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Medal of Honor George William Rud (October 7, 1883 – August 29, 1916) was a United States Navy Chief Machinist's Mate received the Medal of Honor during the destruction of the USS Memphis (CA-10) formerly USS Tennessee (ACR-10) during a tsunami .
Over the years, many members of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (also known as FIJI) have gained notability in their chosen fields. Examples include one U.S. President (Calvin Coolidge), four U.S. Vice Presidents, eleven Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, five Medal of Honor recipients, six Pulitzer Prize winners, two Nobel Prize winners, over 80 competitors in the Olympic Games (of ...
Bob Fisher – president of Belmont University since 2000; John Ford – Tennessee politician [3] Tre Hargett – Secretary of State, Tennessee; Willie Herenton – former mayor of Memphis [4] Ed Jackson – Tennessee State Senator [5] James F. Kyle – State Senator, Tennessee Legislature [6] David Lillard – Tennessee state treasurer since ...
Charles Henry Willey (March 31, 1889 – September 11, 1977) [1] was a United States Navy Machinist who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the tsunami that wrecked USS Memphis. Machinist Willey was awarded the medal for this action along with Lieutenant Claud Ashton Jones and Chief Machinist's Mate George William Rud.
Before 1963, the Medal of Honor could be received for actions not involving direct combat with enemy or opposing foreign forces and 193 men earned the medal in this way. [25] Most of these medals were presented to members of the United States Navy for rescuing or attempting to rescue someone from drowning. [ 25 ]
Cato Johnson will officially take the reins as board of trustees chair in March. He replaces Doug Edwards, who has held the role since 2021. University of Memphis makes high-level appointments ...
The 1917 Medal of Honor Board revoked 911 awards, but only 910 names from the Army's Medal of Honor list, [178] including awards to Mary Edwards Walker, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the first of two awards issued February 10, 1887, to George W. Mindil, who retained his award issued October 25, 1893. None of the 910 impacted recipients ...
New Memphis athletic director Ed Scott has not inherited a cushy gig. Potential challenges galore await the 44-year-old, originally from Kingston, New York, along myriad fronts.