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Chi Wanchun Chi Wanchun ( ; born April 1946 ) is a general in the People ' s Liberation Army ( PLA ) of the People ' s Republic of China , and the current political commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department . Born in Wendeng , Shandong Province , Chi graduated from the Harbin Institute of Military Engineering in 1970 , majoring in aeronautic weapons . He joined the Communist Party of China in April 1971 . In December 1986 , he was the director of the political department affiliated with the Logistics Department of the Commission of Science , Technology and Industry for National Defense ( COSTIND ) . In August 1988 , he became vice political commissar of the Xi ' an Satellite Control Center affiliated with COSTIND . In February 1993 , he became political commissar of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center . He was promoted to vice director of the political department of COSTIND in 1995 , and further promoted to director of the political department of the PLA General Armaments Department in January 1999 . He became the political commissar of PLA National Defense University in June 1999 . In October 2002 , he became political commissar of the PLA General Armament Department . He attained the rank of major general in July 1993 , lieutenant general in July 2000 , and full general on June 24 , 2006 . Chi was previously a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China , and is currently a member of the 17th Central Committee .
5th Cavalry ( Indian Army ) 5th Cavalry Regiment was a military unit of the British Indian Army and the subsequent post - independence Indian Army . The regiment was raised at Bareilly as the 7th Irregular Cavalry in 1841 as a result of the First Afghan War . In 1861 it was renamed the 5th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry . The pre - Indian Mutiny of 1857 Bengal Light Cavalry regiments had been lost to mutiny or disbandment leaving the number free . In 1901 it was 5th Bengal Cavalry . When Lord Kitchener became Commander - in - Chief , India he undertook to complete the unification of the armies of India , the various Presidency army regiments were renumbered into a more cohesive sequence . The Bengal regiments took the first 19 numbers with the result that the regiment was renamed simply as 5th Cavalry in 1903 .
Thomas A . Blasdel Thomas A . Blasdel ( His surname is sometimes listed as Blasedale ) ( January 2 , 1843 – 1932 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22 , 1863 . Blasdel joined the army from Indiana in August 1862 , and was discharged in June 1865 . Union assault . On May 22 , 1863 , General Ulysses S . Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg , Mississippi . The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack . The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called , in nineteenth century vernacular , a " forlorn hope " . Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then , twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away . The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment . The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross . Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body , the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall . Of the 150 men in the storming party , nearly half were killed . Seventy - nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor . Medal of Honor citation . For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863 .
No . 578 Squadron RAF No . 578 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . History . 578 Squadron was formed at RAF Snaith , East Riding of Yorkshire on 14 January 1944 from ' C ' flight of No . 51 Squadron RAF , equipped with Halifax Mk . III bombers , as part of No . 4 Group RAF in Bomber Command . It transferred to RAF Burn , North Yorkshire in February , and was disbanded there on 15 April 1945 . The squadron carried out 2 , 721 operational sorties with the Halifax for a loss 40 aircraft . Notable squadron members . The first Commanding Officer was W / Cdr . D . S . S . Wilkerson , DSO , DFC and the aircrew included Pilot Officer Cyril Joe Barton , VC . Aircraft operated . Notable aircraft . Two of the Halifaxes of 578 squadron passed the century mark and flew more than 100 operational sorties :
Fort Jackson National Cemetery Fort Jackson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located northeast of Columbia , South Carolina . It encompasses acquired from Fort Jackson , a United States Army Basic Training facility , and was dedicated on October 26 , 2008 . History . The Veterans Administration was authorized to establish six new burial sites by the " National Cemetery Act of 2003 " . Areas not served by an existing National Cemetery and containing at least 170 , 000 veteran residents included Bakersfield , California ; Birmingham , Alabama ; Jacksonville , Florida ; Sarasota County , Florida ; southeastern Pennsylvania and Columbia - Greenville , South Carolina . The Fort Jackson National Cemetery joins two existing civil war cemeteries in South Carolina , Florence National Cemetery and Beaufort National Cemetery . Site Status . Initial construction began in May , 2008 and created a burial area with temporary facilities . Stage 1A was completed in December , 2008 , and the grounds were opened for burials in January , 2009 . On July 9 , 2009 , the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a $ 10 million contract to develop stage 1B at the cemetery , with construction starting immediately on an entrance , roadways within the section , permanent buildings for administration and maintenance , a public information center and shelters for services during inclement weather . Infrastructure consisting of drainage , fencing , landscaping , irrigation and utilities is also being built . The section under development will provide 5 , 000 gravesites , including 4 , 200 pre - placed crypt s , 5 , 000 in - ground cremation sites and 2 , 000 columbarium niches . Stage 1 is expected to be complete at the end of 2010 or early 2011 . References . Find a Grave , Fort Jackson National Cemetery
HMAS Bombard ( P 99 ) HMAS " Bombard " ( P 99 ) was an " Attack " class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) . Design and construction . The " Attack " class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters as patrol boat s ( based on lessons learned through using the Ton class minesweeper s on patrols of Borneo during the Indonesia - Malaysia Confrontation , and to replace a variety of old patrol , search - and - rescue , and general - purpose craft . Initially , nine were ordered for the RAN , with another five for Papua New Guinea ' s Australian - run coastal security force , although another six ships were ordered to bring the class to twenty vessels . The patrol boats had a displacement of 100 tons at standard load and 146 tons at full load , were in length overall , had a beam of , and draughts of at standard load , and at full load . Propulsion machinery consisted of two 16 - cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines , which supplied to the two propellers . The vessels could achieve a top speed of , and had a range of at . The ship ' s company consisted of three officers and sixteen sailors . Main armament was a bow - mounted Bofors 40 mm gun , supplemented by two . 50 calibre M2 Browning machine guns and various small arms . The ships were designed with as many commercial components as possible : the " Attack " s were to operate in remote regions of Australia and New Guinea , and a town ' s hardware store would be more accessible than home base in a mechanical emergency . " Bombard " was built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough , Queensland , launched on 6 July 1968 , and commissioned on 5 November 1968 . Operational history . During 1978 and 1979 , " Bombard " was one of two " Attack " class vessels used to portray the fictional HMAS " Ambush " for ABC drama series " Patrol Boat " . For this , " Bombard " s pennant number was changed to 83 , to match the other patrol boat used , . " Bombard " paid off on 12 September 1983 , was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed KRI " Siribua " . The patrol boat was listed in " Jane ' s Fighting Ships " as still operational in 2011 .
Medal of Bravery ( Hungary ) The Hungarian Medal of Bravery ( " Vitézségi Érem " ) was a medal given for military bravery or valor . Initially the award was instituted in 1922 in silver only . By 14 April 1939 gold , large silver , small silver and bronze awards were issued to non - commissioned officers and men and on 12 September 1942 the gold medal for bravery award ( " Magyar Tiszti Arany Vitézségi Érem " ) for officers was added .
Hawarden Castle ( medieval ) Hawarden Old Castle is a medieval castle near Hawarden , Flintshire , Wales . Its oldest origins are indeterminate and the oldest fortifications on this site may date back to the Iron Age , later being used as a Norman Motte - and - bailey castle which was reportedly destroyed and replaced in a short period during the 13th century . The castle played an important role during the Welsh struggle for independence in the 13th century . At Easter 1282 , Dafydd ap Gruffudd attacked Hawarden Castle , thereby starting the final Welsh conflict with Norman England , in the course of which Welsh independence was lost . King Edward I ' s sense of outrage was such that he designed a punishment for Dafydd harsher than any previous form of capital punishment ; Dafydd was hanged , drawn , and quartered in Shrewsbury in October 1283 . In 1294 the castle was captured during the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn . After the English Civil War in the 17th century the castle was slighted on the orders of Oliver Cromwell . Its ruins are on the New Hawarden Castle estate and are open to the public on some Sundays , typically the second and fourth Sundays in summertime .
Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim ( February 8 , 1749 Sonneborn - March 25 , 1800 Gumbinnen ) was a German botanist specializing in forestry , and was the citing authority for a number of described eastern North American plant species . He was also a Hessian soldier , and during his service in the thirteen colonies devoted his leisure time to botanical studies of American forests . When he returned to Prussia , he wrote up his research and strongly advocated importing suitable American species of trees and shrubs for use in German forests . Biography . He received his education at Waltershausen , and in 1766 entered the service of the Duke of Coburg as lieutenant . He later entered the Prussian army and attained the rank of captain . He came to the United States in 1777 in the Hessian contingent in the British service , commanded a squadron of light cavalry in New York and Pennsylvania 1778 - 1783 , and won a reputation for his successful raids . He participated in the battles of Brandywine and Charleston . On his return to Germany he was given the cross of the Hessian military order , and later re - entered the Prussian service . While in North America , he had studied the natural history of the country , especially the trees and shrubs . In 1785 , he wrote a memoir to the Berlin Academy showing the immense advantages that would be derived from the naturalization of several species of American trees . On request of the academy , he was then sent to Gumbinnen as director general of the waters and forests of eastern Prussia , where he carried on experiments on a large scale and planted a great number of American trees . Works . He also published several memoirs in the " Transactions " of the Berlin Academy of Sciences .
Battle of Mišar The Battle of Mišar took place from 12 to 15 August 1806 , with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans . For months the Serbian insurgents remained entrenched in different strongholds throughout and nearby Misar Hill and a pitched battle itself seemed impossible for the Serbian rebels because Serbs had 6 , 000 - 8 , 000 soldiers and Ottomans had 50 , 000 to 80 , 000 . Confrontation . The fighting began on Misar Hill , with an opening charge of the Turkish Sipahi Cavalry followed by a charge of their infantry units led by the Bosniak kapetan Mehmed - beg Kulenović of Zvornik . The Serbian sharpshooters and gunners mowed down the first line of cavalry and panic struck the Turkish lines when the horsemen retreated into the infantry led by Mehmed - beg Kulenović of Zvornik . However , the Ottomans soon regrouped and engaged the Serbian infantry . Then , Karađorđe Petrović signaled for the charge of the Serbian Cavalry from the opposite ends to and defeated the Ottomans on the field . Serbian rebel cavalry , intended as a reserve and is situated close to the ditch near the village of Zabar . Although some of the Serbian rebel cavalry did advance on the battlefield and were quickly broken up by well - trained and experienced cavalry Bosnian notables , led by Mehmed - beg Kulenović . Fights at Mišar lasted several days with mutual losses but the battle itself ended with the collapse of the Ottoman center and the exposure of the right and left columns . Mehmed - beg Kulenović and the remaining Ottomans and Bosniak s continued asymmetric efforts against the advancements of the Serbian rebels . Mehmed - beg Kulenović efforts were bold enough to cause Luka Lazarević to request for a cavalry challenge . But Mehmed - beg Kulenović remained with his army and was killed by Serbian rebel musket - fire , while fighting in the woods . Although the war ended in defeat kapetan Mehmed - beg Kulenović of Zvornik and his Bosniak forces kept fighting the Serbian rebels inside the district of Zvornik and was killed in his efforts to drive the forces of Karađorđe Petrović out of Bosnia Eyalet . Aftermath . The battle forced the Turks into retreat and provided a significant military and morale victory for the Serbian rebels .
Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service The Bundeswehr ' s Joint Medical Service ( ) is a part of the German Armed Forces but explicitly no new branch of arms . Medical personnel of all three branches ( Army , Navy and Air Force ) were assigned to a centralized authority which was installed to concentrate their capabilities . However these troops remain members of their original branch of arms . Only very specialized medical units ( such as medical care for divers and aircraft crews ) are not a part of the Joint Medical Service . Structure . Just like all other branches of the German Armed Forces , the Joint Medical Service is divided into two divisions , one exercising command and control over the operational units whilst the other is in charge of schools and facilities . Furthermore , the area of responsibility is divided into four Medical Regions , each commanded by a central authority and identical to the four Defense District Commands of the Armed Forces .
USS Maria Denning ( 1858 ) USS " Maria Denning " ( 1858 ) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War . She was used by the Union Navy for various tasks , including carrying supplies , prisoners of war , and acting as a receiving ship for newly - enlisted sailors or for sailors whose ship was sunk . Sidewheel steamer " Maria Denning " , built at Cincinnati , Ohio , in 1858 , was purchased by the Navy in 1861 for service as a transport , Comdr . Benjamin H . Dove in command . A diversified role for an auxiliary ship . Destined to carry provisions and stores , " Maria Denning " arrived at Cairo , Illinois , from St . Louis , Missouri , 26 November 1861 , having dispersed two to four hundred Confederate cavalry at Price ’ s Landing en route . She was used as receiving ship at Cairo from 3 November 1861 to 1 April 1862 , and protected Fort Holt from night attack by Confederate gunboats early in December 1861 . In November 1862 , " Maria Denning " took prisoners on board at Helena , Arkansas , before departing for Vicksburg , Mississippi . Transferred to the Union Army as a transport vessel . She was transferred to the Union Army in December 1862 and served as an Army transport 15 December 1862 to 6 April 1863 .
HMS Defiance ( 1861 ) HMS " Defiance " was the last wooden line - of - battle ship launched for the Royal Navy . She never saw service as a wooden line - of - battle ship . In 1884 she became a schoolship . Design . " Defiance " was a development of the " Renown " class . The second pair of " Renown " ' s , and , had a modified , finer stern run . " Defiance " was originally laid down as to the same plan as " Atlas " , but a new plan dated 8 October 1858 was prepared giving " Defiance " a lengthened bow . " Defiance " was the last ship to use the midsection design that Isaac Watts created for . Career . Her trials off Plymouth on 5 February 1862 were conducted when she was neither masted nor stored . The trial speed of was worse than the similar trials of " Atlas " ( ) and " Anson " ( ) . However " Defiance ' s " lack of sea service means that there can be no certainty as to whether her design was an improvement on " Atlas " . On 26 November 1884 " Defiance " became the Devonport torpedo and mining schoolship . A special railway station to serve personnel travelling to and from the school , known as " Defiance Platform " , was situated just west of Saltash railway station from 1905 until 1930 . She was sold on 26 June 1931 to Castle ' s Shipbreaking Yard for dismantling at Millbay , Plymouth . Doige ' s Annual for 1932 poignantly describes her as " the last of England ' s ' Wooden Walls ' " .
USS Kemah ( SP - 415 ) USS " Kemah " ( SP - 415 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919 . " Kemah " was laid down as a private motor yacht of the same name in 1917 by the Luders Marine Construction Company at Stamford , Connecticut . While she was still under construction , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , F . E . Lewis II of New York City , on 7 October 1917 for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I . She was completed in 1918 , brought to the New York Navy Yard in April 1918 , and commissioned there as USS " Kemah " ( SP - 415 ) on 16 July 1918 with Lieutenant L . L . Rand , USNRF , in command . Initially assigned to the 6th Naval District , " Kemah " was reassigned to the 3rd Naval District at New York City upon commissioning . Restricted to protected waters , " Kemah " served as a guard ship in New York Harbors coastal waters until she was removed from active service on 3 September 1919 . " Kemah " was decommissioned on 18 September 1919 . She was sold to R . T . Robinson of San Diego , California , on 22 September 1919 .
Lisa Girman Lisa Girman is a Pennsylvania State Trooper and former reservist in the United States Army . Girman served 17 years in the reserves , and rose to the rank of master sergeant . Girman was given an " other - than - honorable " discharge while serving as a prison guard at Camp Bucca in Iraq . Girman and three other guards are alleged to have beaten Iraqi prisoners in retaliation for the alleged mistreatment of Jessica Lynch . Girman maintains she is innocent . Girman ' s case was never brought to a court martial , but instead to a non - judicial punishment hearing , where the convening officer found her guilty of maltreatment of prisoners . She then faced a Separation Board , which gave her an " other than honorable " discharge from the Reserves . Later , the charges were reviewed by the Army Discharge Review Board , and her " other - than - honorable " discharge was reversed .
Licata Airfield Licata Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy , located in the vicinity of Licata , Sicily . It was a temporary fighter airfield constructed in the immediate aftermath of Operation Husky by Army Engineers using Pierced Steel Planking for its runway , parking and dispersal areas , not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use . The 33d Fighter Group operated P - 40 Warhawk s from the field between 18 July - 13 September 1943 , supporting ground forces as they advanced and attacking enemy aircraft on the air and ground . After the 33d moved out to Paestum on the Italian mainland , the airfield was used by the 61st Troop Carrier Group , which operated C - 47 Skytrain transports from the field from 1 September - 6 October 1943 . Afterwards , it was used as a casualty and resupply airfield during the eary days of the Italian Campaign . After the war , the airfield was dismantled . Today , there are no remaining traces of the airfield as the urban growth of the Licata area has expanded over the area , and obliterated any trace of the airfield . It is unknown precisely where the airfield was actually located due to the changed landscape over the past 60 years .
Donald Leroy Truesdell Donald Leroy Truesdell ( name changed from " Truesdale " to " Truesdell " on 25 July 1942 ) ( August 8 , 1906 – September 21 , 1993 ) was a United States Marine Corps Corporal who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Occupation of Nicaragua . He attempted to throw away a rifle grenade at the cost of his right hand . He later obtained the rank of Chief Warrant Officer . He was later given a posthumous memorial by the South Carolina General Assembly on May 19 , 2004 . Military career . Truesdale first enlisted with the Marines in November 1924 as a private . At the time his Medal of Honor action , Truesdale was simultaneously a lieutenant in the Nicaraguan native army . Despite losing his right forearm , he continued to serve with the Marine Corps until his retirement as a Chief Warrant Officer in May 1946 . Medal of Honor citation . The President of the United States of America , in the name of , takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Donald L . Truesdale , USMC , for service in Nicaragua as set forth in the following : Citation : For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession above and beyond the call of duty at the risk of his life , as second in command of a Guardia Nacional Patrol on 24 April 1932 , engaged , at the time , in active operations in the field against armed bandit forces in the vicinity of Constancia , near Coco River , Department of Jinotega , Northern Nicaragua . While the patrol was in formation on the trail searching for a bandit group , with which contact had just previously been had , a rifle grenade fell from its carrier , carried by a member of the patrol , and struck a rock , igniting the detonator . Several men of the patrol were in close proximity of the grenade at the time . Corporal Truesdale , who was several yards away at the time , could easily have sought cover and safety for himself but instead , knowing full well the grenade would explode within two or three seconds , and with utter disregard for his own personal safety , and at the risk of his own life , rushed for the grenade , grasped it in his right hand and attempted to throw it away from the patrol before it exploded . The grenade exploded in his hand , blowing it off and inflicting serious multiple wounds about his body . Corporal Truesdale , by his actions , took the full shock of the explosion of the grenade upon himself , thereby saving the lives of , or serious injury to , his comrades in arms . His actions were worthy of the highest traditions of the profession of arms .
Ahmed Arifi Pasha Ahmed Arifi Pasha ( 1819 or 1830 – 1895 / 96 ) was a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1879 . In contemporary English - language accounts he was known as Aarifi Pasha . He was born in Constantinople in either 1819 or 1830 , and his father was a diplomat named Şekip Pasha ( in contemporary English Shekib Pasha ) . He accompanied his father on diplomatic missions to various European capitals , including Rome , Vienna , and Paris . He acquired a good knowledge of French . He served in a series of posts at home and abroad , including ambassador to Vienna and later ambassador to Paris . On July 28 , 1879 he became Grand Vizier but held the post for little more than a month . He later held various other posts and died in 1895 / 96 .