- César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez was a Mexican American (Chicano) farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. Supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union workers. He is considered a hero for farm laborers, and fought against illegal immigration to help keep wages higher and improve work safety rules. - John Smith
John Smith (born 1854, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. On 19 September 1880, Smith was serving as an Seaman on the screw sloop USS "Shenandoah" at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when he saved a man from drowning. For his actions on that occasion, Seaman Smith was awarded the Medal of Honor four years later, on 18 October 1884. - Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American writer based in New York City. He is noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. Hailing from Long Island, Pynchon spent two years in the United States Navy and earned an English degree from Cornell University. After publishing several short stories in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he began composing the novels for which he is best known today: "V." (1963), "The Crying of Lot 49" (1966), … - Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former catcher and manager in Major League baseball. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series. - John Laesch
John Laesch (born January 29 1974)Is an announced candidite in the 2008 Democratic primary election in Illinois' 14th congressional district. He was the 2006 Democratic candidate for US Representative of the 14th District of Illinois. He ran against Republican incumbent Dennis Hastert, the Speaker of the House. Laesch is member of the Fighting Dems, former members of the U.S. Armed Forces who ran for election to the Congress in 2006. - John Howard
John Howard (April 14 1913 - February 19 1995) was an American actor. Born John R. Cox, Jr. in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of what is now Case Western Reserve University. At college he discovered a love for the theater, and took part in student productions. The goodlooking and personable young Howard soon became a contract player for Paramount, … - Scott Helvenston
Scott Helvenston (June 21, 1965 - March 31 2004) was a former United States Navy SEAL, and worked as a civilian contractor when he was killed while employed by private military contractor Blackwater Security in Iraq. On March 31, 2004 - Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah ambushed a convoy containing four American private military contractors from Blackwater USA who were conducting delivery for food caterers ESS. The four armed contractors, Scott Helvenston, Jerry Zovko, … - Rudy Boesch
Rudy joined the Navy in April of 1945 and immediately volunteered for "secret and hazardous duty" with the Amphibious Scouts and Raiders, highly classified naval commando units. In 1951, six years after Scout and Raider training in Fort Pierce, Florida, Rudy completed UDT (Underwater Demolition Teams) training in Little Creek, Virginia, and was assigned to UDT-2 (redesigned as UDT-21 in 1953). He remained in UDT-21 for the next 11 years. - John King
John King (7 February 1865 - 20 May 1938) was a sailor in the United States Navy who was twice awarded the Medal of Honor. Born in Ireland, King enlisted in the Navy as a coal passer in Vermont on 20 July 1893. He served on board "Massachusetts" in the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War, and, in 1900, was transferred to "Vicksburg" for service during the Philippine-American War. - Charlie Murphy
Charles Quinton "Charlie" Murphy' (born July 12, 1959) is an American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian known for his role on the American television program "Chappelle's Show". Born in New York City, Charlie is the older brother of comedian Eddie Murphy. Charlie served in the United States Navy until 1984. He later achieved fame as a recurring performer on "Chappelle's Show", particularly in the "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories" sketches. - David Hahn
David Hahn (born 1976) attempted to build a nuclear breeder reactor in 1994 in his backyard shed in Commerce Township, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at the age of 17. Hahn, nicknamed the "Radioactive Boy Scout", a boy scout who had previously earned a merit badge in Atomic Energy and had spent years tinkering with basement chemistry which included small explosions. He was inspired in part by reading The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, … - Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos on July 15, 1951), also known as "The Body", "The Star", "The Mind", and "Governor Body", is an American politician, former professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. - Chris Boykin
Christopher "Big Black" Boykin (b. January 26, 1972 in Wiggins, Mississippi). He is best known for his role in MTV's Rob & Big. - Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson (1836-??) was a sailor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Wilson enlisted on October 15, 1861, at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned to the gunboat USS "Carondelet" - commanded by Commander Henry A. Walke - Seaman Wilson served during the operations which captured Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862. He exhibited "conspicuous courage under fire" on the night of April 4, 1862, … - John Davis
John Davis (1854 - August 19 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. In February 1881, Davis was serving as an Ordinary Seaman on the steamship USS "Trenton" near Toulon, France, when he saved a fellow sailor from drowning. For his actions on that occasion, Ordinary Seaman Davis was awarded the Medal of Honor three years later, on 18 October 1884. - Samuel B. Roberts
Samuel Booker Roberts, Jr. (12 May 1921 - 27 September 1942) was a U.S. Navy coxswain who was killed in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and became the namesake of three U.S. Navy warships. Roberts was born in San Francisco, California, on May 12, 1921. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1939 and was called to active duty in 1940. Roberts served aboard the USS "California" (BB-44) and the transport USS "Heywood" (AP-12), … - John Johnson
John Johnson (born 1839, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. On 12 April 1872, Davis was serving as a Seaman on the steamship USS "Kansas" near Greytown, Nicaragua, when an accident occurred. For his actions on that day, Seaman Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later, on 9 July 1872. - Doris Miller
Doris "Dorie" Miller was an African American cook in the United States Navy and a hero during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest honor that can be awarded by the US Navy, after the Medal of Honor. - John Hagan
John Hagan, the eighth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, was born in Luton, England, on May 20, 1946. He was reared and attended schools in Asheville, North Carolina. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1964 and attended basic training at Recruit Training Center, San Diego, California. He then attended Electronics Technician "A" School at Naval Training Center, Treasure Island, California, … - Samuel Leech
Samuel Leech (1798-1848) was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences, titled, in the manner of the time, "Thirty Years from Home, or a Voice from the Main Deck; Being the Experience of Samuel Leech, Who Was Six Years in the British and American Navies: Was Captured in the British Frigate "Macedonian": Afterwards Entered the American Navy, … - Oscar V. Peterson
Oscar Verner Peterson (August 27, 1899 - May 13, 1942) was a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor posthumously in World War II for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea. - William C. Lawe
William Clare Lawe (26 January 1910-4 June 1942) was a United States Navy sailor who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his role in the Battle of Midway during World War II. Subsequently, a U.S. Navy destroyer was named in his honor. - John Harlan Willis
John Harlan Willis was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. After graduating from high school in November 1940, Willis enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman in the Navy from his birth state of Tennessee. He received recruit training at Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Virginia and corpsman training at the Norfolk Naval Hospital, … - Timothy R. McVeigh
Timothy R. McVeigh was a member of the U.S. Navy, best known as the first person to ever win a case against the U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. The Navy alleged that he declared his homosexuality on his publicly-available America Online email account with screen name "boysrch". The Navy contacted AOL and requested the subscriber profile of screen name "boysrch" through a paralegal. AOL confirmed that his profile indicated his marital status as homosexual. - James L. Avery Sr.
James L. Avery, Sr. (born November 27, 1948 in Atlantic City, New Jersey), is a classically disciplined American TV actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the uncle/patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks in the TV show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", … - Robert Walker
Robert J. Walker, known as Bob Walker, (born 2 February 1929), was the third Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. He was born in Baldwin, New York and attended grammar and high school in Oxford, New York. Enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1948, Master Chief Walker received his recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, where he was cited as company honorman. He then attended Radarman "A" School in Boston, … - Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Wayne Axton was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor. He was born in Duncan, Oklahoma and was raised in Comanche, Oklahoma. His mother, Mae Boren Axton, had her own spot in popular culture history and co-wrote the classic rock 'n' roll song "Heartbreak Hotel", which became the first major hit for Elvis Presley. Some of Hoyt's own songs were also later recorded by Elvis. Hoyt served in the US Navy aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5), … - Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial, original Stanisław Franciszek Musiał ; nicknamed Stan The Man, Stash, and The Donora Greyhound (born November 21, 1920 in Donora, Pennsylvania), is an American former player in Major League Baseball who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963. - Kevin Granata
Kevin P. Granata was a professor in multiple departments including the Departments of Engineering Science and Mechanics (in which he was tenured) and Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. - Billy C. Sanders
Billy C. Sanders, the fifth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, was born July 21, 1936, in Montgomery, Alabama. After graduating from high school, he initially began his military career by joining the U.S. Air Force in February 1954. Upon being discharged in 1957, Master Chief Sanders joined the Air Force Reserve. He attended Huntington College in Montgomery from January to May 1958. Master Chief Sanders enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 9 May 1958, … - William Johnson
William Johnson (1855 - May 20 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. On November 14 1879, Johnson was serving as a Cooper on the steamship USS "Adams" at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, when he "rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning." For his actions on that occasion, Cooper Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor five years later, on October 18 1884. - Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy is generally regarded as one of the finest actors in motion picture history. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Tracy among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking 9th on the list of 100. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor. - Floyd Bennett
Floyd Bennett (25 October 1890 - 25 April 1928). American aviator who piloted Richard E. Byrd on his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1926. Bennett was born in Warrensburg, New York in 1890. He was an automobile mechanic before enlisting in the Navy in 1917. Bennett was warranted a Machinist and learned to fly. He served with Byrd on an aviation survey of Greenland in 1925, where Byrd came to respect Bennett's abilities as a pilot. - Robert Penn
Robert Penn was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish-American War. On July 20 1898, Penn was serving as a Fireman First Class on the USS "Iowa" (BB-4) off the coast of Santiago de Cuba when a boiler accident occurred. For his actions during the incident, Penn was issued the Medal of Honor five months later, on December 14 1898. - George Willis
George Willis (born 1839, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Willis enlisted in the Navy from his birth state of Massachusetts and served as a coxswain aboard the USS "Tigress" during the search for the missing exploration ship "Polaris". When an Arctic gale struck "Tigress" off the coast of Greenland on the night of September 22 1873, … - George Savalas
George Demosthenes Savalas (December 5, 1924 - October 2, 1985) was an American actor, known professionally as George Savalas. - Mike Warnke
Michael Alfred "Mike" Warnke (born November 19, 1946, in Evansville, Indiana) is a Christian evangelist and comedian who became one of evangelical Christianity's best-known experts on the subject of Satanism until an investigation concluded his involvement with Satanism was a hoax. - Thomas Anthony Dooley
Thomas Anthony Dooley III (January 17, 1927-January 18, 1961) was an American Catholic who, while serving as a physician in the United States Navy, became increasingly famous for his humanitarian and anti-Communist activities in South East Asia during the late 1950s until his early death from cancer. Based on his experiences working in Vietnam and Laos, he authored a number of popular anti-communist books in the years preceding the Vietnam War. - E. Pierce Marshall
Everett Pierce Marshall was an American businessman and a son of J. Howard Marshall II. According to a "Dallas Morning News" article, he was a very private man, but became known due to defending the long-running legal dispute from his father's third wife, Anna Nicole Smith. Marshall attended Millersburg Military Institute, Culver Military Academy, Webb School and received his undergraduate degree from Pomona College in 1961. - Edward Clyde Benfold
Edward Clyde Benfold (January 15 1931 - September 5 1952) was a United States Navy sailor who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War. He was killed in action, aged 21, while serving with the 1st Marine Division, as a Hospitalman Third Class. Born in Staten Island, Petty Officer Benfold graduated from Audubon High School in Audubon, New Jersey. Petty Officer Benfold entered the service at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1950.
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