SGT Edward P. Then

Jun 24, 2019 | Army

War: World War II, 1939-1945 Branch: Army Unit: 15th Signal Service Company, 51st Signal Battalion; 70th Signal Service Company, 991st Signal Battalion Service Location:China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Panama; Trinidad; North Africa Rank: Sergeant We honor you, Edward...

PFC Vincent J. Speranza

Jun 19, 2019 | Army

Over 70 years since Vincent J. Speranza last jumped from an airplane, he was able to do it again. The difference is that, 70 years ago, Speranza was a paratrooper in the US Army. This time, he is a 91-year-old veteran skydiving in tandem with instructor Mike Elliott...

Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown

Jun 13, 2019 | Marines

  On Wednesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer signed a proclamation ordering all flags on the Navajo Nation to be flown at half-staff on June 6, [2019] in honor and remembrance of Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown, who passed...

Sergeant Frank E McKee

Jun 2, 2019 | Army

War: World War, 1939-1945 Branch: Army Unit: 2nd Battalion, 508th Paratroop Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Service Location: Florida; Fort Benning, Georgia; Tennessee; South Carolina; Camp Shanks, New York; Northern Ireland; Great Britain; Normandy, France;...

MG Jeanne M Holm

Jun 1, 2019 | Air Force, WAC

War: World War, 1939-1945; Cold War Branch: WAC (Women’s Army Corps); Air Force Unit: Headquarters; 106th WAC Hospital Company; Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Training Center, Fort Oglethorpe; 7200th Air Force Depot Wing; 85th Air Depot Wing; Allied Air Forces...