Recognition For Those Who Served

Feb. 1st

1780 - David Porter - Served as a US naval officer in First Barbary War, the War of 1812 and in the West Indies - was a naval captain for the USS Constitution

1939 - Paul Gillmor - served as a military officer and as the 5th district representative of Ohio

1807 - William B. Campbell - served during the Mexican American War as commander of the “bloody first” which was a group of volunteers from Tennessee known as the “bloody first” because of its high casualty rate, he also opposed secession from the union and briefly served as a general in the union

1929 - Smith Hempstone - Served as a military officer but was also the ambassador for Kenya and aggressively advocated for free voting in Kenya

Feb. 2nd

1882 - Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark - His military appointments were not seen as honorary, He served in the Balkan War, He had a son who served in the British navy during WW2 and four daughters who had been married to Germans, three of whom were Nazi’s or had Nazi connections

Feb. 6th

1911 - Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the US - Oldest president elected at 73 years old - Involved in ending the Cold War between USA and the Russia formally known as the USSR at that time - His second term included mostly foreign affairs such as ending the Cold War, The bombing of Libya, The Iran- Iraq War, and The Iran - Contra affair

Feb. 8th

1925 - Jack Lemmon - American film actor, Nominated for the Oscar eight times and won twice, served as a military officer

1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman - Served as a general in the Union Army, He graduated from the US military academy in 1840 and was then stationed in california, he would eventually come to be under the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant in the winter battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

Feb. 9th

1773 - William Henry Harris - 9th President of the US - Died of Typhoid, Pneumonia, paratyphoid fever 31 days into his presidential term becoming the 1st president to pass in office - he was involved in the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timber in which the US was victorious and this victory effectively ended the Indian War.

Feb. 12th

1809 - Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the US - Military general during the civil war often considered one of the Bloodiest conflicts in US History - Politician for the state of Illinois, widely known for The Gettysburg Address

Feb. 15th

1874 - Ernest Shackleton - Led three british expeditions to Antarctica

Feb. 22nd

1732 - George Washington - First president of the US - Military general during the Revolutionary War, The war that won our independence from Britain - former slave owner but was burdened by the slaves so he released them in 1799 willingly

1. Bornglorious, editor. Famous military officers, birthdays, United States. Bornglorious, N/A. Bornglorious, https://www.bornglorious.com/united_states/birthday/?pf=189290&pd=today. Accessed 27 February 2021.