JAMES THOMAS TRIMBLE November 16, 1946 – December 17, 2019 Jim was born to Louis Walter Trimble (1918 – 2003) and Marie Ann Kennedy Trimble (1922 – 2003) in Pittsburgh, PA shortly after World War II ended in 1946. Father Lewis had served 4 years in the Army during the war and they married on July 9, of 1945 while…
LUTHER JAMES “JIM” DOSS JR February 9, 1948 – April 30, 1970 Jim was born in Max Meadows, VA to Luther James Doss (1919-1988) and Dorothy Madeline Safewright Doss (1926-1996). Jim had two younger sisters Minnie Lorraine Doss and Dorothy Grace Doss (1953-1992). His father, Luther Sr. proudly served in the US Army during WWII. From 1941 through 1944 Luther…
LaROY FREDERICH ROTH March 21, 1949 – January 7, 1970 LaRoy was born into a farming family in Wall Lake, Iowa as was his father before him. LaRoy’s father, Alvin John Roth (1926-2013) worked hard to support his family. He was employed as a farmhand, worked at Farmland in Denison, was a heavy equipment operator, and did landscaping for others. …
MICHAEL “MIKE” WILLIAM LYNE March 1, 1951 – January 7, 1970 Mike was born into a military family. Mike’s father, Army Special Forces Major Olney William Lyne Jr (1930-2006) and his mother Isabelle Marie Wright Lyne (1931-2011) met while he was a young Infantry officer at Ft. Bragg and she a soldier at Ft. Lee, VA. They joined in marriage…
CHARLES RANDOLPH WILLARD JR March 5, 1948 – January 7, 1970 Charles’ father, Charles Randolph Willard (1910-1997) and his mother Mary Lydia Stewart Willard (1914-1998) were married in Charlotte just before Christmas in 1937. Together, they owned the Willard Lead Smelting Company in Charlotte, NC. His father honorably served as a Major in the Artillery Branch of the US Army…
RANGER TEAM ROMEO-15 Team Leader LUTHER JAMES “JIM” DOSS JR February 9, 1948 – April 30, 1970 Jim was born in Max Meadows, VA to Luther James Doss (1919-1988) and Dorothy Madeline Safewright Doss (1926-1996). His father, Luther Sr. proudly served in the US Army during WWII. Both Jim and his father were raised in Christian families who stressed good…
DONALD RAY ARROWOOD March 2, 1949 – December 23, 2019 Both Donald’s father Alvin Loy Arrowood (1923-2014) and mother Lois Elizabeth Barger (1924-2011) were born in Catawba County, North Carolina, as was he. In 1943, Dad enlisted in the US Army to confront his nations enemies. He remained on active duty until the end of the war. Hickory, NC was…
DONALD TERRENCE KINCADE JR November 27, 1948 – June 4, 2011 Donald “Cade” Kincade was born in Paxton, Illinois on November 27, 1948. The year was 1948. WWII had ended a few years before and Donald T. Kincade (1920 – 2008) and Goldie Cupp Kincade (1922 – 2011), married in 1942, brought their new son home to join his sister…
MARVIN L “MARTY” SINCLAIR March 9, 1945 – November 7, 2019 Marty was born to Marvin Joseph Sinclair (1914-1983) and Faye D. Dowling Sinclair on March 9, 1945 in Boonville, Missouri. The nice thing about being surrounded by extended family is that while his father was away to war, there was still plenty of family to share loving support during…
ARCHIE LEE STRICKLAND July 4, 1947 – September 22, 2019 The 4th of July in the Summer of 1947 in Blackshear, Georgia witnessed the birth of Archie Lee Strickland to the already large family created by father William Henry Strickland (1898-1975) and mother Ella Crawford Strickland (1906-1987). Ultimately there were 6 children whose births spanned 21 years. Eldest sister Lena…