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…
Herbert Sobel was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1912. When he was of age, he attended the Culver Military Academy…
Army Lt. Col. William Joseph O’Brien spent almost his entire adult life in the service of the military. He eventually…
John Copeland Holmes was born on Feb. 6, 1925, in Indianapolis, Ind., who served during World War II in the…
Born in December 1918 in Kittrell, N.C., Charity A. Earley was the oldest of four children. Raised in Columbia, S.C.,…
Noble Lee Sissle was born in July 1889 in Indianapolis, Ind. He moved to Cleveland in 1909, graduated from Central…
A WWII hero has finally been laid to rest in his hometown of McGehee, Ark. U.S. Army Air Forces Staff…
