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Earheart
Earheart is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * James E. Earheart Jr. (1913–1942), a Silver Star-decorated US Marine killed in action during World War II * Billy Earheart (born 1954), an organist and piano player member of the Amazing Rhythm Aces See also * USS ''Earheart'' (APD-113), a US Navy ship named after James E. Earheart Jr. * Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart ( , born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many othe ... * Earnhardt {{surname, Earheart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Earheart (APD-113)
USS ''Earheart'' (APD-113), ex-DE-603, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. Namesake James Edward Earheart Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 25 April 1913 and was of German descent. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 7 January 1942. During Operation Torch, the Allied amphibious landings in North Africa, on 8 November 1942, Private First Class Earheart was a member of a naval antisabotage party embarked in a British warship which was damaged during the entry into Oran, Algeria. Heroically, he volunteered, in the face of continuous Vichy French shelling, to swim to a harbor tug whose movements were endangering the men abandoning the warship. He was killed in this effort. Earheart was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions at Oran. Construction and commissioning ''Earheart'' was laid down as the USS ''Earheart'' (DE-603) on 20 March 1945 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., at Hingham, Massachusetts. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Earheart
Billy Earheart (born February 21, 1954) is a Hammond B3 organist and piano player and original member of the Amazing Rhythm Aces. He has also won a Grammy award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre .... Billy also played piano for Hank Williams Jr. for 21 yrs (1985–2006) and toured with R&B legend Al Green, Eddie Hinton, Memphis Slim, Waylon Jennings, BB King, and others. He has played on over 200 albums.http://www.reverbnation.com/billyearheart Reverberation Nation References External linksOfficial Website American keyboardists Living people 1954 births {{US-keyboardist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( , born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Born and raised in Atchison, Kansas, and later in Des Moines, Iowa, Earhart developed a passion for adventure at a young age, steadily gaining flying experience from her twenties. In 1928, Earhart became the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic by airplane (accompanying pilot Wilmer Stultz), for which she achieved celebrity status. In 1932, piloting a Lockheed Vega 5B, Earhart made a nonstop solo transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve such a feat. She received the United States Distinguished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James E
James is a common English language surname and given name: * James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
