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Who was awarded the Medal of Honor in World War 2?
First Medal of Honor in WWII: Gunnery Sergeant John BasiloneJohn BasiloneBY DUANE A. VACHON - It seemed appropriate that the first hero of 2011 should be the man who was awarded the first Medal of Honor in the Second World War.John Basilone was born on November 4th, 1916. Basilone was born and raised in Raritan, a small town in New Jersey. He was an adventurous and restless child always looking for something new and exciting. After finishing the 8th grade, Basilone elected not to go to high school. He searched for some adventure and excitement and, not finding any, he joined the Army in 1934. After his basic training Basilone was posted to the Philippines.During his time at his base in Manila, Basilone developed a mechanical talent for working with guns, especially machine guns. Basilone also developed a talent for motivating and leading men. After his three year enlistment ended Basilone returned to Raritan. A couple of years later he once again found himself becoming restless and looking for new adventures. He decided to reenlist in the service but this time he joined the Marines.Ten months into World War II, Basilone found himself on the island of Guadalcanal, it was August of 1942. The Americans had secured an airstrip that was vital to the war effort. The Japanese and Americans were involved in one of the fiercest battles of World War II. The Japanese were determined to take the airfield and had assigned an entire Japanese division to the task of capturing the airfield.Standing between them was only one Marine Battalion. The odds were certainly not in favor of the Americans. Basilone, who was in charge of 16 men, established a defensive position with 4 heavy machine guns in front of Henderson Field. It was October 24th when the Japanese launched a massive attack. The strategy Basilone had established for his unit was to let the Japanese advance to within 30 yards. And then to "let them have it."The plan worked. They fired at the first group of attacking Japanese, successfully wiping them out. This first charge was only the beginning of the overall enemy attack. They charged several more times. Eventually this attack took its toll. Basilone, while manning the left two machine guns, heard a loud explosion come from the right setup of the machine guns. Moments later, one soldier from the right side crawled over and informed him that both right guns were knocked out and that the crew was all dead or injured.Basilone knew he had to get to the knocked out guns to see if he could get them working. The first gun was beyond repair, but the second gun had a chance. There was no light to aid in examining the damaged gun. Basilone would have to troubleshoot the problem in the dark, it was now that Basilone's expertise with machine guns would pay off. He was able to feel the parts to find out what was causing the gun not to fire. Basilone quickly had the gun working again. As soon as it was back in action, the enemy charged. With the extra gun now working, Basilone and his unit easily beat back the Japanese attack. The attacks kept coming. Basilone told two of his remaining Marines to keep the heavy machine guns loaded. Basilone would roll to one machine gun and fire until it was empty, then roll over to the other one that had been loaded while he was firing the first one. At about 3 AM they were almost out of ammunition.The Marines had stored ammunition about 100 yards away. However, this would be a difficult 100 yards. There were enemy troops on both the sides and behind their position. Basilone ran and crawled through the jungle. Bullets flew off over his head and grenades exploded around him. But he continued and made it to the ammo dump. Basilone threw six heavy cartridge belts over his soldier.As he started back to his men, bullets were whizzing all around him again. But he made it back and soon he found another challenge. One machine gun had been smashed. Basilone took parts from another knocked out gun and fixed it quickly. Later in the night, the ammunition ran low again. Basilone would need to go for more, but this time it would be to another ammunition dump, 600 yards away.Once again the Japanese threw everything at him, but he snaked through the grass well enough so that the Japanese could not find a clear target. Basilone made it back with the much needed ammunition which held off the enemy attacks. Finally the attacks ended around sunrise.The daylight revealed a scene of utter carnage on the ground. Hundreds of bodies laid dead in front of the American positions, In fact, the entire Japanese regiment, around 3000 men, had been "annihilated." On this night of October 24th, and 25th the U.S. had turned the tide of the war and the previously undefeated Japanese were on their way to defeat. For his heroics that night Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor.In July of 1943, Basilone was informed that he was being sent home, but there was a catch to it. Basilone would have to go on a "bond drive". As Basilone loaded up to go home, he told his buddies he would be back, but they did not believe him. His men figured that with his medal, he could get a safe assignment at home for the rest of the war. His home town of Raritan planned a homecoming parade in his honor. It was held on Sunday, September 19th, 1943. The people of the small town of Raritan were amazed that such a big event came their town.There were 30,000 people, including many politicians, numerous celebrities, and the national press. Life Magazineran a four page story on the parade. Even the Fox Movie Tone Newsvideotaped the event making a newsreel that was shown at movie theatres throughout the country As a hero, Basilone was worshipped and wined and dined. Basilone said that the admiration and attention was appreciated, but he was a soldier, and that he had given his word to his men that he would be back.Basilone officially asked to go back to his men, but was initially denied. He was told that they needed him more on the home front. He was offered a commission (an officer's job), but he turned it down, saying he was a plain soldier. He was offered a job as a gunnery instructor. To Basilone, these soft, easy assignments did not seem right. He had a strong sense of purpose, and a safe easy job while there was a war going on was not his idea of being a Marine.After a few months he asked again to go back overseas and this time he was granted his wish. For his assignment, Basilone was to report to Camp Pendleton in California to train with a group that was preparing to invade an island in the Pacific. So on December 27th, 1943, Basilone left the easy life of a hero on the home front to return to the soldiers who would soon go back overseas to engage the enemy.While at Camp Pendleton Basilone met a woman, Marine Sergeant Lena Mae Riggi, and love blossomed. After dating for several months, they married on July 10th, 1944. Their wedding took place at St. Mary's Church in Oceanside, California. Their reception was at the Carlsbad Hotel, just down the street from the church.Just one month later, on August 11th, 1944, orders were given for the Marines to ship out of Camp Pendleton. Basilone packed up and said good-bye to his new wife, boarded his ship, and sailed with the rest of the Marines for Iwo Jima.On February 19th, 1945 the Marines arrived at Iwo Jima and were ready to attack. The Navy had bombarded the island for 36 days. Some Marines hoped this intense bombing would allow them to take the island with little resistance. However, there were 22,000 Japanese warriors who were well dug in, heavily armed, and prepared to die.The first U.S. invasion force landed on the beach at 9:05 AM. Basilone's group landed around 9:30 AM. They were surprised to find little opposition. The Marines got up on the beach and noticed that their feet could barely move in the soft black volcanic sand of Iwo Jima.For one hour, the U.S. was able to get their transports up to the beach and unload the men without major resistance. Then, with the beach crowded with U.S. soldiers, the Japanese began their counter attack.Suddenly the Japanese from their hidden blockhouses began firing away at the exposed U.S. troops. The Marines were getting annihilated. Survivors later wondered how anyone survived the initial Japanese barrage. The U.S. forces were on the beach, but they had little or no cover, were still disorganized, and had not yet gotten enough heavy equipment ashore to defend against this type of attack.The troops had trained for years, but nothing could prepare them for what was happening all around them. The soldiers would later say how frustrated they were that they could not see the enemy to fight back. The Japanese counterattack had stalled the U.S. invasion. Most Marines were hiding in the sand. The beach was littered with damaged vehicles, equipment, and dead soldiers. The invasion was not moving.Brave men with leadership ability were needed to rally the troops. Basilone rose to the occasion. Many survivors of the battle recall that in the midst of the battle, with everyone hunkered down in the sand, there was one Marine out in the open, running around, directing men. It was Basilone. He first guided a tank out of a mine field. Only a few tanks came ashore and they were needed to knock out Japanese blockhouses.Basilone had noticed a particular Japanese bunker had been effectively shooting mortar shells and raging deadly fire upon the U.S. troops. This enemy strong position "had to go". Basilone found and organized some machine gunners along with demolition men and directed them toward the bunker. Basilone instructed a demolition man to blow a hole in the concrete structure, while others gave cover against other nearby enemy positions.A large explosion went off opening part of the bunker. Basilone then told the enthused machine gunners to hold their fire and directed a flamethrower operator to charge the pit. The brave flamethrower charged the pit as quickly as he could, stuck his nozzle in the pit and ignited the flame. Some of the Japanese soldiers ran out of the pit screaming as they tried to wipe away the jellied gasoline that was burning them. Basilone cut them down with a machine gun. Fellow soldier, Charles Tatum, said "for me and others who saw Basilone's leadership and courage during our assault, his example was overwhelming."After knocking out the bunker, Basilone led twenty men off the exposed beach area to a location where they could take some cover and plan their next move. He ordered the men to stay while he went back to get more men and some heavy machine guns. Basilone gathered some troops and weapons and started back across the beach to the waiting soldiers. But Basilone was hit with a Japanese mortar shell which landed right in the middle of him and the men he was leading. He died from his wounds around thirty minutes later.For his actions that day, John Basilone was awarded The Navy Cross. The military paid tribute to Basilone by naming a ship after him. An anti-submarine Navy Destroyer, the U.S.S. Basilone was commissioned on July 26th, 1949. His home town of Raritan honors him every year with a parade. The first parade was in 1981. For 22 years, the parade has been held, rain or shine. It attracts thousands of spectators. It is the pride of the town of Raritan. Basilone remains the only soldier (non-officer) in U.S. history to be awarded both The Medal of Honor and The Navy Cross. He is also the only Medal of Honor winner to go back into combat and be killed in combat.It was on her 32nd birthday that Marine Sergeant Lena Riggi Basilone learned that her husband had been killed in action when she received a telegram:"Deeply regret to inform you that your husband, Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, USMC, was killed in action February 19, 1945 at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, in the performance of his duty and service to his country. When information is received regarding burial, you will be notified. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy."The telegram was sent in the name of General Alexander Vandegrift. It was he who'd been Basilone's commanding officer at Guadalcanal. It was he who'd presented Basilone with his Medal of Honor in Australia.After Basilone's death, Lena never remarried. She took part in the launch ceremony of a destroyer (DD-824) which bears the name of her husband. Lena survived Basilone by 54 years. When she died - on the 11th of June, 1999 - she was still wearing the wedding ring "Johnny" had given her. Her final resting place is at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. (The plot is located at section 50, site 5557). She had declined the federal government's offer of a burial spot, near her husband's, at Arlington.John Basilone Medal of Honor CitationFor extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, in the Lunga area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on October 24 and 25, 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines' defensive positions, Sergeant Basilone, in charge of two sections of heavy machineguns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one of Sergeant Basilone's sections, with its guncrews, was put out of action, leaving only two men able to carry on. Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under contiunual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived. A little later, with ammunition critically low and the supply lines cut off, Sergeant Basilone, at great risk of his life and in the face of continued enemy attack, battled his way through hostile lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing in a large measure to the virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment. His great personal valor and courageous initiative were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.Franklin D. Roosevelt President United StatesJohn Basilone is at rest in the Arlington National Cemetery.The author of this article would like to thank James Brady, and his book Hero of the Pacific for much of the content in this article.
Which man was the father of a President of the United StatesJohn AdamsThomas JeffersonGeorge WashingtonJames Madison?
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Names of generals from World War one from the US?
United StatesJohn J. PershingMitchell PalmerGreat BritainDouglas HaigDavid BeattyJohn JellicoeJackie FisherHenry RawlinsonFranceFerdiand FochJoseph JoffrePhilippe PetainGermanyPaul Von HindenburgErich LuderndorffErich Von FalkenhaynSorry if this isn't complete this is all I could find.Tristan Laffey
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Which US Supreme Court justices were book authors?
Many present and former Supreme Court justices have written books, but William O. Douglas was, perhaps, the most prolific. Douglas, who served on the bench from 1939 until 1975, was an outdoorsman and ardent environmentalist. In his opinion for Sierra Club v. Morton, 405 US 727 (1972), Douglas argued that inanimate objects should have standing to sue for their own protection in court.A few of William O. Douglas' (approximately) 30 titles are still in print: Of Men and Mountains: Memoir of a Wilderness Adventurer; Go East, Young Man: The Autobiography of of William O. Douglas: The Early Years; and Nature's Justice: Writings of William O. Douglas (essays).A few other authors among the justices:Oliver Wendel Holmes, Jr.: The Common Law; The Path of Law (Justice Holmes was son of the famous writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.)Louis Brandeis: Other People's Money: And How the Bankers Use ItJoseph Story: Commentaries on the Constitution of the United StatesJohn Jay: Commentaries on the ConstitutionStephen Breyer: Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic ConstitutionSandra Day O'Connor: The Majesty of Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice; Lazy BClarence Thomas: My Grandfather's Son
What were the main generals for WW1?
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich- Commander-in-chief(1 August 1914 -- 5 September 1916) and viceroy in the CaucasusAlexander Samsonov- Commander of the Russian Second Army for the invasion of East Prussia(1 August 1914 -- 29 August 1914)Paul vonRennenkampf- Commander of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia (1 August 1914 - November 1914)Nikolai Ivanov- Commander of the Russian army on the Southwestern Front, (1 August 1914 - March 1916) responsible for much of the action in GaliciaAlekseiBrusilov- Commander of the South-WestFront, then provisional Commander-in-Chiefafter the Tsar's abdication (February 1917 - August 1917)LavrGeorgievichKornilov- Commander of the South-WestFront, then Commander-in-Chief(August 1917)FranceJoseph Joffre- Commander-in-Chiefof the French Army(3 August 1914 - 13 December 1916) and Marshal of FranceRobert Nivelle- Commander-in-Chiefof the French Army (13 December 1916 - April 1917)Philippe Pétain- Commander-in-Chiefof the French Army (April 1917 - 26 March 1918) and Marshal of FranceFerdinand Foch - Commander-in-Chiefof the French Army and Marshal of France, Supreme Allied Commander (26 March 1918 - 11 November 1918)United KingdomWilliam Robertson - Chief of the Imperial General StaffJohn French - Commander-in-Chiefof the British Expeditionary Force (4 August - 15 December 1915)Douglas Haig- Commander-in-Chiefof the British Expeditionary Force (15 December 1915 - 11 November 1918)"Jackie" Fisher - First Sea Lord - (1914 - May 1915)Henry Jackson - First Sea Lord - (May 1915 - November 1916)John Jellicoe- First Sea Lord (November 1916 - December 1917)Commonwealth of AustraliaJohn Monash- Commander of the Australian Corps (all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the Western Front) (May 1918 - )Dominion of CanadaJulian Byng(June 1916 - June 1917) Canadian Corps commanderEdwin Alderson- Commander of the unified Canadian Corpsof the Canadian Expeditionary Force (26 January 1915-September 1915)Arthur Currie - Commander of the unified Canadian Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (June 1917 - )United StatesJohn J. Pershing - Commander of the American Expeditionary Force
Who is the famous people in America?
Mount Rushmore, Niagra Falls, Arlington Cemetary, Golden Gate Bridge, Willis Tower (Sears Tower), White House
Famous hoosiers in Indiana?
Born in the Hoosier StateMany famous people were born in Indiana. Some of them are: George Rogers Clark (Clarksville) - conquered Indiana for the United StatesJohn Poindexter (Odon) - National Security Adviser to President Ronald ReaganSamuel Woodfill - (Jefferson County) - Most decorated World War 1 soldierLee H. Hamilton - (Bloomington) - U.S. CongressmanBenjamin Harrison - U.S. presidentRichard Lugar (Indianapolis) - Indianapolis mayor and U.S. SenatorDan Quayle (Indianapolis) - former U.S. Senator and U.S. Vice-PresidentRyan White (Kokomo) - Aids activistYoung Tobacco - Piankeshaw Chief who supported the U.S. in the American RevoltionAnne Baxter (Michigan City) - actressJames Dean (Marion) - actorSteve McQueen (Beech Grove) - actorRed Skelton (Vincennes) - comedianDavid Letterman (Indianapolis) - comedianHoagy Carmichael (Bloomington) - songwriterCrystal Gayle (Wabash) - singerBill Gaither (Alexandria) - singerGloria Gaither (Alexandria) - songwriterJohn Mellencamp (Seymour) - singerMichael Jackson and his brothers and sisters (Gary)Cole Porter (Peru) - songwriterAxl Rose (Lafayette) - Guns N' Roses singerDavid Lee Roth (Bloomington) - Van Halen singerWilliam "Dick the Bruiser" Afflis (Indianapolis) - football player and professional wrestlerJohn Andretti (Indianapolis) - racerLarry Baird (French Lick) - basketball playerDonald Brashear (Bedford) - hockey playerColonel Sanders (Henryville) - founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC)Orville Redenbacher (Brazil) - businessmanBill Blass (Fort Wayne) - fashion designerJohn Schnatter (Jeffersonville) - founder and CEO of Papa John's PizzaJames Whitcomb Riley (Greenfield) - poetBooth Tarkington (Indianapolis) - Pulitzer Prize winner for literatureColonel Eli Lilly (Indianapolis) - founder of Eli LillyGus Grissom (Mitchell) - astronautWilbur Wright (Millville) - inventorAmelia Earhart (West Lafayette) - pioneer woman aviatorThe Infamous and Notorious:John Dillinger (Indianapolis) - bank robberReno Brothers (Rockford) - committed the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. historyJimmy Hoffa (Brazil) - labor-union leaderJim Jones (Richmond) - cult founder and leader
Who was awarded the Medal of Honor in World War 2?
First Medal of Honor in WWII: Gunnery Sergeant John BasiloneJohn BasiloneBY DUANE A. VACHON - It seemed appropriate that the first hero of 2011 should be the man who was awarded the first Medal of Honor in the Second World War.John Basilone was born on November 4th, 1916. Basilone was born and raised in Raritan, a small town in New Jersey. He was an adventurous and restless child always looking for something new and exciting. After finishing the 8th grade, Basilone elected not to go to high school. He searched for some adventure and excitement and, not finding any, he joined the Army in 1934. After his basic training Basilone was posted to the Philippines.During his time at his base in Manila, Basilone developed a mechanical talent for working with guns, especially machine guns. Basilone also developed a talent for motivating and leading men. After his three year enlistment ended Basilone returned to Raritan. A couple of years later he once again found himself becoming restless and looking for new adventures. He decided to reenlist in the service but this time he joined the Marines.Ten months into World War II, Basilone found himself on the island of Guadalcanal, it was August of 1942. The Americans had secured an airstrip that was vital to the war effort. The Japanese and Americans were involved in one of the fiercest battles of World War II. The Japanese were determined to take the airfield and had assigned an entire Japanese division to the task of capturing the airfield.Standing between them was only one Marine Battalion. The odds were certainly not in favor of the Americans. Basilone, who was in charge of 16 men, established a defensive position with 4 heavy machine guns in front of Henderson Field. It was October 24th when the Japanese launched a massive attack. The strategy Basilone had established for his unit was to let the Japanese advance to within 30 yards. And then to "let them have it."The plan worked. They fired at the first group of attacking Japanese, successfully wiping them out. This first charge was only the beginning of the overall enemy attack. They charged several more times. Eventually this attack took its toll. Basilone, while manning the left two machine guns, heard a loud explosion come from the right setup of the machine guns. Moments later, one soldier from the right side crawled over and informed him that both right guns were knocked out and that the crew was all dead or injured.Basilone knew he had to get to the knocked out guns to see if he could get them working. The first gun was beyond repair, but the second gun had a chance. There was no light to aid in examining the damaged gun. Basilone would have to troubleshoot the problem in the dark, it was now that Basilone's expertise with machine guns would pay off. He was able to feel the parts to find out what was causing the gun not to fire. Basilone quickly had the gun working again. As soon as it was back in action, the enemy charged. With the extra gun now working, Basilone and his unit easily beat back the Japanese attack. The attacks kept coming. Basilone told two of his remaining Marines to keep the heavy machine guns loaded. Basilone would roll to one machine gun and fire until it was empty, then roll over to the other one that had been loaded while he was firing the first one. At about 3 AM they were almost out of ammunition.The Marines had stored ammunition about 100 yards away. However, this would be a difficult 100 yards. There were enemy troops on both the sides and behind their position. Basilone ran and crawled through the jungle. Bullets flew off over his head and grenades exploded around him. But he continued and made it to the ammo dump. Basilone threw six heavy cartridge belts over his soldier.As he started back to his men, bullets were whizzing all around him again. But he made it back and soon he found another challenge. One machine gun had been smashed. Basilone took parts from another knocked out gun and fixed it quickly. Later in the night, the ammunition ran low again. Basilone would need to go for more, but this time it would be to another ammunition dump, 600 yards away.Once again the Japanese threw everything at him, but he snaked through the grass well enough so that the Japanese could not find a clear target. Basilone made it back with the much needed ammunition which held off the enemy attacks. Finally the attacks ended around sunrise.The daylight revealed a scene of utter carnage on the ground. Hundreds of bodies laid dead in front of the American positions, In fact, the entire Japanese regiment, around 3000 men, had been "annihilated." On this night of October 24th, and 25th the U.S. had turned the tide of the war and the previously undefeated Japanese were on their way to defeat. For his heroics that night Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor.In July of 1943, Basilone was informed that he was being sent home, but there was a catch to it. Basilone would have to go on a "bond drive". As Basilone loaded up to go home, he told his buddies he would be back, but they did not believe him. His men figured that with his medal, he could get a safe assignment at home for the rest of the war. His home town of Raritan planned a homecoming parade in his honor. It was held on Sunday, September 19th, 1943. The people of the small town of Raritan were amazed that such a big event came their town.There were 30,000 people, including many politicians, numerous celebrities, and the national press. Life Magazineran a four page story on the parade. Even the Fox Movie Tone Newsvideotaped the event making a newsreel that was shown at movie theatres throughout the country As a hero, Basilone was worshipped and wined and dined. Basilone said that the admiration and attention was appreciated, but he was a soldier, and that he had given his word to his men that he would be back.Basilone officially asked to go back to his men, but was initially denied. He was told that they needed him more on the home front. He was offered a commission (an officer's job), but he turned it down, saying he was a plain soldier. He was offered a job as a gunnery instructor. To Basilone, these soft, easy assignments did not seem right. He had a strong sense of purpose, and a safe easy job while there was a war going on was not his idea of being a Marine.After a few months he asked again to go back overseas and this time he was granted his wish. For his assignment, Basilone was to report to Camp Pendleton in California to train with a group that was preparing to invade an island in the Pacific. So on December 27th, 1943, Basilone left the easy life of a hero on the home front to return to the soldiers who would soon go back overseas to engage the enemy.While at Camp Pendleton Basilone met a woman, Marine Sergeant Lena Mae Riggi, and love blossomed. After dating for several months, they married on July 10th, 1944. Their wedding took place at St. Mary's Church in Oceanside, California. Their reception was at the Carlsbad Hotel, just down the street from the church.Just one month later, on August 11th, 1944, orders were given for the Marines to ship out of Camp Pendleton. Basilone packed up and said good-bye to his new wife, boarded his ship, and sailed with the rest of the Marines for Iwo Jima.On February 19th, 1945 the Marines arrived at Iwo Jima and were ready to attack. The Navy had bombarded the island for 36 days. Some Marines hoped this intense bombing would allow them to take the island with little resistance. However, there were 22,000 Japanese warriors who were well dug in, heavily armed, and prepared to die.The first U.S. invasion force landed on the beach at 9:05 AM. Basilone's group landed around 9:30 AM. They were surprised to find little opposition. The Marines got up on the beach and noticed that their feet could barely move in the soft black volcanic sand of Iwo Jima.For one hour, the U.S. was able to get their transports up to the beach and unload the men without major resistance. Then, with the beach crowded with U.S. soldiers, the Japanese began their counter attack.Suddenly the Japanese from their hidden blockhouses began firing away at the exposed U.S. troops. The Marines were getting annihilated. Survivors later wondered how anyone survived the initial Japanese barrage. The U.S. forces were on the beach, but they had little or no cover, were still disorganized, and had not yet gotten enough heavy equipment ashore to defend against this type of attack.The troops had trained for years, but nothing could prepare them for what was happening all around them. The soldiers would later say how frustrated they were that they could not see the enemy to fight back. The Japanese counterattack had stalled the U.S. invasion. Most Marines were hiding in the sand. The beach was littered with damaged vehicles, equipment, and dead soldiers. The invasion was not moving.Brave men with leadership ability were needed to rally the troops. Basilone rose to the occasion. Many survivors of the battle recall that in the midst of the battle, with everyone hunkered down in the sand, there was one Marine out in the open, running around, directing men. It was Basilone. He first guided a tank out of a mine field. Only a few tanks came ashore and they were needed to knock out Japanese blockhouses.Basilone had noticed a particular Japanese bunker had been effectively shooting mortar shells and raging deadly fire upon the U.S. troops. This enemy strong position "had to go". Basilone found and organized some machine gunners along with demolition men and directed them toward the bunker. Basilone instructed a demolition man to blow a hole in the concrete structure, while others gave cover against other nearby enemy positions.A large explosion went off opening part of the bunker. Basilone then told the enthused machine gunners to hold their fire and directed a flamethrower operator to charge the pit. The brave flamethrower charged the pit as quickly as he could, stuck his nozzle in the pit and ignited the flame. Some of the Japanese soldiers ran out of the pit screaming as they tried to wipe away the jellied gasoline that was burning them. Basilone cut them down with a machine gun. Fellow soldier, Charles Tatum, said "for me and others who saw Basilone's leadership and courage during our assault, his example was overwhelming."After knocking out the bunker, Basilone led twenty men off the exposed beach area to a location where they could take some cover and plan their next move. He ordered the men to stay while he went back to get more men and some heavy machine guns. Basilone gathered some troops and weapons and started back across the beach to the waiting soldiers. But Basilone was hit with a Japanese mortar shell which landed right in the middle of him and the men he was leading. He died from his wounds around thirty minutes later.For his actions that day, John Basilone was awarded The Navy Cross. The military paid tribute to Basilone by naming a ship after him. An anti-submarine Navy Destroyer, the U.S.S. Basilone was commissioned on July 26th, 1949. His home town of Raritan honors him every year with a parade. The first parade was in 1981. For 22 years, the parade has been held, rain or shine. It attracts thousands of spectators. It is the pride of the town of Raritan. Basilone remains the only soldier (non-officer) in U.S. history to be awarded both The Medal of Honor and The Navy Cross. He is also the only Medal of Honor winner to go back into combat and be killed in combat.It was on her 32nd birthday that Marine Sergeant Lena Riggi Basilone learned that her husband had been killed in action when she received a telegram:"Deeply regret to inform you that your husband, Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, USMC, was killed in action February 19, 1945 at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, in the performance of his duty and service to his country. When information is received regarding burial, you will be notified. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy."The telegram was sent in the name of General Alexander Vandegrift. It was he who'd been Basilone's commanding officer at Guadalcanal. It was he who'd presented Basilone with his Medal of Honor in Australia.After Basilone's death, Lena never remarried. She took part in the launch ceremony of a destroyer (DD-824) which bears the name of her husband. Lena survived Basilone by 54 years. When she died - on the 11th of June, 1999 - she was still wearing the wedding ring "Johnny" had given her. Her final resting place is at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. (The plot is located at section 50, site 5557). She had declined the federal government's offer of a burial spot, near her husband's, at Arlington.John Basilone Medal of Honor CitationFor extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, in the Lunga area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on October 24 and 25, 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines' defensive positions, Sergeant Basilone, in charge of two sections of heavy machineguns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one of Sergeant Basilone's sections, with its guncrews, was put out of action, leaving only two men able to carry on. Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under contiunual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived. A little later, with ammunition critically low and the supply lines cut off, Sergeant Basilone, at great risk of his life and in the face of continued enemy attack, battled his way through hostile lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing in a large measure to the virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment. His great personal valor and courageous initiative were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.Franklin D. Roosevelt President United StatesJohn Basilone is at rest in the Arlington National Cemetery.The author of this article would like to thank James Brady, and his book Hero of the Pacific for much of the content in this article.
What are 6 occuppations of people whoose faces have appeared on postage stamps?
List of people on stamps of the United States AJohn Quincy Adams on a 1938 stampEdwin Austin Abbey (2001) IllustratorBud Abbott (1991) ComedianEdward R. Abrams (2008) ActorDean Acheson (1993) Secretary of StateRoy Acuff (2003) Country singer, musician, and songwriterAbigail Adams (1985) First LadyAnsel Adams (2002) PhotographerJohn Adams (1938) 2nd PresidentJane Addams on a 1940 stampJohn Quincy Adams (1938) 6th PresidentSamuel Adams (1976) Declaration of Independence signerJane Addams (1940) Social WorkerAlvin Ailey (2004) ChoreographerJosef Albers (1980) ArtistLouisa May Alcott (1940) AuthorHoratio Alger, Jr. (1982) AuthorDante Alighieri (1965) PoetLouisa May Alcott on a 1940 stamp Ethan Allen (1955) Green Mountain Boys leaderGracie Allen (2009) ComedianSteve Allen (2009) ComedianFran Allison (2009) ActressGilbert M. Anderson (Broncho Billy Anderson) (1998) ActorMarian Anderson (2005) ContraltoSusan B. Anthony (1936) Suffragist, feminist, and abolitionistAntonello da Messina (1990) PainterVirginia Apgar (1994) PhysicianDante Alighieri on a 1965 stamp Johnny Appleseed (1966) ConservationistHarold Arlen (1996) ComposerJohnny Appleseed on a 1966 stamp Edwin Armstrong (1983) FM radio inventorLouis Armstrong (1995) Jazz singer, musician, and songwriterDesi Arnaz (1999) Actor, producer and singerHenry Harley "Hap" Arnold (1988) Air Force GeneralChester A. Arthur (1938) 21st PresidentArthur Ashe (2005) Tennis playerSusan B. Anthony on a 1955 stamp John James Audubon (1940) Naturalist, painterJohn James Audubon on a 1940 stamp Stephen F. Austin (1936) Texas colonizerGene Autry (2010) ActorJohn Barry and John Paul Jones as featured on a postage stamp Mildred Bailey (1994) Jazz singerElla Baker (2009) Civil rights leaderJosephine Baker (2008) SingerGeorge Balanchine (2004) ChoreographerVasco Núñez de Balboa (1913) ExplorerAbraham Baldwin (1985) StatesmanJames Baldwin (2004) AuthorLucille Ball (2001) ActressBenjamin Banneker (1980) Surveyor, astronomer, mathematician and almanac authorTheda Bara (1994) ActressFrancis Barbé-Marbois (1953) Louisiana Purchase negotiatorSamuel Barber (1997) ComposerJohn Bardeen (2008) PhysicistJohn Barry (1745-1803) (1936) Naval officerEthel Barrymore (1982) ActressJohn Barrymore (1982) ActorClara Barton on a 1948 stamp Lionel Barrymore (1982) ActorFrederic Auguste Bartholdi (1985) Statue of Liberty sculptorJosiah Bartlett (1976) Declaration of Independence signerClara Barton (1948) American Red Cross founderJohn Bartram (1999) BotanistWilliam Bartram (1999) BotanistCount Basie (1996) Jazz musician, bandleader, and composerJohn Basilone (2005) Marine, Medal of Honor recipientDaisy Bates (2009) Civil rights leaderRomare Bearden (2011) ArtistThe Beatles (1999) Rock music bandJim Beckwourth (1994) ExplorerNorman Bel Geddes (2011) Industrial designerAlexander Graham Bell (1940) Scientist, engineer, and telephone inventorAlexander Graham Bell on a 1940 stamp Giovanni Bellini (1992) PainterRuth Benedict (1995) AnthropologistStephen Vincent Benét (1998) AuthorJack Benny (1991) ComedianThomas Hart Benton (1971) PainterEdgar Bergen (1991) VentriloquistMilton Berle (2009) ComedianIrving Berlin (2002) ComposerMontgomery Blair on a 1963 stamp Leonard Bernstein (2001) Conductor, composerMary McLeod Bethune (1985) Civil Rights advocateAlbert Bierstadt (1998) PainterHiram Bingham IV (2006) DiplomatGeorge Caleb Bingham (1998) Painter Simón Bolívar on a 1958 stampElizabeth Bishop (2012) PoetEmily Bissell (1980) Social WorkerHugo L. Black (1986) Supreme Court JusticeElizabeth Blackwell (1974) 1st U.S. female physicianElizabeth Blackwell on a 1974 stamp Montgomery Blair (1963) Lawyer, politician, postmaster generalEubie Blake (1995) Jazz musician and songwriterHarlon Block (1945) Iwo JimaNellie Bly (2002) JournalistHumphrey Bogart (1997) ActorCharles E. Bohlen (2006) DiplomatSimón Bolívar (1958) South American revolutionaryDaniel Boone (1942) FrontiersmanSandro Botticelli (1981) PainterClara Bow (1994) ActressWilliam Boyd (2009) ActorElizabeth Boyer (2008) ActressJohn Bradley (1945) Iwo JimaOmar N. Bradley (2000) World War II Army GeneralLouis Brandeis (2009) Supreme Court justiceMary Breckinridge (1998) Frontier Nursing Services founderWilliam Brennan Jr. (2009) Supreme Court justiceFanny Brice (1991) ComedianJim Bridger (1994) Western pioneerJoseph Brodsky (2012) PoetGwendolyn Brooks (2012) PoetWilliam Jennings Bryan (1986) Lawyer, politicianPaul "Bear" Bryant (1997) Football coachJames Buchanan (1938) 15th PresidentPearl S. Buck (1983) AuthorCharles Bulfinch (1979) ArchitectRalph Bunche (1982) Diplomat, Nobel LaureateLuther Burbank (1940) HorticulturistJulia de Burgos (2010) PoetArleigh Albert Burke (2010) AdmiralLuther Burbank on a 1940 stamp John Burgoyne (1927) Revolutionary War GeneralGeorge Burns (2009) ComedianRaymond Burr (2009) ActorEdgar Rice Burroughs (2012) AuthorRichard E. Byrd (1988) Antarctic explorerCAntoine de la Mothe Cadillac on a 1951 stamp Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (1992) ExplorerAntoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1951) ExplorerJames Cagney (1999) ActorAlexander Calder (1998) SculptorMelvin Calvin (2011) ChemistAndrew Carnegie on a 1960 stamp Walter Camp (2003) Football coachRoy Campanella (2006) Baseball playerZachary Canter (2000) Child stamp design contest winnerFrank Capra (2012) Motion picture directorHattie Caraway (2001) 1st female SenatorChester Carlson (1988) Xerox inventorGeorge Washington Carver on a 1948 stamp Hoagy Carmichael (1996) Singer, musician, composer, and actorAndrew Carnegie (1960) PhilanthropistArt Carney (2009) ActorLudovico Carracci (1989) PainterCharles Carroll of Carrollton (1976) Declaration of Independence signerKit Carson (1994) FrontiersmanRachel Carson (1981) EnvironmentalistAlvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (1993) Country musicianMary Cassatt on a 1966 stamp Maybelle Carter (1993) Country singer and musicianSara Carter (1993) Country singer and musicianPhilip Carteret (1964) ExplorerEnrico Caruso (1987) TenorGeorge Washington Carver (1948 & 1998) BotanistWilla Cather on a 1973 stamp Nellie Cashman (1994) ProspectorMary Cassatt (1966) PainterJohn Cassavetes (2003) Motion picture directorWilla Sibert Cather (1973) AuthorWinston Churchill on a 1965 stamp George Catlin (1998) PainterIgnacio Chacón (2006) PainterSamuel de Champlain (2006) ExplorerLon Chaney, Jr. (1997) ActorLon Chaney, Sr. (1994) ActorHenry Clay, 1902 stamp Octave Chanute (1979) Aviation pioneerCharlie Chaplin (1994) ActorCarrie Chapman Catt (1948) SuffragistDave Chapman (2011) Industrial designerJean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1974) PainterSamuel Chase (1976) Declaration of Independence signerMartha Chase (1997) Doll designerCésar Chávez (2003) Labor rights leaderDennis Chavez (1991) SenatorClaire Chennault (1990) AviatorMary Chesnut (1995) Civil War diaristCharles W. Chesnutt (2008) WriterFrederic Edwin Church (1998) PainterWinston Churchill (1965) British Prime MinisterGiovanni Battista Cima (1993) PainterAbraham Clark (1976) Declaration of Independence signerGeorge Rogers Clark (1929) Revolutionary War officerGrenville Clark (1985) AuthorWilliam Clark (1954) ExplorerHenry Clay (1870, 1902) StatesmanSamuel L. Clemens (1940) AuthorRoberto Clemente (1984 & 2000) Baseball playerGrover Cleveland (1923) 22nd & 24th PresidentJ. R. Clifford (2009) AttorneyGrover Cleveland on a 1923 stamp Patsy Cline (1993) Country singer and musicianGeorge Clinton (1976) Continental CongressmanGeorge Clymer (1976) Declaration of Independence signerDavid Cobb (1976) Congressional Representative, 3rd U.S. CongressTy Cobb (2000) Baseball playerAlvin Langdon Coburn (2002) PhotographerJacqueline Cochran (1996) AviatorMickey Cochrane (2000) Baseball playerBuffalo Bill Cody (1988) Wild West showmanGeorge M. Cohan (1978) Actor, playwrightClaudette Colbert (2012) ActressNat King Cole (1994) Singer, musician, and songwriterBessie Coleman (1995) 1st African American female pilotEddie Collins (2000) Baseball playerJohn Coltrane (1995) Jazz musician and composerChristopher Columbus (1893) ExplorerHenry Comstock (1959) ProspectorJames Cook (1978) ExplorerCalvin Coolidge (1938) 30th PresidentCalvin Coolidge on a 1938 stamp Anna Julia Cooper (2009) Civil rights leaderGary Cooper (1990, 2009) ActorJames Fenimore Cooper (1940) AuthorNicolaus Copernicus (1973) AstronomerNicolaus Copernicus on a 1973 stamp Elizabeth Clarke Copley (1965) Portrait subject on a stamp honoring John Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton Copley (1965) PainterGerty Cori (2008) BiochemistCharles Cornwallis (1930) Revolutionary War GeneralDean Cornwell (2001) IllustratorFrancisco Vazquez de Coronado (1940) ExplorerLorenzo Costa (2001) PainterLou Costello (1991) ComedianCrazy Horse (1982) Oglala Sioux warriorDavy Crockett (1967) Alamo defenderDavy Crockett on a 1966 stamp Bing Crosby (1994) Singer, actorPercy Crosby (1997) CartoonistJim Crowley (1998) Football playerCelia Cruz (2011) MusicianE. E. Cummings (2012) PoetImogen Cunningham (2002) PhotographerNathaniel Currier (1976) LithographerGlenn Curtiss (1980) Aviation pioneerHarvey Cushing (1988) NeurosurgeonManasseh Cutler (1937) Northwest Territory pioneerDJohn Dewey on a 1968 stamp Daniel Daly (2005) Marine; Medal of Honor recipientVirginia Dare (1937) 1st European child born in AmericaGerard David (1979) PainterAlexander Jackson Davis (1980) ArchitectWalt Disney on a 1968 stamp Allison Davis (1994) Educator, anthropologistBenjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. (1997) Army GeneralBette Davis (2008) ActressJefferson Davis (1970) Confederate PresidentMiles Davis (2012) Jazz musicianJulia de Burgos (2010) Puerto Rican writer and poetAgnes de Mille (2004) ChoreographerDizzy Dean (2000) Baseball playerJames Dean (1996) ActorStephen Decatur (1936) Naval officerLee De Forest (1973)Willem de Kooning (2010) Abstract expressionist artistAndrea della Robbia (1978) SculptorFrederick Douglass on a 1967 stamp Luca della Robbia (1985) SculptorCecil B. DeMille (2003) Motion picture producerJack Dempsey (1998) BoxerDonald Deskey (2011) Industrial designerJohn Foster Dulles on a 1960 stamp George Dewey (1936) Navy AdmiralJohn Dewey (1968) EducatorEmily Dickinson (1971) PoetJohn Dickinson (1976) American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and PennsylvaniaWilliam Dickson (1996) Motion picture camera inventorEverett Dirksen (1981) SenatorJoe DiMaggio (2012) Baseball playerWalt Disney (1968) Motion picture producer, animatorDorothea Dix (1983) Mental health advocateLarry Doby (2012) Baseball playerJimmy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleaderTommy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleaderStephen A. Douglas (1958) PoliticianFrederick Douglass (1967) AbolitionistCharles R. Drew (1981) SurgeonHenry Dreyfuss (2011) Industrial designerW. E. B. Du Bois (1992) Civil Rights advocateJohn Foster Dulles (1960) Secretary of StatePaul Laurence Dunbar (1975) PoetPaul Laurence Dunbar on a 1975 stamp Isadora Duncan (2012) DancerKatherine Dunham (2012) ChoreographerHarvey Dunn (2001) IllustratorAsher B. Durand (1998) PainterEThomas Eakins on a 1967 stamp Eddie Eagan (1990) Boxer, bobsledderThomas Eakins (1967) Painter, sculptorAmelia Earhart on a 1963 stamp Charles and Ray Eames (2008) Industrial design, furniture designAmelia Earhart (1963) AviatorWyatt Earp (1994) GunfighterGeorge Eastman on a 1954 stamp George Eastman (1954) Roll film inventorThomas Alva Edison (1947) InventorAlbert Einstein (1966) PhysicistAlbert Einstein on a 1966 stamp Billy Eisengrein (2002) Ground Zero firefighterDwight D. Eisenhower (1969) 34th PresidentCharles W. Eliot (1940) EducatorThomas Stearns Eliot (1986) PoetDwight D. Eisenhower on a 1970 stamp William Ellery (1976) Declaration of Independence signerEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1986) Jazz musician and composerLincoln Ellsworth (1988) Antarctic explorerLeif Ericson on a 1968 stamp Ralph Waldo Emerson (1940) AuthorJohn Ericsson (1926) InventorLeif Ericson (1968) ExplorerWalker Evans (2002) PhotographerMedgar Evers (2009) Civil rights leaderRay Ewry (1990) Track & field athleteJan van Eyck (1968) PainterFMillard Fillmore on a 1938 stamp Douglas Fairbanks (1984) ActorCal Farley (1996) Boys Ranch founderPhilo T. Farnsworth (1983) TV camera inventorDavid G. Farragut (1903) 1st Navy AdmiralWilliam Cuthbert Faulkner (1987) AuthorHenry Ford on a 1968 stamp Robert Fawcett (2001) IllustratorEdna Ferber (2002) AuthorPerry Ferguson (2003) Motion picture art directorPeter Francisco on a 1975 stamp Enrico Fermi (2001) PhysicistJosé Ferrer (2012) ActorRichard Feynman (2005) PhysicistArthur Fiedler (1997) ConductorDorothy Fields (1996) LyricistW. C. Fields (1980) Actor, comedianMillard Fillmore (1938) 13th PresidentJohn C. Fremont on an 1898 stamp Ella Fitzgerald (2007) Jazz singerF. Scott Fitzgerald (1996) AuthorJames Montgomery Flagg (2001) IllustratorRobert Frost, 1974 Father Edward J. Flanagan (1986) Orphan advocateWilliam Floyd (1976) Declaration of Independence signerHenry Fonda (2005) ActorLynn Fontanne (1999) ActressGerald R. Ford (2007) President of the United StatesJohn Ford (2012) Motion picture directorHenry Ford (1968) IndustrialistBob Fosse (2012) ChoreographerJohn Foster (1998) PainterRube Foster (2010) Baseball playerStephen Collins Foster (1940) ComposerFour Chaplains (1948) Died during the DorchestersinkingGeorge L. Fox (1948) One of the Four ChaplainsJimmie Foxx (2000) Baseball playerSaint Francis of Assisi (1982) Franciscan Order founderPeter Francisco (1975) Revolutionary War soldierFelix Frankfurter (2009) Supreme Court justiceBenjamin Franklin (1847) 1st Postmaster, statesman, scientistBenjamin Franklin on the first US stamp, 1847 Elizabeth Freake (1998) Portrait subjectMary Freake (1998) Portrait subjectJohn C. Fremont (1898) and (1994) Explorer, SenatorDaniel Chester French (1940) SculptorArthur Burdett Frost (2001) IllustratorRobert Frost (1974) PoetBuckminster Fuller (2004) InventorRobert Fulton on a 1965 stamp Robert Fulton (1909) Steamboat inventorFrank Furness (1980) ArchitectGAlbert Gallatin on a 1967 stamp Clark Gable (1990) ActorRene Gagnon (1945) Iwo JimaThomas Gainsborough (1974) PainterAlbert Gallatin (1967) Secretary of the TreasuryThomas H. Gallaudet (1983) EducatorBernardo de Galvez (1980) Revolutionary War GeneralMohandas Gandhi (1961) Indian patriotGreta Garbo (2005) ActressCarlos Gardel (2011) SingerWalter F. George on a 1960 stamp James A. Garfield (1882) 20th PresidentGiuseppe Garibaldi (1960) Italian patriotJudy Garland (1990) ActressErroll Garner (1995) Jazz musician and composerLou Gehrig (1989) Baseball playerTheodor Seuss Geisel (1999) Author & illustratorMartha Gellhorn (2008) JournalistWalter F. George (1960) SenatorGeronimo (1994) Apache leaderElbridge Gerry (1976) Declaration of Independence signerAmadeo P. Giannini on a 1973 stamp George Gershwin (1973) Composer and musicianIra Gershwin (1999) LyricistDomenico Ghirlandaio (1975) PainterAmadeo P. Giannini (1973) Bank of America founderJosiah Willard Gibbs (2005) ThermodynamicistJosh Gibson (2000) Baseball playerJohn Gilbert (1994) ActorLillian Moller Gilbreth (1984) Industrial engineerGiorgio Barbarelli Giorgione (1971) PainterGiotto di Bondone (1995) PainterJackie Gleason (2009) ComedianRobert H. Goddard on a 1964 stamp Robert H. Goddard (1964) Rocket scientistMaria Goeppert-Mayer (2011) PhysicistGeorge W. Goethals (1939) Panama Canal engineerRube Goldberg (1995) CartoonistSamuel Gompers (1950) Labor union leaderSamuel Gompers on a 1950 stamp Alexander D. Goode (1948) One of the Four ChaplainsBenny Goodman (1996) Jazz musician and bandleaderCharles Goodnight (1994) Cattle rancherArshile Gorky (2010) Abstract expressionist artistHorace Greeley on a 1961 stamp Jan Gossaert (2002) PainterAdolph Gottlieb (2010) Abstract expressionist artistLouis Moreau Gottschalk (1997) ComposerFrancisco Goya (1974) PainterMartha Graham (2004) ChoreographerRed Grange (2003) Football playerCary Grant (2002) ActorUlysses S. Grant (1890) 18th PresidentFrançois Joseph Paul Grasse (1931) Revolutionary War AdmiralAsa Gray (2011) BotanistHorace Greeley (1961) JournalistAdolphus W. Greely (1986) Arctic explorerDavid Wark Griffith on a 1975 stamp Hank Greenberg (2006) Baseball playerNathanael Greene (1936) Revolutionary War GeneralLudwig Greiner (1997) Doll designerDavid Wark Griffith (1975) Motion picture producerFerde Grofé (1997) ComposerWalter Gropius (1982) ArchitectThomas Grosvenor (1968) Revolutionary War soldierLefty Grove (2000) Baseball playerJohnny Gruelle (1997) Doll designerJohann Gutenberg (1952) Printing press inventorWoody Guthrie (1998) Folk singer, songwriter, and musicianHNathan Hale on a 1925 stamp Philip Habib (2006) DiplomatGeorge Halas (1997) Football coachDag Hammarskjöld on a 1962 stamp Nathan Hale (1925) Revolutionary War officerBill Haley (1993) Rock and roll singer, musician, and songwriterFannie Lou Hamer (2009) Civil rights leaderAlexander Hamilton (1870) StatesmanWilliam Christopher Handy on a 1969 stamp Alice Hamilton (1995) PhysicianDag Hammarskjöld (1962) United Nations Secretary GeneralOscar Hammerstein II (1999) Musical theater writerJohn Hancock (1976) Declaration of Independence signatoryWinfield Hancock (1995) Civil War GeneralWilliam Christopher Handy (1969) Blues musician and composerJohn Hanson (1981) President of Continental CongressYip Harburg (2005) LyricistBenjamin Harrison on a 1902 stamp Warren G. Harding (1923) 29th PresidentOliver Hardy (1991) ComedianWilliam Harnett (1969) PainterWilliam Harnett on a 1969 stamp Joel Chandler Harris (1948) JournalistPatricia Roberts Harris (2000) Presidential Cabinet member, ambassadorBenjamin Harrison (1902) 23rd PresidentBenjamin Harrison V (1976) Declaration of Independence signerWilliam Henry Harrison (1938) 9th PresidentRay Harroun (2011) Racecar driverLorenz Hart (1999) LyricistOliver Wendell Holmes, on a 1968 stamp Moss Hart (2004) PlaywrightWilliam S. Hart (2010) ActorBret Harte (1987) AuthorDavid Hartley (1983) Treaty of Paris signatoryJohn Harvard (1986) Harvard College benefactorJosiah Johnson Hawes (2002) PhotographerColeman Hawkins (1995) Jazz musicianNathaniel Hawthorne (1983) AuthorRobert Hayden (2012) PoetHelen Hayes (2011) ActressIra Hayes (1945) Iwo JimaHerbert Hoover, on a 1965 stamp Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher) (1928) Battlefield volunteerRutherford B. Hayes (1922) 19th PresidentEdith Head (2003) Costume designerMartin Johnson Heade (2004) PainterMark Hopkins on a 1940 stamp John Held, Jr. (2001) IllustratorSam Houston on a 1963 stamp Ernest Hemingway (1989) AuthorO. Henry (2012) AuthorPatrick Henry (1955) American Revolution oratorJim Henson (2005) Muppets creatorMatthew Alexander Henson (1986) Arctic explorerElias Howe, on a 1940 stamp Audrey Hepburn (2003) ActressKatharine Hepburn (2010) ActressVictor Herbert (1940) ComposerNicholas Herkimer (1977) Revolutionary War GeneralBernard Herrmann (1999) ComposerJohn Hersey (2008) JournalistMilton S. Hershey (1995) ConfectionerJoseph Hewes (1976) Declaration of Independence signerThomas Heyward, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signerWild Bill Hickok (1994) GunfighterMarguerite Higgins (2002) JournalistMorgan Hill (2000) Child stamp design contest winnerLewis Hine (2002) PhotographerJohn L. Hines (2000) World War I GeneralAlfred Hitchcock (1998) Motion picture directorJames Hoban (1981) White House architectOveta Culp Hobby (2011) Women's Army Corps officerHans Hofmann (2010) Abstract expressionist painterKatsushika Hokusai (1974) PainterBillie Holiday (1994) Jazz singerHollow Horn Bear (date unknown) Brulé Sioux leaderBuddy Holly (1993) Rock and roll singer, musician, and songwriterOliver Wendell Holmes (1968) Supreme Court JusticeWinslow Homer (1962) PainterWilliam Hooper (1976) Declaration of Independence signerHerbert Hoover (1965) 31st PresidentBob Hope (2009) ComedianJohns Hopkins (1989) PhilanthropistMark Hopkins (1940) EducatorStephen Hopkins (1976) Declaration of Independence signerFrancis Hopkinson (1976) Declaration of Independence signerEdward Hopper (1970) PainterRogers Hornsby (2000) Baseball playerHarry Houdini (2002) MagicianCharles Hamilton Houston (2009) Civil rights leaderSam Houston (1963) Texas GovernorElias Howe (1940) InventorJulia Ward Howe (1987) AbolitionistChester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett (1994) Blues singer, musician, and songwriterEdwin Hubble (2000) AstronomerHenry Hudson (1909) ExplorerCharles Evans Hughes (1962) Chief JusticeCharles Evan Hughes on a 1962 stamp Langston Hughes (2002) AuthorCordell Hull on a 1964 stamp Cordell Hull (1963) Secretary of StateHubert Humphrey (1991) Vice PresidentRichard Morris Hunt (1981) ArchitectSamuel Huntington (1976) Declaration of Independence signatoryRuby Hurley (2009) Civil rights leaderZora Neale Hurston (2003) AuthorJohn Huston (2012) Motion picture directorIWashington Irving on a 1940 stamp Washington Irving (1940) AuthorIsabella I of Castile (1893) Queen of Spain, funded Christopher Columbus's voyageCharles Ives (1997) ComposerFrederic E. Ives (1996) Halftone printing inventorJames Ives (1974) LithographerJThomas Jefferson on a 1922 stamp Andrew Jackson (1861) 7th PresidentAndrew Jackson on a 1967 stamp Mahalia Jackson (1998) Gospel singerThomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1937) Confederate Army GeneralLyndon B. Johnson on a 1973 stamp John Jay (1958) New York Governor, statesman, Supreme Court justiceRobinson Jeffers (1973) PoetThomas Jefferson (1861) 3rd PresidentJesus (1966) Christianity founderChief Joseph on a 1968 stamp Andrew Johnson (1938) 17th PresidentEastman Johnson (1976) PainterGeorge Johnson (2002) Ground Zero firefighterJames P. Johnson (1995) ComposerJames Weldon Johnson (1988) AuthorJohn H. Johnson (2012) PublisherJoshua Johnson (1998) PainterLyndon B. Johnson (1973) 36th PresidentRobert Johnson (1994) Blues singer, musician, and songwriterWalter Johnson (2000) Baseball playerWilliam Johnson (artist) (2012) ArtistJoseph E. Johnston (1995) Confederate Army GeneralLouis Jolliet (1968) ExplorerAl Jolson (1994) Singer and actorCasey Jones (1950) Railroad engineerJohn Paul Jones (1936) Revolutionary War Naval CaptainBobby Jones (1981) GolferScott Joplin (1983) Ragtime musician and composerBarbara Jordan (2011) CongresswomanLouis Jordan (2008) Musician/singerChief Joseph (1968) Nez Perce warriorPercy Lavon Julian (1993) ChemistErnest E. Just (1996) BiologistKDuke Kahanamoku (2002) Surfer, swimmerFrida Kahlo (2001) PainterKamehameha I of Hawaii on a 1937 stamp Kamehameha I of Hawaii (1937) Hawaiian KingElisha Kent Kane (1986) Arctic explorerBoris Karloff (1997) ActorTheodore von Kármán (1992) Aerospace scientistGertrude Käsebier (2002) PhotographerJohn F. Kennedy on a 1964 stamp Stephen Watts Kearny (1946) Mexican American War officerBuster Keaton (1994) ActorHelen Keller (1980) Author, disability advocateGrace Kelly (1993) Actress and Princess of MonacoJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) 35th PresidentRobert F. Kennedy (1979) Attorney GeneralRockwell Kent (2001) IllustratorJerome Kern (1985) ComposerAndré Kertész (2002) Hungarian photographerFrancis Scott Key (1948) Star-Spangled Banner composerMartin Luther King, Jr. (1979) Civil Rights advocateFranz Kline (1998) PainterHenry Knox (1985) Revolutionary War GeneralErich Korngold (1999) ComposerTadeusz Kościuszko (1933) Polish-Lithuanian patriotLajos Kossuth (1958) Hungarian patriotLFiorello LaGuardia on a 1972 stamp Marquis de Lafayette (1952) Revolutionary War GeneralFiorello H. La Guardia (1972) New York City MayorSidney Lanier on a 1972 stamp Dorothea Lange (2002) PhotographerSamuel Pierpont Langley (1988) Aviation pioneerSidney Lanier (1972) PoetMary Lasker (2009) PhilanthropistRobert E. Lee on a 1955 stamp Benjamin Latrobe (1979) ArchitectFrank C. Laubach (1984) EducatorStan Laurel (1991) ComedianAbraham Lincoln on a 1960 stamp John Laurens (1976) Revolutionary War soldierElmer Layden (1998) Football coachHuddie Ledbetter (1998) Blues singer, musician, and songwriterJason Lee (1948) Oregon Territory missionaryJuliette Gordon Low on a 1948 stamp Richard Henry Lee (1976) Declaration of Independence signerRobert E. Lee (1937) Confederate Army GeneralVivien Leigh (1990) ActressJohn A. Lejeune (2005) Marine Corps CommandantPonce de Leon (1982) ExplorerAlan Jay Lerner (1999) LyricistEmanuel Leutze (1976) PainterDenise Levertov (2012) PoetFrancis Lewis (1976) Declaration of Independence signatorySybil Ludington on a 1975 stamp Meriwether Lewis (1954) ExplorerSinclair Lewis (1985) AuthorJoseph Christian Leyendecker (2001) IllustratorJosé Limón (2012) ChoreographerAbraham Lincoln (1866) 16th PresidentBenjamin Lincoln (1976) Revolutionary War GeneralTad Lincoln (1984) son of Abraham LincolnCharles Lindbergh (1927) AviatorJean-Etienne Liotard (1974) PainterFra Filippo Lippi (1984) PainterWalter Lippmann (1985) JournalistSarah Lipsey (2000) Child stamp design contest winnerPhilip Livingston (1976) Declaration of Independence signerRobert R. Livingston (1904) Declaration of Independence drafterHarold Lloyd (1994) ActorBelva Ann Lockwood (1986) Lawyer, feministFrank Loesser (1999) ComposerFrederick Loewe (1999) ComposerRaymond Loewy (2011) Industrial designerVince Lombardi (1997) Football coachJack London (1986) AuthorCrawford W. Long (1940) PhysicianHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (1940) PoetLorenzo Lotto (1970) PainterJoe Louis (1993) BoxerLouis XVI of France (1978) King of France, Revolutionary War supporterJuliette Gordon Low (1948) Girl Scouts of America founderJames Russell Lowell (1940) PoetHenry R. Luce (1998) PublisherSybil Ludington (1975) Revolutionary War heroineBela Lugosi (1997) ActorBernardino Luini (2007) PainterAlfred Lunt (1999) ActorMartin Luther (1983) Protestant reformerThomas Lynch, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signerMary Lyon (1987) EducatorMClara Maass, on a 1976 stamp Clara Maass (1976) NurseDouglas MacArthur (1971) Army GeneralThomas Macdonough (1937) Naval officerEdward MacDowell (1940) ComposerDolley Madison (1980) First LadyHelene Madison (1990) SwimmerJames Madison (1894) 4th PresidentRamon Magsaysay (1957) Philippine PresidentHenry Mancini (2004) ComposerHorace Mann (1940) EducatorRamon Magsaysay, on a 1957 stamp C.G.E. Mannerheim (1960) Finnish PresidentMickey Mantle (2006) Baseball playerRocky Marciano (1999) BoxerLuis Muñoz Marín (1990) 1st Puerto Rico GovernorRoger Maris (1999) Baseball playerJacques Marquette (1898) ExplorerGeorge Catlett Marshall (1965) Secretary of State, Army GeneralGeorge Catlett Marshall on a 1967 stamp John Marshall (1894) Chief JusticeThurgood Marshall (2003) Supreme Court JusticeRoberta Martin (1998) Gospel singer, musician, and songwriterEdgar Lee Masters on a 1970 stamp Mary (The Madonna) (1966) Central figure in ChristianityGroucho Marx (2009) ComedianTomáš Masaryk (1960) President of CzechoslovakiaGeorge Mason (1958) StatesmanEdgar Lee Masters (1970) PoetBat Masterson (1994) U.S. MarshalRichard Mather (1998) PainterChristy Mathewson (2000) Baseball playerPaolo de Matteis (1996) PainterJan Earnst Matzeliger (1991) Lasting machine inventorBill Mauldin (2010) CartoonistBernard Maybeck (1981) ArchitectCharles Horace Mayo (1964) SurgeonWilliam James Mayo (1964) SurgeonPhilip Mazzei (1980) Revolutionary War supporterEphraim McDowell, on a 1959 stamp Barbara McClintock (2005) GeneticistJohn McCloy (2010) Navy sailorJohn McCormack (1984) TenorCyrus Hall McCormick (1940) Mechanical reaper inventorHattie McDaniel (2006) ActressEphraim McDowell (1959) SurgeonThomas McKean (1976) Declaration of Independence signerWilliam McKinley (1904) 25th PresidentJohn McLoughlin (1948) Oregon Territory settlerBrien McMahon on a 1962 stamp Brien McMahon (1962) Atomic Energy Act authorNeysa McMein (2001) IllustratorMoina Michael on a 1948 stamp Clyde McPhatter (1993) R&B singerDan McWilliams (2002) Ground Zero firefighterMargaret Mead (1998) AnthropologistGeorge Meany (1994) Labor union leaderAndrew W. Mellon (1955) FinancierHerman Melville (1984) AuthorHans Memling (1966) PainterJohnny Mercer (1996) Composer and singerOttmar Mergenthaler (1996) Linotype inventorEthel Merman (1994) Singer, actressMoina Michael (1948) Memorial Poppy founderOscar Micheaux (2010) Motion picture directorJames Michener (2008) WriterArthur Middleton (1976) Declaration of Independence signerEdna St. Vincent Millay (1981) PoetDon Miller (1998) Football playerDoris Miller (2010) Navy veteranGlenn Miller (1996) Jazz musician, arranger, and composerRobert Millikan (1982) PhysicistCharlie Mingus (1995) Jazz musician and composerCarmen Miranda (2011) SingerBilly Mitchell (1999) Air Force GeneralJoan Mitchell (2010) Abstract expressionist artistMargaret Mitchell (1986) AuthorTom Mix (2010) ActorLorenzo Monaco (2004) PainterThelonious Monk (1995) Jazz musician and composerJames Monroe (1904) 5th PresidentMarilyn Monroe (1995) ActressJohn Bassett Moore (1965) JuristJohn Bassett Moore on a 1965 stamp Clayton Moore (2009) ActorMarianne Craig Moore (1990) PoetThomas Moran (1998) PainterGiovanni Battista Moroni (1987) PainterJustin S. Morrill (1999) SenatorLewis Morris (1976) Declaration of Independence signerRobert Morris (financier) (1952) Declaration of Independence signatorySamuel F. B. Morse (1940) Telegraph inventorJelly Roll Morton (originally Ferdinand J. La Menthe) (1995) Jazz musician and composerJulius Sterling Morton (1932) Arbor Day founderAnna Mary Robertson Moses "Grandma Moses" (1969) PainterGrandma Moses on a 1969 stamp Horace A. Moses (1984) Junior Achievement founderRobert Motherwell (2010) Abstract expressionist artistLucretia Mott (1948) Civil Rights advocateJohn Muir on a 1964 stamp John Muir (1964) ConservationistPeter Müller-Munk (2011) Industrial designerLuis Muñoz Marín (1980) First democratically elected governor of Puerto RicoAudie L. Murphy (2000) World War II soldier, actorRobert Daniel Murphy (2006) DiplomatEdward R. Murrow (1994) JournalistEadweard Muybridge (1996) PhotographerMyron of Boeotia (1996) SculptorJames Naismith on a 1961 stamp Bronco Nagurski (2003) Football playerJames Naismith (1961) Basketball inventorOgden Nash (2002) PoetHarriet Nelson (2009) ActressOzzie Nelson (2009) ActorThomas Nelson, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signatoryLouise Nevelson (2000) SculptorErnie Nevers (2003) Football playerEthelbert Nevin on a 1940 stamp Ethelbert Nevin (1940) ComposerAlfred Newman (1999) ComposerBarnett Newman (2010) Abstract expressionist artistJean Nicolet (1934) ExplorerChester W. Nimitz (1985) World War II AdmiralRichard Nixon (1995) 37th PresidentAlfred Nobel (2001) PhilanthropistIsamu Noguchi (2004) SculptorGeorge W. Norris (1961) SenatorEliot Noyes (2011) Industrial designerOAnnie Oakley (1994) SharpshooterAdolph S. Ochs on a 1976 stamp Adolph S. Ochs (1976) New York Times publisherSevero Ochoa (2011) BiochemistJames Edward Oglethorpe (1933) Georgia founderGeorgia O'Keeffe (1996) PainterFrederick Law Olmsted (1999) Landscape architectEugene O'Neill (1973) PlaywrightEugene O'Neill on a 1967 stamp Rose O'Neill (2001) IllustratorEugene Ormandy (1997) ConductorTimothy O'Sullivan (2002) PhotographerMel Ott (2006) Baseball playerFrancis Ouimet (1988) GolferMary White Ovington (2009) Civil rights leaderJesse Owens (1990) Track & field athleteWilliam Paca (1976) Declaration of Independence signerIgnacy Jan Paderewski (1960) Polish Prime MinisterSatchel Paige (2000) Baseball playerRobert Treat Paine (1976) Declaration of Independence signerThomas Paine on a 1969 stamp Thomas Paine (1965) JournalistNathaniel Palmer (1988) Antarctic explorerGeorge Papanicolaou (1978) CytologistAl Parker (2001) IllustratorCharlie Parker (1995) Jazz musician and composerFranklin Pierce on a 1938 stamp Dorothy Parker (1992) AuthorFrancis Parkman (1965) HistorianMaxfield Parrish (2001) IllustratorPocahontas on a 1907 stamp Alden Partridge (1985) EducatorGeorge S. Patton, Jr. (1953) World War II Army GeneralAlice Paul (1995) Suffragist and feministLinus Pauling (2008) ChemistEthel L. Payne (2002) JournalistCharles Willson Peale (1955) PainterRembrandt Peale (1998) PainterRobert Edwin Peary (1959) Arctic explorerGregory Peck, (2011) ActorPhoebe Pember (1995) Confederate nurseWilliam Penn (1932) Pennsylvania founderClaude Pepper (2000) SenatorSalem Poor on a 1975 stamp Frances Perkins (1980) Secretary of LaborMatthew Perry (1953) Navy CommodoreOliver Hazard Perry (1870) Naval officerJohn J. Pershing (1961) World War I GeneralPerugino (1986) PainterJohn Frederick Peto (1974) PainterAmmi Phillips (1998) PainterColes Phillips (2001) IllustratorÉdith Piaf (2012) SingerBen Picket (1994) brother of Bill Picket, accidentally placed on stamp when his brother Bill was meant to appear; stamp recalled and replacedBill Pickett (1994) Wild West performerFranklin Pierce (1938) 14th PresidentKazimierz Pułaski on a 1931 stamp Sano di Pietro (1997) PainterWilliam T. Piper (1990) Aviation pioneerZaSu Pitts (1994) ActressSylvia Plath (2012) PoetPocahontas (1907) Algonquian princessEdgar Allan Poe (1949) AuthorJean Baptiste Point du Sable (1987) Chicago settlerClark V. Poling (1948) One of the Four ChaplainsGeorge Polk (2008) JournalistJames K. Polk (1938) 11th PresidentJackson Pollock (1999) PainterLily Pons (1997) SopranoRosa Ponselle (1997) SopranoSalem Poor (1975) Revolutionary War soldierCole Porter (1991) Composer and songwriterDavid D. Porter (1937) Civil War naval officerKatherine Anne Porter (2006) AuthorEmily Post (1998) AuthorWiley Post (1979) AviatorJohn Wesley Powell (1969) GeologistElvis Presley (1993) Rock and roll singer and musicianJoseph Priestley (1983) ChemistTito Puente (2011) DrummerKazimierz Pułaski (1931) Revolutionary War soldier (spelled Casimir Pulaski on the stamp)Joseph Pulitzer (1947) JournalistLewis B. 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Robinson (2000) ActorJackie Robinson (1982) Baseball playerEleanor Roosevelt on a 1963 stamp Sugar Ray Robinson (2006) BoxerComte de Rochambeau (1931) Revolutionary War GeneralKnute Rockne (1988) Football coachNorman Rockwell (1972) PainterJimmie Rodgers (1978) Country singer, musician, and songwriterRichard Rodgers (1999) ComposerTheodore Roethke (2012) PoetRoy Rogers (2010) Singer, ActorWill Rogers (1948) HumoristAntoniazzo Romano (1991) PainterFranklin D. Roosevelt on a 1945 stamp Eleanor Roosevelt (1963) First LadyFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1945) 32nd PresidentTheodore Roosevelt (1922) 26th PresidentBetsy Ross (1952) American flag creatorGeorge Ross (1952) Relative of Betsy RossMark Rothko (1998) PainterEdward Rutledge (1976) PainterWilma Rudolph (2004) Track & field athleteBenjamin Rush (1976) Declaration of Independence signerJimmy Rushing (1994) Blues singerTheodore Roosevelt on a 1922 stamp Charles M. Russell (1961) PainterRichard Russell, Jr. (1984) StatesmanGeorge Herman "Babe" Ruth (1983) Baseball playerEero Saarinen (1982) ArchitectAlbert Sabin (2006) VirologistSacagawea (1994) Shoshone guideAugustus Saint-Gaudens (1940) SculptorRubén Salazar (2008) JournalistPeter Salem (1968) Revolutionary War soldierJonas Salk (2006) Medical scientistHaym Salomon (1975) Revolutionary War financierHaym Salomon on a 1975 stamp William T. Sampson (1937) Navy AdmiralJosé de San Martín (1959) South American liberatorCarl Sandburg (1978) PoetHenry Sandham (1925) PainterWinthrop Sargent (1948) Mississippi Territory GovernorWilliam Saroyan (1991) AuthorWinfield S. Schley (1937) Navy AdmiralAlbert Schoenhut (1997) Doll designerCarl Schurz (1983) JournalistBlanche Stuart Scott (1980) AviatorWinfield Scott (1870) Army GeneralSelena (2011) SingerDavid O. Selznick (2003) Motion picture producerRaphael Semmes (1995) Naval officerSequoyah (1980) Cherokee linguistRod Serling (2009) WriterJunipero Serra (1985) Franciscan mission founderJohn Sevier (1946) Tennessee GovernorWilliam H. Seward (1873) Secretary of StateEric Sevareid (2008) JournalistChief Shadoo (1930) Kiowa ChiefWilliam Shakespeare on a 1938 stamp William Shakespeare (1964) PlaywrightCharles Sheeler (1998) PainterAlan Shepard (2011) AstronautPhilip Henry Sheridan (1937) Civil War GeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman on an 1893 stamp Roger Sherman (1976) Declaration of Independence signatoryWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (1893) Civil War GeneralDinah Shore (2009) SingerIgor Sikorsky (1988) Aircraft engineerPhil Silvers (2009) ComedianWilliam S. Sims (2010) AdmiralFrank Sinatra (2008) Singer/actorElisabetta Sirani (1994) PainterGeorge Sisler (2000) Baseball playerSitting Bull (1989) Hunkpapa Sioux warriorRed Skelton (2009) ComedianJohn French Sloan on a 1971 stamp John French Sloan (1971) PainterAlfred E. Smith (1945) New York GovernorBessie Smith (1994) Blues singerJessie Willcox Smith (2001) IllustratorJohn Smith (1907) Jamestown settlerKate Smith (2010) SingerMargaret Chase Smith (2007) U.S. senatorW. Eugene Smith (2002) PhotographerJohn Philip Sousa (1940) ComposerFranklin Sousley (1945) Iwo JimaAlbert Southworth (2002) PhotographerEdwin M. Stanton on an 1871 stamp Tris Speaker (2000) Baseball playerElmer Sperry (1985) Aviation pioneer Note: the wrong photograph was used as the basis for the stamp, which actually pictures Elmer Sperry's father.Lawrence Sperry (1985) Aviation pioneerJoel Elias Spingarn (2009) Civil rights leaderEdwin M. Stanton (1871) Secretary of WarElizabeth Cady Stanton (1948) Suffragist, feminist, and abolitionistWillie Stargell (2012) Baseball playerVilhjalmur Stefansson (1986) Arctic explorerEdward Steichen (2002) PhotographerJohn Steinbeck (1979) AuthorMax Steiner (1999) ComposerCharles Steinmetz (1983) Electrical inventorAdlai Stevenson on a 1965 stamp Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1930) Revolutionary War generalWallace Stevens (2012) PoetAdlai Stevenson (1965) UN Ambassador and presidential candidateJames Stewart (2007) ActorWalter Stewart (1976) Revolutionary War soldierAlfred Stieglitz (2002) PhotographerClyfford Still (2010) Abstract expressionist artistJoseph W. Stilwell (2000) Army GeneralRichard Stockton (1976) Declaration of Independence signerLeopold Stokowski (1997) ConductorHarlan Fiske Stone (1948) Chief JusticeLucy Stone on a 1968 stamp Lucy Stone (1965) Suffragist and feministJoseph Story (2009) Supreme Court justiceHarriet Beecher Stowe (2007) AuthorPaul Strand (2002) PhotographerMichael Strank (1945) Iwo JimaIgor Stravinsky (1982) ComposerWilliam Strickland (1979) ArchitectGilbert Charles Stuart (1940) PainterHarry Stuhldreher (1998) Football playerPeter Stuyvesant (1948) New Amsterdam GovernorDr. Seuss (1999) Author & illustratorAnne Sullivan (1980) EducatorEd Sullivan (2009) TV variety show hostJohn Sullivan (1929) Revolutionary War generalLouis Sullivan (1981) ArchitectGeorge Szell (1997) Conductor, composerTRobert A. Taft on a 1960 stamp Robert A. 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T. Trego (1976) PainterEdward Trudeau (2008) PhthisiologistHarry S. Truman (1973) 33rd PresidentJohn Trumbull (1927) PainterSojourner Truth (1986) AbolitionistHarriet Tubman (1978) AbolitionistRichard Tucker (1997) TenorMark Twain (1940) AuthorJohn Tyler (1938) 10th PresidentUThis section is empty. You can help by adding to it. VRitchie Valens (1993) Rock and roll musicianRudolph Valentino (1994) ActorMartin Van Buren (1938) 8th PresidentLudwig Mies van der Rohe (1982) ArchitectJames Van Der Zee (2002) PhotographerVivian Vance (2009) ActressFélix Varela (1997) Social reformerAlfred V. Verville (1985) Aviation pioneerOswald Garrison Villard (2009) Civil rights leaderBartolomeo Vivarini (1999) PainterGreta von Nessen (2011) Industrial designerJohn von Neumann (2005) MathematicianWHonus Wagner (2000) Baseball playerIzannah Walker (1997) Doll designerMadam C.J. Walker (1998) PhilanthropistMary Edwards Walker (1982) Army surgeonBooker T. 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Wharton, Sr. (2006) DiplomatEdith Wharton (1980) AuthorJoseph Wharton (1981) Wharton School of Business founderWilliam Whipple (1976) Declaration of Independence signerJames McNeill Whistler (1934) PainterJon Whitcomb (2001) IllustratorJosh White (1998) Folk singer, musician, songwriter, and actorMinor White (2002) PhotographerPaul Dudley White (1986) CardiologistWalter Francis White (2009) Civil rights leaderWilliam Allen White (1948) Newspaper editorWabokieshiek (White Cloud) (1998) Iowa ChiefWalt Whitman (1940) PoetEli Whitney (1940) Cotton gin inventorJohn Greenleaf Whittier (1940) PoetHazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1990) Tennis playerBilly Wilder (2012) Motion picture directorThornton Wilder (1997) PlaywrightHarvey W. Wiley (1956) ChemistCharles Wilkes (1988) Antarctic explorerRoy Wilkins (2001) Civil Rights advocateFrances E. 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