Sqn Ldr Ayappan Sudhakaran hailed from Chennai in Tamil Nadu and was born on 16 Sep 1927. Son of Shri VK Ayappan Pillai, Sqn Ldr Ayappan followed his childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the Air Force and joined NDA after his schooling.
Lance Naik Raj Kumar Mahto was born on 9th Oct 1974 into a farmer’s family of Masu, a small village near Ranchi, Jharkhand (then Bihar). Son of Shri Babulal Mahto and Smt Devmani Devi, L Nk Raj Kumar had four other siblings with an elder
Capt Mehta Singh was born on 01 Aug 1922 and hailed from Punjab. He joined the Army at the age of 20 years and was commissioned into 3 Sikh LI battalion of the the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment, a regiment known for its fearless soldiers
