Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Gilbert C. Mays, who served as a pilot in the Pacific during World War II from 1942 to 1945.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Norman Achen, who was shot down and captured as a prisoner of war by Germans during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Joseph B. Levangie, who served as a 20-millimeter gunman during World War II from 1942 to 1945.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ned Schultz, who earned a Purple Heart and was a prisoner of war during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Benjamin F. Harrison, who received a Silver Star Medal for his service during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ruth Kinzeler, who served as a nurse in the Pacific theater during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ann Gardner Windley, who joined the Nurse Corps during World War II following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vito Monteleone, who marched down the Champs Élysées in the Victory Day parade Aug. 29, 1944, in Paris, France.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lowry Haskell Powell, who served during World War II and used his GI Bill to complete his college education.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William F. Kamsler, who served in World War II from 1943 to 1946 and received two Purple Hearts.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ronald Day Hicks, who served as a machinist during World War II from 1942 to 1945.
Baseball legend Bob Feller was one of the first professional athletes to enlist in the military for service during World War II. He would go on to break numerous baseball records both before and after his time in the service.