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  1. Norman F. Wachal 
    U.S. Army
  2. Jerry Wachsmuth 
    WWII: Marines (E-2-6, 2nd MarDiv), Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. USS Pennsylvania; later in the battles of Guadalcanal and Tarawa and Bariki (last part of Battle of Tarawa)
  3. Ellis C. Wackett 
    Senior commander in Royal Australian Air Force. Wackett introduced parachutes to the Australian Air Force and made the country?s first free fall parachute descent from a military aircraft in Australia on May 27, 1926
  4. Frank Wada 
    WW2 Veteran:442nd Regimental Combat Team,'E' Company
  5. William H. Waddell 
    Longest Living Buffalo Soldier. Born: 1908
  6. Arthur Waddington 
    WWII: British Arctic Convoy veteran (HMS Devonshire)
  7. Leigh Wade 
    (November 1, 1955-August 31, 1991), pilot of 'Boston', involved in the U.S. Army's first round-the-world flight
  8. Loren Wade 
    103 Walmart worker & meet Sam Walton, Served in the Air Force during World War II serving in India and China/Flew the Hump, Himalaias/After landing a job with Walmart back in 1983, he still works five day a week at a the location in his hometown
  9. Albert Wagner 
    Centenarian (1899-2007), one of the last US WWI veterans, and the last living US Marine of WWI
  10. George Wagner  (2)
    WWII: Dunkirk/D-Day. British Royal Engineers soldier, who, during the Dunkirk evacuation, helped to construct a pier made of abandoned lorries on the beach at La Panne. On June 6, 1944, he returned to France, landing at Sword Beach
  11. Louis C. Wagner, Jr. 
    army general
  12. George Wahlen 
    Congressional Medal of Honor, US Navy, WWII
  13. Quentin Waite 
    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
  14. Nancy Wake 
    Australia's most decorated WW2 War hero. Code name: The White Mouse. Born: 08/12/1912
  15. William Wakeland 
    WWII: PTO. USS South Dakota
  16. Charles F. Wald 
    air force general
  17. Rob 'Waldo' Waldman 
    Overcame massive claustrophobia/ fear of heights to become a fighter pilot. Flew missions in Iraq, SE Asia, & Kosovo during Operation Allied Force. Awarded numerous prestigious medals. Author and professional speaker
  18. Benjamin Waldo 
    WWII: PTO. Army Air Corps. 307th Bomb Group, 13th Air Force
  19. Burke Waldron 
    Burke Waldron began his military service in July 1943 in Pearl Harbor and was part of both the Makin Island and Saipan invasions
  20. Edwin Waldron 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941
  21. Bob Walker 
    Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) #3
  22. Charles Henry Walker 
    British George Cross recipient
  23. Edwin Walker  (3)
    11/10/1909-10/31/1993 US Army officer fought in WW2 & Korean. Known for ultra-conservative political views & criticized by Ike for promoting a personal political stand while in uniform/Lee Harvey Oswald attempted to kill him 4/10/1963
  24. Frank Douglas Walker 
    'Tuskegee Airmen'
  25. Freddie Walker 
    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
  26. Harold D. Walker 
    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
  27. Jim Walker  (3)
    272nd Military Police Co.Vietnam
  28. Malvin Walker 
    WWII: D-Day, Omaha Beach (Ranger); wounded in Carentan
  29. Michael Walker 
    british army comm.-in-chief
  30. Mollie Walker 
    Oldest WWII veteran. Born 2/5/1909. Served in the Women's Voluntary Service. Lives in Kingwood, Oxfordshire, England
  31. Sam Sims Walker 
    Retired United States Army four star general who served as Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST) from 1977 to 1978
  32. William Walker  (2)
    Saboteur from U.S.S. Barb WW II
  33. Herman V. Wall 
    American photographer (1905-97) Made iconic D-Day photos, until shrapnel destroyed his left leg which had to be amputated. Post-war career as illustrative photographer for Life, Sat. Evening Post, Time, and others
  34. John F. Wall 
    army general
  35. Peter Wall 
    Royal millitary
  36. E. B. Wallace 
    WWII - Paratrooper of Fox Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne (Screamin' Eagles). Combat jumps at D-Day and Market Garden. Was in the Battle of the Bulge, helped capture Hitler's Eagle's Nest
  37. Lamar Wallace 
    Georgia centenarian, born 1911. Born in Oklahoma and a Dust Bowl survivor. Believed to be the US' oldest living Eagle Scout. Army Captain in WWII, commanded 4416th Quartermaster Company.in Europe and on their way to the Pacific when the war ended
  38. Raymond Wallace 
    WWII - 82nd Airborne, 507th PIR. Combat jump into Normandy(D-Day), fought for 21 days, then captured, escaped near Paris, joined the French Resistance, captured again until the end of the war (Stalag 12A and at a camp near Leipzig)
  39. Jon Wallenius 
    Lz xray & lz albany 1965 nam 2/7th cav
  40. James Waller 
    WW2 US Navy serving from 1943 to 1965 as a E5 Air Traffic Controller. Was in battles Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. (Born 1927)
  41. Stites Waller 
    WWII Pearl Harbor survivor; Chief Petty Officer USS Whitney (AD-4)
  42. Delton Walling 
    WWII - Pearl Harbor survivor December 7, 1941, USS Pennsylvania; was with 'Communication Force'. Was in 6 Pacific landings including Iwo Jima
  43. Peter Walls 
    Full name is George Peter Walls, Lieutenant General who served as the Commander of the Military of Rhodesia, and later Zimbabwe, is living in exile in Eastern Cape, South Africa
  44. Jim Wallwork 
    Staff Sgt. James Harley Wallwork DFM (21 October 1919 - 24 January 2013) British soldier, member Glider Pilot Regiment achieved notability as pilot of 1st Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944 WW2
  45. Adrienne Walsh 
    First Responder 9/11 Terrorist Attack September 11, 2001
  46. Joe Walsh  (5)
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. A 3rd Defense Battalion Marine, Walsh manned anti-aircraft guns during the attack. Later served on Johnston Atoll
  47. Kenneth A. Walsh 
    WWII American Fighter Pilot Ace
  48. William Walsh 
    WWII: 2nd Ranger Bn, D-Day, Pointe du Hoc
  49. Lewis William Walt 
    USMC four-star general who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. 2 Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism during World War II. ('Walt's Ridge')
  50. Bernard Walter Brown 
    WW2 Battle of Britain pilot. Lives in the UK or New Zealand
  51. Tome H. Walters, Jr. 
    air force general
  52. Ira Walton 
    Veteran, WWII Korea and Vietnam, 31 years of active duty
  53. Rae Walton 
    British U-Boat hunter of the costal command in WW2
  54. Earl Wanbaugh 
    Pearl Harbor Survivor, USS Pennsylvania. born 1918
  55. Ralph Wandrey 
    WWII - Fighter Ace, 6 victories (and 12 probables); flew the P-38 and P-47. Wingman to America's highest-scoring air ace Richard Bong
  56. Raymond Wans 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor 7 December 1941, USS Curtiss (AV-4)
  57. George H. Waple, III. 
    Veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Participated in the five European Campaigns of WW II, including Normandy, the Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. Memoir 'Country Boy Gone Soldiering' was published in 1999
  58. Christopher Ward 
    WWII: PTO. Pearl Harbor survivor. Wheeler Field
  59. Harold E. Ward 
    WWII: Served aboard the USS San Francisco from Pearl Harbor until 'The 3rd Battle of Savo Island' off Guadalcanal in 1942. During the encounter he was seriously wounded
  60. Joseph T. Ward 
    Usmc sniper vietnam - confimed killed 63author DEAR MOM- A SNIPERS WAR
  61. Peter Ward  (3)
    WWII: British Arctic Convoy and D-Day veteran
  62. Ray Ward 
    WWII: B-17 ground crewman in the 100th Bomb Group ('The Bloody Hundredth')
  63. Frederick B. Warder 
    WWII submarine Skipper and Admiral last known to be living in FL
  64. Garfield Ware 
    WWII, Pearl Harbor Survivor
  65. Ezell Ware, Jr. 
    Downed by enemy fire on mission, badly injured endured 3 week's hell In hellish Vietnam Jungles. When his captain revealed his membership in the Ku Klux Klan, their situation that took a roll putting him on the road to becoming a general
  66. Craig D. Warfle 
    (Born 1990) US Army Afghanistan War Veteran. Recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during Operation Enduring Freedom
  67. Rose Warfman 
    French survivor of Auschwitz and heroine of the French Resistance. She moved to Manchester, England
  68. Richard W. Warmack 
    Special Agent in charge, Norfolk Field Office, NCIS
  69. James H. Warner 
    (Born 1941) US Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran. As a Marine aviator flew over 100 combat missions in Southeast Asia. POW 1967 to 1973. Recipient of a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Stars, and 2 Purple Hearts
  70. Nancy Caracciolo Warner 
    Donut Dolly Vietnam War/Lai Khe - First Infantry Division - July 1969-October 1969. An Khe - Fourth Infantry Division - October 1969-January 1970, Program Director. Da Nang - Third Marine Division/24th Corps - January 1970-August 1970, Unit Director
  71. Shawn M. Warner 
    Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and Author
  72. Timothy Warner  (2)
    WWII veteran, born 1924, one of the last few living vets to have served as an Assistant Chaplain in the war
  73. Volney F. Warner 
    Retired General
  74. Douglas Warren 
    WWII: Canadian air force pilot who participated as a pilot in the Dieppe Raid
  75. James Warren  (2)
    Tuskegee Airmen ww2
  76. Lawrence E. Warren 
    WWII: Served on the USS. Enterprise CV-6 (a.k.a. 'The Big E' and 'The Galloping Ghost') from 1942 to 1945
  77. Lee R. Warren 
    WWII - Pearl Harbor survivor 7 December 1941; USS MacDonough (DD-351). Well-known Southern Utah public figure nicknamed 'The Flag Man'
  78. Betty Warwick 
    WWII. Worked at Bletchley Park as a code breaker of the enigma
  79. Howard Wasdin 
    Navy Seal with Seal Team Six, Silver Star (Somalia), author, chiropractor
  80. Cary Langhorne Washburn 
    WWII: He saw action in the South Pacific from 1942-46, piloting massive PBY and PBM seaplanes, hunting submarines, rescuing sailors and downed airmen, almost losing his own life in a kamikaze attack. Later Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  81. George Washington  (2)
    Politician, Founding father, (1732-1799). 1st US President, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
  82. Henry T. Washington 
    Buffalo Soldier, one of a few still alive
  83. Miles S. Washington, Jr. 
    Tuskegee Airman
  84. Thomas C. Waskow 
    air force general
  85. Frank Wasniewski 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. Was stationed with the 98th Coast Artillery at Schofield Barracks, but had traveled to the Navy yard that morning, where he witnessed the attack
  86. Edward Waszkiewicz 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor suvivor, US Navy Pearl Harbor firefighting group
  87. Bruce Watkins 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Okinawa. USMC Platoon Leader. Silver Star, Gold Star
  88. Tasker Watkins 
    war hero, Victoria Cross receiver; later became a High Court judge and was knighted in 1971
  89. Bill Watkinson 
    WWII: PTO. Fighter Pilot (USS Yorktown)
  90. Ernest A. Watkinson 
    Canadian World War 2 Veteran (Canadian Forces 1929-1953. Born: 07/13/1912
  91. Josser Watling 
    Soccer player for Bristol Rovers 1945-1963. Served in the Royal Navy during WWII
  92. Kenneth Watson  (2)
    WWII - British sailor on HMS Vindex; several trips to Murmansk, Russia, during the Arctic Convoys of WWII; occupation duty in Hiroshima starting only weeks after the a-bomb
  93. Robert Watson 
    WWII: ETO. D-Day. 6th Naval Battalion
  94. Spann L. Watson 
    'Tuskegee Airmen' 'The Fighting 99th Squadron' the original Tuskegee group!
  95. Wilson D. Watson 
    United States Marine Corps private who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Iwo Jima during World War II. He single-handedly killed 90 enemy soldiers, thus enabling his plat
  96. Herbert Watts 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, USS Tangier
  97. Ernest J. Way, Jr. 
    WWII: Marine Corps veteran of the Battle of Tarawa
  98. Darren Wearmouth 
    Served time in the British Army before pursuing a career in corporate technology. Author of the Awakened Trilogy, Don't Move, First Activation, and the Invasion series
  99. Edward Weatherhead 
    WWII: Air Force pilot; flew the 101st Airborne on D-Day
  100. Luke Weathers 
    Tuskegee Airmen
  101. Herbert Weatherwax 
    Pearl Harbor Survivor 'Was on weekend pass &amp; headed to Scholfield Barracks where he was stationed with the 289th Regiment when the attacks started'
  102. Thomas Weaver  (2)
    US Navy SEAL Vietnam War Veteran. Bronze Star and Legion of Merit Recipient
  103. Victor Weaver 
    US Army Vietnam Veteran
  104. Warren 'Buck' Weaver 
    WWII. PTO. Served on the submarine USS Skipjack, SS-184 (famous for the 'Battle for Toilet Paper')
  105. Betty Webb  (2)
    WW2/From Wythall Worcestershire, member of Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). Worked on German police messages in Mansion @ Bletchley Park. Messages revealed beginning of the Holocaust with the massacres of 1,000s of Jews on eastern front
  106. Harold H. Webb 
    Korean War: One of the 'Non-Repatriated 23' who didn't return to the US after the end of the Korean War. Most ended up returning to the US; a maximum of 7 are still alive
  107. John Webb  (3)
    D-Day landings veteran. Born: 1924. He is now 90 and lives in London, UK. He was with the 5th Battalion the Royal Berkshire Regiment
  108. Marshall B. Webb 
    US Air Force brigadier general. Photographed with Obama in White House Situation Room during raid on bin Laden's compound
  109. Bernie Weber 
    Pearl Harbor survivor, USS Oklahoma, born 1918
  110. Robert Weber  (2)
    WW2 Veteran-Combat Infantryman 54th Armored Infantry Battalion Of The 10th Armored Division
  111. Walter 'Wally' Weber 
    WWII: Marine Corps fighter pilot in the South Pacific
  112. George Webster  (2)
    WWII Naval Pilot (Born 1915). Pearl Harbor survivor, stationed at Kaneohe Bay Air Station. Witness to MOH John Finn's actions. Later served across the Pacific for the remainder of the war
  113. Albert Coady 'A. C.' Wedemeyer 
    United States Army commander who served in Asia during World War II from October 1943 to the end of the war. Previously, he helped plan the Normandy Invasion
  114. John Weems 
    WWII: PTO. US Army Air Corps. Guam
  115. Ulrich K. Wegener 
    Founding member of the German counter-terrorist force GSG 9
  116. Earl Wehner 
    WWII: PTO. Served aboard the USS South Dakota (BB-57). Luzon, Leyte, Philippines in general, Formosa, Okinawa
  117. Carl Weinke 
    WWII: PTO. Served in the United States Army in the South Pacific during World War II from November 29, 1944 to October 25, 1946
  118. Joe Weinmeier 
    WWII: Marine Corps flamethrower 'Flaming Joe' in the Battle of Iwo Jima, fought there for all 36 days of the battle. 5th Marine Division, 28th Marines, 3rd Battalion Headquarters Demolition Platoon. Flagraiser Ira Hayes was his friend
  119. Sidney T. Weinstein 
    army general
  120. Dwight Weir 
    WWII: PTO. US Navy, USS Columbia
  121. William Weise 
    (Born 1929) US Marine Corps Vietnam War Veteran. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. During Operation Napoleon/Saline and at the Battle of Dai Do where he was seriously injured. For his actions at Dai Do Weise was awarded the Navy Cross
  122. David S. Weisman 
    army general
  123. Maurice F. Weisner 
    navy admiral
  124. Edward W. Weiss 
    WWII: PTO. 228th Signal Operations Company. Philippines 1940, POW
  125. Waltraut Weiss-Skorzeny 
    Daughter of Otto Skorzeny, famed nazi commando
  126. George Henry Weissinger 
    WWII: PTO. Gunner on escort carrier USS Anzio
  127. Robert U. Weitzel, Jr. 
    WWII: PTO. Survivor of the massive Kamikaze attack on the USS Lindey on April 12, 1945, in the Battle of Okinawa
  128. Erich Weißflog 
    German ww2 pilot
  129. Darrell G. Welch 
    Fighter ace world war 2- 5 kills flew the p-38
  130. Floyd Welch 
    Pearl Harbor survivor, served on the USS Maryland. Helped to drill through the hull of the next-door capsized USS Oklahoma to save men on board
  131. Larry D. Welch 
    Retired General And Former U.S. Air Force Chief
  132. Frank 'Sam' Weldon 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Iwo Jima. 4th Marines Division
  133. Roy Welland 
    WWII - survived the Battle of Kohima, 1944
  134. Joshua Welle 
    Navy veteran, author, and candidate for Congress from NJ
  135. Arlyn Welling 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. USS Argonne
  136. Harold Wellington 
    WWII. Merchant Marine. Trips to the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf
  137. Albert Wells 
    Fighter ace world war 2 vmf-323 death rattlers- 5 kills
  138. George M. Wells 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Okinawa. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1035
  139. John Keith Wells 
    WWII Marine vet at Iwo Jima (1922-2016). Led the platoon attack on Mt. Suribachi that planted the first flag on the summit. His platoon became one of the most decorated in US history
  140. Kenneth Wells 
    WWII US Marine, born 1925. Okinawa combat, with the 6th Marine Division
  141. Geoffrey Wellum 
    WW2 Battle of Britain pilot. Born in 1922, he was the youngest Spitfire pilot
  142. Mark A. Welsh III. 
    Air Force Chief of Staff (2012-Present)
  143. Eddie Welter 
    WWII - Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. USS Arizona survivor
  144. Andrew Wendland 
    WWII Battle of the Bulge veteran, Nuremberg Trials guard for Field Marshal Hermann Goering
  145. Edward Wendorf 
    WWII Fighter Pilot Ace-6 victories, US Navy, VF-16
  146. Gene Wentz 
    Former Navy SEAL, wrote novel, Men In Green Faces.
  147. Edward Wentzlaff 
    U.S.S. Arizona survivor (Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941)
  148. Frederick Wenzel 
    WWII: USS Helena
  149. William L. Wenzel 
    WWII: Merchant seaman in the 'Murmansk runs' of World War II
  150. Arthur W. Wermuth 
    Known in WWII as the One man army or the Ghost of Bataan
  151. William Wescott 
    Fighter Ace - Korean War - USAF - 5 Kills
  152. Clifford West 
    WWII: PTO. USMC. Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Okinawa
  153. Ernest E. West 
    medal of honor army korean war
  154. Marjorie West 
    A 99-year-old war heroine who worked on the top secret preparations for the D-Day landings, has followed in Captain Tom's footsteps by walking 100 laps of her Dedham garden
  155. Richard West 
    WWII Pilot Ace- Flew the P-38 & P-40--[14 victories]- DSC
  156. Rick West  (2)
    Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) 12
  157. Clifford H. West, Jr. 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Okinawa
  158. Togo D. West, Jr. 
    U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1998-2000)
  159. Clinton Westbrook 
    USS Arizona Survivor - Pearl Harbor
  160. Shelby Westbrook 
    Tuskegee airman
  161. Marvin Westcott 
    WWII: PTO. USS Balch (DD-363). Saw Pearl Harbor arriving on Dec. 8, 1941; his ship was in Task Force 18 (Doolittle Raid), saved nearly 600 sailors of the USS Yorktown when she sank in the Battle of Midway; supported the Guadalcanal campaign
  162. Nick Westendorf 
    WW 2 vet/USN/Mechanic in Navy, stationed in the South Pacific and the Philippines
  163. Frederick Westford 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. Naval Air Station Kaneohe
  164. William Westmoreland 
    Retired US Army General
  165. Simon Weston 
    falklands war hero
  166. Gary G. Wetzel 
    Medal of Honor Army Vietnam
  167. Robert L. Wetzel 
    army general
  168. Frederick C. Weyand 
    Army General, Chief of Staff of the USA army (1974-1976) Born: 09/15/1916
  169. Walter 'Jim' Weybrecht 
    WWII: USS Intrepid. On the flight deck aboard the USS Intrepid when she was hit by 2 kamikazes
  170. Ralph Weymouth 
    WW2 veteran. A decorated soldier whose military career lasted through the Vietnam War. He became an anti-nuclear activist. Father of former bassist of the Talking Heads Tina Weymouth
  171. Dennis Whatley 
    Centenarian (1895-2001). US WWI veteran. Sent to France, marched to the front just as the war ended
  172. Chuck Wheeler 
    WWII: Battle of Midway
  173. Earle Wheeler 
    Army general
  174. Eleanor Wheeler 
    Women's Army Corps
  175. Bill Whetsler 
    WWII: PTO. Pearl Harbor survivor, New Guinea campaign, Battle of Saipan
  176. Thomas Whetstone 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Okinawa. Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division
  177. Carmel Brown Whetzel 
    WWII: ETO. Truck driver in the Red Ball Express, 104th Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 26th Yankee Division. Taken POW while supplying the front lines in November 1944
  178. Don Whipple 
    WWII Veteran, wounded in the Battle of Iwo Jima
  179. John 'Jack' Whipple 
    WWII: ETO. D-Day, Battle of the Bulge. Glider pilot
  180. Harry Whisler 
    WWII: Medic, 1st Infantry Batallion, 10th Armored Division, 3rd Army. Battle of the Bulge
  181. Richard Whitaker 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Okinawa. 6th Marine Division
  182. R. Steven Whitcomb 
    63rd Inspector General of the Army. Served as Chief of Staff, CENTCOM during OIF and OEF
  183. Arlin White 
    WW2 US Army Veteran. 97th Infantry Division
  184. Bill White  (6)
    US WWII Marine vet, born 1915, wounded by a grenade at Iwo Jima. One of the last living workers who built the Hoover Dam in the 1930s
  185. Cecil Ward White 
    Major US Army Ret - Buffalo Soldier during WWII. Author - Give Me My Spirit Back; The Last of the Buffalo Soldier
  186. J. T. White 
    OSU end from River Rouge, MI, Played on Ohio State's first National Championship team in 1942. After military service, finished his career with Michigan and became the only player to win national championships with 2 different schools when they won in '48
  187. Jack E. White 
    (Born 1980) Afghanistan War Veteran. Squad Leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade. Distinguished Service Cross recipient for actions in Khost Province, Afghanistan in 2008
  188. Joe White  (4)
    Pearl Harbor Veteran, USS Schley
  189. Kenneth White  (3)
    Ww2 veteran
  190. Kyle J. White 
    Former Army Sgt, to recieved the Congressional Medal of Honor on May 13, 2014, for his actions during a dismounted movement in mountainous terrain in Aranas, Afghanistan, on Nov. 9, 2007
  191. Phillip White  (3)
    Vietnam veteran who was in the 23rd Americal Division. Purple Heart recipient for being injured by a NVA grenade
  192. Robert J. White 
    WWII: USS Balch (DD-363), USS Boston (CA-69), USS Bladen (APA-63). Naval engagements include Marshall-Gilbert and Wake Islands, Midway, Guadalcanal-Tulagi, Eastern Solomons, Marshall Island, Kwajalein, Majuro, Eniwetok, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
  193. Robert M. White 
    test pilot air force general
  194. Robert S. White 
    WWII: ETO. Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity. 507th Parachute Infantry, 17th Airborne Division
  195. Sherman W. White 
    Tuskegee Airmen Pilot
  196. Stanley White 
    WWII: One of the last 'Rats of Tobruk'. The Rats of Tobruk was the name given to the soldiers of the garrison who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against Rommel's Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk
  197. Steven A. White 
    navy admiral businessman
  198. William C. White 
    Korean War: One of the 'Non-Repatriated 23' who didn't return to the US after the end of the Korean War. Returned to the United State/New York in 1965
  199. Richard F. Whitehead 
    navy admiral
  200. David Whiteman 
    WW2 Dunkirk Veteran (Born:1920) was a medic with the Royal Army Medical Corps and tended the wounded as the troops of the British Expeditionary Force withdrew towards the coast. Now 96 and lives in Laindon, Essex
  201. Harry Whiteside 
    Born March of 1945. Australian Vietnam Veteran that was with the Australian SAS,7RAR, and 3RAR
  202. Jerry Whiteside 
    1965 lz-xray
  203. George Whiting 
    USS Indianapolis Survivor
  204. Morris Whitley 
    Tuskegee Airmen (Would have to be 83 years old or older if lied about age & entered at age 16 to become an Airmen)
  205. Irving M. Whitney 
    WWII: Civilian Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. An electrician, Whitney was on break from his job when he saw the last plane fly over the mountain. He worked salvage duty on the electrical portions of various ships for the next month
  206. Yenwith Whitney 
    Tuskegee airmen ww2
  207. James Whittaker 
    WW2 POW forced to work on the bridge at Burma Siam Railroad that was featured in the film 'Bridge Over the River Kwai'
  208. Sumner Whitten 
    WWII: Battle of Midway pilot
  209. Raymond Whitwell 
    WWII/UK: In the rear guard at the Battle of Dunkirk, he was left on the beach and eventually managed to jump on board a Dutch fishing boat back to England. Later as a paratrooper, he was in Operation Market Garden (Battle of Arnhem)
  210. Elijah Whytsell 
    WWII - 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR, Easy Company. As an Easy member he is one of the 'Band of Brothers',
  211. Jon Wiant 
    Spy/Hot wars/cold wars & a few sub-war dust-ups/Served in senior positions at the Departments of State and Defense, the CIA, and the White House
  212. John A. Wickham 
    army general
  213. T. R. Wickline 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. USS Maryland
  214. George Widman 
    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
  215. Warren Wiedhahn 
    US Marine, Korean and Vietnam Veteran, born 1929. Pusan, Inchon, Seoul, and one of the Chosin Few in Korea, Purple Heart. Silver Star in Vietnam. National President of The Chosin Few organization
  216. Paul Wiedorfer 
    Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, US Army, WWII
  217. Elmer Wienclawski 
    US Army WWII veteran, born 1919. CCC member, 1938-40, and made an Army supply sargeant thanks to his CCC experience for WWII's Saipan battle
  218. Fritz Wiener 
    German ww2 pilot JG 11
  219. Arthur Wiese 
    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
  220. Fred Wiese 
    Born in 1922 in Bloomfield, Nebraska. Served in the US Army during WWII. Fred was assigned to the Station Hospital at Fort Des Moines without going through typical basic training
  221. Johannes Wiese 
    Lufftwaffe ace 133 victories in wwII
  222. Helmut Wieselhuber 
    WWII German Knights Cross Recipient
  223. John J. Wiest 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Savo Island (USS Vincennes)
  224. Pierce Wiggin 
    WWII: Fighter Ace, 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF
  225. Charlie Wiggins 
    Lz xray 1965 nam 1st cav
  226. Alton Wiggs 
    WWII: PTO. USS West Virginia
  227. William Wigley 
    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
  228. Henry 'Hank' Wilayto 
    WWII: Bataan Death March
  229. Beverly Clyde 'B.C.' Wilborn 
    WWII: Sailor B.C. Wilborn manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack upon Pearl Harbor; later surviving amultiple Kamikate attack at the USS Columbia on 6 January 1945 when he earned a Purple Heart; Race Horse Owner
  230. Arthur J. Wilburn 
    Tuskegee Airman
  231. Bill Wilch 
    WWII - D-Day, in the first wave at Omaha Beach. 29th Infantry Division, 115th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, E Company, First Scout of the 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon
  232. Lindsey Wilcox 
    USS Indianapolis survivor
  233. Delmar Wiley 
    WWII: Torpedo Bomber pilot, Battle of Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, USS Yorktown (CV-5), USS Enterprise
  234. James T. Wiley 
    Tuskegee Airmen Pilot
  235. Derek Wilford 
    British soldier involved in the Bloody Sunday massacre, living with his wife Linda somewhere in rural Belgium
  236. Horst Wilhelm Kessler 
    German U-boat commander (Born: 1914) in the Atlantic during WW2 (Submarine U-704) Lives in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany. Now 103
  237. Max Wilk 
    Playwright, screenwriter, author of fiction & nonfiction books/WW 2 Wilk served First Motion Picture Unit of the US Army Air Forces/ wrote the novelization of Beatles' cartoon Yellow Submarine/Wrote Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
  238. Carl Wilken 
    WWII: Served on the submarine USS Archerfish (SS-311) which sank the Japanese aircraft carrier HIJMS Shinano, on 29 November 1944
  239. Valleau Wilkie, Jr. 
    WWII: ETO. B-17 co-pilot, 351st Bomb Group. Shot down, Dutch Undeground, POW
  240. Beverly Wilkinson 
    WWII - WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
  241. Eugene P. Wilkinson 
    Former U.S. Naval officer, first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus
  242. Ken Wilkinson 
    WWII: British pilot of the Battle of Britain, flew with the Duxford Wing (served with inspirational Second World War flying ace Sir Douglas Bader) and joined No 19 Squadron in October 1940 and later joined 234 and 165 Squadrons
  243. Marion Rex Wilkinson 
    WWII: ETO. 745th Squadron, 456 Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. B-24 pilot. Distinguished Flying Cross, European-Asian Eastern Ribbon, Air Medal with 2 Oakleaf Cluster. 51 Combat missions incl, missions to Ploesti
  244. Neil Wilkinson  (2)
    HMS Intrepid crew member during Falkland Islands War, his actions are the base for the play 'San Carlos Hilton'
  245. Timothy A. Wilkinson 
    (Born 1957) US Air Force Veteran. Was in Cold War, Invasion of Panama 1989-1990, Somalia 1993, and Haiti 1994. Air Force Cross Recipient
  246. Joseph B. Wilkinson, Jr. 
    navy admiral
  247. Conrad J. Will 
    Biographical Information Name: Conrad J. Will State of Birth: PA Home State: NJ Gender Male War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Military Status Veteran Dates of Service 1943-1945 Entrance into Service Enlisted Branch of Serv
  248. Cynthia Jane Will 
    Served as a guard for Pope John Paul in 1987 Persian Gulf War, 1991 with Army in Saudi Arabia Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield
  249. Eldon Willander 
    WWII: PTO. USS West Virginia 1944-1946
  250. Frank E. Willard 
    US Army WWII vet, born 1917. Served in the 738th Artillery of Patton's Third Army, through France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. Toured Buchenwald concentration camp after its liberation. Career as a dentist
  251. Robert F. Willard 
    Commander US Pacific Fleet
  252. Edgar Willer 
    WWII US Army, born . 9th Armored Div., assistant tank driver. Battle of Remagen in March 1945, first tank to cross the Rhine into Germany
  253. Peter Willett 
    Last surviving veteran of the Second Battle of El Alamein during WW2. He is now 95 and lives in Rotherwick, Hampshire, England
  254. Wendell B. Willett 
    WWII: US Navy veteran who served on the USS Russell (DD-414); the ship fought in 16 major engagements incl. the Battle of Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway where she picked up survivors of the carriers USS Lexington resp. USS Yorktown
  255. Leighton Willhite 
    WWII Veteran; Marine - Tank Driver; Iwo Jima
  256. Arthur B. Williams 
    WWII: PTO. USS Teton. Surrender Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945
  257. Bernice Williams 
    Served in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during WW2 born 3/1/1921
  258. Billy James Williams 
    WWII: PTO. US Army Air Corps. Gunner, B-29 Flying Fortress
  259. Bruce W. Williams 
    Fighter ace ww2 1/19/1919
  260. Charles Williams  (2)
    Tuskegee Airmen
  261. Chet T. Williams 
    US Army WW2 Veteran. Was in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and France. A recipient of 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star
  262. Clifford O. Williams 
    WW II 27 May 1944 - Missing in Action Shot down by flak in northern France, east of St. Leger.Belly-landed plane in sugar-beet field and evaded capture with the help of the French Resistance. Born: 10/17/1921
  263. Donald A. Williams 
    Tuskegee Airmen
  264. Earl T. Williams 
    WWII Perl Harbor veteran. B-17 flight member flying over Pearl Harbor by chance during the attack. Shot down by Japanese, landed at Hickam Field. Plane broke apart, shown in an iconic photo of the day
  265. Eldridge F. Williams 
    Tuskegee Airmen, In 1948, Williams was recalled to military service during the Berlin Airlift. President Harry Truman integrated military service in 1949 & Eldridge Williams departed for his first integrated assignment on the island of Okinawa
  266. Ernest Leopold Williams 
    British ace from WW2
  267. Griffith Williams 
    doolittle's radiers crew #15 co-pilot
  268. Hershel W. Williams 
    Congressional Medal of Honor, USMC, WWII
  269. Hoyt Williams 
    Wwii army sgt
  270. Hubert Williams 
    Centenarian (1895-2002). British WWI veteran, last living pilot of the Royal Flying Corps. Bombed German trenches in France, later had his Sopwith Camel shot down over Greece. Second last living pilot to have been in WWI dogfights
  271. J. Elliott Williams 
    medal of honor navy vietnam
  272. James Williams  (6)
    Last of the Buffalo Soldiers, before they were disbanded in 1951
  273. James A. Williams 
    army general
  274. James Elliott Williams 
    Sailor of the United States Navy during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the most highly decorated enlisted man in the history of the United States Navy
  275. Leslie Williams 
    'B-25 Tuskegee Airmen' 'Class of 43-J'
  276. Louis Williams  (3)
    Medal Of Honor
  277. Matthew Williams  (3)
    United States Army Master Sergeant-Medal of Honor
  278. Melvin Williams 
    USN Admiral
  279. Michael J. Williams 
    marine corps general
  280. Peter Williams  (2)
    Navy Admiral
  281. Reaford B. Williams 
    WWII - Medic at the 7th Fighter Command ambulance on Iwo Jima
  282. Royce Williams 
    F9 Pilot in both Korean and Vietnam War
  283. Willie Williams  (2)
    usmc general
  284. Matthew Robert Williams, Jr. 
    WWII: ETO. B-24 'Liberator' in the 453rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. Distinguished Flying Cross. First mission on D-Day. Flew 35 combat missions incl. 3 to Berlin. His operations officer was Jimmy Stewart
  285. Roy Williamson 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. USS Pyro
  286. George Willie 
    WW2 Navajo Indian Code Talker
  287. Charles E. Willingham 
    Author/Inventor/U.S. Air Force Cold War spy, nearly getting shot down by Russian MIGs, and landing in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis/makes his fortune working for computer software magnate Bill Gates
  288. Ellis H. Willingham 
    WWII: US Navy veteran who served on the USS Russell (DD-414); the ship fought in 16 major engagements incl. the Battle of Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway where she picked up survivors of the carriers USS Lexington resp. USS Yorktown
  289. A. L. Willings 
    'Royal Air Force 2nd Pilot Flight Lt.'
  290. John 'Jocko' Willink 
    Military seal team 3 charlie platoon
  291. Arnold Willis 
    WWII: ETO. B-17 Tail Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group
  292. Thomas D. Willis 
    US Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran. Served from 1965 to 1968
  293. Wil Willis 
    Former Army Ranger and pararescueman,host of Military Channel show Triggers & Special Ops
  294. John T. Williss 
    WWII - Pilot of the famous Sundowners squadron (VF-11) of Carrier Air Group 11 in the Pacific Theater; one of the rare 'Silver Eagles' (which was an Enlisted Pilot)
  295. Leigh Willoughby 
    WWII veteran, army medic at Guam and Okinawa. Worked with MOH Desmond Doss, of 'Hacksaw Ridge' note, at Okinawa
  296. Minard Willson 
    WWII: Marine Corps veteran of the Battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan
  297. Philip S. 'Pots' Wilmot 
    WWII: PTO. Marine Corps fighter pilot of squadron VFM-451 (USS Bunker Hill). Flew 52 mission from January to May 1945 in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the defense of the Bunker Hill and raids to Tokyo. 1 victory. DFC
  298. John 'Jack' Wilpers 
    WWII: US WWII veteran who captured Japan's Tojo
  299. Bill Wilson 
    WWII - Pearl Harbor survivor 7 December 1941, USS Mac Donough
  300. Dwight Wilson 
    Canadian WW One Veteran
  301. Eric Charles Twelves Wilson 
    British war hero, Victoria Cross receiver
  302. Frank Wilson  (3)
    Actor/'Breaker Morant' 'Black Robe'/Australian Army in 1943, to escape the wartime Manpower Directorite and being placed in a 'useful' job, becoming a signalman in the 7th Division, 2nd AIF. Serving in Papua New Guinea & Borneo
  303. George Wilson  (3)
    D-Day Survivor
  304. Harold E. Wilson 
    United States Marine who earned the United States-? military highest award, the Medal of Honor, for heroism as a platoon sergeant of a rifle platoon in Korea on the night of 23-April 24, 1951
  305. James A. Wilson 
    Tuskegee Airman
  306. James B. Wilson 
    navy admiral
  307. Jesse Leon Wilson 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 Dec 1941. USS Dale (DD-353), among the first ships to leave the harbor and one of those who remained undamaged. Mr. Wilson was at a machine gun firing at the Japanese planes. The USS Dale shot down 1 enemy
  308. Jock Wilson 
    British WWI And WWII Veteran
  309. Johnnie Wilson 
    General Johnnie Edward Wilson retired United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command from 1996 to 1999
  310. Johnny Wilson 
    Retired Army General
  311. Justin A. Wilson 
    (Born 1978) US Navy Afghanistan War Veteran. Served as a corpsman with Marines. Recipient of the Navy Cross for actions during Operation Enduring Freedom
  312. Louis H. Wilson 
    medal of honor marines ww11
  313. Paul A. Wilson 
    WWII: ETO. 17th Airborne Division, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment. Battle of the Bulge
  314. Robert Wilson  (3)
    Decorated former US Army General, Cmdr usa installation management command, CEO Robert Wilson Consulting
  315. Samuel V. Wilson 
    WWII: CBI. Merrill's Marauders. Later Army general educator
  316. Selwyn J. Wilson 
    Tuskegee Airman
  317. Theobald G. Wilson 
    Tuskegee Airman
  318. William Wilson  (2)
    Medal Of Honor
  319. George B. Wilson, Jr. 
    1905-1990. Lafayette halfback in the College Football HOF, before becoming a Brigadier General in the Marine Corps
  320. George Wilton 
    One of the last WW2 Arctic convoy veterans. He is now 91 and lives in Biggin, Derbyshire, England
  321. Warren S. Wimmer 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. USS Rigel (AR-11)
  322. William Wingett 
    WWII - Member of the 101 airbourne div. company E 506 parachute regiment (Band of Brothers); was with the 'Easy' from D-Day to Eagle's Nest. It was him who cut the German flag off the wall of the German Army barracks at the Eagle's Nest, Berchtesgaden
  323. Paul Winkel 
    Lz xray 1965
  324. James A. Winnefeld, Jr. 
    4 Star General, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; CO of the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) which was on her way back home during the September 11 attacks who, without authorization, did a 180 degree turn to take station in the Arabian Sea
  325. Russel Winsett 
    Pearl Harbor survivor, USS Pennsylvania machine gunner
  326. Jerry Winslow 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941
  327. Robert Winslow 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor aboard the USS Helm, 7 December 1941
  328. 'Gung Ho' Dean Winters 
    WWII: PTO. USMC. Carlson's Raider, Company 'E' 2nd Raider Bn., later 2nd Battalion, Company 'E' 28th Marines. Makin Island, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Iwo Jima
  329. Charlotte Winters 
    Centenarian (1897-2007). Last female US veteran of WWI. Served as a Navy 'Yeomanette' stateside from 1917-1919
  330. Dick Winters 
    World War II Major of the 101st Airborne during the D-Day Invasion
  331. Richard Winters 
    Former United States Army officer, original Band of Brothers. Born: 01/21/1918
  332. Rita Wischmeyer 
    Wwii:wasp
  333. Curtis Winfred Wise 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Peleliu. 3 Bronze Stars
  334. Reginald Wise 
    WWII: ETO. Sniper in the 40 Royal Marine Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, in Yugoslavia, Greece, Albania, Italy, an expert at picking off German machine-gunners, not killing but wounding them which was the order
  335. Dennis Wisely 
    Navy Rear Admiral (ret.)
  336. Leonard P. Wishart III. 
    army general
  337. John E. Wissler 
    USMC General
  338. Cecil Wiswell 
    WWII: Survivor of the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942) from the USS Lexington which was lost during the battle. Later served on the USS Card in the North-Atlantic
  339. Charles Witham 
    WWII: Royal Navy veteran of the Arctic convoys (HMS Martin)
  340. Ramsey Muir Withers 
    Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest ranking position in the Canadian Forces 1980-1983
  341. Raymond Withers 
    WWII: ETO. Fighter pilot, 4 victories, 106 missions. Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster, Silver Star
  342. Gene Witkowski 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Okinawa. USMC, First Tank Battalion
  343. Russ B. Witte 
    WWII: ETO. B-25 pilot
  344. Leslie Lee Witten 
    JFK - Honor Guard in President Kennedy's funeral; served at official functions for JFK and even got to talk to him once
  345. Robert Witzig 
    USS Indianapolis survivor
  346. William Woehr 
    WWII: C-47 pilot D-Day (101st AB, later 82nd AB); also flew support missions until the end of the war in the rest of France, Holland and Germany
  347. Frederick F. Woerner, Jr. 
    4-Star General
  348. Ken Wofford 
    Tuskegee Airmen
  349. Travis Wofford 
    (Born 1934) US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Recipient of the Air Force Cross and Distinguished Service Cross
  350. Hans Wohlbier 
    WWII German Stuka Pilot - 405 missions Eastern Front 1943-45 born 1923
  351. Elmo Wojahn 
    WWII USS Hornet (CV-8) plankowner (original crewmember), participant in the Doolittle Raid, and a survivor of the sinking of the Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
  352. Paul Wojahn 
    WWII: PTO. Battles of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Okinawa. USMC
  353. Peter Woken 
    US Army Afghanistan War Veteran. Awarded the German Medal of Honor for saving a wounded German soldier
  354. Adeline Wolak Ellison 
    Wwii: wasp
  355. Jerry Wolf 
    WWII: ETO. Army Air Corps. Tech Sgt. B-17 Top Turret Gunner. 390th Bomb Group, 570th Bomb Squadron. Shot down on 28 May 1944 in B-17 #4232089 'Mountaineer' on a mission to Berlin, Germany, crashing at Holzhausen, 16 miles east of Magdeburg. POW
  356. John T. Wolf 
    WWII - Fighter Ace, Hellcat F4F, born 2/4/1921; VF-2, 7 victories. Flew 7 different types of military airplanes (N-25-3 Stearman, F4 Wildcat
  357. Stanley Wolf 
    Korean War: Battle of Chosin Reservoir, US Army
  358. Clarence Wolf Guts 
    Last Lakota Code-Talker, WWII
  359. Kenneth Wolfe 
    WWII: US Marine Corps, Guadalcanal
  360. Lawrence Wolfe 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 251st Coastal Artillery
  361. Thad A. Wolfe 
    air force general
  362. Janet Wolfenbarger 
    USAF General
  363. Janet C. Wolfenbarger 
    First Woman 4-Star General Born in 1958
  364. John Wolfram 
    Navy Seal recovery team, first to grab the Apollo 11 capsule and attach anchor cables and a flotation device before the astronauts emerged. Later served in Vietnam, battled addictions, and became a preacher
  365. Walter Wolfrum  (2)
    Ww2 luftwaffe ace
  366. Charles 'Red' Womack 
    WWII: Marine of the famous K-3-5, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu
  367. Jack Womer 
    WWII: ' Filthy Thirteen'. D-Day
  368. Thomas Alfred Wommack 
    WWII: Homefront/Atlantic: USS Moberly (PF-63). On May 6, 1945, the Coast Guard-manned frigate USS Moberly, sank the German U-853 in the Atlantic off Block Island, R.I, as the last U-boat sunk in the European War. There were no survivors
  369. Henry A 'Hank' Wong 
    WWII: Operation Oblivion, the last of the 13 Chinese Canadian veterans who signed up for the covert mission to land in Japan-occupied China. Trained for 4 months but never entered combat as the war ended before they could be used
  370. George Woo 
    WWII Flying Tigers lives in Quincy, Massachusetts
  371. C. Norman Wood 
    air force general
  372. Francis Wood 
    Wwii: pto. usmc. iwo jima
  373. Marion Wood 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941; mess hall, Pearl Harbor
  374. Mike Wood  (5)
    Vietnam Veteran
  375. Milton Leonard Wood 
    WWII: PTO. Battle of Okinawa. 96th Infantry Division
  376. William Wood 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. Shop 51 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, but dispatched to the USS Shaw (DD-373) and onboard at the time of the attack. Later an USAAF B-29 pilot
  377. Winifred Wood 
    WW2 Wasp. Author of We Were Wasps
  378. Enoch 'Woody' Woodhouse 
    US Army WWII era vet, born 1927. Army officer school in 1944, became Paymaster for the Tuskegee Airmen in 1946. Became a Boston lawyer and social activist. Appointed a Brig. General in 2022 by Massachusetts Governor
  379. John W. Woodmansee, Jr. 
    army general
  380. Earl Woods 
    Father of professional golfers Tiger Woods and Cheyenne Woods. Served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam & retired w/ the rank of lieutenant colonel. Broke the Big Eight Conference (then the Big Seven Conference) 'color barrier' in baseball in 1951
  381. Pendleton Woods 
    American POW, was captured by the Germans after the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and escaped from POW camp in April 1945
  382. Wiley Woods, Jr. 
    WWII Bomber pilot,Navigator, 90th Bomb Group, 320 Bomb Squadron
  383. Dean Ralph Woodward 
    WWII: Marines veteran of the Battes of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa. Also in the Korean War. Later duty for Truman and Eisenhower
  384. John 'Sandy' Woodward 
    British Admiral, Royal Navy, Commander of the South Atlantic Task Groups in the Falklands War
  385. John F. Woodward 
    navy admiral england
  386. Margaret Woodward 
    USAF General
  387. Robert Woody 
    Military
  388. Albert Woolson 
    Last living (confirmed and verified) Civil War veteran (1850-1956). Served in the Union Army as a drummer boy in a Minnesota regiment. 3 others claiming to be Confederate vets who lived passed him were later found to most likely be false claims
  389. John Woolston 
    USS Indianapolis Survivor
  390. James Wooters 
    WWII: D-Day. USS Arkansas at Omaha Beach. Responsible for the radar at the ship's combat information center. The USS Arkansas engaged German shore batteries off Omaha Beach
  391. Jeremiah W. Workman 
    (Born 1983) US Marine Corps Iraq War veteran. Received the Navy Cross for actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom
  392. Rowland Worrell 
    Vietnam War Veteran-Forward Air Controller At Dak Seang Special Forces Camp
  393. Rowland H. Worrell, lll. 
    (Born 1946) US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Air Force Cross and Silver Star Recipient
  394. George R. Worthington 
    Retired Navy Admiral
  395. Frank Wotring 
    WWII - Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941, USS Helm
  396. Roman Wozniak 
    WWII: Spitfire Fighter Pilot in WWII, seeing much action, particularly at the Dieppe Raid
  397. Lillian Wray 
    WWII: US home front; WASP
  398. Stanley Wray 
    Air Force General
  399. James Wren 
    WWII: Survivor of the sinking of the HMS Repulse on 10 December 1941 off Malaya when also HMS Prince of Wales was sunk, an event in the war that often is named 'Britain's Pearl Harbor'
  400. L. Peter Wren 
    Member of rescue Ship USS Bassett to the aid of the USS Indianapolis Survivors
  401. Richard Wren 
    Navy Admiral
  402. Allan Wright 
    British ace from WW2, 12.25 victories
  403. Bruce A. Wright 
    air force general
  404. Frank Wright 
    WWII Marine, Iwo Jima, Guam
  405. Garth Wright 
    WWII: 153 Battalion, Tavistock, 51st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. Phoney War 1939/1940; Dunkirk, Operation Torch (French North Africa), Tunisia (Kasserine Pass), Italy (Monte Cassino); ended the war in Klagenfurt, Austria
  406. Garth A. Wright 
    (Born 1935) US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Air Force Cross and Bronze Star Recipient. Retired as a lieutenant colonel
  407. John Wright  (8)
    WWII: PTO. Army Air Corps. 13th Air Force, 307th Bomb Group, 424th Squadron
  408. Lester Wright 
    WWII Veteran, won a centenarian racing competition
  409. Peter Wright 
    Member of the Flying Tigers (AVG) WWII
  410. Raymond R. Wright 
    medal of honor army vietnam
  411. Robert E. Wright 
    WWII - Medic of the 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division. Combat jumps into D-Day and Operation market Garden, also at Bastogne
  412. Roland R. Wright 
    WWII flew a P-51 Mustang (three confirmed aerial victories, one of which was against a Me-262 ? the eighth to have ever been shot down). Brigadier General. AKA: 'Mormon Mustang'
  413. Roy Wright  (3)
    WWII: Anti-aircraft gunner on the USS Enterprise (CV-6) from 1944 to 1945, survived multiple Kamikaze attacks
  414. Wilbur Wright  (2)
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941, USS Oglala
  415. Marian Wright Edelman 
    2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom
  416. Richard Wunderink 
    WWII: Pacific Theater. USS Killen, DD-593. USS Selfridge
  417. Spencer Wurst 
    WWII - 82nd Airborne, 505th PIR. Combat jumps: Salerno, Normandy (D-Day, St. Mere Eglise), Operation Market Garden
  418. Stanislaw Wycech 
    Polish World War One Veteran
  419. Arthur Wynant 
    WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, USS Medusa (AR-1)
  420. Edward Wysocki 
    WWII: Survived the sinking of the USS John Penn on August 13, 1943, also took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
  421. David Wyzykowski 
    Private first class. dates of service: november 1959 - february 1960. ger. occupation into berlin during russian blockade
  422. Erich Wöllner 
    Former general of the German Democratic Republic's army