A Native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Sergeant George was part of A Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12, 1951. He was...
Glenn Huff was born on April 17, 1931. He enlisted in the Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Corporal Huff was a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 25, 1950 and died...
By mid-July 1950, the war in Korea was less than three weeks old, and was going very badly for the Republic of Korea (ROK) and American forces. The North Korean People’s Army (KPA) had been able to sustain battlefield artillery and armor, the KPA overwhelmed...
Pvt Curtis Adams was a farmer. He enlisted at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina on 28 October 1942. He was captured by German troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the town of Wereth, Belgium on December 17, 1944. He along with 10 other African American...
Jessica Lynch is a former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. and allied forces. On March 23, 2003, Private First Class Lynch’s convoy was ambushed by Iraqi forces during the Battle of Nasiriyah. Lynch was seriously...
