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A second USS Racine was built in 1969, the thirteenth Newport-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. Newport...
06/04/2026

A second USS Racine was built in 1969, the thirteenth Newport-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. Newport-class tanks were designed to be capable of going over 20 knots, with a build of a traditional ship hull. The USS Racine launched in 1970, with most of its travels being supply runs and then a brief use in the Vietnam War. The USS Racine decommissioned on October 2nd, 1993 and was sunk in a sinking exercise on July 12th, 2018.

Did you know there have been two USS Racines? Built in 1943, the first USS Racine launched on March 15th, 1944. Its firs...
06/03/2026

Did you know there have been two USS Racines? Built in 1943, the first USS Racine launched on March 15th, 1944. Its first commission was on January 22nd, 1945, where it spent the next nine months being an es**rt and training ship. On September 23rd, 1945, Racine remained in the Philippine Islands as a weather station ship before returning to the States in 1946. On June 27th, 1946, Racine was decommissioned, and on December 2nd, 1947 sold to Franklin Ship Wrecking Co., Hillside, New Jersey for scrapping. The silver tea service from the ship can be seen at City Hall.

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Last one!Phineas Cadwell was born in Hartford, Connecticut on February 28, 1757...
06/02/2026

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Last one!
Phineas Cadwell was born in Hartford, Connecticut on February 28, 1757. He enlisted at the age of 18 with the 18th Regiment, Connecticut Militia, Captain Merrells’ Company in New York from August to September 1776. He subsequently re-enlisted and transferred to at least two other Connecticut line units over the next four years, during which time he was promoted to the rank of Corporal. Cadwell was discharged on March 6, 1787. Phineas married Eleanor Haydon on Christmas Day 1780, and afterwards lived in Harwington, where he kept an inn. Their son, Ebenezer, born in 1787, was a Colonel in the War of 1812.
The Cadwells lived in Litchfield for a short time, but in 1801, moved to New York. Phineas farmed and taught school until losing his sight in 1826. Eleanor died in 1841, and eight years later Cadwell came west to Yorkville, Wisconsin to live with his daughter and her husband, Mr. & Mrs. Philo Castle.
In 1856 Phineas was given a government land grant of 160 acres in recognition of his war service. He died the following year, on February 11, 1857 – 17 days short of his 100th birthday. Phineas Cadwell is buried in the Union Grove Cemetery.


Special thanks to the folks over at The Racine Veterans Center. Check them out. They are just one block down the street from us!

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Part 7Aaron Smith was born in New York in 1760. In July 1778 while a resident ...
06/01/2026

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Part 7
Aaron Smith was born in New York in 1760. In July 1778 while a resident of Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in the Massachusetts Militia serving under Captains White, Benson and Stone in the regiments of Colonel Rufus Putnam, Joseph Vose, and the Marquis De Lafayette, respectively; Smith was present at the battle of Yorktown and was mustered out two years later in June, 1883.

Aaron Smith moved to Burlington, Wisconsin from New York, and died there September 23, 1838. His grave is believed to be somewhere on the Cooper School grounds in Burlington. Smith’s actual burial site may have been on the property line of property he once owned located on Amanda Street – the street where the Cooper School is located. There is one account of bones being uncovered as the property was being leveled for construction of a house.


Thanks to the Veterans Center for the info and pic.

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Part 7Andrew Lytle was born in Ireland in 1762, first settled in Pennsylvania a...
05/31/2026

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Part 7
Andrew Lytle was born in Ireland in 1762, first settled in Pennsylvania and then moved to Salem, New York. He served as a Major in the New York Militia stationed in Washington County, New York.

Andrew Lytle moved to Wisconsin in 1838, with his son Adam, and died on September 7, 1855. He is buried in the small United Presbyterian Cemetery, Section 32, Town of Yorkville, Racine County, four miles north of Union Grove, Wisconsin.


Thanks to the Veterans Center for the info and pic.

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Part 6Elisha Raymond was born on November 9, 1761, in Gloucester, Rhode Island....
05/30/2026

Revolutionary War Vets in Racine County: Part 6
Elisha Raymond was born on November 9, 1761, in Gloucester, Rhode Island. He enlisted in the Rhode Island militia in the latter part of February 1776 and served several tours of duty as follows: three months in Captain Burlingame’s Company of Colonel Kimball’s Regiment; one month under Captain Stephen Winsor as a substitute for his brother, Thomas Raymond; two months under Captain Whipple; one month as a substitute for his father, William Raymond. In July 1777 Elisha enlisted and served three months as a private under Captain Caleb Sheldon in Colonel Chad Brown’s Regiment. He enlisted again in 1781 and served one year as a private under Captain Wilmorth; when that tour of duty expired, he enlisted in March 1782 and served nine months in Captain Holden’s Company of Colonel Olney’s Regiment. Raymond received his final discharge in December 1782.

Elisha Raymond resided in Rhode Island and Vermont until around 1835, when he moved to Racine County, Wisconsin. He died June 11, 1842, and is buried in Mound Cemetery.


Thanks to the Veterans Center for the info and pic.

Racine Revolutionary War Vets: Part 5Ebenezer Whiting is believed to be buried in Racine County. Wisconsin Historical S...
05/29/2026

Racine Revolutionary War Vets: Part 5
Ebenezer Whiting is believed to be buried in Racine County. Wisconsin Historical Society lists Whiting to have died in Racine in 1836. The old cemetery, which was near the lakefront, may have washed away. The death notice was attributed to an early Milwaukee newspaper. We have an 1818 pension record of Ebenezer Whiting, New York #7107, Kinderhook, New York, stating he was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ward of Massachusetts for one year. The SAR grave register has an Ebenezer Whiting with a date of birth 1761 and date of death 1836. The SAR register states he was buried in the Root River Cemetery, Racine.


Thanks Racine Veterans Center for the info and pic.

Racine County Revolutionary War Vets: Part 4Lot Search (We swear we are NOT making these names up!) was born March 8, 17...
05/28/2026

Racine County Revolutionary War Vets: Part 4
Lot Search (We swear we are NOT making these names up!) was born March 8, 1762, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He enlisted at Mansfield, New Jersey, and served for various short periods from 1777 to 1779. Among the units in which Search served were Captain Daniel Bray’s Company of Colonel Joseph Beaver’s Second New Jersey Regiment, and he also participated in the battle of Monmouth. Search enlisted again in June of 1779 or 1780, and served as a private in Captain Cornelius Johnson’s New Jersey Company in action against the Indians across the Blue Mountains. Toward the close of the war, while in Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Search enlisted for two months but, as peace was declared, served only 20 days as a private in Captain Gordon Adams’ Company. After the war, Lot Search moved from New Jersey to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and then to New York. In 1843 he moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he died December 11, 1851. Search is buried in Mound Cemetery.


A Howdy Hoo to the folks over at Racine Veterans Center! Thanks for the info and image!

Racine County Revolutionary War Vets: Part 3Hellmont Kellogg (Again, not joking. That is his name.) was born March 17, 1...
05/28/2026

Racine County Revolutionary War Vets: Part 3
Hellmont Kellogg (Again, not joking. That is his name.) was born March 17, 1762, in New Hartford, Connecticut. He enlisted at Litchfield, Connecticut in 1777 for six weeks in Captain Phelp’s Company of Colonel Andrew Adam’s Regiment. He re-enlisted in Captain Joel Gillett’s Company and fought at the battle of White Plains, New York, October 28, 1776.

Helmont Kellogg arrived in Wisconsin around 1837, and died eleven years later on March 28, 1848. He is buried in Sylvania Cemetery, Kellogg’s Corners, Town 36, Town of Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin.


Shoutout to Racine Veterans Center for the info and image!

Racine's Revolutionary War Vets: Part 2Salmon Child (yes, that is his name) was born September 19, 1765, in Woodstock, C...
05/27/2026

Racine's Revolutionary War Vets: Part 2
Salmon Child (yes, that is his name) was born September 19, 1765, in Woodstock, Connecticut. Salmon’s father, Captain Increase Child, served as an officer in Colonel Lewis Dubois’ New York Regiment from 1776 to the end of the war, and Salmon served initially as a “waiter” to his father. In 1781 Salmon enlisted as a private in Captains Holtham Dunham’s Company of Colonel Marius Willett’s New York Regiment. From August, 1781 to April 1782 Child served as a “waiter” to Dr. Calvin Delano, a surgeon. Besides his duties as a “waiter,” Child was able to go on several “alarms” against the British. After the war Salmon Child and his wife, Olive Rose, moved to Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York where he served as First Judge of the County Court for a number of years. In 1848 he moved to Walworth County, Wisconsin with his son William. Salmon Child died January 28, 1856, and is buried in Honey Creek Cemetery.


Special thanks to Racine Veterans Center for the info and image!

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701 Main Street
Racine, WI
53403

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