In memory of my Father, Vincent A. Scungio. Maj USAF Missing in Action 4, Nov. 1966 in North Vietnam. He was a Wild Weasel (#99), Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) in the F-105F Thunderchief, 13TH Tactical Fighter Squadron Korat RTAFB Thailand. The Wild Weasel’s “WW’s” would fly ahead of a fli...
Sergeant Otto Davis was serving as a waist gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Thoroughbred" in the 548th Bomb Squadron when the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire over the Baltic Sea on April 11, 1944.
PFC Rulon Borgstrom was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
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...
Born in Shelby County, Texas on January 27th, 1922 to parents John Otis Stack (1890 – 1958) and Josephine Elizabeth “Josie” Hughes Stack (1888 -1943), Johnie grew up on a farm in Precinct Six with two sisters, Pauline and Billie Jean. He graduated from Center High School with the class of 1939. I...
Leo "Sonny" Blondin was the son of Leo P. Blondin and Edith (Powers) Blondin and brother to Paul A. Blondin who died in 2004. His father was a World War I Army veteran. Sonny was born and raised in Worcester, MA before heading off to WWII at the age of 19. His ultimate sacrifice at such a youn...
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 ...
Allsop graduated from East Orange High School in 1933 and was enrolled at UNC during 1935-36. He then attended the U.S. Naval Academy.
In May 1942, Allsop was a lieutenant aboard the oiler USS Neosho (AO-23), which was part of a U.S. task force sent into the Coral Sea to prevent a Japa...
I only have vague memories of my Uncle Joel as I was only 8 years old when he was killed in Viet Nam. I remember him as my fun, cool Uncle. Any stories, pics or memories of him would be welcome at naeodee1@aol.com