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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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 4 months ago
Kayla Williams, U.S. Army, Iraq
A member of the 101st Airborne Division, Kayla Williams was among the very first American forces to enter Iraq in 2003 and roll from Kuwait to Baghda…
4 years, 4 months ago
CPO Mathias "Matt" Gutman, U.S. Navy, WWII, Peleliu, Okinawa
Mathias "Matt" Gutman came from a military family and joined the U.S. Navy shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He became a coxswain on…
4 years, 4 months ago
Lewis Varvel, U.S. Navy, Doolittle Raid, Midway
Lewis Varvel joined the U.S. Navy because he didn't want to be in the Army, but his service during World War II would still be harrowing and conseque…
4 years, 4 months ago