Maj Gen Jeanne M. Holm

Jun 15, 2018 | Air Force, Army

Jeanne M. Holm was the first woman in the armed forces to be promoted to the rank of Major General (1973), and this was only one of her many firsts. She served in the Army from 1942-1945 and transferred to the Air Force in 1948, when a new law integrated women in the...

PFC Howard P Perry

Jun 14, 2018 | Marines

Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting African Americans in 1942. The first man to enlist was Howard P. Perry. With 119 other recruits, he began the grueling process of becoming a Marine at Montford Point near Camp Lejeune, North...

PH1c Paul J Madden

Jun 13, 2018 | Navy

Paul J Madden was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in September 1920. He graduated from mechanical Arts High School in Boston, where he first became interested in photography. Madden enlisted in the US Navy in July 1940. After working for a time as a mechanic, he...

HA1c Fred Faulkner Lester

Jun 12, 2018 | Navy

Fred Faulkner Lester was born in Downers Grove, Illinois on April 29, 1926. He joined the United States Naval Reserve on November 1, 1943 when he was just 17 years old. He was placed on active service with the United States Navy, trained as a medical corpsman, and...

Larry Gail Williamson

Jun 11, 2018 | Marines

Larry G. Williamson was February 9, 1947, in Lincoln County, West Virginia, the only son of four children born to John B. and Georgia Napier Williamson. During high school at Harts, Larry was the only boy in his class to become a member of the National Honor Society....