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Semi-professional baseball player. 1947 Pearl River High graduate … one of the finest all-round athletes ever to don a Pirate uniform … All-County in football, basketball and baseball his senior year … a basketball forward who led his team in scoring four straight years, finishing with 752 points in 64 games … deadly one-handed jump-shooter in era of two-handed set shots … a baseball shortstop who batted .368 over four years and made All-County three times … also fine pitcher who fired a one-hit shutout in Pearl River's county championship-clinching 8-0 win over Haverstraw in ‘47 … as a football quarterback, he threw 16 touchdown passes, amassed 2,086 yards and captained Pirates to share of county title in ‘46 … also starred for the semipro Pearl River Wildcats football team and Pearl River Cubs baseball team Ablondi was killed in the Korean War near the Hwachon Reservoir on June 2, 1951 at age 23. He was serving in the Army's 7th Infantry Division.
Served as the Democratic Representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was born in Munhall on September 26, 1930 and was a 1948 graduate of Munhall High School. He was killed in a head-on collision on July 24, 1978.
Named Chief of Staff of the Army in 1972. Born September 15, 1914, in Springfield, Massachusetts, he commanded the 37th Tank Battalion in World War II. During the Korean War he was a Corps Chief of Staff and commanded at all levels from regiment through corps. He commanded the U.S. Army Military Assistance Command in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. He died while in office (Chief of Staff of the Army) on September 04, 1974, in Washington D.C.
Ambassador to NATO 1983-1987; Vice Chairman and Counselor of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress in Washington, DC, President of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation New York, vice chairman of the Board of Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Born in 1926 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he served in the Korean War as a platoon leader, company commander, and a division intelligence officer. He received the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster with V for Valor, Commendation Ribbon with medal pendant, and Combat Infantry Badge. He subsequently served as an instructor at the Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Minor League baseball player. [Source: Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice.com]. Erwin J. "Ace" Adamcewicz was born on November 8, 1929 in Norwich, Connecticut. He signed, aged 17, with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1947 and appeared in 54 games with the Lenoir Red Sox of the Class D Blue Ridge League, batting .271. In 1948, the young outfielder was with the Albany Cardinals of the Class D Georgia-Florida League, batting .279 in 140 games. The following year he was with Albany and the Johnson City Cardinals of the Class D Appalachian League, hitting 12 homeruns and batting .332 for the Johnson City club. The 20-year-old joined the St. Joseph Cardinals of the Class C Western Association in 1950 and led the team with 13 homeruns and a .325 batting average. However, his baseball career came to an end at that point as military service beckoned. Assigned to the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, Corporal Adamcewicz served in Korea, where he was seriously wounded in action on May 14, 1952. He was returned to the United States and was at the military hospital at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, when he succumbed to his wounds on November 21, 1952.
Photojournalist whose career of over 50 years included photo coverage of wars in Korea, Vietnam, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, Portugal, Ireland, Lebanon and Kuwait. Born June 12, 1933 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he served as a Marine combat photographer during the Korean War. One of his duties was to photograph the entire DMZ at the end of the war. It took him a year to do this assignment. He joined the Associated Press in 1962, and ten years later began work for Time Magazine. He rejoined AP in 1976 as its first special correspondent. From 1980 to 2004 he was a photographer for Parade Magazine. He received more than 500 photojournalism awards during his lifetime, including a Pulitzer prize in 1969. He died July 18, 2004 in Manhattan, New York. His photographic archives is held in the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Actor. Born Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Adams joined the Coast Guard as an electrician's mate in 1952. By the time he left service in 1954 he had attained the rank Petty Officer Second Class. In June 1954, while still in the Coast Guard, he got a role in the movie Mister Roberts. After leaving the Coast Guard he befriended James Dean and Natalie Wood. Adams had a minor role in Dean's movie Rebel without a Cause (1955). He married former child actress Carol Nugent and the couple had two children before they divorced. Adams starred in the TV show The Rebel on ABC from 1959 to 1961. Nick Adams died of a drug overdose in February 1968.
Advertising professional and CEO. Jerry Adler dropped out of his studies at Rutgers University in 1951 to enlist in the Army. He received basic training at Ft. Dix and then artillery school at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He served for three years, including time in Korea as an intelligence and reconnaissance specialist with the 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, of the 2nd Infantry Division. He participated in the recapture of Old Baldy on September 18, 1952. After returning to the States his last duty station was the 1st Army, Headquarters Company at Ft. Jay, Governors Island, New York Harbor. He was honorably discharged on June 21, 1954. He returned to Rutgers, where he graduated in 1956 and then began to work in the advertising department at Macys. From there he went to work at the McCann Erickson Advertising Agency. During his advertising career he created D.J. Dotson, a beverage specialty company; was president and CEO of the Mogen David Wine Corporation; and created the first restaurant meals delivery company called TakeOutTaxi in 1991.
Governor of Maryland 1967-69, Vice President of the United States under President Richard Nixon 1969-73. Agnew was charged with accepting bribes and falsifying income tax returns and resigned as Vice President in 1973. He was disbarred in 1974. Agnew was drafted into the Army during World War II. He trained at Ft. Knox as a tank officer and then served as company commander with the 10th Armored Division in four campaigns in Europe, where he received a Bronze Star. When the Korean War broke out, he was recalled to active duty and sent to Ft. Meade, Maryland where he was a general officer. From 1952-53 he served in the JAG Corps at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Mayor of the town of Manchester, Connecticut, State Comptroller 1971-75, and appointed by President Bill Clinton as a director of the Selective Service System for the State of Connecticut. Agostinellli was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. An enlisted man, he attended Artillery OCS at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma and was then commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He served six years in the US Army Reserve and 23 years in the Connecticut National Guard, advancing to the rank of Brigadier General.
59th Governor of Mississippi, 1984-1988. Born February 14, 1928 in Washington, Mississippi, he received a law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1950. He spent the next three years in the U.S. Infantry in combat zones in Korea. He was discharged in 1953. He died December 2, 2013 at the age of 85.
Astronaut and second man to walk on the moon on July 21, 1969. Aldrin was born January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He graduated from West Point in 1951 and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force. He was a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War, flying 66 combat missions in F-86 Sabres. He also shot down two MiG-15 aircraft. He retired in March 1992 from active duty after 21 years of service, but continued to promote space exploration in a variety of ways. He also authored books about his life as an astronaut.
Actor Jackie Gleason's constant traveling companion for over 15 years and chef at the renowned "Town Pump" restaurant owned by Johnny Fabrizi. Born January 31, 1911, in Pittston, Pennsylvania, Tony met Gleason in 1937 and was his right-hand man for well over a decade. He joined the Army and served a stint in World War II as a sergeant. He re-enlisted in the Army during the Korean War and saw action on Pork Chop Hill and in the Iron Triangle. Amico died January 24, 1982, in Clifton Springs, New York.
A pioneer in stroke prevention, died on July 14 in Sarasota, Florida, at 97, of complications from oral cancer. He was physician to General of the Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Omar N. Bradley; he served in the Navy during World War II and in the Army during the Korean War. An 11-time marathoner, triathlete, and nonagenarian tap dancer, Dr. Ancowitz was an early advocate of a plant-based diet and active lifestyle to prevent and reverse cardiovascular disease. He, his sister Eileen, and late brother Gilbert were born in the Bronx to David and Rachel (nee Portnoy), both of Eastern European Jewish descent. Following graduation from the NYU School of Medicine in 1948, he served in the Pentagon as physician to high-ranking officers, including General Bradley. The General became a lifelong friend and hosted Dr. Ancowitz's wedding at the Pierre Hotel. He had three children with wife Marjorie Berg: Richard (Ellen), Nancy ("Hurricane"), and MJ (Barry Kanner); the couple later divorced and share six grandchildren. Dr. Ancowitz, an internist, held positions as section chief at the Bronx VA and house physician for the Metropolitan Opera; he also established a practice on Park Avenue and was affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital, Doctors Hospital, and Cabrini Hospital. An early leader in stroke prevention education, Dr. Ancowitz lectured widely and wrote several groundbreaking books, including Strokes and their Prevention. In 1967, he founded the Stroke Foundation, which continues to fund stroke research as well as the Dr. Arthur Ancowitz Lecture Series at his alma mater, NYU. Dr. Ancowitz maintained the healthy lifestyle he championed; well into his late 90's, he enjoyed swimming, biking, tennis, and world travel with long-time partner Ina Schnell. An inveterate rhymer and writer of poetry, here's a quote from his self-penned obituary: To those whose pain and illness I helped take away; I bid you farewell and adieu today. Donations may be made to the Dr. Arthur Ancowitz Lecture Series at NYU Langone Health. Please contact Heather MacLean at [Please enable JavaScript.].
A composer of short, light concert pieces, his song Blue Tango was the first instrumental recording to sell a million copies. The Boston Pops Orchestra introduced several of his songs to the public. Anderson served in World War II and Korea. In 1942 he joined the service and was assigned to Iceland as a translator and interpreter. Later in 1945 he was assigned to the Pentagon as Chief of the Scandinavian Desk of Military Intelligence. Anderson was a reserve officer and was recalled to active duty for the Korean War.
Governor of Idaho and Secretary of U.S. Department of Interior in Jimmy Carter administration 1977-1981. Born August 25, 1931 in Hood River, Oregon, Andrus enlisted in the US Naval Reserve on February 23, 1951 and remained in it until 1954. He had 13 weeks of boot camp in San Diego before being sent to a flight crewmember school in Jacksonville, Florida for eight weeks. From there he was sent to Navy Radar and Communication school in Memphis, Tennessee for eight months. His MOS was Aviation/Electronic Technician. After being sent to Naval Air Station at Moffat Field in California, he was assigned to VP Squadron 17 stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station north of Seattle. Early in 1953 his unit was deployed to Iwakuni base on the southern end of the Japanese Island Honshu. He was promoted to Petty Officer 2nd Class before exiting the military service. Beginning in 1960, Andrus served four terms in the Idaho State Senate. He was Governor of Idaho 1971-74, 1974-1977, and 1987-1995.
Major league baseball player (left-handed pitcher). Born April 12, 1930, in Rochester, New York, Johnny played for the Boston Braves in 1948 before serving two years in the military during the Korean War. He was discharged in 1953 and began played for the Braves again in Milwaukee. In 1954 he was traded to the Giants. In 1961 he was traded to the Mets but retired before playing a single game with them. He later managed both Memphis and Tidewater for the Mets. His overall major league record was 126-110 with 26 shutouts and 102 complete games in 268 starts.
Religious radio host, televangelist and former minister of the Church of God International, best known for the radio and television programs, "The World Tomorrow." He was born February 09, 1930, in Portland, Oregon, son of Herbert W. and Loma Isabelle Dillon Armstrong. He stepped down as the head of the Church of God International following a scandal. He died September 15, 2003, in Tyler, Texas. Garner Armstrong joined the U.S. Navy in 1948 and served during the Korean War.
Astronaut - first man to walk on the moon. Born August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, he learned to fly by age 16. He graduated from Purdue University and then joined the U.S. Navy in 1949. He first saw action in Korea on August 29, 1951 as an escort for a photo reconnaissance plane over Songjin. On September 3 of that same year the FPF Panther jet he piloted was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He ejected and survived but the wreckage of his jet was never found. He flew 78 missions over Korea in 1952, leaving the Navy on August 23, 1952. He became a lieutenant jg in the Naval Reserve until he resigned in 1962 and entered the astronaut program. He was command pilot for Gemini VIII in 1966 and spacecraft commander for Apollo 11. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 25, 2012.
Controversial sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona from 1993 until 2016. He also had a 25-year tenure with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Born June 14, 1932, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Joe Arpaio served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War (1950-54). He was with the Medical Department, stationed as a military policeman in France.
Precision model shipbuilder. Atteridge was a career draftsman in the mobile home industry, but his passion was building precision models of Civil War ships. Beginning in the 1970s and up until he died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, he built more than 1,000 replicas of Civil War Union and Confederate ships using blueprints of the actual ships or drafting blueprints on his own if an original blueprint no longer existed. Museums and universities all over the USA commissioned model ships from him. Atteridge founded a Civil War Naval Museum in the Arcadia, Louisiana area. His models and his museum were featured on the FOX television series, "Strange Inheritance". During the Korean War he served as a cosmetic maintenance specialist on the Navy's USS Valley Forge. He received an honorable discharge in 1955 and began his draftsman career, retiring in the 1980s. Born February 13, 1929, he died January 18, 2008, in Louisiana.
Standout basketball player. He played for Columbia College (now Columbia University) in 1948-49 and 1950-51. He was team captain in '50'-'51. He was recipient of the Haggerty Award that went to the top male collegiate basketball player in the New York area. He was also an NCAA All-American. He was later drafted by the Boston Celtics. He was wounded while a member of the New York National Guard, but recovered from his injury, graduated from Columbia in 1951 with a degree in sociology, and then served in the Korean War.
First syndicated Bozo the Clown. Avruch, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, attended the University of Missouri for 2 1/2 years and then transferred to Boston University where he attended the School of Public Communications. He was drafted into the Army in 1950 and served the next two years in a Special Services unit assigned to put on shows for military personnel. He was never deployed overseas but instead toured the USA. From 1952 until 1955 he was a disc jockey. He then played Bozo the Clown in Boston from 1959 to 1970. He was also a contributor to Boston's WCVB-TV for more than 40 years as a host of "Man About Town" and "The Great Entertainment." He was an active philanthropist and a board member of UNICEF's New England Chapter. Frank Avruch died March 20, 2018, survived by his wife Betty, two sons Matthew and Steven, and several grandchildren.