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VMF - 155 Marine Fighting Squadron 155 ( VMF - 155 ) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps in World War II . During the war , they flew the SBC Helldiver and , after reconstitution in 1943 , the F4F Wildcat . The squadron , also known as “ Ready Teddy ” was deactivated shortly after the war and is still inactive . History . Marine Observation Squadron 155 ( VMO - 155 ) was activated on October 1 , 1942 as part of Marine Aircraft Group 13 . The squadron was initially based in American Samoa and its first personnel came from VMSB - 151 . Their first complement of aircraft were SBC Helldiver biplane dive bomber and the J2F - 5 Duck amphibious biplane . In December 1942 , the bulk of the squadrons personnel were sent to Guadalcanal where they were assigned as replacements . A small cadre of six officers and fifteen enlisted men were retained in the squadron and ordered to Camp Kearny in San Diego , California to re - equip and train . Beginning in January 1943 , VMO - 155 began training on the F4F - 3P Wildcat , a fighter specifically designed for photographic reconnaissance . During this time they also began receiving their carrier qualifications . In April 1943 , with their training complete , a detachment from the squadron was ordered aboard the USS Nassau ( CVE - 16 ) to participate in the invasion of Attu in the Aleutian Islands . This operation made them the first Marine squadron to operate from an aircraft carrier during World War II and the only Marine squadron to operate in the North Pacific . Following the Operation in the Aleutians , the detachment rejoined the squadron in June 1943 and quickly moved to Marine Corps Air Station El Centro for further training . In February 1944 , VMO - 155 moved to Midway Atoll and became part of the local garrison . After four months on Midway , they were sent to Marine Corps Air Station Ewa , Hawaii . From MCAS Ewa , the squadron was again split up . This time the ground echelon was sent to Kwajalein and the flight echelon went to Roi . From these locations , for the rest of the war , the squadron took part in strikes against the Marshall Islands . On January 31 , 1945 , VMO - 155 was redesignated Marine Fighting Squadron 155 ( VMF - 155 ) . The squadron was deactivated on October 15 , 1945 , shortly after the cessation of hostilities with Japan .
Sanité Bélair Suzanne Bélair , called " Sanité Belair " , ( 1781 – 5 October 1805 ) , was an Haiti an Freedom fighter and revolutionary , sergeant in the army of Toussaint Louverture . Born an affranchi , she married Brigade commander and later general Charles Bélair in 1796 . When she was taken captive by general Charles Leclerc , her husband turned himself over as well to avoid being separated from her . Both sentenced to death , her spouse was to be executed by fire squad and she by decapitation because of her sex . She watched Bélair ' s execution , were he calmly asked her to die bravely , and went to her own execution as calm as he , refusing to wear a blindfold . Sanite Bélair is considered as one of the heroes of the Haitian revolution .
Lloyd Thomas Lloyd Thomas ( March 10 , 1912 – June 4 , 1942 ) was an aviator in United States Navy who was killed in action in World War II during the Battle of Midway while attacking an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier . Biography . Thomas was born in Nelsonville , Ohio . He attended the local schools and then graduated from Ohio University in June 1935 . Thomas was appointed as an aviation cadet on 4 October 1938 , and commissioned as an ensign on 26 October 1939 . He joined Torpedo Squadron 6 ( VT - 6 ) aboard aircraft carrier USS " Enterprise " ( CV - 6 ) on 13 December 1939 and a year later was promoted to lieutenant , junior grade . Piloting a Douglas TBD - 1 Devastator torpedo bomber on 4 June 1942 , Thomas gave his life in his squadron ’ s attack during the Battle of Midway . Awards . Thomas was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and courage in combat at Midway . Namesake . The name " Lloyd Thomas " was assigned first to the destroyer escort USS " Lloyd Thomas " ( DE - 312 ) and then to the destroyer escort USS " Lloyd Thomas " ( DE - 374 ) , but both were canceled in 1944 before their construction was complete . In 1945 , the destroyer USS " Lloyd Thomas " ( DD - 764 ) , in commission from 1947 to 1973 , was named in his honor .
Gordon D . Gayle Gordon Donald Gayle ( September 13 , 1917 – April 21 , 2013 ) was a United States Marine Corps brigadier general and historian . He was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Education . Gayle graduated from Sunset High School , Dallas Texas in 1934 . Gayle briefly enrolled at Southern Methodist University in Dallas , Texas , before transferring to the U . S . Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland . He graduated from the academy on June 1 , 1939 and received a commission in the U . S . Marine Corps as a second lieutenant . Early career . On American ' s entry into World War II , Gayle — promoted to captain in May 1942 — sailed to Wellington , New Zealand , with the 1st Marine Division . From there he participated in the invasion of Guadalcanal . He subsequently served during the battles of New Britain and Peleliu . Gayle received the Bronze Star for his actions on New Britain and the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions and wounding on Peleliu . He returned to the United States in November 1944 . Promoted to lieutenant colonel , he taught at the Command and Staff School , Marine Corps Schools , Quantico , Virginia . Later career . Gayle served in several posts over coming years , including Assistant Director of Marine Corps History . At that time he authored " Bloody Beaches : The Marines at Peleliu " . As Executive Officer , 7th Marines , 1st Marine Division , Gayle saw combat during the Korean War . During that conflict he received the Navy Commendation Medal and the Legion of Merit with Combat " V " for exceptionally meritorious service . After the war he again served in various posts , including — after a stint in the National War College — Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff , G - 3 , Headquarters , U . S . Forces , Japan . Gayle retired from active duty on January 31 , 1968 , with the rank of brigadier general . He subsequently joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Georgetown University . Medals and decorations . According to Gayle ' s official biography : " A complete list of the general ' s medals and decorations includes : the Navy Cross , the Legion of Merit with Combat ' V ' and Gold Star in lieu of a second award , the Bronze Star Medal with Combat ' V ' , the Navy Commendation Ribbon with Combat ' V ' , the Purple Heart , the Presidential Unit Citation with two stars indicative of second and third awards , the American Defense Service Medal , the American Campaign Medal , the Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars , the World War II Victory Medal , the National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star , the Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars , the United Nations Service Medal , and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation . "
Camp Castle Camp Castle is a , United States Army military installation in Dongducheon , South Korea and home to elements of the U . S . 2d Infantry Division . It is adjacent but not connected to the larger Camp Casey . Camp Castle served as home to the 2nd Engineer Battalion ( known colloquially as " Two E " ) from 1972 to 2004 and was home to the 70th Support Battalion , including a maintenance / dDistribution company , Alpha Company , a maintenance company on adjacent Camp Casey and a headquarters and headquarters company . Camp Castle is currently ( 2012 ) in the process of being returned to the ROK ( except for one portion , called Camp Castle North ) . The camp was unique in that it was split by a major Korean thoroughfare . The unit ' s offices , dining facility , and barracks were situated on the east side of the roadway while the motorpool was on the west side . A pedestrian bridge completed in 2002 connects the two halves to prevent pedestrian traffic on the roadway . The camp is only large enough for one battalion and contains several old buildings to include offices , barracks which are now vacant , officers quarters , and a closed dining facility . It was one of the most forward - stationed US - exclusive bases on the South Korean Peninsula , about from the DMZ by air . The Area I HazMart ( hazardous materials recycling and redistribution facility ) in located on Camp Castle North , as is a large warehouse for quarters furniture . The rest of Camp Castle North , included abandoned 300 , 000 - gallon fuel storage tanks , is slated for turn over in 2013 .
678th Air Defense Group The 678th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with the 20th Air Division of Air Defense Command ( ADC ) at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida . The group was formed in 1970 when ADC expanded its radar units that operated Backup Interceptor Control sites from squadron sized units . From 1977 until it was inactivated in 1983 the 678th was responsible for operating the Southern Air Defense System . History . The group replaced the 678th Radar Squadron ( SAGE ) ( formerly the 678th Aircraft Warning & Control Squadron ) at Tyndall AFB in 1970 . The group operated a Backup Interceptor Control ( BUIC ) site with the mission to back up the centralized and vulnerable Semi - Automatic Ground Environment ( SAGE ) operations center at Gunter AFB . The group provided air defense mission command and control from 1970 to 1983 . It was a component of Aerospace Defense Command ( ADC ) ' s ( later transferred to Tactical Air Command ( TAC ) ) Air Defense Weapons Center from 1974 to 1981 . The group earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service for the period 1 June 1970 through 1 June 1972 . In 1969 , the inadequacy of the radar coverage to the south of the United States had been dramatically illustrated whan a Cuban MiG - 17 went undetected before it landed at Homestead AFB , and two years later , an An - 24 similarly arrived unanounced at New Orleans International Airport . As a result , ADC established The Southern Air Defense System ( SADS ) . Initially , the 630th Radar Squadron operated a manual control center at the Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center and the USAF added radars to supplement the existing Federal Aviation Administration coverage in the area . In 1977 , responsibility for operating the SADS control center was transferred to the group , which was operating the last BUIC III site in ADC . Lineage . Components . None References . Bibliography . Further Reading
Geoffrey Arbuthnot Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot , KCB , DSO ( 18 January 1885 – 4 October 1957 ) was a British Vice Admiral . Naval career . Born in Havant in Hampshire , Arbuthnot was the son of Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot and Emily Caroline Schomberg . Educated at Stubbington House School and the Royal Naval College , Dartmouth , Arbuthnot joined the Royal Navy in 1910 and fought in the First World War , where he was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) in 1919 . He was appointed Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee at Woolwich in 1927 and then given command of the cruiser HMS " Suffolk " in 1929 . He went on to be Deputy Director of Training in 1932 , Director of Training and Staff Duties in 1933 and Commander of the destroyer flotillas in the Home Fleet in 1934 before being given command of in 1935 . He was made Naval Aide - de - Camp to King George VI in 1936 . In 1937 he became Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport . He also served in World War II and , having been Commander - in - Chief , East Indies Station from 1941 to 1942 , Arbuthnot was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ( 1942 ) and a member of the French Légion d ' honneur . He was Chairman of the Honours and Awards Committee from 1942 to 1945 when he retired . Family . On 22 October 1913 , he married Jessie Marguerite Henderson , daughter of William Henderson ; they had two sons and one daughter .
Sidney Clayton Woodroffe Sidney Clayton Woodroffe VC ( 17 December 1895 – 30 July 1915 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Woodroffe was born in Lewes , East Sussex and was educated at Marlborough College . He was 19 years old , and a second lieutenant in the 8th Battalion , The Rifle Brigade ( Prince Consort ' s Own ) , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 30 July 1915 at Hooge , Belgium , when the enemy had broken through the centre of our front trenches , Second Lieutenant Woodroffe ' s position was heavily attacked with bombs from the flank and subsequently from the rear , but he managed to defend his post until all his bombs were exhausted . He then skillfully withdrew his remaining men and immediately led them forward in a counter - attack under intense rifle and machine - gun fire , and was killed whilst in the act of cutting the wire obstacles in the open . The medal . This medal is currently in the Lord Ashcroft V . C . Trust Collection . Further information . 2nd Lt . Woodroffe has no known grave and is commemorated at the Menin Gate in Ypres . His entry is possibly unique , in that the postnomial VC appears before his name , and was most likely added at a later date . He is also listed on the Lewes War Memorial . War poet Charles Sorley , a contemporary of Woodfroffe at Marlborough , dedicated a poem to Woodroffe entitled ' In Memoriam SCW VC ' He was the brother of Kenneth Woodroffe , a cricketer who played for Hampshire and Sussex . Kenneth was also killed in 1915 whilst serving with the Rifle Brigade .
Comparison of 3rd Generation Main Battle Tanks This is a comparison of 3rd generation main battle tanks or their latest baseline production vehicle . ( note : All tanks are only using full speed on country because in paved roads there are many turns so if in full speed it is hard to turn ; they are only using about 8 – 12 km / h on paved roads . )
Thrace ( theme ) The Theme of Thrace ( ) was a province ( " thema " or theme ) of the Byzantine Empire located in the south - eastern Balkans , comprising varying parts of the eponymous geographic region during its history . History . Traditionally , it has been held that the theme ( at the time primarily a military command ) was constituted in c . 680 , as a response to the Bulgar threat . This is based on the mention of a certain " patrikios " Theodore , Count of the " Opsikion " and " hypostrategos " of Thrace , in 680 / 681 . However , it is unclear whether this implies the existence of Thrace as a separate command , with Theodore holding a dual post , or whether Thrace was administratively united to the " Opsikion " . In fact , separate " strategoi " of Thrace are not clearly attested in literary sources until 742 , while seals of " strategoi " are also extant only from the 8th century on . Initially , Adrianople was probably the theme ' s capital . Under Empress Irene of Athens , in the late 8th century , the theme was divided , with the western part being constituted as the separate theme of Macedonia . From then on , the theme ' s capital was at Arcadiopolis , with subordinate " tourmarchai " at Bizye and Sozopolis . Another , called " tourmarches tes Thrakes " ( " of Thrace " ) is also attested , possibly the " strategos " ' deputy at Arcadiopolis . The Arab geographers Ibn Khordadbeh ( wrote ca . 847 ) and Ibn al - Faqih ( wrote ca . 903 ) mention the theme as extending " from the long wall [ the Anastasian Wall ] " to the theme of Macedonia , and north up to the country of the Bulgars , counting 10 fortified places and 5 , 000 troops . Indeed , the boundaries of the theme fluctuated along with the northern frontier of Byzantium during the Byzantine – Bulgarian Wars . Initially , the theme must have comprised most of the ancient Diocese of Thrace , except for the country along the Danube overrun by the Bulgars ( Lower Moesia ) , but after the conquests of Krum ( r . 803 – 814 ) , Omurtag ( r . 814 – 831 ) , and Symeon ( r . 893 – 927 ) the border moved by stages south of the Balkan mountains to roughly the line of the present Bulgarian frontier with Greece and Turkey . Thus , at around the start of the 10th century , the theme comprised essentially the eastern half of modern Eastern Thrace , although it extended north along the coast to include Anchialos . From the 11th century , Thrace and Macedonia appear to have been usually combined , as attested by numerous " strategoi " and judges ( " kritai " ) holding jurisdiction over both themes . The name fell out of use as an administrative term in the Palaiologan period , but it is still encountered in some historians of the time as an antiquarian term .
CA - 95 The CA - 95 is a highly mobile , short range , Romania n native - made amphibious self - propelled anti - aircraft weapon , currently in service with the Romanian Land Forces . It can carry four infrared - guided surface to air missile s and has a range of approximately 700 km . Each TEL consists of two pairs of ready - to - fire missiles , mounted in boxes on either side of a turret on a TAB - 79 amphibious vehicle . It can engage low - altitude targets located at maximum 4 , 200m height , but its most effectively engaged targets would be located at an altitude between 30 and 3 , 500 meters .
Joseph Frantz ( soldier ) Joseph Frantz ( March 9 , 1837 – October 4 , 1913 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22 , 1863 . Frantz joined the army from Indiana in August 1862 , and was discharged in July 1865 . Union assault . On May 22 , 1863 , General Ulysses S . Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg , Mississippi . The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack . The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called , in nineteenth century vernacular , a " forlorn hope " . Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then , twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away . The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment . The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross . Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body , the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall . Of the 150 men in the storming party , nearly half were killed . Seventy - nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor . Medal of Honor citation . For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863 .
Nicole Mann Nicole Victoria Aunapu Mann is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013 . Nicole Mann is a Major in the U . S . Marine Corps . Originally from Penngrove , California , she is a graduate of the U . S . Naval Academy , Stanford University and the U . S . Naval Test Pilot School . Mann is an F / A 18 pilot , currently serving as an Integrated Product Team Lead at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River .
Oldbury hillfort Oldbury hillfort is a large Iron Age hill fort near the village of Ightham , Kent , England . It covers the top of a hill that would have provided commanding views over one of the main routes in and out of the Weald and covers an area of 50 ha . A natural spring within the fort would have provided water to the occupants making it a very attractive spot . The eastern side of the hill is very steep and so earthwork defences were constructed only on the other sides . Excavations in 1938 and 1983 – 4 concluded that there was little evidence of permanent occupation and that the hill fort had been built hurriedly and abandoned by 50 BC . Piles of slingstone s and evidence of burning were taken to indicate that the fort may have been violently conquered , perhaps by Julius Caesar during his Roman invasion of Britain . The site is owned by the National Trust and open to the public . The Middle Palaeolithic Oldbury rock shelters are located on the eastern slopes of the hill .
27th Infantry Division ( Ottoman Empire ) The 27th Division was a formation of the VIII Corps of the Ottoman Army based in Haifa . It had been intended that its manpower would be raised from locally recruited Syrians and Arabs , but instead the majority were Kurds and Turks . The division was composed of the 27th Artillery Regiment , and two infantry regiments the 80th and 81st .
William B . Shattuc William Bunn Shattuc ( June 11 , 1841 – July 13 , 1911 ) was a U . S . Representative from Ohio . Biography . William Shattuc was born in North Hector , New York but Shattuc moved to Ohio in 1852 with his parents , who settled near Sandusky . During the American Civil War , Shattuc enlisted in Company I , 2nd Ohio Cavalry , August 13 , 1861 , with a commission as a second lieutenant . He mustered out February 21 , 1863 , as a first lieutenant . He served as assistant and afterward general passenger agent of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company from 1865 to 1894 and served as member of the State senate in 1895 . Shattuc was elected as a Republican to the Fifty - fifth , Fifty - sixth and Fifty - seventh Congresses ( March 4 , 1897 – March 3 , 1903 ) . He served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization ( Fifty - sixth and Fifty - seventh Congresses ) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1902 . He died in Madisonville , near Cincinnati , Ohio , July 13 , 1911 and was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery , Cincinnati , Ohio .
Protectorate Regiment The Protectorate Regiment was a unit of the British Army that was raised for the Second Boer War . It was raised on 15 August 1899 in Cape Town and Mafeking and was disbanded in Cape Town during October 1900 . Three members of the unit , Charles FitzClarence , Horace Martineau and Horace Ramsden were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallant acts during the War .