On April 18, 1942, 80 men and sixteen B-25 Mitchell medium bombers set off on what some said was an…
Navy Ensign Charles Hazeltine Hammann was one of the first U.S. military aviators who went to battle when the country…
George Gay, often referred to as the “sole survivor” of Torpedo Squadron 8, was born in March 1917 in Waco,…
Joseph Rochefort was born in 1900 in Dayton, Ohio. However, hoping to gain eligibility for admission to the Navy’s Steam Engineering School,…
Marion Bench was one of the first women activated for the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) program in World War II for…
Born in 1916, Norman Kleiss grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas. He joined the Kansas National Guard in 1931 and served…
Born in 1916, Norman Kleiss grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas. He joined the Kansas National Guard in 1931 and served…
