A Day to Remember in San Diego

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.

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


Operation Iraqi Freedom
Vaughn, Richard A.


Operation Enduring Freedom
Kristensen, Erik S.
Mueller, Christopher Glenn
O'Donohoe, Justin L.
Retzer, Thomas E.

Operation Desert Storm
Damon V. Kanuha
George Swartzendruber

Vietnam War
John Abbott
Charles Leslie Jr Parker
Walter Henry Jr Kosky
Christopher J Iii Maguire
Lloyd Albert Murphy
Frederick Morrison Kasch
Frank Leo Luc
Ernest Keno Cota
Clarence Clement Tessman
Arthur Carlyle Perez
Marvin Benjamin Chr Wiles
Ronald Wayne Dodge
William Clifton Hoover
Arnold Winfield Jr Barden
Jere Alan Barton
James C Ralph Lewis
David Jesus Naranjo
Richard William Rivenburgh
Thomas Rickard Jr Pearson
Combly Hanibal Henrickson
Lynn Pattinson Naylor
John Arthur Page
William Oscar Poffenbarger
John William Jr Reese
Edward Raymond Browne
Robert E Jr Zimberlin
Gary Wayne Cox
Peter Michael Coons
Thomas Everett Young
Harold Thomas Cooke
James William Ii Wright
Kevin Lloyd Day
Rex Gordon Chrisman
Donald Albert Warren
David Wood Denlinger
George Warren Ward
Clyde Julius Valstad
Virgil Wayne Barton
O D Brunner
Charles Henry Goldmeyer
Walter Bruce Stevens
Gerald John Brothers
John Joseph Solley
William Leroy Fix
Paul Glenn Jr Forbes
Thomas Arthur Blaney
Robert William Romero
Rafael Eduardo Beeche
Joel Warren Sampsell
John Henry Armstrong
Lloyd Chisolm Jr Runnels
Lee Oday Iii Glancy
Robert John Enedy
Robert Allen Kolas
Daniel Michael Medina
Edwin Thomas Keen
Dale Arthur Miles
Christopher A Jackson
David Michael Mc Cord
Di Reyes Ibanez
James Edward Johnson
Kenneth Micheal Johnson
Sidney Jack Jr Malone
Gerald Clyde Lyman
John Edward Malone
Jeffrey Francis Conlin
Albert A Jr Banuelos
Richard Lee Russell
Robert Alton Fink
Reynaldo Leon Jr Barragan
Donald Bruce Bloodworth
Alden Laverne Riley
Stanley E Truesdale
John Leroy Flinn
James Milton Jefferson
Charles Joseph Scharf
Karl Roy Bieser
Kenneth Terry Anderson
James Neil Bauer
Gerald Dean Bell
Daniel F Jr Bettencourt
James Elmo Sizemore
Arnold G Kravitz
Richard Conroy Halpin
Gene T Wright
Daniel Lewis Carrier
Steven Douglas Bartman
Dana Randolph Barker
Stanley Lawrence Lehrke
Larry Hugh Allen
Gary Gene Wright
Jerry Dennis De Marcus
Thomas James Sr Simeth
Don Albert Hawkins
Walter Charles Steele
Rim Michael Dungey
Steven Russell Stefanski
Robert Lawrence Lynch
Martin Lee Watkins
James Allen Crosby
James Patrick Gulie
Michael Alan Huntley
Dennis Wayne Jacobs
Vincent Vanalstyne Hauser
Ezekial Martinez
Dennis Glenn Iniguez
Samuel Kay Stewart
Thomas Michael Peavy
John Ernest Robertson
Kevin Melbourne Dailey
Robert William Prys
Paul Edgar Lee
Jeffery Iglesias Quintanilla
John Lester Sones
William E Walters
Garfield Evans
David William Coppernoll
James Edward Rainbolt
Anund C Roark
Dennis Lee Everts
James Allen Lee
Chrisfino Dennis Leal
Donald D Daugherty
John Leonard Edwards
Michael Patrick Zacharzuk
Robert Leonard Dutra
Terry Alan Mc Carthy
Eugene Le Roy Rathmann
Clyde Richard Mc Afee
Robert Gregory Henry
Ronald Edward Morgan
Raymond Jr Garcia
George William Jr Pearson
William Frank Browning
Paul Wayne Miller
George Anthony Capuano
Guadalupe B L Garibay
Carlin Martin Jr Campbell
John Marshall Jr Callaham
Harvey Edward Ii Kline
Everette Brent Caldwell
Eugene Gastelum
Ronald Lavern Klausing
Robert Edmund Koonce
Norton Zigmund King
David Leonard Nicholson
Lee Jr Tryon
Nicolas Wheeler
Jack Deaver
David Jerome Geiser
Peter Warren Gilmore
Michael Thomas Burns
Harry Kim
Monette Von White
Richard Eugene George
Charles Lee Jr Moss
Dennis Alan Jenkins
Francisco Macedo Valencia
Michael Patrick Murphy
David Jon Rose
George Allen Floyd
Eugene Ricardo Jr Tactay
Fa'Asaviliga V Tafao
Herman L Taylor
Antonio Richard Osuna
Andre Cavaro Lucas
John Lanier Wadsworth
Manfred Walter Krause
Richard Allen Friend
Thomas Michael Hires
Gary Steven Schwartz
Adam Wilson
Fred Harrison Jr Osburn
Kenneth Joe Hammond
Jeffrey G Kazikowski
Meredith Alton Gabriel
Gary A Schultz
Gilbert Merill Maestas
Daniel Flores
Thomas Marvin Holcombe
Frederick Willi Schaeffer

Korean War
Bloesch Fred Ernest
Booker Dorsie Henry Jr
Brown John Robert
Burt James Bryan Jr
Cauthen Brenice
Chase Byron Harold
Crawford Marion J
Cribben James J
Earns William Sydney
Flores Fidel Guzman
Goodlander Glenn Harold
Griffith Joseph M
Haber Orville Reinholdt
Hagge Donald Hugo
Hatfield Curtis Adrian
Kirkpatrick Edward Lewis
Lee Roland Edward
Morgan Leroy Albert Jr
Page Lester Frank
Patton William Ernest
Phillips Richard Henry
Preddy Laurence Parker Jr
Roessner Ernest
Schick Gerald Alan
Smith Willis Preston
Ward Charles E
Williams Robert Joseph


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



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