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George W . Leland George W . Leland ( 1834 – March 18 , 1880 ) 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 helping to free his grounded ship . Born in 1834 in Savannah , Georgia , Leland was still living in that city when he joined the Navy . He served during the Civil War as a gunner ' s mate on the . On November 16 , 1863 , " Lehigh " was in Charleston Harbor providing support for Union troops on shore when the ship ran aground on a sand bar and came under heavy fire from Fort Moultrie . Despite intense Confederate artillery fire , Leland and fellow sailor Coxswain Thomas Irving rowed a small boat trailing a hawser from " Lehigh " to another Union ironclad , the . Both times , the cable snapped due to friction and hostile fire . Officers were about to give an " abandon ship " order when three more sailors , Landsman Frank S . Gile , Landsman William Williams , and Seaman Horatio Nelson Young , volunteered to make one more attempt . This last effort was successful and " Nahant " was able to tow " Lehigh " off the sandbar to safety . For this action , all five sailors involved in the operation were awarded the Medal of Honor on April 16 , 1864 . Leland ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Serving on board the U . S . S . " Lehigh " , Charleston Harbor , 16 November 1863 , during the hazardous task of freeing the " Lehigh " , which had grounded , and was under heavy enemy fire from Fort Moultrie . Rowing the small boat which was used in the hazardous task of transferring hawsers from the " Lehigh " to the " Nahant " , Leland twice succeeded in making the trip , only to find that each had been in vain when the hawsers were cut by enemy fire and chaffing . Leland died on March 18 , 1880 , at age 45 or 46 and was buried in Lewiston , Maine .
TCOM Blue Devil The Blue Devil was a proposed reconnaissance airship that was built for the United States Air Force for use in the War in Afghanistan . It was designed to capture and process data from onboard sensors before delivering it to ground troops . Spy capabilities . The blimp was equipped with up to a dozen sensors , including listening devices , video cameras for use both during the day and at night , communications equipment and a system known as the " wide - area airborne surveillance system , " which used several cameras to film areas several square miles in size , similar to the Gorgon Stare system . The sensor equipment was to be supplied by Mav6 LLC as the prime contractor and system integrator . To process the data collected , which would ordinarily be transmitted to analysts on the ground , the blimp used an onboard computer to analyze and store the data , which was to be available for troops to access . This would require fewer personnel to analyze the data , and would cause less strain on battlefield networks by transmitting only required information , rather than a constant stream of data . Design . Total system cost was US $ 211 million . The envelope for the system was completed by subcontractor TCOM LP in Aug . of 2011 . The blimp was around long and 1 . 4 million cubic feet in volume . It was designed to be able to reach an altitude of and remain at altitude for up to a week . The aircraft ' s first flight was planned for 15 October 2011 . Delays and cancellation . Technical complications with the blimp ' s design that arose during 2011 , including overweight tail fins , unexpectedly complex avionics systems and the inability of the original Argus camera design to be integrated with other systems forced the blimp ' s first flight back to 15 April 2012 , with dramatically reduced capabilities . Since the original cameras , designed to be able to cover 64 square kilometers , were unable to be installed , a different camera design , called Angel Fire , was used , which can only cover four square kilometers . Despite the drop in capability , an Air Force analysis of operating costs estimated that the blimp would cost at least four times as much as estimated by Mav6 . In June 2012 , the Air Force cancelled the project and ordered the airship to be dismantled and put in storage .
Gastão de Freitas Ferraz Gastão de Freitas Ferraz was a Portuguese spy working for the Abwehr . He was one of two radio operator s on board the " Gil Eannes " , the codfish fleet support ship on the Atlantic . Ferraz almost tipped off the Germans on " Operation Torch " in 1942 . The British HMS " Duke of York " stopped the " Gil Eannes " on 1 November 1942 and a commando arrested Freitas . During interrogation Freitas was shown a photo of the Abwehr resident in Lisboa , Kuno Weltzien . Freitas became nervous at this moment . The British had picked up radio traffic indicating naval espionage , possibly compromising the secrecy on " Operation Torch " . On 15 October MI5 had asked for permission to arrest the neutral Portuguese fishermen , since they knew about two radio contacts of the fishing fleet to the Germans . Freitas was interned at " Camp 020 " at London with 500 other spies , some of whom then radioed false messages to the Germans as double agents . The " Gil Eannes " had been shipping close to General Patton ' s armada en route to the invasion in Morocco ( " Torch " ) .
Thorax of Lacedaemonia Thorax ( Gr . ) of Lacedaemonia is mentioned by Diodorus Siculus as acting under Spartan commander Callicratidas during his operations in Lesbos in 405 BC , and as having been commissioned by him , after the capture of Mithymna , to conduct the heavy - armed troops to Mytilene . In the following year we again find Thorax in command of the land - force which cooperated with the fleet under Lysander in the storming of Lampsacus ; and he was left at Samos as harmost by Lysander , when the latter was on his way to Athens after the Battle of Aegospotami in 404 BC . According to Plutarch , when the satrap Pharnabazus sent to Sparta to complain of ravages committed in his territory by Lysander , the Lacedaemonian government put Thorax to death , as he was a friend and colleague of the accused admiral , and they had found money in his possession . The date and circumstances of this , however , are very doubtful .
Fort Fetterman Fort Fetterman was a wooden fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army on the Great Plains frontier in the Dakota Territory approximately 11 miles northwest of present - day Douglas , Wyoming . It was located high on the bluffs on the south side of the North Platte River . It served as a major jumping - off point for the start of several major military expeditions against warring Native American tribes and soldiers there helped protect pioneers on the Bozeman Trail . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . History . European - American civilization was advancing across the frontier along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad . The fort was built as a major supply point for the army ' s operating against the American Indians . Completed in July 1867 , the new military post was named Fort Fetterman in honor of Capt . William J . Fetterman , who was killed in a fight with Indians near Fort Phil Kearny in December 1866 . With the completion of Fort Fetterman , Fort Caspar was abandoned and its garrison moved into the new fort in August . As it was on the south side of the Platte , Fort Fetterman was excluded from the provisions of the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie , which resulted in the abandonment of all forts further to the north : forts Reno , Phil Kearny , and C . F . Smith ) . Thus , Fort Fetterman became the northernmost military post in eastern Wyoming . It was important to the protection of the Bozeman Trail and other routes for settlers . With its remote location , the post was not considered a desirable place to be stationed . Desertions were frequent , and the winters long and hard . Supplies had to be brought in by wagon from Fort Laramie to the southeast or from Medicine Bow Station on the railroad . Soldiers had to carry water up the steep bluffs from the river or nearby creek . The soil proved to be ineffective for sustaining gardens , so fresh vegetables were not available . During the mid - 1870s and onset of the Black Hills War with the Lakota , Cheyenne , and Arapaho tribes , the monotony of camp life was broken by a series of major military expeditions , including Maj . Gen . George Crook ' s Power River Expedition of 1876 and Col . Ranald S . Mackenzie ' s 1876 campaign against Dull Knife . Fort Fetterman remained active until 1882 , when it was abandoned by the Army as the Indian Wars had subsided . A small community ( Fetterman City ) was started around the empty fort by Charles Henry King and others as an outfitting point for area ranchers and for wagon trains . When the town of Douglas was established eleven miles away in 1886 , Fetterman City rapidly declined . State Historic Site . The old fort deteriorated from neglect . Today , the partially restored site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is administered as an historic site by the State of Wyoming . Visitors can walk an interpretive trail to view the ruins of the fort ' s buildings . An officer ' s quarters and an ordnance warehouse have been restored and contain exhibits , artifacts and dioramas about the fort ' s history , Fetterman City and area Native Americans .
Hans Michahelles Hans Michahelles ( 18 May 1899 – 14 June 1975 ) was a highly decorated Konteradmiral in the Kriegsmarine 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 . Hans Michahelles was captured by French troops in April 1945 and was held until 1950 .
Philip B . Fouke Philip Bond Fouke ( January 23 , 1818 – October 3 , 1876 ) was a U . S . Representative from Illinois . Biography . Born in Kaskaskia , Illinois , Fouke attended the public schools and became a civil engineer . He established and published the Belleville Advocate in 1841 . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Belleville . He served as prosecuting attorney for the Kaskaskia district ( second circuit ) 1846 - 1850 . He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1851 . He unsuccessfully contested the election of Lyman Trumbull to the Thirty - fourth Congress . Fouke was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty - sixth and Thirty - seventh Congresses ( March 4 , 1859 – March 3 , 1863 ) . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862 . During the Civil War he served as colonel of the 30th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was wounded at the Battle of Belmont . After the war , he engaged in the practice of law in Washington , D . C . , and died there October 3 , 1876 . He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery .
Handy - class destroyer Three " Handy " - class destroyers served with the Royal Navy . , and were all built by Fairfield . Design and construction . As part of the 1893 – 1894 Naval Estimates , the British Admiralty placed orders for 36 torpedo - boat destroyer s , all to be capable of , as a follow - on to the six prototype " 26 - knotters " ordered in the previous 1892 – 1893 Estimates . Of the 36 destroyers , three ships ( " Handy " , " Hart " and " Hunter " ) were ordered from Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan , the first torpedo craft to be built by that shipyard . As typical for torpedo craft at the time , the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders , laying down only broad requirements . Fairfield ' s design was long overall and between perpendiculars , with a beam of and a draught of . Displacement was light and full load , while the ship ' s complement was 53 officers and men . Three Thornycroft boiler s fed steam at to two 3 - cylinder triple expansion steam engines rated at and driving two propeller shafts . Two funnels were fitted . Armament consisted of a single QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun and three 6 - pounder guns , with two 18 - inch ( 450 mm ) torpedo tubes . As a gunboat , one of the torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six - pounders .
Harry Miner Harry Garnet Bedford Miner VC ( 24 June 1891 – 8 August 1918 ) was a Canadian 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 . Harry ( Henry ) Garnet Bedford Miner was born in Raleigh Township , near Cedar Springs , Ontario , on 24 June 1891 . He was a student at Highgate School in Oxford Township , then went into farming . In November 1915 , after the outbreak of the First World War , he enlisted with the 142nd Battalion , Canadian Expeditionary Force , then transferred to the 161st ( Huron ) Battalion , CEF upon arriving in England . Once in France , he was taken on strength by the 58th Battalion , CEF in the field in December 1916 . He was a 27 - year - old corporal , and in action on 8 August 1918 at Demuin , France , on the opening day of the Battle of Amiens , the first day of the Hundred Days Offensive . Victoria Cross citation . He was mortally wounded by a German stick grenade during this action , but refused to withdraw . He died later in the day and is buried in the Crouy Military Cemetery just outside of the village Crouy - Saint - Pierre , about 15 kilometers northwest of Amiens and about 25 km northwest of the battlefield on which he fell . Awards and honours . Aside from the Victoria Cross , Corporal Miner was also awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government in August 1918 . His medals , including the Victoria Cross and the Croix de Guerre , are on display at the Huron County Museum in Goderich , Ontario . The South Barracks ( building M - 209 ) in Land Force Central Area Training Centre Meaford ( LFCATC Meaford ) is named the Corporal H . G . B . Miner Barracks in his honour . Branch 185 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Blenheim , Ontario , is named the Harry Miner Branch .
Jagdschloss Glienicke Jagdschloss Glienicke is a small German hunting lodge in Berlin - Wannsee near Glienicke Bridge . The Glienicke Palace and Babelsberg Palace can be seen nearby . It was begun in 1682 by Charles Philippe Dieussart for Frederick William , Elector of Brandenburg and completed in 1693 during the reign of Frederick William I of Prussia . Frederick I of Prussia used it as a military hospital . In 1763 , Frederick II of Prussia gave it as a present to Isaac Levin Joel , a wallpaper and carpet maker who used it for wallpaper manufacture . From 1827 , it was owned by Wilhelm von Türk , who turned it into an orphanage in 1832 . In 1859 , Prince Charles of Prussia hired the court architect Ferdinand von Arnim to renovate the castle in Neo - baroque style for his son Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia . In 1889 , Albert Geyer expanded the central block of the building and added a tower . In 1939 , the castle came into possession of the city of Berlin . After World War II , the castle first became a facility of the Soviet army , then a youth hostel . In between , it was used as a storing location for Universum Film AG . Additionally , many families found a new home there after the Russians cleared out Berlin and Neubabelsberg . One of the families was the family of an ex - mayor of Berlin . In 1963 / 64 , Max Taut rebuilt the castle by adding a glass bay to the two lower floors . Between 1964 and 2003 , the castle was used as a youth meeting place . Since 2003 , the castle is home of the Sozialpädagogische Fortbildung Jagdschloss Glienicke . The castle is a UNESCO - World Heritage Site . On March 31 , 2003 , the south wing of the castle caught fire as a result of faulty wiring . Because the castle had no fire alarm and its water intakes had become clogged with silt , the resulting damage was particularly severe and has yet to be fully repaired . A rebuild in line with accepted conservation practice began in November 2005 . The topping - out ceremony was on August 23 , 2006 . The awarding authority was the Senate Office For Education , Science and Research . The price for the rebuilding of the roof was approximately €400 , 000 .
Archontopouloi The archontopouloi ( ) were an elite military formation of the Byzantine army during the Komnenian era , in the 11th - 12th centuries . They were founded by Emperor Alexios I Komnenos ( r . 1081 – 1118 ) as part of his military reforms and were recruited among the orphans of Byzantine officers who were killed in battle . History . During the Seljuq invasion of Byzantine Asia Minor after the Battle of Manzikert ( 1071 ) , there were increased numbers of orphans that led Emperor Alexios I Komnenos ( r . 1081 – 1118 ) to initiate rescue efforts . Some of these , recruited among the orphans of the Byzantine officers that died in battle , were recruited , armed and trained to form an elite 2 , 000 - strong cavalry unit , known as the " archontopouloi " , the " sons of the archon s ( leaders ) " . The " archontopouloi " are considered to be the only Byzantine orphan care institution directly influenced by ancient Greek policies . Although Alexios ' s daughter and biographer , Anna Komnene , compared her father ' s " archontopouloi " to a Spartan institution , the better documented Athenian tradition to aid the children of deceased warriors was the probable inspiration for Alexios . The " archontopouloi " as a regiment disappear from Byzantine sources after the death of Alexios in 1118 . However , people termed " archontopouloi " continue to be recorded later in Byzantine history . The later " archontopouloi " appear to have belonged to two perhaps related groups . The first group consists of young aristocrats attached to the Byzantine imperial court who may have had a military function , and the second group consists of a type of provincial " pronoia r " , an elite soldier who held an imperial land - grant in return for military service . The latter group were possibly recruited from the former , following their training at the imperial court .
Paolo Thaon di Revel Paolo Emilio Thaon di Revel , 1st Duca del Mare ( 10 June 1859 – 24 March 1948 ) was an Italian admiral of the Royal Italian Navy ( " Regia Marina " ) during World War I and later a politician . Thaon di Revel was born in Turin from a family of the Savoyard and Niçard nobility of Scottish descent , a minor son of Marquess and Count Ottavio Thaon di Revel . He took part as Rear - admiral in the Italo - Turkish War , commanding Italian cruisers in the Battle of Beirut . He twice served as Naval Chief of Staff during World War I and was reluctant to risk the Italian battlefleet in anything other than a major surface action . He favoured the action of smaller vessels , as the MAS which sunk the Austrian battleship " Szent István " . After the Italian rout at Caporetto he secured the coastal area . In the late days of the war he led the bombardment of Durazzo and the quick occupation of the coasts of Istria and Dalmatia . After the war he was promoted to Grand Admiral ( 4 November 1924 ) . He was ennobled by King Victor Emmanuel III and given the victory title of 1st " Duca del Mare " ( " Duke of the Sea " ) . In 1917 he was named to the Italian Senate . In the October 1922 he was Minister of the Navy and chief advisor of King Victor Emmanuel III . He was President of the Italian Senate from 1943 to 1944 after the fall of fascist regime . Thaon di Revel died in Rome in 1948 . He was buried in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri , next to general Armando Diaz . < br >
American Women ' s Voluntary Services American Women ' s Voluntary Services ( AWVS ) was the largest American women ' s service organization in the United States during World War II ( WWII ) . AWVS provided women volunteers who provided support services to help the nation during the war such as message delivery , ambulance driving , selling war bonds , emergency kitchens , cycle corps drivers , dog - sled teamsters , aircraft spotters , navigation , aerial photography , fighting fires , truck driving , and canteen workers . Some of its work overlapped with the Office of Civilian Defense and the American Red Cross . Alice Throckmorton McLean founded AWVS in January 1940 , 23 months before the United States entered the war , basing it upon the British Women ' s Voluntary Services , in order to help prepare the nation for the war . Most of the founders were wealthy internationalist women , and its headquarters was in New York City , making America ' s isolationists suspicious of AWVS . Others saw the organization as being alarmist . Despite these concerns , AWVS had about 18 , 000 members by the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 . Eventually over 325 , 000 women were trained by AWVS . Doris Ryer Nixon founded the California chapter in August 1941 and became AWVS ' s national vice president . Nixon is the mother of Lewis Nixon III , an Army paratrooper officer during World War II who is featured prominently in " Band of Brothers " . AWVS also encountered resistance because some men did not want women working . The group also sponsored units in African , Chinese , and Hispanic American parts of the United States . This also led to lampooning by the media . By 1944 , despite hundreds of thousands of volunteers and large efforts to help win the war , AWVS was accused of being lazy , and the leaders decided to disband the organization at the end of the war . Also , they were formed for the specific purpose of supporting the war , which had been won . Actresses who were AWVS members included Joan Crawford , Hattie McDaniel , Betty White and Lillian Randolph . AMVS inspired other volunteer service groups , such as " Laguna Cottages for Seniors " .
Marie - Alfred de Suin Marie - Alfred de Suin ( Marie - Jean - Baptiste - Alfred de Suin ) ( April 1796 - 1861 ) was a French sailor . He became Rear Admiral in May 1849 and , from 1851 to 1854 , he commanded the French naval division of Brazil and La Plata and he contributed to the organization of this last country after the retirement of Rosas . In 1855 , he was appointed to the grade of Vice Admiral . He was Commander of the Legion of Honor . He is also the father of the author Diane de Beausacq .