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George Lafayette Mabry Jr. (September 14, 1917 – July 13, 1990) was a United States Army major general and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor—for heroism above and beyond the call of duty on 20 November 1944, during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in World War II.
The Hall of Honor is hosted by the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry. It is both an exhibit with a digital kiosk that showcases inductee biographies, and an eponymous conference center that may be rented for conventions or banquets. Inductees also receive a trophy, which has varied in type since 1980.
He was christened the next day and named after George Washington, the victorious commanding general of America's Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The elder Lafayette said the gesture was "a tribute of respect and love for my dear friend." [3] From 1783, La Fayette grew up in the Hôtel de La Fayette at 183 rue de Bourbon, Paris.
At Dallas Service, a Unifying Message in Politics President Obama and former President George W. Bush spoke Tuesday at a funeral service for the five slain Dallas police officers.
Dale Mabry Highway, Florida; Dale Mabry Field, Florida; Edward Mabry (1897–1989), American author, poet, and chemical tycoon; George L. Mabry, Jr. (1917–1990), general in U.S. Army; Harry Mabry (1932–2004), television news director and anchor in Alabama; Hinche Parham Mabry (1829–1884), Confederate cavalry brigade commander in the ...
The field exercise's mission was accomplished largely due to General George S. Patton, who commanded the mock "Blue" army's 2nd Armored Division. [28] Elvis in the Louisiana Hayride. Shreveport was home to the Louisiana Hayride radio program, broadcast weekly from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium. During its heyday from 1948 to 1960 ...
Arlington House is the historic Custis family mansion built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1803–1818 as a memorial to George Washington.Currently maintained by the National Park Service, it is located in the U.S. Army's Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia (formerly Alexandria, D.C.).
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette [a] (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d(ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette [a] (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington ...