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Family Readiness Group Within the United States Army , the United States Army Reserve , and the Army National Guard communities , a Family Readiness Group ( FRG ) is a command - sponsored organization of family members , volunteers , soldiers and civilian employees associated with a particular unit . They are normally organized at company and battalion levels , and fall under the responsibility of the unit ' s commanding officer . FRG ' s are established to provide activities and support to enhance the flow of information , increase the resiliency of unit soldiers and their families , provide practical tools for adjusting to military deployments and separations , and enhance the well - being and esprit de corps within the unit . The activities emphasized will vary depending on whether the unit is in pre / post deployment , deployed , or in a training / sustainment period at home station . Since one of the goals of an FRG is to support the military mission through provision of support , outreach , and information to family members , certain FRG activities are essential and common to all groups , and include member meetings , staff and committee meetings , publication and distribution of newsletters , maintenance of virtual FRG websites , maintenance of updated rosters and readiness information , and member telephone trees and e - mail distribution lists . Ideally , all Army units , both active and reserve , sponsor FRGs as an avenue of mutual support and assistance , and as a network of communications among the family members , the chain of command , chain of concern , and community resources . The FRG also provides feedback to the command on the state of the unit " family " and is considered a unit commander ’ s program . Historically , FRGs developed out of military family support groups as well as less formal officer and enlisted wives clubs , telephone and social rosters , volunteer groups , and clubs . Modern FRGs are a fully defined and officially supported function within the U . S . Army , and include men , women , and children from throughout the military community . Activities . Some activities that FRGs commonly sponsor coordinate , or participate in that directly or indirectly foster unit family readiness goals include ( but are not limited to ) : Of note with regard to classes and workshops , Army Community Service has programs and services that can provide support and subject matter experts to educate family members on a variety of subjects : i . e . military benefits , prenatal care , preparing for deployments , family services , Operation READY training , Army Family Team Building , coping with stress , reunion , homecoming , reintegration , deployment cycle support , etc . Of note with regard to unit send - offs and homecoming activities , these events are garrison funded , and should not be funded with monies designated for FRGs , which are primarily raised by non - profit fundraising efforts .
Jean Baptiste Plauché Jean Baptiste Plauché ( 1785 – 1860 ) was a Louisiana soldier and politician . He was Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana , from 1850 - 1853 . In the Battle of New Orleans , Major Plauché headed the New Orleans uniformed militia companies . He was married to Mathilde St . Amand ( 22 October 1791 – 26 October 1840 ) , by whom he had seven children . Camp Plauché , a troop staging area outside New Orleans , Louisiana during World War II , was named in his honor .
10th Canadian Infantry Brigade History . World War I . The 10th Battalion was a Battalion in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War , which participated in every major Canadian engagement from Second Ypres ( April 1915 ) to the last 100 days ( 1918 ) . 1 , 313 Tenth Battalion soldiers gave their lives during the First World War . The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War I , consisted of 4 battalions , and was in the 4th Division . } The Battalions were the 47th Battalion 48th Battalion , 49th Battalion and the 50th Battalion World War II . The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade was first assembled at Nanaimo , British Columbia in October 1940 , although Nanaimo was not established as its headquarters until February 1941 . In April 1941 it was moved east to the Niagara area , exchanging places with the 13th Canadian Infantry Brigade . During World War II , it was part of the Canadian 4th Armoured Division , alongside the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade . Normandy . As part of " 4th Armoured Division " , it did not arrive in Normandy until the end of July 1944 . It was present for Operation Totalize , Operation Tractable , and the Battle of Falaise . After reaching the River Seine , they advanced along the French coast to Belgium . North West Europe . After France and Belgium the Brigade still part of " 4th Armoured " was involved in the critical Battle of the Scheldt , to open the port of Antwerp , to Allied shipping . Next came Operation Veritable clearing the land between the Rhine and Roer rivers and their last major operation of the war the Battle of the Reichswald . Battle of Moerbrugge . The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade was tasked to cross the Ghent Canal about five kilometers south of Bruges at a small village called Oostkamp in early September 1944 . Directly across the canal from Oostkamp was another small village named Moerbrugge . The canal is about 20 metres wide and very deep . Opposition was not expected so only one battalion was chosen for the crossing : The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada ( Princess Louise ' s ) , the Argylls . Two batteries of the 15th Field Regiment , RCA were placed in support and The South Alberta Regiment ( SARs ) would place its tanks on the friendly side of the canal at either side of the crossing point and hold the flanks of the crossing with their fire along with the Vickers machine gun s of The New Brunswick Rangers . The mortars of the Argylls and the mortars of the Rangers were in support . A first - hand account of the battle written by a member of " C " Company of the Argylls is available at http : / / www . ashofc . ca / ASHbridgeMoer . htm .
Asad ibn Yazid al - Shaybani Asad ibn Yazid al - Shaybani was an Arab general and governor for the Abbasid Caliphate , active in the early 9th century . Asad was a member of the Shayban tribe , dominant in the region of Diyar Bakr in the northern Jazira , and son of Yazid ibn Mazyad al - Shaybani , who served twice as Arab governor ( " ostikan " ) of " Arminiya " ( a large province encompassing the whole of Transcaucasia ) . By 801 , when his father died , Asad was governor of Mosul , and succeeded him as " ostikan " for about a year ; he was in turn succeeded by his brother Muhammad . Asad was re - appointed as " ostikan " under Caliph al - Amin ( r . 809 – 813 ) to confront an uprising of the Arab settlers in Iberia under Yahya ibn Sa ' id and Ismail ibn Shu ' ayb . Asad was successful in quelling the revolt and capturing its leaders , but he later pardoned and released them , and because of this was dismissed from his office .
USS Calypso ( SP - 632 ) The second USS " Calypso " ( SP - 632 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 . " Calypso " was built as a private motorboat of the same name at Morris Heights in the Bronx , New York , in 1909 . In June 1917 , the U . S . Navy purchased her for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Calypso " ( SP - 632 ) in July 1917 . " Calypso " performed patrol duty along the coast of the northeastern United States for the rest of World War I . " Calypso " was transferred to the United States Bureau of Fisheries in September 1919 .
BL 8 - inch howitzer Mk I – V The BL 8 - inch howitzer Mark I through to Mark V ( 1 to 5 ) were a British improvisation developed early in the First World War to provide heavy artillery . It used shortened and bored - out barrels from various redundant naval 6 - inch guns . It bore no relation to the later 8 - inch howitzer of the First World War , the Vickers 8 - inch Mark VI to VIII howitzers which succeeded it . History . The weapon entered service in February 1915 . The Mark I – V had many relatively minor differences in the carriages and trails and Mk IV , Mk VI and QF Mk II 6 - inch naval gun barrels were used . However , the ballistic characteristics , propellant charges and shells used were similar for all Mks I – V . They are easily identified by their short thick barrel and twin recoil buffer s above the barrel . Mks I – IV were no longer repaired from summer 1917 onwards . Combat use . They were operated by siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery ( RGA ) . Holt caterpillar tractors were used to tow them into position . Mks I – V were limited by a short range and high weight , being 4 – 5 tons heavier than the succeeding Mk VI which was designed as a howitzer and hence had a much lighter barrel . The improvised nature of the design led to failures such as premature explosion and unreliability in action , and difficulties of maintenance in workshops . There were also early quality - control problems with British mass production of ammunition in 1915 and early 1916 : " the 8 - inch fuses failed so often that the battlefield was littered with unexploded 8 - inch shells " . Despite their shortcomings they were generally considered a success : " They were monstrous things and extremely heavy , but the machinery of the guns was very simple and that ' s why they did so extremely well and didn ' t give nearly as much trouble as some of the more complicated guns that came to appear later on . One was the very first to be made and it was marked , ' Eight - inch Howitzer No . 1 Mark I ' so we called that gun , ' The Original ' . It was marvellously accurate " . Second Lieutenant Montague Cleeve , 36th Siege Artillery Battery , Royal Garrison Artillery . They remained in use on the Western Front throughout the First World War as Britain ' s need for heavy artillery increased and was never fully met by production of modern equipment .
Aesica Aesica ( with the modern name of Great Chesters ) was a Roman fort , one and a half miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland . It was the ninth fort on Hadrian ' s Wall , between Vercovicium ( Housesteads ) to the east and Magnis ( Carvoran ) to the west . Its purpose was to guard the Caw Gap , where the Haltwhistle Burn crosses the Wall . The B6318 Military Road passes about half a mile to the south of the fort . Description . It is believed that the fort was completed in the year 128 AD . Unlike other wall forts that project beyond the Wall , all of Aesica is south of the Wall . The Wall at this point is narrow gauge , but stands next to foundations that were prepared for the broad wall . There was speculation as to why the foundations for the broad wall had not been used to support the wall at this point . In 1939 it was found that milecastle 43 had already been built in preparation for the broad wall , and it is thought that it was the presence of this milecastle that prevented the north wall of the fort being built on the original foundations . It appears that the milecastle was demolished once the fort had been completed . The east gate and east wall cannot now be traced . The fort was an oblong , measuring north to south by east to west , occupying a comparatively small area of . The north - east corner of the fort is now occupied by farm buildings , built over the route of the Wall . The fort had only three main gates ; south , east and west , with double portals with towers . At some time the west gate was completely blocked up . There were towers at each corner of the fort . The military way entered by the east gate and left by the west gate . A branch road from the Stanegate entered by the south gate . The Vallum passed some short distance south of the fort , and was crossed by a road leading from the south gate to the Stanegate . A vicus lay to the south and east of the fort , and several tombstones have been found there . The fort was supplied by water from an aqueduct , which wound six miles ( 10 km ) from the head of the Haltwhistle Burn , north of the Wall . Garrison . The 2nd - century garrison was the Sixth Cohort of Nervians , followed by the Sixth Cohort of Raetia ns . The 3rd - century garrison was the Second Cohort of Asturians with a detachment of Raeti Gaeseti . Excavations . Excavations were carried out in 1894 , during which the ramparts were cleared . The west tower of the south gate was found to contain a hoard of jewellery , which included an enamelled brooch shaped as a hare , a gilded bronze brooch described as a masterpiece of Celtic art , a silver collar with a pendant , a gold ring and a bronze ring with a Gnostic gem . During this excavation the headquarters building ( principia ) was partially uncovered , together with its vaulted underground strong room . A barrack block was also found to the south - west of the principia . In 1897 a bathhouse was discovered , to the south , east of the branch road to the Stanegate . It includes a dressing room , latrine , cold room with cold bath , dry - heat room , warm steamy room and hot steamy room .
HMS Renard ( 1873 ) HMS " Renard " was a schooner of the Royal Navy , built by John Cuthbert , Millers Point , New South Wales and launched 16 January 1873 . She commenced service on the Australia Station at Sydney in 1873 for anti - blackbirding operations in the South Pacific and later hydrographic surveys around Chesterfield Islands , Fiji and the Russell Islands . She was paid off in 1883 and sold . She was then employed in the Soloman Island trade .
Michael Hicks Beach , Viscount Quenington Michael Hugh Hicks Beach , Viscount Quenington ( 19 January 1877 – 23 April 1916 ) , was a British politician . Hicks Beach was the eldest son of the former , Michael Hicks - Beach , 1st Earl St Aldwyn , and his wife Lucy Catherine ( née Lady Lucy Catherine Fortescue ) . He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Tewkesbury from 1906 to 1916 and a board member at Lloyds Bank . He fought in the First World War as a Captain with the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and died , aged 39 on 23 April 1916 as a result of wounds received at Katia , Egypt . He is buried at the Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery alongside his wife . From 1915 , he held the courtesy title of Viscount Quenington , a subsidiary title held by his father . He married Marjorie , daughter of Henry Dent Brocklehurst , in 1909 . She died in March 1916 , less than two months before her husband . Their son Michael , 2nd Earl St Aldwyn succeeded his grandfather in the earldom only a week after his father ' s death . He also became a prominent politician .
GFM cloche The GFM cloche was one of the most common defensive armaments on the Maginot Line . A " cloche " ( bell ) was a fixed and non - retractable firing position made of a thick iron casting which shielded its occupant . By comparison , turrets could be rotated and sometimes lowered so that only the top shell was exposed . GFM is an acronym for " Guetteur et Fusil - Mitrailleur " , ( lookout and rifle - machine - gunner ) , which describes its purpose as a lookout and firing position for light weapons . Most of the bunkers or blocks in a Maginot Line " ouvrage " were fitted with several fixed armoured cupolas or cloches . The cupolas were designed to allow the soldiers to perform reconnaissance or repel an attack with an absolute maximum of cover , from inside the bunker . The armament of each cloche varied significantly , but were typically equipped with some combination of : Description . The cloche consisted of two sections of cast iron : a lining or base that sat over a corresponding circular shaft in the concrete combat block , and the cloche itself , for the 1929 model tall and in outside diameter , projecting about above a concrete apron . The apron sloped away from the cloche for drainage and to allow a depressed field of fire . The interior contained a platform arranged so that one occupant could fire from one of several openings in the thick bell . Firing openings were rectangular , and were fitted with a variety of shutters or firing ports , typically stepped to deflect shots away from the opening . A hose could be attached to the weapon to remove gun fumes . Ear - like lifting points projected to each side of the exposed portion of the cloche . Variants . There were two principal types of GFM cloche , each with a set of subtypes . The 1929 Type A cloche was the initial model , with a short variant , a longer version , a wider version , and a model that could accommodate two soldiers . The 1934 Type B cloche was larger in diameter , with thicker armor . The gun ports were redesigned to fire through a ball fitting that was more resistant to opposing fire . Some Type A cloches were fitted with the new ports . Periscope . All GFM cloches possessed a shuttered fitting at the top of the bell through which a periscope could be raised .
Joe E . Mann Joe Eugene Mann ( July 8 , 1922 – September 19 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Biography . Mann joined the Army from Seattle , Washington in August 1942 , and by September 18 , 1944 was serving as a private first class in Company H , 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment , 101st Airborne Division . On that day , in Best , the Netherlands , he single - handedly destroyed an enemy emplacement and continued to fire on the enemy from an exposed position until being wounded . Despite his wounds , he insisted on serving guard duty during the night . The next morning , during an enemy attack , Mann smothered the blast of a hand grenade with his body , sacrificing himself to protect those around him . For these actions , he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a year later , on August 30 , 1945 . Mann , aged 22 at his death , was buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace , Spokane , Washington . Medal of Honor citation . Private First Class Mann ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : He distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty . On 18 September 1944 , in the vicinity of Best , Holland , his platoon , attempting to seize the bridge across the Wilhelmina Canal , was surrounded and isolated by an enemy force greatly superior in personnel and firepower . Acting as lead scout , Pfc . Mann boldly crept to within rocket - launcher range of an enemy artillery position and , in the face of heavy enemy fire , destroyed an 88mm . gun and an ammunition dump . Completely disregarding the great danger involved , he remained in his exposed position , and , with his M - 1 rifle , killed the enemy one by one until he was wounded 4 times . Taken to a covered position , he insisted on returning to a forward position to stand guard during the night . On the following morning the enemy launched a concerted attack and advanced to within a few yards of the position , throwing hand grenades as they approached . One of these landed within a few feet of Pfc . Mann . Unable to raise his arms , which were bandaged to his body , he yelled " grenade " and threw his body over the grenade , and as it exploded , died . His outstanding gallantry above and beyond the call of duty and his magnificent conduct were an everlasting inspiration to his comrades for whom he gave his life . Honored in ship naming . The United States Army ship was in service from 31 October 1947 until she was transferred to the Navy on 7 Aug 1950 . Memorial . In remembrance of Mann , a memorial monument was placed at the site of his death . Near the same site , an open - air theater ( which remains in use today ) was named after him . An adjacent road also carries his name .
Hans - Karl Freiherr von Esebeck Hans - Karl Asmus Werner Freiherr von Esebeck ( 10 July 1892 – 5 January 1955 ) was a German General who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps . He was also a conspirator against Adolf Hitler . Von Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic to the anti - Hitler conspiracy . He was arrested on 21 July 1944 and spent the rest of the war in concentration camps . Liberated at the end of the war he lived the rest of his life in poverty and died on 5 January 1955 .
HMS Churchill ( S46 ) HMS " Churchill " was the first of three nuclear fleet submarines that served with the Royal Navy . Propulsion . " Churchill " was chosen to trial the first full - size submarine pump jet propulsion . Trials of a high - speed unit were followed by further trials with a low - speed unit , and these were successful enough for the same propulsion to be fitted in the rest of the class . Later British submarine classes also featured the pump jet , although first - of - class vessels " Swiftsure " and " Trafalgar " were fitted with propellers at build .
Kuzma Derevyanko Kuzma Nikolayevich Derevyanko ( ; ; 1904 — 1954 ) was a Lieutenant General in the Soviet Army . He was born on November 14 , 1904 , in the village of Kosenivka , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire ( now Ukraine ) . Derevyanko ( at the time Chief of Staff of the 35th Army ) was the representative of the Soviet Union at the ceremonial signing of the written agreement that established the armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War II . The Soviet delegation joined other Allied representatives on the battleship " USS Missouri " which was anchored in Tokyo Bay . Together , the waiting Allies silently acknowledged the representatives of the Japanese Emperor and the representative of the Imperial Japanese Army , who were the last to arrive . The proceedings began when General MacArthur stepped before a single microphone . The 23 - minute surrender ceremony was broadcast worldwide . Derevyanko signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at precisely 9 : 17 a . m . in Tokyo Bay on September 2 , 1945 . He died on December 30 , 1954 , and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery . In 2007 , he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine . He was awarded :
132nd Battalion ( North Shore ) , CEF The 132nd Battalion ( North Shore ) , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Chatham , New Brunswick , the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in North Shore and Northumberland Counties . After sailing to England in October 1916 , the battalion was absorbed into the 13th Reserve Battalion on January 28 , 1917 . The 132nd Battalion ( North Shore ) , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . G . W . Mersereau . The 132nd Battalion is perpetuated by The Royal New Brunswick Regiment . References . Meek , John F . " Over the Top ! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War . " Orangeville , Ont . : The Author , 1971 . Notes . A former member of the 132nd Battalion , Pte . Benjamin Edward Kaine later served with the 87th Battalion , Manitoba Regiment . Kaine was killed on June 9 , 1917 . Canadian Virtual Memorial record A former member of the 132nd Battalion , Pte . Sydney Allen Matchett later served with the 26th Battalion , New Brunswick Regiment . Matchett was killed by a stray bullet while on sentry duty on April 29 , 1918 . http : / / www . cwgc . org / search / casualty _ details . aspx ? casualty = 558031
Gotfred Jensen Gotfred Jensen ( November 20 , 1872 in Denmark – December 26 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine - American War . He was a member of Young ' s Scouts and was one of thirteen Scouts awarded the Medal between 16 and May 19 , 1899 . Sergeant Jensen is buried in Veteran ' s Home Cemetery in Port Orchard , Washington . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and Organization : Private , Company D , 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry . Place and Date : At San Miguel de Mayumo , Luzon , Philippine Islands , May 13 , 1899 . Entered Service At : Devils Lake , N . Dak . Birth : Denmark . Date of Issue : June 6 , 1906 . Citation : With 11 other scouts , without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so , charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy , who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack .