IN memoriam
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Sgt. William Morris
United States Air Force Served in WWII - 13th Air Force. Radio Control Operator. Flew a total of 25 missions on B-24 bomber. Shot down on 13th mission, April 8th, 1945 over the South China Sea. Rescued by the U.S.S. Cobia and spent 1 week on patrol before returning to home base in Papua, New Guinea. |
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Pfc. Norman Oxenberg
United States Army Served in WWII - 3rd Army. Combat Engineer. Served under General Patton. Participated in Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion), Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. Interviewed for the Veteran's History Project (Library of Congress). |
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Sgt. William Jerome Rivers
Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett United States Army Reserve Served in Operation Inherent Resolve (Jordan) These decorated, active veterans were killed when a one-way, unmanned aerial system impacted their container housing units. |
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Lt. Martin Joseph Cosgrove, MD
United States Navy Served in Vietnam - USS Francis Marion, USS Magoffin Martin attended Jefferson Medical College receiving his medical degree in 1964. He entered active duty in the US Navy under the Berry Plan, going to sea on the USS Francis Marion and the USS Magoffin during the Vietnam War. |
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Sgt. Jack Burke
United States Marine Corp Served in WW II - Amphibious Reconnaissance Company Jack saw action many times in the Pacific Theater including Iwo Jima - receiving numerous commendations, medals, a silver and bronze star. He may not have raised the flag in Iwo Jima, but he saw it happen in the distance. Jack was a relentless Yankees and Syracuse fan. He loved tennis and paddleball, then swimming and golf later in life (witnesses claim the man hit 2, possibly 3 hole-in-ones). Jack spent his final several years checking in on his family via his 40" computer screen. Jack's stories and sayings ("life is like a bowl of cherries") will forever be shared across the dinner tables of his growing family. |
William Mebs and Paul Schneider, Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (PAVVMF) unveil the sign dedicating the bridge to SP5 Frank Martin. Mebs. - Photo Newtown Gazette
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SP5 Frank M. Mebs
United States Army, 18th Engineer Brigade Served in Vietnam Frank Mebs was killed in 1970 while almost single-handedly extinguishing a fire in an ammunition dump at Fire Support Base Veghel in Thua Thien, Vietnam. Mebs was one of two bulldozer drivers who fought the blaze to prevent a catastrophic explosion. Because of Mebs heroism, only one other person lost their life and some 600 lives were saved. Retired veteran Steve Kilde championed the securing of his military honors 54 years after, inc;uding: Army Commendation Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Presidential Unit Citation, and a Meritorious Unit Citation. Bucks County Bridge #89, connecting Newtown Borough and Township, was co-named in in Mebs' honor. Read More: |
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Leonard Fulton
United States Navy Served in WWII Born on July 6, 1924 in Philadelphia Pa, Leonard was inducted into the US Navy in May of 1943. He served on the USS Clarence L. Evans (DE113), a cannon-class destroyer that provided escort service against submarine and air attacks for Navy vessels and convoys in the Atlantic Ocean. Leonard's favorite assignment during the Atlantic crossings was serving time in the Wheelhouse as the Starboard lookout. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday. |
