Awarded by the U.S. Army to soldiers who distinguish themselves by heroism or meritorious efforts in combat. Created in 1944.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John Abizaid |
Military |
1-Apr-1951 |
|
C-in-C, US Central Command, 2003-07 |
| David Abshire |
Government |
11-Apr-1926 |
|
US Ambassador to NATO, 1983-87 |
| Alex Agase |
Football |
27-Mar-1922 |
3-May-2007 |
Head Coach at Northwestern, Purdue |
| Spiro T. Agnew |
Politician |
9-Nov-1918 |
17-Sep-1996 |
Nixon's crooked VP |
| Carl B. Albert |
Politician |
10-May-1908 |
4-Feb-2000 |
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1946-76 |
| Eddie Albert |
Actor |
22-Apr-1906 |
26-May-2005 |
Oliver on Green Acres |
| Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
TAG Holdings LLC |
| William Robert Anderson |
Military |
17-Jun-1921 |
25-Feb-2007 |
Commander, USS Nautilus |
| James Arness |
Actor |
26-May-1923 |
|
Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke |
| Joseph W. Barr |
Government |
17-Jan-1918 |
23-Feb-1996 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1968-69 |
| Buzzie Bavasi |
Baseball |
12-Dec-1914 |
1-May-2008 |
MLB General Manager |
| Charles E. Bennett |
Politician |
2-Dec-1910 |
6-Sep-2003 |
Congressman from Florida, 1949-93 |
| Warren Bennis |
Educator |
8-Mar-1925 |
|
Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge |
| Angelo Bertelli |
Football |
18-Jun-1921 |
26-Jun-1999 |
Winner, 1943 Heisman Trophy |
| John Blatnik |
Politician |
17-Aug-1911 |
17-Dec-1991 |
Congressman from Minnesota, 1947-75 |
| J. Caleb Boggs |
Politician |
15-May-1909 |
26-Mar-1993 |
Governor and Senator from Delaware |
| Richard W. Bolling |
Politician |
17-May-1916 |
21-Apr-1991 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83 |
| Walter E. Boomer |
Military |
22-Sep-1938 |
|
Retired General, US Marine Corps |
| Leonard Boswell |
Politician |
10-Jan-1934 |
|
Congressman, Iowa 3rd |
| Charles G. Boyd |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Retired General, US Air Force |
| Jerry Boykin |
Military |
c. 1949 |
|
Pentagon's resident Jesus freak |
| Omar Bradley |
Military |
12-Feb-1893 |
8-Apr-1981 |
US Army Chief of Staff |
| Edward Thomas Brady |
Judge |
1-Nov-1943 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Marvin D. Brailsford |
Business |
31-Jan-1939 |
|
Retired US Army Lt. General |
| Anthony G. Brown |
Politician |
21-Nov-1961 |
|
Lt. Governor of Maryland |
| George S. Brown |
Military |
17-Aug-1918 |
5-Dec-1978 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-78 |
| Steve Buyer |
Politician |
26-Nov-1958 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 4th |
| Hugh L. Carey |
Politician |
11-Apr-1919 |
|
Governor of New York, 1975-83 |
| Richard H. Carmona |
Doctor |
22-Nov-1949 |
|
US Surgeon General, 2002-06 |
| Ronald D. Castille |
Judge |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Pennsylvania Chief Justice |
| John T. Chain |
Military |
11-Dec-1934 |
|
C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91 |
| Ming W. Chin |
Judge |
31-Aug-1942 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Frank Church |
Politician |
25-Jul-1924 |
7-Apr-1984 |
US Senator from Idaho, 1957-81 |
| Joseph Sill Clark |
Politician |
21-Oct-1901 |
21-Jan-1990 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956-69 |
| Mark Clark |
Military |
1-May-1896 |
17-Apr-1984 |
US Army Chief of Staff |
| Wesley Clark |
Military |
23-Dec-1944 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000 |
| Max Cleland |
Politician |
24-Aug-1942 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003 |
| Bert T. Combs |
Politician |
13-Aug-1911 |
4-Dec-1991 |
Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63 |
| John Connally |
Politician |
27-Feb-1917 |
15-Jun-1993 |
Governor of Texas, 1963-69 |
| J. Gary Cooper |
Business |
1936 |
|
US Ambassador to Jamaica, 1994-97 |
| John S. Cooper |
Politician |
23-Aug-1901 |
21-Feb-1991 |
US Senator from Kentucky |
| William J. Crowe, Jr. |
Government |
2-Jan-1925 |
18-Oct-2007 |
US Navy Admiral |
| Dave Cummings |
Pornstar |
13-Mar-1940 |
|
The old guy doing porno |
| Martin Dardis |
Journalist |
c. 1922 |
16-May-2006 |
Followed the Watergate money to Nixon |
| Duffy Daugherty |
Football |
8-Sep-1915 |
25-Sep-1987 |
MSU Head Coach, 1954-72 |
| Gray Davis |
Politician |
26-Dec-1942 |
|
Governor of California, 1999-2003 |
| Pete Dawkins |
Football |
8-Mar-1938 |
|
Winner, 1958 Heisman Trophy |
| Steven B. Derounian |
Politician |
6-Apr-1918 |
17-Apr-2007 |
Congressman from New York, 1953-65 |
| Bob Dole |
Politician |
22-Jul-1923 |
|
US Senator from Kansas, Viagra spokesman |
| James Doolittle |
Aviator |
14-Dec-1896 |
27-Sep-1993 |
Doolittle Raid against Tokyo in 1942 |
| Dale Dye |
Actor |
8-Oct-1944 |
|
Warriors, Inc. |
| Hermann Eilts |
Diplomat |
23-Mar-1922 |
12-Oct-2006 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, 1973-79 |
| Larry R. Ellis |
Business |
1946 |
|
US Army Forces Command, 2001-04 |
| William J. Fallon |
Military |
30-Dec-1944 |
|
C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08 |
| Dante Fascell |
Politician |
9-Mar-1917 |
28-Nov-1998 |
Congressman from Florida, 1955-93 |
| Jack Flynt |
Politician |
8-Nov-1914 |
24-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1954-79 |
| Malcolm Forbes |
Business |
19-Aug-1919 |
24-Feb-1990 |
Forbes publisher, Faberge collector |
| Tommy Franks |
Military |
17-Jun-1945 |
|
Former C-in-C, US Central Command |
| Jay Garner |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Ex-Director of Reconstruction of Iraq |
| Sam M. Gibbons |
Politician |
20-Jan-1920 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1963-97 |
| Wayne Gilchrest |
Politician |
15-Apr-1946 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 1st |
| Robert F. Goheen |
Educator |
15-Aug-1919 |
31-Mar-2008 |
President of Princeton University, 1957-72 |
| J. Scott Gration |
Military |
? |
|
Major General, USAF (Ret.) |
| David N. Greenlee |
Diplomat |
3-Jun-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Bolivia, 2003-06 |
| Bo Gritz |
Military |
18-Jan-1939 |
|
Former Green Beret |
| Bob Gunton |
Actor |
15-Nov-1945 |
|
The Shawshank Redemption |
| Chuck Hagel |
Politician |
4-Oct-1946 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| Michael V. Hayden |
Government |
17-Mar-1945 |
|
Director of the CIA |
| Mike Hayden |
Politician |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1987-91 |
| Robert Heilbroner |
Economist |
24-Mar-1919 |
4-Jan-2005 |
The Worldly Philosophers |
| Robert T. Herres |
Military |
12-Jan-1932 |
|
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs, 1987-90 |
| Christian Herter, Jr. |
Government |
29-Jan-1919 |
16-Sep-2007 |
First Chairman, New York Urban Coalition |
| Tony Hillerman |
Novelist |
27-May-1925 |
|
Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation |
| Fritz Hollings |
Politician |
1-Jan-1922 |
|
US Senator from South Carolina, 1967-2005 |
| James L. Holloway III |
Military |
23-Feb-1922 |
|
Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-78 |
| Russel Honore |
Military |
c. 1948 |
|
Three-star general |
| Ralph Houk |
Baseball |
9-Aug-1919 |
|
Former NY Yankees Manager |
| William L. Hungate |
Politician |
14-Dec-1922 |
22-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1964-77 |
| Duncan Hunter |
Politician |
31-May-1948 |
|
Congressman, California 52nd |
| Daniel Inouye |
Politician |
7-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Hawaii |
| Joel W. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Hormel, 1993-2005 |
| Sam Johnson |
Politician |
11-Oct-1930 |
|
Congressman, Texas 3rd |
| David C. Jones |
Military |
9-Jul-1921 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1978-82 |
| James Jones |
Author |
6-Nov-1921 |
9-May-1977 |
From Here to Eternity |
| Robert Jordan |
Author |
17-Oct-1948 |
16-Sep-2007 |
Wheel of Time series |
| George A. Joulwan |
Military |
16-Nov-1939 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97 |
| Janis Karpinski |
Military |
c. 1953 |
|
Brig. General in charge of Abu Ghraib prison |
| Tom Katis |
Military |
? |
|
Co-Founder, Triple Canopy |
| John M. Keane |
Military |
1-Feb-1943 |
|
US Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1999-2003 |
| Barnaby C. Keeney |
Educator |
17-Oct-1914 |
18-Jun-1980 |
President of Brown University, 1955-66 |
| Paul X. Kelley |
Military |
11-Nov-1928 |
|
28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87 |
| Leslie F. Kenne |
Military |
c. 1949 |
|
Retired Lt. General, US Air Force |
| Otto Kerner |
Politician |
15-Aug-1908 |
9-May-1976 |
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68 |
| John Kerry |
Politician |
11-Dec-1943 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts |
| William M. Ketchum |
Politician |
2-Sep-1921 |
24-Jun-1978 |
Congressman from California, 1973-78 |
| Tracy Kidder |
Author |
12-Nov-1945 |
|
The Soul of a New Machine |
| Robert M. Kimmitt |
Diplomat |
19-Dec-1947 |
|
US Deputy Treasury Secretary |
| William R. Kintner |
Scholar |
21-Apr-1915 |
1-Feb-1997 |
Peace and the Strategy Conflict |
| Ted Knight |
Actor |
7-Dec-1923 |
26-Aug-1986 |
Ted Baxter on Mary Tyler Moore |
| C. M. Kornbluth |
Novelist |
23-Jul-1923 |
21-Mar-1958 |
The Space Merchants |
| Charles C. Krulak |
Military |
4-Mar-1942 |
|
US Marine Corps Commandant, 1995-99 |
| William Kunstler |
Attorney |
7-Jul-1919 |
4-Sep-1995 |
Civil rights attorney |
| Charles R. Larson |
Military |
20-Nov-1936 |
|
C-in-C, US Pacific Command, 1991-94 |
| Jessica Lynch |
Victim |
26-Apr-1983 |
|
PFC captured by Iraq then rescued |
| Jeffrey Lynn |
Actor |
16-Feb-1909 |
24-Nov-1995 |
Home Town Story |
| Dayton S. Mak |
Government |
10-Jul-1917 |
|
US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1962-63 |
| Jim Marshall |
Politician |
31-Mar-1948 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 3rd |
| Spark Matsunaga |
Politician |
8-Oct-1916 |
15-Apr-1990 |
US Senator from Hawaii, 1977-90 |
| John McCain |
Politician |
29-Aug-1936 |
|
US Senator from Arizona |
| John P. McConnell |
Military |
7-Feb-1908 |
21-Nov-1986 |
USAF Chief of Staff, 1965-69 |
| Thomas McInerney |
Military |
1937 |
|
Fox News military analyst |
| John E. McLaughlin |
Government |
15-Jun-1942 |
|
Deputy Director CIA, 2000-04 |
| Robert E. McNair |
Politician |
14-Dec-1923 |
17-Nov-2007 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71 |
| Stephen McNichols |
Politician |
7-Mar-1914 |
25-Nov-1997 |
Governor of Colorado, 1957-63 |
| Timothy McVeigh |
Terrorist |
23-Apr-1968 |
11-Jun-2001 |
Oklahoma City Bomber |
| Montgomery Meigs |
Military |
11-Jan-1945 |
|
Military analyst |
| Paul Mellon |
Philanthropist |
11-Jun-1907 |
1-Feb-1999 |
Yale Center for British Art benefactor |
| Robert H. Michel |
Politician |
2-Mar-1923 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1957-95 |
| Kenneth A. Minihan |
Government |
31-Dec-1943 |
|
NSA Director 1996-99 |
| Sonny Montgomery |
Politician |
5-Aug-1920 |
12-May-2006 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1967-97 |
| William Dale Montgomery |
Diplomat |
1945 |
|
US Ambassador to the Balkans |
| Benjamin F. Montoya |
Military |
24-May-1935 |
|
US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral |
| Arch A. Moore, Jr. |
Politician |
16-Apr-1923 |
|
Twice Governor of West Virginia |
| Eddie N. Moore |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Virginia State University |
| DeLesseps S. Morrison |
Politician |
18-Jan-1912 |
22-May-1964 |
Mayor of New Orleans, 1946-61 |
| Robert Mueller |
Government |
7-Aug-1944 |
|
GWB's FBI Director |
| Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
Military |
16-Jul-1935 |
|
USMC Commandant, 1991-95 |
| Audie Murphy |
Actor |
20-Jun-1924 |
28-May-1971 |
War hero turned cowboy actor |
| John M. Murphy |
Politician |
3-Aug-1926 |
|
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM |
| Patrick Murphy |
Politician |
19-Oct-1973 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 8th |
| Jack Murtha |
Politician |
17-Jun-1932 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 12th |
| Al Neuharth |
Journalist |
22-Mar-1924 |
|
Founder of USA Today |
| Ronald E. Neumann |
Diplomat |
30-Sep-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2005-07 |
| William F. Nichols |
Politician |
16-Oct-1918 |
13-Dec-1988 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1967-88 |
| Jim Nicholson |
Government |
4-Feb-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Oliver North |
Military |
7-Oct-1943 |
|
Perjuring Iran-Contra figure |
| Charlie Norwood |
Politician |
27-Jul-1941 |
13-Feb-2007 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2007 |
| Mike O'Callaghan |
Politician |
10-Sep-1929 |
5-Mar-2004 |
Governor of Nevada, 1971-79 |
| John E. O'Neill |
Activist |
19-Feb-1946 |
|
Longtime John Kerry antagonist |
| Fred Olivi |
Military |
16-Jan-1922 |
8-Apr-2004 |
Co-pilot of Nagasaki bombing |
| Peter Pace |
Military |
5-Nov-1945 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-07 |
| James W. Pardew |
Diplomat |
5-Feb-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05 |
| Bradford W. Parkinson |
Engineer |
16-Feb-1935 |
|
Global Positioning System |
| George S. Patton |
Military |
11-Nov-1885 |
21-Dec-1945 |
American WWII Army commander |
| James B. Peake |
Government |
18-Jun-1944 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| David Petraeus |
Military |
7-Nov-1952 |
|
Commander, Multi-National Force, Iraq |
| Colin Powell |
Government |
5-Apr-1937 |
|
US Secretary of State, 2001-05 |
| Lewis F. Powell, Jr. |
Judge |
19-Sep-1907 |
25-Aug-1998 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1972-87 |
| Larry Pressler |
Politician |
29-Mar-1942 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota, 1979-97 |
| Anthony J. Principi |
Government |
16-Apr-1944 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05 |
| Peter S. Pritchard |
Journalist |
c. 1944 |
|
Editor of USA Today, 1986-94 |
| Hawthorne L. Proctor |
Military |
c. 1946 |
|
Army Quartermaster General, 1999-2001 |
| John Profumo |
Politician |
30-Jan-1915 |
10-Mar-2006 |
Resigned House of Commons over an affair |
| Charles Rangel |
Politician |
11-Jun-1930 |
|
Congressman, New York 15th |
| Charles A. Ray |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Cambodia, 2003-05 |
| Eugene C. Renzi |
Military |
c. 1935 |
9-Feb-2008 |
Army Maj. Gen., ManTech VP |
| Rick Rescorla |
Victim |
27-May-1939 |
11-Sep-2001 |
Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11 |
| Tom Ridge |
Politician |
26-Aug-1945 |
|
US Secretary of Homeland Security, 2003-04 |
| Chuck Robb |
Politician |
26-Jun-1939 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001 |
| Frederick C. Robbins |
Scientist |
25-Aug-1916 |
4-Aug-2003 |
Cultured the polio virus |
| Hugh G. Robinson |
Military |
4-Aug-1932 |
|
CEO of Global Building Systems |
| Andy Rooney |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1919 |
|
60 Minutes' resident crank |
| Archie Roosevelt |
Relative |
9-Apr-1894 |
13-Oct-1979 |
Conservative leader against New Deal |
| William V. Roth, Jr. |
Politician |
22-Jul-1921 |
13-Dec-2003 |
US Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001 |
| Michael D. Ryan |
Judge |
1945 |
|
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court |
| Ricardo Sanchez |
Military |
1953 |
|
Commander of US forces in Iraq, 2003-04 |
| Francis W. Sargent |
Politician |
29-Jul-1915 |
21-Oct-1998 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1969-75 |
| Robert Scales |
Military |
5-Aug-1944 |
|
Military analyst |
| George A. Schaefer, Jr. |
Business |
17-May-1945 |
|
CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, 1991-2007 |
| Peter Schoomaker |
Military |
12-Feb-1946 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 2003-07 |
| Ben Schwartzwalder |
Football |
2-Jun-1909 |
28-Apr-1993 |
Syracuse Head Coach, 1949-73 |
| Norman Schwarzkopf |
Military |
22-Aug-1934 |
|
Leader in Persian Gulf War |
| Martin Schwarzschild |
Astronomer |
31-May-1912 |
10-Apr-1997 |
Structure and Evolution of the Stars |
| Rod Serling |
Author |
25-Dec-1924 |
28-Jun-1975 |
Creator of The Twilight Zone |
| Raymond P. Shafer |
Politician |
5-Mar-1917 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71 |
| Hugh Shelton |
Military |
2-Jan-1942 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001 |
| Eric Shinseki |
Military |
28-Nov-1942 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 1999-2003 |
| Allan Shivers |
Politician |
5-Oct-1907 |
14-Jan-1985 |
Governor of Texas, 1949-57 |
| Rob Simmons |
Politician |
11-Feb-1943 |
|
Congressman from Connecticut, 2001-07 |
| John K. Singlaub |
Military |
10-Jul-1921 |
|
US Army general, CIA operative |
| Frederick W. Smith |
Business |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Founder and CEO of Federal Express |
| Walter Bedell Smith |
Government |
5-Oct-1895 |
9-Aug-1961 |
CIA Director, 1950-53 |
| Carl A. Spaatz |
Military |
28-Jun-1891 |
14-Jul-1974 |
USAF Chief of Staff, 1947-48 |
| Warren Spahn |
Baseball |
23-Apr-1921 |
24-Nov-2003 |
Winner of 1957 Cy Young Award |
| John Paul Stevens |
Judge |
20-Apr-1920 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| William E. Stevenson |
Diplomat |
25-Oct-1900 |
2-Apr-1985 |
US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64 |
| Oliver Stone |
Film Director |
15-Sep-1946 |
|
JFK |
| Samuel S. Stratton |
Politician |
27-Sep-1916 |
13-Sep-1990 |
Congressman from New York |
| Gordon R. Sullivan |
Military |
25-Sep-1937 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95 |
| William J. Sullivan |
Judge |
12-Mar-1939 |
|
Senior Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Emory C. Swank |
Diplomat |
29-Jan-1922 |
|
US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1970-73 |
| Orson Swindle |
Government |
8-Mar-1937 |
|
Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005 |
| Fife Symington |
Politician |
12-Aug-1945 |
|
Governor of Arizona, 1991-97 |
| Maxwell D. Taylor |
Military |
26-Aug-1901 |
19-Apr-1987 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1962-64 |
| Wesley B. Taylor |
Military |
c. 1943 |
|
President, Marshall Foundation |
| Larry Thurlow |
Activist |
? |
|
Vocal John Kerry detractor |
| Strom Thurmond |
Politician |
5-Dec-1902 |
26-Jun-2003 |
Racist senator/closet miscegenator |
| Malcolm Toon |
Diplomat |
4-Jul-1916 |
|
US Ambassador to the USSR, 1976-79 |
| Alexander Trowbridge |
Politician |
12-Dec-1929 |
27-Apr-2006 |
US Secretary of Commerce, 1967-68 |
| Nathan F. Twining |
Military |
11-Oct-1897 |
29-Mar-1982 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957-60 |
| Hoyt Vandenberg |
Government |
24-Jan-1899 |
2-Apr-1954 |
CIA Director, 1946-47 |
| Richard Vinroot |
Politician |
14-Apr-1941 |
|
Mayor of Charlotte, 1991-95 |
| Edwin A. Walker |
Military |
10-Nov-1909 |
31-Oct-1993 |
Ultraconservative activist |
| Judge Wapner |
TV Personality |
15-Nov-1919 |
|
People's Court |
| James Watkins |
Government |
7-Mar-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Energy, 1989-93 |
| James H. Webb |
Military |
9-Feb-1946 |
|
US Senator from Virginia |
| Caspar Weinberger |
Government |
18-Aug-1917 |
28-Mar-2006 |
Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush |
| Earle G. Wheeler |
Military |
13-Jan-1908 |
18-Dec-1975 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1964-70 |
| Byron White |
Judge |
8-Jun-1917 |
15-Apr-2002 |
US Supreme Court Justice |
| John A. Wickham, Jr. |
Military |
25-Jun-1928 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 1983-87 |
| L. Douglas Wilder |
Politician |
17-Jan-1931 |
|
Governor of Virginia, 1990-94 |
| Thornton Wilder |
Novelist |
17-Apr-1897 |
7-Dec-1975 |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey |
| Frank J. Williams |
Judge |
24-Aug-1940 |
|
Rhode Island Chief Justice |
| Dale E. Wolf |
Politician |
6-Sep-1924 |
|
Governor of Delaware for 20 days |
| Jerauld Wright |
Military |
4-Jun-1898 |
27-Apr-1995 |
US Atlantic Fleet Commander, 1954-60 |
| Ralph Yarborough |
Politician |
8-Jun-1903 |
27-Jan-1996 |
US Senator from Texas, 1957-71 |
| Robert A. Young III |
Politician |
27-Nov-1923 |
17-Oct-2007 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1977-87 |
| Anthony Zinni |
Military |
17-Sep-1943 |
|
Former C-in-C, U.S. Central Command |
| Edward G. Zubler |
Inventor |
12-Mar-1925 |
20-Mar-2004 |
Inventor of the halogen lamp |
