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Richard James Flaherty (November 28, 1945 — May 9, 2015) was a historically notable United States Army captain in Vietnam War service. As once the smallest serviceman in USA history (standing at 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m)) and inspired to undermine size-prejudice, investing his military leadership with insight and skills to survive bravery - Capt. Flaherty is today renowned as "The Giant Killer".
Known for. Being both a dwarf and giant. Height. 122.55 cm (4 ft 0.25 in) (Age 18) 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) (Age 51) Adam Rainer (1899 – 4 March 1950) was an Austro-Hungarian man. He is the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. [1] He is believed to have had acromegaly.
84 cm (2 ft 9 in) Mihaly " Michu " Meszaros (Hungarian: Mészáros Mihály; 1 October 1939 – 12 June 2016) [1] was a Hungarian and American actor, circus performer/entertainer, and stuntman. He was 2 feet 9 inches (0.84 m) tall and weighed 25 pounds. [2] He was best remembered as a performer with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and ...
Jon Brower Minnoch (September 29, 1941 – September 4, 1983) [2] was an American man who is the heaviest recorded human in history, weighing approximately 1,400 lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone) at his peak. [3][note 1] Obese since childhood, Minnoch normally weighed 800–900 lb (363–408 kilograms; 57–64 stone) during his adult years.
Joseph R. Beyrle (pron. BYE-er-lee) (Russian: Джозеф Вильямович Байерли; romanized: Dzhozef Vilyamovich Bayyerli; August 25, 1923 – December 12, 2004) is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army in World War II. He took part in Mission Albany, the ...
Tankette. A TKS tankette in the Polish Army Museum. A TKS tankette with a human for scale in a 2019 parade in Poland. A tankette is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle [1] that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car. It is mainly intended for light infantry support and scouting. [2][3] Colloquially it may also simply mean a small tank.
audiemurphy.com. Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, [4] and has been described as the most highly decorated soldier in U.S. history. [5][6] He received every military combat award for valor ...
Afshin Ghaderzadeh (Persian: افشین قادرزاده; born 13 July 2002) is a Kurdish Internet personality who is the shortest living man in the world. He was recognized by the Guinness World Records in December 2022. [1][2] He has dimensions of measuring 65.24 centimetres (25.69 in), which is 7 centimetres (2.8 in) less than the previous ...