GUNNER'S MATE 3RD CLASS PAUL HENRY CARR, USNR (1924-1944) HEROIC GUN CAPTAIN OF THE AFTER 5-INCH MOUNT OF THE DESTROYER ESCORT, SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE-413), DIED DURING THE BATTLE OFF SAMAR, BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, 25 OCT. 1944. HE WAS AWAREDED A POSTHUMOUS ...

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ON JULY 17, 1863, AT THE BATTLE OF HONEY SPRINGS, THE 1ST KANSAS COLORED VOLUNTEERS WROTE A STIRRING PAGE IN AMERICAN HISTORY, BECOMING ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK UNITS IN THE CIVIL WAR TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN A UNION VICTORY. AS MAJOR GENERAL JAMES G. BLUNT, T ...