Brother Comte de Rochambeau July 1st 1725 – May 10th 1807 French nobleman and general who played a major role in helping the Thirteen Colonies win independence during the American Revolution. During this time, he served as commander-in-chief of the French...
Brother Virgil “Gus” Grissom April 3rd 1926 – January 27th 1967 Member of: Mitchell Lodge # 228 Mitchell, Indiana One of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts, a United States Air Force test pilot and a mechanical engineer. He was the second...
Brother Wally Schirra March 12th 1923 – May 3rd 2007 Member of: Canaveral Lodge # 339 Cocoa Beach, Florida American naval officer and aviator, and one of the original Mercury 7 chosen. He flew the six-orbit, nine-hour Mercury-Atlas 8 mission on October 3, 1962,...
Brother Sam Houston March 2nd 1793 – July 26th 1863 Member of: Cumberland Lodge # 8 Nashville, Tennessee Later transferring to Forrest Lodge #19 in Huntsville, Texas American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as...
Brother Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben September 17th 1730 – November 28th 1794 Member of: Trinity Lodge #10 (now 12) New York City, NY Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian-born American military officer. He served as inspector general and major general of the...
