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USS Beauregard ( 1861 ) The began the war as a Confederate privateer . The Union Navy acquired the schooner from the prize court and outfitted the vessel for blockade duty . Privateer Service . As one method to counter Union naval power , the Confederacy issued letters of marque to facilitate the use of privateers against northern shipping . The schooner Priscilla C . Ferguson was acquired by a group headed by A . F . W . Abrams of Charleston , S . C . for service as a privateer . The vessel was renamed Beauregard and fitted out with a single 24 pound rifled gun and accommodations for a 40 man crew . The privateer Beauregard was commissioned in Charleston , S . C . on 14 October 1861 . The ship ’ s preparations did not go unreported , by 24 October 1861 a northern ship master notified Secretary of the Navy Welles that both the " Beauregard " and " Dixie " were at Charleston preparing for service as privateers . Captain Gilbert Hay , with 2 lieutenants , 1 purser , and 23 crewmen , succeeded in running the blockade unobserved on 5 November 1861 . During the " Beauregard " ’ s time as a active privateer , no captures were reported . On 12 November 1861 Lt . William C . Rogers commanding the spotted the " Beauregard " in the Bahama Channel . Even though the " Beauregard " sailed with fewer men than originally planned Lt . Rogers ’ attention was attracted to the schooner when only 4 miles off by " many men on her decks . " After a 2 hour chase the " Anderson " was able capture the vessel . When Captain Hay finally surrendered he presented his letter of marque from Jefferson Davis to his captors . After taking control of the " Beauregard " and putting a prize crew on board Lt . Rogers proceeded to take the prisoners and the prize to Key West for adjudication . The " Anderson " and its prize arrived in Florida on 19 November 1861 . The prize court condemned the schooner with gross proceeds of $ 2 , 146 . 67 and $ 1 , 854 . 92 for distribution after costs and expenses . Union Navy Service . The U . S . Navy purchased the " Beauregard " from the prize court for $ 1 , 810 on 24 February 1862 and began fitting the schooner for service with the blockading squadrons . To replace the 24 pound rifled that the privateer ’ s crew spiked , the navy armed the " Beauregard " with 1 30 pound rifle and 2 12 pound howitzers . The ship was allocated to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron then commanded by Flag Officer William McKean . Flag Officer McKean assigned Acting Master David Stearns to command the " Beauregard " and the ship was commissioned on 28 March 1862 . During the " Beauregard " ’ s service with the Eastern Gulf squadron she patrolled the coasts of Florida and was credited with capturing 11 blockade runners . Like other ships assigned to blockade duty the " Beauregard " was called upon to participate in attacks against coastal locations . On 2 April 1863 she supported an attack against Tampa , Florida and on 28 July 1863 she was in action at New Smyrna , Florida . Post War Record . The schooner was sold at Key West , Florida , 28 June 1865 . References .
Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon The Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon was a decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized for issuance between the years of 1930 and 1941 . The ribbon was established by order of Secretary of the Navy James V . Forrestal in 1946 . The Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon was issued to any officer of the Naval Reserve who had commanded a Naval Reserve Battalion for a period exceeding four years . To be eligible for the Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon , an officer must also have served greater than ten years in the Naval Reserve as a whole . The decoration was issued as a one time only award and there were no devices authorized for additional awards of the Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon . The Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon end date was established on December 7 , 1941 in light of the massive expansion and call - up of reserves for duty in the Second World War .
Victor Strahm Major ( later Brigadier General ) Victor Herbert Strahm began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . In his 36 year career , he served as chief test pilot for the United States Army Air Forces while en route to higher command . References . " American Aces of World War 1 " Harry Dempsey . Osprey Publishing , 2001 . ISBN 1 - 84176 - 375 - 6 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 84176 - 375 - 0 .
USS Prestige ( AMc - 97 ) USS " Prestige " ( AMc - 97 ) was an " Accentor " - class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . " Prestige " was laid down 27 May 1941 by Anderson & Cristofani , San Francisco , California ; launched 16 August 1941 ; sponsored by Miss Jill Anderson , and placed in service 23 December 1941 . World War II service . Following shakedown , " Prestige " reported to Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , 11 March 1942 , and conducted minesweeping operations in Hawaiian waters in 1942 and 1943 . Upon commissioning 13 December 1944 , she commenced her conversion from a coastal minesweeper to a locator of underwater ordnance . After conversion , she departed Pearl Harbor 8 July 1945 and proceeded via Johnston Island , Majuro , Eniwetok , Saipan and Okinawa to Sasebo , Japan , where she arrived 13 September . From September through December , she conducted minesweeping operations at Wakanoura - Kii , Honshū area , and at Fukuoka , Kyūshū - Korea area . Arriving San Diego , California , 2 June 1946 , " Prestige " decommissioned there 24 June 1946 . She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 19 July 1946 , and transferred to the Maritime Commission 7 November 1947 . " Prestige " received one battle star for World War II service .
Ulrich Diesing Ulrich Diesing ( 12 March 1911 – 17 April 1945 ) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . On 17 April 1945 , Ulrich Diesing was killed in an accident near Boizenburg , Germany . During his career he was credited with 15 aerial victories .
Tomitarō Horii Biography . Born in Hyōgo Prefecture , Horii became an infantry officer following his graduation from the 23rd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1911 . He was later assigned to the headquarters of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army during the January 28 Incident from January 28 – March 4 , 1932 . From 1935 – 1937 , he was attached to the IJA 12th Infantry Regiment . He became commander of the IJA 78th Infantry Regiment in 1938 , after his promotion to colonel the previous year . Horii was appointed commander of the IJA 55th Division , part of the South Seas Force , in 1941 . Horii led this organization in the Japanese invasion and subsequent captured of Guam during December 8 – 10 , 1941 . During the New Guinea campaign , Horii and his South Seas Detachment were assigned to the invasion of Port Moresby , but were turned back by Allied forces during the Battle of the Coral Sea . As a result , after landing in the Buna – Garara area in July 1942 , Horii led a column of 8 , 500 men of the IJA 144th Regiment overland on the Kokoda Trail over the treacherous Owen Stanley mountain range in an attempt to capture Port Moresby . However , after heavy fighting against a small Australian Army and Militia force , the Japanese were delayed and defeated , and Horii was forced to withdraw with his surviving soldiers in the Kokoda Track campaign from September 1942 . Horii drowned while crossing the Kumusi River when his raft capsized on November 1942 in Territory of New Guinea .
SS Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher was a 7 , 067 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1944 for the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) as Empire Call . In 1945 she was sold to French Government and renamed " Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher " . In November 1945 , she ran aground on Stromboli and broke in two . Declared a total loss , she was scrapped in 1947 . Description . The ship was built by William Hamilton & Co Ltd , Port Glasgow . Yard number 462 , she was launched on 10 February 1944 and completed in July . The ship was long , with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 7 , 067 and a NRT of 4 , 759 . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke . The engine was built by Harland & Wolff , Glasgow . History . Empire Call . " Empire Call " was built for the MoWT . She was operated under the management of Gibbs & Co Ltd . She was allocated the United Kingdom Official Number 169509 and used the Code Letters GCWK . Her port of registry was Greenock . " Empire Call " was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War . Convoy SC 159 departed Halifax , Nova Scotia on 18 October 1944 and arrived at Liverpool on 2 November . " Empire Call " was carrying a cargo of flour , destined for Cardiff . Convoy ONS 97 departed Belfast Lough on 29 November 1944 . " Empire Call " was bound for New York . Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher . In 1945 , " Empire Call " was sold to the French Government , who renamed her " Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher " and placed her under the control of the Ministère de la Marine Merchande . She was operated under the management of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique . Her Code Letters were changed to FPPK and her port of registry to Marseilles . The ship was named in honour of a French engineer who had been shot by the Germans during the Second World War . On 18 November 1945 , " Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher " departed Marseilles bound for Saigon , French Indo - China . On 20 November . she ran aground on Stromboli , Italy in fog . The tug " Hippopotame " was despatched from Bizerte on 26 November , followed by the " Camille Porch " from Marseilles on 28 November . " Camille Porch " was carrying divers and pumping equipment . On 3 December , work started to unload the ship ' s cargo into barges brought from Messina , but during the evening of 4 December a storm blew up . The ship was abandoned at 02 : 15 on 5 December and later broke in two . She was declared a total loss . " Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher " was scrapped in situ in 1947 .
37th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 37th Infantry Regiment is a non - active infantry regiment in the United States Army . Lineage . Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 37th Infantry . Organized 12 July 1916 at Fort Sam Houston , Texas from personnel of the 3rd , 9th , and 30th Infantry Regiments . Inactivated 20 October 1921 at Fort Wayne , Michigan . Assigned to the 9th Infantry Division 24 March 1923 ; Relieved from the 9th Division 1 August 1940 . Activated 1 August 1941 at Unalaska , Alaska ( Headquarters and Headquarters Company only , other elements previously activated in the United States ) . Inactivated 5 February 1945 at Fort Benning , Georga . Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Benning , Inactivated 25 January 1949 at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . Campaign streamers . World War II A Silver color metal and enamel device in height consisting of a shield blazoned : Azure a fess wavy , in chief a mullet both Argent . Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “ FOR FREEDOM ” in Blue letters . This Regiment was organized at Fort Sam Houston in 1916 and served along the Rio Grande during its first years . The shield is blue for Infantry , with a wavy fess to denote the Rio Grande and the lone star of Texas . The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 January 1941 .
Overseas Medal The Overseas Medal ( ) is a commemorative or campaign medal issued to members of the French Armed Forces for participating in operations outside national territory . It replaced the French Colonial Medal by decree on 6 June 1962 . Campaign Clasp . The areas of service are indicated by a gilt silver campaign clasp , there are currently 13 available :
Soltam M - 68 The M - 68 was a 155 mm 33 calibre towed gun howitzer manufactured by Soltam Systems of Israel . The barrel of the M - 68 is 5 . 18 m long and comes with a simple muzzle brake at the mouth of the barrel , the recoil mechanism of the two pneumatic cylinder jacks is positioned on the back - end of the barrel . Design . Based on the Finnish designed 122 K 60 and 155 K 68 cannon series . It was first developed in the mid - 1960s by the Finnish company Tampella Oy . Twelve Finnish cannons were built between 1970 - 1975 , with more guns later built of later designs . These Tampella gun formed the basis for Soltam ' s production of the M - 68 and later " Tampella series " guns . Before the 155 K 68 ( Tampella ) , the 155HX prototype was shipped to Soltam for trials . The first prototype was completed in 1968 for trials and evaluations by the IDF , who were satisfied with the performance of the howitzer . Subsequently , an order was placed with Soltam and a production line was initiated in 1970 . The gun entered IDF service in time to serve IDF artillery corps during the Yom Kippur War of 1973 . The gun mount chassis , breech and recoil system were to see further use in the next development of this gun — the Soltam M - 71 , which has a slightly longer barrel ( 39 calibre ) and a compressed air - driven rammer to ease loading . Deployment . In addition to Israel , this weapon is also in service with Chile , Philippines , Singapore and Thailand .
USS O ' Brien ( TB - 30 ) USS " O ’ Brien " ( TB - 30 ) was a " Blakely " - class torpedo boat in the United States Navy named after Captain Jeremiah O ' Brien and his five brothers , Gideon , John , William , Dennis and Joseph , who captured HMS " Margaretta " on June 12 , 1775 during the American revolution . Built in New Jersey . The first ship to be so named by the Navy , " O ’ Brien " ( Torpedo Boat 30 ) was laid down under the direct supervision of naval architect Arthur Leopold Busch at Navy Lt . Lewis Nixon ' s , Crescent Shipyard of Elizabethport , New Jersey , 29 December 1898 ; launched 24 September 1900 ; sponsored by Miss Mira O ’ Brien , great - great granddaughter of Joseph O ’ Brien ; and commissioned 15 July 1905 , Lt . Edward Woods in command . Service with the U . S . Navy . Between August 1905 and April 1906 , she operated with the coastal squadron between Newport , Rhode Island , and Pensacola , Florida . Inactivation . Placed in the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla 7 May 1906 , at the Norfolk Navy Yard , she was struck from the Navy List 3 March 1909 and used as target .
USS Iosco The USS " Iosco " was a 1173 ton class " double - ender " steam gunboat built at Bath , Maine . The ship fought during the Civil War , and was an important combatant during the battles at Fort Fisher . The ship was named " Iosco " after a Native American word meaning " water of light , " the namesake for Iosco County , Michigan . Service history . Commissioned in April 1864 , she protected shipping in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence during that summer . She assisted several ships caught in heavy storms . On 15 September , " Iosco " towed the , which had been stuck on a reef , and was then sent to join the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron . " Iosco " also assisted " Colonel Ellsworth " , and the British barque " Empress 2 " . Attacks on Fort Fisher . While operating off Wilmington , North Carolina , on 21 November , " Iosco " captured the blockade runner CSS " Sybil " . During December 1864 and January 1865 , she participated in the assaults on Fort Fisher , which ultimately closed Wilmington as a Confederate port . During the first assault , " Iosco " engaged the batteries at Mound Fort , and hit the Confederate flag flying over the fortification , knocking it down . A Confederate shot hit the " Iosco ' s " foremast , causing minor damage . The following day , " Iosco " led nine other ships in another attack on the fortress . The ships got as close to shore as they could . On 13 January , " Iosco " assisted in the landing of troops at Fort Fisher , during the second attack . . Forty four of " Iosco ' s " own men also participated in the ground fighting , while the ship herself provided fire support during the assault . The Confederate garrison surrrendered two days later on 15 January . End of the war . In 1865 , she was active on the North Carolina Sounds , taking part in an expedition up the Roanoke River in mid - May . USS " Iosco " was decommissioned in July 1865 and in February 1868 was converted into a coal hulk for service at the New York Navy Yard .
USNS Able ( T - AGOS - 20 ) USNS " Able " ( T - AGOS - 20 ) is a " Victorious " - class oceanographic survey ship in the service of the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command . " Able " was laid down on 23 March 1989 at McDermott Shipyard in Morgan City , Louisiana . Launched on 16 February 1991 , she was delivered to the Navy on 22 July 1992 , assigned to the Military Sealift Command ( MSC ) , and placed in service as USNS " Able " ( T - AGOS - 20 ) . The ship has a SWATH design . " Able " was taken out of service in August 2004 and laid up in the Reserve Fleet at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On - site Maintenance Office , in Philadelphia , PA . " Able " was reactivated in 2008 and was converted in Charleston , South Carolina for SURTASS low frequency active - array ( LFA ) capabilities . " Able " is attached to the United States Pacific Fleet and provides support to the United States Seventh Fleet .
Amphibious Construction Battalion One Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE ( abbreviated as ACB 1 , or PHIBCB 1 ) is an amphibious construction battalion in the United States Navy based in Coronado , California . Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO is its sister unit based in Little Creek , Virginia . Mission . ACB - 1 ' s primary mission is to provide Ship to Shore transport of fuel , Amphibious Ready Group , Marine Expeditionary Force , Brigade sized operations , and Maritime Prepositioning Force ( MPF ) Operations . History . ACB - 1 was originally commissioned in 1943 as the 104th Naval Construction Battalion . In 1950 , the unit was re - designated Amphibious Construction Battalion One . Through the years , ACB - 1 has participated in all major conflicts . ACB - 1 was the first Seabee unit ashore in Vietnam and the first Naval Construction Force unit to deploy during Operation Desert Shield The assignment to build the emergency landing strip on Yo Do fell to ACB 1 ' s Det . George . Led by Lt . T . E . Rowe , Det . George was composed of one warrant machinist , six chief petty officers and 69 Seabee enlisted men . Six of these Seabees proudly wore the blue , yellow and red ribbon for the Presidential Unit Citation , which was awarded to ACB 1 for the landing at Inchon almost two years earlier . A month after the September 15 , 1950 landing at Inchon , ACB 1 moved to the east coast of Korea and again supported the 1st Marine Division . This time they landed at the port city of Wonsan as part of the 1st Marine Division ' s shift from the Inchon - Seoul area to the northeast coast of Korea . While the Marines moved north to positions in the Chosin Reservoir area , the Seabees built piers and unloaded ships . On 13 August 1990 the first Seabees arrived in Saudi Arabia , an element of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 , comprising 210 personnel . These men immediately went to work unloading Marine Corps equipment and supplies from Maritime Pre - positioned Force ships . On 10 December 1992 Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 arrived at Mogadishu as part of the Naval Support Element in Somalia . Within a short time ACB 1 unloaded five of the U . S . Marines ' Maritime Pre - positioning Force ships , refurbished the port , and provided fuel and water for military forces in Somalia .
Pima Air & Space Museum The Pima Air & Space Museum , located in Tucson , Arizona , is one of the world ' s largest non - government funded aerospace museums . The museum features a display of nearly 300 aircraft spread out over 80 acres ( 320 , 000 m² ) on a campus occupying 127 acres ( 610 , 000 m² ) . It is also home since 1991 to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame . Opened to the public in May 1976 with 48 aircraft on display , the Museum ' s main hangar houses an SR - 71A Blackbird , an A - 10 Warthog , an Air Force Through the Years exhibit , and a mock - up of a control tower . The museum is adjacent to Davis - Monthan Air Force Base . The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group ( AMARG ) , affiliated with the base , also known as the " Graveyard of Planes " or " The Boneyard " , is the largest aircraft storage and preservation facilities in the world . Bus tours of the boneyard leave from the museum several times a day from Monday to Friday , except Federal holidays . The nearby Titan Missile Museum and Pima Air & Space Museum are over seen by the Arizona Aerospace Foundation and are governed by the Board of Trustees . They are non - profit 501 ( c ) 3 organization that relies on visitors paying admissions , for trams and AMARG tours , as well as what they spend in the Museum stores . Both Museums also rely on memberships and contracted events to pay to restore and acquire exhibits . It is located about 20 miles south of Tucson in Green Valley off of Interstate 19 and features a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile still in its silo . Tours of the above - ground and underground installations around the missile are conducted daily . More extensive " top to bottom " tours take up to five hours and are conducted several times each month . Reservations required for top to bottom tour . Popular aircraft on display . List of displays updated 2 Oct 2013 , 7 new aircraft on display for 2013
W60 The W60 is a defunct nuclear weapons system . It was designed to be the very small nuclear warhead of the United States Navy ' s long range Typhoon LR surface to air missile . Development started in 1959 , and several fire safety issues delayed the XW - 60 ' s development . The Typhoon itself ran into far more difficult development problems , especially in the size and weight of the acquisition and fire control radars and systems . By late 1963 Typhoon was cancelled , with the XW - 60 being terminated in March 1964 .