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Jack Holder, U.S. Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor, Midway
Jack Holder joined the U.S. Navy fresh out of high school in 1940. He arrived in Pearl Harbor in December of that year. Twelve months later he was di…
4 years, 4 months ago
Gen. Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airmen, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
On January 16, 2022, retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Charles McGee died at the age of 102. His story is one of profound courage, excellence…
4 years, 5 months ago
Yoshio Nakamura, U.S. Army, WWII, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Yoshio Nakamura grew up working on his family's farm in California. Despite the Great Depression, it was a good life and Nakamura had many friends as…
4 years, 5 months ago
Lt. Col. Clif Berry, USAF & U.S. Army, Berlin Airlift, Vietnam
Fred Clifton Berry, Jr. joined the U.S. Force in 1948 due to his interest in radio and airplanes. He soon found himself in Germany and in the middle …
4 years, 5 months ago
Ned Connor, U.S. Navy, WWII
Ned Connor was planning to join the ground forces of the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. But he soon found out he wasn't going to make that dec…
4 years, 5 months ago
Andrew Faltum, U.S. Navy, Vietnam Refugee Rescue
Andrew Faltum started as a detective for the Chicago Police Department but by the early 1970's he decided it was time for a change. Faltum joined the…
4 years, 6 months ago
Michael "Mickey" Ganitch, U.S. Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor
Michael "Mickey Ganitch" Ganitch grew up in Ohio and joined the U.S. Navy in early 1941, as he puts it, to dodge being drafted into the Army. Less t…
4 years, 6 months ago
Frank Emond, U.S. Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor
Frank Emond joined the U.S. Navy in 1938 after learning it was looking for musicians. Three years later, Emond was standing on the deck of the USS P…
4 years, 6 months ago
SgtMaj David Devaney, USMC Sniper, Iraq
David Devaney enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983. After surviving boot camp, he soon pursued the opportunity to become a U.S. Marine sniper an…
4 years, 6 months ago
Charles Strange, Gold Star Father of U.S. Navy PO1 Michael Strange
Charles Strange didn't initially want his son, Michael, to join the military. But when Michael turned 18, he joined the U.S. Navy and soon became an…
4 years, 6 months ago