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USS Kestrel ( AMc - 5 ) USS " Kestrel " ( AMC - 5 ) , was built in 1938 as " Chanco " by the Salisbury Yacht Co . , Salisbury , Maryland . The yacht was acquired by the United States Navy on 1 October 1940 , converted to a coastal minesweeper , and commissioned as USS " Kestrel " ( AMc - 5 ) on 21 January 1941 . Service history . She was assigned to the 5th Naval District and operated on inshore patrol duty out of Norfolk , Virginia , until 11 January 1944 . Sailing to Boston , Massachusetts , " Kestrel " performed similar duties in the 1st Naval District . She was reclassified as Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary Ship IX - 175 on 10 July 1944 and operated for the remainder of her service as an experimental vessel for Radiation Laboratory , M . I . T . , Cambridge , Massachusetts . " Kestrel " was placed out of service on 29 October 1945 and delivered to the War Shipping Administration for disposal on 5 August 1946
HMS Advice ( 1779 ) HMS " Advice " was a 10 - gun cutter that the Royal Navy purchased in 1779 . She was wrecked in 1793 . Career . " Advice " was fitted out at Deptford for the sum of £801 between 7 April and 19 May 1780 . She was commissioned in May under Lieutenant John B . Swan ( or Swann ) , who commanded her in the English Channel and then the North Sea . Later in the year " Advice " lost her boat , which she was towing because it was too big too hoist on deck . Lieutenant Thomas Dyson took command in May 1781 , and remained " Advice " s commander until she was paid off in September that year . In 1782 Lieutenant Edward Williams took command for the North Sea . He paid her off in 1782 / 83 , but then recommissioned her in 1783 for the south and west Irish coasts . He paid her off again in December 1786 . In 1787 her commander was Lieutenant Edward Williams . A great repair was carried out at Portsmouth , after which she recommissioned in December 1789 under Lieutenant Henry Wray . Wray sailed her to Jamaica on 5 February 1790 . At some point in 1792 she came under the command of Lieutenant ( acting ) William McGuire . After two years service in Jamaican waters she was put up for sale on 22 November 1792 . She was subsequently withdrawn from sale , registered as a schooner on 3 January 1793 , but was sold on 6 March 1793 . Fate . She made a brief return to service under Lieutenant Edward Tyrell . However , she was wrecked to leeward of Key Bokell ( southern tip of the Turneffe Atoll ) , Honduras on 1 June 1793 . Her crew was saved . Tyrell and his crew were all acquitted of the loss at the subsequent court martial .
18th Indian Infantry Brigade The 18th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II . It was formed in October , 1940 at Meerut in India and assigned to the 8th Indian Infantry Division . It was then detached for independent duties in Abaden ( Abadan ) in Persia . In June 1942 , 18th Brigade , having been rushed over to North Africa from Mosul , and attached to the 10th Indian Infantry Division had only two days to prepare defensive positions , was overrun by Rommel ' s tanks at Deir el Shein in front of the Ruweisat Ridge . In the process , however , they gained valuable time for British Eighth Army to organise the defences for what was to be the first battle of Alamein halting Rommel ' s advance towards Egypt . The remnants of the Brigade were then sent to the 5th Indian Infantry Division and the Brigade was officially disbanded in August 1942 .
Wilhelm Weber ( SS officer ) Wilhelm Weber ( 19 March 1918 – 2 March 1980 ) was a highly decorated Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS 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 .
Paul M . Blayney Paul M . Blayney is a Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard . Biography . Blayney was born in Milwaukee , Wisconsin and was raised in Jefferson , Wisconsin . He obtained a J . D . from the Columbus School of Law in 1972 . Blayney married Mary Saccardi in 1971 . Career . Blayney graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1965 . From 1998 to 2001 he held command of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District . Others positions he has held include Chief Counsel at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington , D . C . , Commander of the Greater Antilles Section , Special Trial Attorney with the Admiralty and Shipping Section of the United States Department of Justice . He has served as a cutter and patrol boat commander and is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College . Awards he has received include the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal , the Legion of Merit , the Bronze Star Medal with combat valor device , and the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster .
Eddie Kazak Edward Terrance Kazak ( July 18 , 1920 – December 15 , 1999 ) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the St . Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds from 1948 to 1952 . Born Edward Terrance Tkaczuk , he graduated from Cecil Township High School in 1938 , where he played both baseball and soccer . He played sandlot baseball and played in the Georgia - Florida League for a few years , boasting a batting average of . 378 in 1941 when with Albany , the team that won the Georgia - Florida pennant . After the end of the 1942 season on October 1 , Kazak entered the military and enlisted with the United States Army . He was originally stationed in Brooks Field , Texas , then joined the paratrooper s in 1943 . In 1944 , Kazak left the United States for Europe . After the Invasion of Normandy , Kazak sustained a bayonet wound to his left arm and had his right elbow shattered by shrapnel . As a result , he spent 18 months in hospitals recovering and enduring numerous operations , including one where a plastic patch was put in place of the missing bone in his elbow . By the time he was released in December 1945 , his doctors has told him to forget about baseball . In 1946 , Kazak spent the season in the South Atlantic League , playing for the Columbus Cardinals . In 1947 , he played for the Omaha Cardinals of the Western League and the Rochester Red Wings of the International League . Though he has been a second baseman throughout his career , he moved to third base while playing for Rochester in 1948 . By the end of the season , Kazak was promoted to the major leagues . Kazak made his major league debut on September 29 , 1948 , and played in six games with 22 at bats during the 1948 St . Louis Cardinals season . The 1949 St . Louis Cardinals season was Kazak ' s best statistical season . In 92 games , he had a career - high batting average of . 304 , 6 home runs , 3 triples , and made his only All - Star appearance . In the 1949 Major League Baseball All - Star Game , Kazak was the starting third baseman , and had two hits in two at - bats . However , Kazak was later injured and lost his starting job to Tommy Glaviano , becoming a pinch hitter during the 1950 season . He had 207 at - bats in 93 games during the 1950 St . Louis Cardinals season , and led the National League with 42 pinch hit at - bats . Kazak only played 11 games the following season , and after playing three games in 1952 , the Cardinals traded him with Wally Westlake to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup . However , Kazak only had one hit in 13 games as a member of the Reds , which marked the end of his Major League career . Kazak continued to play baseball after his major league career was over . He played his last professional game at the age of 40 in 1960 while playing for Austin in the Texas League . He died in Austin , Texas on December 15 , 1999 .
Fort McPherson National Cemetery Fort McPherson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery , located south of the village of Maxwell in Lincoln County , Nebraska . It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005 , it had 8 , 355 interments . History . Fort McPherson was established in 1863 as an outpost to protect travellers along the Oregon and California Trails , and to keep the peace with the local Native Americans . It was named for Major General James B . McPherson , who was killed in action at the Battle of Atlanta . A cemetery was created along with the fort . In 1873 , were set aside to be a National Cemetery , and the remains interred in the original post cemetery were moved to it . Twenty - three cemeteries were moved from abandoned frontier forts to Fort McPherson ; the last of these was moved from Fort Robinson when it was closed in 1947 .
Yulin - class gunboat Yulin class gunboats were gunboat s of the People ' s Republic of China ' s People ' s Liberation Army Navy . They first entered service in the 1960s , but had been completely taken out of active service by the late 1990s , and were transferred to law enforcement agencies . However , just like the Shantou , Huangpu and Beihai classes that were transferred for law enforcement adaptation , these obsolete and aging boats are not satisfactory in their new roles due to their low maximum speed , sometime as low as 10 knots , which was not sufficient enough to catch the smugglers ' high speed motorboats . As a result , these boats were subsequently transferred again , this time to reserves , subordinated to naval militia in various Military Maritime Districts in China as training boats and port security / patrol boats within the confines of the harbors . Increasingly , the class is assigned to ferry duties . Though this class is relatively in better conditions than the Shantou , Huangpu and Beihai classes because they are preserved and maintained on land , like the Shantou , Huangpu and Beihai classes , as the new class of port security / patrol boats entering service , the Yulin class is increasingly being converted , mothballed and eventually scrapped . Just like the Shantou , Huangpu and Beihai classes , many of the surviving units are being converted to target drones controlled by larger boats such as those mentioned , and thus reactivated into active service as minor support auxiliaries . When the drones are in operation , crew departs the boat .
Henderson King Yoakum Henderson King Yoakum ( September 6 , 1810 – November 30 , 1856 ) was a Texas historian . He was born in Claiborne County , Tennessee , and graduated from West Point in 1832 . Yoakum served in the Tennessee Senate from 1839 to 1845 and strongly advocated for the annexation of Texas . Yoakum served as the director of the state penitentiary in Huntsville , Texas , beginning in 1849 . In 1846 , Yoakum authored a two - volume work entitled " History of Texas from Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846 . " An 1805 - 1819 map of Spanish Texas is found at the front of the text . Yoakum County , Texas , established in 1876 , was named after him .
Spider Light Strike Vehicle The Spider Light Strike Vehicle ( LSV ) is an unarmoured light fast attack vehicle produced by Singapore Technologies Engineering for the Singapore Army . Design . Similar in concept to the US made Desert Patrol Vehicle and Light Strike Vehicle , the Spider LSV was designed for fast hit - and - run raids , it is also capable of undertaking scouting missions , special forces support , and low - intensity guerrilla warfare . Due to its lightweight design , the vehicle could be carried underslung by medium - lift helicopters such as the Super Pumas and the Chinooks of the Republic of Singapore Air Force , or stacked during airlift for rapid deployment by tactical transport aircraft such as the Lockheed C - 130 Hercules . This vehicle is currently used by the Singapore Guards
Role of Georgia in the Iraq War Georgia joined the Iraq war as part of the United States - led coalition in August 2003 . By 2008 , Georgia had deployed 2 , 300 troops in Iraq , becoming the third largest contributor to the coalition forces in the Iraq War . In addition , the country provided a battalion of approximately 550 troops to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq . All Georgian troops were withdrawn from Iraq amid the Russia – Georgia war in August 2008 . Georgia suffered five fatal casualties in Iraq . Deployment history . Georgia strongly supported the U . S . - led entrance of troops in Iraq for peacekeeping purposes and deployed troops to the country in August 2003 . Georgia ' s military deployment was undertaken as part of broader efforts to bolster closer ties with the United States and NATO . The United States provided military training programs — GTEP and GSSOP — for Georgian forces as part of the Global War on Terror . There was no tangible domestic opposition to the Georgian involvement in Iraq . Georgia ' s initial deployment was a medical team of 70 personnel and an engineer platoon to Tikrit in 2003 . The Georgian presence in Iraq increased to 300 personnel in 2004 and to 850 in 2005 , and peaked at 2 , 300 soldiers in mid - 2008 . The largest contingents deployed were the 3rd Infantry Brigade ( July 2007 – January 2008 ) and the 1st Infantry Brigade ( January – August 2008 ) . In addition to participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom , from 2005 to 2008 Georgia also contributed a battalion of approximately 550 troops to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq , which was stationed in Baghdad within the " Green Zone " . At first , the Georgian troops deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom were stationed in Baghdad and provided general security measures . Beginning in 2007 , the Georgians were deployed along the border with Iran , with their main base at Kut , and tasked to interdict smuggled weapons , goods , and drugs . The Georgian units worked primarily within the U . S . area of operations . In total , more than 6 , 000 Georgian soldiers served in Iraq on the basis of six - month rotations ; the service in Iraq was voluntary . During the Russia – Georgia war in August 2008 , Georgia recalled all of its forces from Iraq . The U . S . Air Force provided logistical support for the withdrawal . On August 10 – 11 , 2008 , 16 C - 17 Globemasters shuttled around 2 , 000 Georgian soldiers and supplies back to Georgia , drawing a sharp protest from Russia . The U . S . officials responded that the assistance to the Georgian redeployment to Georgia was part of a prior agreement that transport would be provided in case of an emergency and that the Russians had been informed about the flights in advance . Casualties . In total , Georgia suffered three combat fatalities ( all in 2008 ) and at least 19 servicemen were injured in Iraq . In addition , one Georgian serviceman died in a car accident and one committed suicide , both in 2007 .
HMS Tarantula HMS " Tarantula " was an Insect class gunboat of the Royal Navy . In 1916 she along with three other gunboats was towed out to join the Royal Navy ' s Tigris flotilla and under the command of H . G . Sherbrooke successfully participated in a series of engaments on root to Baghdad . After the ending of the first war she was towed to China and joined the China Station . Around 1940 she went from Singapore to Trincomalee , Sri Lanka where as a result of disrepair she served as offices . It was in this capacity that in 1944 , she served briefly as Admiral Bruce Fraser ' s flagship of the British Pacific Fleet .
Domenico Cavagnari " Translated from the corresponding article in the Italian Wikipedia " Domenico Cavagnari ( 20 July 1876 – 2 November 1966 ) was an Italian admiral and the chief of staff of the Italian Royal Navy ( the " Regia Marina " ) until 1940 . He was succeeded by Admiral Arturo Riccardi . Honours . " From the Italian Wikipedia "
Charles Lavers Captain Charles Stewart Touzeau Lavers ( 17 August 1896 – 1979 ) was a World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories . World War I service . First tour . Lavers was originally assigned to 23 Squadron as an observer gunner on Royal Aircraft Factory FE . 2 s . He survived a head wound inflicted in November 1916 to become a pilot . On 15 November 1916 , he was commissioned a second lieutenant , with his seniority backdated to 16 September 1916 . He scored his first victory on 18 June 1917 flying a Nieuport fighter , working with fellow aces Louis Fleeming Jenkin and Harry Reeves to destroy an Albatros D . V over Oostaverne . Lavers went on to tally a string of four " out of control " wins , with the last one on 17 August being shared with William Rooper . Second tour . Lavers then converted to Royal Aircraft Factory SE . 5 as and went back to England to serve in a Home Defence squadron in early 1918 . He returned to 1 Squadron and began scoring again . On 1 June 1918 , he shared in the destruction of a German Pfalz D . III fighter ; Percy Jack Clayson , Harold Albert Kullberg , and eight other pilots also received credit . On the 17th , he again shared credit for a triumph , with three other pilots . The 15th of September saw Lavers , William Ernest Staton , and four other pilots capture a Pfalz D . XII . Lavers last victory , on 1 October 1918 , seems to have been a squadron affair , with twelve other pilots also receiving credit for driving down a Fokker D . VII out of control . Postwar . Lavers transferred to the Royal Air Force unemployed list on 5 July 1919 . He was granted the rank of Captain on 5 April 1921 . Late in life , he was awarded the civilian British Empire Medal for his service in the Royal Observer Corps circa 11 June 1960 . Honors and awards . Distinguished Flying Cross ( DFC ) Lieut . ( A . / Capt . ) Charles Stewart Touzeau Lavers . ( FRANCE ) On a recent occasion this officer led his scout formation , escorting bombers to an objective thirty - nine miles over the lines ; all the bombing machines were brought safely back . This was the twentieth successful escort formation that he led during a period of two and a half months . On several occasions enemy aeroplanes have attacked his formation , but they have invariably been driven off , which reflects the highest credit on his skill and determination . He has several machines to his credit , and has assisted in the destruction of others . ( Supplement to the London Gazette , 8 February 1919 ) ( 31170 / 2041 ) References . " Nieuport Aces of World War 1 . " Norman Franks . Osprey Publishing , 2000 . ISBN 1 - 85532 - 961 - 1 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 85532 - 961 - 4 .
TOE , German Cavalry Division , August 1914 This is an outline of the Table of Organisation and Equipment ( TO & E ) of the 11 German Cavalry Divisions that were established at the outbreak of World War I . This is the theoretical strength on mobilisation and did not remain constant . As early as 30 November 1914 , the 3rd Cavalry Brigade became independent of the 4th Cavalry Division . Table of Organisation and Equipment . Strength . The total strength of a division on mobilisation was at least 244 officers , 4862 NCOs and other ranks , 5512 horses ( riding and draught ) and 197 vehicles and wagons . It commanded 24 cavalry squadrons , 12 field artillery pieces and 6 machine guns . Jäger Battalions . The peacetime army contained 18 Jäger Battalions ( Guards Jäger , Guards Schützen , 1st - 14th Jäger , and 1st and 2nd Bavarian Jäger ) . On mobilisations , these were attached to the cavalry corps and divisions . Each Jäger battalion consisted of : They added considerable fire power to the cavalry .
USS Pee Dee River ( LSM ( R ) - 517 ) USS " Pee Dee River " ( LSM ( R ) - 517 ) , an of the United States Navy , was originally designed as an LSM but redesignated on 9 February 1945 as LSM ( R ) – 517 . She was laid down by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation , in Houston , Texas , on 28 April 1945 and launched 2 June 1945 . She was accepted and commissioned on 21 July 1945 , Lieutenant Leo H . Bishkin in command . Service history . " LSM ( R ) – 517 " underwent final fitting out at the Charleston Navy Yard in Georgia and then reported for shakedown 25 August 1945 at Little Creek , Virginia . Assigned to the Amphibious Force , Atlantic Fleet , she conducted training operations out of Little Creek . She was utilized chiefly to assist in fulfilling amphibious and midshipman training commitments until her deactivation in October 1947 . Reactivated in September 1954 , she called at Fall River , Massachusetts for repairs and then operated briefly out of Little Creek in the Virginia Capes and Chesapeake Bay Operating Areas . After taking part in LantFlEx 1 – 55 , she departed Little Creek on 1 February 1955 and arrived in Orange , Texas , on 8 February . She decommissioned there on 13 April and was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet , Texas Group . Named Pee Dee River on 1 October 1955 while still in reserve status , she remained berthed at Orange , until struck from the Navy Register on 1 February 1960 . She was sold on 22 June 1960 to Petrommer Corp . , Rockport , Texas for use as a shallow drilling ship . She was resold in 1989 to Western Sea Inc . , of Seattle , Washington , for service as a fish factory ship and renamed the Western Sea . Her final fate is unknown , although it seems unlikely that she is still in service .
189th ( 2nd York and Durham ) Brigade The 189th ( 2nd York and Durham ) Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War . It was raised as a second line brigade , part of the 63rd ( 2nd Northumbrian ) Division , from those men in the Territorial Force who had not agreed to serve overseas . The second line infantry battalions had a minimum strength of 600 men . The brigade was disbanded in November 1916 .
Hansa - Brandenburg W . 20 The Hansa - Brandenburg W . 20 was a German submarine - launched reconnaissance flying boat of the World War I era , designed and built by Hansa - Brandenburg . Design and development . Due to the need to be stored and launched from a submarine the W . 20 was a small single - seat biplane flying boat that was designed to be assembled and dismantled quickly . It had a slender hull on which was mounted a biplane wing and a conventional braced tailplane . It had an Oberursel rotary engine mounted on struts between the wings driving a pusher propeller . The pilot had an open cockpit just forward of the lower wing . Because of the slender hull stabilising floats were fitted below and at the end of the lower wings . The submarine intended to carry the W . 20 was not built and only three W . 20s were built .