Army Air Corps

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell, a Korean War pilot who became the first triple ace in U.S. history.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran James “Jimmy” Maitland Stewart, who was an actor during the Golden Age and served as a bomber pilot during World War II.

Army Air Corps Veteran Gene Roddenberry flew over 80 combat missions during World War II and later went on to create the hit science fiction series “Star Trek.”

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and the Korean War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Marine Corps Veteran Morgan Vaux, who served as a radio operator and mechanic during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Donald D. Pucket, who served as a B-24 bomber pilot during WWII and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient.

A World War-II Veteran helped plan top-secret bombing missions. He thanks VA for his continued health and access to COVID vaccines.

First Lieutenant Fiske Hanley served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. During a mission in March 1945, he was shot down and imprisoned in Japan until the end of the war. Here is his story.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Robert Sharp, who flew bombing missions in France and Germany during World War II.

Air Force Veteran and Tuskegee Airman Howard Lee Baugh served in World War II as a fighter pilot and overcame the barriers of systemic racism.

Irwin Stovroff served during World War II in the Army Air Forces and flew bombing missions in Europe. During his final mission, he was shot down in France and became a prisoner of war (POW). After thirteen months imprisoned in Stalag Luft I in northern Germany, Stovroff was released in April 1945 and returned to the United States. Following his retirement from a sales career in the 1990s, Stovroff began volunteering at his local VA Medical Center and helped form an organization dedicated to raising money to find service dogs for Veterans.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran William D. Roxlo, who served in the Pacific during World War II from 1943 to 1945.