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She was the first Esselen Indian to be converted by Spanish Franciscan friar Fray Luis. Jaime de Angulo [citation needed] Hualala The medicine man and the husband of the Esselen Girl. [citation needed] Little Bear The Indian in the Cupboard: A small plastic figurine that magically comes to life in a cupboard. He also appeared in the following ...
Army Commendation Medal Ranger Tab . Billy Walkabout (March 31, 1949 – March 7, 2007) is thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War .
In 1935 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Portal, of Laverstoke. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1942, created Viscount Portal in 1945 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1949. On his death in 1949, Portal was succeeded to the baronetcy by his uncle, Sir Spencer Portal as the 4th Baronet.
William E. Miller (Medal of Honor), Union soldier and Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War; William Miller (Peruvian general) (1795–1861), British general known in Latin American as Guillermo Miller, fought beside Simón Bolívar
The figure of the jovial friar was common in the May Games festivals of England and Scotland during the 15th to 17th centuries. [citation needed] He appears as a character in the fragment of a Robin Hood play from 1475, sometimes called Robin Hood and the Knight or Robin Hood and the Sheriff, and a play for the May games published in 1560 which tells a story similar to "Robin Hood and the ...
George Washington Medal issued in 1952 as part of the BSA theme Forward on Liberty's Team. Since 1949, Freedoms Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America have worked together, including with the creation of the "Price of Freedom" conference, a four-day residential program where participants interact with experts on current issues of citizenship, patriotism, leadership, and heroism.
William James Bordelon Jr. (December 25, 1920 – November 20, 1943) was a United States Marine who served in combat during World War II.During the Battle of Tarawa, he was killed in action while he led the assault on the enemy and rescued fellow Marines.
Juan de Miralles y Tizner (July 23, 1713, in Petrer, Province of Alicante, Spain – April 28, 1780 in Morristown, New Jersey) was a Spanish arms dealer who became friends with George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. He supported the American cause financially, and served as a liaison between the colonists and the Spanish Crown ...