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==World War Two== | ==World War Two== | ||
===Army=== | ===Army=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Edgar S. Ainslie - West Lafayette, IN / Buffalo, NY (d. April 11, 1944) Philippines |
| − | * [[Curtis William Behnke Jr.]] Ferndale, MI (d. Nov. 23, 1944) Germany | + | * [[Curtis William Behnke Jr.]] - Ferndale, MI (d. Nov. 23, 1944) Germany |
| − | * [[George Dowell Jr. Leask]] Oakland, CA (d. Nov. 11, 1944) France | + | * [[George Dowell Jr. Leask]] - Oakland, CA (d. Nov. 11, 1944) France |
| − | * [[Harold Samuel Jenkins]] Nethers, VA (d. March 22, 1945) Germany | + | * [[Harold Samuel Jenkins]] - Nethers, VA (d. March 22, 1945) Germany |
| + | * Allan McFarlane 1909-1910 - (b. Aug. 31, 1909 NN - d. Sept. 4, 1942 Hampton, VA) served as Tech Sgt. Army Air Corps +1940-1942 in the Panama Canal. His parents were co-founders of [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA]]. | ||
| + | * William Donaldson Smith 1937-1944 (1923-1944), son of Robert Ramsey Smith, Sr. & Bella Barron Smith. Alum of [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA]]. | ||
| + | * Major General [[Orde Charles Wingate]] - British Army (b. 1903 Nainital, Kumaon, India - d. 1944 Manipur, India) | ||
===Navy=== | ===Navy=== | ||
| − | * [[William | + | * [[William Donaldson Smith]] Navy, Battle of the Philippines; 1937-1944 (1923-1944) |
===Marines=== | ===Marines=== | ||
| − | * [[John Yancey Anderson]] | + | * [[John Yancey Anderson]] +1944 (1922-1944) |
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| + | ==Korean== | ||
| + | * Major William James Herbert Chambers, Jr. (b. 1916 Rutherford, NJ - d. 1952 Newfoundland) died on active duty. See [[Military]]. He enlisted with the National Guard in 1935, honorably discharged in 1939, enlisted with the USAF in 1941, and was stationed at McAndrews AF Base in Newfoundland at the time of his death. Wife: Lola Joe McComb Chambers (b. 1921 Kent or Taylor Co., TX - d. 2010 Fort Worth, TX), daughter of Carl Winfield McComb (b. 1898 Riverdale, Kent, TX - d. 1991 Abilene, TX) & Elsie Ada Morton McComb (b. 1899 Eastland, TX - d. 1975 Abilene, TX). Major Chambers was a son of Chaplain William James Herbert Chambers +1922+ (b. 1890 Dublin, IE - d. 1969 San Francisco, [[California|CA]]) who was a correspondent in 1922 at the Waterville Gospel Hall, now [[Terryville Gospel Hall, CT|Terryville Gospel Hall]] in [[Connecticut]]. Children: | ||
| + | ** Lola Carolyn Spearing-Chambers Frye-Hart (b. 1942 Taylor, TX) | ||
| + | ** Paula Deborah Chambers Shachtman (b. 1948 Waco, TX). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Vietnam== | ||
| + | * Robert Alexander White - Sp/4 (1947 - Feb. 7, 1966) | ||
| + | ** [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA]] | ||
| + | * Capt. Robert Thomas Wilson (1946-1970); aviator in the Transportation Corps, U.S. Army, killed in Vietnam on Oct. 16, 1970 in an aircraft accident; R.A. Machovec of Savannah, GA officiated alongside William T. White. Alumni of [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Misc== | ||
| + | * [[Donald William Kuester]] - Senior Engineer and Chief of the Acoustics & Electronics Division, U.S. Navy (1921-1963) | ||
| + | ** [[Atlantic Gospel Chapel, IA]] 1921?-1943 & [[New Hampshire Avenue Gospel Chapel, MD]] 1943-1963 including SS Supt. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:39, 23 February 2025
Contents
Articles
- It Shall Be Well: A Song for the Sorrowing in Days of War
- Belfast, Sept 1914 by A.I.B., The Witness
World War One
- Andrew Bennett Thomson Vancouver, BC d. April 9, 1917 Vimy Ridge
World War Two
Army
- Edgar S. Ainslie - West Lafayette, IN / Buffalo, NY (d. April 11, 1944) Philippines
- Curtis William Behnke Jr. - Ferndale, MI (d. Nov. 23, 1944) Germany
- George Dowell Jr. Leask - Oakland, CA (d. Nov. 11, 1944) France
- Harold Samuel Jenkins - Nethers, VA (d. March 22, 1945) Germany
- Allan McFarlane 1909-1910 - (b. Aug. 31, 1909 NN - d. Sept. 4, 1942 Hampton, VA) served as Tech Sgt. Army Air Corps +1940-1942 in the Panama Canal. His parents were co-founders of Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA.
- William Donaldson Smith 1937-1944 (1923-1944), son of Robert Ramsey Smith, Sr. & Bella Barron Smith. Alum of Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA.
- Major General Orde Charles Wingate - British Army (b. 1903 Nainital, Kumaon, India - d. 1944 Manipur, India)
- William Donaldson Smith Navy, Battle of the Philippines; 1937-1944 (1923-1944)
Marines
- John Yancey Anderson +1944 (1922-1944)
Korean
- Major William James Herbert Chambers, Jr. (b. 1916 Rutherford, NJ - d. 1952 Newfoundland) died on active duty. See Military. He enlisted with the National Guard in 1935, honorably discharged in 1939, enlisted with the USAF in 1941, and was stationed at McAndrews AF Base in Newfoundland at the time of his death. Wife: Lola Joe McComb Chambers (b. 1921 Kent or Taylor Co., TX - d. 2010 Fort Worth, TX), daughter of Carl Winfield McComb (b. 1898 Riverdale, Kent, TX - d. 1991 Abilene, TX) & Elsie Ada Morton McComb (b. 1899 Eastland, TX - d. 1975 Abilene, TX). Major Chambers was a son of Chaplain William James Herbert Chambers +1922+ (b. 1890 Dublin, IE - d. 1969 San Francisco, CA) who was a correspondent in 1922 at the Waterville Gospel Hall, now Terryville Gospel Hall in Connecticut. Children:
- Lola Carolyn Spearing-Chambers Frye-Hart (b. 1942 Taylor, TX)
- Paula Deborah Chambers Shachtman (b. 1948 Waco, TX).
Vietnam
- Robert Alexander White - Sp/4 (1947 - Feb. 7, 1966)
- Capt. Robert Thomas Wilson (1946-1970); aviator in the Transportation Corps, U.S. Army, killed in Vietnam on Oct. 16, 1970 in an aircraft accident; R.A. Machovec of Savannah, GA officiated alongside William T. White. Alumni of Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA
Misc
- Donald William Kuester - Senior Engineer and Chief of the Acoustics & Electronics Division, U.S. Navy (1921-1963)
- Atlantic Gospel Chapel, IA 1921?-1943 & New Hampshire Avenue Gospel Chapel, MD 1943-1963 including SS Supt.
