Karl Shapiro

Karl Shapiro

male, deceased (2000)
To Abolish Child, American Poet Laureate, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, pulitzer prize, American…PacificTheater
Karl Jay Shapiro was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 10 November 1913, the son of Joseph and Sarah Omansky Shapiro. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Wendell Fertig

male, deceased (1975)
American military personnel of World War II, General, bataan, mindanao, Recipient of Distinguished Service Medal, Irregular military…PacificTheater
Wendell Fertig (b.1900 - d.1975) was an American civil engineer in the Philippines, who became a leader of a guerrilla force in the...
Nobuo Fujita

Nobuo Fujita

male, deceased (1997)
Japanese naval aviator, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, oregon coast, floatplane, Imperial Japanese Navy, pacific northwest…PacificTheater
Nobuo Fujita was a Warrant Flying Officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy who flew a floatplane from a long-range submarine aircraft carrier, the...
Shirley Povich

Shirley Povich

male, deceased (1998)
Jewish person, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, American, World Series, post, sportswriter…PacificTheater
Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 - June 4, 1998) became a sports columnist and reporter for the Washington Post in 1923. His parents were Jewish...

Akinosuka Oka

male
World War II, Actions along the Matanikau, Battle of Edson's Ridge, Matanikau River, Guadalcanal campaign, Pacific War…PacificTheater
Akinosuka Oka was a colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army and a commander of Japanese troops during the strategically significant Guadalcanal...
Mannert L. Abele

Mannert L. Abele

deceased (1942)
American military personnel of World War II, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Navy Cross, United States Naval Academy graduate, United States Navy officer, Navy Cross recipient…PacificTheater
Lieutenant Commander Mannert Lincoln Abele, USN was a World War II submarine commander who posthumously received the Navy Cross for his heroism in...
Ed Derwinski

Ed Derwinski

male, 83 years old
American military personnel of World War II, united states department of state, Illinois House of Representatives, Pacific Theater of Operations, United Nations General Assembly, Republican Party of the United States…PacificTheater
Edward Joseph Derwinski (b. September 15 1926) was the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President...
J. William Middendorf

J. William Middendorf

male, 85 years old
Harvard University, New York University, College of the Holy Cross, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Republican, American…PacificTheater
John William Middendorf II (born September 22 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland) was a Republican United States diplomat. Middendorf received a Bachelor...
Gene L. Coon

Gene L. Coon

male, deceased (1973)
Star Trek script writer, Universal Studios, united states marine corps, paramount pictures, Star Trek Behind the Scenes, World War II…PacificTheater
Gene L. Coon (7 January 1924 - 8 July 1973) was an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on "Star Trek: The...

George M. Leader

male, 91 years old
George Michael Leader, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Lloyd Wood, U.S. Democratic Party, PacificTheater, Governor of Pennsylvania
George Michael Leader (born January 17, 1918) was the governor of Pennsylvania from January 18, 1955 until January 20, 1959. He is a member of the...