9/22/1963 – TBD
Service Dates: 1984 – 1990 Active Duty USAF, Missouri National Guard Chaplain Major Full Time Joint Force Staff Chaplain, AG Officer with National Guard, Post 9/11 1st Federal Technician Chaplain in the USA. Deployed To Iraq.
Story uploaded: 2007 / updated: Sunday January 11 2026
12/23/1921 – 1/15/2014
Service Dates: 1939 – 1946 Initially in the 138th MO National Guard as a PFC, upon Americas entry into WWII he enlisted in the USMC. He was a member of the Marine Detachment, First Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force. In WWII he was stationed at and Defended Wake Island when the then Cpl became a POW on 12/23/1941 (quite the birthday present). After 40 months he was released from Japanese POW Camp – Kiawgwan Shanghi 31-121 on 9/12/1945.
Story uploaded: 2007 / updated: 8/25/2025
1949 – TBD
Branch: Army Nurse Corp
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Outfit: MACV
Service Dates: 1969 – 1971
County: St. Louis
Story uploaded: Thursday, October 1, 2009 / April 18, 2025
POW, 2 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Stars in WWII. General Patton”s 3rd Army. Battle Of The Hedge Rows, CPL, Rifleman
Story uploaded: 2008 /modified: Tuesday April 8, 2025
3/31/1927 – 7/27/2007
Branch: Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Dates: 1944 – 1946
Conflicts/Significant Events: WW II Japan to an outstanding stellar career in the aerospace industry, directing projects from the Lunar Rover to the B2 stealth bomber
He was the retired President of Boeing Aerospace Company, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was born in Camden and received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania after serving in the Navy. He later received a Master’s degree in Industrial Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He began his career in national defense in 1951 at RCA in Camden, NJ, where he worked on aircraft electronics. After RCA, he joined Boeing in Seattle, WA, where he directed work on a number of space and military projects, including the Lunar Rover and the Minuteman missile program. He was named to head the Boeing Aerospace Company, the military and space arm of Boeing, in 1973. In 1980, he left Boeing to be President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Dynamics, in St. Louis, MO. He was there for nine years and decided to retire. However, he soon discovered that retirement was not for him and when the Northrop Corporation in Southern California called, he went back to work and led the B2 Stealth-Bomber program. He retired as President of Northrop Grumman in 1995.
Story uploaded 2006: / updated Sunday, January 26, 2025
5/11/1927 – TBD
Branch: Army
Rank: T4 Buck Sergeant
Service Dates: 1945 – 1948
County: St. Louis
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II
Story uploaded: Sunday, December 7, 2008 / Updated: December 30, 2024
4/25/1949 – TBD
Branch: Marines
Rank: Lt. Colonel
Service Dates: 1968 – 1997
County: St. Louis
Story uploaded: Friday, September 25, 2009 Updated: Monday, October 7, 2024
5/30/1923 – 11/30/2007
Branch: Navy
Rank: Coxswain
Unit: Naval Air Transport
Service Dates: 01-05-1944 / 02-25-1946
Veteran Station: St. Louis
County: St. Louis
Conflicts/Significant Events: World War II
Story uploaded: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 / Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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