world war ii

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Carl Marsh, who flew missions during World War II in the European theater.

On the CIA’s birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rafael D. Hirtz, who served during in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vale Harless, who served with the 10th Mountain Division in Europe during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Charles Bazoian, who served at multiple places in the Pacific theater during World War II.

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 Army Veteran David Guralnik, who served in North Africa, France, the Philippines and Japan during World War II.

On the anniversary of the Merchant Marine Act, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Merchant Marine Veteran Edward Lavelle Duncan, who served during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Marian Rebecca Sebring Elcano, who served as a nurse in France, Belgium and Germany during World War II.

Drury Wood served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot during World War II and the Korean War. He later tested planes for companies in the U.S. and Germany.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Frank Wendzel, who flew B-17s during World War II and turns 100 years old June 14.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Joseph H. Keller Jr., who served during World War II as a tank driver in the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.

Phillis Abry enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) in 1943 and met her lover Mildred, with whom she worked on radio repair and WAAC recruiting.