World War II

He was a Navy medic who rushed to help the victims of the attack.

She was a Holocaust survivor who competed in her first Olympics at 31 years old.

Fernandez was just 17 when the Pearl Harbor attack was launched in Hawaii.

Carnesecca racked up 526 career wins in 24 seasons leading St. John’s teams.

Holliman won a Golden Globe for his performance in the movie “The Rainmaker.”

Donaldson’s 1950s records for Blue Note are considered absolute classics.

Despite electric shock and beatings, Riffaud would not reveal French Resistance info to the Nazis.

With his death, only two Navajo Code Talkers remain.

Segal escaped the Holocaust as a child, finally settling in the United States in 1951.

He championed environmentalism and education in service to his native state.