Norman Milton Lear was born in July 1922 in New Haven, Conn., to Herman Lear and Jeannette Seicol, and was…
Korea was a hard place to be in winter, especially during war and over a holiday, and Army Sgt. 1st…
J.D. Salinger was born and raised in the hustle of New York City. Born in January 1919, he grew up going…
Eugene “Gene” Curran Kelly was born in August 1912 in Pittsburgh, Penn., to James Kelly and Harriet Curran. In his…
James “Jim” Warrington was born in September 1926 in Massachusetts. He grew up in several U.S. states, including Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Virginia….
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born in Indianapolis, Ind., in November 1922. He began attending Cornell University in New York in…
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…
Regina Benson joined the Army as an act of patriotic duty. She learned many relevant skills from nursing school and was…
Born in 1916, Norman Kleiss grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas. He joined the Kansas National Guard in 1931 and served…
Lyon Sprague de Camp was born in New York City in November 1907. He moved to California in 1926 to…
Born in 1922, Herb Elfring spent his early childhood in South Dakota. After his family lost their farm in 1932, he…
George Ciampa, born in 1925, desired to have a career in flying. Following his high school graduation at the age of…
