War hero Mark Matthews
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Mark Matthews
Living place: Alabama
Birthday: 7-8-1894
Global rank: #50560
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Who is War hero Mark Matthews?
First African-American Army Sergeant to serve in the South Pacific during World War II.
He served as a Buffalo soldier at a Virginia headquarters in drum and trumpet corps and, during this period, also cared for horses owned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
First African-American Army Sergeant to serve in the South Pacific during World War II.
He served as a Buffalo soldier at a Virginia headquarters in drum and trumpet corps and, during this period, also cared for horses owned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He began serving in the 10th Cavalry Regiment when he was fifteen years old.
He was married to Genevieve Hill Matthews for fifty-seven years. Mrs. Matthews died in 1986, and Sgt. Matthews died of pneumonia two decades later, at the age of 111. They had five children and nine grandchildren.
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He served early in his career in a Mexican military campaign led by John J. Pershing.
He served early in his career in a Mexican military campaign led by John J. Pershing.
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When was War hero Mark Matthews born?
Mark Matthews was born in 7-8-1894, death year is , at the age of 130.
Where is War hero Mark Matthews's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Mark Matthews was born in Alabama, . is a War hero, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Mark Matthews's global rank is 50560 and whose rank is 120 in list of famous War hero.
Mark Matthews was born in 7-8-1894, death year is , at the age of 130.
Where is War hero Mark Matthews's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Mark Matthews was born in Alabama, . is a War hero, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Mark Matthews's global rank is 50560 and whose rank is 120 in list of famous War hero.
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Events in 1894 and 7-8
Birthday Mark Matthews (7-8) in history
- Day 7-8 year 1789: Congress established the U.S. War Department.
- Day 7-8 year 1947: The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles, crashed into a reef in the Pacific.
- Day 7-8 year 1959: The United States launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of Earth.
- Day 7-8 year 1964: Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which expanded President Johnson's use of military powers in the Vietnam War.
- Day 7-8 year 1987: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, making the 2.7 mile trip through the frigid waters of the Bering Strait. Cox is surprised by the (relatively) warm welcome she receives from the Soviets.
- Day 7-8 year 1998: U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed, by terrorists. Some 224 were killed and more than 5,500 injured.
- Day 7-8 year 2000: Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Conn., was selected by Al Gore to be the first Jewish vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket.
- Day 7-8 year 2007: Barry Bonds passes Hank Aaron on baseball’s all-time homerun list. The record, however, is discredited by many because of Bond’s alleged steroid use.
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