WO Robert Reynolds Myra

Jan 16, 2018 | Coast Guard

Myra enlisted in the Coast Guard Merchant Marines in October of 1945, at the young age of 17. He served in the Stewards Department as a Messman- Utility Man. Within a months’ time, he was promoted to Warrant Officer, a very quick promotion during that era!...

BGen Joseph Jacob “Joe” Foss

Jan 15, 2018 | Marines

Joe Foss was born 17 April 1915 on a farm near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. When he was 12, he saw Charles Lindbergh on tour. He took his first flight when he was 16 in a Ford Tri-Motor. Just before Joe’s 18th birthday, his father was killed by a downed power line...

CW3 Doris “Lucki” Allen

Jan 14, 2018 | Army

CW3 Doris “Lucki” Allen served as a WAC during the Vietnam War. Early in her military career, she asked for a transfer out of a dead end job in public relations at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, and went to the Army Language School in California because “it was the only place they...

SgtMaj Leland D. Crawford

Jan 13, 2018 | Marines

Sergeant Major Leland D. Crawford, the 9th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps passed away on 16 February 1993. Sergeant Major Crawford was born in Sharon, West Virginia, on 16 February 1930. He attended East Bank (West Virginia) High School and later graduated from...

MSG Albert Podlaski

Jan 12, 2018 | Army

Albert Podlaski was serving with Battery B of the 51st Field Artillery Battalion during World War II. On December 1, 1944, he was wounded in action. Sergeant Podlaski was wounded when his cannon had to be repaired during a fierce battle . At the risk of his own life...