1LT EUGENE ZIESELARMYEugene L. “Gene” Ziesel was born on February 22, 1919 in Omaha, NE. He was the second of three children born to William and Claire (Becker) Ziesel – …
Alfred Winkelmann
SGT ALFRED WINKELMANNARMYThe son of William and Martha Winkelmann, Alfred F. Winkelmann was born on June 10, 1920, on the family farm near Staplehurst, NE. Alfred and his twin brother …
John “Jack” Langan
PFC JOHN “JACK” LANGANMARINESJohn Paul “Jack” Langan was born January 30, 1925, the sixth of eight children to Edward and Mary Langan in Platte Center, NE. Jack’s mother died in …
Nile Kinnick
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Ralph Egle
2nd Lt. RALPH WILLIAM EGLEARMY2nd Lt. Ralph William Egle was the Co-pilot of “The Lady Jane/Bertha” (B-24), 329th,, 93rd Bomb Group. The pilot was 1st Lt. William E. Meehan. Their …