Famous
Patersonians
Military
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Baker, Major General David Hodge (1907 - ) - U.S. Army 1930 - 1947,
U.S. Air Force 1947 - 1957
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Derrom, Colonel Andrew (1817 - 1892) - Colonel of the 25th NJ Infantry
during the American Civil War, engineer, businessman, and public servant
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Entwistle, Rear Admiral James (1837 - 1910) - U.S. Navy, hero of the
Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines, during the Spanish-American War
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McGuire Jr.,
Major Thomas B. (1921 - 1945) - U.S. Army Air Corps pilot, killed
in action January 7, 1945, doing an "extremely hazardous maneuver at low
altitude in an attempt to save a fellow flyer from attack..." Posthumously
awarded Congressional Medal of Honor on March 7, 1946
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Quinn, Sergeant Alexander M. (18?? - 1907) - U.S. Army, Co. A, 13th
Infantry, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor April 20, 1899 for "gallantly
assisting in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines under
heavy fire of the enemy" at the battle of Santiago, July 1, 1898 during
the Spanish- American War
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Thompkins, Sergeant William H. (1872 - 1916) - Troop G, 10th U.S. Cavalry,
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor June 23, 1899, he "voluntarily
went ashore in the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded
comrades..." on June 30, 1898 at Tayabocoa, Cuba during the Spanish-American War
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Wanton, Master
Sergeant George H. (1866 - 1940) - African-American, 10th U.S. Calvary,
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during Spanish-American War
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Wright, Robert (1830 - 1885) - Co. G, 14th U.S. Infantry, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" at Chapel House
Farm, Virginia on October 1, 1864, during the American Civil War
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