LT Lane Schofield Anderson

Apr 23, 2018 | Army

Lane Schofield Anderson was born February 14, 1896 in Richmond, Virginia to Justin K. and Fannie Anderson. He attended schools in Mercer, Mingo and Kanawha counties in West Virginia. He graduated from Charleston High School in 1916. He excelled in track, becoming the...

CPL Akira Akimoto

Apr 22, 2018 | Army

Born in 1919 to immigrants from Yamaguchi, Japan, Akira Akimoto grew up in Honolulu. His mother was a maid and his father worked for Young Laundry Company. Akira went to Kaiulani Elementary and Kalakaua Intermediate and graduated from McKinley High School. After...

Joe Louis

Apr 21, 2018 | Army

(1914-1981) One of the world’s best-known athletes, Louis’s enduring popularity was partly due to his sheer dominance: Of his 25 successful title defenses, nearly all came by knockout. But in winning, Louis also showed himself to be a gracious, even...

WAC Alyce Dixon

Apr 19, 2018 | Army

Mrs. Dixon was working for the War Department’s secretarial pool at the newly constructed Pentagon in 1943 when she enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, soon to be called the Women’s Army Corps. She was initially limited to administrative assignments in Iowa...

George Washington

Apr 16, 2018 | Army

The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797. Washington took office after the 1788–89 presidential election, the nation’s first quadrennial...

Denise Rohan

Apr 15, 2018 | Air Force, Army

Denise Rohan was elected national commander of the 2 million-member American Legion on Aug. 24, 2017, in Reno, Nev., during the 99th national convention of America’s largest veterans organization. Born in McGregor, Iowa, Denise (Hulbert) Rohan lived in Elkader, Iowa,...