world war ii

This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Norman Kleiss, who served as a dive bomber pilot during the Battle of Midway and World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Elwood “Pete” Quesada, who served in World War II and later became the first administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Jack C. Montgomery, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Theodore Van Kirk, who served during World War II and was navigator of the Enola Gay.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gladys Blount, a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that delivered lost mail during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Arthur J. Hubbard Sr., who served as a leader of the Navajo Code Talkers in World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George Johnson, who was killed in an aircraft crash while serving in the Pacific during World War II.

This week's @America250 salute is Army Veteran Van Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor during WWII.

Navy Veteran Fred Gwynne hunted submarines during World War II. He later became an artist, author and actor, best known for playing the part of Herman Munster.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay Kermit Roosevelt Sr., the second son of 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and who served in both World War I and World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Horace E. Crouch, who was a part of the Doolittle Raid that bombed Japan during World War II and later served in the Korean War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Edward David Shames, who served as a paratrooper during World War II and was a member of the famed Easy Company.