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551. Pensacola's Loss 5-12-1917 WWI
John Quincy Tyree was born in c1899 and enlisted in the US Navy in Pensacola on March 17, 1917. He was given the rank of Apprentice...
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May 11, 20212 min read
550. Pensacola May Loss 5-10-1943 WWII
Army Private Joseph Swaine Riera was born in February 14, 1905 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Joseph Vincent Riera (1873-1969) and...
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549. Pensacola's May Loss 5-9-1945 WWII
USMC PFC Leon Edward Ryals was born in Vredenburgh, Alabama on June 27, 1925, the son of Robert Benjamin Ryals (1901-1980) and Ruby...
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May 9, 20213 min read
548. Pensacola May Loss 5-8-1942 WWII
USMC Corporal Oliver Daniel Nichelson was born in Pensacola, Florida on February 19, 1920, the son of Thomas "Uncle Tom" Jefferson...
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547. Pensacola's May Loss 5-8-1942 WWII
US Navy pilot Clark Franklin Rinehart was born in Ridgeway, Harrison County, Missouri on May 30, 1910, the son of Frank Turner Rinehart...
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546. Pensacola's May Loss 5-7-1952 Korea
Navy 3rd Class Commissaryman Stanley Howard Emond was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 2, 1929, the son of Joseph Harvey Emond...
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545. Pensacola's May Loss 5-7-1942 WWII
Navy Radioman 3rd Class Fred Wilkerson Penton was born in Coosa County, Alabama on November 27, 1914, the son of William Oliver Penton...
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May 2, 20213 min read
544. Milton's Manhunt for Two Joyriding Daughters
Historically, father's down through the ages have always been protective of their daughters, especially in the male companions they...
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May 2, 20212 min read
543. Pensacola's May Loss 5-6-1943 WWII
Army 1Lt Robert "Bob" Charles McClanahan was born in Farmersburg, Sullivan County, Indiana on March 23, 1943, the son of Max Orion...
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May 1, 20212 min read
542. Pensacola's May Loss 5-5-1944 WWII
USAAC 1Lt James Reed Polkinghorne Jr. was born on June 16, 1921 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of James Reed Sr. (1888-1961) and Maggie...
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Apr 28, 20212 min read
541. Pensacola's May Loss 5-1-1944 WWII
Navy 2c AMM Joseph Edward Brown Jr. was born in Defuniak Springs, Florida on January 24, 1923, the son of Joseph Edward Brown Sr. (1897-)...
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Apr 27, 20212 min read
540. Milton's May Loss 5-1-1945 WWII
Army SSGT Auston Charles Thompson was born in Munson, Florida on October 20, 1921, the oldest child of six of Albert David Thompson...
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Apr 27, 20215 min read
539. Pensacola's April Loss 4-30-1945 WWII
Lt. Commander Richard "Dick" C. Upson was born in Wisconsin in August 1911, the son of Edmon D. Upson (1865-1950) and Mary Jane "Minnie"...
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538. Pensacola's April Loss 4-28-1944 WWII
US Navy Pilot John Alfred "Pip" Pipkin was born in Alabama in 1923, the son of John Estle Pipkin (1893-1976) and Thelma Lucille Callaway...
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Apr 24, 20212 min read
537. Pensacola's April Loss 4-27-1945 WWII
Army PFC Cameron Cesare Everhart was born in Roberts (Gonzalez), Escambia County, Florida on June 27, 1901, the son of William Lincoln...
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Apr 24, 20213 min read
536. Pensacola's April Loss 4-26-1945 WWII
Army PFC William Reynolds King was born in Pensacola, Florida on March 17, 1918, the son of Malcolm Rupert King (1883-1952) and Pearl...
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Apr 21, 20212 min read
535. Pensacola's Spearman's Brewery 1935
The Spearman Brewing Company was located at 1600 Barrancas Avenue and opened on May 18, 1935, right after the passing of the 21st...
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Apr 21, 20212 min read
534. Jay's April Loss 4-25-1953 Korea
Army Sergeant Charles Herbert Borders was born in Jay, Florida on December 7, 1927, the son of George Vernon "Tobe" Borders (1896-1953)...
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533. Life & Death of Barefoot Mary 1941
At the turn of the last century, the area below Government Street was bereft in bars and ladies of the evening that frequented the...
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532. Pensacola's April Loss 4-25-1945 WWII
Army PFC Clarence Eugene Van Gorder Jr. was born in Warren Ohio on December 24, 1925, the son of Clarence Eugene Sr. (1894-1969) and...
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