From:
Shores, Christopher. Air War for Burma: The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia, 1942-1945, London: Grub Street, 2005
ISBN 1-904010-95-4
"Sunday, 9 April 1944
Bomb-carrying P-38s of the 459th Squadron were off again, bombing a rail ...
Although I have no memories of my oldest brother, his legacy lives on within our family. His photo hangs in every home of his family. I will see him agiain in a much better place someday.
Youngest brother Larry made a new display in honor of Mike so everything was in the correct order according to our Armed Forces regulations of presentation.
David loved his family, God and his country. He was a loving father, husband, brother, and friend. He was a great leader because of his faith in God. His purpose in life inspired so many and his smile touched everyone that saw it. He lived life to the fullest and was not afraid of what tomorrow w...
My uncle, Vernon Y. Bishow, was a professional tap dancer who enlisted into the Army on 11/29/1940. He was killed in action in France in 1944 and his body was returned home to his family in NJ in 1949. He was 25 years old.
Uncle Vern was very outgoing, loved life and practical j...
Your leaving has left a huge hole in my heart and life that can never be filled. I can never thank you enough for choosing me to be your Mom. You were the best child, my one and only, that I could have ever dreamed of having. There is never a day that goes by that I don't think of you.
Loving son, father and husband. The Army was his life and he gave it his all. He fulfilled his mission in Bayji, Iraq
B24-J "Warbird" nose art
Corporal Baer was awarded the Purple Heart.
It is always so hard to say goodbye to those who made such a deep impact in our lives. I am blessed to have known you. I am honored to be able to call you a part of our family. You will never be forgotten, and we will share our memories of you with everyone we know. I don't think that you knew ...
Birth: Dec. 3, 1963
West Caldwell
Essex County
New Jersey, USA
Death: May 18, 2010, Afghanistan
Col. John M. McHugh, 46, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to the U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wound...
You'll never be forgotten, Alun. We all love and miss you so much, big brother.
Maurice Padwa is my uncle (my mom’s brother). She was 9 when he was killed. My uncle was the last man in the house because a few years prior my grandfather died of a heart attack. My uncle next of kin is my 2 bothers, my cousin and myself. My uncle was killed the day before he was suppose to leav...
Airman Missing in Action from WWII Identified
April 13, 2011
IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NOTE 2 Releases - see additional release below.
No.300#-11
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a servi...