Use the box here to search across all of our short biography collections for veterans. You can also search our full database of burials or try the sitewide search in the navigation bar at the top of this page. BAXTER, CHARLES (1814-1847). Lieutenant colonel, First Regiment New York Volunteers. According to the 1894 Souvenir of … Read more
Use the box here to search across all of our short biography collections for veterans. You can also search our full database of burials or try the sitewide search in the navigation bar at the top of this page. HORNEDO, MANNY (1978-2005). Sergeant, 1569th Transportation Company, New York Army National Guard. Manny Hornedo was born … Read more
Use the box here to search across all of our short biography collections for veterans. You can also search our full database of burials or try the sitewide search in the navigation bar at the top of this page. CHEW, THOMAS JOHN (1777-1846). Purser, United States Navy. Thomas Chew was born in New Haven, Connecticut, … Read more
Use the box here to search across all of our short biography collections for veterans. You can also search our full database of burials or try the sitewide search in the navigation bar at the top of this page. ALLEN, SOLOMON (1751-1821). Major, Berkshire Militia, Continental Army. As per a biographical sketch of Solomon Allen, … Read more
WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Part 2 (Costa-Krutz), Part 3 (La Barbera-Phipard), and Part 4 (Pizza-Zeltmann) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. To mark the 80th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II, we are … Read more
WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/Part 1 (Aceto-Conti), Part 3 (La Barbera-Phipard), and Part 4 (Pizza-Zeltmann) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. COSTA, FRANK T. (1923-2011). Private, 161st Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army. Frank Costa was born … Read more
WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/Part 1 (Aceto-Conti) Part 2 (Costa-Krutz), and Part 4 (Pizza-Zeltmann) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. La BARBERA, CHARLES (or SALVATORE) (1913-1996). Sergeant, United States Army. Usually referred to as Charles, but sometimes … Read more
WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/Part 1 (Aceto-Conti) Part 2 (Costa-Krutz), and Part 3 (La Barbera-Phipard) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. PIZZA, ANDREW ANTHONY (1926-2021). Technician 5th grade, United States Army. According to his World War II … Read more
It is always exciting to solve a mystery that you have been working on for years. So it was recently with this question: who was the sculptor of one of Green-Wood’s most interesting sculptures, the Romaine family bronze, what I usually refer to as “The Exhausted Angel?” Years ago, in searching the surface of this … Read more
In 2014, the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) mounted an exhibition, “”Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile.” A wonderful public display, one of the best of the many museum exhibitions I have attended over the years, it told the story of Spanish immigrant Rafael Guastavino, Sr, his … Read more