Benjamin Wadsworth was born in Milton, Massachusetts to Captain Samuel Wadsworth and Abigail (Lindall) Wadsworth in 1669. A monument near Sudbury, that Benjamin erected to his father’s memory, designates the spot where he the Captain fell in battle with the Narragansett Indians. After graduation at Harvard in 1690 Benjamin studied theology … Continue reading →
Few would disagree that baseball is an American game. From its first incarnation on American soil, to the modern day game, baseball reaches deep into our heritage as a nation. Perhaps no other game is so widely associated with the virtues of American society as baseball. The freedom we feel on … Continue reading →
On June 3rd, 1999, Dean Amick Wadsworth was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, nearly 36 years after his death in Vietnam. For most of the time in-between, the Air Force Captain was considered Missing in Action (MIA), his remains, along with those who died with him on December 18, 1963 lay … Continue reading →