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16/10/2026

US Captain Gerald Kilburn (L) leads South Vietnamese Soldiers as they disembark from a Huey to hunt Vietcong Soldiers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam - October 2, 1963

Born on March 5, 1928, in West Virginia, Gerald Kilburn enlisted in the Army on July 17, 1947, and was deployed to Korea at the beginning of the Korean War as a SGT.
He was captured as a POW on November 29, 1950 and held until August 24, 1953 when he was released during Operation Big Switch.

Gerald recovered from his injuries and returned to active duty, he attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2Lt on November 21, 1956.
He was stationed in Germany from 1957-59 and then was a recruiter in Cleveland Ohio until he attended the Special Forces Officer Course at the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg, graduating in November 1961.

Gerald saw service in Laos and Vietnam as an Advisor from 1962-1964 before returning to the USA as a training officer as Fort Benning.
He was stationed at Fort Hamilton and Fort Bragg before deploying to Thailand as CO of Detachment B-2 with the 46th Special Forces Company from November 1968 to October 1969.

Returning to the USA as CO of Company A of the 6th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg until June 1970, Gerald served as Commander of the Army Support Group for Project Ivory Coast, the Son Tay Raid, a secret mission to rescue American POWs in North Vietnam on November 21, 1970.

Awarded the Legion of Merit, his citation reads:

“Lt Colonel Gerald Kilburn, Infantry, distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during the period September 1970 to November 1970, while serving as Support Detachment Commander, Army Component, Joint Contingency Task Group, JCS Project Ivory Coast. During this period Colonel Kilburn was directly responsible for supervision of the complex training, administrative and logistical support of the Army component while maintaining stringent security for the force in an isolated and restricted training area. Colonel Kilburn clearly demonstrated his exemplary leadership ability in maintaining discipline and morale of the Army component under the most difficult conditions. His ability to recognize problem areas and take the necessary action prior to their becoming critical was a major factor in the preparation of the Joint Task Force for successful ex*****on of its JCS directed mission to rescue and extract United States military personnel held as prisoners of war in SON TAY, North Vietnam. Colonel Kilburn's brilliant and effective planning and ex*****on of all assigned missions made a significant contribution to the overall success of the mission. His outstanding performance of meritorious services are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him and the United States Army.”

Retiring from the Army on October 1, 1972 as a Lt Colonel, Gerald Kilburn passed away at the age of 67 in 1995.
He was cremated and his remains rest at Arlington National Cemetery - Columbarium 4 H-20-1.

Larry Burrows Photographer
LIFE Magazine Archives / WWP-PD

16/10/2026

First of two brothers killed fighting for their country during WW2;

T/Sgt Mitsuru Miyoko was Killed in Action on October 15, 1944 in France, he was 30 years old…

Born in Los Angeles County, California to Masaichiro and Yuka Miyoko on January 20, 1914, Mitsuru E Miyoko was the second of ten children.
In 1940 his parents moved back to Japan taking the two youngest sons with them, Mitsuru enlisted in the Army in July 1941.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the remaining members of the Miyoko family in the USA chose to voluntarily move to Utah, rather than be placed behind barbed wire in an internment camp.
Mitsuru served with A Company, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), which landed at Salerno, Italy in September 1943.

Mitsuru would have participated in the Naples-Foggia campaign, Cassino, and Anzio, the 100th Infantry Battalion earned the nickname the "Purple Heart Battalion".
In June 1944 the 100th Infantry Battalion was integrated into the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

T/Sgt Mitsuru Miyoko was Killed in Action near Bruyères France on October 15, 1944.
He is buried at the Épinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Épinal, France - Plot A Row 25 Grave 58.

Younger brother Noboru Miyoko also served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, he was Killed in Action on April 14, 1945 in Italy, he was 25 years old.
Unfortunately the fallen Miyoko brothers weren’t buried in Europe together and PFC Noboru Miyoko is buried at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial in Italy - Plot E Row 14 Grave 5.

Two other Miyoko brothers also served in the US Army during WW2; Takeshi Miyoko & George Miyokonwho was wounded in Italy. Both survived WW2.

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CPL Manuel Grasso was Killed in Action on October 15, 1944 in the French-Italian border region, he was 18 years old…

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Sebastian & Maria Grasso on March 14, 1926, Manuel R Grasso had seven siblings.
Their father Sebastian was an immigrant from Italy, mother Maria was from Portugal.

Manuel left his junior year at trade school in Haverhill to enlist in the Army in August 1943.
After boot camp he was trained as a MG gunner at Fort Bragg, NC, before deploying overseas.

Sent to Italy, Manuel served in Battery A, 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division.
In February 1944, the Army reorganized the 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion into the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion.

Batteries A & B remained in Italy while Batteries C & D were redeployed to England to participate in the DDay Airborne Drops with the 82nd Airborne Division.
In early October 1944, Battery A was in the Maritime Alps near the French-Italian border region.

On the evening of October 15, 1944, Battery A engaged in its largest single fire mission of the campaign.
When German forces launched a late-evening counterattack, Battery A fired roughly 5,600 rounds to repulse the enemy assault.

CPL Manuel Grasso was Killed in Action during this fire mission.
He was brought home after the war and buried at Saint James Cemetery in Haverhill, Massachusetts - Section 17 Lot 248.

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PFC Yoshio Tengwan was Killed in Action on October 15, 1944 in France, he was 22 years old…

Born in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii to Matsusuke and K**a Tengwan on May 5, 1922, Yoshio Tengwan had a sister and brother, their parents were immigrants from Okinawa.
By 1940 the family had moved back to Okinawa, with the exception of Yoshio who stayed in Hawaii and lived with his aunt and uncle.

He was working as a construction worker when Yoshio enlisted in the Army on March 25, 1943.
After training, he was sent as a replacement to C Company, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) in Italy.

Yoshio would have participated in the advance through Salerno, Monte Cassino, Anzio, and the push toward Rome.
In mid 1944 the 100th Infantry Battalion was integrated into the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

During the liberation of Bruyères France by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on October 15, 1944, Yoshio was Killed in Action.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on October 5, 2010.

PFC Yoshio Tengwan is buried at the Épinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Épinal, France - Plot A Row 9 Grave 65.

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PFC Gerald Morris Brown was Killed in Action on October 15, 1944 in Germany, he was 19 years old…

Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Andy & Janice Brown on May 18, 1925, Gerald Morris Brown had four brothers and a baby sister who died as an infant.
He enlisted in the Army in October 1943 and after boot camp served with G Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

Gerald would have landed at Omaha Beach during the first wave of the DDay landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Suffering heavy losses during the landings, the 16th Infantry Regiment participated in Operation Cobra and the advance to Coutances.

In early October 1944, G Company under the command of Captain Joe Dawson was participating in the siege of Aachen, Germany.
The brutal combat, particularly around Eilendorf took its toll from October 14-16, 1944.

On October 15, 1944 PFC Gerald Morris Brown was Killed in Action in Eilendorf, Aachen, Germany.
He is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Liège, Belgium - Plot A Row 7 Grave 43.

Oldest brother Andrew Jennings “Jack” Brown served in the USAAF during WW2, he passed away at the age of 79 in 2000.
Younger brother Donald Austin Brown served in the Navy during WW2, he passed away in 2009 at the age of 83.
Younger brother Carlton Douglas Brown served in the Army during the Korean War, and later with the Arkansas Air National Guard, he passed away at the age of 74 in 2005.

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LT(jg) Gordon Snyder was Killed in Action on October 15, 1942 when his PBY was shot down in the South Pacific, he was 23 years old…

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Boyd & Josephine Snyder on March 25, 1919, Gordon Boyd Snyder had one younger sister.
A former football star at San Bernardino Valley Junior college, he enlisted in the Navy and was sent to fight school on November 15, 1940.

Gordon attended flight school in Long Beach & Pensacola, and was commissioned as a pilot in September 1941.
He was assigned to Patrol Squadron 91 (VP-91) flying PBYs in the Pacific.

On October 15, 1942, Gordon was the pilot of PBY-5 BuNu 2297 with a crew of eight on a patrol from Vanikoro Island (Vanikolo) to Espiritu Santo.
During the patrol, they were jumped by two Japanese A6M2 Zeros and severely damaged.

They attempted an open ocean landing while radioing for assistance.
On impact with the water the nose was ripped open and the PBY sank, the only crewmember able to escape was AP1 Wilbur V Pugh, who was rescued and able to tell the story.

LT(jg) Gordon Snyder was eventually listed as Missing and is Memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.

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SGT Daniel Brewer was killed by an accidental discharge on October 15, 1944 in the Netherlands, he was 21 years old…

Born in Massachusetts to Christina Brewer on May 21, 1923, Daniel Brewer had three half-sisters and a stepfather; Aime Gamache.
He was working at the Millbury plant of the Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills when he enlisted in the Army on August 7, 1942.

Volunteering for the airborne, Daniel served in B Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
He parachuted into Normandy during the early hours of DDay and was seriously wounded the day after on June 7, 1944.

After recovery, Daniel rejoined his unit in August 1944 and was able to parachute into the Netherlands for Operation Market Garden on September 17, 1944.
On October 15, 1944, while resting in a barn with other paratroopers near Opheusden, Netherlands, there was an accidental discharge and he was killed.

SGT Daniel Brewer is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Netherlands - Plot G Row 5 Grave 16.
He also has a memorial marker at Millbury Central Cemetery in Millbury, Massachusetts.

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US Soldiers & Armor during street fighting in Aachen Germany - October 15, 1944 - NARA

Note PFC Ragner Lundgren at the end who we posted earlier today

15/10/2026

GM3 John Murphy Jr went missing off of Guadalcanal on October 15, 1942, he was 18 years old…

Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Mr & Mrs John Murphy Sr on December 20, 1923, John Henry Murphy Jr had at least one brother and a sister.
He enlisted in the Navy and served on the Gleaves-class destroyer USS Meredith DD-434.

On October 12, 1942, USS Meredith was part of a six-ship convoy which departed Espiritu Santo, each ship was towing a barge carrying barrels of aviation gasoline and 500-pound bombs.
Two days later it was learned that a Japanese carrier task group was in the area and four of the ships turned back leaving USS Meredith and USS Vireo to continue on to deliver the critically needed gasoline and bombs.

On October 15, the two remaining ships were attacked by a force of 38 assorted aircraft from the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku.
The crew on USS Meredith fought bravely, bringing down three Japanese aircraft, but she was struck by an estimated 14 bombs and seven torpedoes.

The destroyer capsized and sank in 10 minutes, of the crew of 273, only 81 survived to be rescued three days later.
GM3 John Murphy Jr was among those killed, he is Memorialized with the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.

15/10/2026

PFC Ragner Lundgren with E Company, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, maintains communications with a SRC-536 handie-talkie radio during street fighting in Aachen, Germany - October 15, 1944

Born in Västerbotten, Sweden on October 9, 1924, in 1925 Ragner Olof Lundgren’s family emigrated to the USA.
He was drafted into the Army on April 2, 1943 and was noted in his enlistment record as 'not yet a citizen'.

In November 1944, Ragner was wounded by artillery in the hand & leg, his hand appears to have healed quickly, but Ragner remained in the hospital for his leg wound until March 1945.
Surviving WW2, by 1950, he was married and working as a postal clerk in Jamestown, New York, where he apparently worked for many years.

Ragner Olof Lundgren passed away at the age of 87 on September 29, 2012 and is buried at New Hope Cemetery in Brandon, Florida.
His wife Marion Christian Lundgren had preceded him in death on April 1, 2012 and is buried beside him.

Thanks John Klear for his assistance

US Army Signal Corps - SC 195637
Westcott Photographer / WWP-PD

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