Frederick “Fred” G. Holden was born in January 1923 in Bluejacket, Okla., to a Cherokee mother and a World War…
Originally from Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada, Lenah S. Higbee came to the U.S. to study nursing. She completed training at…
During World War II, Army Air Corps Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr. was a legend. The young pilot became one…
George S. Patton was born in November 1885 in San Gabriel, Calif. He grew up an athlete, becoming an accomplished…
Meals have always been an important part of military life — for sustainment as well as enjoyment. On holidays, the…
Lewis Millett was born in December 1920 in Mechanic Falls, Maine, and was raised in South Dartmouth, Mass. Enlisting in the Massachusetts…
Known as Kentucky’s last World War I Veteran, Robley Rex was born in May 1901 in a rural town in…
More than 1,100 sailors died on the USS Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Those…
Hubert Joseph Wesselman was born in May 1892 in Minnesota. He was drafted into the Army in 1918 at 24…
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…
Born in 1896 in Madison Barracks, N.Y., Mark Clark, a third-generation soldier and the son of a colonel, was destined for…
A new strategy during World War I involving the air and sky drastically altered the concept of warfare and allowed…