WWII: PTO. Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa. USS Presque Isle (LST-678, later renumbered APB-44). The Presque Isle was an auxiliary personnel barracks where sailors of sunk ships could stay until they could be reassigned
US Army Col. (1879-1919). Mexican border howitzer battery. Made aid-de-camp to Gen. Pershing in October 1917. French Legion of Honor. Died in France from the flu in 1919
(Born 1938) US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. POW from 1967 to 1973. Recipient of a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, a Distinguished Flying Cross, a Purple Heart, and a Legion of Merit
1st- was a flying tiger/ then led black sheep squadron-vmf-214- fighter ace- 28 kills/ medal of honor recipient ww2/ prisoner of war in ww2 in japanese pow camp for 20 months too
WWII - A seaman on the USS Taylor, he witnessed the surrender of Japan on Sept. 2, 1945 on board the USS Missouri as the USS Taylor had been selected to anchor next to the Missouri
WWII: PTO. Served on the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17); survived the Kamikaze attack on May 11, 1945 (Battle of Okinawa) when 390 sailors and airmen were killed and 264 wounded
WWII: ETO. E Co., 262nd Reg., 66 Inf. Div. Eyewitness to the sinking of the SS Leopoldville by torpedo as he was aboard the HMS Cheshire, which was right behind in the convoy that should support the US troops in the Battle of the Bulge
(Born 1929) US Navy Korean and Vietnam War Veteran. POW in North Vietnam from 1966 to 1973. Recipient of a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit, 2 Distinguished Flying Cross, 2 Bronze Stars, and 2 Purple Hearts
WWII: B-24 ball turret gunner in the 760th Bomb Squadron, 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Flew 50 m issions from February to August 1944 (airfield Spinazzola). Missions include Austria, Germany, Bucharest, Ploesti
British field marshal, also known as Baron Bramall, served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1979 and 1982
WWII: CBI. Member of Merrill's Marauders aka Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), a US Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit
WWII: Pilot of the 'Clay Pigeon', a C-47 that flew paratroopers into Normandy on D-Day and was shot down on Sept. 17, 1944, during Operation Market Garden
WWII: 447th Bomb Squadron, 321st Bomb Group, 57th Bomb Wing, 12th Air Force. B-25 Mitchell pilot in the ETO/MTO. 68 missions along the German supply lines in the Brenner Pass between the border of Austria and Italy. Flew, among others, #43-27542 'Supersti
Korean War vet, US Army, born 1932. Served in Korea 1950-51 with the 2nd Division, 23rd Infantry. Jeep driver. Struck in the shoulder by shelling near the Naktong River in North Korea, received Purple Heart and back to combat a day later
Last surviving surgeon of the D-Day landings. He saved the lives of 1,000 troops in nine months in France. Born: 1913. He is now 103 and lives in Wickham, Hampshire, England
(Born 1925) US Army WW2 Veteran. Captured as a POW during the Battle of the Bulge and did hard labor and lost 70 pounds at time of his release. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Legion of Honor recipient
Centenarian (1895-2001). US veteran of the Army expedition against the Pancho Villa raids in 1916, and then served in WWI in France. During the New Deal era, he worked for the Roosevelt's TVA
WWII: Company G, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Received a Bronze Star for action in the Battle of Remagen, March 28, 1945
WWII - D-Day. 82nd AB, 507th PIR, Division HQ; Aide to Gen.l Gavin. Saw heavy fighting in the Battle of La Fiere Causeway on June 9, 1944, bloodiest small unit combat of the initial landing days. Also Operation Market Garden. Purple Heart
JFK - Escorted Jackie Kennedy to the consecration of the Eternal Flame grave site March 15, 1967; popular through a photo that became an official postcard. Also served at the Pageant of Peace ceremony, Dec. 17, 1962 for JFK
American Female Author, Academic, And Former Military Officer. Novel - 'All In: The Education of General David Petraeus' (Co Writer With Vernon Loeb)(2012)
Member of The Ritchie Boys (Born Nov. 11, 1923) was responsible for uncovering more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front during World War 2 now 97 years old
WWII: PTO. Gunner's Mate 2nd Class in PT-Boat squadrons MTB RON 16 and MTB RON 42 in the Southwest Pacific incl. Mios Woendi, Dutch New Guinea; Mindoro, P.I.; Brunei Bay, Borneo
WWII - Fighter Ace, 13 victories, USAAF. 15th AF, 31st Fighter Group, 307th Fighter Squadron, based in San Severo, Italy. Test pilot after the war. Married singer Martha Tilton in 1953. Flew P-51, P-38, P-40, B-45, F-86 Sabre in Korea and F-100
US WWII Naval Air Corps vet, born 1923. Jokingly signed up a buddy for the Blimp program to hear him complain, then got picked for it himself. At 99, possibly the last Navy Blimp pilot of WWII. Postwar career as a Texas preacher
WWII US Navy (b. 1925) Joined 1943, first in his training class. Assigned to Adm. Bull Halsey's staff, clerical and radio duties. Switched to USS Missouri with Halsey, present for the onboard Japanese Surrender Ceremony
US WWII 5th Marines, Iwo Jima, born 1923. Served as Asst. Chaplain for his unit. Pressed into service treating wounded at Iwo Jima, with no medical training. Gave plasma and morphine shots to the wounded among the dead on the beach
American Female Army Medic Sargent. First Medic To Receive The Silver Star. First Woman In Afghanistan And Only The Second Female Soldier Since World War II To Receive The Silver Star. (2008)
Korean War Vet/US Army 1951-1953/Bronze Star Awarded/19th Engineer Combat Group/Saw Nagasaki Japan six years after the atomic bomb & saw a leveled blast field, just rubble
(Born 1969) US Army Gulf War Veteran. During the war his unit was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division was responsible for the initial breach of Iraqi defenses. Served in Operation Desert Sheild
WWII veteran, born 1925, B-29 navigator in the Army Air Corps. Enlisted in 1943, trained for 2 years, sent to Guam in June of 1945, flew a couple bombing missions. He was also sent to Tinian as a backup crew for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions, though
WW2 1943-1945 B-17 Tail Gunner/shot down by German Jets on 3rd mission, only survivor/POW captured by Hitler Youth/POW Medal & Purple Heart/Honored 70 years after service/2005 met the German fighter pilot who shot down his plane
WWII: PTO. Fighter Pilot. USS Yorktown, Saratoga, Enterprise and Hornet. Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and the first battle of the Philippine Sea, plus a month with the 'Cactus Air Force' on Guadalcanal,
Brazilian Historic Person - One Of The Last Surviving Veterans Of The Contestado War, Which Was A Guerrilla War For Land Between Settlers And Landowners. The Latter Supported By The Brazilian State's Police And Military Forces 1912 to 1916
WWII: Aviation mechanic for the Dauntless dive bomber of Lt. Daniel Iverson, one of the pilots who sank the Japanese carrier Hiryu in the Battle of Midway
US WWII Army Air Corps B-17 gunner, born 1924. Shot down over Germany Feb 2, 1944, lost an eye in the explosion. One of the 4 survivors of his 10-man crew. Held POW until April 26, 1945
WW2 veteran born 1913. Claims to have been a stuntman in films before the war. Made news when the cadillac given to him by Rita Hayworth when she died, was stolen
US Merchant Marine WWII vet, born 1926. Last survivor of the SS Henry Bacon sinking, the last ship sunk by the Luftwaffe in WWII, coming back from a Murmansk Run to Russia
WWII Veteran, mortar man in K-Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, the famous K-3-5 of HBO's The Pacific series. Bronze star recipient; fought in Peleliu and Okinawa. Wrote Islands Of The Damned with William Marvel
Admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Ke
WWII: 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division. Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Remagen. In 1963, Burke began working for NASA, supervising development and construction of hazardous test facilities for Apollo hardware
WWII: Marines squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, the famous K-3-5 of HBO's The Pacific series. Bronze star recipient; fought in Peleliu and Okinawa
Vietnam War/Fall of Saigon - Crew Chief of last US helicopter to leave Vietnam (Operation Frequent Wind) during the evacuation of Saigon on April 30, 1975
Major 82nd Airborne Division, 504th PIR, I-Company WWII; Operation Market Garden; Battle of The Bulge. Author: 'Strike and Hold'. Portrayed by Robert Redford as Major Cook in 'A Bridge Too Far'. TV special 'Man & Moment: Moffatt Burriss & the Crossing.'
WWII: Survivor of the failed Operation Jubilee ('Dieppe Raid') on 19 August 1942, when 60% of the mostly Canadian landing force were either killed, wounded or captured
German ww2 ME262 pilot born 1924. Was never in the Wehrmacht; author - The last of the few: An Me.262 Pilot remembers, flew the buckner 181, 131, fw 44, ar 66, f-13, w33, w34, ju86, ju88, ju52, me110, me210, me40, me262, klemm 35, sg38, kranich
WWII/ETO: Waist Gunner, 100th Bomb Group, 350th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force ('Bloody 100th'). Shot down on his 34th mission on July 29, 1944, flying in B-17 42-31537 'Randie Lou' (aka 'Buffalo Gal'); became a POW until May 1, 1945
Author 'My Wars B-17s to F-4s WWII to Vietnam' Retired as Colonel in 1974, flew 43 types of airplanes during his military career, including 28 missions in B-17 during WWII. Flew B-24, B-25, B-26, B-29, B-57, RC-121, F-4
Colonel; U.S.A.F. Rt. (Cessna Pilot, flew 240 missions over Ho Chi Minh Trail during Vietnam War/Awarded Silver Star, The Distinguished Flying Cross & Air Medal with 16 Oak Clusters) Turnaround eight days
WWII: USS Phoenix (post-Pearl-Harbor). From 1943 on, he was in several major battles/campaigns, like Surigao Straits, Cape Gloucester, Leyte Gulf, Mindoro Gulf, Lingayen Gulf, Corregidor
(born August 4, 1979) Retired US Navy SEAL who received the Medal of Honor on February 29, 2016, for rescue of a civilian in Afghanistan in 2012. Byers retired after 21 years of service on September 19, 2019, at the Washington Navy Yard
WWII - Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2, marched 350km by foot to support German defenses when the Allies landed in Normany; Battle of St. Lo, survivor of the Falaise Pocket