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Billerbeck Military Men

By:
Fred W. Billerbeck, JR., Ph.D., CAPTAIN, USNR-R

Published in January, 2008, this first edition carries an ISBN of 978-0-944619-83-4 and is a 8½x11" hardbound book. This work contains 234 pages, is indexed and includes photographs and illustrations.

This beautifully bound volume has been manufactured to stand the test of time utilizing the American Library Association (ALA) Certified Library Oversewn method to assure this book will be with your family for generations to come.  The limited first edition carries many of the marks of a showpiece as it has decorative spine bars, and is rounded and backed with a rich black material and is stamped in old gold foil (both front and spine).  Additionally, this special first collector's edition carries the author's hallmark on the front cover.  Subsequent orders/printings, will not be such a deluxe production. The regular retail price is now $56.00.  Gregath Company's standard shipping and handling is in effect.

This volume is the third of five volumes concerned with Dr. Billerbeck's  family lineage to be issued within the next few years. 

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Table of Contents

DEDICATION

AUTHOR INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE: EMPEROR CHARLEMAGNE’S BATTLE WITH THE SAXONS

     Billerbeck - City of, Villages and Knight’s Manor

CHAPTER TWO: COUNTS AND PRINCES OF WALDECK’S CAMPAINGS,  

(THE LIKELY LOSS OF BILLERBECK MILITARY PERSONNEL)

     Counts and Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont

     Likely Billerbeck Military Personnel

     Known Billerbeck and Billerbeck Relatives in German Military

     The ‘Waldeck Battalion’ Formation, Deployment and Evolution

CHAPTER THREE: ADAM ULRICH’S BIRTH

CHAPTER FOUR: FREDERICK THE GREAT’S CAMPAIGNS (The Prussian Generals)

     Prussian Cadets at Berlin, 1717 - 1797

     The Prussian Generals

          Lieutenant General Hans Christoph von Billerbeck

          Lieutenant General Konstantin von Billerbeck

          Lieutenant General Heinrich Wilhelm von Billerbeck

Other Prussian Officers and Civilians of Record

CHAPTER FIVE: WALDECK’S SCHUETZENKONIGE

CHAPTER SIX: AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR

     Johann Christian Billerbeck

CHAPTER SEVEN: BILLERBECKS OF SOUTH AMERICA

     Cadet Carl Ludwig Ferdinand von Billerbeck

CHAPTER EIGHT: AMERICAN Civil War

      1st Lieutenant, Augustus B. Billerbeck

      Private, Charles Billerback (Billerbeck) – Distinguished Service

           Battles Fought

      Private, B. Billerback (Billerbeck)

      Billerbeck Civil War Service

CHAPTER NINE: WORLD WAR I

      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918

      World War I Veteran & Wife Buried in National Cemetery

      Cpl. Friedrich Wilhelm Billerbeck, Sr

      German Freikorps

      Peace Time Service (1918 – 1947)

CHAPTER TEN: WORLD WAR II

     World War II Servicemen Who Enlisted for Active Duty

     World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1938 –1946

     World War II Prisoners of War, 1942 – 1946

     World War II Veteran Buried in National Cemetery

CHAPTER ELEVEN: KOREAN PEACE TIME SERVICE

       Pvt. William Arthur Billerbeck, U.S. Army

CHAPTER TWELVE: KOREAN WAR & QUEMOY / MATSU ISLANDS   EVACUATIONS

     Captain Frederick William Billerbeck, Jr., Ph.D., USNR-R

     United States Naval Reserve Enlistment and Service

     Officer Candidate School (OCS)

     Chasing the Fletcher across the Pacific Ocean

     Steaming With the Seventh Fleet (Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations)

     San Diego to the Bering Sea (West Coast Amphibious Operations)

     Ships on which Captain Fred Billerbeck, USNR-R served while on Active

     Duty and Reserve Training Duty:

          USS FLETCHER (DD-445 / DDE-445)

          USS LENAWEE (APA -195)

          USS THUBAN (AKA / LKA-19)

          USS ORISKANY (CV-34)

          USS COWELL (DD-547)

          USS DANIEL A. JOY (DE 585)

          USS TWINING (DD-540)

          USS HANK (DD-702)

          USS ARNEB (AKA / LKA-56)

          USS POCONO (AGC / LCC-16)

          USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT  (CVB-42)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN:FLIGHT SURGEON & HOSPITAL COMMANDER 150. 

        Captain Ralph Bryed Billerbeck , MD, USAF-R

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: WESTERN PACIFIC OPERATIONS & VIETNAMESE WAR   

Commander Henry George Billerbeck, USN-R

     Ships on which Cdr. Henry George Billerbeck, USN-R served while on Active    

     Duty:

          USS RADFORD (DD-446 / DDE-446)

          USS LEXINGTON  (CV-16)

          USS ELKHORN (AOG 7)

          PCH-1 HIGH POINT

          USS HULL (DD-945)

          USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: OTHER AMERICAN WARS AND CONFLICTS

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: WAR VETERANS BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA

     A Guide to Burial at Arlington National Cemetery

GENERAL NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

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