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USS Maui ( ID - 1514 ) The first USS " Maui " ( ID - 1514 ) was a troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919 . Construction , acquisition , and commissioning . " Maui " was built as the commercial passenger ship SS " Maui " in 1917 by Union Iron Works at San Francisco , California , for the Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco . Matson placed her in service between the United States West Coast and Hawaii . The U . S . Navy acquired " Maui " from Matson on 6 March 1918 for World War I service as a troop transport , assigned her the naval registry Identification Number ( Id . No . ) 1514 , and commissioned her the same day as USS " Maui " . United States Navy service . Assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force , " Maui " made transatlantic voyages carrying United States Army troops to Europe on her outbound voyages and bringing passengers and sick and wounded military personnel back to the United States on her return voyages until the end of the war in November 1918 . After the war , she conducted voyages to bring American troops back to the United States for demobilization . In September 1919 , " Maui " was decommissioned and returned to Matson . Later career as SS " Maui " . The ship reentered commercial service as SS " Maui " and resumed passenger service between the United States West Coast and Hawaii . Due to the difficult economic circumstances prevailing during the Great Depression , she was laid up at San Francisco in 1933 . In 1934 , " Maui " was converted into a cargo ship and returned to commercial operations . In November 1941 she was involved in a collision in San Francisco Bay . Career as a United States Army Transport . In December 1941 , the United States Army purchased " Maui " for World War II service , converted her into a troop transport , and placed her in service as the United States Army Transport USAT " Maui " . Her first voyage in Army service was from the United States West Coast to Honolulu , Hawaii , in late 1941 . She operated in the Pacific Ocean for the remainder of World War II , carrying personnel and cargo to Alaska , the $ 3 , the Southwest Pacific , the Philippines , and , after the end of the war in August 1945 , to Japan . " Maui " completed her Army service in early 1946 and was laid up in mid - 1946 at Olympia , Washington . She eventually was transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal and was scrapped in 1948 .
Ulrich Neckel Ulrich Neckel ( 23 January 1898 - 11 May 1928 ) Pour le Mérite , Iron Cross First and Second Class , was a World War I fighter ace credited with 30 victories . Early Life and Enlistment . Ulrich Neckel was born in Güstrow , part of Mecklenburg , in northeastern Germany . He enlisted aged 18 in an artillery regiment . After extensive service in Russia he then transferred to flying service in November 1916 . Neckel joined FA 25 in early 1917 , flying two - seaters on the Eastern Front . Undergoing single seat fighter training in August , He was assigned to Prussian Jagdstaffeln 12 on 8 September 1917 with the rank of Gefreiter . This unit was one of four in Jagdgeschwader 2 under command of ace Adolf Ritter von Tutschek . On the 21st , Neckel claimed his first victory , a Sopwith Pup of 46 Squadron . A week later , he shot down an Airco D . H . 5 . A third victory on 18 October followed . Flying in World War I . Neckel was privileged during his time with Jasta 12 . He had a choice of personal airplanes to fly . Both an Albatros and a Fokker Dr . I triplane bore his personal insignia on white chevrons on the fuselage . Neckel next achieved a victory on 18 January 1918 and steadily accumulated claims , with his fifth on 26 February . His next victory was over an ace , Lt . John McCudden of 84 Squadron who survived . He scored his tenth on 21 April , making him a ' kanone ' . The twenty - year - old Neckel was now a " Vizefeldwebel " and was commissioned " Leutnant " in April 1918 . At about this time , he transferred to Prussian Jasta 13 . June 1918 was Neckel ' s greatest month , as he notched up eight victories , and added two more in July . On 12 August Neckel was appointed by Jagdgeschwader 2 Commander Rudolf Berthold to provisionally command Jasta 19 . The following day saw Neckel ' s down 29 - kill ace Major Charles Dawson Booker . Booker died gallantly , fighting six to one odds to preserve the life of the rookie pilot with him . This was Neckel ' s 22nd victory . Neckel proved a competent Jasta commander . On 1 September , Neckel was posted to command Prussian Jasta 6 in the famed Flying Circus of JG 1 . His 30th claim , scored on 6 November , would result in the award of the Pour le Mérite on the 8th . It was the penultimate Blue Max awarded in World War I . Neckel flew a Fokker D . VII with a teddy bear luck charm perched atop his rear view mirror . In his 30 victories , he was responsible for at least a dozen deaths ; yet the twenty - year - old ace sought out and shook hands with his final victim , Lieutenant Ben E . Brown . Ulrich Neckel survived the war , only to succumb to tuberculosis while in Arco . He was buried in Berlin . He was 30 years old . In the 1930s , Lufthansa named one of its Junkers 52 passenger airliners after Neckel .
Al - Fahd The Al - Fahd is an armoured fighting vehicle used by the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia . It was the first armoured fighting vehicle developed and built in Saudi Arabia . The vehicle is produced by the Abdallah Al Faris Company for Heavy Industries , which is based in Dammam . The Al Fahd is available in three configurations : The AF - 40 - 8 - 1 ; an armoured personnel carrier ( APC ) or infantry fighting vehicle ( IFV ) variant , and the AF - 40 - 8 - 2 ; an armoured fighting / reconnaissance vehicle ( AFRV ) . Design . Mobility . The AF - 40 - 8 - 1 and AF - 40 - 8 - 2 are similar in terms of 8 - wheeled hull configuration , suspension and transmission . Internally , however , the vehicles differ in both engine type and engine placement . The AF - 40 - 8 - 2 ' s larger , 12 - cylinder engine is mounted at the rear of the hull , where the AF - 40 - 8 - 1 ' s 10 - cylinder engine is mounted at the front to allow for the troop compartment , and rear troop ramp which are not present on or required for the AFRV version . The Al Fahd uses a variable hydropneumatic suspension which allows the vehicle to adjust its ground clearance by a total of - between and - depending on need . The vehicle is designed to be able to negotiate slopes of up to 80 % ( forward ) and 55 % ( side ) , and cross trenches between and . There is also an amphibious version of the Al Fahd available depending on customer requirements . The hydraulic propellers are optional , so not all Al Fahd ' s are capable of amphibious operation . Protection . The Al Fahd uses a high - hardness steel alloy to offer protection against 14 mm ammunition on the frontal arc at ranges of and greater , and 7 . 62 mm ammunition at ranges of and greater on the sides and rear of the vehicle . The vehicle also incorporates multiple layers of Kevlar internally to protect the crew and passengers against spall . Armament . The armament for both the AF - 40 - 8 - 1 and AF - 40 - 8 - 2 varies according to customer specifications . The AF - 40 - 8 - 1 is capable of mounting anything up to and including a 40 mm cannon , and the AF - 40 - 8 - 2 anything up to and including a low - recoil 105 mm cannon .
Nissim de Camondo Nissim de Camondo ( 1892 – 1917 ) was a French banker . Named for his grandfather , he was born into the Camondo family of Paris , the son of the prominent and wealthy Jewish banker , Moïse de Camondo . As the only son of two children , Nissim de Camondo was expected to take over the family business . However , immediately upon the outbreak of World War I , he joined the French Army , then served as a pilot in the Aéronautique Militaire . Lieutenant Nissim de Camondo died in 1917 in aerial combat in Lorraine and was buried in the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris . On his death in 1935 , Moïse de Camondo bequeathed his Paris mansion at 63 , rue de Monceau in Paris including its contents and a major collection of art to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs to be used to create the Musée Nissim de Camondo in his son ' s honor .
French ship Bretagne ( 1766 ) The Bretagne was a large 110 - gun three - decker French ship of the line , built at Brest , which became famous as the flagship of the Brest Fleet during the American War of Independence . She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Bretagne . She was one of 17 ships of the line ordered in 1762 as a result of the Duc de Choiseul ’ s campaign to raise funds for the navy from the cities and provinces of France . She was completed at Brest in 1766 . She fought at the Battle of Ushant in 1778 as flagship of the Comte d ' Orvilliers . During the French Revolution she was renamed Révolutionnaire . In May 1794 she fought in the skirmishes before the Battle of the Glorious First of June , dropping to the rear of the French fleet to drive off the pursuing British ships . In action against five or six 74 - gun ships she was badly damaged , lost all her masts , and was only saved from capture by confusion among her opponents . She was towed to Rochefort by the battleship " Audacieux " and escorted by the corvette " Unité " . She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver , where she was very heavily damaged . Too damaged by the battle to be repaired , she was broken up between January and May 1796 . A scale model of " Bretagne " is on display at Brest naval museum .
Emily Anderson Emily Anderson , OBE ( March 1891 – October 1962 ) was a British Foreign Office official and scholar of German . She was born in Galway , Ireland , the daughter of Alexander Anderson , president of Queens College Galway . Ms Anderson was educated privately and won the Browne Scholarship in 1909 at QCG , where she received a B . A . in 1911 . She displayed a strong interest in the suffragette movement in Galway . After further study in Berlin and Marburg , she taught for two years at Queen ' s College , Barbados . She then returned in 1917 to Galway as professor of German at UCG . Anderson resigned from her position in 1920 . She moved to London and immediately joined the Foreign Office . In 1923 she published a translation of Benedetto Croce ' s book on Goethe . Between 1940 and 1943 she was seconded to the War office ; she later received the OBE for Intelligence resulting from work she carried out in the Middle East . She retired from the foreign office in 1951 . Anderson published the Letters of Mozart and his family , which she herself edited and translated . Her " Letters of Beethoven " were published in 1961 . The Federal Republic of Germany awarded her the Order Of Merit first class for her work on Beethoven . She died at Hampstead , London in October 1962 . Sources . city
Rudolf Gerhardt Rudolf Gerhardt ( 26 March 1896 – 10 November 1964 ) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
72nd Infantry Division ( France ) The 72nd Infantry Division ( ) was a French Army formation during World War I . The division was a reserve formation of the French Army , based at Verdun . It was mobilised on 2 August 1914 . On mobilisation it commanded the 351st , 362nd , 364th , 365th , and 366th Infantry Regiments and the 56th and 59th Battalions of Chasseurs à Pied . It formed part of the garrison of the Verdun fortress and was subordinated to the French 3rd Army . The division remained in the Verdun region until August 1916 ( during which it participated in the Battle of Verdun ) , when it was then moved north , where it then participated in the Battle of the Somme . In 1918 the division took part in the Second Battle of the Marne . At the end of the war , only the 365th Infantry Regiment of the original force remained with the division , the other units having been posted away , amalgamated , or disbanded . In addition to this , the 1st Mixed Regiment of Zouaves and Tirailleurs , and the 31st Territorial Infantry Regiment formed part of the division . At various times , it was part of the French First Army , French Second Army , French Third Army , French Fourth Army , French Fifth Army , French Sixth Army , French Seventh Army , French Tenth Army , Army of the Lorraine , GQGA and the Fortified Region of Verdun .
List of active landing craft of the French Navy List of active landing craft of the French Navy is a list of landing craft currently in service with the French Navy . These craft operate from the large Mistral and Foudre - class amphibious warfare ships in service with the Force d ' action navale ( Naval Action Force ) . As of April 2013 , there are 22 in service .
Sharomy Sharomy ( Russian : Шаромы ) ( also referred to as Sheromy ) is a military air base in Kamchatka Krai , Russia located about 143 km north of Petropavlovsk - Kamchatsky . Very little is known about this base , but it may be inferred that it serves a dual role . The most likely possibility is that it serves as a weather or traffic diversion airfield for Petropavlovsk - Kamchatsky Airport . The other possible role is that of an alternate staging base for North American strike missions , as 3500 - meter runway lengths are not found in Soviet construction except in hot climates and where long - range bombers operate . Sharomy contains hardstands for 12 bombers and 3 fighters .
Thomas Holland , 1st Earl of Kent Thomas Holland , 1st Earl of Kent , 1st Baron Holand , KG ( c . 1314 – 26 December 1360 ) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years ' War . Early life . He was from a gentry family in Upholland , Lancashire . He was a son of Robert de Holland , 1st Baron Holand and Maud la Zouche . One of his brothers was Otho Holand , who was also made a Knight of the Garter . Military career . In his early military career , he fought in Flanders . He was engaged , in 1340 , in the English expedition into Flanders and sent , two years later , with Sir John D ' Artevelle to Bayonne , to defend the Gascon frontier against the French . In 1343 , he was again on service in France . In 1346 , he attended King Edward III into Normandy in the immediate retinue of the Earl of Warwick ; and , at the taking of Caen , the Count of Eu and Guînes , Constable of France , and the Count De Tancarville surrendered themselves to him as prisoners . At the Battle of Crécy , he was one of the principal commanders in the vanguard under the Prince of Wales and he , afterwards , served at the Siege of Calais in 1346 - 7 . In 1348 he was invested as one of the founders and 13th Knight of the new Order of the Garter . Around the same time as , or before , his first expedition , he secretly married the 12 - year - old Joan of Kent , daughter of Edmund of Woodstock , 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake , granddaughter of Edward I and Margaret of France . However , during his absence on foreign service , Joan , under pressure from her family , contracted another marriage with William Montacute , 2nd Earl of Salisbury ( of whose household Holland had been seneschal ) . This second marriage was annulled in 1349 , when Joan ' s previous marriage with Holland was proved to the satisfaction of the papal commissioners . Joan was ordered by the Pope to return to her husband and live with him as his lawful wife ; this she did , thus producing 4 children by him . Between 1353 and 1356 he was summoned to Parliament as Baron de Holland . In 1354 Holland was the king ' s lieutenant in Brittany during the minority of the Duke of Brittany , and in 1359 co - captain - general for all the English continental possessions . His brother - in - law John , Earl of Kent , died in 1352 , and Holland became Earl of Kent in right of his wife . He was succeeded as baron by his son Thomas , the earldom still being held by his wife ( though the son later became Earl in his own right ) . Another son , John became Earl of Huntingdon and Duke of Exeter . Children . Thomas and Joan of Kent had four children :
Chief of the Defence ( Bulgaria ) The Chief of the Defence ( ) , until 2009 the Chief of the General Staff ( ) , is the chief of the Defence Staff and Military of Bulgaria . The chief is appointed by the head - of - state ( president ) , who is the commander - in - chief . The position dates back to the Principality of Bulgaria . The current Chief of the Defence is General Simeon Simeonov .
Coast Guard Station Menemsha United States Coast Guard Station ( Small ) Menemsha is a United States Coast Guard station located in Menemsha , Massachusetts , within the town of Chilmark . The United States Life - Saving Service ( a forerunner to the Coast Guard ) established a station at Gay Head in 1895 . In 1952 , the Coast Guard station located at Cuttyhunk was moved by barge to Menemsha , replacing the Gay Head station . The station was not renamed Menemsha , however , until 1974 . In July 2010 , a fire destroyed the boat house as well as damaged other buildings and the dock at the station .
Cyprian Kreutz Baron Cyprian Antonovich von Kreutz ( ; 10 July 1777 - 13 July 1850 ) was a general of the Russian Imperial Army known for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and the November Uprising . Kreutz was born in Rechytsa , Minsk Governorate to a Courlandian family of Swedish descent . He began his military career in Poland in the service of King Stanisław August Poniatowski , with the rank of adjutant - general . In 1801 he served as colonel in the regiment of Valerian Zubov . Between 1805 and 1807 he took part in thirteen battles . Between 1808 and 1809 he was posted to the Baltic shore , and in 1810 he was named commander of a regiment of Siberian dragoons . He participated in the campaign of 1812 , fighting at Ostrovno , Klyastitsy , Smolensk , Tarutino , Maloyaroslavets , and Vyazma . On 15 June he was promoted to major general . On 30 June he commanded troops at Ashmyany . At the Battle of Borodino he was wounded in action . He led numerous campaigns in the following two years , and in 1814 was appointed governor general of the Duchy of Schleswig . On 11 December 1824 he was made lieutenant general , and participated in the Russo - Turkish War , in the Principality of Moldavia and in Bulgaria . After these campaigns he retired from active service . He came out of retirement during the November Uprising of 1830 , and contributed to the Polish defeat on the southeastern front . In August 1831 he took part in the capture of Warsaw . In September he was decorated with the Order of Saint George . Kreutz died at his estate in the Courland Governorate .
USS Tapacola ( AMc - 54 ) USS " Tapacola " ( AMc - 54 ) was an " Accentor " - class coastal 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 . " Tapacola " was laid down on 10 January 1941 by Snow Shipyards , Rockland , Maine ; launched on 3 July 1941 ; sponsored by Mrs . George T . Swiggum ; and commissioned on 20 September 1941 at the Boston Navy Yard . World War II service . " Tapacola " departed Boston , Massachusetts , on 19 October for Yorktown , Virginia , where she held training at the Mine Warfare School before proceeding to Norfolk , Virginia . Upon her arrival there , on 30 October , she was directed to continue onward to Florida for duty with the 7th Naval District . The minesweeper arrived at Key West , Florida , on 7 November 1941 and operated in waters off southern Florida until 30 June 1945 when she sailed to Mayport , Florida . Her minesweeping gear was removed , and " Tapacola " began towing targets in connection with aviation training at the air station . Redesignated IX - 230 . On 10 August , her designation was changed to IX - 230 . She was transferred to the 8th Naval District and arrived at Pensacola , Florida , on 13 December 1945 . Deactivation . On 28 May 1946 , " Tapacola " was placed out of service and , the next month , declared “ surplus to Navy needs " . " Tapacola " was struck from the Navy list on 29 October 1946 .
Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle was a Major General in the United States Army . Biography . Hoyle was born in New York on September 16 , 1883 . His father was Brigadier General Eli D . Hoyle and his grandfather was Brigadier General René Edward De Russy . He would marry Christine Guilfoyle . One of their sons , Rene , Jr . , would also serve in the Army . Hoyle died on November 1 , 1981 . He is buried with Christine and Rene , Jr . , as well as his parents , at Arlington National Cemetery . Career . Hoyle graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1906 and be assigned to the artillery . Later he would become Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Yale University . During World War II he would command the 9th Infantry Division . His retirement was effective as of August 31 , 1945 .
9th Jat Regiment The 9th Jat Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . It was formed in 1922 , after the Indian government reformed the army , moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments . World War II . The Regiment saw a great deal of fighting with the Jats showing their mettle in North Africa , Ethiopia , Burma , Malaya , Singapore , and Java - Sumatra . A large number of gallantry awards were won including a Victoria Cross and two George Cross es . At the end of the war the Regiment , in company with other regiments of the Indian Infantry , dropped the numeral 9 from its title and became simply the Jat Regiment . After independence it was allocated to the new Indian Army .
No . 12 Squadron SLAF No . 12 Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force . It currently operates in both ground attack and close air support role operating with Mikoyan MiG - 27 s from SLAF Katunayake . The Squadron also operates a single Mikoyan MiG - 23UB as conversion trainer for the MiG - 27 . History . The squadron was formed in November 2007 , when the MiG - 27s which had been attached to the No . 5 Squadron were formed into its own squadron . Aircraft operated . Year of introduction
George H . Torney Brigadier General George Henry Torney ( June 1 , 1850 – December 27 , 1913 ) was a physician in the United States Navy and Army who served as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States Army . Tonrey was born in Baltimore , Maryland in 1850 . He was the son of John B . and Mary M . ( Peacock ) Torney . He began his education at Carroll University in New Windsor , Maryland and received his medical training at the University of Virginia , graduating in 1870 . and began his military career in the United States Navy as assistant surgeon of the Navy in 1871 . He resigned from the Navy in 1875 and was appointed first lieutenant assistant surgeon of the United States Army . During the Spanish American War , he served on the hospital ship " Relief " , transporting sick and injured soldiers between Cuba and Puerto Rico . He also served in the Philippines from 1902 to 1903 , where he was in charge of the First Reserve Hospital in Manila . From 1904 to 1908 , he served in California in command of the General Hospital at the Presidio of San Francisco . In 1909 , he was appointed Surgeon General of the United States Army , a position which he held until the time of his death . He died of bronchial pneumonia at his home in Washington , D . C . in December 1913 . During World War II , the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs , California , was taken over and operated as the United States Army Torney General Hospital , named in his honor .