Vernon Joseph Baker (1919-2010), is one of the seven Black soldiers of World War II to receive a Medal of Honor. Vernon Baker was born on December 17, 1919, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but later moved with his grandparents to Clarinda, Iowa. In 1937, amidst the Great Depression, Baker graduated from high school, and for several…Continue Reading A Soldier’s Story: Vernon Joseph Baker
Medal of Honor Recipient David G. Bellavia
Introduction to the Medal of Honor Recipient David G. Bellavia: David G. Bellavia served in the United States Army and received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah in Iraq in 2004. Bellavia was born on November 10, 1975, in Buffalo, New York, in a working-class family. After…Continue Reading Medal of Honor Recipient David G. Bellavia