Veteran Ancestors: A Call to Arms (Revised: Ancestors Added 9-11-17)

William & Jennie -  1991
CDR Lambert's Ret. Photo

Veterans Day is the day set aside in the US to recognize and honor all who have, or are serving in, the US military and adjunct services. This should not be confused with “Memorial Day”, which is the day in May set aside to honor those who have died while in service to our country. Memorial Day arose following the US Civil War. Veterans Day was established following the end of WW I (November 11, 1918) to recognize the horrendous sacrifices of Americans associated with the “Great War.” Since then, we have come to realize that the “Great War”, unfortunately, really was not “the war to end all wars”; far from it. Since then, Veterans Day has morphed into a day to recognize the seemingly perpetual fusillade of wars and those who attend them, or provide a buffer against them, more or less. The term now embraces all those who have served to establish this country as well as those who continue to ensure its existence. It essentially covers the period of the North American Colonial War for Independence (“American Revolutionary War”) (1775-1783) through today… and tomorrow. (Note: we also have ancestors in the “Seven Years War” [French & Indian in N. America] 1754-1763), and most likely in “King Phillip’s War” 1675-78; however, these and other conflicts are outside the definition set for “American" (US) Veterans. However, some of those earlier ancester "veterans" are listed below as well).

Our ancestor search for those who have served as "Veterans" in the US Armed Forces/ Uniformed Services from colonial times to present, while plentiful, is far from complete. We need your help. Thus, our blog title, a call to arms. Here is what we need, to the extend known, or comfort in sharing: Name of Veteran; service entity/component; rank/rate, period(s) of service (specific as possible), location of service; if deceased, location and/or information of resting place; known/ calculated relationship to our genealogical family; or, any other info you wish to provide, such as KIA, MIA, special honors, photographs, etc.  You can get the info to us by US mail, email, phone ....

If things go well, by next Veterans Day we should have a much better understanding of the depth and array of our ancestral and serving veterans.

Meanwhile, here are some examples of Veterans in our Genealogy:

William James Lambert, Jr. Commander, Medical Service Corps, Navy Retired, 1960-1991. Served with all components of the Uniformed Services and Office of the Secretary of Defense.

William James Lambert, Army, Sgt. WW II Era. Deceased, Mem. Zanesville, OH [William’s father]

Nicole A. (Lambert) Bull, Army JROTC, 1980s [Wm & Jennie’s daughter]

Reagan Bull, Army JROTC, 1980s, [Wm & Jennie’s son-in-law]

Janelle R. (Lambert) Wright, Army JROTC,1980s [Wm & Jennie’s daughter]

Robert Bush [Sr.]. Army, PFC, WW II Era/European Theater, 1940s.  Awarded two Bronze Stars; three Purple Hearts, deceased, Mem. Canton, OH [Jennie’s father]

Robert Bush, [Jr.]. Army, Vietnam Era/Germany, 1960s [Jennie’s brother]

Raymond Bush. Navy, Petty Officer, Vietnam Era/Southeast Asia, [Jennie’s brother]

Kellen Bush. USAF, Staff Sgt. [Jennie’s Nephew]

Rolland Havens. US Army, Tech 5 (Cpl.). WWII, Asiatic-Pacific Theater (Guadalcanal, Solomons and Philippines). Deceased. Buried, Wadsworth, OH. [William's Maternal Uncle]

L. Clayton Hines. Navy, WWII Era. 1944, Lost at Sea [Jennie’s Maternal Uncle]

Morton E. Hines. US Coast Guard, 1940s. Deceased. Mem. FL [Jennie’s Uncle]

Dennis Wertheimer. Army Reserve Retired, Master Sgt. Deceased, Mem. Western Reserve Military Cemetery, Rittman, OH [Wm’s Brother-in-Law]

Phillip Lambert. Continental Army, Pvt., War of Independence. 1770s-80s [Wm’s 5X Pat. ggf]

Noah Lambert. Pvt., 16th Regiment,VA Calvary, CSA, US Civil War.  [William's 4X Pat. ggf]

Noah May, US Army, Pvt. US Civil War, 1860s. Died in service. Mem. Civil War Military Section, Lexington, KY, Cemetery. [Wm’s 5X Maternal ggf]

Squire Boone. War of Independence; DAR Recognized. Mem. Mocksville, NC [Wm’s 6X ggf].

Daniel Boone’s father. Squire Boone’s daughter, Mary, married William Bryant (aka Bryan), linking to Havens.

William Bryan, Army, Captain, Frontier Forces, War of Independence, 1770s. Killed during forging party, defense of Bryan Station [Fort], KY. Mem. Bryan Station Cemetery, Lexington, KY. [Wm’s 5X maternal ggf].

William Thomas Street. US Army, OH Reg., Pvt., US Civil War, 1861-65. [Jennie’s 2X ggf]

George Ball, Capt., War of Independence. [Wm's ancester]

James Ball, Lieutenant, War of Independence [Jennie's ancester]

Joseph Ball. KY 17th Calvary (Union), US Civil War.

Joshua Cecil. Continental Army, Pvt., War of Independence. SAR recognized [Jennie’s 5X ggf]

Gideon Parson, Sgt. MA Militia, War of Independence. SAR recognized [Jennie’s 4X ggf]

James Rice. War of Independence. VA 7th Regiment. Served: 1775 - ?. [Wm's ancester]

Henry Cleveland. Continental Army/Northern Army, Pvt., War of Independence. [Jennie’s 6X ggf]

Jebediah Cleveland. Continental Army. Sgt., War of Independence. DAR recognized.

[Jennie’s 4X ggf]

William Cleveland, Captain, French & Indian War. War of Independence Parent & Mayflower direct Decendent of William Bradford. SAR recognized. [Jennie's 5X ggf]

Elis Merrell (1812-1744). West Point Regiment. [Jennie's Paternial. 5X ggf]

Abraham Crabtree (1750-1838). Lord Dunmore's [Indian] War, 1774.

William & Jennie

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