world war ii

Edith White was World War II’s “Code Girl,” working with the WAVES unit to crack Japanese codes in the Pacific.

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leroy Mzhickteno, who served during World War II.

For National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sophie Yazzie, who served during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Normand Henry Carleton, who served during World War II in the European theater as a tank technician.

Dr. Bertrand Huber, an Army Veteran, is the director of the PTSD Brain Bank at the VA Boston Healthcare System. His research focuses on the relationship between traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases, with a primary interest in how the brain clears damaged proteins after injury.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Horace Carswell Jr., a World War II Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Lloyd E. Karch, who earned a Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle for Leyte Gulf Oct. 24, 1944.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran John Olexa, who served aboard USS Boise in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John “Jerry” Lesanski, who fought in the Battle of Saint-Lô during World War II and received a Purple Heart.

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Mercedes Cubria, the first Cuban-born woman to serve as an Army officer.

During his service in the Army throughout World War II, Lt. Col. David Lieuwen Baker kept up a correspondence with his wife and parents detailing his work in the 25th Infantry Division. Baker served numerous roles while stationed in Guadalcanal and the Philippines.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Virginia Caroline Russell Reavis, who served as a nurse during World War II and turned 100 Oct. 6.