War: World War II, 1939-1945 Branch: Navy Unit: VP-22 (Patrol Squadron), Pacific Fleet Service Location: Pacific Theater; Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Rank: Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate By the end of World War II, Donald Patrick Finn, who served in the...
One of the last of the Greatest Generation, 97-year-old Pete Lambert is one of the few veterans still alive who flew and fought in WWII, and he lives in Shasta County. “I’m 97 going to heaven,” said Lambert jokingly. Lambert flew B-17 bomber planes...
Wilson was born in Nassau County, in Long Island, New York to Frances and John Wilson, a United States Air Force officer. Wilson grew up in Arlington County, Virginia and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social sciences from Michigan State University. Wilson...
Drew Dennis Dix is a decorated United States military veteran and retired major in the United States Army. He was the first enlisted U.S. Army Special Forces soldier to receive the highest award, Medal of Honor. During the Tet Offensive, Dix led local Vietnamese...
Joseph Tedesco was awarded the silver star during the Korean War. His official citation reads as follows: “The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Joseph...
