Lance Naik Raj Kumar Mahto was born on 9th October 1974 in Masu, a small village near Ranchi, Jharkhand (then Bihar), into a humble farmer’s family. He was the second of five children born to Shri Babulal Mahto and Smt. Devmani Devi with one elder
Captain Narender Singh Ahlawat hailed from Dighal village of Jhajjar district in Haryana. Son of an army veteran Major Ran Singh and Smt Nehali Dev, Capt Narender Singh came from a military family wherein his grandfather Shri Chaudhary Sohan Singh Ahlawat too served as a
Naib Subedar Ram Prasad Badoni hailed from the picturesque and mountainous region of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, a land known for its brave warriors and rich military traditions. After completing his initial education, he decided to serve the nation and joined the Indian Army.
Lance Naik Hoshiar Singh, son of Shri Kura Ram, was born on 17 September 1947 in Goripur village, then part of the undivided Punjab. Over the decades, administrative reorganization placed Goripur within the present-day Bhiwani, Haryana. He grew up in a modest rural household, where
Sqn Ldr Veera Venkata Satyanarayanamurty Sunkar was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 07 Nov 1963. He joined the technical branch of the IAF and got trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in Mechanical stream as part of the 27 DEO course. Thereafter
Flight Lieutenant Om Prakash Arora was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 05 Dec 1970. He joined the technical branch of the IAF and got trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in Electronics stream as part of the 47 DEO course. Thereafter he
Wing Commander Clarence Joseph D'Lima hailed from Goa and was born on 09 Feb 1938. He got selected for the prestigious NDA after his schooling and joined the 15th NDA Course He passed out of the NDA on 01 Dec 1958 and thereafter went for
Wg Cdr Joginder Singh hailed from Punjab and was born on 01st Feb 1936. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 19 Dec 1959 at the age of 22 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained
Sqn Ldr Mathew Cyriac hailed from Kottayam district in Kerala and was born on 03 Dec 1942. Son of Shri BG Shriyan an Indian Administrative Cadre officer and Smt Thangamma, he had three brothers and four sisters as his siblings. He did his schooling at
