Douglas served as a 1st Lieutenant, Battery B, 97th Field Artillery Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 16, 1941, prior to the war, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlist...
Purple Heart
From the days of being your Wingman at UPT finding the best lunch locations for out and backs in the midwest, to finding ourselves flying recon in the 12 over Afghanistan, one thing remained consistent...we still knew how to keep a smile on our faces through it all. Here are some of your last wor...
The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SP4 Floyd Gwen Savell, who died in the service of his country on February 14th, 1967 in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time of his death Floyd was 20 years of age. He was from B...
LT Goeke died July 13 in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade, and small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N...
Harry Lee Corl was born in Lambertville, Michigan, on 26 March 1914. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 20 November 1934 and was discharged in 1938. He enlisted again in 1939, rising to ensign by 15 June 1942.
During the Battle of Midway, Corl was serving in Torpedo Squadron 3 operati...
Remains of WWII fighter pilot who died during a 1945 mission over German are found embedded in the roots of tree and returned to his family more than 70 years later.
The family of a WWII fighter pilot who crashed and died during a 1945 mission in Germany had to make peace with the fac...
Even though I never had the chance to meet you, you have always been a part of my life. Your death left a whole in the hearts of many and you will never be forgotten.
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...
To my uncle, Junny Oliver Jackson, who served with the 508th Bomb Sq. in England. He died over Germany defending our way of life. God bless him and all who made the ultimate sacrifice, and those who survived physically but gave some of themselves in each conflict our fighting men and women have b...
Thinking of Jon and his family on this 2 year anniversary.
Tunisia, Africa Names from bottom to top: Sgt. Frank Mattini, Sgt. Babe Brinkley, Pvt. Joe May, Sgt. Bon Lowell, Sgt. Steve Yarbor, and Pvt. Will Taylor. They were returning from the Tunisian camp.