Apr 14, 2018 | Army
Major General Dee Ann McWilliams, USA, Retired, took the helm as president of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation on January 1, 2016. Serving 29 years with the United States Army, MG McWilliams held a variety of Human Relations positions,...
Apr 12, 2018 | Army
\He was inducted into military service January 7, 1943, at Huntington, WV. He was transferred to the enlisted reserve cops the same date, and reported for active duty January 14, 1943, at Ft Thomas, KY. He left the United States for foreign service September 5, 1944...
Apr 11, 2018 | Army
Ruth Berger was born in 1922 and was raised in Evanston, IL. After graduating high school, she went to school for nursing—completing her schooling during the outbreak of World War II. Fueled by a longing for adventure, she enlisted in the Army in the summer of 1944...
Apr 10, 2018 | Army
Gary Wetzel grew up as the second oldest of nine children and joined the Army at the age of eighteen. It was only one month after his nineteenth birthday when he landed in Saigon. With aspirations of being a pilot, he reenlisted to be guaranteed the duty station of...
Apr 9, 2018 | Army
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a month-long battle in the Korean War which took place between September 13 and October 15, 1951. It was one of several major engagements in the hills of North Korea a few miles north of the 38th parallel. Both sides suffered high...
Apr 8, 2018 | Army
PFC E3 Cordell Grove was a casualty of the Viet Nam War. His tour of duty began on April 19, 1969. He died on July 1, 1969 during an 82mm mortar attack. He was 22 years of age. He was 22 years of age. He was also a native of Oakdale, LA, born on June 6, 1946. His...
