
The Silver Star is the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. It is awarded for gallantry in action:* While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States;*While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or*While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict ...
A "V" device is a metal 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) capital letter "V" with serifs which, when worn on certain decorations awarded by the United States Armed Forces, distinguishes an award for heroism or valor in combat instead of for meritorious service or achievement. The decorations with which a "V" may be authorized differ among the military services, as well as the manner in which the "V" is worn a...
(This portal is a sister project of the Portal español , the portal for Spanish speaking users) Welcome to the Spanish International Portal . This project is for all Spanish and non-Spanish speaking users alike who are interested in Spanish genealogy. From here you can easily access different projects related to Spanish, participate in discussions and share information. Community Support Dis...
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American Jews have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since at least the Revolutionary War. As more Jews immigrated to the United States more and more served in America's various wars- including an estimated 500,000 during World War II. Throughout America's history Jews have served as General Officers and Admirals as well as in other officer and enlisted ranks; and the Medal of Hon...
American Jews , also known as Jewish Americans , are American citizens of the Jewish faith or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants. A minority from all Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and a number o...
Jewish Americans who Served in Vietnam
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Florida .* Jewish Florida * History of Jews in Southern Florida Wikipedia===Notable Floridian Jews* Moses Elias Levy
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jewish inhabitants of Missouri.An excellent reference book on the Jewish settlers of St. Louis is Zion In The Valley by Walter Ehrlich. Volume 1 covers the period from the Revolutionary War up to 1900. The index is quite complete. There are numerous photographs and notes and references. Many early families are described. The photo is of th...
An umbrella project for all projects related to New York Jews.* Jews of New York * Early Jewish Settlers of Monsey and Spring Valley, NY * Yizkor Books Online at New York Library * Center for Jewish History New York City * Ackman Ziff Genealogy Institute Center for Jewish History in New York City >>==Famous New York Jews# Woody Allen
Please add profiles to SUB or RELATED projects of this portal This project is the portal or master project for New York City. This project will include or link to sub-projects on New York City history and genealogy, AFTER 1674= Prior to 1674, see the New Amsterdam projects . New York City Projects State of New York The Bronx Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Staten Island
Welcome to the International Polish Portal! Please join and participate in the Geni Polska project, which aims to gather as many Polish Geni users as possible for better and more efficient cooperation! For any questions click here . Polish discussions in English are here . Please invite collaborators from Poland to this project. (Actions --> Add Collaborators). Portals like this facilitate...
[This Template is just a guide to get you started. We'll know different things about different ships & their passengers, so you're welcome to treat it flexibly. I've used as a data layout. Other resources at the bottom are helpful too.]The Fortitude Arrived at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on January 20, 1849. The migrants were expecting grants of land, but this had not been arranged, so many...
All descendants of the Founder of the Portuguese Monarchy, King D.Afonso I Henriques are formally invited to join this project Biography of the First King of Portugal Afonso I of Portugal; born 1106, 1109 or 1111; died 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror (Portuguese: O Conquistador)[1][2] by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali (in Arabic البرتقالي "the Portuguese") and ...
Este projeto tem por objetivo reunir todos os nobre portugueses existentes no Geni, das mais diferentes hierarquias, concedidos pelo Reino de Portugal, bem como aqueles ainda existentes na atualidade.Fiquem à vontade para contribuir.A nobreza portuguesa era o estamento privilegiado do Reino de Portugal (1139-1910) até 5 de outubro de 1910, quando foi implantada a república em Portugal, em decor...
Este é um subprojeto relacionado ao Projeto Maior Imigração Portuguesa ao Brasil Este subprojeto visa organizar dados genealógicos dos imigrantes portugueses que vieram ao Brasil do Concelho de SOUSELAS . Os imigrantes já identificados estão na lista de perfis deste subprojeto.
Journalists, Columnists and Reporters A journalist collects, writes, and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism . A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes, and reports information to present in sources, conduct interviews, engage in research, and make reports. The term journalist may include various types of editors, editor...
In 1823, the Treaty of Moultrie Creek created a Seminole reservation encompassing much of central Florida, including the area that would become Orlando. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized relocation of the Seminole from Florida to Oklahoma, leading to the Second Seminole War. In 1842, white settlement in the area was encouraged by the Armed Occupation Act. The first settler, Mr. Aaron Je...
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Orange County, Florida. The land that is Orange County was part of the first land to come up from below the Early Oligocene sea and is known as Orange Island. Orange County's Rock Spring location is a Pleistocene fossil-bearing area and has yielded a vast variety of birds and mammals including giant sloth, mammoth, camel, and the dire w...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Wilkes County, Georgia. Official Website Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a single entity by locals, including the area's historical society and the Chamber of Commerce. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). 'Wilkes County, named for British politician and suppo...
Gross-Rosen concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Groß-Rosen) was a Nazi German network of Nazi concentration camps built and operated during World War II. The main camp was located in the village of Gross-Rosen not far from the border with occupied Poland, in the modern-day Rogoźnica in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland; directly on the rail-line between the towns of Jawor (Jauer) a...
Overview=== Konzentrationslager Flossenburg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the Schutzstaffel (SS) Economic-Administrative Main Office at Flossenbürg, in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, Germany, near the border with Czechoslovakia. Until its liberation in April 1945, more than 96,000 prisoners passed through the camp. About 30,000 died there. ===Pre–World War II===Before Wor...
Este projeto engloba imigrantes, militares portugueses a serviço, personalidades portuguesas designadas para ocupar cargos públicos, colonos, banidos, deportados, exilados e expatriados vindos de Portugal ao Brasil. Imigração Portuguesa ao Brasil Este é o projeto principal que será redirecionado para outros subprojetos, conforme links relacionados à Lista de Concelhos abaixo. Veja as Orienta...