April 15, 1919 – Nov 8, 2020 WWII – U.S. Army Air Force 10/1942 through 11/1946: 2nd Lieutenant – National WWII Memorial Honoree. Charles served with the 577th Bombardment Squadron Heavy (H), 392nd Bombardment Group (BG), US 8th AF in Wendling, England as a B-24 Liberator bomber co-pilot of the Trips Daily. Wendling, England http://b24.net/wendling/nsindex.html…
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Albert V. Paulek
September 22, 1918 – April 22, 2015 WWII – U.S. Navy 1940 through 1960: Chief Petty Officer – National WWII Memorial Honoree. Pearl Harbor By April of 1940, the war in Europe had been raging for eight months. Germany was preparing to attack western Europe and within weeks, France would fall, leaving England to face Germany…
Lawrence E. Whitmire
Jan 16, 1926 – Oct 29, 2016 WWII – U.S. Navy 1941 through 1946: Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class – National WWII Memorial Honoree. In December 1941 Lawrence, known as Gene by friends and family, was in High school at the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School located on the Kansas Oklahoma border. Gene said that when word…
Glenn A. Tierney
WWII/Korean/Vietnam – U.S. Navy 11/5/1942 through 7/1/1972: Commander Glenn served in various fighter and test squadrons and flew Corsairs from several different carriers searching for enemy submarines in the South Atlantic. Glenn said that he made over 400 night time carrier landings during his military service. Medals and Honors: Recommended for Legion of Merit, SECNAV…
Edward P. McDuffee
WWII – U.S. Army 1943 through 1946: Private 1st Class Edward Prescott McDuffee enlisted in the Army on April 28, 1943 and served as a Military Policeman (MP) in the 8th Armored Division “The Thundering Herd” or “Iron Snake” in the European Theater Operation – England, France, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Germany. Edward, along with…
Joseph A. Hraca
WWII – U.S. Army 7/31/1943 through 1/30/1946: Sergeant (TEC 3) – National WWII Memorial. Joseph was part of the 106th Infantry Division, 19th Reinforcement Depot. He served in Normandy two months after D-Day. His unit was stationed in a chateau in Etampes, France that was previously occupied by the Germans. He was also present for the liberation…
Vernon P. Schoenfelder
WWII – U.S. Navy 10/1942 through 2/1946: Chief Petty Officer Vern served in Pearl Harbor and then later in the Philippines for the remainder of the war. Vern was a Seabee and built roads into jungles and repaired airstrips. He said that he had the opportunity to operate every kind of vehicle but a tank….
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