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Garrett J . Pendergrast Commodore Garrett Jesse Pendergrast ( December 5 , 1802 – November 7 , 1862 ) was an officer in the United States Navy , who served at the beginning of the American Civil War . His nephew was Lieutenant Commander Austin Pendergrast , who during the Civil War took command of when she was sunk by . Early life and career . Pendergrast entered the navy as a midshipman on January 1 , 1812 , was promoted to lieutenant on March 3 , 1821 , and to commander on September 8 , 1841 . On 27 October 1843 he recommissioned the sloop at Boston , sailing to the South Atlantic to join the Brazil Squadron , where he remained for over two years , finally returning to the New York Navy Yard in February 1846 . Promoted to Captain on May 24 , 1855 , he commissioned the frigate on February 20 , 1856 . The ship would later become the . On September 24 , 1860 , Pendergrast sailed from Philadelphia aboard the sloop in order to assume command of the Home Squadron , then operating off the coast of Mexico . Civil War . At the outbreak of war in 1861 , Flag Officer Pendergrast was in command of the frigate at the Norfolk Navy Yard , having just returned from Vera Cruz , Mexico . At the age of 58 , Pendergrast was one of the oldest officers in service . A native of Kentucky , he was married to Virginia Barron , the daughter of Commodore James Barron . Upon the Secession , she reportedly refused to accompany her husband in his allegiance to the United States and swore she would never live with him again . The first significant victory for the U . S . Navy during the early phases of the Union blockade occurred on April 24 , 1861 , when Pendergrast and the " Cumberland " , accompanied by a small flotilla of support ships , began seizing Confederate ships and privateers in the vicinity of Fort Monroe off the Virginia coastline . Within the next two weeks , Pendergrast had captured 16 enemy vessels , serving early notice to the Confederate War Department that the blockade would be effective if extended . Promoted to commodore on July 16 , 1862 , Pendergrast was assigned to command the Philadelphia Navy Yard , and was holding that position when he died of a paralytic stroke on November 7 , 1862 . He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery , Philadelphia .
USS Ibis ( SP - 3051 ) The first USS " Ibis " ( SP - 3051 ) , also listed as USS " Ibis " ( ID - 3051 ) , was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1918 to 1919 . " Ibis " was built as the commercial fishing trawler " Sea Gull " by the Globe Shipbuilding Company at Superior , Wisconsin , in 1917 . In June 1918 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Company of New York City , for use as a minesweeper during World War I . She was commissioned on 19 August 1918 as USS " Ibis " ( SP - 3051 or , perhaps restrospectively , ID - 3051 ) . Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England , " Ibis " operated for the remainder of World War I and into 1919 . Sometime in mid - 1918 she accidentally rammed the patrol vessel while " Satilla " was alongside the Hodge Boiler Works pier at Rockville , Maine . " Satilla " suffered considerable damage , with her hull buckled in on the port side and leaking , and was under repair for the next few months , not returning to duty until after the end of World War I . " Ibis " was decommissioned after the end of World War I and was returned to her owner on 3 March 1919 .
Protecteur - class replenishment oiler " Protecteur " - class auxiliary oiler replenishment ( AOR ) ships are used by the Royal Canadian Navy to resupply ships at sea with food , munitions , fuel and spare parts . They have more sophisticated medical and dental facilities than smaller warships . At 172 meters ( 564 feet ) the ships are the largest operated by the RCN . < / div >
Ernst Borchert Ernst Borchert ( 14 December 1918 – 1 May 1945 ) 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 . Ernst Borchert was killed on 1 May 1945 in Drolshagen .
Businessmen ' s Military Training Corps The Businessmen ’ s Military Training Corps was a white and part - Hawaiian militia unit to prevent collaboration of Japanese - Americans as a result of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii . The militia was made up of 17 companies , two thirds of which were World War I veterans . Their main activates were patrolling , security , and battle planning . In response to their bias toward whites the Hawaii Defense Volunteers a Chinese - American militia formed .
Li Jianying Li Jianying ( ; - ) was a People ' s Liberation Army Air Force pilot . Li chose to sacrifice himself in a crash - landing rather than bail out and leave his plane to plow into a village . Li was born in Zhengzhou , Henan in 1964 . Li was known for his toughness and work ethic . He joined the army in 1982 , and served as air force Colonel and first - class pilot before his death . During his 22 - year flying career , Li flew 5 , 003 times registering 2 , 389 hours of safe flights , and was awarded third - class and second - class honors . Li was posthumously awarded a first - class merit and a gold medal for pilots , the highest honor for a pilot . On Nov 14 , 2006 , Li Jianying was flying over an area populated by 7 villages , 814 households , an express toll station and a tile workshop when his fighter jet ran into a flock of pigeons . There were over 800 liters of aviation oil , more than 120 airborne shells , a rocket , and inflammable oxygen cylinders . Li knew that if he ejected , the jet would went out of control causing unimaginable loss . Li radioed in that he was going to attempt a forced landing . He attempted to set down on a river bank , but his jet exploded on impact . Li died in the crash and was awarded a first - class merit and a gold medal for pilots . In 2008 Li was tied for first place in " CCTV " ' s " China ' s 10 Most Moving People of 2007 " award .
Tupolev Tu - 126 The Tupolev Tu - 126 ( NATO reporting name : Moss ) was an Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft developed from the Tupolev Tu - 114 airliner by the Tupolev design bureau . It was in service with the armed forces of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1984 . Design and development . In 1958 increasing concern over the threat of an American nuclear strike against the USSR from the north led to a new requirement for an airborne radar system , which would avoid the problems and expenses of attempting to create a land - based radar system to cover all of the enormous Soviet northern coast . The Tupolev Design Bureau was ordered to design an AEW & C aircraft . After trying to fit the projected radar instrumentation in a Tu - 95 and a Tu - 116 , a decision was made to use the Tupolev Tu - 114 with its wider fuselage instead . This solved problems with cooling and operator space that existed with the narrower Tu - 95 and Tu - 116 designs . To adhere to the flight range requirements , the plane was fitted with an air - to - air refuelling probe . The Tu - 126 had a crew of 12 and carried the " Liana " radar ( NATO reporting name " Flat Jack " ) in a rotordome mounted above the fuselage . The first prototype Tu - 126 flew on 23 January 1962 . Testing , which continued through the autumn of 1964 , showed that while the radar was effective over water , performance was poorer over land . It was also found that the large counter - rotating metal propellers of the four engines seriously compromised the performance of the radar . This problem was only marginally countered by the installation of a new radar called " Shmel " . Operational history . The Tu - 126 entered service in 1965 , although it was only identified by Western intelligence in 1968 after appearing in a Soviet documentary film . Eight production aircraft were built in addition to the prototype from between 1965 and 1968 and all were nominally based at Šiauliai . Western intelligence estimated that its radar performance was superior to Western equivalents , that it was able to detect cruise missile s or small aircraft at low level . However , it was assessed that the Tu - 126 had powerful jamming equipment . The Tu - 126 was used by the Soviet Air Force , until being replaced by the Beriev A - 50 . A single Tu - 126 was also leased by India during the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 . The last Tu - 126 was retired in 1984 .
Robert Blair ( VC ) Robert Blair VC ( 13 March 1834 – 28 March 1859 ) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . He was 23 years old , and a lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoon Guards ( Queen ' s Bays ) , British Army , attached to 9th Lancers ( The Queen ' s Royal ) during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 28 September 1857 at Bolandshahr , India for which he was awarded the VC . Blair was a graduate of University of Glasgow and a Snell exhibitioner at Balliol College , Oxford . Blair joined the army in 1855 in the service of the 9th Lancers and later transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards . He later achieved the rank of captain and died of smallpox , Cawnpore , India , on 28 March 1859 . He was the cousin of another Indian Mutiny VC recipient James Blair . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Queen ' s Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum in Cardiff Castle , Wales .
Bombing of Akita in World War II The , also known as the , on the night of August 14 , 1945 was part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the United States of America against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of World War II . This was reportedly the farthest - range and also the last bombing mission in World War II , coming only hours before Japan announced its surrender . Background . The town of Tsuchizaki was a major port on the Sea of Japan coast , railway nexus , and an important center for oil refineries fed by nearby oil fields . . The town was incorporated into the neighboring city of Akita on April 1 , 1941 . Despite its military significance , it had not been attacked during the initial stages of the strategic bombing campaign , partly due to its remote location . Air raid . On August 14 , 1945 , the night before the surrender of Japan , a force of 134 B - 29 Superfortress bombers from the USAAF 315th Bombardment Wing launched a major firebombing attack on the central part of the city . The bombers arrived over target without opposition at 2230 hours on the night of August 14 , and dropped a total of 7 , 360 100 - kg and 4 , 687 50 - kg bombs , with the final bomber departing the target area at 0330 on the morning of August 15 . The bombs completely destroyed the oil refinery belonging to Nippon Oil ( the current JX Nippon Oil & Energy Co ) and adjacent port facilities , and the resulting fire spread to the neighboring town . The estimated civilian casualties were more than 250 people killed , and an estimated 200 were severely injured .
Task Force Tarawa Task Force Tarawa ( TFT ) was the name given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during the 2003 invasion of Iraq . They were a Marine Air - Ground Task Force commanded by Brigadier General Richard F . Natonski that was attached to the I Marine Expeditionary Force during the course of the invasion and were most notable for their participation in the heavy fighting in the city of an - Nāṣiriyyah . During their time supporting , the task force suffered 23 Marines killed in action . Deployment . The 7 , 100 Marines and Sailors of TFT departed Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune , North Carolina on January 15 , 2003 . They were transported on seven United States Navy ships that together formed Amphibious Task Force East ( ATF East ) ; otherwise nicknamed the ' Magnificent Seven ' . The ships were the , , , , , , and the . ATF East arrived in Kuwait on February 15 , 2003 and quickly debarked their aircraft and ships then headed into the northern Kuwaiti desert . The Task force ’ s equipment consisted of 81 aircraft , 26 Amphibious Assault Vehicle s , 24 LAVs , 14 M1A1 Abrams tanks , 18 M198 howitzer s , and 4 M9 ACEs . Operation Iraqi Freedom . TFT crossed into Iraq on March 21 , 2003 with the missions of securing Jalibah Airfield and then securing the 3 bridges over the Euphrates River at An Nasiriyah to allow the 1st Marine Division to continue its attack north . From March 23 to March 29 , 2003 , Task Force Tarawa was engaged in heavy fighting in and around the city of An Nasiriyah as they came in contact with Saddam Hussein ’ s Fedayeen and members of the Iraqi 11th Infantry Division . TFT lost 18 Marines in the fighting and were involved in a friendly fire incident in which two A - 10 Warthog aircraft killed a number of Marines when they strafed their Amphibious Assault Vehicle s . The A - 10 pilots were not prosecuted . During this time the original task force grew with the additions of the 15th and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit s . The Marines of TFT were the first U . S . unit to come in contact with the remnants of the 507th Maintenance Company after they were ambushed and later on were on standby to assist with the rescue of prisoner of war PFC Jessica Lynch . After leaving An Nasiriyah , the Task Force was tasked with securing the highways to the rear of the 1st Marine Division and on April 3 , 2003 they secured the town of Ad Diwaniyah . They continued to move and on April 7 , pushed into Al Amarah and finally ended the invasion outside of Baghdad after conducting security and stabilization operations in Al Kut on April 11 . On May 14 , 2003 Task Force Tarawa turned its Area of Operations over to the 1st Marine Division and returned to the United States via Kuwait . HMM - 162 - Helicopter Marine Medium
Action of 6 December 1782 The Action of 6 December 1782 was a single - ship action fought between HMS " Ruby " and the French ship " Solitaire " off the coast of Martinique . The " Ruby " easily defeated the " Solitaire " . Battle . A French convoy was intercepted off Martinique by the Royal Navy squadron of Rear Admiral Richard Hughes on 6 December 1782 . One of his ships , the 64 - gun HMS " Ruby " captained by John Collins , sighted the 1 , 521 ton French ship " Solitaire " of 64 guns under the command of Jean - Charles de Borda . Collins gave chase and eventually caught up and intercepted the " Solitaire " . After nearly forty minutes of action the " Solitaire " had her mizzenmast shot away , her rigging and sails in tatters and was becoming dead in the water when Borda decided to strike her colours . The " Solitaire " had 35 men killed and 55 wounded whilst the " Ruby " had only two men wounded . Aftermath . Captain John Collins was knighted for his action . The " Solitaire " enter the Royal Navy as HMS " Solitaire " and remained in service until 1790 , when she was sold out of the navy . Jean - Charles de Borda , although captured along with his entire crew , was shortly released and returned as an engineer in the French Navy . He later achieved fame as a mathematician , physicist and political scientist .
Son Won - il Son Won - il ( May 5 , 1909February 15 , 1980 ) was a South Korean navy vice admiral , best known for being the first Chief of Naval Operations ( CNO ) of the Republic of Korea Navy . Career . As one of the founding members of the Republic of Korea Navy , Son is generally regarded as the founder of the South Korean navy . After relieved from the service , he was appointed as the fifth Minister of National Defense , and the first ambassador to West Germany . Legacy . In honor of Son , the ROKS " Son Wonil " ( SS 072 ) , the first of " Son Wonil " class submarines , was commissioned in 2007 , named after him .
Ben Guerir Air Base Ben Guerir Air Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Morocco , later operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force , which served as a Transatlantic Abort Landing ( TAL ) site for the Space Shuttle . It is located about north of Marrakech , near the town of Ben Guerir . Ben Guerir was established in 1951 by the Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) as one of five bases constructed in northwest Africa for SAC during a " crash program " which began in 1950 . The base was located to allow for the rapid deployment of nuclear - armed B - 47 Stratojet s , without requiring aerial refueling . KC - 97 Stratotanker s were also deployed from the base . In 1956 the entire RB - 47E force operated by the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ' s 322nd , 323rd and 324th SR Squadrons spent 90 days TDY here . SAC occupied the base until 1963 , The Base Operating unit was the 3926th Air Base ( Later : Combat Support ) Group , assigned to the 5th Air Division and later to the 4310th Air Division . The base was designated as a TAL site for the Space Shuttle in July 1988 , replacing the former TAL site at Casablanca . The site was chosen largely for its location near the nominal ground track of the shuttle orbiter for a mid - range inclination launch , meaning a diversion to the TAL site would allow for efficient use of fuel . Ben Guerir last served as a TAL site in June 2002 , for STS - 111 , which landed at Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of its flight . The base was deactivated in 2005 , after supporting 83 shuttle missions . Ben Guerir has one runway which is oriented in a North - South direction , is wide , with shoulders , and is long with a underrun and a compacted dirt overrun , for a total length of . During renovation which were made by NASA in 1988 , the runway was equipped with shuttle - unique landing aids , including a Microwave landing system and Tactical Air Navigation ( TACAN ) system . The Moroccan Air Force is currently upgrading Ben Guerir Air Base to support its pending acquisition of F - 16 Fighting Falcon aircraft .
Marine Corps Logistics Command Marine Corps Logistics Command ( MARCORLOGCOM ) is a major command of the United States Marine Corps that is the preferred provider of supply chain management , collaborative maintenance management and strategic prepositioning to the Operating Forces and other services and agencies . Mission . To provide worldwide , integrated logistics / supply chain and distribution management ; depot level maintenance management ; and strategic prepositioning capability in support of the operating forces and other supported units to maximize their readiness and sustainability and to support enterprise and program level Total Life Cycle Management .
J . Roy Rowland James Roy Rowland , Jr . ( born February 3 , 1926 ) is an American politician and physician from Georgia . Rowland attended Wrightsville High School and graduated in 1943 . He then attended Emory at Oxford in Oxford , Georgia in 1943 , South Georgia College in Douglas , Georgia in 1946 and the University of Georgia in Athens from 1946 to 1948 . Rowland earned his M . D . from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta , Georgia in 1952 . His education was obtained around his service in the United States Army during World War II as a sergeant from 1944 to 1946 . He was a practicing physician from 1952 to 1982 . Rowland served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1976 through 1982 . He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1982 when he defeated fellow Democrat Billy Lee Evans , who had accepted illegal campaign contributions . Rowland served six terms in Congress , from January 3 , 1983 , to January 3 , 1995 , and did not seek renomination in 1994 .
Borden Institute The Borden Institute is a U . S . Army “ Center of Excellence in Military Medical Research and Education ” located on the grounds of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center ( WRAMC ) , in Washington , DC . In 1987 , U . S . Army Colonel Russ Zajtchuk conceived the idea for a “ Center of Excellence in Military Medical Research and Education , ” under the Army ’ s Office of The Surgeon General ( OTSG ) . The Center was soon made a reality , largely through the efforts of Zajtchuk , Dr . Don Jenkins , and Colonel Ron Bellamy . In 1992 , to honor Lieutenant Colonel William Cline Borden ( Major Walter Reed ’ s personal physician and conceiver of the original Walter Reed General Hospital ) the Center ’ s name was changed to Borden Institute . The Institute is located at Delano Hall on the WRAMC campus . To date , the Borden Institute has published nearly 20 volumes of the " Textbook of Military Medicine " ( TMM ) series . These comprehensive reference books on the art and science of military medicine are extensively illustrated and written in an easy - to - follow narrative . The TMM series is designed to illustrate how military medicine has built on the lessons learned in past wars , and to lay out the scientific basis on which the practice of military medicine is grounded .
Royal Bahrain Naval Force The Royal Bahrain Naval Force ( RBNF ) ( previously known as Bahrain Defense Force , Naval Branch ) , is the maritime branch of the Bahrain Defense Force . The Commander of the Navy is Lieutenant Commander Yusuf al - Maluallah . The navy consists of 11 combat vessels , 22 patrol craft and over 700 personnel . The Fleet is based at Mina Sulman Naval Base and has a flight wing which can operate off the corvettes , consisting of two MBB BO - 105 helicopters . The flagship of the RBNF is the vessel RBNS " Sabha " , an American - built missile frigate given to the state as a gift in 1996 .
Alexander Anderson McHardy Major - General Alexander Anderson McHardy DSO ( ; 9 November 1868 – 11 November 1958 ) is the son of Lieutenant - Colonel Sir Alexander Burness McHardy and Elsie Norrie Anderson . He was married to Lilian Amy McHardy in 1904 . He was the first Colony Commissioner of the Boy Scout Association , Hong Kong Branch in 1914 and 1915 . He then went to France and participated in World War I . He was awarded Distinguished Service Order .
561st Volksgrenadier Division ( Wehrmacht ) The 561st Grenadier Division , designated " 561 . Grenadierdivision " in German was a Wehrmacht division active during World War II . History . The 561st Grenadier Division was raised in July 1944 and placed under the leadership of Major General Walter Gorn on 21 July 1944 . The division was sent to occupy the central sector of the Eastern Front , which was rapidly diminishing due to the efforts of the Soviet ' s Red Army . In October 1944 , the division was re - designated the 561st Volksgrenadier Division .
Thomas Hughes ( VC ) Thomas Hughes VC ( 30 May 1885 – 8 January 1942 ) was a British Army soldier , and recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Biography . Hughes was born 30 May 1885 in Corravoo near Castleblayney , County Monaghan . He was 31 years old , and a private in the 6th Battalion , The Connaught Rangers , British Army during the First World War . On 3 September 1916 at Guillemont , France , Private Hughes was wounded in an attack but returned at once to the firing line after having his wounds dressed . Later , seeing a hostile machine - gun , he dashed out in front of his company , shot the gunner and , single - handed , captured the gun . Though again wounded , he brought back three or four prisoners . He later achieved the rank of corporal . He died in Carrickmacross , County Monaghan , 8 January 1942 , aged 56 . He is buried in the cemetery attached to St Patrick ' s Roman Catholic church in Broomfield , near Castleblayney , in Co Monaghan . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum " ( Chelsea , England ) " . References . Listed in order of publication year