by Frisco Heritage | Oct 22, 2019 | Veteran Heroes
United States Army Vietnam Wounded in Action: 1968, Exact Date Unknown Harold David Thomas (Oct 25, 1944 – Mar 17, 2010) served in the Army from 5 October 1966 to 4 October 1968. During his deployment to Vietnam as part Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery,...
by Frisco Heritage | Oct 22, 2019 | Veteran Heroes
United States Army World War II, Pacific Wounded In Action: August 5, 1945 Lieutenant Colonel Harry Norman Duncan (March 26, 1917 – June 8, 1998) was commissioned an Army officer after graduating from Texas A&M in 1938. As part of a distinguished career, he...
by Frisco Heritage | Oct 21, 2019 | Veteran Heroes
United States Navy Vietnam Wounded in Action: May 24, 1972 Served two tours of duty in Vietnam. His F-8 Crusader fighter was struck by a surface to air missile. Beeler,though wounded, ejected successfully but was captured by hostile forces. He was shuttled among...
by Frisco Heritage | Aug 7, 2019 | Veteran Heroes
Frisco is a Purple Heart City, and August 7 is National Purple Heart Day. The Purple Heart medal dates back to the earliest days of George Washington and our new nation’s Army but was not used much between the early 1800s and the early 1930s. The U.S. Army...
by Frisco Heritage | Aug 2, 2019 | Veteran Heroes
United States Army World War I Wounded in Action: 1918, Exact Date Unknown Elmer Eslick Parks (July 22, 1888 – May 12, 1943), like his brother Frank Parks, also served in the United States Army during World War I. Both were nephews of the Wagoner Family with...
by Frisco Heritage | Aug 2, 2019 | Veteran Heroes
United States Army World War I Wounded in Action: November 10, 1918 Private First Class Frank Smith (April 8, 1896 – March 13, 1981) was a native of Frisco Texas and served in the United State Army during World War I from September 19, 1917 to July 19, 1919. He...
