February 18, 1954, was a seemingly ordinary day at St. Patrick’s Academy, an all-girl Catholic school in Des Plaines, Illinois. Around 400 students and teachers were finishing up classes within…
If you had to guess where the largest Navy training station is, would you guess Naval Station Great Lakes? Known as the “Quarterdeck of the Navy,” it’s nowhere near the…
A Chicago veteran missed his graduation day in 1944 serving in World War II. But on June 13, 2019, he walked across the stage, officially graduating with the Class of 2019.
William Wagner, 94, was drafted during the last half of his senior yea…