Sep 26, 2021Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger Dead at 75, Commanded Eighth ArmySept. 26, 1961 - General Robert L. Eichelberger (pictured in New Guinea during World War II), retired American commander of the Eighth...
Aug 25, 2021Pentagon Orders 76,500 Reservists to Active DutyAug. 25, 1961 - The Pentagon today ordered to active duty 76,500 members of the reserve military forces - 46,500 in the Army, 23,600 in...
Aug 9, 2021Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Ike's Chief of Staff during WWII, Dead at 65Aug. 9, 1961 - Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff in Europe during World War II, died of a heart attack...
Aug 3, 2021Hercules Korgis Dead at 72, Single-Handedly Captured 256 Germans in WWIAug. 3, 1961 - Hercules Korgis, the Greek-born American Army hero who won military honors during World War I, died today in a Michigan...