Sergeant Carney was born a slave in Norfolk and named William. He traveled to Massachusetts through the Underground Railroad. Having escaped from slavery, he met a man named William Carney and assumed his last name so he could serve in the 54th . . . — — Map (db m191409) HM
Private Barnes worked as a farmer in St. Mary’s County, MD before enlisting in the Army. He was mustered into service in Norfolk on February 11, 1864. He was assigned to Company “C”, 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. At the battle . . . — — Map (db m191451) HM
Pvt Stewart was born in Norfolk. After joining the Army, he was sent to the frontier with Company “E”, 7th U.S. Infantry. Within a year, he would take part in actions against the Sioux in the Montana Territory during the Black Hills War. In . . . — — Map (db m191453) HM
Sergeant Thomas Boyne entered the service in Norfolk. In 1879, he was serving as a Sergeant in Company “C”, 9th Cavalry Regiment in New Mexico. He was cited for ”bravery in action” at the Mimbres Mountains on May 29, 1879 and at the Cuchillo . . . — — Map (db m191456) HM
David D. Barrow
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Enlisted in Norfolk
Gregory W. Bright
Coal Passer, U.S. Navy
Born in Norfolk
Both men were stationed onboard USS Nashville (PG-7) which was sent to Cuba during the . . . — — Map (db m191458) HM
Douglas MacArthur was the son of Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, Arthur MacArthur and Mary Hardy MacArthur of Norfolk. As Commanding General of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General MacArthur demonstrated conspicuous leadership in . . . — — Map (db m191477) HM
Born in North Carolina and although only 14 years of age, having a muscular build, Lucas enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in Norfolk without his mother’s consent. He gave his age as 17 and went to recruit training. On Iwo Jima, February 20, . . . — — Map (db m191478) HM
CPT Versace graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School and then attended West Point, graduating in 1959. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action while a prisoner of war from October 1963 to September 1965. CPT Versace assumed . . . — — Map (db m191479) HM
COL Jones, born in Norfolk, joined the Air Force after graduating from West Point. An A-1E Skyraider pilot, he risked his life and earned the Medal of Honor in an attempted rescue mission near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. On September 1, 1968, then . . . — — Map (db m191480) HM
