Remembering Nebraskans loved and lost
We're honoring members of the military who have been loved and lost to Nebraska families. If you have a photo to share, please upload it at our sharing portal.
CSM William Mefford From Grand Island NE
William had 20 years of service including 2 tours in Korea and one in Vietnam. This picture was taken in Korea in 1952
Harlow I. Brewer
Capt Harlow I Brewer, who was stationed in the Philippines at the start of WWII and died in the Cabanatuan POW camp, 1943. He was buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in 1949. Â
Christian W. Lyster
Lt. Christian W Lyster is on the left. This photo was taken in Berlin in 1945. He had entered Europe on Utah Beach in 1944. Dad died in 1991. Â
Carl Davison
Carl Davison Navy Signal
Frank Atwater
Frank Atwater, Greeley, Nebraska. Served in the South PacificÂ
Johnny Vlcek
Johnny Vlcek
4/9/35 - 8/24/14
George K. Hansen
George K. Hansen (above left), 134th Inf Regt, European Theater,WWII. Also served in Korea, and Vietnam (504th MP Bn). Later served as Chief of Police in Lincoln.
Private Kenneth Pirnie and 2nd Lt. Leo Cooksley 1941-42
Kenneth Pirnie was KIA in the Philippines during WW II. Leo Cooksley passed away in 1994
Leroy H. Luth
Leroy H. Luth, WWII, Technician Fourth Grade, 134th Infantry, May 6th 1922 - March 12th 1994
Philip A Luckert
Philip A Luckert from Plainview, Nebraska Master SGT 331 AAF Bomb Squad World War II killed February 26 1944
Ensign John Parle
Ensign John Parle died in the Sicily invasion in World War II. He was from Omaha, and his name is on the War Memorial in Omaha. He was awarded, posthumously, the Congressional Medal of Honor for his brave action. A destroyer escort was named after him, the U.S.S. Parle. I met John one day when I was a little boy of about 3. He took me and my brother to play in a park. I only new him for a day, but I have never forgotten him. (Richard Terrell, Lincoln)
Harvey Hubka
Harvey Hubka
Hank Krass
Hank Krass, left, served as a technical sergeant in the 445th Bomb Squadron in the U.S. Army.
Clair Geiger
Clair Geiger died while serving on the USS De Haven, which was sunk on February 1, 1943.Â
Sgt. Jed Marsh
Sgt. Jed Marsh served in Afghanistan in 2010 with the Air Force and Marine Corps. Marsh is a 1993 Lincoln High School graduate.
Pauley, Betty J.
Betty J. Pauley
Thompson, William Bill
William Bill Thompson
Rollin Fritch
Rollin Fritch
Wittrock, Raymond R. "Red" "Woody"
Raymond R. Red Woody Wittrock
Bopp, Walter D.
Walter D. Bopp
Blum, Harry J.
Harry J. Blum
Wachtel, C.L. "Vern"
C.L. Vern Wachtel
Martin, Eugene R.
Eugene R. Martin
Hoppe, Frank Henry
Frank Henry Hoppe
Doran, Ivan E.
Ivan E. Doran
Jack Allsman
Karen Allsman is reflected in the glass frame of a portrait of her husband Jack, who was a combat soldier in the European theater during World War II.
Hunter Hogan
Lance Cpl. Hunter Hogan died June 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (United States Marine Corps photo)
'Searching for Stanley'
Stanley Dwyer's B-17 was shot down on May 10, 1944, in a forest near Vostenhof, near Neunkirchen, Austria. (Courtesy Kay Hughes)
Spc. Dustin L. Workman II
Spc. Dustin L. Workman II, 19, of Greenwood, was one of five soldiers from his unit killed by improvised explosive devices in Baghdad on June 28, 2007. He man was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division based at Fort Carson, Colo. Workman graduated from Ashland-Greenwood High in 2005 and was described as creative and a rebel with a zest for life.
Sgt. Wayne R. Cornell
Army Sgt. Wayne Cornell, 26, formerly of Holstein, died in Baghdad on March 19, 2007. He was based at Fort Riley, Kan., and was a member of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Cornell graduated from Silver Lake High School in Roseland in 1999 and was the father of two children.
1st Lt. Kevin Gaspers
Army 1st Lt. Kevin Gaspers, 26, of Hastings, died in Iraq on April 23, 2007. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division and was stationed at Fort Bragg. He graduated from St. Cecilia Catholic High School in Hastings in 2000, and later attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was remembered as a humble man who had a great love for his country and the Army.
Sgt. Kenneth E. Locker Jr.
Army Staff Sgt. Ken Locker Jr., 28, of Burwell, died in Iraq on April 23, 2007. He was with the 82nd Airborne Division and was stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C. He graduated from Burwell High School and enlisted in the Army while still in high school. He was injured by a land mine several months before his death and was awarded a Purple Heart.
John Douangdara
Master at Arms, Class 1 John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City was among 30 American soldiers killed when a military helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2011. Douangdara, a 2003 graduate of South Sioux City High School, was a Navy SEAL and was known back home as a jokester who was always laughing and always put his family and friends first.
Jeffrey Chaney
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, of Bellevue was killed by a roadside bomb July 17, 2007, in Iraq's Salah Ad Din Province.
James E. Moore
Lt. James E. Moore, a Vietnam helicopter pilot from D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division, was killed on the ground during a mortar attack while running back to find crew members who were wounded by same round.Â
Esther & Gus Peters
Lt. Esther M Peters was an Army Nurse serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII. She met Col. Gus S. Peters in the South Pacific and married after their return to the US. Gus Peters was raised in NEÂ and attended UNL where he played for the Huskers, #42 Guard. He assumed many leadership roles in his military career and retired in Lexington NE as the City Manager.Â
PFC Leonard F. Preister
PFC Leonard F. Preister
313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division. Killed in action on July 7, 1944. Buried at Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Hunter Hogan
Lance Cpl. Hunter Hogan died June 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (United States Marine Corps photo)
Jeffrey Chaney
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, of Bellevue was killed by a roadside bomb July 17, 2007, in Iraq's Salah Ad Din Province.
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The 30-year-old first tried to rob a woman of her GMC Yukon as she waited in the Taco Bell drive thru Thursday night, police alleged.
A Burger King customer allegedly threw a milk bottle at an employee in midtown Omaha after reportedly being informed her order was $1 less than expected.
