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Major General Richard Vernon Secord (July 6, 1932 – October 15, 2024) was a United States Air Force officer who worked in covert operations. Early in his military service, he was a member of the first U.S. aviation detachment sent to the Vietnam War in August 1961, Operation Farm Gate .
John Secord: John Secord (1757–1830), known as 'Deaf John' due to his hearing loss from a cannon shot, joined the British Indian Department at Fort Niagara in 1777, later transferred to Butler's Rangers, and served as a private until his discharge in October 1778. In 1780, he settled across the Niagara River in what became Niagara Township.
Thomas Ingersoll (1749–1812) was an early settler in Upper Canada, later Ontario.He is best known as the father of Laura Secord, who warned the British of an impending American attack on Upper Canada during the War of 1812.
James Secord was born on July 7, 1773 in Westchester County, Province of New York.He was the youngest child of James Secord (1732–1784) and Madelaine Badeau. James was a descendant of Ambroise Sicard, a Hugenout who had come to British America in 1688 to escape religious persecution in France.
John P. McGovern (June 2, 1921 - May 31, 2007) was an American allergist, investor and philanthropist.He established the McGovern Allergy Clinic in Houston, Texas, created the Texas Allergy Research Foundation [1] and the John P. McGovern Foundation, and co-founded the American Osler Society.
Ann McGovern Scheiner (née Weinberger; May 25, 1930 – August 8, 2015) was an American writer of more than 55 children's books, selling over 30 million copies. [1] She may be best known for her adaptation of Stone Soup, as well as Too Much Noise, historical and travel non-fiction, and biographies of figures like Harriet Tubman and Deborah Sampson [2] and Eugenie Clark.
James Secord may refer to: James A. Secord, American-born historian; James Secord (merchant), American-born merchant, soldier, and public servant
Major General John Kirk Singlaub (July 10, 1921 – January 29, 2022) was a major general in the United States Army, founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a highly decorated officer in the former Office of Strategic Services (OSS).