Leo Hoffman didn’t want to serve in the Army during World War II. After passing a test to qualify for…
“I’ve always had good luck.” Roy Englert, a 100-year-old World War II Navy veteran, recently said that ahead of his…
As the Allies prepared to invade Sicily during World War II, Navy Ensign John Joseph Parle was tasked with managing…
Sue Dauser was born in September 1888 in Anaheim, Calif.. In 1907, she enrolled in Stanford University for two years…
Born in May 1922 in Nanticoke, Penn., William Bache was destined like many of those his age to serve the…
“He could have shot me. He could have hung me. But instead, he told me to get the hell out…
Harry Liversedge was born in September 1894 in Volcano, Calif. He enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, and, while attending…
Ernest King was born in November 1878 in Lorain, Ohio. He initially developed a naval interest through reading a “Youth’s Companion” magazine article…
Many aircraft over the years made their way out to Muroc/Edwards AFB for flight testing, and the Douglas Aircraft Company…
George Gay, often referred to as the “sole survivor” of Torpedo Squadron 8, was born in March 1917 in Waco,…
It takes a lot of bravery to move ahead in battle by yourself. That’s what Army Maj. Carlos Carnes Ogden…
Navy Veteran Mildred Helen McAfee pioneered women’s military leadership as the first director of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or…
I got word from France, from a family friend, Jerome Dupouvoir who lives in Normandy, that we lost the gift…
