Medal of Honor – 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

June 29, 2019

Matthew Ballard

Shelby Native’s Distinguished Service During Boxer Rebellion

[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignnone" width="640"] Gravesite of Thomas W. Kates, Flushing Cemetery – Courtesy of Harvey Abbott (FindAGrave)[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 25 According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, nearly…

Overlooked Orleans Medal of Honor, Military, Orleans County, Town of Shelby, Veterans