Pensacolians Killed in WWII 2/2

77. Pensacola High Grad Killed on Guadalcanal 1942

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Jul 3, 20182 min read

77. Pensacola High Grad Killed on Guadalcanal 1942

One of the first land battles in the Pacific was on the banks of Alligator Creek on Guadalcanal by the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Marine...

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75. PHS Grad Killed on Tinian Bombing Mission 1945

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Jun 21, 20182 min read

75. PHS Grad Killed on Tinian Bombing Mission 1945

After the islands of Guam, Saipan, and Tinian were secured by the Marines, the US Navy Seabees went into a building frenzy to build their...

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70. Adopted Pensacolian Killed Over Okinawa 1945

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May 26, 20182 min read

70. Adopted Pensacolian Killed Over Okinawa 1945

In 1938, a young man from Deer Lodge, Montana stepped off the train in Pensacola, Florida on his way to NAS Pensacola to enter the Navy's...

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58. Pensacola's WWII "Work or Fight" Practices

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Apr 26, 20182 min read

58. Pensacola's WWII "Work or Fight" Practices

During World War II, those registered for the draft in each local district were reviewed by their local draft board for eligibility. Each...

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51. Milton Soldier Meets His Fate in Germany 1945

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Apr 19, 20182 min read

51. Milton Soldier Meets His Fate in Germany 1945

Adrian Thompson Enfinger was born in Milton, Florida on October 26, 1923 to the union of Lewis Thompson Enfinger and Jessie Ora Steadham....

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49. Pensacola's Youngest WWII Casualty USS Vincennes 1942

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Apr 14, 20183 min read

49. Pensacola's Youngest WWII Casualty USS Vincennes 1942

After the 1st Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal, the Japanese struck back with a vengeance. This fear caused the U.S. high command to...

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48. PHS Grad Killed in Germany Bombing Raid 1944

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Apr 10, 20181 min read

48. PHS Grad Killed in Germany Bombing Raid 1944

Charles Wesley Mankin Jr. was born on June 20, 1922 to the union of Charles W. Mankin Sr. and Elsie Letson. He was a graduate of...

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47. Pensacolian Killed on First Day of Iwo Jima 1945

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Apr 8, 20182 min read

47. Pensacolian Killed on First Day of Iwo Jima 1945

Born on March 29, 1921, John Henry Hendrix was the son of James A. Hendrix and Matilda Alice Boutwell of Molino, Florida. He was working...

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45. PHS WWII Casualty Brought Home After 65 Years

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Apr 3, 20182 min read

45. PHS WWII Casualty Brought Home After 65 Years

Born in 1925 in St. Augustine, Florida, Walter Adell “Rick” McClellan moved to Pensacola with his parents in 1932. Upon graduation from...

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43. PHS Grad Killed Aboard the Sub USS Trout 1944

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Mar 29, 20182 min read

43. PHS Grad Killed Aboard the Sub USS Trout 1944

Jack Gifford Ehlerding graduated from Pensacola High School in the Class of 1940. He was born in 1923 in Polk County, Minnesota, the son...

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42. PHS Airman Killed in WWII Bombing Mission 1944

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Mar 28, 20181 min read

42. PHS Airman Killed in WWII Bombing Mission 1944

Staff Sergeant Julius Cornelius Nord was born in Indiana in October 1, 1923 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard "Dick" Sweetman. He spent two years...

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33. Adopted Pensacolian Killed in Crash Off USS Essex 1944

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Mar 11, 20182 min read

33. Adopted Pensacolian Killed in Crash Off USS Essex 1944

Sadly, one adopted Pensacolian never made it to the battles of World War II. Flying at any time was a dangerous profession but during...

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32. Pensacola's Attempt to Reduce "Husband Snatching" 1943

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Mar 10, 20181 min read

32. Pensacola's Attempt to Reduce "Husband Snatching" 1943

With most of the men away in the military service during World War II, there were fewer men at home to become eligible marriage partners....

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29. Pensacola High Grad of 1943 Killed on Peleliu with USMC

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Mar 10, 20182 min read

29. Pensacola High Grad of 1943 Killed on Peleliu with USMC

When World War II erupted with Japan Pensacolian Jacque “Jack” Warren Eubanks (below) enlisted in the Marine Corps right after graduation...

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26. Pensacola High Grad of 1928 Killed Aboard USS Meredith

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Mar 10, 20182 min read

26. Pensacola High Grad of 1928 Killed Aboard USS Meredith

As the battle for Guadalcanal became desperate, more and more troops, aviation fuel, and supplies were being funneled onto Guadalcanal....

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3. Pensacolian KIA on USS Princeton 1944

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Mar 2, 20181 min read

3. Pensacolian KIA on USS Princeton 1944

At Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was was a 22-year veteran serving as a Navy machinist at the Naval base on Oahu. Chief Jessie Lee...

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