The annual Memorial Service was conducted Aug. 6 during the 59th annual convention of the 99th Infantry Division Association at Kansas City MO.
Past presidents filed in as the sergeants-at-arms advanced the colors.
President and Chaplain Joe Johnson was unable to attend, due to illness.
Vice president B.O. Wilkins led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Arnold Taylor stepped in to fulfill chaplain duties by leading the call to worship.
“America the Beautiful” was sung in unison.
Taylor shared words and thoughts for the day.
Taylor and Herb Knapp read the names of members who had died during the past year.
Following the prayer of intercession, “Taps” was sounded by Stewart Boone.
Melanie Wilkins, daughter of B.O. Wilkins, sang “An Honor to Serve.”
Those attending sang “How Great Thou Art.”
The colors were retired by the past presidents and Taylor gave the benediction.
Those we remember
Lewis R. Adams C/395
Reece Almond 2/394
Stuart A. Been C/395
Carlo Biggio C/372
Dwight C. Bishop K/393
Robert D. Breech Ord/799
Edward Bumbleburg S/099
Carrol Lee Butler K/393
John Casassa C/371
Carl B. Cecil B/372
John P. Chappell L/393
Albert Checchio unit unknown
Joseph Fedor Q/099
Frederick B. Feigenoff L/394
Elmer W. Freytag D/393
Peter Gacki C/371
Arnold J. Garabedian K/393
Frank Garnett S/924
Fred Gole A/393
Dr. Walter R. Graham Q/394
Furman Grimm L/394
Leonard Halpern K/393
Steve Hock F/395
Mark Holt K/393
Eugene Hoffman 1/394
Robert Hecklinger S/371
Ralph D. Hill A/395
William H. Huffman I/395
Francis N. Iglehart Jr. G/393
Milton G. Kay S/099
Joseph W. King I/395
Henry Konda F/394
Kenneth P. Kralick Can/393
George Kulpaca F/393
Harold W. Lowdermilk C/393
John Midkiff G/393
Joseph Mozden L/394
Dr. William Nickell Q/372
Emil Pappalardo L/393
Clarence Paquette L/393
Frank Pauliin L/370
Wallace E. Prowse 393
Daniel Restauri A/324
Dr. Melvin Richmond A/393
Isadore Rosen I/394
Harry Rothlisberger B/371
Virdin Royse I/395
Henry Rump G/394
Martin Shellenberger B/393
Joseph Shinko L/394
Eugene A. Shook B/393
David Sikora I/394
Gilbert Skaar F/394
Charles Swann L/394
Carl Ulmer unit unknown
Robert J. VonHandorf S/370
John Waidmann Sr. C/393
Clement Walter C/395
Cyrus Wells E/394
John C. White C/372
Byron Whitmarsh C/395
Howard Wilson B/324
Cyril J. Wolak A/324
Charles Woodrow S/099
George W. Yeager unit unknown