Pascal A. ‘Pat’ Gerard: Keeping a secret
marc.zarefsky2017-07-19T09:42:18-05:00Can you keep a secret? For many years Pat Gerard wasn’t allowed to talk about what he did during his time in service. But today, he can speak freely.
Walter Piekosz: Learning to swim
marc.zarefsky2017-07-10T19:55:14-05:00Walter Piekosz was born in Chicago in 1925, one of nine children. At age 17, he decided to join the Navy. He joined even though he didn’t know how to swim.
Roy Stanek: From engineer to photographer
marc.zarefsky2017-07-10T15:16:15-05:00Roy Stanek thought he would be an engineer during the Korean War, but quickly found himself taking enemy fire during 18 missions as an aerial photographer.
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, [...]