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Xaya, Sam Editr

Born: 09/10/1948 War Served: Vietnam / Vietnam Era Rank: Captain Unit/Ship: Special Guerilla Unit (SGU) Served In: Laos Citation: Xaya, Sam Veterans History Project Interview, 10/6/12, by Eileen…

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Lair, James William (Part 2 of 3)

Born: 07/04/1924 Died: 10/28/2014 Branch: ArmyWar Served: WWII, Vietnam/Vietnam EraRank: Private First Class Battles: Invasion of Normandy; Battle of the Bulge; Unit/Ship: 3rd Battalion, 32nd Armored…

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Lair, James William (Part 3 of 3)

Born: 07/04/1924Died: 10/28/2014Branch: ArmyWar Served: WWII, Vietnam/Vietnam EraRank: Private First ClassBattles: Invasion of Normandy; Battle of the Bulge;Unit/Ship: 3rd Battalion, 32nd Armored…

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Lanctot, Chad

Born: 11/10/1978 Branch: US Coast Guard Rank: Chief Petty Officer Served In: Virginia; Michigan; Texas; Illinois; Florida; Connecticut Citation: Lanctot, Chad, Veterans History Project Interview,…

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Kunz, Cleon V

Born: 04/21/1922 Branch: US Army Air Force (USAF) War Served: WWII; Korea Rank: 1st Lieutenant Served In: Maxwell Field, AL; Souther Field, GA; Greenville AAFB, MS; Greenwood AAFB, MS; Orlando AAFB,…

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Callender, Naddia M

Born: 02/05/1991 Branch: US Army War Served: OIF Rank: Private First Class Served In: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Gordon, Georgia; Fort Wainwright, Alaska Citation:…

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Bonaccorso, Russel J.

Born: 11/10/1968 Branch: US Army Commendation: Two Bronze Stars; Afghan Campaign Medal (4 Stars) War Served: Afghanistan (OEF) Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Served In: Kabul, Afghanistan; Bagram,…

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Lamb, Charles

Born: 8/17/1928 Branch: US Navy Commendation: Two Bronze Stars War Served: Korean War Rank: Lieutenant Served In: Pensacola, FL; Corpus Christi, TX; Barbers Pt, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan Citation:…

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Bettauer, Arthur

Born: 05/02/1920 Branch: US Army War Served: WWII Rank: Captain Served In: Belgium, Holland, Germany Citation: Bettauer, Arthur, Veterans History Project Interview, May 24, 2018, by Caleb Pittman,…

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Corcoran, Robert J

Born: 08/20/1921 Branch: US Army/US Army Corp Engineers Commendation: Bronze Star War Served: WWII/Korean War Rank: 1st SGT Served In: USA, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy Battles/Campaigns: Rome-Arno …

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Connolly, Sean M

Born: 07/26/1974 Branch: US Army/US Army Reserve War Served: Operation Iraqi Freedom Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Division/Group: 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Office of the Secretary of…

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Meakin, John V

Born: 03/28/1946 Branch: Air Force Commendation: Bronze Star War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: MSGT/E-7Battles:Unit/Ship:814th CDS, 3rd Security Police Squadron Served In: Westover, MA; Germany;…

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Buckley, James L

Born: 03/09/1923 Branch: Navy ReserveWar Served: WW II Rank: LT jg Battles: Leyte, Lingayen, Okinawa Unit/Ship: USS LST 1013 Served In: Philippines, Okinawa Citation: Buckley, James L., Veterans…

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Bruening, Robert Donald

Born: 08/24/1924 Died: 06/12/2016 Branch: Navy War Served: Korean, WW II Rank: LT/O-2 Battles: Battle of Okinawa Unit/Ship: Uss Tennessee; USS Pennsylvania; USS Springfield; USS Oklahoma City; USS…

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Bruening, Frederick F.

Born: 01/21/1922 Branch: Army Air Corps War Served: WW II Rank: 2nd Lt. Unit/Ship: Air Transportation Command Served In: United States Citation: Bruening, Sr., Frederick, Veterans History Project,…

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Augustine, Gerald E

Born: 07/29/1945 Branch: Army War Served: Vietnam/ Vietnam Era Rank: SPC/E-4 Battles: Junction City; Attelboro; Cedar Falls; FSB Gold Unit/Ship: 196th Light infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division…

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