Tag Archives: Leroy McKinley

Monthly Musings 2022: May Chit Chat…

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

What better way to start the month off with an anniversary… No. 51 for us this year… and still very much in loved. We do everything together, just like we have done from day one. He is my best friend… … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories, Monthly Musings | Tagged animals, BBQ, chickens, dancing, EPT english paper piecing, flowers, Honor Roll, horse, knitting, Leroy McKinley, Memorial Day, Nancy Drew, Scottish Dog, Togo, UFO, White LIly flour | 2 Comments

Family Stories: Remembering Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

They say on Memorial Day to rememember “one event” and “one person”… and that one person always remembered, is my uncle… Edgar “Leroy” McKinley… my mother’s only brother… and only sibling. Edgar “Leroy” McKinley While so many think of Memorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories | Tagged purple heart, WWII, Leroy McKinley, Memorial Day, Germany, Metz | 1 Comment

The Faces of Margraten: A Photo Project of WWII… our American Soldiers

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

The Faces of Margraten: A Photo Project of WWII… our American Soldiers I first learned of this project from genealogy blogger Heather Wilkinson Rojo as she shared a post on the Faces of Margraten project… asking her fellow bloggers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., WWII History | Tagged Anthony Stanley Sledzik, Dwight K. Shurtleff, Jack Urso, James O. Wilson, Joseph R. Zilinsky, Leroy McKinley, Netherlands American Cemetery, The Faces of Margraten, Warner Raymond Wheat, William Zilinck Jr. | 6 Comments

2019: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 12 (March 18 – 24) 12… Twelve Things I Discovered while Researching My FAMILY

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

2019: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 12 (March 18 – 24) No. 12 “Twelve” Things I Discovered while Researching My Family I “first” joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on its “first” year in 2014… and what a whirlwind year that … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories | Tagged 12, 2019: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Bikini Atoll, Bryan, Cane Creek Cemetery, Cane Creek Church, Dahlonega Georgia, family photos, Ila Stargel Jones Sewell, Leroy McKinley, McKinley, Siloam Georgia, V-Mail, William Pinkney Turner. | 6 Comments

Letters & Papers from the Trunk in the Hall: Air Mail Letter; Feb. 6, 1945

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Letters & Papers from the Trunk in the Hall: Air Mail Letter; Feb. 6, 1945 The “Trunk in the Hall” held the letters and papers my grandparents saved – and they saved everything from cancelled checks, postcards telling of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters and Papers from The Trunk in the Hall | Tagged Air Mail, Georgia, Leroy McKinley, Siloam Georgia, V-Mail | 2 Comments

Letters & Papers from the Trunk in the Hall: Postcard; May 10,1944

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Letters & Papers from the Trunk in the Hall: Postcard – May 10,1944 From: Miss Lois Brown Union Point, GA. To: Mrs. E. T. McKinley Greensboro, Ga. R.F.D. 3 Dear Mrs. McKinley, Just a line to let you know that Leroy … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters and Papers from The Trunk in the Hall | Tagged Battle of the Bulge, draft, Fort McPherson, Leroy McKinley, McKinley, Sauer River, Siloam Georgia | 2 Comments

MEMORIAL DAY – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

What does it mean – to You? Memorial Day is always celebrated on the last Monday of May – a day of remembrance of those who gave their life serving their country; originally called Decoration Day, so-called because of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stories, WWII History | Tagged ABMC, Belgium, Bryan, Greene County Georgia, Hallowed Grounds, Insalaco, Leroy McKinley, Memorial Day, Siloam Georgia | 2 Comments

Edgar “Leroy” McKinley: The Boy – The Man – The Soldier

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Edgar “Leroy” McKinley: The Boy – The Man – The Soldier 1924 – 1945 I participate on a monthly basis in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Week 52 Ancestor stories challenge. It’s funny how my story today speaks to all four weeks … Continue reading →