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Canonicus - class monitor The " Canonicus " - class monitor was a class of nine monitors built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War . They saw service in the Civil War and the Spanish - American War , although two of them were never commissioned . They were basically improved " Passaic " s , modified in accordance with war experience . The four ships not commissioned during the war were built on the Ohio river , three at Cincinnati and " Manayunk " as far up as South Pittsburgh . The hull lines were improved and designed speed is given as 13 knots but there was no hope of getting near this . The 5 × 1 in side armour was backed by two iron stringers 6½ in deep and 6 in thick for 70 ft from the bows , but 4 in elsewhere , and the armour lower edge was 3 × 1 in . The turret , of 21 ft internal diameter , had 10 × 1 in plates as did the pilot house above , and the funnel base was also armoured . The turret skirt was protected by a 5 in thick and 15 in high ring fixed to the deck , and as in other later monitors the 15 in guns were longer than in the " Passaic " class and fired with their muzzles outside the turret . " Tecumseh " was sunk in Mobile Bay by a mine that exploded under her turret , and went down in 25 – 30 seconds . " Canonicus " , the last survivor , was finally decommissioned 31 years before being sold .
Vidar - class minesweeper The " Vidar " class minelayers consisted of the two ships " Vidar " and " Vale " built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1977 and 1978 . The ships are now serving in the Lithuanian Navy and Latvian Navy respectively .
HMS Boreas ( H77 ) HMS " Boreas was a " B " - class destroyer built for the Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War before being transferred to the Greek Royal Hellenic Navy in 1944 and renamed Salamis " . In 1951 , she was returned to Britain and scrapped . Construction . The ship was ordered on 22 March 1929 from Palmer ' s at Jarrow , under the 1928 Programme . She was laid down on 22 July 1929 , and launched on 11 June 1930 , the fifth RN ship to carry this name . " Boreas " was completed on 20 February 1931 at a cost of £221 , 156 , excluding items supplied by the Admiralty such as guns , ammunition and communications equipment .
USCGC Dorado ( WPB - 87306 ) USCGC " Dorado " ( WPB 87306 ) is the sixth cutter of the Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat . " Dorado " was built at Bollinger Shipyard s in Lockport , Louisiana and commissioned in April 1999 . " Dorado " is home ported in Crescent City , California and serves under Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay in the Eleventh Coast Guard District .
Alfred B . Hilton Alfred B . Hilton ( 1842 – October 21 , 1864 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America ' s highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin ' s Farm . Biography . By September 29 , 1864 , Hilton was serving as a Sergeant in Company H of the 4th Regiment United States Colored Infantry . On that day , his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin ' s Farm on the outskirts of the Confederate capital of Richmond , Virginia . During the battle , Hilton carried the American flag as part of the unit ' s color guard . As the 4th Regiment charged the enemy fortifications , Hilton grabbed a second flag , the regimental colors , from a wounded soldier . When he was himself seriously wounded by a shot through the leg , he called out " Boys , save the colors ! " Two of his fellow soldiers stepped forward ; Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood took the American flag and Private Charles Veale grabbed the blue regimental flag , each before the colors could touch the ground . Hilton died of his wounds nearly a month later , on October 21 . Six months after the battle , on April 6 , 1865 , he was posthumously issued the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chaffin ' s Farm . The men who had taken the flags after he was wounded , Fleetwood and Veale , also received the medal . Hilton is buried in Hampton National Cemetery , Hampton , Virginia . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Sergeant , Company H , 4th U . S . Colored Troops . Place and date . At Chapins Farm , Va . , September 29 , 1864 . Entered service at : - - - - - - . Birth : Harford County , Md . Date of issue : April 6 , 1865 . Citation : When the regimental color bearer fell , this soldier seized the color and carried it forward , together with the national standard , until disabled at the enemy ' s inner line .
Edward Duffield Neill Edward Duffield Neill ( 1823 – 1893 ) was an American author and educator . Neill was born in Philadelphia . After studying at the University of Pennsylvania for some time , he enrolled at Amherst College and graduated from Amherst in 1842 , then studied theology at Andover . After ordination as a Presbyterian minister , he moved to St . Paul , Minnesota , in 1848 where he became pastor of the First Presbyterian church . He also worked as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Territory in 1851 – 53 , and as chancellor of the State university in 1858 – 61 . During the Civil War he served as an army and a hospital chaplain from 1861 – 64 . He worked for Presidents Lincoln and Johnson , who in 1869 nominated him Commissioner of Education to replace Henry Barnard , however , President Grant appointed him Consul to Dublin in 1869 . He returned to the United States in 1870 , and served as the president of Macalester College in St . Paul in 1873 – 74 , thenceforth as professor of history and literature . He wrote a large number of historical books , mostly of the Colonial period . The most important are :
Bomai Incident The Bomai Incident refers to the deaths of two people caught in the cross fire between unknown assailants and soldiers of the 22nd Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian Army . The gun fight occurred at a security checkpoint during a religious celebration in Bomai , Tujar Shaief , Sopore , in the Baramulla district of Kashmir , India , on 21 February 2009 . Protests . As the news of the two persons ' deaths spread , thousands of people in Bomai and other parts of Sopore took to roads and staged a protest against the Indian army . Raising pro - freedom and anti - army slogans , the protestors demanded " instant " punishment for the troopers responsible for firing on civilians . An indefinite curfew was imposed on Sopore , Tujjar Sharief , Bomai , Seelu and adjoining areas on 22 Feberuary 2009 , the morning following violent demonstrations regarding the two youths allegedly killed by Army weapons ' fire . The authorities sealed all roads leading to Sopore and two delegations , one of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference ( APHC ) and the other of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( JKLF ) were stopped at Sangrama and Narbal " en route " to Sopore . The acting chairman of Tehreek - e - Hurriyat Mohammad Ashraf Sahrai was placed under house arrest to prevent him from visiting Sopore to lead the funeral of one of the two youths . Investigations . The day after the two youths were killed , police registered a murder case against the 22 soldiers of the Rashtria Rifles after relatives of the victims formally approached them . The Sopore police registered an FIR 73 / 09 under section 302 against the army , on the complaint of victims ' relatives . The army also ordered an inquiry into the incident . Chief minister Omar Abdullah , who was on a three - day tour of the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident and asked for the report to be submitted within 15 days .
Boiled leather Boiled leather , sometimes called cuir bouilli , was a historical construction material for armour . It consists of thick leather , boiled in water ( some sources hold that oil and wax were used as well ; others posit the use of ammonia from fermented animal urine ) . The boiling causes the leather to be harder but also more brittle . The boiled leather can be fashioned into lames or scales to make lamellar or scale armor . The leather remains flexible for a short time after boiling , allowing it to be molded into larger plates . Cuir bouilli has also been employed to bind books .
Sauterelle The Arbalète sauterelle type A , or simply Sauterelle ( French for grasshopper ) , was a bomb - throwing crossbow used by French and British forces on the Western Front during World War I . It was designed to throw a hand grenade in a high trajectory into enemy trenches . It was initially dismissed by the French Army but General Henri Berthelot thought it had practical value . It was lighter and more portable than the Leach Trench Catapult , but less powerful . It weighed and could throw an F1 grenade or Mills bomb . The Sauterelle replace the Leach Catapult in British service until they were replaced in 1916 by the 2 inch Medium Trench Mortar and Stokes mortar .
Miles James Miles James was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America ' s highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin ' s Farm . Biography . James joined the Army in Norfolk , Virginia , and by September 30 , 1864 , he was serving as a Corporal in Company B of the 36th Regiment U . S . Colored Troops . On that day , his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin ' s Farm in Virginia , where he was seriously wounded , resulting in the amputation of his left arm . Six months after the battle , on April 6 , 1865 , James was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chaffin ' s Farm . He was discharged for disability the following October . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Corporal , Company B , 36th U . S . Colored Troops . Place and date : At Chapins Farm , Va . , September 30 , 1864 . Entered service at : Norfolk , Va . Birth : Princess Anne County , Va . Date of issue : April 6 , 1865 . Citation : Having had his arm mutilated , making immediate amputation necessary , he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward ; this within of the enemy ' s works .
8th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 8th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 8th Michigan Infantry was organized at Grand Rapids and Detroit , Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on September 23 , 1861 . The Eight Michigan was known as the " Wandering Regiment " for its service on many fronts and its frequent reassignments between different armies and geographical areas . The regiment began its service by being assigned to General Sherman in South Carolina where he was establishing a beachhead to provide a base for the naval blockade . From there the regiment went to Virginia and was assigned to General Burnside ' s 9th Corps . The Eighth saw service in both the eastern and western theaters of operation . The Eighth fought in several major battles in the east , was then sent to support General Grant at Vicksburg , and finally being dispached to east Tennessee before finishing out the war with the Army of the Potomac in Virginia . The regiment was mustered out on June 30 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 11 officers and 212 enlisted men who were killed in action or motally wounded and 3 officers and 223 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 449 fatalities .
SM UC - 70 SM " UC - 70 " was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U - boat in the German Imperial Navy ( ) during World War I . The U - boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 7 August 1916 . She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 20 November 1916 as SM " UC - 70 " . In 10 patrols " UC - 70 " was credited with sinking 32 ships , either by torpedo or by mines laid . On 28 August 1918 , " UC - 70 " was spotted lying submerged on the sea bottom and attacked by a Blackburn Kangaroo patrol aircraft of No . 246 Squadron RAF and then was then sunk by depth charge s from the British destroyer .
Togus National Cemetery Togus National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Togus , a facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs at Chelsea in Kennebec County , Maine . It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005 , had 5 , 373 interments . It is closed to new interments . History . Named for an Algonquian Native American word for mineral water , the area the cemetery resides on was formerly a hotel and resort known as Togus Springs . The resort failed as a business due to the outbreak of the Civil War , and its owner died shortly thereafter . The federal government purchased the property for 50 , 000 dollars and established a veteran care facility . The first veterans were admitted on November 10 , 1866 . The facility was expanded and eventually had the capacity for 3 , 000 veterans . The cemetery itself is divided into two plots , the West Cemetery and the East Cemetery . The older West Cemetery was first established in 1865 and moved to its present location in 1867 ; it closed for interments in 1936 . The East Cemetery was opened in 1936 to provide additional interment space . It was closed for interments in 1961 .
Charles A . Curtze Charles A . Curtze ( April 8 , 1911 – December 26 , 2007 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was born in Erie , Pennsylvania and died at age 96 in Millcreek Township , Pennsylvania . He served as Deputy Chief of the Navy ' s Bureau of Ships during the Vietnam War . He is buried at the Erie Cemetery . Education . Curtze participated in a Rotary Club student exchange to Scandinavia , which led to his appointment to the United States Naval Academy . Curtze was a star gymnast while attending the Naval Academy , winning second place in 1931 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League and leading the midshipmen to the league ' s championship in 1933 . When he qualified for the US gymnastics team attending the 1936 Summer Olympics , his position with the US Navy caused the State Department to prohibit his travel to Berlin , Germany during Adolf Hitler ' s rule . Curtze graduated from the Naval Academy in 1933 . He received his Master ' s Degree in Naval Construction from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Career . Curtze was serving as a fleet safety officer aboard the cruiser USS " St . Louis " at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 . He helped guide the ship safely out of harbor , making it one of the few major ships to escape the Japanese bombings . He served with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) as the engineering member of the first US team in London . He also served as commander of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard . Curtze and his commanding officer , Rear Admiral William A . Brockett , Chief of the Bureau of Ships , resigned their posts in 1965 to protest Secretary of Defense Robert S . McNamara ' s centralization of the U . S . Department of Defense .
National Navy UDT - SEAL Museum The National Navy UDT - SEAL Museum , also known as the Navy SEAL Museum , is located at 3300 North A1A , North Hutchinson Island , in St . Lucie County , just outside Fort Pierce , Florida . It houses exhibits to inform and educate on the role of Navy Underwater Demolition Team s ( UDT ) and Sea , Air , Land ( SEAL ) teams . The museum also preserves the history of the SEALs ( the original Navy frogmen first trained outside of Fort Pierce ) . The idea of the museum originated in the home of Albert Stankie , where he and other former UDT Frogmen gathered personal artifacts and experiences from their service in World War II . They worked to procure the defunct Ft . Pierce Treasure Museum building and site . This evolved into a dedicated facility , which opened in 1985 , and was recognized as a National Museum by an act of Congress signed into law February 7 , 2008 . UDT - SEAL Memorial . The focal point of the Museum is the UDT - SEAL Memorial , the only memorial in the world dedicated exclusively to the United States Navy SEALs and their predecessors . The Memorial consists of a 500 - pound , 9 - foot - tall , bronze sculpture of a modern Navy SEAL . The names of all Underwater Demolition Team members — the " Frogmen " of World War II and modern Navy SEALs — who have died in the service of the country are carved into black , granite panels on the walls surrounding the sculpture and its reflecting pool . Other notable exhibits . The museum collection includes a number of rare artifacts dating from the founding of the SEALs , from the days of Scouts & Raiders , through the Underwater Demolition Teams , to recent present - day activities of US Navy SEALs : Annual UDT - SEAL muster ceremony . Each Veteran ' s Day weekend , the Museum holds a three - day tribute to UDT and SEAL veterans , that includes demonstrations and exhibitions .
52nd Corps ( German Empire ) The 52nd Corps ( ) was a corps formation of the German Army in World War I . It was formed in September 1916 and was still in existence at the end of the war . Chronicle . The 52nd Corps ( z . b . V . ) was formed in September 1916 . With the onset of trench warfare , the German Army recognised that it was no longer possible to maintain the traditional Corps unit , that is , one made up of two divisions . Whereas at some times ( and in some places ) a Corps of two divisions was sufficient , at other times 5 or 6 divisions were necessary . Therefore , under the Hindenburg regime ( from summer 1916 ) , new Corps headquarters were created without organic divisions . These new Corps were designated " General Commands for Special Use " ( ) . The 52nd Corps took part in the Romanian Campaign . From the time it was raised , up until January 1918 , 52nd Corps was also known as the Army of the Danube ( ) though it never reached the strength of an Army . Commanders . The 52nd Corps was commanded throughout its existence by General der Infanterie Robert Kosch .
Eli Thompson Fryer Eli Thompson Fryer ( August 22 , 1878 – June 6 , 1963 ) was a United States Marine Corps Brigadier General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 21 – 22 April 1914 at Vera Cruz , Mexico . A former member of West Point ' s class of 1901 , he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1900 . He eventually achieved the rank of Brigadier General before his retirement in 1942 . Early life and occupation of Vera Cruz . Fryer was born in Hightstown , New Jersey on August 22 , 1878 . He entered West Point in 1897 as a member of the class of 1901 , but was honorably discharged on June 19 , 1899 . He was appointed Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on March 21 , 1900 . After initial training at the Marine barracks , in New York City , he served in Newport , Rhode Island ( August 1901 – June 1903 ) . During that time he serve a brief period of duty with the Marine battalion in Panama ( September 13 – December 8 , 1902 ) . In 1903 to 1905 , he served with the Marine expeditionary battalion aboard the USS Panther and at Camp Roosevelt , Culebra , Puerto Rico , and commanded Marines at Dry Tortugas , Florida . Following a one - year tour of duty back at the Marine barracks in New York , served two year in the Philippines ( 1906 – 1908 ) . For next five years , he served as Post Quartermaster for Marine Barracks , School of Application , Annapolis , Maryland , and commanding Marine Detachments aboard the , and . Fryer was assigned to Pensacola , Florida where he deployed to Vera Cruz . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Captain , U . S . Marine Corps . Born : 22 August 1878 , Hightstown , N . J . Appointed from : New Jersey . G . O . No . : 177 , 4 December 1915 . Citation : For distinguished conduct in battle , engagements of Vera Cruz , 21 and 22 April 1914 . In both days ' fighting at the head of his company , Captain Fryer was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct , leading his men with skill and courage .
Komatsu LAV The Komatsu LAV is a Japanese AFV ( Armoured Fighting Vehicle ) to equip the Japanese Ground Self - Defence Forces , the Komatsu LAV as seen action on the Iraq War and is only used by Japan . Decription . The Japanese Light Armored Vehicle ( LAV ) was designed by Komatsu in the late 1990s . It entered service with Japan Ground Self Defense Forces in 2002 . More than 1 . 000 of these scouts cars were built . Japan is the only operator of this armored vehicle . Generally the Komatsu LAV can be compared with the Panhard VBL . Vehicle has a welded steel armor . It is claimed that it ' s armor protection is better than that of up armored HMMWV . Some armored scout cars are fitted with unordinary roof - mounted shielding . An opened split roof hatch provides added protection from both sides . The Komatsu LAV can be armed with 5 . 56 - mm , 12 . 7 - mm machine guns or anti - tank guided missiles . This 4x4 vehicle is powered by a diesel engine , developing 160 hp . Engine is moved closer to the vehicle ' s center to distribute weight more evenly between the axles . It is fitted with run - flat tyres . This armored scout car can be carried underslung or inside some military helicopters . It can be also airdropped from transport aircraft using parachute platform . There are no known variants of the Komatsu LAV . Specifications . Armament . The Komatsu LAV can be equipped with the :
Austin Denham Austin Denham ( September 29 , 1850 – June 3 , 1948 ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . Biography . Born on September 29 , 1850 , in England , Denham immigrated to the United States at age 12 . He lived in New York City and enlisted in the Navy as soon as he was old enough . By April 12 , 1872 , he was serving as a seaman on the . On that day , he helped rescue several men who were in danger of drowning after their boat capsized in heavy surf . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later , on July 9 , 1872 . Denham ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : On board the U . S . S . " Kansas " near Greytown , Nicaragua , 12 April 1872 . Displaying great coolness and self - possession at the time Comdr . A . F . Crosman and others were drowned , Denham , by heroism and personal exertion , prevented greater loss of life . Denham retired from the Navy in 1912 as a seaman first class , after a 48 - year career . He died in Burbank , California , on June 3 , 1948 , of a heart attack . Aged 97 at his death , he was the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient at the time . Denham was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles , California .
Andrew Pringle Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle , CB , CBE ( born 1946 ) is a retired British Army officer and currently president of KBR ' s International Government and Defence business . Military career . Pringle attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned on 16 December 1966 , as a second lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets . He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1968 , captain in December 1992 and major in February 1979 . He undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1980 for which he was appointed MBE . Promoted to lieutenant - colonel in August 1983 , he was given command of his Regiment and promoted to full colonel in July 1988 . He advanced to CBE in 1991 . Promoted to Brigadier in July 1992 , he was then given command of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1994 . He undertook a tour in Bosnia in 1995 for which he was given the Queen ' s Commendation for Valuable Service . In 1996 he became Director of Land Warfare at the Ministry of Defence . Pringle was promoted to major - general and appointed Commander of the Multi - National Division ( South - West ) of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia in November 1997 ; this earned him a further Queen ' s Commendation for Valuable Service . He then became Chief of Staff at the UK ' s Permanent Joint Headquarters in October 1998 in which role he was involved in British operations in Kosovo and Macedonia during 1999 for which he was appointed CB in the New Years Honours List 2000 . He retired in October 2001 . In March 2004 he became a Non - Executive Director of Manpower Software and in April 2008 he became president of KBR ' s International Government , Defence & Support Services business .