These Stories of Valor are part of an ongoing oral history program of the Honor Project to ensure the experiences of our combat wounded and those who gave their all in the service of America are remembered for generations to come.
A member of the 7th Armored Division, Company C, 31st Tank Battalion, Davis’ service included fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. On October 28, 1944, during fighting in Holland, Davis’ tank was shelled and caught fire. The attack resulted in him, suffering burns and the loss of a kidney. After the being wounded, Davis was taken to a hospital in Paris for treatment.
Read MoreIn 1944, on his tenth mission, while flying a bombing run over Germany his plane came in the under attack from the Lufwaffe. While firing at the enemy. CMSgt. Oliver was struck by enemy fire. Despite being wounded, CMSgt Oliver continued to return fire. During the firefight, the crew’s pilot was killed and the co pilot was wounded.
Read MoreOn September 11, 1944, Private First Class Bailey, a member of the Medical Detachment, 362nd Infantry Regiment, was wounded at North Apennines, near Florence, Italy. Along with his Purple Heart, PFC Bailey was awarded several medals including the European-African Middle Eastern Theater and two Bronze Stars.
Read MoreReflecting on his service years later, Navarro said, “You just never forget the time in Vietnam. There is always something that brings you back. I got PTSD and my wounds to remind me of this time in my life. I am in touch with some of my brothers that were there that night.”
Read MoreRickey Wittner was a crewman on a CH-47 Chinook that was shot down on July 10,1970. At the time of the accident, the chinook was hovering over a load of empty fuel blivets when it took RPG in aft plyon.
Read MoreIn February 1944, while fighting in the Battle of Anzio, which lasted from January 22, 1944 to June 5, 1944, Pfc Biles.
Read MoreAt approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 14, 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was stormed by Fadaiyan-e-Khalq militants. During the attack, United States Marine Corps Sergeant Kenneth Kraus, who was only 22 years old, and two other marines were in the Embassy cafeteria with more than 18 civilians.
Read MoreIt would take 44 years before Lang would be awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds suffered on that fateful day in Vietnam. In 2012, thanks to advocacy by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and support from Donald Singer, a Peekskill lawyer and retired Army Colonel who also served as a brigadier general in the Army National Guard, Lang’s story was presented to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records,
Read MoreOn February 8, 1967, at the age of 20, Keith Allen Campbell gave his life in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Bien Hoa Province.
Read MoreJustin Burdette joined the Army in March 2006. He had three combat deployments - the first to Iraq and the other two to Afghanistan. Three months into his third deployment, on June 9, 2013, Justin and his platoon were on a dismounted patrol in Wardak province when they received incoming fire. Justin was hit with a 107 mm rocket.
Read MoreStaff Sergeant Flavio A. Martinez sustained injuries while engaged in operations against an opposing armed force near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on 21 December 2015.
Read MoreGerald Rice loved serving the Army and his country.
Read MoreGervais Raoul Victor Lufbery (March 14, 1885 – May 19, 1918) was a French-American pilot of World War I. Lufbery served in both the Aéronautique Militaire and later the United States Army Air Force, and he is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the modern day United States Air Force.
Read MoreMike Gauthier joined the Army in East Hartford, Connecticut, in 1968. While serving with the 25th Infantry Division, Gauthier was wounded 1969 during fighting in Vietnam, and sent to Japan.
Read MoreA member of Company B of the 294th Combat Enginners, Tech Sgt Dominick DeTommaso saw combat in the European Theatre from 1943 through 1946, including at Utah Beach on D-Day, the Battle of St. Lo, the Battle of the Bulge during the Ardennes Counteroffensive, among other operations.
Read MoreJeff W. McIntire served as an infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2000 to 2012.
Read MoreJames Adams was born and raised in New Jersey. Shortly after completing his sophomore year of high school, he decided to enlist in the Marine Corps, and served with them for several years in the turbulent 1920s and 1930s. (1) Upon retiring, he married, found a non-service occupation as a signal plant mechanic in New Jersey, and spent several peaceful years as a civilian before the second war came.
Read MoreLouisiana's representative during the inaugural Purple Heart Patriot Project, Danny Brown was wounded while on a mine sweeping mission in Chu-Lai, Vietnam in March 1971.
Read MoreThe inaugural #PurpleHeartPatriotProject representative from Idaho, U.S Army 1st Lt. Donald Turano was wounded on November 12, 1968 during fighting in #Vietnam. When asked what his service means to him, Turano described it as "pride, integrity, accomplishments and leadership.
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