Military History
Interesting Characters Discovered in Elting Military Research Project
By: Grace Elting Castle
Since the mid-1600s, members of the extended Elting(e) family
have helped to protect our country, our liberties, and our ideals by
contributing to the military efforts of the various government entities.
Grace Elting Castle is researching the contributions of
Elting(e) family members for a book being prepared for publication. In addition to
finding interesting historical data, this research has helped the Bevier-Elting
Family Association find potential members such as Margie Fell, an Eltinge
descendant in Louisiana, who discovered the photo of her great-grandfather,
General LeRoy Eltinge, on this website. Margie contacted Grace, and now she and
her sister are active, enthusiastic members of the Bevier-Elting Family
Association, as well as supporting the military research project.
Through information provided by you, the descendants, Grace is
compiling an interesting collection of statistics, stories, and photos of
Elting(e) military folk---from generals to scalawags-from heroes and writers and
secretaries to the really, really young and the "pretty darned old."
Their wonderful stories are developing from the pages of not only the
"ancient" history gathering dust in the National Archives, but from
the more recent history of our nation.
General Eltinge is currently being featured on this website,
but watch for other interesting stories and photos to be added to these pages in
the near future.
If you are an Elting(e) descendant and have served in the
military, in any capacity, and have not yet provided that information to Grace,
please use the online submission form, or print it and send it with a photo of
yourself (in uniform, if available) to: Grace Castle, PO Box 2981, Eugene, OR 97402.
If you have photos to send to Grace, please be sure to have
good quality copies made. Please do not send your original photos and take the
chance of them being lost or destroyed in the mail!
Grace may also be contacted at GECastle@cluesonline.com.
Brigadier General
LeRoy Eltinge | Military Service Submission
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