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Honoring America's Bravest On Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day, we honor the 58 servicemen who lived in Arlington Heights and who died in the service of our nation.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — As we honor the many brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice while in service for our nation on this Memorial Day, here is a list of those who lived in Arlington Heights, from the Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom, courtesy of the Veterans Memorial Committee of Arlington Heights:

CIVIL WAR

  • Jacob Sigwalt, U.S. Army PVT, Killed in Action on Dec 31, 1862
  • Walter Kennicott, U.S. Army PVT, Died of Wounds on July 15, 1863

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

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  • George R. Bray, U.S. Army Wagoner, Died on Sept. 3, 1898

WORLD WAR I

  • Theo Heimsoth, U.S. Army CPL, Died on Oct. 10, 1918
  • David H. Hodges, U.S. Army PFC, Died on Nov. 17, 1918

WORLD WAR II

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  • Richard J. Adam, USACC CPL, Killed in Action on Nov. 27, 1943
  • E J Anderson, Jr., USAAC LT, Killed in Action on Jan. 8, 1945
  • Morris Baugh, U.S. Army CPL, Killed in Action on Dec. 31, 1944
  • Norman W. Beese, U.S. Navy ART2C, Killed in Action on Nov. 24, 1943
  • Albert G. Beherns, U.S. Army PFC, Died on April 18, 1945
  • Wilbert Behrens, USAAC LT, Killed in Action on Dec. 15, 1944
  • Lester Bennett, USAAC LT, Killed in Action on March 25, 1945
  • Franklin Bublitz, USAAC 2LT, Killed in Action on Feb. 23, 1944
  • August B. Buncik, USCG SIC, Killed in Action on June 6, 1944
  • Adolph Busse, Jr., U.S. Navy AOIC, Killed in Action on May 1, 1945
  • Edward G. Dearie, U.S. Army 1LT, Killed in Action on Aug. 30, 1944
  • John J. Deutsch, U.S. Army SGT, Killed in Action on Feb. 19, 1944
  • Harry Freyermuth, U.S. Army CPL, Killed in Action on April 12, 1945
  • Robert R. Gardner, U.S. Navy AR2C, Killed in Action on Nov. 25, 1944
  • Wilbert Gieseke, USMC 1LT, Killed in Action on March 8, 1945
  • David Goodlet, U.S. Navy LT, Died on Feb. 13, 1945
  • George F. Grossi, USAAC LT, Killed in Action on April 28, 1944
  • John B. Hatch, U.S. Army PVT, Died on March 28, 1943
  • Warren J. Henken, U.S. Army CPL, Killed in Action on Feb. 16, 1945
  • James H. Kellogg, U.S. Navy EM2C, Killed in Action on Aug. 24, 1944
  • Howard P. Kreher, U.S. Army PVT, Killed in Action on Sept. 12, 1944
  • Richard F. Lacina, USAAC 1LT, Died on July 3, 1945
  • Theodore H. Meyer, USAAC SGT, Killed in Action on Feb. 12, 1944
  • Douglas Milligan, USAAC CPT, Died Nov. 25, 1943
  • John Joachim Nickol, U.S. Army PVT, Killed in Action on May 5, 1943
  • Arthur Niebuhr, U.S. Army 1SGT, Died Aug 29, 1945
  • Raymond C. Peters, U.S. Navy W1C, Died on July 29, 1945
  • Paul Edward Pingel, U.S. Navy F1C, Died Jan. 10, 1944
  • Eugene M. Potter, USAAC CPT, Killed in Action on July 7, 1944
  • C W Samulovitsch, U.S. Army SSG, Killed in Action on Sept. 14, 1944
  • Lyle F. Schane, U.S. Arny SSG, Killed in Action on April 25, 1944
  • Anthony Scolaro, USAAC SGT, Died on May 26, 1945
  • James C. Scott, U.S. Army PFC, Killed in Action on Oct. 21, 1944
  • Maurice Sheahan, U.S. Army SSG, Killed in Action on April 12, 1945
  • Joseph J. Syoen, USAAC 2LT, Killed in Action on June 29, 1944
  • Warren Umbright, U.S. Navy ENS, Died on March 11, 1942
  • Paul W. Wood, Jr., USAAC LT, Killed in Action on June 29, 1944

KOREAN WAR

  • F E Bloomenshine, U.S. Army 2LT, Killed in Action on Aug. 25, 1950
  • John Martin, Jr., U.S. Army CPL, Killed in Action on Nov. 28, 1950

VIETNAM WAR

  • Robert Erle Bardach, U.S. Navy HC2C, Killed in Action on Oct. 14, 1967
  • Donald A. Clarbour, U.S. Army SP4, Killed in Action on Nov. 6, 1969
  • Robert F. Conti, USMC 1LT, Killed in Action on Nov. 24, 1969
  • Harry Lee Craig, USMC LCPL, Killed in Action on May 18, 1968
  • William Dabbert, U.S. Army PFC, Killed in Action on June 28, 1969
  • Sammy H. Hartzel, USMC PFC, Killed in Action on March 11, 1966
  • Scott N. Jacobson, U.S. Army PVT, Died Feb. 27, 1972
  • Daniel Schuern, U.S. Army CPT, Killed in Action on Feb. 25, 1968
  • Douglas D. Vaughan, U.S. Navy LTJG, Killed in Action on May 20, 1969

OPERATION DESERT SHIELD

  • Bradley Schuldt, U.S. Air Force CPT, Died on Aug. 29, 1990

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

  • Willam Newgard, U.S. Army PFC PSD, Killed in Action on Dec. 29, 2006
  • Andrew K. Stern, USMC 1LT, Killed in Action on Sept. 16, 2004
  • Paul Syerson, U.S. Army Maj, Killed in Action on June 16, 2004

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

  • James Bray Stack, USMC LCPL, Killed in Action on Nov. 10, 2010

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