Arrival of "Friendship 7" capsule, Seoul, Korea

Berger, Samuel D. (Samuel David), 1911-

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Samuel David Berger was born in Gloversville, N.Y., in 1911, the son of Harry I. and Bess (Cohen) Berger. In 1937 he married Margaret Fowler. Following graduate studies in economics at the University of Wisconsin and the London School of Economics, Berger entered government service in 1940 as a labor and manpower specialist. In 1942 he joined the Lend-Lease Mission to Great Britain where he worked under Avereill Harriman. His Foreign Service career began when he was recruited from the army, in w...

Glenn, John, 1921-2016

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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (b. July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Guernsey County-d. December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio), astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio. He attended public schools of New Concord, Ohio, and later graduated from Muskingum College. Glenn served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1965, and was later a test pilot and joining the United States space program in 1959. He was selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. In February 1962, Glenn became the first American...

Smart, Jacob E., 1909-2006

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Jacob Edward Smart (b. 1909, Ridgeland, S.C.-d. Nov. 12, 2006), General in the U.S. Air Force, graduated from West Point in 1931 and after completing flying training, served in pursuit, observation and flying training units until he became chief of flying training, Air Corps Headquarters. In 1943 he was assigned to the 9th Bomber Command in the Middle East, and in 1944 was transferred to the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations as commanding officer, 97th Bomb Group. While f...

Reischauer, Edwin O. (Edwin Oldfather), 1910-1990

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Reischauer was professor of Japanese history at Harvard, 1950-1961, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1961-1966. He served as director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, 1956-1961; he became University Professor at Harvard in 1966. From the description of Papers of Edwin Oldfather Reischauer, 1933-1990 (inclusive), 1966-1981 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76977368 Epithet: Professor of Far Eastern Languages Harvard University British L...

Engler, Jean E. (Jean Evans), 1909-

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Jean E. Engler was a United States (U.S.) Army officer from 1933-1969. He was a United States Military Academy (USMA) graduate and rose through the ranks to promotion to brigadier general in 1956 and was the deputy commanding general (CG) for the United States Army, Vietnam, (USARV) in 1966. Engler retired from the Army in 1969. From the description of Jean E. Engler photograph collection. 1942-1966. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 52606495 ...

Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)

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Meloy, Guy S., 1903-1968

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Guy S. Meloy, Jr. (b. Sept. 4, 1903, Lanham, Maryland-d. Dec. 14, 1968), General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1927. Among many other assignments, he served in the first tank destroyer battalion organized in the U.S. Army and was chief of staff, 103rd Infantry Division during World War II in Europe. Following the War, he was a professor of military science and tactics and, later, commander of the 24th Infantry Division, serving in combat during the Korean War when seriously woun...