Arlington Heights to honor its fallen heroes

Arlington Heights will pay special tribute on Memorial Day, May 30, to servicemen who lived in the village and died during 15 military conflicts of the United States, beginning with the Civil War.

The ceremony following the village’s parade will include the laying of a wreath for each of “Arlington’s Fallen Heroes.” It will be at 11 a.m. in Memorial Park, Chestnut Avenue and Fremont Street.

A paver honoring each man has been installed at the park.

The parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. at village hall. The route is west on Sigwalt Street to Dunton Avenue, north to Euclid Avenue and south on Chestnut to the park.

Civil WarŸ Jacob Sigwalt, U.S. Army Pvt., 88th Ill. Infantry, Stones River, killed in action Dec. 31, 1862Ÿ Walter Kennicott, U.S. Army Pvt., 8th Ill. Cavalry, Gettysburg, died of wounds July 15, 1863Spanish-American WarŸ George R. Bray, U.S. Army wagoner, 1st Ill. Infantry, Camp Wikoff, N.Y., died Sept. 3, 1898World War IŸ Theo Heimsoth, U.S. Army Cpl., Truck Co. 539, died at sea, Oct. 10, 1918Ÿ David H. Hodges, U.S. Army Pfc., 86th Inf. Div, France, died Nov. 17, 1918World War IIŸ Warren Umbright, U.S. Navy Ensign, Flt. Instructor, Grosse Isle, Mich., died March 11, 1942Ÿ John B. Hatch, U.S. Army Pvt., Camp Mcquaide, Calif., died March 28, 1943Ÿ John Joachim Nickol, U.S. Army Pvt., Tunisia North Africa, killed in action May 5, 1943Ÿ Norman W. Beese, U.S. Navy Art2C, USS Liscobe Bay, Gilbert Islands, killed in action Nov. 24, 1943Ÿ Douglas Milligan, USAAC Cpt., Flt. instructor, Liberal AAF, Kan., died Nov. 25, 1943Ÿ Richard J. Adam, USAAC Cpl., 322 Ctrl. Sqdrn., lost at sea, killed in action Nov. 27, 1943Ÿ Paul Edward Pingel, U.S. Navy F1C, submarine USS 04, died Jan. 10, 1944Ÿ Theodore H. Meyer, USAAC Sgt., 820 Bomb Sqdrn., Marshall Islands, killed in action Feb. 12, 1944Ÿ John J. Deutsch, U.S. Army Sgt., 27th Inf. Div, Saipan, killed in action Feb. 19, 1944Ÿ Franklin Bublitz, USAAC 2nd Lt., 723 Bomb Sqdrn., Austria, killed in action Feb. 23, 1944Ÿ Lyle F. Schane, U.S. Army SSG., 32nd Inf., Div, New Guinea, killed in action April 25, 1944Ÿ George F. Grossi, USAAC Lt., 1TRP CARR Cmd., Foggia Italy, killed in action April 28, 1944Ÿ August B. Buncik, USCG S1C, USS LCI L-94 Normandy, France, killed in action June 6, 1944Ÿ Joseph J. Syoen, USAAC 2nd Lt., 709 Bomb Sqdrn., Bohlen, Germany, killed in action June 29, 1944Ÿ Paul W. Wood Jr., USAAC Lt., 9 Air Force, Geissen, Germany, killed in action June 29, 1944Ÿ Eugene M. Potter, USAAC Cpt., 397 Fighter Sqdrn., Germany, killed in action July 7, 1944Ÿ James H. Kellogg, U.S. Navy EM2C, USS Harder SS257, Caiman Pt., Bataan, killed in action Aug. 24, 1944 Ÿ Edward G. Dearie, U.S. Army 1st Lt., France, killed in action Aug. 30, 1944 Ÿ Howard P. Kreher, U.S. Army Pvt., 35th Inf., Div, France, killed in action Sept. 12, 1944Ÿ C.W. Samulovitsch, U.S. Army SSG, 1st Inf., Div, France, killed in action Sept. 14, 1944Ÿ James C. Scott, U.S. Army Pfc., 95th Inf., Div, France, killed in action Oct. 21, 1944Ÿ Robert R. Gardner, U.S. Navy AR 2nd Class, Pacific Theater, killed in action Nov. 25, 1944Ÿ Wilbert Behrens, USAAC Lt., 40 Fighter Sqdrn., Philippines, killed in action Dec. 15, 1944Ÿ Morris Baugh, U.S. Army Cpl., 1st U.S. Army, Belgium, killed in action Dec. 31, 1944Ÿ E.J. Anderson Jr., USAAC Lt., 710 Bomb Sqdrn., Germany, killed in action Jan. 8, 1945Ÿ David Goodlet, U.S. Navy Lt., plane crash, California, died Feb. 13, 1945Ÿ Warren J. Henken, U.S. Army Cpl., 2nd Cav. Div, Luxembourg, killed in action Feb. 16, 1945Ÿ Wilbert Gieseke, USMC 1st Lt., 141 Bomb Sqdrn., Marshall Islands, killed in action March 8, 1945Ÿ Lester Bennett, USAAC Lt., 18 Bomb Sqdrn., England, killed in action March 25, 1945Ÿ Harry Freyermuth, U.S. Army Cpl., 86th Inf., Div, Germany, killed in action April 12, 1945Ÿ Maurice Sheahan, U.S. Army SSG, 17 ABN Div, Germany, killed in action April 12, 1945Ÿ Albert G. Behrens, U.S. Army Pfc., 960 Eng. Topo. Co., Philippines, died April 18, 1945Ÿ Adolph Busse Jr., U.S. Navy AO1C, Bomb Sqdrn. 119, Hainan Isle, China, killed in action May 1, 1945Ÿ Anthony Scolaro, USAAC Sgt., 30 Bomb Sqdrn., POW Japan, died May 26, 1945Ÿ Richard F. Lacina, USAAC 1st Lt., Air Transport Cmdr., North Africa, died July 3, 1945Ÿ Raymond C. Peters, U.S. Navy WTC, USS Tanger MSO 5, POW Japan, died July 29, 1945Ÿ Arthur Niebuhr, U.S. Army TSGT, 329 Harbrcrft. Co., Germany, died Aug. 29, 1945Korean WarŸ F. E. Bloomenshine, U.S. Army 2nd Lt., 25th Inf., Div, Pusan Perimeter, killed in action Aug. 25, 1950Ÿ John Martin Jr., U.S. Army Cpl., 25th Inf., Div, Chongchon River, killed in action Nov. 28, 1950 Vietnam WarŸ Sammy H. Hartzell, USMC Pfc., 9th Marines Reg., 3rd Marine Div, killed in action March 11, 1966Ÿ Robert Erle Bardach, U.S. Navy HC2C, 4th Marine Div, killed in action Oct. 14, 1967Ÿ Daniel Schueren, U.S. Army Cpt., 9th Inf., Div, Dinh Tuong Prov., killed in action Feb. 25,1968Ÿ Harry Lee Craig, USMC Lance Cpl., 1st Marine Div, Quang Nam Prov., killed in action May 20, 1969Ÿ Douglas D. Vaughan, U.S. Navy Lt. j.g., 16 Rvn. Cstal. Grp., killed in action May 20, 1969Ÿ William Dabbert, U.S. Army Pfc., 25th Inf., Div, Hau Nghia Prov., killed in action June 28, 1969Ÿ Donald A. Clarbour, U.S. Army Spc. 4, 25th Inf., Div, Tay Ninh Prov., killed in action Nov. 6, 1969Ÿ Robert F. Conti, USMC 1st Lt., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Div, killed in action Nov. 24, 1969Ÿ Scott N. Jacobson, U.S. Army Pvt., 1st Logistic Cmd., died Feb. 27, 1972Operation Desert ShieldŸ Bradley Schuldt, U.S. Air Force Cpt., 7th Air Div, Germany, died Aug. 29, 1990Operation Iraqi FreedomŸ Paul R. Syverson, U.S. Army Maj., 5 Spl. Forces Grp., Camp Anaconda, killed in action June 16, 2004Ÿ Andrew K. Stern, USMC 1st Lt., 1st Marine Div, Al Anbar Prov., killed in action Sept. 16, 2004Ÿ William Newgard, U.S. Army Pfc. Psd., 1st Inf., Div, Baghdad, killed in action Dec. 29, 2006Operation Enduring Freedom Ÿ James Bray Stack, USMC LC Cpl., 1st Marine Div, Afghanistan, killed in action Nov. 10, 2010Ÿ The list was compiled by the Drive to Revive Memorial Park Committee of Arlington Heights. This list, along with more details on each Fallen Hero, can be viewed at ahpd.org, click on the link Fallen Heroes.