Asia – Vietnam
John S. Moorhead (1905-2008)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]John S. Moorhead was a physician, surgeon, federal public health officer, and the first local Commissioner of Health in the...
Clara Mae Ward (1924-1973)
Clara Mae Ward, one of the most outstanding soloists and conductors in gospel history, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on...
Alfred-Amédée Dodds (1842-1922)
Alfred-Amédée Dodds, one of the ablest French army generals in the late 19th century, was mixed-race. Dodds was born February...
Frederic Ellis Davison (1917-1999)
As an Army Major General, Frederic Ellis Davison paved the way for many African Americans who became military officers. Through Davison’s decorated...
LaVern Baker (1929-1997)
R&B singer LaVern Baker was born Delores LaVern Evans in Chicago, Illinois on November 11, 1929. Baker was described as one of the most...
Franklin D. Cleckley (1940-2017)
Franklin Dorrah Cleckley, the first African American to serve as a justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court, was born on August 1,...
Billy King Solomon (1944- )
Billy King Solomon is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General. Born November 16, 1944 in Oakwood, Freestone County, Texas, he attended Prairie View...
Edward Honor Sr. (1933-2008)
Edward Honor, Sr. was a former Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army, former president of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA),...
Larry R. Jordan (1946- )
Lieutenant General Larry R. Jordan is a former Army officer, former Senior Vice President of Burdeshaw Associates, Ltd., and current Principal of...
