Hubert Aaron is memorialized at the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Major Kenneth Bailey received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his brave actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal on September 12-13, 1942.
Medal of Honor Citation
For extraordinary courage and heroic conduct above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of Company ...
Joe my brother. I miss you incredibly. We'll be home in a few days, but you'll be on my mind. Wish we could hit the bars and get innebriated but instead I'll say a prayer and hold a toast to you. Miss you bro
Some pictures of patrick , his brother and cousins.
John “Jack” Hackman enlisted in February 1942, when he was still a freshman at STC (Towson University), just two months after the attack at Pearl Harbor and the US’ entrance into WWII. He joined the US Army Air Forces and was made a pilot in July of 1944.
On October 22, 1944, the Liber...
Private Robert Booker was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
In May, 2000, as a high school senior, Michael wrote that he wanted to be a soldier or something of that caliber. He wrote that he often dreamed that he was a soldier in a war. In that war he was helping to liberate people from oppression. Michael wanted to live forever, he wrote that the only wa...
I never got to meet you, but I owe you everything. You are my first hero and will never be forgotten.
Jesse Melton III was raised in Randallstown, MD. He received his early academic education in Baltimore County public schools. He attended Randallstown High School where he excelled in all subjects, and simultaneously participated and demonstrated skill in extracurricular activities such as lacros...
Justin was born on October 30th, 1984 and was raised as a Navy brat until 1992. It was during this time he was given his first set of dog tags (see picture). Justin was raised by his mother, Chris Warnock and her husband Gary in the small town of Rainier, Washington. Justin attended the school...
An earlier photo