War was near in November 1941. The men of the Second Battalion of the 131st Field Artillery of the Texas National Guard prepared for the worst as they sailed to ...
He served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. He is known for his courageous exploits and acts of bravery during ...
A mere 14 Comanche Code Talkers shipped out to Europe before D-Day in 1944. All 14 came home, and the descendant of one of ...
Less than 1% of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are still alive. Frederick Elsen of Eatontown is one of ...
I‘ll go,’” said Fujii.Fujii enlisted shortly after his high school graduation.Now 100 years old, he still remembers training ...
The veteran said that he was taken aback by the number of people that took pictures both of and with him at the parade.
Recently I read a book titled "Hank and Jim," which told of the lifelong friendship between actors Henry Fonda and Jimmy ...
On a recent fall day, Tuttle’s 71-year-old daughter held her father’s heart-shaped medal for the first time after Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs presented it to her during a poignant Oct. 29 ...
These men, their capture and the fate of what became the “Lost Battalion” became one of the most harrowing stories of Texas ...
A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...
From bravery on the field of battle to stoicism behind the lines, New Brunswickers of all backgrounds made their marks.
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, there were over 12,000 women acting as nurses within the military. Most of them ...