Raiford C. Parker
76th Infantry Division
385th Infantry Regiment
Company L
Raiford Parker fought in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. Family received the veteran’s Bronze Star that he was never awarded. (more…)
Walton “Heath” Hinson
Army Ground Forces
Replacement Detachment 2
WWII veteran, Heath Hinson waited patiently for the awards he earned. A (more…)
Ira V. Chunn
20th Air Force
20th Bomber Command
58th Bombardment Wing
Ira Chunn served in the Army Air Force during WWII serving in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater of Operations. The 58th Bombardment Wing flew the B-29 heavy long-range bombers. (more…)
Joseph D Shaughnessy
33rd Infantry Division
130th Infantry Regiment
Company C
Joe Shaughnessy or “Papa Joe” from Queens New York served honorably during WWII in the Pacific. Joe was eligible for the Bronze Star which he finally received at the age of 97 surrounded by 3 generations of the Shaughnessy family. (more…)
John Wesley Powers
7th Infantry Division
48th Field Artillery Battalion
Company A
John Powers served in the army as a motor pool specialist. He was stationed in the Japan until the division was transferred to Korea. (more…)
Leslie B. Pruitt
90th Infantry Division
358th Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion
Company K
Leslie Pruitt served during WWII as an infantryman, but was never awarded the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB). (more…)
Willard B. Hinnant
9th Infantry Division
39th Infantry Regiment
Company E
Willard Hinnant served with the 9th Infantry Division and particpated in the Battle of the Bulge and throughout Germany. He was eligible for and finally received the Bronze Star Medal as well as all the awards he was due. (more…)
Donald Ray Morris
3rd Battalion
3rd Marine Division
3rd Company
Donald Morris, a Marine veteran who served in Vietnam, needed a “stressor” medal or combat decoration to help support his VA claim. (more…)
Richard “Wayne” Roberts
23rd Infantry “Americal” Division
198th Light Infantry Brigade
1/52nd Infantry Regiment
Company A
Wayne Roberts finally received a Bronze Star Medal that was never submitted for his tour in Vietnam as well the Bronze Star with Valor Device for his actions during an enemy mortar attack. (more…)
Thomas P. Winburn
106th Infantry Division
422nd Infantry Regiment
Anti-Tank Company
No one in Thomas Winburn’s family knew what he did during WWII. (more…)