Raymond Reynolds was born on October 4, 1923 in Benton, Illinois to Austin Reynolds and Rachel West. He attended primary and secondary schools in Benton, graduating Benton High school in 1942. Continue reading
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Allan Todd, a retired Prudential insurance division manager and former Marion High School teacher, was one of World War II’s most decorated soldiers. He was, so to speak, a hero’s hero whose exploits and feats were written about in Carey Ford’s and Alastair MacBain’s book, “Cloak and Dagger” published in 1946 by Random House and even more recently in the book “Abundance of Valor, by Will Irwin. Continue reading
Richard Gene Wilson (August 19, 1931 – October 21, 1950) was a United States Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the U.S. military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. A combat medic, Wilson was awarded the medal for attempting to rescue a wounded soldier at the Battle of Yongju. Continue reading
Wallace Albert Bandy was born on July 19, 1880, in Sandy Hook, Elliot County, Kentucky to William H. Bandy and Sarah Howard (see Sam’s Notes).
He received his education in the public schools and the high school at Sandy Hook, and later took a special course in law and attended one term in military training school.
He enlisted on July 21, 1898, into the U.S. Army, Company H of the 4th Kentucky Infantry during the Spanish American war, serving in the Philippines and Hawaii. He was discharged from the regiment on February 12, 1899 as a private. Continue reading
Paul Junior Reese was born in Marion on July 8, 1922 to Ernest Gottlieb Reese and Reba Herring. Gottlieb was born in Illinois, the son of German immigrants Charles Frederick Reese and Engel Marie Sophie Dralle who came to this country when they were about 21 years of age. Continue reading
