Editor in Chief Bill | 02 Feb 2019 6:34 p.m. PST |
Who is your favorite historical figure who attained fame at the rank of colonel? |
pmwalt | 02 Feb 2019 6:51 p.m. PST |
Chesty Puller -- Lt Col during WWII, full bird during Korean War … genuine hero |
Thresher01 | 02 Feb 2019 6:58 p.m. PST |
Colonel Deering comes to mind first: link link Then, of course, there's Col. Sanders……. |
KeithRK | 02 Feb 2019 7:31 p.m. PST |
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Editor in Chief Bill | 02 Feb 2019 7:36 p.m. PST |
Historical! |
jhancock | 02 Feb 2019 7:38 p.m. PST |
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Stosstruppen | 02 Feb 2019 7:50 p.m. PST |
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin |
Thresher01 | 02 Feb 2019 7:51 p.m. PST |
Colonel Sanders is a very famous, historical figure, with many, many fans around the world. My guess is he is one of the most famous colonels in history: link link |
fredavner | 02 Feb 2019 9:26 p.m. PST |
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Private Matter | 02 Feb 2019 9:31 p.m. PST |
Richard Geoffery Pine-Coffin. A distinguished officer with an almost inspiring name for leading troops into combat. |
JimDuncanUK | 02 Feb 2019 9:53 p.m. PST |
Mad Mitch of the Argylls. |
slugbalancer | 03 Feb 2019 2:03 a.m. PST |
Frederick Gustavus Burnaby |
ZULUPAUL | 03 Feb 2019 3:34 a.m. PST |
Teddy Roosevelt George Custer |
T Labienus | 03 Feb 2019 5:16 a.m. PST |
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mjkerner | 03 Feb 2019 6:38 a.m. PST |
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IronDuke596 | 03 Feb 2019 6:55 a.m. PST |
Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, well almost a colonel. |
Rakkasan | 03 Feb 2019 7:28 a.m. PST |
Doolittle's promotion history is unusual. He was never actually a colonel. He was promoted from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general following the Tokyo Raid. |
Legion 4 | 03 Feb 2019 8:21 a.m. PST |
A very well deserved promotion, even if it skipped a rank. |
wrgmr1 | 03 Feb 2019 9:18 a.m. PST |
Stanley Christopherson, started as a second lieutenant at the beginning of war. Eventually became colonel of his regiment the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. One of the most experienced armoured regiments in the British army. |
redmist1122 | 03 Feb 2019 9:31 a.m. PST |
John Wayne: Col. John Marlowe of the movie, "The Horse Soldiers". P. |
Lascaris | 03 Feb 2019 9:49 a.m. PST |
Lt. Col. Hal Moore at Ia Drang. Great display of leadership in a difficult situation. |
Parzival | 03 Feb 2019 10:35 a.m. PST |
Colonel James Stewart, US Army Air Corps, WWII. Eventually promoted to Lt. Brig. General, but that was after the war. |
Corporal Fagen | 03 Feb 2019 12:09 p.m. PST |
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Field Marshal | 04 Feb 2019 12:41 a.m. PST |
Lt Colonel Emile Driant….fiesty little light infantry Colonel whose men held up the German advance at Verdun. I have been to his gravesite at Verdun. |
Rotundo | 04 Feb 2019 8:40 a.m. PST |
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PaulCollins | 04 Feb 2019 6:24 p.m. PST |
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COL Scott ret | 05 Feb 2019 11:13 p.m. PST |
Our very own Colonel Campbell of course. Buck Surdu is also a Colonel others?… (other than me) Fame after all is relative, and here on TMP he and several other Colonels seem good sorts. |
USAFpilot | 06 Feb 2019 2:46 p.m. PST |
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von Schwartz | 06 Feb 2019 6:43 p.m. PST |
Sanders, Colonel Sanders, NOT Bernie! |
Old Contemptibles | 19 Apr 2019 10:06 a.m. PST |
Colonel Klink Colonel Hogan |
von Schwartz | 19 Apr 2019 6:57 p.m. PST |
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miniMo | 19 Apr 2019 7:45 p.m. PST |
Robert Gould Shaw. George Washington. Theodore Roosevelt. Buzz Aldrin. John Glenn. Martha McSally. +1 Colonel Sanders, he is an actual Colonel of Kentucky and well deserved the honour. |
JimSelzer | 06 Jun 2019 7:59 p.m. PST |
Lt. Col. Hal Moore and James Doolittle |
Legion 4 | 07 Jun 2019 6:35 a.m. PST |
Too many to choose from … |
von Schwartz | 07 Jun 2019 6:59 p.m. PST |
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