world war ii

Baseball legend Bob Feller was one of the first professional athletes to enlist in the military for service during World War II. He would go on to break numerous baseball records both before and after his time in the service.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bernard Joe Kramer, who served as part of the 406th Infantry Regiment during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John O. Brixey, who served during World War II, including the Battle of Rhine River.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Ralph Albertazzie, who piloted hundreds of missions around the world, including Air Force One.

On World Photography Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Roger Hal McKain, who served as a photographer during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Hans Gideon Seidemann. He worked as an interpreter at a German prisoner of war camp.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Marjorie McKenney, who joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service in August 1942.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Odón Sanchez Cardenas, who served in the European theater during World War II and was captured as a POW.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Harry Thomas Watts, who fended off the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

After enlisting in the Army in 1944, Don Egolf’s nearly 20-year career took him all over the world, including Korea and Japan.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Alfred Clark, who just turned 106 years old and served as a carpenter during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Donald Lee McCarty, who served as a Gunner’s Mate Second Class aboard seven different ships from 1941 to 1947.