In one of the more unusual intersections of American history, astronaut-turned-senator John Glenn and baseball legend Ted Williams served together in the same Marine Corps fighter squadron during ...

Ted flew as my wingman on about half the missions he flew in Korea.” Williams reflected on the friendship he developed with Glenn after the latter gained fame as the first American to orbit the ...

NDN: Ted Williams had a very long career, interrupted twice by wartime military service. ... the first of nearly 200 that he ...

In his book, Brown detailed that in May 1942, Williams enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps through a Department of Navy recruiting office. In December 1943, he arrived in Pensacola to begin advanced ...

Williams opted out of playing baseball in the Navy to sign up as an aviator. After two years of earning high marks during training, he obtained a commission in the Marine Corps . He served until ...

Ted Williams, who died Friday at 83, had a dream. When he walked down the street, he wanted people to say, "There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived." ...

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Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox ... Williams hit .344 lifetime with 521 home runs — despite twice interrupting his career to serve as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and the Korean War. ...

Ted Williams hit .342 for the pennant-winning 1946 Boston Red Sox and was named the American League Most Valuable Player. Aug. 30 will mark the centennial of his birth (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO) ...

NDN: Ted Williams had a very long career, interrupted twice by wartime military service. ... the first of nearly 200 that he would hit after permanently leaving the Marine Corps. ...