Franklin Sun Garrido was born from the union of his parents, Carlos Sun Garrido and Suzetta Gradnego, on June 29, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. Frank attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and Compton High School. During his youth, he (along with his wayward friends) made his first attempt at making a mark in history by […]
Albert D. Fulwood,1923 - 2010 Albert Dennis Fulwood, 87, of Huntington, passed away on March 12, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be conducted on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 2:00pm at the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church by Rev. Bonnie Boyce. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm at the church. Albert […]
Albert Fitchett Sr., 92, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at Sentara Nursing Home, in Hampton, Va. A resident of Hampton, Va., Albert retired from Hampton Roads Academy (HRA) after 23 years of service and was inducted into the HRA's Wall of Honor in April 2001. During his years of service, Albert was a […]
Samuel Brown was born on Thursday, April 6, 1918, in Charleston, South Carolina, one of three children of the Reverend Samson and Mrs. Elizabeth Brown. Samuel attended elementary, grade, and high schools in Charleston. A star football player, he graduated at the top of his class from the Buck High School with the honor of […]
Taffy Bates, 1918-2014 Taffy Bates died peacefully in her Florida home Sunday, October 19, 2014. She was 96. Born Helen Rosen in Queens, New York, “Taffy,” a name she fashioned for herself, volunteered for duty as an Army nurse during World War II. She railed against the inequities she found like curfews and lesser pay […]
Ira William Austin became a member of my family in the last decade of his life, during the last decade of the twentieth century; he married my widowed mother, Juanita. He was immediately embraced by all generations of his new family because of his wit, warm spirit, and enormous personal appeal. Ira was also a […]
L.Z. Anderson, known as "Doll" to his relatives and close friends, was born on February 18, 1920, in Forman Arkansas. He was the third child of five born to James Robert Anderson and Lucy Butler. L.Z. and his brothers, better known as the "Anderson Boys", were raised with their sister by their mother in the […]
Name Rank Date Hometown ADAMS, CLIFFORD C. PVT 11/8/44 Waco, TX ANDERSON, ALEXANDER S. PVT 11/9/44 Washington, PA ARMSTRONG, EMILE I. PVT 11/9/44 Cincinnati, OH BOND, JESSE J. TECH-5 1/5/45 Gates, NC BRAGG, THOMAS S. PVT 1/4/45 Elizabeth, NJ BRISCOE, ROBERT W. PVT 11/9/44 Baltimore, MD BROWN, FRED L. CPL 4/14/45 The Bronx, NYC BYRD, […]
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