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Edward Noboru Kaneshiro (19 July 1928 – 6 March 1967) was a staff sergeant in the US Army. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously on 5 July 2022, for his actions in the Vietnam War on 1 December...

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Edward Noboru Kaneshiro (19 July 1928 – 6 March 1967) was a staff sergeant in the US Army. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously on 5 July 2022, for his actions in the Vietnam War on 1 December...

6/3/2024

2nd Lt. Leslie Ward Elverson Duval Leslie served as a Second Lieutenant, 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He resided in San Diego County, C...

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2nd Lt. Leslie Ward Elverson Duval Leslie served as a Second Lieutenant, 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He resided in San Diego County, C...

6/1/2024

Colonel Thomas Taylor Knox Graduate of the United States Military Academy, Class of 1871 Thomas T Knox Captain, U.S. Army 1st Cavalry (Spanish American War) Date of Action: June 24, 1898 Citation...

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Colonel Thomas Taylor Knox Graduate of the United States Military Academy, Class of 1871 Thomas T Knox Captain, U.S. Army 1st Cavalry (Spanish American War) Date of Action: June 24, 1898 Citation...

5/15/2024

Major General Archie Franklin Howard General Howard was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general who is most noted as commanding general, 6th Marin...

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Major General Archie Franklin Howard General Howard was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general who is most noted as commanding general, 6th Marin...

5/3/2024

Major General Spencer Beal Reid MG Spencer Beal Reid, M.D., U.S. Army (Ret), age 80, died March 24, 2002. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 25, 1921, and was the son of Martha Beal...

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Major General Spencer Beal Reid MG Spencer Beal Reid, M.D., U.S. Army (Ret), age 80, died March 24, 2002. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 25, 1921, and was the son of Martha Beal...

4/17/2024

Lt. General Charles Wythe Gleaves Rich RICH, Charles Wythe Gleaves died August 24, 1993 Retired Lt. General Charles Wythe Gleaves Rich died Tuesday at the Preston Health Center on Hilton Head Isl...

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Lt. General Charles Wythe Gleaves Rich RICH, Charles Wythe Gleaves died August 24, 1993 Retired Lt. General Charles Wythe Gleaves Rich died Tuesday at the Preston Health Center on Hilton Head Isl...

4/16/2024

1LT Guy Jennings Winstead First Lieutenant, Company C, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Entered the Service from Roxboro, North Carolina. Awarded the Disti...

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1LT Guy Jennings Winstead First Lieutenant, Company C, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Entered the Service from Roxboro, North Carolina. Awarded the Disti...

2/23/2024

Brig General Prentice Selden Geer US Marine Corps Brig General WWI & WWII Veteran The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in pre...

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Brig General Prentice Selden Geer US Marine Corps Brig General WWI & WWII Veteran The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in pre...

2/17/2024

Colonel Robert L. Howard MP (1939 - 2009)

The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the==Medal of Honor==to HOWARD, ROBERT L. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 5th Special For...

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Colonel Robert L. Howard MP (1939 - 2009)

The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the==Medal of Honor==to HOWARD, ROBERT L. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 5th Special For...

1/10/2024

Arthur W. Wermuth Jr. MP (1915 - 1981)

"One-Man Army Of Bataan Wermuth"

Arthur William Wermuth Jr., dubbed the "One-Man Army of Bataan," was a United States Army officer during World War II and a prisoner of war from April 1942 until August 1945. Wikipedia Residence ...

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Arthur W. Wermuth Jr. MP (1915 - 1981)

"One-Man Army Of Bataan Wermuth"

Arthur William Wermuth Jr., dubbed the "One-Man Army of Bataan," was a United States Army officer during World War II and a prisoner of war from April 1942 until August 1945. Wikipedia Residence ...

11/8/2023

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPaul Warfield TibbetsBorn February 23, 1915 Quincy, IllinoisDied November 1, 2007 (aged 92) Columbus, OhioAllegiance United States of AmericaService/branch Unit...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPaul Warfield TibbetsBorn February 23, 1915 Quincy, IllinoisDied November 1, 2007 (aged 92) Columbus, OhioAllegiance United States of AmericaService/branch Unit...

11/1/2023

Lieutenant General Hanford MacNider (October 2, 1889 – February 18, 1968) was a senior officer of the United States Army who fought in both world wars. He also served as a diplomat, the Assistant Sec...

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Lieutenant General Hanford MacNider (October 2, 1889 – February 18, 1968) was a senior officer of the United States Army who fought in both world wars. He also served as a diplomat, the Assistant Sec...

10/28/2023

Reuben Ellis Jenkins (February 14, 1896 – July 29, 1975) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.

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Reuben Ellis Jenkins (February 14, 1896 – July 29, 1975) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.

10/28/2023

Lieutenant General William Henry Harrison Morris Jr. (March 22, 1890 – March 30, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.

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Lieutenant General William Henry Harrison Morris Jr. (March 22, 1890 – March 30, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.

10/28/2023
Photo from https://www.facebook.com/PEFTOKKoreanWarMemorialHall/photos/a.1864685000319128/3655857714535172 This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.)

Salvador Abcede MP (1913 - 1982)

"Badong"

Salvador Abcede was the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group on Negros.  He operated in the mountains of Tanjay, Negros Oriental and later moved to the mountains of Dumaguete by the invitation o...

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Salvador Abcede MP (1913 - 1982)

"Badong"

Salvador Abcede was the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group on Negros.  He operated in the mountains of Tanjay, Negros Oriental and later moved to the mountains of Dumaguete by the invitation o...

9/9/2023

He ranks high among the 10 most decorated military servicemembers in history. Enlisting in 1942 in the US Army Reserves, he served during WWII, then Korea and Vietnam. He earned a Distinguished Service...

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He ranks high among the 10 most decorated military servicemembers in history. Enlisting in 1942 in the US Army Reserves, he served during WWII, then Korea and Vietnam. He earned a Distinguished Service...

8/22/2023

Macario Peralta Jr. MP (1913 - 1975)

Born in Manila on July 30, 1913 of Ilocano-Pangasinan descent, Peralta grew up in Tarlac. He finished his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the Philippines, graduating cum laude, in 1936. He...

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Macario Peralta Jr. MP (1913 - 1975)

Born in Manila on July 30, 1913 of Ilocano-Pangasinan descent, Peralta grew up in Tarlac. He finished his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the Philippines, graduating cum laude, in 1936. He...

8/17/2023
Photo, likely by Philippine Army, from https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/157177861/person/192066892642/media/6241ab71-7032-4b49-b09e-9a1ab8d34e82?_phsrc=tRg1866&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=1&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=192066892642 This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

Conrado Yap MP (1921 - 1951)

Conrado Yap was a Philippine Army officer and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor. Yap was one of the 1,367 Filipino troops (1,303 personal, 64 officers)...

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Conrado Yap MP (1921 - 1951)

Conrado Yap was a Philippine Army officer and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor. Yap was one of the 1,367 Filipino troops (1,303 personal, 64 officers)...

8/16/2023