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Yazid ibn Mazyad al - Shaybani Yazid ibn Mazyad al - Shaybani ( died 801 ) was an Arab general and governor who served the Abbasid Caliphate . Biography . Yazid was member of the Shayban tribe , dominant in the region of Diyar Bakr in the northern Jazira . The first member of his family to rise to prominence was his uncle , Ma ' n ibn Za ' ida al - Shaybani , under the Umayyads . Although Ma ' n fought against the Abbasid Revolution , he reconciled himself with the Abbasid regime and both he and his sons , Za ' ida and Sharahil held governorships and high military posts . Yazid first served under Ma ' n during the latter ' s governorship in Sistan , where Ma ' n fell in battle against the local Kharijites in 769 . Under Caliph al - Mahdi ( r . 775 – 785 ) , he fought against Yusuf al - Barm in Khurasan , and in 782 took part in the great campaign against the Byzantine Empire under the future Caliph Harun al - Rashid ' s ( r . 786 – 809 ) . Yazid accompanied al - Mahdi ' s eldest son and successor al - Hadi ( r . 785 – 786 ) to his governorship of Jurjan in 783 / 784 . After al - Hadi became Caliph , Yazid supported him in his intention — ultimately cut short by his death — to remove Harun from the succession in favour of al - Hadi ' s own son . Yazid ' s loyalty was rewarded by al - Hadi with his appointment to the governorship ( " ostikan " ) of " Arminiya " ( a large province encompassing the whole of Transcaucasia ) , which he governed until 788 / 789 . His rule was harsh towards the native Christian population , and he carried out large - scale colonization of the province , particularly at Shirvan , with Arab Muslims . He was also the first of a long line of Shaybanid " ostikans " , beginning with his sons , and hence the progenitor of the Mazyadid dynasty that ruled in Shirvan as autonomous and later independent emirs ( " Shirvanshah " ) until 1027 . After his tenure in " Arminiya " , Yazid was sent to combat a Kharijite rebellion led by the fellow - Shaybanid al - Walid ibn Tarif ( 795 / 796 ) . Yazid succeeded in defeating and killing the rebel leader in battle , ending the uprising . Yazid was re - appointed as " ostikan " in 799 , in time to face the last Khazar attack on the Caliphate ' s Caucasian provinces , which he defeated . He died in Armenia in 801 , and was succeeded by his son Asad .
John E . Kilmer John Edward Kilmer ( August 15 , 1930 – August 13 , 1952 ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America ' s highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Korean War . Biography . Kilmer quit high school at seventeen to enlist in the Navy on August 16 , 1947 from Houston , Texas . He enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman , and attended Hospital Corps School , San Diego , California . After graduation in April 1948 , he advanced in rate to Hospitalman Apprentice , and then Hospitalman on September 1 , 1950 . Kilmer was assigned to the hospital ship when war broke out in Korea . His enlistment term expired in August 1951 , but he soon rejoined the Navy . After running afoul of a superior , Kilmer chose to be transferred to the Fleet Marine Force . After completing instruction at the Field Medical School at Camp Pendleton , California , he joined the 3rd Battalion , 7th Marines , Fleet Marine Forces . On August 12 , 1952 , Kilmer took part in the attack on " Bunker Hill " in Korea . He attended to the wounded during the battle and was himself mortally wounded after using his body to shield another man from enemy fire . For this action , he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . On June 18 , 1953 , Hospitalman Kilmer ' s mother , Lois Kilmer , was presented with her son ' s Medal of Honor by Secretary of the Navy Robert Bernard Anderson . Kilmer is buried in San Jose Burial Park , San Antonio , Texas . Medal of Honor citation . Hospital Corpsman Kilmer ' s official citation reads :
RAF Pembrey Royal Air Force Station Pembrey or RAF Pembrey was a Royal Air Force station located north west of Burry Port , Carmarthenshire and south of Carmarthen , Carmarthenshire , Wales . Station history . The airfield opened in March 1939 and home to 233 Operational Conversion Unit which flew de Havilland Vampire s and Hawker Hunter s until its closure in 1957 . Site of one of only five Dome Trainer Buildings ( for training AA gunners ) still existing in the UK . During World War II , RAF Station Pembrey was the airfield for many of World War II ' s flying aces including Wing Commander Guy Gibson of Dambusters fame . In 1942 a Focke - Wulf Fw 190 landed there in error after a dog fight over the Bristol Channel . It was captured by the air traffic controller using the only weapon at hand , a very pistol . Current use . It is now split into a number of facilities . The Welsh Motor Sports Centre occupies most of the area , part of the land has reverted to agriculture , part contains a hangar housing the Dyfed - Powis Police Air Support Unit helicopter whilst 805 metres of the north east portion of the former RAF Runway 04 / 22 was opened as Pembrey Airport in August 1997 ( ICAO code is EGFP ) . RAF / RN / RM / British Army aircraft use Pembrey Airport ( EGFP ) to support the nearby range , known as RAF Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range . The range was built on land that was not part of RAF Station Pembrey and opened in 1966 ( ICAO code for RAF Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range is EGOP ) . Pembrey Airport remains a working airfield but the short runway retained for this purpose restricts its capacity to light aircraft . However , the runway is to be extended to 1 , 200m + and to become known as ' Pembrey West Wales International Airport ' . Development has already started for the country ' s newest major airport .
53rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 53rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 53rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Ottawa , Illinois and mustered into Federal service in January 1862 . The regiment was mustered out on July 22 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 8 officers and 80 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 137 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 227 fatalities .
10th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 10th Maine Infantry Regiment was mustered in for two years of service in Portland , Maine on October 4 , 1861 . It was mustered out on May 8 , 1863 . The regimental commander was Colonel George Lafayette Beal . A fraction of the regiment consisted of three year enlistees , who formed the three - company 10th Maine Infantry Battalion upon the discharge of the two year enlistees . The 10th Maine Battalion served as the Army of the Potomac ' s provost guard at the Battle of Gettysburg . The soldiers of the 10th Maine Battalion were later amalgamated with the 29th Maine Infantry on November 13 , 1863 to form Companies A and D of the 29th Maine , where they were again commanded by Colonel Beal who was appointed as commander of the 29th Maine . The regiment ' s history , " The History of the 1st - 10th - 29th Maine Regiment " , was written by Major John Mead Gould . Casualties . The regiment lost 8 officers and 74 enlisted men killed in action or dying of wounds received in battle . An additional officer and 53 enlisted men died of disease . Total fatalities for the regiment were 136 .
USS Grampus ( 1863 ) The second USS " Grampus " was a side - wheel steamer in the United States Navy . She was named for a member of the dolphin family ( Delphinidae ) : " Grampus griseus " , also known as Risso ' s Dolphin . Originally named " Ion " , she was purchased by Rear Admiral David D . Porter for the U . S . Navy on 22 July 1863 , at Cincinnati , Ohio , for US $ 9750 . She was stationed at Cincinnati , Ohio , and used as a receiving ship for the Mississippi Squadron . By 14 November 1863 , with Acting Master Elijah Sells in command , she was recognized as a " nice little receiving vessel in first - rate order , " but contained no furnishings or weapons other than ten cutlass es and revolver s . With Acting Ensign C . W . Litherbury in command , " Grampus " remained at Cincinnati , Ohio , assisting in stripping of ships for conversion to gunboat s , and effecting their delivery to fleet staging points for the Mississippi Squadron , principally Cairo , Illinois , and Mound City , Illinois . " Grampus " was sold to D . D . Holliday & Brothers on 1 September 1868 at Mound City , Illinois .
William Gore Jones Admiral William Gore Jones CB ( 12 March 1826 – 28 May 1888 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , East Indies Station . Naval career . Jones became a lieutenant in 1848 . For his service in the Black Sea during the Crimean War , he given the Légion d ' honneur , 5th class and the Order of the Medjidie , 5th class . Promoted to Captain in 1861 , he took command of HMS " Princess Royal " , Flagship of Sir George King , in 1864 . He was appointed Commander - in - Chief , East Indies Station in 1879 and retired in 1887 .
John Hannah ( VC ) John Hannah VC ( 27 November 1921 – 7 June 1947 ) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Early life . Born in Paisley and educated at Bankhead Primary School and Victoria Drive Secondary School , Glasgow , Hannah joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 . After training as a wireless operator was promoted sergeant in 1940 . He was attached to No . 83 Squadron , flying Handley Page Hampden bombers as a wireless operator / gunner . He was 18 years old , making him the youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross for aerial operations ( and the youngest for World War II ) , and a sergeant in No . 83 Squadron , Royal Air Force during the Second World War . Action . On 15 September 1940 over Antwerp , Belgium , after a successful attack on German barges , the Handley Page Hampden bomber ( serial P1355 ) in which Sergeant Hannah was wireless operator / air gunner , was subjected to intense anti - aircraft fire , starting a fire which spread quickly . The rear gunner and navigator had to bail out and Sergeant Hannah could have acted likewise , but instead he remained to fight the fire , first with two extinguishers and then with his bare hands . He sustained terrible injuries , but succeeded in putting out the fire and the pilot was able to bring the almost wrecked aircraft back safely . Victoria Cross Citation . The announcement and accompanying citation for the decoration was published in supplement to the London Gazette on 1 October 1940 , reading Later Life & Death . He contracted tuberculosis only a year later in mid - late 1941 , brought on no doubt by his weakened condition following the severe burns he sustained during his VC action . This necessitated his eventual discharge , with full disability pension , from the RAF in December 1942 . However , unable thereafter to take up a full - time job , he initially took a job as a taxi driver ( using a car his aunt had lent him ) but due to increasing ill health he returned the car in 1943 . He then found it increasingly difficult to support his wife and three small daughters , and his health ultimately gave out . He died on 7 June 1947 at Markfield Sanatorium in Leicester , where he had been lying for four months . He is buried in the churchyard of St James the Great Church , Church Hill , Birstall , north Leicester . His wife , Janet Hannah , is also interred there with her husband . An inscription to her reads ' Loved and remembered always Janet Hannah Aged 83 years ' . It is ironic that Janet died also as a result of burns , having fallen in her garden and unable to move , she suffered horrendous sunburn and later died . His headstone is inscribed : - The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum , Hendon , London .
Arthur Forbes Gordon Kilby Arthur Forbes Gordon Kilby VC MC ( 3 February 1885 – 25 September 1915 ) was an English officer in the British Army during the First World War , and recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British Commonwealth forces . Early life . Forbes was born on 3 February 1885 in East Hayes , Cheltenham , the only son of Sandford and Alice F . Kilby , He was educated at Bilton Grange near Rugby and Winchester College and later graduated from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in 1905 when he was commissioned into the Staffordshire Regiment . Military career . Kilby was promoted to Captain on 1 April 1910 when he was only 25 . An accomplished linguist , he was fluent in Hungarian and German , and when war broke out in August 1914 he was learning Spanish . He was posted to the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders with the 2nd Battalion , The South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War . Kilby was 30 years old , and a captain when he performed an act for which he was awarded the VC and during which he died . He was killed in action on 25 September 1915 whilst leading his company attacking enemy positions near Cuinchy , on the Le Bassee Canal , on the first day of the Battle of Loos . Kilby ' s extreme heroism and gallantry during this attack was noted and he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross on 30 March 1916 . Legacy . Kilby ' s heroism was acknowledged by the German defenders who erected a memorial cross at the location of his death . His body was eventually found on 19 February 1929 and interred at Arras Road Cemetery , Roclincourt , Plot III , Row N , Grave 27 . In 1919 a memorial was placed in St Nicholas ’ s Chapel , York Minster ; which was inscribed with details of Arthur Kilby ’ s deeds and awards , and contained a bust of him surmounted by the family coat - of - arms . His name is also listed on a war memorial in St Cuthbert ’ s Church , Peasholme Green , York . In 2012 , Kilby ' s Victoria Cross , along with another awarded to Private Sidney Godley , the very first VC recipient of World War I , was sold at a London auction for £276 , 000 each .
Seabee combat warfare specialist insignia The Seabee combat warfare specialist insignia is an enlisted warfare qualification of the United States Navy . The warfare pin recognizes the training and qualifications of members who serve as Seabee s in Naval Construction Force battalions and regiments of the United States Navy . To be awarded the insignia , a service member must have completed the prescribed Naval Construction Force personnel qualification standards , which entails required coursework , qualification tasks standards , written examination , and a field exercise . Upon final completion of all prescribed training , a " murder " board , which usually last four to eight hours , is held . Upon completion of the " murder board , " a final board ( usually two hours ) is given . Once the member has completed all of the above requirements , they are designated a Seabee combat warfare specialist . The Seabee combat warfare insignia is primarily presented to members of the Civil Engineer Corps or the Construction Battalions ; however , the insignia is not limited only to this branch of the Navy . Any sailor of any rate or any officer can qualify , given they are assigned to a qualifying unit and have completed the prescribed course of instruction . The insignia is issued in two degrees : silver for enlisted personnel and gold for officers . The insignia features an armed Seabee , superimposed over a crossed sword and rifle ( a Springfield M1903 ) atop oak leaves . The bee is also the insignia for the Navy Seabees as a whole . The authorizing instruction , " Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist " , OPNAVINST 1410 . 1 , Department of the Navy , Office of the Chief of Naval Operations , Washington , DC 20350 - 2000 , was released in March 1992 . The design evolved over the coming months followed by approvals and production of the device . During the same period the initial applications for the insignia were prepared , reviewed and considered for approval . The first person to wear this insignia was its designer Commander Ross S . Selvidge , CEC , USNR , at the Navy Reserve Center , Los Alamitos , CA , in March 1993 .
8th ( Lucknow ) Cavalry Brigade The 8th ( Lucknow ) Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1903 , following the reforms of the Indian Army by the then Commander - in - Chief , India General Herbert Kitchener . The brigade was originally the cavalry formation of the 8th ( Lucknow ) Division , but in 1914 it was sent to the Western Front in France as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division landing at Marseilles in October 1914 . It was broken up in France in March 1918 . World War I . Pre - war and mobilization . As the name suggests , the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade was based at Lucknow , India as part of the 8th ( Lucknow ) Division in peace time . Its composition in August 1914 was : The brigade was mobilised in September 1914 and joined 1st Indian Cavalry Division . On mobilization , 29th Lancers ( Deccan Horse ) joined from Poona ( 6th ( Poona ) Division ) and U Battery , Royal Horse Artillery from XI Brigade , Royal Horse Artillery ( also at Lucknow ) . 12th Cavalry was transferred to Faizabad , 16th Cavalry stayed at Lucknow and 17th Cavalry moved to Allahabad . France and Fanders . With 1st Indian Cavalry Division , it departed Bombay ( Mumbai ) on 16 October 1914 and landed at Marseilles on 7 November , however the brigade did not reach the Front until 8 – 10 December due to horse sickness . While in France , the brigade was known by its geographical rather than numerical designation so as to avoid confusion with the 8th Cavalry Brigade . Other than the Battle of Cambrai when it helped to told the German counter - attack , it was not involved in battle . Instead , it was held in reserve in case of a breakthrough , although it did send parties to the trenches on a number of occasions . They would hold the line , or act as Pioneers ; such parties were designated as the Lucknow Battalion . During World War I , the brigade commanded the following units : Dissolved . In March 1918 , the 1st Indian Cavalry Division was broken up in France . The British units ( 1 / 1st Queen ' s Own Yorkshire Dragoons and U Battery , RHA ) remained in France , 12th Machine Gun Squadron was broken up on 14 April 1918 and the Indian elements were sent to Egypt . On 24 April 1918 , the 8th Mounted Brigade of the Yeomanry Mounted Division was merged with elements of the 8th ( Lucknow ) Cavalry Brigade . On 22 July 1918 the brigade was redesignated as 11th Cavalry Brigade . Commanders . The 8th ( Lucknow ) Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders :
Charles Norris ( Royal Navy officer ) Vice Admiral Sir Charles ( Fred Wivell ) Norris KBE CB DSO ( 1900 – 1989 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , Far East Fleet . Naval career . Norris joined the Royal Navy in 1913 . He served in World War I and took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 . After the War he became a student at Cambridge University . He also served in World War II as Second in Command of and then as Commander on HMS " Bellona " from 1943 . He took part in the Normandy landings on Omaha Beach in 1944 and in the Murmansk Convoys in the Winter 1944 to 1945 . In 1948 he became Captain of the Fleet for the Home Fleet and in 1950 he was appointed Director of Naval Training and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel at the Admiralty . He was made Flag Officer , Flotillas at Malta in 1953 and Commander - in - Chief , Far East Fleet in 1954 ; he retired in 1956 . In retirement he became a Director of the British Productivity Council .
North Dakota Army National Guard The North Dakota Army National Guard is headquartered at the Fraine Barracks in Bismarck , North Dakota , and consists of the 68th Troop Command , headquartered in Bismarck , and the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade , headquartered in Fargo , North Dakota . Their main installation and armory is at Camp Grafton .
John Corcoran ( Medal of Honor ) John Corcoran ( June 24 , 1842 - December 2 , 1915 ) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War . Biography . Corcoran served in the Union Army in the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery for the Union Army . He received the Medal of Honor on November 2 , 1887 for his actions at the Third Battle of Petersburg . Medal of Honor citation . Citation : Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party , and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault .
CSS Palmetto State CSS Palmetto State , an ironclad ram , was built by Cameron and Co . , Charleston , South Carolina in January 1862 , under the supervision of Flag Officer D . N . Ingraham , CSN . She was readied for service by September 1862 when Lieutenant Commander John Rutledge , CSN , was placed in command . Her armor was 4 " thick on the shield , backed by 22 " of wood , 2 " of iron elsewhere . Her pilothouse was located abaft the stack . Before dawn on January 31 , 1863 , " Palmetto State " and her sister ram CSS " Chicora " crept through thick haze to surprise the Union blockading force off Charleston . Taking full advantage of her low silhouette , the ironclad stole in under the guns of USS " Mercedita " , ramming as well as firing into her . Completely disabled , with no guns that would depress enough to fire at " Palmetto State " , the Union ship surrendered . The ram then turned her attention to USS " Keystone State " and put several shells into that blockader . Her steam chests punctured , " Keystone State " lost all power and had to be towed to safety . A long - range gun action between the Confederate rams and other Federal blockaders then took place , but little damage was inflicted by either side before " Palmetto State " and " Chicora " withdrew to safety within Charleston Harbor . The attack of the Confederate rams caused the temporary withdrawal of the blockaders from their inshore positions and led to the claim by the Confederate Government , unsuccessfully advanced , that the blockade of Charleston had been raised . " Palmetto State " also joined in the defense of Charleston during Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont ' s unsuccessful attack on the harbor forts , April 1 – 7 , 1863 . Her officers and men were cited for valuable services rendered during the removal of troops from Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg on the night of September 6 – 7 , 1863 . " Palmetto State " was burned by the Confederates upon the evacuation of Charleston on February 18 , 1865 .
21st Armoured Brigade ( Bundeswehr ) The 21st ( Lipperland ) Armoured Brigade ( , abbreviated to : PzBrig 21 ) is a brigade in the German Army and part of the Bundeswehr . The brigade staff and most of its units are housed in Generalfeldmarschall Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf , North Rhine - Westphalia . Several companies are based in Glückauf Barracks in Unna - Königsborn . The roughly 4 , 100 strong brigade is one of the Army ' s reaction forces and , like Panzerlehrbrigade 9 , is subordinate to the 1st Armoured Division whose headquarters is in Hanover . 21 Armoured Brigade was formed in 1957 as Combat Group ( " Panzerkampfgruppe " ) C3 in the 3rd Armoured Division and , from 1959 to 2006 , was assigned to the 7th " Westphalian " Armoured Division . The Brigade carries the nickname " Lipperland " because it is stationed in the Lippe area . Organisation . The brigade currently comprises the following units .