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474th Tactical Fighter Squadron The 474th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . It last was assigned to the 413th Tactical Fighter Wing , stationed at George Air Force Base , California . It was inactivated on 15 March 1959 . History . Activated as a 4th F - 86H Sabre squadron in late 1957 . Primary mission was training for other squadrons in the wing . Upgraded to F - 100 Super Sabre in 1958 and became operational squadron . Inactivated , personnel and equipment being re - designated 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron , 31st Tactical Fighter Wing on 15 March 1959 .
George W . Mathews George William Mathews ( 1874 – 1906 ) was an Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine - American War . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Assistant Surgeon , 36th Infantry , U . S . Volunteers . Place and date : Near Labo , Luzon , Philippine Islands , October 29 , 1899 . Entered service at : Worcester , Mass . Birth : Worcester , Mass . Date of issue : March 14 , 1902 . Citation : While in attendance upon the wounded and under a severe fire from the enemy , seized a carbine and beat off an attack upon wounded officers and men under his charge .
EOC 12 inch / 45 naval gun The EOC 12 inch 45 calibre gun were various similar 12 - inch wire - wound naval guns designed and manufactured by Elswick Ordnance Company to equip ships that the parent company Armstrong Whitworth built and / or armed for several countries before World War I . History . Brazil service . Elswick supplied its 12 - inch 45 - calibre guns for the s completed by itself and Vickers in 1910 for Brazil . UK service . When World War I began , Elswick were completing the battleship for the Ottoman Empire , originally begun as for Brazil . It was armed with 14 of a slightly later version of Elswick ' s 12 - inch 45 - calibre guns . The battleship was completed as and served in the Royal Navy in World War I , with its guns designated BL 12 inch Mk XIII . The gun ' s performance was similar to the standard Royal Navy equivalent gun , the BL 12 inch Mk X designed by Vickers . Japan service . Elswick supplied its 12 - inch 45 - calibre guns to the Imperial Japanese Navy , and they were also manufactured under licence in Japan . In Japanese service from 1908 they became 12 " / 45 41st Year Type and later after the navy metricised in 1917 , 30 cm / 45 41st Year Type . They equipped the following ship classes :
William Pelham ( Medal of Honor ) William R . Pelham ( December 24 , 1845 or December 8 , 1847 – March 30 , 1933 ) was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay . Biography . Pelham enlisted in the Navy from either Nova Scotia or New York City and took part in the Civil War as a Landsman on Rear Admiral David Farragut ' s flagship , the . On August 5 , 1864 , the " Hartford " participated in the Battle of Mobile Bay , Alabama . Five months after the battle , on December 31 , 1864 , Pelham was issued the Medal of Honor for his conduct in that action . Pelham died at age 85 or 87 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery , Brooklyn , New York . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and Organization : Landsman , U . S . Navy . Born : Halifax , Nova Scotia . Enlisted in : Nova Scotia . G . O . No . : 45 , December 31 , 1864 . Citation : On board the flagship U . S . S . " Hartford " during successful actions against Fort Morgan , rebel gunboats and the ram in Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864 . When the other members of his guncrew were killed or wounded under the enemy ' s terrific shellfire , Pelham calmly assisted the casualties below and voluntarily returned and took his place at an adjoining gun where another man had been struck down . He continued to fight his gun throughout the remainder of the battle which resulted in the capture of the " Tennessee " .
HMS Javelin ( F61 ) HMS " Javelin " ( F61 ) was a J - class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by John Brown and Company , Limited , at Clydebank in Scotland on 11 October 1937 , launched on 21 December 1938 , and commissioned on 10 June 1939 . History . At the end of November 1940 , the 5th Destroyer Flotilla , consisting of the HMS " Jupiter " , " Javelin " , " Jackal " , " Jersey " , and " Kashmir " , under Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten , was operating off Plymouth , England . The flotilla engaged the German destroyers " Hans Lody " , " Richard Beitzen " , and " Karl Galster " . The " Javelin " was badly damaged by torpedo and artillery hits from the German destroyers and lost both her bow and her stern . Only 155 feet of " Javelin " ' s original 353 foot length remained afloat and she was towed back to harbour . " Javelin " was out of action for almost a year . Probably arising from this incident , Stoker First Class T Robson was killed and is interred at St Pol de Leon Cemetery , Brittany , France . " Javelin " participated in the Operation Ironclad assault on Madagascar in May 1942 . She participated in the failed Operation Vigorous attempt to deliver a supply convoy to Malta , in June 1942 . The crew of HMS " Javelin " mutinied on 17 October 1945 whilst the ship was anchored off Rhodes and several ratings were subsequently court - martialled . HMS " Javelin " was sold to the shipbreakers on 11 June 1949 , and she was scrapped at Troon in Scotland .
Jamal Nasser Jamal Nasser ( c . 1985 – March 16 , 2003 ) was an Afghan soldier who died in United States ' custody on March 16 , 2003 . In 2004 , eighteen months after his death , when his death in custody was brought to the attention of American headquarters , his death was attributed to a kidney infection . Later , an investigation determined that the account of death by natural causes was a fiction , the result of collusion among the GIs in the Special Forces unit whose custody he was in when he died . After a two - year investigation no one was held responsible for his death . However reprimands were filed in the dossiers of several GIs for the failure to report his death . Senator Patrick Leahy ' s account . According to Senator Patrick Leahy : Neimann Foundation for Journalism account . Craig Pyes , one of the two " LA Times " reporters who broke the story , described the process of researching the story for the Neiman Report , the publication of the Neiman Foundation for Journalism . Pyes wrote that he and his colleague , Kevin Sack , decided to conduct a parallel investigation to the Army ' s official investigation . He wrote they interviewed more than 100 individuals .
121st Pioneers The 121st Pioneers were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . The regiment traces their origins to 1777 , when they were raised as the Marine Battalion . The regiments first action was in the Anglo - Persian War , they returned to the Gulf when they were used in the punitive expedition in the Beni Boo Ali campaign in 1821 , against the pirates in Eastern Arabia and the Persian Gulf . They were involved in a number of campaigns following this the conquest of Sindh including the Battle of Hyderabad in 1843 . The Second Anglo - Sikh War in 1848 , the Second Anglo - Burmese War in 1852 and the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia . During World War I the regiment served in the Mesopotamia Campaign and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign s . After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments . In 1922 , the 121st Pioneers became the 10th ( Marine ) Battalion , 2nd Bombay Pioneers . The regiment was disbanded in 1932 .
George S . Robb George Seanor Robb ( May 18 , 1887 – May 14 , 1972 ) was an officer in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I . Biography . Robb was born in Assaria , Kansas on May 18 , 1887 and died May 14 , 1972 in Topeka , Kansas . He is buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery , Salina , Kansas . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : First Lieutenant , U . S . Army , 369th Infantry , 93d Division . Place and date : Near Sechault , France , 29 – 30 September 1918 . Entered service at : Salina , Kans . Born : 18 May 1887 , Assaria , Kans . G . O . No . : 16 , W . D . , 1919 . Citation : While leading his platoon in the assault 1st Lt . Robb was severely wounded by machinegun fire , but rather than go to the rear for proper treatment he remained with his platoon until ordered to the dressing station by his commanding officer . Returning within 45 minutes , he remained on duty throughout the entire night , inspecting his lines and establishing outposts . Early the next morning he was again wounded , once again displaying his remarkable devotion to duty by remaining in command of his platoon . Later the same day a bursting shell added 2 more wounds , the same shell killing his commanding officer and 2 officers of his company . He then assumed command of the company and organized its position in the trenches . Displaying wonderful courage and tenacity at the critical times , he was the only officer of his battalion who advanced beyond the town , and by clearing machinegun and sniping posts contributed largely to the aid of his battalion in holding their objective . His example of bravery and fortitude and his eagerness to continue with his mission despite severe wounds set before the enlisted men of his command a most wonderful standard of morale and self - sacrifice . At the time of his decoration Robb was one of only 44 Americans to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during World War I .
Franz Seraph of Orsini - Rosenberg Prince Franz Seraph of Orsini - Rosenberg , born 18 October 1761 – died 4 August 1832 , joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the Ottoman Turks , winning a prestigious award for bravery . In the 1790s , he served in the wars against the First French Republic and received promotion to general officer . During the Napoleonic Wars he led a division in 1805 and an army corps in 1809 . He became a member of the Hofkriegsrat ( Aulic Council ) in 1811 . He was the Proprietor ( Inhaber ) of an Austrian light cavalry regiment from 1801 until his death . Wagram . At the Battle of Wagram , Rosenberg commanded the IV Armeekorps on the left flank .
Peder Skram - class frigate The Peder Skram class frigate was a class of frigate built for the Royal Danish Navy in the period 1964 - 1967 . Only two vessels in this class were ever constructed , Peder Skram " F352 " and . The ships were named after Danish Admirals Peder Skram and Herluf Trolle The ships were modernised in 1976 - 78 and fitted with guided missiles . " Herluf Trolle " suffered a serious engine room fire in 1982 and was repaired by 1983 . Both ships were placed in reserve in 1987 decommissioned in 1990 . " Peder Skram " is preserved and open to the public at the naval station in Copenhagen . " Herluf Trolle " was scrapped in Belgium in 1995 .
Royal Engineers , Columbia Detachment Columbia detachment of the Royal Engineers was a British military contingent that played a major role in the settlement , development and security of the new British Columbia . Sent at the request of Governor James Douglas to help maintain order during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush , the detachment was created by an act of British parliament on 2 August 1858 and commanded by Col . Richard Moody . The cost of the detachment was borne by the colony . Organisation . The corps consisted of 150 sappers , and was later increased to 172 . Moody had three captains : Robert Mann Parsons , John Marshall Grant , and Henry Reynolds Luard . The contingent also included two subalterns , Lt . Arthur Lempriere ( later a Major - General ) and Lt . Henry Palmer , and a surgeon , John Seddall . Captain William Driscoll Gosset , a retired Royal Engineer , was appointed a civilian treasurer and commissary officer . Rev . John Sheepshanks served as the detachment ’ s chaplain , and Robert Burnaby , was retained for a time as Moody ’ s personal secretary . McGowan ’ s War . The Royal Engineers arrived in British Columbia in October and November 1858 , just in time to respond an incident popularly known as " Ned McGowan ' s War . " 22 Engineers accompanied Moody and Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie to Yale to face down a group of rebellious American miners . Order was restored without further violence . Settlement . Following the enactment of the Pre - emption Act of 1860 , Colonel Moody and his engineers assisted the process of settling the Lower Mainland by selecting and surveying the site for the capital " New Westminster " ( rechristened New Westminster by Queen Victoria on 20 July 1859 ) . Just a mile outside of the townsite , the Engineer ' s camp developed into a settlement of its own — the area is still known as Sapperton . Moody and the Royal Engineers also built an extensive road network , including what would become Kingsway , connecting New Westminster to False Creek and North Road between Port Moody and New Westminster . As part of the surveying effort , several tracts were designated " government reserves , " which included Stanley Park as a military reserve ( a strategic location in case of an American invasion ) . The Columbia Detachment was disbanded in July , 1863 . Apart from the Moody family , only 22 men and 8 wives returned to England , while the rest , 130 sappers , elected to remain in BC . Colonial secretary Edward Bulwer - Lytton described the Engineers ’ accomplishment as “ to found a second England on the shores of the Pacific ” .
USS Alamosa ( AK - 156 ) USS " Alamosa " ( AK - 156 ) was a cargo ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . She was responsible for delivering troops , goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . It is the lead ship of the " Alamosa class " . " Alamosa " ( AK - 156 ) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MC hull 2101 ) on 15 November 1943 at Richmond , California , by Kaiser Cargo , Inc . ; launched on 14 April 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . J . J . Mullane ; and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 10 August 1944 , Lt . Comdr . K . C . Ingraham in command . Alamosa class cargo ships are named after United States Counties . Recommissioned as an ammunition issue ship . After a brief fitting out period in the San Francisco Bay area , " Alamosa " sailed for Portland , Oregon . There the ship entered the Commercial Iron Works yards and was decommissioned on 25 August for conversion to an ammunition issue ship . She was recommissioned on 25 September and got underway on 6 October for shakedown out of San Pedro , California . After taking on ammunition at Mare Island , California , " Alamosa " set sail on November [ . . . ] for the Marshall Islands . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . Upon arriving at Eniwetok on 7 December , Alamosa was assigned to Service Squadron 8 . For the duration of World War II , the vessel carried ammunition and cargo between Eniwetok , Saipan , Guam , Ulithi , Peleliu , and Leyte . Post - war activity . After the end of hostilities , " Alamosa " entered drydock at Apra Harbor , Guam , on 1 October 1945 . Following the completion of repairs , she got underway again on 7 January 1946 , bound for home . Post - war decommissioning . She arrived at Seattle , Washington , on 27 January ; was decommissioned there on 20 May 1946 ; and was turned over to the Maritime Commission ' s War Shipping Administration for disposal . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 14 June 1946 . The ship was sold for scrap to American Ship Dismantlers , Inc . on 19 May 1972 .
Noda Castle A fortified residence was constructed on this site by Suganuma Sadanori in 1508 . The Suganuma clan were a subordination branch of the Okudaira clan , who ruled most of Mikawa Province . The castle was seized by the Imagawa clan in 1560 , shortly before their defeat at the Battle of Okehazama in Owari Province . Suganuma Sadamitsu recovered the castle in a night battle in 1562 . However , in 1571 , a reconnaissance - in - force by the Takeda clan , led by Yamagata Masakage took the castle and held it briefly with little difficulty . When the armies of the Takeda clan , led by Takeda Shingen invaded Mikawa Province in 1573 , the Takeda clan attempted to seize Noda Castle once again . However , in the past couple of years , the castle defenses had been increased by Suganuma Sadamichi , and the castle held out for several weeks , only reaching the point of surrender after Takeda sapper s tunneled into the moats , draining them of water . During this Siege of Noda Castle , Takeda Shingen was wounded by a sniper ' s bullet , possibly fatally as he died only a few weeks later . Noda Castle was abandoned around 1590 , after Tokugawa Ieyasu relocated to Edo Castle . The site now is an overgrown forested area , with only a stone marker to commemorate the location .
SS Clan Alpine ( 1918 ) SS " Clan Alpine " was a British cargo steamer owned by Clan Line Steamers Ltd . Launched in 1918 she was the third ship to carry this name . She was torpedo ed and sunk in the Second World War whilst carrying materiel to aid the British campaigns in Africa . Early history . " Clan Alpine " was built by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd , Greenock for Clan Line Steamers Ltd , of London , and was launched on 28 January 1918 . She was used to carry equipment and supplies for the British government during the Second World War . On 19 November 1942 , whilst sailing to Saint Helena , she came across two lifeboats from the torpedoed SS " City of Cairo " , and took the occupants to Saint Helena . Sinking . Her last voyage was as part of convoy OS - 44 , which departed Liverpool on 6 March 1943 bound for Port Sudan via Walvis Bay . She was carrying 11 , 317 tons of general cargo , including army and naval stores . Shortly into the journey , the convoy was sailing west of Cape Finisterre on 13 March , when it was spotted by the commanded by Harald Gelhaus . At 05 . 30 hours she fired a number of torpedoes , and reported having hit three ships . In fact four ships had been hit , SS " Marcella " , SS " Oporto " , SS " Sembilangan " and " Clan Alpine " . Unable to be repaired or towed to safety , " Clan Alpine " was abandoned . Escorting sloop picked up the survivors from the water and scuttled the ship with depth charge s . The survivors were taken to Gibraltar by SS " Pendeen " . 26 of the crew were lost in the attack and subsequent sinking .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 42 Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 42 was a reserve aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . They fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 42 and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and were based at Naval Air Station Atlanta . MALS - 42 provided direct support to VMFA - 142 and HMLA - 773 and Navy squadrons VAW - 77 and VR - 46 and indirect support to two tactical Marine squadrons HMLA - 773 Det A and HMM - 774 . Due to a re - organization within Marine aviation , MALS - 42 was deactivated in 2008 . Mission . Provide aviation logistics support to MAG - 42 in garrison and contingencies to include ( 1 ) intermediate - level aviation maintenance , ( 2 ) aviation ordnance , ( 3 ) aviation supply , and ( 4 ) management information systems . As a unit , MALS - 42 is also tasked to support the Fleet Replacement Squadron ( FRS ) mission during major regional conflicts . History . 1990s . MALS - 49 Detachment B was redesignated MALS - 42 ( - ) on 18 June 1992 . MALS - 42 consists of a headquarters unit , MALS - 42 ( - ) , located at NAS Atlanta , DET A located at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar , DET B located at Naval Air Station Norfolk , and DET C located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans , Louisiana . MALS - 42 has provided aviation logistical support at CAX during annual training periods , conducted off - site training evolutions at MALS - 14 , MALS - 26 and MALS - 39 . In 1996 , MALS - 42 was tasked to draft the Fleet Replacement Squadron ( FRS ) Plan under which a Reserve Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron ( MALS ) would be activated to replace an intermediate level maintenance squadron during a Major Regional Conflict ( MRC ) . Global War on Terror . MALS - 42 was activated 13 February 2003 and assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in order to execute the Fleet Replacement Squadron ( FRS ) Mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom ( OIF ) . As a unit , MALS - 42 remained activated until 12 February 2004 . September 2004 found MALS - 42 in receipt of orders to plan and execute the deployment of an MALS - 42 detachment to Bagram Air Base , Afghanistan as part of HMLA - 773 deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom ( OEF ) . As a whole three successive detachments supported combat operations until September 2005 . On 29 August 2005 , the squadron was called on to support humanitarian relief efforts in support of Hurricane Katrina . Forward deployed personnel participated forward for 30 days and continued to provide maintenance support up through 3 December 2005 .
Steel Beach Picnics Steel Beach Picnics are a tradition in the United States Navy . They are often department - sponsored barbecues held on the deck of the ship , hence the name " steel beach " . Often held on the flight deck or in a large hangar bay for carriers , much like a day at the beach with volleyball and other sporting events .
117th Jäger Division ( Wehrmacht ) 117th Jäger Division was a German infantry division of World War II . The division was formed in April 1943 by the reorganization and redesignation of the 717th Infantry Division . The 717th Division had been formed in April 1941 . It was transferred to Yugoslavia in May 1941 , to conduct anti partisan and Internal security operations . It was the posted to Greece to guard the Peloponnesus until summer 1944 , when it took part in the general withdrawal through the Balkans and suffered heavy losses during fighting with the partisans in September . The division ended the war fighting on the Eastern front and surrendered to the US Army in Austria in May 1945 . Background . The main purpose of the German " jäger " divisions was to fight in adverse terrain where smaller , coordinated formations were more facilely combat capable than the brute force offered by the standard infantry divisions . The " jäger " divisions were more heavily equipped than mountain division , but not as well armed as a larger infantry formation . In the early stages of the war , they were the interface divisions fighting in rough terrain and foothills as well as urban areas , between the mountains and the plains . The " jäger " s ( it means " hunters " in German ) , relied on a high degree of training and slightly superior communications , as well as their not inconsiderable artillery support . In the middle stages of the war , as the standard infantry divisions were down - sized , the " Jäger " model , with two infantry regiments , came to dominate the standard tables of organization . Known war crimes . Men from the division took part in a war crime known as Massacre of Kalavryta in a revenge operation in the Kalavryta area in Greece following the capture and murder of 81 soldiers from the division by Greek ELAS partisans in October 1943 . During following operations several villages were burned down and 677 civilians killed according to the most recent estimates . Organisational history . The division was formed as the 717th Infantry Division on 11 April 1941 as an occupation division . The principal units of the division were as follows : On 1 April 1943 , the 117th Jäger Division was formed by re - organising the 717th Infantry Division . The older men were replaced by younger men , and the principal units of the division were formed from those of its predecessor division , as follows : In March 1945 , II / 737 was rebuilt using the 1010th Fortress Battalion , and the artillery regimental staff was restored using the 944th Army Coast Defence Artillery Regiment .