Sergeant Thomas Favarola Armored Replacement Unit Fort Knox, Kentucky World War II I know you were at Fort Knox in World War II and you were a sergeant, but when Pearl Harbor happened, how old were you? I was about fourteen years old. I never thought [the war] would make it until [I got…
Ray Hinson – “We were in Germany to keep the Russians out”
Staff Sgt. Marion Ray Hinson U.S. Army – 9th Infantry Division Fire Direction Center — Heavy Mortar Company Cold War Germany (1953-1956) I am honored to be posting this particular veteran’s oral history because this veteran is my dad. I remember growing up and seeing photos of him and his time in…
Lionel Eugene Rownd – “I got shot at a number of times, but I never got wounded, thank God.”
Retired Army Colonel Lionel Eugene Rownd Civilian Conservation Corps U. S. Army – WWII Pacific Theater – Saipan Commander 239th Quartermaster Salvage Collection and Motor Officer Commandant U. S. Army Reserve School – Baton Rouge, LA (Mr. “Gene” Rownd passed away June 24, 2018 at the age of 99. He will be sorely missed.) I interviewed…
Fred Trapp – The Torpedo Man
Fred Trapp World War II U.S. Navy 2nd Class Torpedo Puerto Rico/Stateside Mr Fred felt like his service was not that important, but before I interviewed him, I made sure he realized that it took everyone’s contribution during the war to achieve victory. As you will see, his presence in the Caribbean and Gulf of…
Helen Ricketts Hooks Rownd – Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
November 27, 1920 – October 3, 2016 (Age 95) Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) 319th Army Air Force Flight Training Detachment WWII Regrettably I learned of Mrs Helen’s passing too late to attend her memorial service, but I am fortunate to have seen her one last time in the hospital before she passed in October….
Ted Gutches, Jr. – “I was on the last military vessel to leave Honolulu before the Japanese attacked.”
Theodore “Ted” Gutches, Jr. U.S. Army 44th and 266th Coast Artillery and the Transportation Corps Pre-WWII Hawaii and WWII Alaska Theodore Gutches passed away August 19, 2018 at the age of 97. Thank you for your service Mr. Ted! The start of my Army career, I had just made my eighteenth birthday at the end of…
John Alexander – “…Very Much Like M*A*S*H”
Sgt. John Alexander U.S. Army – Vietnam 101st Airborne, 326th Combat Engineers, Company A John Alexander is an active member of local military organizations and is the current commander of VFW Post #3652 in Hammond, LA. He served in Vietnam as a parts clerk for the 101st Airborne Combat Engineers. As he describes his military…
John Nutefall — The Air Traffic Control Scholar
Master Sergeant John Nutefall U.S. AirForce Air Traffic Control NKP (Nakhon Phanom, Thailand) , Madrid, United States Sgt. Nutefall passed away on September 7, 2018 at the age of 74. Thank you for your service, Mr. John. Mr. John Nutefall had a successful career as an air traffic controller during and after the Vietnam War….
Theresa “Teddy” Anderson – “If you’re captured, save a bullet for yourself.”
(Mrs. Anderson passed away at the age of 97 on February 20, 2018) Lt. Theresa Rizzi Anderson Nurse – 804th Medical Air Squadron Army Nurse Corps/Army Air Corps World War II – Pacific Theater Air Medal Recipient I joined the Army Nurse Corps in November of ’42 and I went for my physical. I never weighed…
L. James Siracuse – “I KNEW I Wasn’t Coming Back”
Cap. L. James Siracuse World War II – Army Air Corps Pilot – 9th Air Force ,416th Bomb Group, 668th Squadron, Were you drafted or did you enlist in the service? “I enlisted.” When was that? “Well when I was a young kid – like eight years old, nine years old – I was playing touch…
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