Pine Bluff native and World War I veteran Leroy Alfred Johnston was a member of the Harlem Hell Fighters military band that introduced jazz to Europe during the war. He also posthumously received the Purple Heart because his military record was deliberately altered.
ELIZABETHTON — For the next two Sundays, there will be stories of Judge Ben Allen in the Johnson City Press. A man who has been largely forgotten in the history
This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Leslie MacDill, the namesake of MacDill Air Force Base who is considered one of aviation’s early pioneers.