(WCIA) — World War II veteran and Urbana firefighter Jim ... He was finally granted a release by railroad and immediately joined the Marine Corps where he fought the entire 36-day battle of ...

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ethan Hertweck ... where he spent much of his life before the family moved to Springfield. Expecting to be off work for roughly four weeks, the Hertwecks are raising ...

Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...