2014 Event President Barack Obama exchanges 5 Guantanamo Bay prisoners for the lone U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; some lawmakers protest that the secret exchange was illegal because Congress was not notified in advance 2010 Event The Medal of Honor is awarded for the first time since the Vietnam War; U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta received the medal for his actions during the War in Afghanistan 1993 Death Kenneth Connor, English comic/actor (Carry on Sergeant), dies at 75 1991 Event Wrestlemania VII in LA, Hulk Hogan pins Sergeant Slaughter 1991 Event Sergeant Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt 1990 Death Eric Barker, actor and writer (Carry on Sergeant, Roommates), dies 1985 Death Phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sergeant Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73 1983 Event U.S. Marine peacekeeper Sergeant Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut 1983 Death Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide 1975 Death Henry Calvin, actor (Sergeant Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57 1975 Death Robert Strauss, actor (Sergeant Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey), dies at 61 1974 Death Frank Sutton, actor (Sergeant Vince Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50 1974 Death Elliott Sullivan, actor (Sergeant), dies at 66 1960 Event U.S. Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant 1958 Birthday Will Sergeant, rock guitarist, Echo and Bunnymen-Killing Moon 1957 Event Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvis Pelvin) 1955 Event "Sergeant Preston," debuts on CBS 1951 Death Stanley Ridges, actor, 'Possessed', 'Sergeant York', 'Mr. Ace', dies at 59 1945 Event 65th U.S. Mens Tennis: Sergeant Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62) 1945 Death Aubrey Cousins, Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle 1944 Event RAF Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade survives a jump from his Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet without a parachute 1938 Birthday Barry Primus, New York City, actor, Sergeant McKenna-Cagney and Lacey, Boxcar Bertha 1930 Birthday Robert Prosky, Philadelphia, actor, Christine, Sergeant Jablonski-Hill St. Blues 1924 Birthday Patrick Sergeant, founder, Euromoney Publications 1923 Birthday Frank Sutton, Clarksville Tennessee, actor, Sergeant Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC 1918 Event Sergeant Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans 1913 Birthday Robert Strauss, New York City, actor, Sergeant Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey 1912 Birthday Phil Silvers, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Sergeant Bilko-Phil Silvers Show 1910 Birthday John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor, Sergeant Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes 1907 Birthday Elliott Sullivan, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, Sergeant 1905 Birthday Harry Bellaver, actor, Sergeant Arcaro-Naked City 1892 Death ? de Bruyne, Belgian sergeant in Congo, murdered 1870 Death Patrick Gass, Sergeant of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies at 98 1839 Death Nathaniel Pryor, Sergeant of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies 1776 Death Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged 1771 Birthday Patrick Gass, Falling Springs, Pennsylvania, Sergeant of Lewis and Clark Expedition
