The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 3rd Class Clarence A. Blaylock, 20, of Fort Worth, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 29, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Blaylock was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack […]
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Libraries Present Genealogy & Local History Programs Online
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors came from? Are you curious about their military service or daily lives? Begin your family-history research with Fort Bend County Libraries’ Local History and Genealogy Department at George Memorial Library in Richmond. Library staff will present two online programs in January for family-history researchers and local-history buffs. These online, pre-recorded videos can be viewed on the Fort Bend County Libraries website – www.fortbend.lib.tx.us — by clicking on the “Classes and Events” tab and selecting […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Applaud Senate’s Passage of Bill Honoring Pearland Mayor Tom Reid
Pearland post office to be renamed after the city’s long-serving mayor U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today issued the following statements after the Senate passed their bill to rename a post office in Pearland, Texas, after Mayor Tom Reid, the city’s long-serving mayor: “I am proud that my colleagues and I in the Senate passed this bill to honor such a dedicated public servant, exceptional Texan, and American patriot,” Sen. Cruz […]