. . John Bozek On Sunday, December 7, 1941, John Bozek, then a high school senior in Detroit, heard the famous radio announcement of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The next day he and some buddies headed straight for the federal building in downtown Detroit, intent on enlisting in the
. . Eugene Bowser Gene Bowser served in the Navy in the Pacific on the U.S.S. Bremerton (CA-130). He supplied the 1,800 men on board with their food, allotted just sixty-two cents a day to feed each man. Carrying on a peculiar, but time-honored navy tradition, Gene’s commander gave him
. . John Bowen During WW II, Sergeant John Bowen served with the Army’s 5th Armored “Victory” Division. Deep into the German winter of 1944, four days from Christmas, John’s unit lost radio contact with its field commanders. Combat was fierce and heavy. Without control, the men were fighting chaos.
. . Ray Book Standing 5”10” tall and weighing just 119 pounds at age 18, Ray Book was considered too thin by the Marines, so he enlisted in the Army in March 1943 and chose artillery training. Ironically, it wouldn’t be long before he was shouldering a 50-caliber machine gun
. . John Bone John R. Bone of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wanted to join the Navy and serve in World War II, but his flat feet kept him out of the water — until they carried him to the sky, as a member of the Army Air Corps. Flying throughout the
. . Bob Blair Bob Blair served in the 134th Navy Construction Battalion in Guam. Upon arriving there, he remembers, “everything was totally destroyed.” Bob worked in the Commanding Officer’s office, typing records and making copies on a mimeograph machine. Surrounded by officers, Bob was aware of how much better
