Raymond was a great leader, soldier, and friend. He made me a great soldier by setting a great example. Even after I left Germany we stayed in touch and he made sure I was always doing the right thing. He was a devoted husband that loved his wife very much. He loved his daughter very much but...
Lieutenant John Schley Jr. was serving as the pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft the Mary Ellen II on Septembter 16, 1943 when there was mid-air collision that caused the plane to crash, killing all 10 crewmen on board.
Love you Blakey. Miss you more and more each day. Still in disbelief that this is happening. I think about the fact that I'll never get to see you again and it breaks my heart. Sometimes I think about it and I can't stop crying. You were one of the few people that could cheer me up no matter what...
For more than 70 years a tree protected the remains of a World War II fighter pilot from Washington state whose plane crashed in Germany in 1945.
The remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William Gray of Kirkland were returned to his family Friday for a burial at Tahoma National Cemetery ...
Private First Class Gordon Eshom Shive
Contributed by Arsh Mengi
Mentored by Mrs. Laurie Halt
Costa Mesa High School
2020-2021
Early Life
Private First Class Gordon Eshom Shive was born on January 10, 1921, to Grover L. Shive and Lois E. Shive in I...
Ensign Richard A. Arrighi, USCGR, an officer on board the cutter Escanaba, was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on 18 August 1943, during rescue operations off Greenland on 3 February 1943. After the troopship Dorchester was torpedoed, Arrighi was the first to go over the sid...
Dick Elmo Hall was an orphan. He enlisted in the regular army when he graduated high school and it was from those enlisted ranks that he received a Presidential appointment to West Point in the class of what became January, 1943. Upon graduation and completion of officer's basic he was promoted...
2 Lt. Ellen Ainsworth
my only child, michael served 3 tours first 2 operation iraqi freedom.he joined national gaurd then signed regular army during first deployment served 7 yrs planned for military retirement awards too many to list including purple heart and bronze star. he had one daughter brianna jean born 02-11-...
I was less than 2 years old when my Dad was killed in Korea. He had served in WW2 and was on inactive reserve when called up for Korea. He left three sons and a wife. I don't remember him at all, but he is now and always will be my hero.
Lance Corporal Badsing was awarded the Purple Heart.