WWII - D-Day, Paratrooper of 507th PIR who, due to being dropped quite away from his dropzone, ended up fighting together with the famous Easy Company (Band of Brothers)
One of the last crew members and survivors from the sinking of RMS Lancastria in 1940 during WW2. He is now 93 and lives in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, UK
Watergate Expert and author of, Chasing Shadows: The Nixon Tapes, the Chennault Affair, and the Origins of Watergate and Fatal Politics: The Nixon Tapes, the Vietnam War and the Casualties of Reelection
WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor aboard the USS Utah, 7 December 1941. Also witnessed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Gasconade and participated in the JFK investigation
JFK/LBJ - Presidential helicopter pilot from 1959 to 1967, Barney flew with Kennedy and later became a friend of LBJ; his wife, Libby, was curator at the LBJ National Park for 24 years. They maintained a close friendship with Lady Bird
WWII: Commander of the Combat Information Center of the USS Laffey ('The Ship That Would Not Die'). D-Day and Battle of Normandy (Cherbourgh) fire support, Battle of Okinawa (Apr 16, 1945 action)
Major General, Army Reserves; Represented United States as a former International President of the Confederation Interallie des Officers de Reserve (COIR) (NATO Nations);awarded 1994 U.S. Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Service
WWII: ETO. Tank driver, 8th Armored Division. Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Rheinberg (March 1945, his was one of only 3 tanks of 18 tanks in the battalion that survived the battle). Also served briefly under the command of Gen. Patton
Technical Advisor: Armageddon, The Rock, Con Air, Gone In 60 Seconds, Enemy Of The State, More. Supervising Military Advisor: Tears Of The Sun. Other Work: Owner/Operator of Global Studies Group Inc., Owner/Operator of International Security Solutio
WWII veteran, gunner on a B-29 crew. 33 bombing missions over Japan, shot down a Zero Japanese plane. Part of the fly-over of B-29s at the Japanese Surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay
Baron Hutchinson of Lullington (Born: 1915) British lawyer and WW2 veteran. He was the Labour candidate in the 1945 election and worked on the defense team in the Lady Chatterley trial in 1960. He is also the oldest living life peer
WWII: PTO. Served on the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17); survived the Kamikaze attack on May 11, 1945 (Battle of Okinawa) when 390 sailors and airmen were killed and 264 wounded
Pearl Harbor survivor/ USS Pennsylvania, was ferrying ammunition to an anti-aircraft gun aboard the USS Pennsylvania on Dec. 7, 1941, when a bomb hit. Born March 17, 1925
WW 2 vet, one of first to enter the Buchenwald Death Camp as liberator/Dates of Service 1944-1946 Branch of Service Army
Location of Service European Theater; Pacific Theater Highest Rank Private First Class