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Harry Isabel, Jr., U.S. Army, WWII
Harry Isabel, Jr. was 16 years old when when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, By mid-1944, he was trained and on a ship to fight in the Pacific th…
4 years ago
Lt. Col. David Yorck, USMC, Vietnam
David Yorck was born in Germany during World War II and came to the United States in 1950. After joining the U.S. Marine Corps, he was immediately se…
4 years ago
MCPO Edward Byers, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, Afghanistan, Medal of Honor
Edward Byers became fascinated with the military - and Navy SEALs in particular - through books and movies in his younger years. He joined the U.S. N…
4 years ago
P.J. Dahl, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
P.J. Dahl was enthralled by flying from a young age, devouring any book he could find on the Red Baron and other early legends of the air. So when he…
4 years ago
Ralph Goldsticker, Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
Ralph Goldsticker, Jr. was 20 years old when he joined the U.S. Army following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. After trying to …
4 years ago
Frank Pomroy, USMC, WWII, Part 2 - Peleliu
Frank Pomroy and many other U.S. Marines suffered greatly at the battle of Guadalcanal - both from the conditions and from the difficult fighting aga…
4 years, 1 month ago
Frank Pomroy, USMC, WWII, Part 1 - Guadalcanal
Frank Pomroy joined the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in two of the most critical battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. In this first of ou…
4 years, 1 month ago
Robert Owens, USMC, Montford Point Marines
Robert Owens joined the U.S. Marine Corps at age 16 by telling recruiters he was 18. Soon he would be joining the other young black men as part of th…
4 years, 1 month ago
MGySgt Oliver Nickle, USMC, Korea, Vietnam
Oliver Nickle originally intended to join the U.S. Navy but ultimately enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17 after his parents gave their app…
4 years, 1 month ago
John Billings, U.S. Army Air Forces, WWII
John Billings was hooked on flying when he was three years old, so when it came time to serve in World War II, the Army Air Forces was a natural fit.…
4 years, 2 months ago