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1: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant John Thomas Grasse Branch of service: US Army Air Corp Specialties: 30 Mission as Waist Gunner on B-17 with the Mighty 8th Air Force 3rd Division, 94th Bomb Group, 333rd Squad Time in service: July 28, 1942-March 6, 1945 Foreign countries served: England

2: Veterans Name: Captain Richard Ray Cart Branch of service: US Army Air Corp Pilot Assigned to fighter squadron at Mitchel Field NY April 1942, FSSF September 1942, Specialties: Pilot assigned to the US Air Corp August 1943, Headquarters Squadron Air Technical Service Command-Flew Generals from Hawaii to Washington until April 1946 Time in service: Five years 1941-1946 Foreign countries served: Home Front

3: Veterans Name: Acting/Regimental Sgt Major Gordon S. Sims Branch of service: US Army Specialties: Canadian Military Law/Canadian Financial Rules, Reserve Canada Army Princess Louise Dragon Guards “A” troop cavalry signals, Headquarters Military District #3/Canada, First Special Service Force and CMHQ London/Lancaster, England Time in service: 8 years Foreign countries served: USA, Aleutian Islands, Africa, Italy, England, Southern France

4: Veterans Name: Sergeant Charles W Mann Branch of service: Canadian Military and First Special Service Force Specialties: First Special Service Force (2nd Canadian Parachute Regt) 1st CDN Special Service Battalion (The CDN element of #ST SSF) Time in service: Nine years 1937 to 1946 Foreign countries served: USA, Aleutian Islands, Africa, Italy, England, Southern France.

5: Veterans Name: Private Donald H Golde Branch of service: First Special Service Force & Darby’s Rangers Specialties: Rifle Grenadier, 2nd Regiment, 3rd Company, 1st Platoon, Rangers 3rd Battalion with the First Special Service Force. Time in service: 2 years Foreign countries served: Africa, Italy.

6: Veterans Name: Private First Class Seymour “Cy” Marmelstein Branch of service: First Special Service Force and 474th Infantry Regiment Specialties: 745 Rifleman, trained demolition, mountain climbing, airborne, skiing and water assault with the First Special Service Force, 3rd Company, 1st Regiment Time in service: 2 ¾ years Foreign countries served: Africa, Italy, Southern France, Germany, Norway

7: Veterans Name: Commend Sergeant Major Robert Miles Branch of service: US Army with the 10th Signal Detachment-WWII and 100th Division-Retirement Specialties: Signal Company Time in service: 36 years Foreign countries served: England, Siapan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Manila, Nagasaki,

8: Veterans Name: Corporal John E Plamp Jr Prisoner of War “POW” Branch of service: US Army Infantry 100th Infantry Division, 398th Infantry Regiment, “M” Company, 3rd platoon, Prisoner of War “POW” Specialties: Mortarman, Rifleman, Light Mortarman Time in service: 2 years 4 months Foreign countries served: France and Germany

9: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant Frank H Lablotier Branch of service: Army Air Corp Mighty 8th 91st Bomb Group, 402st Bomb Squadron Army Air Corps Gunners School Time in service: Five years 1940-1945 Foreign countries served: England 10: Veterans Name: Corporal John Pellegren Branch of service: US Army with the 467 AAA AW Battalion attached to the 29th Infantry division “D-Day” and 4th Armored Division Battle of the Bulge “Bastogne” Specialties: Intelligence Observer (Scout) Time in service: 2 ½ years Foreign countries served: England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Czchoslovakia

11: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant Stanford (Shep) Waldman Branch of service: US Army 83rd Division, 330thth Regiment, F Company, 2nd Platoon Specialties: 745 Rifleman Time in service: 2 ½ years Foreign countries served: England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany

12: Veterans Name: Corporal Stanley Tuhoski Prisoner of War “POW” Branch of service: US Army 106th Division, 423rd Regiment, 1st Platoon POW. Specialties: Crew Chief, 60mm Light Mortor, M-1 Sharpshooter 3 bars Time in service: 2 years Foreign countries served: England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and Poland

13: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant Jim Beam Branch of service: US Army 101st Airborne Division (D-Day), 501st Regiment, HQ Company, 3rd Platoon, 2nd Squad. Specialties: 81 mm Mortar Time in service: 20 years Foreign countries served: England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Africa

14: Veterans Name: Senior Master Sergeant Mitch Mischler Branch of service: Mighty 8th US AAF, 94th Bomb Group, 333rd Sqd, 3rd Air Division, 4th Combat Wing. 25 Mission over Europe as a waist gunner on a B-17. Specialties: 612 Armour Gunner – 684 Aircraft Engine Power Plant Spec, 2750 Flight Engineer, 43171A Aircraft, Maintenance Technician 43191 Aircraft Maintenance, Superintendent. Time in service: 30 years, 3months 27 days & 2 years reserve. WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Foreign countries served: England

15: Veterans Name: Surgical Technician George I. Bulliene “Medic” Branch of service: US Army, 42nd Infantry Division 3rd Infantry Regiment, Medical Detachment 232nd Infantry Regiment Specialties: Surgical technician Time in service: 2 years 8 months Foreign countries served: France, Germany, Austria

16: Veterans Name: Tech Sergeant Bill Brunger Branch of service: 75thDivision 289th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion Company B second Platoon Specialties: Infantry Platoon Sergeant. Time in service: 2 years 10 months Foreign countries served:

17: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant George Meshko Branch of service: US Army Air Force 8th Airforce, 96 Bomb Group, 390 Bomb Squadron Specialties: Gunner, Flight Engineer, and Airplane Mechanic Time in service: Three years Foreign countries served: England

18: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant Leonard McKinney Branch of service: Air Force 453rd School Squadron Hendricks School Specialties: Flight Instructor – Airplane Mechanic Time in service: Four years Foreign countries served: Home Front

19: Veterans Name: Private 1st Class Edward Tipper Branch of service: US Army 101s Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Easy Company Band of Brothers. Specialties: Bazooka man Time in service: Three years Foreign countries served: England and France 20: Veterans Name: Rigney Sackley Branch of service: US Army Strategical Air Force HQ, 8th Air Force Specialties: Air Technical Service Command in Europe Time in service: Two years and 11 months Foreign countries served: England, France and Germany

21: Veterans Name: Staff/Sergeant Elmer “Lucky” McGinty Branch of service: US Army Air Force Mighty 8th 95th Heavy Bomb Group, 336th Squadron Specialties: Waist Gunner Time in service: Four year 1941-1945 Foreign countries served: England

22: Veterans Name: Major General Lindsay Freeman Branch of service: US Army Specialties: Commander of the 100th Division Time in service: 36 years Foreign countries served: Germany, Italy, Okinawa, Japan, Korea and Vietnam

23: Veterans Name: Colonel Bobby Freeman Branch of service: US Army 101st Airborne/Air Assault and 82nd Airborne Division Specialties: Garrison Commander of the 101st Airborne, Aviation Commander of the 101st Airborne Time in service: 38 years Foreign countries served: Germany, Korea and Vietnam