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Putting a Face to the Sacrifice of our World War II Veterans.

TO THE PATRIOTS OF THE BEACHES


BY
JOSHUAH CAMPBELL

2011 Normandy Scholar 

To the patriots of the beaches

And the commanders of the canals;

To the brigadiers of bridges

And to the privates behind the hedgerow;

To the nurses and medic, paratroopers and engineers, journalists and volunteers:

No sullen piece of stone

Nor cold lump of bronze 

On any sandy point, though picturesque,

or in any village, however quaint,

or on any glen, no matter how green the countryside,

Can ever replace the memory; of your sacrifice.

And with our heads and our banners held high,

We, living monuments to your service,

Proclaim to the world ; That you gave your all for liberty--

for a generation of Americans that you would never know--

And that you did not die in vain.

The major assignment for the students and teachers who went to Normandy was the Fallen Soldier Project. Each student/teacher team researched a soldier from their home state who fought at Normandy and paid the ultimate sacrifice. After exhaustive research the students and teachers created a website dedicated to their soldier's life and ultimate sacrifice. Please logon to the websites and see what stellar work the students and teachers did and read the poignant eulogies to their soldiers that were read at the graves of their unsung heroes.
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Captain John A. Kulp
Student: Corey Fink, Teacher: Joseph Boyle

First Lieutenant William S. Gaillard, Jr.
Student: Joshua Campbell, Teacher: Gail Ingram

Technician 4 Herbert L. Ulrich
Student: Shane Colby, Teacher: Lori Broady

Major J.W. Vaughan
Student: Jeremiah Tate, Teacher: David Wheeler

Captain Frank N. Fitch, Jr.
Student: Carson Scott, Teacher: Cheryle Redelings

Technician 4 Willard U. Begel
Student: Carson Rolleri, Teacher: Lynne O'Hara

Captain Edward A. Peters
Student: Katelyn Davis, Teacher: Robert Greenwood

Corporal Anthony Barcott
Student: Marliee Raible, Teacher: Sabrina Shaw

Private Melvin L. Gennette
Student: Lucas Richards, Teacher: Terry Healy

Flight Officer William T. McCabe
Student: Sam Spare, Teacher: Kevin Wagner

Corporal Patrick Salazar
Student: Ladwon McDonald, Teacher: Kristen Machczynski

Second Lieutenant Gilbert W.T. Combs, Jr.
Student: Thomas Grande, Teacher: Peter Porter

Major Dewey E. Newhart
Student: Lauren Grundberg, Teacher: Derek Frieling

First Sergeant Henry S. Golas & Private Michael Macera
Student: Amanda Hoskins, Teacher: Lisa Johansen

First Lieutenant Arthur L. Gump
Student: Antonia Garcia, Teacher: Luisa Castillo
Websites
Corporal Eugene W. Morrison
Student: Brandon Gunn, Teacher: Sigrid Olson

Private Cecil E. Garner
Student: Taylor Bromlow, Teacher: Penny Heath

Private Arvid L. Setran
Student: Lacy Myrman, Teacher: Nancy Ziemer

Major Courtney B. Neilson
Student: Jason Lewis, Teacher: Mark McKay

Private Ruben R. Tellez
Student: Tiffany Schumak, Teacher: Arlene Harris

Staff Sergeant John B. Guerrero
Student: Ethan Webster, Teacher: Jarrod Stewart

First Lieutenant Brigido Gonzalez
Student: Phalguni Vetrichelvan, Teacher: Joyce O'Day

MoMM2 Joseph Vanasky, Jr.
Student: Samantha Fletcher, Teacher: Joseph Boyle

Technician 5 Terrance D. Cosgriff
Student: Joseph Landoni, Teacher: Tricia Billes

Private John H. Harris
Student: Erick Chavez, Teacher: Julian Hipkins

Second Lieutenant Dean A. Woods
Student: Michael Shimek, Teacher: Moni Hourt

Corporal Horace J. Bennino & Technician 5 Frank J. Bennino
Student: Jenna Stone, Teacher: Wendy Nelson Kauffman

Sergeant John P. Ray
Student: Kalie Indest, Teacher: Melanie Boulet

Staff Sergeant James H. McMahon
Student: Jacob Eden, Teacher: Brian Connick
Websites
First Lieutenant Roy Eisele
Student: Morgan Owen, Teacher: Melissa Andersen

Staff Sergeant Frederick D. Smith
Student: Timothy Cohn, Teacher: Sharon Wlodarczyk

Private First Class Pedro Rodon
Student: Charlyne Cuyar, Teacher: Yanira Borges

Private First Class Virgil John Tangborn
Student: Matti Martin, Teacher: Ron Hustvedt

Chief Motor Machinist's Mate George A. Kelly
Student: Abby Woosley, Teacher: Gerald Morris

Corporal Thomas Reed Smith, Jr.
Student: Karee Wicks, Teacher: Lauren Olson

Private First Class William D. Dormire
Student: Seamus Ryan-Johnson, Teacher: Janet Thomas

Second Lieutenant Benjamin Hodges
Student: Benjamin Smart, Teacher: Kenneth Tucker

Staff Sergeant Harold John Ward
Student: Riley Ries, Teacher: Kelly Steffen

Corporal Alton D. Poe
Student: Jenna Gilbertson, Teacher: Sandra Wooton

First Sergeant Virgil "Bud" Brown
Student: Emma Campbell, Teacher: Kelly Smyth

Sergeant Julius A. Houck
Student: David Huston, Teacher: Dawn Crone

Sergeant Allen P. Moberly
Student: Brad Shoopman, Teacher: Stephanie Smith

First Lieutenant Robert M. Follensbee
Student: Andrea Flores, Teacher: Josh Bill

Sergeant Bernard L. "Barney" Tobin
Student: Hannah Aris, Teacher: Amie Sanner
Websites
Private First Class David G. Callahan
Student: Kaylie O'Connell, Teacher: Ilyse Mahoney

Private John Alden Chappell
Student: Alex Bueneman, Teacher: Angie Alison

Staff Sergeant William E. Davis, Jr.
Student: Nick Iacovelli, Teacher: Amanada Reid

Private Normand B. Foster
Student: Margaret Lichtenfels, Teacher: Patrick Slowey

Second Lieutenant Leroy E. Jacobson
Student: Taylor Walsh, Teacher: Nick Coddington

Chief Pharmacist's Mate Graham C. Mahan
Student: Zobeida Chaffee-Valdes, Teacher: Olivia Macaulay

First Lieutenant Joseph Lyndon
Student: Raven Troyer, Teacher: Tea McCaulla

Staff Sergeant Emile W. Tanguay
Student: Seyeon Kim, Teacher: Sharon Gillette

Captain Omery Carl Weathers
Student: Mary Nail, Teacher Sherry Tipps-Holder

Staff Sergeant Maruice Miller
Student: Aditya Sapre, Teacher: Katherine Lorio

Techinician Fourth Class John H. Williamson
Student: Gabrielle Farrow, Teacher: Bridget Federspiel

Technical Sergeant Percy Zimmerman
Student: Morgan Handley, Teacher: Adam Sakel

Private Easton A. Baxter
Student: Caley Williamson, Teacher: Hillery Griffin

Sergeant Albert Raymond Prescott
Student: Kelly Wilhelmi, Teacher: Eduardo Diaz

Private Floyd E. Osborne
Student: Megan Amen, Teacher: Amy Braun
Websites
Radiomen Ludwig Julius Wilhelm Pieper & Julius Heinrich Otto Pieper
Student: Vanessa Taylor, Teacher: Nichole Flynn

Private John J. O'Callahan
Student: Nicole Cordes, Teacher: Rachel Couch

Flight Officer Edmund Decker
Student: Audrey Calovich, Teacher: Lisa Lauck

First Lieutenant Robert Raymond Martee
Student: Barrett Young, Teacher: Kelly Matney

Staff Sergeant Eugene J. Mlot
Student: Julia Brunson, Teacher: Margaret Holtgreive

Private First Class Frank E. Wyatt
Student: Lily Delao, Teacher: Sarah Henkel

Second Lieutenant Harlan E. Rugg
Student: Connor Lisle, Teacher: Lisa-Britt Walhberg

Private First Class John F. Garrard
Student: Isaiah McKay, Teacher: Al Wheat

Technician Fifth Class Broadway Valentine Sims
Student: Scott Morre, Teacher: Whitney Joyner

Corporal Henry Bernard Van Hyfte
Student: Emma Mulhem, Teacher: David Howard

Private First Class Benjamin Franklin McKenney
Student: Dawson Podlena, Teacher: Kyle Johnson

Francisco N.F. Blas
Student Lazaro Quinata, Teacher: Anthony Blas

Sergeant Pierre Jubault-Robinson
Student: John Slayton, Teacher: John Werkmeister

Captain Malcom A. Smith
Student: Erin Stender, Teacher: Erin Coggins

Private William Verderamo
Student: Spencer Valenti, Teacher: Thomas Leighty
Websites
Lieutenant Colonel James Davidson Johnston
Student: Joseph Chong, Teacher: Lou Ann Rives

Technician 5 Ervin A. Westendorf
Student: Caleb Lines, Teacher: Suzan Turner

Private First Class Lavern Leo Allard
Student: Hannah Doyle, Teacher: David Blacketer

Technician 4th Class Ray O. Coffey
Student: Josh White, Teacher: Janelle Gilson

Private First Class Ernest Allen Tanksley
Student: Isaac Romer, Teacher: Greg Borchardt

Shipfitter 3rd Class Joseph Vasko
Student: Amadea Martino Smith, Teacher: Cynthia Crothers-Hyatt

Private Leo K. Chalcraft
Student: Konner Ross, Teacher: Deborah Pettingill

Private First Class Kenneth Roland Day
Student: Matthew Anderson, Teacher: Kelsie Eckert

Second Lieutenant Franklin Carter
Student: Teagan Smith, Teacher Frank O'Grady

Staff Sergeant Thomas G. Belus
Student: Sydney Polson, Teacher: Gayla Hammer

Staff Sergeant Clarence Donald Reeves
Student: Liam Kenny, Teacher: Jake Miller

Second Lieutenant Cecil H. Corley
Student: Aryasp Nejat, Teacher: Stacey Trepanier

Private First Class Lester Ernest Whitesel, Sr.
Student: Ally Orr, Teacher: Rene Soohoo

Private First Class Robert N. Shotton
Student: Kimberly Ortiz, Teacher: Eden McCauslin

Private First Class William J. Barton
Student: Spencer Queen, Teacher: Mary Bezbatchenko
Websites


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