There are many individuals associated with the U.S. military, both famous and virtually unknown, from the Great Lakes region. Here is what we are writing about lately.
- The Mormon Pirate King, James StrangWilliam Berner
This page is a look into the life of King James Jesse Strang (1817-1856) shortly before and during his time on Beaver Island, MI in the late 1840s and early ... - Black HawkJarad WeeksBlack Hawk was the most noted Indian warrior in Illinois and Iowa during the early 1800’s (Boyce, Rufus). He was born in the Sauk village (near present-day Rick Island, Illinois) in ...
- Major Julian SchusterDan DomitrovichJulian Schuster was a Major in the US Army Air Corp from 1939 to 1943. He performed trouble-shooting and diagnostic work on aircraft in the Pacific Theater of War up ...
- The Stonewall Regiment 17th MI VolunteersAlexander AbbottThe Civil War, a bloody conflict that engulfed the entire nation, fought by ordinary men who accomplished the extraordinary. Forever immortalized in monuments, these men came from the same towns ...
- Commodore Oliver Hazard PerryKellie Schaefer
Oliver Hazard Perry was born August 23, 1785 to Sarah Wallace Alexander and United States Naval Captain Christopher Raymond Perry in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Perry had three sisters and ... - Henry Ford and the World WarsGarrett FiskHenry Ford was a leading industrialist throughout the early 1900s and created the first mass produced automobiles. Ford held many strong convictions on religion, history, politics, war and the issue ...
- The Northwest Theater of the War of 1812, General …Joe GarnerIn June 1812, the United States’ feud with Great Britain reached a high point and the two countries plunged into war. Heat from the previous war between the two only ...
- Colonel Delbert L. Waugh MemorialDaniel Frank
Colonel Delbert L. Waugh was a lieutenant colonel in the army before he retired and worked as a pilot for Angels MedFlight. As a result of his bravery and dedication, ... - The Ford Family at Willow RunMartin Gargaro
On December 29, 1940, roughly one year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech vowing to aid the Allies in their fight against Nazi Germany ... - Lake MI, Corsair Fails to Land on USS WolverineDevon SmithCarl H. Johnson of the United States Naval Reserve was completing his training to land naval aircraft aboard an aircraft carrier in mid June of 1943. Flying in his F4U-1A ...
- John BradleyblradlofJohn Henry Bradley was born in Antigo, Wisconsin on July 10, 1923 to James and Kathryn Bradley and was the second of five children. He had an interest of joining ...
- Johnson’s Island POW CampOwen BuckleyNamed for the man who previously owned the island, the Johnson’s Island Prison was constructed to hold Confederate officers captured during the Civil War. Overall, the Johnson’s Island Prison facility ...
- General William HullAlex AprillWilliam Hull was the general at the Battle of Detroit in the war of 1812. Hull is commonly criticized for his unreasonable surrender and lack of leadership during the battle, having surrendered ...
- Iven C. Kincheloe “America’s No.1 Spac…Drake WilsonIven C. Kincheloe “America’s No.1 Spaceman” was a extraordinary individual in all aspects of his life, especially tucked into the aspects of aviation history. Coming from a humble beginning being ...
- Battle of Lake Erie – Robert Heriot BarclayBrian ShaneMany people often forget the losing commanding officer in a war or battle. Sometimes it is at the fault of the commanding officer for the outcome of the battle, and ...