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789. Santa Rosa's Ghost of Lady's Walk
Every county in Florida has its own ghost stories about spirits that go bump in the night and Santa Rosa County is no different. This...
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UNIQUE HISTORY OF PENSACOLA
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Feb 2, 20221 min read
788. Fifteen month project completed February 2022
We’re proud to say that our fifteen-month project is finally complete! Every Pensacolian that gave his life for his country during WWI,...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
787. Pensacola May 1918 Loss WWI
US Army Private John Alford from Pensacola, Florida was inducted or enlisted in the military sometime prior to May 1918. He was most...
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Jan 28, 20224 min read
786. Pensacola December Loss 12-14-1944 WWII
US Navy Lt. Albert Downing Gray was born in Colmar, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on January 24, 1910, the of son Luther Albert Gray...
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Jan 27, 20221 min read
785. Pensacola's January Loss 1-30-1945 WWII
US Army PFC George Winslow was born in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida on December 16, 1908. At this point there is too little...
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Jan 27, 20221 min read
784. Pensacola October Loss 10-8-1918 WWI
US Navy Chief James Edward Rogers was born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri on July 3, 1882. His parents and early life are...
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Jan 24, 20222 min read
783. Pensacola's December Loss 12-4-1943 WWII
US Navy Lt. Herbert Talbott Gill was born on January 7, 1914 in Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio, the son of Harry Edward Gill (1873-1972)...
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Jan 22, 20224 min read
782. Pensacola July Loss 7-28-1918 WWI
US Army Corporal Robert Aloysius Foster was born at the Pensacola Navy Yard in Pensacola, Florida on April 16, 1888, the son of US Navy...
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Jan 21, 20222 min read
781. Pensacola December Loss 12-10-1945 WWII
US Army Sergeant Cleveland "Cleve" (NMN) Clausell was born in Tunnel Springs, Alabama on October 18, 1920, the likely son of Charles...
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Jan 21, 20223 min read
780. Pensacola's September Loss 9-7-1944 WWII
US Army Private Roosevelt Hestle was born in Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama on August 4, 1921, the son of Frank R. Hestle (1894-1942)...
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Jan 19, 20223 min read
779. Pensacola's April Loss 4-19-1945 WWII
US Army PFC Iva Clarence Wiggins was born in McCullough, Escambia County, Alabama on November 8, 1921, the son of Irene Vitalis Wiggins...
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Jan 16, 20223 min read
778. Pensacola's June Loss 6-18-1944 WWII
US Army Air Corps Major John G. Weibel was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1917, the son of John Tomer Weibel (1893-1966)...
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Jan 15, 20223 min read
777. Pensacola's June Loss 6-19-1944 WWII
US Navy LTjg Lawrence Harvey Harpold was born in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana on January 13, 1916, the son of Harvey Anthem Harpold...
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Jan 14, 20224 min read
776. Pensacola's May Loss 5-4-1942 WWII
US Army Air Corps Lt. Joseph "Little Joe" Sears Lovett Jr. was born in Pensacola, Florida on September 6. 1916, the son of Joseph S. Sr....
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Jan 11, 20223 min read
775. Pensacola's March Loss 3-11-1944 WWII
US Navy 1st Class Seaman Sterling Preston Skipper was born in Jackson County, Florida on June 21, 1898, the son of Peter Monroe Skipper...
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Jan 7, 20221 min read
774. Milton's July Loss 7-8-1943 WWII
US Army Private Dewey Riley Lee was born in Chancellor, Geneva County, Alabama on December 8, 1923, son of James Marvin Lee (1901-1982)...
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Jan 7, 20223 min read
773. Pensacola's February Loss 2-25-1944 WWII
US Army Air Corps SSgt John Francis Ryan Jr. was born in Highlands, New Jersey on July 24, 1921, the son of John Francis Ryan Sr. (1891-)...
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Jan 7, 20224 min read
772. Milton Navy Bombers Collide in Munson 5-10-1946
In the early morning hours of Friday May 10, 1946, two PB4Y Navy patrol bombers took off from Whiting Field to commence a training...
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Jan 1, 20222 min read
771. Molino's August Loss 8-26-1944 WWII
US Army Private Arthur Richardson was born in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida on March 24, 1924, the son of George Richardson (1896-)...
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Jan 1, 20221 min read
770. Pensacola's October Loss oct 1944 WWII
US Army Private Jerome McBurney may have been born in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1921 although there is relatively little family...
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