Raymond Chavez

Raymond Chavez

WW II HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Raymond Chavez 03/10/1912  San Bernardino, CA  Navy << Return to WWII HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Ray Chavez stood ready to serve should he be activated as a Naval reservist. “I doubt they’ll call me…but I’m ready to...
Ralph Sutherland

Ralph Sutherland

WW II HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Ralph Sutherland 12/29/1925  Los Angeles, CA  Army << Return to WWII HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Corporal Ralph B. Sutherland was the first in his family to be born in the U.S.A. His father, Augustus, was from Jamaica...
Paul Bottoms

Paul Bottoms

WW II HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Paul Bottoms 12/12/1921  Newark, AR  Army << Return to WWII HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco PFC Paul Bottoms grew up in the small town of Newark in north central Arkansas. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a...
Noboru “Don” Seki

Noboru “Don” Seki

WW II HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Noboru “Don” Seki 12/16/1922  Honolulu, HI  Army << Return to WWII HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco 442nd Infantry, We’re the boys of Hawaii Nei We’re fighting for you, and the red, white, and blue We’re going...
Murray Shapiro

Murray Shapiro

WW II HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Murray Shapiro 07/06/1923  Los Angeles, CA  Army << Return to WWII HEROES: Photographs by Zach Coco Murray Shapiro was born at the Bonny Brae Maternity Hospital off Virgil Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Long before...