House photographer for President Barack Obama. Pete Souza is of Portuguese descent. Military Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), Commodore of the U. S. Navy, known for his purchase and restoration of Thomas Jefferson's estate, Monticello. Sgt. Leroy A. Mendonca – of Pauoa, Hawaii was a Portuguese-American soldier in the United States Army; died in the Korean War at age 19, becoming the youngest soldier awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) in the United States on July 4, 1951. Major-General Suzanne Vares-Lum (born 1967), served in Iraq War Jerry Vasconcells – World War I flying ace. George Luz (1921–1998), World War II – E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. George Mendonsa (1923–2019), World War II – George Mendonsa claimed to be the sailor photographed kissing a nurse in Times Square as people celebrated the end of World War II on Aug. 14, 1945. Music Bobbie Gentry (born 1944), Country singer. Craig Chaquico (born 1954) is an American guitarist of Portuguese descent. He has had over thirty years of success in a variety of genres: in the 1970s with the post-Summer of Love Jefferson Starship, in that band's 1980s incarnation, Starship, and in the 1990s and 2000s as contemporary jazz and New Age solo artist. Curtis Salgado (born 1954), American singer and harmonica player. David Lee Roth (born 1954), American rock vocalist for Van Halen. (Grandmother from Azores, Portugal). Demi Lovato (born 1993), American singer with half Mexican, half Irish roots. Their Mexican heritage can be traced back to Portugal. Dev (singer) (born 1989), singer. Dez Fafara (born 1966), vocalist in the Metal-bands DevilDriver and Coal Chamber. Don Ho (1930–2007), Hawaiian musician, of Chinese, Portuguese, Hawaiian, Dutch and German heritage. Elmar Oliveira, violinist who, in 1978, was the first American to win the gold medal in Moscow's Tchaikovsky competition. Freddie Tavares (1913–1990), helped designed Fender Stratocaster and other Fender products, steel guitarist Glenn Medeiros (born 1970), Hawaiian singer. Hoku (born 1981), Hawaiian pop star and actress, daughter of Don Ho Hugo Ferreira, rock musician and singer-songwriter for the band Tantric. Teena Marie (1956–2010), American singer. Father was Portuguese. Jason C. Medeiros (born September 9, 1977) better known as Mr. J. Medeiros is an American rapper, record producer, and songwriter. As well as releasing music under the name, Mr. J. Medeiros, he is responsible for forming the Hip Hop group The Procussions, is one half