Medal Of Honor

Author

Air Force General

Awarded 2 Silver Stars, 8 Air Medals, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and 2Purple Hearts, as well as the POW medal. Guest of Hanoi Hilton. Author/'The Hanoi Commitment'

1950's Songwriter for Elvis; wrote Return To Sender, I'm a Roustabout, Many Tears Ago

Served as a Colonel for the Union Army during the Civil War. Later promoted to Brevet Brigadier General. Fought in the Battles of: McDowell, Cross Keys, Bulls Run (2nd), Gettysburg, Chattanooga (3rd), and Wauhatchie. Retired as a railroad executive