Robert L. Borgstrom: Survived the War and Typhoon Louise
MicheleZander2018-09-06T11:19:27-05:00Survived the War and Typhoon Louise
Martin V. Garcia: Infantry BAR man and Truck Driver
MicheleZander2018-09-06T11:19:51-05:00Infantry BAR man and Truck Driver
Howard J. Adolph: From Normandy to Berchtesgaden, Diving into Foxholes
MicheleZander2018-09-02T20:11:47-05:00From Normandy to Berchtesgaden, Diving into Foxholes
Eugene Callen: Lucky To Survive, Multiple Times
MicheleZander2020-10-02T10:11:34-05:00Lucky To Survive, Multiple Times
Aloysious (Al) Mack: A Truck Driver Among B-17’s
MicheleZander2018-08-29T10:53:22-05:00A Truck Driver Among B-17’s
John A. Caruso: Italian Born – American Made
MicheleZander2018-08-02T17:44:37-05:00Italian Born - American Made
Harold Dickson: Hard Times, Good Times and a Captured U505 Submarine
MicheleZander2018-07-29T17:49:27-05:00Hard Times, Good Times and a Captured U505 Submarine
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
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,”
Gordon A. Vaundry: Patriotic duty calls sailor to life of care
MicheleZander2018-05-08T08:29:20-05:00“I thought we were going to take part in the invasion of Tokyo,” he says. “Then we got notice we had bombed Nagasaki, and a few days later we heard about Hiroshima.
William Howland: A World War II POW
marc.zarefsky2018-04-11T22:32:39-05:00Bill Howland was a POW during World War II. He estimates there were approximately 300 POWs in his group. About two weeks before the war ended, Bill escaped in part by hiding in a barn in a pile of hay.
Jim Carroll: Suffering hard times
marc.zarefsky2018-04-03T21:40:18-05:00Jim enlisted in September, 1946 with four buddies from his neighborhood gang, the “Parkside Maulers.” They all had the idea of using the GI Bill after their service.
Lillian Strezishar: Helping the Cadet Nurse Corps.
marc.zarefsky2018-03-28T21:25:45-05:00During World War II, Lillian Strezishar was a member of the Cadet Nurse Corps, which served an important part of the United States’ response to entering the war.
Carl Streng Jr.: A cook and a butcher
marc.zarefsky2017-09-08T13:04:49-05:00Carl Streng served from 1943-1946 as a cook aboard the USS Kadashan Bay (escort carrier) in the Pacific. He worked as a cook and a 40-mm gun loader.
Edward N. Murray: Two wars, nine medals
marc.zarefsky2017-09-07T21:45:42-05:00Ed Murray served in the Navy during World War II as well as the Korean War. He received nine medals for his service, including one from the people of Korea.
Louis M. Megleo: The bomber and the screwdriver
marc.zarefsky2017-09-07T20:05:44-05:00Louis Megleo served more than two years in the World War II and was based near Bari, Italy. He was involved in 20 combat missions.
Jerry Juliano: Witness to death, destruction
marc.zarefsky2017-09-07T13:27:33-05:00Death, destruction, and total devastation is how 98-year-old WWII veteran Jerry Juliano describes his impression of landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Claude H. Choate: An ominous start
marc.zarefsky2017-09-06T22:10:41-05:00Claude Choate served with the US Army from June 1944 to April 1946. His service began on an ominous note when his troop train to basic training derailed.