WASP Mildred Darlene Tuttle Axton

Aug 9, 2018 | Army

Mildred “Micky” Axton considers herself very lucky to have had her childhood dream of flying fulfilled when a neighbor, a barnstorming pilot, took up her and her brother for rides. She graduated from Kansas State University and joined the Civilian Pilot...

General George Patton

Aug 5, 2018 | Army

Born November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California, as a young boy, George Patton set his sights on becoming a war hero. During his childhood, he heard countless stories of his ancestors’ victories in the American Revolution and Civil War. Striving to follow in their...

Angus Gilbert Green

Aug 4, 2018 | Navy

Service dates:  April 1, 1944 – January 1, 1946 Age at enlistment:  21 Marital status:  Married to Marjorie Slaughter February 28, 1944, who waited for him in Tyler, Texas. Basic training:  Farragut, Idaho Deployed:  San Francisco Port on a troop carrier to the...

CAPT Dorothy Stratton

Aug 3, 2018 | Coast Guard, Navy

In 1942 Stratton took a leave of absence from Purdue University and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Women’s Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve, which was also known as the WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service). She later credited Lillian...

PVT Edward Joseph Carabis

Aug 3, 2018 | Army

Private Edward Carabis served under General Patton during the Normandy invasion of World War Two. On June 10, 1944, his regiment (357) landed at Utah Beach. He fought his way across France, going through Ste. Marie-Eglise, St. Sauveur to Portbail, helping to cut the...