. . Ed Blank Ed Blank grew up in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. After graduating from Duquesne University and completing an ROTC program, Ed commissioned in the US Army. As an officer in Vietnam, Ed’s specialty was rigging telephone lines for communications among US troops—an often overlooked and undervalued requirement of
. . Harold Betters Harold J. Betters of Connellsville, Pennsylvania was drafted for two years into the Army during the Korean War. As a formally trained and experienced musician he wanted to play with the 308th Army Band, but his commander wasn’t agreeable. Although military segregation had been officially over
. . Herb Baugh Herb Baugh of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania volunteered to join the army during the Korean War. In those days the military was still segregated, and the experience left a lasting impression on Herb. Because he had worked on the railroad in Pittsburgh before the war, Herb was placed
. . Harold "Bud" Banker During WW II, Harold “Bud” Banker served in the Army’s newly formed Office of Strategic Services (OSS). After being quietly and specially selected for duty with the military intelligence agency—based on his befitting “background” and qualifications–Bud was sent to the China-Burma-Indian theater of operations (CBI).
. . Hartley Baird After WW II, Hartley H. Baird Jr. of Pittsburgh was discharged from the Army (Army Air Corps) as a Private First Class. He served with the 9th Air Forces’ 30th Air Depot, but he wasn’t an airman. His job throughout the war was to keep the
. . Paul Austin Paul Austin entered the US Army in March 1944 and served as an infantryman in Easy Company, 351st Regiment, 88 Infantry Division in the Mediterranean. Shortly before the end of the war he transitioned to ordinance and finally left the Army in July 1946. missing
