This week, Congressman Sam Graves presented military service medals to the family of the late Marvin William Speiser. Speiser served in the US Army Air Corps as an aerial gunner in 1943.
Sgt. Reece Martin had known for most of his life that his great uncle fought on the beaches of France during the D-Day invasion of June 1944 and died about a week later in battle. But there was little ...
The U.S. Army posthumously awarded three Bronze Star Medals this week to World War II veterans from Charlestown, honoring their heroism and sacrifice ahead of Veterans Day.
There are five surviving Rangers from the more than 6,500 who served in WWII. “We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of ...
Congress this week will bestow its highest civilian honor – the Congressional Gold Medal – on men who have been called combat con artists. They’re the soldiers of a long-secret unit known as the ...
Every veteran has a special story to tell, including a 101-year-old World War II veteran who is a bit of a legend in Hardeman ...
Three local World War II veterans received special recognition for their service this weekend — thanks to one man’s mission ...
Three Charlestown men who died in WWII were remembered, honored, and posthumously awarded Bronze Star medals on Sunday at a dinner ceremony hosted by three of the city’s veteran groups. John J. Noonan ...
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...
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WWII veterans from Boston honored with medals posthumously
The U.S. Army posthumously awarded three Bronze Star Medals this week to World War II veterans from Charlestown, honoring their heroism and sacrifice ahead of Veterans Day.
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