Second Lt. William McGowan served with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Originally from Minnesota, McGowan worked…
Alvin York was born in 1887 in a log cabin in the Indian Creek area of Fentress County, Tenn. The…
When his unit was overwhelmed in Vietnam, Army 2nd Lt. Harold Bascom Durham Jr. didn’t hesitate to unleash a barrage…
Alan B. Shepard Jr. was destined for a career in the military. His father, Alan Shepard Sr., became a member…
Spiros Nicholas “Steve” Pisanos was born in Athens, Greece, in November 1919. One morning, as he headed to school, a…
Born in May 1916 in Los Angeles, California, to missionary parents, Edward Allen Carter Jr.’s early childhood was spent in…
When John “Jack” Thurman first learned about his great-uncle’s military service in the Marine Corps, he knew that he, too,…
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — In a deafening, star-spangled 75th anniversary celebration of breaking the sound barrier, and the 75th anniversary…
Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr. likely knew working on a ship during World War I would be…
After 77 years, U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division touched down on European soil in a continued effort to…
The 3rd Infantry Division presented a Silver Star Medal to Staff Sgt. Harold A. Nelson, an infantryman and Dogface Soldier,…
Charles H. Brown was born in August 1924 in Kingwood, W.Va. After turning 18, he began attending Potomac State College….
Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America suddenly found itself at war against the combined…
