Elias Van Bunschoten

Military research is hard! I don’t claim that this is complete, but here are the bits that I have gathered so far. If anyone knows more, please tell me! (These are in reverse chronological order by death date.)

Dennis Holman
Oct. 8, 1946 – Sep. 5, 2015

SP5 US ARMY Vietnam
In Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Grave info: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152138373/dennis-dean-holman

Boyd Holman
Jan. 31, 1938 – Jul. 23, 1994

SP4 US ARMY
In Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=holman&GSiman=1&GScid=82339&GRid=801008&

Veikko Laitala
13 June 1919 – 23 Feb 1991

Enlisted 28 Jun 1944 in the Army at Fort Snelling, MN.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=laitala&GSfn=Veikko+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=84500205&df=all&

Arvid Laitala
27 Aug 1916 – 24 Apr 1986

Served 27 Aug 1941 – 15 Oct 1945. Sergeant in the Army.
Grave info: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6487974/person/-1279989499/mediax/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum

Luvern Holman
4 Jan 1914 – 6 Feb 1970

PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Enlisted 10 Feb 1941 in Ortenville, MN.
In Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=holman&GSiman=1&GScid=82339&GRid=3452618&

Robert Louis Fjerstad
28 Sep 1921 – 22 May 1966

AMM2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Service Start Date: 25 Feb 1942. On a muster roll for the ship Hollandia 30 Nov 1944.
In Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fjerstad&GSiman=1&GScid=82339&GRid=652639&

Renie Middendorp
April 7, 1882 – May 4,1961

PVT CO F 2 Infantry
Enlisted Jan 4 1906. Served in the Philippines & was an excellent marksman. Discharged Jan 3 1909 Fort Thomas KY. Got a veterans headstone.
Grave info: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saintanthonycemetery/Sort_by_marker.htm

Paul Leroy Fjerstad
14 Jun 1927 – 7 Jun 1950

S1C US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Service Start Date: 5 Feb 1945
In Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fjerstad&GSiman=1&GScid=82339&GRid=652638&

James Taylor
Sep. 26, 1834 – 1880?

Co A 155/OHIO NG INF
Yikes, there were a lot of James Taylors in Ohio at the time! I don’t find him in this roster: http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/rosters/155th_oh_infantry_roster.pdf
He is in both the service index & pension index – has anyone ordered the documents?
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=taylor&GSiman=1&GScid=94644&GRid=58503511&

John Atchinson
1787 – Jan 31 1855

John fought in the War of 1812, enlisting 25 Sep 1813 in Captain Elijah Birge’s Company, Col. Dixon’s Regiment of Vermont Detached Militia, serving one month and 23 days. He was a corporal. You can see more details, including a muster roll in book 2 of The Atchinson Book compiled & written by Court Atchinson.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=atchinson&GSfn=john&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=49&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=99166180&df=all&

Aaron Van Benschoten
April 27 1746 – January 18, 1836

He served the first year of the Revolutionary War under Captain Van Benschoten, his cousin; later under the command of General George Washington. Because of his passionate liking for horses, he was detailed to care for Washington’s saddle horses. For awhile he was in the Honor Corps and served as George Washington’s body guard. He didn’t receive compensation for his services in the war. He was pensioned at the age of 86.
That is from Ray Seely McWhorter’s book: Van Benschoten, Benschoten, Seeley, Seely : the Benschoter line of Alice Esther Benschoter Seely.
And there are more details in this book: Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten family in America.
There are approved SAR applications for Aaron.
Grave info: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Van+Benschoten&GSfn=aaron&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=38645870&df=all&

Henry Ingalls
Oct 12 1738 – Jun 1813

He joined May 5 1775, Lieutenant, Captain Caprons Company, Ashley’s Regiment, Militia, New Hampshire. They marched to the relief of Ticonderoga.
He is in the DAR Patriot Index.

John Atchinson
28 Jun 1762 – 1790

There were two John Atchinsons at the time, but it is likely that this is the right service record for this John Atchinson.  See The Atchinson Book for more details.
He enlisted 15 Mar 1779 as a Private in Capt. John Carpenter’s Company (Carpenter was from Brimfield, Mass.), and was discharged 15 June, having served three months with the guards at Springfield. This would appear to be the same John Atchinson “of Brimfield,” said to have served 4 Jul to 10 Oct 1780 in Capt. Abel King’s Company (King was from Wilbraham), Col. Sears commanding. And, finally, he is probably also the John Atchinson who enlisted 20 Aug 1781 and was discharged 20 Nov 1781, also under Capt. King and Col. Sears, having served three months at Saratoga.
That is from book 2 of The Atchinson Book compiled & written by Court Atchinson.

Elias Van Bunschoten
November 23, 1679 – 1757

As a lieutenant on the Canadian expedition in 1709, he survived, and later served in the second attempt on Canada in 1711. He was made Lieutenant of the Militia at Kingston and served also as Captain of the Dutchess Co. Militia, and later became a major.
That is from Ray Seely McWhorter’s book: Van Benschoten, Benschoten, Seeley, Seely : the Benschoter line of Alice Esther Benschoter Seely.
And there are more details in this book: Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten family in America.