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Ferdinand Chesarek
Ferdinand Joseph Chesarek (18 February 1914 – 20 November 1993) was a United States Army general. World War II Ferdinand Chesarek graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery in 1938. In November 1943, Chesarek went to the European Theater of Operations to become Commanding Officer of the 28th Field Artillery Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (United States), 8th Infantry Division. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, and Purple Heart. He also received the French Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Croix de Guerre with Palm and Star for his part in these campaigns. Chesarek returned to the United States in July 1945 for detail to the War Department General Staff in Washington, D.C., where he served as a legislative officer in the Logistics Division and received the Army Commendatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet ( or ) is a Village (United States), village in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Calumet Charter Township, Michigan, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County, and had a population of 621 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Calumet was once the center of Michigan's Copper mining in Michigan, copper mining industry. The village is home to a unit of Keweenaw National Historical Park, and also includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Most of the village itself is also included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District. History What is now Calumet was settled in 1864, originally under the name of Red Jacket, for a Native Americans in the United States, Native American Chief of the Seneca tribe. Until 1895 the name "Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
