TRIBUTE DONATIONS - DECEMBER 2024 🎖️
Join us in
keeping the memory alive of those we've lost, and honoring those who inspire us in the present.
~ From Kathleen Borst, in memory
of 2nd Lt. Thomas V. Kelly, Jr., the uncle we never knew, and his family who loved and lost him: Tom, Theresa, and Betty Kelly.
~From Becky Sheets, in memory of LT Jay R. Manown, Jr. I will cherish the moment the most when I received the flag from Admiral Robinson as I placed my hand on my grandmother's stone, "He's home!"
~ From Anna Smith, in honor of B29 tail gunner Joseph Augustine Esola, WWII.
~ From Michael Livingston, in memory of Cpl John Francis Naut USMC. To Grandpa Jack at Peleliu, Okinawa, and China who was fortunate enough to make it back!
~From Mark Herber, in honor of Arthur Lavier Thomas. This is given in honor of those lost from USS Essex (CV 9) in the Second World and Korean Wars.
~From Gayle Gardner, in memory of my great-uncle, Joe B. Barton. MIA/KIA April 3, 1944. RIP dear uncle and here's hoping we bring you home soon! Thank you, Project Recover, for all you do!
~From Laura Palmer, in memory of Corporal Steven J. Crowley, USMC who gave his life for his country on 11/21/1979 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
~From Robert McHugh, in honor of 2nd Lt. Robert H. Wirostek, the Navigator aboard the St. Quentin Quail 42-41205 when it ditched on January 2, 1944,due to battle damage.
~ From Beverly Allen, in memory of Craig Fox.
~From Tim Champ, in memory of Cpl. David J. “Buddy” Wishon.
~From Joseph Perrotta, in memory of S/Sgt. Robert H. Fisher Jr., USAAF, MIA October 18, 1943.
~From Elaine Ryrie, in loving memory for my brother, Earl J Ryrie, for his sacrifice and service.
~From Gene Wagoner, in honor of T. Sgt. Robert P. Wagoner.
~From Robert Willett, in memory of my cousin James S Browne, killed in action (BNR) on November 17, 1942 in China. At 21 he died trying to make the world a better place.
~From Richard Vaughan, in honor of my Dad, William Vaughan, a highly decorated WWII veteran who flew B-17s in the Pacific.
~From Jim and Mellisa Ledlow, in memory of SS Donald M. Menard, POW.
~From Suzette Gray, in memory of Capt. Douglas D. Ferguson.
~From Connor Vallee, in honor of Michael Vallee. To the men who gave their lives to protect those they love and those they didn’t even know.
~From William Jannace, In memory of my parents: SFC Anthony E. Jannace, 2ID, WWII and Mary Jannace, Department of the Army. May their memories be eternal.
~From John Mangan, in memory of Albert L Mangan, 15th USAAF WWII.
~From Patricia Malatesta, in honor of Captain Daniel, Heather, and sons Ryan, Jonathan, and Gavin Malatesta. We are proud to be parents of Daniel, a humble and strong officer along with his patriotic and service-oriented family. Navy EOD; served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia; has served over 29 years and will remain in service past his 30 years.
~From Gregory Sheppard, in memory of Felton Lancaster, thank you for your service to our country. I never knew you in life but I will meet you in the resurrection.
~From Rachel Beard, in honor of Cpt. Alfred M Fite Jr. WWII B-17 pilot and Cpt. David M Fite, National Guard KC-135 pilot lost in service.
~From Cliff Sjolund, in honor of Salavarria, Strine, Roberts, Childs, Pantilla, Carroll, Causey and Casey, the 7th Bomb Wing B-52F aircrew
gone missing during a peacetime Cold War training mission over the Gulf of Mexico on 28 February 1968. MORS AB ALTO brothers!
~From Kate Egan, in honor of Keith Egan.
~ From Mark Chidichimo, in memory of my
cousins 1st LT Richard Merle Van Galder, USAAF, killed when his B-24 was shot down attacking Japanese warships in the Bay of Brunei on November 30, 1944 and Pilot Officer William James Glass, RCAF, killed over Germany on January 16, 1945, when his Lancaster was shot down by an ME-110.
~From Richard Pirrello, in honor of my brother Anthony M Pirrello MD, US Public Health Service His dedication to find out why a person had died and give their families closure.
~From Rod Bradbury, in memory of S/SGT Jim Bradbury, HQ BTRY 490th AFA BN 11th Armored Division, 3rd Army, Thunderbolt.
~From Matthew Bowdish, in honor of US Army Air Force Sgt Robert Arthur Meek who went down in his B-24J "Snooker" (42-73071) off Ascension Island on 15 Oct 1943 with his fellow crew members. Hopefully, Project Rover will find you someday.
~From Twyla Bartel, in honor of Mickaila Johnston, a hero helping with the rescues.
~From Gayle Gardner, in memory of Joe B. Barton. MIA/KIA April 3, 1944. Our family has missed you for 80 years.
~From Clyde Waltenbaugh, in memory of Staff Sergeant James Michael Ray, I hope one day you will make it home to your family and loved ones.
~From Alex Wisnoski, in memory of CPT John R Baldridge, MIA Nov 20th, 1969, Laos.
~From Judy Phillips, in memory of 2nd LT Walter A. Clark ,MIA. His remains lie in blue water like the color of his eyes off the shore of Owi Island. There is only one family member left on
this earth who remembers his eyes.
~From Anne Birge, in honor of the 14. December 20th, 1942 ~ As of that morning around 10:30
PST, Jules Joseph ' Connie' Constantin Jr, my paternal uncle and 13 other men on the same WWII bombing mission at Japanese-held Kiska Island, the Aleutians, Territory of Alaska, died. They and their four aircraft were never recovered. Though it's been 82-years since their families knew they'd been lost, time hasn't eased the grief those of us who never knew you still feel. To those men, 'The 14,' we salute you. 1st Lt Jules ‘Connie’ Constantin Jr, 1st Lt Thomas ‘Tommy’ Pfeiler, 2nd Lt Edward
Supinski, 1st Lt Samuel ‘Sam’ Couris, S/Sgt Henry Jones Jr, S/Sgt Andrew ‘Andy’ Malchau, 2nd Lt Theodore ‘Ted’ Vasatka, 2nd Lt Baxer Thornton, S/Sgt Howard Friestead, S/Sgt Albert Katz, S/Sgt Harold Forbes, Sgt Lew Goldstein, 2nd Lt Arthur ‘Artie’ Kayser, 2nd Lt John Leighton Jr.
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