WWII

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Mark Clark, a general who served during World Wars I and II and later became president of The Citadel.

On October 29, 2022, Romay Davis turned 103-years old. She is the oldest surviving member of the “SixTripleEight.”

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lewis Nixon III, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division and took part in the D-Day landings.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Edward Chan, who served as an Army medical technician during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bradford Freeman, who served during World War II and took part in the Invasion of Normandy.

Veterans’ remains found in 2016 by a Frenchman near his home. DNA analysis confirmed remains were 1st Lt. Ottaway Cornwell.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran William McGowan, who served as an advanced fighter pilot during World War II as part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frank A. Tobey, who served as an Army Chaplain throughout World War II.

John Thurman served in the Marine Corps during World War II, fought on Iwo Jima and saw the famous flag raising on Mount Suribachi.

Edward Carter Jr. was one of the few African Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Spiros “Steve” Pisanos, a Greek national who flew for the British Royal Air Force as an American pilot during World War II.

Alan Shepard served in the Navy aboard a destroyer and as a test pilot. He was a member of the NASA Mercury Seven and became the first American to travel into space.