COL Jesse G. Ugalde

Aug 27, 2017 | Army

Colonel Ugalde was most well known for his dedication and service to the U.S. Army and support for veterans from all branches of the military. He devoted 33 years of his life protecting and serving this country and continued to give his service to many related...

COL Martin L. Fackler

Aug 26, 2017 | Army, Navy

Life during wartime is often full of unexpected events, and not surprisingly, Colonel Martin Fackler’s career in military medicine during the Vietnam era took many twists and turns. Beginning in the Navy as an intern, he wrangled a coveted residency through an...

SGT Norman S. Ikari

Aug 25, 2017 | Army

On January 20, 1942, 44 days after Pearl Harbor, I was drafted into the Army. I reported to the Reception Center at Ft. McArthur, And Pedro, CA and was shipped east to Camp Grant, Illinois, an MRTC (Medical replacement Training Center) for basic training. Shortly...

COL Clarence M. Davenport

Aug 23, 2017 | Army

Clarence entered West Point on 1 Jul 1939 along with some 350 classmates. When he entered the Academy, he under­went a system known as “silencing.” This decreed that a white cadet could not speak to or sit next to a black cadet except to con­duct official business....

PFC Raymond Robert Wade

Aug 22, 2017 | Army

Raymond Wade was a 23-year-old farmer in Indiana when he got his draft notice in the mail. Raymond Wade served in many locations in the Pacific Theater, including Australia, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal (twice), the Fijis, Bougainville, and New Hebrides. While overseas,...

CMSgt Donald F. Karna

Aug 20, 2017 | Air Force, Army

Donald was born April 26, 1929 in Michigan, North Dakota to Oscar and Eleanora (Hokanson) Karna. He attended school in Michigan, ND and at the young age of 16 enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Donald served in the VMF 214, Black Sheep Squadron with Pappy Boyington....