Capt Kamal Bakshi was born in the year 1946 and later his family got settled in McCluskiegunj, a hill town in Jharkhand. Son of an Army veteran Col OP Bakshi and Smt Shanta Bakshi, he had two sisters Neeta and Reeta as his siblings. He
Lt Suresh Gajanan Samant hailed from Dasuya village in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra and was born on 31st May 1941. Son of Shri Gajanan Gopal, Lt Suresh Gajanan graduated from the Park college. Subsequently he got selected to join the Indian Navy and completed his
Flight Lieutenant Sudhir Kumar Goswami hailed from Faridabad in Haryana and was born on 31 Aug 1942. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 25 Dec 1964 at the age of 22 years. He was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF and
Lance Naik Mehar Singh was born on 25 Feb 1948 and hailed from Kharkara village in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Son of Shri Kirio Ram, L/Nk Mehar Singh wanted to join the Army since his younger days like any young men in Punjab. He
Sepoy Satyawan Singh hailed from Ghorang village in Hainsar Bazar Block of Sant Kabeer Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 1st January 1950. Son of Shri Bhagat Singh, Sep Satyawan Singh studied at Shri Rama Rekha Singh Inter College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh,
Sqn Ldr Jal Maniksha Mistry hailed from Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh and was born on 29 Dec 1935. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 08 Oct 1955 at the age of 20 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and
Subedar Assa Singh hailed from Jammu where his family settled down during partition after migrating from Tehsil Bagh a tiny village in POK. He had inclination to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days and consequently joined the army after completing his education.
Rifleman Makar Singh Negi hailed from Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh (Now in Uttarakhand) and was born on 04 June 1948. Son of Shri Diwan Singh and Smt Bhaguli Devi, Rfn Makar Singh Negi joined the army on 04 Jun 1968 at the age of
Major Ashok Kumar Suri hailed from Faridabad in Haryana. Son of a late yoga therapist, Shri Ram Swaroop Suri, Maj AK Suri was the youngest of four siblings. After completing his education he joined the army as a commissioned officer. He was commissioned into the
Captain Kalyan Singh Rathod hailed from Chandarni village in Himatnagar city in the northern part of Gujarat. Son of a magistrate Shri Hari Singh Rathod, Capt Kalyan was the youngest of four siblings. After completing his education he joined a private firm in Pune along
Gunner Laxman Jadhav hailed from Matwan village in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. Son of Shri Kashi Ram, Gnr Laxman Jadhav was born on 21st Nov 1944. After completing his initial education, he joined the Army on 21 Nov 1962 at the age
Captain Giri Raj Singh hailed from Haryana and was born in 1940s. Son of Shri Choudhary Man Singh and Smt Reshmi Devi, he had a brother Ajit Singh as his sibling. After completing his education he got selected to join the Army as a commissioned
Flight Lieutenant Vijay Vasant Tambay hailed from Nagpur in Maharashtra and was born on 11 Apr 1943. After completing his schooling, his ambition and talent led him to the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA), where he joined the 23rd NDA course. Following rigorous training, he graduated
Lance Naik Malik Mohammad Iqbal hailed from Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir and was born on 31st May 1942. Son of Shri Malik Jafar, he joined the army on 31st May 1960 at the age of 18 Years. He was recruited into 1 J&K
