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432. Milton's Floyd Leon McCall WWII
Private Floyd Leon McCall was born in Defuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida on May 16, 1916, the son of Wilborn Neal Cornelius McCall...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
431. Pensacola's City Parks 1911
As the city of Pensacola began growing into a competitive Florida community, they began looking at expanding their city parks to make...
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Jan 23, 20211 min read
430. Should Women Receive 1-Year Jail for Turkey Trot? 1912
The "turkey trot" (aka Grizzly Bear) was a dance that rose to prominence in the early part of the 20th Century. It was done to fast...
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Jan 23, 20212 min read
429. Milton's TSGT Watson Barnes WWII
TSAGT Watson Barnes was born on July 22, 1919 and raised in Chumuckla, Santa Rosa County, Florida. He was the son of Joseph Benjamin...
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Jan 22, 20212 min read
428. Pensacola's January Loss 1-30-1945 WWII
US Army Corporal Charles Grant Wiandt was born in Oxford, Tuscarawas County, Ohio on October 18, 1913, the son of James Grant Wiandt...
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Jan 22, 20212 min read
427. Pensacola's January Loss 1-24-1943 WWII
USNR Lt. Edgar "Bud" Martin Post Jr., a float plane pilot, was born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa on December 13, 1912, the son of Edgar...
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Jan 22, 20213 min read
426. Pensacola January Loss 1-25-1944 WWII Part II
Captain James Tulley Cunningham Jr. was born in Jackson, Mississippi on April 26, 1920, the oldest child of four born to James Tulley Sr....
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425. Pensacola High Loses Two Grads 1-25-1945 WWII Part I
USAAC 2Lt. Robert Douglas Campbell was born in Pensacola, Florida on October 1, 1917, the son of Pattillo "Tilla" Campbell (1875-1932)...
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Jan 19, 20212 min read
424. WWII's Torpedo Juice of 1942
During WWII, many a sailor, soldier, and airman left Pensacola for duty all over the world to fight this nation's enemies. As transports...
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423. Pensacola's January Loss 1-24-1944 WWII
Corporal Thomas "Tommy" Marshall Loggins was born on March 12, 1925 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the son of Henry Marshal Loggins...
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422. Pensacola's January Loss 1-23-1945 WWII
SSgt Howard Lee Showers was born on October 16, 1919 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of William "Willie" Showers (-1959) and Nancy Sauers...
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421. Pensacola's Lost WWI Soldier
Private Laura Budges was born on July 6, 1894 in Sycamore, GA, the son of Morris Jr. (born 1871 in Sumter, SC) and Samantha Clark (born...
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Jan 17, 20212 min read
420. Milton's January Loss 1-21-1944 WWII
USAAC Pilot 1Lt. Hartwell Riley Howington was born on April 17, 1917 in Warsaw, Florida, the son of Reverend Arthur Fletcher Howington...
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419. Pensacola's January Loss 1-21-1945 WWII
US Navy Ensign Edgar Allen Gregory was born in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi on February 19, 1910, the son of John Anderson Gregory...
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418. Bagdad's Gettysburg Veteran 1863
Recently, someone posted an old newspaper article on "Old Pensacola" about an aged Bagdad veteran of the great battle of Gettysburg. This...
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Jan 15, 20212 min read
417. Two Santa Rosa Soldiers Wounded WWII
Private Melvin Courson Jr. was born on April 21, 1923 in Bagdad, Florida the son of Melvin Courson Sr. and Ara Zonia "Arizona" Willis who...
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Jan 15, 20213 min read
416. Pensacola's January Loss 1-20-1945 WWII
C Cleveland "Cleve" Osgood Roche was born in Pensacola on June 28, 1924, the son of Reginald F. Roche (1889-1935) and Mary Ann "Mamie"...
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415. Pensacola's January Loss 1-18-1943 WWII
S Navy MM2class Dudley Blair Keen was born in Pensacola on December 6, 1905, son of Charles Keen and Irma Hurd (1892-1974). Irma was the...
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414. Pensacola's January Loss 1-18-1945 WWII
Tech5 Clarence Lovert Smith was born in Barth, Florida on February 1, 1923, son of Frank (1879) and Hannah Smith (1869). In 1930, the...
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413. Pensacola's January Loss 1-15-1945 WWII
USNR Lt. Bridwell James McKnight was born in Laneville, Rusk County, Texas on June 2, 1914, the son of James Richard "Dick" McKnight...
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