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Robert Toshio KurodaRobert Toshio Kuroda was born on November 8, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii.  He was the sixth of seven sons of Toyoichi and Sekino Kuroda. He and his three brothers -- Ronald, Wallace and Joe -- all volunteered and wanted to fight in the war to prove their loyalty.Former ...

Robert D. MaxwellRobert D. Maxwell was born on October 26, 1920, in Boise, Idaho. He joined the Army in early 1942. His World  War II military service spans nearly the whole American involvement in the war in Europe.Robert D Maxwell, reached the rank of Technician Fifth Grade, in the 7th ...

Milton Murray HollandMilton Murray Holland was born a slave near Austin, Texas in 1844 on the Holland Family Plantation. He was the son of Bird Holland and owned by Spearman "Major" Holland, Bird Holland's half brother. Sometime in the 1850s, Bird Holland purchased the freedom of his three sons Milton, ...

Henry P. CroweHenry Crowe had a Long and Illustrious Career in the United States Marine Corp. There are few outside of the Corps who know about him and those that do, even those in the Marines, equate him with his colorful quotations such as "Goddam it, you'll never get the ...

William Hart PitsenbargerWilliam Hart Pitsenbarger (July 8, 1944 – April 11, 1966) was a United States Air Force Pararescueman  who gave his life aiding and defending a unit of soldiers pinned down by an enemy assault in Vietnam. He was initially posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross, which was later ...

Douglas Eugene DickeyPrivate First Class Douglas Eugene Dickey (December 24, 1946 – March 26, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during Operation Beacon Hill 1, on March 26, 1967, while serving as a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, ...

Col. George E. "Bud" DayRecently retired Col. George E. "Bud" Day has caused a great deal of commentary by some of his comments which were called to be bigoted and racist. It is not the first time that "Bud" Day has been the center of controversy by something he has ...

The Firing Of Douglas MacArthurAfter brilliant offensives in Korea and the capture of Pyonyang it appeared that the Korean war was finished, but suddenly the Chinese attacked the United Nations Forces, crossing the Yalu river with Four infantry armies, three artillery divisions, an anti aircraft regiment and 260,000 men. The ...

Battle of Chosin Reservoir"The fighting at the Chosin Reservoir was the most violent small unit fighting in the history of American warfare. No other operation in the American book of war quite compares with the show [the battle of the Chosin Reservoir] by the First Marine Division [and attached U.S. ...

The Korean WarNote - Much of the following is from government and public sources as well as from William Manchester's book: "American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964" In June 1950, after North Korea invaded South Korea, General Douglas MacArthur was designated commander of the United Nations forces defending South Korea. Gen. ...