Those Who Have Served Us
The month of May always brings for me the memory of my mother collecting flowers to take to the cemetery on Memorial Day. Today we note Memorial Day more often for it parades and its retail store sales. Going to the cemetery has lost some of its prominence for our families in part because many of us live some distance from the graves of our departed family members.
Somehow it just seems right about this time of the year to remember those who have served us by defending our country. I have been collecting a list of names of those who served in the various wars and while I can not guarantee that it includes all family members, it does give us an opportunity to see how many men and women have given a part of their lives for us. If you know of others I need to add to my list, please let me know.
Revolutionary War Jul 1776-Apr 1783
John Douglass
War of 1812 Jun 1812-Dec 1814
Alexander Douglass
James Douglass
Luther Cady
Civil War 1862-1865
Albert M. Ash – Co. K, 5th NY Light/Heavy Artillery, 9/1862 – 1865
Alfred Clemons – Co. C, 186th NY Inf., 8/23/64-6/7/65
Leander Douglass – Co. C, 110th NY Inf., 8/6/62-10/19/63
Ozander Douglass – Co. H, 10th NY Heavy Artillery, 2/2/64 – 7/6/65
Henry McAfee – Co. H, 186th NY Inf., 12/23/63 – 8/16/1865
James W. Plumb – Co. E, 10th NY Heavy Artillery, 8/27/1864 – 6/26/1865
Douglas Cramer – Co. K, 3rd MN Infantry, 1861-1862, 1863-1865
Samuel F. Cramer – Co. E, 49th WI Infantry, Jan. 1865-Nov. 1865
Calvin Crosby – Co. E, 49th WI Infantry, Jan 1865-Nov. 1865
George Teel – Co. A, 6th Iowa Infantry, 25th WI Infantry
Spanish American War Apr-Dec 1898
Carl Douglass
Charles Wilcox Douglas
Ernest Flewelling – Co. B, 34th MI Volunteers
John S. King
World War I April 1914-Nov 1918 (A.E.F.)
Frank Dunham – (Leander Douglass’ grandson)
Carl Douglass – US Army (Fred Douglass’ nephew)
Harold Lane – US Navy
Peter A.B. Widener – US Army (Gertrude Douglas’ husband)
Harlon G. Walrath – US Army
Thomson Douglas – US Army Air Corps (Curtis Douglas’ son)
Cecil Douglass – US Army (Battery E, Field Artillery)
Edwin S. Douglass – US Army (Gerry Douglass’ father)
Dr. E. Martin Ding – US Army (Medical Corps)
Harvey Decker – (Catherine Flewelling Scrivener’s gr’son)
Alfred Taylor – (Minerva French Taylor’s son)
George C. Teel – US Navy
World War II Dec 1941 – Aug 1945
Edward Campbell – Royal Canadian Army, Major 1941-45
Julie Carey Douglass – WAAF (Alaska)
James Cruickshank – US Army
Leslie Daniels * – US Army
Douglas S. Detlie – US Army (Corps of Engineers)
Clyde Dick – US Navy
Margaret Dick Peyton *- WAVES
William Dick – US Navy
Dr. P. Martin Dings – US Army (Medical Corps)
Donald C. Douglas – US Army
Jack Douglas – US Army (Philippines)
Jim Flansburg – US Navy
Arthur Lagendyk – US Navy
Royal Lane – US Navy (engineer, auxilliary ships) (1913-1949)
Bruce A. Lee – US Navy (Leila Clemons Lee’s grandson)
Louis M. Lee – US Marine Corps (gunner, battleship SS South Dakota)
Kathleen Dell Mauck – WAVES (Cabot Ward Low’s wife)
Clark McAfee – US Navy
Harry O. Newcomer – US Army
Edith Gilmore Weeks * – WAVES
Rollo Pietro – US Navy
Nigel Pilcher – Royal Canadian Army, Major (Queens Own Rifles 1939-)
Robert Stitt – US Navy
Clyde Stone – US Navy
Harlon C. Walrath – US Navy
Charles Woolworth – US Navy Air Corps
Gilbert Woolworth * – US Navy Air Corps
* denotes WWII veteran still living (in May 2007)
Korean War Jun 1950-Jul 1953
Leonard Garnsey US Navy (Ed Clark’s nephew)
Viet Nam Aug 1964-Jan 1973
Bryan Douglas – US Navy (1948-1982)
Robert Eveleigh – US Air Force
Richard Stevens – US Army
Richard Hardy – US Air Force (1930-1968)
Persian Gulf War Jan-Feb 1991
Robert Schroy – US Army
Iraq Mar 2003-
Eric Stevens – US Army
*****
The Toronto World, September 13, 1918
Included in a column entitled More Toronto Men Among Casualties
“Lieut. Benjamin E. Tassie, reported to have died of wounds, left Canada with the rank of captain, but reverted in order to gain active service at the front. His widow resides at 103 Madison Ave.”
Benjamin Tassie was married to Elizabeth “May” Mayberry on June 3, 1911 in Brant County, Ontario. He was the son of Alexander and Wilhelmina Tassie of Toronto.
Lt. Benjamin Bertchael Eager Tassie died Sept. 3, 1918, age 31, 1st Bn., Canadian Infantry, (Western Ontario Regiment). He is buried in Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Location: Bailleulval is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 13 kilometres south-west of Arras, and the Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery is one kilometre west of the village on the north side of the main road from Arras to Doullens (N25)
(Lineage: May-6, Charles A.-5, Matilda Mayberry-4, Lydia-3, John-2, Alexander Douglass-1)