Gary Massey
URBANA — Working in a small hospital in Pakistan, Gary Massey encounte …
Ron Castle
THOMASBORO — At the height of the Vietnam War, Ron Castle and his fell …
Jerry Wiese
RANTOUL — Jerry Wiese lost eight friends and comrades in his platoon o …
Claude Coombs
SAVOY — At Chanute Field, Claude Coombs trained air and ground crews i …
Howard Ross
URBANA — Howard Ross earned the Purple Heart when Japanese troops zero …
Leonard Wirges
RANTOUL — Leonard Wirges risked his life in World War II, then lived t …
Frances Schneider
CHAMPAIGN — Not everybody who helps the U.S. cause in war wears a unif …
Roland Guitare
URBANA — When it was a nice night near the Ho Chi Minh trail, Roland ” …
Al Partin
CHAMPAIGN — Al Partin served as a gunner on convoys in the Navy during …
Hubert Neal
MILFORD — Staff Sgt. Hubert Neal served and was injured in North Afric …
Dean Rudicil
ST. JOSEPH — Sgt. Dean Rudicil served alongside a unit assigned to blo …
Bob Bokenkamp
SAVOY — In taking several islands in the South Pacific, Bob Bokenkamp, …