John Garand

John Garand

male, deceased (1974)
Canadian, immigrant to the United States, United States Congress, Firearm designer, springfield armory, m1garand…John Cantius Garand
John Cantius Garand was a designer of firearms best known for creating the first successful semi-automatic rifle to be put into active military...
Julian Hatcher

Julian Hatcher

male, deceased (1963)
United States Naval Academy, annapolis, Julian Sommerville Hatcher, Military writer, United States Army, United States Army general…m1garand, Book of the Garand
Julian Sommerville Hatcher (June 26 1888 - December 4 1963), was a noted firearms expert and author of the early twentieth century. He is credited...
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov

Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov

male, deceased (1986)
Hero of Socialist Labor, sks, World War I, Russian, World War II, soviet…m1garand, m1 carbine, M1 Garand rifle
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov was a Soviet weapons designer; he is one of the fathers of the modern assault rifle. Mostly known for the Samozaryadnyi...
Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora

male, 60 years old
Opposition to the Vietnam War, kent state university, cambodia, m1garand, Kent State University alumni, William Schroeder
Alan Canfora (b. 1949) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was shot and wounded in the right wrist by Ohio National Guardsmen in...
Sandra Scheuer

Sandra Scheuer

female, deceased (1970)
Songwriter, demonstrations, Protests, Speech Therapy, From Youngstown, Ohio, Protest…m1garand
Sandra Lee Scheuer (pronounced as, August 11, 1949 - May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when she was killed by Ohio...
William Knox Schroeder

William Knox Schroeder

male, deceased (1970)
death by firearm in the United States, M-1, Reserve Officer Training Corps, United States National Guard, Ohio National Guard, Association of the United States Army…m1garand
William Knox Schroeder (July 20, 1950 - May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in...