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…
Navy Lt. j.g. Joseph R. Kerrey has been a lot of notable things in his life: a business owner, a…
Edwin Layton was born in Nauvoo, Ill., in April 1903. After graduating from high school in 1920, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy and…
Carl Clark was born in 1916. He joined the Navy in the 1930s, when African Americans were permitted to serve only as mess attendants….
William Robinson Wilson was born in December 1914. As a native of Audubon, Iowa, Wilson attended Iowa State University where…
On May 12, 1938, three Army Air Corps Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, attempting to prove the value of four-engine bombers,…
It’s not often that overzealousness can lead to a court martial on charges of desertion, but that was the case…
Leo Martin “Marty” Schlocker was born in Los Angeles, Calif. He attended Fremont High School and, after graduating, moved to Boulder City,…
Omar Bradley was born in February 1893, in Clark, Mo. He grew up in poverty and lost his father when…
