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472. Pensacola's March Loss 3-4-1945 WWII
USAAC 2Lt. Robert William Masling was born on August 31, 1921 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, the son of Walter John Malsing...
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Feb 23, 20212 min read
471. Pensacola's First Lady Marine of WWII
Although "Pensacola's First Lady Marine of WWII" was not an official title for Miss Gladys Vonceil "Boots" Walser, it was certainly...
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470. Pensacola's March Loss 3-3-1942 WWII
US Navy 1st Class James Odes Walser was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1925, the son of Robert Andrew Walser (1900-1946) and Myrtle Lee...
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Feb 23, 20212 min read
469. Pensacola's March Loss 3-2-1944 WWII
USAAC 2Lt. Charles Wesley Mankin Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 20, 1922, the son of Charles Wesley Sr. (1901-1964) and...
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Feb 21, 20212 min read
468. A Salute to a Milton Family of Continued Public Service
Recently, an old photograph was put out on a local historical site. The photo was of Sergeant Henry Gerald Cassady of the Pensacola...
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Feb 21, 20213 min read
467. Pensacola's Most Atrocious Murder 1905
At 5:00 PM of July 18, 1905, passersby in downtown Pensacola were finishing up their business and heading home for the day. Then...
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466. Escambia County Courthouse 1883
The old Escambia County Courthouse was located on the northeast corner of Palafox and Chase Streets and stood there from 1883 until 1938....
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
465. Pensacola's March Loss 3-1-1942 WWII
US Navy ACMM George Hosmer Cumming Jr. was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 19, 1909, the son of George Hosmer Cummings Sr....
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Feb 16, 20212 min read
464. Pensacola's February Loss 2-29-1944 WWII
US Navy 1st Class Jack "Ding Ding" Gifford Ehlerding was born on March 26, 1923 in Polk County, Minnesota, the son of Julian Gifford...
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Feb 15, 20212 min read
463. Pensacola's February Loss 3-1-1942 WWII
USN 2nd Class Musician Sidney Franklin Myers was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on February 21, 1905, the son of Cicero G. Myers...
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462. Baldwin's February Loss 2-28-1951 Korea
US Army PFC Brooks "Bow" Eugene Conway was born in Baldwin County, Alabama on May 10, 1932, the son of Iva Barfield Conway (1914-1987)....
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461. Pensacola's February Loss 2-26-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Benjamin Haskew Oliver was born in Conecuh, Alabama on April 23, 1916, the son of Benjamin Franklin Oliver (1876-1956) and...
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460. Pensacola's February Loss 2-24-1945 WWII
William “Bill” Jennings Middlebrook was born on April 21, 1922, the son of John Enoch Middlebrook (1885-1959) and Edith Hennie Howie...
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Feb 14, 20212 min read
459. Pensacola's February Loss 2-19-1945 WWII
US Marine PFC John Henry Hendrix (aka Hendricks) was born on March 29, 1921, son of James Asa Hendrix (1881-1955) and Matilda Alice...
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Feb 13, 20212 min read
458. Pensacola's February Loss 2-23-1944 WWII
USAAC SSgt. Stamati G. Kithriotis was born on August 3, 1924, the son of George Kithriotis (1890-) and Marie (aka Mary) Kehriotou...
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Feb 12, 20211 min read
457. Milton's February Loss 2-23-1951 Korea
Sgt. James Franklin Richardson was born on August 25, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, the fifth of eight children of William “Willie” M....
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456. Pensacola's February Loss 2-23-1918 WWI
USN 1st Class Fireman Lee Muterspaugh was born in Andalusia, Alabama on May 14, 1894, the son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Muterspaugh...
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Feb 11, 20212 min read
455. Pensacola's February Loss 2-18-1942 WWII
Navy 1st Class Raymond Culpan was born on November 29, 1911 in Pawtucket, RI, the son of William Culpan (1875-1938) and Anne Thomas...
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454. Pensacola Brother's Perish USS Truxten 2-18-1942 WWII
US Navy Fireman Leo Franklin Cato was born in Qulin, Missouri on October 24, 1921 while his brother Seaman James "Jack" Henry Cato was...
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453. Pensacola Father & Son Go to War 1918
John ""Jack" Wilson Maloy Jr. (1900-1980) was born in Pensacola on May 31, 1900, the son of Captain Jonathon "John" W. Maloy Sr....
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