Captain John Walter Earle

May 26, 2019 | Army

War or Conflict: World War II, 1939-1945 Dates of Service: 1942-1946 Branch of Service: Army Unit of Service 14th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division Location of Service: Texas; Colorado; California; Georgia; Panama; France; Germany; Austria Highest Rank:...

Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery

May 24, 2019 | Air Force

The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has “…slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.”   She had a lifelong love affair with flying and her passion will undoubtedly continue to fuel many who...

Brig Gen Charles “Chuck” Elwood Yeager

May 23, 2019 | Air Force

Chuck Yeager, byname of Charles Elwood Yeager, (born February 13, 1923, Myra, West Virginia, U.S.), American test pilot and U.S. Air Force officer who was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in flight. Yeager enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 1941, shortly...

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...

PO3 Warren Samuel Craig

May 7, 2019 | Navy

On Oct 11-12, 1942,  I had the honor of being one of 250 crewman on the USS DUNCAN DD485 at the slot at Guadalcanal and Save Island in the south Pacific in a battle group of cruisers and destroyers. Our target was the Japanese Tokyo Express. It was 11;30pm on the...