In Honor of Those Who Served

Veteran's Memorial Park - Raymond, Illinois

I would like to take time to thank all the veterans for their service to our country. Back in 1996, Pete Henderson provided this list of veterans of America's armed services who, at some point, called Raymond home. The list was printed in the book commemorating Raymond's 125th Anniversary. This week, I'm posting the information from pages 76-79 of the book, beginning with World War I. As clearly noted in the book, a concerted effort was made to list all the veteran's names. I apologize if you or any of your family members were omitted from the listing (if so, please bring the error to my attention).

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VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I ERA

Those who gave their lives:

Earl E. Miller. Sgt. 23rd Infantry Machine Gun Company, killed on the St. Mihiel front

September 13, 1918

Otto J. Egelhoff, Pvt. Co. F !27th Infantry, killed inthe Battle of the Argonne Forest October 7, 1918

Frank H. Beiermann, Pvt. I 45th Aero Squadron, died at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas October 31, 1918

Those who served:

Paul C. Allen, Harrison Harper, Herbert R. Moore, Robert M. Allen, Homer Harris, Howard H. Moore, Willard T. Allen, Harold J. Henderson, Paul Moore, Harold H. Herman, Phillip Moore, John L. Bannister, Herbert A. Herman, Earl Bechtel, Roy T. Hickman, Clarence 0. Neatherly, Frank Beiennann, Edwin R. Hiller, Harry W. Belknap, Herbert H. Hiller, Claude R. Pence, Otto E. Belknap, Walter A. Hiller, Clyde W. Pence,Louis M. Benning, Edgar Howard, Donald L. Potts, Arthur R. Billiter, Jr., harry L. Potts, Henry E. Bitterburg, Oscar Jolmson, James E. Bowsher, Ross Jones, Emery Reish, Jolm F. Breitenbach, William L. Rents, Jess Broaddus, Earl N. Kelmel,Clarence Rogers, Harold B. Kenton, Michael H. Carey,Jr., Harry T. Scherer, Alvin S. Carriker, John L. Langen, Benno Schum, Earl E. Chapman, Cline W. Lessman, Herschel N. Scott, George W. Chapman, Elmer Lessman, Walter J. Scott, John P. Chapman, Roland Litherland, Irba Seales, joseph  R. Chapman, Jr., Ruby J. Littleton, John Seelbach, Cecil J. Crabtree, Paul Luch, William E. Seelbach, Thomas J. Luking, kenneth L. Seymour, James R. Dawson, W. Burress, Seymour, Edgar Doyle, Donald D. Martin, James B. Siddens, Frank Doyle, Earl Martin, Aaron J. Sluder, Ollie Martin, John B. Stockstill, John W. Egelhoff, Roscoe Martin, Herbert Sullivan, Otto J. Egelhoff, Fred L. Mayes, Percy R. McGown, James Weber, Leo E. Meisner, Henry D. Weerts, Roy J. Fehr, Earl Miller, John Weerts, Horace Nelson Fraley, Frank Miller, Henry T. Wempen, Lowell Fitzjerrel, John D. Miller, Roy Wempen, Fred J. Mitts, Leland Werner, Arthur Gannon, Tom Mizera, Joseph E. Whelan, W. E. Graham, James A. Molohon, Jr., James H. Woods, Charles W. Gunn, Raymond Molohon, Lyman L. Gunn, Perley Mondhink, Lawrence C. Yunker, Frank Moore, Ollie R. Yunker

VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II ERA

Those who gave their lives:

Marvin  Frank Brown, S/Sgt. 384th AAF Bmb. Gp. killed in action over Europe, June 26, 1943

Robert E. Mayfield, S/Sgt. 364th AAF Brnb Sq. U.S. Army. died Feb. 22, 1944

John R. Mitts, Pfc. Army Co. A  120 Engr. C BN 45th Div. died July 10, 1943

Leslie J. Tucker, Sgt. Army AAF died Dec. II, 1944 Charles C. Varner, S/Sgt. Army 360th AAF Bomb Sq. died March 8, 1945.

Billy V. VanZant, Cpl. U.S. Army, killed in Germany April 10, 1945

Edward Martin, Pfc. U. S. Army killed on Luzon Island Feb. 19, 1945

Murray Bost, Lt. U.S. Army Air Corps, 9th Bomber Command killed in action over Tunis, Africa, April 19, 1943

Those who served:

Junior Hammon Adams, Robert Allen, William Allen, George Anderberg, Norman Andrews, Clarence Armes, Elbert Arter, William Arter, Charles Bandy, Elmer H. Bandy, Elmer Barto, John Barto, Lawrence Beeler, Conrad Behymer, Clarence Bergman, Joe Bergman, Frank Bertinetti, Eldon Bethard, Ray Boehler, Ervin Bolte, Maynard Bast, James Bowsher, Owen R. Boyajen, Raymond Bramel, Calvin Braye, Robert Broaddus, William Broaddus, Olyn Brockmeyer, George Brokaw, Charles Brooks, Robert Brooks, Elbert Brown,  J. J. Bryant, Lewis H. Burger, Charles Carriker, Elmer Carriker, Phil Carriker, Richard W. Carriker, William Carriker, Curtis Chapman (POW), Gerald Chapman,  Ward Clinard, Hugh Connolly, Morgan Corlew, William Criner, Merrill Davidson, William Davidson, Elmer Davis, Lee Dawson, Loren Denney, Walter Dexheimer, James Driskell, Elmer Eckhoff, William F. Edge, Wendell Egelhoff, Aloysius Eickhoff, Robert Eickhoff, Harold Engelman, Mitchel Engelman, Otis Engelman, Willard Engleman, Lester Feeny, Jr., Leo Fehr, James File, John L. Finley, Hiram Forbes, Merrill Foster, Clarence Frank, Harry Frank, Jr., Guy Friend, Russell Friend, Walter Friend, Harold Garard (POW), Raymond Gardner, Calvin Gilbert, Kenneth Goby, Paul Goodwin, Lynn Graham, Maynard Graham, Theodore Greenfield, Wrice Grotts, William Gunn, Donald Guthrie, Everett Guthrie, Charles Haarstick, John Haarstick, Hugh Halford, Jr., Bruce Hall, Tom Hall, William Hall, David Hanna, David Hanks, Kenneth Hanks, Jr.,  Leo Hannon, John Harper, Arthur Harris, Harold Held, Lawrence Held, Raymond Held, Robert Hendricks, Deane Henkel, Edward Henson, Henry A. Hiller, William Hiller, Ora Honnies (POW), John Hough, Raymond Hough, Lindsey "Deak" House, Russel House, Benny Huber, Merle Hudson, Carl E. Janssen, Herman Johnson, James Johnson, John R. Johnson, Lloyd Jones, Robert Jones, R. J. Kasten, Calvin Kessinger, Charles C. King, John L Krager, Edward Kramer, Murvin Krause, Howard Lange, Gerald Langen, Edward Lewey, Mervel Lewey, Kenneth Litherland, Ted Long, John Lyons, James Mackay, Thomas Maher, Robert Marsch, Bernard Marten, Charles Martin, Delbert Martin, Frank Martin, John P. Martin, Lee Martin, Ralph Martin, Roy Martin, Carl J. Mayer, Arthur Mayfield, Ray Maze, Ralph McLaughlin, Roy McLean, James Millburg, Gene Miller, George Miller, Karl L. Miller, Henry Mitts, Fred Mitts, Jr.,  Harry Mondhink, Perley Mondhink, Lawrence Niehaus, Leo Niehaus, Robert Ogden, Willard Padgett,Frank Palern10, Wilburt Pecht, William C. Pence, Carl Peger, Darald Peters, Verne Pinkston, Guy Pitchford, Robert Poggenpohl, Walter Poggenpohl, Robert Polston, Roscoe Polston, Wilbur L. Polston, Lynn Pope, Garrett Potts, James Potts, Carl Putzka, Henry Reish, John Reish, Leland A. Rhine, William Rhine, Jr., Alfred Riemann, Alvin Riemann, Gilbert Riemann, Fred Roach, Frank Roberts, Shirlen Rosenthal, Alfred Rossi, Carl Routt, Luke Schoen, Jr., Marvin Schroeder, Louis Sclunedeke, Paul Seagle, Paul Seals, Aloysius Seelbach, Russell C. Seward, J. B. Siddens, Robert Small, William Steele, Raymond S. Stewart, Robert Thacker, Joseph Todt, Raymond A. Todt, William Trim, Harley Trinkle, Raymond Truebe, Robert Uhrig Douglas J. Vickery, Harold Wagahoff, Robert Wagahoff, Ted Wagy, Ray Walch, Franz Wanger, Charles Warnsing, Ralph Warren, Albert Weerts, Henry Weerts, Albert J. Weitekamp, Maurice Weitekamp, Robert Weller, Leonard Welsh, Melvin Wempen, James Whalen, Jack Williams, Ross Williams, Joseph Wright

U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Eileen Vanzant Carriker, Dorothy Feeny, Loretta Foster, Margaret Todt

U. S. Marines Women's Reserve Corps
Pauline Gilbert

 

VETERANS OF THE KOREAN WAR ERA

Those who gave their lives:

Charles A. Weitekamp, Pfc USMC l USMC killed in action October 27, 1952

Those who served:

Kenneth Armour, Donald Barry, Arthur "Sonny" Barto, Frank Barto, Carl Beeler, Harold Benning, Paul Benning, Ralph Benning,  Glen Boehler, Ned Bockewitz, Jr., Dallas Braye, Kenneth Carriker, William Chapman, Laverne Dailey, Dale Davidson, Charles Davis, Lonnie Cloyd, Wayne Colvin, Bob Erwin, Charles Frazier,  Richard Graden, Donald Gueldenhaar, Robert Held, Charles Herrmann, John Herrmann, Gene Hitchings, Jim Hitchings, Maurice Hjort, Donald Hoffinan, Roy Huber, Jr. Paul Janssen, Donald Jones, Howard Jones, Robert Kaiser, Dean Kates, Orville Gerald Kates, Gene Klump, Jim Kraner, Bert Land, Byron Land, Wayne "Bub" Lanter, Robert Martin,Russell Massa, Robert McGlothlin, Steve Miller, Jon's Mitts, Joseph Mizera, Leroy Molen, Ronald Mosby, Harold William Niehaus, Robert Niehaus, Dale Ogden James Pope, Ronald Polston, William Potterf, William Reineke, Carl Richey, Leonard Schum, Loretta Schum, Gary Smith, Merle Smith, Don F. Snyder, Ray Stewart, Jr., William "Skip" Stewart, Kenneth Stickles, Preston Streight II, George Todt, James Bruce Todt, John W. Uhrig Leroy Walch, Lester Walch, Leon Wamsing, Robert, Watson, Robert Wedekind, Edward Weitekamp, Ray Weitekamp, Roy Weitekamp, James Wempen, Halden Wemsing,  Merrill Wemsing

VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR

 Those who served:

Robert Bandy, Joseph Barto, Roger Barto, William Barto, Roger R. Baxter, Gordon Casey, Ross Clark, Mike Dagon, Kenny Duff, Don Fuller, Tom Glover, Rick Hailstone, Ronald Hefley, Robert Herman, Robert Hobson,  Robert Holder, John Honnies,  Terry House, David Huber, Fred Huber, Norman P. Jackson, Mike Langen, Larry Lewis, Carl Mayer, Jr., James R. McCallum, Loy McCart, David Mills, Kenneth Mondhink, Richard Polston, Terry Polston, Rollie Pope, Charles Rhine, Freddie Roach, Mike Slightom, Michael Stephenson, Francis "Butch" To t, Louis Tucker, William Tucker, Joseph Wagahoff, Jan\es Walch,  Thomas M. Walch, Thomas Walz, Melvin Wempen, Jr., Dennis R. Williams

VETERANS OF PANAMA  

Those who served:

Carl W. Richter, Joel Slightom

VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF

Those who served:

Gary Black, Gary Black, Jr., Chris Irwin, John Polston, Preston Streight III

VETERANS OF BOSNIA 

Those who served:

Marine Cpl. Paul Hobson

RAYMOND VETERANS OF THE ARMED SERVICES

 Following is a list of veterans of the Armed Services of the United States of America, who lived in Raymond and/or live in Raymond at the present, who served their country in peacetime and/or during the above listed conflict eras but were not sent to the battlezones listed:

Gene Adams, Carl Armes, Steve Augustine

James Bailey, Joseph Bandy, Emily Battin, Lanny Beatty, David Benning, Russell Bergman, Sam Boehler, Charles Bogart,Kenneth Braye, Edward Broaddus, Garry Broaddus, Larry Broaddus, Phillip Brown, David Bryant, Dean Butler

Darrell Cannedy, John Carron, Harrel Clinard, Leon Cloyd, Jeff Convery, Alvin Crawford, Harold Crawford, Michael Crawford, Ronnie Crawford

Kevin Dagon, Patrick Dagon , Billy Eggiman, Dehnar Eggiman, James Engelman, Wayne Foster, David Fuchs, Calvin Glover, Terry Goby, Jim Gray, Harry Groves

Greg Hampton, Jon Hefley, Robert Hefley, Donald Held, Gary Held, William Held, Ronald "Pete" Henderson, Mike Henry, Jerry Herman, John Herman, Edwin J. Hoffman, Jr., George Hough, Charles House, Michael House, W. H. House, Jr., Paul Huber

Clinton Jackson, Bernard Jenkins, Eddie Jones, Allen Kaiser,  Jack Lanter, Jim Lanter, John Lambert, James Logan

Tony Marten, Robert Martin, Robert Matli, Hans Mizera, Greg Mullen, Aaron Myers, Alan Neisler, Charles Owens, Robert Owens, Lester Peper, Robert Pinkston, Max Podshadley, Gerald Polston, William Pope,   Charles Riemann, Harry Riemann,John Riemann, Danny Rossi

Clarence Sale, John Sale, Ben Savage, Hank Schiesser, Ramona Todt Schuessler, Jamie Slightom, Reuben Smitb,  Scott Smith, Brandon Snyder, Tom Snyder, Robert Smith, Alex Stewart, Dennis Stewart, John Stewart, Kenny Stickles, Tom Sweatman.

Jack Wagahoff, Donald Walch, Richard Walch, Richard Watson, Patrick Weitekamp, Donald Weller, Tim White, Larry Ziegler