CDR Hamilton “Mac” McWhorter, III

Aug 13, 2019 | Navy

Lt. Hamilton “Mac” McWhorter III was the first F6F Hellcat ace of the US Navy. He attended the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, before entering the Navy’s flight program in August, 1941 and was commissioned at Pensacola in Feb., 1942. He flew...

SSG Archie Mac Cameron

Aug 1, 2019 | Air Force, Army

Sergeant Cameron was the right waist gunner aboard a B-17F Flying Fortress heavy bomber, as part of 548th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bombardment Group, that was attacked by enemy aircraft and crash landed in the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles off Padstow, Cornwall, England. ...

Capt Wilber L Uebelhoer

Jul 10, 2019 | Air Force

The Uebelhoer Crew was one of the original crews for the 492nd BG that trained in Alamogordo, New Mexico. They transferred in as crew 1660 from the CCTS (Combat Crew Training School) in Biggs, Texas, on 3 Mar 44. They were assigned to the 859th BS, designated as Crew...

Herbert Boyd

Jun 28, 2019 | Navy

Herbert served in the Navy as a gunner during WWII and reenlisted during the Korean Conflict. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, his ship entered the Harbor as his cousin’s ship departed (They actually waved to each other!) His cousin was lost when his...

SSG Albert Leon Mampre

Jun 25, 2019 | Army

Army Staff Sgt. Albert Leon Mampre, who served during World War II with the famed Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division depicted in the HBO series ‘Band of Brothers,’ was laid to rest on June 15th, the Army...