Description of document: National Archives National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) VIP list, 2009 Requested date: December 2007 Released date: March 2008 Posted date: 04-January-2010 Source of document: National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Note: NPRC staff has compiled a list of prominent persons whose military records files they hold. They call this their VIP Listing. You can ask for a copy of any of these files simply by submitting a Freedom of Information Act request to the address above. The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Senator 1973-79 V252 Abourezk, James G 3181205 South Dakota Representative 1971-73. Senator 1973-79 V1340 Abrams, Creighton W Commanded the 37th Tank Battalion during WWII. Spearheaded the tank column that broke through the German encirclement of the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Later became a 4-star General and commanded all US Forces in Vietnam. Chief of Staff of Army 1972 V2393 Abrams, Creighton W Son of former Chief of Staff Creighton W Abrams Sr. Jr. V1542 Acker, Gary M Mercenary in Angola, imprisoned. V2779 Adair, Morris N Operation Tailwind was a mission in Laos designed for reconnaissance, intelligence collection, and as a diversion for a larger operation to the north, Honorable Dragon. The operation received negative attention when CNN/Time reported the use of nerve gas during the operation. They were forced to retract the story when confronted to provide support for their claim. The newsgroup conducted an independent investigation and concluded it had insufficient evidence to support the report. V682 Adams, Arlin M 158955 Judge of US Court of Appeals for 3rd Circuit 1969-87 V681 Adams, Arlin M 158955 Judge of US Court of Appeals for 3rd Circuit 1969-87 V752 Adams, Brockman 742723 US District Attorney for the Western District of Washington 1961-64. Washington Representative 1965-77. Secretary of Transportation 1977-79. Senator 1987-93 V751 Adams, Brockman 7342723 US District Attorney for the Western District of Washington 1961-64. Washington Representative 1965-77. Secretary of Transportation 1977-79. Senator 1987-93 V2280 Adams, Charity E 500001 First African American to be commissioned as an officer in the WAAC Earley, Charity E (WAC) V3515 Adams, Derroll 666883 Folk Singer V2562 Adams, Lucian 38417252 Staff Sergeant in the 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery near St. Die, France on October 28,1944 where "...in the course of action he personally killed 9 German soldiers, eliminated 3 enemy machineguns, vanquished a specialized force which was armed with automatic weapons and grenade launchers, cleared the woods of hostile elements, and reopened the severed supply lines to the assault companies of his battalion." V3553 Adams, Michael J 24934 Astronaut. Test pilot in the X-15 project. Died when his plane experienced technical problems and crashed. V2580 Adams, Wayne T in vault at Marine Corp request V3452 Adamshock, Nicholas 296668 Actor Adams, Nick V3667 Addams, Charles S 32603284 Cartoonist. Works include: The Addams Family, Out of This World, Drawn and Quartered, and Dear Dead Days. V536 Aders, Robert O 499956 Under Secretary of Labor, Food Company Executive. V535 Aders, Robert O 499956 Under Secretary of Labor, Food Company Executive. V2649 Adkins, David B Entertainer/ comedian V3601 Adkins, Homer M 1606366 Arkansas Governor 1941-45 V1291 Agar, John G 39717470 Married Shirley Temple then became an actor. Starred mostly in Westerns and war movies V3647 Agase Alexander A 39052 433474 Enlisted Number. Football player and coach. Teams included: Chicago Rockets 1947, Los Angelas Dons 1947, Cleveland Browns 1948-1951, and Baltimore Colts 1953. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame 1963. V3718 Agee, Amos 34163762 Execution. Hanged for robbery and rape in France. ETO V3247 Agerholm, Harold C 420840 WWII Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Awarded for his bravery on Saipan in the Marianas Islands on July 7, 1944. During a fierce enemy counter-attack, he volunteered to evacuate wounded in an appropriated ambulance jeep. In a period of just over 3 hours, he single-handily loaded and evacuated approximately 45 casualties while under heavy rifle and mortar fire. While attempting to aid 2 men he believed wounded, was mortally wounded by a Japanese sniper. September 1945 the US Navy launched the USS Agerholm in his honor. It served in the Korean War, garnering 4 Battle Stars, and in the Vietnam War, receiving 8 Battle Stars. It was decommissioned in 1978. V500 006 Agnew, Spiro 1010416 Maryland Governor 1967-69. Vice President of the United States Theodore 1969-73. Was Charged with accepting bribes and falsifying federal income tax returns. Pleaded no contest to tax evasion and resigned as Vice President October 10, 1973. Disbarred by a Maryland court in 1974. V3643 Ahrens, Edward H 358161 Marine Raider killed on Tulagi, Solomon Islands by a Japanese unit trying to infiltrate American lines. Reputed to have been found dying in his fox holeby Lew Walt. Walt claimed his last words were, "The bastards tried to come over me last night-I guess they didn't know I was a Marine." V3411 Aid, Matthew M V3645 Aiken, Howard H 84557 Helped with the creation of the Mark I, Mark II, Mark III, and Mark IV computers. Worked with Grace Hopper on the Mark I. V2317 Aiken, Larry 52770063 May 13, 1969 taken as a POW in South Vietnam. Remains returned/ recovered July 10, 1969 V3689 Ainsworth, Walden L 7248 "Pug" Commanded Task Force 67 (Ainsworth Express) in the Southwest Pacific during WWII. V1421 Akaka, Daniel K 30115735 Hawaii Representative 1977-90. Senator 1990- V3067 Akin, William T Missouri Representative 2001- V2900 Albert, Carl B Rhodes scholar. Oklahoma Representative 1947-77, Speaker of the House 1971-77. Elected to Oklahoma Hall of Fame V2126 Albert, Keith A May 21, 1970- February 12, 1973 POW. Returnee -Vietnam V3388 Albert, Raymond 6143131 Member of the PT 109 crew skippered by John F. Kennedy when it was struck by a Japanese destroyer and sunk. V1361 Albosta, Donald J 9534751 Michigan Representative 1979-85 V2761 Alda, Alan 4083205 Actor, writer, director and political activist. Most famous role was as D'Abruzzo, Alphonso Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H Joseph V3648 Aldisert, Ruggero J 15381 United States Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit 1968-. National President of Italian Sons and Daughters of America from 1954-1968. Awarded the Distinguished Appellate Jurist Award 2005 V1621 Aldrin, Edwin E Astronaut. Second human to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 Aldrin, Buzz mission. Served as fighter pilot in Korea, worked with experiments in Gemini-Titan flights in Houston, Texas. Pilot of Gemini XII orbital rendezvous space flight, November 11-15, 1966. Apollo 11 pilot. Received Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969. Appointed to Presidential Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry in 2002. V708 Alexander, Clifford 21994919 Chairman of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1967-69. Special representative of the President and headed US delegation to Kingdom of Swaziland 1968. Secretary of the Army 1977-81, the first African-American in the position. V500 049 Alexander, Grover C 2845730 Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Played 20 seasons Alexander, Pete 1911-1930 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. Considered by some to be one of the greatest pitchers in the game. When the US entered WWI, he joined the Army and served in an Artillery battalion in France, suffering from shell shock. Combination of that, epilepsy, severe bouts of alcoholism, and being a rule breaker caused the Phillies to trade him to the Cubs in 1917 in what would become one of the worst trades in Baseball History. During his career, he set multiple records, some which stand today. V3657 Alexander, Rodney M Louisiana Representative 2003- V372 Alexander, William, Jr 54139738 Arkansas Representative 1969-93 Alexander, Bill V3690 Alexanderson, Leroy J 68265 Commodore of the United States Lines fleet and the last captain of the SS United States. V1320 Algren, Nelson 36679611 Author of Somebody in Boots, Never Come Morning, and The Man Abraham, Ahlgren with the Golden Arm. Nelson V3304 Alito, Samuel A, Jr US District Attorney for New Jersey 1987-90. Judge of US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit 1990-2005. Judge US Supreme Court 2006- V2028 Allard, Wayne Colorado Representative 1991-97.