DANIEL P. HOLLON 1845
- 1927
Served in the 53rd
Georgia Infantry
GEORGE W. HOLLON 1840
- 1866
Served in the 53rd
Georgia Infantry
TISHUS HOLLON 1834
- 1860's
Served in the 53rd
Georgia Infantry
THOMAS J. HOLLON 1839
- 1870
Served in the 53rd
Georgia Infantry
WILLIAM R. HOLLON 1834
- 1904
Served in the 53rd
Georgia Infantry, wounded at Antietam
Creek
near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
NOAH STEWART 1836 -
1901
He was in CO " H "
53 Georgia Regiment ( DIXIE VOLUNTEERS ) SIMMS BRIGADE ARMY OF NORTH
VA. LONGSTREET CORP. ORG. June 1862 Pike County GA. W.L. Baker Capt. Surr.
at Appomattox 9 Apr. 1865
WILLIAM H. SHOEMAKER
1840 - 1915
Rank Priv Co. " ?
" Rgmnt 1st. Ohio CAV.
Enlstd 1861, Dschrgd
1862
ALONZO DELFARADO STILL
1828 - 1904
About 1850 he
went overland to Calif. with his brother-in-law to join the gold rush.
When the Civil War began, he came east by ship around S.
America and landed
in Mass. Here he joined the 2nd Mass. Cavalry, Co. L.
He lost an eye in
the war. He returned to Mich. in May, 1864
ARNOLD STILL Jr 1837
- 1862
Died in the Civil
War at Prairie Grove, Washington Co., AR. 26 Jul 1862
DANIEL STILL 1836 -
1862
Died in the Civil
War Died at Mt. Pleasant, Maury, TN 27 Apr 1862
DEXTER STILL 1842 -
1862
Died in the Civil
War was a private in Company " I ", 6th Calvary , New York Volunteers Died
at Perryville, Cecil, MD 27 Mar 1862
FRANKLIN FURMAN STILL
1823 -1863
Entered the Civil
war from Dubuque, IA, 4 Nov. 1862, with the 38th Iowa Inf. co. "C" Died
at Vickburg, Warren Co., MS 17 Jul. 1863
GEORGE EBENEZER STILL
1833 - 1920
enlisted for service
in the army Aug. 12, 1862 in Volga City , Clayton co. Iowa. He served in
21st Iowa inf. Co."D" and received his discharge in April
13,1863 in Fort Rolla,
Mo. Serial # 379,236. As a result of a Rifle Ball blowing off two fingers
of his left hand
JAMES M. TIDD 1840
- 1863
Died at Nashville,
Davidson, TN Oct 1863
RALPH L. STILL Sr.
1898 - 1971
Joined the U.S.M.C
6 May 1917 at Parris Island, SC.
Honorably Discharged
14 May 1919
HARRY F. KURTZ Jr.
1921 - ?
He joined the Air
force in 1942. After 9 mos.
training in San Antonio,
Texas they were sent to Missouri and then for
advanced training
in Wichita, Kansas. In 1943 they were at Houston,
Texas for transport
flights. The high-light of that training was the
dance he had with
Ava Gardner at the recreational center. He was ATC
in Medical and assisted
in the malaria survey in Athens, Greece during
the Athens' revolution.
He served in the African Campaign and it was
here the Foreign Legion
taught him to drink beer, in Merach, French
Africa. His work was
in the dispensary after helping bring the wounded
into the air-field.
In all these main battles he received only a sprained
ankle and minor injuries.
He received an Honorable Discharge in 1946,
Serial #16160119.
ROBERT C. MURPHY 1925
- ?
He joined the Army
5-19-1943. Sent to Hougton College, U.P. where he studied Map Reading for
the army, also Engineering in general. then to fort Balvoir,Va. to an Engineering
school. He served in the European theater. was in the Battle of the Bugle,
Rhine river Battle and other important engagements. Fortunately he received
no serious injury. He received his honorable discharge 5-1-1946. His serial#
16089062.
NORMAN D. ROSEN 1927
- ?
He enlisted in the
Navy in 1944. Serial # 311C-28-ll.
RICHARD A. ROSEN 1923
- ?
he enlisted
in Marine Corp. Feb. 2, 1942. Boot Camp, Quantico, Va.,
then shipped to Samoa
for intensive training as member of Col. Edson's
FIRST RAIDER BATTALION.
Aug. 7, 1942, battle on Tulagi; Sep. 42, Guadaicanal, wounded in battle
of Blood Ridge--received Purple Heart, unit citation. Hospitalized New
Hebrides, then New Caldonia. Over Christmas
1942, to New Zealand
for rest and recuperation. Regrouped at
New Caldonia. Aug.
1943, Battle on New Georgia. Nov. 1943 Furlough
home, then to Camp
LeJuene, N. Carolina, retraining as M.P. arrived at Guadalcanal,
transferred to Headquarters Division, 29th Marines,
incorporated into
6th Marine Division under General Shepard.
Very intensive training
for assault on Okifiawa Easter Sunday, 1945.
Unit Citation for
battle of Sugar Loaf Hill ; Presidential Citation to
Division. June 1945
to Guam for regrouping. Oct. 1945 to Tsingtao,
China. M.P. Investigative
Unit. Enjoyed work in China:
Discharged Feb. 2,
1946, Great Lakes, Illinois--Serial #355-437.
EARL W. SHOEMAKER 1918
- 1971
US Army
DONALD G SMITH 1920
- ?
He served in
the Navy during World War II enlisting in 1944, receiving an
honorable discharge
7 Jan. l946.
LUTHER GRADY STEWART
1924 - 1988
Luther joined
the United States Marines on November 1941. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
on 7 December 1941 he was in Boot Camp at Parris Island SC.. Upon finishing
Boot Camp in 1942 he was sent to the South Pacific where we served until
1945. His service in the Pacific Included the Invasion of Guadal canal,
LsLanda, Ellice Island, Marshall Island and the Capture and defense of
Guam. He received a Honorable Discharge on 24 November 1945 at the Naval
Air Station, Jackson Florida
He joined the Army
in July 1949 with the rank of Corporal at Fort McPherson GA. Where we was
station until 1957. In 1957 Luther was transferred to USAREUR Hq, in Heidelburg
Germany In 1960 Luther returned to Fort McPherson GA where he worked
at the Graphics Branch of the Engineers. Luther retired
from the Army in July 1965. After a two week vacation Luther returned to
the Graphic Branch of Engineers at Fort McPherson GA, as a Civilian Illustrator.
FRANCIS R. STILL 1925
- 1945
Died at Luzon Frances
January 14, 1945 - RECEIVED PURPLE HEART
RUSSELL C. TOWNSEND
1922 - ?
he became a
member of the Armed Forces in W.W.II
His training began
at Ft. Sills,Okla.in Feb.2,1942 with Serial,
Number 36169421. Sent
to Camp Bowie,Texas in 2nd Observation-Flash
& Sound Battalion.There
he was transferred to the 95th Div. of Artillary
and sent to Camp Polk,
La. for further training. After final training
in the.desert of California,they
went to the East Coast for transport-
ation overseas.They
disembarked at Black Pool, England June 1944.
Then across England
and the English Channell to Omaha Beach, France.
The heavy battles
of St. Lo, Le Mans etc, collapsed, the Maginot Line.
They chased the Germans
through and out of Paris.then again heavy
fighting in Saarlauten
where they spent two months obliterating the
German Pillboxes in
that area. Heavy fighting in Leige and finally
the Battle of the
Bulge which finished the German resistance.
Altho the boy's were
under heavy fire much of the time,many returned
home safely. They
sailed from Le Havre, France on the luxury liner
Maripossa,which was
also the ship on which they had come over.This
ship had been requisitioned
as a troop transport during the war.
Russell received his
honorable discharge at Camp Chaffee, Ark.
October 1945.
GEORGE G. TOWNSEND
1913 - 1976
Served in the army
entering service at Camp Grant, Ill. in
April 27,1943. He
received an honorable discharge January 10, 1946 at
Fort Sheridan, Ill.
He received, the Victory Medal, served in Europe,
Middle East and Africa.
He received four over-seas bars, a marksman
medal also one for
good conduct. His serial number -36-462-555.
His rating was Sgt.-DET
J HQ SQ Radar SC USSTAF
GILBERT F. TOWNSEND
1922 - ?
He entered the
Army in Dec.12 1942, and took his Basic training at Fort Lewis, WA. While
there he was hospitalized and had a hernia operation. When recovered, he
was sent to the Mojave Desert near Needles, CA. for further training. They
were transferred to a debarkation point at Camp Stevens, CA. They sailed
to the Hawaiian Islands and spent eighteen months on the Island of Kauai.
From there to New Guinea in the Pacific where he was assigned to the contingent
of infantry guarding the coast. He also served in the Philippines where
they were under heavy fire while taking Baguio Mountain. Casualities were
heavy before reaching the top and then holding it. Eventually they were
sent to Japan and finally they returned to the States with impaired health
as were so many of the boys who served in the fever laden jungles of the
Pacific Theater of War.
Gilbert received his
Honorable Discharge at Camp McCoy,WI. Jan. 14, 1946. His serial # 36415322.
VIRGINIA F. TOWNSEND
1919 - ?
US Navy in Washington
D.C. Special Devices Division 1944-1945.
RALPH L. STILL Jr.
1933 - LIVING
Served in the US Army
from 1950 - 1963
BENJAMIN H. SHOEMAKER
1953 - 1979
PFC US Army
RALPH L. STILL III
1952 - LIVING
Served in the US Army
from 1972 - 1979
RODNEY L. HARMON 1945
- ?
Joined the Air
Force and received basic training in
San Antonio, Texas.
In Amarilla, Texas he was drilled in Jet
Aircraft Mechanics.
After serving in California two years, he
was sent to Okinawa
until his honorable discharge as a Sergeant
in August 1968. Service
# 16806480.
WILLIAM G. HEATH 1942
- ?
He entered the
army in 1961, took his basic training at Fort Knox,
Military Police School
at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and stationed at
Fort Sam Houston had
Military Police Sentry Dog Handlers School at
Lackland Air Force
Base in San Antonio, Texas. The remainder
of the two years was
spent at a Nike Hercules Missile Base
in Chicago. Here he
became a Corporal and Senior Dog Handler,
TIMOTHY W. RAPES 1941
- LIVING
Served in U.S.M.C.
ARNOLD W. ROSEN II
1928 - ?
Join the Air Force
in the fall of 1946. He helped refuel ships in the air
was with maintainance
on Guam and Okinawaw and served some time
in Japan He had Honorable
discharge 9-2-1949 with the rating of Sgt.
in the 19 th Air Supply
Sqd. His serial number A A 6194265.
CHARLES E. ROSEN 1930
- 1962
Inducted into
the army July 14, 1954. He served in Germany and Korea and planned to make
the army his career. However the illness and death of his father in the
spring of 1961 made it necessary for him to be home. He received an honorable
discharge from Ft. Benning, GA his serial # RA27042533. His rank was Sp5,Co."C",19th
Inf.(R),6th Armored Divison.
JOHN M. SHUVER 1946
- ?
Inducted into the
Army Nov. 6. 1968 Had basic training at
Ft. Knox, KY. A.I.T.
at Fort Ord, Cal.; N.C.O. School at Ft. Benning,
Ga., then stationed
at Ft, Carson, Colorado until discharged in August,
1970. He had obtained
the rank of staff Sgt. (E6)
IVOR C. STILL 1902
- 1978
Claire served 2 or
3 terms in the regular Army in Hawaii, China And on the Mexican Border.
RICHARD L. WILKINS
1927 - ?
Entered the Army Feb
1946. He was stationed at Fort Bliss Texas then sent to Fort Dix, NJ to
be sent to Germany. Instead they were returned to Fort Bliss, Texas where
he received his honorable discharge as Pvt. 1st Class in 1949
