This month our question was who was Cornelius Charlton. Cornelius Charlton was one of two African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during the Korean War. “Charlton also earned the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal and many other citations during his military career. But it took many years for him to get a proper burial.” Learn the whole story in this article from our Gale in Context: Biography database. [article citation: "'BUFFALO SOLDIER' EARNED HIS MEDAL OF HONOR IN KOREA." States News Service, 17 Apr. 2017. Gale In Context: Biography]
The picture of Charlton was found in the February 28, 1952 edition of Jet Magazine. Find all editions of Jet magazine in our Jet Magazine archive. It and Gale in Context: Biography can be accessed via our Research & Homework page. You’ll find the Jet Archive listed under “J” and the Biography database under “G” for Gale. Both can be accessed from home with your library card.
