Dale Riggs (Born 1933) Private 1st Class, United States Army, Retired Fort Myers resident Dale Riggs joined the United States Army in 1950 when he was only 17 years old. Immediately deployed to Korea, Dale was assigned to the 52nd Medical
armed forces
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Joe L. Dinish (Born 1935) Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division, Retired Port Charlotte resident Joe L. Dinish had just finished his first year in college when he was drafted to Korea where he served two and a half
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Grace Chicken (1914) Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Air Force, Retired Port Charlotte resident Grace Chicken served as an Air-Evac nurse in the US Army Air Force during WWII and the Korean War. After the Korean War ended, Grace continued her service in
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John Weliver (Born 1930) Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, Retired Fort Myers resident John Weliver served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Deployed after the beginning of the war, he was assigned to squadron VMO6 as
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Bernie Lenhart (Born 1928) Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, Retired North Fort Myers resident Bernie Lenhart served in the 1st Engineer Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. One of the survivors of the infamous
