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Red
Raiders Who Have Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
The
annals of Barnstable High School Red Raider gridiron lore are replete
with feats of glory and
personal
and team accomplishment not often paralleled in Massachusetts high
school football history,
but
for a scant few Red Raider football alums there exists a breed set
apart from the rest that cannot
be
forgotten: those men who gave their lives while serving their country.
| United
States Navy |
Kevin A. Houston, Captain
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)
Killed in Action, August 6, 2011 (Wardak Province, Afghanistan)
Operation Enduring Freedom
BHS Class of 1994
Varsity Football Captain - 1993
His decorations include two Bronze Stars with ‘V’ devices for valor; Purple Heart; Joint Service Commendation Medal with ‘V’ device for valor;
two Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals; Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Combat Action Ribbon; Presidential Unit Citation; Battle ‘E’ Ribbon; Navy ‘E’ Ribbon; three Good Conduct Medals;
National Defense Service Medal; two Afghanistan Campaign Medals; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon; Rifle Marksmanship Medal and Pistol Marksmanship Medal.
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Richard
C. "Dick" Archer, 1961 Red Raiders varsity, BHS
Class of 1963
Machinist 2nd Class
USS Mansfield (DD-728)
United States Navy
27 August 1944 - 25 September 1967
Hyannis, MA
Killed
in Action, Vietnam - 1967
Killed
while serving aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer Mansfield |
| United
States Army Air Corps |
Chester
"Chet" Coggeshall, Captain
Killed
in Action - April 1945
Shot
Down Over Germany
All-Cape,
1st Team, Quarterback, 1936
BHS
Red Raiders - Cape Cod Champions, 1936
All-Cape,
Honorable Mention, Quarterback, 1937
Varsity
Quarterback, 1935
Two-Year Starter, Basketball
Four-year Starter, Baseball
One-Year, Varsity Track & Field
Inducted into the BHS Athletic Hall of Fame, Nov. 2010 |
| United
States Army |
Otis R. Luomala, Private First Class
Killed
in Action - France - April 4, 1945
Interred at Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France - Plot F Row 18, Grave 21
Awarded the Purple Heart
253rd
Infantry
Regiment,
63rd
Infantry
Division
Enlisted in the US Army on March 30, 1944 at Fort Devens, MA
Four-Sport Varsity Letterman at BHS
Track & Field, Tennis, Baseball and Football
New Bedford Standard Times All-Cape & Islands, Football, 1934, Halfback
1917-1945
Inducted into the BHS Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 26, 2011 |
William
"Bill" Tsiknas, Corporal
Killed
in Action - France - 1942
First
Hyannis resident killed in action in World War II
Varsity
Tackle and End
Barnstable
High School Red Raiders, 1935, 1936, 1937 |
Frederick N. Curtis
Specialist Four
C TRP, 1ST SQDN, 10TH CAV RGT, 4 INF DIV
United States Army
18 June 1948 - 28 May 1969
Osterville, Massachusetts |
| United
States 15th Army Air Corps |
James
Stuart Mahoney, Flight Officer (W1-AAF)
Killed
in Action - Italy - April 10, 1945
B24J
A/C 42-51979 crashed San Giovanni Air Base
BHS Captain, 1942
All-Cape
& Islands, honorable mention, 1941
Jean
G. Hinkle Memorial Athletic Award, 1942
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Do you know
a former Red Raider who served and died for his country? Please
help us honor their memory by letting us know by e-mailing us
at historian@redraiderpride.com |
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