1st Lt. Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews of Dearborn, Mich., entered active military duty as a B-24 Bomber Navigator on July 31, 1944, and served with the 15th Air Force, based in southern Italy.
2nd Lt. Alvin T. Brady
Alvin T. Brady of Bay City, Mich., entered active duty as an infantryman on April 17, 1941, and served with the 32nd, 75th and 79th Infantry Divisions. He spent the early part of his service in training positions at various camps in Louisiana, Texas and California. He was later reassigned to the 75th and 79th divisions, and participated in the Normandy campaign from June 26-July 24, 1944; Northern France campaign from July 25-Sept. 14, 1944; Rhineland campaign from Sept. 15, 1944, to March 21, 1945; and the Central Europe campaign from March 22-May 11, 1945.
S/Sgt. Dorothy F. Bell
S/Sgt. Dorothy F. Bell Our museum is proud to have and display the S/Sgt. Dorothy F. Bell military collection. This fine historical set includes her uniforms, insignia, medals, patches and paperwork. It is a fitting tribute to all the ladies who served their country with distinction during World War II S/Sgt. Bells’s Story Fairgrove, Mich. […]
Pfc. Lloyd G. Davis
Pfc. Lloyd G. Davis We are pleased to have and display the Pfc. Lloyd G. Davis killed-in-action Purple Heart grouping, an excellent collection that includes his KIA Purple Heart medal, Western Union telegram, and other items and paperwork. It is fitting tribute to a brave soldier who gave his life defending our great country. Pfc. […]
Pfc. Harvey J. Dunbar
Pfc. Harvey J. Dunbar Our museum is proud to have and display the Pfc. Harvey J. Dunbar “Killed in Action” military collection. It is a fitting tribute to a brave young man who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending this great country. Pfc. Dunbar’s Story Ogemaw County resident Harvey J. Dunbar, the son of Mr. […]
Cpl. Eugene Facchinello
Eugene A. Facchinello of Bessemer, Mich., enlisted in the U.S. Army before the war on Aug. 8, 1939. He entered overseas duty with the HQ Company 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division on March 16, 1942. Later in the war, he was assigned to the HQ Company 2nd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division. Facchinello’s primary military duties were as a driver and clerk typist for the headquarters company. He served with his units through eight different battle campaign areas until Sept. 11, 1945.
Staff Sgt. Hymen A. Hitow
Hymen A. Hitow of Bay City, Mich., entered active duty as a member of the U.S. Army Air Force on Dec. 18, 1941. He later went on to Army Air Corp combat crew training and became an armorer/gunner on a B-17 bomber. He was a member of the 8th Air Force’s 351st Bombardment Group based in England.
S/Sgt. Paul D. Kolaz
S/Sgt. Paul D. Kolaz Lincoln Park resident Paul D. Kolaz entered active military service on March 27, 1941. He was assigned to the 473rd Medical Collecting Company as an administrative NCO in a medical company of 100 men. S/Sgt. Paul D. Kolaz Story Lincoln Park resident Paul D. Kolaz entered active military service on March […]
Lt. John A. Lagrou
Lt. John A. Lagrou Detroit resident John A. Lagrou entered active service on August 23, 1942. He graduated from flight school on May 26, 1943 and was commissioned as a Navy/Marine officer. Lt. Lagrou’s Story Detroit resident John A. Lagrou entered active service on August 23, 1942. He joined with a group of 31 fellow […]
1st Lt. Norman Lyle Jr.
Norman Lyle Jr. of Birmingham, Mich., was a senior and managing editor of the student newspaper at Oberlin College when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was so outraged by the attack that he put his final semester of college on hold and joined the U.S. Army Air Force on Jan. 13, 1942. When asked why he did not finish his last semester of his four years at Oberlin before enlisting, his classic answer was, “What good will a diploma be if the Japs and Germans win this war?”