First of all, Happy Veterans Day and Happy Remembrance Day to all of you!!! I really enjoyed putting together a list last year of many of our family members who have served in the military...so, I decided to repost the list again this year...enjoy!!!!!
In honor of Remembrance Day, I want to first of all, thank all of the Veterans. In preparation for the holiday, Craig and I started to think about all of the family members we have with a military background. Thanks to all of my Mom's research, I was able to put together a list of many of them. I know that I am missing some, so please know that this is merely a fraction of the entire list.
Brandon Balkind- US Army-Currently Serving in Afghanistan
(Update: Brandon is now back home)
Patrick Giles- 2nd Lieutenant- Air National Guard, Army National Guard, US Army, Served in 2nd Iraq Conflict
Ronald A Smith- Staff Sergeant- Air National Guard
Richard A Giles- Staff Sergeant- Army National Guard
Alfred A Smith- Sergeant in Company C 188th Engineer Combat Battalion- Served in WWII (European Theatre)
Lemuel A Giles- Private- Company G 5th New Hampshire Infantry- Served and Wounded in Civil War
Ethan A Giles- Private- 12th VT Infantry, Company B- served in Civil War
Thomas Jefferson Smith- Private Company E 18th Regiment of the New Hampshire Infantry- Served in Civil War
Warren Nicholas- Company G New Hampshire 13th Regiment- Served and Killed in Civil War
George Nicholas- Company G Massachusetts 4th Regiment- Served in Civil War
Rolla Nicholas- Private- Company F 13th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry- Served and Killed in Civil War
Alvin White- Calvary Company organized out of Gilsum, Keene, Sullivan and Surrey, NH- Served in Civil War
Stephen White- Matross in Capt. Joseph Belch's Third Co.- Served in Revolutionary War
Nathan Savage- Orderly Sergeant- Served in Revolutionary War
Ezekiel Longley- Private- Served in Revolutionary War
Zaccheus Lovewell- Private-Served in Revolutionary War
Edward Smith- Served in Revolutionary War
Benjamin Barrett- Private in Dixon's Regiment in the Vermont Militia- Served in War of 1812
Joseph Russell- Captain Willy's Company 3rd Regiment New Hampshire Militia- Served in War of 1812
George Start- Private- Served in Revolutionary War
Nathaniel Ide- Captain-Served in Revolutionary War
Nathaniel Claflin- Private- Served in Revolutionary War
Ebenezer White- Private in Captain Richardson's Company- Served in Revolutionary War
Nathaniel Kingsbury- Private in Capt. Howlen's Company- Served in Revolutionary War
Benjamin Jordan- Served in Revolutionary War
Joseph Savage- Captain of the 5th Company in the 6th Regiment of the Colonial Militia- Served in French and Indian War
Nehemiah Lovewell- Captain- Served in French and Indian War and Revolutionary War
Jonathan Huggins- Served in Revolutionary War
Richard Kelley- Captain of the Second Foot Company of Militia in Amesbury, MA- Served in Revolutionary War
Barnard J Hoyt- Major- Served in Revolutionary War
Daniel Nichols- Served in Revolutionary War
Peter Russell- Served in French and Indian War and Revolutionary War
Jonathon Robbins Jr- Lieutenant- Served in Revolutionary War
Abijah Pinkham- Served in Revolutionary War
Abednego Spencer- Corporal- Served in Revolutionary War
Reuben Batchelder- Private- Served in Revolutionary War
George Start- Served in Revolutionary War
Moses Tucker- Captain- Served in French and Indian War
Daniel Kingsbury- Private- Served in Revolutionary War
Nason Cass- Corporal- Served in French and Indian War and Revolutionary War
(Those wounded or killed in war are in italics)
Now that you've seen that Craig and I have this many veterans in our family, please take a minute to think about your own family. If you are unaware of who may have served, ask...if you still cannot find anyone close to you who served, take the step and find someone...
Please also remember that even though November 11th is the official day to honor these individuals, it would do us all some good to say a little prayer everyday for those currently serving our country, as well as those who have served in the past.
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
God Bless,
Sharon
3 comments:
Wow! How cool that you have ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. What a treasure to know so much about your history.
Great post! And amazing that you know so much of your families' history! So many who have/are serving. Incredible!
Thanks Ladies!!! My Mom is a genealogy wiz! She has done many branches of the family, and much of this info came from a book she made for Hannah about both my family and Craig's.
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