Jim O'Keefe participated in the landing in North Africa, then through Italy. He was severely wounded, I believe at Casino. Jim was my step-father, but he disappeared many years ago. Besides the serious physical impairment, he had psychological damage as well. This was many years ago, and I don't remember details, but I vividly remember seeing his Purple Heart and his Silver Star.

Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign, Good Conduct, National Defense. Served with Hotel Company 2ND BAT. 4TH MARINES 3RD MARINE DIV. 1966-1967.

Army, Injured by sniper fire while serving with 92nd Calvalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 12th Armored Division.

My Grandfather was with a medical clearing station of the Fourth Armored Division, he took care of behind the lines casualties, dressing wounds, setting legs, giving plasma and assisting doctors in amputations and other operations. For the work he has done as a combat medic without bearing any arms himself, he has been awarded the Combat Medical Badge. He also wears 5 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. He received his honorable discharge from the Army Oct. 15. He had been overseas in England, France, Belgium, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Luxembourg, since December, 1943. He was awarded the Purple Heart for carrying back a wounded officer and was shot by a sniper in the wrist. Luckly the bullet entered his watch which slowed down the impact. So the wound wasn't as bad as it could have been.

Army, He was a medic covering another platoon when he was hit by mine/boobytrap. He hated the war but wouldn't ignore the needs of the other men. Sorry, I wasn't good enough to save him, he was a good friend!

Army, was awarded two Purple Hearts. The first time he was wounded, he received grenade fragments to both arms. The second purple heart was awarded after he received a gunshot wound, hitting him in the left hip and groin area.

Army Air Corps, at this time my dad was a tail gunner in a B17 that was shot down and he was taken to a German POW camp where he spent over a year before his release.

The Purple Heart and Bronze Star 'V' for for heroism while in action as a radio operator on May 2nd and 3rd in Dai Loc. during a barrage of seasoned NVA soldiers I remained alongside of my commander to assist in artillery fire. Wounded on May 3rd when a mortar round landed in the trench line. Although wounded I remained on duty until I was pulled from the trench at which time I didn't know I was wounded.

Bronze Star 'Oak Leaf' for my service while stationed in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province with the 15th Advisory Team I Corps, Military Region 1. This was for consistently coordinating emergency medevaca and air, artillery and preplanned air strikes.

Was also awarded Two Bronze Stars one with Oak Leaf and one for Valor, plus the Vietnam Service Campaign Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal.

Ricard E. Orr was a member of the Vermont National Guard, Lyndon Company, 1st Division of the Orleans Headquarters, 3rd Battalion. This unit was part of the US Army during WWII, 24th Infantry Division, 19th Regiment.

1st Lt. Bruno Osellame was 1st Section Leader, Mortar Platoon, "M" Company 337th Infantry, Third Battalion, 85th Div. (Custer Division), U.S. Fifth Army.

Air Force, Tailgunner, shot down and killed on his last mission. Was to have been sent home but volunteered to replace another man on this flight and delay shipping home. Was also awarded: Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Three Oak Leaf Cluster, Aircorp Metal & European Campaign Metal.

U.S. Marine, I was wounded in a 122mm rocket attack at Vandegrift Combat Base, South Vietnam on 26 August 1969. I know others were hit but I'm not sure how many. I was med-evaced to Danang and then to the U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Repose. After a few days on the Repose I was med-evaced to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Yokosuka, Japan where I spent the next two 1/2 months recuperating from my injuries.

Army, Robert Owens, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, was wounded twice.

1. During the breakout from Normandy, he received leg wounds.

2. During the start of the Battle of the Bulge, he was wounded again.

Pfc. Owens received five battle ribbons for the major campaigns in the European theater.