I was actually thinking along the same lines as Harold when I posted my answer. The term 'casualty' often refers to wounded and there are quite a few navy pilot training deaths in the period 1941-1942 (and later) in this area. Wouldn't these be considered casualties of war also? Dean On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Harold Wilkinson <roywfgs@cox.net> wrote: > I am sure you are talking about someone who was a Pensacola Native; however > the Fisher-Pou records reflect that we had an earlier military death > [3-Feb-1942], when a training flight went down in the Pensacola area near > Corry Field killing at least four crewmembers. > > William Oldert, ENS > William Herbert Buck, Aviation Cadet > Frederick Louis Bockwinkel, Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class > Bertrand Joseph Blapper, Radioman 3rd Class > > > Item found in Fisher-Pou Volume #5, Sheet #3101. > > It may be of interest to your article ... > > Happy to Help, > Harold Wilkinson > > -----Original Message----- > From: fl-wfgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fl-wfgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Dean DeBolt > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 10:00 AM > To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FL-WFGS] Fw: WW II > > George Lockwood of Pensacola was born February 8, 1924 and joined the U.S. > Navy at age 17. He was killed in action on August 9, 1942 in the South > Pacific and was Pensacola's first WWII fatality. A polished marble bench > at > Veterans Memorial Park honors him. (from research of Dolly Pollard > Clark > and from the Heritage Book of Escambia County, Volume II, p. 226. > > Dean > > > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 9:16 AM, reblack1@juno.com <reblack1@juno.com > >wrote: > > > I thought it was George Lockwood who had a memorial erected to him at the > > old train station. Quentin knew him and his brothers as boys. I think > > George was on the YMCA boxing team. > > Rebecca Black > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > > From: "Evan Strohl" <estrohl@cox.net> > > To: <flescamb@rootsweb.com>, <fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com> > > Cc: Jacquelyn Wilson <jwilson2@uwf.edu> > > Subject: [FL-WFGS] Fw: WW II > > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:08:22 -0500 > > > > This is for anyone with the knowledg::: > > > > Coming from Jackie Wilson at PHS:: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jacquelyn Wilson > > To: Evan Strohl > > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:18 AM > > Subject: Re: WW II > > > > > > Please put this on whatever sites you like. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jacki > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Evan Strohl <estrohl@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > Can I put this on the two WFGS Boards?? That'll reach a lot of folks > > > > Let me know---it's now Sat AM > > Evan > > > > I do NOT know! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jacquelyn Wilson > > To: Evan Strohl > > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:47 PM > > Subject: WW II > > > > > > Evan: > > > > Do you know who was Pensacola's first WW II casualty? I am editing an > > article for our next magazine and the author states that it was one of > the > > men who boxed at the Pensacola Beach Casino, either Butler or one of the > > Lockwood brothers. Well, I can't run that sentence and I've been going > > through my resources trying to find the info, but have failed. I'm hoping > > that this may be something that ya'll have come across. > > > > Jacki > > > > -- > > Jacquelyn T. Wilson, archivist > > Pensacola Historical Society, > > a division of West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. > > 110 East Church Street > > Pensacola FL 32502 > > 850.595.5840 > > jwilson2@uwf.edu > > www.historicpensacola.org > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jacquelyn T. Wilson, archivist > > Pensacola Historical Society, > > a division of West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. > > 110 East Church Street > > Pensacola FL 32502 > > 850.595.5840 > > jwilson2@uwf.edu > > www.historicpensacola.org > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Netflix &#174 Official Site > > Instantly Watch Unlimited TV Shows & Movies. Only $7.99/mo. 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