Russell Gephart
. . Russell Gephart Russel Gephart served in the US Navy from 1942 to 1946. He was a gunner’s mate on LST 44 and landed on Gold Beach, Normandy on June 6, 1944. missing audio/video
Chuck Froetschel
. . People tend to think of the Vietnam War as a ground and air war—jungle skirmishes, napalm, villages aflame, rice patty strafing. But the navy’s surface fleet played a significant role in the war effort as well. Some sailors served in the demure but omnipresent “brown water navy,” patrolling the
George Freas
. . George Freas George served with the US Navy during WWII. missing video/audio
William Fisher
. . William Fisher When William Fisher first heard the news of an attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he didn’t even know where it was. He enlisted in the Navy once he came of age a few years later, but it wasn’t until arriving at the Hawaiian
Reid Feather
. . Reid Feather During WWII, Reid Feather of Moon Township, Pennsylvania served as a Navy sonarman aboard PC-1265, a new anti-submarine patrol ship that worked the Eastern seaboard from the Caribbean to Canada. Upon entering the service, Reid trained in Great Lakes, Illinois and then shipped to Key West,
Paul Farkas
. . Paul Farkas T he day after he graduated high school in 1948, Paul Farkas reported for duty with the US Navy. After a sweltering hot summer boot camp at Great Lakes, IL, he trained extensively in Millington, TN to be an aviation mechanic. From there, Airman Farkas arrived
