My generation grew up watching, being entertained by and laughing with so many of these fine people.
Never really knowing what they contributed to the war effort.
Like millions of Americans during WWI  &  WWII, there  was a job that needed doing and they didn't question it,
just went and did it. Those  that came home returned to their now new normal life and carried on
and very few  ever saying what they did or saw.
They took it as their "responsibility" and their  "duty" to the Country to protect and preserve our freedoms.
American way of life not  just for themselves, but for all future generations to come.
As a member of that “Finest" generation, I'm forever humbly in their debt. 

Here are only a few of these silent heroic Heroes that are slowly being forgotten

Do You Remember These Men?

Page #32

Donald Crisp (born George William Crisp) he served in army intelligence during the First World War (1914–1918).
Again during the Second World War (1939–1945), Crisp answered the call to duty at a time when his acting career
was at its peak and he served in United States Army Reserve, where he rose to the rank of Colonel.

Nicholas Colasanto Left High School to served in the United States Navy during World War II
from January 22, 1943 to July 3, 1945 enlisted rate of Coxswain.

Joseph A. "Joe" Flynn spent three years (1943-46) in the Army Medical Corps during World War II.

Christopher John George enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on October 13, 1948,  at age 17
he lied about his age on his recruitment form.  According to his military record at the National Personnel Records Center,
he attended boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, and graduated with a meritorious promotion to private first class on December 31, 1948.
His first duty station was Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia.
In April 1950, he transferred to Aircraft Engineering Squadron 12. AES-12 maintained the aircraft for school pilots
and also used them as a demonstration squadron for members of the United States Congress, demonstrating new rockets and bombs.
While assigned to AES-12, he rose to the rank of sergeant.
He had forced landings in airplanes while he was in the Marines, and while stationed at Quantico, was very sick,
lying in the hospital with "a 110-degree fever.
During the Korean War, George skippered a Marine Corps crash boat, and served as gunner aboard the type of rescue aircraft used to fly wounded out of Korea. 
He completed a three-year enlistment with the Marines and stayed for an additional year,
before requesting an honorable discharge and returning home to Miami. He left active service on August 29, 1952.

Carl William Demarest served in the United States Army during World War I.

Robert Francis "Bob" Hastings  served during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps.
 After serving in World War II as a navigator on B-29s.

Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives In early 1942, Ives was drafted into the U.S. Army.  He spent time first at Camp Dix.
He attained the rank of corporal. He was transferred to the Army Air Force. 
 He was discharged honorably, apparently for medical reasons, in September 1943. 

Theodore Scott Glenn He joined the United States Marine Corps for three years.

Percy William Kilbride Served in WW1. He was a private in Company B, 317 Infantry, 80th Division in France.
Percy was most memorably as Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle series of feature films.

John Howard (Born John Richard Cox, Jr)  served in the Navy as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade, during World War II,
eventually as Executive Officer aboard a minesweeper USS YMS-24 where he participated in landing operations at Sicily, Salerno, Anzio,
and deception operations against Sardinia and Southern France. 
When his vessel struck a mine off the French coast on August 16, 1944, killing the captain and severely damaging the ship,
Howard took over command and fought to save his ship and crew, even jumping into the sea to save a wounded sailor.
For his actions he was awarded both the US Navy Cross and the French Croix de Guerre.

Richard Hanley Jaeckel served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1949.

Harvey Keitel At the age of sixteen, he decided to join the United States Marine Corps (1955-59),
a decision that took him to Lebanon, during Operation Blue Bat. In this 2003 interview, he said, "For me the Marine Corps was a spiritual journey.
It's not about war. Our duty is to protect those who do not have the means to protect themselves."

<BACK - NEXT>

"DISCLAIMER"

This is a personal web site that is not sponsored and/or does not claim to be the official pages of the organizations listed on this site.  This is a free site for information purposes only and is to list contacts and events.