Friday, September 12, 2014

Second Lieutenant Almond L. Fisher, USA (September 12-13, 1944)

›
Second Lieutenant Almond L. Fisher was decorated with the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat, September 12-13, 1944. Read the whole st...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

WE'VE MOVED!!!! Come over and join us at the new site!!!!

›
Their Finest Hour  can now be found over at a brand-new site and URL. All the content from the original TFH page has been migrated, but this...
Tuesday, March 04, 2014

TFH 3/4: Sergeant Troy A. McGill, USA

›
Troy A. McGill was born on July 15, 1917 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He later lived in Oklahoma, and it was from that state that he enlisted ...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

TFH 2/22: First Lieutenant Jack C. Montgomery, USA

›
Jack Cleveland Montgomery was born in Long, Oklahoma on July 23, 1917. He was a Cherokee Indian, and he enlisted in the Oklahoma National ...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

TFH 2/20 Part 2: The Two Heroes of "Ten Horsepower" - Mathies & Truemper

›
The annals of American combat history are filled with stories of men who risked their lives to save those of their comrades. Earlier I poste...

TFH 2/20 Part 1: First Lieutenant William R. Lawley, Jr., USAAF

›
William Robert Lawley, Jr. was born in Leeds, Alabama on August 23, 1920. He lived there throughout his childhood, graduating from high sch...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

TFH 2/19-20: Corporal Anthony P. Damato, USMC

›
Anthony Peter Damato was born on March 22, 1922 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ...
Monday, February 17, 2014

TFH 2/17-19: Private First Class William J. Johnston, USA

›
William James Johnston was born on August 15, 1918 in Trenton, New Jersey. He resided in Colchester, Connecticut when he was drafted in Jan...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

TFH 2/15: LTJG Nathan G. Gordon, USN

›
Nathan Green Gordon was born on September 4, 1916 in Morrilton, Arkansas. He was a graduate of the Arkansas Polytechnic College (today Arka...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

VLR's "Their Finest Hour" from February 10!

›
Had another great program on Vigilant Liberty Radio last night! We started the program with filmmaker Ben Howe ( @BenHowe ), founder of Mis...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

TFH 2/8: Corporal Paul B. Huff, USA

›
Paul Bert Huff was born in Cleveland, Tennessee on June 23, 1918. He was drafted into the United States Army on June 27, 1941, prior to ...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

TFH 2/3-8: Second Lieutenant Paul F. Riordan, USA

›
Paul F. Riordan was born in Charles City, Iowa on November 8, 1920. Like so many of the men who fought for the United States during World W...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

TFH live on VLR from 2/3 - America Is Beautiful

›
Had a great program on Vigilant Liberty Radio last night with my guest Doug Mataconis ( @dmataconis ), an attorney in private practice and ...
Monday, February 03, 2014

TFH 2/3: Private First Class Leo J. Powers, USA

›
Leo J. Powers was born on April 5, 1909 in Anselmo, Nebraska. At some point in his life he resettled in Montana, and it was from there that...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

TFH 2/2 Part 2: Private Richard K. Sorenson, USMCR

›
Richard Keith Sorenson was born in Anoka, Minnesota on August 28, 1924. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on January 7, 1941, he wan...

TFH 2/2 Part 1: Lieutenant Colonel Aquilla J. Dyess, USMCR

›
Aquilla James Dyess was born in Andersonville, Georgia on January 11, 1909. He was known to family and friends as "Jimmie", was a...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

TFH 2/1 Part 3: Private First Class Alton W. Knappenberger, USA

›
Half a world away from the attack on Kwajalein on February 1, 1944 where Marines Richard B. Anderson and John V. Power were distinguishing ...

TFH 2/1 Part 2: First Lieutenant John V. Power, USMCR

›
John Vincent Power , "Jack" to family and friends, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on November 20, 1918. He spent his entire ...

TFH 2/1 Part 1: Private First Class Richard B. Anderson, USMC

›
Richard Beatty Anderson was born in Tacoma, Washington on June 26, 1921 and grew up in nearby Agnew, Washington. He graduated from high sch...
Friday, January 31, 2014

TFH 1/30-31: Sergeant Truman O. Olson, USA

›
Truman O. Olson was born on October 13, 1917 in Christiana, Wisconsin. He was drafted for service in the United States Army for World War ...