Melissa A. Steele commenced her distinguished service to the nation by enlisting on active duty in the US Army in 1989 and culminated as a Master Sergeant in the US Army Reserve in 2013.
Commissioned as an active-duty 13A Field Artillery Officer and Paratrooper in the U.S. Army from 2012–2018, Justin trained in the ROTC program from 2008–2012 and attended Airborne School in 2010 as a cadet.
U.S. Army Veteran (1950–1952) Drafted into the U.S. Army in December 1950, he served with 3rd Platoon, M Company, 3rd Battalion, 164th Regiment, 47th Infantry Division as a 75mm recoilless rifle team member.
Robert A. Sokolowski served in the United States Army Infantry during World War II, where he endured an extraordinary and nearly unheard‑of path — being transferred between multiple frontline regiments before being captured in combat.
Lester served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966 where he earned a National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal 1st Award and Sharpshooter (Rifle M-14).
Dad was a munitions worker in the United States Army where he earned a good conduct medal and an European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 6 Bronze Stars during World War II.
PFC Stanley Buzard served with the 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning" from 1944-1946, participating in the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines where he earned the Bronze Star for combat, followed by occupation duty in Japan.
Major Joe Pfadt enlisted in the United States Army Reserves in January of 1982 as a Military Policeman in the 307th Military Police Company in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
1st Lt. Anthony Bernard Mancini, 131st Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, was stationed in England and flew 28 missions as a bombadier on a B17 Flying Fortress.
My father never revealed many details about his service, other than to say as a welder in the European theater, he had to weld armored vehicles and equipment under a canopy to avoid sparks that may alert the enemy.
Russell Joseph Wieczorek Sr. proudly served our nation in the United States Navy from July 1942 through December 1945, aboard the USS Ranger during some of the most pivotal years of World War II.
Dad served on the USS Menifee APA-202, a Haskell class attack transport ship commissioned in the U.S. Navy in November 1944, serving during the final months of WWII.
