Major Kanwaljit Singh Sandhu was born in the 1940s and hailed from Punjab. After completing his education he joined the army as a commissioned officer. He was commissioned into the 15 Punjab Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, an Infantry Regiment with a long history of
Flight Lieutenant Suresh Chandra Sandal was born on 19 Aug 1944. Following his childhood dream he joined NDA after his schooling. He joined the 24th NDA course and passed out on 01 June 1963. Later he was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 01
Flight Lieutenant Kushpal Singh Nanda hailed from Punjab and was born on 30 Oct 1944. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 28 Oct 1963 at the age of 21 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream of the IAF and got trained
Sqn Ldr Amalendu Bhushan Samanta hailed from Kolkata in West Bengal and was born on 01 Feb 1933. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on on Jan 14, 1956 at the age of 23 years. He was commissioned in the flying stream of
Flight Lieutenant Lloyd Moses Sasoon hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 15th July 1942. Son of Smt Mozelle and Shri Moses Sasoon Kandlekar, Flt Lt Moses grew up to be a bright and well groomed child. At that time his father worked
Flight Lieutenant Ram Metharam Advani was born on 11 Jan 1942. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 28 Oct 1963 at the age of 21 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a navigator as part
Major Ashok Kumar Ghosh hailed from West Bengal and was born in a military family. Son of an army veteran, he also wanted to join the Armed Forces like his father and other brothers (His one brother JC Ghosh joined the Army and another brother
Sqn Ldr Gopal Krishan Arora was born on 15 Apr 1934. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 16 Apr 1955 at the age of 21 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a navigator as part
Flt Lt Pradeep Vinayak Apte hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 27 Aug 1945. Son of Shri VR Apte, he got selected to join the prestigious NDA after his schooling and joined the 27th NDA course. He was commissioned into the Indian
Second Lieutenant Bharat Singh Kasana hailed from Jawali village in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 05 August 1949. He was the son of Shri Kharak Singh Kasana and grew up in a humble rural setting, where stories of courage, sacrifice, and
Capt Daljinder Singh hailed from New Delhi and was born on 30 May 1945. The only son of an Army veteran Col Gurbaksh Singh and Smt Avinash Kaur. He did his schooling at the well known Lawrence School, Sanawar (Himachal Pradesh) and at the RIMC
Captain Jagdev Singh Punia hailed from Bangothari Khurd village near Pilani in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan and was born on 03 Jul 1945. Son of Shri Choudhary Hans Ram Punia and Smt Jamana Devi, he developed a keen interest in sports and the Armed Forces
Captain Vijai Pratap Singh hailed from Awajapur village in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on July 31, 1942. He was inclined to serve in the Army from a young age and continued to follow his dream as he grew up.
Flt Lt Harvinder Singh hailed form Punjab and was born on 11 Nov 1945. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 16 May 1965 at the age of 19 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and got trained as a
2nd Lt Sheshanna Manjunath was born on 23rd February 1945 in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. Son of Shri A Sheshanna and Smt R.G. Shantamma, he joined the army at the age of 24 years in the year 1970. He was commissioned into 21 Rajput battalion