World War Two – Matthew Ballard

July 13, 2019

Vosler Honored for Courageous Effort Over Bremen, Germany

[caption id="attachment_1864" align="alignnone" width="620"] Back (L-R): Capt. Merle Hungerford, 2Lt. Walter Ames, 2Lt. John Henderson, 2Lt. Woodrow Monkres, 2Lt. Warren Wiggins. Front (L-R): SSgt. William Simpkins, Jr., Sgt. George Buske,…

Overlooked Orleans Medal of Honor, Town of Yates, Veterans, Village of Lyndonville, World War Two

July 6, 2019

Matthew Ballard

Remains of Medal of Honor Recipient Returned to Medina 71 Years Ago

Vol. 5, No. 26 Of the five Medal of Honor recipients from Orleans County, John E. Butts of Medina was the only county native who received the award posthumously for…

Overlooked Orleans Medal of Honor, Orleans County, Town of Ridgeway, Town of Shelby, Veterans, Village of Medina, World War Two

August 19, 2017

Matthew Ballard

Medina Native Rests at Normandy American Cemetery

Volume 3, Issue 34 Over the summer I had the honor and privilege of visiting the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Dedicated in 1956, the cemetery encompasses 172.5 acres…

Overlooked Orleans Town of Ridgeway, Veterans, Village of Medina, World War Two

May 13, 2017

Matthew Ballard

Albion’s Legion Band was focal point of celebratory programs

Vol. 3, Issue 20 Established in 1920, the Sheret Post #35 American Legion Band operated for over twenty years under the direction of William Melville of Rochester. The Livonia school…

Overlooked Orleans Fraternal Organizations, Music, Village of Albion, World War One, World War Two

October 27, 2016

Matthew Ballard

Recognizing the Centenary of The Great War

[caption id="attachment_1201" align="alignnone" width="640"] The men of Company F gather at the New York Central Railroad Depot at Medina in preparation for their journey to Ft. McClellan.[/caption] Volume 2, Issue…

Overlooked Orleans Village of Medina, World War One, World War Two