Cornelius Ryan

Cornelius Ryan

male, deceased (1974)
Military writer, from Dublin, a bridge too far, naturalized citizen of the United States, World War II, Military historian…battle of normandy, invasionofnormandy, Battle of Berlin
Cornelius Ryan, (5 June 1920 - 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history,...
Percy Hobart

Percy Hobart

male, deceased (1957)
"Hobo", Royal Engineers officer, World War I, From Nainital, British Military, Hobart's Funnies…invasionofnormandy, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Recipient of the Military Cross, battle of normandy, Recipient of the Legion of Merit
Major-General Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart (14 June 1885-19 February 1957), also known as "Hobo", was a British military engineer, noted for...
Juan Pujol

Juan Pujol

male, deceased (1988)
mbe, Member of the British Empire, codename, Double agent, British, battle of normandy…Member of the Order of the British Empire, invasionofnormandy
Garbo was the British codename of Juan Pujol García MBE (February 14 1912 - October 10 1988), a double agent who played a key role in the success o...

Günther Blumentritt

male, deceased (1967)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, OKH, Fourth Army, invasion of the Soviet Union, German Fourth Army, Nazi Germany…battle of normandy, invasion of poland, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of France, invasionofnormandy
Günther Blumentritt was a German general during World War II. He was instrumental in planning the 1939 German invasion of Poland. He served t...
Earl Cameron

Earl Cameron

male, deceased (2005)
Broadcaster, CBC National News Bulletin, CBC Television National News, The National, invasionofnormandy, d-day
Earl Cameron (1915 - January 13, 2005) was a Canadian broadcaster and was anchor of CBC's "The National" from 1959 to 1966. Cameron was born in...
Richard Nelson Gale

Richard Nelson Gale

male, deceased (1982)
Recipient of the Military Cross, operation overlord, British Military, Order of the Bath, KBE, Order of the British Empire…invasionofnormandy, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, battle of normandy, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
General Sir Richard Nelson Gale, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1896 - 1982) was a British soldier who served in both world wars, rising eventually to be...
Ralph Jordan

Ralph Jordan

male, deceased (1980)
Auburn Tigers basketball, Auburn Tigers men's basketball coach, American military personnel of World War II, Georgia Bulldogs football coach, invasionofnormandy, Theta Chi…College Football Hall of Fame, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, battle of normandy, University of Georgia
James Ralph "Shug" Jordan (JURD-an) (September 25, 1910 - July 17, 1980) was the winningest football coach at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama....
Jack Portland

Jack Portland

male, deceased (1996)
1941 season, high jumping, Gordon "Tony" Savage, Canadian ice hockey defenceman, Boston Bruins, georgian bay…invasionofnormandy
Jack Frederick Portland was a defenceman in the NHL from 1933 - 1943. Jack Portland was a versatile athlete who, as a youngster, won the Dominion...
Jo Gullett

Jo Gullett

male, deceased (1999)
wheat, Australian Capital Territory, ambassador, Member of the Australian House of Representatives, ACT, Liberal Party of Australia politician…invasionofnormandy, Australian House of Representatives, Division of Henty
Henry Baynton Somer 'Jo' Gullett (16th December 1914 - 24th August 1999) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division...