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Director of food service division of Milwaukee Public Schools for many years, Farley died March 10, 2006. After World War II he was a company commander during the Occupation of Japan. He served in the US Army during the Korean War, where he was severely wounded. He received a Purple Heart and Silver Star.
Irish tenor on the Lawrence Welk Show 1957-1982. Born August 15, 1931, in Grand Island, Nebraska, Feeney served in the Army during the Korean War. He won an armed forces talent contest held in several camps that ultimately landed him an appearance on the Arlene Francis Show. He also soloed at numerous command performances and for the Special Services Branch. After being discharged from the service, Joe returned to the University of Nebraska and finished his education. He was signed to the Lawrence Welk Show in 1957. During his musical career he sang for five U.S. Presidents and Pope Paul VI. He also sang in Carnegie Hall three times. He died April 15, 2008 in Carlsdad, California.
Historian, writer and columnist, author of a 20 non-fiction books including US Marines in Action (1962), This Kind of War, A Study in Unpreparedness (1963) and his most famous book Lone Star: A History of Texas & the Texans (1968). He was the head of the Texas Historical Commission 1987-1991, wrote opinion columns for Esquire, Saturday Evening Post and The New Republic and was recognized as a leading authority on the Comanche People about whom he wrote a book Comanches: the Destruction of a People (1974). Fehrenbach was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and served until 1946, at which time he joined the Army Reserve. He was recalled to active duty in the Korean War in 1952, where he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 72nd Tank Battalion. He was promoted to company commander and became a battalion staff officer and intelligence officer. He left active duty in May of 1953. He retired from the Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1964. Born January 12, 1925 in San Benito, Texas, this great Texan died December 1, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas. Ironically, Fehrenbach did not write about his own service in his books on the Korean War. [Submitted to the KWE by Peter Hill, Australia]
Former co-pilot of Air Force One. Glenn Ferguson (b. 1922), enlisted in the US Marines Corps in 1939 and trained as a dive-bomber pilot, worked as a flight instructor and also served on security detail at the White House during FDR's Presidency. On one occasion, while walking along a White House corridor and not looking where he was going, he collided with President Roosevelt in his wheelchair and nearly ended up in his lap. After the Korean War, he joined HMX Squadron and served as Co-Pilot on Marine One, tasked with flying President Eisenhower and Vice-President Nixon on trips throughout the United States as well as the Middle-East and South America. Ferguson was sent to Korea in 1952 as a medical evacuation helicopter pilot. He flew 134 missions in Korea, 29 of which were night missions and he was credited with successfully evacuating 132 wounded men. Ferguson was also credited with capturing three enemy soldiers, holding them at bay with the spinning blades of his chopper until military police arrived. He rose to the rank of Major in the USMC and served in the Marines until 1963. In 2011, Ferguson founded the Irene Ferguson Marine Wife of the Year Award in memory of his late wife Irene, an award which recognizes the sacrifices and hardships of active servicemen's wives.
NFL player for Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers. Ferguson was an Underwater Demolition Team member during the Korean War. In 1974 he was inducted in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Minor League baseball player. Cpl., Army. 21 years of age. Died June 17, 1952 at Kumsong, Korea. Was with an ambushed patrol under heavy fire. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ferguson, 4860 14th Avenue S.W., Seattle. Twin sister – Mrs. Robert Jovich. Cpl. Ferguson graduated from West Seattle High School where he had been an outstanding athlete – baseball, basketball and football. He had planned a career of baseball and had been signed by the New York Giants. He was working his way to that point by playing in the minor leagues. His father was presented with his son's Silver Star for extreme gallantry on May 8, 1954.
Country music singer. Bob Ferguson served as a radioman in the U.S. Army during World War II, testing equipment in Alaska. After the war he attended Washington State University in Pullman, graduating with a major in radio and television production in 1954. H was called up as a reserve U.S. marine during the Korean War, serving as a drill instructor and producer of training films at San Diego. After his military service he became the producer of "The World Outdoors" film series 1956-1961. He became a country music record producer and songwriter. Among the songs he wrote were, "Wings of a Dove" and "Carroll Country Accident."
Negro League Baseball Player. Delaware Hall of Fame member. Howard was a member of the Negro League teams the Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Chicago American Giants. He served in the Army during the Korean War. It was while playing in an Army League football game that Howard injured his shoulder, ending his career as a baseball player. He is a member of the Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame and the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. Born September 1929, he died October 2002.
Singer, teen idol, and one of the most successful pop artists in the early 1950s. Born August 10, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Eddie Fisher began singing in high school, dropping out his senior year to pursue his musical career. He was drafted in the Army in 1951, was stationed at Ft. Hood, and spent a year in the military (stateside only) while the war in Korea was going on. From 1952 to 1953 he was the official vocal soloist for the U.S. Army Band assigned to Ft. Myer in Washington, DC. While serving in the Army he made occasional guest appearances on television as PFC Eddie Fisher. Fisher returned to the recording studio when he had furloughs during his two-year hitch, and while in uniform managed to record ten hits that racked up sales of seven million records. By the time he was released from active duty in 1953, he had become one of the most popular recording artists in the United States. Among his blockbuster songs of that time were "Lady of Spain," "Outside of Heaven," and "Wish You Were Here" in 1952, followed by "I'm Walking Behind You" and "Oh, My Papa" in 1953. His hits continued, he acted in movies, and continued to entertain until his death on September 22, 2010. He was married five times, with his first three wives being Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens.
Athlete, actor, veteran. Pat Flaherty served in the military during the Mexican border campaign in 1916 and was a flying officer for the Signal Corps in World War I. He then played professional baseball in the minor leagues in Des Moines, San Francisco, Shreveport, Indianapolis, Akron and for other teams. He played professional football for the Chicago Bears in 1923. After his sports career was finished he went to New York, where he became very successful with the DeSylva-Brown music publishing company. There he married Dorothea X. Fugazy, the daughter of a famous boxing promoter. In 1930 he came to Hollywood to work as a producer for Joseph P. Kennedy at Fox Films, but the Great Depression resulted in his position being eliminated, and he turned to acting. In A Day at the Races (1937), he played a plainclothes detective who leads a group of policemen chasing Groucho Marx. His clipped East Coast accent and gruff demeanor often caused him to be cast as tough cops, prison guards, foremen, or other types of authority figures. In addition to his career as a character actor, he was a technical advisor on baseball pictures; for example, he taught Gary Cooper how to pitch for his role in The Pride of the Yankees (1942). He was an actor in Mutiny on the Bounty. In World War II he received a commission in the Marine Corps. He also served in Korea and was discharged with the rank of major. Pat Flaherty was born March 08, 1897 in Washington, DC and died December 02, 1970 in New York, New Yorki.
Heavyweight boxer. Born May 27, 1931 in Dallas, Texas, Folley joined the Army in 1948 and began boxing. He won the Army Boxing Championship, as well as All-Army and All-Service titles. During the Korean War he received five battle stars, and was discharged in 1953 with the rank of sergeant. During his boxing career he had 79 wins, 11 losses, and six draws. He and his wife Joella were parents of nine children. Folley died July 8, 1972.
New York Yankees ballplayer 1950, 1953-67. Served in the military during the Korean War 1951-52 at Fort Monmouth. He enlisted in the Army and was a private in the 501st Signal Service Company. He played on the Fort Monmouth Signaleer baseball team managed by former Pittsburgh Pirate, Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox player, George "Mule" Haas in 1951. The public could attend the ball games at $1.00 admission price. Due to Whitey Ford's presence in the game, attendance was sometimes 4,000 spectators.
Actor. Served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II (1943-45) and joined the U.S. Naval Reserves in 1958. During the Korean War he visited troops in Korea, although he wasn't a member of the military at that time.
Hollywood director and producer whose films won six Oscars. Born February 01, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, John "Pappy" Ford joined the US Naval Reserve in 1934 as a lieutenant commander. He eventually established Field Photographic under the Office of Strategic Services and served his country during World War II and Korea. He retired from the Naval Reserves as a rear admiral in 1951. Five months before he died of cancer on August 31, 1973, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon. At his funeral, Ford's coffin was draped with the frayed American flag he had filmed being hoisted by Marines at Midway. Pappy Ford died August 31, 1973 in Palm Desert, California.
Inducted into the Umpire Hall of Fame after serving 50 years as an umpire for the Metropolitan Baseball Umpires Association in the DC area, Robert Frederick was also head of Snelling and Snelling in Bethesda, Maryland for many years. In addition to his umpire career, he was well-known for his humanitarian efforts. Those included serving in the Peace Corps and as a CASA volunteer. as well as serving as an advocate for victims of sexual assault. He was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and was a sergeant in the 8th Cavalry Regiment. He pitched for the Army team in Japan. See his full obituary on the Korean War Educator's Death Notices.
Minor league pitcher. Signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1947 and won 32 games 1948-49 before being drafted into the Army at Buffalo, New York on March 26, 1951. Retired in 1954 and spent the next 37 years in the dairy and beer businesses.
Stellar baseball player. Larry was born November 1, 1907 in Visalia, California and died February 9, 1987 in San Diego. His baseball career included: Pittsburg (1929-34), Chicago Cubs (1935-41), and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1942). After the end of the Dodger's season, he joined the Navy and was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard until his discharge. He returned to active duty in the Navy during the Korean War (1950-53), remained in the reserves, and retired as a captain in 1970.
Minnesota U.S. Representative. This Republican served four terms in the Minnesota House before serving ten terms in Congress from Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district 1971-1991. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1951-54. Frenzel died in November 2014.
Founder, original proprietor, and MC of the Improvisation ("Improv") comedy club in Manhattan. Born June 6, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, he and his wife Silver, a Broadway chorus girl, opened the Improv restaurant on 44th Street and Ninth Avenue. The club launched the comedy careers of Rodney Dangerfield, Jay Leno, Freddie Prinze, and more. Friedman also managed Bette Midler in the early stage of her career. Friedman served in the infantry in the US Army during the Korean War. He was wounded by an enemy grenade during his first day in action in the summer of 1953 while his unit was assaulting Pork Chop Hill. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The ceasefire went into effect while he was still recuperating in the hospital.
Actor who started in 1960s TV westerns "Laramie" and "Wagon Train" (starring as Cooper Smith). Born Buddy Lee Simpson on July 29, 1933 in Troy, New York, he was drafted into the Army at age 19 (1953) and served as a Sergeant First Class in the US Army's 24th Infantry Division (19th Infantry Regiment) in Korea. He served 15 months in Korea before being discharged in 1955. Starting as an extra on films starring Elizabeth Taylor, Humphrey Bogart, Doris Day and Gregory Peck, he also danced in films starring Debbie Reynolds, Marilyn Monroe, and Lana Turner.