George Neves Leighton was born in Massachusetts in 1912 along with his twin sister after his parents immigrated to America from Cape…
Kenneth Chilstrom was born in Zumbrota, Minn., in 1921. He developed an interest in aviation at the age of eight when he watched an…
Dale Dye was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., in October 1944. As a child, Dye often joined his father, a liquor salesman,…
This is the story of a camp, a boy, another camp and the courage and faith to face evil. Mauthausen…
The Home of Army Aviation in Alabama became Fort Novosel during a redesignation ceremony April 10, 2023, at the post’s…
Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Allen Carter Jr. dealt with a lot of discrimination during World War II, but his…
Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter served in the Marine Corps as the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. She…
Leland Chandler enlisted in the Army in 1941 at just 18 years old, leaving home in central Illinois to serve…
Lee Marvin upheld a tough-guy persona on and off the screen—from the Pacific Theater to Hollywood. Born in February 1924…
As an officer in the USS Franklin’s engineering department during World War II, Navy Cmdr. Donald Arthur Gary knew all…
Annie Scott was one of the first women to commission from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Reserve Officers’…
When it came to tank warfare, Army Staff Sgt. Herbert Hoover Burr seemed fearless. He saved the day twice during…
Tom Skerritt knew from a young age that he wanted to pursue the arts; however, it was service in the Air…
