CPL Stan Parry

Jul 16, 2017 | Army

Stan Parry was drafted into the Army in August 21, 1952 at 20 years old. He had 13 weeks of Basic Training at Fort Ord, CA. He was selected to go to Cook’s School at the Presidio in San Francisca, CA. He then became a cook at The Officers’ Mess at Fort Scott at the...

Glendal Bunker

Jul 15, 2017 | Air Force

Air Force, 1953-1957 Bunker enlisted in the Air Force while living in St. George, UT at age 17. He went to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX for a few months. He then went to Chanute AFB in Rantoul, Illinois where he completed training. After a short trip back on leave,...

Robert Elwood Strouse

Jul 14, 2017 | Marines

Robert Elwood Strouse, aka “Marine Joe,” Marine Corps, 1965-1969 Robert joined the Marines right out of high school and he served in the 1st Batallion, 3rd Regiment. He served in I-Core south of DMZ where there was a lot of heat and fire. 3rd Marines wore...

SGT Don K White

Jul 13, 2017 | Army

Don served in the Army during WWII. WWII ended one month before he arrived in Korea where he served as a Secretary. Don was out on maneuvers when the Atom Bomb was dropped, otherwise Don would have been on the beaches of Japan. In Korea, the soldiers Don replaced had...

Norman Williams

Jul 12, 2017 | Air Force, Marines, Navy

Marine Corps: 1970 – 1973 Navy: 1985 – 2000 Air Force: 2000 – 2008 Norm was stationed at Camp Pendleton where he was a Tank Operator M48A1’s. Norm also spent some time in Adak, Alaska where he worked as a chaser. During Norm’s time in the...