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Billy J. Hurt, of Franklin #VA, made the ultimate sacrifice, dying in a hospital in Marburg, Germany 77 years ago #OTD. Was an automobile mechanic before enlisting #USArmy Jan. 1941 #WWII. He is bur'd Lorraine American Cemetery, ABMC. Virginia War Memorial National Veterans Memorial and Museum #History

William Leonard #OTD 1944: "led survivors in an assault over a hill which the enemy continuously swept with automatic weapons fire. Ignoring bullets which pierced his pack, he killed 2 snipers & engaged & destroyed a mach. gun nest with grenades." National Veterans Memorial and Museum #NY #WWII #Veteran

Joe Nishimoto #OTD 1944 "boldly crawled forward through a heavily mined & booby-trapped area. Spotting a machine gun nest, he hurled a grenade & destroyed the emplacement..the enemy, with their key strong points taken, were forced to withdraw from this sector" National Veterans Memorial and Museum #WWII

Herbert J. Thomas #OTD 1943: "When the grenade struck vines & fell back into the midst of the group, he deliberately flung himself upon it to smother the explosion, valiantly sacrificing his life for his comrades." Virginia War Memorial National Veterans Memorial and Museum #WWII #Veteran #Hokies Brent Pry

Robert Stryker #OTD 1967: "W/ complete disregard for his safety, he threw himself upon the mine as it was detonated. He was mortally wounded as his body absorbed the blast,saving the lives of at least 6 of his fellow soldiers." National Veterans Memorial and Museum Vietnam Vet Memorial #Vietnam #Veteran #NY #AuburnNY

Beauford Anderson pass'd away 26 years ago #OTD. He fought 75 enemies on Okinawa alone, heroics for which he received the #MedalofHonor. Bur'd Section 44 Arlington National Cemetery, #WWII #Veteran National Veterans Memorial and Museum #Wisconsin

Col. Demas "Nick" Craw #OTD 1942: "volunteered to accompany the leading wave of assault boats to the shore and pass through the enemy lines to locate the French commander with a view to suspending hostilities" #WWII #VeteransDay National Veterans Memorial and Museum #WestPoint #AirForce #Michigan

Pierpont Hamilton #OTD 1942: "volunteered to accompany Col Craw on a dangerous mission designed to bring about an end of hostilities, captured, but his anger at the killing of Craw under a flag of truce intimidated the Fr, who agreed to take him to the command post" #VeteransDay

Floyd Lindstrom #VeteransDay 1943: "he single-handedly charged & captured a German machine gun, killed a soldier & sent the others in the nest scurrying for safety. He then risked his life to get more ammunition. National Veterans Memorial and Museum #Colorado #WWII WWII Memorial Friends

Capt Kenneth W. Spinning Jr., Monmouth #NJ, made the ult. sacrifice #VeteransDay 1943. Nam'd plane after his dog Skippy who went on bombing missions over Tunisia/Sicily. Day that Spinning went MIA, Skippy was disconsolate. National Veterans Memorial and Museum #WWII National WWII Museum

2Lt John L. Huber, of #Milwaukee WI, made the ultimate sacrifice #VeteransDay 1944. KIA on his 24th mission over Linz, Austria. Rem'd Tablets of the Missing Sicily-Rome ABMC. National Veterans Memorial and Museum WWII Memorial Friends #WWII #Wisconsin #Hero

Daniel Callaghan #OTD 1942: "out-balanced in strength & numbers by a desp. & determined enemy..directing close-range operations in the face of furious bombardment by superior enemy fire power, he was killed on the bridge of his Flagship" National Veterans Memorial and Museum #USNavy #USNA #WWII #Veteran

Reinhardt Keppler #OTD 1942: "although mortally wounded, he labored valiantly in the midst of bursting shells, persistently directing fire-fighting operations & administrating to wounded personnel until he finally collapsed from loss of blood" #WWII #Veteran #USNavy National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Bruce McCandless #OTD 1942: "he promptly assumed command of the ship & ordered her course and gunfire against an overwhelmingly powerful force..boldly continued to engage the enemy lead our column of vessels to a great victory." #WWII #Veteran #USNavy #USNA National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Herbert Schonland #OTD 1942: "In water waist deep, he carried on his efforts in darkness illuminated only by hand lanterns until water in flooded compartments had been drained or pumped off & watertight integrity had again been restored." #USNavy #WWII #Veteran National Veterans Memorial and Museum #USNA

Joseph X. Grant #OTD 1966: "Refusing medical treatment, he returned to the forward part of the perimeter, where he continued to lead and to inspire his men by his own indomitable example." #Vietnam #Veteran Vietnam Vet Memorial @NatioinalVMM #MA Arlington National Cemetery

Laszlo Rabel #OTD 1968: "he heard an incoming grenade as it landed in the midst of the team's perimeter. W/ complete disregard for his life, threw himself on the grenade, covering it w/ his body, received the complete impact." Hungarian Embassy DC Vietnam Vet Memorial #Veteran, Sec. 52 Arlington National Cemetery

Cpl. Petyon C. Fravel, of #RVA, made the ultimate sacrifice 78 years ago #OTD. After freshman yr UVA, enlist'd #Army Nov. 1941 #WWII. Rec'd Bronze Star #Normandy, Silver Star #Heroism Battle of the Bulge. Bur'd Henri-Chapelle ABMC. Virginia War Memorial National Veterans Memorial and Museum #UVA #GoHoos

All⭐️Pitcher Marv Grissom born 105 yrs ago #OTD. Enlist'd #Army Oct. 10, 1941 serving as a Medic in the Pacific #WWII. 10 yr #MLB career, Won 1954 World Series w/ #SFGiants, Pitching Coach #GoHalos, #WhiteSox, #MNTwins & #NextStartsHere. Pass'd 2018 Red Bluff #CA. Red Bluff Daily News

SSgt Boyd V. Headings, of Degraff #Ohio, made the ultimate sacrifice 80 years ago #OTD. Son of Jesse & Hazel, Attend'd #GoBucks, Enlist'd #AirForce Feb. 4, 1942 #WWII, serv'd as a Radio Man. WWII Memorial Friends National Veterans Memorial and Museum