The morning e-mail says that Biography Arkansas, the series on KUAR, will feature Arkansas military heroes on Memorial Day. The list of veterans who have been featured on the show:
Gen. William Darby ( Darby’s Rangers) — his biography is currently available for listening.
Maurice “Footsie ” Britt (Medal of Honor)
Gen. Douglas McArthur (Medal of Honor)
Capt. John Yancey ( 2 Navy Crosses)
Maj. Mac McKennon (WWII ace pilot)
Maj. Gen Sid McMath ( WWII and Vietnam )
Bob Riley ( Marine partially blinded in South Pacific)
Maj.Gen. Wimpy Wilson ( Air National Guard)
Col. Lloyd “Scooter” Burke (a 3 war hero)
Pvt. Herman Davis (WWI hero)
Nathan Gordon (Medal of Honor) The former lieutenant governor lives in Morrilton; here’s an interview Channel 7 did with him last year.