William C. Lee

William C. Lee

male, deceased (1948)
General William "Bill" Carey Lee was an American U.S. Army soldier and general. Lee is often referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Airborne".
Joe Toye

Joe Toye

male, 90 years old
Joseph D. Toye (1919 - 1995) was a Staff Sergeant veteran of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) attached to the...
Marie Pierre Kœnig

Marie Pierre Kœnig

male, deceased (1970)
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French general. He commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. Marie Pierre K...
James Gannon

James Gannon

male
James Gannon is a freelance writer and producer of documentaries for NBC News. He has published articles in a variety of subjects and venues. He is...
Jim Wallwork

Jim Wallwork

male
Staff Sergeant Jim Wallwork DFM was a member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who achieved fame as the pilot of the first Horsa glider to land at...
Robert G. Cole

Robert G. Cole

male, deceased (1944)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the days following the D-Day...
Albert Blithe

Albert Blithe

male, deceased (1967)
Albert Blithe, (25 June 1923 - 17 December 1967), was a career soldier in the United States Army and a World War II paratrooper with the U.S. 101st...
Benjamin H. Vandervoort

Benjamin H. Vandervoort

male, deceased (1990)
Benjamin Hayes "Vandy" Vandervoort was an American soldier with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, who fought in the Second World War. He was twice...
Art Carney

Art Carney

male, deceased (2003)
Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 - November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American actor in film, stage, television, and radio.
Martha Gellhorn

Martha Gellhorn

female, deceased (1998)
Martha Gellhorn (8 November 1908 - 15 February 1998) was an American novelist, travel writer and journalist, considered to be one of the greatest...