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James Seanor James Seanor ( born 1833 , date of death unknown ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay . Born in 1833 in Boston , Massachusetts , Seanor was living in New York when he joined the Navy . He served during the Civil War as a master - at - arms on the . Although their enlistments had expired , Seanor and crewmate Andrew Jones voluntarily transferred to the to fight in the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 , during which they " carried out [ their ] duties gallantly " . For this action , both Seanor and Jones were awarded the Medal of Honor four months later , on December 31 , 1864 . Seanor ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Served as master - at - arms on board the U . S . Ironclad " Chickasaw " , Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864 . Although his enlistment was up , Seanor volunteered for the battle of Mobile Bay , going on board the " Chickasaw " from the " Vincennes " where he carried out his duties gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram " Tennessee " . Seanor later served on the , and deserted on Christmas Day 1868 when the ship was visiting Montevideo .
Operation Osoaviakhim Operation Osoaviakhim was a Soviet operation which took place on 22 October 1946 , with NKVD and Soviet army units recruiting thousands of military - related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post - World - War - II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union . Much related equipment was moved too , the aim being to virtually transplant research and production centres , such as the relocated V - 2 rocket centre at Mittelwerk Nordhausen , from Germany to the Soviet Union , and collect as much materiel as possible from test centers like the Luftwaffe ' s central military aviation test center at " Erprobungstelle Rechlin " , taken by the Red Army on May 2 , 1945 . The codename " Osoaviakhim " was the acronym of a Soviet paramilitary organisation , later renamed DOSAAF . The operation was commanded by NKVD deputy Colonel General Serov , outside the control of the local Soviet Military Administration ( which in a few cases , such as Carl Zeiss AG , tried to prevent the removal of specialists and equipment of vital economic significance for the occupation zone , unsuccessfully , as it turned out , with reportedly only 582 of 10 , 000 machines left in place at Zeiss ) . Planned some time in advance to take place after the zone ' s elections on 20 October , to avoid damaging the Socialist Unity Party ' s chances ( which in any event lost the election ) , the operation took 92 trains to transport the specialists and their families ( perhaps 10 , 000 - 15 , 000 people in all ) along with their furniture and belongings . Whilst those removed were offered generous contracts ( the specialists were told that they would be paid on the same terms as equivalent Soviet workers , which in post - war Germany was seen as a gain ) , there was little doubt that failing to sign them was not a realistic option . The major reason for the operation was the Soviet fear of being condemned for noncompliance with Allied Control Council agreements on the liquidation of German military installations . New agreements were expected on four - power inspections of remaining German war potential , which the Soviets supported , being concerned about developments in the western zones . The operation has parallels with Allied operations such as Operation Overcast , Operation Paperclip , and Operation Alsos , in which the Allies brought military specialists , notably Wernher von Braun , from Germany ( primarily to the United States ) .
BORAP passive sensor BORAP is an ELINT / ESM system designed and developed by the ERA company in the Czech Republic , manufacturers of the VERA system . BORAP is designed for the detection , identification , location and tracking of air , ground and naval targets using an advanced wideband interferometric direction finding technique complemented with a high performance ELINT analysis subsystem . Two or more BORAP stations locate emitters through triangulation . It can alternatively be used in combination with VERA systems to locate targets by the intersection of lines of bearing with hyperbola . BORAP is able to handle all types of modern pulsed and continuous wave ( CW ) radar waveforms , SSR and IFF transponder returns , TACAN / DME interrogators and other identification , navigation and communication means representing the majority of contemporary electronic warfare threats . It can track 200 targets simultaneously . Its frequency range is 1 - 18 GHz , although the manufacturer offers an optional capability from 0 . 5 to 40 GHz . It is typically line - of - sight limited , with a nominal range of 500 km . The system is provided in a mobile version .
Arthur Barratt Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Sheridan Barratt KCB CMG MC ( 25 February 1891 – 4 November 1966 ) was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during World War II . He acquired the nickname " Ugly " . RAF career . Barratt was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1910 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1914 . He served in World War I commanding No . 6 Squadron and then No . 49 Squadron before taking over 3rd ( Corps ) Wing . After the War he became Assistant Commandant at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell and then Staff Officer for Administration at Headquarters No . 3 Group . He was made Commandant at the School of Army Co - operation in 1926 and Air Staff Officer to the General Officer Commanding Shanghai in April 1927 before joining the Air Staff at Headquarters No . 22 Group in November 1927 . He went on to be Chief Instructor at the RAF Staff College , Andover in 1929 , Air Officer Commanding No . 1 ( Indian ) Group in 1931 and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF India in 1932 . After that he was Director of Staff Duties at the Air Ministry in 1935 and then returned to the RAF Staff College , Andover , as Commandant in 1936 . He served in World War II as Principal RAF Liaison Officer to the French Air Force and then Air Officer Commanding - in - Chief British Air Forces in France . When he heard that on 14 May 1940 , forty of the seventy - one British bombers that had taken off did not return , he is said to have cried . He continued his war service as Air Officer Commanding - in - Chief at Army Co - operation Command in November 1940 and Air Officer Commanding - in - Chief at Technical Training Command in 1943 . His last appointment was as Inspector - General of the RAF in 1945 in which capacity he took part in the Victory Parade in June 1946 before retiring in 1947 . External links .
1st Field Artillery Battery ( Australia ) 1st Field Artillery Battery was formed in August 1914 in New South Wales from 1st , 2nd and 3rd Royal Australian Field Artillery batteries of the regular army and assigned to 1st Field Artillery Brigade . 1st Battery departed for Egypt on 18 October 1914 , the battery saw action in Egypt , Sinai and the Western Front .
Job Adams Cooper Job Adams Cooper ( November 6 , 1843 – January 20 , 1899 ) was a U . S . Republican Party politician . He served as the sixth Governor of the State of Colorado from 1889 to 1891 . Early life . Job Adams Cooper was born in Greenville , Illinois , to Charles and Maria Hadley Cooper , one of seven children . The future Governor attended Knox College in Galesburg , Illinois , but took a leave of absence to fight in the American Civil War for the Union Army . Cooper enlisted as a sergeant in the 137th Illinois Volunteer Infantry , and was stationed in Memphis , Tennessee , during the Confederate raid on the city by troopers under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest . Following the war , he returned to complete his studies . Upon graduation from Knox College in 1867 , he returned to his hometown of Greenville and was admitted to practice law in Illinois . That same year , he married Jane O . Barnes , the daughter of a prominent minister , and they had four children together . Leaving his family behind in 1872 , he accompanied A . C . Phelps on a westward journey hoping to find entrepreneurial opportunities , and eventually settled in Denver , Colorado , where they started the law firm of Phelps and Cooper . In between 1872 and 1888 , Cooper expanded his business interests to include insurance , banking , mining , and the cattle industry . Governor of Colorado . In 1888 , Cooper was nominated for Governor , and went on to defeat Rocky Mountain News editor Thomas M . Patterson in the general election . Following his inauguration as the state ' s sixth Governor in January , 1889 , he signed legislation that created thirteen new counties , including : Baca , Cheyenne , Kiowa , Kit Carson , Lincoln , Montezuma , Morgan , Otero , Phillips , Prowers , Rio Blanco , Sedgwick , and Yuma . Furthermore , he opened a state orphans home in Denver and a state reformatory in Chaffee County . Retirement . Cooper declined to seek reelection in 1890 , and returned to his law practice . He later formed a construction business and built Denver ' s Cooper Building , which is considered an architectural gem to this day . From 1893 to 1897 , he served as President of the local Chamber of Commerce . He died at the relatively young age of 55 and is buried in Block 24 of Denver ' s Fairmount Cemetery . Family life . He was survived by at least one child , a daughter , Mary Louisa Cooper , wife of geologist and railroadman , Lucius Seymour Storrs . The Storrs had two children , Lucius Seymour Storrs , Jr . , and Margaret Storrs Grierson .
INS Veer ( K82 ) INS " Veer " ( K82 ) was a Vidyut class missile boat of the Indian Navy . " INS Veer " was a part of the 25th " Killer " Missile Squadron of the Indian Navy . Operation Trident . During the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 , " INS Veer " was one of the 3 missile boat s in the Operation Trident task force . On the afternoon of December 4 , the strike group made its way towards Karachi . Late that evening , around 70 miles south of Karachi , the " Veer " detected a large Pakistan Navy target , later identified as the minesweeper PNS Muhafiz on patrol to its north . " Veer " launched 1 SS - N - 2 Styx missile on the target , sinking " PNS Muhafiz " . Other vessels of strike group sank a Pakistan Navy destroyer , PNS Khaibar and the merchant ship MV Venus Challenger , and caused irreparable damage to the destroyer PNS Shah Jahan ( DD - 962 ) . Lieutenant Commander Om Prakash Mehta , the Commanding Officer of the " Veer " was awarded the Vir Chakra for his role during the operation .
List of Philippine – American War Medal of Honor recipients The Philippine - American War was an armed military conflict between the United States and the First Philippine Republic , fought from 1899 to at least 1902 , which arose from a Filipino political struggle against U . S . occupation of the Philippines . While the conflict was officially declared over on July 4 , 1902 , American troops continued hostilities against remnants of the Philippine Army and other resistance groups until 1913 , and some historians consider these unofficial extensions part of the war . The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces . The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States . Due to the nature of this medal , it is commonly presented posthumously . Eighty - six men were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the Philippine – American War : 70 from the Army , 10 from the Navy , and 6 from the Marine Corps . Four of the awards were posthumous . Among the recipients were Webb Hayes , the son of former U . S . President Rutherford B . Hayes , and two prominent Marine Corps officers , Hiram I . Bearss and David Dixon Porter . Bearss became known for leading long - range reconnaissance patrols behind enemy lines and was later wounded as a colonel in World War I . Porter was from a distinguished military family and rose to become a major general . José B . Nísperos , a member of the Philippine Scouts who was honored for continuing to fight after being wounded , was the first Asian recipient of the Medal of Honor .
AeroVironment RQ - 20 Puma The AeroVironment RQ - 20 Puma is a small , battery powered , American hand - launched unmanned aircraft system produced by AeroVironment based in California . Primary mission is surveillance and intelligence gathering using an electro - optical and infrared video camera . Previously selected for the United States Special Operations Command in 2008 , in March 2012 the United States Army ordered the Puma All Environment ( AE ) and designated it the RQ - 20A . In April , the United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force placed a similar order for the RQ - 20A . Each military RQ - 20A system has three air vehicles and two ground stations . On 26 July 2013 , the Puma became one of the first unmanned aerial vehicles to be granted certification by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly in U . S . airspace for commercial purposes . AeroVironment expects one to be deployed to Alaska to support oil spill response crews and count wildlife . The Puma can safely accomplish observation missions in hazardous Arctic locations , which is safer , cheaper , and more environmentally friendly than using manned aircraft . Commercial certification was the result of previous military certification and the Congressionally - mandated opening of airspace over much of Alaska to small UAVs . The FAA also certified the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle , also planned to be deployed to Alaska . Only three individual Pumas were certified with strict requirements : only one aircraft of the type is allowed airborne at any one time , they cannot fly through clouds or icing conditions , and they cannot take off or land during certain gust and wind conditions . The certifications did not mention line - of - sight control .
SM U - 24 SM " U - 24 " was one of 329 submarine s serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I . She was engaged in commerce warfare during the First Battle of the Atlantic . In seven patrols , " U - 24 " sank a total of 34 ships totalling 106 , 103 tons , damaged three more for 14 , 318 tons , and took one prize of 1 , 925 tons . Her second kill was the most significant . The victim was , torpedoed south of Lyme Regis , at 50 . 13N 03 . 04W . She was hit in the number one boiler room on the port side . Out of a crew of approximately 711 men , 547 died as a result . This was one of the largest ships sunk by U - boats during the war . In 1915 , " U - 24 " claimed another noted victim , the passenger steamer , causing 44 deaths , including three Americans . " Arabic " sank in 10 minutes . This escalated the U - boat fear in the U . S . and caused a diplomatic incident which resulted in the suspension of torpedoing non - military ships without notice .
Mahmoud Cherif Colonel Mahmoud Chérif ( 1912 – 1987 ) was an Algerian military leader and politician . He was born in Chéria in the Tébessa governorship ( wilaya ) in 1912 . After school , he joined the French army and graduated from training courses with the rank of lieutenant . He participated as a French - Algerian soldier on the side of the Allies in the Second World War . After the war , he joined Ferhat Abbas ' s UDMA movement , which worked peacefully — but unsuccessfully — for Algerian rights . Soon after the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence in 1954 , he joined the Front de libération nationale ( FLN ) resistance movement , where his military command experience guaranteed him an important role . He headed the rebellion in FLN ' s Wilaya I - - an area which included the Tébessa region — and was later promoted colonel in the Armée de libération nationale ( ALN ) , FLN ' s armed wing . When the FLN created its government - in - exile ( GPRA ) in 1958 , Chérif was made minister of armament and materiel under Abbas ' s presidency , until a 1960 reshuffle .
Canon de 12 de Vallière The Canon de 12 de Vallière was a type of cannon designed by French officer Florent - Jean de Vallière ( 1667 – 1759 ) , Director - General of the Battalions and Schools of the Artillery . Development . The cannon was a result of the Royal Ordonnance of October 7 , 1732 , edicted to reorganize and standardize the King ' s artillery . Whereas numerous formats and designs had been in place in the French army , de Vallière standardized the French sizes in artillery pieces , by only allowing the production of 24 , 12 , 8 and 4 pound guns , mortars of 12 and 8 French inches , and stone - throwing mortars of 15 French inches . The 24 - pdr was the largest caliber available to French artillery in this system . The cannon used core drilling of the bore of cannons founded in one piece of bronze , a method developed by Jean Maritz , which allowed for much higher precision of the bore shape and surface , and therefore higher shooting efficiency . As with other de Vallière guns , the 12 - pdr was also highly decorated and contained numerous designs and inscriptions . Front part . Starting with the front part , the gun had a sight design at it extremity . Then followed the name of the gun ( here " Le Tonnerre " ) . Then , a Latin phrase " Ultima Ratio Regum " , initially introduced by Louis XIV , and a rather thorough description of the role of the gun : " The Last Argument of the King " . Under that appears the name " Louis Charles de Bourbon , " comte d ' Eu , duc d ' Aumale " " , the " Grand Maître de l ' artillerie de France " ( Grand Master of the Artillery of France ) , followed by a royal emblem . In the middle of the cannon are trunnions , used to position the gun in place and elevate or depress it . On top of the trunnions are dolphin - shaped ornaments , which are used in lifting the gun . Back part . The back part consists of , sometimes , an inscription showing the weight of the cannon ball ( for example a " 12 " for a 12 - pounder ) , followed by a Latin inscription " " Nec pluribus impar " " , meaning that the King is " Not unequal to many ( suns ) " . This is followed by the royal crest of the Bourbon dynasty . At the bottom of the gun , the location and date of manufacture are inscribed , and finally the name and title of the founder ( in the example " Fondu par J . Martiz , Commissaire des Fontes " ) . The breech is decorated with an animal face showing the rating of the gun ( " Bird " or " Rooster " for a 12 - pounder ) .
Snark Missile Launch Complex The Snark Missile Launch Complex ( Environmental site ME500 , ) is a Formerly Used Defense Site that was the only operational launch complex for Northrop SM - 62 Snark Intercontinental Cruise Missile ( ICM ) and was built adjacent to Maine ' s Presque Isle Air Force Base . " Operational Snark Launching Site I " was selected by SAC ' s Strategic Missile Site Selection Panel on 21 March 1957 , land for the " new base [ with ] 740 men " was acquired in January 1958 , and construction of the $ 12 , 000 , 000 base began in May 1958 by the J . R . Cianchete Construction Company . The 702d Strategic Missile Wing was activated on 1 January 1959 , the first Douglas C - 124 Globemaster II with a Snark arrived on 27 May 1959 , and the complex had 6 corrugated hangars ( " missile assembly and maintenance buildings " ) each of with 2 fixed outdoor launch pads . For each launch pad with diameter , a missile was stored within the building on a launcher trailer attached to a tow vehicle , 1 at ready storage to launch from the outdoor pad within 15 minutes and behind it , 1 capable of launch in 30 minutes . Each building had 3 additional missiles in line behind the first wave ( readiness of 4 hr , 3 days , and 5 days ) , and the missile launch control center was a hangar balcony . In addition to the hangars and pads , the complex included " a jet engine run - up building , the warhead maintenance and inspection building , missile maintenance and guidance lab " , a dormitory for night alert personnel , and a compressor house for each hangar . First alert status was 18 March 1960 , and 30 missiles were available in December with 4 on alert . After the 702d SMW was declared operational on 28 February 1961 , 20 Snarks were on alert in the summer of 1961 , and on 25 June 1961 the wing was deactivated following President Kennedy ' s earlier announcement for " 73 military establishments " to be closed ( Congress was informed on 30 March . ) The Snark Missile Launch Complex was purchased by the city in early 1962 for $ 56 , 000 ( the city also bought " other parts of the former Presque Isle Air Force Base , . . . known as the Skyway Industrial Park " in 1962 ) and some of the remaining AFB area was redesignated " Presque Isle Air National Guard Facility " . Four of the hangars were used for woodworking in 1962 and in 1995 , one was used as a flax mill .
Richard L . Hoxie Richard L . Hoxie was a Brigadier General in the United States Army . Biography . Hoxie was born Richard Leveridge Hoxie on August 7 , 1844 in New York City . In 1878 Hoxie married the noted sculptor Vinnie Ream . Together they would have a son , Richard Ream Hoxie . Vinne Ream would pass away in 1914 . In 1917 he married Ruth Norcross . He died on April 29 , 1930 in Miami , Florida , Ruth survived him and died in 1959 . Both Vinnie and Ruth are buried with him at Arlington National Cemetery . Career . Hoxie originally enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War . He served in the 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment . Following the war , Hoxie would graduate from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1868 . He would later serve in the Spanish - American War . During his time in the Army he would serve in the United States Army Corps of Engineers and be regarded as an expert on fortifications .