During his service in WWI, Thomas received seven medals from four governments: (U.S.) Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, World War I Victory Medal, (France) Légion d’honneur – Chevalier, Croix de Guerre, (Italy) La Croce al Merito di Guerra, (Montenegro)...
Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia was born, Nov. 10, 1975, in Buffalo, New York. The son of a successful dentist and the youngest of four boys, Bellavia grew up in western New York and attended Lyndonville Central High School and Houghton Academy. Following his high school...
Sergeant Tyler Webber enlisted in the Army on July 31, 2003. At the time, he was living in Yamhill, Oregon. His dream was always to become a war hero and he accomplished nothing less. Webber’s primary job was as a chemical operation specialist where he cleaned up...
In May of 1861, 9-year-old John Lincoln “Johnny” Clem ran away from his home in Newark, Ohio, to join the Union Army, but found the Army was not interested in signing on a 9-year-old boy when the commander of the 3rd Ohio Regiment told him he...
Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) Bruce Alan Smith of West Liberty, Iowa was killed in combat on 02 November 2003 while proudly serving America in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of Fox Company, 106th Aviation. CW4 Smith was Pilot in Command of a CH-47 Helicopter when...
Second Lieutenant Walthour was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 21, 1950. Virginia Military Academy Class of 1949-B. We honor you, Charles Walthour. (#Repost...
