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DRAVOSBURG MILITARY

This page is dedicated to all those men and woman who served their country,
but especially to those, like Private Sharp, who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

(The pictures of the Honor Roll and Private Sharp were donated by Bob Sharp.)

World War I Memorial Service Booklet 

A Few Good Men from "The Greatest Generation" 

The Dravosburg Honor Roll  which was located
at the intersection of Fourth Street, Ravine and Sherman.
On this were individually painted names of Dravosburgers who served in World War Two.
Later this was dismantled and replaced with a monument on the American Legion grounds
which was dedicated to the veterans of all wars.

Joseph Caruso 
Charles.Overstake 
Jack Wolfe 
Don Wolfe 
Ray Wolfe 
Lawerence.Vanard 
Earl Shuster 
James Sabin 
Gardner Tuscanno 
Kenneth C. Smith
Stephen Mitchell
Rudolph.Michaels 
William J. Peters 
Homer Sneddon 
Alzena.G..Gismondi 
George Moninger 
Albert Henderson 
Carl Strean 
Victor Farley 
Steve Mumish 
William Fletcher 
George.Winklevoss 
Paul Winklevoss 
Franklin Hobby 
Charles Jester 
James Brakeall 
William Nagel 
 
Alvin Strauser 
William.Derrick 
Robert Sedei 
Roy.McCombs 
Ralph.McCombs 
Joe Cieleska 
Frank Large 
Michael Kodar 
Edw. Leroy D'wark
Hawes.W. McDowell 
Harry Hempful 
Marne C. Bowden 
Raymond Lewis 
George Oshenbach 
Glenn Abels 
Alex Sesak 
Paul Kalp 
Edward Hoos 
John Harrison 
Leonard.Braddock 
Guy Nylander 
Russell Boyd
Rev.John.Woods 
Paul Meehan 
Roy Cassidy 
John Linn 
James Vernon 
William Vernon 
Alvin Reader 
Sam Hauk 
Robert Douglas 
DeWitt Downey 
Curtis Knight 
Eleanor Knight 
William Gross 
John Haller 
Lawerence Rimer 
William Leader 
Fred Alberts 
Robert H. McClellan 
Paul Logan 
Thomas Beck 
William Sykes 
Frank McClelland  
Harlon H. Harris 
Paul Long 
Henry Long 
Harry Long 
John Morgan 
Ralph Schmidt  
Rev. James Taylor 
James McKelvey 
Gayle Locke 
James Casey 
Clifford Betler 
Wheaton Livingston 
James Kaufman 
Kenneth Hughes 
Frank Mazzaferri 
Harry Breitinger 
Martin Odenthal 
Albert Odenthal 
Joseph Kutchiski
Roy Bittinger
J. Audley Pierce, Jr.
Albert Jester
Leo Argilan 
Mark Stinner
Doris Miles
Robert R. Snead
Robert W. Snead
Harold Boyd
John Canova
Walter Smith
Frank Smith
George Smith
James Gumbert
William J. Thompson
Mitchel Page
Peter Page
Raymond Rowse
DeWayne McClees
George McClees
Reed Curry
Jack McNew
J.A. Mazzaferri
William Herd
Albert Herd
James Cooley
Steve Malich 
Charles Hickman 
Francis Cislo 
Michael Cislo 
Robert Cline 
Howard Halle 
John Holliman 
Clyde Merritt 
Dorothy Richards 
Grace Richards 
Robert J. Tolley 
 
 
 
Dr. W. J. Helzlsouer 
Warren Travis 
Walter Travis
Edward Wilson 
George Palcsej 
Basil Palcsej 
Stephen Eakin 
George Russell 
John Russell 
William Jones 
Robert Rhodes 
Louis Revak 
John Revak 
Frank Revak 
Steve Revak 
John L. Orrvick 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(George Sheridan)
Joseph Boyer, Jr
John ____
Steve____
Lewis Wackerle 
Elmer Ecker 
Walter Ecker
James Wackerle
Charles____
Walter____
Harry____
 

These are not all of the people who served, only the  names painted on the honor roll at the time of the  photograph. There are also several  names which  are not readable in the photograph I have. If anyone can  fill in the blanks please contact Dick Backus.


PREPARING FOR THE DEDICATION


If you would like to include a photo or information on a loved one from Dravosburg
who served in the armed forces please contact Dick Backus 


RUTH and DOUG BAXTER
(Picture donated by Doug Baxter, Oral history by Joelle Kirch Preksta)


Corporal William H. Backus and “Marty”, Troop “M”, 16th Cavalry, Camp San Benito,Texas,
during World War One, about 1918.  My Dad, and the only guy I ever saw make a

Kennywood horse gallop!


Christmas, 1918, menu from Camp San Benito. Looks like the troops ate pretty well !