Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Our Citie's Finest

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them
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Outstanding Citizens

Remembered

Fallen Officers
Officer Waldron George Karp / Tustin Police - January 7, 1973

Military Casualties
World War I


World War II

Charles O. Alstot - PFC / Died of wounds recieved in action at Luzon
Edward R. Bristow - Second Lieutenant /Died of wounds - France
John Ray Bruns - PFC / Killed in action in Belgium Dec. 31, 1944
Edward R. Burrier - PFC / Killed in Europe while serving in Patton's army.
Guadalupe (Lupe) Castaneda - Seaman First Class / Nov. 13, 1942
Ernest R. Costello - Aviation Radioman Second Class /Lost plane /Formosa
Arthur E. Dishman - PFC/ Died of wounds - German sniper.
Marvin E. Gray - Staff Sargent /Gunner/ mid air collision / Philippines
Paul Carroll Kimball Jr. - Second Lieutenant / P-38 pilot / Over Italy
Charles E Muller - First Lieutenant /bombardier /European theatre Oct. 22, 1944
Ralph Peter Plumb - Ensign / Tustin's 1st loss / Battle of Coral Sea
Theodore Taulbee - Coxswain / Pacific theater
Darrel C. Wollert - Ensign / South Pacific in Sept., 1943
Donald E. Ynigues - Seaman First Class / USS John Penn Oct. 14, 1943

Korean Conflict
Luther D. Yapp

Vietnam
Lawrence J. Churchill - Marine Lance Corporal
Allen Jacques DuRoy - PFC

Metal of Honor
Nelson M. Holderman - For Distinguished Gallantry /
Captain in the "Lost Battalion" of Argonne Forest France
Oct 2-8, 1918 / Died 1952
Article on TustinHistory.com

The Tustin War Memorial is located on the southwest corner
of Prospect and East 1st Street, in Tustin. See map.

The American Legion, Tustin Post 227