Black and white photograph of a welcome sign for travelers visiting Sycamore, Illinois. In the photograph, two large signs are featured on the side of a road included one that reads," Life Offers More in Sycamore," and another that says, "Welcome to…

Gene Welch was born near Midland, Pennsylvania in 1942. After graduating high school in 1960, he decided to join the Navy. Mr. Welch received his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Academy, and then went to a training school in San Diego to…

Cliff Welch, Film

Michael Weissberg

Elma Weiss was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1923. She attended Ohio State University and then enlisted in the Navy in 1943. She served in Oakland, California during the war and subsequently attended the University of California and was playing in a…

Black and white photograph of the entrance to the New Hampshire Veteran's Association building. A metal arch that reads "Veteran's Association" marks the street entrance. A garage and convenience store is visible on the street corner with a large…

Charles Weingate was born in West Hazelton, Pennsylvania and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan as a child. He was drafted into the Army in 1944 before finishing high school, but was allowed to finish. He became a radio operator in the Signal Corps. His…

Louis I. Weil, Speaker

Louis I. Weil, Speaker

Cover of Weihnachten in Brabant: Erzählungen, by Antoon Coolen, published by Insel-Verlag, 1938. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 531

Fred Weidner served in the 222nd Searchlight Battalion in the Pacific in World War II. His unit was deployed to New Guinea in 1944, and then to the Philippines in early 1945, where he witnessed enemy bombing raids and kamikaze attacks.

Black and white lantern slide of a breakwater structure near a canal lock at Wei Hu, China.