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Boiling vessel A Boiling vessel is a water heating system fitted to British Armoured fighting vehicle s that permits the crew to heat water and cook food by drawing power from the vehicle electrical supply . History . The " Vessel Boiling Electric " or " BV " was an innovation at the very end of World War II , when the Centurion tank was introduced with the device fitted inside the turret . Previously , British tank crews had disembarked when they wanted to " brew - up " ( make tea ) , using a petrol cooker improvised from empty fuel cans called a " Benghazi burner " . Use of the BV enabled the crew to stay safely inside the tank and reduced the time taken for breaks . Ther first version , known as VBE No 1 , began to be replaced in the early 1950s by the stainless steel No 2 version . A VBE No 3 had improved electrical sockets and was less prone to leakage . Besides being fitted to every tank designed since the Centurion , in the 1960s , the BV was fitted to the FV432 armoured personnel carrier for the benefit of the infantry carried on board . It is now fitted to almost every major type of vehicle used by the British Army . Current use . The principle use of the BV is to heat ration pouches , the hot water is then used for making drinks . The BV has recently been designated " Cooking Vessel FV706656 " or " CV " . It runs off the 24 Volt electrical system of the vehicle and is manufactured by Electrothermal Engineering Ltd in Rochford , Essex . Vehicles fitted with the BV include Challenger 2 tank s , MAN truck s , and Warrior , Warthog , Mastiff , Jackal and Foxhound armoured fighting vehicles .
John Russell ( aviator ) Second Lieutenant John Bernard Russell was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . Early life and enlistment . Russell was born on 5 June 1894 in Pictou , Nova Scotia ; his mother was Mrs J . S . Russell . When he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 17 May 1915 , he was working as a banker . As his mother was then living in Ottawa , and Russell enlisted there , it seems probable Russell was residing with his mother , especially as he was unmarried . He claimed no prior military experience . His physical examination noted that he was 5 feet 7 3 / 4 inches tall . He was dark complected , with dark brown hair and brown eyes . He had a mole on his left shoulder , and a vaccination scar on his left arm . As was customary for Canadian enlistees , he swore allegiance to King George V . First World War aerial service . See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Russell became the aircrew on Airco DH . 9 bombers of No . 103 Squadron RAF . His first aerial success came at 2030 hours on 4 July 1918 , when he was manning the guns in DH . 9 number C6150 , piloted by Roy Dodds . Russell drove a Pfalz D . III down out of control over La Bassée . On 31 July , while flying with John Stevenson Stubbs as his pilot , Russell was credited with two more victories , as Stubbs drove one enemy aircraft down out of control while Russell similarly accounted for another . Their Distinguished Flying Cross citation noted that the odds against them were ten to two . The DFC was also awarded because they returned to the attack in a single plane low level bombing attack at 1 , 500 feet and bombed a train and lorries while surviving heavy ground fire . Russell was again paired with Stubbs on 25 August 1918 . At 1115 hours , while mounted on DH . 9 number D3274 , they drove down out of control a Fokker D . VII fighter south of Armentières , France , and destroyed another one southeast of the city . The Distinguished Flying Cross for Russell and Stubbs was gazetted on 2 November 1918 . Post War career . Little is known of Russell ' s postwar career . However , it is known that he was transferred to the Royal Air Force ' s unemployed list on 24 February 1919 . It is also known that he died in 1960 .
Rifleman ' s Creed The Rifleman ' s Creed ( also known as My Rifle and The Creed of the United States Marine ) is a part of basic United States Marine Corps doctrine . Major General William H . Rupertus wrote it during World War II , probably in late 1941 or early 1942 . All enlisted Marines learn the creed at recruit training and they are expected to live by it . Different , more concise versions of the creed have developed since its early days , but those closest to the original version remain the most widely accepted .
Eunus Eunus ( died 132 BC ) , a slave from Apamea in Syria , became leader of the slave uprising in the First Servile War in Sicily . Eunus rose to prominence in the movement through his reputation as a wonder - worker and prophet . In addition to an alleged ability to blow fire from his mouth , Eunus claimed to receive visions and communications from the goddess Atargatis , a prominent goddess in his homeland , whom he came to identify with Sicilian Demeter . One of his prophetic predictions was that the rebel slaves would successfully capture the city of Enna . Eunus participated in the storming of Enna , and Diodorus Siculus provides a description of him standing in the front ranks of the assault , blowing fire from his mouth . Upon the capture of Enna , Eunus was crowned king . He subsequently took the name Antiochus , a name used by the Seleucids who ruled Syria , and called his followers , who numbered around 70 , 000 , his " Syrians " . After the slave army was defeated by a Roman army under the leadership of Perperna , Eunus , with members of his " court , " took refuge in a cavern , where he was subsequently captured . Most of the literary evidence for Eunus and the First Servile War comes from the writings of Diodorus Siculus , who used Posidonius as his primary source . Florus ' " Epitome " , which provides excerpts from lost portions of Livy is the most detailed Latin account . Both Diodorus and Posidonius were sympathetic to the Romans . Diodorus lived in Rome and Cicero asked Posidonius to write an account of the former ' s consulate . Since Eunus was a defeated enemy of Rome , their accounts of both the slave uprising and its leader were likely biased . On the other hand , Posidonius , like Eunus , was from Syrian Apamea , and the details about Eunus ' worship of Atargatis probably arise from his personal knowledge of the goddess ' s mendicant priests . Archaeologists have found a small bronze coin , minted at Enna , which bears the inscription " King Antiochus . " It is likely that the Antiochus in question is Eunus .
Abd ar - Rahman II Abd ar - Rahman II ( ) ( 788 – 852 ) was Umayyad Emir of Córdoba in the Al - Andalus ( Moorish Iberia ) from 822 until his death . Biography . Abd ar - Rahman II was born in Toledo , the son of Emir Al - Hakam I . In his youth he took part in the so - called " massacre of the ditch " , when from 700 to 5 , 000 people come to pay homage to the princes who were killed by order of Al - Hakam . He succeeded his father as Emir of Córdoba in 822 and engaged in nearly continuous warfare against Alfonso II of Asturias , whose southward advance he halted ( 822 – 842 ) . In 837 , he suppressed a revolt of Christians and Jews in Toledo . He issued a decree by which the Christians were forbidden to seek martyrdom , and he had a Christian synod held to forbid martyrdom . In 844 , Abd ar - Rahman repulsed an assault by Vikings who had disembarked in Cadiz , conquered Seville ( with the exception of its citadel ) and attacked Córdoba itself . Thereafter he constructed a fleet and naval arsenal at Seville to repel future raids . He responded to William of Septimania ' s requests of assistance in his struggle against Charles the Bald ' s nominations . Abd ar - Rahman was famous for his public building program in Córdoba where he died in 852 . He made additions to the Mosque – Cathedral of Córdoba . A vigorous and effective frontier warrior , he was also well known as a patron of the arts . He was also involved in the execution of the " Martyrs of Córdoba " .
Harvey S . Firestone , Jr . Harvey Samuel Firestone , Jr . ( April 20 , 1898 – June 1 , 1973 ) was an American businessman , and chairman of the board of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company . The son of Harvey Firestone , Sr . and Idabelle Smith Firestone , he was educated at Asheville School in Asheville , North Carolina . He served as a naval aviator during World War I . Graduating from Princeton University in 1920 , Harvey , Sr . placed Harvey , Jr . in charge of his company ' s steel products division ; , Harvey , Jr . took over the leadership of the company in 1941 . Firestone helped establish the company ' s supply and service stores , and guided its operations during World War II . He was also president of the Firestone Foundation . Firestone Tire in Liberia . During World War I , Britain and the Netherlands controlled 98 % of the raw materials necessary for the production of rubber . In 1922 , the Rubber Restriction Act was passed in Britain , and the costs that the Firestone Company paid for its supplies rose . Starting in 1924 , Firestone , Jr . , was assigned to travel worldwide in search of locations where the company could grow its own rubber . After visits to Asia and to Mexico , Firestone settled on the West African nation of Liberia as the base for Firestone Plantations Company . Harvey Jr . arranged for the lease of of Liberian territory , a little more than 3 percent of that nation ' s area . The 12 , 000 Liberian employees were paid low wages , because , as former employee Arthur Hayman described , the Liberian government felt that " men with money in their pockets would eventually have demanded the ballot " . Harvey , Jr . married Elizabeth Parke Firestone in 1921 . Their children were : Anne Firestone , Martha Firestone , who married William Clay Ford , Sr . ; and Harvey Samuel Firestone III , who died in Havana . He was inducted as a National Patron of Delta Omicron , an international professional music fraternity for his philanthropic efforts . His grandson William Clay Ford , Jr . , is the current Chairman of Directors of the Ford Motor Company .
Slim Aarons Slim Aarons , born George Allen Aarons ( October 29 , 1916 , Manhattan - May 29 , 2006 , Montrose , New York ) , was an American photographer noted for photographing socialites , jet - setters and celebrities . Photography career . At 18 years old , Aarons enlisted in the U . S . Army , worked as a photographer at West Point , and later served as a combat photographer in World War II and earned a Purple Heart . Aarons said combat had taught him the only beach worth landing on was " decorated with beautiful , seminude girls tanning in a tranquil sun . " After the war , Aarons moved to California and began photographing celebrities . In California , he shot his most praised photo , " Kings of Hollywood " , a 1957 New ' s Year ' s Eve photograph depicting Clark Gable , Van Heflin , Gary Cooper , and James Stewart relaxing at a bar in full formal wear . Aaron ' s work appeared in " Life magazine , Town & Country , " and " Holiday " magazines . Aarons never used a stylist , or a makeup artist . He made his career out of what he called " photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places . " " I knew everyone , " he said in an interview with " The ( London ) Independent " in 2002 . " They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn ' t hurt them . I was one of them . " Alfred Hitchcock ' s film " , Rear Window , " whose main character is a photographer played by Jimmy Stewart , is set in an apartment reputed to be based on Aarons ' apartment . Death . He died in 2006 and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge , Massachusetts .
Battle of Podhajce ( 1667 ) The Battle of Podhajce ( October 6 – 16 , 1667 ) was fought in the town of Podhajce in the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth ( nowadays Pidhaitsi , western Ukraine ) , and the area surrounding it as part of the Polish - Tartar War and the Great Turkish War . The army of the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth under John III Sobieski , totaling around 9 , 000 men defeated Tatar and Cossack forces under Petro Doroshenko and Adil Giray , which totaled around 35 , 000 men . Prelude to battle . On January 31 , 1667 the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia signed the Treaty of Andrusovo . Russia gained the control of Left - bank Ukraine , while the commonwealth maintained the rule of Right - bank Ukraine , which would be defended by Polish - Lithuanian and Russian forces . The end of the war gave time to commonwealth armies for reinforcement . At the same period Petro Doroshenko , Hetman of Right - bank Ukraine , in order to establish his rule in Right - bank Ukraine signed a treaty with Sultan Mehmed IV that recognized the Cossack Hetmanate as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire . To further increase his military strength Doroshenko allied with Adil Giray , the khan of the Crimean Khanate . After gathering 15 , 000 Cossacks , about 18 , 000 Tatars , and 3 , 000 Janissaries sent by the Ottoman Empire to support the Cossacks , Doroshenko attacked the area of Podhajce in western Ukraine . Polish - Lithuanian forces under John III Sobieski , made up mostly of armed villagers , orthodox Galician Ruthenians who remained loyal to Polish kings since the beginning of Chmelnitsky ' s uprising , encamped themselves on the southern part of Podhajce in order to gain a strategic advantage against the army of Doroshenko . On October 4 , 1667 the Cossack - Tatar forces , supported by Jannisaries arrived in Podhajce . Battle . On October 6 , 1667 Tatar forces under Adil Giray attacked the Polish - Lithuanian army . The Polish - Lithuanian infantry , supported by Polish multiple guns , defeated the Tatars and counterattacked . On the following days Cossack , Tatar and Janissary troops unsuccessfully tried to circumvent the right wing of the Polish - Lithuanian army , and flank attack the left wing of the troops of the Commonwealth . Sobieski sent forces on the left wing of the army , and outnumbered the Cossack - Tatar forces , which were defeated . After the failure of consecutive attacked , Doroshenko unsuccessfully besieged the town of Podhajce , which was defended by Jan Sobieski . In the middle of October , 1667 Sobieski and Doroshenko signed an armistice and the Cossack - Tatar army retreated from Podhajce . Aftermath . After defeating Doroshenko in Podhajce , John III Sobieski was promoted to commander - in - chief of the Polish - Lithuanian army and Grand Crown Hetman , the highest rank in the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth .
Saint George Award The Saint George Award , formally the Order of Saint George Medallion , is the top award given to members of the Army ' s mounted force by the United States Armor Association of the United States Army . The award is issued as a bronze , silver , black , or gold medallion , depending on the recipient ' s eligibility . History . The United States Armor Association began its awards program in 1986 . Its named in honor of Saint George , who is the patron of mounted warriors and is often depicted on horseback . The Saint George Award program provides the mounted force with a way to recognize outstanding performers , their spouses ( Order of St . Joan D ' Arc Medallion ) and Armor Force supporters ( Noble Patron of Armor Award ) . Eligibility . Recipients of the Saint George Award must be members of the United States Armor Association and they must be nominated by another qualified member .
SS Empire Curzon Empire Curzon was a 7 , 067 GRT cargo that was built in 1943 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , Co Durham for the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) . She had a short career , running aground in September 1944 and then being laid up before being sold for scrap in December 1945 . Description . The ship was built in 1943 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd , Sunderland . She was Yard Number 538 . The ship was long , with a beam of . She was assessed at 7 , 067 GRT , Her DWT was 10 , 280 . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine . History . " Empire Curzon " was launched on 24 December 1943 and completed in February 1944 . The United Kingdom Official Number 169055 and Code Letters GFTP were allocated . Her port of registry was South Shields . She was placed under the management of R Chapman & Son Ltd . " Empire Curzon " departed from the Tyne on her maiden voyage on 29 February 1944 , joining Convoy FN 1281 , which had departed from Southend , Essex that day and arrived the following day at Methil , Fife . On 3 March , she joined Convoy EN 353 , which arrived at Loch Ewe two days later . " Empire Curzon " then joined Convoy ON 227 , which had departed from Liverpool , Lancashire on 8 March and arrived at New York , United States on 22 March . She was equipped with anti - torpedo net s . She departed from New York on 1 April as a member of Convoy NG 426 , which arrived at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba on 8 April . " Empire Curzon " then sailed to Cape Trujillo and San Pedro de Macorís , Dominican Republic before returning to Guantanamo Bay . On 28 April , " Empire Curzon " departed from Guantanamo Bay as a member of Convoy GN 129 , which arrived at New York on 5 May . On 10 May , she departed New York as a member of Convoy HX 291 , which arrived at Liverpool on 27 May . She was carrying a cargo of sugar . " Empire Curzon " departed from Liverpool on 15 July bound for Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire , arriving on 17 July . She departed the next day as a member of Convoy EBC 45 , arriving at the Seine Bay , France on 20 July . She departed from the Seine Bay on 3 August , joining convoy FTM 56 , which arrived at Southend two days later . She then joined Convoy FN 1440 , which departed Southend that day and arrived at Methil on 7 August . She left the convoy at Hull , Yorkshire , arrivng on 7 August . " Empire Curzon " departed from Hull on 17 August , joining Convoy FS 1547 off Spurn Head . The convoy had departed from Methil that day and arrived at Southend on 19 August . She then joined Convoy ETM 67 , which arrived at the Seine Bay on 28 August . On 2 September 1944 , " Empire Curzon " ran aground off Normandy in bad weather . She was driven onto the wreck of the . She was refloated and towed to Southampton , arriving on 25 September . It was found that her bottom was extensively damaged . On 27 October , she was towed to Falmouth , Cornwall , where she was laid up . In November 1945 , " Empire Curzon " was sold for scrap . " Empire Curzon " departed from Falmouth under tow on 14 December 1945 . She arrived at Briton Ferry , West Glamorgan on 16 December for scrapping .
127th Air Refueling Group The 127th Air Refueling Group is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard , assigned to the 127th Wing , Selfridge Air National Guard Base , Michigan . History . Established in 1962 when the Michigan ANG 171st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was expanded to a Group . Was primarily a training unit flying second - line RF - 84F Thundersteak reconnaissance aircraft for Tactical Air Command , upgrading to the newer RF - 101 Voodoo in 1971 . Reassigned to Aerospace Defense Command ( ADCOM ) in 1973 , equipped with F - 106 Delta Dart interceptors . Performed air defense duties of the Great Lakes and Detroit area until 1978 when ADCOM was merged into Tactical Air Command . Continued air defense mission for ADTAC component of TAC with F - 4 Phantom II s , transferring to First Air Force when ADTAC was replaced in 1985 . Upgraded to F - 16A Fighting Falcon s in 1990 . Transferred to Air Mobility Command in 1993 when the group became a C - 130 Hercules Tactical Airlift unit . Inactivated in April 1996 when the 127th Fighter Wing and 191st Airlift Group were merged due to the One - Base , One Wing policy . Reactivated in May 1999 as a group under the 127th Wing , operating the C - 130 airlift element of the composite wing . Inactivated in September 2007 with the realignment of Selfridge and transfer of the C - 130s and the transition to the KC - 135 Stratotanker due to BRAC 2005 . The 191st Group was inactivated , however the 191st Operation Support Flight , 191st Maintenance Squadron , 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron , 191st Maintenance Operations Flight and the 171st Air Refueling Squadron were reassigned to the 127th Air Refueling Group , 127th Wing .
Joachim Hundert Joachim Hundert ( 22 January 1920 – 9 August 1944 ) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve 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 . Joachim Hundert was killed on 9 August 1944 near Glazow , Poland .
5th Troop Carrier Squadron The 5th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with the Tenth Air Force , based at Selfridge Field , Michigan . It was inactivated on 27 June 1949 . History . Operational history . Operational training unit prior to December 1942 ; replacement training for glider crews , c . December 1942 - April 1944 ; provided training for army airborne units , and ferried gliders , 1943 – 1944 .
HMAS Echuca HMAS " Echuca " ( J252 / M252 ) , named for the town of Echuca , Victoria , was one of 60 " Bathurst " class corvettes constructed during World War II , and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) . Construction . " Echuca " was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown , Victoria on 22 February 1941 . She was launched on 17 January 1942 by Lady Royle , wife of Fist Naval Member Sir Guy Royle , and commissioned into the RAN on 7 September 1942 . Operational history . World War II . " Echuca " ’ s initial role was as an anti - submarine partol and convoy escort vessel alon the eastern Australia coast and in New Guinea waters . She stayed in this role from October 1942 until August 1944 , when she was ordered to Darwin and attached to the United States Seventh Fleet ' s Survey Group . She performed survey duties until the end of World War II , when she was refitted with minesweeping gear in Brisbane and assigned to the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla . The Flotilla was responsible for clearing minefields set up in the waters of Australia , New Guinea , New Britain , and the Solomon Islands . " Echuca " received the battle honour s " Pacific 1942 - 44 " and " New Guinea 1943 - 44 " for her wartime service . " Echuca " was paid off into Reserve in August 1946 , but recommissioned in January 1947 for mine clearance work in the Great Barrier Reef . The corvette performed this duty until August 1947 , and in November 1947 towed the decommissioned corvette HMAS " Inverell " to Sydney . " Echuca " was decommissioned again in Fremantle on 29 June 1948 . At the end of April 1952 , the corvette was sailed to Melbourne . RNZN service . On 5 March 1952 , " Echuca " and three other " Bathurst " class corvettes ( HMA Ships " Inverell " , " Kiama " , and " Stawell " ) were transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy ( RNZN ) . She was commissioned into the RNZN on 7 June 1952 , and received the prefix HMNZS . The corvette remained in service with the RNZN until 1967 . She was sold to Pacific Scrap Limited of Auckland for scrapping on 11 April 1967 .