In memory of the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen of Lynnfield who heard the call of duty and gave their lives in defense of their country - lest we forget.
Revolutionary War
Daniel Townsend
William Flint
Thomas Hadley
Civil War
George W. Palmer
William C. Whitcomb
Benjamin Crowell
Henry A. Hewes
John P. Mead
Daniel P. Cook
World War I
Willard J. Freeman
Benjamin L. Mitchell
John F. Lammers
World War II
Paul Webster Pinkham
Fireman Second Class - United States Navy
July 2, 1922 - October 24,1944
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pinkham, 938 Main Street Lynnfield
Taken Prisoner at the surrender of the Manila Bay area
to the Japanese, May 6, 1942.
POW - Died in captivity when the Japanese prison ship he was on sunk.
Lloyd A Elwell
Private First Class - Infantry - United States Army
January 10,1915 - May 29,1943
Brother of Wayne Elwell, 100 Beaver Avenue Lynnfield
Son of Albert and Florence Elwell of Leominster, Mass.
Killed in action, Attu Island the Aleutians
Charles Wesley Tuttle
Staff Sergeant - Gunner - United States Army Air Corps
June 20, 1909 - August 7, 1943
Son of Thomas Albert Tuttle, 38 Forest Hill Avenue Lynnfield
Husband of Ruth Tuttle, Lynn MA
Father of Robert Tuttle
Killed in action, New Guinea
William N Sparkes
First Lieutenant - Paratrooper - United States Army
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Army
May 1, 1914 - February 5, 1944
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William C Sparkes, 525 Salem Street Lynnfield
Husband of Dorothy Wright Sparkes, West Fitchburg MA
Killed in Action, Anzio Italy
Herbert K Dow
Private - Infantry - United States Army
August 22, 1914 - July 15, 1944
Husband of Mildred Hennigar Dow of Summer Street Lynnfield
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A Dow of Newburyport
Killed in action near Pisa, Italy
John E Harriss Jr.
Second Lieutenant - Pilot - United States Air Force
June 1, 1923 - July 19, 1944
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John E Harriss of Lynnfield and Milford Stafford England
Missing on flight from Port Moresby, New Guinea
Ralph Cushman
Seaman First Class - Sea Bees - United States Navy Reserve
September 5, 1920 - August 16, 1944
Husband of Rachel Olmstead Cushman of 82 Summer Street Lynnfield
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert N Cushman of Ellsworth, ME.
Died in a military hospital, New Guinea
David B Todd
Private First Class - Infantry - United States Army
B Co. 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Div.
May 14, 1925 - November 21, 1944
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B Todd Summer Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Germany
Robert Pirie
Carpenter's Mate 1st Class - Seabee - United States Navy Reserve
133rd Naval Construction Battalion, Attached to 4th Division USMC
June 10, 1909 - February 19, 1945
Husband of Barbara Shaw Pirie 2 Sylvan Circle Lynnfield
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pirie, Nahant
Killed in action Iwo Jima
Charles Nelson Todd
First Lieutenant - United States Army
B Co. 809th Tank Destroyer Battalion
March 13, 1921 - March 8, 1945
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B Todd Summer Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Germany
Roy J LaFrenier
Corporal - United States Army
July 27, 1915 - March 9, 1945
Son of Mrs. Madeleine Rapp 217 Main Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Germany
Richard R Poeton
First Lieutenant - Pilot - United States Air Force
350th Fighter Group
October 7, 1923 - April 16, 1945
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Poeton, Salem Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Northern Italy
Richard F Crocker
Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class - United States Navy
March 8, 1925 - March 15, 1947
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crooker, Pillings Pond Lynnfield
Died at Chelsea Naval Hospital
Korea
Ronald J Foglietta
Airman Second Class - United States Air Force
April 9, 1932 - February 27, 1953
6167 Operation SQ
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Foglietta, 14 Birchwood Road Lynnfield
Died in plane crash, near Seoul Korea
David R Hardy
Lieutenant Junior Grade - Pilot - United States Naval Air Force
January 9, 1935 - December 21, 1960
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R Hardy, 849 Salem Street Lynnfield
Died in plane crash off Argentina, Newfoundland
Vietnam
Kent H Waring
First Lieutenant - Pilot - United States Air Force
98th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
December 19, 1935 - January 6, 1961
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George H Waring 946 Salem Street Lynnfield
Husband of Nancy Maxwell Waring
Father of Keith A Waring and Kent H Waring Jr.
Killed on training mission
Allan H Jordan
First Lieutenant - United States Marine Corps
Golf Co. 2nd Battalion 26th Marines 3rd Marine Division
June 7, 1943 - April 6, 1961
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jordan 758 Main Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Hill 700, Khe Sahn Vietnam
Eric Charles Thompson
Lieutenant Junior Grade - Bombardier Navigator - United States Naval Air Force
December 19, 1948 - August 9, 1972
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson 16 Longbow Road Lynnfield
Killed in training, Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia
Designates Killed in Action  Designates Prisioner of War 
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