Military Memories...

The following two pictures and commentary were shared with us by Sue Parliament Ether, daughter of John (Jack) Parliament (class of 1935) and Charlotte Sheppard Parliament (class of 1940)

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Mickey Duggan-Class of 1934-St.Joe

Our home town photographer serving his country..

Mickey was a Seabee in the Marines. He documented the South Pacific theater in WWII with his photography. He was overseas for three years, as many of the young men were gone from home for three or four years.
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Mickey Duggan-left...John Parliament-right

(A note from Sue Parliament Ether, daughter of

John (often called Jack) Parliament)

"He (Mickey) found my dad, John Parliament, in Hollandia ,New Guinea, where Daddy was in the Army Corps of Engineers in the jungle. This is a photo of them together."

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Ron Leslie...Class of 1965

Served 1966-1969-US Army..MP-assigned to 5-star general - VietNam

Ron's younger sister, Jean Leslie Higgins, has given us information about Ron..click on this link which will take you to the page for the class of 1965

Loren Parliament - Army - 1942

Class of 1934

Jack Parliament U.S. Air Corps

Class of 1935

Burt Parliament - U.S. Navy - 1944

Class of 1942

Terry & Tim Monaghan

Terry... Class of 1943 ... Tim Class of 1943

Pat-Class of 1934.. Mike-Class of 1940

Tim-Class of 1943..Terry-Class of 1943

At this year's Ogemaw County Fair, I visited the building dedicated to our service men and women. The pictures below were taken thru the glass of framed pictures...

The Plaque Below

Reads as Follows...

PFC Kenneth W. Coates

US Army 25th Infantry Division

Killed In Action

Feb 5 1968 At Dau-Tung

Republic of Vietnam

Good Friend Student Soldier

May His Sacrifice Never Be Forgotten

American Legion Post 103

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Kenny Coates...Class of 1967

Vern Clemens..Class of 1949

Leo Drabek...Class of 1951

Sidney Milton Sutton...Class of 1939

The Sutton Family

Upper Right Corner

SERGENT SIDNEY MILTON SUTTON

US Air Force England

8th Division Bookkeeping

From 1941-Dec 1945

Honorably Discharged

Upper Left Corner

LOUIS CAMERON (CAM) SUTTON

Army Air Force algeria Northern Africa

Radio Operator

From 1941-Nov 1945

Honorably Discharged

Center Page

The picture of S.M., Cam, Mary & Skip Sutton

was taken in February 1946 at the Sutton's home in Alger. All of them had come home and the war was over. Milton was 25 years old..Cam was 20-Mary was 22 and

Skip was 19

Lower Left

Mary White Sutton

WAACS-DesMoines, Iowa

Shipping Clerk

Lower Right

First Class Seaman Crandall (Skip)Sutton

US Navy San Francisco Ca

Mail Clerk-Fleet Post Office

March 19,1945-October 19,1945

Honorably Discharged

because of Family Hardship

Vern "Corky" Neubecker..Class of 1949

Bill Jennings...Class of 1941