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PFC Royal Earle, Jr., USMC, Saipan, Iwo Jima
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Royal Earle, Jr. and a buddy were on their way to join the the U.S. Marine Corps to take the fight to Japa…
2 years, 3 months ago
PFC John DeGennaro, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
John DeGennero was just 15 years old and playing at a park on the Sunday the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After turning 17 in …
2 years, 3 months ago
Brig. Gen Richard Baughn, USAF, World War II, Vietnam
Richard Baughn served as an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and then the U.S. Air Force for more than 30 years both active duty and reserve. He re…
2 years, 3 months ago
PFC Vincent Speranza, U.S. Army Airborne, WWII, Battle of the Bulge
Vincent Speranza was born to immigrant Italian parents in New York City. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Speranza's father stressed to his b…
2 years, 4 months ago
SSgt Lester Schrenk, U.S. Army Air Forces, WWII, POW
Lester Schrenk joined the U.S. Army Air Forces on his 19th birthday in November 1942. Even though he still sees perfectly today, he was told he could…
2 years, 4 months ago
Roy Gleason, U.S. Army, Vietnam, World Series Champion
Roy Gleason grew up near Chicago and fell in love with baseball while watching Cubs games with his grandfather. As a young teenager, he learned he ha…
2 years, 4 months ago
Louis Bourgault, USMC, WWII, Bougainville, Iwo Jima
Louis Bourgault was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor - too young to formally join the military. After his father rejected a teena…
2 years, 4 months ago
Maj. John 'Lucky' Luckadoo, U.S. Army Air Corps, Bloody 100th Bomb Group
John 'Lucky" Luckadoo wanted to join the war effort against Nazi Germany even before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He and a friend hatched a p…
2 years, 5 months ago
Sgt. Dakota Meyer, USMC, Afghanistan, Iraq, Medal of Honor
Dakota Meyer decided to have some fun with the U.S. Marine recruiter visiting his high school. Within minutes he had a change of heart and signed up …
2 years, 5 months ago
Capt. Russell 'Rusty' Schweikart, USAF, Air National Guard, NASA, Apollo 9
Russell "Rusty" Schweikart grew up with a great interest in aviation and watching the planes fly around Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. So…
2 years, 5 months ago