What John Glenn did to save his famous wingman’s life in Korea

Astronaut John Glenn, left, and Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams were lifelong friends after serving in the same squadron during the Korean War. (NASA) After Ted Williams served as a Marine ...
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The Cloudbuster Nine : the untold story of Ted Williams and the baseball team that helped win World War II / Anne R. Keene ; foreword by Claudia Williams

Prologue: Babe's Yanklands versus the Navy pilots, July 28, 1943 -- Foreword / by Claudia Williams -- Part I--MAY 11, 1943. The "baseball squad" ; The comeback kid ; Ration-league baseball -- Part II- ...
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Williams' speech helped Negro Leaguers to HOF

The Hall of Fame has 37 Negro Leaguers enshrined in Cooperstown, and at least in part, they can thank Ted Williams for it. The date was July 25, 1966. Williams entered the Hall of Fame that day and ma ...