PADutchAncestry 300+ Years of Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage |
They fought for the country they loved. They fought with honor and courage. They went to war to defend and protect the freedoms and ideals of their country. Some paid the ultimate price. |
Revolutionary War Johan Dieter HEINTZELMAN From Berks County, Pa 5th Class, 1st. Co.3rd Battalion George GILBERT From Montgomery County Private, then Ensign in the Philadelphia Militia Hendrich Ludwig From Lehigh County War of 1812 Horatio COFFIN From Carbon County, Pa Civil War Daniel HEINTZELMAN From Lehigh County, Pa. 176th Pa. Co. I Enlisted 10/16/1862 Died at Hilton Head, S.C. 2/14/1863 Buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, Hilton Head, S.C. Henry RAVERT From Carbon County, Pa 81st. Regiment, Co. I Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861 Discharged Oct. 14, 1864 Wounded near Petersburg, Va. in March of 1862 (Shoulder Wound) Buried at Danielsville Cemetery, Northampton Co., Pa. WWII Stanley W. BLOCH U.S. Navy James L. DANNER U.S. Army Died 16 May 2007 Kermit C. MOYER 1st Armored Division, 6th Battalion U.S. Army Killed in Action in Italy, 1944 The following message was among the personal effects of Pvt. Kermit Moyer: "Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division: You have fought long and hard and well in Tunisia. You have 'put out'. You have "produced'. More power to you. You are now returned to a rear area. Do not forget the heights to which you have brought your division in combat --amongst the immortal units of the United States Army. You know the hell that is war. Soldiering away from a front can also be war. As you won at the front, you will win behind the front. Ahead of you lie opportunities for further glories. I know you are resolved by your comportment, your zeal, your acceptance of conditions and by your own self-discipline to prepare and keep yourselves ready for those opportunities. I congratulate you on your marvelous achievements. I welcome you now to the VI Corps. I want to help you to further successes. Sincerely, E. Dawley (??) (Hard to make out the name) Major General, U.S.A. Commanding 1 June 1943 Hq VI Corps APO 306 |
