The Great Lakes Naval Station supplied over one million men to the war effort, this number accounted for nearly a third of all naval recruits. Recruits at GLNS steadily decreased after World War I, but after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the GLNS experienced a massive influx of funds from the Navy as well as a steady supply of naval recruits.
Read MoreRalph registered for the Civilian Draft on June 5, 1917. He began his service on August 5, 1917. Ralph served as a farrier and cavalryman in General Pershing’s Headquarters Troop of the 1st army corps.
Read MoreDwight Icenhour was born on July 25, 1944 in Gunnison, Colorado, a tiny town of 6,000 residents in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Read MoreWhen a German airfield was captured, John and his team were responsible for rushing in and repairing the plane landing strips quickly, so the Allied forces could continue to gain ground.
Read MoreWomen who were nurses in Vietnam treated a variety of patients. Aside from tending to soldiers, they also treated Vietnamese prisoners of war and civilians. For the American soldiers, women acted as more than just nurses.
Read MoreThe military, for Richard Hawkins, was more than just service. It was his life-long career, his home, and his family as well as a comforting sense of stability and security. From his enlistment with his brother, to his military marriage, to his daughter’s enlistment in the Navy, and his use of the GI Bill to get an education, Richard’s life revolved around the military.
Read MoreWhen someone mentions a military career, many think of high-ranking officers and older battle-worn veterans training cadets. However, there is much more to a military career than fighting in combat.
Read MoreRobert Leon Moore served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. It is not his service that his family remembers him for most however, but his commitment to his family and his strong work ethic after the war. His love of the outdoors, and his time spent fishing and camping in Colorado with his family were the times most meaningful to his life.
Read MoreLyndon made a career out of his time in the military. He served for thirty years from his enlistment in 1940 to his retirement in 1970. During this time, he experienced three completely different sets of combat: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
Read MoreEileen Traynor enlisted in the Army at the age of twenty-two as an officer with the starting rank of Second Lieutenant in 1973.
Read MoreAfter serving in the military during World War II, Roger Cisneros became a legal pioneer in Colorado.
Read MoreIn the wake of World War II, the status of Chinese Americans had reached a new height. Seemingly gone were the days of the Chinese Exclusion Acts and widespread anti-Chinese discrimination, during which Chinese Americans were viewed by most Americans as threatening outcasts who sought to steal jobs and degrade Western values.
Read MoreJane was extremely successful in her military career, but it was not without difficulties. She served as an intelligence officer at the tail-end of the Korean War and all throughout the Vietnam War.
Read MoreMariah Ann Barton was the first and only female to have worked as a rescue swimmer on the USS Abraham Lincoln, where she served as a Combat Search and Rescue petty officer, third class.
Read MoreJoanne Marie Conte, a woman famous for being the first openly transgender city councilwoman, deserves recognition for playing a key role in the Korean War and for her exemplary dedication to public service afterward. She served with dignity and persevered against gender discrimination.
Read MoreWhen Kristi joined the military, women had only been allowed to serve in the Air Force for about thirty years. They were first allowed to serve in 1948 as members of the WAF (Women’s Air Force).
Read MoreAlthough nearly eighty years have passed since World War II (1939-1945) officially began, it is only in recent years that public interest in the service of Chinese American veterans during World War II has started to emerge.
Read MoreUnited States veteran Earl Ervin McClung is remembered as an American Indian whose service during World War II was heroic and brave. As a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, McClung jumped into battle on D-Day, and landed behind enemy lines amidst gunfire both in the air and on the ground.
Read MoreA U.S. Marine from South Dakota, Brett Lee Lundstrom touched many people throughout his lifetime. He was a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe. He served in both Afghanistan and Iraq but spent the majority of his service fighting for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Read MoreAs a proud member of the Denver, Colorado indigenous community, Jordan L. Bear had a tremendous impact on both his country and community. Bear served as a paratrooper in the Afghanistan War for the U.S. Army for seven years before he was killed in action at his base in Afghanistan at the age of 25.
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