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COLLEGE PARK, MD \u2013 November 10, 2025 <\/strong>\u2013 In honor of Veterans Day and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps, National History Day<\/a>\u00ae (NHD) is proud to announce the teachers selected for its newest Silent Heroes\u2122 program, Untold Stories from the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II<\/em>, sponsored by a grant from the Veterans Legacy Program<\/a> at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. This fall, selected teachers will partner with their students to research the lives of over 100 Veterans who served during World War II, continued to serve their community after returning home, and are currently buried or memorialized in a U.S. national or state Veterans cemetery.<\/p>\n\n

Teachers and students will meet monthly with historian Christopher Hamner, Ph.D., of George Mason University to study the history of the Marine Corps, World War II, and the experience of Veterans who returned to their communities. Guided by eight research mentors, participants will use NHD-created materials and other resources such as Ancestry Classroom, Fold3, Newspapers.com, local libraries and historical societies, and Official Military Personnel Files requested from the National Personnel Records Center. After conducting their research, teams will synthesize the information to tell the story of their Veteran\u2019s life and service with a profile published on the Veterans Legacy Memorial<\/a> and NHD\u2019s <\/a>Silent Heroes website<\/a>. See a sample <\/a>Silent Hero profile here<\/a> from NHD\u2019s 2024\/2025 program, focusing on Korean War-era Veterans.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cOn Veterans Day, we recognize all Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. I am very proud of the teachers and students researching World War II Veterans who served in the Marine Corps through a grant funded by the Veterans Legacy Program,\u201d said Cathy Gorn, Ph.D., Executive Director of National History Day. \u201cStudying local history and giving a voice to the stories of Veterans is some of the most powerful work students and teachers can do with National History Day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

After the teachers and students research their chosen Veterans\u2019 lives, military service, and contributions to their communities this fall, student-teacher teams will visit their local national cemetery in spring 2026 to honor their Veterans and read eulogies at their graves. In addition to the digital profiles, NHD will produce video eulogies for the Veterans. See a sample NHD-produced video eulogy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The teachers selected for this program represent 33 states and 42 U.S. national or state cemeteries. NHD celebrates the following teachers participating in this program and the Veterans they selected to research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Teacher and School<\/strong><\/td>U.S. Marine Corps Veterans<\/strong><\/td>Cemetery<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Callie Outlaw
Tuscaloosa Academy
Tuscaloosa, AL<\/td>		U.S. Navy Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Corpsman Hubert Albert Awtrey (U.S. Marine Corps Corpsman)
 
Corporal Addie Belle Raybon Bozeman<\/td>		Alabama National Cemetery
Montevallo, AL<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Rebekah West Keur
Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy
Phoenix, AZ<\/td>		Sergeant Major Elmo Arthur Burns
 
Gunnery Sergeant Charles Frankel
 
Corporal Ruth Rosalie Horenstein
 
Staff Sergeant Janet Ann Pearson Stoeberl<\/td>		National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Katy Wellborn
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock, AR<\/td>		Private Louis Ferdinand Brown
 
Captain John Howard Yancey<\/td>		Little Rock National Cemetery
Little Rock, AR<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Aditi Doshi
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, CA<\/td>		Corporal Ivan Caldwell Cannady
 
Sergeant Frances Helen Pyeatt Salyer<\/td>		Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Emily Green
POLYTECH School District
Woodside, DE<\/td>		Corporal Albert John Homiak


Corporal Robert Ezra Williams <\/td>		Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery \u2013 New Castle County
Bear, DE

Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Millsboro, DE<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Alex Hujik
Lake Highland Preparatory School
Orlando, FL<\/td>		Staff Sergeant Thomas Joseph Pechacek
 
Sergeant Isom \u201cIke\u201d Alto Rigell<\/td>		Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
Mims, FL<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Mercedes Cortes
City of Pembroke Pines Charter School Middle- West Campus
Pembroke Pines, FL<\/td>		Staff Sergeant Joseph Gulya
 
Corporal Samuel Harold Oser<\/td>		South Florida National Cemetery
Wellington, FL<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. April Balenger
Arts Innovation Magnet Program
Winder, GA<\/td>		Corporal Inez Riley Moss
 
Sergeant August Joseph Tramonte<\/td>		Georgia National Cemetery
Canton, GA<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Arminda Lawrence, Sr.
Pace Academy
Atlanta, GA<\/td>		Gunnery Sergeant Warren C. Armstrong
 
Private First Class Miles Robert Donaldson
 
Master Sergeant John T. Kesler
 
Master Gunnery Sergeant Richard R. Neumann<\/td>		Marietta National Cemetery
Marietta, GA<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Pualeilani Fernandez
Hilo Intermediate School
Hilo, HI<\/td>		Chief Warrant Officer Second Class George David Durham
 
Private Robert Edward Lemmon<\/td>		East Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery
Hilo, HI<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Janyce Omura
Maui High School
Kahului, HI<\/td>		Major Jay \u201cJason\u201d Leonard Anthony Lembeck
 
Lieutenant Colonel Russell \u201cWhitey\u201d Lloyd<\/td>		Maui Veterans Cemetery
Makawao, HI<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Adam Mastalski
Compass Honors High School
Meridian, ID<\/td>		Private First Class Ivan Emery Fleming
 
Sergeant Joseph Stinson \u201cJoe\u201d McElhinney, Jr.<\/td>		Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
Boise, ID<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Kristin Rentschler
Columbia City High School
Columbia City, IN<\/td>		Lieutenant Colonel Russell John McCurdy
 
Private William Alfred Yates, Jr.<\/td>		Marion National Cemetery
Marion, IN<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Jonathan Markus
Adel DeSoto Minburn Middle School
Adel, IA<\/td>		Major Merton Peter \u201cMert\u201d Hansen
 
Private First Class James William \u201cJim\u201d McLeran<\/td>		Iowa Veterans Cemetery
Adel, IA<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Cheryl Smith
Johnston High School
Johnston Middle School
Johnston, IA<\/td>		Sergeant George Elias Addison
 
Private First Class Raymond Norbert Dickes
 
First Lieutenant Robert Daniel Gaskill<\/td>		Iowa Veterans Cemetery
Adel, IA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Laura Craig
Bethlehem High School
Bardstown, KY<\/td>		Private Elmer Lee Arnold
 
Corporal James Beaven Miles<\/td>		Lebanon National Cemetery
Lebanon, KY<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Paul Manuel Valdezco
Glasgow Middle School
Baton Rouge, LA<\/td>		Private Johnie Ervin Branch, Jr.
 
Sergeant George Sylvester Greeneberg<\/td>		Baton Rouge National Cemetery
Baton Rouge, LA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Amie Dryer
The Calverton School
Huntingdon, MD<\/td>		Private Paul F. W. Hummel
 
Corporal Ruth Daria Franz Hummel
 
Colonel John Nevin Rentz<\/td>		Baltimore National Cemetery
Baltimore, MD<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Jennifer Harris
Salisbury Christian School
Salisbury, MD<\/td>		Corporal Joseph Elia Camardese, Sr.
 
Private First Class Vaughn Brown Russell<\/td>		Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery \u2013 Sussex County
Millsboro, DE<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Michael Hill
St. Mary\u2019s Lynn
Lynn, MA<\/td>		Corporal Keith Albert Krewson
 
Colonel Ernestine Stowell<\/td>		Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, MA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Chelsea Blair
Our Lady of Refuge School
West Bloomfield Township, MI<\/td>		Corporal Herman Harold Schneider
 
Master Sergeant David Splatt<\/td>		Great Lakes National Cemetery
Holly, MI<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Elizabeth Green
College and Career Technical Institute
Pascagoula, MS<\/td>		Major Robert Hill McCormick
 
Staff Sergeant Marguerite H. Ross<\/td>		Biloxi National Cemetery
Biloxi, MS<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Taylor Olsen
Harlowton High School
Harlowton, MT<\/td>		Sergeant Edward William \u201cBill\u201d Knebel
 
Corporal Walter S. Pfister<\/td>		Yellowstone National Cemetery
Laurel, MT<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Megan Philbrook
Andover Elementary\/Middle School
Andover, NH<\/td>		Corporal Rudolph Eugene Miniutti
 
Corporal Reginald Guy Walker, Jr.<\/td>		New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Gwen Duralek
Franklin High School
Somerset, NJ<\/td>		Corporal Joseph Raup
 
Private First Class
Georgia M. McMahon Rogers<\/td>		Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Wrightstown, NJ<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Bryan Melnick
Simon Baruch Middle School
New York, NY<\/td>		Corporal William C. Arnold
 
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Joseph Nelligan<\/td>		Cypress Hills National Cemetery
Brooklyn, NY<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Karen Schmitt
Stimson Middle School
Huntington Station, NY<\/td>		Sergeant James F. McEnery
 
Sergeant Laurence Edward Morva<\/td>		Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale, NY<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Patrick Sprinkle
New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies
New York, NY<\/td>		Corporal Peter Humberto Fabregas
 
Corporal Gerard Francis Jansen<\/td>		Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale, NY<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Whitney Cooper
Valley Springs Middle School
Arden, NC<\/td>		Major Thomas Fulton Savage, Jr.
 
Steward First Class Alfred Jetter Whitesides, Sr.<\/td>		Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
Black Mountain, NC<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Patricia Robblee
Lejeune High School
Camp Lejeune, NC<\/td>		Master Sergeant Turner Grady Blount
 
Gunnery Sergeant Wallace Alfred Boudrow<\/td>		Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
Jacksonville, NC<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Wesley Young
Camden County High School
Camden, NC<\/td>		Corporal LeRoy \u201cShorty\u201d Willie Cason
 
Corporal Robert Elmo Nichols, Sr.<\/td>		Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery
Suffolk, VA<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Christa Adams
Bard Early College Cleveland
Cleveland, OH<\/td>		Corporal Paul English Dzeiak
 
Master Technical Sergeant Germain Joseph \u201cJerry\u201d Suminski<\/td>		Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
Rittman, OH<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Brenda Unsinger
Geneva High School
Geneva, OH<\/td>		Master Sergeant William Milton Pitts
 
Corporal Martha Mary Rayne Weyrick<\/td>		Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
Rittman, OH<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Stefanie Spivey
Heppner Junior\/Senior High School
Heppner, OR<\/td>		Sergeant Andy Nyal Campbell
 
Colonel Kenneth Lyle Reusser<\/td>		Willamette National Cemetery
Portland, OR<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Brian Weaver
Central Bucks High School – West
Doylestown, PA<\/td>		Corporal Edward Joseph Dymek
 
Major Samuel Lynn Hynes<\/td>		Washington Crossing National Cemetery
Washington Crossing, PA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Kim Guthrie
Palmetto Christian Academy Gaffney
Gaffney, SC<\/td>		Private First Class Richard Eugene Irvin
 
Sergeant Louis Roy Sanchez<\/td>		M.J. “Dolly” Cooper Veterans Cemetery
Anderson, SC<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Sue Larson
Rapid City Christian School
Rapid City, SD<\/td>		Master Sergeant Thomas John Abourezk
 
Corporal Benny James Gross<\/td>		Black Hills National Cemetery
Sturgis, SD<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Andrew Fultz
L&N STEM Academy
Knoxville, TN<\/td>		Corporal George Edward Price
 
Staff Sergeant Carl Burton Taylor<\/td>		Eastern TN State Veterans Cemetery – Governor John Sevier Highway
Knoxville, TN<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Whitney Joyner
Kirkwood Middle School
Clarksville, TN<\/td>		Corporal William Pennington Hornsby
 
Sergeant Francis Dubose Moore<\/td>		Nashville National Cemetery
Nashville, TN<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Vannessa Guerra
Dr. Archie Blanson Career and Technical Education High School
Houston, TX<\/td>		Technical Sergeant Eugene E. Pendergast
 
Sergeant Maria Consuelo \u201cConnie\u201d Espinosa Pendergast
 
Private First Class Arthur Espinoza Rodriquez, Sr.<\/td>		Houston National Cemetery
Houston, TX
 <\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Heather McCormick, Mrs. Judy Garza, and Mr. Kelly Moore
Snyder Junior High School
Snyder, TX<\/td>		Sergeant Robert Edward Arnold
 
Corporal Otto Byrns (O.B.) Freeman, Jr.
 
Captain Gordon Harris Gray
 
Corporal Benjamin Frank Schwartz
 
Corporal James \u201cCoach\u201d Stanley Suba
 
Corporal Willis Merritt Zinn<\/td>		Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene
Abilene, TX<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Michele Santosuosso
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, TX<\/td>		Technical Staff Sergeant Peter George
 
Private First Class William A. \u201cSpeedy\u201d Hecht<\/td>		Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Dallas, TX<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Heidi Stone
Syracuse Arts Academy
Syracuse, UT<\/td>		Captain Robert John Epperson
 
Private First Class John Estrada<\/td>		Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park
Bluffdale, UT<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Julia Winslow
Providence Hall Junior High School
Herriman, UT<\/td>		Captain Frank Douglas Boll, Jr.
 
Sergeant Gladys Mae Topolski Breen<\/td>		Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park
Bluffdale, UT<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Nicole Winter
Cosby High School
Midlothian, VA<\/td>		Technical Sergeant Robert Kenneth Campbell, Sr.
 
Technical Sergeant Edward Fisher McKnew, Jr.<\/td>		Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia
Amelia, VA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Marley Hoefs
St. Croix Falls High School
St. Croix Falls, WI<\/td>		Captain William Robert Bennewicz
 
Corporal Harlan Theodore Rosvold<\/td>		Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, MN<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Chuck Taft
University School at Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI<\/td>		Corporal Roman Dolata
 
Private First Class Lloyd C. Schneider<\/td>		Wood National Cemetery
Milwaukee, WI<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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About National History Day (NHD)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by the 400 Years of African American History Commission, The Better Angels Society, the Bezos Family Foundation, the Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation, the Behring Global Educational Foundation, and the National Park Service. For more information, visit nhd.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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