PGRNY Completed Missions

Honor Mission

Interment of Seven WW II
Veterans' Cremains

US Army and US Navy

Multi-City, NY - 04/23/2024

***UPDATED 18 April 2024 - 22:10 hrs***
Staging location has been changed.
Please see updated information in
Special Information Section below

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 7, Region 8, Region 9

About the Mission:

Seven sets of WW II Veterans' cremains, along with a spouse, have been recently discovered and will be entombed at Long Island National Cemetery.  Very little is known about these World War II American Heroes other than the information listed here.

	William M Beveridge	DOB:  Sept 18, 1915	DOD:  May 13,1973	US Army, Major (O-4)
	Willard Thomas Burkett	DOB:  Apr 9, 1913	DOD:  July 30,1965	US Army, Private
	William J. Daube	DOB:  Jan 18, 1914	DOD:  June 6, 1988	US Army, 1st Lieutenant (O-2)
	William A. Kuttler	DOB:  Jul 27, 1924	DOD:  July 6,2002	US Army, Private 1st Class
	Thorwald E. Otto	DOB:  Sept 29, 1901	DOD:  Sept 12, 1973	US Army, Private 1st Class
	* Florence Otto	DOB:  Aug 20, 1904	DOD:  Feb 21, 1969	* Spouse of Thorwald
	Otto Schilling	DOB:  Dec 3, 1906	DOD:  Aug 16, 1989	US Navy, Seaman 1st Class
	Jack Zvaleko	DOB:  June 17,1917	DOD:  Oct 28,1990	US Army, Technician 4th Grade

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

04/23/2024 at 08:45am

Staging Location:

Hungerford & Clark Funeral Home
110 Pine St
Freeport, NY 11520

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Kevin Tirman
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516-353-0791

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 8 March 2022

Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.

Special Information:

UPDATED

Please stage quietly at:
Municipal Lot behind Speedway Gas
125 W. Sunrise Hwy.
Freeport, NY 11520
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NOTE:  Unrelated church services may be in session across the street from funeral home; please do not disturb them.  KSU expected to be 9:30AM.  This promises to be a well-attended Mission, with possible media coverage. Please defer any media inquiries to Lead Ride Captain, Kevin Tirman.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

yes

Second Staging Date and Staging Time:

04/23/2024 at 09:30am

Second Location:

Long Island National Cemetery
2040 Wellwood Av
Farmingdale, NY 11735

Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Kevin Tirman
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516-353-0791

Second Stage - Special Information:

Please do not park at Shelters. Park and stage on roadway along DSS Section for arrival of cortege.  Funeral services will be held between Shelters A and B - a large crowd of participants is expected.

Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Wayne Cohen - SRC Region 8 NY

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