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The Santa Cruz Aerie 460 (Fraternal Order of Eagles) band is playing for a crowd in front of the Santa Cruz Post Office. A row of men in sailor uniforms stands opposite the band in the middle. Handwritten notes on the original mounting say:…

Date: 1917-04-14
Type: PHOTO

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Crowd at the railroad station (Union Depot?) to see off World War I troops.

Date: 1917
Type: PHOTO

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Crowd at Santa Cruz's Union Depot (?) seeing off troops who are going overseas.

Date: 1917
Type: PHOTO

The name John W. Wright was included among Capitola men appearing on the California Adjutant Generals 1921 report listing World War I casualties. No other information has been discovered regarding the life, death or burial location of this soldier.…

Date: Undated
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

The name Ambrose Allman Wass was included among Santa Cruz war dead on the 1921 California Adjutant Generals list, although it appears that his primary residence was in Berkeley, California.

Ambrose was born in Berkeley California on February 20,…

Date: Undated
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

Local veterans were familiar with Simpson's military service-related death and included him on the Victory Byway Memorial plaque in1928; however, no other record of that death has been found.

Sidney W. Simpson was born on September 8, 1895, at…

Date: Undated
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

The name James W. Nellson was included among Santa Cruz men appearing on the California Adjutant Generals 1921 report listing World War I casualties. Nellson's name also appears on an earlier California Adjutant Generals report of 1907 listing…

Date: Undated
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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Chevalier Edward L. Williams never wore the white and gold medal designating him a Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

Edward Williams was born November 2, 1892, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Williams, Sr. The elder Williams was an Englishman…

Date: Undated
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 Santa Cruzan who served with the Canadian Army was a different brand of doughboy.

Joel Gaba, the son of Mark and Annie Gaba, was born on August 20, 1880, in South Norwalk, Connecticut. During their stay in Santa Cruz, the Gaba family resided on…

Date: Undated
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 Soquel youth, with intense spirit and high ideals, gave up his education to support his mother and surrendered his life to his country.

Bernard Pillsbury was born about 1900 and was descended from New England stock. His family originated in…

Date: Undated
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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