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Franz Staudegger Franz Staudegger ( 1921 – 1995 ) was an Oberscharführer ( Staff Sergeant ) in the Waffen - SS and was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . As a Unterscharführer ( Corporal / Sergeant ) Franz Staudegger was the first member of the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Tiger tank commanders to win the Knight ' s Cross On 7 July 1943 , a single Tiger I tank commanded by SS Oberscharfuehrer Franz Staudegger from the 2nd Platoon , 13th Panzer Company , 1st SS Panzer Regiment " LSSAH " engaged a Soviet group of some 50 T - 34 tanks around Psyolknee in the southern sector of the Battle of Kursk . Staudegger used up his entire ammunition supply and destroyed 22 Soviet tanks , while the rest retreated . For his achievement , he was awarded the Knight ’ s Cross , as first Tiger tank crewman . He was also summoned to the Führer Headquarters to give Adolf Hitler a detailed account of the tank battle . Staudegger ended the war in the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion which was present at the Battle of Normandy in 1944 under the command of Michael Wittmann and was later involved in the Battle of the Bulge .
Fritz Aechtner Fritz Aechtner ( 4 March 1916 – 1 May 2007 ) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot 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 .
Thales Nederland Thales Nederland B . V . ( formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten B . V . or in short Signaal ) is a subsidiary of Thales Group involved primarily in naval defence system s ( sensor s , radar s and infrared systems ) . Other areas of business include air defence , communications , optronics , cryogenic cooling systems and navigation products . History . The company was founded in 1922 as Fabriek van Signaalapparaten for the development of naval systems . In 1940 the company ' s factory was captured by the invading German Army . After the war the company was nationalised as N . V . Hollandse Signaalapparaten ( Signaal ) . In 1956 the majority of Signaal shares were purchased by Philips , a Netherlands - based electronics company . Between 1956 and the end of the Cold War Signaal ' s business expanded to the point where it had customers in 35 countries and over 5 , 000 employees . In 1990 Philips decided defence was not a core activity and sold Signaal to Thomson - CSF , a French electronics and defence contractor . Signaal became Thomson - CSF Signaal . With the renaming of Thomson to Thales in 2000 Thomson - CSF Signaal became Thales Nederland .
Gordon Chung - Hoon Gordon Paiea Chung - Hoon , ( Honolulu , Hawaii , July 25 , 1910 – July 24 , 1979 ) was an admiral in the United States Navy , who served during World War II , and the first Asian American flag officer . His father , William Chung - Hoon Jr . , a Chinese - English - Hawaiian , was a county treasurer and his mother Agnes Punana , a Hawaiian , was a member of the Kaahumanu Society . He graduated from Punahou School in 1929 . Biography . Military career . He attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in May 1934 , becoming the first Asian American , U . S . citizen graduate of the academy . While a student he gained national prominence as the football team ' s halfback and punter , and in 1934 starred on the team that broke an 11 year winless streak against the Army team . He is a recipient of the Navy Cross and Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and extraordinary heroism as commanding officer of from May 1944 to October 1945 . In the spring of 1945 , " Sigsbee " assisted in the destruction of 20 enemy planes while screening a carrier strike force off the Japan ese island of Kyūshū . On April 14 , 1945 , while on radar picket station off Okinawa , a kamikaze crashed into " Sigsbee " , reducing her starboard engine to five knots and knocking out the ship ' s port engine and steering control . Despite the damage , then Commander Chung - Hoon kept his antiaircraft batteries delivering " prolonged and effective fire " against the continuing enemy air attack while simultaneously directing the damage control efforts that allowed " Sigsbee " to make port under her own power . Post - military . He retired in October 1959 as a rear admiral . He was appointed to be the Director of Hawaiian Department of Agriculture , and died in July 1979 . Namesake . The Arleigh Burke class destroyer is named for him .
Coup of the Volunteers The Coup of the Volunteers was a stand - off that occurred in 1993 in Lithuania near Kaunas . Background . The group , then called SKAT ( " Savanoriškoji krašto apsaugos tarnyba " - " Voluntary National Defense Service " ) , was established when Lithuania attempted to reclaim its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 . The unit was formed when a group of young volunteers agreed to serve without pay and were sworn in . The Soviet army still had full control over Lithuania . On March 11 , 1990 , Lithuania declared its independence . The Soviet Union responded by imposing an economic blockade and later by using military force in events of January 1991 . The volunteers , as well as unarmed civilians , played a role in defending Lithuanian government institutions . In 1992 , the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania ( LDDP ) , the former Communist Party of Lithuania , won a majority in the country ' s first democratic elections and formed the government . At the time , Lithuania ' s military was still very weak , and Russian troops were still in the country despite the end of Soviet links . The volunteers were seen as disloyal to the new , formerly communist government , so there were plans to dissolve the SKAT . Funding was reduced , not enough weapons and uniforms were provided , and several incidents between SKAT and the police took place , with the volunteer group portrayed as criminals . The Coup . In 1993 , an armed SKAT unit near Kaunas refused to obey the government and hid in local forests , where they were joined by additional recruits . The leaders of LDDP considered attacking the rebels . The state was on the brink of a civil war , which would have served Russia ' s interests , demonstrating that Russian troops were still necessary in Lithuania to prevent disturbances and riots . But the Russian army left Lithuania just before the coup . The leaders of other military units refused to attack the rebels , and some even declared support for the rebels . The government had to seek a peaceful solution , which eventually was found by the end of 1993 . The coup remains controversial . Some historians claim that it helped to ensure the independence of Lithuania — that if SKAT had been dissolved in 1993 , Lithuania effectively would have been left without military defence . Others claim that the coup did nothing good for Lithuania and was merely a fight over influence in the newly reborn state . Different sides are also blamed for the coup : some blame LDDP government and others blame the Russian secret service , while still others blame certain leaders of the volunteers .
Thomas James Kinsman Thomas James Kinsman ( born March 4 , 1945 ) is a former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War . Biography . Kinsman joined the Army from Seattle , Washington , and by February 6 , 1968 was serving as a Private First Class in Company B , 3rd Battalion , 60th Infantry Regiment , 9th Infantry Division . During a firefight on that day , near Vinh Long in the Republic of Vietnam , Kinsman blocked a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him , suffering severe wounds in the process . He recovered from his wounds and was promoted to Specialist Four and awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions . Medal of Honor citation . Specialist Kinsman ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Sp4c . Kinsman ( then Pfc . ) distinguished himself in action in the afternoon while serving as a rifleman with Company B , on a reconnaissance - in - force mission . As his company was proceeding up a narrow canal in armored troops carriers , it came under sudden and intense rocket , automatic weapons and small - arms fire from a well entrenched Viet Cong force . The company immediately beached and began assaulting the enemy bunker complex . Hampered by exceedingly dense undergrowth which limited visibility to 10 meters , a group of 8 men became cut off from the main body of the company . As they were moving through heavy enemy fire to effect a link - up , an enemy soldier in a concealed position hurled a grenade into their midst . Sp4c . Kinsman immediately alerted his comrades of the danger , then unhesitatingly threw himself on the grenade and blocked the explosion with his body . As a result of his courageous action , he received severe head and chest wounds . Through his indomitable courage , complete disregard for his personal safety and profound concern for his fellow soldiers , Sp4c . Kinsman averted loss of life and injury to the other 7 men of his element . Sp4c . Kinsman ' s extraordinary heroism at the risk of his life , above and beyond the call of duty , are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself , his unit , and the U . S . Army .
Willy Zeller Willy Zeller ( 12 November 1913 – 9 January 1997 ) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Willy Zeller was captured in 1945 by French troops while recovering in hospital and was held until 1947 .
3rd Infantry Brigade ( United Kingdom ) The 3rd Infantry Brigade was a regular British Army formation , which was part of the 1st Infantry Division . Originally formed in 1809 , the brigade had a long history , having been present at the Peninsula War , the Crimean War , and the First and Second World Wars . History . This brigade saw service as part of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front ( World War I ) and with the British Expeditionary Force during the World War II Battle of France . After the retreat from Dunkirk it remained in Great Britain until 1943 when it was sent to North Africa to take part in the Algerian and Tunisian Campaigns . On 11 June 1943 the 1st Infantry Division was sent to the Italian island of Pantelleria which they captured and occupied before being sent to Italy . They fought in Italy until 28 January 1945 when they were sent to Palestine as a garrison where they remained to the end of the war . As part of 1st Division the Brigade was in Egypt after the war until returning to Chiseldon , Wiltshire . During the Suez Crisis the brigade was moved to Malta , in August 1956 , from where they went to Egypt on the aircraft carrier HMS Theseus , reaching Port Said just as the ceasefire was declared . It then went on to Cyprus in 1956 . Following operations against EOKA , the brigade was disbanded there in 1963 . From 1972 , the 3rd Infantry Brigade was headquartered in the Kitchen Hill Factory in Lurgan until moving to Portadown in late 1976 , under HQ Northern Ireland and was the HQ element for the security forces which controlled the South Armagh region of Ulster , including several battalions of the Ulster Defence Regiment . The brigade was disbanded on September 1 , 2004 and its former units divided between 8 Brigade and 39 Brigade . Component Units ( WWI ) . Also attached to the 3rd Brigade were :
349th Night Fighter Squadron The 349th Night Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron . Its last assignment was with the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group , based at Hammer Field , California . The unit was inactivated on March 31 , 1944 . The unit ' s mission was to train pilots and crews for night fighter operations during World War II .
AVR 661 AVR " 661 " is an R - 1 type United States Air Force " crash boat " , a boat used in air - sea rescues . It is 85 feet long and has two Packard Marine 4M - 2500 engines of 1500 horse power . It has a top speed of 35 knots . The boat was armed with a twin . 50 caliber machine gun , a 20 mm anti - aircraft gun and two depth charges . These types of boats were used to rescue aircraft crews at sea . The designation AVR was used for " Aircraft Rescue Vessel " , so it was one of the small , fast craft , that were used for rescuing pilots from downed planes . AVR " 661 " was built in 1943 for the Army Air Corps and served in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II . After the war the Air Force sold many of its crash boats to private parties for use as yachts or commercial vessels . Many others were used as targets and sunk . AVR " 661 " was kept in active service assigned to Tyndall Air Force Base , near Panama City , Florida . During the Vietnam War , AVR " 661 " towed targets for helicopter gunship training and anti - mine training as well as to recover drones . In 1971 , the Air Force decided to preserve AVR " 661 " as one of the last remaining crash boats from World War II . She was to be placed on display at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base , near Dayton , Ohio . That plan was scrapped as the boat was too large for the cargo plane . She was then donated to the PT Boat Museum in Memphis , Tennessee That , too , proved problematic . As she was being run upriver to Memphis , she struck a submerged obstruction and damaged her running gear . Once at Memphis , the boat sank at her moorings . The US Naval Sea Cadet Corps expressed an interest in salvaging the crash boat . The boat was placed on a barge and shipped to Chicago . The Sea Cadets plan was to restore the boat and use it as a training vessel and then to donate her to a museum .
Edmund H . Marriott Edmund H . Marriott , a captain in the Canadian Army , was awarded the Silver Star on 22 September 1943 , by General Dwight D . Eisenhower for " gallantry in action on 23 and 24 April 1945 near Sandhatten , Germany . On 23 April , when " B " Company of The South Saskatchewan Regiment was suddenly taken under a hail of machine gun and sniper fire , Captain Marriott skillfully deployed two platoon s , fearlessly led the third platoon in an assault which cleared the woods and allowed the other two platoons to resume the advance and gain their objective . The following day , when one section of his company was cut off by an infiltrating enemy group , Captain Marriott conducted himself with great daring in directing effective mortar fire upon the enemy and contributed immeasurably to the successful repulse of the enemy . "
Marcus Caecilius Metellus ( consul ) Marcus Caecilius Metellus was one of the four sons of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus . He was Moneyer in 127 BC , Praetor in 118 BC , Consul in 115 BC and from 114 BC to 111 BC Proconsul of Corsica and Sardinia . He was sent to Sardinia to suppress an insurrection on the island , which he succeeded in doing and obtained a Triumph in consequence in Quintilis ( July ) 113 BC . The same day Triumphed also his brother Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius for his victories in Thrace .
Wilhelm Berlin Wilhelm Otto Julius Berlin ( 28 April 1889 – 15 September 1987 ) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Wilhelm Berlin was captured by American troops in May 1945 and remained in captivity until 1947 .
54th Infantry Division Napoli The 54th Infantry Division Napoli was a regular infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II . The " Napoli " Division was part of the Italian XVI Corps in Sicily . It was destroyed during the Allied landings ( Operation Husky ) . The division drafted men in southern Sicily . The members of the division hailed from Caltanissetta , Agrigento , Syracuse and surrounding territories . Commander . Generale di Divisione Giulio Porcinari
Henry Spence Henry Reginald Spence OBE ( 22 June 1897 – 11 September 1981 ) was a Scottish Unionist politician . Spence was commissioned in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 ; with No . 16 Squadron in 1916 - 17 and with 12 Wing RAF in 1918 ( under Ginger Mitchell ) . He was later Area Commandant of the Air Training Corps for North - East Scotland . He was British Cross Country Ski Champion , Mürren in 1929 . He worked in textile manufacturing and industry and was managing partner of a firm and director of four others . Spence was Unionist Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central from 1945 – 50 and for West Aberdeenshire from 1950 - 59 . He died in Kensington and Chelsea aged 84 .
HMS E3 HMS " E3 " was the third E - class submarine s to be constructed , built at Barrow by Vickers in 1911 - 1912 . Built with compartmentalisation and endurance not previously achievable , these were the best submarines in the Royal Navy at the start of the First World War . She was sunk in the first ever successful attack on one submarine by another , when she was torpedoed on 18 October 1914 by " U - 27 " . Loss . " E3 " had sailed from Harwich on 16 October to patrol off Borkum in the North Sea . On 18 October , she spotted some German destroyer s ahead but was unable to get into a position to take a shot at them . Unable to pass them , Commander Cholmley retreated into the bay to wait for them to disperse . As he did so , he failed to see that the bay was also occupied by " U - 27 " , under " Kapitänleutnant " Bernd Wegener . Wegener was surfaced and patrolling between the Ems and Borkum when at 11 : 25 , an object resembling a buoy was spotted where no buoy should be . Suspecting a British submarine , " U - 27 " immediately dived and closed the object . Although ‘ conned down ’ , the number 83 was clearly visible on the conning tower of the British boat , now identified as such beyond reasonable doubt . Wegener tracked the submarine for two hours until able to approach ‘ up sun ’ . He noted that the look - outs were staring intently in the other direction , towards the Ems . When the distance had closed to , two G6 torpedo es were fired by " U - 27 " . Detonation followed 12 seconds later , and " E3 " sank immediately . The KTB records that men ( probably the look - outs from the bridge ) were visible in the water but fearing a second British submarine might have been lurking nearby , " U - 27 " dived and withdrew . 30 minutes later , the U - boat returned to the scene to search for evidence and possible survivors but without success . All 28 members of " E3 " s crew were lost . In 1990 , the stern section was snagged by a fishing boat , which in turn alerted divers from Zeester . The wreck of " E3 " was discovered on 14 October 1994 . The stern of " E3 " had been blown off in the explosion and was found to be completely detached . The stern section — including the stern torpedo chamber — was later raised . The stern hatch was open , but the nature of the explosion indicates that men in the engine room and motor compartments would have died instantly . The motor and engine rooms are fully exposed and have consequently been looted of all removable fittings , including the bell . The conning tower has been removed by fishing nets and the broken periscope standards are still evident . The conning tower ladder is said to have been donated to the Submarine Museum but is not officially listed within their collections . " E3 " s torpedo loading hatch is open and the bow section is largely intact .
Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon The Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon was the most common light anti - aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army . The Type 98 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2598 of the Japanese calendar ( 1938 ) About 80 % of IJA light AA guns were Type 98 . It entered service in 1938 and first saw combat in Nomonhan . It was used until the end of World War II . After World War II this gun is used by Indonesian Army in Indonesian National Revolution . The gun can be emplaced in about 3 minutes by an experienced crew or fired inaccurately from its wheels . This weapon and its variants were based on the French design of the 13 . 2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun of the 1930s , which the Japanese forces had bought and further developed at home . The Type 98 was also one of the two armament options for the IJA ' s Submersible Gun Mount Model 1 .
Naval Air Station Rockaway The station was the departure point for the first transatlantic flight in 1919 , as executed by the crew of the NC - 4 . On November 27 , 1918 , the NC - 1 took off from the station with 51 persons aboard , establishing a new world record for persons carried in flight . 1921 Hangar Fire . The D - 6 was built by the Naval Aircraft Factory , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , but its design was sufficiently different to separate it from the other five D - class airships . It featured a further improved control car ( the " D - 1 Enclosed Cabin Car ) which had a water tight bottom for landings on water and internal fuel tanks . The D - 6 was burned in the Naval Air Station Rockaway hangar fire of 31 August 1921 along with two small dirigibles , the C - 10 and the H - 1 and the kite balloon A - P .
Walter E . Foran Walter Edge " Moose " Foran ( May 14 , 1919 – December 8 , 1986 ) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey , who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature . He followed in the footsteps of his father , Arthur F . Foran , who served in the New Jersey Senate . Biography . Foran was born in Flemington , New Jersey , the fourth of five sons to Elizabeth and Arthur F . Foran . His eldest sibling , Dick Foran , would go on to be a B - movie actor . Walter Edge Foran was named in honor of Walter Evans Edge , his father ' s political mentor . Arthur F . Foran had already served as Mayor of Flemington before working as an aide to Edge , then Governor of New Jersey , in 1917 . By the time of Walter Foran ' s birth in May 1919 , Edge had been elected to the United States Senate . After graduating from Staunton Military Academy in Virginia , Foran attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . He served in the Army field artillery in World War II . Foran served as the Hunterdon County Republican Chairman from 1961 to 1970 . He was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1969 and served as a member of the Joint Appropriations Committee , eventually becoming Minority Leader . He was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 1977 , taking the seat of Anne Clark Martindell , a Democrat who resigned to serve in a series of positions in the Carter administration including United States Ambassador to New Zealand . He won a special election to fill the remainder of Martindell ' s term as well as the general election for a full four - year term in the 14th legislative district . After redistricting , he was re - elected to the Senate in 1981 and 1983 representing the 23rd district . Foran was considered an " old school statesman " and " an imposing figure " ( hence the nickname " Moose " ) , who had " a congenial and persuasive manner and a quick mind . " In the Senate Foran was the ranking Republican on the Revenue , Finance and Appropriations Committee . After his death , a special election to fill his seat was won by Dick Zimmer , then serving in the Assembly . On the Cook College campus of Rutgers University , Walter E . Foran Hall was dedicated on October 30 , 1995 . It is a complex housing the Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment , the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology , and the Chang Science Library . Foran was an early champion of agricultural biotechnology and was instrumental in the founding of the center . A resident of Flemington , Foran died of lung cancer at Hunterdon Medical Center at the age of 67 on December 8 , 1986 .