Charles McGee
Charles McGee flew over one hundred missions in WWII.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was one of the first African American combat fighter pilots in the United States military.
Alix Pasquet
Alix Pasquet was a Haitian citizen sent to be trained at the Tuskegee Airmen program.
Roscoe Brown Jr.
Roscoe Brown Jr. was the first 15th Air Force pilot to shoot down a jet.
“Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it’s what you believe, and the heck with everybody.”
– Justin Cronin
Susan Ahn Cuddy
Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first female aerial gunnery officer in the Navy.
Daniel James Jr.
Daniel James Jr. partook in the Freeman Field Mutiny.
Cecile Witherington
Cecile Witherington was part of the Special Operations Executive during WWII.
Robert Cain
Robert Cain took part in what he called the "South Staff's Waterloo."
Matt Urban
Matt Urban was a WWII soldier that once hitchhiked to get back to battle.
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
– Christopher Reeve
Jane Kendeigh
Jane Kendeigh was a flight nurse in WWII.
Llewellyn Morris Chilson
Llewellyn Chilson escaped capture and took prisoners of his own during WWII.
Ruby Bradley
Ruby Bradley was so much more than a nurse in WWII.
Charles Anderson
Charles Anderson was a record breaking pilot in and out of WWII.
Nancy Harkness
Nancy Harkness was a pilot that helped found the WASP's.
George Vujnovich
George Vujnovich helped save hundreds of soldiers during WWII.
“Freedom is never free.”
– Anonymous
Aleksey Maresyev
Aleksey Maresyev was a Soviet WWII pilot that was determined to keep going no matter what.
Lewis Millett
Lewis Millett was a WWII pilot that fought for both Canada and the United States.
Abdol Hossein Sardari
Abdol Hossein Sardari saved countless Parisian Jews from Nazis.
Nancy Wake
Nancy Wake was a WWII operative with the Pat O'Leary Line.
“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”
– Mary Roach
Eileen Nearne
Eileen Nearne worked for the Special Operations Executive.
Susan Travers
Susan Travers was the only woman to be involved in the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Pavlichenko was known as Lady Death because of her sniper skills.
Matvey Kuzmin
Matvey Kuzmin was an 83-year-old farmer that ensured that German troops were ambushed.
Lachhiman Gurung
Lachhiman Gurung was a hero of the British Indian Army.
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”
– Joseph Campbell
“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.“
– Harry Truman
