As a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, David Mays did everything from dropping off sniper teams to rescuing wounded soldiers. Although he was constantly under fire with close to 1,400 hours in the air, MaysMore>>
In 1943, at the age of 18, Herman Edwards was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was trained as an engineer and as a medical corpsman. His battalion built bridges across Europe, including the historicMore>>
Friday, January 4 2013 11:41 PM EST2013-01-05 04:41:06 GMT
Glen Kernohan was a senior in high school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. The Nazi's launched their biggest counter attack at Bulge, Belgium December 16,1944. For weeks, Kernohan wasMore >>
Glen Kernohan was a senior in high school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. The Nazi's launched their biggest counter attack at Bulge, Belgium December 16,1944. For weeks, Kernohan wasMore >>
Friday, November 30 2012 11:49 PM EST2012-12-01 04:49:48 GMT
By Joan Hallmark James Callanan was a "Submariner" during World War Two, serving in one of the most celebrated submarines of the war. Before the U.S.S. Batfish was de-commissioned in 1945, it was creditedMore >>
By Joan Hallmark James Callanan was a "Submariner" during World War Two, serving in one of the most celebrated submarines of the war. Before the U.S.S. Batfish was de-commissioned in 1945, it was creditedMore >>
Saturday, November 17 2012 12:32 AM EST2012-11-17 05:32:51 GMT
LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) - For over twenty years, Bill Calhoun served in the U.S. Navy, traveling throughout the world in defense of our country. Calhoun joined the Navy at the age of eighteen, soon afterMore >>
Bill Calhoun joined the U.S. Navy, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.More >>
Wednesday, November 14 2012 1:53 PM EST2012-11-14 18:53:08 GMT
By Joan HallmarkLuther Corothers of Palestine served in the 82nd Air Born during World War Two. He made 11 combat parachute jumps from North Africa into Holland, Belgium and Germany. Wounded twice, CorothersMore >>
Luther Corothers of Palestine served in the 82nd Air Born during World War Two. More >>
Friday, October 26 2012 11:44 PM EDT2012-10-27 03:44:34 GMT
Troup, TX (KLTV) - Out of ten children in the Fields family of Troup, eight served our country in World War Two. Geneva Fields Ford and her sister Nell were sworn into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps(laterMore >>
East Texan was one of the first American women to join the army.More >>
Friday, October 19 2012 10:43 PM EDT2012-10-20 02:43:23 GMT
Gordon Kimbell was 17 when he joined the Navy in 1943, not realizing he would spend the next few years of his life under water instead of on top of it.More >>
Gordon Kimbell was 17 when he joined the Navy in 1943, not realizing he would spend the next few years of his life under water instead of on top of it.More >>
Friday, October 19 2012 9:34 AM EDT2012-10-19 13:34:03 GMT
The exhibition now on display at the historic Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler is named "The Test" because that's exactly what this page in our nation's history was. More >>
The exhibition now on display at the historic Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler is named "The Test" because that's exactly what this page in our nation's history was. It was a test of African Americans and their ability to pilot planes in combat.More >>
Monday, October 15 2012 9:58 AM EDT2012-10-15 13:58:04 GMT
Jeff Morris was the company commander of company B, first battalion, eighth calvary regiment, second brigade combat team, 1st calvary division...to be known forever as "legion eight".More >>
Jeff Morris was the company commander of company B, first battalion, eighth calvary regiment, second brigade combat team, 1st calvary division...to be known forever as "legion eight".More >>
Monday, October 15 2012 9:09 AM EDT2012-10-15 13:09:40 GMT
Mac Mcdowell arrived in Vietnam in 1968 following the tet offensive. He was to spend 13 months there as gunner and crew chief on a uh 34d helicopter.More >>
Mac Mcdowell arrived in Vietnam in 1968 following the tet offensive. He was to spend 13 months there as gunner and crew chief on a uh 34d helicopter.More >>
Friday, October 12 2012 12:14 PM EDT2012-10-12 16:14:58 GMT
Don Alfred joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 at the age of 17. He flew 27 combat missions in World War Two, 25 of them before his 20th birthday.More >>
Don Alfred joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 at the age of 17. He flew 27 combat missions in World War Two, 25 of them before his 20th birthday.More >>
Friday, October 12 2012 10:28 AM EDT2012-10-12 14:28:20 GMT
Earl Downey was eighteen when he joined the army air corps in 1942. Before he reached the age of twenty, he was piloting a b-24 liberator on bombing missions over Austria and Germany.More >>
Earl Downey was eighteen when he joined the army air corps in 1942. Before he reached the age of twenty, he was piloting a b-24 liberator on bombing missions over Austria and Germany.More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-07-28 03:15:33 GMT
By Joan Hallmark joanhallmark@kltv.com Don Williams was a pilot in World War Two. He was selected for a special Naval flight group hunting down submarines In the Atlantic. After one twelve hour flight,More >>
Don Williams was a pilot in World War Two. He was selected for a special Naval flight group hunting down submarines In the Atlantic.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:54 PM EST2012-02-21 19:54:32 GMT
The Battle of the Bulge began early in the morning of December 16,1944. It would be the largest land battle in American history. More >>
The Battle of the Bulge began early in the morning of December 16,1944. It would be the largest land battle in American history. On that morning Bill Gignilliat was on guard duty in the little Belgium town of Buchholz StationMore >>
Friday, December 16 2011 7:36 PM EST2011-12-17 00:36:23 GMT
LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) - A Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and three Battle Stars, only begin to tell the story of what World War Two was like for Joe Guidry.More >>
LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) - A Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and three Battle Stars, only begin to tell the story of what World War Two was like for Joe Guidry.More >>
Friday, March 18 2011 11:44 PM EDT2011-03-19 03:44:52 GMT
Howard Nisbet flew 28 missions as a B-24 Bomber Pilot in World War Two. Although Nisbet escaped injury, his plane was hit so many times, its crew named it "Patches".More >>
Friday, October 26 2012 9:50 AM EDT2012-10-26 13:50:09 GMT
Aalon Ferguson was only 18 and a senior in high school, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Two months after the attack he joined the army with a salary of $21 a month.More >>
Aalon Ferguson was only 18 and a senior in high school, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Two months after the attack he joined the army with a salary of $21 a month.More >>
Thursday, October 25 2012 10:24 AM EDT2012-10-25 14:24:55 GMT
During his time at Texas A&M Jim Eitell hadn't planned on a career in the army. It was after his commission as an officer that he begin to think about life in the military.More >>
During his time at Texas A&M Jim Eitell hadn't planned on a career in the army. It was after his commission as an officer that he begin to think about life in the military.More >>
Thursday, October 25 2012 9:25 AM EDT2012-10-25 13:25:33 GMT
This newspaper from seventy years ago, doesn't begin to capture the trauma of the Pearl Harbor bombing, where the U.S. Pacific fleet was destroyed by a Japanese sneak attack.More >>
This newspaper from seventy years ago, doesn't begin to capture the trauma of the Pearl Harbor bombing, where the U.S. Pacific fleet was destroyed by a Japanese sneak attack.More >>
Wednesday, October 24 2012 10:21 AM EDT2012-10-24 14:21:23 GMT
It's been 67 years since Terry Massey landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, a tiny island lying midway between the Marianas and the Japanese mainland., essential to the bombing of Japan.More >>
It's been 67 years since Terry Massey landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, a tiny island lying midway between the Marianas and the Japanese mainland., essential to the bombing of Japan.More >>
Wednesday, October 24 2012 9:40 AM EDT2012-10-24 13:40:28 GMT
During his twenty years in the U.S. Navy, John Dodd fought in three wars: World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam, and rose to the rank of chief petty officer, a rank rarely achieved by African Americans during that time.More >>
During his twenty years in the U.S. Navy, John Dodd fought in three wars: World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam, and rose to the rank of chief petty officer, a rank rarely achieved by African Americans during that time.More >>
Wednesday, October 24 2012 9:16 AM EDT2012-10-24 13:16:44 GMT
Charles Gray, the oldest of the three Gray brothers, was trained as a fighter pilot, while Jack the middle brother was an army infantryman, and Delbert was an air corps radio specialist. More >>
Charles Gray, the oldest of the three Gray brothers, was trained as a fighter pilot, while Jack the middle brother was an army infantryman, and Delbert was an air corps radio specialist. More >>
Tuesday, October 23 2012 10:23 AM EDT2012-10-23 14:23:24 GMT
In addition to the ribbons for service throughout the world, Dean Woodward's uniform holds a presidential unit citation earned as a marine and a bronze star awarded as an army officer.More >>
In addition to the ribbons for service throughout the world, Dean Woodward's uniform holds a presidential unit citation earned as a marine and a bronze star awarded as an army officer.More >>
Tuesday, October 23 2012 10:16 AM EDT2012-10-23 14:16:46 GMT
J.T. Allen admits the biggest body of water he had seen before joining up in 1942 was Lake Texhoma, but he says he was determined to be in the navy.More >>
J.T. Allen admits the biggest body of water he had seen before joining up in 1942 was Lake Texhoma, but he says he was determined to be in the navy.More >>
Monday, October 22 2012 10:24 AM EDT2012-10-22 14:24:39 GMT
By Joan HallmarkGrace Jones Miller had wanted to be a nurse as far back as she could remember. Grace finished nursing school in 1940 and within two years time and the onset of World War Two, the youngMore >>
By Joan HallmarkGrace Jones Miller had wanted to be a nurse as far back as she could remember. Grace finished nursing school in 1940 and within two years time and the onset of World War Two, the youngMore >>
Monday, October 22 2012 9:39 AM EDT2012-10-22 13:39:39 GMT
The name given to Dale Hyatt's b-17 bomber by its ground crew was "Tu Yung Tu."More >>
By Joan HallmarkThe name given to Dale Hyatt's b-17 bomber by its ground crew was "Tu Yung Tu."The crew of Hyatt's "Tu Yung Tu" flying fortress was indeed very young. Most were only 18 with a pilot justMore >>
Monday, October 22 2012 9:20 AM EDT2012-10-22 13:20:27 GMT
D-Day, the Normandy invasion, was not only the biggest amphibious landing in world history, it was also the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler's Nazi regime in World War Two.More >>
D-Day, the Normandy invasion, was not only the biggest amphibious landing in world history, it was also the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler's Nazi regime in World War Two.More >>
Friday, October 19 2012 10:09 AM EDT2012-10-19 14:09:18 GMT
John Wilson arrived at Guadalcanal soon after marines landed there in 1942. He was to see a number of south sea islands before returning home in 1945.More >>
John Wilson arrived at Guadalcanal soon after marines landed there in 1942. He was to see a number of south sea islands before returning home in 1945.More >>
Friday, January 14 2011 10:59 PM EST2011-01-15 03:59:12 GMT
Willard Ward says he first joined the Army in 1935 to "get out of the cotton fields." But when Ward joined again in 1941 right after Pearl Harbor, it was to defend his country.More >>
Monday, October 4 2010 9:56 AM EDT2010-10-04 13:56:23 GMT
We are losing more than 1,000 World War II veterans each day in our country. By 2020 these members of the "Greatest Generation will all be gone.More >>
Sunday, September 19 2010 11:44 PM EDT2010-09-20 03:44:06 GMT
With over 8,000 men committed and over 19,000 Americans killed, the Battle of the Bulge was the single largest and bloodiest battle that American forces experienced in World War II.More >>
Sunday, August 1 2010 10:33 PM EDT2010-08-02 02:33:47 GMT
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, which took more than 33,000 American lives. For three East Texans who were honored in Korea this summer, the trip back was a revelation.More >>
Wednesday, July 28 2010 10:21 AM EDT2010-07-28 14:21:13 GMT
As an Air Force photo journalist, Sam Bas spent 22 years recording history. Bass went into the Air Force in 1953, but it was during the Vietnam War that his most historic photos were taken.More >>
Friday, February 12 2010 11:52 PM EST2010-02-13 04:52:02 GMT
Less than five years after the end of World War II, war broke out in Korea. Gene Gardner was one of many young Americans caught in a war that to this day is officially designated as a "Police Action."More >>
Friday, April 3 2009 10:56 PM EDT2009-04-04 03:56:11 GMT
Prior to the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, no U.S. Military pilots had been African American. Sam Garrison was not only one of the original Tuskegee Airmen to distinguish himself in war, he was the youngest.More >>
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