Second Lieutenant Jack Thomas
US Army Air Forces, 1941-1943: WWII
Recipient of: Purple Heart
“Jack Thomas and his brother Ralph were both tragically lost in 1943 flying for the Army Air Forces. Ralph was lost over the Aleutians in January while Jack was shot down over Sicily in July. Their parents lived on Bowery Street and also had two other sons in the armed forces during the war, Emerson and Richard, who survived. Jack was a student at Frostburg State University when he enlisted. He left a wife and a child.”
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James P Cummings Sr., Technical Sergeant
US Army, 1942 – 1946: WWII
Banner sponsored by grand-daughter Melissa Wilt
Lieutenant Colonel William Grimm
US Air Force, Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars; Master Navigator (Retired)
Navy Patrol Squadron Six, 1969- 1975; Air Force Reserve, Delaware, 1976-1984; Delaware Air Guard, 1984-1993
Recipient of: Vietnam Campaign Medal; Navy Distinguished Unit Citation; Two Air Medals
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Sergeant William J. Colberg
US Army, 2000-2004, 2007-2012
Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Colonel John Gulck
US Air Force, 1959 – 1995: Vietnam War
Recipient of: Service Cross; Bronze Star (3x); Commendation Medal, Outstanding Unit Award; Vietnam Service Medal; with 3 bronze stars, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Combat Readiness Medal
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Joseph Keating, Private First Class
US Army, 1943 – 1946: WWII
Banner sponsored by son Joe Keating
James William Rafferty, Private First Class
US Army, 1949 – 1950: Korean War
Seventh Infantry
“Jimmie was the son of Charles and Nora Rafferty. At Jimmie’s petition, they gave parental consent for their then 16-year-old son to join the Army, Seventh Division, (January 19, 1949), being fatally wounded at 17 in Korea on August 22, 1950. There’s a popular saying: All gave some; some gave all (author, Korean War Vet Howard W. Osterkamp). Jimmie was one of them…..one of too many.”
Recipient of: Purple Heart
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Phillip Shifflett, Staff Sergeant
US Air Force, 2016- present
Banner sponsored by mother Tami Shifflett
First Sergeant John K. Cutter
US Army, 1997-2017: War on Terror
Recipient of: Bronze Star (2x); Combat Infantrymen Badge
Banner sponsored by mother Debbie O’Rourke
Sergeant Charles “Chuck” Race
US Marine Corps, 1967 – 1971: Vietnam War
9th Marines 1968 TET Offensive; Khe Sahn Operational campaigns: Con Thien, Gio Linh Cam Lo Dong Ha Quang Tri Cua Viet
Recipient of: Meritorious Unit medal , Presidential Unit Medal, Combat action medal, National Defense medal, Good Conduct medal, Vietnam Service medal, Vietnam Campaign medal
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Sergeant Lenny Youngblood
US Marine Corps, 2005-2009: War on Terror
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William “Bill” J. Watkins, Sergeant First Class
US Army, 1952 – 1960: Korean War
“He was a good Soldier for the Army Engineers; operating a Bull Dozer, building roads for passageways.”
Banner sponsored by spouse, daughters, and families: Shirley Watkins, Cindy Stevenson, Sue Crowe, & families
Franklin P. Shumaker, Tech 4
US Army, 1943-1946: WWII
“He worked in a hospital in India (BCI Burma-China).”
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Ronald Joseph Hess, Private First Class
US Army, 1949 – 1951: Korean War
Banner sponsored by spouse Margaret Hess
Trenton Kile, Lance Corporal
US Marine Corps, 2022 – Present
Recipient of: Expert Rifleman; National Defense Ribbon
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James Miller, Sergeant First Class
US Army, 1987-2008
War on Terror – Operation Noble Eagle III
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Gary Tummino, Communications Technician 2nd Class
US Navy, 1966-1970: Vietnam War
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Cecil C. Swauger, Surgical Technician, Technician – 5
US Army, 1943 – 1946: WWII
Lightning Division, 35th Infantry, 25th Division in Luzon
Recipient of: Good Conduct Medal; Medical Badge; American Theater Ribbon; Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon; Philippine Liberation Ribbon; Victory Ribbon WWII
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Paul E. Barry, Technician – 5
US Army, 1943-1945: WWII
Recipient of: 4 Combat Stars; Meritorious Unit Award; EAME Ribbon; Good Conduct Medal
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John Julius McKenzie, Private First Class
US Army Military Police, 1957-1959: Korean War
Banner sponsored by father John McKenzie