Commander Howard Gilmore’s story is certainly one of extraordinary valor, dedication, and sacrifice. 

When Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc entered Guadalcanal, the United States had been fighting a defensive campaign against Japanese attempts to retake Henderson Airfield and dominate the surrounding seas. 

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that 20-year-old US Army Private First Class Joseph C. Murphy of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was considered accounted for on April 1, 2024.

From Franklin D. Roosevelt’s perspective in the White House, democracy was under attack overseas and at home in mid-1941.

A young New Zealander airman receives a Victoria Cross for his daring feats.