Lucius Nash was born in 1892 in Illinois. He originally enlisted in the Navy Reserves in August of 1917 as an Electrician First Class.
Albert Kleinecke was born in Chicago. He enlisted to serve in WWI at 28 years old and served from 1917 to 1919 as a surveyor.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Rudolph Sorenson. James served during World War I from 1917-1919 and World War II from 1942-1946.
Forbes Allan sent letters to his father describing the devastation caused by artillery and expressing his desire to return home.
Maj. Charles Leonetti immigrated to the United States from Italy […]
Lt. Col. Alexander Miguel Roberts served as an Army pilot […]
One of Kendall Fielder's biggest accomplishments was assisting in the formation of a Japanese-American combat battalion called the 100th Battalion
Walter Botts was chosen among several models to pose as ‘Uncle Sam’ in the prominent ‘I want YOU!’ WWII recruiting campaign posters
Mary Sutherland was a pioneer in the movement for the […]
Pvt. William Kirlew was an immigrant from Jamaica who served […]
Pvt. Archie Hawkins was a proud World War I Veteran. […]
U.S. Mint is issuing a World War I Centennial silver dollar. The coin, and its companion silver medals, will be available to purchase at noon Eastern Time, on Wednesday, Jan. 17.