. . Gerard Driscoll During World War II, Gerard Driscoll tried to join the navy when he was sixteen. His effort to join was thwarted when the recruiter discovered that Gerard had changed the date on his birth certificate. Undaunted in his efforts to be at sea during the war,
. . David Kennedy David Kennedy entered the US Navy on February 19, 1944 after working in a shipyard in Ambridge, PA for 10 months. He served as an engineer aboard an LST in the Pacific and left the Navy on July 14, 1946. missing video/audio
. . John Downs John Downs entered the US Army Air Corps on June 19, 1943. He served as a sargeant in the 5th Air Force in the South Pacific. missing video/audio
. . Pat Doherty Pat Doherty was a singer and dancer in the USO from October 1946 until May 1947. She traveled to China, Japan, Far East, and South Pacific to entertain US troops serving abroad. missing video Stories from the Veterans Breakfast Club Pat Branigan-Doherty: USO Shows
. . Victor DiCarlo World War II infantryman Victor DiCarlo got into the war late, but he packed much action in his four months of combat in Europe. He joined the 80th Infantry Division in January, 1945 long after the division had hit the beach on D+51. They were in
. . Anthony DeSalle Anthony DeSalle of Beaver Falls, PA served aboard the USS Teton (AGC-14) during WW II. He was an able bodied Seaman, manning the rails, swabbing decks, pulling lines, working the gun stations during combat, and doing just about whatever job was sent his way to keep
