A Day to Remember in Sacramento

For most of us, Memorial Day marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and beach sand. Memorial Day – originally­ called “Decoration Day” – unofficially began in 1865 as a way to honor fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. In fact, because of lingering resentment over the war, many Southern states did not observe the holiday until after World War I (they opted for their own Confederate Memorial Day). Memorial Day has since became an occasion to honor fallen soldiers from all wars after WWI. You can find a listing of those from the community who have made the ultimate sacrifice below. Honor them with the traditions of this special holiday:

-Fly the flag at half-staff from dawn until noon, local time.

-Participate in a national “moment of remembrance,” which occurs at 3PM, Washington DC time.

-Place flags on the graves of war dead.

Sacramento Area Casualties of War ...
(Please send additions or corrections for the lists below for Sacramento to info@americantowns.com)



Operation Enduring Freedom
Kinser, Adam G.
Palmer, Christopher L.


Operation Desert Storm
Dale L. Paulson
Leroy E., Jr. Hein

Vietnam War
Gary Eugene Newby
Richard Lee Laws
Karl Robert Berbert
David Levant Felt
Kenneth Richard Endsley
Gene Howard Jr Ellis
David Lewis Harty
Michael Anthony Gilson
John Michael Henson
Gerald C Iii Hunsbarger
Gary Nolan Bass
Jerome Garcia
James Richard Brink
Edward Wayne Butler
Michael Jean Dugas
Charles Wesley Haskell
David Robert Goodine
George Henry Brewer
Grant Hamly Highsmith
John Calvin Smith
Jeffry Ray Tharaldson
Erskine Jay Oliver
Francisco Mario Jr Tamayo
Dennis Ray Langrock
Michael Ransom Page
Robert Warren Major
Edmund Lawrence Palczewski
Robert Wayne Toreson
Lionel Jr Parra
Tamadge Cecil Jr Stevens
Phillip Anthony Lotta
Peter Lenhart Siller
David Earl Schwartz
Ronald Royce Ryan
Ervin Lee Rush
Gary Lee Mc Cloud
Kenneth Earl Mc Farland
Larry Dee Mc Kinnon
John Glenn Melchor
Terry Leroy Joslin
Samuel Walter Yates
James Raymond Iii Kelly
Robert Edward Wright
James Allen Belveal
Philip Mark Bennett
Boyd Edwin Squire
Donald Keith Bakkie
John Michael Acosta
Leonard Paul Hudson
Ronnie Herbert Beals
Kenneth Eugene Aznoe
Donald Paul Abbie
Kenneth Jacob Arent
Thomas James Daniels
Hugo Araux Gaytan
Blair Edward Dennis
Fredrick Jean Hoffman
Johnny Manuel Cruz
James Shelton Hollis
James R Godwin
James Gregory Brady
Robert Charles Hein
Robert Owen Cole
Herbert Ernest Frenzell
Manuel Louis Gines
Ralph Guarienti
Larry B Buzzard
John Gilbert Broadbeck
Roy Wayne Graham
James Oliver Ellsworth
Thomas James Carter
David Leroy Butler
John Henry Gruber
Edward Carrola
Terry Lewis Conley
Thomas James Huckaba
Albert Clifton Jr Files
Thomas Joseph Jr Fox
Robert Ernest Gaftunik
Michael Milton Cox
Robert Jay Hess
Houston Clifford Jr Box
Craig Louis Hagen
Jerry Lee Houser
Robert Lee Foster
Steven John Gaftunik
Jackie Don Weatherly
David Thomas Shields
Vincent Gene Lew
Jack Harlan Kamrath
Robert Gene Smoot
Robert Royce Sloppye
Ronald Dean Layton
Michael Arnold Joseph
Bobby Gene Lawrence
Paul Robert Jordan
Ernest Murral Weathersbee
Martin John Kerby
Gary Philip Rader
Douglas Edward Lohmeyer
Jerry Michael Shriver
Jerry Lee Simmonds
Raymond Jr Villalpando
Daniel Ray Twitty
Tony Trombetta
Michael Kenneth Klein
Wilson Couch Koehler
Lawrence Lee Keister
Bobby Clyde Snyder
Ronald Allan Vilardo
David George Williams
Kenneth Eugene Kotyluk
Ralph Warren Kuchcinski
Steven Charles Vinter
Melvin Charles Lapp
Dennis Ray Stewart
Stephen Joseph Stemac
Stanley Frank Wilton
Roy Edward May
Timothy Xavier Murphy
John Frederick Morris
John Edward Nelson
Terrance William Nelson
Charles Sargent Moore
Kenneth Vern Jensen
George Wesley Montgomery
Gary Teofilio Padilla
Richard Griffith Philbin
James Paul Mc Laughlin
Theodore Jr Mazon
James J Jr Shaughnessy
Ronald James Revis
Robert William Jr Johnson
Joseph Santos
Lupe Paul Lopez
David Jackson Sharp
Guy Gene Jr Shannon
Richard J Johnston
Stuart Arthur Werner
Wallace Bruce Werner
Irving Albert Self
Raul Losoya
Salvadore Iniguez Ruiz
James Goodwin Whaley
Loy Neal Whaley
Kenneth Edward Ross

Korean War
Barbieri Henry Jasper
Hagan Malcom C
MC PHERSON PATRICK JOE C
POLENSKE KENNETH OTTO
WALSH DAVID CHARLES
WRIGHT JACK M


World War II
Click here for a database of local soldiers killed in World War II