Biographies
Albert A. Da Costa
Born in July of 1921, Albert is married to Priscilla and has two daughters, Barbara and Kathy, and one son, Douglas. He retired in 1983, after 32 years as a professional firefighter. He enjoys swimming, bowling, and gardening, and attends the 87th reunions...
Dorothy Steinbis Davis, R.N.
Dorothy Steinbis Davis was born on a farm homesteaded by her grandparents in Tulare, South Dakota. She spent her youth there and later attended and graduated from the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, and also has a degree in business management from the...
Lt. Colonel William Owen Leach
Born in 1909, William Owen Leach was married to Mattye Seay Rollins Leach for 58 years, before her death in July 1988, and lived most of his life in Gadsden, Alabama. He received the Combat Infantryman Badge on 19 January 1945 for "exemplary conduct before the enemy."...
James P. Hennessey
Jim was born November 24, 1925 in Bayonne, NJ. His father died in 1930, leaving his mother to raise him, his three brothers, and six sisters. He attended local schools, received his high school diploma, and entered the Army in March 1944. He had IRTC (Infantry...
Lester Atwell
Lester Atwell wrote what is considered by many combat soldiers the most authentic depiction of infantry combat on the Western Front in World War II. Based on notes he took while in combat, he started the book, "Private", in 1954 and finished it three years later. It...