world war ii

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Claude B. Widerman, who served during World War II from November 1943 to July 1946.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Gilbert C. Mays, who served as a pilot in the Pacific during World War II from 1942 to 1945.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Norman Achen, who was shot down and captured as a prisoner of war by Germans during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Joseph B. Levangie, who served as a 20-millimeter gunman during World War II from 1942 to 1945.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ned Schultz, who earned a Purple Heart and was a prisoner of war during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Benjamin F. Harrison, who received a Silver Star Medal for his service during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ruth Kinzeler, who served as a nurse in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ann Gardner Windley, who joined the Nurse Corps during World War II following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vito Monteleone, who marched down the Champs Élysées in the Victory Day parade Aug. 29, 1944, in Paris, France.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lowry Haskell Powell, who served during World War II and used his GI Bill to complete his college education.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William F. Kamsler, who served in World War II from 1943 to 1946 and received two Purple Hearts.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ronald Day Hicks, who served as a machinist during World War II from 1942 to 1945.