1SG Forrest Earl Todd

Dec 17, 2017 | Army

Todd was awarded the Soldier’s Medal ( this medal supersedes the award of the Army Commendation Medal)  “for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Company D, 1st Battle Group, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry...

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...

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...

1LT Geraldine Lillian Edwards Boock

Dec 10, 2017 | Army

Geraldine “Gerry” Boock graduated from nursing school in 1944, and she and several of her classmates decided to join the war effort. One of her friends volunteered the two of them for overseas duty, and after six weeks at sea, she landed in Calcutta, where...