Commander David McCampbell

Commander David McCampbell

David McCampbell was born on January 16, 1910, in Bessemer, Alabama. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1933. He became a Naval Aviator in April 1938 and served with Fighting Squadron Four (VF-4) on the USS Ranger. McCampbell commanded Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15) and later became the commander of the USS Essex's air group. During the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944, he destroyed seven enemy planes. In the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 24, he shot down nine more planes, setting a U.S. single mission aerial combat record. McCampbell became the U.S. Navy's leading ace, downing a total of 34 Japanese aircraft. His air group was credited with 315 planes shot down in aerial combat, 348 more destroyed on the ground, and significant damage to enemy shipping. He received the Medal of Honor on January 10, 1945, for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity." Listen to his story, here...


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Corporal John Henry Pruitt

Corporal John Henry Pruitt

John Henry Pruitt was born on October 4, 1896 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on May 3, 1917, at the age of 20, shortly after the United States entered WW1. During the su...

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Sergeant First Class Bennie G. Adkins

Sergeant First Class Bennie G. Adkins

Bennie G. Adkins was born on February 1, 1934, in Waurika, Oklahoma. He was drafted into the US Army on December 5, 1956, at the age of 22. When Camp A Shau was attacked by a large North Vietnamese fo...

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Private John Joseph Kelly

Private John Joseph Kelly

Private John Joseph Kelly was born on June 24, 1898, in Chicago Illinois. At 18 years old, He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on May 15, 1917. On January 19, 1918, his regiment embarked from Philadelp...

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Corporal Jason L. Dunham

Corporal Jason L. Dunham

Corporal Jason Dunham was born on November 10, 1981, in Scio, New York. At the age of 18, Dunham joined the United States Marine Corps on July 19, 2000. On April 14, 2004, Corporal Dunham and his squa...

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Master Sergeant Vito Bertoldo | The One Man Army For Two Straight Days

Master Sergeant Vito Bertoldo | The One Man Army For Two Straight Days

Vito Bertoldo was born on December 1, 1916, in Decatur, Illinois. He was ineligible for the World War 2 draft because of poor eyesight. But decided to enlist despite his draft exemption and joined the...

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Master Sergeant Roy Benedivez

Master Sergeant Roy Benedivez

Master Sergeant Roy Benevidez led an extraordinary life and career marked by resilience, bravery, and dedication to his comrades. Born on August 5, 1935, in Texas, he faced early adversity after losin...

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First Lieutenant William D. Hawkins

First Lieutenant William D. Hawkins

First Lieutenant William D. Hawkins was born on April 19, 1914, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He joined the Marine Corps on January 5, 1942. On November 20, 1943, Hawkins and his platoon faced a daunting tas...

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Major Douglas T. Jacobson

Major Douglas T. Jacobson

Douglas Thomas Jacobson was born on November 25, 1925, in Rochester New York. He grew up in Port Washington Long Island and in January 1943, he joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17. By December 19...

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