Army 1943 - 1945 82d Infantry
Battlefield promotion from non-com to officer
Forward observer, survived
allowed himself to be talked into letting them transfer his commission from Army of the U.S. to U.S. Army, so he had the privilege of being called up to serve in Korea from 1950 to 1952
Uncle U.S. Navy
1942 -1945
Uncle U.S. Marine Corps
Served South Pacific 1942 - 1944
Great Grandfather
Alabama Infantry 1861 - 1863?
Indiana Infantry 1863? - 1865 (German immigrant with family to support. Took a parole after capture, then was recruited by the other side for his German officer training.)
[side issue]Strange things happened in the Civil War. My great grandfather was in the Illinois Infantry and years later applied for a pension after losing a hand and part of his forearm in a corn sheller. It turned out when they looked up the record he had been AWOL one year in the spring and again in the fall. Apparently he did what a lot of soldiers did at the time. Planting time came and he took off to put in a crop. Harvest time came and he took off to get in the crop. Apparently his wife was able to cultivate it adequately. It seems to have been common enough to be excusable and he got a small pension.[/sidelight]
Capt. William Black
West Point, Class of '64
Volunteered for a second Tour of Duty
Lost to family and friends in Vietnam, 1969
At rest on the banks of the Hudson
James A. (Father)
MSgt
USAF
Intelligence Analyst (Scurity Service)
1960-1980
Yancey LeBeef
SSgt
USAF
Radio and Television Broadcaster
AFSC 79171
1987-1997
