A Supplement to the Manistee News Advocate & Benzie County Record Patriot
R U O G N I T U L A S S R E I D L SO ON Y A D S N VETERA NOVEMBER 2020 H E A R S T
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Jack Adamczak SGT, US Army Germany and Korea 1964-1967
Thames A. Anderson US Army WWII 1921-2010
Darwin E.Anderson Coxwain,US Navy Amphibious Forces WWII 1944-1946
Reginald Asplet US Army 1968-1969
John G. Babion US Navy Vietnam
Norman Barth Technical Sergeant US Air Force Served 20 years
Robert G. Bennett Corporal, US Army 1952-1954
Roger A. Betts US Coast Guard 1968-1972
Len L. Bialik US Air Force 1975 - 1978
Michael D. Bjorkquist US Army 1968-1970
Jack Blacklock Quarter Master 1st Class US Navy WWII 1942-1945
Ray Bohannon US Navy Vietnam Served 4 years
Michael Bohannon US Air Force Afghanistan & Middle East Served 22 years.
Brandon Bohannon US Air Force Currently Serving
Taylor Bohannon US Navy Currently Serving
Robb Bollenberg Heavy Equipment Operator, US Navy USS Saratoga 1967-1969
Melvin Borocki S/SGT, US Army 1956-1958
Jerry J. Boyle US Coast Guard, US Navy Reserve 1975-1979 & 1986-2003
Stanley Brandis Turret Captain US Navy Served 6 Years
Joel D. Brown SGT USMC Vietnam 1969-1973
Richard Brown Private First Class Army Air Corp 1943-1946
Scott Buckner US Air Force 1978-1982
Guy M. Bullis Chief Warrant Officer 2 US Army (Ret.) 20+ Years of Service
Rudy R. Bureau 1SGT US Army (Ret.) WWII Korea and Vietnam
David E. Burley Unit Deployment Manager US Air Force Gulf War 1977-1998
Sandra Card SGT USMC 1983-1989
DeWitt Card SGT USMC Beirut 1983-1989
Donald B. Caro SPEC 4 3/16 Artillary Americal Division Vietnam 1969-1970
Jack T. Carter Tech 3 Medic WWII Pacific Theater 1917-1984
Jerome Chick SSGT US Army Korean War 1950-1952
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Chuck Clarke Retired USMC Vietnam and Desert Storm 1971-1991
James B. Coleman
Jason Comer MSGT US Air Force (Ret.) Iraq & Afghanistan
James A. Davidson Lieutenant US Army Air Corp WWII 1944-1946
David L. Degrandchamp Sergeant Army Air Corp 1942-1945
Joseph N. DePalma US Army 1951-1956
Leroy J. Drew 3rd Class US Navy 1951-1955
Alyssa Eisenlohr Seaman US Navy 2019-Present
Jeri Erginkara Lt.Col. US Air Force 22 Years
Dan Giddis EM3 US Navy 1964-1967
Robert W. Gillett PV1 US Armored Division WWII
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John Didorek MSGT US Army
Melissa Drake Petty Officer Second Class US Navy
Roger L. Farnsworth E4, 199th Infantry Brigade US Army Vietnam Served 2 years
Martin Fredericksen US Army WWII 1943-1946
Chester Gauthier Jr. Cpl, HC - 45th Division, 245th Tank Battalion. US Army - Korea 1951- 1952
Jeff Gilroy USMC
Frederick Goethals US Navy 1962-1966
Thomas R. Goulding US Air Force Vietnam 1967-1970
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Ron Brown & Sons, Inc. 17443 Pleasanton Hwy. • Bear Lake
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Edward W. Haase
Roger Gunderson US Army Gulf War 1991-1996
Robert R. Gunia MGYSGT-E9 USMC - Korea Served 24 Years
Allen J. Guzikowski US Navy Vietnam (2 tours) 1964-1994
Richard P. Haase Sergeant First Class US Navy & US Army
Detachment, Manhattan Project
US Army - WWII 1945-1946
Ronald W. Haase E4, Sergeant US Air Force 1969-1975
Robert G. Haase E-9 Chief Master Sgt. US Air Force 1958-1988
Ed Haik Lance Corporal USMC-Vietnam 1967-1969
Lawrence Hale Motor Officer 45th Infantry Division US Army - Korean War 1951-1952
Berdyll Handrath 36th Armored Division, 3rd Army US Army WWII
Aloysius D. Helminski Jr. Spec.5 US Army Vietnam 1967-1969
Charles Herbert PHM 2C US Navy 1943-1946
David P. Herbert PFC E3 US Army 1972-1974
Karl F.O. Herrmann Pharmacists Mate US Navy WWII
Joseph Palmer Hommel Corporal US Army 1952-1956
Kenneth Hughes Spec 5 - US Army Vietnam 1968-1970
William Huhnke Sr. 8th Div. 16th Rangers US Army & US National Guard 5 years service
Al Hyams US Army 1951-1953
Forest R. Jacobs WWI
Jerome J. Jacobs
David Jahr Lieutenant US Navy Vietnam 1969-1972
Douglas E. Joy Army Tec Fifth - US Army 1942-1945
Marce H. Keillor PFC Army Air Corp 1942 - 1945
Jerry Kekel MSGT US Army Korea and Vietnam 1950-1971
Austin J. Kirkpatrick 3rd Class Petty Officer US Navy 1+ Year of Service
Joseph G. Knauer PFC 2nd Rangers US Army - WWII 1944-1946
Eugene Kolanowski
Daniel L. Korzeniewski SPC 4 US Army Vietnam 1970-1972
Thomas A. Korzeniewski SSGT, Aerospace Maintenance Instructor US Air Force
Vietnam
James L. Knight Captain US Coast Guard 30 Years
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US Army Korean War 1951-1953
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Market thank you veterans! Monday - Saturday 9 - 6 PM
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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William Kruse Spec 4 US Army Vietnam 1969-1970
Jason Kubanek Master Sergeant US Army Afghanistan and Iraq Retired in 2009
Tom LaBelle US Army WWII
John S. Lewis Lt.Col. US Army Aviation 23 Years of Service
Keith W. Lindeman US Navy 1961-1965
Arnold Linke Yeoman 2nd Class US Navy 1943-1945
David W. Lonn E-5 US Army Vietnam 1967-1968
Barry L. Luedke Sergeant US Army Germany & Vietnam 1966-1968
Tyler B. Luedke SERE Instructor US Navy-Persian Gulf 1993-2013
Paul Maksym SMSGT US Air Force 20 Years
Debra Maksym MSGT-US Air Force 20 Years
Gregory A. Manke WO-5 USMC Korea & Iraq 1980-2009
Hugh McGovern US Navy Korea
Lawrence McKay SP/5 Military Police Corps 1969-1971
Donald F. Meyers First Sergeant US Army 22 Years of Service
Robert H. Miehlke MM 2/C US Navy USS Draco AK79 1943-1945
Gordon Mowen WWII
Jerry Murray Staff Sergeant US Air Force Korean War 1952-1957
Robert A. Neff SP5 (E-5). MOS: Combat Engineer US Army 1966-1968
Dave Kramer MSGT US Air Force 1983-2004
Leonard E. Krause Jr. SP 5 US Army 26 Months of Service
Gloria J. Krivitzky-Bullis Private First Class Women’s Army Corp. 2 Years of Service
Tom Kubanek Sergeant 1st Class US Air Force Discharged in 1962
Tony Labacz PFC US Army WWI 1917-1919
Jack LaBelle 5th Army, Anti Aircraft Division US Army-WWII 1941-1945
William H. Lindeman SH3 US Navy 1959-1963
Wayne Linke Yeoman 2nd Class US Navy 1944-1946
Carmen R. Lysaker SSG, MOS 98G US Army 2000- 2011
Troy McKinley E-5 Combat Engineer AME-2 Egress US Army / US Navy 1983-1992
We salute all veterans who performed honorably in service to this nation, many of them gave their life to keep us free.
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TSGT, Technical Mess SGT. 752nd Railway Operations Battalion. US Army-WWII 1942-1946
Thank you for serving your country!
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Thank you for all who have served our country
Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Harlan R. Nelson SW-2 US Navy USS Little Rock CLG-4 1967-1971
Ian Nelson SP4 US Army Currently Serving
Tyge Nelson Jr. Sergeant E-5 US Army Currently Serving
Amanda Nerg Captain US Air Force
Carl J. Nowak US Army
Hugh J. O’Hagan SP4 US Army Germany 1959-1962
Joseph O’Hagan SGT US Air Force K.I. Sawyer, Gwinn, MI 1984-1988
Arthur Olen PFC US Army 1950-1952
Harold Olen CPL, SGT, SFC SGT,SGTFC US Army 1946-1951
Michael Oleniczak US Air Force
Bruce Olsen US Army Vietnam 1968-1971
Leonard Opalka SGT US Army Honor Guard/Arlington Cemetary. Ft.Myers 1966-1968
Wilhelm Parkkinen CPL COD, 22 BN US Guards WWI
Austin W. Pefley E-3 US Navy 2017-Present
Edward Pelarski Sergeant US Army 1942-1945
Anibal A. Pepper Major, US Medical Corp US Army Ehulai, Vietnam 1970-1971
Luke L. Plamondon PFC US Army WWII 1943-1945
Jeffery A. Plamondon SPC E4 US Army Germany 1968-1970
Al Popp Spec 20th Ordinance Co. Dahm Germany US Army 1988-1991
Charles F. Preuss Sr. Private First Class US Army 1953-1955
Charles F. Preuss Jr. Sergeant - US Air Force Germany 1986-1990
Robert Preuss Jr. Private First Class US Army WWII
Dennis A. Priddle E-5 Sergeant USMC Vietnam
Bradley D. Priddle Sgt. E-5 USMC
James L. Ptak Sr. ADJ Aviation Jet Mechanic US Navy Served 3 Years
Melvin Nelson Captain USMC
Jack Nelson SP4 US Army
Kevin Nerg Staff Sergeant US Air Force, US Air Reserve 6 Years
HAGLUND'S Floor Covering Inc.
Proud of our Veterans
723-9415 308 Parkdale Ave., Manistee Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30
Gary H. Rankin SP/5, 192nd Finance Section US Army Vietnam 1966-1967
Zachariah E. Pyles Sergeant 1985-2014
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Jack Rawls SSGT US Army 14 Years
Tom Richmond SMSGT US Air Force (Ret.) Vietnam 1960-1983
Ed Robinson Tank Commander, US Army- WWII Served 3 Years
Pamela L. Robinson SSGT US Air Force Middle East 1980-1991
Jeffrey S. Robinson Petty Officer Third Class US Navy Persian Gulf. 1990-1994
Edgar H. Robinson Jr. 2nd Class Petty Officer US Navy 1985-1989
Edgar Robinson Sr. TSGT US Air Force South Vietnam & Thailand 1955-1976
Robert E. Rogers Radioman US Navy 1943-1946
Keith L. Rupert STG2 US Navy USS Higbee DD806 1962-1966
Jack Rutherford Airman 2nd US Air Force England 1957-1961
Dan Rutherford US Navy Submarine 1982-1998
Jim Rutherford Submarine Tender US Navy 1983-1988
Herbert Ryan Staff Sergeant US Army Served 1 year
David Schafer SGT US Army 1968-1971
Anthony L. Schindlbeck SPC E4, Army, 1st Infantry Division US Army Iraq 2007-2012
Ellis J. Schindler US Army
Mary Schlaud E2 US Army Aschaffenburg, Germany 2 Years
Paul Schlaud SGT USMC El Toro 6 Years
Roy Schlueter US Navy Seabees 1955-1959
Calvin Schlueter US Navy 1986-1992
Jerome J. Schmitt Jr. US Army Korean War 2 Years of Service
Henry Schuelke PFC Infantry US Army WWI
James R. Schuelke PFC - US Army Vietnam 1942-1987
Walter Schuelke Jr. SP4 US Army Germany 1957-1959
THANK YOU ALL VETERANS! Shirley Barker 903-681-6102 shirley@golighthouserealty.com
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We salute all of our Veterans!
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Cindy’s Pet Salon Since 1986
Main St. • Frankfort
352-6700
Professional Pet Grooming Cindy Larson
(231) 352-5268 681 Lake St. • Frankfort
Slawinski Surveying & Mapping BLYTHE O’DONNELL, DDS THOMAS A. BERARD, DDS 812 Cyrpress St. | Manistee, MI 49660
Thank You Veterans From A Veteran!
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Manistee, MI 49660
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Professional Land Surveyor
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Jerome E. Showalter
David A. Schuessler CPL USMCR United States, Far East, Philippines 1956-1963
Golden Schultz Airman 1st Class, B-26 US Air Force Korean War
Colleen Sexton US Coast Guard 1984-1992
Harvey E. Showalter SO3 US Navy Korea
Jerry Siebler Command Sergeant Major US Army and Army Reserve 35 Years of Service
Jacob A. Sippola Battery E, 51st Artillery CAC WWI
Art Sippola 2LT US Army
Justin Sippola US Air Force Offutt AFT Nebrask Currently Serving
Patrick S. Siuda Spec.5 US Army Vietnam 1966-1968
Mark Skiera Naval Special Warfare Commands (Retired) 1979-1999
Harlan J. Slonecki Sr. Sergeant US Naval Reserve/US Army Korean War 1949-1954
Dallas Smith US Army WWII
James W. Stephenson Commander, Civil Engineer Corp. US Navy (Ret.) 1974-1994
Adolf Swanson WWI
Robert J. Swidorski Military Policeman US Army
Tyler J. Swidorski Sergeant USMC
William F. Tetzlaff HM2-US Navy Vietnam 1962-1970
Jack W. Thomas CPL US Army Korea 1951-1952
Edward Thompson Spec.5 - US Army Korea 1955-1958
Mark Thompson Corporal USMC Okenoma 1981-1985
Michael J. Tillotson 2nd Class Petty Officer. Missile Tech on Tartar Missile. US Navy 1960-1964
Ward Van Houten US Navy WWII & Korea 1942-1952
Melvin L. Vedder PM2 (Pharmacist Mate) US Navy 1944-1945
Reid Voorhies Corporal CLB1 USMC Afghanistan 2011
Brandon M. Walsh Corporal USMC
Ronald Wardwell CPL - US Army Korea 1952-1954
Prentiss Ware Private First Class US Army
George Waters US Army Korea 1950-1953
THANKS AND PRAYERS TO THOSE WHO SERVE!
25th Division, Cuchi Pleiku, 1st Battalion, 69th Armour
Vietnam 1964-1966
Sue Siebler First Sergeant USMC and Army Reserve 25 Years of Service
We salute our area veterans!
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352-9021
Manistee, MI
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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Thomas Welsh Signalman-US Navy Vietnam, Apollo 14 Recovery Team 1969-1972
Michael Welsh E3 USNR Okinawa. Glenview AFB. 1967-1972
John C. Widgren SSGT US Air Force Korea 1952-1955
James H. Willard SPEC-4 - US Army 1970-1971
Bill Wilkosz Korean War
Kenneth E. Williams Jr. US Navy 1953-1972
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Herbert G. Wilson Bombardier in 13th Air Force US Air Force WWII
Robert L. Wilson LT, Pilot US Air Force WWII 4 Years
Leonard Zatarga Tec-5 US Army European Theater of Operation 1942-1946
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John E. Zygaj SGT, 87th Infantry US Army WWII 1943 - 1946
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882-4021
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Manistee and Benzie County 2020 Veterans Salute
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