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Ferdinand J. Chesarek
Ferdinand Joseph Chesarek (February 18, 1914 – November 20, 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 Commendat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet ( or ) is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The village may itself be included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District. It is bordered on the north by Calumet Township, on the south by the unincorporated towns of Newtown and Blue Jacket, on the east by Blue Jacket and Calumet Township, and on the west by Yellow Jacket and Calumet Township. The population was 726 at the 2010 census. Calumet's nickname is Copper Town U.S.A. History What is now Calumet was settled in 1864, originally under the name of "Red Jacket", named for a Native American Chief of the Seneca tribe. Until 1895 the name "Calumet" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
