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Charles “Charlie” Palek
3/9/1949 – 4/26/2016
Branch: Army
Rank: E5
Outfit: 9th
Service Dates: 1967 – 1970
3 Purple Hearts, A Silver Star, A Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Combat Infantry Badge, 7 Air Medals and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. He was a Gunner and Scout Helicopter Cambodia Wrote the Book “Tattletale”
Story uploaded: Friday, August 14, 2009 / Updated: Friday, May 26, 2023
Oliver Coleman Estes
6/11/1919 – 5/24/2012
Branch: Army
Rank: Combat Engineer
Outfit: 106th Infantry Division
Service Dates: 1943 – 1945
County: Greene
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II, Captured in the Battle of The Bulge, POW in Germany until the end of the War. His story was featured in the book “Hell Frozen Over”
Story uploaded: Thursday, August 20, 2009 / Updated: Monday, May 15, 2023
Virginia “Booy” Scott
8/9/1922 – 3/14/2012
Branch: Army
Rank: Lieutenant/Captain
Unit: 3rd Division – Followed General Patton through ETO
Outfit: Nurse Corp
Service Dates: 1944-02-08 – 1946-03-05
Veteran Station: Clinton County
County: Clinton
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II, In The Battle of the Bulge She was surrounded by the Germans when 101 Paratroopers came to rescue them. The First Paratrooper she saw was from her hometown home church.
Interviewed at Missouri Veteran Home In Cameron Missouri. Story Uploaded: Friday, May 18, 2007 / Updated: Tuesday April 11, 2023
Bernard Joseph Wahl
3/21/1924 – 1/15/2011
Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Unit: Paratrooper
Outfit: 82nd Airborne
Service Dates: 1940 – 1946
Veteran Station: Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II Paratrooper – Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Casino, Holland, England (Hinkley and Lestershire), Sicily (Palermo)
Interviewed at Missouri Veterans Home In Mexico, Missouri. Story uploaded: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 / Updated: Saturday April 1, 2023
John Robert Wren Jr.
1/7/1921 – 1/25/2022
Branch: Army Air Corps
Rank: Lieutenant
Unit: 766th Squadron
Outfit: 15th Air Force 461st Heavy Bombardment Group
Service Dates: 1942 – 1944
County: St. Louis
City: St. Louis, MO
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II, POW, Shot Down Over Italy on 13th Mission
Story uploaded: Sunday, November 11, 2007 / updated: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
William C. Stilwell
1/8/1918 – 1/17/2020
Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Unit: 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Outfit: Troop B
Service Dates: 1944-06-05 – 1945-11-11
Veteran Station: St. Louis
County: St. Louis
Drafted
Medals: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Infantry Badge, German Army of Occupation
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II, Rhineland and Central Europe
Story Uploaded Tuesday, May 8, 2007/Modified Monday, January 23rd, 2023
Alvie Leo Roberson, Sr.
5/26/1931 – N/A
Rank: Pfc
Unit: Combat Engineers
Outfit: 8th Army 10 Corps
Veteran Station: Korea; Fort Riley, Kansas
County: Lawrence
City: Mt. Vernon, MO
Enlisted
Conflicts/Significant Events: Korea
Story uploaded/modified: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Autographed Steinberger Electric DB Spirit Bass Guitar
Model :#1501210269
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Autographed By Gary Sinise at 4:02 PM, July the 4th 2022 Ft. Campbell, Kentucky Division Parade Grounds. This Certified Authentic Is In The Possession Of http://heroesfamilycamp.org/ And Will Be Auctioned To Benefit The Organization. The Provenance Will Be Updated At That Time.
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Frederick Lee Ballard
2/9/1927 – N/A
Branch: Army
Rank: T-5
Service Dates: 1945 – 1946
County: Clinton
Served in Japan at Hiroshima after the bomb drop.
Story uploaded/modified: Monday, November 24, 2008 Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
Keeper of The Flame’s “Honor Guard Story Guard” is Blessed to Keep the Sacred Story of Leston M. Winters StorySealed to this guitar Signed by John Rich of Big & Rich. You can learn more about John’s work benefiting the Folds of Honor at www.redneckriviera.com and keep up with all the latest music at www.bigandrich.com.
The Guitar was presented to Beth, Remington, Ryder & Emma at an event supporting the www.fallenheroesfamilycamp.com on July 29th, 2019. StorySeal™ 01002 http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/lmwinters.htm
Sgt. Leston M. Winters, 30, of Sour Lake, Texas, died Thursday in Kandahar province after this unit was attacked with an improvised explosive. Winters was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. Winters was a civil affairs medical sergeant who joined the Army in July 1998 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2010. He died just months after volunteering for his 3rd tour of duty.
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