KIDD, ISAAC CAMPBELL (26 Mar. 1884-7 Dec. 1941), senior officer on board the battleship U.S.S. Arizona when it was attacked and sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was born in Cleveland, the son of Isaac and Jemima (Campbell) Kidd. He graduated from West High School in 1902, then from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906. Kidd's first service was aboard the U.S.S.
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KING, WOODS (31 Jan. 1900-15 Jan. 1947), real-estate dealer, patron of the mounted police, and World War II hero promoted to brigadier general in 1945, was born in Cleveland to Ralph and Fannie T. King. He enlisted in the military while a student at Williams College. After WORLD WAR I, King's interest in horses led him to volunteer in developing the Cleveland Div.
KOREAN WAR. The Korean War period marked the peak of Cleveland's rise as an industrial city and masked early signs of decline. Although the city's population rose slightly, 4.2%, between 1950-53, the flight to the SUBURBS was accelerating, and the county had grown by 11%. The economy had never been better.
LEGGETT, MORTIMER DORMER (19 Apr. 1821-6 Jan. 1896) promoted free, graded, public education in Ohio and has been credited with created the public school system in Akron (1845). In Cleveland, with CHARLES FRANCIS BRUSH and George W.
LELAND, JACKSON MILLER (1818-20 Feb. 1896), music teacher and brass-band leader, was born in Holliston, Mass. to John and Sylvia Leland. With a proficiency in violin, bugle, and clarinet playing, he arrived in Cleveland in 1843 and shortly thereafter organized Leland's Band which played on lakeboats sailing between Buffalo and Chicago. Leland also toured the South with a theatrical group in 1846.
Cleveland Medal of Honor Recipients
LYNCH, FRANK (5 Nov. 1836-27 Feb. 1889), volunteer Army officer in the CIVIL WAR, was born in Canada but had moved to Cleveland by the outbreak of the War. On 14 Aug. 1861, he was commissioned captain, Co. G, 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In late Oct. 1862, he was ordered to open a recruiting office in Cleveland, which he established on Superior St.
The MAYOR'S ADVISORY WAR COMMITTEE (1917-19) was formed on 7 Apr. 1917, soon after the declaration of war by Congress. This cooperative effort—designed to increase efficiency of money, time, and effort—gained national recognition. Mayor HARRY L.
MCCLELLAND, JAMES M. (12 Aug. 1831-10 April 1915) Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the CIVIL WAR, was born in Hickory, Pa, moved to Ohio, and settled in Harrison County where he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry 30 July 1861.
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR. Many of the 10,000 people living in Cleveland in 1846, and citizens of northern Ohio generally, were not inclined to support the objectives of the U.S. in the War with Mexico or to volunteer for military service. Viewing the conflict as a pure and simple plot to extend slavery, they opposed both the war and its perceived objectives.
MEYER, EDWARD S. (10 Aug. 1843-26 Sept. 1920), volunteer Army officer in the CIVIL WAR and U.S. attorney, was born in Canton, Ohio, son of Seraphim and Ellenora (Schuchard) Meyer. He graduated from St. Vincent's College, and enlisted as a private when the Civil War started. He became a sergeant, 20 Apr. 1861; 1st lieutenant, 1 Nov. 1861; captain, 11 Nov.
MITCHELL, THEODORE (5 May 1835-2 March 1910) Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the CIVIL WAR, was born in Tarentum, Pa. and enlisted in the 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in PIttsburgh 1 Aug. 1861. Private Mitchell remained with the 61st. throughout the war, participating in the final assault on Confederate troops at Petersburg, Va.
MOLYNEAUX, JOSEPH B. (1 Jan. 1840-23 Apr. 1925), volunteer Civil War officer and secretary of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers & Sailors Monument Commission, was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., son of Thomas and Margaret (Twamley) Molyneaux. He came to Cleveland before the CIVIL WAR, and became a printer.
MOORE, DAN TYLER, Jr.(1 Feb. 1908-11 Feb. 1998) drafted the Ohio Securities Act, served as a spy during WORLD WAR II, and was a prominent lecturer and writer. Moore was born in Washington D.C., where his father, Dan Tyler Moore Sr., served as a military attachi to President Theodore Roosevelt.
NIKE MISSILE BASES (1955-71) were built at 7 sites in Cuyahoga County (with an 8th location in Lake County). The bases, constructed at a cost of $12 million by the M. J. Boyle Co. of Chicago, were part of the U.S. air defense system.
The NORTHERN OHIO VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA (NOVVA), a local chapter of the national Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., was formed in Dec. 1980 at the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSN. in downtown Cleveland.
ORNDORF, HARRY WESTLEY (9 Nov. 1892-14 July 1938), recipent of the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during the Boxer Rebellion, was born in Sandusky, Ohio the son of John and Julia Clark Orndorf. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. 17 Oct. 1896 at Mare Island, California.
PERSIAN GULF WAR. Clevelanders felt shock and anger on 2 Aug. 1990, upon hearing news reports that Iraqi armies had invaded Kuwait. The aggression by the large, well-equipped army of Iraq against a small and all but defenseless neighbor enraged many Clevelanders, who saw Iraq as the proverbial bully.
PETRARCA, FRANK J. (31 July 1918-31 July 1943) Congressional Medal of Honor winner for service during WORLD WAR II was the son of Dominic and Bettina (Tondia) Petrarca. One of 10 children, Frank grew up in Cleveland, attending St. Marian's parochial school and graduating from East High School in 1938.
POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS. See JOINT VETERANS COMMISSION.
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM R. (1840-24 Oct. 1873) Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the CIVIL WAR, was born in Cleveland. However, he enlisted in the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry at Akron, Ohio on 16, Aug. 1861. The company was mustered on 27 Aug. 1861 at Camp Wade on University Heights (the Tremont area) just south of the Cleveland boundary at that time.
RICHMAN, SAMUEL (ca. 1845- ) Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the Indian Wars, was a native of Cleveland, enlisting in the U.S. Army 24 Oct. 1866 at age 21. Assigned to the 8th U.S. Cavalry, Private Richman served in the Arizona Territory on patrols and scouts from Camp Whipple (near Prescott) which extended during 1868 into the Juniper Mountains to the northwest.
ROCK, FREDERICK (15 Feb. 1840-8 Nov. 1924) Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the CIVIL WAR, was born in Meisenheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1846 and settled in Cleveland.
SANFORD [or SANDFORD], ALFRED S. (5 Mar. 1805-23 Dec. 1888), born in Milford, Conn., was the antebellum captain of the CLEVELAND GRAYS and Cleveland fire chief in 1845. In 1863 he became an incorporator of the St. Clair Street Railroad Co. At Pres.
SANFORD, JUNIUS R. (1835-16 May 1904), son of Maria Hayward and ALFRED S. SANFORD, was active in the Ohio Militia before the CIVIL WAR as a 3d sergeant in the CLEVELAND GRAYS in 1856, and a lieutenant colonel in the Cleveland Battalion.