SP5 was awarded the Purple Heart.
Dear Son-in-law: You are but a hug away.
Only hours after Lt. Ellen Ainsworth succumbed to shrapnel wounds, a few dozen mourners gathered on the beachhead of Anzio, Italy, to honor the Army nurse who would be the only woman from Wisconsin to die from enemy fire in World War II.
A German bomb had exploded outside her tent four...
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the Weapons Company, Twenty-seventh Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the seizure of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, 8 March 1945. F...
He and my dad were friends in high school. My dad spoke of him often and would always drift off in thought of him when he talk about him; saddened by his passing but proud of his service.
Thank you battle!! Rest well, we have the watch!
At birth I was named after you. I never got to meet you and I have spent many years thinking about you and trying to find out about you. I'm proud to be part of your family and I'm proud of you. Be at peace Uncle Willie. I love you.
Thank you for your selfless service to our great Nation. I also served in the US Army, I was born in 1970; in August that year, 6 months after you died. I actually was searching for military records for my birth father (Randy Hollis) who was your step-brother. That makes me your niece, althoug...
Never got the honor to meet him in person. Heard a lot of stories about him growing up. I get a chance everyday to do something most people can't do and that is thank a veteran, shake their hand, and even salute them as I come in contact with them at my job everyday. And I know one day I will get...
A Hero Star was presented to the Gold Star Family to Honor & Remember AMERICAN HERO U.S. Capt. Navy Gerald F. DeConto, Sandwich, MA - As director of the current operations and plans branch of the Navy Command Center, CAPT Gerald F. DeConto, 44, was organizing the Navy’s response to the World Trad...
Cpl. Bond was awarded the Purple Heart.