The U.S. Army chose the heroic name “Davy Crockett” for a launcher that fired nuclear missiles. Davy Crockett was dead for over a century before he experienced his overnight rise to fame.

SAN ANTONIO - On Feb. 8, 1836, Davy Crockett arrived in San Antonio 27 days before the fall of the Alamo. One legend claims Crockett was commander of the “Tennessee Mounted Volunteers.” ...