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Jim Sargent - United States Air Force
Class of 1968
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Finished basic training and heading home for Christmas...
Bob Turow, Bob Smith and John Walsh
Class of 1958
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Jack Schubert
Class of 1939
Navy Pilot WW11
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Left to Right
Sgt Thomas Smith
Pvt. William Smith
Sgt Charles J. Smith
Boot Camp at Parris Island
1945
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Vern Clemens-Class of 1949

Vern Clemens..Class of 1949
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Sargent Cleatus Adrian WW2...1945
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Photo is shared by Judy Adrian McWhirter, class of 1960....daughter of Cleatus Adrian.

Memories from George Bray (Class of 1951) who served in the Army from 1951-1954..may be viewed by clicking on this link..... *************************************************

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Pictured above are military pictures of the Curtis family...sent to us by Mary Curtis Lucas..Class of 1959..
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The following two pictures and commentary were shared with us by Sue Parliament Ether, daughter of John (Jack) Parliament (class of 1935) and Charlotte Sheppard Parliament (class of 1940)
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Mickey Duggan-Class of 1934-St.Joe
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Our home town photographer serving his country..

Mickey was a Seabee in the Marines.  He documented the South Pacific theater in WWII with his photography.  He was overseas for three years, as many of the young men were gone from home for three or four years.
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Mickey Duggan-left...John Parliament-right
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(A note from Sue Parliament Ether, daughter of
 John (often called Jack) Parliament)
 "He (Mickey) found my dad, John Parliament, in Hollandia ,New Guinea, where Daddy was in the Army Corps of Engineers in the jungle.  This is a photo of them together."
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Ron Leslie...Class of 1965
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Served 1966-1969-US Army..MP-assigned to 5-star general - VietNam

Ron's younger sister, Jean Leslie Higgins, has given us information about Ron..click on this link which will take you to the page for the class of 1965

Loren Parliament - Army - 1942
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Class of 1934

Jack Parliament U.S. Air Corps
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Class of 1935

Burt Parliament - U.S. Navy - 1944
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Class of 1942

Terry & Tim Monaghan
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Terry... Class of 1943 ... Tim Class of 1943

Pat-Class of 1934.. Mike-Class of 1940
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Tim-Class of 1943..Terry-Class of 1943

At this year's Ogemaw County Fair, I visited the building dedicated to our service men and women. The pictures below were taken thru the glass of framed pictures...

The Plaque Below
Reads as Follows...
 
PFC Kenneth W. Coates
US Army 25th Infantry Division
Killed In Action
Feb 5 1968 At Dau-Tung
Republic of Vietnam
Good Friend Student Soldier
May His Sacrifice Never Be Forgotten
American Legion Post 103
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Kenny Coates...Class of 1967
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Leo Drabek...Class of 1951
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Sidney Milton Sutton...Class of 1939
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The Sutton Family
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Upper Right Corner
SERGENT SIDNEY MILTON SUTTON
US Air Force  England
8th Division  Bookkeeping
From 1941-Dec 1945
Honorably Discharged

Upper Left Corner
LOUIS CAMERON (CAM) SUTTON
Army Air Force   algeria Northern Africa
Radio Operator
From 1941-Nov 1945
Honorably Discharged

Center Page
The picture of S.M., Cam, Mary & Skip Sutton
was taken in February 1946 at the Sutton's home in Alger.  All of them had come home and the war was over. Milton was 25 years old..Cam was 20-Mary was 22 and
Skip was 19

Lower Left
Mary White Sutton
WAACS-DesMoines, Iowa
Shipping Clerk

Lower Right
First Class Seaman Crandall (Skip)Sutton
US Navy San Francisco Ca
Mail Clerk-Fleet Post Office
March 19,1945-October 19,1945
Honorably Discharged
because of Family Hardship

Vern "Corky" Neubecker..Class of 1949
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Bill Jennings...Class of 1941
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