by FikesRobert | Aug 3, 2019 | African American History, People
Dan Bullock was the youngest member of the United States Armed Services to die in the Vietnam War. Bullock, a U.S. Marine, was fifteen years old at the time of his death. Dan Bullock was born on December 21, 1953, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Much of his early life...
by CollissonCraig | Mar 5, 2018 | African American History, People
Lieutenant General Robert Earl Gray was the first African American to become the Commanding General of the United States Army Signal Corps and the first African American Commander of Fort Gordon, Georgia, which conducts advanced training for military occupational...
by IsonJames | Jan 31, 2018 | African American History, People
Lieutenant General Daniel James III became the first African American to be named Director of the Air National Guard upon assuming the position in 2002. He was the son of Daniel James Jr., the first black four-star general in the U.S. Air Force. In 2006 James III’s...
by WithunDavid | Jan 28, 2018 | African American History, People
U.S. Army Officer Joe Nathan Ballard was born on March 27, 1942, in Meeker, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakdale, Louisiana and later married former Tessie LaRose with whom he had three children. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1965 and last promoted in 1996 to...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 17, 2017 | African American History, People
Four-star general and precision flier Lloyd W. Newton was born December 24, 1942, in Ridgeland, South Carolina, the fourth of seven children of John H. Newton, a farmer, and Annie Newton. After graduating from Jasper High School in Ridgeland, he majored in mechanical...
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