Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr. likely knew working on a ship during World War I would be…
World War I saw innumerable valorous and heroic acts. In October 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Army Maj. Charles W….
Hank Welzel was born in 1926 in Elyria, Ohio, to German immigrant parents. When he was two years old, he and his…
Ronald L. Green, a native of Jackson, Miss., enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1983. He attended recruit training at…
During World War II, it was not unusual for American boys to lie about their age in order to enlist….
Growing up in Mountain View, Okla., Horace Poolaw was fascinated with photography from a young age. He left school after…
The 3rd Infantry Division presented a Silver Star Medal to Staff Sgt. Harold A. Nelson, an infantryman and Dogface Soldier,…
World War II Army Lt. Col. Addison Baker was one of four men who earned the Medal of Honor during…
Deborah Jo Pereira enlisted with the military at a unique time in her personal life. She came from an extensive…
George Andrew Davis was born in Dublin, Texas, in December 1920. Shortly after graduating from Morton High School in Arkansas,…
Kermit Roosevelt Sr. was born in October 1889 in the Roosevelt House of Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, N.Y. As…
Charles H. Brown was born in August 1924 in Kingwood, W.Va. After turning 18, he began attending Potomac State College….
Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America suddenly found itself at war against the combined…