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McGuirk ' s Mississippi Cavalry Regiment McGuirk ' s Regiment of Mississippi Cavalry was a Militia regiment of the Provisional Army of the Confederate States ( P . A . C . S . ) . History . McGuirk ' s Regiment was organized on 9 June 1863 in the Mississippi Militia at Panola from existing companies of minute men ( militia ) as the Third Regiment , Mississippi State Cavalry , and assigned to the Fifth Military District , Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana . The Regiment was reassigned on 22 October 1863 to Slemons ' Brigade , Chalmers ' Cavalry Command . It was reorganized in April 1864 and mustered into Confederate service on 1 May 1864 as McGuirk ' s Regiment , Mississippi Cavalry , an element of Chalmers ' Cavalry Division . The Regiment surrendered on 4 May 1865 .
Maryannu Maryannu is an ancient word for the caste of chariot - mounted hereditary warrior nobility which dominated many of the societies of the Middle East during the Bronze Age . The term is attested in the Amarna letters written by Haapi . Robert Drews writes that the name ' maryannu ' although plural takes the singular ' marya ' , which in Sanskrit means young warrior , and attaches a Hurrian suffix . ( Drews : p . 59 ) He suggests that at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age most would have spoken either Hurrian or Aryan but by the end of the 14th century most of the Levant maryannu had Semitic names .
National Veterans Art Museum The National Veterans Art Museum , formerly the " National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum " , located at 4041 N . Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago ' s six corners neighborhood , is dedicated to displaying and studying art produced by veteran s from the Vietnam War and other wars and conflicts . Originally a traveling exhibition , while in Chicago it was viewed by Mayor Richard M . Daley , who was so taken by the power of the art that he immediately insisted that the city provide a permanent home for it . The entrance hall has 58 , 226 dog tags hanging from the ceiling , representing the US soldiers who died in Vietnam . It and the other exhibits have been described as deeply moving . History . The National Veterans Art Museum is the result of efforts of the Vietnam Veterans Art Group , formed in 1981 . The group built a following almost immediately after their first show , " Vietnam : Reflexes and Reflections " , which opened in October 1981 . With increasing popularity and press , the Group grew ; veterans from all over the United States began to send in work to be displayed . In 1996 the Vietnam Veterans Art Group established a museum , the only one of its kind at 1801 S . Indiana Ave in Chicago ' s South Loop . Mission . The museum ' s mission is to inspire greater understanding of the impact of war through the collection , preservation , and exhibition of art created by veterans of all U . S . military conflicts . The museum displays military and artistic heritage , helping civilians and veterans make connections across diverse ranges of experience . With nearly 2 , 500 works of art by more than 250 artists , the museum offers visitors of all ages and backgrounds insight into war from the viewpoint of people who were physically and emotionally involved in military conflicts . In addition , the museum provides an artistic outlet for veterans to work through and express their combat and military service experiences .
Marshal of Portugal The office of Marshal of the Kingdom of Portugal ( " Marechal do Reino de Portugal " , sometimes " Mariscal " ) was created by King Fernando I of Portugal in 1382 , in the course of the reorganization of the higher offices of the army of the Kingdom of Portugal . The Marshal was directly subordinate to the Constable of Portugal ( " Condestável " ) , being principally responsible for the high administrative matters , including the quartering of troops , supplies and other logistical matters . Gonçalo Vasques de Azevedo was appointed the first Marshal of the Kingdom in 1382 . The office then passed to his son - in - law , Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho , and was maintained within the Coutinho family ( see Counts of Marialva ) until the Iberian Union of 1580 . After the 1640 restoration of Portugal , the office was resurrected by King João IV of Portugal and the Algarves , and maintained for a few more years . The following is the list of title - holders . The date refers to the approximate year of appointment . External links . SOBRAL , José J . X . , Marechais portugueses , Audaces , 2008
781st Bombardment Squadron The 781st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was to the 465th Bombardment Wing , stationed at Robins Air Force Base , Georgia . It was inactivated on 25 July 1968 . History . Activated as a B - 24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron in mid - 1943 , it trained under the Second Air Force . It was deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations ( MTO ) in March 1944 , where it was assigned to the Fifteenth Air Force . It flew strategic bombardment combat missions over France , Germany , Italy , Austria and the Balkans until the German capitulation in May 1945 . The squadron was attached to Air Transport Command in June 1945 ; it used its B - 24s as transport aircraft , flying personnel from Trinidad to Florida . The unit was inactivated in place in Trinidad during July 1945 . Re - activated in 1953 as a Tactical Air Command C - 119 Troop Carrier squadron under the Eighteenth Air Force , it primarily flew cargo transport missions , but also supported Army Airborne parachute units on maneuvers from Fort Bragg , North Carolina and Fort Campbell , Kentucky . The unit was reassigned in 1953 as a United States Air Forces in Europe troop carrier squadron , in France . It performed theater airlift and transport operations until 1958 when it was inactivated due to budget restrictions . The squadron was re - activated in 1963 as a Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) B - 52 G strategic bombardment squadron at Robins AFB , Georgia . It maintained nuclear alert and flew training missions on a global scale . It deployed to the Western Pacific and flew ' Arc Light ' conventional strategic bombardment missions over Indochina . It returned to Robins where it was inactivated in 1968 when the 465th Bomb Wing was inactivated and its squadrons were absorbed by the re - activation of the 19th Bomb Wing , also at Robins .
USS Herzog ( DE - 178 ) USS " Herzog " ( DE - 178 ) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II . She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys . " Herzog " was named in honor of William Ralph Herzog who was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroism in trying to save his shipmates in 1942 . The ship was launched by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co . , Newark , New Jersey , on 5 September 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . Alice A . Herzog , mother of the namesake ; and commissioned on 6 October 1943 , Lt . Comdr . J . C . Toft , Jr . , in command . World War II Atlantic Ocean operations . After conducting shakedown operations out of Bermuda , " Herzog " steamed from New York on 29 November 1943 on her first escort mission , accompanying to the West Indies and back to New York . Arriving on 18 December , she got underway as part of the escort for a merchant convoy . Protecting the ships through the dangerous Caribbean passages , " Herzog " arrived at the Panama Canal Zone on 27 December . Subsequently she served as escort ship on shorter voyages between Recife , Brazil , and Trinidad . From 14 April until 14 July 1944 " Herzog " served with Task Group 41 . 6 on patrol in the South Atlantic . Working with escort carrier she searched the seas in the never - ending battle against German submarines . On 15 June she was detached to pick up survivors from a German submarine sunk by aircraft , and after returning to the group steamed to Recife , arriving on 23 June . After another brief cruise with the Task Group , she returned to Recife on 16 July . She sailed to the Brazilian Naval Base at Natal , Brazil , on 28 July and was placed out of commission and loaned to the Brazilian Navy under lend - lease on 1 August 1944 . The ship served Brazil as " Beberibe " ( D - 19 ) and on 30 June 1953 was transferred outright to that country under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program . The ship ran aground in February 1966 , and was stricken and scrapped in 1968 .
Rodney Mundy Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rodney Mundy GCB ( 19 April 1805 – 23 December 1884 ) was Commander - in - Chief , Portsmouth . Naval career . Mundy ' s naval service stated as a cadet at the Royal Naval College , Portsmouth in 1818 . In 1833 he was given command of HMS " Favourite " and in 1842 he took over HMS " Iris " and was deployed to Borneo to conduct operations against pirates : In 1846 he formally secured Labuan for the British Forces . In 1854 as Captain of HMS " Nile " he secured Björkö Sound in operations against Russia during the Crimean War . He was made Second - in - Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1860 and protected British interests against the revolutionary forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi . In 1867 he was appointed Commander in - Chief , North America and West Indies Station and in 1872 he became Commander - in - Chief , Portsmouth . He retired in 1877 . He never married .
William L . Utley William L . Utley ( July 10 , 1814 - March 4 , 1887 ) was an American portrait artist , hotel keeper , politician , and newspaper editor from Racine , Wisconsin who was the commanding officer of the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry ( the " Abolition Regiment " ) during the American Civil War . Born in Monson , Massachusetts , he served as Adjutant General of Wisconsin , as well as being a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1851 - 1852 and the Wisconsin State Senate in 1861 - 1862 .
James Francis Smith James Francis Smith ( January 28 , 1859 – June 29 , 1928 ) was an American Brigadier General , associate justice to the Supreme Court of the Philippines , Governor - General of the Philippines , and associate judge of the U . S . Court of Customs Appeals until his death . Education . Smith attended Santa Clara College , graduating with B . A . and Master of Arts degrees , and went to Hastings College of Law . He was admitted to the California bar in 1881 and wed to Lillie A . Dunnigan in 1885 . Military career . Commissioned as a colonel of 1st California Volunteer Infantry on May 6 , 1898 , Smith was part of the first expeditionary force to the Philippines in the Spanish - American War . Smith served with friend Theodore Roosevelt in the Rough Riders . His regiment took part in the Battle of Manila ( 1898 ) . After hostilities ceased against Spain , he saw action in the Philippine - American War in the first part of 1899 , and was promoted to brigadier general . In July , 1899 he was made military governor of Negros Island . Political career . William Howard Taft who was then Governor - General , appointed Smith to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines , where he served from June 17 , 1901 to January , 1903 . Smith later worked under the Taft Commission to devise a legal code for the Philippines . From 1906 to 1909 he was Governor - General ; the new Philippine Assembly was convened during this time , in 1907 . He was close friends with Frank W . Higgins . In March , 1910 , four months after his return to the United States , Taft appointed Smith to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals . He served until his death in 1928 . Bibliography . " A brief history of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals " / by Giles S . Rich . Washington , D . C . : Published by authorization of Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States : U . S . G . P . O . , 1980 .
Erich Becker Erich Becker ( 8 April 1911 – 16 June 1993 ) was a highly decorated Major 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 . Erich Becker was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1950 .
DFW B . I The DFW B . I ( factory designation MD 14 ) , was one of the earliest German aircraft to see service during World War I , and one of the numerous " B - class " unarmed , two - seat observation biplanes of the German military in 1914 , but with a distinctive appearance that easily separated it from any other aircraft of its class . Though a biplane , its wing planform was inspired by that of the earlier Rumpler Taube monoplane , or possibly one of Igo Etrich ' s own follow - ons to the Taube , the " Sperling " monoplane , which led to the DFW aircraft being named the " Fliegende Banane " ( " Flying Banana " ) by its pilots . It was also one of the few single engined , " three - bay " interwing strut design biplanes ( like the original design of the Albatros B . I ) to see service in World War I . The B . II was generally similar , but was intended principally as a trainer aircraft . Some of these machines were fitted with the more powerful Mercedes D . II engine .
AAI XM70 The AAI XM70 is an American assault rifle developed by the AAI Corporation that fires 5 . 56 mm flechette rounds . The XM70 was considered as an entry into the 1970s Future Rifle Program to replace the long serving M16 rifle ; however , due to the high cost of manufacture , the AAI SBR was chosen instead .
9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry The 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It is also known as the Stoneman Cavalry , named after New York - born cavalry general George Stoneman . Service . The regiment was organized in Westfield , New York and was mustered out of service on July 1865 .
German submarine U - 2323 German submarine " U - 2323 " ) was probably the shortest lived German U - boat during the whole of the Second World War . Constructed at Hamburg during the spring of 1944 , she was a modern German Type XXIII submarine , completed on the 18 July and given to Kptlt . Walter Angermann to command . A fast high - technology coastal boat , " U - 2323 " was expected to be the new war - winning weapon in the Kriegsmarine ' s arsenal . The seas around the German coastline were subject to very heavy allied attack during the final two years of the war , as the Royal Air Force sought to restrict German movement around their coasts by sowing thousands of air - dropped naval mines , thus delaying the production and training of new boats , disrupting coastal shipping and destroying several boats before they could become involved in the Battle of the Atlantic . The " U - 2323 " was a victim of this campaign , when on the 26 July 1944 , just eight days old , she was sunk off Möltenort at the entrance to Kiel harbour on her maiden voyage . Two of her crew were killed in the blast , although the survivors managed to safely reach the shore . They were then transferred to other units . The holed boat was raised in early 1945 , but was still undergoing repairs in Kiel at the time of the German surrender . It was broken up " in situ " post - war .
USS Sister ( SP - 822 ) USS " Sister " ( SP - 822 ) was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919 . " Sister " was built as a small commercial steam tug of the same name in 1882 . She was based at Madisonville , Louisiana , in May 1917 when the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , L . F . Young of Madisonville , for use during World War I . She was assigned the section patrol number 822 and commissioned as USS " Sister " ( SP - 822 ) on 11 June 1917 . The Navy formally purchased her from Young on 29 June 1917 . Assigned to the 8th Naval District , " Sister " served as a tug and freight boat for the rest of World War I and into 1919 . One source claims that she also carried out patrol duties . " Sister " was stricken from the Navy List on 17 June 1919 and sold to Armond Mayville of Algiers , Louisiana , on either 10 March or 3 October 1920
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 in Amherstburg , Ontario . The yard comprised blockhouses , store houses , magazine , wood yard and wharf . Vessels built or serviced at the yard included : Besides Navy Island , it was the only major base on Lake Erie during the War of 1812 . The yard was burned and abandoned in 1812 during the early stages of the War of 1812 and re - located to the Penetanguishene Naval Yard . The site of the yard was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1928 .
Gujarat Beechcraft incident The Gujarat Beechcraft incident was an event during Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 in which Pakistan Air Force shot down a civilian Indian Beechcraft commuter aircraft on September 19 , 1965 . Then chief minister of Indian state of Gujarat , Balwantrai Mehta was killed in the crash along with his wife , three members of his staff , one journalist and two crew members . Qais Hussain , a flying officer during the 1965 war , was the pilot who fired on the civilian aircraft after receiving orders from his superiors . In August 2011 , he wrote to Farida Singh , the daughter of the deceased Civilian pilot made this gesture via email , expressing his condolences .
Defence Centre of Training Support The Defence Centre of Training Support ( DCTS ) is a United Kingdom MOD unit headquartered at Kermode Hall at RAF Halton near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire , England . History . The DCTS was established on 1 October 2003 and it absorbed the Royal Navy ' s School of Education and Training , the Army School of Training Support and those elements of RAF Halton that had previously been the RAF ' s Training and Development Support Unit . Function . The DCTS is responsible for training military instructors and training managers , e - learning support services to the MOD , computer - based training production and video production . Structure . The Defence Centre of Training Support ' s headquarters at RAF Halton contain the Specialist Training and Consultancy Group , Technology Based Training Group and the Instructional Training Group ( ITG ) . ITG also have a supporting element at HMS " Nelson " in Portsmouth , England . DCTS is part of the MoD ' s Directorate General Training and Education . Specialist Training and Consultancy Group ( ST & CG ) . ST & CG ( also referred to as STG ) has two main roles ; training consultancy and specialist training delivery . The group offers a variety of courses to support those involved in specialist training roles within Defence . Instructional Training Group ( ITG ) . ITG runs courses with the aim of training instructors in the military . Learning Technologies Group ( LT ) . LT is a group of several departments with expertise in the use of technology within military training . It is the home of the Defence Learning Portal ( DLP ) , Research and Development ( R & D ) but no longer Digital Media Group ( DMG ) . The DLP is a delivery mechanism for military eLearning for the MOD in its entirety , and is managed within LT . R & D provides consultancy and training in eLearning in addition to research projects into how developing technologies can be applied to military training . DMG used to create video and media for both promotional and instructional purposes .
Florian Marciniak Florian Marciniak ( codenames : Jerzy Nowak , Nowak , J . Krzemień , Szary , Flo ; born 4 May 1915 , Gorzyce , Kościan County – died 20 / 21 February 1944 , Gross - Rosen ) was a Polish scoutmaster ( harcmistrz ) , and the first Naczelnik ( Chief Scout ) of the paramilitary scouting resistance organization , the Szare Szeregi , during the Second World War . Marciniak was a graduate of St . John Cantius High School in Poznań . He was arrested by the Gestapo on 6 May 1943 and murdered in February 1944 at the Gross - Rosen concentration camp .
Quartermaster - General to the Forces In the United Kingdom , the Quartermaster - General to the Forces ( QMG ) is a senior general in the British Army . From 1904 the Quartermaster - General to the Forces was the Third Military Member of the Army Board . Responsibilities . The Quartermaster - General to the Forces is traditionally responsible for the supply of equipment , provisions and munitions . In modern use the QMG is the senior General Officer in the army holding a logistics appointment and is currently the Lieutenant General holding the post of Chief of Materiel ( Land ) ( CoM ( L ) ) within Defence Equipment and Support . The QMG sits upon the highest committee within the army , the Army Board . Recent holders of the post . Holders of the post have included :
Victor Sayaret Adjutant Chef Victor Louis Georges Sayaret was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories . World War I . Just after World War I began , Sayaret transferred from dragoons to the aerial service . He was flying a Voisin for Escadrille 24 when he downed his first enemy aircraft on 18 June 1915 . In May 1916 , he transferred to Escadrille 57 to fly a Nieuport fighter . On 17 June 1916 , he scored the first of six wins over the next year ; four of these wins would be shared with four other pilots , including Raoul Lufbery . Postwar . Sayaret flew with the Mail Service . From 1924 to 1927 , he was a test pilot for Farman . After that , he was a pilot for CIDNA and for Air France . Honors and awards . Médaille Militaire " Pilot of outstanding vigor , dash , and devotion and showing magnificent spirit . He downed a German plane behind its lines on 4 August 1916 . In June he had already forced an enemy plane to land in the proximity of our trenches . Already cited in orders . " Chevalier de la Légion d ' Honneur " Has affirmed in an Escadrille de chasse , the exceptional qualities of ardor and dash which he had already shown in an Escadrille de bombardment . Médaille Militaire and cited twice in army orders , after having downed five enemy planes . He reported a sixth victory on 1 November 1916 . During the course of the 15 December attacks he descended to 100 meters above the ground and silenced a German battery by strafing it . " References . " Nieuport Aces of World War 1 . " Norman Franks . Osprey Publishing , 2000 . ISBN 1 - 85532 - 961 - 1 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 85532 - 961 - 4 .
William M . Wherry William Mackey Wherry ( September 13 , 1836 – November 3 , 1918 ) was an American author , soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor , Biography . Wherry was born in St . Louis , Missouri . He served on the frontier against the Indians and during the Spanish American War . Wherry retired at the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army . Wherry is the author of " " Lyon ' s Campaign in Missouri " " . While serving in the American Civil War , as a First Lieutenant of Company D , 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry and aide - de - camp to Nathaniel Lyon . Wherry received the Medal of Honor for actions at the Battle of Wilson ' s Creek on August 10 , 1861 . Wherry ' s Medal of Honor was issued after the war on October 30 , 1895 with the citation " Displayed conspicuous coolness and heroism in rallying troops that were recoiling under heavy fire " . After the Civil War , Wherry served as a Brevet Colonel while assigned to Headquarters First Military District in Richmond , Virginia . Wherry was promoted to Lt Col , Second United States Infantry on 29 December 1894 . At the onset of the Spanish - American War he took command of the 2nd Infantry when regimental commander Col John C . Bates was promoted to brigadier general of an Independent Brigade consisting of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and 20th Infantry Regiment . He commanded the regiment until he was promoted to colonel of the 8th Infantry on 30 August 1898 . Wherry was appointed brigadier general of volunteers September 21 , 1898 and discharged from the volunteers on November 30 , 1898 . Wherry was appointed brigadier general in the Regular Army on January 7 , 1899 and retired on January 18 , 1899 . Wherry died on November 3 , 1918 in Cincinnati , Ohio , and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St . Louis .