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Andrea Pistone was Santa Cruz County's first listed World War I death.

Andrea, the second son of Nichol and Genrichetta Pistone, was born in Pianipaludo, Italy, near Genoa about 1898. He and his brother Giobrata accompanied their parents in the…

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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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Grayson Lacy Wilkerson, son of L. A. and Flora Wilkerson of the Vine Hill district of Santa Cruz, was born in Pomona, California, on September 16, 1898. On his mother's side he had descended from the Lacy family who were pioneer residents of Santa…

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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 young army bugler was consumed by the rushing Feather River.

It is believed that John E. Feliciano was born in Watsonville about 1899. No additional information regarding his birth, family or formative years has been located.

John enlisted…

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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 Mendocino farmer made his way to Arlington Cemetery by way of Santa Cruz.

Ernest DeMill Fitch was born on June 29, 1892, in the small dairy farming community of Manchester in Mendocino County, California. Information regarding his birth, family…

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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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Mrs. Cruts' soldier boy was buried tenderly "Over There."

Irvin I. Cruts was born in Stewartsville, New Jersey, to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben H. Cruts on August 13, 1888. He remained in Warren County where he spent his formative years and attended local…

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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

Forgotten among the local World War I soldiers appearing on the county's Victory Byway Memorial was the name of James Warren.

James L. Warren was born in Watsonville, California, December 14, 1888, to William and Elizabeth Warren. He spent 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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"Our first gold star boy" was the title given Clair Parker by his classmates in their 1919 Santa Cruz High School Trident yearbook.

Clair Cecil Parker was born in South Dakota about 1896 to Louis and Katie Parker and moved to Santa Cruz with 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

A violent explosion at sea ended the naval service of a Santa Cruz gunner's mate.

William Henry Wood's birth date and place of birth have not been identified. His mother's name was Virginia. William and his sister, Mrs. W. M. Sherer, may have…

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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Measles and pneumonia ended the life of a caring son, a brother and a Santa Cruz sailor.

Fred Alonzo Severance Jr. was born on November 17, 1888, in Fort Bragg, California, to Fred and Fannie Severance. His sisters Bertha, Edna and another sister…

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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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On May 7, 1918, the President of the University of California, the Secretary to the Governor of California, Speakers of the California Assembly and Senate, the District Attorney of Alameda County, the California State Insurance Commissioner and a…

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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