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Joe Kieyoomia Facts

Joe Kieyoomia (November 21, 1919 – February 17, 1997) was a Navajo soldier in New Mexico’s 200th Coast Artillery unit who was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army after the fall of the Philippines in 1942 during World War II. Kieyoomia was a POW

Amleto Vespa Facts

Amleto Vespa (1888-c.1941) was a mercenary and secret agent of Italian origin, who worked in Manchuria from 1922 to 1940, first for a local warlord, and then for the Empire of Japan. A self-proclaimed fascist and an admirer of Benito Mussolini, Vespa

Rob Verkerk Facts

Robert (Rob) Verkerk (Den Haag, 17 April 1960) is an officer of the Netherlands Marine Corps. On 26 September 2014 he succeeded Matthieu Borsboom as Commander of the Naval Forces (Dutch: Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten, CZSK).

George Campbell Wheeler Facts

George Campbell Wheeler VC (7 April 1880 – 26 August 1938) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Edward L. Beach Facts

Edward Latimer Beach, Jr. (April 20, 1918 – December 1, 2002), nicknamed “Ned”, was a highly decorated United States Navy submarine officer and best-selling author.

Ira Hayes Facts

Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was a Pima Native American and a United States Marine who was one of the six flag raisers immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II. Hayes was

William Seawell Facts

William Thomas Seawell (January 27, 1918 – May 20, 2005) was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and former head of Pan Am.

James J. Lindsay Facts

General James Joseph Lindsay (born October 10, 1932 in Portage, Wisconsin) is a retired United States Army four-star general, and served as the first commander of the United States Special Operations Command.

Kaname Harada Facts

Kaname Harada (原田要, born 11 August 1916) is a Japanese flying ace of World War II. He is credited with shooting down as many as 19 Allied aircraft. Following the war, he worked as a farmer, before founding a kindergarten. He has been an anti-wa

Ilan Harari Facts

llan Harari is a retired brigadier general Israel Defense Forces. He is most known for serving as the Chief Education Officer of the IDF. He has served in several combat positions, including a command position in the Nahal Brigade and as a battalion

Hal Moore Facts

Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore, Jr. (born February 13, 1922) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and author. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army, a