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Author | : Peter Zablocki |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2023-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439679665 |
Download New Jersey and the Medal of Honor Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Awarded by the President of the United States in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor commemorates those who have shaped our nation's history and continue to inspire its future with their acts of valor, humanity, patriotism, and sacrifice. New Jersey has been credited with ninety-three honors in the state's military history. Robert Augustus Sweeney was the recipient of two non-combatant medals when he jumped into stormy waters to save a fellow sailor twice becoming one of only nineteen double Medal of Honor recipients of all time and the only African American to do so. On the infamous day of December 7, 1941, Peter Tomich, serving on the USS Utah, sprung to action when it became evident his ship would capsize from the two Japanese torpedoes, staying behind to man the fireroom to ensure the boilers were secured to prevent an internal fire and saving countless additional deaths. Author Peter Zablocki reveals the harrowing stories of New Jersey's most valorous moments in the defense of our nation and freedom around the world.
Author | : Flo Groberg |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2017-11-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1501165887 |
Download 8 Seconds of Courage Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Describes the author's childhood relocation from France to the U.S., where as a naturalized citizen he joined the military and served multiple tours in Afghanistan before he was wounded while protecting his patrol from a suicide bomber.
Author | : Charles Hopkins |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download The Andersonville Diary & Memoirs of Charles Hopkins, 1st New Jersey Infantry Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Joseph Bilby |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2022-07-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439675392 |
Download Unforgettable New Jersey Characters Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Discover Sensational Personalities from Throughout Garden State History New Jersey has long punched above its size in producing some of America's leading figures, but for every household name are dozens of unforgettable yet overlooked colorful characters. Jersey City's treasurer, Alexander D. Hamilton, fled the state in 1894 with over one hundred thousand dollars and was apprehended by a Jersey City police sergeant after a stint with a band of outlaws in Mexico. Mary Teresa Norton overcame prejudice to be elected the first woman from the state to serve in Congress, becoming a powerful chair of three Congressional Committees over five terms. Infamous Newark Gangster Abner "Longie" Zwillmann ran gambling circles, labor rackets and prostitution rings while hobnobbing with Joe DiMaggio and stuffing ballot boxes for local politicians. Joseph Bilby and Harry Ziegler present profiles of memorable characters from the Garden State.
Author | : Dwight S. Mears |
Publisher | : University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2018-08-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0700626654 |
Download The Medal of Honor Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Medal of Honor may be America’s highest military decoration, but all Medals of Honor are not created equal. The medal has in fact consisted of several distinct decorations at various times and has involved a number of competing statutes and policies that rewarded different types of heroism. In this book, the first comprehensive look at the medal’s historical, legal, and policy underpinnings, Dwight S. Mears charts the complex evolution of these developments and differences over time. The Medal of Honor has had different qualification thresholds at different times, and indeed three separate versions—one for the army and two for the navy—existed contemporaneously between World Wars I and II. Mears traces these versions back to the medal’s inception during the Civil War and continues through the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—along the way describing representative medal actions for all major conflicts and services as well as legislative and policy changes contemporary to each period. He gives particular attention to retroactive army awards for the Civil War; World War I legislation that modernized and expanded the army’s statutory award authorization; the navy’s grappling with both a combat and noncombat Medal of Honor through much of the twentieth century; the Vietnam-era act that ended noncombat awards and largely standardized the Medal of Honor among all services; and the perceived decline of Medals of Honor awarded in the ongoing Global War on Terror. Mears also explores the tradition of awards via legislative bills of relief; extralegislative awards; administrative routes to awards through Boards of Correction of Military Records; restoration of awards previously revoked by the army in 1917; judicial review of military actions in federal court; and legislative actions intended to atone for historical discrimination against ethnic minorities. Unprecedented in scope and depth, his work is sure to be the definitive resource on America’s highest military honor.
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Publisher | : Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC |
Total Pages | : 1113 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1577411870 |
Download Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Colloquially known as "Fitzgerald's," this is the official manual of N.J.'s legislature, filled with a variety of important facts for its politicians and lobbyists.
Author | : Walter L. Hawkins |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 559 |
Release | : 2016-04-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1476612358 |
Download Black American Military Leaders Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book is a revision, with greatly expanded inclusion criteria, of the 1993 African American Generals and Flag Officers: Biographies of Over 120 Blacks in the United States Military. It offers detailed, career-oriented summaries for men and women who often overcame societal obstacles to become ranking members of the armed forces. Persons from all branches are now included (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps), as well as the National Guard and Reserves.
Author | : United States. Congress |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1858 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Download Congressional Record Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1056 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Download Congressional Record Index Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Includes history of bills and resolutions.
Author | : Jim Proser |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2010-02-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0312611447 |
Download I'm Staying with My Boys Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This authorized biography of World War II hero John Basilone--who held off 3,000 Japanese troops after his unit was reduced to three men--is being published to coincide with Steven Spielberg's HBO miniseries, "The Pacific." Illustrations throughout.