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Albert Andrew Schmid (20 October 1920 – 1 December 1982) was a United States Marine awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the Battle of the Tenaru (Ilu River) during the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II. Credited with killing over 200 Japanese attackers during a night-long assault, he was blinded in action by a grenade blast and ...
California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. California's long Pacific Ocean coastline provided the support needed for the Pacific War. California also supported the war in Europe. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, most of California's manufacturing was shifted to the war effort ...
She taught music to blind students and gave recitals in New York, [6] and was active on stage as an actress with the Lighthouse Players. [7] [8] [9] She moved to California in the 1930s, after visiting San Francisco to compete in a national piano competition. [10] She played piano in clubs and on radio during and after World War II.
One of the first three blind people to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (along with John Opio and Lawrence Sserwambala). First African competitor at the Winter Paralympic Games. [12] [13] Takeichi Nishi – Colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army During World War II. Commander of the 26th Tank Regiment in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was ...
Roselle (March 12, 1998 – June 26, 2011) was born in San Rafael, California, on March 12, 1998, at the Guide Dogs for the Blind. She was moved to Santa Barbara, California, to be raised by Kay and Ted Stern. After this she was returned to Guide Dogs for the Blind so that she could be trained as a guide dog. [5]
Image credits: The Musick Group #4 Oscar Zeta Acosta. The Mexican-American attorney made a name for himself by being an activist in the Chicano Movement, as well as for his novels: 1972’s ...
Iain Macleod, MP 1950–70, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970, who permanently limped due to a World War II wound and later ankylosing spondylitis. Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, MP 1924-29 and 1931–64, Prime Minister 1957–63 (had slight limp and weak right hand, affecting handwriting, by a series of wounds in World War I)
As Eline Øidvin approached the top of Mt. Langley, a 14,000-foot colossus in California's Eastern Sierra Nevada, she could feel the soft, sandy gravel beneath her feet.She could hear the ...