Honor Roll: Part 5, Korean War Veterans from Bethlehem, Connecticut

This is my final post transcribing names of military veterans from memorial plaques on the historic green of Bethlehem, Connecticut. The first post in this series explains the purpose of the Honor Roll Project, originated by Heather Wilkinson Rojo and hosted here. 

Roll of Honor

Dedicated to the men and women of the town of Bethlehem who served their country during the Korean War, June 25, 1950-January 9, 1955 - Erected by the Citizens of Bethlehem, May 30, 1982

Glen C. Adams, Sr.

Richard O. Anderson

Curtiss Bate

Hugh L. Bronson

Raymond W. Brown

Frank Bosko

Robert H. Box

Elbert V. Box

Roger Clark

Frank L. Convard

Dolores A. Dauch

Robert J. Dauch

Edward D. Everitt

Gordon J. Fredsall

Kenneth Harlow

Walter L. Hunt

John T. Knudsen

Sally L. Lorensen

Gerald A. Minor

Patsy Narciso

Marvin Parris

Ralph A. Petruzzi

Vincent J. Skelte

Ernest Sommers

Earle R. Thompson

Calvin C. Wiltshire

Alan J. Woodward

Honor Roll: Part 4, Vietnam War Veterans from Bethlehem, Connecticut

In this 4th post about military memorials on the green at Bethlehem, Connecticut, I'm transcribing the wording and names of veterans from this stately plaque as part of the Honor Roll Project. My first post explains the overall project. The goal is to transcribe veterans' names and make them more accessible for descendants and relatives who search online. 

Roll of Honor

Dedicated to the young men and women of the community, who by their patriotism and loyalty served God and country during the Viet-Nam War, December 22, 1961-May 7, 1975

Erected by the citizens of Bethlehem, May 30, 1982

Glen B. Adams

J. Rodney Albert

Arthur Banks

Stewart W. Banks

Scott H. Beardsley

John D. Benjamin

Dwight C. Bennett

Charles C. Bock

John A. Bosco, Jr.

Bonita J. Bouffard

Raymond A. Boulanger, Jr.

Roy L. Boulanger

Ronald W. Box

Thomas E. Box

Raymond W. Brown

Walter W. Brutting

David C. Butkus, Sr.

Philip P. Butkus

Raymond T. Butkus

Charles Clifford

Robert Clifford

Anthony Communale

Thomas S. Doran, Jr.

Thomas C. Fitzgerald

Brenda R. Gallop

Edward P. Goodwin

Ronald S. Graves

George S. Haburey

Scott Huber

William Huber

Wright L. Jimmo, Jr.

Richard O. Johnson

James V. Kacerguis

Matthew J. Kacerguis

Peter A. Kacerguis

Ernest T. Kleinheinz, Jr.

David A. Kmetetz

Leland W. Krake III

Thomas S. Krake

Douglas Krantz

Richard Krantz

Paul Maddox

Philip A. Mansfield

Matthew P. March, Jr.

Thomas C. McEvoy

James B. Melesky

Dustin Merrill

James W. Meskun

Gerald E. Meskun

Gearld A. Minor

Michael Mitchell

Justin F. Moore

Edward M. Nelson

David W. Nurnberger

Daniel P. O'Neil

Stephen J. Palauskas

James T. Patterson

Samuel C. Patterson

Kenneth R. Pearsall

Karl G. Pelzer

Thomas Piazza, Jr.

David A. Pierson

Michael J. Petruzzi

John E. Plungis

Gary A. Rand

John J. Rockwell

Randolph L. Richards

Ricky Russell

Anthony M. Satula

Ward M. Sheehan

James T. Shupenis

Gerald C. Stockwell

Jon F. Stockwell

Albert T. Szubka

Daniel P. Tanuis, Sr.

Charles W. Thompson, Jr.

Stephan Trapper

George C. Turner, Jr.

Arthur F. Thorsen

Porter L. Woodcock

Ronald Woodcock

Honor Roll: Part 3, WWII Veterans from Bethlehem, Connecticut

This is Part 3 in my series, photographing and transcribing names of veterans memorialized on plaques gracing the historic town green in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Part 1 explains more about the Honor Roll Project by Heather Wilkinson Rojo. This WWII plaque, unlike any of the previous Bethlehem plaques I transcribed, includes the name of a servicewoman, Ruth H. Goodrich.

Bethlehem WWII veterans plaque

The plaque intro reads:

Erected by the people of the Town of Bethlehem to commemorate the patriotism and loyalty of those who served their country during World War II. Dedicated 1947.

*Peter S. Sproule [star usually indicates war casualty]

Clifford Adams
Leon W. Banks 
Thomas C. Bate, Jr.

Samuel L. Benedict

Elbert V. Box

Ian Braley

John Butkus

John P. Butterly

Cleland E. Dopp

Terrance F. Dowling

Rev. George G. Finlay

Leon J. Grabow

Milton L. Grabow 

Ruth H. Goodrich

Paul L. Johnson

Bryan T. Keilty

John G. Kelly
Mark G. Kitchin

Robert C. Knudsen

Nicholas Krause

Carl A. Lynn

Mahlon A. Lynn

R. Elwood Lynn

Robert W. Lynn

John A. Majauskas

Wesley C. Meskun

Ames T. Minor

Truman S. Minor

George P. Oren

H. Brainard Risley

Allan S. Root

Joseph R. Sabot

Edward J. Skelte

Vincent J. Skelte

Vincent T. Skeltis

William R. Smith Jr.

Joseph A. Stevens

Waldo M. Swinton

Theodore M. Traub

Arnold S. Waldron

Elmer C. Wiltshire

Anthony F. Winslow

Alan J. Woodward

Charles F. Woodward

Earl L. Wooster Jr.

Joseph R. Shupenis

Honor Roll: Part 2, War of 1812 Veterans from Bethlehem, Connecticut

In this second part of my series of posts for Heather Wilkinson Rojo's Honor Roll Project, I photographed and transcribed this plaque honoring the military veterans of Bethlehem, Connecticut, who served America during the War of 1812. Part 1 shows veterans of Bethlehem who served in WWI and the US Civil War.

Dedicated to the Men of Bethlehem Who by Their Devotion and Loyalty Preserved Our Country in the War of 1812

Allen James

Amos Baldwin

Eli Barnum

Issac Beebe

Lyman Beecher

Oliver Burton

Daniel Coe

Samuel Church

Austin Canfield

David Fairfield

Ezra French

Benjamin Frisbie

Spencer Gibbs

George Hannah

Austin Hine

Elijah Hine

Talman Hubbell

Abijah Hyde

Levi Jackson

Adam C. Kasson

Horace Kimball

Horatio Kimball

Seymour Knapp

Philo Levenworth

Jabez Lewis

Fred Luddington

Austin Lum

Harmon Munger

Sheldon Price

Freeman Seeley

John N. Seymour

James B. Skidmore

John Smith

Joseph Steele

Jeremiah Stevens

Norman Stone

William R. Williams

Linus Wilcox

Erected by the Citizens of the Town of Bethlehem, 1987

Honor Roll: Veterans from Bethlehem, Connecticut

 

On a beautiful summer's day, Sis and I visited Veteran's Memorial Park in Bethlehem, Connecticut for a quilt show. During that visit, we photographed a number of dignified plaques remembering local veterans who served their country in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War. 

Honor Roll Project

My photos and transcriptions are part of Heather Wilkinson Rojo's Honor Roll Project. Although she is not actively promoting this project these days, due to lack of interest during the pandemic years, I'm delighted she will add my Bethlehem links to her project page.

The meaning of this project, in Heather's words: "The transcribed names make the soldiers available for search engines, so that descendants and family members can find them on the internet."

This is the first in a multipart series honoring the military veterans of Bethlehem, CT whose names are inscribed on the town's memorial plaques. Part 2 features veterans from the War of 1812. Part 3 features WWII veterans. Part 4 features Vietnam War veterans. Part 5 features Korean War veterans.

Bethlehem Memorial: Civil War and WWI

This plaque reads:

A tribute to the valor of the men of Bethlehem who fought for freedom and humanity 

Civil War, 1861-1865

Frederick Adkins
Joseph Boyce
Gideon D. Crane
William B. Crane

Francis Dugan

John Ferry

George W. Garthwait

James H. Gilbert

Frederick D. Holmes

Daniel Hunt

Alexander Kasson

Edgar N. Kasson

Albert J. Lounsbury

Charles Lynn

Richard Magee

Olin Nash

Dexter Northrop

Horson Northrop

John K. Northrop

Patrick O'Rourke

James Oswald

Timothy C. Spencer

Abram B. Tolles

Philip L. Waldron

George Williams

George A. Wright

World War, 1917-1919

Harry A. Anderson

Herman A. Anderson

Vincent W. Atwood

Clark G. Bennett

Arthur E. Bloss

Elbert H. Box

Howard M. Box

Harry J. Bristol

Edward P. Crane

Leroy A. Fogg

Walter W. Holmes

Harold H. Hoyt

Raymond H. Hurlburt

Frederick C. Judd

Stanley A. Marchukaitis

Harold G. Peterson

Kenneth W. Raymond

LeRoy E. Sanford

William T. Sanford

Jesse E. Smith

William R. Smith

Joseph R. Stevens

Henry C.H. Stewart

Burras C. Traub