Naib Risaldar Sukh Chain Singh hailed from Andora village in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 18 April 1936 into a humble and patriotic family. He was the son of Shri Balwant Singh and Smt Udhami Devi, who instilled in him
2nd Lt David Alexander Davidson was commissioned into 1 Mahar of the Mahar Regiment, an Infantry regiment known for its valiant soldiers. Very early in his service career, he got involved in the thick of operations as border tension arose with Pakistan in 1971. Indo - Pak
Second Lieutenant Radha Mohan Naresh hailed from Kerala and was born in the year 1950. Son of Smt D Subhadramma, he had two brothers, Gopi Mohan Naresh and Praveen Naresh as his siblings. 2nd Lt RM Naresh did his schooling from Sainik School Kazhakootam in
Flight Lieutenant Manohar Purohit hailed from Choti Sadri, Chittorgarh in Rajasthan and was born on 09 Aug 1943. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 13 Mar 1966 at the age of 23 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream of the
Maj Hardev Singh Grewal hailed from Jalandhar in Punjab and was born on 10th December 1938. He joined the army at the age of 25 years on 9th February 1964. He was commissioned into 9th Battalion of the Jat Regiment, a regiment known for its
Squadron Leader Mohinder Kumar Jain was born on 27 December 1937 in Jalandhar district of Punjab. Son of Shri Kapur Chand Jain, Sqn Ldr Jain was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 23rd March 1957 at the age of 20 years. He joined the
Flight Lieutenant Ravindra Dhar Naithani hailed from Delhi and was born on 07 Aug 1941. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 09 Mar 1963 at the age of 21 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream of the IAF and got
Flt Lt Sudesh Kumar Chibber was born on 28 Mar 1943. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 16 Oct 1965 at the age of 22 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a fighter pilot. After
Flight Lieutenant G Theophilus was born on 11 Apr 1945 and got selected to join the prestigious NDA after his schooling. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 25 Dec 1964 at the age of 19 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream
Lt Suresh Hiranand Kundanmal hailed from Mumbai and was born in an eminent lawyer’s family. After his schooling, he got selected for the prestigious NDA and joined the 22nd Course in 1959. He was one amongst seven children and grew up to be a very
SEA-I RN Sahadevan hailed from Kerala. After passing his initial schooling, he joined the Navy and was recruited into the Indian Navy as a Sailor. He got trained as a technician and got posted to INS Khukri. Indian Naval Operations (Indo-Pak War) : 09 Dec 1971 During
Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was born on 15 May 1926 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, into a distinguished family of legal luminaries. His father, Shri Tej Narain Mulla, served as a judge of the High Court, while his elder brother pursued a successful career as a
Lieutenant Commander Prabhat Kumar was born on 03 July 1937 in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri SS Sharma, Lt Cdr Prabhat Kumar studied from SSD Inter College Meerut and graduated from Meerut college. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the age of