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A Red Cross band on the sleeve is not a guarantee of safety on the battlefield.

Richard B. Haines was born in Santa Cruz, California about 1889 to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Haines. During his formative years he resided in Aptos with his parents 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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"Tall handsome and good natured, Bob is a combination of football player and actor, and has maintained both roles," stated the 1914 Santa Cruz High School Trident yearbook.

Thomas Roy Evans was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on December 19, 1894,…

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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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Donald discovered that directing traffic during war includes hazards other than vehicles.

Donald L. Rose was born July 26, 1886, in Howard Springs, Colorado, into the family of Fayette and Dora Rose. The family moved to Santa Cruz where 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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Vic's life was stopped short by his own machine gun.

Victor Hubert Handley, a descendent of one of the city's older families, was born in Santa Cruz, California, on April 12, 1888. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Handley, had been early settlers…

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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 Greek of Davenport in the Casualty Lists for Today" declared the Santa Cruz Surf.

Christ Eustratios Ciges was born in Mythlene Pimpeli, Greece, on February 2, 1889, and remained in that community during his formative years. The date of 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

Native-born sons are not quickly forgotten, even though they adopt new homes.

Carroll Wyckoff, whose parents were Samuel and Pearl Wyckoff, was born in Watsonville about 1899 into a prominent local family. He spent his early years in the Pajaro…

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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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Floyd Ellwood Reavis was born on April 8, 1895, in the small farming community of Midvale in southwestern Idaho. He was the fourth of the nine children of Charles and Belle Reavis. Also joining him in the family were brothers Roy, Herbert, Marion,…

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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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Clarence, the son of former Kansas State Representative A. J. Corey of Fort Worth, Kansas, was born about 1888 and moved to Santa Cruz, California with his family in 1913.

When World War I began, Corey immediately enlisted in the army and was…

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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 Watsonville sailor had a heart for rendering popular and comedy songs but one that failed him while serving in the navy.

Frank Jay Field was born in La Peer, Michigan, on February 8, 1889. Information regarding his family and the date of 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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The Spanish flu epidemic ended the life of a former Pajaro Valley orphan.

Thomas J. Sullivan was born about 1889 in Salinas; however, because of the absence of his parents he and his brothers James, Edward and Michael were raised and educated 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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