A Day to Remember in Jacksonville

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.

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


Operation Iraqi Freedom
Hughes, Jeremiah C.


Operation Enduring Freedom
Calloway, Isaiah
Jackson, Wakkuna
Scherkenbach, Chris J.

Vietnam War
James Curtis Tarrance
Frank Leroy Settle
John Daniel Forshey
Alvin Cullins
Robert Steve Wilhoit
Isaac Nathaniel Clark
Gerald Joseph Clarkson
Jesse Nathaniel Clayton
Toney Jr Nelson
James Jr Coleman
Ronald Freeman Corns
Alphonso Dedrick Cowan
Jerry Marcus Moody
Douglas Lloyd Frederick
Wilbur James Jr Miller
William Victor Penny
William Thomas Cumbie
Clarence Stephen Miller
Titus Jr Mc Kinnon
Alan Jay Dick
Fred Julous Mc Clain
Raymond Marcine Maninger
William Terry Main
Joe Lewis
Joe Lewis Lee
Curtis Mitchell
Phillip Russell Anderson
Booker Thomas Washington
Frank Curtis Williams
Leroy C Williams
Raymond Wesley Wilson
Vernon Lee Yarber
Dan Randel Youmans
Carl Wesley Tucker
Frederick C Jr Thompson
Ralph John Hitchcock
Jan Martine Stoddard
Lewis Raulerson Noble
Charles Marcelleus Smith
Bennett Howell Jr Owens
Howard Ranold Baker
Ronald Kenneth Battle
Gary Christopher Shafer
Joseph Wayne Benedict
Robert Tim Rohweller
Harry Gene Bloomfield
Benjamin Freeman Jr Brown
Mckinley Jr Rice
Samuel Jr Bruce
Stanley Harold Newman
Ralph Carson Stewart
Andrew Earl Jenkins
Henry Leo Jr Geddis
Carl Lewis General
Clyde Wayne Ganzy
Byron Adams Jr Gaines
James Lucky Jenkins
Ronald Lee Chisholm
Eddie Lee Jackson
Willie James Fryer
Carl Clarence Harless
Milton Lee Hall
William Reuben Hodge
Jasper Lewis Jennings
Sherman Lawrence Jones
Bernard Augustus Smalls
Lester Lee Roberts
Joseph Frederick Jr Smith
Lloyd Henry Smith
Leroy Jr Spencer
Roy James Rogers
Wayne Leroy Roberts
Thomas Gary Sikes
William Robert Silver
Otis Thomas Smith
Richard Jeffrey Petrie
Luther Manley Jr Sexton
Lawrence David Iii Mungin
Kendrick King Iii Kelley
Jimmie Eugene Keith
Paul David Jr Shamp
Robert Joe Smith
Freddie Jr Marshall
Ernest E Mc Alum
Vincent Tommy Masciale
Arthur Manos
Eric Wayne Johnson
John Thomas Jr Holton
Dewey Dolen Jr Ruis
James Henry King
Wayne Oscar Martin
Robert Walker Peterson
Billy Everett Lawrence
Richmond Ross Luce
Robert Edward Pittman
Arthur Walton Iii Hunt
Jerry Monroe Waldron
Ernest Alphonso Lang
James Alfred Jr Walker
Everett Nelson Wilsher
Robert Bruce Pritchard
William Wayman Walker
James Randolph Hurst
Daniel Leon Wallace
Earnest Lee Miller
Lamar Longo Williams
Jack Lee Wolfe
Johnnie Lee Jr Williams
Fred Harold Paddleford
Frank Wayne Jr Williams
Richard Edward Legate
Johnnie Earl Powell
Alexander Williams
Richard Thomas Priddy
Kenneth Wade West
George Jr Lee
Jackie Echols Shubert
Jerrel Carl Morton
Leroy Wallace
Thomas Henry Ratliff
Joseph Howard Jr Pierce
Walter Sperring Strahan
James S Jr Strickland
Edwin Jones
Talmadge Rhoden
Gerald Arthur Jackson
Charles Robert O Steen
Randolph Sampson
Freddie Lee Jr Thomas
Lloyd Joel Monsewicz
Morgan Thompson
Larrie John Landersheim
Wyley Jr Wright
Joseph John Steimbach
Thornton Isham Jackson
Larry Wright
Michael Allen Hughey
Charles M Titus
John Grove Iii Traver
Louis Wesley Travers
Lafon Winston Ladson
Oscar E Ratliff
Robert Emmett Tyner
Lee Mathews Lambert
Walter John Jr Type
Lucious Hutchins
Benjamin M Iii Brothers
Leon Henderson
Wilbur Lee Hicks
Larry Ronald Bellamy
William Larry Cummings
Thomas C Bullard
Willie Frank Godboldt
David Andrew Gallion
Jimmie Lee Harvin
Robert Lee Hatcher
James Dale Dillon
William W Jr Davis
Henry Tucker Cannon
Leo Claude Jr Hester
Charles C Jr Dickerson
Kevin Mark Frye
Leonard Wesley Burns
Theodore E Heinselman
Kenneth Leon Delaney
Earlie James Jr Butler
Harold Joerenzo Herring
Howard Linton Britt
Bentley Thomas Davis
David L Arnold
Leroy Cone
Robert Edward Gorske
Walter Harold Anslow
Louis Brunson
Thomas Lester Dukes
Donald Brice Greene
Howard Brisbane Jr Comer
William Edward Collum
Horace Cleveland Collins
James G Griener
Ruben Cleveland Alston
Robert Wayne Cooper
Norman L Iii Ballance
Terry W Clifton
Nathaniel Byrd
Charles Paul Auve
David Errol Clarke
Herman Frank Brown
Tony Harper
James Lewis Jr Craig
Rodney Carswell Harris
Loye Thomas Christmas
James Larrian Griffis
Robert Arthur Gomez
Louis Broward Arnold
Otis Jr Gordon
Michael D Lane
Glover Austin Iii Peeler
Jacob Edward Mercer
Richard W Miller
David Vance Jr Mcleod


Korean War
Bowien Eugene Whitney
Conners Archibald Hadd Jr
CRAIG ROBERT C
DEARMON CHARLES REED JR
FORD MARLYN CARR JR
HAEFELE LEWIS GENE
HAMMOND PHILLIP O
HARKER CHARLES ABBOTT JR
HUTCHINSON LORENZER
JAMES JESSE EDWARD
KAPPELMANN ROBERT L SR
MARSHALL ISREAL JR
MCELHENNEY POWELL HOPE
MICHAELIS FREDERICK JR
SCOTT RICHARD CHARLES JR
SHOWALTER RAYMOND H
STEELE JOHN AUGUSTA
WELLS THOMAS FRANKLIN


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