▁gener als ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁n urs es ▁Category : American ▁women ▁n urs es ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁( US ▁Army ) ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Fort ▁B rag g , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁Medal ▁( Un ited ▁States ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Arthur ▁Tal mad ge ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 1 3 - d . ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁Records . ▁Born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Tal mad ge ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁United ▁Art ists ▁Records , ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁at ▁Mercur y ▁Records , ▁and ▁former ▁President ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Music or ▁Records . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁founded ▁Mercur y ▁records ▁together ▁with ▁Ir ving ▁Green ▁and ▁Ber le ▁Adams ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Early ▁artists ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁label ▁included ▁Er roll ▁Gar ner , ▁Din ah ▁Washington , ▁Tony ▁Martin , ▁Frank ie ▁La ine ▁and ▁Vic ▁Dam one . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁record ▁produ cers ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Chicago ▁Category : 1 9 1 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s <0x0A>