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1965 In

Sqn Ldr D P Chatterjee

Sqn Ldr Deba Prasad Chatterjee hailed from West Bengal and was born on 15 Aug 1929. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 17 Jan 1953 at the age of 23 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained

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Sower Bhale Ram

Sowar Bhale Ram hailed from Bhiwani in Haryana and belonged to a family that valued discipline, integrity, and service. Driven by a deep desire to serve the nation, he was recruited into the 7th Light Cavalry (7 Cavalry). The 7th Light Cavalry traces its origins to 1784, when

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Sepoy Daga Nikam SM

Sepoy Daga Nikam hailed from Dabhadi village in Malegaon Tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra and was born on 20 Nov 1942. Son of Shri Lotan Malji Nikam and Smt Sitabai Lotan Nikam, he had four brothers Popat, Devaman, Devaram & Pandurang as his siblings.

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Captain Prabal Roy

Capt Prabal Roy hailed from Kolkata in West Bengal and was born on 24 Sep 1936 to Shri Nirode Kumar Roy and Smt Basanti Roy. He was the youngest among four brothers and also had one younger sister. Tragedy touched his life early when he

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Naik Vasudev Joshi

Naik Vasudev Joshi hailed from Gethna village in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, a region known for its strong tradition of military service and unwavering patriotism. Raised in a humble and disciplined environment, he imbibed values of courage, integrity, and dedication from an early age.

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Rifleman Dal Bahadur

Rifleman Dal Bahadur hailed from kanari village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand and was born on 20 May 1944. Son of Shri Bhan Bahadur and Smt Dhana Devi, Rifleman Dal Bahadur had two sisters as his siblings. After completing his initial education, he joined the

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Lt Col AM Manohar

Lieutenant Colonel A Mathew Manohar hailed from Trimulgherry, a prominent residential and cantonment area in Secunderabad, Telangana. After completing his education, he successfully cleared the rigorous selection process for the Indian Army, marking the beginning of a distinguished career defined by courage, honour, and unwavering

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Major Man Mohan Chopra VrC

Major Man Mohan Chopra was born in Jammu Tawi in the Jammu & Kashmir region, the son of Shri Chet Ram Chopra. Raised in an environment that valued discipline and service, he pursued his education with diligence and developed a strong sense of duty from

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2nd Lt LK Nadgir

Second Lieutenant Lingangouda Kenchangouda Nadgir was born on February 2, 1941, in Belgaum, Karnataka (then part of Mysore State). He was the son of Shri Ranganath Deshpande and Smt. Shakuntala Deshpande and had five sisters and one brother. Coming from a family with a rich

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Lt Col JE Jhirad

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Ephraim Jhirad was born in the year 1923 to Mr Ephraim (Khan Sahib) Joseph Solomon Jhirad and Mrs Miriam (Mary) Samuel Haim Samuel Jhirad (born Kehimkar). Though he came from a Jewish family, which did not have many members serving in the

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Flying Officer Farokh Dara Bunsha

Flying Officer Farokh Dara Bunsha hailed from Mumbai and was born to Shri Dara Bunsha and Smt. Bachoo Patel, who nurtured in him strong values of integrity, and service from an early age. After completing his schooling, he was selected to join the prestigious National

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Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore PVC

Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on 18 Aug 1923 in Mumbai. Lt Col Tarapore belonged to a the family of a great warrior, Ratanjiba who served in the army of Shivaji. Ratanjiba was given the charge of one hundred villages as an acknowledgement of his