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491. Pensacola's March Loss 3-19-1945 WWII
USNR Steward 2nd Class Ernest Joseph Poe was born in Pensacola on March 22, 1919, the son of Ernest Domingo Poe ((1892-1969) and Lola L....
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490. Pensacola's March Loss 3-3-1945 WWII
US Army Lloyd "Toodles" Gibson Ferguson (1913-1944) was born on September 8, 1913 in Pace, Florida, son of William Henry Ferguson Sr....
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489. Pensacola's March Loss 3-5-1943 WWII
USNR Lt. Frank Moore Fisler was born in Bladen County, NC on September 4, 1916, the son of Gilden Elvin Fisler (1887-1966) and Ola...
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488. Pensacola March Loss 3-10-1919 WWI
US Army Corporal James Owens was born in Georgiana, Alabama on 9-24-1895, the possible son of Prudence "Prudy" Owen (1865-1934). His...
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487. Bagdad Soldier Receives Bronze Star 1944
US Army Private Helon Jernigan (1918-1983) was born in Santa Rosa County, Florida on August 8, 1918, son of Ezra John Jernigan...
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486. Pensacola's March Loss 3-9-1945 WWII
USAAC Corporal Louis Dawson "Lefty" Bedgood was born in Montgomery, Alabama on July 16, 1924, the son of Louis Kendrick Bedgood...
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Mar 6, 20212 min read
485. Pensacola's March Loss 3-8-1945 WWII
USMC Corporal Hubert Alexander Arnold was born on August 11, 1923 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Alexander L. Arnold (1880-1928) and...
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484. Milton's Heroic Three War Veteran 1944
These days most people consider a three-war veteran as having served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. It could also be those that served in...
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Mar 5, 20212 min read
497. Pensacola's March Loss 3-19-1945 WWII
Navy Yeoman 1Class Donald Walter Forsyth was born in Pensacola, Florida on February 12, 1907, the son of John Bournet “Scotty” Forsyth...
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483. Chumuckla Twins Go to War 1941
swald Rutledge (1914-2009) and Otto Hubert Campbell (1914-1997) were born in Chumuckla on November 24, 1914, the sons of Cuyler Hubert...
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482. Pensacola's March Loss 3-6-1944 WWII
USAAC 2Lt. Clarence Cecil Daw was born in Pensacola, Florida on September 20, 1921, the son of Charles Andrew Daw (1882-1935) and Amanda...
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Mar 3, 20212 min read
481. Pensacola's March Loss 3-6-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Robert D. Loftin was born in Conecuh County, Alabama on December 3, 1923, the son of Levi Jackson Lofton (1879-1946) and...
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Feb 28, 20212 min read
480. Pensacola's March Loss 3-5-1945 WWII
US Army Corporal Charles Henry Stype was born in Jefferson, Ohio on January 8, 1921, the son of Henry A. Stype Jr. (1894-1941) and...
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479. Law Enforcement Memories
In photo #1 is Officer Earl Ralph Doll (1909-1972) who was born in Coopersburg, PA on January 31, 1909, the son of Sylvester Jacob Doll...
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Feb 26, 20212 min read
478. Pensacola's March Loss 3-5-1944 WWII
US Army Corporal Joseph Wheeler Paffoon was born on March 27, 1907 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Michael Paffoon (1870-1932) and...
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477. Pensacola's March Loss 3-4-1918 WWII
US Navy Seaman William "Willie" or "Red" Touart was born in Pensacola in April 1898, but records about his parents have not been...
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476. Pensacola Police Are Modernized 1909 Part III
On May 17, 1909, telephones were first installed in the police station followed by call boxes positioned at street corners around the...
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475. Pensacola Police Are Modernized 1895 Part II
Another growing departmental issue was the disciplining of their officers. One such incident occurred on July 24, 1895 when an Officer...
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474. Pensacola Police Are Modernized 1885 Part I
To keep control of their growing wild side, Pensacola citizens needed a new type of police force. Challenges such as the invention of the...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
473. Pensacola's March Loss 3-5-1944 WWII
US Navy Lieutenant Samuel Irwin Ogden was born on November 27, 1913 in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, the son of Clyde Hugh Ogden (1885-1921)...
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