William (Bill) Curry: An ear to the action
marc.zarefsky2017-07-09T22:48:19-05:00Bill Curry used his top security clearance and his training as a radio operator to monitor and scan radio signals during the Korean War.
Raymond Wirth: Boiler tender and fireman
marc.zarefsky2017-07-09T22:49:05-05:00Raymond Wirth spent 39 months based in Japan on the USS Valley Forge, which supported air operations against advancing Chinese and North Korean forces.
Bernard Ogarek: Hollywood Marine
marc.zarefsky2017-07-10T22:38:37-05:00U.S. Marine Corps Korean War Chicago, IL [...]
Frank Chrzan: Too young to serve
marc.zarefsky2017-07-10T22:45:36-05:00U.S. Marine Corps World War II Mt Prospect, [...]
Pete Balma: On the front line
marc.zarefsky2017-07-10T22:57:32-05:00U.S. Army Korean War Zion, IL [...]
Willard Fruits: ‘Take me’
marc.zarefsky2017-07-07T12:37:22-05:00Willard Fruits wanted to get away from farm life in Missouri, so in 1951, at age 19, he set out on a journey to seek a change.
Milton Diller: A photographer’s eye
marc.zarefsky2017-06-16T22:36:52-05:00As a photo interpretation specialist during the Korean War, Airman Second Class Milton (Milt) Diller never left U.S. soil, but without his service, there’s no telling how many lives might have been lost nearly 6,000 miles away.
Seymour Gottlieb: A knock on the door
marc.zarefsky2017-06-16T07:11:51-05:00U.S. Public Health Service Korean War Glencoe, [...]
Frank O’Brien: Nine months of service
marc.zarefsky2017-06-16T07:14:36-05:00Frank O'Brien served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He shares his story of spending nine months overseas, including some of the frightening sights he saw.
Walter Williams: Flying doorless in Korea
Honor Flight Chicago2017-06-08T03:50:18-05:00U.S. Navy / Korean War (Yorkville, Ill.) Entering the U.S. Navy [...]
Thelma Finney: A nurse’s journey across the U.S.
Honor Flight Chicago2017-06-08T03:50:09-05:00U.S. Army / World War II (Hobart, IN) The U.S. Cadet [...]
John Meehan: A career in the Coast Guard
Honor Flight Chicago2017-06-08T03:50:29-05:00U.S. Coast Guard / WWII (Hobart, IN) John Meehan graduated from [...]