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John Boothman Air Chief Marshal Sir John Nelson Boothman , KCB , KBE , DFC , AFC ( 19 February 1901 – 29 December 1957 ) was a senior Royal Air Force officer during World War II who went on to high command in the post - War years . RAF career . Educated at Harrow County School for Boys , Boothman joined Royal Air Force in 1921 and chose to become a student and then an instructor at the Central Flying School . He went on to win the Schneider Trophy for seaplane flying in 1931 . He attended the RAF Staff College , Andover , in 1935 and after tours on the staff of RAF Coastal Command and of RAF Far East he was appointed Officer Commanding No . 44 Squadron in September 1939 at the start of World War II . He transferred to the Directorate of Operations three months later and then joined the staff at Headquarters RAF Bomber Command in July 1940 . He was made Officer Commanding RAF Waddington in March 1941 and went to Washington DC as an advisor to the US Air Force in October 1941 . He went on to be Officer Commanding RAF Finningley before joining the staff of the Directorate of Operational Requirements at the Air Ministry in June 1942 and then becoming Air Officer Commanding No . 106 ( Public Relations ) Wing in 1943 . He was made Commandant of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment in July 1944 and concluded the War as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff ( Technical Requirements ) which post he took up in July 1945 . After the War he became Air Officer Commanding AHQ Iraq and went on to be Controller of Supply ( Air ) at the Ministry of Supply in 1950 . His last appointment was as Air Officer Commanding - in - Chief Coastal Command , a position he held until April 1956 , just prior to his retirement . Family . In 1922 he married Gertrude Andrews .
Battle of Taif ( 1916 ) The Battle of Taif was fought between Ottoman forces and Syed Hussien bin Ali Sharif of Mecca in 1916 . Ottoman Army was in Taif , Syed ' s forces besieged the city and after many weeks siege and fiercest struggle Syed ' s forces were able to capture the Taif . After the fall of Mecca in July 1916 the fall of Taif was a major blow for Turks who were fighting in First World War against Britain . The British helped Syed Hussien ' s bin Ali ' s Forces by providing them with guns .
USS Swivel ( ARS - 36 ) USS Swivel ( ARS - 36 ) was an " Weight " - class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II . Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels . " Swivel " , ex - " BARS - 8 " , ex - " SS York Salvor " , was laid down on 28 April 1942 by the American Car and Foundry Co . , Wilmington , Delaware ; launched on 6 May 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . T . W . Goslin ; and commissioned on 6 October 1943 , Lt . ( jg . ) M . C . Sibitsky in command . World War II service . " Swivel " moved down the coast and held her shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay area . On 15 December 1943 , the wooden - hulled salvage ship sailed in a convoy for Falmouth , England , via the Azores Islands . She arrived in the United Kingdom and operated there from 5 January to 25 June 1944 . Normandy invasion operations . Her primary duties consisted of towing and preparing small ships for the invasion of France . On 25 June , she crossed the channel to the Omaha Beach assault area and began clearing the beaches to expedite the landing of troops and supplies . This duty , including towing several ships back to England , continued until November . Harbor - clearing duties . " Swivel " proceeded to Le Havre , France , on 12 November , and assisted in clearing that harbor . She moved to Cherbourg on 25 December 1944 , helped clear the harbor , and assisted ships there until 27 June 1945 . She returned to Le Havre on that date and engaged in clearing screws , inspecting underwater bottoms , and making temporary repairs until returning to the United States on 31 October 1945 for disposition . Post - war decommissioning . On 13 April 1946 , " Swivel " reported to the 1st Naval District ; was inspected ; and found beyond economical repair . A Board of Inspection and Survey found her surplus to Navy requirements and recommended that she be disposed of . " Swivel " was decommissioned on 4 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July . She was sold to Mr . L . 0 . Butts , West Newton , Massachusetts , on 6 December 1946 and scrapped . Military awards and honors . " Swivel " received one battle star for World War II service . Her crew was eligible for the following medals :
Siege of Takamatsu In the 1582 siege of Takamatsu ( 備中高松城の戦い ) , Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to Takamatsu Castle , which was controlled by the Mōri clan . He diverted a nearby river with dikes to surround and flood the castle , leading to a relatively speedy surrender . He also constructed towers on barges from which his arquebusiers could keep up a constant rate of fire and be unhindered themselves by the flooding . As the battle grew more intense , the garrison received reinforcements from the Mōri , Kikkawa and Kobayakawa clans , and Hideyoshi sent for aid from his lord Oda Nobunaga . In response , Nobunaga sent a contingent of men west , to make their way to Takamatsu , while he himself stopped at the Honnō - ji for a time ; during this stay , he would be betrayed and killed . Hideyoshi soon learned of the death of his lord , which encouraged him to hurry the arrangement of surrender terms . Shimizu Muneharu , the castle ' s commander , was forced to commit suicide in a boat on the artificial lake created by the flooding , in full view .
Thomas H . Patterson Thomas Harmon Patterson ( May 10 , 1820 - April 9 , 1889 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . Early life and career . Patterson was born in New Orleans , Louisiana , the second son of Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson , a War of 1812 U . S . Navy hero , and George Ann Pollock . Patterson saw action in the American Civil War and later served as Commander , Asiatic Squadron ( 1877 – 1880 ) . While in this latter post , he participated in the lengthy 1879 visit of former President and General Ulysses S . Grant to Japan at the conclusion of Grant ' s around - the - world tour that started in 1878 . Patterson ' s commands included " Chocura " , " Currituck " and " James Adger " . " Richmond " served as his flagship in the Asiatic Squadron . From 1873 to 1876 he commanded the Washington Navy Yard , as his father had done in 1836 – 1839 . Patterson was elected on January 2 , 1868 , as a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States . Personal life . Patterson married Maria Montresor Wainwright , daughter of U . S . Marine Corps Colonel Robert Dewer Wainwright . Several of their sons also became military officers , including Capt . Samuel Achmuty Wainwright Patterson , USN , who commanded the Great White Fleet battleship USS Kentucky ( BB - 6 ) in 1905 ( but did not command during the 1907 - 1909 world cruise ) . Later life . Patterson retired from the U . S . Navy in 1883 and died April 9 , 1889 in Washington , D . C . . He is buried in the Wainwright vault of Congressional Cemetery , Washington D . C . , with his wife , father - in - law , and other Wainwright relatives . His father and mother , are also buried in Congressional Cemetery but under a separate Patterson monument .
John Woon John Woon ( born 1823 , date of death unknown ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions during the Battle of Grand Gulf . Born in 1823 in England , Woon immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U . S . Navy . He served during the Civil War as a boatswain ' s mate and gun captain on the . At the Battle of Grand Gulf , Mississippi , on April 29 , 1863 , he " had been confined to his hammock several days from sickness , yet insisted on and took command of the gun of which he was captain ; fought it for over two hours , and only left it when no longer able to stand " . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor a few months later on July 10 , 1863 . Woon ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Serving on board the U . S . S . " Pittsburg " , Mississippi River , 29 April 1863 . Engaging the enemy batteries at Grand Gulf , the U . S . S . " Pittsburg " , although severely damaged and suffering many personnel casualties , continued to fire her batteries until ordered to withdraw . Taking part in a similar action after nightfall , the U . S . S . " Pittsburg " received further damage , but receiving no personnel casualties in the latter action . Woon showed courage and devotion to duty throughout these bitter engagements .
USS LST - 568 USS " LST - 568 " was a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1946 . Construction and commissioning . " LST - 568 " was laid down on 21 March 1944 at Evansville , Indiana , by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company . She was launched on 18 May 1944 , sponsored by Mrs . Arthur E . Owen , and commissioned on 3 June 1944 with Lieutenant Henry G . Hanna in command . Service history . During World War II , " LST - 568 " was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations . She took part in the Philippines campaign , participating in the landings on Leyte in October 1944 and the landings at Lingayen Gulf in January 1945 . She then took part in the invasion and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945 . Following the war , " LST - 568 " performed occupation duty in the Far East . She was caught in a typhoon off Ulithi Atoll on 15 September 1945 , during which winds reached ; near the eye of the storm , " LST - 568 " was badly damaged , losing her bow doors and suffering flooding . While moored to a buoy at Buckner Bay , Okinawa , on 9 October 1945 , " LST - 568 " was caught in a second typhoon , during which winds reached 109 knots ( 202 kilometers per hour ) . The crew beached the ship to ride out the storm , but the wind blew the ship into the bay where it struck the Liberty ship SS " Richard S . Oglesby " . " LST - 568 " s crew abandoned ship and boarded " Richard S . Oglesby " . Shortly afterwards , the wind shifted and pushed the unmanned " LST - 568 " across Buckner Bay . She eventually came to rest on the reef near China Saki Point , where she was found on 10 October 1945 , extensively damaged . Landing ship tank USS " LST - 693 " pulled " LST - 568 " off the reef on 13 October 1945 . " LST - 568 " departed for the Philippines on 18 October 1945 under tow by " LST - 693 " . The tow line parted after only a few miles , and the ship continued under its own power , with a maximum speed of about six knots . It arrived in the Philippines on 23 October 1945 . Orders arrived on 22 January 1946 to strip , decommission , and sink " LST - 568 " . Stripping completed , she was decommissioned in the Philippines on 4 March 1946 , her last commanding officer , James L . La Fon , being the last man to leave the ship . " LST - 568 " was towed to sea east of Samar and sunk by internal explosive devices on 7 March 1946 . She sank in 4 , 000 fathoms ( 24 , 000 feet or 7 , 315 meters ) of water . She was stricken from the Navy List on 20 March 1946 . Honors and awards . " LST - 568 " earned three battle star s for her World War II service .
William J . Van Ryzin William J . Van Ryzin was a Major General in the United States Marine Corps . Biography . Van Ryzin was born William John Van Ryzin on April 20 , 1914 in Appleton , Wisconsin . He graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1935 . Van Ryzin married twice and had two children , one of whom became a colonel in the military . He was also active in the United Way of America and a member of the Episcopal Church . Van Ryzin died on July 1 , 2002 in Washington , D . C . . Career . Van Ryzin was commissioned an officer in the Marine Corps in 1935 following his graduation from college . During World War II , he served as a battalion commander and took part in the Battle of Saipan and the Battle of Tinian . He later served in the Vietnam War before retiring in 1971 .
Timoleon Vassos Timoleon Vassos or Vasos ( , 1836 – 1929 ) was a Greek Army officer and general . He was born in Athens in 1836 , the younger son of the hero of the Greek Revolution Vasos Mavrovouniotis . He studied at the Hellenic Army Academy and continued his studies in France , before being appointed as aide de camp to King George I . In February 1897 , as a Colonel , he was sent at the head of an expeditionary force to Crete to assist the local Cretan revolt against the Ottoman Empire , an act which precipitated the outbreak of the Greco - Turkish War of 1897 . He eventually reached the rank of Major General and garrison commander of Athens . He died in Athens in October 1929 .
SS Gracechurch SS " Gracechurch " was a 4 , 318 GRT cargo ship built by William Doxford & Sons at Pallion on Wearside in 1930 . She had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of feeding three 180 lb / in single - ended boilers with a combined heating surface of . She was first owned by Gracechurch Shipping Co of Newcastle and managed by James , Muers & Co of Cardiff . In 1933 she was sold to B . J . Sutherland & Co who renamed her SS " Peebles . In 1936 she was sold to the Mill Hill Steam Ship Co Ltd , which was controlled by Counties Ship Management ( an offshoot of the Rethymnis & Kulukundis shipbroking company of London ) who renamed her SS " Mill Hill . On 16 August 1940 " Mill Hill " left Halifax , Nova Scotia as a member of convoy HX - 66A laden with pig iron and scrap steel for Middlesbrough , England . Between 0220 and 0248 hrs on 30 August 58 miles off Cape Wrath in the north of Scotland " " torpedoed the convoy , sinking three ships . One was " Mill Hill " , which sank within a few minutes with the loss of all hands . Replacement ships . " Gracechurch " was the third of four ships that B . J . Sutherland & Co named " Peebles " . When Sutherland sold her in 1936 , William Doxford & Sons completed a new 4 , 982 ton cargo ship MV " Peebles " for Sutherland . She survived the Second World War and in 1951 Sutherland sold her to Westralian Farmers Transport who renamed her " Swanstream " . In 1957 Westralian sold to J . Manners & Co . of Hong Kong who renamed her " San Fernando " . In 1965 Manners sold to her to Yong & Lee Timber who renamed her " Phoenician Star " . She was scrapped at Hong Kong in 1967 . " Gracechurch " was the first of two ships that Counties Ship Management named " Mill Hill " . In 1947 CSM bought the 7 , 219 ton Liberty ship SS " Samdon " and renamed her SS " Mill Hill " . " Samdon " had been built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland , Maine in 1943 . In 1949 she was transferred from CSM to a new Rethymnis and Kulukundis company , London and Overseas Freighters , retaining the name " Mill Hill " . In 1951 LOF sold her to new owners who renamed her " Educator " . She was scrapped in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1961 .
160th ( Wales ) Brigade 160 ( Wales ) Brigade or Brigâd 160 ( Cymru ) is a regional brigade of the British Army . It is not a formation that would be deployed as other brigades like 12th ( Mechanised ) Brigade would , but is a regional command responsible for all of Wales . The Brigade organises an annual patrolling competition in the Brecon Beacons known as Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL . History . It was originally part of the Territorial Army ' s 53rd ( Welsh ) Division and fought with that division in the First and Second World War s . The Brigade was reconstituted as a result of British troops being sent to the Western Front during the emergency following the Spring Offensive . Post - war it was , for a time , 160th ( South Wales ) Brigade of the 53rd Division until the Territorial Army was reorganised as the TAVR and the division was finally deactivated . With the disbandment of 5th Division , the brigade came under the control of the new Support Command based in Aldershot , in April 2012 .
Aurel Vlaicu Flight School The Aurel Vlaicu Flight School is the Romanian Air Force Application School based at Boboc , formed in 1997 . Since August 2004 , as a result of the air force transformation and re - sizing , the Air Force Application School is the main applicational facility for the three main air force branches : air force , surface - to - air missile , and radars .
Siege of Kerak The Siege of Kerak took place in 1183 , with Saladin ' s forces attacking and being repelled from the Crusader stronghold . Prelude . Kerak was the stronghold of Raynald of Châtillon , Lord of Oultrejordain , 124 km South of Amman . The fortress was built in 1142 by Pagan the Butler , Lord of Montreal . While Raynald ruled , several truces existed between the Christian and Muslim states in the Holy Land , none of which he made any qualms about breaking . The last straw came in 1183 when he organized an expedition around the Red Sea . He captured the town of Aqaba , giving him a base of operations against Islam ' s holiest city , Mecca . Saladin , the leader of the Muslim forces , could not tolerate this and moved against Raynald ' s stronghold . Siege and relief . The Muslims had sought to take Kerak for several years , but now they stretched its defenses to breaking point . At one point , 9 catapults were bombarding the walls and inhabitants within . Inside the walls , a royal marriage was taking place . Humphrey IV of Toron , Raynald ' s stepson and heir was to take the hand of Isabella of Jerusalem , the King ' s half sister . As the wedding ceremonies continued , Saladin instructed his troops to avoid bombarding the young couple ' s quarters , but pressure on Kerak continued . Messengers managed to escape the town and take word to the King , Baldwin IV . Baldwin immediately marched with a relief force , accompanied by his regent , Raymond III of Tripoli . Although suffering from leprosy since childhood , Baldwin ' s determination to frustrate Saladin ' s attempt was such that he led personally , although he had to be carried on a stretcher . The Christian forces arrived while Saladin was still struggling against the heavy fortifications . Knowing he risked being crushed between the Royal army and the walls of Kerak , he lifted the siege . Aftermath . Saladin returned to Kerak again in 1184 , with the same result . Kerak remained a Crusade r stronghold and a symbol of the West ' s grip in the region until falling to Muslim control in 1263 . The next time the Crusaders had to contend with a major siege , it was at the walls of Jerusalem itself . In fiction . The motion picture " Kingdom of Heaven " contains a fictional portrayal of the siege , in which the Knights of Ibelin and the Ayyubids engage in battle . In the film , the Knights attacked so defenseless citizens could retreat to Raynald ' s castle .
Franciszek Lubomirski Prince Franciszek Lubomirski ( died 1721 ) was a Polish noble ( szlachcic ) . He was the son of Court and Grand Marshal Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski and Elżbieta Doenhoff . He was owner of Rzeszów , Połonne and Łańcut , and General of the Crown Army . In 1721 he committed suicide .
Alexander Imeretinsky Alexander Konstantinovich Bagration - Imeretinsky ( , , ) ( 24 September 1837 - 17 November 1900 ) was a Georgian - Russia n prince , hero of Russo - Turkish War ( 1877 – 1878 ) and governor - general of Warsaw . Alexander Imeretinsky was born in Moscow Gubernia on 24 September 1837 to a Georgian royal family of Bagrationi . His father , Prince Constantine of Imereti was a head of the royal house of the former Kingdom of Imereti ( annexed by Russia in 1810 ) and a Major General in Russian army . Imeretinsky graduated from Page Corps in Saint Petersburg . Since 1855 he served in Russian Imperial Guard ( " Mounted Pioneers " squad ) . He took part in the Caucasian War against Chechens and Dagestanis ( 1856 - 1859 with Georgian Grenadier s Regiment ) then studied at the Nicholas General Staff Academy ( 1862 – 1863 ) . He took part in submission of Polish January Uprising in 1863 , then became the chief of staff of Russian Army in Warsaw ( 1867 ) . Since 1867 he is a Major General , since 1869 the Commander of the Warsaw Military District . During the Russo - Turkish War ( 1877 – 1878 ) Imeretinsky was the Commander of the Second Infantry Division taking part in the Battle of Lovcha ( together with Mikhail Skobelev ) and the Siege of Plevna . After the storming of Plevna he became a Lieutenant General . In 1879 he became the chief of Petersburg Military District . In 1881 - 1886 he became the Military Procurator - in - Chief of Russia ( responsible among other things for the investigation and persecution of the organizers of murder of Emperor Alexander II of Russia ( 1881 ) . Since 1882 he became a member of State Council of Imperial Russia . In 1897 he replaced Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov as the Governor - general of Warsaw . He was a supporter of Polish - Russian cooperation , and thought that Poles would voluntarily integrate themselves into the Russian Empire if given the choice and fair treatment . For that reason he removed some restrictive laws , such as one that forbade use of the Polish language in schools , and dismissed the unpopular oveseerer of education system , Alexander Apuchtin . He also gave permission to erect a monument to Adam Mickiewicz , the great Polish poet . He was criticized for his liberal stance by certain Russian and Polish factions . After Polish Socialist Party in 1898 published an article critical of Imeretinsky ' s liberal policy , it gained much notoriety , and he was dismissed in 1900 , dying on 17 November that year .
Baku Kala Air Base Baku Kala Air Base is a military airbase in Baku ( also known as Bakü or Baki ) , the capital of Azerbaijan . Facilities . The air base resides at an elevation of above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 18 / 36 with a concrete surface measuring .
Bruno Chrobek Bruno Chrobek ( 9 October 1895 – 10 December 1942 ) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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 . Bruno Chrobek was killed on 10 December 1942 , during the Battle of Stalingrad . He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor .
4th Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery The 4th Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 4th Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Davenport , Iowa for a three - year enlistment on November 23 , 1863 . The battery was mustered out of Federal service on July 14 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . A total of 171 men served in the 4th Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence . It suffered 5 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 5 fatalities .