PO2 Olivia J Hooker

Jan 27, 2018 | Coast Guard

On Nov. 23, 1942, legislation approved the implementation of the United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserve; the program known as SPAR – the acronym derived from the translations of the Coast Guard’s motto, ‘Semper Paratus, Always Ready’ – became the foundation for...

SGT Robert “Bob” Teichgraeber

Jan 26, 2018 | Air Force, Army

Bob Teichgraeber was held as a prisoner of war for 421 days at various German prisons during World War II. Like many veterans of his era, Teichgraeber rarely spoke about his war experience. Unlike his World War II comrades, however, Teichgraeber stashed an unusual...

CPL Charles F. Bahde

Jan 22, 2018 | Air Force, Army

Decorated World War II veteran, industrial designer, builder, real estate investor/entrepreneur, world traveler, artist, philanthropist, devoted husband and family man. He became an Eagle Scout and when he was 16. He was an “all-city” running-guard on his Milwaukee...

CPO Russel T. Winsett

Jan 21, 2018 | Navy

Winsett graduated from Hamilton High School prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1940 and was assigned to the USS Pennsylvania. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack in 1941 and fought in several engagements in the Pacific. He witnessed the raising of...

Sgt Henry A “Hank” Bauer

Jan 17, 2018 | Marines

Henry A “Hank” Bauer was born in East St Louis, Illinois on July 31, 1922. The youngest of nine children, Bauer’s father was an Austrian immigrant who worked as a bartender having earlier lost his leg in an aluminum mill. After graduating from Central Catholic...