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Joseph R. Beyrle (pron. BYE-er-lee) (Russian: Джозеф Вильямович Байерли; romanized: Dzhozef Vilyamovich Bayyerli; August 25, 1923 – December 12, 2004) is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army in World War II.
Richard James Flaherty (November 28, 1945 — May 9, 2015) was a historically notable United States Army captain in Vietnam War service. As once the smallest serviceman in US history (standing at 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m)) and inspired to undermine size-prejudice, investing his military leadership with insight and skills to survive bravery - Capt. Flaherty is today renowned as "The Giant Killer".
American general and Chief of Staff of the United States Army [69] Mad Mike Hoare: 1919–2020: 100: Irish soldier and mercenary [70] James D. Hughes: 1922–2024: 101: American Air Force general [71] Frederick Augustus Irving: 1894–1995: 101: American Army general and West Point Military Academy Superintendent [72] Albin F. Irzyk: 1917 ...
The Space Force, which has a budget of about $30 billion, is the newest and smallest branch of the military, with about 17,000 enlisted military and civilian staffers, who are referred to as ...
A Pennsylvania woman who recently celebrated her 114th birthday is being recognized as the oldest living person in North America — and credits her very long life to abstaining from everyday vices.
He was also the oldest living man in the United States, following the death of then 111-year-old Antonio Pierro on February 8, 2007. Francis was from New Orleans , Louisiana, but after 1949 lived in Sacramento, California , where a local newspaper published a poem that Francis enjoyed reciting to friends and the public throughout his life. [ 65 ]
Vessey was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 29 June 1922, the son of John William Vessey and Emily Katherine (Roche) Vessey. [1] [2] He attended the schools of Minneapolis, and was 16 in May 1939 when he claimed to be 18 so that he could enlist in the Minnesota Army National Guard. [3]
While the United States Armed Forces is an all-volunteer military, conscription through the Selective Service System can be enacted at the president's request and Congress' approval, with all males ages 18 through 25 living in the United States required to register with the Selective Service. [242]