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Two Santa Cruz buddies joined the Merchant Marines together; only one returned home.

Walter Henry Morelli was born in Santa Cruz, California, on October 1, 1921, to Olympio and Mary Morelli. He shared the family home with his parents, his…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

Watsonville readers of the Register-Pajaronian became a part of John Ware's B-17 as he shared his experiences of a bombing mission.

John E. Ware was born in Kern County, California, on May 30, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ware. The Wares…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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For a year and a half the Jurach family awaited word as to the fate of their son Frank.

Frank Joseph Jurach was born in Sacramento, California, on February 8, 1924, to Mr. and Peter Jurach. Frank's family, which included his brothers Edward and…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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The Watsonville High School Class of 1940 lost one of its own and a young girl lost her fiancé.

George Dewey Kellogg Jr. was born about 1922, to Mr. and Mrs. George D. Kellogg. The location of his birth and early life has not been established.…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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Art Boudreau enjoyed speed and risk taking during his brief twenty-two year life.

Arthur Raymond Boudreau was born on May 6, 1922, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, to Mr. and Mrs. William Boudreau. The Boudreau family also consisted of two other…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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A lake in Florida was the final body of water for this naval airman.

Alfred Raymond Moore was born about 1922, in Cortez, Colorado, to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moore. Shortly after his birth, Alfred's family moved to Watsonville where he was raised…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

Fred Aldrich is a Santa Cruz Sentinel roll of honor addition for whom there is little available information.

Frederick Bert Aldrich, the husband of a Santa Cruz girl, was born in Ohio on April 8, 1922. No additional information regarding his…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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"Yes, I can say I have walked with heroes."

Max E. Dowden, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer L. Dowden, was born on October 4, 1916, in Albany, New York. He and his brother Charles joined their parents in their move to Santa Cruz, California, in…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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An errant mortar round ended the green world of Jack Wood.

John W. Wood was born on July 5, 1921, in Los Gatos, California, to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wood. The Wood family later moved to Santa Cruz and settled in the Highland District where their…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

A retread doughboy returned to "the Corps."

Glen Watson Chamberlain was born in Kansas on July 29, 1893. Details of his family and formative years are unavailable. When World War I began, Chamberlain joined the US Marine Corps and was discharged…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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