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Corporal Keith Davis

“We were fortunate to record Keith Davis’s Oral History before he passed away, for the Library of Congress. This short Bio reflects on who this brave patriot was.”  Steven Henline, FB Post (4/19/19) Corporal Keith Davis Springville, Utah US Army 1943 to 1945...

Col Katherine Amelia Towle

Colonel Katherine Amelia Towle (April 30, 1898 – March 1, 1986) was the second Director of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (USMCWR) and the first Director of Women Marines. Towle was born in Towle, California on April 30, 1898. (The town was named...

QM1c Richard L. Glenn

Richard “Dick” Glenn grew up in Altoona, PA, where he graduated from High School in 1938.  In response to the Japanese attack of 7 Dec 41 that plunged the United States into war, he enlisted in the Navy in April of 1942. After completing basic training at Great Lakes,...

Maj Gen Jack Kenneth Gamble

US Air Force Major General. A World War II combat fighter pilot, he was the Commander-in Chief of Alaskan Air Command from March 1974 to September 1975. He was raised in Overton, Texas and after graduating from high school, he attended the University of Utah at Salt...

PFC Albert Chalmus Lewis

Albert Chalmus Lewis was a true hero of World War II. As an Army scout, he obtained information as to the movement of the enemy forces and reported to his commanding officer. In the winter of 1944, he was severely wounded by enemy fire in his left arm and hand. For...