Clarence Tinker
War Hero
First Native American to serve as a Major General in the U.S. Army.
He served on the home front during World War I and also learned to fly.
He lost his life during the Battle of Midway, becoming the first high-ranking officer to die in World War II.
He was descended from members of the Osage tribe.
He was Dwight D. Eisenhower's classmate at the Army Command and Staff College.