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Clifford Morgan
3/4/1919 – 9/21/09
Branch: Navy
Rank: Aviation Machinist Mate Hydraulic 1st Class
Unit: Carrier Aircraft Service
Service Dates: 1942 – 1945
County: Pettis
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II
Story uploaded: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 / updated: November 3, 2023
James “Al” Mentges
3/16/1908 – 11/26/2009
Branch: Navy
Rank: Storekeeper 3rd Class / Range Finder
Unit: USS Stokes (AKA-68) South Pacific
Service Dates: – Drafted from Naval Reserve at the age of 37
Home County: Pettis
Story uploaded: Thursday, September 3, 2009 / updated: Monday, October 2, 2023
USS Stokes
Robert E. “B” Wasson
10/20/1933 – 4/24/2009
Branch: Army
Rank: CPL
Service Dates: 1953 – 1954
County: Pettis
Conflicts/Significant Events: Korea
Story uploaded: Friday, September 12, 2008 / updated Sunday October 1, 2023
Luther Keith Elliott
March 29th, 1936 – January 22nd, 2010
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Outfit: Signal Corps Fort Lewis
Service Dates: 1959 – 1961
Home County: Moniteau
Story uploaded: Thursday, September 3, 2009 / Updated: August 14, 2023
Victor P Bauer
“Vick”
12/12/1922 – 7/5/2013
Branch: Army Air Corp & Infantry
Rank: T-5
Unit: Chemical Weapons
Service Dates: 1943 – 1946
County: St. Charles
City: O’fallon, MO
Conflicts/Significant Events: WWII
Story uploaded: June 2010 / Updated: July 13, 2023
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
Nicholas “Nik” Zak
9/14/1930 – 8/31/2021
Branch: Marines
Rank: Sgt.
Unit: 7th
Outfit: 1st
Service Dates: 1948 – 1951
County: St. Louis
Conflicts/Significant Events: Nik joined the Marine Corps in November 1948 and was wounded in Korea, December 3, 1950 sustaining leg and head injuries, losing his eye as well as suffering severe frostbite of his extremities. He received a Purple Heart for his injuries. Nick was honorably discharged from the Marines in September 1951. His name is engraved on The Chosin Few Monument in Forest Park, St. Louis next to the Korean War Veterans Association Memorial.
Story uploaded: Friday, September 25, 2009 / Updated May 7, 2023
Charles L. “Chili” Berlekamp
StorySeal™ 01086
3/19/1932 – 8/27/2021
Branch: Air Force
Rank: Airmen 3C
Service Dates: 1951-1953
County: Saline
Conflicts/Significant Events: Korea, Saw General Eisenhower Candidate For President
Story uploaded/modified: September 11, 2008/December 24th, 2021
Daniel “Dan” Bell
9/30/1979 – N/A
Branch: Army
Rank: Sgt
Outfit: 160 Spec Ops Medic, Aviation Regiment Airborne “Night Stalker”
Service Dates: 1997 – 2006
Veteran Station: Falujah Iraq, Operation Red Wings, Bagram Afghanistan,
County: Greene
Conflicts/Significant Events: Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Story uploaded/modified: Saturday, June 30, 2007, Updated September 9th, 2021
“Children of varying ages ran around the coffins, playing and yelling, not yet old enough to understand the sacrifices these warriors made. A Taliban high-value target (HVT) sat tucked into the corner away from them all, guarded by other soldiers.
“Three war-weary escorts — one of them a SEAL and the other two Night Stalkers Daniel Bell and Chris Eicher — sat off to the sides, grimly staring off into space. They were exhausted and angry with the mistake the U.S. Air Force had made when they allowed Space-A seating to be filled on this leg of the flight home.“
From https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/operation-red-wings-night-stalkers/
Ryan Petras
“Ryan”
N/A – TBD
Branch: USMC, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Service Dates: 1998 – 2002
Story uploaded/modified: Friday, March 19, 2010
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