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Robert Senter

Robert Senter was drafted in to the Army in February 1943, serving until May 1945 with the 83rd Division.

World War IIBob DriscollDecember 7, 2023World War II, Private First Class

Richard Poles

U.S. Army PFC. Richard Poles served in Company F, 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division "OZARKS" - He was wounded on April 11, 1945.

World War IIBob DriscollSeptember 16, 2022United States Army, Private First Class

Thomas Tanaka

Thomas Tanaka was drafted into the U.S. Army in November 1950 and was assigned to the 24th Division, 19th Regiment.

Korean WarBob DriscollFebruary 25, 2022Private First Class

David Sydney James

U.S. Army Private First Class David S. James was wounded in action on August 4, 1970 in the Republic of Vietnam while serving as a member of the Special Training Advisory Group with Company B, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 50th Infantry.

VietnamBob DriscollMay 11, 2021Private First Class, United States Army

Doyle Charles Bailey

On September 11, 1944, Private First Class Bailey, a member of the Medical Detachment, 362nd Infantry Regiment, was wounded at North Apennines, near Florence, Italy. Along with his Purple Heart, PFC Bailey was awarded several medals including the European-African Middle Eastern Theater and two Bronze Stars.

World War IIBob DriscollMarch 10, 2021Private First Class

Denzil “Buster “ Biles

In February 1944, while fighting in the Battle of Anzio, which lasted from January 22, 1944 to June 5, 1944, Pfc Biles.

World War IIBob DriscollFebruary 26, 2021Private First Class, United States Army

Eugene Lang

It would take 44 years before Lang would be awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds suffered on that fateful day in Vietnam. In 2012, thanks to advocacy by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and support from Donald Singer, a Peekskill lawyer and retired Army Colonel who also served as a brigadier general in the Army National Guard, Lang’s story was presented to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records,

VietnamBob DriscollAugust 18, 2020United States Army, Private First Class

Mike Mescavage

U.S. Army PFC Mike Mescavage first served his country in Vietnam. He went on to serve his community as a Pennsylvania State Trooper and serves his fellow veterans today as a leader in the MOPH.

VietnamBob DriscollFebruary 25, 2020United States Army, Private First Class

John Kinlen

One of the most dangerous jobs on the front lines. Only lightly armed if at all, these heroes dash out under enemy fire into open combat, risking their lives to save the lives of their wounded brethren. With bullets flying through the air, and mortar rounds and grenades exploding all around them, the medic puts his life on the line for

Korean WarBelinda BriggsJuly 18, 2019Private First Class, United States Army