Careington's WWII Heroes
Russell Barager
Father of Founder and Chair, Barbara (Barager) Fasola
On my fourth trip to the Normandy, France D-Day Beaches, I took my father and mother along. As a daughter of a World...
Richard Kava
Maternal Uncle of CEO, Barbara (Barager) Fasola
Richard Kava served as a navigator for Bomber Group 450, The Flying Cottontails. While serving in Italy, he was shot...
Walter D. Keefe, Sr.
Uncle of Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Chuck Misasi
After graduating from St. Agatha's Elementary School in 1941, Walter attended Farragut High School. He liked math...
James Edward Sell
Uncle of Careington owner, Dr. Martin Rinker
1916 - 2007. By trade, James was a chemical engineer, but it was his unique artistic skills that served our country in a...
Charles Edgar (Eddie) Handlin
Grandfather of Justin Hajek, Director of Program Management, DialCare
10/1/1923 - 2/17/1985. Charles (Eddie) Handlin entered the Navy in the spring of 1943 and went to basic training/boot camp...
Leslie Nathaniel Prewitt
Grandfather of Melissa Baumann, Chief Financial Officer
Inducted 8/8/1942 with honorable discharge 10/21/1945. Nathaniel Prewitt witnessed intense action in North Africa and Italy...
Andrew Peyton Burke
Grandfather of Melissa Baumann, Chief Financial Officer
Inducted 2/25/1944 with honorable discharge 11/24/1945. Private Andrew Burke served with the USMC in the...
Edward Scott
Great Uncle of Jamie Saunders, VP of Marketing & Communications
11/21/1918 - 10/17/1943. Edward Monroe Scott was a senior at Oregon State University studying forestry when World...
Billy Fortenberry
Grandfater of Kelby Fortenberry, Compliance Manager
Billy Fortenberry served in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a Navigator on a C-47, a Curtiss...