John W. Hoffmeister: Navy Corpsman At Home with the Marines
MicheleZander2018-07-05T12:43:21-05:00Navy Corpsman At Home with the Marines
Laurence M. (Laury) Feldman: Battalion Clerk Has Its Privileges
MicheleZander2018-07-05T12:35:54-05:00Battalion Clerk Has Its Privileges
Charlie C. Dobbins: Always Up For a Challenge In Thirty Years of Active Duty
MicheleZander2018-07-05T12:34:41-05:00Always Up For a Challenge In Thirty Years of Active Duty
Matthew J. (Jim) Peters / Nancy T. Peters: A Match Made in Corona
MicheleZander2018-07-01T21:34:40-05:00A Match Made in Corona
James M. Connellan: GI’s Do More Than Fight in a War Zone
MicheleZander2018-07-01T20:54:31-05:00GI’s Do More Than Fight in a War Zone
Herbert (Herb) W. Nadelhoffer: Learning the Language and Ways of the Military
MicheleZander2018-07-01T20:51:58-05:00Learning the Language and Ways of the Military
James A. Wall: A Family of Coasties that are “Semper Paratus” … Always Ready
MicheleZander2018-07-01T19:47:05-05:00A Family of Coasties that are “Semper Paratus” … Always Ready
Arne K. Nilsen: A Wandering Soul Finds Challenge in the Coast Guard
MicheleZander2018-07-10T11:40:06-05:00A Wandering Soul Finds Challenge in the Coast Guard
John (Alan) Matson: Carpenter, Pipe Fitter, Electrician and Tinsmith – At Forty Below
MicheleZander2018-07-09T19:18:18-05:00Carpenter, Pipe Fitter, Electrician and Tinsmith - At Forty Below
Edward Kasan: Playing a Different Kind of Music on the USS Missouri
MicheleZander2018-07-01T19:34:46-05:00Playing a Different Kind of Music on the USS Missouri
Erwin (Erv) A. Hankes: Vital Communications and 15 Months of Smelly Rice Paddies
MicheleZander2018-07-01T19:32:01-05:00Vital Communications and 15 Months of Smelly Rice Paddies
Elmer (John) Gebel: Forty B-24 Combat Missions Begin with the Palau Islands
MicheleZander2018-06-28T20:03:34-05:00Forty B-24 Combat Missions Begin with the Palau Islands
Paul (Joe) J. Peraino: A Navy Seabee, Two Bulldozers and A Surf Crane
MicheleZander2018-06-28T19:50:22-05:00A Navy Seabee, Two Bulldozers and A Surf Crane
Alvin P. (Bud) Izbicky: Demolitions Expert
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:10:22-05:00“There was an unexploded Japanese torpedo on the beach in Saipan, and they wanted a volunteer. All the other guys were much older than I was and nobody wanted to volunteer, so they volunteered me,”
Lloyd Richardson: “All Shook” And Her B-29 Crew Flew 35 Combat Missions and Survived Them All
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:12:12-05:00Lloyd and his crew completed their 35 combat missions in May, 1952. All Shook returned to the States shortly thereafter without a scratch. For his service, he was awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.”
Delford C. (Del) Becke: Flying and Living Around the World
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:12:53-05:00During Basic Training, they gave Del a bunch of tests and said “you are good in mathematics, we have a deal for you – we want you to be an aircraft AOB (Aircraft Observer Bombardier). There is a lot involved, and it takes about a year and half or so.” Training started at Ellington AFB near Pasadena TX, then on to Mayfair, CA to complete the training.
Michael M. Bosak, Jr.: The Marine that “couldn’t type” advises “Live Life”
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:05-05:00At first, along with his BAR fire team, Michael worked as a stretcher bearer. This was his first experience caring for anyone who was wounded. Michael recalled carrying many seriously wounded soldiers down the mountainous terrain while live fire battles were continuing. He and others would carry the stretchers to the awaiting helicopters where they were met by medical teams.
Roger G. Liddicoatt: I Never Give Up!
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:20-05:00Roger readily admits he was “scared as hell” when he was taken. The Chinese soldiers wrapped a tourniquet around his leg to stop the bleeding, and slapped something mysterious on his wounds. Then, he was held in a 4’ x 6’ cell with a low ceiling, where he survived on a diet of raw fish and rice, and an occasional helping of green, spicy kimchi.
Maj. General Clifton C. Capp: When Duty Calls A Leader Answers
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:31-05:00General Capp retired from the military in 1983 after almost 36 years of service in the Illinois National Guard, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve. During his military career he was highly decorated, earning the Distinguished Service Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal; the Army Commendation Medal; the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters; the United Nations Service Medal; the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two hourglass devices (denoting 20+ years of service); the National Defense Service Medal; the Army Service Ribbon; and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal, presented to an outstanding individual who has rendered significant service or support to an element of the Engineer Regiment.
Walter A. (Wally) Ciszak: Remote Weather Duty 240 miles from the U.S.S.R (Russia)
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:44-05:00Wally’s lieutenant asked him if he’d be interested in “Isolation Duty.” This meant being sent to report on weather conditions in remote corners of the globe.