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Frascati bombing raid 8 September 1943 is the date of a bombing raid of USAAF planes against Frascati , a historical town near Rome , Italy . The target was the German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone ( O . B . S . ) and the Italian headquarters , scattered in buildings and Villas nearby the town . 131 USAAF aircraft ( B - 17G Flying Fortress ) carried out a selective - bombing from height altitude because the aircraft were equipped with the modern laying control system " Norden " . The order of flight was : General Doolittle ' s operation order of 7 September 1943 was : " Intentions for September eight heavies will destroy town of Frascati - This target is important and must be destroyed . " The aircraft headed for Littoria ( modern Latina ) and Monte Cavo ( Alban Hills ) , they arrived on Frascati at 10 minutes past 12 p . m . Their target was Field Marshal Albert Kesselring and his staff . The anti - aircraft defence was equipped with heavy anti - aircraft guns of 88 / 56 mm and machineguns of 37 / 20 mm , which they had placed on Tuscolo ridge and terraces in the town reinforced with cement pillars to stand the recoils . The Italian Royal Air Force ( " Regia Aeronautica " ) engaged about thirty aircraft fighters , some obsolete biplane Fiat CR . 42 s , some Macchi C . 200 s , Fiat G . 50 s , Reggiane Re . 2001 s , Macchi C . 202 s and two Fiat G . 55 s . This was the last mission of Regia Aeronautica before the Armistice with the allied . Overall , one Allied aircraft was destroyed , a B - 17 of 97th Bomber Group and 36 fighter attacking were destroyed in air . About of 50 % of the buildings , many of the monuments and villas were destroyed . St . Pietro square was destroyed , however , the Cathedral facade remained undamaged . In that day United States General Dwight D . Eisenhower publicly announces the Allied armistice with Italy . After a few days , Field Marshal Kesselring and his military headquarters moved to Monte Soratte . Field Marshal Kesselring later wrote in his memoir ' s about his experience on 8 September . He called it the " day of Italian treason " . In fact , the Italians were not present at the German headquarters at the time of the bombing raid . On 3 September 1943 the Italians were alerted by the Allied forces of the bombing raid during their peace talks about their ultimate surrender . These Italian generals and the Savoy royal dignitaries , six days later fled to the port of Ortona , located near Pescara . The news of the Italian armistice with the Allies reached Frascati at 7 : 45 pm on 8 September 1943 . The townspeople who , less than 24 hours beforehand had been hiding in bomb shelters , were now fleeing south to escape the occupation of the German army ( " Wehrmacht Heer " ) . The townspeople had no time to clean up debris and bury their dead . As a result , the German armed forces ( " Wehrmacht " ) declared the area as an " infected area " and had plans to eliminate the city using flamethrowers . The remaining citizens , however , had found out about the German plan to raze the city , and worked to bury their dead . In total , 485 civilians were victims of the allied raid .
Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania , is a small unincorporated village located in Upper Makefield Township , Bucks County , Pennsylvania , with a zip code of 18977 . Formerly known as " Taylorsville , " it is most famous for Washington ' s crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25 – 26 , 1776 during the American Revolutionary War . It is also the location of the headquarters of Washington Crossing Historic Park . It is directly across the river from Titusville , New Jersey , to which it is connected by the Washington Crossing Bridge . One aspect of Washington Crossing that is special to this town is that every Christmas Day the town performs a re - enactment of Washington Crossing the Delaware River . The town of Washington Crossing has an array of shops including a pizza restaurant , a bank and a jewelry store .
Herman Baltia Baron Herman Baltia ( 1 September 1863 , Saint - Josse - ten - Noode ( Brussels ) – 1938 ) was a Belgian military officer , the son of the Belgian General Charles Baltia ( of Luxembourgish origin ) and of a German mother . In 1907 Baltia was made an officer in the army ' s cartographic institute , charged with preparing a mission for setting the southern boundaries of the Belgian Congo , although he did not get to begin this task . In 1908 he was promoted to Major . He became a member of the general staff in 1910 . A watercolour painter , he organised several exhibitions on the Yser front starting in 1916 , even displaying some of his own works during the first exhibition . He did this while serving as commander of the 10th Ligne Regiment ( the future Chasseurs ardennais ) . Baltia received high military honours and was made a Major General in December 1916 , having served with distinction in the vicinity of Yser and Ypres and in North France . From 10 January 1920 ( when the Treaty of Versailles entered into force ) to 1 June 1925 ( in accordance with the law of 6 March 1925 ) , Baltia , promoted to Lieutenant General on 26 March 1920 , exercised the function of Royal High Commissioner of the East Cantons , responsible solely before the Prime Minister . He obtained this post in particular due to his command of French as well as German but also , according to his detractors , due to his colonial experience , which would prove useful in a territory annexed by Belgium against its inhabitants ' will . One of Baltia ' s first official acts was to have taken down the monument commemorating the Franco - Prussian War of 1870 - 1871 located in the town of Malmedy , where he had an official residence . After quickly fulfilling the high expectations on him , he was awarded the title of Baron by royal decree on 28 August 1920 . Between 26 January and 23 July 1920 , he organised a popular consultation of the type required by the Treaty of Versailles . In this vote , the opponents of annexation had to write their names and addresses in an " ad hoc " register . Supporters had to do nothing . Only 271 of 33 , 726 voters dared to do this , and a number of these were former officials of the German Empire whose roots did not lie in the region .
James W . Plummer James W . Plummer ( January 29 , 1920 – January 16 , 2013 ) was an engineer who served as the fifth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office . Plummer was the first Director NRO to come from private industry . He previously served as the Lockheed Corporation program manager for the CORONA and LANYARD imaging systems . Plummer focused on developing the second generation of U . S . satellites - the electro - optical systems . He earned a master ' s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 1953 . In 2005 he received the Charles Stark Draper Prize for his contributions to the CORONA project . He died at Medford , Oregon in 2013 . He was 92 .
Lloyd Edgar Acree Lloyd Edgar Acree was a member of the United States Navy and a posthumous awardee of the Navy Cross . Navy career . Acree was born on July 31 , 1920 in Beggs , Oklahoma . He enlisted in the Navy October 17 , 1940 . After training at San Diego , California , he was assigned to USS Salt Lake City ( CA - 25 ) December 10 , 1940 , and became aviation ordnanceman third class August 1 . During the grim months after Pearl Harbor , Salt Lake City , against desperate odds , helped stem the tide of Japanese expansion , Following the American Invasion of Guadalcanal August 7 , 1942 , Acree participated in the grim struggle for control of the Solomons . Awarded the Navy Cross . During the night of 11 to October 12 , 1942 , an American cruiser - destroyer force under Rear Adm . Norman Scott intercepted a cruiser - destroyer bombardment group off Cape Esperance and repulsed the enemy after a furious night battle . Early in the action an enemy shell burst close aboard to starboard and sprayed the cruiser with shell fragments . Acree , who was holding a 5 - inch shell loading into No . 3 gun , fell to the deck , seriously wounded in the abdomen . Although in intense pain , he gallantly clung to the shell to prevent its explosion . He died a short time later while undergoing emergency surgery . For his great courage and outstanding devotion to duty , Acree was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously . Namesake . USS Lloyd E . Acree ( DE - 356 ) was named in his honor . She was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corp . , Orange , Texas , January 24 , 1944 ; launched March 21 , 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Ora A . Acree ; and commissioned August 1 , 1944 , Lt . Comdr . John E . Greenbacker in command .
Rtishchevo ( air base ) Rtishchevo is an air base in Russia located 6 km northwest of Rtishchevo . It is a former L - 410 training base . Very few structures exist near the airfield . Michael Holm ' s data as of 2011 appears to suggest that Rtischchevo as of 1990 was home to the 666th Training Aviation Regiment of the Balashov Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots , subordinated to the Air Forces of the Volga - Ural Military District .
Arno Benzler Leutnant Arno Benzler ( Cross of Distinction in War , Iron Cross ) was a First World War flying ace and aerial commander credited with nine confirmed aerial victories . Benzler served with Jasta 32 from 14 February to 22 December 1917 ; he then transferred to Jasta 45 . On 7 March 1918 , he was appointed to temporary command of Jasta 65 . At some point prior , on a now unknown date , Benzler had had his first confirmed victory . On 13 March 1918 , he scored his second . On 16 March , he scored again . On 18 March , he transferred back to Jasta 45 . While with them , he shot down an enemy observation balloon on 12 April 1918 . On 27 May , he was appointed as Staffelführer of Jasta 60 . He scored three times in June , on the 2nd , 4th , and 23rd . He rounded out his list with triumphs on 4 and 7 August 1918 . He was wounded in action on 5 October 1918 , but remained in command until the 11 November 1918 Armistice . Decorations . Benzler ' s exploits earned him the rarely awarded Cross of Distinction in War , First Class , from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg - Strelitz , as well as the Iron Cross .
USS John J . Powers ( DE - 528 ) USS " John J . Powers " ( DE - 528 ) was an of the United States Navy during World War II . She was sent off into dangerous North Atlantic Ocean waters to protect convoys and other ships from German submarines and fighter aircraft . She performed escort and anti - submarine operations in battle areas before sailing home victorious at the end of the conflict . She was named in honor of John James Powers , a U . S . Navy Medal of Honor recipient who died during the Battle of the Coral Sea . The " John J . Powers " was laid down 25 September 1943 by Boston Navy Yard ; launched on 2 November 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . John J . Powers , mother of Lt . Powers ; and commissioned on 29 February 1944 , Lt . Comdr . E . W . Loew in command . World War II North Atlantic operations . After shakedown training off Bermuda , " John J . Powers " returned to Boston , Massachusetts , on 19 April for anti - submarine exercises . She then steamed to New York to join a convoy for northern Europe , departing on 2 May . The ship returned with another convoy on 28 May 1944 . With American troops and equipment building up in England for the cross - channel invasion , " John J . Powers " made a second convoy voyage , arriving Boston on 2 August 1944 . She then engaged in training followed by a coastal run from New York to Halifax and back . The escort vessel got underway for Atlantic convoy duty again on 19 September 1944 , escorting a convoy of tankers and barges to England . Seven days later the alert ship rescued four crewmen from capsized Army tug ST - 719 . " John J . Powers " returned to New York on 20 November and in December conducted special depth charge tests for the Bureau of Ordnance off New York and in Chesapeake Bay . In the months that followed , the ship made three more escort voyages to Casablanca , departing Mers El Kébir on 7 May 1945 , the day of the German surrender . End - of - War inactivation and decommissioning . " John J . Powers " returned to New York on 23 May 1945 and , after maneuvers in Casco Bay , Maine , arrived Miami , Florida , on 21 July for duty as a training ship . During August she provided tactical training for student officers in the Straits of Florida . The war over , " John J . Powers " sailed on 8 September 1945 for Charleston , South Carolina , where she decommissioned on 16 October 1945 . The ship was scrapped by Charleston Navy Yard in February 1946 .
No . 6 Squadron SLAF No . 6 Helicopter Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force . It currently operates Mil Mi - 17 s from SLAF Anuradhapura for troop transport . History . The squadron was formed on March 15 , 1993 SLAF Katunayake with the arrival of Mil Mi - 17 s . It was later moved to SLAF Vavuniya on April 29 , 1993 . The unit is tasked with the air movement of the Air Mobile Brigade of the Sri Lanka Army . Aircraft operated . Year of introduction
Farman F . 160 The Farman F . 160 was a heavy bomber aircraft developed in France in the late 1920s . It was essentially an attempt by Farman Aviation Works to modernise their tremendously successful F . 60 Goliath design of the immediately postwar years . The most noticeable external difference was the larger tailfin of the new aircraft . Like its predecessor , it was a large three - bay biplane of conventional configuration with unstaggered wings of equal span . Initially conceived as a heavy night bomber , most examples built were float - equipped torpedo bombers for the Aéronautique Maritime , who operated some 40 of the F . 165 variant and 200 of the F . 168 . One of the original F . 160 night bombers was exported to Italy , and one to Japan . Plans to develop airliner versions did not progress past the prototype stage .
Roger Ormond Roger Ormond or Ormand ( ca . 1740 - December 1775 ) was an early North Carolinian statesman . He served on the Royal council of North Carolina , in the Lower House and Upper House representing Bath , North Carolina . He was also the Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina during this period . In the American Revolution , he served on the in Beaufort County . He was one of the men who read to the citizens of Bath about the battles of Lexington and Concord . He was a member of the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress , which met in Hillsborough on August 20 , 1775 . He was sent with William Salter , John Patten , John Cowper , and Thomas Respress to represent Bath and the Beaufort district . He was appointed a major of militia by the congress as was his brother Wyriott Ormand , he was also an officer in the Beaufort County militia .
Erich Schopper Erich Schopper ( 2 July 1892 – 18 August 1978 ) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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 .
Jiang Shu Jiang Shu was a military general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history . Following certain orders from Jiang Wei , Jiang Shu joined up with Fu Qian in the defense of Yangping Pass during the conquest of Shu by Wei . Following the attack by the Wei general Zhong Hui , Jiang Shu ended up surrendering and handing over his post to the enemy .
USS Vogelgesang ( DE - 284 ) USS " Vogelgesang " ( DE - 284 ) was a proposed United States Navy " Rudderow " - class destroyer escort that was never completed . " Vogelgesang " was laid down at the Charleston Navy Yard , sometime in 1943 . The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before she could be launched , and the incomplete ship was scrapped . The name " Vogelgesang " was transferred to the destroyer USS " Vogelgesang " ( DD - 862 ) .
John Arundell ( admiral ) Sir John Arundell of Trerice ( 1495 – 1561 ) , nicknamed " Tilbury Jack " ( or " Jack of Tilbury " ) , was a commander of the English Royal Navy at the time of King Henry VIII and Edward VI and twice High Sheriff of Cornwall . Arundell served Henry VIII as an Esquire to the Body , and was knighted at the Battle of the Spurs in 1513 . In 1523 he achieved notability by the capture of a notorious pirate . Under Edward VI he was Vice - Admiral of the West , and in 1553 was High Sheriff of Cornwall at the time of the accession of Queen Mary . Sir John died in 1561 and was buried at Stratton church . His third son , John Arundell , of his second wife , also became High Sheriff of Cornwall . His grandson , also called Sir John Arundell and nicknamed " Jack - for - the - King " , was a prominent leader of the Royalist cause in Cornwall during the English Civil War , and partly in recognition of this his great - grandson , Richard , was raised to the Peerage as Baron Arundell of Trerice in 1664 .
USS Revenge ( 1806 ) The third Revenge was a schooner in the United States Navy during the years preceding the War of 1812 . Early service . The Navy purchased the Baltimore - built schooner " Ranger " at New Orleans in December 1806 . She was renamed and commissioned as " Revenge " . In 1807 she was ordered to the Atlantic coast under the command of Lt . Jacob Jones , joining Commodore John Rodgers ' New York Flotilla , which assembled shortly after the Chesapeake - Leopard Affair to protect shipping in the vicinity of the Hampton Roads . With the passage of Thomas Jefferson ' s Embargo Act on 22 December 1807 , the flotilla established a blockade of the US coast to prevent foreign commerce . Later service . In 1809 , Lt . Oliver Hazard Perry relieved Jones in command of " Revenge " . The passage of the Non - Intercourse Act on 1 March 1809 had removed most restrictions on foreign commerce ( excepting France and Britain , which were at war with each other ) , and the ship widened her area of operation , cruising south to the tip of Florida and north to the coast of New England . In April 1810 , the schooner entered the Washington Navy Yard for repairs . The following July , while cruising off Charleston , South Carolina , " Revenge " was ordered to Amelia Island , Florida , then Spanish territory , to free an American ship , " Diana " , which had been seized in Spanish waters and placed under British colors . Undaunted by the presence of two British warships , Perry boarded the ship , manned her with a prize crew , and sailed away . Wreck . That winter , " Revenge " was charting coastal waters and harbours near Newport , Rhode Island , New London , Connecticut , and Gardiners Bay , Long Island , New York . On 9 January 1811 , she ran aground on a reef off of Watch Hill , Rhode Island , while attempting to navigate a hazardous stretch of water known as ' The Race ' in heavy fog . Cargo was unloaded onto other ships , and " Revenge " was pulled off the rocks . However , the tow rope parted and she began to drift , foundering , and eventually sank . The records maintained by the Department of the Navy consider her to have been abandoned . Perry was cleared of responsibility for loss of the ship during the consequent court - martial proceedings . The court held the ship ' s pilot responsible for the wreck , as he had assured Perry of his ability to navigate Block Island Sound . Possible Discovery . On 7 January 2011 , local divers Charles Buffum and Craig Harger announced the discovery of a shipwreck that matched the location and size of the sunken " Revenge " , including the sighting of cannons and an anchor . They had not , as of that date , been able to recover any artifact establishing the identity of the discovered vessel . In February 2012 , the US Navy sent researchers to map the wreck , along with experts from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution . The Navy declined to speculate on whether the ship really was " Revenge " , but a representative said that if it were , the ship would be " an incredibly important part of American history . "
HMS Dido ( 37 ) HMS " Dido " was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy . She was built by Cammell Laird Shipyard ( Birkenhead , UK ) , with the keel being laid down on 26 October 1937 . She was launched on 18 July 1939 and commissioned on 30 September 1940 . History . Mediterranean . On 18 August 1942 Captain H . W . U . McCall brought " Dido " to Massawa for major repairs to a bomb - damaged stern . Because " Dido " was at that time one - quarter of British surface power in the Eastern Mediterranean it was critical that she be repaired as quickly as possible . The only working drydock in Massawa wasn ' t large enough to lift " Dido " entirely so she was partially floated up to clear the stern , leaving the bow low in the water . Six days later " Dido " was undocked to return to battle alongside her three sister ships , " Euryalus " , " Cleopatra " and " Sirius " . Post War . In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II , where she was Flag ship of the Reserve Fleet .
Werner Friebe Werner Friebe ( 12 July 1897 – 8 March 1962 ) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded 8 . Panzer - Division . 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 . Werner Friebe was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948 . Werner Friebe was the younger brother of Generalleutnant Helmut Friebe , who was also a Knight ' s Cross recipient .
Griffin Markham Sir Griffin Markham ( d . aft . 1644 ) was an English soldier , the son of Thomas Markham and Mary Griffin . On 29 May 1592 , he married Anne Roos . He was knighted in 1594 after serving under the Earl of Essex at the siege of Rouen . During the Nine Years War he commanded the cavalry under Sir Conyers Clifford , and his opportune arrival and counter - charge after the defeat of the infantry at the Battle of Curlew Pass ( 1599 ) saved the army from complete disaster . His right arm was broken during the affray . Markham was banished from court for unknown reasons around 1593 . He later took part in the Bye Plot and subsequently the Main Plot , for which he was convicted ( 1603 ) and sentenced to death . However , he was reprieved from execution and exiled ( 1605 ) . His properties were given to his cousin , Sir John Harington . He spent the rest of his life in exile in Europe , acting as a spy for Robert Cecil . He joined the English regiment in the Low Countries ; there he fell out with Sir Edmund Baynham , a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot , and fought a bloody duel with him .