Disparitions
Ken FAULKNER| Paula nous informe de la disparition de Ken FAULKNER Cie C, 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division T/Sgt Kenneth L. Faulkner Born 1918T/Sgt Kenneth L. Faulkner joined Company C, 137th Infantry on February 15, 1941, at Camp Robinson, AR. Training with the unit in California, at Camp Rucker, AL, and at Camp Butner, NC, he landed on Omaha Beach, France, on July 7, 1944. Wounded in the eye at St. Lo and evacuated to England, he rejoined his unit a month later, and on Nov. 19, was again wounded, this time in the leg. Following a leave, he again took charge of his platoon and fought with it all the way to the Elbe River. Discharged on Aug. 2, 1945, he spent much of the past 65 years keeping in touch with Company C members. A retired Woolworth manager, he lived in Birmingham, AL. Kenneth Leroy Faulkner (born and reared in Salina, KS) of Hoover, AL passed away on Friday, May 3 at the age of 94. He was born November 7, 1918 (reborn in Norfolk, VA, 1953) and was a lifetime member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL. He was a caring and devoted husband to the love of his life, Effie, of 65 years. Sgt "Have it done" was a WWII hero and veteran with Gen. Patton's 3rd Army's 35th Div. 137th Infantry - Company C, receiving awards: 2 Purple Hearts, Infantryman badge, Bronze Star, The Order of St. Maurice Centurion, The French Legion of Honor (in Atlanta by the ambassador to France). K.L. was active with the 35th Div. since the war, serving on the board of directors and Pres. of the 137th and Comp. C and publishing monthly newsletters. He was inducted into the 35th Div. Hall of Fame in 2010 and an award "Tech. Sgt. Kenneth L. Faulkner" is presented each year to a non-comm officer in the active division today. Retiring from the Woolworth Company after 47 years, he enjoyed traveling for many years, finding old army buddies along the way. He was a loving, respected father, grandfather, and great grandfather. |
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Len OWENS
Christophe Lagrange nous informe de la disparition de Len OWENS Dernier survivant de l’opération SAS “Loyton”
(Viombois, Moussey (88)) Deux Vétérans de la Libération de la Lorraine, disparus quelques jours avant VE-Day. Nous présentons nos très sincères condoléances aux familles. |
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