SGT Arthur O. Thompson

Mar 27, 2019 | Army

The 79th General Hospital , England – Wounded in the left foot and right shoulder by mortar fragments as he was moving back from his company’s forward listening post east of Nijmegen, Holland, Sergeant Arthure O. Thompson, 26-year old paratrooper of...

SSgt David Emory Sohn

Mar 19, 2019 | Air Force

David Sohn served in the 401st Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group during WWII. His MOS were Ordinance Specialist and Airplane Armorer. S SGT Sohn took part in the following battles and offensives: Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Central...

CPT Jack Mastin Abbot

Mar 9, 2019 | Air Force, Army Air Corps

Jack Abbot, Tunisia, Africa [1943] War: Korean War, 1950-1953; World War II, 1939-1945 Branch: Air Force; Army Air Forces/Corps Unit: 717th Bomb Squadron, 449th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force Service Location: Tunisia, North Africa; Grottaglie, Italy; Mountain Home,...

CAPT Roy M. “Butch” Voris

Mar 8, 2019 | Navy

A native of California, Captain Roy Voris graduated from Salinas Junior College in 1939. Born on September 17, 1919, he entered the U.S. Navy in 1941 and by February 1942, he was commissioned an ensign and designated a naval aviator. During his first deployment in...

CW4 Esther Stewart

Mar 5, 2019 | Army

A study on black WACs published in 1963 lists Stewart as the only black female warrant officer on active duty at that time. Stewart would go on to serve in Vietnam as a cryptographic technician with the 1st Signal Brigade from 1971-1972. She retired in the late 70s as...