world war ii

During the D-Day invasions of World War II, Air Force pilot Donald Seesenguth flew ahead to help clear a path for troops to advance.

On December 7th, 1941, while finishing a graveyard patrol, Ray Chavez and his crew spotted the periscope of a Japanese submarine.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Rudolph Sorenson. James served during World War I from 1917-1919 and World War II from 1942-1946.

In December 1945, Ted Szalinski was shipped to Europe aboard the SS Borinquen. He served as a member of the 382nd Military Police Headquarter Company.

George Smith, a Navajo, enlisted with the Marine Corps at 18. After hearing the Marines were looking for Navajo speakers for a special program

William Horton received a draft letter on his 18th birthday in 1943. William wanted to be in the Army Air Forces but did not meet the weight requirement.

Bert Schwarz, imprisoned by the Japanese, was given little food and was not allowed to wear shoes because the Japanese feared he would escape.

Former owner of the Los Angeles Chargers, Alex Spanos served his country during World War II as a B-29 tail gunner in the Army Air Forces.

Harold Tomb was assigned to the 319th Service Squadron and was then sent overseas to Bombay, India where he saw his first hammerhead shark.

One of the most memorable moments for Jesse Oxendine was the liberation of the Wöbbelin concentration camp near Ludwigslust, Germany on May 2, 1945.

During the war, Paul Schiltz was stationed at various air bases throughout the United States, as well as Khartoum, Sudan; Cairo, Egypt and Tunis, Tunisia.

In 1940, Stanley Goldstein joined the Pennsylvania National Guard after seeing advertisements in the paper for a one-year term of service.