September 27

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1923: Olympic gold medalist Sgt. Morris Fisher with Major General John A. LeJeune, Commandant of the Marine Corps. 1918 — Sergeant Fred Lloyd, armed with a Winchester Model 1897 trench gun, single-handedly retook a German-held French village, routing 30 German soldiers, and putting to rest the question of whether or not a combat shotgun was suited for house-to-house fighting. 1959 — Suzanna Gratia Hupp born in Friendswood, Texas.