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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 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.
325th Glider Infantry Regiment: Col. Harry L. Lewis 1st Battalion: Lt Col. R. Klemm Boyd; 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. John H. Swenson (WIA 11 June 44), Maj. Osmund Leahy, Maj. Roscoe Roy (KIA 15 June 44), Maj. Charles T. Major; 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment: Lt Col. Charles A. Carrell (Relieved 9 June 44), Maj. Arthur W. Gardner (KIA ...
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Homecoming is a 1943 photograph of an American soldier returning from active service in World War II. The image was captured by Earle Bunker and it won the 1944 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. The image also won a national Associated Press news photo contest and it was featured in Life, Time and Newsweek.
Lawson W. Magruder III: 30 Jul 1999 Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 1999–2001. 2 1969 : 30 (1947– ) 113 Donald L. Kerrick: 1 Aug 1999 Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 1999–2000. Deputy National Security Advisor, 2000–2001. [o] 2 1971 : 28
Photo Date of rank [5] Date vacated [6] Yrs [7] Position Notes [8] 1: George Washington: 3 Jul 1798 14 Dec 1799 1 Commanding General, U.S. Army, 1798–1799. (1732–1799) Promoted to General of the Armies posthumously, 4 Jul 1976. U.S. President, 1789–1797. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1776. 2: Winfield Scott: 29 Mar 1847 1 Nov 1861 15
Served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam War; In addition to the Medal of Honor he received five purple hearts. Richard G. Wilson † Army: Private First Class: Opari, Korea: October 21, 1950: Co. 1, Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Sacrificed his life to aid a fellow soldier shielding them from enemy fire with his own body