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 WestRacquel | Jan 28, 2018 | African American History, People
Johnnie Wilson is a retired Four-Star United States Army General. His generous service to the Ordnance Corps led to him being inducted into the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame. Wilson was born on February 4, 1944 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His father worked in a steel...
by FarthingBrian | Jan 28, 2018 | African American History, People
James Whitehead, Jr., the first African American Lockheed U2 pilot, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1934. From a young age Whitehead was surrounded by a strong military presence in his family including relatives who served in World War II. Coming of age...
by FoyartPaul | Jan 17, 2018 | African American History, People
Roscoe Robinson Jr., the first African American four-star general in the U.S. Army, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928. He received a bachelor’s in military engineering from The United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1951 and later attended the...
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