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John Maxwell ( Medal of Honor ) John Maxwell ( June 21 , 1874 – November 13 , 1931 ) was a fireman second class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish – American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . Biography . Maxwell was born June 21 , 1874 in Scotland , and , after entering the navy was sent as a fireman second class to fight in the Spanish - American War aboard the U . S . S . Marblehead . He died November 13 , 1931 and is buried in Westbury Friends Cemetery Westbury , New York . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Fireman Second Class , U . S . Navy . Born : 21 June 1874 , Lanarkshire , Scotland , U . K . G . O . No . : 521 , 7 July 1899 . Citation : On board the U . S . S . Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos , Cuba , 11 May 1898 . Facing the heavy fire of the enemy , Maxwell displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action . See also . Click link to view original MOH awarded to John Maxwell , my great - grandfather Maxwell later was chauffer to John Jacob Astor , a job he received through his good friend , Theodore Roosevelt . Roosevelt finally received HIS citation in 2006 for his actions at Santiago , more commonly referred to as " San Juan Hill " .
Milton Wells Milton Wells ( July 13 , 1829 – April 10 , 1906 ) was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War . This clergyman and teacher assisted in the recruitment of the 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry . On October 16 , 1862 , he was commissioned a major . He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13 , 1865 . After the war , he moved to Rock county , Wisconsin .
John Greenslade John Wills Greenslade ( born Bellevue , Ohio , January 11 , 1880 , died January 6 , 1950 ) was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy . Admiral Greenslade enjoyed a significant military career during World War II . From 1941 - 1944 Greenslade was Commandant , Twelfth Naval District , with additional duty as Commandant , Pacific Southern Naval Coastal Frontier . On January 8 , 1942 , while he was serving at Mare Island Naval Shipyard , Greenslade urged that American - born and alien Japanese be excluded from areas of strategic importance . On April 17 , 1942 , the Navy seized Treasure Island , San Francisco , California from the City of San Francisco under the direction of Vice Admiral Greenslade , and paid no compensation for the confiscated island . Admiral Greenslade claimed Treasure Island was required for " national security " and appropriated the island for the Navy . An Annapolis graduate with the class of 1898 , Vice Admiral John W . Greenslade , USN ( Ret . ) was a veteran of the Spanish - American War , the Philippine Insurrection , the Cuban Pacification Campaign , and both World Wars . In World War I , then Captain Greenslade received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his work during mine laying operations in the North Sea . He held a couple different commands throughout World War II , first as Commandant , Twelfth Naval District , and later as the Commander , Western Sea Frontier . Vice Admiral Greenslade was very instrumental to the development and wartime growth of Treasure Island . After he had retired Admiral Greenslade was also awarded the Legion of Merit . Place of Burial . United States Naval Academy Cemetery
LeRoy Lutes Lieutenant general LeRoy Lutes ( October 4 , 1890 – January 30 , 1980 ) was an decorated American military officer who was in critical staff and supply positions during and after World War II . His last assignment was a Commanding General of the Fourth United States Army . Early years . LeRoy Lutes was born on October 4 , 1890 in Cairo , Illinois . Lutes attended the Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington , Missouri and joined the Illinois National Guard in 1906 . Lutes was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the Regular army on March 21 , 1917 while serving on the Mexican border . After the war , Lutes was transferred to the U . S . Army Coast Artillery Corps and also attended the advanced course at Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe in Hampton , Virginia . Subsequently Lutes also attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , where he earned more military knowledges . In July 1935 , Lutes was transferred to the National Guard Bureau in Washington , D . C . , where he served until the end of June 1939 . Second World War . In January 1940 he became Chief of logistic and also assistant Chief of staff of the Third Army in Atlanta under the command of Lieutenant general Herbert J . Brees . Lutes participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1940 - 1941 . Brehon Somervell , impressed with Lutes ' talents as a staff officer , helped advance his career . Lutes was appointed Director of Operations , Headquarters Services of Supply in 1942 . In succession he became Acting Chief of Staff , Headquarters , Army Service Forces ; Chief of Staff and Deputy to the Commanding General , Army Service Forces ; and on January 1 , 1946 , Commanding General , Army Service Forces . On June 11 , 1946 , he was assigned to Gen . Dwight D . Eisenhower ’ s General Staff as Director of the Service , Supply and Procurement Division . In 1947 he became Director of Staff of the Munitions Board and in 1949 he was made Commanding General of the Fourth Army . He retired from the Army in 1952 . In 1955 he was appointed to a committee to advise the Office of Defense Mobilization on the availability of commodities related to national defense . For his services during World War II and its aftermath , Lutes received the Army Distinguished Service Medal with the Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster , Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal . Family life . Lutes married four times ; his wives were Martha M . Mulvihill ( 1893 – 1953 ) , Charlotte Townsend Lutes ( 1902 – 1955 ) , Mildred Speas Lutes ( 1911 – 1966 , and Helen Kinney Lutes ( 1912 - 2011 ) . His son LeRoy Lutes Jr . ( 1914 – 1992 ) graduated from West Point and was a US Army colonel who received the Army Distinguished Service Medal , for service in Vietnam . Decorations . Here is the ribbon bar of Lieutenant general LeRoy Lutes :
708th Bombardment Squadron The 708th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force ( USAF ) unit . It was last assigned to the 447th Bombardment Group at Castle Air Force Base , California on16 July 1951 . The squadron was established as a heavy bombardment squadron and participated in combat in the European Theater of World War II . It was reactivated in the reserves in 1947 and served until it was called to active duty in 1951 as a result of the Korean War and its personnel used as fillers for regular USAF units . History . The squadron was activated in mid - 1943 as a Boeing B - 17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron and trained under Second Air Force . The squadron deployed to England in the European Theater of Operations ( ETO ) during November 1943 , where it became part of VIII Bomber Command as a strategic bombardment squadron . The 708th participated in the air offensive over Nazi Germany and Occupied Europe until the German capitulation in May 1945 . Its personnel were demobilized in England and returned to the United States . The squadron was reassigned to Third Air Force for possible re - equipping with Boeing B - 29 Superfortress es and deployment to Pacific Theater . The Japanese capitulation led to its inactivation in November 1945 . The squadron was activated in the postwar Air Force Reserve as a B - 29 squadron . Apparenly not equipped while stationed at Bergstrom AFB , Texas . The squadron moved to Castle AFB , California where it trained for proficiency as a corollary unit using aircraft of the 93d Bombardment Wing as part of Strategic Air Command reserve forces . The squadron was called to active duty as a result of Korean War in 1951 , squadron ' s aircraft and personnel were reassigned to regular USAF units and it was inactivated as a paper unit .
Basic Enlisted Submarine School Basic Enlisted Submarine School ( BESS ) is the U . S . Navy ' s submarine training school for enlisted sailors . Located on Naval Submarine Base New London ( NAVSUBASE NLON ) in Groton , New London County , Connecticut , the school is a six - week introduction to the basic theory , construction and operation of nuclear - powered submarines . The course includes instruction on shipboard organization , submarine safety and escape procedures . This program is limited to male candidates only , and requires passing a physical and mental screening . High Risk Trainers . The Navy operates four high risk trainers at New London that sub school classes attend in random order . They are :
Sary Shagan Sary Shagan ( ; ) is an anti - ballistic missile testing range located in Kazakhstan at coordinates . On 17 August 1956 the Soviet Council of Ministers authorized plans for an experimental facility for missile defense located at Sary Shagan , on the west bank of Lake Balkhash . The first missile launched from the facility was a V - 1000 on 16 October 1958 , but the facilities for full scale testing were not ready until 1961 . Sary Shagan remains in use to this day , with the latest known launch at 16 October 2012 . Sary Shagan was a closed city until 2005 . The length of the site is 480 km . The Sary Shagan range was the intended landing site for the sample return canister of the Russian Phobos Grunt mission . Other notable military complexes on site . In the 1970s the Vympel OKB built the Terra - 3 laser testing centre at Sary Shagan . Radar site . The Sary Shagan site has hosted a number of radar prototypes such as the Don - 2NP . Also there is Balkhash - 9 radar station a few km away which started in the 1960s and still functions as part of the Russian missile warning network . References in Fiction . The Sary Shagan site is one of the USSR ABM / SDI sites featured in the Tom Clancy novel The Cardinal of the Kremlin . The site is mentioned in the manga ' Battle Angel Alita ' in reference to a supposedly historical weapon , a ' scalar field ' device called the ' Sarishagan tiger ' .
USNS Kiska ( T - AE - 35 ) The USNS " Kiska " ( T - AE - 35 ) is one of five ammunition ships operated by Military Sealift Command , and one of the 41 ships in the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force . The ship was laid down on 8 April 1971 at Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula , MS as the USS " Kiska " ( AE - 35 ) and was launched on 11 March 1972 . Originally commissioned on December 16 , 1972 she was decommissioned on 1 August 1996 , and that same day entered service with Military Sealift Command as the USNS " Kiska " ( T - AE - 35 ) . She continued to operate under Military Sealift Command ' s control until she was deactivated at Pearl Harbor , Hi . , on January 15 , 2011 . " Kiska " is the eighth and final ship of the ammunition ships . " Kiska " was disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration as of May 30 , 2013 .
Tel Nof Airbase Tel Nof Israeli Air Force , also known as Air Force Base 8 , is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force . Tel Nof is located near Rehovot , Israel . History . Tel Nof was founded in July 1939 during the British Mandate as RAF Aqir and served as the main Royal Air Force station in Palestine . During the 1948 Arab - Israeli War , it was known as Ekron Airbase . Today Tel Nof houses several fighter and helicopter squadrons . Several special units of the Israel Defense Forces are also based there , including Unit 669 ( airborne combat search and rescue ) and the paratrooper s training center . Tel Nof housed the IAF flight academy until April 1966 when it was moved to Hatzerim Airbase . In June 2011 , it was reported that eight American jet engines for F - 15 and F - 16 fighters had been stolen from the base . On October 18 , 2011 , Gilad Shalit , an Israeli soldier who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza for over five years and four months , returned to Israel via Tel Nof as part of a deal to exchange Shalit for 1 , 027 prisoners . RAF Aqir Operational units . Operational units of the Royal Air Force stationed at RAF Aqir from 1941 to 1948 .
HMS Rocksand ( F184 ) HMS " Rocksand was an infantry landing ship in service with the Royal Navy during the late stages of the Second World War . She was launched in 1943 as Cape Argos and renamed Empire Anvil before being taken into Royal Navy service . Postwar she reverted to " Empire Anvil " and then " Cape Argos " and back to " Empire Anvil " again . She spent ten years laid up before resuming service as Hai Ya and Fu Ming " before being scrapped in 1974 . Career . Wartime . HMS " Rocksand " was built by Consolidated Steel Corporation , Wilmington , California as the " Cape Argos " , and transferred under the terms of lend lease shortly after being completed in late 1943 under the name " Empire Anvil " . She was taken over by the Ministry of War Transport in 1944 and operated by Furness , Withy & Co . At the Normandy Landings , she and a sister ship " Empire Javelin " , were carrying US troops for Omaha Beach In November 1944 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and commissioned as HMS " Rocksand " , under which name she served out the remainder of the war . Post war . HMS " Rocksand " participated in the reoccupation of the Nicobar Islands in October 1945 , after which she was returned to the Ministry of War Transport in 1946 , which briefly returned her to Furness , Withy & Co under her original name of " Empire Anvil " . By June 1946 she had been returned to the US Navy . In May 1947 , " Empire Anvil " transported 1 , 300 Ukrainian refugees from Venice , Italy to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was operated from 1947 by the United States Maritime Commission , under her original name of " Cape Argos " , until 1948 . It was then arranged that she would be sold to China , and she was renamed " Hai Ya " in preparation . The arrangement was subsequently cancelled due to the Communist take over and also she was not paid for , and by 1950 she had been renamed " Empire Anvil " and was laid up in the James River , Virginia . She returned to service on 27 July 1960 , when the deal finally went ahead . She was renamed " Hai Ya " , and entered service with the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co . , of Taiwan . She sailed with them until 1973 , when she was sold to Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation , and renamed " Fu Ming " . She had a brief career with them , being scrapped at Keelung in 1974 .
Otte Krumpen Otte Krumpen ( 1473 – 1569 ) was a Danish bureaucrat , who was Marshal of Denmark from 1554 to 1567 , and held seignory over various land holdings throughout his career . He held a ceremonial position in the coronation of Danish kings Christian II and Frederick I . He was the older brother of Danish catholic bishop Stygge Krumpen . The Krumpen family name died with him . Biography . Otte Krumpen was born the son of Jørgen Krumpen of Skjøtterup and Anne Styggesdatter Rosenkrantz . He was the brother of later catholic bishop Stygge Krumpen . Nothing is known of his youth , and it is speculated he served as a soldier in foreign armies . He was first mentioned in 1514 , as he presented the crown at the coronation of Christian II of Denmark . In 1517 , he was granted seignory of Aalholm near Nysted . In 1520 , he led Christian II ' s army to war against Sweden . He defeated Sten Sture the Younger at the Battle of Bogesund , was injured at the Battle of Uppsala , and was knighted by Christian II following the Swedish surrender in Stockholm . He was granted seignory over Helsingborg in 1521 , and fought off a Lübeck invasion at nearby Råå in 1522 alongside Archbishop of Lund Johan Weze . He was then granted seignory of the profitable Tranekær . During the rebellion against Christian II , Krumpen joined new king Frederick I of Denmark . He carried the ceremonial sword during the coronation , and became a member of the " Rigsraadet " privy council . He successfully expelled Christian II - loyal Søren Norby from Gotland in 1525 , travelled with Prince Christian to Norway in 1529 , and secured a treaty with the Netherlands against Lübeck in the fall of 1533 . Alongside his brother Stygge , Otte Krumpen was opposed to the Reformation in Denmark . During the Count ' s Feud civil war between new Protestant king Christian III and catholic Christian II ' s supporter count Christopher of Oldenburg , Krumpen surrendered Tranekær to Christopher without resistance . He was granted seignory of Aalholm in exchange , but was evicted by peasant uprising . He was imprisoned first at Nykøbing castle , before Jürgen Wullenwever brought him as hostage to Mecklenburg . Krumpen returned to Denmark in 1536 , but it took him much convincing to earn the forgiveness of Christian III . He re - entered " Rigsraadet " in 1542 , was made seignory of various lucrative land holdings , and took part in various diplomatic dealings for Christian III . He was named Marshal of Denmark in 1554 . He once again carried the ceremonial sword at the coronation of Frederick II of Denmark in 1559 , but did not have a good relationship with the new king . During the Northern Seven Years ' War from 1563 to 1570 , Krumpen was given command of the army by Frederick II in 1564 , was relieved of his duty again in 1565 , and resigned as marshal in 1567 . He died in 1569 as the last of the family Krumpen , and was interred at Mariager Abbey .
Eastern Promenade The Eastern Promenade ( Eastern Prom ) is an historic promenade , public park and recreation area in Portland , Maine . Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934 . The park was designed by the Olmstead Brothers design firm and experienced its greatest expansion from the 1880s to the 1910s . The Promenade rings around the Munjoy Hill neighborhood and occupies the farthest eastern portion of Portland ' s peninsula . The Promenade is home to many historical sites , including a mass grave and the mast of the " USS Portland " Recreation . The Eastern Promenade includes a number of recreational facilities , including a paved trail in length , the East End Beach , and sports facilities including baseball fields , basketball courts and tennis courts . The Eastern Prom Trail is popular with bicyclists . The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum is also located on the Eastern Promenade . The railway is a popular tourist attraction in the area and transported 30 , 000 people across the Promenade in 2009 - 2010 . As of September 2010 , the railway was considering moving due to financial concerns . Fort Allen Park . Fort Allen Park is a public park on the Eastern Promenade . The park is home to an American Civil War monument in the form of a granite bench dedicated in 1929 . It honors the Union Army . Fort Allen Park is also the home of the mast of the USS Portland , a heavy cruiser commissioned by the United States Navy in 1933 . " Portland " was the only United States ship to participate in all four Pacific aircraft carrier battles of 1942 : Coral Sea in May , Midway in June , Eastern Solomons in August , and Santa Cruz Islands in October . " Portland " was then damaged during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November . 1812 Cemetery . In December 1812 , following the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812 , the HMS Regulus , a British ship , docked under a truce flag in Portland ' s harbor en route from Quebec to Boston , Massachusetts due to the presence of fever , malnutrition and dysentery among the American prisoners of war on board . 26 of the prisoners were taken to the local hospital and a month later 21 of the prisoners had died . The dead soldiers were buried in a mass grave at the foot of Quebec Street on the Eastern Promenade , with a large boulder marking the spot of their grave . In 1887 , a bronze plaque was affixed to the stone with the names of the dead soldiers .
Gennadiy Nikonov Gennadiy Nikolayevich Nikonov ( August 11 , 1950 - May 14 , 2003 ) was a Russia n gun engineer . His most famous accomplishments were probably as the designer of the AN - 94 assault rifle , and the " straight - back bolt . " Nikonov held 44 Copyright Certificates , and was awarded the titles of " The Best Designer of the Company " and " The Best Designer of the Ministry . " Early life and education . Nikonov was born in Izhevsk . His father and mother were employed at Izhmash , a Soviet arms factory . His father was a mechanic . Nikonov graduated from technical school in 1968 . At Izhmash , he took evening classes . In 1975 he graduated from the Izhevsk Mechanical Institute certified as a gun engineer . Design career . He started work at Izhmash in the Department of the Chief Arms Designer . His first position was as a technician . In technical school , Nikonov became obsessed with underwater rifles . He won his first professional recognition by designing a trigger mechanism for an underwater rifle . He designed various rifles , including air guns and sporting firearms . One of the most praised was the stylish , accurate " Izjubr " ( Buck Deer ) carbine - a limited edition luxury weapon . Nikonov was appointed as a senior project engineer to design single - shot bolt action rifles and fully automatic weapons . In this assignment he patented a number of mechanisms and components . One of the most significant was the " straight - pull bolt , " first used in a winter biathlon target rifle . Nikonov also worked on research projects . In the middle 1970s he entered a post - graduate Ph . D course . From 1980 to 1985 he worked on projects for the Soviet Ministry for Defense Industry . Examples of his innovation include his twin - barreled machine gun and the " blow back shifted pulse ( BBSP ) " used on the AN - 94 . It is said that his high quality and quantity of work helped him advance to higher positions at work . He was married with two sons , Nikolay and Yuri . Tatiana , Nikonov ' s wife , works as an arms designer in the same bureau .
Ethan Allen Army Airfield Ethan Allen Army Airfield is a former United States Army airfield located on Fort Ethan Allen , Vermont . It was used for observation aircraft between World War I and World War II . History . Army observation planes began using a field at Fort Ethan Allen in the early 1920s . It was used primarily for artillery spotting by the 7th Field Artillery Regiment during training exercises . The Army used new Consolidated PT - 1 trainers , and probably World War I Curtiss JN - 4 and JN - 6 Jennys for artillery spotting activities . In 1927 a flood hit the Burlington , Vermont area and the aircraft at the field were used to search for missing people lost in the area and for aerial reconnaissance of the flooded areas , as the areas affected had flooded roads leading to them . The airfield was closed by the Army about 1940 along with the gradual inactivation of Fort Ethan Allen . The airfield returned to its original use as a drill field for Vermont National Guardsmen who used the Fort after World War II prior to its transfer to the United States Air Force in 1947 and its subsequent sale to the University of Vermont in 1964 . The Air Force used Fort Ethan Allen primarily for personnel housing and base station facilities supporting Ethan Allen Air Force Base which was co - located with Burlington Airport . Vermont Army National Guard troops trained at the Fort and the old grass airfield is used occasionally by Army Aviation in the form of Army National Guard helicopters .