Apr 28, 2023 | Artifact - Halls of Honor, Artifact - Korean War
This porcelain ashtray hand-painted with “Commander Seventh Fleet” belonged to Admiral Robert P. Briscoe (1897-1968), a native of Centerville, Mississippi. In 1952, then-Vice Admiral Briscoe served as the tenth commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet in Korean...
Mar 31, 2023 | Artifact - Halls of Honor, Artifact - Korean War
Mack Alvin Jordan (1928-1951), of Collins, Mississippi, was inducted into the United States Army in January 1951. By June, he was sent with the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division for combat in the Korean War. Private First Class Jordan was serving as a...
Jan 16, 2023 | Artifact - Halls of Honor, Artifact - WW II
A native of Edinburg, Mississippi, Van T. Barfoot (1919-2012) enlisted in the US Army in 1940 and served in L Company, 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division during the World War II. He participated in the Allied invasions of Sicily in July 1943 and mainland Italy in...
