by Bauman Alan | 08/10/2023 | Stories of Veterans
Charles W. Rader US Marine Corps SERVED: 2 years 8 months Location: Vietnam Memory from a Loved One: Lance Corporal Charles W. Rader from Chester, IL was born on March 17, 1945. He enlisted in the Marines on July 21, 1963. Charlie was a M-60 Machine Gunner in...
by Bauman Alan | 08/09/2023 | Stories of Veterans
John L Mattingly US Army SERVED: March 1941 – October 1945 Location: Europe Memory from a Loved One: My father was a technician 5th grade for 22nd General Hospital and Ambulance Driver #699....
by Bauman Alan | 08/08/2023 | Stories of Veterans
Cullen J Mattingly US Army SERVED: 1943 – 1945 Location: South Pacific in New Guinea Memory from a Loved One: Cullen was an 18 year old farm boy who had not been any further from home than St. Louis before he was drafted. He was inducted on September 9,...
by Bauman Alan | 08/07/2023 | Stories of Veterans
Ronald H. Bozikis US Army SERVED: 1967 – 1969 Location: Vietnam Memory from a Loved One: My brother had a football scholarship to Kansas State and the likelihood of playing for Missouri after he was discharged. However, in the interim, at age 19 he...
by Bauman Alan | 08/06/2023 | Stories of Veterans
Elvin Mattingly US Army SERVED: February 1945 – November 1946 Location: Japan Memory from a Loved One: Part of occupying force in Japan. He earned two overseas bars and a lapel button....
by Bauman Alan | 08/05/2023 | Stories of Veterans
Forest Myrick US ARMY & US NAVY SERVED: World War II & Korea Memory from a Loved One: My Dad was a Seabee in the Navy at age 17 when they landed at Okinawa. He served in the Army in Korea. He never shared about the bad stuff; he would only talk about...
