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The American Spy Who Surrendered to the Nazis to Save Civilians
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In 1944, Pierre Julien Ortiz parachuted into occupied France, where the Gestapo offered a reward of half a million francs for his capture Several excruciating days had passed since the telegram reached my great-grandmother’s doorstep in Queens, New York: The secretary of war desires me to express his deep regret…
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We Remember and Honor First Class Joseph J. Cicchetti
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Thank Your For Your Sacrifice And Service On 9 February 1945, Private First Class Joseph J. Cicchetti, Company A, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division, evacuates fourteen wounded soldiers in Manila over a four-hour period under constant enemy fire and sacrifices himself to rescue another wounded soldier from his unit. For…
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MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT – 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION
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Exactly 79 years ago Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Cole (March 19, 1915 – September 18, 1944) launched a bayonet charge against German forces in Carentan, Normandy. For his action that day, he was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor. We should never forget.“For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of…
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In Honor And Remembrance Of U.S. Army Private First Class Frank H
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U.S. Army Private First Class Frank H. Ono of Delta, Colorado, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on July 4, 1944, near Castellina Marittima, Italy. Ono’s father was an immigrant from Japan, while his mother was from Ireland. He was a Nisei, which means he…
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Clarence Byrle Craft was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II. He single handedly destroyed the enemies.
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Craft joined the Army from Santa Ana, California in September 1944, and by May 31, 1945, was serving as a private first class in Company G, 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. On that day, on Okinawa Island, he single-handedly attacked the Japanese-held “Hen Hill”. After reaching the summit and…
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The incredible story of American Hero Private First Class Desmond T. Doss
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Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 7, 1919, and was a strict Seventh-Day Adventist and attended a school of the same faith until the eighth grade when he left school to go to work to help his family during the Depression. At the outbreak of World War II,…
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In Remembrance and Honor of the bravest William G. Fournier.
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William Grant Fournier (June 21, 1913 – January 13, 1943) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Fournier was raised by his aunts and uncles in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island and enlisted in the Navy in 1931, at…
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In Memory of Sergeant First Class Jerry M. Shriver.
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If you ask any man who served with Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver, they’ll tell you he was more of a warrior than a Soldier: a man wholly dedicated to warfare and violence. He was the distilled essence of war in its most primal, basic nature. He was the best ally…
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In Rdmemberance and Honor of William Hall Cooper.
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L/Cpl. William Hall Cooper, 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his bravery at Suvla on 7th August 1915. The decoration was presented to him at his old workplace on 9th February 1916. “A LEEDS MAN’S GALLANTRY IN GALLIPOLI. “Among the Leeds soldiers who have…
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Honoring the Service of Private First Class Robert Leckie of the 1st Marine Division
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Today we honor US Marine Corps veteran Robert Leckie, of Rutherford New Jersey. According to his biography: “On January 18, 1942, Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Private First Class Leckie was sent to boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina and was then briefly stationed at…