Killed in Action on the USS Utah at Pearl Harbor: Sea1c David Lloyd Crossett (1917-1941)

Posted on 12 June, 2014 by Janice Brown
Sea1c David Lloyd Crossett (1917-1941)

Sea1c David Lloyd Crossett (1917-1941)

David Lloyd Crossett was born 9 December 1917 in Somerville MA, son and one of ten children of Charles R. & Bernice H. (Rice) Crossett. He spent a few years in Leominster MA before his parents moved to Manchester New Hampshire.  There his father taught at Central High School, but later changed his profession to that of investment banker, selling stocks and bonds.  While in Manchester the Crossett family lived at 333 Bridge Street then later at 50 Webster Street in Manchester. His parents later moved to 375 Bridge Street.

David’s grandfather, Charles Rollins Crossett Senior was a minister, and had been pastor of the Bethel Advent Church in Manchester for several years.  Both David’s father and grandfather were veterans. Continue reading →

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WW1 Casualty of Chateau Thierry France: Manchester NH’s Sgt. Jeremiah T. Morley (1897-1918)

Posted on 10 June, 2014 by Janice Brown

MORLEY SGT JEREMIAH - watermark

 

Jeremiah T. Morley, son of Michael & Julia (Creeden) Morley, was born 12 Dec 1897 in Manchester NH. His parents were Irish immigrants from Kilgarvan, County Kerry who had come to the United States seeking a better life. His father worked as a railroad laborer, and a watchman in the cotton mill to support his family. Continue reading →

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WW1 Casualty of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive: Manchester NH’s Pvt. Henry Gossler (1896-1918)

Posted on 8 June, 2014 by Janice Brown

GOSSLER HENRY PHOTO watermarkHenry Gossler was born on 15 Mar 1896 in Manchester NH, the son of German immigrants, Henry & Lena (Viehweg) Gossler. In 1899 Henry’s parents and grandparents had left their home in the town of Hof, on the banks of the Saale River in the German state of Bavaria, seeking a better life in America.

Henry was the fourth of seven children, and the first to be born in the United States. He grew up at 151 Thornton Street, only a few blocks from the park and school that now bears his name, and no doubt he played there as a child in the large wooded lot. Henry attended the local schools (probably Rimmon Grammar School at Dubuque & Amory Streets). Continue reading →

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WW2 U.S. Infantry Casualty of Operation Overlord: Capt. Jeremiah Aidan Sheehan (1911-1944)

Posted on 6 June, 2014 by Janice Brown
Photograph of Capt. Jeremiah A. Sheehan with wife Helen Marie and daughter Marguerite. Photograph copyright Marguerite Sheehan Redwine, used here with her permission.

Photograph of Capt. Jeremiah A. Sheehan with wife Helen Marie and daughter Marguerite. Photograph copyright Marguerite Sheehan Redwine, used here with her permission.

Jeremiah Aidan Sheehan was born 8 October 1911 in Manchester NH to Irish immigrants, Daniel & Mary Agnes (Sullivan) Sheehan. He grew up in a his parents home at 430 Auburn Street, a house that overlooks the very park named after him. His father Daniel was a tinsmith. Jeremiah attended the local schools of the city, graduating from Central High School [probably], and later the University of New Hampshire in 1934, with a Bachelor of Science degree [confirmed by UNH Alumni office] as a premed major.

He had served as a 2nd Lieutenant in New Hampshire’s National Guard (Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 172nd Field Artillery), and in 1941 when he was called to active duty in the United States Army. He was assigned to the 343rd Field Artillery Battalion, 90th Division as a replacement. At some point, the 90th was sent to Fort Hood, Texas. According to his daughter Jeremie, it is here where he met (at the officer’s club) and married Miss Helen Marie Wise of Louisiana and where his first child was born.  As D-Day approached he was shipped to Europe.  Continue reading →

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Manchester New Hampshire’s Sheehan-Basquil Park and Hunt Memorial Pool

Posted on 5 June, 2014 by Janice Brown
Aerial view of southeast Manchester pre 1957. Gill Stadium in the center, diagonally up and left is the empty lot that would eventually become Sheehan-Basqil Park. Photograph by Pete Caikauskas Sr. Copyright held by his family, used here with permission

Aerial view of southeast Manchester pre-1957. Gill Stadium in the center, diagonally up and left is the empty lot that would eventually become Sheehan-Basquil Park and Hunt Memorial Pool. Photograph by Pete Caikauskas Sr. Copyright held by his family (Dave Caikauskas); used here with permission

According to a 2009 Manchester Union Leader newspaper report, in the early 1950s, Alderman John F. Mills (Ward 7, last year served 1953) “proposed that the landfill area bordered by Maple, Auburn and Wilson streets be turned into a neighborhood park. His proposal, which included naming the park jointly after Captain Jeremiah Aiden Sheehan (killed on Aug. 7, 1944, in LeMans, Normandy, France) and PFC James H. Basquil was approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.”

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