VETERANS VISITED

Manuel J. Chavez, Lt. Col. USAF Retired
He was born on Nov 8, 1918 in the small town of Las Cruzes Mexico and self-describes himself as a chamaco, or local boy, “Manuelito.” (Click his pic for more information.)

Ruth Shafer Fleisher – Women Airforce Service Pilots
Born in Rochester, NY she knew she wanted to fly planes as soon as she was old enough to walk. (Click her pic for more information)
 

Owens (OB) Thomas – U.S. Navy
He was born 18 June 1925 and served his country from 1943-1946. He actually joined the Navy the day after his 18th birthday (Click his pic for more information)

Carl Nucilli – U.S. Coast Guard and Navy
He was born 30 Aug 1928 in Alkins, WV and served his country for 29 years. His father did not want him to join at 17. The rest is history. (Click his pic for more information)

Donald Fecteau – U.S. Airforce
He was born 29 Oct 1945 in Rochester, NY and served his country from 1963-1967. One of his vivid memories was Physical Training. (Click his pic for more information)

Helo LaChapelle
He is a WWII veteran served honorably in both the U.S.Navy and the USAF from 1942-1955. (Click his pic for more information.)

Dorothy Brown – USO Volunteer
She was born in a suburb of Philadelphia 2 Sept 1921 and in her 20’s volunteered to entertain our WWII troops during their R&R (Click his pic for more information)

Robert Koller, Corporal, U.S. Army Korean War Veteran
He enlisted in 1952, completed basic training at Camp Gordon, GA and worked in the x-ray department before leaving for Korea in January 1953. (Click his pic for more information.)

Donald Schelgel EMS SS U. S. Navy
He was born on August 29, 1937 in the Chicago area with an early life passion to be underwater that led him to serve onboard submarines in the Navy. (Click his pic for more information.)

George Perrin Lt. Col. U.S. Army Retired
He was born 15 July 1931 in San Antonio, TX to his mother Bessie and father Elmer Perrin, who had an Air Base dedicated in his name in 1941. (Click his pic for more information.)

Commander Bob Jensen, USN retired
Bob’s mother saw the impact of WWII and the Korean War on young widows and was opposed to his enlisting. (Click his pic for more information.)

U.S. Army Sgt Edward Highfill – also a POW
He was born on 27 July 1922. Peanut butter would play an important role in his life. (Click his pic for more information.)

Pat Paul Guggino US Navy
He was born in Rochester, NY 19 September 1924 and entered the US Navy 12 March 1943 as a selected volunteer. (Click his pic for more information.)

U.S. Navy – Chief Petty Officer Ralph Tingley
He was born on 7 September 1931 in Newark, NJ and served the U.S. Navy as a “Bubblehead” and “Skimmer.” (Click his pic for more information.)

U.S. Army, retired – Harry Pillot
Harry Pillot was born July 2, 1955, in Puerto Rico. He and his wife Sylvia have been married 40 years. They love to spend time with their grand children. (Click his pic for more information.)

Arthur Frongello – U.S. Navy
He was born on July 5, 1925 in Cambridge, MA. “Go get em” was his Navy squadron’s battle cry that he remembers and uses to this day. (Click his pic for more information.)

Glenn D. Frazier – Col. U.S. Army POW, Retired
This is a special listing, about a special man, who survived a special time, in U.S. military history. Born in Fort Deposit, AL on 12-1-1923 he lied about his age and joined the Army at 16. (Click his pic for more information.)

Frank A. (Tony) Fiore, LTC US Army Retd
Bronze Star, Air Medal awardee, Viet Nam veteran, graduated United States Military Academy at West Point in 1962. (Click his pic for more information.)

Robert Richendollar, Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born April 5, 1943 in Springfield, MO. He dedicates his time and attention today giving back, and paying it forward, to homeless veterans. (Click his pic for more information.)

Ernest Benton (Ben) Brown III, U.S. Marines
Born on February 14th, 1938 in Morton’s Gap, KY. He went from third grade through college, to grad school, to the Marines, to senior airline pilot, to acclaimed archer and instructor. (Click his pic for more information.)

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