September 10, 1948 Garfield McConnell Langhorn, Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Cumberland, Virginia. Langhorn joined the United States Army in 1968 and by January 15, 1969 was serving as a private first class in Troop C, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade during the Vietnam War. On that date, his actions […]
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September 6th in African American History – Charles Calvin Rogers
September 6, 1929 Charles Calvin Rogers, Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Claremont, West Virginia. Rogers joined the United States Army and by 1968 was serving as a lieutenant colonel in command of 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. On November 1, 1968, his battalion was manning […]
September 5th in African American History – Benjamin Brown
September 5, 1910 Benjamin Brown, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Brown was born in 1859 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. On May 11, 1889, he was serving as a sergeant in Company C of the 24th Infantry Regiment when his unit was involved in an engagement with robbers in Arizona during the Indian Wars. His actions […]
August 21st in African American History – James Anderson, Jr.
August 21, 1968 James Anderson, Jr. posthumously received the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration, for heroism while serving in Vietnam, making him the first African American United States Marine recipient of the medal. Anderson was born January 22, 1947 in Los Angeles, California and enlisted in the marines in 1966. He was promoted […]
August 2nd in African American History – William Henry Thompson
August 2, 1951 William Henry Thompson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest decoration, for his actions during the Korean War. Not much is known of Thompson’s early life other than he was born August 16, 1927 in New York City. On August 6, 1950, he was serving as a private first […]
July 13th in African American History – Vernon Joseph Baker
July 13, 2010 Vernon Joseph Baker, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Baker was born December 17, 1919 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He graduated from high school and worked several menial jobs before enlisting in the United States Army in 1941. After completing Officer Candidate School, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1943. In 1944, […]
May 7th in African American History – Dwight Hal Johnson
May 7, 1947 Dwight Hal Johnson, Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Johnson was drafted into the United States Army in 1967 and in June, 1968 was serving in Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, 4th Infantry Division in the Republic of Vietnam. His citation partially reads: “Specialist Johnson’s tank, upon reaching […]