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After World War II, Millett attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, for three years before being called up to serve in the Korean War. On 5 December 1950 Capt Millett was flying as an observer in a Stinson L-5 Sentinel when Capt J.F.O. Davis DFC, 2 Sqn SAAF attached to 18 Fighter Bomber Wing, crash landed his F-51D Mustang in North Korea ...
Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was a United States Army Special Forces officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor , eight Purple Hearts , a Distinguished Service Cross , [ a ] a Silver Star , and four ...
The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment was initially formed at Fort Benning (today Fort Moore), Georgia on 20 July 1942, under command of Colonel George V. Millett. It would participate in three operations during World War II: D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity.
Robert Frederick Sink (3 April 1905 – 13 December 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
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His great-grandfather, Josiah Butt, was a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army during the same conflict. [2] He was the nephew of General William R. Boggs of the Confederate States Army (CSA). [3] He had two older brothers (Edward and Lewis), a younger brother (John), and a sister (Clara), [4] and the family was poor. [5]
Daniel Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis is the definition of a supportive husband in new photos from the red carpet.. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 66-year-old retired actor made a rare public appearance ...
James L. Jones Sr. – commanded the Observer Group, the first amphibious reconnaissance unit in the United States; father of James L. Jones Jr., the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps; Kurt Chew-Een Lee – first Chinese-American Marine officer. Led an infantry platoon at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir and was awarded the Navy Cross for his ...