Today’s post was written by David Langbart, an Archivist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park. Malvin "Mal" Whitfield, a gold medal-winning track star of the 1948 and 1952 U.S. Olympic Teams died in November 2015. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in June 2016. Whitfield served in the … Continue reading Malvin Whitfield: Ambassador for Track and Field
