Ruben Rivers
Ruben Rivers (October 31, 1918 – November 19, 1944) was a United States Army staff sergeant who was killed in action while serving as a tank company platoon sergeant during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on November 16–19, 1944, near Bourgaltroff, France. Rivers (half-Cherokee) and six other Black Americans who served in World War II, were awarded the Medal of Honor[1] on January 12, 1997.