Dozens of veterans from the Sauk Valley and surrounding areas were part of the latest group of veterans to take the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., for their chance to see the monuments built in their honor. They traveled Thursday.
Howard D. Anderson
Age: 85
City: Princeton
Branch: Army
Theater: European
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: April 1951 to March 1953
Frank Belt
Age: 83
City: Morrison
Branch: Army
Theater: Alaska
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: March 1951 to Feb. 1953
Clair Bishop Sr.
Age: 83
City: Spring Valley
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 3 years
Medals awarded: Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars
Robert E. Blumhoff
Age: 84
City: Erie
Branch: Air Force
Theater: U.S.
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: May 1948 to May 1952
Medals awarded: Good conduct
Richard Bradley
Age: 82
City: Prophetstown
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: April 1952 to April 1954
Medals awarded: Korean Service Ribbon with 3 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service Medal, National Defenses Service Medal
Thomas M. Burke
Age: 76
City: Princeton
Branch: Army and Air Force
Theater: Korea
Rank: Specialist 5
Term of service: 1954 to 1959
Medals awarded: National Defenses, Good Conduct, United Nations, Korea Unit Citation, Sharpshooter
Charles E. Cook
Age: 82
City: Morrison
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of Service: Oct. 1950 to Dec. 1953
Medals awarded: Korean Service Medal with Bronze Star, United Nations Service Medal, National Defenses Service Medal
William R. Cowan
Age: 81
City: Erie
Branch: Navy
Theater: Korea
Rank: Radioman Third Class
Term of service: 1951 to 1955
Medals awarded: 9
Joseph Dempsky
Age: 82
City: Malden
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 3 years
Medals awarded: Korean Service Medal with 4 Bronze Campaign Stars, United Nations Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
James W. Dillon
Age: 82
City: Rock Falls
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Private First Class
Term of service: 3 years
Medals awarded: United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, National Defense Service Medal
Lowell Drayton
Age: 82
City: Walnut
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 1952 to 1953
Medals awarded: Korean Service Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge
John F. “Jack” Fahs
Age: 83
City: Walnut
Branch: Air Force
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 1951 to 1954
Medals Awarded: Good Conduct, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Presidential Medal
Edward Fehlhafer
Age: 79
City: Lanark
Branch: Army
Theater: U.S.
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class
Term of service: 2 years
Medals: Local
Robert C. Fox
Age: 80
City: Dixon
Branch: Army
Theater: U.S.
Rank: Specialist Third Class
Term of service: Sept. 1953 to Sept. 1955
Medals Awarded: National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
Daniel L. Frankfother
Age: 82
City: Milledgeville
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Term of service: Jan. 1952 to Oct. 1953
Medals Awarded: Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Medals of appreciation from “The Republic of Korea”
Roland Dale Gibson
Age: 83
City: Princeton
Branch: Navy
Theater: Pacific
Rank: Machinist Mate Second Class
Term of service: June 1948 to June 1952
Medals Awarded: Korean Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal.
Earl Gilliland
Age: 80
City: Mount Carroll
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 1953 to 1956
Medals Awarded: Rifle Sharp Shooter, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct, Korean Service.
Harold W. Graff
Age: 81
City: Dover
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Term of service: 1952 to 1954
Medals Awarded: Purple Heart, United Nations, Korean with 3 Bronze Stars
Lowell Grummert
Age: 79
City: Sterling
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class
Term of service: Jan. 1955 to Jan. 1957
Medals awarded: Good Conduct.
Irvin Gustafson
Age: 85
City: Princeton
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: Jan. 1951 to Oct. 1952
Medals awarded: Korean Service with 1 Bronze Star, United Nations, Combat Infantry Badge, Presidential Unit Citation.
Melvin Haenitsch
Age: 82
City: Ashton
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 1951 to 1953
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, Sharp Shooter
Ronald Happach
Age: 80
City: Sheffield
Branch: Marines
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 3 years
Medals awarded: Air, Combat Crewman Wings, Presidential Citation, Korean Conflict, United Nations, Good Conduct
Robert C. Helm
Age: 85
City: Chadwick
Branch: Navy
Theater: Korea
Rank: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate First Class
Term of service: 1948 to 1954
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, Navy Occupation, China Service, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense, Korean Service, United Nations Service, Korean 50th Anniversary.
Jack Heng
Age: 79
City: Oregon
Branch: Army
Theater: Korean
Rank: Private First Class
Term of service: 1954 to 1955
Medals awarded: Korean Service, National Defense, United Nations Service.
Neil E. Holland
Age: 82
City: Oregon
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 1951 to 1953
Medals awarded: Korean Service with Bronze Star, National Defense
Richard Jacks
Age: 79
City: Polo
Branch: Air Force
Theater: Korea
Rank: Airman First Class
Term of service: 1952 to 1956
Medals awarded: Korean Service Medal with 2 Clusters, National Defense Service, United Nations Service, Good Conduct.
Albert A. Jacobs
Age: 81
City: Walnut
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: Feb. 1951 to Sept. 1953
Medals awarded: Korean Service with 3 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service, Sharpshooter
Roger L. Jacobs
Age: 79
City: Sterling
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Specialist Third Class
Term of service: 2 years
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, Expert Rifle
William Jones
Age: 80
City: Dixon
Branch: Navy
Rank: Boiler Technician First Class
Term of service: March 1953 to Feb. 1957
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, Occupation Service, National Defense: Atlantic and Pacific Fleet
John Keegan
Age: 81
City: Henry
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Specialist Third Class
Term of service: Oct. 1953 to Sept. 1955
Medals awarded: National Defense Service
Richard Lee Kehl
Age: 80
City: Mount Carroll
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Private Second Class
Term of service: July 1954 to May 1956
Medals awarded: National Defense Service, Good Conduct
Ed Kelley
Age: 80
City: Lyndon
Branch: Army
Theater: Germany
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 1953 to 1955
Glen Arthur Killen
Age: 81
City: Malden
Branch: Navy
Theater: Korea
Rank: Machinists Mate Third Class
Term of service: 1949 to 1953
Medals awarded: Korea Service with 4 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service, Navy Occupation, China Service
Raymond A. Larson
Age: 84
City: Princeton
Branch: Army
Theater: Stateside
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: Dec. 1950 to Dec. 1952
Medals awarded: Rifle Marskman
William A. Limond
Age: 84
City: Morrison
Branch: Army
Theater: Far East Command
Rank: Private First Class
Term of Service: 1950 to 1952
Medals awarded: Korean Services with 2 Bronze Stars, Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Raymond A. Lootens
Age: 81
City: Walnut
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Term of service: 1952 to 1954
Medals awarded: Korean Service with 2 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service, National Defense Service, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantry Badge
Charles E. Marshall
Age: 78
City: Princeton
Branch: Air Force
Theater: Korea
Rank: Airman Second Class
Term of Service: 3 1/2 years
Donald Matthiessen
Age: 84
City: Sterling
Branch: Marines
Rank: Private First Class
Term of Service: Jan. 22 to April 21, 1952
Gene E. Medlar
Age: 82
City: Oregon
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 2 years
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, National Defense, Korean Service, United Nations Service, Korean War Commemorative, Korea Defense 50th Anniversary
Glenn Miller
Age: 83
City: Spring Valley
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 1952 to 1953
Medals awarded: Combat Infantry Badge, United Nations Service One Overseas Bar, Korean Service with 3 Bronze Stars
Robert Minnick
Age: 82
City: Ohio
Branch: Air Force
Theater: Far East
Rank:
Term of Service: 4 years
Medals awarded: Good Conduct Far East
Roger H. Nielsen
Age: 79
City: Sheffield
Branch: Army
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class
Term of service: 2 years
Medals awarded: National Defense Service
James E. Powers
Age: 83
City: Amboy
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Private First Class
Term of service: Aug. 1951 to May 1953
Glen W. Rabe
Age: 80
City: Princeton
Branch: Marine
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 2 years
Medals awarded: Korean Service, Sharpshooter
Francis Rich
Age: 83
City: Princeton
Branch: Air Force
Theater: Europe
Rank: Airman First Class
Term of service: Sept. 1950 to Sept. 1954
Medals awarded: Good Conduct.
William R. Robison
Age: 76
City: Sheffield
Branch: Army
Theater: European
Rank: Specialist Third Class
Term of service: Sept. 1954 to Aug. 1956
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, Marksman
Myron D. Rolston
Age: 80
City: Mount Morris
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Medals awarded: Good Conduct
Carl Roorda
Age: 82
City: Rock Falls
Branch: Navy
Theater: Korea
Rank: Driver Petty Officer Third Class
Term of service: Jan. 1951 to Nov. 1954
James L. Rose
Age: 79
City: Mount Carroll
Branch: Army
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class
Term of service: Jan. 1955 to Dec. 1956
Medals awarded: Good Conduct
Kenneth Schneider Jr.
Age: 81
City: Mount Carroll
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Private First Class
Term of service: 1954 to 1955
Medals awarded: Korean Service
George Schroeder
Age: 79
City: Prophetstown
Branch: Army
Theater: Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Rank: Specialist Third Class
Term of service: Sept. 1954 to Sept. 1956
Medals awarded: Good Conduct
Richard Schryver
Age: 83
City: Sterling
Branch: Navy
Theater: Korea
Rank: Gunner’s Mate Third Class
Term of service: Sept. 1947 to Sept. 1951
Medals awarded: Good Conduct, National Defense, American Defense, Cold War Victory, Korean Service, Sea Service, Foreign Expeditionary Service, Navy Service, Honorable Service, Special Service Operations, NATO Service, United Nations Service, U.N. Military Service, Navy Arctic Service, Overseas Service, Occupation World War II
Leslie Strouss
Age: 83
City: Princeton
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Private First Class
Term of service: 21 months
Medals awarded: Commendation Medal, Korea Service
Kenneth Towne
Age: 79
City: Wyanet
Branch: Navy
Theater: Pacific
Rank: Radioman Second Class
Term of service: 4 years
Medals awarded: National Defense Service, China Service, Good Conduct
Allen R. Wiles
Age: 82
City: Sterling
Branch: Army
Theater: 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: Jan. 1951 to Jan. 1954
Donald E. Wolf
Age: 75
City: Polo
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Specialist Third Class
Term of service: Jan. 1956 to Nov. 1957
Medals awarded: Second Class Gunman, First Class Gunman, Expert (Automatic Rifle), Expert (M-1)
Ferris Wright
Age: 84
City: Malden
Branch: Army
Theater: Korea
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Term of service: 21 months
Medals awarded: Korean Service, United Nations Service, Korean War Service
Roland Dean Yelm
Age: 86
City: Princeton
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Term of service: 2 years
Marvin E. Younger
Age: 82
City: Sterling
Branch: Marines
Theater: Korea
Rank: Corporal
Term of service: 1948 to 1952
Medals awarded: Presidential Unit Citation with ribbon and bronze star, Good Conduct, Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, United Nations Service
