ww11 navy hero author (run silent run deep)

Member of the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo --WWII 'Pilot Crew #12'

Medal of Honor recipient, US Army, WWII

British flying ace from WW2

U.S. Representative from American Samoa

Research test pilot XB-60 & X-15 aircraft & other aircraft. Flew B-29 & B-50 which launched X-1 & X-2 rocket plane. 1966 became chief test pilot @ NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility where he tested X-15, 747 Shuttle Carri

5-Star Fleet Admiral

medal of honor marines vietnam

Former White House Chief of Staff (1994-1997); Secretary of Defense (2011-)Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011

air force general

Lord Stevenson of Coddenham, British Politician

Pilot of Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima

Sgt. Major of Army on 6/23/2000-1/15/2004. Service; Vietnam, Awards; Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3), Bronze Star w/V Device, Meritorious Service Medal (2), Commendation Medal (3), Achievement Medal(3) & Presidential Unit Citation