Herbert Earl Hackett: World War II and Korean War, 1943-1946; 1951-1952

War: World War II and Korean War
Branch: Army, Air Force
Unit: 611th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company, Air Corps, Infantry, 3600th Maintenance Squadron
Service Location: European Theatre, France, U.S. & British zones of occupied Germany; Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Place of Birth: Utica, Michigan

“At a German cemetery, we found the graves of six American prisoners of war who had died during a forced march. From their heavy winter clothes, we assumed they had been taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive. As we were disinterring the POW’s bodies, I spoke with an old German caretaker who casually mentioned that when the men were brought to the cemetery, five were dead and one dying–a scene difficult to imagine. We had exhumed three bodies and checked…

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Glen Jepsen: , 1943-1946

War:
Branch: Navy
Unit:
Service Location: European Theater, Atlantic
Highest Rank:
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona

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Richard M. Wolfe: Vietnam War, 1955-1961

War: Vietnam War
Branch: Marine Corp
Unit:
Service Location: Paris Island; Camp LeJeune; Jacksonville, FL; Pensecola, FL; Brownesville, TX; Cherry Point, NC; El Torro, CA; Leeward Point, Cuba; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Iwakuni, Japan; Laos; Vietnam
Highest Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Place of Birth: Altoona, PA

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