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Scott Montoya
Scott Montoya grew up in a family of five, raised by his single mother. He worked in the Corrections Facilities of the Orange County Sheriff’s…
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Brent Morel
Brent Morel earned a military scholarship established by the parents of Marine Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient Walter Singleton, who was killed in action…
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Jarrett Kraft
Jarrett Kraft was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and was a cadet in the Fresno Police Department’s academy when his Navy Cross was approved…
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Zachary Rhyner
In 2002 Technical Sergeant John Chapman became the first U.S. Air Force Combat Controller to receive the Air Force Cross in any war in history.…
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Urban Drew
Urban Drew became a P-51 ACE in World War II, credited with six victories. For the mission in which he became the first pilot to…
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Edwin Atterberry
Edwin Atterberry enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1952, before subsequently entering service in the U.S. Air Force Aviation Cadet Program. He was shot…
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Nicholas Donelson
Nicholas Donelson entered the U.S. Air Force as an enlisted Radar Specialist for four years before entering the Aviation Cadet Program to earn his Commission…
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Philip Conran
Phil Conran served in the Connecticut Air National Guard before receiving his ROTC commission at Fordham University, New York. Serving with the 55th Air Rescue…
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James McInerney
James McInerney graduated from the Georgia Military Academy in 1947 and served a year in the Army Parachute Infantry before entering the U.S. Military Academy…
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Charles McGrath
Two F-4 crews were recovered on this date, one earlier in the day by another ARRS helicopter. Sergeant McGrath’s “Jolly Green 73” recovered the other,…
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Roy Knight
Roy Knight’s brother was Jack L. Knight, who was Killed in Action and earned the Medal of Honor in World War II. Another brother, Curtis…
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Thomas Kirk
Thomas Kirk received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program at Virginia Military Institute, where he graduated in 1950. He was a veteran of…
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