. . Ruth D'Hert During WWII, Ruth D’Hert chose the Navy WAVES (“Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service”) because the uniforms were navy blue. “Being a Mormon, I was looking at the uniforms, for one thing. I decided on the WAVES because their uniforms were more conservative. They were navy
. . Fran Culotta served as a combat infantry officer with the Army’s 36th Division in Italy during WWII. missing video/audio 6 decades later, French say ‘merci’: Four local veterans receive Legion of Honor for service during World War II WWII vets share war memories Francis Culotta, age
. . Jack Cross Jack Cross entered the US Navy in June 1944 and spent his time in the Pacific serving as a gunner for 12 months aboard a Liberty Ship as well as an oil tanker for 30 days. Before leaving the Navy in June 1946, he commissioned the
. . Albert Crawford On December 7, 1941, 17-year-old Al Crawford asked his father if he could join the Navy. His father’s response was swift: “One less mouth to feed.” Those five words launched Al’s long military career. In WWII, Al served on the USS Swivel (ARS-36), which saw duty
. . Fred Connors Fred Connors served in the US Navy from August 1942 until January 1946 aboard the USS Lexington in aviation ordinance. missing video/audio
. . Ken Coleman missing image Ken Coleman served in the China-Burma-India theater with the Army Air Corps during WWII. missing video/audio
