Herbert Boyd

Jun 28, 2019 | Navy

Herbert served in the Navy as a gunner during WWII and reenlisted during the Korean Conflict. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, his ship entered the Harbor as his cousin’s ship departed (They actually waved to each other!) His cousin was lost when his...

Patricia Whitten-Bell

Jun 17, 2019 | Air Force, Navy

Patricia was born in Germany in 1948 to an Air Force family. She started school in the Phillipines and graduated High School in Thailand. She graduated from Sacramento State University, Sacramento CA. She worked for the Air Force as a civil servant at McClellan AFB CA...

Grace David

May 21, 2019 | Navy

I went into the Navy in 1966 and never learned to swim. People ask me today, “How could you be in the Navy and not know how to swim?” The answer is really quite simple: all I had to do was jump off the deep end and float to the other side. And of course,...

Seal William “Bill” Dawson

May 14, 2019 | Fire, Navy

Bill Dawson, the last living member of the first-ever U.S. Navy SEAL team, celebrated his 94th birthday [in April 2019], and CBS News visited him to hear stories that only he can tell. Dawson is now in a wheelchair and he uses oxygen, but he was once part of an elite...

Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class William “Doc” Halyburton

May 13, 2019 | Marines, Navy

“Pharmacist’s Mate, Second Class” isn’t the type of rank you’d expect to see associated with a Medal of Honor winner. But William “Doc” Halyburton was no average man. A Navy corpsman serving with a Marine Rifle Company in the...

PO2 Larry Townsend, Jr.

May 9, 2019 | Navy

Larry Townsend Jr. served in the Navy for over 10 years. He ended his career with E-5 rank. He served the majority of his career on the USS Bataan. During his service, he was aboard the USS Bataan in 2012, when it made history for the longest ship out to sea in over...