World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Barney Oldfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tecumseh, Nebraska
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Relationship
A Grateful American
He was the first journalist to become a paratrooper and was a press aide to Allied commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. In 1945, he organized and established the Berlin Press Club in the home of former Hitler finance minister Walter Funk.