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Biography of Gen.William Nash

NASH, GEN. WILLIAM, is a descendant in the sixth generation from Thomas Nash, who with his wife and five children emigrated from Lancashire, England, in the ship Hector, which landed at Boston July 26, 1637. He was by occupation a gunsmith. He died in New Haven, Conn., May 12, 1658. The youngest of his five children, Timothy Nash, was born in England, or at Leyden, in Holland, in 1626; married Rebekah Stone in 1657; in 1660 moved to Hartford, Conn., and thence a few years thereafter to Hadley, Mass., which town he represented in the General Court of Massachusetts in … Read more

Biography of Aikens Dukett

DUKETT, AIKENS, was born in lower Canada (now the Province of Quebec) on the 22nd day of February, 1815. He is the eldest son of Aiken and Louisa (Frischett) Dukett. His early advantages for securing an education were of the most limited character; but by studious and observing habits in later life he has been enabled to acquire the foundation of an English education. His boyhood and youth were passed in farm life until his seventeenth year, when he was engaged as a sailor on various Lake Champlain vessels; this occupation he followed for two years. In 1835 Mr. Dukett … Read more

Biography of Miles Storey

STOREY, MILES, was born in Salisbury, Vt., on August 23, 1807, and was third in the family of six children of Rufus and Laura (Miles) Storey. Solomon Storey, his grandfather, was born in Norwich, Conn.; was a farmer and a sailor alternately, as interest dictated. He made several voyages to the East Indies and was several times shipwrecked. He married Dorcas Branch, by whom he had a family of children, as follows: Lydia, Olive, Sabrah, Roger, Asa, Sarah, Jonas, Jesse, Rufus, and Martha. He moved from Connecticut and settled in Dalton, Berkshire county, Mass., in 1772, where he remained until … Read more

Biography of Loyal Case Remele

REMELE, LOYAL CASE, was born in the town of Whiting, Addison county, Vt., May 5, 1807, the eldest son of Jonathan and Clarissa (Hutchinson) Remele. John Remele, his grandfather, was a minister in the Congregational Church, owned a farm in the town of Whiting, and was pastor of the Congregational Church in that place, and was a chaplain in the War of the Revolution, in Colonel Doolittle’s regiment. He had four children – three sons and one daughter. The sons were Jonathan, Samuel, and Stephen. The daughter was Polly. Jonathan married Clarissa Hutchinson, and by her had two children, Loyal … Read more

Biography of Eliphaz Perkins

Eliphaz Perkins, son of John Perkins, a leading citizen of Norwich, Connecticut, was born at that place, August 25, 1753. Deprived of his father at an early age, he was nevertheless enabled, through the exertions of his mother, to obtain a liberal education. Soon after leaving college, Mr. Perkins married Lydia Fitch, daughter of Dr. Jabez Fitch, of Canterbury, Connecticut, and engaged for a time in the mercantile business in that town. Subsequently he engaged in the same business in New Haven; having, however, an inclination to professional pursuits, he finally entered on the study of medicine with his father-in-law, … Read more

Biography of Floyd O. Hale

Floyd O. Hale, general manager of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, with office in St. Louis, was born at West Windsor, Vermont, April 13, 1882. His father, Frank S. Hale, was likewise born in the Green Mountain state, where his ancestors, of English lineage, had settled at a very early day. In fact the family was founded in the new world when this country was numbered among the possessions of Great Britain and some of the family served with the American forces in the Revolutionary war. Frank S. Hale during his active life was engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – B Surnames

BAILER, Albert Henry, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Doris Clayton Bailey, Box 177, Wells River. BAKER, Herman C, Pfc., USMCR. Father, Mr. Clarence E. Baker, South Northfield. BEAN, Donald Ralph, Fireman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Ralph E. Bean, 13 Center St., Bellows Falls. BEAUDRY, Thomas George, Seaman 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Orilla Elizabeth Beaudry, 46 Howe St., Rutland. BECK, Adrian, 2d Lieutenant, USMCR. Father, Mr. Fritz Beck, Alburg. BENEDICT, Keith P., Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Keith P. Benedict, c/o Cram Roy, Rt. 1, Washington. BERRY, Paul V. W., Pfc., USMC. Father, Mr. Van Berry, Rt. 1, Hinesburg. BLISS, Irving Coleman, … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – M Surnames

MAC DONALD, John Philip, Sr., Coxswain, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Caroline Anita MacDonald, c/o Mrs. W. Schmidt, Box 34, South Lunenburg. MADISON, Ralph S., Cpl., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Ralph S. Madison, 39 Central St., Northfield. MANGAN, Bernard Francis, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Florence Mangan, 35 Kendall Ave., Rutland. MANGANELLI, Flaravanti, Ship’s Cook 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Antonio Manganelli, 18 Garden St., Proctor. MANSFIELD, Tracy Henry, Seaman 1c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fred Mansfield, Stowe. MARTIN, George S., Sgt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison B. Martin, Williamstown. MARTIN, Stephen, Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mulford Martin, Saxtons … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – A Surnames

AJA, Joaquin, Aviation Chief Ordnanceman, USN. Mother, Mrs. Carmen Torre Aja, 3 vine St., Barre. ALLEN, Eric, Jr., Lieutenant (jg), USN. Father, Rev. Eric Allen, Manchester. ALLEN, Samuel J., Jr., Pfc., USMC. Guardian, Mrs. Nora S. Allen, 199 River St., Montpelier. ANDERSON, Roger, E., PFc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Rachel S. Hallock, Richmond. ANDREWS, Brainerd Wells, Chief Carpenter’s Mate, USN. Father, Mr. Homer G. Andrews, 162 S. Main St., St. Albans. ASELTINE, Wesley Raymond, Seaman 1c, USNR. Guardian, Mr. William R. Gasson, 29 Perrotta Pl., Burlington. ASHTON, Leon M., Jr., Pfc. USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Ashton, Sr., Box … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – L Surnames

LACROIX, Paul E., Pvt., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Ida Marie Lacroix, 183 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury. LADD, Richard F., 1st Lieutenant, USMC. Wife, Mrs. Richard F. Ladd, Middle St., Newport. LAFOE, Kenneth C., Pvt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon L. Lafoe, 4 Bridge St., Bellows Falls. LAGUE, Albert Victor, Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Vivian Tetreault Lague, Pleasant Ave., Newport. LAMPHERE, Fayette Anthony, Storekeeper 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joseph Lamphere, Underhill Center. LAPORTE, Frank Paul, Fireman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Daphie LaPorte, Hopson Rd., Norwich. LARAMEE, Romeo Alzear, Motor Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – W Surnames

WHITCOMB, Ellis Elmer, Seaman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Norine May Whitcomb, Box 9, East Charleston. WHITNEY, Arnold Merrill, Radioman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Glenna Harrison, 13 Kingman St., St. Albans. WILLARD, Calvin Coolidge, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Willard, RFD, Bellows Falls. WILMOTT, Leslie Allan, Fireman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wilmott, College St., Montpelier. WRIGHT, Walter Edward, Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. Arthur E. Wright, Grafton. WRIGHT, Warren Kenneth, Lieutenant, Supply Corps, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Nina K. Wright, Saxtons River.

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – F Surnames

FAIRBROTHER, Lloyd Edward, Aviation Radioman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Ella Reed Lasonde, 11 Hadley St., Bellows Falls. FAUFAW, Milford Almon, Signalman 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carl Faufaw, Alburg. FLANNERY, Thomas Joseph, Jr., Seaman 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Eva Burnham, Flannery, 45 N. Main St., Waterbury. FOSTER, Daniel Andrew, Jr., Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Catherine V. Foster, c/o Mrs. Frank Bushee, Manchester Depot. FOWLER, Harvey K., Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Harvey K. Fowler, Manchester Center. FRAPPIER, Benedict Henry, Aviation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Ella Tanner, 1 McGarry St., Proctor. FREEMAN, Morris George, Fireman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – G Surnames

GAIKO, Joseph, Cpl., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Gaiko, Box 211, Bethel. GARVEY, Harold Robert, Pfc., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge M. Garvey, 6 Center St., Fair Haven. GASKIN, Milton James, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Dora Erma Gaskin, Pinehurst St., Box 404, Lyndonville. GATES, Lawrence J., Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Julia E. Gates, 209 Mill St., Bennington. GEDDES, James H. Pfc., USMCR. Father, Mr. Walter Geddes, 30 N. Franklin St., Montpelier. GEEHAN, Raymond Richard, Gunner’s Mate 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Mildred Geehan, Cuttingsville St., Cuttingsville. GORTON, Ernest J., Cpl., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Ernest J. Gorton, Huntington … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames

HAGUE, Bob Fortuen, Chief Pharmacist’s Mate, USN. Wife, Mrs. Virginia Ruth Hague, 108 Seymour St., Middlebury. HOPE, Paul Emile, Radioman 2c, USCGR. Wife, Mrs. Paul E. Hope, 235 N. Bend St., Burlington. (Later address: Abington, Mass.) HOWRIGAN, Raymond J., Cpl., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Howrigan, Fairfield. HUARD, Robert Barry, Motor Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Marguerite Katherine Huard, 1870 Pearl St., Burlington. HULL, Wilfred Jay, Seaman 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. Leeland Jay Hill, Woodstock. HUSSEY, Munroe Hitchcock, Lieutenant (jg), USNR. Father, Mr. Dwight T. Hussey, 84 Main St., Johnsbury.

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – S Surnames

SANKOWSKI, Anthony Stanly, Coxswain, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sankowski, Durgy Hill, West Rutland. SAPINSKI, Walter V., Sgt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Sapinski, 69 Main Street Center, Rutland. SEIVWRIGHT, George, Jr., Aviation Ordnanceman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Seivwright, 22 College St., Montpelier. SEVERANCE, Leland Edward, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Charles Leland Severance, Colchester. SHABAN, Alfred F., Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Annie H. Shaban, 11 River St., Windsor. SHATTUCK, Max C., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Shattuck, Rt. 2, Bristol. SHERER, Edward Gilman, Cixswain, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. … Read more

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – T Surnames

TENNEY, Sandy Richard, Pharmacist’s Mate 3, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Lona Eddy Tenney, 62 Chestnut St., Brattleboro. THOMPSON, Merrill L., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Thompson, Clapboardtree, Rt. 2, Orleans.

Vermont WW2 NMCG Casualty List – D Surnames

DAILEY, Timothy, Benedict, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry George Dailey, Main St., Hartford. DELA-SANTA, Rano, Aviation Ordnanceman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carletto Della-Santa, 74 Pleasant St., Barre. DEMOSI, Ronald DOmenic, Seaman 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Domenic Demost, 81 River St., Winooski. DENISON, Alan George, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Edward Denison, Washington. DENNIS, Allen J., Pvt., USMCR. Father, Mr. Edgar J. Dennis, 66 King St., Burlington. DESSAINT, Carl Milford, Ship’s Cook 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jay Dessaint, 178 S. Main St., Brattleboro. DEVEREUX, Everett L., Jr., Cpl., USMCR. Parents, … Read more