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The year and place of Ralph Morrison's birth, his parentage and names of his siblings have not been identified.

Ralph came to Santa Cruz High School in the fall of 1924 and served as head coach of the football, track and basketball teams until…

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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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To many Santa Cruzans Bob Overstreet would always be remembered as a fiddle player in a hillbilly band.

Robert E. Overstreet was born in California on September 9, 1922, to Claude and Grace Overstreet. The family, which also included his brother…

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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 Zayante transplant from Arkansas went down with his ship at Savo Island.

James Buchanan Bean was born January 22, 1917, in Oklahoma. His mother's name was Miranda. In addition to James the family included his brother Raymond and sisters Robbie…

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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 applied all his leadership skills in vain in one last effort to assist his damaged ship.

Arthur Richard McLaughlin was born in Berkeley, California, on February 13, 1917, and at a very young age moved with his parents to Soquel, California.…

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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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"Herman Vellutini Now Reported as Killed in Action" confirmed the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Herman Junior Vellutini was born March 9, 1923, in Sonoma County, California, the son of Herman and Esther Vellutini of Healdsburg. In 1938 Herman died 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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Ray requested duty in the Philippine Islands and unfortunately his request was granted.

Raymon Woodrow Davis was born in 1913 in Oklahoma. Nothing has surfaced as to his family; however, he had at least one brother, Lewis, who lived 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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After Pearl Harbor, Gus Lofberg asked for sea duty, "so that I can take a crack at those tramps." He received his wish which proved to be fatal.

Gus Brynolf Lofberg Jr. was born about 1904 in Racine, Wisconsin. He was the son of Lt. Gus B.…

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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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Jack McLaughlin and his older brother Arthur led very different civilian and military lives.

Jack Henry McLaughlin was born on February 16, 1923, in Santa Cruz, California. He was raised in a Soquel home that included his parents, brother Arthur…

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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

The name John Hovey Fitch appears in the National Archives and Records Administration listing of service men who died during World War II and who declared Santa Cruz County, California, as their residence. His link with Santa Cruz was possibly…

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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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Ralph Sweezey felt that relief had arrived when the Meredith took him off his damaged ship.

Ralph Beecher Sweezey, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Sweezey, was born on July 31, 1921, in San Jose, California. The family later moved to Soquel,…

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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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