High Rank: USN Admiral Richard Cruzen of Antarctic Fame Hails from Gallatin, MO
Admiral Richard H. Cruzen (1897-1970) was a graduate of Gallatin High School and became one of Gallatin’s most decorated sons. During his exciting military career including polar explorations, he received many decorations including the Legion of Merit, the...
High Rank: USN Capt. James A. Shreckengaust of Pattonsburg, MO
Vietnam War veteran James A. Shreckengaust is among those from Daviess County, MO, achieving high military rank. The native of Pattonsburg (PHS Class of 1954) retired after 34 years as a captain in the United States Navy. Although he had many assignments,...
High Rank: Capt. Black Commands First Nuclear Sub Division
Navy Capt. Robert G. Black, a 1935 graduate of Gallatin High School, is remembered as the first naval officer to command the first nuclear submarine division in history of the United States. Internet research makes listing Commander Black’s military achievements...
1947 Map: Admiral Cruzen’s South Pole Exploration
This 1947 map helps explain the 3-pronged approach to exploring the South Pole led by Admiral Cruzen.
Homecoming for Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen 1947
On May 20, 1947, Gallatin’s favorite explorer Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen was the honored guest at a Homecoming dinner sponsored by the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce at the McDonald Tea Room. Over 170 people attended. Richard (Dick) Cruzen was the son of...
Gallatin’s Judge James H.B. McFerran Succumbs in Colorado
A letter to the editor submitted to a Colorado Springs, Colorado, newspaper offers a glimpse at the personality of James H.B. McFerran, once a leading citizen of Gallatin, MO, active in Democrat politics and organizer of a Union militia unit from Daviess County, MO,...
Civil War: Daviess County’s Col. James H.B. McFerran
The man who organized and led Union soldiers from Daviess County in the Battle of Westport was also the county’s prosecuting attorney and a circuit court judge. James H.B. McFerran helped initiate the Daviess County Savings Association, and served as its...
Pioneer Conflicts: Daviess County’s Namesake a Hero at Tippecanoe Battle
This is a brief account of the life of Col. Joseph Hamilton Daviess of Kentucky, summarized from the Feb. 2, 1911, edition of the Gallatin North Missourian. Daviess County is named after this Kentuckian killed by Indians at Tippecanoe, 25 years before this county in...
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
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