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F . Clarence Buck Corporal Frederick Clarence Buck ( 1843 to July 15 , 1905 ) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War . Buck received the country ' s highest award for bravery during combat , the Medal of Honor , for his action during the Battle of Chaffin ' s Farm in Virginia on 29 September 1864 . He was honored with the award on 6 April 1865 . Biography . Buck was born in Hartford , Connecticut in 1843 . He entered service on 17 August 1862 at Windsor , Connecticut . He became a private in the 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry a month later and was soon promoted to corporal on 30 January 1863 . After the events of 29 September 1864 where his display of gallantry earned him the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Chapin ' s Farm , he was again promoted to first lieutenant in March 1865 and mustered out of the service the three months later . He died on 15 July 1905 and his remains are interred at the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Tennessee .
HMS Monck ( 1659 ) HMS " Monck " was a 52 - gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth , and launched in 1659 . She retained her name after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 . By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns . " Monck " was rebuilt at Greenland South Dockyard , Rotherhithe in 1702 as a 60 - gun fourth rate ship of the line . She was wrecked in 1720 .
French frigate Germinal ( F735 ) The Germinal is a light monitoring frigate ( " " frégate de surveillance " " ) of the French " Marine Nationale " . She is the sixth and last ship of her class , and the first French vessel named after Germinal , the 7th month of the Republican Calendar . Her main mission is monitoring traffic in the Northern Sea and respond to ecological emergiencies . In April 2012 , Germinal was in New Orleans , LA for the Navy Week celebrations commemorating the War of 1812 . Docked at the Esplanade Avenue wharf near two US Navy vessels , she was open for public tours .
USS Vigor ( AM - 473 ) USS " Vigor " ( AM - 473 / MSO - 473 ) was an " Aggressive " - class minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . " Vigor " was laid down on 16 June 1952 at Manitowoc , Wisconsin , by the Burger Boat Co . ; launched on 23 June 1953 , sponsored by Mrs . Charles C . Kerwin ; and commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 8 November 1954 , Lt . Walter W . Schwartz in command . East Coast service . After brief duty at Boston , Massachusetts , the minesweeper moved to Key West , Florida , for shakedown training early in 1955 . During the cruise , she was redesignated " MSO - 473 " on 7 February . Minesweeper refresher training at Charleston , South Carolina , followed , and " Vigor " then began a tour of duty with the Naval Ordnance Laboratory at Port Everglades , Florida . Later that year , " Vigor " became a training ship , first for the Underwater Object Locator School at Key West and then for the Naval Mine Warfare School at Yorktown , Virginia . Early in 1956 , she again headed south to participate in the annual Caribbean exercise , Operation Springboard . During her cruise to the West Indies , " Vigor " made port calls at San Juan , Puerto Rico ; and Fredricksted , St . Croix , in the Virgin Islands . 1956 Med cruise . Following her return to Charleston and operations out of that port , she got underway on 1 May for her first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea . During that cruise , she visited Harwich , England ; Ostend , Belgium ; and Lisbon , Portugal , as well as touching at the usual U . S . 6th Fleet ports of call along the Mediterranean coast . She concluded that cruise at Charleston on 6 October and resumed operations from that base . Testing and evaluation . " Vigor " continued that duty until the latter part of 1957 , when she was reassigned to the Naval Mine Defense Laboratory at Panama City , Florida . From that new home port , the minesweeper operated with Mine Division 85 participating in various experimental projects conducted by the laboratory . For the next 14 years , she remained based at Panama City conducting operations for both the Mine Warfare Laboratory and with the Operational Test and Evaluation Force . During her assignment there , she also deployed to the Mediterranean five more times , operating with the 6th Fleet for six months at a time . Each time she returned to Panama City she resumed normal duty which was broken periodically by overhauls at various locations . Decommissioning . On New Year ' s Day 1971 , the ship ' s base was changed back to Charleston . She left Panama City on the 18th and arrived in Charleston on the 27th . After 15 months of duty with the Mine Force , " Vigor " was decommissioned at Charleston on 4 April 1972 . Simultaneously , her name was struck from the Navy list , and she was transferred to the government of Spain . As of the beginning of 1980 , she remained an active unit of the Spanish Navy , serving under the name " Guadiana " ( M44 ) .
USS John L . Hall ( FFG - 32 ) USS " John L . Hall " ( FFG - 32 ) , twenty - fourth ship of the " Oliver Hazard Perry " class of guided - missile frigate s , was named for Admiral John L . Hall , Jr . ( 1891 – 1978 ) . Ordered from Bath Iron Works , Bath , ME on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program , " John L . Hall " was laid down on 5 January 1981 , launched on 24 July 1981 , and commissioned on 26 June 1982 . On 28 August 2005 , under the command of Commander David Geisler , she sailed from her home port , NS Pascagoula , Mississippi , along with sister ship " Stephen W . Groves " under threat from Hurricane Katrina . In 2007 , she remained active , commanded by Commander Augustus P . Bennet , assigned to Destroyer Squadron 14 , and homeported at NAVSTA Mayport , Florida . In August 2008 , while underway to avoid Tropical Storm Fay , the scheduled change of command occurred with Commander Derek Lavan assuming command of the vessel . 21 April 2010 , seen docked in Sevastopol ( UA ) . On 22 June 2010 , then CO Commander Herman Pfaeffle was relieved of command after striking a pier on 16 April 2010 in Batumi in the republic of Georgia In 9 March 2012 , the John L . Hall was decommissioned at Naval Station Mayport . In November 2012 she was still at the Philadelphia Navy Yard .
Bird - class minesweeper The Bird - class minesweeper was a naval trawler built to Admiralty specifications so it could function as a minesweeper . Forty - five were built . The RNZN ships were also referred to as " corvette s " . The Bird class evolved from the experimental MS trawler HMS " Basset " , 1935 , followed by HMS " Mastiff " , 1938 , both built by Henry Robb Ltd . They were slightly larger and more powerful than these prototypes of what ultimately became the " Isles ' class . Second World War . On 29 January 1943 , in a classic duel , " Kiwi " and " Moa " rammed and wrecked the Japanese submarine " I - 1 " . On 19 August 1943 " Tui " and some US Kingfisher float - planes jointly sank the Japanese submarine " I - 17 " .
Battle of Vatapi The Battle of Vatapi was a decisive engagement which took place between the Pallavas and Chalukyas near the Chalukya capital of Vatapi ( present day Badami ) in 642 . The battle resulted in the defeat and death of the Chalukya king Pulakesin II and the commencement of Pallava occupation of Vatapi which lasted until 654 . Causes . In about 617 – 18 , Pulakesin II invaded the Pallava kingdom defeating the king Mahendravarman I and proceeded as far south as the Cauvery River on the northern frontier of the Chola country . The Pallavas long wished to avenge the humiliation suffered at the hands of Pulakesin II and over the next few years , strengthened their forces in preparation for a counter - attack . In 630 , Mahendravarman I was succeeded his son Narasimhavarman I under whom the Pallava kingdom emerged as a powerful state . This prompted Pulakesin II to lead a second expedition into the Pallava country . According to K . A . Nilakanta Sastri , Pulakesin II first defeated the Banas , who were feudatories of the Pallavas , before advancing into the Pallava country . Narasimhavarman I met the Chalukyas and defeated them in three separate encounters in Pariyala , Suramana and Manimangala , all close to the Pallava capital Kanchi , forcing them to retreat . The Pallavas , then , took the offensive and pursued the fleeing Chalukya forces deep into their territory . Events . In 642 , a formidable Pallava force under Paranjothi was sent by Narasimhavarman I to capture Vatapi , the capital of the Chalukyas . Pulakesin II met the Pallavas on the outskirts of his capital and is presumed to have lost his life in the ensuing battle . The Pallavas achieved a decisive victory over Pulakesin II . The victorious Pallavas then took the capital and ruled it for 12 years ( 642 - 654 ) . The Kuram plates of Paramesvaravarman I describe the battle thus The Udayachandramangalam plates state According to the Velurpalaiyam plates Aftermath . Narasimhavarman I constructed a Mallikarjuna Temple at Vatapi to commemorate his victory . He also adopted the title " Vatapi - kondan " or " taker of Vatapi " . He carved an inscription recording his victory on the walls of the Teggina - Irappa temple in Vatapi .
Basilio Augustín Basilio Augustín y Dávila ( 1840 – 1910 ) was briefly a Spanish Governor - General of the Philippines , from April 11 to July 24 , 1898 , in the middle of the Philippine Revolution . He attempted to create a consultative assembly of Filipino Ilustrados loyal to Spain and a militia force of Filipinos , as a pretext for autonomy in the Philippines . He assured the Spanish that the war against the United States would be " short " and " decisive " . He offered one million pesos to Aguinaldo but the latter refused . However , it did gain following from reputable figures of from the revolutionaries such as Artemio Ricarte and Emiliano Riego de Dios due to the efforts of Pedro Paterno . The Filipinos , however , were tired of Spain ' s plans for autonomy and reforms usually advocated by the Propaganda Movement , and they sided with the Filipino revolutionaries under Emilio Aguinaldo . Thus Augustín ' s plans for reform end in failure as most of the Spanish - trained Filipino militia deserted to the revolutionary ranks , and his consultative assembly finally dissolved . Most of its members became signers of the Malolos Constitution and members of the Malolos Congress . During his term , the German intention on the Philippines began to warm up .
Grand Union Flag The Grand Union Flag ( also the Continental Colors , the Congress Flag , the Cambridge Flag , and the First Navy Ensign ) is considered to be the first national flag of the United States . This flag consisted of 13 red and white stripes with the British Union Flag of the time ( prior to the inclusion of St . Patrick ' s cross of Ireland ) in the canton . In the first year of the American War for Independence , the Continental Congress authorized the creation of a navy . A new flag was required representing the Congress and fledgling nation , and distinguishing from the Red Ensign flying from British vessels . The Continental Colors were first hoisted on the USS " Alfred " , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania on December 2 , 1775 , by Lieutenant John Paul Jones . The event had been documented in letters to Congress . The Continental Colors were used by the American Continental forces as both naval ensign and garrison flag through 1776 and early 1777 . It is not known for certain when , or by whom , the Continental Colors ' design was created , though the flag could easily be produced by adding white stripes to the previous British Red Ensign s . The " Alfred " flag has been credited to Margaret Manny . It was widely believed that the flag was raised by George Washington ' s army on New Year ' s Day 1776 at Prospect Hill in Charlestown ( now part of Somerville ) , near his headquarters at Cambridge , Massachusetts , and that the flag was interpreted by British observers as a sign of surrender . Some scholars dispute this traditional account , concluding that the flag raised at Prospect Hill was likely a British union flag . The name " Grand Union " is contemporary to Reconstruction - era historians , having been first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 " History of the American Flag " . The design of the Grand Union flag is similar to the flag of the British East India Company ( BEIC ) . Indeed , certain BEIC designs in use since 1707 ( when the canton was changed from the flag of England to that of Great Britain ) were nearly identical , though the number of stripes varied from 9 to 15 . That BEIC flags were potentially well known by the American colonists has been the basis of a theory of the origin of the Grand Union flag ' s design . The Flag Act of 1777 authorized a new official national flag of a design similar to that of the Colors , with thirteen stars ( representing the thirteen States ) on a field of blue replacing the British Union flag in the canton . The combined crosses in the union flag symbolized the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland ; the symbolism of a union of equal parts was retained in the new American flag .
Charles Jacques Villeré Charles Jacques Villeré ( 1828 – January 7 , 1899 ) was a prominent Louisiana politician who served in the Confederate States Congress for two terms during the American Civil War . He was born in St . Bernard Parish , Louisiana . He served in the Louisiana State Legislature in 1854 . During the Civil War , he was an officer in the Confederate States Army . He was elected to the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress .
USS LST - 504 USS " LST - 504 " was an built for the United States Navy during World War II . Renamed USS " Buchanan County " ( LST - 504 ) for counties in Iowa , Missouri , and Virginia on 1 July 1955 , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . " LST - 504 " was laid down on 21 July 1943 at Jeffersonville , Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company ; launched on 19 October 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . W . J . Griffin ; and commissioned on 18 December 1943 . During World War II , " LST - 504 " was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June , 1944 and the invasion of southern France in August and September , 1944 . She was then assigned to the Asiatic - Pacific Theater and took part in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April and June , 1945 . Following the War , " LST - 504 " performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid - January , 1946 . Upon her return to the United States , she was decommissioned on 22 January 1946 . The ship was redesignated USS " Buchanan County " ( LST - 504 ) on 1 July 1955 . She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 August 1955 and sunk as a target in February , 1956 . " LST - 504 " earned three battle star s for World War II service .
Charles Stainforth Major - General Charles Herbert Stainforth CB OBE ( 1914 – 2000 ) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District . Military career . Stainforth was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1936 and fought in World War II : he transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps in 1948 . He also fought in Korea being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services there in 1955 . In 1965 , as a Brigadier , he was appointed Chief of Staff at Southern Command . In 1966 he was made General Officer Commanding Aldershot District and in 1969 he was invited to become Chairman of the Committee reviewing the UK Army Command Structure . He retired later that year . He lived at Farnham in Surrey and died in 2000 aged 86 .
FL - boat The FL - boat ( " Fernlenkboote " , literally " remote controlled boat " ) was a weapon used by the Imperial German Navy during World War I . It was a remote - controlled motorboat , 17 m long , carrying 700 kg of explosives , which was intended to be steered directly at its targets - initially the Royal Navy monitors operating off the coast of Flanders . FL - boats were driven by internal combustion engines , and controlled remotely from a shore station through several miles of wire wound on a spool on the boat . An aircraft was used to signal directions to the shore station . They could attain speeds of 30 knot s . They were constructed by Siemens - Schuckertwerke . On 1 March 1917 an FL - boat hit the Nieuwpoort mole and on 28 October 1917 one hit the Royal Navy monitor HMS " Erebus " .
Art theft and looting during World War II Art theft and looting occurred on massive scale during World War II . It originated with the policies of the Axis countries , primarily Nazi Germany and Japan , which systematically looted occupied territories . Near the end of the war the Soviet Union , in turn , began looting reclaimed and occupied territories . For organized looting , see : On a smaller scale , art was stolen by individuals from various countries , taking opportunity of the chaotic war conditions . For example , see :
HMS Northampton ( 1876 ) HMS " Northampton " was a armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy , built by Robert Napier & Sons , Govan , Scotland and launched in 1876 . The " Nelson " class were " essentially second - class ironclad s " . She was launched in 1876 but not commissioned until 1881 . HMS " Northampton " was flagship of the North America and West Indies Station until she was placed in reserve in 1886 . She was hulked as a boys ' training ship in 1894 and sold for breaking up in 1905 to Ward , of Morecambe .
26th Field Artillery Regiment , Royal Canadian Artillery The 26th Field Artillery Regiment , Royal Canadian Artillery is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Brandon , Manitoba and Portage la Prairie , Manitoba . 71 Field Battery , Headquarters and Service Battery , and Regimental Headquarters are in Brandon and 13 Field Battery is in Portage la Prairie Lineage . This Reserve Force regiment originated in Brandon , Manitoba on 1 April 1908 , as the 99th Regiment . It was redesignated as the 99th Manitoba Rangers on 1 May 1911 , and , following the Great War , as The Manitoba Rangers on 12 March 1920 . On 15 December 1936 , it was converted to artillery , amalgamated with the 59th Field Battery , RCA , and redesignated the 26th Field Brigade , RCA . It was redesignated the 26th ( Reserve ) Field Brigade on 7 November 1940 , the 26th ( Reserve ) Field Regiment on 1 April 1943 , the 26th Field Regiment ( Self - Propelled ) , RCA , on 1 April 1946 , the 26th Field Artillery Regiment ( Self - Propelled ) , RCA , on 12 April 1960 and finally the 26th Field Artillery Regiment , RCA , on 1 November 1964 . The 59th Field Battery , RCA originated in Portage la Prairie , Manitoba on 2 February 1920 . It was redesignated the 59th Field Battery , CA , on 1 July 1925 and the 59th Field Battery , RCA , on 3 June 1935 . On 15 December 1936 , it was amalgamated with The Manitoba Rangers . Perpetuations . The 26th Field Artillery Regiment , RCA , perpetuates the 45th Battalion ( Manitoba ) , CEF , the 79th Battalion ( Winnipeg Grenadiers ) CEF , and the 181st Battalion ( Brandon ) , CEF . Operational History . During the Great War , details from the 99th Manitoba Rangers were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties . The 45th Battalion ( Manitoba ) CEF , was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 1 April 1916 . The battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until it was absorbed by the 11th Reserve Battalion , CEF on 7 July 1916 . The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917 . The 79th Battalion ( Manitoba ) CEF , was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Britain on 24 April 1916 where the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until it was absorbed by the 17th Reserve Battalion , CEF , on 12 July 1916 . The battalion was disbanded on 12 October 1917 . The 181st Battalion ( Brandon ) CEF , was authorized on 15 July 1916 and embarked for Britain on 18 April 1917 where its personnel were absorbed by the 18th Reserve Battalion , CEF , on 30 April 1917 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field . The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917 . 26th Field Artillery Regiment , Royal Canadian Artillery , Museum . The museum collects , preserves , researches and exhibits articles of military interest , primarily from the Western Manitoba area . The museum is affiliated with : CMA , CHIN , OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada . References .
34th Strategic Squadron The 34th Strategic Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . It was last assigned to the 11th Strategic Group , stationed at Zaragoza Air Base , Spain . It was inactivated on 7 August 1990 . Overview . At Zaragoza AB , the unit supported the European Tanker Task Force under the directions of the 7th Air Division located at Ramstein AB , Germany . History . The squadron was initially activated at Offutt AFB , Nebraska , as the 34th Air Refueling Squadron , Heavy , a Geographically Separated Unit assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing ( Medium ) at Whiteman AFB , Missouri . It provided air refueling to Strategic Air Command and other tactical aircraft using KC - 97 ( 1958 – 1959 ; 1964 ) , and operated the Strategic Air Command Airborne Command Post " LOOKING GLASS " from 1961 to 1966 . It was moved to Pease , AFB , New Hampshire on 25 Jun 1966 and flew KC - 135 Straotankers on a worldwide scale and was assigned to the 509th Bombardment Wing until inactivated on 31 March 1976 . On 1 Aug 1978 , it was redesignated as the 34th Strategic Squadron and activated at Zaragoza AB , Spain supporting European Tanker Task Force under the directions of the 7th Air Division located at Ramstein AB , Germany . On 19 Sep 1985 the 34th Strategic Squadron was consolidated with the 34th Air Transport Squadron , Heavy , a unit that was last active 01 Jul 1955 . This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF / MPM 662q Attachment 1 ( Active Units ) , 19 Sep 1985 . The Consolidated Unit will retain the Designation of 34th Strategic Squadron " . It was assigned to the following units :
31st Airlift Squadron The 31st Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last was assigned to the 436th Operations Group , Air Mobility Command , stationed at Dover Air Force Base , Delaware . It was inactivated on 14 January 1994 . History . Activated in 1952 as a C - 124 Globemaster II heavy airlift squadron . Flew worldwide very long range strategic airlift missions for Military Air Transport Service ( Later Military Airlift Command ) on a global scale , inactivated in 1969 with the retirement of the C - 124 . Reactivated in 1989 as a C - 5 Galaxy strategic airlift squadron when the C - 5B began production . Flew global transport missions of equipment and personnel until being inactivated after the end of the Cold War .
Allied Powers ( Maritime Courts ) Act 1941 The Allied Powers ( Maritime Courts ) Act 1941 ( C . 21 ) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allowed certain British Allies during the Second World War to set up maritime courts with criminal jurisdiction within the United Kingdom . Act . The Act came into need because of the early events of the Second World War , in which the remnants of the European anti - Nazi forces fled to Britain after their defeat . Finding their armed forces in Britain , sometimes with a large number of merchant navy ships , they had no effective machinery of justice . The Allied Forces Act 1940 provided some martial courts , but nothing for maritime law . Section 1 of the Act allows for new maritime courts to exercise jurisdiction over offences committed by any non - British person on a merchant vessel owned by the nation or power which constitutes the court . Section 2 allows for the courts to hear cases against their own citizens involving mercantile conscription laws . However , individuals can only be ordered before the court with a writ from a British Justice of the Peace , and punishment takes place in British prisons . Both the Netherlands and Norway constituted courts under this Act , which was eventually repealed after the close of the war with the Statute Law Revision Act 1950 .