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127. Century Soldier Killed in Normandy 1944

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Oct 4, 20182 min read

127. Century Soldier Killed in Normandy 1944

Sammie Ingraham was born on September 10, 1922 to the union of Sam and Callie Ingraham in Century, Escambia County, Florida. His father...

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126. Walnut Hill Soldier Killed in France 1944

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Oct 2, 20181 min read

126. Walnut Hill Soldier Killed in France 1944

Leon A. Barron was born in Walnut Hill on July 7, 1014 to the union of James Calhoun Barron and Margaret "Maggie" E. Mayo. His father was...

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125. Pensacola High Grad Killed in Italy 1944

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Sep 27, 20182 min read

125. Pensacola High Grad Killed in Italy 1944

2Lt. Robert Minns Robertson, Pensacola High Class of 1941 was the son of Herman Sternberg Robertson and Florence May Pilcher. Born in...

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124. Pensacola Boys Remember Guam's War Dogs of 1944

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Sep 20, 20182 min read

124. Pensacola Boys Remember Guam's War Dogs of 1944

In 1942, the Marine Corps decided to experiment with the use of dogs in combat situations. The new unit on Guam consisted of sixty dogs,...

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122. Tommy Dubuisson Shot Down Over Italy 1944

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Sep 16, 20182 min read

122. Tommy Dubuisson Shot Down Over Italy 1944

Thomas Erie "Buddy" Dubuisson, Pensacola High Class of 1942 was the son of Benjamin A. & Mary E. Dubuisson and brother of Gloria of the...

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119. US Army Air Corps Officer Acquitted of Mercy Killing 1945

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Sep 4, 20181 min read

119. US Army Air Corps Officer Acquitted of Mercy Killing 1945

On March 2, 1945, an Army Air Corps Lt. Colonel was acquitted by a military court of the charge of "voluntary manslaughter" in China's...

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Sep 4, 20182 min read

118. WWII Public Affection Laws 1944

What is society's view on "public show of affection" is somewhat different today than it was in WWII. One of our US Navy aviation cadets...

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117. Milton's Imogene Declared "Off Limits" for Military 1944

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Aug 30, 20181 min read

117. Milton's Imogene Declared "Off Limits" for Military 1944

Both Milton and Pensacola maintained "off limits" list of establishments throughout WWII. The legislative power to restrict military...

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116. Pensacola Women Serving in the Navy During WWII

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Aug 29, 20181 min read

116. Pensacola Women Serving in the Navy During WWII

At the beginning of WWII, so many men were needed to fight overseas that it created a vacuum in the military jobs they left behind. That...

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115. Milton Paratrooper Killed in Holland 1944

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Aug 29, 20182 min read

115. Milton Paratrooper Killed in Holland 1944

Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful operation that was fought in Holland. Sadly, the success of the operation depended on the...

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114. Pensacolian Killed in Manila Battle 1945

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Aug 11, 20182 min read

114. Pensacolian Killed in Manila Battle 1945

To recapture the city of Manila in the Philippines, the US Sixth Army landed on the beaches of Lingayen Gulf on January 9, 1945. Meeting...

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113. Milton Sailor Killed on USS Rowan 1943

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Aug 9, 20182 min read

113. Milton Sailor Killed on USS Rowan 1943

James "Jim" William Harter was born August 24, 1920, the youngest child of Jessie Margaret Jernigan (1874-1954) and John Leonidas Harter...

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105. Pensacolian Lost in the Pacific 1944

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Aug 6, 20182 min read

105. Pensacolian Lost in the Pacific 1944

The Munda airfield on the island of New Georgia was fought over by more Pensacolians that most people knew. Another hometown boy was Cpl....

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104. Pensacolian Disappears Over New Guinea 1944

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Jul 30, 20181 min read

104. Pensacolian Disappears Over New Guinea 1944

One of several Pensacolians killed in New Guinea was AMM 2nd Class Joseph Edward Brown Jr. of Route #4, Pensacola. He was the son of...

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96. Four Little Pensacola Cousins Go to War

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Jul 26, 20182 min read

96. Four Little Pensacola Cousins Go to War

On July 4, 1929, the Pensacola News Journal ran a photo accompanied by an article about four little cousins playing “war” and waving...

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95. Pensacolian Goes Down with the USS Lexington 1942

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Jul 23, 20182 min read

95. Pensacolian Goes Down with the USS Lexington 1942

On the morning of May 8, 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea, the USS Lexington was attacked by a Japanese airstrike. During the...

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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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76. Milton Soldier Killed Following D-Day 1944

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Jun 21, 20181 min read

76. Milton Soldier Killed Following D-Day 1944

US Army Sergeant Moody Carlos Godwin was born in Jay, Florida on July 23, 1920 to the union of Moody Sankey Godwin Sr. and Mattie...

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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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