“Marine Cpl. Joe A. Chorpenning, USMC, of Cumberland, Md., has adopted this monkey that was left behind by fleeing Japanese on Peleliu....

We are very proud to share another fantastic relic that has been added to our collection of artifacts. This is the OCS(Officer Candidate...

George Stoner Weaber was born on August 11th, 1919 in Dacoma, Oklahoma, the 4th of 6 children born to George and Edith Weaber. At 4 years...

Patrick Brendan Flanagan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on January 6th, 1942, less than a month after the attack at Pearl...

John Gray Aldworth was Born in New York City on October 3, 1920, he graduated from Cornell University in 1942 with a B.S. in electrical...

First we would like to extend a massive thank you to Carl Wood’s family for being so gracious to allow us to be the caretakers of his...

Edward H Frincke was born to Otto Frincke and Ella Miller on December 1st, 1920, the 5th of 6 children. After completing his schooling he...

This is the later-war photo album of Corporal John “Jack” Naut who was a crewman with A Company, 1st Tank Battalion on Peleliu and...

James Arthur Gates, Jr. was born on July 3rd, 1921 to James Arthur Gates, Sr. and Katherine Gates. James completed 8th grade before...

Henry Will Jones was born in Lanier County, Georgia to Henry Hampton Jones and Evelyn Elizabeth Howell, as the 2nd of 3 children, on...

Private First Class Vincent James Delaney was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on May 21st, 1922. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...

Charles William “Bill” Markham was born in Alton, Illinois on October 24th, 1924 to Lawrence and Mary Markham, the first of three...

Alphonse E Guzowski was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on December 21st, 1922 to John and Marie Guzowski. He enlisted in the Marine...

Charles “Buddy” Merton Weiser was born in New Jersey on February 7th, 1921. After graduating from Salem High school in 1939, Charles...

Louie Phillips was born in Roswell, Georgia on May 5th, 1917 to Richard Phillips and Hattie Raper Phillips. Phillips attended School...

Corporal Bernard J Fliss was born in Cook, Illinois on March 5th, 1921, and grew up working on his family’s farm. However, when his...

This is one of the pieces that started this collection. Thank you to PFC Zombar’s daughter, Bonny Zombar for her invaluable assistance in...