Eugene Sledge was born in November 1923 in Mobile, Ala. He attended Murphy High School, from which he graduated in the spring 1942…
Robert Hempstead always knew he was meant to be on the water. He grew up in Rhode Island, raised by his…
Marine Corps Col. Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr. barely had time to adjust to Vietnam as a young lieutenant before…
Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. was born in Topawa, Ariz., in January 1912, shortly before Arizona was officially recognized as a state. Hubbard…
Robert Fischman was born in April 1925 in Del Ray, Va., and spent most of his life in Alexandria, Va….
World War II Navy Rear Adm. Bruce McCandless lost most of his ship’s senior officers during an intense fight during…
Dominic J. Hall was born in August 1989 in Fond du Lac, Wisc. His military service interest began at Xavier High…
James Lewis Day was born in East St. Louis, Ill., in October 1925. He joined the Marine Corps in 1943,…
Gil Hodges was born in April 1924, in Princeton, Ind. He was the middle of three children and had a…
William E. Vicars was born in Paris, Ill., in May 1940 and, a year later, his family moved to Texas….
