Casualties of the Battle of Lexington and Concord
When the smoke cleared on this day, 245 years ago, April 19, 1775, here were the casualties of the Battle of Lexington and Concord:
KILLED.
Of Lexington.
* Mr. Robert Munroe,
* Mr. Jonas Parker,
* Mr. Samuel Hadley,
* Mr. Jonan Harrington,
* Mr. Caleb Harrington,
* Mr. Isaac Muzzy,
* Mr. John Brown,
Mr. John Raymond,
Mr. Nathaniel Wyman,
Mr. Jedediah Munroe.
Of Menotomy.
Mr. Jason Russel,
Mr. Jabez Wyman,
Mr. Jason Winship,
Of Sudbury.
Deacon Haynes,
Mr. ----- Reed.
Of Concord.
Capt. James Miles,
Of Bedford.
Capt. Jonathan Willson,
Of Acton.
Capt. Davis,
Mr. ----- Hosmer,
Mr. James Howard.
Of Woburn.
* Mr. Azael Porter,
Mr. Daniel Thompson.
Of Charlestown.
Mr. James Miller,
Capt. William Barber's Son.
Of Brookline.
Isaac Gardner, Esq;
Of Cambridge.
Mr. John Hicks,
Mr. Moses Richardson,
Mr. William Massey.
Of Medford.
Mr. Henry Putnam.
Of Lynn.
Mr. Abednego Ramsdell,
Mr. Daniel Townsend,
Mr. William Flint,
Mr. Thomas Hadley.
Of Danvers.
Mr. Henry Jacobs,
Mr. Samuel Cook,
Mr. Ebenezer Goldthwait,
Mr. George Southwick,
Mr. Benjamin Dalan...
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Saint-LĂ´ 75th Anniversary Commemoration
Luke and I had the opportunity to attend the Battle of Saint-Lô 75th Anniversary Commemoration at the Atlantic Arch of the WWII Memorial today. Our good friend, Jan Scruggs MC’d the event.
We had the opportunity to meet 94 year old WWII Veteran Harold Radish, who was captured and held in a Nazi POW camp. Realizing his imminent capture, he told us he immediately “understood the situation I was in.” ...“I’m Jewish!” he exclaimed. “So I quickly threw my dog tags away!”
We also spoke to WWII (Korean War and Vietnam War) Veteran Retired Army Colonel Frederick Clinton who joined the Army at 16 years of age.
We spoke to Ms. Judy Davis, daughter of Arthur John Curry who fought in the Battle of Saint-Lô. He was a member of the 70th Tank Battalion, that landed on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944 in the first wave of tanks at 0630. He was killed August 27, 1944 in the vicinity of Clichy-Sur-Boisy in northeast Paris. He’s buried at Normandy American Cemetery at Normandy, Plot A, Row 15 Grav
...Leadership By Example: 1LT Alonzo H. Cushing in Gettysburg
Many things to think about today on the eve of our nation’s independence, but if you’re looking for a great example of all that is right about America, here is one young man who 156 years ago this afternoon—led by example, who wouldn’t quit, and who sacrificed himself at a place called “The Angle,” near a weed-choked corpse of trees on Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
His name is 1st Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing. He was 22 years-old and an experienced veteran of numerous battles. At Gettysburg, he commanded Battery A, 4th United States Artillery. He died defending a vital part of the Union line against Pickett's Charge, and although mortally wounded would not leave his post. Grasping his intestines with one hand and the lanyard of his gun with the other, he shouted above the chaos of the battle to his Sergeant, Frederick Fuger standing beside him, "I’ll give them one more shot!" Seconds later a Confederate bullet struck him through the mouth, killing him instantly. His lifel...
