VADM Wayne Eugene Caldwell

Dec 16, 2017 | Army, Coast Guard

Wayne Eugen Caldwell was born on Springfield, Ohio, where he graduated at the top of his high school class and was recognized as an All-Ohio football player. He attended Ohio State University for a year before enlisting in the Army in 1942. He graduated from the...

Muriel Kupersmith

Dec 13, 2017 | Marines

Muriel Kupersmith was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her first memories are of sitting on her father’s lap while he played songs on his mandolin. As a teenager, she had the job of air raid warden turning street lights off at dawn if a siren went off. This was done with a...

2LT Robert “Bob” Dole

Dec 12, 2017 | Army

There is no doubt that Senator Bob Dole will always be known for his service to his country; however, most only consider the work he has done through various levels of Government, not realizing that Senator Dole also served in the U.S. Army during WWII, fighting in...

1LT Geraldine Lillian Edwards Boock

Dec 10, 2017 | Army

Geraldine “Gerry” Boock graduated from nursing school in 1944, and she and several of her classmates decided to join the war effort. One of her friends volunteered the two of them for overseas duty, and after six weeks at sea, she landed in Calcutta, where...

LT John Williams Finn

Dec 8, 2017 | Navy

The December 7, 1941, Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor lasted about 90 minutes, killing 2,333 American military personnel and wounding 1,139 others. The initial targets were U.S. airfields, to prevent a U.S. counter-attack by air.  The first Medal of Honor...