Veterans Day Poster Gallery - 2015 Poster |
Today, I am posting a list veterans from the various branches of my family tree; many who did not serve in traditional U. S. armed forces. Most served during wars and some volunteered while others did not. I add to this list as I find more ancestors and post the list every year. If you know of others, please comment below or send me an e-mail.
Whit Criswell Bryan, USN - WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Elizabeth Bryan, USN
William Joseph Quinn III, USA - Korea, Vietnam
James G. Richardson II, USA
John Joseph Quinn, USA - WWI
Charles Giddens, USA and USN - WWI, WWII
Mitchell Giddens, USA - WWI, WWII
Joseph Oscar Noah, USA - WWI
Terrell Bryan, CSA - Civil War*
Tilman Capers Bryan, CSA - Civil War*
Joseph B. Bryan, CSA - Civil War*
George Luellen Giddens, CSA - Civil War*
David Crockett Giddens, CSA (POW) - Civil War*
James Thomas Giddens, CSA - Civil War*
Henry Clay Giddens, CSA - Civil War*
John William Giddens, CSA - Civil War*
Seth H. Davis USA, Civil War
Simon Baker Bryan, Georgia Militia - Second Seminole War
James Bryan, Georgia Militia - Second Seminole War
John Regan, Georgia Militia - Second Seminole War
John Giddens, NC Minutemen - American Revolutionary War
Ralph Regan, NC Militia - American Revolutionary War
*I didn't know if I should include my ancestors who fought in the Confederate States Army, but found the following at the Sons of the Confederacy website:
"First, and most significant is the fact that by Public Law 85-425, May 23, 1958 (H.R. 358) 72 Statute 133 states –“(3) (e) for the purpose of this section, and section 433, the term ‘veteran’includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term ‘active, military or naval service’ includes active service in such forces.”
"As a result of this law the last surviving Confederate Veteran received a U.S. Military pension until his death in 1959, and from that day until present, descendants of Confederate veterans have been able to receive military monuments to place on graves from the Veteran’s Administration for their ancestors. A Confederate Veteran should therefore be treated with the same honor and dignity of any other American veteran."
Diana
© 2015
Diana,
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