Famous Soldiers

Famous Soldiers

Bronze Star	Official Seal of the Army	Medal of Honor
Images courtesy of Maj. Joseph A. Madagan, USAR Ret. ('57) of FL - 06/25/04 Thanks, Joe!

This list is comprised of people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their military service,
and should not be confused with "Noteworthy Soldiers", although the two are not mutually exclusive.

NOTE: This page is in the process of being separated into smaller sections. This will allow for greater stability,
ease of updating, and much faster uploading for you. The last section (S - Z) has already been removed to its own page.
I have a long list of additions and corrections to add once this process is completed. It's both tedious
and time consuming, and I apologize for any errors that may creep in during that time period.
Thanks for your patience.

- Carol Harty, 02/15/05

	A - F	UPDATED 02/26/09
	A - F	UPDATED 02/26/09
	G - L	UPDATED 02/26/09
	M - R	UPDATED 03/30/17
	S - Z	UPDATED 02/26/09

PHOTO		NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	OTHER CLAIM TO FAME

		Joe Madagan (Joseph Andrew Madagan, Jr.)	08 Nov 1939 Charlotte, NC	Living	... taken November 2006 as I was preparing to attend the Veterans Day celebration in Tampa. It was my honor to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag that evening before some 350 veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, and Global War on Terror theatres. * Newport News High School, Class of 1957 * Self-employed * My Swimming Instructor - Summer 1957 * My Friend
1968 2LT Joe Madagan "It seemed appropriate that my graduation photo was a 'Double Exposure' since my military experience was a 'Double Exposure' in the USMC and USA."	June 1968 Eva and newly commissioned 2LT Joe Madagan at Officer Candidate School graduation; across the table is 2LT Joseph Freeman (Major, AUS) [Deceased]
Joe unsnapping his CVC helmet, on the left, in the Commander Coupla of a Main Battle Tank, taken around 1982 at Fort McCoy, WI during Army Training Test. Company A, 1st BN, 632nd Armor 32nd Brigade (Separate) Unit was in sustained combat in WWII Pacific Theatre longer than any other unit. The unit had a "capstone mission" in Europe, so they trained very hard
.	Maj. Joe Madagan, USAR (Ret) - departing for Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm/Operation Provide Comfort in 1990 and 1991 after being recalled to Active Duty. (Major of Armor) AKA: Main Battle Tanks


			Rocky Marciano (Rocco Francis Marchegiano)	01 Sep 1923 Brockton, MA	31 Aug 1969 Newton, IA (plane crash)	* Boxer (the only undefeated boxing champion in any weight division) * Actor military.com/Careers/ Content1?file=trans_ rocky_marciano. htm&area=Content brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rocky_ marciano.html

			George C. Marshall (George Catlett Marshall)	13 Dec 1880 Uniontown, PA	16 Oct 195 Washington, DC	* Virginia Military Institute's Highest Ranking Cadet, Class of 1901 * Secretary of State, 1947-1949 * Author of the Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe following WWII * President of the American National Red Cross, 1949-1951 * Secretary of Defense, 1951-1952 * Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, 1953 marshall.org/ marshallfoundation.org/ marshallfoundation.org/ about_gcm/about_gcm.htm georgecmarshall.org /info/gcmic.cfm npg.si.edu/exh/ marshall/marsh2.htm

			Neal A. Maxwell (Neal Ash Maxwell)	06 July 1926 Salt Lake City, UT	22 July 2004 Salt Lake City, UT (leukemia)	* Legislative Assistant to U.S. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, R-Utah, 1954 to 1956. * Apostle, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Author lds.org/newsroom/biography/ 0,15609,3959-1----42,00.html

			Sid Melton (Sidney F. Melton)	20 Mar 1946 Newport News, VA	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1964 * My Friend

			Mike Miller (Michael Edward Miller)	10 Feb 1947 Colerain, NC	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1965 * Active Duty, USA: 1966 to 1986 * Law Enforcement * My Friend

			Ron Miller (Ronald T. Miller)	30 Dec 1941	Living	* Newport News High School / Warwick High School, Class of 1959 * My Friend

			Audie Murphy (Audie Leon Murphy)	20 June 1924 Kingston, TX	28 May 1971 near Roanoke, VA (plane crash)	* Actor * Producer * Writer audiemurphy.com/ grunts.net/legends/ audiemurphy.html
Distinguished Service Cross

			Stan Musial (Stanislaus Frank Musial)	21 Nov 1920 Donora, PA	Living	* Baseball Hall of Famer - St. Louis Cardinals stan-the-man.com/ stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/ stan-musial.html

			Russell M. Nelson (Russell Marion Nelson)	09 Sept 1924 Salt Lake City, UT	Living	* Heart Specialist * Research Professor of Surgery and Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency at the University of Utah * Chairman of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City * President of the Society for Vascular Surgery * Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 7, 1984 - Present http://www.lds.org/newsroom/ biography/0,15609,3959-1----43,00.html

			David Newton (David Elandrith Newton)		Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1957

1954 - VMI			Miles Nowitzky (George Miles Nowitzky, Jr.)	11 Jan 1932 Norfolk, VA	07 May 2005 Fayetteville, NC	* Civil Engineer * Project Manager - Physical Facilities, North America, Southeast Area, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * LDS Bishop and Patriarch * My Brother-in-Law

M. Carr Payne, Carr Payne, and Bruce R. Payne, II			Bruce R. Payne, II (Bruce Ryburn Payne, II)	05 Oct 1923 Nashville, TN	Living	* My Mother's First Cousin, Once Removed

1980 - Ft. Meade, MD Maj. Charles Phillips (Thanks to Cookie Phillips Tyndall of VA for this image of her brother!)			Charlie Phillips (Dr. Charles Clifford Phillips, Jr. MS, MPH, CIH, PhD)	30 Jan 1947 Lakeland, FL	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1965 * Active Duty, USA: 1969-1989 * Industrial Hygienist * My Friend

			Colin L. Powell (Colin Luther Powell)	05 Apr 1937 New York City, NY	Living	12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Author Chairman of America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth 65th Secretary of State, 2001-Present state.gov/secretary/ lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/ powell.html achievement.org/autodoc/page/ pow0int-1
ROTC summer camp, Ft. Bragg, NC. Colin Powell, Duty Officer of Company D	Autumn, 1954 - Colin Powell in his ROTC uniform	Visiting with soldiers of his brigade in field training at Ft. Campbell, KY

Official file photo of Colonel Powell, 101st Airborne		General Powell at the dedication of the Buffalo Soldier memorial at Fort Leavenworth

			Presley Powell (George Presley Powell)	23 Sept 1939 Newport News, VA	20 Aug 2000 Newport News, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1957 * Realtor * Peninsula Sports Club, President nnhs65.com/memoriam57.html

			"Shifty" Powers (Darrell Powers)	13 Mar 1923 Clinchco, VA	17 June 2009 Dickenson Co., VA (cancer)	* Served with the famed E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division (the Band of Brothers). * Machinist for the Clinchfield Coal Corporation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Darrell_Powers roanoke.com/news/roanoke/ wb/208832 tricities.com/tri/news/local/ article/band_of_brothers_hero _darrell_swifty_powers_dies/ 25556/

			Elvis Presley (Elvis Aaron Presley)	08 Jan 1935 Tupelo, MS	16 Aug 1977 "Graceland", Memphis, TN	* Singer * Actor elvis.com/ ibiblio.org/elvis/elvishom.html

			Jim Prigmore (James Martin Prigmore)	Feb 1943 UT	Living	* Concert Pianist * Composer * Director * Musical Director for Pioneer Theater Company, University of Utah * My Friend theatre.utah.edu/faculty/ aculty_list.htm ptc.utah.edu/contact/staff.html 216.119.99.181/music/amazing_ grace2.html sltrib.com/2002/mar/03172002/ Arts/Arts.htm

			Tony Randall (Arthur Leonard Rosenberg)	26 Feb 1920 Tulsa, OK	17 May 2004 New York City, NY	* Actor library.northwestern. edu/archives/exhibits/alumni /randall.html

1937 - Lt. Ronald W. Reagan, U.S. Cavalry Reserve	Ronald Reagan leaves his hill top home in Los Angeles for San Francisco where he was to report for active duty as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His wife, actress Jane Wyman and daughter, year-old Maureen Elizabeth see him off. Reagan held a reserve commission in the cavalry.	April 19,1942	Ronald Reagan (Ronald Wilson Reagan)	06 Feb 1911 Tampico, IL	05 Jun 2004 Los Angeles, CA (pneumonia complicated by Alzheimer's disease)	* Life Guard * Radio Announcer, 1932-1937 * Actor * President of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-1952 * Governor of CA, 1966 -1974 * 40th President of the U.S., 1981-1989 whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/rr40.html reagan.utexas.edu

			George Ritchie (George G. Ritchie)	25 Sept 1923 Richmond, VA	29 Oct 2007 Irvington, VA	* Physician * President of the Richmond Academy of General Practice * Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Towers Hospital * Founder and President of Universal Youth Corps, Inc. * Head of the Department of Psychiatry,Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Co-Author of Return from Tomorrow,* 1978 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ George_G._Ritchie

			Dale Robertson (Dayle Lymoine Robertson)	14 July 1923 Harrah, OK	27 Feb 2013 La Jolla, CA (lung cancer, pneumonia)	* Boxer * Actor wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Robertson theguardian.com/film/2013/feb/28/dale-robertson

April 1942 - Fort Riley, KS - Pvt. Robinson		February 1943 - 2LT Robinson - right after OCS, when he was commissioned in Cavalry and posted at Camp Bliss, TX (now Fort Bliss)	Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson)	31 Jan 1919 Cairo, GA	24 Oct 1972 Stamford, CT (heart attack)	* First African American to play major league baseball - 1947: Kansas City Monarchs, Montreal Royals, Brooklyn Dodgers. Number 42; June 1972 - Number 42 retired, along with Roy Campanella #39, Sandy Koufax #2 * Baseball Hall of Fame - 1962 * UCLA Sports Hall of Fame - June 10, 1984 http://www.jackierobinson.org/ memory.loc.gov/ammem/jrhtml/ jrhome.html afro.com/history/Robinson/intro.html time.com/time/time100/heroes/ profile/robinson01.html

			Mickey Rooney (Joseph Ninian Yule, Jr.)	23 Sept 1920 Brooklyn, NY	Living	* Actor * Producer * Writer * Director * Composer corporateartists.com /mickeyrooney.html

			Warren Rudman (Warren Bruce Rudman)	18 May 1930 Boston, MA	Living	* Attorney * Attorney General of NH, 1970 * U.S. Senator from NH (R), 1980-1992 gijew.com/famous/rudman/

"Caisons Go Rolling" midi courtesy of http://members.tripod.com/~Son_Struck/pmm.html.

1937 Image of Reagan also courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/29/04
Thanks again, Joe!

MOST of the full given names on this page were supplied by Eric Huffstutler (Bethel High School - '75) of VA
Thanks so much, Eric!

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