- Draža Mihailović
Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић; Anglicised: "Drazha Mihailovich" ; also known as Чича or "Čiča") (April 27, 1893 - July 17, 1946) was a Serbian general now primarily remembered as leader of the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland during World War II. After the war, he was tried by the Communist Partisans for collaboration with Fascists and crimes against civilian population, … - Dean Rusk
David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 - December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He was the second-longest serving Secretary of State, behind Cordell Hull. Dean Rusk Middle School in Canton, Georgia is named in his honor. - Lucius D. Clay
General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23 1897 - April 16 1978) was an American general and military governor best known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Deputy to General Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor, U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947-49; retired 1949. Clay is considered the "father" of the Berlin Airlift (1948-49) - Gerald C. Thomas
General Gerald Carthrae Thomas (29 October 1894-7 April 1984) was a United States Marine Corps general with more 38 years of distinguished service which included duty on four continents spanning two World Wars, Haiti and the Korean conflict. In 1951, Thomas earned the Army Distinguished Service Cross and Army Distinguished Service Medal while commanding the 1st Marine Division in Korea. - Jack Keane
John (Jack) Keane (born 1945) is a retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and a defense analyst. Keane attended Fordham University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1966. He then attended Western Kentucky University, graduating with a master's degree in philosophy. He then attended Army War College and the Command and General Staff College. Keane served in the Vietnam War as a paratrooper. - Ian Smith
Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (born April 8, 1919) served as the Prime Minister of the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia from April 13, 1964 to November 11, 1965 and as the first Prime Minister of Rhodesia from November 11, 1965 to June 1, 1979 during white minority rule. Smith declared unilaterally declared independence (UDI) from the United Kingdom on November 11, 1965. - Frank Merrill
Frank Dow Merrill (born December 4, 1903 in New Hampshire - died December 11, 1955 in Fernandina Beach, Florida) is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, "officially 5307th Composite Unit (provisional)", in the Burma Campaign of World War II. Merrill's Marauders came under General Joseph Stilwell's Northern Combat Area Command. - Robert F. Willard
Admiral Robert F. Willard became the 32nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) on May 8, 2007. He is responsible for the world’s largest fleet command, encompassing 100 million square miles and more than 170 ships and submarines, 1,300 aircraft, and 122, 000 Sailors, Reservists and civilians. Adm. Willard is a Los Angeles native and a 1973 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. - George Patton IV
George Patton IV (name later changed to George Smith Patton) (December 24, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts - June 27, 2004 in South Hamilton, Massachusetts) was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George Patton. A 1946 graduate of West Point, Patton served in Korea as a company commander and in Vietnam commanding the 11th Armored Cavalry as a colonel during three tours of duty there. - Paul Eaton
Major General Paul Eaton is a retired United States Army General and former Office of Security Transition Commanding General. He was in charge of training the Iraqi military from 2003 to 2004. Eaton was commissioned upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1972. He is fluent in French, receiving a Master of Arts from Middlebury College in French Grammar and Civilization. Eaton's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, … - Ruby Bradley
Colonel Ruby Bradley was one of the most decorated women in United States military history. She was a native of Spencer, West Virginia. Bradley entered the Army Nurse Corps as a surgical nurse in 1934. She was serving at Camp John Hay in the Philippines when she was captured by Japanese forces three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In 1943, she was moved to the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. - Jack L. Tilley
Jack L. Tilley was sworn in as the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army on June 23, 2000 and served until January 15, 2004. Tilley was born in Vancouver, Washington, on December 3, 1948. He entered the U.S. Army in November 1966 and attended basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington, and advanced individual training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Following tours in Vietnam and Fort Benning, Georgia, SMA Tilley left the Army for two years before enlisting again in September 1971. - Clay Shaw
Clay Laverne Shaw (March 17, 1913 - August 14, 1974) was a successful businessman in the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is notable as the only person ever to be tried for conspiracy in relation to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Shaw was honorably discharged from the United States Army as a major in 1946. He served as a secretary to the General Staff and was decorated by three nations: The United States with the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star, … - Jerry Coffee
Gerald L. Coffee (born 1935) in Modesto, California, is a former 2006 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Hawaii. Coffee won the nomination, but suspended his campaign after heart surgery, and later formally withdrew. Coffee served in Vietnam where he was a POW for 7 years, much of it in the "Hanoi Hilton". His military decorations include the Silver Star, two awards of the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Star Medals, the Air Medal, … - Dorothy C. Stratton
Dorothy Constance Stratton (March 24, 1899, Brookfield, Missouri - September 17, 2006, West Lafayette, Indiana) was the director of the SPARS, the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II. She graduated from Ottawa University in 1920 and received her Master's degree from the University of Chicago. She received a Ph.D. from Columbia University. She taught at public high schools in Brookfield, Missouri, Renton, Washington and San Bernardino, … - George B. Crist
George B. Crist (born January 23, 1931) is a retired four-star general in the United States Marine Corps and was the first Marine to be designated as a Unified Commander - Commander in Chief, United States Central Command. - James D. Watkins
James David Watkins attended Webb School of California in Claremont, California; he subsequently graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949 and received his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1958. Admiral Watkins spent 37 years in the Navy, serving on destroyers, cruisers and submarines, and shore assignments in personnel management. During his tenure in the U. S. Navy, … - Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano
Captain Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano (August 5, 1913-May 15, 1980), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a submarine commander in the United States Navy who was awarded two Silver Star Medals, the Legion of Merit, and a Bronze Star Medal for his actions against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. - William E. Barber
William Earl Barber (1919-2002) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps awarded with the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. With only 220 men under his command, Barber held off more than 1,400 People's Republic of China soldiers during six days of fighting. Despite the extreme cold weather conditions and himself suffering a bone fracturing wound to the leg, … - Richard A. Kidd
Richard A. Kidd (b. June 24, 1943, Morehead, Kentucky) was the ninth Sergeant Major of the Army. He was sworn in on July 2, 1991 and served until his term expired in June of 1995. His assignments include two combat tours in Vietnam (1966-67 & 1970-71) and multiple tours in Korea and Europe. Before becoming the Sergeant Major of the Army, he was Command Sergeant Major of I Corps & Fort Lewis, Fort Lewis, Washington. - Carl E. Vuono
Carl Edward Vuono, General, US Army, Ret. served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1987 to 1991. He was born on 18 October 1934 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. He began his career as an artillery officer after graduating from the United States Military Academy, in West Point, New York. After graduating with the class of 1957, he served three tours in Vietnam and rose through the ranks quickly, mostly serving in the Army's Training and Doctrine Command, … - Ann A. Bernatitus
Ann Agnes Bernatitus (January 21, 1912-March 3, 2003) was a United States Navy nurse who served during World War II. In October 1942, she became the first American recipient of the Legion of Merit (legionnaire) for her heroism during the siege of Bataan and Corregidor from December 1941 through April 1942. - Andrew Leslie
Lieutenant-General Andrew Brooke Leslie CMM, MSC, MSM, CD (born December, 1957) is the Chief of the Land Staff and Commander Land Forces Command of the Canadian Forces. While studying economics at the University of Ottawa, Leslie joined the 30th Field Artillery Regiment of the Canadian Forces Reserves. Leslie rose through the ranks and in 1993 assumed command of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, based at CFB Shilo. - Charles L. Bolte
General Charles Lawrence Bolte began his military career in 1916 when he earned a commission in the Army as a second lieutenant. Two years later, he shipped off for France and saw action in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne offensive as a member of the 58th Infantry, 4th Division. Bolte returned to the United States as a captain in 1919, completed the Infantry Advanced Course at Fort Benning in 1930, … - Roscoe Robinson Jr.
Roscoe Robinson, Jr., was the first African American to become a four-star United States Army General. He was born on October 11, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended St. Louis University for only a year and then transferred to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1947. Robinson graduated with a degree in military engineering in 1951. After graduating he served in the Korean War in 1952 as a platoon leader and rifle company commander. - Bryan D. Brown
General Bryan "Doug" Brown was the Commander, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As commander, he is responsible for all special operations forces of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, both active duty and Reserve. Brown has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Cameron University and a Master's Degree in Business from Webster University. He entered the Army in 1967 as a private in the infantry. - Malcolm C. Grow
Major General Malcolm C. Grow was the first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force from July 1, 1949 to November 30, 1949. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1909 and entered the U.S. Army Medical Service in 1917. While chief flight surgeon of the Army Air Corps from 1934 to 1939) he, in conjunction with Major General Harry G. Armstrong, founded the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. - Merritt A. Edson
Major General Merritt Austin Edson (April 25, 1897 - August 14, 1955), known as "Red Mike", was a general in the United States Marine Corps. Among his many decorations for outstanding, meritorious service, "Red Mike" Edson was awarded the Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit. He is best known by Marines for the defense of Lunga Ridge during the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. - Richard Higgins
Colonel Richard Brendan Higgins, USAF (ret), (born 22 February, 1944) is an Irish born American Roman Catholic bishop. Bishop Higgins is the Titular Bishop of the Casae Calanae and an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Higgins was born in Longford, County Longford, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 9 March, 1968 for the Diocese of Sacramento at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. - William B. Rosson
General William Bradford Rosson (August 25, 1918 - December 12, 2004) commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973. He was commissioned in 1940 through ROTC and saw combat in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on the Anzio Beachhead in Italy. He also fought in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany. Rosson obtained his bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon. - Eugene P. Wilkinson
Eugene P. Wilkinson was a United States Naval officer who was selected for two historic command assignments. The first, in 1954, was as the first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine. The second was in 1961, where Admiral Rickover selected him to serve as the first Commanding Officer of the USS Long Beach, America's first nuclear surface ship. Wilkinson, born in August 1918 in Long Beach, California, … - Glenn K. Otis
General Glenn Kay Otis (1929-) enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1946 and served on occupation duty in post-World War II Korea. He was later picked from the ranks to attend the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1953. He holds a master's degree in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and, in 1965, was one of the first student officers to receive a Master of Military Art and Science degree from the Command and General Staff College. - Rodger W. Simpson
Roger Whitton Simpson was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II. The USS "Simpson" (FFG-56) was named in his honor. Roger W. Simpson attended one year at the University of Oregon. Following, he entered the United States Naval Academy in June 1917. - Ewell Ross McCright
Ewell Ross McCright, (4 December 1917 - 24 April 1990) of Benton, Saline County, Arkansas was a Captain in the United States Air Force during World War II who was famous for recording a secret journal detailing information about fellow prisoners of war while held captive in a German prison camp. For his actions, McCright was awarded the Legion of Merit posthumously in 2004. - Virgil A. Richard
Brigadier General Virgil A. Richard served thirty-two years of active military service of which thirty were devoted to Financial Management. General Richard has become an outspoken critic of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy of the U.S. Armed Forces and has gained national media attention as a part of a small group of high-ranking military officers who have come out after retirement. Richard received his BS in accounting from Oklahoma State University, … - Hamilton H. Howze
Hamilton Hawkins Howze was born in West Point, New York, on December 21, 1908. The son of Major General Robert Lee Howze (who served under Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders), he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in the class of 1930, commissioned in the Cavalry. Prior to World War II he served in the 6th Cavalry. During the war his assignment included Commander, 2nd Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment (1943), Commander, … - Jack N. Merritt
General Jack N. Merritt (October 23, 1930 in Lawton, Oklahoma -) entered the Army as a private in 1952 at the height of the Korean War and over the next thirty-five years rose to 4-star rank. From battery command in Korea to the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery at Fort Hood, Texas, he commanded at every level in the Field Artillery. He was the Honor Graduate of his Officer Candidate School class in 1953, top graduate of his Artillery Advance Course, … - Fred D. Robinson Jr
Major General Fred "Doug" Robinson Jr. was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1976 from the University of Tennessee at Martin. His first assignment was as a platoon leader with A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas. This was followed by assignments as A Troop’s Executive Officer and the Support Platoon Leader of the Squadron. Over the course of his career, his assignments have included Commander A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, … - John L. Hall Jr.
John Lesslie Hall, Jr. (11. April 1891 - March 1978) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Hall was a native of Williamsburg, Virginia, and attended the College of William and Mary for three years before transferring to the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated in 1913. He starred in football for three seasons at William and Mary and four years at the Naval Academy. - Joseph S. Clark
Joseph Sill Clark, Jr. (October 21, 1901 - January 12, 1990) was a U.S. lawyer and Democratic Party politician in the mid-20th century. He served as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 until 1956, and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 until 1969. Clark was the only Unitarian Universalist elected to a major Pennsylvania office in the modern era. Clark was a native of Philadelphia.
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