▁Category : A ir ▁Corps ▁T act ical ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁War ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : K ore a – Un ited ▁States ▁relations ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁( US ▁Army ) ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Medal ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery <0x0A> </s> ▁Al onso ▁S ánchez ▁de ▁H uel va ▁was ▁a ▁fif teenth - century ▁mar iner ▁and ▁merchant ▁born ▁in ▁H uel va , ▁Spain , ▁on ▁And alus ia ' s ▁Atlantic ▁coast . ▁Leg end ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁he ▁reached ▁America ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁did . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁America ▁several ▁rum ors ▁started ▁to ▁spread ▁especially ▁among ▁the ▁conquist adores , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁America ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁discovered ▁by ▁Columb us , ▁but ▁that ▁its ▁existence ▁was ▁known ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁before ▁ 1 4 9 2 . ▁Bart ol om é ▁de ▁las ▁Cas as ▁had ▁indeed ▁heard ▁several ▁of ▁those ▁claims , ▁but ▁limited ▁himself ▁to ▁record ▁them .