Jim’s home town of Clinton, Iowa has a very nice display of war memorials for the most recent wars: Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam. The Civil War era memorial is for William B. Mayes who enlisted in DeWitt, Iowa and was born in Ohio. He was a Medal of Honor Recipient and was [...]
Find A Grave Is Making Grave Mistakes
June 7, 2010 by
I’m completely baffled by the FindAGrave site. Last night a lady wouldn’t transfer my father-in-law’s memorial (he is not deceased) to me; and today I asked for a transfer of John Whitmore, my husband’s GG-Grf and Medal of Honor Recipient, and was denied that too. Is there some (monetary?) “award” for people who have the [...]
Medal of Honor: Congress Only APPROVED It
May 23, 2010 by
There is a common misconception that the Medal of Honor is called the “Congressional” Medal of Honor, when in fact that word is not part of the name. While Congress did approve the medal to be bestowed on those who earned it, it is the branch of the service the member belongs to that carries [...]
