Family Members Who Have Served In The Armed Forces

All Gave Some and Some Gave All

I started working on this page in Spring 2015 to record my awards for my own use. I expanded it after Matt Reynolds' death in June 2015. I started adding other family members I knew served in the military.

There is obvious styling which remains to be done but the basic format shows what an individual wore while in uniform. Take a look at MY space for a fairly complete version - I am down the list a little.

What I need now is content — names of medals and ribbons, and citations of the awards. I can download images of ribbons and medals when I know the award names. A PDF copy of the DD-214 service record should give me those names. A JPG image or PDF of the award certificate will describe the service being recognized - not all awards will have citations.

When hovering over a name at the top of the page, a title box appears showing spouse and parent information. When that does not display then I do not have information to create that box.

Click through the list below to find those in your branch of the family tree. Several folks might be working on information for the same person. Talk among yourselves as necessary.

Their Awards

Matthew Duane Reynolds
Sergeant
United States Army
Died on Active Duty June 22, 2015

Army Commendation Medal

Criteria

Army Achievement Medal
One Oak Leaf Cluster

Criteria

Army Good
Conduct Medal

Criteria

National Defense
Service Medal

Criteria

Afghanistan
Campaign Medal
One Campaign Star

Criteria

Iraq Campaign Medal
One Campaign Star

Criteria

Global War On Terrorism Service Medal

Criteria

Armed Forces Service

Criteria

Army Service Ribbon
Three Awards

Criteria

Army Overseas
Service Ribbon
Three Tours

Criteria

United Nations Medal

Criteria

David Bruce Freed
Lance Corporal
United States Marine Corps
Died in Friendly Fire
September 19, 1968

Purple Heart

Criteria

National Defense Service Ribbon

Criteria

Navy Overseas
Service Ribbon

Criteria

Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal

Criteria

Benjamin Phillip Bowman
Colonel
United States Air Force

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

James Gardner Conroy
Colonel
United States Army

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Denis Richard O'Brien
Colonel
United States Air Force
January 1948 to April 1979

Distinguished
Flying Cross

Criteria

Meritorious Service Medal

Criteria

Air Medal
Three Oak Leaf Clusters

Criteria

Air Force
Commendation Medal

Criteria

Presidential Unit Citation
One Oak Leaf Cluster

Criteria

Air Force Outstanding Unit
2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Criteria

Air Force Combat Readiness Medal

Criteria

Good Conduct Medal

Criteria

National Defense
Service Medal

Criteria

Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal

Criteria

Vietnam Service Medal

Criteria

Air Force Longevity Award Medal
Two Oak Leaf Clusters

Criteria

Armed Forces
Reserve Medal

Criteria

Marksmanship Ribbon

Criteria

Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal

Criteria

Benjamin Philip Bowman
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Army
United States Air Force
Served in WWII and Cold War

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Sean K. O'Brien
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Air Force
Currently Serving

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Benjamin Bowman
Captain
United States Army

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Dean Albert Bower
First Sergeant
United States Army
Retired
Served April 1965 through April 1985

Purple Heart

Criteria   •   Citation

Defense Meritorious
Service Medal

Criteria   •   Citation

Army Meritorious
Service Medal

Criteria
Citation 1   •   Citation 2

Joint Service
Commendation Medal

Criteria   •   Citation

Army Achievement Medal

Criteria   •   Citation

Army Good
Conduct Medal

Criteria   •   Citation

National Defense
Service Medal

Criteria

Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal

Criteria

Vietnam Service Medal

Criteria

Army Non-Commissioned
Officer Professional
Development Ribbon

Criteria

Army Service Ribbon

Criteria

Army Overseas
Service Ribbon

Criteria

Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal

Criteria

Republic of Korea
Military Merit

Criteria

Abel F. Duarte, Jr.
Master Sergeant
United States Army
Retired 1985

Army Good
Conduct Medal

Criteria

National Defense
Service Medal

Criteria

Army Service Ribbon

Criteria

Damon Edwarde Bower
Sergeant First Class
United States Army

Army Good
Conduct Medal

Criteria

National Defense
Service Medal

Criteria

Army Overseas
Service Ribbon

Criteria

Daniel Bowman
Technical Sergeant
United States Air Force

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Paul McKee
Technical Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
Served In World War II

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Ethan Brinkley
Sergeant
United States Army
Currently Serving

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Kevin Matthew O'Brien
Staff Sergeant
United States Air Force

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Criteria

American Campaign Medal

Criteria

World War II Victory Medal

Criteria

Jillian Meixner
Corporal
United States Marine Corps
Enlisted May 2017

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

Lynn Paul Bower
Private First Class
United States Army
Served September 1959 to October 1962

Army Good
Conduct Medal

Criteria

National Defense Service Medal

Criteria

John Henry
Private
Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia
With Rubles's Company
Then with Cessna's Company, 2nd Battalion
Served in Civil War