From Geneaology Trail.
The Lund family was fortunate in that none of their sons were killed in the war. But others were not so lucky.
Here is a list of the ones who made the Supreme Sacrifice for their Country. Rank and cause of death follow the name. See the first blog entry in this series for cause of death initials:
Anderson, Franklin J.-- 1 LT-- FOD
Anthenat, La Vern A-- Tec 5-- KIA
Baie, Wendell M.-- AV C-- DNB
Baird, William R.-- 1 LT-- KIA
Bastion, James S.-- 1 LT-- KIA
Bemis, Henry M.-- PVT-- FOD
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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