Lawrence E. Dickson was born in May 1920, in South Carolina, and later moved to the Bronx, N.Y. He joined…
George Robert Sullivan was born in January 1944 in Brooklyn, N.Y. A year later, his family moved to Lynbrook, N.Y.,…
William E. Kepner is a decorated war Veteran who served on active duty spanning 45 years. He retired after a…
Army Maj. John J. Duffy often operated behind enemy lines during his four tours of duty in Vietnam. During…
Born in May 1895 as a member of the Choctaw nation, Joseph Oklahombi was not officially recognized as a citizen of the…
William Lacy Kenly was born in Baltimore, Md., in February 1864, during the American Civil War. His father served as…
Robert Hite was born in March 1920 in Odell, Texas. His family were farmers hit hard by the Great Depression…
Anthony Clement McAuliffe was born in Washington, D.C. in July 1898. He attended West Virginia University in 1916, but when…
Born in Monroe, La., in 1924, John W. Collens III eagerly awaited his 18th birthday when he could finally enlist in the Army….
William Morris Hoge was born in Boonville, Mo., in January 1894 on the campus of the Kemper Military School, where…
Marine Corps Maj. Douglas Thomas Jacobson was one of more than two-dozen men whose valor earned him the Medal of…
David Haskell Hackworth was born in November 1930 in Santa Monica, Calif. He joined the U.S. Merchant Marines in 1945 and then…
In his early years, hardship followed William B. Colgan. The onset of the Great Depression was followed by the death…