Indiana World War Memorial Plaza In 1919 Indiana waged a campaign to bring the national headquarters of the to Indianapolis. Founded in 1919 at the… Read More »Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
Mingo Jones (Dec. 16, 1928-Apr. 3, 2017). Mingo Jones was born and raised in Missouri. His father and uncle played the trumpet… Read More »Mingo Jones
Trustin B. Kinder (July 27, 1822-Feb. 23, 1847). Trustin B. Kinder was born on his family’s farm near the new state capital, Indianapolis.… Read More »Trustin B. Kinder
Frederick Knefler (Apr. 12, 1833-June 14, 1901). Born in Arad, Hungary, to Nathan Knoepfler, a Hungarian Jew and physician, Frederick Knefler (Knoepfler… Read More »Frederick Knefler
Korean War When North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950, and President Harry S. Truman committed United States armed forces under… Read More »Korean War
Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center The principal organization housed in this building has been known by numerous names: Finance Center, U.S. Army (1953-1972); U.S. Army… Read More »Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center
Marshal Foch Day Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-chief on the western front during World War I, toured the United States in 1921 as a… Read More »Marshal Foch Day
Graham Edward Martin (Jan. 18, 1919-May 9, 2006). Graham E. Martin was born in Tobacco City, Tennessee. He later moved to Indianapolis and… Read More »Graham Edward Martin
Daniel McCauley (Sept. 8, 1839-Apr. 1894). A native of New York, Daniel McCauley, whose name appeared also as Macauley, was orphaned at… Read More »Daniel McCauley
George Francis McGinnis (Mar. 19, 1826-May 29, 1910). Union Army general George Francis McGinnis was born in Boston. Shortly thereafter, his mother died,… Read More »George Francis McGinnis
