Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 28 This photograph shows the Wesendorf House that operated at Fancher. Although this photograph is not labeled, it is presumed that the image was taken in the…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1864" align="alignnone" width="620"] Back (L-R): Capt. Merle Hungerford, 2Lt. Walter Ames, 2Lt. John Henderson, 2Lt. Woodrow Monkres, 2Lt. Warren Wiggins. Front (L-R): SSgt. William Simpkins, Jr., Sgt. George Buske,…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 26 Of the five Medal of Honor recipients from Orleans County, John E. Butts of Medina was the only county native who received the award posthumously for…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignnone" width="640"] Gravesite of Thomas W. Kates, Flushing Cemetery – Courtesy of Harvey Abbott (FindAGrave)[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 25 According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, nearly…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 24 With the recent announcement that David Bellavia would receive the Medal of Honor on June 25, 2019, he becomes the fifth Orleans County native and second…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 23 This photograph appeared in the November 22, 1956, issue of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle under the headline “U.S. Truly Land of Opportunity, Say Ex-Hungarians Now…
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