Lt. JOHN J. POWERS, U.S. Navy. Coral Sea area 4 to 8 May 1942. Lt. Powers participated in 5 engagements with Japanese forces between 4and 8 May 1942. Powers wasn’t content with a 1 for three record on direct hits, so he set out to find a way to increase his accuracy. He scored a direct hit, … Continue reading 5 May
Nurses Appreciation Week – Tuesday
Today we pay respect to Martha Jane Cannary. Martha Jane learned her nursing skills out of necessity after both of her parents died in 1865 when she became the sole breadwinner and head of a family consisting of six children under the age of 11. Martha took any and every job that most men thought … Continue reading Nurses Appreciation Week – Tuesday
4 MAY
1Lt DOUGLAS B. FOURNET B Co. 1st Bn, 7th Cavalry 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). A Shau Valley, RVN 4 May 1968. While serving as rifle platoon leader, 1Lt Fournet led his platoon in an advance uphill against a heavily fortified enemy position. Heavy enemy sniper fire threatened the LT and his men at every turn. … Continue reading 4 MAY
Nurses Appreciation Week – Monday
Nurses Appreciation Week - Monday Today we pay respect to the British Nurse Edith Cavell. By the time WW1 broke out, Edith Cavell had been head matron of the Berkendael Medical Institute, a nurse training school in Brussels, Belgium, for seven years. She is considered the mother of Modern Nursing in Belgium. When the Germans … Continue reading Nurses Appreciation Week – Monday
3 May
US Coast Guard Crew USS Menges (DE-320) Mediterranean 3 May 1944 The Destroyer Escort USS Menges, manned by a Coast Guard crew, was acting as convoy escort in the Mediterranean when an acoustic torpedo fired by the U-371 hit and destroyed her stern. Thirtyone of her crew were killed in the attack, but Menges’ crew … Continue reading 3 May
2 May
Robert Eugene Bush Hospital Apprentice First Class, U.S. Naval Reserve Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands 2 May 1945 Robert Bush was a reservist serving as Medical Corpsman with a rifle company with the1st Marine Division when the call of “CORPSMAN” rang out. Bush Fearlessly moved from casualty to casualty, attending the wounded despite the hail of … Continue reading 2 May
1 May
SGT MAYNARD “ SNUFFY” H. SMITH 423d Bomb Sqdrn, 306th Bomber Grp. Over Enemy Occupied Europe 1 May 1943. While flying as gunner on a bombing mission over enemy-occupied continental Europe, Sgt. Smith’s aircraft was riddled with FLAK shrapnel and cannon rounds from German defenders. Fire swept through the crew compartment. Two of his fellow … Continue reading 1 May
30 April
MAJ. SANDO M. VARGAS, JR. 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. Dai Do, Republic of Vietnam 30 April to 2 May 1968. Although severely wounded the previous day, when faced with heavy enemy resistance Maj (then Captain) Vargas combined rallied 3 companies of Marines together then led his men in the attack on the fortified village of … Continue reading 30 April
29 April
1Lt Josephine Nesbit - POW Aka, "Momma Josie" US Army Nurse Corps Bataan Peninsula, Phillipine Islands Dec 8, 1941 thru 1945 Gideon D. Asche If you ever had occasion to do an R&R in Tai Pei, you know why a 19-year-old, hormone engorged, no-time-in-grade Army sergeant would consider Tai Pei and “The China Seas Club” … Continue reading 29 April
28 April
PVT NICHOLAS MINUE, Co. A, 6th Armored Infantry, 1st AD MedjezelBab, Tunisia 28 April 1943 When the Co. A was held up and pinned down by flanking fire from an enemy machine-gun nest, Pvt. Minue, fixed bayonet, and unhesitatingly charged the enemy position before they could unleash the full fury of their firepower. The young … Continue reading 28 April
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