. . Joe Pletcher of Howard, PA served in the US Army during WW II. Mr. Pletcher traveled across Europe with the Army’s 572nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Auto-Weapons Battalion, which joined the famed “Hellcats” 12th Armored Division in Luneville, France. Permanently attached to the 12th Division, the 572nd traveled as the spearhead
. . Henry Parham served with the 320th Anti-Aircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only all-black unit to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Henry served in a segregated army, where African Americans were treated as second-class citizens. But to this native of Greenville, Virginia, segregation in the military
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. . Frank Niklas reluctantly joined the Army in 1942 and became a member of the 2nd Infantry “Indianhead” Division. He landed on Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944, D+1. In September, while his division was in a defensive position at St. Vith, Frank was thrown into air and knocked unconscious
. . M*A*S*H fans will feel like they are listening to another episode, this one starring Joseph Morgan, U S Army 1961-1970. He was just 17 when he enlisted. While living at Kimpo Air Base, Joe experienced Korea’s bitter cold and hellish heat as depicted in the popular TV series. Furnishing communications
. . Immediately after graduating high school, George Morgan left his family and friends behind to serve in the Army during WW II. It was what everybody was doing, he says, there was nothing left at home to do. But during his training he developed debilitating pneumonia and was in line
