2nd Lt Manjeet Singh Cheema hailed from Shimali tehsil of Sargodha district in undivided Punjab(Now in Pakistan) and was born on 22 Oct 1942. After partition, his family migrated to India and settled down in sainthly village in Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.
Capt Harjit Singh hailed from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 14 November 1943. Son of Late Sardarni Inderjit Kaur and Late Sardar Trilochan Singh, he joined the Army as a commissioned officer. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into 10 Mahar
Havildar Randhir Singh Gulia hailed from Nidana village of Maham tehsil in Rohtak district of Haryana and was born on 01 Jan 1935. Son of Shri Mansa Ram and Smt Chhallo Devi, he had the inclination to join the armed forces since his younger days
Captain Kapil Singh Thapa hailed from Panditwari village of Dehradun district in Uttrakhand and was born on 2nd November 1937. Son of an Army veteran Subedar Major DS Thapa, he studied at New Forest Higher Secondary School, Dehradun. He had the inclination to join the
Flying Officer Kewal Krishan Kapur hailed from New Delhi and was born on 07 Jul 1942. Son of Shri Lala Ram Pyare Lal Kapur, he grew up in old Delhi and got selected to join the Indian Air Force after completing his schooling. He was
Major Ranbir Singh hailed from Nangal village of Meerut District in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 30 August 1938. Son of Subedar Major Ram Singh, he did his schooling from Jat Heroes School, Baraut, and KG School, Bangalore. He was fascinated with army life,
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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