John W. Aaron (born 1943) is a former NASA engineer and was a flight controller during the Apollo program. He is widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 mission when it was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff and played important role Apollo 13
WWII: PTO. USS Laffey ('The Ship That Would Not Die'). D-Day and Battle of Normandy (Cherbourgh) fire support, Battle of Okinawa (Apr 16, 1945 action in the worst Kamikaze attack in history)
George William Samuel Abbey (born August 21, 1932) is a former director of the Johnson Space Center and Fellow in Space Policy at the Baker Institute of Rice University. Worked on X-20 Dyna - Soar
WWII: PTO. Corsair fighter pilot assigned to the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17); survived the Kamikaze attack on May 11, 1945 (Battle of Okinawa) when 390 sailors and airmen were killed and 264 wounded
(born 23 June 1925) is a physicist whose research in the 1960s in the USA on germanium-silicon alloys led to the technology used to power space probes such as the Voyager spacecraft.Served in the Royal Air Force during WWII
Personal secretary to Lady Bird Johnson in 1963, Abell was at the Johnson Ranch preparing for the Kennedys' arrival when the assassination took place. Abell then served as the White House social secretary to Mrs. Johnson from 1963 to 1969
Expert in jet engine performance, measurement uncertainty analysis and Weibull analysis. Dr. Bob holds a patent on a feature of the J58 Pratt & Whitney engine that powers the worldâ-?s fastest aircraft; recover bleed air system
Became known as 'The Ghost of Bataan' due to the fact that General Douglas McArthur asked him to stay in the Philippines after the raid at Cabanatuan to locate the mass graves of thos who died in the Bataan Death March. Born: 07/31/1913
JFK: Student at the teaching hospital for the UT Southwestern Medical School, was at Parkland Hospital on Nov. 22, 1963, saw Trauma Room, Jackie Kennedy and the presidential limousine outside up-close/at Jack Ruby's Club Saturday before assassination
(born August 15, 1924) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Thompson Medical, whose main product is Slim-Fast, a diet program. Also served during WWII
Philip Abramo (born 1945), also known as 'The King Of Wall Street', 'Lou Metzer' is a caporegime in the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family who was allegedly involved in security fraud and murder. Abramo was a capo of the DeCavalcante family's crew in Mi
(September 15, 1914 - September 4, 1974) was a general in the United States Army who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968?72 which saw U.S. troop strength in Vietnam fall from a peak of 543,000 to 49,000. He served as Chief of Staff
Jesús 'Chuy' Aceves aka 'Chuy the Wolf Man', is a native of Mexico and was born with a rare condition known as hypertrichosis, in which causes uncontrollable hair growth that covers parts or entire sections of the bodies of those with the condition
American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War/WW1 Veteran
Decorated USMC officer born 1980 -Bronze and Silver Star and Purple Heart . Graduated from Tufts University served in the Obama Administration as a USMC platoon during fighting in Falluja Iraq -author of several best selling fiction and non fiction books
6th Baronet GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar 3/11/1897 in London 4/8/1988) British Army general in WW2 commanded Guards Armoured Division from 9/12/1942 until the end of war. Mentioned in Despatches four times during his military career
Jonathan Adair (born 27 October 1963), better known as Johnny Adair or Mad Dog Adair, is an Ulster loyalist and the former leader of the 'C Company', 2nd Battalion Shankill Road, West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Anthropologist who during the 1970's, lived in Papua New Guinea studying The Abelam people, their ceremonies and religious beliefs. She also worked for the Papua New Guinea government collecting artefacts for the country's museums
Author & retired United States Air Force officer/Distinguished Service Medal/Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Command 1983 accepted an appointment as Associate Director @Los Alamos National Laboratory/Brazos River Authority Board of Directors
Former FBI agent, having evidence Lee Harvey Oswald did not assassinate president John F. Kennedy/assigned FBI office in Georgia on 11/22/1963 was responsible for investigating Joseph Milteer who he says is responsible for the assassination
Consulted directly with Mr. & Mrs. Kennedy on Lafayette Square Historic District in Washington, D.C., supervised project for Robert Kennedy. Involved in planning, design & construction of President Kennedy's gravesite at Arlington Cemetery
Korean War: One of the 'Non-Repatriated 23' who didn't return to the US after the end of the Korean War. Most ended up returning to the US; Born May 19th 1925
Employee of the National Bank of Commerce in Dallas, Adams saw the JFK Kennedy motorcade near the corner of Main and Houston Streets and heard shots fired in Dealey Plaza. Recorded September 8, 2010
Adams had hoped to take her two children to Dallas Love Field to see the Kennedys depart Dallas, but after the assassination, she decided to go to Parkland Memorial Hospital. There she shot a few seconds of film with her home movie camera and was intervie
WW2/Corporal/7th Armored Division under General Patton/Battle of the Bulge and Battle of Metz/Turns 100 July 20th 2017/Threw out 1st pitch Military Appreciation Night at Busch Stadium baseball game/loyal Cardinal/s fan
Teacher, Civil Rights Activist, Writer. Books - The Legacy of a Freedom School and To Be Young Was Very Heaven: Women in New York Before the First World War
JFK - Head of the Blue Key Society of Southwestern Louisiana Institute at Lafayette (now ULL) who met and got photographed with future President Kennedy at the Crowley Rice Festival in 1959
Employee of First National Bank of Dallas, Adler photographed a portion of the Kennedy motorcade & sold his film to Life magazine. Later, he served as the chief photographer at the Dallas Times Herald and managed its file of JFK negatives
US Army Major General. Iraq and Afghanistan veteran. Recipient of Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4), Bronze Star Medal (4), Purple Heart
American mechanical engineer most famous for having taken the only well-exposed color photograph of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945 at the Trinity nuclear test site in New Mexico. He is now 88
American activist (1938-2009) in the Civil Rights Movement. Organizer of Students for Integration, a CORE Soul Force Member, a Freedom Rider, and one of the Americus Four who faced a death penalty for helping citizens legally vote
John 'Jack' Agnew, one of the original members of a U.S. Army unit that operated behind enemy lines in World War II and is often credited with having loosely inspired the novel and movie 'The Dirty Dozen,'
French experimental physicist known for his pioneering work in attosecond science. He was jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier
An internationally renowned neuroscientist, he has made outstanding contributions to the medical field, particularly through his work in the regeneration of the nervous system. Member of the Order of Canada
Iran Hostage Crisis Survivor (Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981) Vice consul
Humanitarian, activist, and writer from Afghanistan. Moved to the USt after stepping on a landmine as a young girl. Won Good Morning America's Story of My Life contest in 2005 and published her memoir, The Other Side of the Sky
Former Director CSA Astronaut Program. Helped train the first Mercury Astronauts and designed the first flight simulators. Member of the Order of Canada
JFK: interpreter for Kennedy. Wherever Russian language was necessary, Akalovsky was around, so he was in Vienna in 1961 for the meeting with Nikita Khrushchev, or whenever Andrei Gromyko visited the White House
Video game programmer and designer who worked on the M Network ports of BurgerTime, Bump 'n' Jump, and Star Strike for the Atari 2600. He co-designed the 1989 arcade game Klax and worked on Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
Akhmetshin has been reported to have ties to Russian intelligence agencies/Meet with Donald Trump Jr.in July 2016 to offer information on Hillary Clinton's illegal activites in 2016 Presidential Election
Former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, & served a short term as the Minister of Justice for the Black Panther Party.Famous quote, 'violence is as American as cherry pie', Currently serving a life sentence
Leading television news historian. Former news director, reporter, on-air anchor, talk show host and producer. Winner of over 50 prestigious journalism awards. Eyewitness to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Author of Anchoring America
WWII veteran, served on the USS Missouri, injured during an April 1945 kamikaze hit on the ship. Witnessed the Japanese Surrender ceremony on the ship several months later
Professor/Poet , African American Studies and American Studies, Yale University. Incoming Chair, Department of African American Studies! Selected to compose and deliver poem at Barack Obama?s Presidential Inauguration @ the U.S. Capitol on 01/20/2009!
Lieutenant with Dallas Fire Dept. in 1963 , Jack inspected the Dallas Trade Mart prior to the Presidential Luncheon . Also inspected Jack Ruby's nightclubs
High paid call girl and aspiring singer, who had a tryst with former NY governor Eliot Spitzer, leading to his resignation; New York Post columnist,Playboy May 2010
Author of The Banker's Wife, The Darlings, and This Was Not the Plan. A graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School, she worked as a financial analyst and a corporate attorney before becoming a writer
John Edward Alite a.k.a. 'Johnny Alletto' (born September 30, 1962 Malishevë (Kosovo) is a New York City mobster of Albanian origin. A former member of the Gambino crime family he was a friend and crew leader for John A. Gotti in the 1980's, 1990's a
Donut Dolly Vietnam War/Served in Vietnam: 07/67 - 11/67 Cu Chi - 25th Inf. Div.
Served in Vietnam: 11/67 - 03/68 Cam Rahn Bay - Army
Served in Vietnam: 03/68 - 07/68 Lai Khe - 1st Inf. Div.
(Returned to Viet Nam and Thailand with USO1971-73)
Retired US Marine Corps General/Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command 2014, President Barack Obama appointed General Allen as Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
A state trooper with the Texas Highway Patrol in 1963, Allen was assigned guard duty for Gov. John Connally during his recovery at Parkland Memorial Hospital
News photographer for the Dallas Times Herald in 1963 , Allen was one of three photographers to take photos of the three ' tramps ' who were led by police away from railway car
(1900-1985) was a United States aircraft businessman and the President of the Boeing Company from 1945-1970. While President of Boeing, numerous planes of renown today were launched, among them the Boeing 727, 737, and 747
An American immunologist who holds the position of professor and chair of Immunology. In2018, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine respectively along with Tasuku Honjo
US Politician, Iowa (1829-1908) House 1863-71, Senate 1873-1908. Honorary Iowa Lt. Col. in Civil War. Pushed for harsher treatment of defeated South. Declined offers of 4 Presidents, remained powerful Senator, known as 'Mr. Republican'
Crew Member/USS Menhaden (SS-377) US Navy Balao-class submarine. Launched 1944, Operated out of Pearl Harbor until 1946 And then decommissioned & re-fitted as remotely controlled, unmanned acoustic test vehicle known as 'Yellow Submarine'
One of the nine surviving Spanish Civil War Veterans Born:1919. Joined in 1936. In 2016, declared embassador by Valencia's Government during the October 9th Awards, aka Jose Alumudever Mateu
Vincenzo 'Vinny' Aloi (born September 22, 1933) is a New York City mobster involved in stock fraud who briefly served as the acting boss of the Colombo crime family
Holocaust Survivor/Saw Josef Mengele performing medical experiments on prisoner forcing a dwarf, suffering from quadriplegia, to have sex with a Roma woman
Spanish Civil War survivor (Born: 1925) who witnessed the air raid over Gernika in 1937. Also witnessed the the siege of Leningrad in 1941 and 1942. Now 91
Canadian chemist. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa. He is best known for his research of catalysis in chemistry. Member of the Order of Canada
WWII veteran, b. 1923. Pearl Harbor survivor on the USS California. Later at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Saw MacArthur return to the Philippines, the flag go up on Iwo Jima, and the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay
Larry Alt and Pete Forcelli, agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), helped exposed Operation Fast and Furious scandal that resulted in federally-monitored guns ending up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels
American medical researcher, virologist, physician. This work eventually led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus in 1988, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2020 along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice
Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler Philanthropist & member of the Southern Methodist University board of trustees, was waiting at the Trade Mart for JFK's arrival and then served on the grand jury that indicted Jack Ruby the following Monday
WWII: D-Day, Radio Operator, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach ('first jeep out'). Fought also at Hurtgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge. Also served in Korea and Vietnam
Author and former U.S. Navy officer. Was the first U.S. pilot to be downed and detained during the Vietnam War and spent over 8 years in captivity, making him the second longest-held U.S. POW. Appointed to many roles under Ronald Reagan
Co-editor of her high school newspaper in San Antonio in 1963. Briefly met President and Mrs. Kennedy, and attended a student press conference with the president, during the Kennedys' visit to San Antonio on November 21, 1963
WWII - Operation Overlord; Navy man on LST-133, the first LST to reach the beach on D-Day+1; struck by a mine a few days later while delivering troops and ammunition. Met Queen Elizabeth and President Obama at 70th D-Day anniversary
Former Canadian radio broadcast commentator and was the first lay President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St. Michael's College. Officer of the Order of Canada
JFK - The only newsman to join the initial police search team on the sixth-floor of the Texas School Book Depository, November 22, 1963: he took that film that shows officers picking up and examining the rifle
American developmental biologist and Nobel Laureate who discovered the first known microRNA (miRNA). Ambros received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2024 for his research on microRNA
Former Central Intelligence Agency counter-intelligence officer and analyst, who, in 1994, was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, and a Senior Scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI)
Spy/Former Israeli military intelligence major who was convicted of espionage in 1987. Amit is thought to have spied for the United States and a European NATO country, though this has never been confirmed by the Israeli government
Fernando Macarro Castillo (Born: 1920) is a Spanish poet. Released in 1962, was a political prisoner who spent time in the prisons of the Franco dictatorship. Age: 96. Lives in Spain
Polish Senator and Secretary of State, born 1950. Daughter of WWII Polish Forces hero Gen. W?adys?aw Anders and his wife, the entertainer Irena Renata Anders,
Flew P-61 Black Widows for the 425th FS in WWII. Was awarded the Purple Heart, 2 Air Medals and an Oak Leaf Cluster. Born May 26, 1918 and died April 19th 2003
WWII - D-Day. UK Royal Engineers, 591 Para Squadron, 6th British Airborne Division. Dropped in at Pegasus Bridge, wounded after 5 weeks of fighting in Normandy
WWII: Survivor of the Battle of the Coral Sea (4?8 May 1942), a corporal of the Marine Corps Detachment (assigned to Battery 4, Gun 10) aboard the USS Lexington which was lost during the battle
Civil Rights activist and esteemed Osteopathist, born 1927. MLK Jr friend from school days. Led Albany Movement for voting rights in GA. Jailed with MLK, subbed for him on Meet the Press. On phone with Coretta when MLK killing announced
WWII: ETO. D-Day. Fought from Omaha Beach in Normandy through France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany and into Czechoslovakia at the war's end. 3 Bronze Stars, 3 Purple Hearts
WWII: D-Day. 671st Bomb Squadron, 416th Bomb Group, 9th Bomber Command, 9th Air Force - Army Air Corps/Air Force. Flew bombing missions (Douglas A-20 Havoc) on D-Day and beyond
Former Alcatraz Inmate on murder charges while in the Marines, born 1938. Paroled, then later sentenced to life for killing his wife. Released in 2020 with help from the Innocence Project when when hidden evidence pointed to another man as the killer
American entrepreneur, event producer, and humanitarian. He gained distinction for his involvement in charitable events in the Southern California area, and through his family business Angelini Trading Company
American Poet,Singer,Actress and Director born 1928.Books->'The Black Family Pledge','Insomniac','Preacher Dont Send Me','Song for the Old Ones','Brave and Startling Truth','I Know Why Cage Bird Sings',Movie->'How to Make an American Quilt'
A Cleveland, Ohio labor official who saw John Hinckley Jr attempting the assassination of President Ronald Reagan, hit Hinckley in the head and began to wrestle him to the ground
Egyptologist & Art Historian at Kennesaw State U. Her interests include Ancient Egyptian materials, forgeries & authenticity. She is on Egypt's Unexplained Files & Pyramids: the Secret Builders
WWII - Air Ace USAAF - 6 victories; CBI (China-Burma-India) Theater, 530th Fighting Squadron, 311 Fighter Group. Also flew missions in Korea. Later operations staff officer with the Atomic Energy Division
D-Day landings veteran. Born in 1924 and lives in North London, UK. He was a paratrooper in the 7th Battalion Parachute Regiment and fought to take and keep Pegasus Bridge, which was key to the allied advance
Dallas Police Department auto-theft detective assigned to the Trade Mart for President Kennedy's luncheon, Archer later witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald and extensively interviewed Jack Ruby that afternoon. He ultimately informed Ruby that he w
Canadian suffragist and writer who led the Maritime Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the National Council of Women of Canada and the Local Council of Women of Halifax. For her many forms of social activism, she was referred to as the 'Lady of
WWII: Radio operator and gunner of a PBY Catalina seaplane, participated in the battles of Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Guam and Guadalcanal. Distinguished Flying Cross (2x)
Political activist, Brown Berets during Chicano Movement influential in development of Chicana feminist/1st female Prime Minister of Brown Berets, worked to include Chicana perspective in fighting for Mexican rights in LA in 60s & 70s
Ray Argentina is a Lucchese soldier and older brother to Peter Argentina a made member in the family. In 1992, Argentina along with Louis Daidone, Alan Taglianetti and Robert Molinelli were found guilty in the $1.2 million robbery of an armored truck
Lt. Gen. serving as the Director of Staff of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations of the Space Force. She is the service's first female general officer, the first female Air Force general officer to transfer to the Space Force
Author, motivational speaker and former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African - American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the first African American female combat pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces
Was embedded with Joint Special Operation Forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He published extensively on the Iraq War through the Winchester (VA) Star and is the winner of a Pushcart Prize
Active civil rights demonstrations & voter registration drives. Worked with activist Medgar Evers & participated in the 1961 Freedom Rides. Author of Autobiography of a Freedom Rider: My Life as a Foot Soldier for Civil Rights (2011)
Admitted eyewitness to assassination, Arnold did not come forward until 1978. Reportedly standing on the grassy knoll and fell to the ground when shots were fired/Claimed to have encountered a man wearing a Dallas police officer uniform
One of New Zealand's oldest people (Born: 1916) and a survivor of the '1918 flu pandemic' a.k.a Spanish Flu. She is now 100 and lives in Whanganui, a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand
WWII: ETO. Technician 5th grade (T/5), gunner/radio operator in an armored vehicle. 76th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (mechanized), 76th Infantry Division. Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe. Near Chemnitz, Saxony, on VE day