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Some Gave All - Memorial Day Tributes - AcilletaM - 05-25-2015

Go ahead and post about anybody you knew or you want remembered on this Memorial Day. I have several people who died while defending the US in my family.

Ransom Kuchenbacker, enlisted in the Army on 3 Aug 1942, died in the Philippines on 24 Feb 1945. He was a Private First Class in the 63rd Infantry.
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From his obituary:
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LARK, Wis -- Nearly 1,000 persons attended the memorial service for Pfc. Ransom H. Kuchenbecker, 32, victim of the battle of Luzon, at Emmanuel Evangelical church here last Sunday. the Rev H.A. Bernhardt conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. T. Jordan, Ripon, and the Rev. H. E. Krug, Appleton.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuchenbecker, Ransom Kuchenbecker was born in the town of Morrison, Brown county, Oct 22, 1912. He was killed Feb 24, 1945, and his body buried at Manila, where rites were conducted by the regimental chaplain. Survivors are his parents and a brother, Ellsworth. A member of Emmanuel church, he had served as teacher in the Sunday school, Christian Endeavor president and treasurer of the missions and benevolent budget of the church. He also had held offices in the Brown County Christian Youth association and the Green Bay district of the Christian Endeavor society.
Pfc. Kuchenbecker entered the Army Aug. 17, 1942 and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.,Yuma, Ariz., and Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., before leaving for overseas July 15, 1943. He saw service in the Hawaiian islands before being transferred to New Guinea in December 1943. He was in active combat since June 1944, and on Jan. 16, 1945 he went to the Philippines. His commanding officer testified: "He was a man of excellent character and good morals, recognized as a fine soldier, whose courage, faithfulness and sound judgment were a credit to his organization."

The second person is Roy W Fischer.
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He was a Private in Company B, 331 Infantry Unit, 83rd Division. He died on July 13th, 1944, 5 miles south of Carentan and is buried in France in the St Laurent Cemetery, now called Normandy American Cemetery. This is the after action report of what the 331 Inf. went through in July 1944.

The small country cemetery where Ransom and Roy memorialized will have a Memorial Day service at 10:15 AM to honor them and others.

The third person is Charles F Bair who served in the Philippine–American War.
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Between 27 Oct 1898 and 16 Feb 1900 he was a Private in Company I, US Army 4th Infantry Regiment. He died in Manila, Philippines, of Typhoid Fever. He is buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery.

RE: Some Gave All - Memorial Day Tributes - Dutz - 05-25-2015

Sargent Walter Lengel, 7th infantry, died May 29th 1943, Battle of Attu Island. The only land battle of WW II on American soil.

"He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives, and through it, he lives in a way that humbles the undertakings of most me."

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RE: Some Gave All - Memorial Day Tributes - bradberry - 05-25-2015

I would like to say Thank You to all the served and serve this STILL GREAT country we live in. We are still Free (at the moment) because of them.

I would like to especially thank my Dad who although he only served three years in the Navy he did serve. If you asked him when he was a live, he would tell you that he was not a Veteran since he never saw combat. He did nothing heroic and should not be honored. He never used his Veteran benefits while he was alive. It was never acknowledge until he died when it was listed in his Obit that he was a Naval Veteran.

RE: Some Gave All - Memorial Day Tributes - rwhite135 - 05-25-2015

There have been many in my family that have served in the US military during various moments since the beginning of the 20th Century up to the present. None that I know of have actually died in battle. The closest was my maternal grandmother's father who served, and was wounded in France, during WWI. My cousin Eric currently serves in the U.S. Army and is stationed in South Korea with the rank of Master Sgt. My brother David is a Staff Sgt. in the USMC and is stationed at Camp Pendleton. He did two tours in Fallujah and was wounded in one of them. I briefly served in the U.S Army but was discharged during BCT due to health concerns in June 1999.