VETERANS

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"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.

They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices."

-President Harry S. Truman

Tec 4 Ira Bee Brown US Army World War II Bronze Star recipient Photo: Carolyn Mackey-Byrum	Lt Col George Davis George Andrew Davis Jr. United States Army Air Forces World War II United States Air Force Korea (KIA) Major Davis was leading a flight of 4 F-86 Saber jets on a combat aerial patrol mission near the Manchurian border, Korea, during an engagement with 12 enemy MIG-15s his aircraft sustained a direct hit, lost control & crashed into a mountain. Posthumous awards: Promotion to Lt Col Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Photo & Information: John Griffith
Sgt Lane Eldon Day US Army Air Corps World War II Photo: Dody Clark-Day	1st Lt. Les Howell Lester Lawrence Howell 8th Air Force Fighter Command WWII (KIA) "Lt. Les Howell, 352nd FG,486th FS, was killed on the Shuttle Mission to Budapest from Italy on 2 July 1944, while flying a P-51 Mustang fighter plane. He unwittingly attacked a superior force of Me 109s all by himself. His last words were: "I've got some corralled, come on down and get 'em." Photo and information: 352nd FG (via Facebook, used with permission)
Cpl Chester Harrison Chester "Check" Cleve Harrison US Marine Corps WWII Photo: Cynthia Thigpen Trower	Pfc Alfred Herlocher Alfred John Herlocher United States Army World War II Photo: Mary Helen McKnight

Tec 4 Ira Bee Brown

US Army World War II Bronze Star recipient Photo: Carolyn Mackey-Byrum

Lt Col George Davis

George Andrew Davis Jr. United States Army Air Forces World War II United States Air Force Korea (KIA) Major Davis was leading a flight of 4 F-86 Saber jets on a combat aerial patrol mission near the Manchurian border, Korea, during an engagement with 12 enemy MIG-15s his aircraft sustained a direct hit, lost control & crashed into a mountain. Posthumous awards: Promotion to Lt Col Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Photo & Information: John Griffith

Sgt Lane Eldon Day

US Army Air Corps World War II Photo: Dody Clark-Day

1st Lt. Les Howell

Lester Lawrence Howell 8th Air Force Fighter Command WWII (KIA) "Lt. Les Howell, 352nd FG,486th FS, was killed on the Shuttle Mission to Budapest from Italy on 2 July 1944, while flying a P-51 Mustang fighter plane. He unwittingly attacked a superior force of Me 109s all by himself. His last words were: "I've got some corralled, come on down and get 'em." Photo and information: 352nd FG (via Facebook, used with permission)

Cpl Chester Harrison

Chester "Check" Cleve Harrison US Marine Corps WWII Photo: Cynthia Thigpen Trower

Pfc Alfred Herlocher

Alfred John Herlocher United States Army World War II Photo: Mary Helen McKnight

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