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Region/Country Personnel2 United States and Territories 1,082,6273…Rickover, Hyman George
(Encyclopedia) Rickover, Hyman George, 1900–1986, American admiral, b. Russia. In World War II he served as head of the electrical section of the navy's Bureau of Ships. After the war he was assigned…Duerk, Alene Bertha
(Encyclopedia) Duerk, Alene Bertha, 1920–2018, American rear admiral, b. Defiance, Ohio, grad. Toledo Hospital School of Nursing, 1941. Enlisting in the Navy Nurse Corps (1943), she was posted to…Du Pont, Samuel Francis
(Encyclopedia) Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803–65, American naval officer, b. Bergen Point, N.J.; grandson of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. Appointed a midshipman in 1815, he saw his first active…Dewey, George
(Encyclopedia) Dewey, GeorgeDewey, Georged&oomacr;ˈē, dy&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1837–1917, American admiral, hero of the battle of Manila, b. Montpelier, Vt., grad. Annapolis, 1858. He saw active…Military Personnel
Highest-Ranking Officers in U.S. History The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) A History of Women in the U.S. Military New! Federal Budget Outlays for Defense Functions: 1980 to 2002…A History of Women in the U.S. Military
From Continental Army Soldier Deborah Samson to the first female Army Rangers, Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, American women have been serving in the U.S. Military for hundreds…Population, Earnings, Employment, and Education Statistics—Women's History Month
Women's History Month is observed every March in the United States. Learn about the history of Women's History Month, read biographies of famous women, try our quizzes and crosswords, find…Edwin Keith THOMSON, Congress, WY (1919-1960)
THOMSON Edwin Keith , a Representative from Wyoming; born in New Castle, Weston County, Wyo., February 8, 1919; attended the public schools in Beulah, Wyo., and Spearfish, S.Dak.; was graduated…Joseph Franklin HOLT, III, Congress, CA (1924-1997)
HOLT Joseph Franklin, III , a Representative from California; born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., July 6, 1924; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., with his parents when one year of age;…Trending
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