Family Members who served in the military

Family members who served in the military

Note that names listed in red represent family members who died during the respective war, some in combat and others in accidents. 

Revolutionary War

 

Civil War
  • 1.3.1.4.1 Andrew Jackson Kessler (Abt. 1834 Ashland, Ohio-d: 11 Oct 1895 Clark County, Ohio) Private, U.S. Army, Ohio 142nd Regiment (142nd OVI), Company D, 2 May 1864 to 2 Sep 1864. The 142nd OVI was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and mustered on May 13, 1864, for 100 days’ service under the command of Colonel William Craig Cooper. The regiment moved to Martinsburg, West Virginia, May 14, 1864; then to Washington, D.C., May 19. Duty at Fort Lyon, near Alexandria, Virginia, until June 3. Attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, XXII Corps. Embarked at Alexandria, Virginia, for White House, Virginia, June 7. Duty guarding supply trains through the Wilderness to the front near Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 9–14. Moved to Point of Rocks, Virginia, and duty there until August 19. The 142nd OVI mustered out of service September 2, 1864, at Camp Chase.
  • 1.3.1.4.6 William Washington Kessler (b: 5 Sep 1844 Ashland, Ohio-d: 16 Oct 1918 Whitley, Indiana) Private, Co. K, 55th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 4 Feb 1864 to 19 May 1865.
    • The Ohio 55th saw considerable action prior to William’s enlistment. Following the Confederacy’s defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg, the 55th Ohio joined the Union pursuit of the retreating Southerners, finally entering camp at Catlett’s Station, Virginia on July 25, 1863. On September 30, 1863, officials ordered the regiment to Bridgeport, Alabama to join the Army of the Cumberland. Currently, this army was besieged by the Confederacy’s Army of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 55th advanced to the Tennessee River in the Lookout Valley on October 28, 1863. Confederate forces attacked the Union forces in the valley, resulting in the Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28-29, 1863). The Southerners withdrew in this Union victory. On November 22, 1863, the 55th entered Chattanooga. At the Battle of Missionary Ridge (November 25, 1863), the regiment drove in Confederate pickets at the base of the ridge, before taking up a position on the Union’s left flank. In this position, the organization saw no real combat for the remainder of the battle. This Northern victory ended the Confederacy’s siege of Chattanooga, bringing the Chattanooga Campaign to a successful conclusion for the Union. Following the Chattanooga Campaign, officials quickly dispatched the 55th Ohio to Knoxville, Tennessee to aid this city’s besieged Union garrison. Northern forces successfully lifted the siege in early December 1863, prompting the 55th to return to Chattanooga on December 17, 1863.
    • William was a private in the 55th when, on May 2, 1864, it embarked upon Union General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. The goal of this expedition was for Northern forces to capture the important manufacturing center of Atlanta, Georgia. The regiment fought in many of the largest engagements of the campaign, including the Battles of Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Marietta, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, and Atlanta. The regiment’s loss was especially heavy at Resaca on May 15, where the organization had ninety men killed or wounded. The 55th began the campaign with approximately four hundred men available for duty. With the Union’s seizure of Atlanta on September 2, 1864, the regiment had just two hundred men available for duty.
    • Following the Atlanta Campaign, the 55th entered camp in the city. The regiment participated in several foraging expeditions during this time. The organization also received two hundred drafted men and substitutes, but the soldiers who chose to not reenlist also departed the 55th for their homes in Ohio.
    • On November 15, 1864, the 55th embarked upon General William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” The command engaged in no noteworthy battles or skirmishes on this march to Savannah, Georgia, but upon reaching this city in mid-December 1864, the regiment joined the Union’s siege. The siege ended in a Union victory on December 21, 1864, and the 55th Regiment entered Savannah that day. The 55th remained in Savannah until early January 1865, when the regiment crossed the Savannah River and, a few days later, advanced to Hardeesville, South Carolina.
    • On January 29, 1865, the organization joined General Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign. The first major combat that the 55th engaged in occurred on March 16, 1865 at the Battle of Smith’s Farm. In this engagement, the regiment lost thirty-six men killed or wounded. At the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina (March 19-21, 1865), the organization had two men killed, twenty-four soldiers wounded, and seven enlisted men missing. On March 24, 1865, the 55th entered Goldsboro, North Carolina and, on April 13, 1865, occupied Raleigh, North Carolina.
    • With the surrender of the South’s last army in late April 1865, the 55th departed Raleigh for Washington, DC, on April 30, 1865, arriving at the nation’s capital on May 18, 1865. The regiment participated in the Grand Review on May 24, 1865, before departing for Louisville, Kentucky on June 10, 1865. The organization traveled on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Parkersburg, West Virginia and then boarded steamers to travel the rest of the way on the Ohio River. At Louisville, the 55th mustered out of service on July 11, 1865, before traveling to Cleveland, Ohio, where authorities discharged the regiment’s members on July 19, 1865.
  • 1.3.1.4.7a John P. Ketzell (b: 1845-17 Sep 1874 Marion, Ohio) John served in the Ohio Volunteers Infantry, Regiment 18, Company H during the Civil War, from May 2,1864 to Aug 25, 1865. The 18th Ohio joined the Union’s pursuit of Confederate General John Bell Hood’s army, which was advancing upon Nashville, Tennessee. In the Battle of Nashville December 15-16, 1864), the regiment assaulted the Confederate line on Overton Hill. While the Ohioans fought fiercely, the Southerners drove the Northerners back. On the battle’s second day, the 18th, with other Union regiments, succeeded in taking the hill and driving Hood’s Confederates from the battlefield. In this engagement, the 18th had four officers, and seventy-five enlisted men killed or wounded out of less than two hundred soldiers available for duty when the battle erupted. Following the Battle of Nashville, the 18th Ohio joined in the Union’s pursuit of Hood’s retreating army. The regiment pursued the Southerners as far as Tuscumbia, Alabama, before marching to Chattanooga, arriving at this final location on January 10, 1865. The 18th entered winter encampment at Chattanooga. In the spring of 1865, the command participated in several expeditions against Confederate cavalry units operating in eastern Tennessee. In April 1865, the regiment took up a new position near Fort Negley in Chattanooga. In July 1865, the 18th advanced to Atlanta, Georgia and on October 9, 1865, the regiment mustered out of service at Atlanta and proceeded to Columbus, Ohio, where officials discharged the 18th’s members on October 22, 1865.
  • 1.3.1.4.7b David Gross m: 1 Feb 1880 (b: 22 Oct 1842 Dauphine County, Pa.-9 May 1909 Miami, Ohio) Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Private, US Army 28 Oct 1861 to 14 Sep 1862
  • 1.3.1.5.1 James Thomas Yaste (b: 31 Oct 1834 Jefferson Township, Md-d: 30 Jul 1915 Indiana) James T. Yaste, 27, Union Army, 8th Regiment, Maryland 8th Infantry
    Enlisted: 18 Aug 1862, Frederick, Maryland Mustered out: 31 May 1865 as corporal. The regiment was organized at Baltimore, Maryland, in August 1862, under command of Colonel Andrew W. Denison. It moved to the Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 18, 1862, and was attached to Kenly’s Maryland Brigade, VIII Corps, Middle Department. It was moved around to various commands and posts within the VIII Corps until July 1863, when it was attached to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac. In March 1864, the 8th was transferred to the V Corps. The unit fought throughout the Overland Campaign and the Siege of Petersburg. It participated in the Appomattox Campaign. After marching in the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., it was mustered out May 31, 1865.
  • 1.3.1.5.3 Charles Milton Yaste (b: 20 May 1837, Jefferson Township, Md-d: 8 Mar 1912) 1st Maryland Cavalry Potomac Home Brigade. The 1st Maryland Cavalry Potomac Home Brigade lost 2 officers, and 45 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 120 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. Enlistment Date 22 Apr 1861. The list of engagements is extensive and includes, Hancock, Md. (January 5–6, 1862), Bloomery Gap (February 14, 1862), the advance on Winchester (March 2–12), Martinsburg, West Virginia (March 3, 1862), Bunker Hill (this was just Co. A), West Virginia (March 5, 1862), action between Bunker Hill and Winchester (March 7, 1862), Stephenson’s Depot (March 7–8), Winchester (March 12, 1862), Kernstown (March 22, 1862), Winchester (March 23, 1862), Edinburg, Va. (April 1), and Charles Town, West Virginia (May 28). In 1864, action against John S. Mosby’s Rangers continued, the battalion engaging them at Rectortown, January 1, 1864. In the dark morning hours and freezing cold temperatures of January 10, 1864, Mosby attempted to make an attack upon the camp of Cole’s Battalion at the Battle of Loudoun Heights and was soundly defeated in the effort. Following this action, the battalion was engaged at Romney, Moorefield, and Mechanicsville Gap, February 4.
  • 1.3.1.5.7 Calvin Page Yaste (b: 21 Jun 1847, Jefferson Township, Md- 27 Oct 1866) Enlisted for 100 days, 2 June 1864, as a Private in Company E, 11 MD Infantry. Mustered out at Baltimore, MD 28 Sept 1864. Enlisted for 1 year at Monrovia, MD 21 Oct 1864 and mustered out 15 June 1865. The 11th Maryland Infantry Regiment moved to Monocacy Junction July 1, 1864. Guard duty at Monocacy and Mt. Airy, Maryland, until October 1, 1864. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Mustered out October 1, 1864. The regiment reorganized into three companies for one year service in December 1864. Companies A, B, and C were then consolidated with the 1st Eastern Shore Regiment January 1865. Company C on detached service at Relay House, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Company I at Baltimore.
  • 1.3.1.5.4a William Washington Roderick m: 24 Feb 1860 (b: 1838 Jefferson, Md-d: 14 Aug 1917 Tennessee) Rank: Lieutenant, 21 Sep 1862 to 7 Mar 1864 Enlistment Date 21 Sep 1862 Enlistment Place Fredrick, Maryland Discharge Date 7 Mar 1864 Military Company E (Frederick, Maryland) Military Regiment 8 Md Inf (Mountain Branch) He was admitted to veteran’s home in Johnson City, Tennessee when he was 69 years old. The Maryland 8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Baltimore, Maryland, in August, 1862, under command of Colonel Andrew W. Denison. It moved to the Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 18, 1862, and was attached to Kenly’s Maryland Brigade, VIII Corps, Middle Department. It was moved around to various commands and posts within the VIII Corps until July 1863, when it was attached to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac. In March 1864, the 8th was transferred to the V Corps. The unit fought throughout the Overland Campaign and the Siege of Petersburg. It participated in the Appomattox Campaign. After marching in the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., it was mustered out May 31, 1865. Casualties: Killed and mortally wounded: 3 officers, 54 enlisted men Died of disease: 0 officers, 70 enlisted men
  • 1.3.1.7.2 Albert Morton Kessler (b: 7 Jun 1845, Jefferson, Md-d: 26 Dec 1890, Richmond, Va.) Enlistment Date: 28 May 1864 Rank at enlistment: Sergeant State Served: Maryland. Survived the War: Yes. Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Maryland 11th Infantry Regiment on 28 May 1864.Mustered out 28 Sep 1864. Sources: Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
  • 1.3.1.8.3 Charles Joshua Corrick (b: 17 Mar 1849 Middletown, Md-d: 7 Jun 1924 Fall River County, SD) Served as private in MD Infantry 1864 during Civil War
    Served from May 26, 1864, to Sep 29, 1864
  • 1.3.1.8.4a Francis Marion Fawcett (b: 18 Dec 1844 Baltimore-d: 28 Nov 1892 Kensington, Montgomery Cty, Md) Husband Francis M. Fawcett served
    Side: Union, Regiment State/Origin: Maryland, Regiment: 4th Regiment, Maryland Infantry (New), Company: F, Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private
    Film Number: M388 roll 4
  • 1.3.2.1.1.2 Simon Peter Ray (b: Mar 1845 Russell County, Virginia-d: 17 Dec 1913 Russell County, Va) Confederate 54th Regiment Virginia Militia Company A. Captured and served as prisoner of war at Ohio, Camp Chase Military Prison.
  • 1.3.2.1.1.3 William Reed Ray (b: 10 Mar 1847 Virginia-d: 12 Dec 1920 Mercer County, Kentucky) Confederate 4th Reserves Enlisted 1864
  • 1.3.2.1.2 Reason Lloyd Ray (b: 9 May 1817-d: 1 Jan 1881 Missouri) Missouri Military Calvary Co B 29th Regiment Enlisted 6/1862 & left 11/1862. Unit E 29 En Mo Mil Cavalry. During the Civil War, the “Enrolled Missouri Militia” (EMM) was a part-time militia organization established in Missouri in July 1862. It was a state-level force that served during emergencies and focused primarily on local patrols and guard duty to help the Unionist Missouri State Militia defend against raids and allow the Missouri State Militia to engage in offensive operations against Confederate guerrillas. 
  • 1.3.2.1.3.1 James H. Ray (b: 26 Sep 1845 Iowa-d: 16 Dec 1864 Tennessee) Killed in action. Private, Company M, 12th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, Enlisted Feb 1864. Died of wounds of the abdomen on Dec 16, 1864, received in battle at Nashville, Tennessee on Dec 15, 1864.
  • 1.3.2.1.4 William Reed Ray (b: 18 Mar 1826 Mercer Ky-d: 26 Aug 1899 Missouri) Unit H 11 Pa. Inf.: Unit H, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry: This refers to Company H of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. This regiment served in the Army of the Potomac and participated in numerous key battles including the Battle of Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. It was the oldest continuously serving unit from Pennsylvania. The regiment earned the nickname “The Bloody Eleventh” due to its high casualties. They are also notable for their mascot, Sallie, a dog who stayed with the regiment throughout their service. 
  • 1.3.2.1.4.1 William Ray Jr. (b: 26 Mar 1844 Iowa-d: 16 Dec 1865 Missouri) The American Civil War effectively ended in April and May of 1865, with the surrender of Confederate forces. However, the war in Missouri was marked by brutal guerrilla warfare, and lingering tensions and violence continued after the formal end of the war. While the Civil War officially ended in 1865, guerrilla activities and related incidents in Missouri lasted throughout the next decade. Enlistment Date 1 Aug 1864. Rank Private, Muster Date 1 Aug 1864, Muster Place Missouri, Muster Company I, Muster Regiment 39th Infantry. The 39th Missouri Infantry was organized in Hannibal, Missouri, in August-September 1864. The unit was primarily composed of men from Shelby County. They were rapidly deployed to combat the escalating guerrilla warfare in Missouri, particularly in response to the activities of Confederate guerrillas. A key early engagement for Company I was near Centralia on September 27, 1864. The regiment, under Major A.V.E. Johnson, encountered Anderson’s guerrillas. The encounter resulted in a significant loss for the Union troops, with 4 sergeants, 6 corporals, and 40 privates killed. The regiment spent much of its service engaged in scout duty and operations against guerrillas in various counties of Missouri, including Macon, Rails, Pike, Monroe, Audrain, Callaway, Boone, Howard, and Chariton.
  • 1.3.2.2.6 Hezekiah Kesler (b: 28 Aug 1838 Botetourt County, Va.-d: 21 Jul 1907 Shelby County, Ohio) Confederate. Regiment State/Origin Virginia, Regiment 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke’s), Company D, Private, Alternate Name Hezekiah/Kesler. The 30th Virginia Sharpshooter Battalion was organized in southwestern Virginia with six companies under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Lyle Clarke and Major Peter Otey. It was assigned to Wharton’s Brigade, Department of Southwestern Virginia. 1863: Siege of Knoxville. 1864: Battle of New Market, Battle of Cold Harbor, Lynchburg Campaign, Battle of Monocacy, Battle of Fort Stevens, Third Battle of Winchester, Battle of Fisherman’s Hill, Battle of Cedar Creek, 1865: Battle of Waynesborough (Mar 2nd) The battalion was captured or dispersed with the final destruction of Early’s army.
  • 1.3.2.4.1 Absalom Dempsey Hamilton (b: 1828 Botetourt County, Va.-d: 5 Oct 1864 Camp Chase, Ohio) Was confederate soldier. Died during Civil War, 5 Oct 1864, in Ohio as a prisoner of war. Served in same company and regiment as his brother, John Hamilton. Regiment Name: 60th Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion), Company: K, which was known as the “Osceola Guards“. The regiment saw action in several key battles, including the Seven Days’ Battles, Cloyd’s Mountain, Piedmont, and in the Shenandoah Valley under General Early. His widow, Mary C. Hamilton filed a claim on 9 March 1865 for her husband’s pay that was due to him.
  • 1.3.2.4.3 John Hamilton (b: 1838 Botetourt County, Va.-d: 25 Dec 1864 Camp Chase, Franklin County, OH) Like his brother, Absalom, John served in the 60th Virginia Infantry, Third Regiment, Company K and was captured and imprisoned at Camp Chase. He died as a prisoner of war on Christmas Day, 1864.
  • 1.3.2.4.6 Madison Hamilton (b: 1845 Botetourt County, Va.-d: 14 Dec 1864 Virginia) The third and youngest Hamilton brother to die in the Civil War was Madison Hamilton. He enlisted on 18 Jun 1861 at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and served as a private. Like his brothers, he served in the 60th Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion), Company: K. He died on 14 Dec 1864 of a battle wound.
  • 1.3.2.5.1a Nathaniel Grigsby Thomas (b: 1827, Virginia-d: 26 Mar 1865) Nathaniel Grigsby Thomas, Death Age 38, Birth Date 1827, Death Date 1865, Interment Place Virginia, USA, Cemetery Address 3101 Nine Mile Road C/O O Wayne Edwards Richmond, VA 23223, Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery, Notes Pvt Confederate States Army
  • 1.3.2.5.2 George W. Kesler (b: 1830-d: Apr 1862 Botetourt County, Va.) Company F 22nd Regiment Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Died in the hospital at Greenbrier White Sulfur Springs W. Va. of fever contracted in the service – Died in later part of April 1862
  • 1.3.2.5.3 James H. Kesler (b: 28 Jan 1832-d: 17 May 1903 Roanoke, Va.) Confederate 11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company: D,; Private
  • 1.3.2.5.4a John Custer m:27 Jun 1860 (b: 5 Nov 1825-d: 25 Feb 1894 Botetourt, Va) Virginia Infantry, Confederate, 89th Regiment, Virginia Militia, Company H. The 89th Regiment, Virginia Militia, was called into service in July 1861, with Company H being part of that regiment. The regiment was primarily stationed in and around Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia during that period. The regiment was mustered out of service in November 1861.
  • 1.3.2.5.5 William Keslar (b: Abt. 1843-d: 29 Oct. 1861 Greenbrier, Wv.) William Keslar, Enlisted 18 Jun 1861 at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia as a private. 
    He served in Company K, 60th Infantry. He died on 29 Oct 1861 at Meadow Bluff, West Virginia. The Deitz Farm (Meadow Bluff Camp) was used by both the Union and Confederacy between 1861 and 1865. In August of 1861, the Deitz Farm was taken over by Confederate General John B, Floyd following his retreat from the Battle of Carnifex Ferry in Nicholas County, West Virginia. This was the first time the Deitz house was used as a hospital for soldiers. On September 21, 1861, following the Confederacy’s loss at the Battle of Cheat Mountain also known as Battle of Cheat Summit Fort in Pocahontas and Randolph counties in West Virginia Confederate General Robert E. Lee arrived at the Deitz Farm. General Lee took command over Confederate forces in the area. General Lee and Floyd occupied the Deitz Farm for two days before General Lee pushed his camp onward to Big Sewell Mountain located in Fayette County, West Virgina. General Lee and his troops stayed on Big Sewell Mountain for a little over three weeks. This is where General Lee saw his horse Traveler for the first time. Due to bad weather and low on supplies, a battle never erupted. General Robert E. Lee returned to the Deitz Farm on October 21,1861 and remained there until October 29, 1861, the same day that William died. On two knolls adjacent to the Deitz house, there are several extant trenches. Soldiers would dig trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire. In between the two knolls are fifteen unmarked graves believed to be Confederate soldiers who died on the Deitz Farm. Approximately two dozen soldiers’ names and regimental inscriptions can be found on several walls inside the Deitz house. The inscriptions are by members of both the Union and Confederate regiments spanning from 1861-1865.
  • 1.3.2.6.1 Jacob P. Byerly (b: 1829-d: aft 1880?) Confederate; 33rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry; Company: I; Private
  • 1.3.2.6.2 George Landes Byerly (b: 1831-d: Civil War?) Confederate; 10th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (1st Cavalry Regiment, Wise Legion) Company: B; Private r: M382 roll 8.
  • The 10th Virginia Cavalry served in Hampton’s, W.H.F. Lee’s, Chambliss’ and Beale’s brigades in the Army of Northern Virginia.[2] After fighting in the Seven Days Battles, it saw action at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, and Mine Run. It was involved in the Wilderness Campaign, the defense of Richmond and Petersburg, and the Appomattox Courthouse operations. The regiment fought at Gettysburg at a strength of 236 soldiers.
  • 1.3.2.6.3 William Thomas Byerly (b: 1837-d: 7 May 1865) Confederate; W T Byerly; death: 7 May 1865, burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA PLOT W- 421; MEMORIAL ID 93727295
  • 1.3.3.1.9 Joseph Lewis Showe (b: 1 Oct 1834 Fayette County, Pa-d: 21 Oct 1863 Mississippi) Union Army, Enlisted 16 Oct 1861, Corporal, Wisconsin 18th Infantry, Company B, Death Date 21 Oct 1863 Burial Place Corinth, Mississippi — Imprisonment Date 6 Apr 1862, Shiloh, Tennessee, Muster Out Date 12 Oct 1863
  • 1.3.4.1.1a John Bowerman Waggoner m: 24 Nov 1841 (b: 3 Jun 1819-d: 14 Oct 1906 Fulton, Ohio) Company A, 153rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
  • 1.3.4.1.1.1 Simon Marion Waggoner (b: 27 Aug 1843-d: 7 Jun 1924 Fulton, Ohio) Ohio Infantry 60th Regiment, rank: private; Enlisted in Company 9th Indpt, Ohio 9th Sharpshooter Company on 26 Feb 1864. Mustered out on 28 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
  • 1.3.4.1.2.1a Samuel Overmier (7 May 1842-3 Apr 1923) Company D, 14th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, rank: private. Great grandson of Revolutionary War Captain John George Overmire. Fought at Battle of Lookout Mountain, Jonesborough and Chickamauga, where on September 19, 1863, he was wounded, the ball penetrating through his left arm and shoulder, he remained in the field and hospital six weeks, laying eight days before the wound was dressed. Enduring the hardship of army life, the enemy having burned their supplies, he and Henry Andrix, his partner, subsisted chiefly on roasted or parched corn which they would take from the mules. He was in thirteen different states during the war, and in 1814, rejoined his regiment and was with Sherman’s army, there in May 1865. From Washington, they were sent by rail to Louisville, Kentucky and was there honorably discharged, July 11, 1865. While in camp at Louisville, he contracted smallpox, but went with his regiment to Cleveland, Ohio, for transportation to their different homes, but on account of smallpox, he had to remain there three weeks, then went home to Colton, Henry County, Ohio; was again employed by the Wabash Railway Company in 1866. He bought his father’s farm, the old homestead, eighty acres, and on October 14, 1866, in Colton, Ohio, he married Mary E Kessler, daughter of John and Catharine (Hensel) Kessler, and began farming; has been very successful; erected fine buildings and raised fine stock. In the autumn of 1896, they left the farm and moved to Liberty Center, Ohio, into a fine home, where they lead a retired life. They are members of the German Reformed Church.
  • 1.3.4.1.4a John William Saam (12 Mar 1831-30 Dec 1891) 3rd Cavalry Regiment Ohio, Muster Date: 4 Aug 1865, Battles: Fought on 3 & Aug 1862, 24 Aug 1862 at Lebanon, KY, 4 Oct 1862 at Bardstown, KY, 17 Oct 1862 at Lexington, KY., 18 Oct 1862 at Lexington, KY., 13 Nov 1862 at Silver Springs, TN., 15 Nov 1862 at Gallatin, TN., 15 Nov 1862.
    Fought on 29 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN., 30-31 Dec & Jan 1, 1862 at Stones River, TN. and Murfreesboro, TN. Fought on 6 Feb 1863, 16 Jul 1863 at Pulaski, TN., 19-20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA., Fought on 7 Oct 1863 at Shelbyville Pike, TN. & 7 Oct 1863 at Farmington, TN. Fought on 14 Oct 1863 at Near Fayetteville, TN., 20 Oct 1863 at Frog Springs, GA., 15 Nov 1863 at Woodville, AL., 25 Nov 1863 at Cleveland, TN., 2 Dec 1863 at Philadelphia, TN., 12 Jan 1864., 23 Feb 1864 at Dalton, GA., 10 May 1864 at Columbia, TN., 29 May 1864 at Moulton, AL., 11 Jun 1864 at Noonday Creek, GA., 15 Jun 1864 at Noonday Creek, GA. and Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 20 Jun 1864 at Noonday Creek, GA., 5 Jul 1864 at Vining Station, GA., 10 Jul 1864 at Marietta, GA., 23 Jul 1864 at Near Decatur, GA., 17 & 19 Aug 1864 at Jonesboro, GA., 20 Aug 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA. and Jonesboro, GA. Fought on 5 Sep 1864, 23 Oct 1864 at Lookout Mountain, TN., 25 Oct 1864 at Gadston, AL., 14 Nov 1864 at Marysville, TN., 3 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN., 22 Mar 1865 at Cherokee Station. Fought on 1 Apr 1865, 2 Apr 1865 at Selma, AL., and 16 Apr 1865 at Columbus, GA.
  • 1.3.4.1.5.3.1.1 Norman Kenneth Kessler (b: 8 Aug 1907-d: 27 Oct 1954 Lisbon, Oh) Medical: Admission Date Oct 1944, Discharge Date Dec 1944 Military Branch Medical Dept., Diagnosis: Arthritis, chronic, rheumatoid (atrophic, chronic infectious); Joints, disease of, Strabismus, Injured Not in line of duty, existed prior to service, Type of Discharge Discharged, Sec. II, AR 615-360 (line of duty, No)
  • 1.3.4.1.5.3.1.2 Robert L. Kessler (b: 7 Dec 1917-d: 12 Apr 1967 Lisbon, Oh) Enlistment Date 1 Apr 1941, Cleveland, Ohio, Private 1st Class, US Army, Unit Battery C. 529th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Enlistment Date 1 Apr 1941, Discharge Date 1 Sep 1945
  • 1.3.4.1.6a David A. Long (b: 26 Feb 1821-d: 30 Nov 1864) Civil War Monument, Killed at Spring Hill, Tennessee, Company H, 64th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Infantry. Private,
    Birth 26 February 1821, Death 30 Nov 1864. 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry Engagements: Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Stones River
    Tullahoma Campaign, Battle of Chickamauga, Siege of Chattanooga, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Siege of Atlanta, Battle of Jonesboro, Battle of Spring Hill, Second Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville
  • 1.3.4.1.7a Christian B. Binkley (b: 27 Jun 1831-d: 5 Feb 1925) Regiment: Company B, 72nd Infantry Regiment Ohio, Enlistment Date 10 Oct 1862, Private, Muster Out Date 30 Jul 1863. This regiment was organized Oct. 1861, to Feb. 1862, to serve for three years. It was equipped fully, and in February was ordered to Paducah, Ky. On April 4 Cos. B
    and H, while reconnoitering, became separately engaged with Confederate cavalry, Maj. Crockett and 2 or 3 men of Co. H being captured and several were wounded. Co. B was surrounded, but fought for an hour against great odds, when it was saved by the arrival of other companies though it lost 4 men wounded. The regiment was at the front constantly in the battle of Shiloh and on the second day participated in the final charge which swept the enemy from the field, resting that night in the camp which it had abandoned the day before. The regiment lost 15 killed, 73 wounded and 46 missing. In the siege of Corinth. It bore a conspicuous part, and its losses were trifling in ac-
    tion but terrible by disease. It participated in the battle at Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863, and on the next day continued the march toward Vicksburg, where it participated in the assaults on the Confederate works on May 19 and 22, after which came the siege. It was finally thrown out on the advance picket line and continued to hold that position until the surrender. It then moved against Gen. Johnston at Jackson, and after the battle there pursued the Confederates to Brandon, where it was in an engagement. In Feb. 1864 it took part in the expedition to the Tallahatchie River, this really being a part of Gen. Sherman’s Meridian expedition. The regiment veteranized and was furloughed home and then resumed its duties in the field. In June it formed part of an expedition against Forrest, encountered him at Brice’s cross-roads, Miss., and in the unfortunate affair 248 of the regiment were killed, wounded or captured – the greater portion captured – and of these very few ever returned to the regiment. On another expedition in the direction of Tupelo the casualties in the regiment were 21 men wounded, 5 of them mortally. In Dec. 1864, the regiment was on a reconnaissance and engaged with a band
    of Confederates, losing 11 men killed and wounded. On the first day of the battle of Nashville it participated in a charge, in which 350 prisoners and 6 pieces of artillery were
    captured. At night it was sent to Nashville with prisoners but returned in time to take part in the fight the next day and was engaged in the charge on Walnut hills. The regiment was then sent to Louisiana and later participated in the siege of Spanish Fort, near Mobile, Ala., losing 1 man killed and 3 wounded. It then returned to Mississippi and was mustered out at Vicksburg, Sept. 11, 1865. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
  • 1.3.4.2.6 Andrew J. Keslar (b: 11 Mar 1842-d: 19 Apr 1888 Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio) Company B, 28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Goldstream Regiment, was mustered in Philadelphia on June 28, 1861, and served until July 18, 1865. Company B Highlights: Company B primarily drew men from Westmoreland County. Formation of Artillery Battery: Surplus recruits from the 28th were used to form Knap’s Battery, an artillery unit equipped initially with four steel guns donated by Charles Knap of Pittsburgh; later issued six 10‑lb Parrott rifles. Engagements: Company B remained engaged in most major campaigns of the regiment: Valley & Northern Virginia Campaign (1861–’62), Second Bull Run (Aug ’62), Antietam, where the regiment held key high ground , Chancellorsville (heavy casualties: ~101 men of ~315), Gettysburg, where it fought in Candy’s Brigade on Geary’s division of XII Corps, Chattanooga & Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March, and Carolinas Campaign, culminating at Bentonville.
  • 1.3.5.1.6 David M. Fleigor/Fligor (b: 19 Feb 1834-d: 1877 Illinois) Regiment: 6th Illinois Cavalry, Entered 17 Sep 1861 – served 3 years, Residence at entry: Jones Mills, Westmoreland County, Pa, Saddler, Muster In Age 27, Birth: abt. 1834, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania, Height 5′ 5, Hair Dark, Eyes Blue, Complexion Dark, War Years 1861-1865, Company I, Unit 6th Illinois Cavalry, period 3 Yrs, Service Entry Date 17 Sep 1861, Service Entry Place: Duquaine, Illinois, Reenlisted as a Veteran
  • 1.3.5.1.7 James K. Fleigor/Fligor (b: 01 Mar 1836-d: 29 Nov 1879 Carbondale, IL) Enlisted 17 Sep 1861 Discharged 11 May 1865, Company I, 6th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry
    Rank: Sargeant
  • 1.3.5.1.8 Isaiah Slater Keslar Fleigor/Fligor (b: 25 Jun 1839-d: 13 Apr 1923-Crawford, Ohio) Name: E.S. Fleeger, Side: Union, Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania
    Regiment: 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (40th Volunteers), Company: C, Rank In: Private, Rank Out: Private
  • 1.3.5.2.7 Milton Sutton Lohr (b: 1 Nov 1838-d: 10 Nov 1914 Westmoreland County, Pa.) State Served: Pennsylvania, Survived the War: Yes, Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Pennsylvania 142nd Infantry Regiment on 26 Aug 1862. Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Nov 1863. Mustered out on 29 May 1865 at Washington, DC.
  • 1.3.5.3.3 Peter J. Keslar (b: 16 Feb 1838 Donegal Township-d: 12 Feb 1915 Fayette County, Pa.) Dates served: 22 Aug 1862 – 7 Jul 1865 Union Army Company C 84th Regiment Pa. Infantry Rank: Corporal. The Eighty-fourth Regiment was recruited under the direction of William G. Murray, in the counties of Blair, Lycoming, Clearfield, Dauphin, Columbia, Cameron, and Westmoreland. Duty guarding North and South Branch Bridges and at Paw Paw Tunnel till March 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 5-15. Battle of Winchester March 23. When Peter joined the 84th, he participated in Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia Aug 16-Sep 2m the battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; and Chantilly September 1. After duty guarding Washington, D.C., the 84th participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15, Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6, 1863, Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5, and Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. The Regiment pursued Robert E. Lee after Gettysburg and engaged in various activities throughout the remainder of 1863. In 1864 it fought in the Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Spotsylvania C. H. May 12-21, the assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. It fought at Cold Harbor June 1-12 and participated in the Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to January 6, 1865. Peter was released from service on 7 Jul 1865.
  • 1.3.5.3.4 William Hunter Keslar (b:19 0ct 1842 Donegal Township-d: 14 Jan 1926, Somerset, Pa.) Served as a private for the duration of the war, from 2 Sep 1861 to 10 Jun 1865 with the Union Army, 11th Pennsylvania, Company K. The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment had the distinction of being the oldest unit in continuous service from Pennsylvania. The regiment received the nickname “The Bloody Eleventh” at the Battle of Hoke’s Run, Virginia, July 2, 1861. Engagements included: Battles of Hoke’s Run, Bunker Hill (1861), Cedar Mountain, and Thoroughfare Gap. The Second Battle of Bull Run. The battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Hatcher’s Run. The Siege of Petersburg, Battle of Five Forks, and the Appomattox Campaign.
    • Among the numerous casualties was one that would stand out as an undying remembrance of the unit and its loyalty to the cause. The regiment’s beloved mascot, Sallie Ann Jarrett, “a brindle, bull terrier” similar to an American Staffordshire Terrier, traveled everywhere with the unit. “Sallie” was said to have hated three things — Rebels, Democrats, and Women. Her loyalty was undying, for at Gettysburg, after the battle on the first day was over, Sallie, tired and hungry, ambled out to where her brave comrades had fought and died. She lay down with the dead, until she was found, weak and close to death herself, on July 4, 1863. Her friends nursed her back to health, and she fought with the unit in every battle until she was mortally wounded at Hatcher’s Run in February 1865. Although under a “murderous fire,” several of the men gave her a proper burial where she fell. Never forgetting the most devoted member of their regiment, in 1890 the veterans of the 11th forever memorialized her by placing her bronze likeness on their monument on Oak Ridge in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
  • 1.3.5.3.6 John Keslar (b: Oct 1845-d: 7 Mar 1907 Donegal, Pa.) John also served in the 11th Pennsylvania, Company K as did William Hunter Keslar (above). He joined on Feb 18, 1864, & mustered on Mar 17, 1864, at Greensburg, the county seat of Westmoreland County, Pa. As noted above, this unit saw considerable action during the war. He reached the rank of corporal and was discharged on 1 Jul 1865 at age 19. 
  • 1.3.5.6.4 James Slater Keslar (b:2 Sep 1840 Donegal Township-d: 18 Dec 1862) Pretty sure this is the same person: James Kesler, Private Enlistment Age 22, Birth Date abt. 1840, Enlistment Date 22 Aug 1862, Enlistment Place Donegal, Pennsylvania, Muster Date 16 Sep 1862 Muster Place Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Unit C – 84 I. He left service mid-Sep and died two months later. Could have been wounded or have caught a fatal virus.
  • 1.3.5.7.1 Jacob ‘Jake’ Kesler (b: 6 Jun 1844 Salt Lick Township-d: 27 Jun 1916 Westmoreland, Pa.) Union Army Pennsylvania 16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (161st Volunteers) Company B, Private. Jake served from 25 Feb 1864 until 15 May 1865, a length of service of 1 year, 2 months, and 20 Days. The 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, also known as the 161st Volunteers, was active from September 1862 to August 11, 1865. The regiment participated in numerous engagements, including the Appomattox Campaign, and was involved in the surrender of Lee’s army at Appomattox Court House. 
  • 1.3.5.8.1 John Wesley Keslar (b: 18 Mar 1845 Donegal-d: 6 Apr 1927 Donegal) John Keslar Union Pennsylvania 11th Regiment. Infantry Company K, Rank In-Private, Rank Out-Corporal
  • 1.3.10.1.2 William David Crum (b: 27 Nov 1832 Frederick County, Md-d: 19 Apr 1878) married Susan Grove (b: 18 Sep 1834 Frederick County, Md-d: 13 May 1892). During the Civil War, he enlisted in August 1861 and served as a private in Captain Cole’s Company A of the 1st Maryland Cavalry. He left the military in April 1862, apparently without formal permission.
  • 1.3.10.1.4 James Bankard Crum (b: 27 Aug 1837 Maryland-d: 6 Jan 1911 New Castle, Pa.) was a railroad engineer. In the Civil War, he served in the Navy as an engineer on the Wyoming, which delivered supplies and transported troops during the war. He married Margaret Craigen in 1867. They had four children: Ids. M. Crum Steiner (1858-1939), Katherine Crum Carl (1861-1950), James Bankard Crum Jr. (1866-1932), James George Crum (1874-1932).
  • 1.3.10.1.6 Isaac Levy Crum (b: 18 Jul 1840 Maryland-d: 22 Jan 1913 School for Deaf, Frederick Md.) fought in the Civil War. He was a Sergeant in Company D. 13th Regiment of the Maryland Infantry. He married Sophia Loretta Hahn (1842-1934) and fathered seven children: Lilly Catherine Crum (1867-1933), William Franklin Crum (1870-1930), Minnie Read Crum (1873-1913), Harry Albaugh Crum (1875-1963), George T. Crum (1878-1913), Nettie Louisa Crum (1882-1969), and Crace May Crum Smith (18898-1962).

Spanish-American War (1898)

  • 1.3.1.8.3.1 Edwin Griffith Corrick (b: 22 Jun 1879 Md-d: 15 Jan 1958 St. Louis, MO) Served as private in 1st MD Infantry, Company K during Spanish-American War in 1898
  • 1.3.1.8.3.2 Melvin Sheperd Corrick (b: 21 Feb 1885 Md-d: 6 Apr 1956 Ohio) Service Branch US Navy, Ship Uss Constellation, Enlistment Date 17 Sep 1900, Discharge Date 9 Oct 1900
  • 1.3.1.8.9.1 Frank T. Holbruner (b: Oct 1878, Md-d: 21 Aug 1909 Washington, DC) Served as private in 1st MD Infantry, Company K during Spanish-American War in 1898. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • 1.3.5.3.1.6 George W. Flack (b: Aug 1876 Kansas-d: Aft 1900) Private George W. Flack served in the 20th Kansas Infantry Company I during the Spanish-American War. The 20th Kansas was mustered into service in May 1898, with Company I being recruited from Paola, Kansas. Despite being formed to fight in Cuba, the regiment was sent to the Philippines. It played a significant role in the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine-American War. Formed in response to the war with Spain, the regiment, under the command of Colonel Frederick Funston, was primarily deployed to the Philippines. Company I, along with other companies of the 20th, saw action in various engagements, including the capture of Caloocan and battles at Malinta and Meycauayan. 
War of 1812
  • 1.3.2.1a Barton Ray Sr. m:24 Oct 1816 (b: 1791-d: 1843 Iowa) Company 4 REG’T (BOYD’S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. Rank: Private: Elisha. Boyd (October 6, 1769 – October 21, 1841) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier, slaveowner and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and developed Berkeley County. Boyd served in the War of 1812, receiving a commission as Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Virginia Militia. Their troop of Berkeley County militia defended Norfolk and Portsmouth against a British naval and land attack; another Berkeley County militia troop would be the first to reach Washington, D.C. after the British burned the new nation’s capitol. His first father in law, Andrew Waggoner, would be cited for heroism at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane.[4] For his services defending Virginia, the General Assembly elected Boyd a Brigadier General.
World War I
  • 1.3.1.4.6.2.3 David Edward Kessler (b: 29 May 1903 In-d: 20 Nov 1976 Cincinnati, Oh). David was a private in Company A, Machine Gun Battalion, 311th Battalion of the 79th Division. It was first activated at Camp Meade, Maryland in August 1917, composed primarily of draftees from Maryland and Pennsylvania. After a year of training the division sailed overseas in July 1918. The 79th Division saw extensive combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (26 Sep 1918 – 3 Oct 1918), where it earned the name of “Cross of Lorraine” for their defense of France. David likely arrived in France on July 12, 1918. He returned 13 May 1919, sailing from St Nazaire, France to Newport News, Va. The division was inactivated in June 1919. Throughout its entire World War I campaign, the division suffered 6,874 casualties with 1,151 killed and 5,723 wounded. 
  • 1.3.1.4.6.3.1 Lewis Hanford Kessler (b: 12 Mar 1900 In-d: 20 Mar 1974 Kansas) US Navy 1 Nov 1918 to 30 Sep 1921
  • 1.3.1.6.7.2 Edgar Franklin Kessler Sr. (b: 5 Feb 1897 Jefferson, Md-d:29 Oct 1966 Baltimore, Md) Edgar served in the US Army from 30 Jul 1917 through 4 Dec 1918. 
  • He was initially assigned to the Maryland Infantry, Company K, but this group was merged into the 115th Infantry. During World War I, Maryland infantry units, including Company K, played a significant role in the war effort. Company K, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, was the first unit in the division to engage the enemy, repelling a German raid in July 1918. The 115th, formed by consolidating the First, Fourth, and Fifth Maryland Infantry Regiments, saw intense combat in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, suffering heavy casualties. According to family verbal history, Edgar was a victim of mustard gas during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.3a Ernest Peter Miss (b: 13 Sep 1888 Buckeystown, Md-d:24 May 1966 Buckeystown, Md) Military Year: 1917-1919. Military Place: Maryland, USA, Comments: Ind 4/26/18 private, 152 Depot Brigade; Co D 12 Bn US Guards; 152 Depot Brigade, Hon discharged 8/26/18 SCD. The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges.
  • 1.3.1.6.7.6a Charles Emory Diller (b: 11 May 1892 Ohio-d:20 Feb 1986 Frederick County, Md) US Army 1917-1919 Decorations: Order of St. Sava (Serbian), Frederick Co. 7/23/18 private; private 1st class 6/17/19, 154 Dep Brig, Hon discharged 9/24/19
  • 1.3.1.8.12.3 Donald Wheatley Corrick (b: 15 Aug 1897 Md-d: 22 Aug 1969 Silver Spring, Md.) Decorations Order of St. Sava (Serbian), Military Year 1917-1919, Military Place Maryland, USA, Comments NRF 4/14/17 lands for yeoman; yeoman 3rd class 5/1/17; yeoman 2nd class 11/1/17; yeoman 1st class 5/1/18; chief yeoman 12/1/18, Navy Dept Pers Washington D.C. 4/16/17, Inactive 7/31/19
  • 1.3.2.5.3.1.5 Archie Calvin Kesler (b: 6 May 1896-d: 14 Feb 1971 Washington, TN) Military Date: 16 Apr 1918
  • 1.3.5.2.7.2.1 Wilbur Milton Lohr (b: 12 Jul 1898-d:4 Oct 1918 killed in action) Corporal, U.S. Marines. Enlisted 5 June 1915, killed in action 4 Oct 1918. Interment Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Plot Site 2730, Notes Pfc 8th Co, 5th Marines. On 7 June 1917 the 5th Marines were officially organized at Quantico and moved by train to embark for France. Upon arrival, the 5th spent time during the fall training and organizing. On the Western Front, in mid-March 1918, nearly four thousand German artillery guns supported the attack of 17 divisions engaged in the Third Battle of the Aisne and reached within 19 miles of Paris. During June the 5th Marines countered the Germans, fighting the Battle of Belleau Woods. Belleau Wood was heavily overgrown and, in some places, nearly impenetrable. On 3 June the Germans attacked but were repelled by the U.S. Marines. Hill 142 was fought on Thursday, 6 June 1918 and became known as the bloodiest day in Marine Corps history. The 1st Battalion of the 5th was decimated taking Hill 142, the 2nd Battalion was tied up at Saint-Martin Wood, so the 3rd Battalion led the attack against Belleau Wood. The Marine brigade lost a total of 31 officers and 1,056 men. By the end of Belleau Wood, the Germans had been stopped and withdrew. In late July the 5th Marines fought at the battle of Soissons. In September, following the Battle of Soissons the 5th Regiment moved to deceive the Germans and divert their attention from St. Mihiel, the site of the next Allied offensive. By October, when Wilbur died, the 5th Marines were determined to take Blanc Mont from the Germans. It was an important objective for the Allies since it would crack the German Hindenburg Line thought to be impenetrable. The day that Wilbur died, the 5th Marines attacked Blanc Mont at 0400 hours on 4 October but were stopped taking fire from three sides. It was a German trap. Portions of the attacking force (Major Larsen’s 3rd Battalion) were cut off. Casualties had been heavy. Nearly half of the men of the 5th had been hit. Late that night, a German counterattack was stopped. All across the front, casualties were heavy. 4 October 1918 was the bloodiest day of the war for the 2nd Division. By the end of the day, the 5th Marines was in worse shape than the 6th had been in on 19 July at Soissons. It was the worse one-day loss the Marines had yet suffered in this or any war. Conditions were such that the 5th was pulled out of the battle and placed in reserve, not to be called upon except in dire emergency. The Marines moved to defensive positions on Blanc Mont Ridge and then withdrawn to a rest area, relieved by the U. S. 36th Division. The 4th Brigade had lost 726 killed and 3,500 wounded between 2 and 10 October.
  • 1.3.5.3.2.3.3 Charles Wilson Lohr (b: 13 Jul 1896 Donegal Township, Pa.-d: 27 Jul 1947 Fayette County, Pa.) Served in France with the 22nd Transportation Corps, BREST CASUAL COMPANY #4728, Departure: 16 Sep 1919, Brest, France, Rank Private. During World War I, Brest, France served as a key disembarkation port for the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and a hub for transportation and naval activity. The port saw over 700,000 of the 2,000,000 AEF members arrive there. The efficient movement of troops, equipment, and supplies was crucial to the Allied war effort. While the modern United States Army Transportation Corps was established in 1942, the Transportation Service existed in World War I, according to the U.S. Army Center of Military History. 
  • 1.3.5.3.6.1.1 Edwin Washington Keslar (b: 22 Feb 1895-d: 15 Apr 1926 East Huntingdon, Westmoreland County, Pa) U.S. Army 1918-1919, private, US Army Ambulance Service, Section 252. The second contingent went to Italy on June 27, 1918. Colonel Persons took 30 units, 76 officers and 1,641 enlisted men to Genoa, Italy. Once the USAAS arrived in Italy the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) reassigned fifteen sections of the USAAS to American units in France. The recruits, and the training received from the USAAS, were proven exceptional in France and Italy. Many SSU members were decorated with medals of honor; the Distinguished Service Cross, and the French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star for Bravery. In Italy, SSU 526 evacuated 29,852 patients during the Piave advance in June 1918, and their commander USAAS Captain William A. Lackey was awarded the Italian Cross. Due to the creation of the U.S. Army Ambulance Service, soldiers in WWI had a greater chance of surviving then in previous wars. It greatly aided the Medical Department’s ability to evacuate wounded soldiers to the United States.
  • 1.3.5.3.6.1.7a Gerald Alfred Dull (b: 7 Feb 1897-d: 8 May 1986 Westmoreland County, Pa) Army private 20 Sep 1918. Served overseas: 6 Oct 1918 to 1 Jun 1919
  • 1.3.5.7.1.5.1 Leroy Clark Kesler (b: 16 Apr 1895-d: 16 Mar 1936 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio) Leroy C. Kesler, 2404 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind, Enlistment Division: Army,
    Enlistment Location Seneca Co, O., Enlistment Date 15 Jul 1918, Birthplace Fayette Co, PA., Birth Date / Age 16 Apr 1895, Co A 346 Battalion Tank Corps to 12 Nov 1918; Motor Transport Corps 786 to Discharge Corporal 1 Nov 1918; Private 12 Nov 1918; Corporal 14 Dec 1918. Honorable discharge 27 May 1919.
  • 1.3.5.7.1.7 Charles Crossland Kesler (b: 6 Jun 1881-d: 5 Apr 1960 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio) Charles C. Kesler, Age 36, Birth Date abt. 1882 Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, USA. Enlistment Date 25 Jun 1918 Columbus Barracks, Ohio. US Army. Residence 631 S. Main St. Fostoria, Ohio. Comments Co I 5 Engineers Training Regiment to 25 Aug 1918; Co I 4 Engineers Training Regiment to 18 Sept 1918; 116 Engineers to 28 Oct 1918; Co B 12 Engineers to Discharge; Private; American Expeditionary Forces 1 Oct 1918 to 27 Apr 1919. Honorable Discharge 6 May
  • 1.3.5.8.1.2.2 Stewart Robert Keslar (b: 8 Apr 1899-d: 12 Nov 1969 Fayette, Pa) Member of Disabled American Veterans; Served with 1st Corps Artillery Park from 15 Jan 1918 to 31 Jul 1919. Served overseas from 22 May 1918 to Apr 1919. Honorably discharged 31 Jul 1919 at US Hospital #31, Carlisle, Pa. The U.S. Army’s I Corps Artillery was organized as a division-level command, specifically the I Corps Artillery Park, CAC, which was part of the Coast Artillery Corps. It was activated in January 1918 and deployed to France in May 1918 to support the I Corps during major offensives. The unit consisted of various companies, including truck companies, a park battery, and support sections, totaling over 1,100 men. 
  • 1.3.5.8.2.5a Harold Emmons ‘Harry’ Harkcom, MD (b: 7 Oct 1893 Jones Mill, Westmoreland County, Pa-d: 12 Jan 1973, St. Paul, In) Military Branch Navy, Military Years 1917-1918, Military Age 21
  • 1.3.10.1.1.1.6 Charles Holmes Stone (1888-1934) served in the US Army during WW I. He was a sergeant in the 4th Pioneer Infantry, Company C. He was assigned to the Camp Dix Detachment, 159th Infantry. He departed for Bordeaux, France on 22 Mar 1919 on the USS Luckenback. During World War I, this division, a part of the American Expeditionary Forces, saw considerable combat and distinguished itself during these critical periods of the war. The 80th Division, including the 159th Infantry Regiment, distinguished itself in the Somme Offensive (1918), the Meuse-Argonne Campaign (1918), and the Picardy Offensive (1918). The 80th Division was the only unit to participate in each phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, a significant feat. They penetrated the Hindenburg Line on October 9, 1918, and continued to advance, capturing key locations. These campaigns were major battles during World War I, demonstrating the division’s combat prowess. The unit was activated on August 5, 1917, and, after returning to the United States in May 1919, was inactivated at Camp Lee on June 26, 1919. 
  • 1.3.10.1.7.1.3 Joseph Bellew Kirkley (16 Feb 1896 Washington, DC-7 Aug 1973 Sarasota, Fl) Served in the U.S. Army National Guard 29th Division during World War I, enlisting on 30 Jun 1917 and serving until 2 Jun 1919. He served as a corporal in Battery “C” of the 110th Field Artillery. The Division arrived in France June 8, 1918, landing in England before crossing the Channel. From July 17th to 25th it was stationed near the Upper Alsace. It later moved to the area where the Meuse-Argonne Offensive was launched. It began on 26 Sep and continued through the first week in Oct. On Oct 8th, the Division attacked north and penetrated the Bois de Consenvoye. Two days later the advanced succeeded and the wood was cleared. The Division captured 2,187 prisoners. It suffered 6,159 casualties.  
  • 1.3.10.1.7.1.4 Carl Hoffman Kirkley (10 Jul 1897 Washington, DC-16 Jun 1989 Sarasota, Fl.) served in the U.S. Army during World War I, enlisting on 25 Jul 1917 and serving until 2 Jun 1919. He served in the US Army, 110th Regiment, Headquarters Company, Field Artillery. The 110th Field Artillery, including its Headquarters Company, participated in three World War I campaigns with the 29th Division. Most notably, it participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive which began on 26 Sep and continued through the first week in Oct. 
World War II
  • 1.3.1.6.7.1.3 Howard Franklin Schaeffer (never married b: 12 Jan 1919 Doubs, Md-d:2 Oct 2002 Massachusetts) Howard was a US Air Force Sergeant during World War II and the Korean War. He first enlisted on 28 Jan 1942 at Camp Lee, Virginia and served in the 51st Armored Infantry Battalion. He reenlisted during the Korean war on 1 Jan 1952 and served until 4 Nov 1954. The 51st Armored Infantry Battalion served with the 4th Armored Division, also known as the “Breakthrough” division. This division was a major combat unit during World War II, participating in several key campaigns including in the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Ardennes. It saw action across France and Germany. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.1.4 Richard Levere Schaeffer (never married b: 9 Jun 1921 Md-d:19 Jun 1972 Berkeley WV) Richard served as a technician 4th Grade in US Army from 16 Oct 1942 to 2 Feb 1946. He was assignment to Headquarters Detachment Section 1 of Service Command Unit (SCU) 1447. These units were responsible for administrative and support functions in specific military installations or regions. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.1.6 Clyde Irving Schaeffer (b: 26 Feb 1924 Md-d:22 Jun 1981 Hagerstown, Md) 13 Feb 1943 to 16 Feb 1946 Air Force. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.1.7 Wesley Francis Schaeffer (b: 9 Aug 1925 Md-d:10 Dec 1974 Berkeley WV) Wesley reached the rank of corporeal in the US Army. He served during WW II. At the end of December 1944 about 7,500 Americans arrived from the Battle of the Bulge. Wesley was likely part of this group as he was included on prisoner of war list dated 21 Dec 1944, incarcerated in Stalag 4B, Mühlberg, Sachsen, 51-13. Stalag IV-B was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in Germany during World War II, located 8 km (5.0 mi) north-east of the town of Mühlberg.  On 23 April 1945 the Red Army liberated the camp, and Wesley was released on 30 Apr 1945. He later served again in the Korean War, enlisting on 15 Aug 1949 and leaving service on 26 Nov 1952. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.2.2 Edgar Franklin Kessler Jr. (b: 3 Dec 1924-d: 14 Apr 1978 Baltimore, Md) US Air Force Enlisted: 16 Mar 1943 Medical discharge: Jan 1944. Military Branch: Air Force. Diagnosis: Epilepsy, grand mal, was not in line of duty, existed prior to service, Sec. II, AR 615-360 (discharge of an enlisted soldier due to physical disability), length of service: 10 months
  • 1.3.1.6.7.3.1 Richard Edward Miss (b: 13 Apr 1917-d: 8 Jan 1975 Martinsburg, WV) US Army 21 Apr 1943 to 2 Apr 1946, corporal, 1409th QM Company
    While the 1409th was an Army Air Force Base Unit, its connection to the Quartermaster Corps is highlighted by its location and the nature of its clandestine transport role. The Quartermaster Corps, responsible for supply and services, also included units involved in aerial delivery and providing support for airborne operations. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.4.2 Robert ‘Bob’ Samuel Stup (b: 10 Mar 1924-d: 10 Aug 1993 Frederick, Md) US Air Force Enlistment Date 19 Feb 1943, Discharge Date 30 Oct 1945 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.5 Charles Lee ‘Charlie’ Kessler (b: 29 Nov 1900 Jefferson, Md-d: 21 Jan 1949 Baltimore, Md) US Army Master Sergeant – 27 years of service. Attached to recruiting command, Baltimore when he was struck and killed by a vehicle on Reisterstown, Road in Baltimore. 
  • 1.3.1.6.7.7.5 Charles Edward Hargett (b: 9 Jul 1928 Baltimore-d: 14 Oct 2005 Winchester, Va) Enlistment 23 Jun 1945 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
    Component: Reserves
  • 1.3.1.6.7.9 William Lawrence Kessler (b: 15 Jan 1914 Jefferson, Md-d:23 Sep 1975 Frederick, Md) Enlistment Branch ARMY Enlistment Date 27 Mar 1944 Discharge Date 6 Dec 1945 Enlistment Place Fort George G Meade, Maryland
  • 1.3.1.7.2.1.1 Albert Ernest Kessler Jr. (b: 18 May 1910 Richmond, Va.-d: 22 Aug 1951 Richmond, Va.) Unit: Military Police Detachment 1321st Service Unit A/S: Corps of Military Police, Enlistment Date 1 Mar 1940, Discharge Date 22 Sep 1943.
  • 1.3.2.1.2.2.3.2 Jakey A. Ray (b: 16 Sep 1915 Montana-d: 17 Apr 1963 Seattle, Washington) Enlistment Date 25 Feb 1942 Enlistment Place Fort Lewis, Washington Service Hospital Admission – Age 29, Admission Date Aug 1943, Discharge Date Apr 1944, Diagnosis: Arthritis, Chronic, type unspecified, Medical Treatment Fever therapy,
    Not injured in Line of Duty, existed prior to service, Type of Discharge Duty, Length of Service 1 Year(s), 5 Month(s)
  • 1.3.2.1.4.5.7.2 Howard Allen Ray (b: 7 Jan 1916 Missouri-d: 27 Jan 1964) Technician 4th Grade, US Army, Unit 22nd Special Sv. Co., Enlistment Date 2 Jun 1941,
    Discharge Date 1 Dec 1945. The US Army 22nd Infantry Regiment played a significant role in World War II, participating in major campaigns and D-Day operations. 
  • 1.3.2.1.4.5.7.3 Jessie Forrest Opal Ray (b: 16 Sep 1918 Missouri-d: 30 Mar 2001) US Army, private, Enlistment Date 31 Oct 1944, Enlistment Place Fort Snelling, Minnesota
  • 1.3.2.5.3.1.4.1 Winfred Alexander Kesler (b: 19 Jan 1921-d: 12 Oct 1990 Clarksville, TN) Served in Army during WW II. Served from 1940 until 1960. Rank upon retirement was major.
  • 1.3.2.5.3.1.4.2 Kenneth Leroy Kesler (b: 10 Sep 1924-d: 17 Feb 2014 Hampton, Va) Served in Army during WW II. Enlisted 19 Feb 1943. Rose in rank from private to sergeant.
  • 1.3.5.3.2.3.3.1 James Lester ‘Jay” Lohr (b: 16 May 1922 Fayette County, Pa.-d: 1 Jun 1945 Georgia – died while in military) Jay served as a TSgt (Technical Sargeant) in the U.S. Air Force from Dec 1943 until his death on 1 Jun 1945 in an airplane crash at Turner Army Airfield in Cordell, Georgia.
  • 1.3.5.3.3.6.1 Edwin Forrest Keslar Jr. (b: 14 Sep 1915-d: 27 Feb 2005 Pittsburgh, Pa) World War II – enlistment 27 Nov 1942 to 12 Jun 1943. Served as warrant officer in Army materials branch. Left service at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. 
  • 1.3.5.3.3.6.3 Leroy ‘Roy’ Richard Keslar (b: 14 Oct 1924-d: 22 Aug 1999 Westmoreland County, Pa) U.S. Navy 20 Jul 1943 – 3 Feb 1946
    Supply Depot Oran, Algeirs Comm. 5/27/43 to 9/30/45 Decomm.
  • 1.3.5.3.4.6.3 Homer B Keslar (b: 5 May 1908-d: 9 May 1986) Served in U.S Army. 21 Mar 1944 to 21 Mar 1944 Camp Atterbury, Indiana
  • 1.3.5.3.6.1.2.2 Emmett Frederick Foster (b: 26 May 1919-d: 17 May 2003 Beaver, Pa) US Army, Enlistment Date 22 Dec 1944 Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio, Discharge Date 23 Oct 1946. Could not find any other details about his service.
  • 1.3.5.3.6.1.2.3 Omer Lee Foster (b: 1 Mar 1926-d: 5 Jul 2012 Sumter, Fl) Enlistment Branch US Coast Guard, enlisted 23 Apr 1943 (age 17) at Pittsburgh, Pa. – career military at least through 1950.
  • 1.3.5.3.6.1.3.2 Domer Harry Keslar (b: 30 May 1925-d: 18 Dec 1999 Pa.) Enlisted in US Army – 15 Jun 1943 as private
  • 1.3.5.3.6.1.5.1 Emerson Leroy ‘Gus’ Keslar (b: 31 Oct 1925-d: 6 Sep 2010 Salt Lake City UT) WW2 US Navy veteran 28 Jan 1944 to 5 June 1946 U.S. Naval Base, Treasure Island, Ca. 
  • 1.3.5.3.6.3.2.1 Charles Walter Roadman (b: 5 Jul 1920 Westmoreland, Pa.-d: 18 Mar 2000 Port Charlotte, Fl) Served in US Army, 1st Division of the Big Red One, Blue Spaders, the 27th Division during WW2 and the 26th Infantry in Africa. He earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart with seven Bronze Starts. He was a Tech Sergeant.
  • 1.3.5.3.6.7.1 Kenneth Frank Keslar (b: 24 Apr 1918-d: 2 Feb 2008 Normalville, Pa) U.S. Army 30 Nov 1942 to 4 Oct 1943 (Camp Phillips, Kansas)
  • 1.3.5.8.2.2.3 Kathryn Virginia Keslar Buck (b: 6 Apr 1914 Virginia-d: 3 Nov 1991 Sacramento, Ca) Kathyrn married Robert Reed Buck on 20 Feb 1943. Only eight months later, Second Lieutenant Buck was killed piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-3C “Grasshopper” #43-1480, when his craft stalled and spun out of control at the Pendleton Army Airfield, Oregon. At the time, Kathyrn was teaching school. A year and a half later, on 1 Apr 1945, Kathryn joined the US Army and served in the military for 22 years, serving at the end of World War II, in the Korean War, and in the Vietnam War before retiring on 31 May 1967. She was a Lt. Col. at the time she retired. When she died in 1991 in Sacramento, she was interred at the VA Cemetery Address, 1 Lincoln Blvd, Presidio, San Francisco, CA.
  • 1.3.5.8.2.4.2 Paul R. Keslar (b: 15 Oct 1917-d: 4 Apr 2006 Westmoreland County, Pa) Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 26 Mar 1942, Discharge Date 8 Dec 1945
  • 1.3.5.8.2.5.1 Stanford Lawrence Harkcom (b: 10 Nov 1924 Westmoreland, Pa-d: 29 Jan 2004 Beaver County, Pa) Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 26 Apr 1943, Discharge Date 2 Mar 1946
  • 1.3.5.8.2.5.2 Richard Keslar Harkcom, MD (b: 14 Apr 1926 Westmoreland County, Pa-d: 28 Oct 1985 Washington County, Pa) Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 15 May 1944, Discharge Date 21 Jun 1946
  • 1.3.5.8.3.7.1 Peter Hiram Keslar (b: 30 May 1924-d: 21 Nov 2016 Summit, Ohio) Rank Private 1st Class, Muster Date Oct 1945, Station Headquarters, 3d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division, Fleet-Marine-Force (fmf), in the Field. To be considered “in the field” or FMF-qualified, a Marine (or a Navy Corpsman attached to a Marine unit) must undergo specialized training to demonstrate proficiency in Marine Corps history, tactics, and operational procedures. This designation signifies that the individual is a part of the active, deployable Marine Corps units and has earned the formal Fleet Marine Force Warfare insignia.
  • 1.3.5.8.4.3.3 Morris Woodrow Keslar (b: 20 Dec 1912-d: 4 Jun 1989 Fayette, Pa) US Army 10 Nov 1942 to 10 Mar 1943 Discharged due to non-combat related medical condition
  • 1.3.5.8.4.3.8 Claude Lavern Bungard Keslar (b: 3 May 1921-d: 11 Oct 2001 Fayette, Pa) Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 11 Aug 1942, Discharge Date 31 Jan 1946
  • 1.3.5.8.4.3.9 Josiah Bungard Keslar (b: 26 Oct 1923-d: 18 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima) Josiah died on Iwo Jima Volcano Island, March 18, 1945. He was a Private 1st Class. Muster Date Oct 1944. Station Third Training Battalion, Infantry Training Regiment, Training Command, Camp Lejune, N.C., fmf — To be considered “in the field” or FMF-qualified, a Marine must undergo specialized training to demonstrate proficiency in Marine Corps history, tactics, and operational procedures. This designation signifies that the individual is a part of the active, deployable Marine Corps units and has earned the formal Fleet Marine Force Warfare insignia.
  • 1.3.10.1.2.4.1.1 Richard William Crum (2 Jan 1917-15 Nov 1999 Columbus, Ohio) served in the U.S. Army starting in Feb 1941. He was stationed at Roswell, N.M. and served as a supply sergeant at the Army Flying School.
  • 1.3.10.1.2.4.2.3 William Crum (29 Dec 1923-8 Feb 2002 Columbus, Ohio) joined the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1943, during World War II. He went through Boot Camp in San Diego, California. There is no additional information about his service years. He retired as a Columbus firefighter in 1981. 
Post-WW II, including the Korean War
  • 1.3.1.6.7.1.3 Howard Franklin Schaeffer (never married b: 12 Jan 1919 Doubs, Md-d:2 Oct 2002 Massachusetts) Howard was a US Air Force Sergeant during World War II and the Korean War. He first enlisted on 28 Jan 1942 at Camp Lee, Virginia. He reenlisted during the Korean war on 1 Jan 1952 and served until 4 Nov 1954.
  • 1.3.1.6.7.1.8 John Hamilton Schaeffer (b: 23 Feb 1928 Md-d:10 Apr 1987 Berkeley, WV) U.S. Army, Enlisted: 6 Dec 1950, Released: 22 Nov 1952
  • 1.3.1.6.7.3.6 Albert Lee Miss (b: 21 Sep 1930-d: 22 Jul 1952 Korea) US Army, Private First Class, Death Country Korea, Death Description Killed in Action on 22 Jul 1952, Albert was a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 22, 1952. Miss was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
  • 1.3.1.6.7.6.2 Roland E. Diller (b: 1 Jul 1929 Maryland-d: 15 Jul 2010 Frederick, Md) Muster Date Oct 1951, Station 4th Recruit Trng Bn McRd Pisc, Mri 11 Parris Island, South Carolina
  • 1.3.1.6.7.9.1 William L. Kessler Jr. (b: 15 Sep 1931 Baltimore-d: Jan 1978 Baltimore) Enlistment Branch NAVY Enlistment Date 17 Aug 1949 Discharge Date 14 Jun 1953
  • 1.3.2.1.2.2.3.4 Max F. Ray (b: 8 Apr 1923 Montana-d: 10 Sep 1993) Regular Army, PFC, 6 Feb 1946, Enlistment Place Fort Ord, California
  • 1.3.5.3.4.6.3.1 Homer B. Keslar Jr. (b: 1 Feb 1933-d: 9 Aug 2001 Pittsburgh, Pa) Military Branch Air Force. Korean War. Registration County Allegheny. Enlistment Date 24 Mar 1953, Discharge Date 23 Mar 1957.
  • 1.3.5.3.4.6.5 Melvin Edward Keslar (b: 9 Jun 1912-d: May 1977 Allegheny County, Pa) Served in Marine Corps 1957 – Marine Barracks Nas, Quonset Point RI
  • 1.3.5.8.2.2.3 Kathryn Virginia Keslar Buck (b: 6 Apr 1914 Virginia-d: 3 Nov 1991 Sacramento, Ca) Kathyrn married Robert Reed Buck on 20 Feb 1943. Only eight months later, Second Lieutenant Buck was killed piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-3C “Grasshopper” #43-1480, when his craft stalled and spun out of control at the Pendleton Army Airfield, Oregon. At the time, Kathyrn was teaching school. A year and a half later, on 1 Apr 1945, Kathryn joined the US Army and served in the military for 22 years, serving at the end of World War II, in the Korean War, and in the Vietnam War before retiring on 31 May 1967. She was a Lt. Col. at the time she retired. When she died in 1991 in Sacramento, she was interred at the VA Cemetery Address, 1 Lincoln Blvd, Presidio, San Francisco, CA.
  • 1.3.5.8.4.3.12 Arden Fay Keslar (b: 19 Sep 1929-d: 23 Mar 2002 Westmoreland County, Pa) Enlistment Branch AF, Enlistment Date 16 Jun 1947, Discharge Date 17 Jun 1950
Post-Korean War, Vietnam, and subsequent military service
  • 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.1 Edgar Franklin Kessler III (b: 26 May 1947-d: 10 Jun 2009 Houston, Texas) Enlisted in US Naval Reserves on 18 Jul 1964 at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. Attended basic training at Bainbridge, Maryland and then completed Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT. Served on USS Sea Wolf and USS Nautilus rising to rank of E8. Attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as US Supply Corps Officer on 20 Mar 1983. He attended additional training in Athens, Georgia and was assigned to Naval Supply Support at Bolling AFB in Washington, DC. He was discharged (retired) from US Navy on 31 Mar 1991.
  • 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.1.2 Matthew David Kessler (b: 18 May 1973 Virginia Beach, Va.) Matt attended Old Dominion University and was a ROTC student. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.
  • 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.2 Thomas George Kessler (b: 5 Dec 1953-d: Living Punta Gorda, Florida) After taking US Army draft pre-induction physical in 1973, Thomas enlisted in the US Naval Reserves. He attended boot camp starting in March 1973 at Great Lakes and then attended Basic Electronics Training at the nearby Great Lakes Training Center. He was assigned to Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, Virginia and worked as an electronics calibration technician from Sep 1973 through Jan 1976. After returning to Maryland, he continued to serve in the U.S. Naval Reserve Beachmasters until being honorably discharged in Dec 1979.
  • 1.3.5.8.2.2.3 Kathryn Virginia Keslar Buck (b: 6 Apr 1914 Virginia-d: 3 Nov 1991 Sacramento, Ca) Kathyrn married Robert Reed Buck on 20 Feb 1943. Only eight months later, Second Lieutenant Buck was killed piloting U.S. Army Air Corps L-3C “Grasshopper” #43-1480, when his craft stalled and spun out of control at the Pendleton Army Airfield, Oregon. At the time, Kathyrn was teaching school. A year and a half later, on 1 Apr 1945, Kathryn joined the US Army and served in the military for 22 years, serving at the end of World War II, in the Korean War, and in the Vietnam War before retiring on 31 May 1967. She was a Lt. Col. at the time she retired. When she died in 1991 in Sacramento, she was interred at the VA Cemetery Address, 1 Lincoln Blvd, Presidio, San Francisco, CA.