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Harold Thomas
PHILO — Harold Thomas saw a kamikaze plane up close as it rammed into …
Hazel Peterson
PAXTON — Talking with one tough Marine, it’s impressive that Hazel Pet …
Herman Schneider
RANTOUL — He watched Nazis on trial and saw monsters like Hermann Goer …
Howard Ross
URBANA — Howard Ross earned the Purple Heart when Japanese troops zero …
Hubert Neal
MILFORD — Staff Sgt. Hubert Neal served and was injured in North Afric …
Hubert Woolen
CHAMPAIGN — In North Africa, Italy and Japan, Hubert Woolen served on …
James Paul Lafary
PAXTON — James Paul Lafary stayed on the ground, but saved many bomb c …
Jason Sakowski
Sitting in his office at the University of Illinois, Jason Sakowski lo …
Jay Jackson
CHAMPAIGN — The night Jay Jackson landed at Danang, North Vietnam forc …
Jeffrey Beightler
SAYBROOK — One of Jeffrey Beightler’s many duties in his many years of …
Jeni Hunniecutt
URBANA — The National Guard took Jeni Hunniecutt from being the first …
Jerry Wiese
RANTOUL — Jerry Wiese lost eight friends and comrades in his platoon o …