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Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. was born on June 21, 1920, in Stoneham, Massachusetts. [2] Fitzgibbon was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II. After leaving the Navy, he joined the United States Air Force, rising through the ranks to become a Technical Sergeant.
Richard Fitzgibbon is the name of: Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare (1793–1864), Irish politician and noble Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. (1920–1956), American soldier
Pages in category "United States Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 539 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
Lieutenant Richard Nixon, who later became President of the United States, served as the officer-in-charge of the SCAT detachment on the Green Islands in early 1944. [29] Other base facilities included a 450-by-250-foot (137 by 76 m) coral seaplane ramp, and three moorings with concrete anchors and oil drum buoys.
Richard Pine-Coffin, DSO and Bar, MC † David Purley – F1, F3 and F5000 racing driver George Medal recipient † Lionel Ernest Queripel – Victoria Cross recipient † Peter Ratcliffe DCM MID – author; Trevor Rees-Jones – Dodi Al-Fayed and Diana, Princess of Wales' former bodyguard; John Ridgway – Atlantic rower.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
A General's Life: An Autobiography by General of the Army Omar N. Bradley. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671410237. Calvert, James F. (1995). Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1948). Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978 ...