VADM Wayne Eugene Caldwell

Dec 16, 2017 | Army, Coast Guard

Wayne Eugen Caldwell was born on Springfield, Ohio, where he graduated at the top of his high school class and was recognized as an All-Ohio football player. He attended Ohio State University for a year before enlisting in the Army in 1942. He graduated from the...

SGT Ronald Alan Kubik

Dec 15, 2017 | Army

Sgt. Ronald Alan Kubik, 21, was a rifleteam leader assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on June 22, 1988 in Point Pleasant, N.J. Kubik was seriously wounded in an engagement with an enemy force in Logar Province,...

Col Harold E. Fischer

Dec 14, 2017 | Air Force, Army

Fischer grew up on a farm in Iowa and enlisted in the U.S. Army after two years at Iowa State University. He transferred to the Air Force in 1950 and achieved a remarkable combat record during 105 missions. He was credited with shooting down 10 Soviet-made MiG-15...

Muriel Kupersmith

Dec 13, 2017 | Marines

Muriel Kupersmith was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her first memories are of sitting on her father’s lap while he played songs on his mandolin. As a teenager, she had the job of air raid warden turning street lights off at dawn if a siren went off. This was done with a...

2LT Robert “Bob” Dole

Dec 12, 2017 | Army

There is no doubt that Senator Bob Dole will always be known for his service to his country; however, most only consider the work he has done through various levels of Government, not realizing that Senator Dole also served in the U.S. Army during WWII, fighting in...