by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Oct 29, 2017 | African American History, People
Born in Pelham, Georgia, on July 6, 1954, Donnie L. Cochran was one of the nine sons of farmers Isaac C. Cochran and Addie B. Cochran. As a child, he was fascinated by planes flying close to his home and became increasingly committed to becoming a pilot and performing...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Oct 29, 2017 | African American History, People
Army 4-star General Dennis L. Via was born in 1958 in the industrial town of Martinsville, Virginia, the son of Henry Via, a house painter and small-contract repairman, and Margaret Via, a homemaker. He had worked in a local textile mill and intended to skip college...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Oct 29, 2017 | African American History, People
Pioneering African American airline pilot David E. Harris, a native of Columbus, Ohio, was born December 22, 1934, the son of Walter R. Harris and Ruth A. Estis Harris. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1957 with a degree in education. While at the...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Oct 29, 2017 | African American History, People
Air Force 4-star General Darren W. McDew was born in Rantoul, Illinois, on September 29, 1960. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1982 from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. With his officer’s commission, McDew trained as a...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Oct 28, 2017 | African American History, People
Mathematical physicist and university administrator Arlie O. Petters was born in the Central American city of Dangriga in the nation of Belize (formerly British Honduras) on February 21, 1964, the son of civil engineer Oswald Vasquez. His mother, Velina, left him when...
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