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22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers The 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers ( 22nd RMVE ) was a regiment of the formed from expatriates living in France at the outbreak of World War II . While established as a unit entirely separate from the French Foreign Legion , its veterans have since been recognized as part of the Foreign Legion . Overview . On September 16 , 1939 , Édouard Daladier established formations of foreign volunteers which were not part of the French Foreign Legion . these formations were called " Régiments de marche de volontaires étrangers " . The 22nd Marching Regiment of the Foreign Volunteers left its training depot at Bacarès on May 6 when it was deployed around Alsace .
James R . Young James Rankin Young ( March 10 , 1847 – December 18 , 1924 ) was a Republican member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . He was the younger brother of fellow journalist John Russell Young . Early life . James R . Young was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He enlisted in the Union Army in June 1863 in the Thirty - second Regiment , Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry . He was one of the founders of the " Philadelphia Evening Star " in 1866 . He attended all of the Republican National Conventions from 1864 through 1908 . He served as chief of the Washington bureau of the New York Tribune from June 1866 to December 1870 . He was chief executive clerk of the United States Senate from December 1873 to March 1879 and again from December 1883 to April 1892 . In between he was Chief Clerk of the Department of Justice from September 1882 to December 1883 . United State House of Representatives . He was elected in 1896 as a Republican to the 55th United States Congress . He was the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department in the 57th United States Congress . He became superintendent of the Dead Letter Office of the Post Office Department from 1905 to 1913 , and superintendent of the postal savings depository in Philadelphia until 1915 . He was a resident of Washington , D . C . , until his death .
HMS Trafalgar ( D77 ) HMS " Trafalgar " ( D77 ) was a Battle - class destroyer of the Royal Navy ( RN ) . She was named after the Battle of Trafalgar , a decisive British victory over a Franco - Spanish Fleet in 1805 . " Trafalgar " was built by Swan Hunter on the Tyne . She was launched on 12 January 1944 and commissioned on 23 July 1945 . In 1946 , " Trafalgar " deployed to the Far East as part of the 19th Destroyer Flotilla , which was filled with her sister - ships , and which performed a variety of duties in that region while based there . It was a brief stay however , for just the following year , " Trafalgar " , along with the rest of the 19th Flotilla , returned to the UK via the Mediterranean . Upon returning home to the UK , " Trafalgar " was placed in reserve , an occurrence quite familiar to her sister - ships during the 1950s . In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . In 1958 , " Trafalgar " became the leader of the 7th Destroyer Squadron , having spells with the Home and Mediterranean Fleets . Just prior to her return to the UK in 1961 she was accidentally rammed by her sister - ship HMS " Solebay " , Captain ( D ) 1st Destroyer Squadron , thus delaying her return to the UK . In 1962 , " Trafalgar " along with ships of the squadron , sailed for the sunny climes of the Mediterranean for the last time , performing a number of naval exercises , as well as fly - the - flag visits . She , with the rest of the 7th Destroyer Squadron , finally returned to the UK in 1963 where she was decommissioned , and subsequently placed in Reserve at Devonport Dockyard . She was eventually broken up for scrap at Dalmuir in 1970 .
Thomas Grady Thomas Grady VC DCM ( 18 September 1835 – 18 May 1891 ) was born in Claddagh , County Galway and was an Irish 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 . Details . He was 19 years old , and a private in the 4th Regiment of Foot ( later The King ' s Own ( Royal Lancaster ) Regiment ) , British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 18 October 1854 at Sebastopol , the Crimea , Private Grady volunteered to repair the embrasures of the Sailors ' Battery on the Left Attack and carried out this task under very heavy fire from a line of batteries . On 22 November during the repulse of a Russian attack , although severely wounded , Private Grady refused to leave the front and his example encouraged the weak force which was engaging the enemy to maintain their position . Further information . He emigrated to Australia and died in South Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 18 May 1891 . Grady is buried in Melbourne General Cemetery , Victoria , Australia . Some references incorrectly state he was promoted sergeant . He was discharged as a private , his award was gazetted as a private and his pension was paid as a private . The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial " ( Canberra , Australia ) " . References . Listed in order of publication year
Defense Security Command The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ' s Defense Security Command ( DSC ) was founded as the " Army Counterintelligence Corps " on October 21 , 1950 , and it functioned as the primary organization within the military charged with internal security , preservation of loyalty to the regime , and deterrence and investigation of subversion . " The Defense Security Command was formally activated in October 1977 . This merger of the Army Security Command , the Navy Security Unit , and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations produced a single , integrated unit under the direct command and operational control of the minister of national defense . " ( Library of Congress Country Study via ) Chun Doo Hwan became chief of the Defense Security Command in February 1979 , eight months before Park Chung Hee was assassinated on October 26 , 1979 . From his position as commander of the DSC , Chun effectively became chief investigator of the assassination , said Don Oberdorfer in his book " The Two Koreas " ( Addison - Wesley , Reading , Mass , 1997 , ISBN 0 - 201 - 40927 - 5 , p . 121 ) . On December 12 , 1979 , a group of generals led by Chun arrested martial law commander General Chung Seung Hwa , the army chief of staff , and seized key sites . Chun eventually became leader of South Korea . Criticism . On November 11 , 2011 , the Seoul National Labor Relations Commission exposed a Defense Security Command member who had been illegally collecting the information of civilians registered in the National Health Insurance Corporation for three and a half years .
Erich Wulff Erich Wulff ( 2 August 1910 — 3 February 1945 ) was a Sturmbannführer ( Major ) in the Waffen - SS during World War II , who was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II . Erich Wulff was born on the 2 August 1910 in Schönkirchen in Holstein . During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was posted to the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ( 1st Latvian ) . He was killed in Action on the 3 February 1945 , during the breakout attempt from encirclement near Flederborn on the Eastern Front . He was awarded a posthumous Knight ' s Cross in May 1945 .
Jasper Wilson Jasper Wilson ( October 30 , 1819 – June 12 , 1896 ) , was a Baptist preacher and a representative from Bulloch County in the Georgia Legislature from 1881 - 1885 . Jasper was married to Mary Lee and they had seven children . Jasper was a circuit rider and preached in various churches , often walking on foot to some of them . Jasper owned a large plantation near Statesboro , Georgia , and many slaves . During the Civil War , General Sherman ' s army went through his plantation .
1790 Naval Air Squadron 1790 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed on 1 January 1945 at RNAS Burscough as a night fighter squadron . It was initially equipped with the Fairey Firefly I , replaced in May 1945 by the Firefly INF , which was fitted with a US - derived ASV radar . The squadron joined HMS " Vindex " on 24 June , bound for Australia , with the ship arriving at HMS " Nabthorpe " ( the Mobile Naval Air Base at RAAF Station Schofields ) 2 days before the war in the Far East ended . The squadron was disbanded on 3 June 1946 at Devonport .
255th Battalion ( Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada ) , CEF The 255th ( Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada ) Battalion , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Toronto , Ontario , the unit began recruiting late in 1916 from The Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada , which was based in that city . After sailing to England in June 1917 , the battalion was absorbed into the 12th Reserve Battalion , CEF upon arrival . The 255th ( Queen ' s Own Rifles of Canada ) Battalion , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . G . C . Royce .
USS Killdeer ( AMc - 21 ) USS " Killdeer " ( AMc - 21 ) was a unique coastal minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . " Killdeer " was originally built as a purse seiner in 1930 by Al Larson , Los Angeles , California , with the name of " Vindicator " ; rebuilt in 1940 by Harbor Boat Works , San Pedro , California ; acquired by the Navy from her owner , Mr . Martin Trutanich , 8 November 1940 ; and placed in service the same day as " Killdeer " . World War II service . From 9 November 1940 to 17 April 1941 she underwent conversion to " AMc - 21 " , and on 8 May 1941 she began service with the 12th Naval District . Operating out of San Francisco , California , " Killdeer " transferred to the Western Sea Frontier 1 August for further service as a channel minesweeping ship . She continued sweeping shipping lanes in the approaches to San Francisco Bay until 12 September 1944 when she was placed out of service . Reclassified as IX - 194 . Reclassified as " IX - 194 " on 25 September , " Killdeer " was used by the 12th Naval District as a general utility vessel . Final decommissioning . Her name was struck from the Naval Register 2 June 1945 , and she was turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal 9 January 1946 .
Fukuryu They were armed with a mine containing of explosive , fitted to a bamboo pole . They would dive and stick the pole into the hull of an enemy ship , destroying themselves in the process . They were equipped with a diving jacket and trousers , diving shoes , and a diving helmet fixed by four bolts . They were typically weighed down with of lead , and had two bottles of compressed air at . They were expected to be able to walk at a depth of , for a period of about six hours . Several deaths occurred during training due to malfunctions . Since Japan surrendered before the invasion of the Japan ese mainland occurred , this tactic was never used in actual combat . However , there are reports of some strikes that allegedly made use of such weapon :
Leofwine Godwinson Leofwine Godwinson ( c . 1035 – October 14 , 1066 ) was a younger brother of Harold II of England , the fifth son of Earl Godwin . When the Godwin family was exiled from England in 1051 he went with Harold to Ireland . He would have returned with the rest of the family the following year , but was not present at the death - bed of his father in April 1053 . Following the death of his father in April 1053 , the Godwinsons managed to retain their hold on England . Harold inherited the Earldom of Wessex and became second in power only to the king . Leofwine was made Earl of Kent , Essex , Middlesex , Hertford , Surrey and probably Buckinghamshire some time between 1055 and 1057 . Together with his brother Gyrth ' s Earldoms of East Anglia , Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire the Godwinsons now controlled the entire East England . He was killed alongside his brothers Harold and Gyrth in the Battle of Hastings . Leofwine was portrayed by actor Sebastian Breaks in the two - part BBC TV play " Conquest " ( 1966 ) , part of the series " Theatre 625 " .
Air - launched cruise missile An air - launched cruise missile ( ALCM ) is a cruise missile that is launched from an aircraft . Current versions are typically standoff weapon s which are used to attack predetermined land targets with conventional or nuclear payloads . Currently , Brahmos is the fastest missile . Specific types of ALCMs include :
William Henry Harrison Seeley William Henry Harrison Seeley VC ( May 1 , 1840 – October 1 , 1914 ) was an American 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 . Details . He was 24 years old , and an Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy during the Shimonoseki Expedition , Japan when , on September 6 , 1864 at Shimonoseki , Japan , during the capture of the enemy ' s stockade , Ordinary Seaman Seeley of HMS " Euryalus " distinguished himself by carrying out a daring reconnaissance to ascertain the enemy ' s position , and then , although wounded , continuing to take part in the final assault on the battery . He was presented his medal at Southsea on September 22 , 1865 together with Thomas Pride and Duncan Gordon Boyes who also won their Victoria Crosses at Shimonoseki . He is the first American citizen to win the Victoria Cross . His medal is not publicly displayed .
John B . Frisbee John B . Frisbee ( January 7 , 1825 – September 9 , 1903 ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St . Philip . Biography . Born on January 7 , 1825 , in Phippsburg , Maine , Frisbee was living in Brookline , Massachusetts , when he joined the Navy . He served during the Civil War as a gunner ' s mate on the . At the Battle of Forts Jackson and St . Philip near New Orleans on April 24 , 1862 , " Pinola ' s " berth deck was struck by shellfire and set aflame . Frisbee prevented the fire from spreading to the ship ' s stored gunpowder by shutting himself into the magazine . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later on April 3 , 1863 . Frisbee ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Served on board the U . S . Steam Gunboat " Pinola " during action against Forts Jackson and St . Philip , and during the taking of New Orleans , 24 April 1862 . While engaged in the bombardment of Fort St . Philip , Frisbee , acting courageously and without personal regard , closed the powder magazine which had been set afire by enemy shelling and shut off his avenue of escape , thereby setting a high example of bravery . He served courageously throughout these engagements which resulted in the taking of the Forts Jackson and St . Philip and in the surrender of New Orleans . Frisbee died on September 9 , 1903 , at age 78 and was buried in Winnegance , Maine .
HMS Swiftsure ( 1870 ) HMS " Swiftsure " was the lead ship of the Swiftsure class battleships built in the late Victorian era . Her sister - ship was . Service history . She was commissioned at Devonport in 1871 , initially for trials with the Channel Fleet . She was found to be almost unbeatable as a performer under sail , being bested only by the wooden - hulled frigate . She relieved in the Dardanelles in 1872 , and remained in the Mediterranean until 1878 . She paid off at Devonport and was given an extensive refit ; being given a barque rig , torpedo equipment , a supplementary armament of 25 - pounder breech loaders , and Admiral ' s Quarters to enable her to relieve " Triumph " as Pacific Station flagship , which she did from 1882 to 1885 . She received new boilers at Devonport , and was then held in reserve until a second spell as Pacific flag from April 1888 until October 1890 . She served thereafter in the reserve ; in 1901 she became a stores hulk under the new name of " Orontes " . She was sold in 1908 . In the annual manoeuvres of 1893 , " Swiftsure " asked permission from the Admiral to spread sail , as her engines were inadequate to generate the power required to produce the speed ordered . This was the last occasion in which a British battleship spread sail while travelling in company with a fleet at sea .
RPG - 28 The RPG - 28 is a Russia n handheld anti - tank rocket launcher . History . The RPG - 28 was unveiled in 2007 at IDEX Abu Dhabi by the State Research and Production Enterprise , Bazalt as a modern anti - tank rocket launcher designed to defeat modern and future tanks with advanced reactive and composite armour as well as fortified infantry . Description . The RPG - 28 shares a close resemblance with the RPG - 27 in that it is a portable , disposable anti - tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity . The RPG - 28 has a larger diameter round than the RPG - 27 which enables the RPG - 28 to achieve higher armour penetration performance . The round is a 125 - mm tandem shaped charge with a weight of 12 - kg and a range of 200 meters . The round has a stated penetration capability in excess of 1000 - mm RHA ( after ERA ) and 3000 mm of brick . RMG variant . The RMG is a smaller , multipurpose variant of the RPG - 28 that is optimized for defeating light vehicles and infantry in cover . As a result , its penetration performance against tank armor is reduced .
Battle of Brentwood The Battle of Brentwood was a battle of the American Civil War , occurring on March 25 , 1863 , in Williamson County , Tennessee . Union Lt . Col . Edward Bloodgood held Brentwood , a station on the Nashville & Decatur Railroad , with 400 men on the morning of March 25 , 1863 , when Confederate Brig . Gen . Nathan Bedford Forrest , with a powerful column , approached the town . The day before , Forrest had ordered Col . J . W . Starnes , commanding the 2nd Brigade , to go to Brentwood , cut the telegraph , tear up railroad track , attack the stockade , and cut off any retreat . Forrest and the other cavalry brigade joined Bloodgood about 7 : 00 a . m . on March 25 . A messenger from the stockade informed Bloodgood that Forrest ' s men were about to attack and had destroyed railroad track . Bloodgood sought to notify his superiors and discovered that the telegraph lines were cut . Forrest sent in a demand for a surrender under a flag of truce but Bloodgood refused . Within a half hour , though , Forrest had artillery in place to shell Bloodgood ' s position and had surrounded the Federals with a large force . Bloodgood decided to surrender . Forrest and his men caused a lot of damage in the area during this expedition , and Brentwood , on the railroad , was a significant loss to the Federals .
83d Troop Carrier Squadron The 83d Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with the 437th Troop Carrier Group , based at O ' Hare International Airport , Illinois . It was inactivated on 16 November 1957 . History . Activated in May 1943 under I Troop Carrier Command and equipped with C - 47 Skytrain s . Trained in various parts of the eastern United States until the end of 1943 . Deployed to England and assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command , Ninth Air Force . Prepared for the invasion of Nazi - occupied Europe . During the Normandy campaign , the group released gliders over Cherbourg and carried troops , weapon s , ammunition , rations , and other supplies for the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation Neptune . Deployed to Italy in July 1944 and participated in the Allied invasion of southern France in August 1944 dropping paratroop s of the 1st Airborne Task Force . During Operation Market Garden in September 1944 , the group released gliders carrying troops and equipment for the airborne attack in the occupied Netherlands . In December 1944 , the group re - supplied the 101st Airborne Division in the Bastogne area of Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge . After moving to France in February 1945 , the unit released gliders in support of an American crossing of the Rhine River called Operation Varsity in March 1945 . Evacuated wounded personnel to rear - zone hospitals . After V - E Day , the group evacuated prisoners of war and displaced persons to relocation centers . Returned to the United States in August 1945 , became a transport squadron for Continental Air Command until inactivation in November 1945 . Postwar the squadron was activated in the air force reserve in 1947 at Orchard Place Airport , Illinois , operating C - 46 Commandos for Tactical Air Command Eighteenth Air Force . Inactivated at the start of the Korean War in 1950 , its aircraft and personnel being used as fillers for active duty units , then inactivated . Reactivated as part of Far East Air Force in 1951 in Japan . Equipped with C - 119 Flying Boxcar s and engaged in combat operations in the Korean Peninsula . Dropped 2nd Ranger Infantry Company ( Airborne ) troops near Munsan - Ni , inactivated in June 1952 as part of a reorganization of airborne troop carrier units in Japan Returned to reserve status , reactivated at O ' Hare International Airport , Illinois in June 1952 . Inactivated in November 1957 as a result of the closure of O ' Hare to military air traffic .
HMS Revenge ( S27 ) HMS " Revenge " ( S27 ) was the fourth of the Royal Navy ' s " Resolution " - class ballistic missile submarine s . Built by Cammell Laird and launched on 15 March 1968 , she was marked for disposal in 1992 . She is currently being stored pending the identification of a disposal solution for all of the UK ' s decommissioned nuclear submarines , at Rosyth dockyard , on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth . She is docked down for maintenance and re - preservation approximately every 12 years .
Herbert Stephen Henderson Herbert Stephen Henderson VC ( 30 March 1870 – 10 August 1942 ) was a Scottish born Rhodesian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest British and Commonwealth award . Details . Henderson was 26 years old , and a trooper in the Rhodesia Horse , Bulawayo Field Force during the Matabeleland Rebellion , Rhodesia when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 30 March 1896 at Campbell ' s Store , near Bulawayo , Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe ) , a patrol which had been sent to the rescue of another beleaguered patrol , was surprised by rebels and Trooper Henderson and another trooper were cut off from the main party . The second trooper was shot through the knee and his horse killed , so Trooper Henderson put the wounded man on his own horse , and , walking beside it , made his way to Bulawayo , 35 miles away . They had to move principally by night , as the country was full of marauding rebels and they had no food for two days and one night . He was involved in the mining industry . He was prevented from serving in World War I as he was working in a reserved occupation . The Medal . His VC is on display at the National Army Museum in Chelsea , London .