Elizabeth Ann Maes was born May 14, 1914, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Joseph and Katherine Pesut, both Yugoslavian immigrants. She…
Robert L. Zehetner was born on July 2, 1924, and hailed from Brooksville, Fla. Just after the attack on…
World War II Marine Corps Maj. Henry Alexius Courtney Jr. never gave up on his objective as he led a…
Joseph Rochefort was born in 1900 in Dayton, Ohio. However, hoping to gain eligibility for admission to the Navy’s Steam Engineering School,…
The door of a Nebraska Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker opens and a tall, slender man smiles as crew members…
Gene Harper was born in Ontario, Calif., on April 7, 1923. He is the only child of Lester Maurice Harper…
Paul Kerchum remained unyielding to challenges during his lifetime of service and dedication to his country, his family, and his…
During a 30-year career, Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Harold Edward Wilson saw action during three major wars. His…
Leland Chandler enlisted in the Army in 1941 at just 18 years old, leaving home in central Illinois to serve…
As an officer in the USS Franklin’s engineering department during World War II, Navy Cmdr. Donald Arthur Gary knew all…
Carl Clark was born in 1916. He joined the Navy in the 1930s, when African Americans were permitted to serve only as mess attendants….
It’s not often that overzealousness can lead to a court martial on charges of desertion, but that was the case…
Gabriel Kinney was born in Stouts Mountain, a rural Alabama town, in February 1921 to an Irish father and Scottish mother. He…
