. . Ila Cole Coming from a large family (nine siblings) and having four brothers in military service, it seemed like a normal decision for Ila to want to join the WAVES at the age of twenty. She grew up in a small town in Iowa and had a nice
. . Daniel Cohen Daniel Cohen is author of Single-Handed-The Inspiring True Story of Tibor "Teddy" Rubin-Holocaust Survivor, Korean War Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient. Video short features the voices of Tibor Rubin, Sgt. Leo Cormier, US Rep. Alan Lowenthal, Daniel Cohen, and Kevin Farkas. Episode 18 |
. . Ernie Clayton missing image Ernie Clayton was born in Bollinger County, Missouri and grew up in Fredericktown, Missouri. During the Great Depression he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at a young age to help support his mother. He entered the Coast Guard twenty days after the bombing
. . Felix Cistolo Felix Cistolo was drafted in 1942 and assigned to the 80th Infantry Division. He arrived in France on Aug. 4, 1944, and was sent immediately into combat at Falaise Gap, where the Allies killed 10,000 German troops and trapped another 50,000, although some 20,000 Germans troops managed to
. . Walter "Larry" Chrzan Larry Chrzan’s mother didn’t want him to join the Navy; she feared that if he were killed in battle at sea his body might never be found. But Larry had a compelling but personally peculiar reason to join the Navy. As a Depression-era teenager, he
. . Bob Christman As a Navy ensign during World War II, Bob Christman served as a navigator aboard the USS Sitka (APA-113), a luxury liner that had been refitted for troop transport. Back and forth from its home base in Manila, the Philippines, the Sitka plied the Pacific Ocean,
