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BLACK CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS
NAME UNIT DATE EARNED
Civil War
1. Sgt. William H. Carney 54th Mass. Vais. July 18, 1863
2. Sgt. Maj. Thomas R. Hawkins 6th U.S.C.T. July 21, 1864
3. Sgt. Docatur Dorsey 39th U.S.C.T. July 30, 1864
4. Sgt. Maj. Christian A. Fleetwood 4th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
5. Cpl. Charles Veal 4th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
I. Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton 4th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
7. Sgt. Milton M. Holland sth U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
8. Ist Sgt. Powhatan Beatty sth U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
9. Ist Sgt. James E. Bronson sth U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
10. Sgt. Robert A. Pinn sth U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
11. Ist Sgt. Alexander Kelly 6th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
12. Pvt. James Gardiner 36th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
13. Ist Sgt. Edward Ratcliff 38th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
14. Sgt. James H. Harris 38th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
15. Pvt. William H. Barnes 38th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
16. Cpl. Mlles James 36th U.S.C.T. Sep. 29, 1864
Frontier Service
IT. Sgt. Emanuel Stance 9th U.S. Cav. May 20, 1870
18. Cpl. Clinton Greaves 9th U.S. Cav. June 24, 1877
19. Sgt. John Denny 9th U. S. Cav. Sep. 18, 1879
20. Sgt. Thomas Boyne 9th U.S. Cav. Sep. 27, (879
21. Sgt. Henry Johnson 9th U.S. Cav. Oct. 2-5, 1879
22. Sgt. George Jordan 9th U.S. Cav. May 14, 1880
23. Sgt. Thomas Shaw 9th U.S. Cav. Aug. 12, 1881
24. Ist Sgt. Moses Williams 9tR U.S. Cav. Aug. 16, 1881
25. Pvt. Augustus Walls} 9th U.S. Cav. Aug. 16, 1881
26. Sgt. Brent Woods 9th U.S. Cav. Aug. 19, 1881
27. S r l. Benjamin Brown 24th Infan. May 11, 1889
28. Cpl. Isaiah Mays 24th Infan. May 11, 1889
29. Sgt. WHIIam Maßryar 10th U.S. Cav. Mar. 7, 1890
30. Cpl. William 0. Wilson 9th U.S. Cav. Dec. 30, 1890
Spanish American War
31. Pvt. Dennis Bell 10th U.S. Cav. July I, 1898
32. Pvt. William H. Thompkins 19th U.S. Cav. July I, 1898
33. Pvt. Fitz Lee 10th U.S. Cav. July I, 1898
34. Pvt. George H. Wanton lOth U.S. Cav. July I, 1898
35. Sgt. Edward L. Baker lOth U.S. Cav. July I, 1898
Korean War
36. Pfc. William Thompson 24th Infan. Aug. 6, 1950
37. Sgt. Cornelius H. Charlton 24th Infan. June 2, 1951
Vietnam War
38. Pfc. Milton L. Olive 111 503 d Infan. Oct. 22, 1965
39. Spc/6 Lawrence Joel 173rd Airborne Nov. 8, 1965
U. S. Navy
40. Landsman Robert Blake U.S.S. Marblehead Dec. 25, 1863
41. Seaman Joachim Pease U.S.S. Kearsarge June 18, 1864
42. Landsman John H. Lawson U.S.S. Hartford Aug. 5, 1864
43. Landsman Aaron Anderson U.S.S. Wyandank Mar. 17, 1865
44. Seaman Joseph 8. Noil U.S.S. Powhatan Dec. 26, 1872
45. Ship’s Cook Daniel Atkins U.S.S. Cushing Feb. 11, 1898
46. Fireman Robert Penn U.S.S. lowa July 20, 1898
Future Black Progress May
Rest With Access To Cable
By Lisa P. Bass
Black ownership and
access to the soon
approaching reality of cable
TV may determine the
degree of Black progress in
the decades ahead.
Ihat is the conviction
of Early Monroe, one of the
few Black communications
consultants in the country
with an intimate knowledge
of cable and its potential.
Monroe, a veteran engineer
of t v e Federal Com
munications Commission
for more than 14 years,
calls cable TV the most
significant communications
outlet to any community.
Monroe estimates that
in five years cable TV will
be in full operation in most
of the nation’s major cities.
In fact, in many cities,
cable TV franchise licenses
already have been ap
proved. However, Monroe
says nearly a dozen major
markets remain that are
open to investors in cable
TV.
He believes the im
portance of tapping this
new revolutionary com
munications mode by the
Black community is
paramount.
Plugged into almost
every home in the U.S.,
cable TV will shape at
titudes, reinforce values,
inform, educate and pre ide
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revenue to local jurisdic
tions, as well as create
“several thousand new
skilled jobs,” Monroe says.
“file type of in
formation viewed by our
children determine their
values and various other
subjective characteristics.”
In addition, Monroe said
special programming could
be broadcast to alleviate
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problems such as crime.
Monroe’s knowledge of
cable TV and its benefits to
the Black community derive
from his early introduction
to it at the Federal
Communication Com
mission. Named the first
person to staff the new task
force on cable TV, Monroe
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News-Review Presents Second Part
of Salute To Blacks in The Military
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THE “MACHINE GUN
KILLER” Corporal lames
Cofer, was nick named the
machine gun killer from
Georgia by War
Correspondent Billy iowe
in 1944.
Cofer, a squad
leader with the 93rd
Division Recon Troop, used
his machine gun to wipe
out a unit of Japanese
soldiers in a jungle strong
point on the South Pacific
Island of Bougainville. A
member of Antioch Baptist
Church, he recently retires
from the Veterans
Administration Medical
Center. He is a recipient of
the Bronze Star medal.
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WAR CHAPLAIN - Hie
Rev. Dr. Charles T.
Walker, the famed “Black
Surgeon ’ and founder
pastor of Tabernacle Baptist
Church, was a chaplain
with the U.S. Army in
Cuba during the Spanish
American War, 1898. One
of the principal founders of
the Ninth Street YMCA,
he's been honored and
cited for leadership in
developing religious,
educational and civic
programs. Dr. Walker
passed in 1922.
War painting helping General George Washington
crossing the Delaware River. Over 5,000 free blacks
volunteered for thb war and fought on an integrated
basis.
Future Black Progress
May Rest With
Cable Television
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March 21, 1981
TV NEWSMAN SERVED
IN KOREA -- A 1957 photo
shows a teen-age Frank
Thomas installing com
munications equipment in
Korea. Staff Sgt. Thomas
was with the U.S. Air Force
in both Korea and Viet
Nam during combat
operations. Trained at the
Newhouse School of
Communications at
Syracuse University, he is
Augusta's first black
television announcer
cameraman. Now news
coordinator at WJ BF-TV,
ABC, Channel 6, this Air
Force combat veteran will
soon observe his tenth
anniversary in television.
HELPED SAVED
COMRADES - Pharmacist
Mate Dom le W. Murray is
a recipient of the Purple
Heart meaai awarded when
the U.S.S. Destroyer
Pringle was sunk by
Japanese gun fire during
1944 in the South China
Sea. He also helped rescue
fellow sailors during this
action.
He is now employed
at the hospital at Fort
Gordon.
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WORLD WAR I VETERAN
Sgt. James Gabriel
served with the 92nd
Division when that group
helped beat back the
German enemy in France
during 1918. An honor
graduate and athletic star
at Paine College, he abo
taught there.
He organized
and led bands at A.R.
Johnson and Lucy Laney
High Schools. A co-founder
oi the Waler Jackson Post
of the V.F.W., he was its
first commander and served
for many years.
Gabriel passed in 1959.
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BRONZE-STAR - Ist Sgt.
Otis Q. Copeland won the
Bronze Star medal for
leadership with the U.S.
Army in Korea during
1952. Copeland had the
responsibility of running
truck convoys with am
munition through mine
fields to United Nations
troops. A career man, he
also fought in Viet Nam.
A member of Springfield
Baptist Church, he is now
retired.
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FIRST WINGS FOR BLACK FLYERS -
Historic 1942 photo depicts graduation of
the first black Air Force flyers at
Tuskegee Advanced Flying School. Their
unit, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, went into
overseas combat in Africa and Italy in
1943,. The commander, Lt. Colonel 8.0.
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LANDED GUNS, TANKS -
Sgt. Major Elbert
“Spunkum” Blocker helped
direct hb Transportation
Battalion to land army
tanks, artillery, and heavy
equipment during the initial
“D” Day landing on
Normandy beaches in
France in 1944.
He was
later wounded and received
the Purple Heart, Legion of
Merit and Bronze Star
medals for combat
leadership. He has held
high ranking offices in the
Prince Hall Masons and
Shriners in New York City
and abo since retirement in
his Augusta hometown.
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FIGHTING CAPTAIN -
Captain Leroy “Ox” Brown
received the Purple Heart
medal for wounds sustained
in action while leading his
infantry company against
the enemy in North Korea
in November of 1950. A
Paine graduate, he was an
all-time athletic great there
and at Walker Baptist
Institute. Now a resident of
Los Angeles, he recently
retired from the U.S. Postal
Service.
Davis, Jr. (second from left) led the group
in 200 missions over enemy-held Europe,
never loosing a U.S. heavy bomber that
they escorted. They demonstrated once
and tor all that blacks could not only fly,
shoot down enemy planes, but defend the
enation.
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VETERANS OF TWO
WARS - S.M. Jenkins was
bi both World War I and O
and helped organize the
Screen-Ramsey Post of the
American Legion.
He also
holds life membership in
the Disabled American War
Veterans and the Richmond
County Barracks 947 of the
Veterans of World War L
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retired Pilgrim Health and
Life Insurance Company
executive, he b an honor
graduate and former .-ustee
of Paine College.
Jenkins b
a national leader with the
CME church.
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MILITARY - Ist Sgt. Philip
Waring was awarded the
regimential citation for
moral work by the 366 U.S.
Infantry while that unit was
in the Italian combat
campaign, 1944-45. A
graduate of Columbia
University, he was an
Urban League executive in
four cities, and has
researched, written and
lectured on blacks in the
military. “Augusta Blacks
Served the Nation" is title
of a forthcoming
publication.