May 4, 2018 | Navy
As a boy, Arnold Baker, Jr. always dreamed of joining the Navy. In 1941 he turned 17 and enlisted. He was stationed on the USS Hornet as an aviation mechanic and was onboard when the ship launched the Doolittle Raid against Japan, as well as during the Guadalcanal...
May 3, 2018 | Army
I went over to England, and I wound up with company A, 15th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Division. We were at a gun range when we heard that our troops had landed in France. On D plus 5, we landed at Omaha Beach and then proceeded up to an area near Lorieat, France....
Apr 30, 2018 | Army
Marie is the perfect example of a patriot who answered the recruiters call. She served on active duty and in the reserves. Also, she contributed as a teacher in the Department of Army overseas schools during occupation. Her roots extended from the Netherlands and...
Apr 29, 2018 | Air Force
Reuben Brown was born Oct 27, 1923 in Kingsley, Iowa. Dad went into the service January 1943. He served overseas for 2 years, 5 months, 26 days. According to his discharge paperwork, he served 6 months as a rifleman before becoming a cook for the next 9 months. He...
Apr 28, 2018 | Army
Arthur H Espe Jr was born on June 14, 1914. He enlisted in the Army in Seattle, Washington. He received his training at Camp Ord, Calif., Camp White, Oregon and Jackson, Miss., from which place he was sent to England in June 1944. Espe was killed in action on January...
