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2 unusual facts about Russell E. Dunham


Russell E. Dunham

Dunham erected a monument at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in honor of those who served with the 3rd Infantry Division.

When Dunham was presented with the Medal of Honor, General Alexander Patch said as he placed the award around Dunham's neck that his actions in single-handedly destroying the machine gun nests saved the lives of 120 U.S. soldiers who had been pinned down.


Archie W. Dunham

He served on the board of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, the board of visitors of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the board of Trustees of the Houston Symphony, the George Bush Presidential Library, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Cyrus L. Dunham

Dunham was elected prosecuting attorney of Washington County, Indiana in 1845 and then served as a member of the Indiana State House of Representatives for one term from 1846 to 1847.

Cyrus Livingston Dunham then successfully ran for Congress, being elected to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855) as a Democrat.

Russell E. Dougherty

He was assigned to Headquarters 15th Air Force, SAC, as chief, Operations Division, where he planned the B-52 round-the-world non-stop flight, Operation Power Flite, in 1957.

Russell E. Havenstrite

Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952), who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1933 to 1946, rejected Havenstrite's demands.


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