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Day is done
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky All is well,
safely rest.
God is nigh.
Fading light Dims the sight
And a star Gems the sky,
Gleaning bright From afar,
Drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise,
For our days,
Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.
The History of
Taps |
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"We were young once; sons,
brothers, sweethearts, husbands, fathers. Our country called.
We did our duty. We served with honor. We do not die but
live on in the hearts and memories of our comrades, our families, our
friends, and our countrymen until those hearts and memories fade away
and are no more."

| Name |
City/State/Zip |
Date of Death |
|
Units Served In |
|
Adkins, Henry C. |
Lone Oak, TX 75453 |
20-Jan-05 |
|
B |
|
Anderson, Thomas F. |
Clarksville, TN 37042 |
06-Dec-10 |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Angelotti, Joseph |
Erie, PA 16502 |
15-Oct-04 |
|
A |
|
Angle, George |
Sylvania, OH |
[Date Unknown] |
|
HQ |
|
Armijo, Richard A.(Joe) |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
C |
|
Astin, John E. |
Pompano Beach, FL 33062-1127 |
06-Jun-06 |
|
C; 1st SIG |
|
Bannan, James F. |
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 |
02-Feb-01 |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Beachy, Jr., Menno |
Rock Falls, IL |
[Date Unknown] |
|
D |
|
Bedia, Gilberto |
|
06-Apr-04 |
|
B |
|
Beliunas, Charles W. |
, OR |
[Date Unknown] |
|
D |
|
Bell, Carleton L. |
Lavernia, TX |
14-Jul-05 |
|
C |
|
Beuchle, Frederick |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
31st ENG |
|
Border, Leonard J. |
Cincinnati, OH |
[Date Unknown] |
|
HQ |
|
Boyd, Robert H. |
Clairton, PA 15025 |
25-Sep-00 |
|
D |
|
Brelje, Howard H. |
Glencoe, MN 55336-4609 |
18-Dec-08 |
|
D |
|
Bright, John H. |
Beckley, WV |
[Date Unknown] |
|
A |
|
Brokowski, John P. |
Casselberry, FL 32707 |
13-Nov-07 |
|
D |
|
Brown, Chester H. |
Nashville, TN |
[Date Unknown] |
|
HQ |
|
Brownell, Bernard H. |
Colorado Springs, CO |
[Date Unknown] |
|
C |
|
Bull, Donald E. |
Concord, NH 03301 |
03-Dec-02 |
BN Officer |
A; C |
|
Cheeney, Robert E. |
Lansing, MI |
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
C |
|
Conniff, Thomas M. |
Eden Prairie, MN 55346-2045 |
16-Aug-09 |
|
D; HQ |
|
Conway, Leo |
Gallitan, TN 37066 |
14-Jul-06 |
|
HQ |
|
Daniels, Charles P. |
Las Vegas, NV 89110-2937 |
30-Jul-04 |
|
B; D |
|
Dawson, Danny R. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
B |
|
DeRocher, Frederick |
Negaunee, MI 49866-9623 |
13-Feb-04 |
|
B |
|
Diedrich, David J. |
Athens, WI 54411-9310 |
26-Sep-07 |
|
D |
|
Donnell, James B. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
554th ORD |
|
Durban, Lloyd |
Devils Lake, ND |
[Date Unknown] |
|
C |
|
Einkauf, Donald L. |
Shepherd, TX 77371 |
12-JAN-09 |
|
HQ |
|
Estock, John T. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
178th ORD |
|
Evans, Victor A. |
Colmesneil, TX 75938-0186 |
17-Jan-03 |
|
C |
|
Everett, Bill B. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Faroni, Joseph |
Ormond Beach, FL 32174-1400 |
21-May-06 |
|
C |
|
Fortner, Abe |
Grass Valley, CA 95945-6731 |
08-Jan-11 |
|
C |
|
Frederick, Elvit |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
D |
|
Fuss, Thomas B. |
Cattaraugus, NY 14719 |
11-Jun-98 |
|
D |
|
Garcia, Efraim S. |
Houston, TX 77092-7318 |
09-Jun-07 |
BN Officer |
D |
|
Girdner, Ronald G. |
|
May-95 |
|
31st ENG; 554th ORD |
|
Gradick, Raymond E. |
Tyler, TX 75707-2325 |
08-Sep-02 |
|
A |
|
Greenberg, Bernard I. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Habenicht, Harry O. |
Kentland, IN 47951 |
[Date Unknown] |
|
C; HQ |
|
Hager, C. E. (Pete) |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
B |
|
Hamrick, Waltern C. |
Warner Robins, GA |
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Heilman, Robert H. |
Janesville, WI 53545 |
05-Aug-09 |
|
B |
|
Hooks, Thomas A. |
Saratoga, TX 77585 |
03-Jul-2002 |
|
B |
|
Horswell, Merlin |
Deer Lodge, MT |
[Date Unknown] |
|
C |
|
Johnson Sr., Ken W. |
Pfafftown, NC 27040-9509 |
09-Aug-10 |
BN Officer |
B |
|
Johnson, Robert E. (CSM-Ret) |
McComb, MS 39648-2012 |
10-May-02 |
|
HQ |
|
Kahler, Harry E. |
Lompoc, CA 93436 |
21-May-10 |
BN Officer |
A |
|
Kelley, Martin J. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Koonce, Gene |
Hamilton, TX 76531-1507 |
25-Feb-98 |
|
C |
|
Lane, Donald L. |
El Paso, TX 79925 |
24-Jan-05 |
BN Officer |
D |
|
LaRoche, Ronald R. |
Summerland Key, FL 33042 |
11-Mar-02 |
|
178th ORD |
|
Lewis, Nathaniel |
El Paso, TX 79924 |
22-Aug-03 |
|
B |
|
Lindenberg, Klaus W |
Deltona, FL |
[Date Unknown] |
|
C |
|
Lucy, Charles E. |
San Antonio, TX |
05-Mar-98 |
|
HQ |
|
MacNeal III, William H. |
Oxford, PA 19363 |
25-Dec-04 |
|
178th ORD |
|
Males, William R. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
D |
|
Markwardt, Allen J. |
New Holstein, WI 53061-1256 |
18-Oct-08 |
|
C |
|
Meadows, W. Earnest |
Orange, TX 77632 |
[Date Unknown] |
|
HQ |
|
Mears, Clyde C. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Millwood, James L. |
Gibson, GA 30810 |
01-Oct-99 |
|
31st ENG |
|
Minery, Fredrick J. |
Bradford, VT 05033 |
11-Dec-99 |
|
A |
|
Minick, Fletcher E. |
Chesterfield, IN 46017-1311 |
06-May-00 |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Mize, Lewis |
Tomah, WI 54660 |
12-Sep-01 |
|
554th ORD |
|
Murphy, Curtis N. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
B |
|
Nale, Johnnie E. |
McAlester, OK 74501 |
Jul-05 |
|
B |
|
OBrien, Patrick L. |
Denmark, WI |
1965 |
|
C; D |
|
Oliver, Harold L. |
Colorado Springs, CO |
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
C; HQ |
|
ONeill Sr., Donald G. |
Tarentum, PA 15084-3704 |
12-Aug-06 |
|
B |
|
ONeill, Ronald J. |
Port Jefferson Sta., NY 11776 |
03-Mar-05 |
|
D |
|
Owens, William H. |
Colorado Springs, CO 80918-1824 |
14-Sep-03 |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Pack, Robert L. |
Cleburne, TX 76033 |
12-Sep-09 |
|
HQ |
|
Pagel, Herbert E. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
A; HQ |
|
Parker, Ramond H. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
B; HQ |
|
Pierzynski, Edward J. |
Richmond Hill, GA 31324-5840 |
Mar-09 |
|
D |
|
Possinger, Donald W. |
|
27-Feb-04 |
|
Aug Gp |
|
Propes, Fred O. |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
15-Dec-94 |
|
B |
|
Ratliff, Bobby |
Austin, TX |
30-Mar-99 |
|
C |
|
Reese, Wallace S. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
D |
|
Renfro, James S. |
Georgetown, TX 78628-1441 |
22-Sep-00 |
|
HQ |
|
Robinson, Irving S. |
El Paso, TX |
1979 |
BN Officer |
D; HQ |
|
Rogers, Jimmie E. |
Silver City, NM 88062 |
27-Nov-07 |
|
D |
|
Rollins, Judson |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
B |
|
Saberg, Charles M. |
Chula Visa, CA |
08-May-02 |
|
A |
|
Scott, Charles E. |
El Paso, TX 79925-2608 |
05-MAY-09 |
|
A |
|
Sims, Van A. |
Nacogdoches, TX 75961 |
02-JUL-04 |
|
D |
|
Smith Jr, B. E. (Buddy) |
|
[Date Unknown] |
|
C |
|
Smith, David C. |
Northfield, MN |
26-Dec-80 |
|
D |
|
Sonka, Lawrence E. (Larry) |
Hobson, TX 78117 |
26-May-08 |
|
Aug Gp |
|
Spitsberg, Norman H. |
Dalton, MN |
DEC-59 |
|
C, D |
|
Squire, Max E. |
El Paso, TX 79904-1501 |
17-Sep-03 |
|
HQ |
|
Stein, John T. |
Eagle River, WI |
21-Jul-01 |
|
D |
|
Stein, William J. |
Fort Smith, AR 72903-5843 |
27-Aug-02 |
|
554th ORD |
|
Stohlman, Robert |
Olney, MD 20832-2137 |
12-Apr-05 |
BN Officer |
554th ORD |
|
Straughan, Franklin |
Farmington, MO 63640 |
06-Mar-09 |
|
D |
|
Tate lll, Penfield W. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
B |
|
Therrien, Joseph |
N. Grosvenordale, CT 06255 |
[Date Unknown] |
|
554th ORD |
|
Ulam, Dale C. |
Canyonville, OR |
Aug-82 |
|
B |
|
Vandersanden, John F. |
Waupun, WI 53963-1423 |
27-Mar-02 |
|
A |
|
Vaughn, Lowell W. |
Scroggins, TX 75480-3508 |
29-Dec-03 |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Wade, Robert L. |
Clemmons, NC 27012 |
06-Aug-08 |
BN Officer |
A |
|
Walker, Archie S. |
Starkville, MS |
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Webb, Bert T. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Weber Jr, Henry H. |
Santa Teresa, NM 88008-9416 |
16-Jun-07 |
BN Officer |
B |
|
Weller, Merle E. |
Strasburg, PA 17579-9706 |
26-MAY-09 |
|
C |
|
White, Russel C. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Wilkins, Lowell V. |
|
[Date Unknown] |
BN Officer |
HQ |
|
Williams, Lawrence A. |
Mesa, AZ 85023-5712 |
18-Jan-10 |
BN Officer |
B |
|
Wilson, Wesley A. |
El Paso, TX 79924-4635 |
09-Nov-03 |
|
B |
|
Woodruff, Hiram |
Tow, TX 78672 |
[Date Unknown] |
|
A |
|
Woomer, Stephen W. |
Phoenix, MD 21131 |
03-Oct-01 |
|
178th ORD |
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