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USS Cimarron ( 1862 ) The first USS " Cimarron " ( officially changed from the original spelling " Cimerone " ) was a sidewheel double - ended steam gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War . " Cimarron " , a large ship of 860 tons , was outfitted as a mortar gunboat with six howitzers for riverside operations , and as a blockade interceptor gunboat with a powerful 100 - pounder rifle . Launched in New Jersey in 1862 . " Cimarron " was launched 16 March 1862 by D . S . Merschon , Bordentown , New Jersey ; outfitted at Philadelphia Navy Yard ; and commissioned 5 July 1862 , Commander Maxwell Woodhull in command . Civil War service . James River operations . Sailing from the Philadelphia Navy Yard 11 July 1862 , " Cimarron " arrived at Fort Monroe , Virginia , 8 July . Between 11 July and 4 September 1862 , she sailed in the James River in active support of Army operations . During this time she engaged Confederate troops at Harrison ' s Landing ( 28 July ) and exchanged fire with Fort Powhatan ( 31 July ) and Swan Point Battery ( 4 August ) . Assigned to the South Atlantic blockade . " Cimarron " cleared Fort Monroe , 7 September 1862 to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Port Royal , South Carolina , 13 September . She was constantly employed in the coastal and inland waters of South Carolina , Georgia , and Florida , participating in the engagement with Confederate batteries up the St . Johns River , Florida ( 17 September 1862 ) , and returning early in October to support army operations there during the battle of St . John ' s Bluff . After repairs at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from January to April 1863 , " Cimarron " continued blockade duty until 3 August 1865 . During this time she captured three prizes , and fired on Confederate troops ashore on two occasions ( 23 June and 8 July 1863 ) . She also joined in the attacks on Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor , ( 17 August , 20 August and 21 August 1863 ) . During January and February 1864 , " Cimarron " operated in the Stono River , South Carolina . Post - war decommissioning . " Cimarron " arrived at Philadelphia Navy Yard 8 August 1865 ; was decommissioned there 17 August 1865 ; and sold 6 November 1865 .
George M . Jones George Madison Jones ( February 22 , 1911 - December 16 , 1996 ) was a United States Army Brigadier General most notable for leading the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II . Military career . Jones graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1935 ( graduate # 10439 ) and was commissioned into the Infantry . After a number of Infantry assignments he volunteered for parachute training just after the establishment of the Parachute School at Fortn Benning , Georgia . After graduation , he was assigned to the Canal Zone where he commanded the 501st Parachute Battalion , one of the original parachute units . At the outbreak of World War II the battalion joined the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment , the only independent airborne regiment in the Pacific Thetatre , to act as a strategic reserve for General MacArthur . The 503rd was sent to Australia , where Lieutenant Colonel Jones served as the Regimental Executive Officer to Colonel Kinsler , the Regimental Commanding Officer . From Australia , Jones and the 503rd went to New Guinea , where they made the first successful U . S . combat parachute assault in the war at Markham Valley in September 1943 . ( The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division was also in New Guinea and made combat jumps in the Philippines during the war . ) Upon Kinsler ' s suicide , Jones became Regimental Commander and was promoted to Colonel . After making a second combat jump on Noemfoor Island in July 1944 and leaving New Guinea , the 503rd participated in the invasion of the Philippine Islands and conducted an amphibious landing on Mindoro in December 1944 . Jones was put in charge of the " Rock Force " ( 503rd PRCT plus 3rd Battalion , 34th U . S . Infantry ) which liberated Corregidor Island by a combined parachute assault and amphibious landing in February 1945 . Jones and his Regimental Combat Team moved on to Negros Island , where they fought Imperial Marines and other Japanese forces until well after October , 1945 , as a core of Japanese commanders refused to surrender . After the last Japanese units surrendered , the 503rd was disbanded and he took the Headquarters back to California where the unit was officially deactivated and the colors cased . After World War II , Jones would serve in the U . S . Army for another 23 years . Notable positions included Chief of Staff of XVIII Airborne Corps , and Operations Officer ( G - 3 ) of IX Corps in Korea . He was the second Commandant of the Special Warfare School at Fort Bragg , NC , where he is credited with transforming Special Forces from a concept to an effective fighting organization . He subsequently commanded the 66th Military Intelligence Group in Germany , served as Deputy Commanding General of the 3rd Infantry Division , and was Chief of Staff of the Fifth US Army . He ultimately served as Commander of the Yukon Command and Deputy Commander of US Army - Alaska before retiring with the rank of Brigadier General in 1968 . Regiment as a Case Study , " Monograph at the School of Advanced Military Studies , United States Army Command and General Staff College , Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , 2009 .
137th ( Calgary ) Battalion , CEF The 137th Battalion , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Calgary , Alberta , the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city . After sailing to England in August 1916 , the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on January 10 , 1917 . The 137th Battalion , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . G . W . Morfitt . The battalion is perpetuated by The King ' s Own Calgary Regiment ( RCAC ) .
Agustín De Cepeda y Ahumada Agustín De Cepeda y Ahumada ( 1527 – 1591 ) was a Spanish captain and brother of Saint Teresa of Avila . He was born in Gotarrendura , Ávila and became an active and energetic soldier . He fought in Chile against the Mapuche and earned fame when in 1566 he was entrusted with the defense of the Plaza of Cañete with only limited resources . At that time , the fort had rudimentary defences , scarce munitions along with only two cannons and mostly inexperienced soldiers . The Mapuche , aware of the camps frailties , got a considerable number together under the orders of their leaders Loble and Millalelmo . They prepared an attack in which they anticipated to triumph easily . Captain Cepeda found out from friendly Mapuche that his enemy was advancing on the plaza , and so he locked up his people , his livestock and his horses in the fort that they had at the edge of the river , and got in position to defend himself there until he received help to take the offensive . The artillery and arquebus fire produced a great disturbance among the Mapuche . When they saw that taking the fort would be a more arduous task than expected , they set fire to the few houses and shed that they had reached in the town and situated themselves strategically to blockade the fort and keep its defenders hungry . When further groups of Spanish soldiers came as reinforcements , the Mapuche attackers moved away from the area .
John Hoskins Stone John Hoskins Stone ( 1750 – October 5 , 1804 ) was an American planter , soldier , and politician from Charles County , Maryland . During the Revolutionary War he led the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army . After the war he served in the state legislature and was the seventh Governor from 1794 to 1797 . Personal life . John was born at his father ' s plantation of " Poynton Manor " in Charles County . His family had been prominent since early colonial days when William Stone had served as governor a hundred years before his birth . His parents were David and Elizabeth ( Jenifer ) Stone . His elder brothers included Thomas ( who signed the Declaration of Independence ) and Michael ( who represented Maryland in the U . S . Congress ) . John had been baptized in the Anglican Church . After the split caused by the revolution he was an active Episcopalean . He married Anne Couden in February 1781 , and the couple would have six children , five of whom lived to adulthood : Couden , Anne , Elizabeth , Robert Couden , and Thomas . Revolutionary war . In 1775 , Stone joined the newly organized Maryland Battalion led by Colonel William Smallwood as a Lieutenant . He was soon promoted to Captain of the battalion ' s first company . The battalion became part of the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army , and went north to fight in the war . They fought in the Battles of Brooklyn ( where Captain Stone was especially distinguished ) and White Plains . Then , in late 1776 , when Smallwood was promoted to Brigadier General , Stone became the Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment . When the Continental Line was re - organized early in 1777 , General Smallwood had earned additional responsibility as a brigade commander . Stone was made Colonel and commander of the 1st Maryland . He led the regiment in the Battles of Princeton , Brandywine , and Germantown . He was wounded at Germantown and as a result was lame for the rest of his life . Colonel Stone was back in active command by the Battle of Monmouth . His unit was active in the continuing defense of New Jersey . His career ended when he was wounded again in the Battle of Stony Point on July 14 , 1779 . This time his wounds were more serious and he resigned his commission on August 1 . Political career . Stone returned home to Maryland and was made a member of the state ' s Executive Council . He served there from 1779 until 1785 . Charles County elected him to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1785 . He was returned annually until 1787 , and again in 1790 . Stone was then returned to the state Council in 1791 and 1792 . John was elected to a single three year term as Governor of Maryland , and served from 1794 to 1797 before returning to private life . He died in 1804 at Annapolis , Maryland and was buried there .
Swissint Swissint is the center of the Swiss Army for foreign missions . Stationed is the competence center in Oberndorf at Stans , Canton of Nidwalden . Tasks . Swissint is the national command authority for all peace support operations abroad . Swissint is responsible for planning and management , recruitment , care and control of all personnel , training of individuals and unit s , the mission - related equipment of the soldiers , the Logistics abroad , financial planning and credit management , public relations and the use of appropriate mission analysis . Missions . With about 280 officers , NCOs , soldiers and civilians leads " Swissint " more than twelve operations in Europe , Africa and Asia . With " Swissint " particularly the continuing use since 1999 in the Kosovo is associated . The local Swisscoy provides an infantry company for safety and provides a further logistic services company for the benefit of international partners . On behalf of the UN ( UN ) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) are Military Observer , Staff Officer - and liaison officer s or even military advisers as individuals or small teams in action . The competence center . The competence center is located in the barracks Wil Stans - Oberdorf . It is staffed by nearly 20 permanent employees and a flexible number of project - related employees . Swissint is right assumed to the chief of the [ of the army Joint Staff / Leadership Staff of the Army and is based on the policy objectives of the Federal Council of ( Switzerland ) and the Parliament , and according to the instructions of the [ Army Chief / chief of the army . The commander is Colonel in the General Staff ( Switzerland ) Fridolin Keller . Training . The Trainingenter of " Swissint " in Stans is a subject to the training center ( AZ ) . It also located on the military base at Wil Stans AZ for mission - related training ( EBA ) responsible . Nearly 20 professional and regular soldiers train all members of the Swiss Army , which make a voluntary assignment abroad as part of promoting peace . All courses are structured according to the requirements and lessons learned from operations and adjusted continuously . The course program is wide - ranging and aimed at national and international , as well as to civilian and military users . Swiss soldiers who have volunteered for Peace Support Operations receive their education through the " AZ " Swissint . The NATO , has the " AZ Swissint " as " Partnership for Peace " Certified Training and Education Center declared . Then " AZ " Swissint offers several national and international courses for civil and military users . Serve as the infrastructure including the Plaza de Armas in Stans - Oberdorf and the " Camp " Swissint which can accommodate 180 people in around 200 containers . Currently , members of the Army ( AdA ) are formed for the following missions :
548th Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group The United States Air Force ' s 548th Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group ( 548th ISRG ) is an intelligence unit located at Beale AFB , California . Mission . The mission of the 548 ISRG is to operate and maintain a $ 1B AN / GSQ - 272 " Sentinel " weapon system ( also known as Distributed Ground Station or DGS ) , and provide combatant commanders with processing , exploitation , and dissemination ( PED ) of actionable intelligence data collected by U - 2 , MQ - 1 , MQ - 9 and RQ - 4 aircraft and other platforms as required .
Operation Gambit During World War II , Operation Gambit was a part of Operation Neptune , the landing phase of the invasion of northern France ( Overlord ) . " Gambit " involved two X class submarine s ( British midget submarines ) which marked the extreme left and right limits of the British and Canadian invasion beaches with navigation lights and flags off ' Sword ' and ' Juno ' beaches . HMS " X20 " and HMS " X23 " arrived in position on 4 June and , due to the delay caused by bad weather , remained in position until 4 : 30am on 6 June ( D - Day ) when they surfaced , erected the navigational aids , an 18 - foot telescopic mast with a light shining to seaward , a radio beacon and echo sounder tapping out a message for the minelayer s approaching ' Sword ' and ' Juno ' beaches . A similar operation had been offered to the US landing forces to mark their beaches , but this was declined . The submarines were at some risk of damage due to friendly fire and in an attempt to counter this Lieutenant Honour the captain of HMS " X23 " acquired and flew an ensign of the size more normally used by capital ships .
Pierre - Paul Margane de Lavaltrie Pierre - Paul Margane de Lavaltrie ( August 13 , 1743 – September 10 , 1810 ) was a " seigneur " and political figure in Lower Canada . He was born in Montreal in 1743 , the only son of Pierre - Paul Margane de Lavaltrie , a seigneur and captain in the French army based in New France . He joined the colonial army at the age of 13 , becoming lieutenant and fought at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 . The following year , he returned with his regiment to France . In 1765 , he returned to Quebec at his father ' s request and inherited the seigneury of Lavaltrie the following year after his father died . Later that year , he married Marie - Angélique , the daughter of " seigneur " Louis de La Corne , dit La Corne l ' aîné . In 1775 , he took part in the defense of Fort St . Johns ( later Saint - Jean - sur - Richelieu ) against the invading Americans and continued to aid in the defense of the colony until the Americans withdrew in 1776 . Lavaltrie inherited the seigneuries of Terrebonne , Argenteuil and Monnoir but chose to relinquish them to focus on the upkeep of Lavaltrie . In 1788 , he was named a justice of the peace . Although he had opposed constitutional change , Lavaltrie was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Warwick in 1792 . He did not run in 1796 and his son - in - law , Charles - Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière , was elected in Warwick instead . Lavaltrie also served in the local militia , reaching the rank of colonel . He died at his manor in Lavaltrie in 1810 .
Bombing of Bucharest in World War II The Bucharest World War II bombings were primarily Allied bombings of railroad targets and those of the Oil Campaign of World War II , but included a bombing by Nazi Germany after the royal coup . Bucharest stored and distributed much of Ploiești ' s refined oil products .
Wolfgang Gast Wolfgang Gast ( 14 February 1919 — 8 May 1988 ) was an Obersturmführer ( First Lieutenant ) in the Waffen - SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross in July 1944 . Obersturmführer Gast was the commander of the II Battalion , 2nd SS Artillery Regiment , " Das Reich " , when he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross . The Cross recognized extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II . References . < div class = " references - small " >
Coalition Forces Land Component Command Coalition Forces Land Component Command , or CFLCC , is a generic U . S . and allied military term . In U . S . military terminology , Unified Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces can have components from all services and components – Army ~ Land , Air , Naval , Marine , and Special Operations . Thus a Land Component Command is a command directing all land forces on behalf of a combatant commander or JTF commander . Coalition , or sometimes ' Combined ' , is a term denoting that armed services of different countries are involved . Thus a Coalition Forces Land Component Command is a multinational land force , usually operating as part of a U . S . combatant command , though it could theoretically be applied by other Western and U . S . allied nations . CFLCC During ' Iraqi Freedom ' . A Coalition Forces Land Component Command was established under Commander U . S . Army Forces Central Command , Lieutenant General David McKiernan , to direct the two corps - sized formations involved in the initial invasion of Iraq in March 2003 , I Marine Expeditionary Force and U . S . V Corps . The units to brigade level involved in CFLCC ' s initial invasion of Iraq were : From March until June 2003 , CFLCC was joined by 1st Armored Division , 4th Infantry Division , and 2nd and 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiments . 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment formed Task Force Rifles to control the Al - Anbar area during its tour in Iraq which ended in September 2003 . CFLCC was replaced by Combined Joint Task Force 7 on 14 June 2003 . After its replacement by CJTF - 7 as the operational headquarters for all ground units in the CENTCOM theater , CFLCC became the primary logistics hub for the theater . CFLCC still remained in charge of logistics for all land forces in theater , and remained the headquarters for U . S . Army Central Command , managing Army service component issues in the CENTCOM theatre . It is also Third US Army , the same unit that George S . Patton commanded during World War II . It is now at Camp Arifjan , Kuwait , with primary Third Army / ARCENT headquarters at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter , South Carolina .
USS Uniontown ( PF - 65 ) USS " Uniontown " ( PF - 65 ) , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Uniontown , Pennsylvania . The ship was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MC hull 1489 ) as Chattanooga on 21 April 1943 at Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin , by the Leathem D . Smith Shipbuilding Company . Launched on 7 August 1943 , sponsored by Mrs . Cecilia Daniel , and brought to New Orleans , for completion on 4 April 1944 . She was renamed " Uniontown " on 16 August 1944 to free the name " Chattanooga " for the light cruiser , and commissioned on 6 October 1944 , with Commander Richard E . Morell , USCG , in command . Service history . Following shakedown in the Caribbean and a brief visit to Charleston , South Carolina , " Uniontown " joined Task Force 61 at Hampton Roads , Virginia , on 27 December 1944 for duty as a convoy escort . Two days later , the Coast Guard - manned escort vessel got underway for the first of three round - trip voyages across the Atlantic , escorting convoys to Oran , Algeria , and back . Her first round trip lasted from 29 December 1944 to 11 February 1945 ; the second round trip commenced on 15 March and ended with the ship ' s return to New York on 9 April . On 28 April , " Uniontown " got underway for North Africa and her last wartime convoy escort run . While en route to Algeria , " Uniontown " received word that German forces had surrendered at Rheims on 7 May , ending the long European war . Arriving at Oran on the 13th , " Uniontown " soon got underway for the United States and reached Philadelphia , on 8 June for conversion to a weather ship . On 3 July , outfitted for weather patrol duties , she set out for Newfoundland , and arrived at NS Argentia two days later . On 13 July , " Uniontown " commenced operations at Weather Station No . 3 and remained on station until 2 August . The ship returned to Grønnedal , Greenland , from 3 to 20 August in between deployments on weather patrol . The frigate served on Weather Station No . 1 from 22 August to 11 September , and subsequently at Weather Station No . 3 from 2 to 20 October before she returned to the Boston Navy Yard . A month later , " Uniontown " headed for Hampton Roads and arrived at Norfolk , Virginia , on 30 November 1945 . On 20 December 1945 , the warship was decommissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard , Portsmouth , Virginia , and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 January 1946 . After being turned over to the State Department Liquidation Commission , she was then sold to the Argentine government in July 1947 , in whose service she was renamed ARA " Sarandi " ( P - 33 ) . She served until 1968 . Fate unknown .