WWII

Army Veteran Hank Welzel served in the Korean War, but his military experience began in the German Army during World War II.

Navy Veteran Calvin Leon Graham became the youngest World War II soldier at the age of 12, and the youngest recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Charles Bronson, who served as a B-29 aerial gunner during World War II and later became a Hollywood action star.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Willis Lee Benton, a prisoner of war who survived the Bataan Death March.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess, who survived the Bataan Death March and led an escape.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Medgar Evers, who was a prominent civil rights leader motivated by his military service to abolish racial discrimination.

Navy Veteran Charles E. Rosendahl commanded several American airships during the 1920s and 1930s and witnessed the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Charles H. Brown, who served in the Navy as a pilot during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Lawrence Dickson, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran William E. Kepner, who served from 1909 to 1953, in both World Wars and beyond.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Robert Hite, who served as a pilot during the Doolittle Raid on Japan during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Anthony C. McAuliffe. When Germans demanded his surrender during World War II, McAuliffe replied with one word: “NUTS!”