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Michael Woolston Ash Michael Woolston Ash ( March 5 , 1789 – December 14 , 1858 ) was a Jacksonian member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Michael W . Ash was born in Philadelphia . He studied law , was admitted to the bar June 21 , 1811 , and commenced practice in Philadelphia . He served as a first lieutenant and lieutenant colonel in the First Regular Pennsylvania Volunteers during the War of 1812 . At the close of the war he went into partnership with James Buchanan , future President of the United States , and continued the practice of his profession in Philadelphia . Ash was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty - fourth Congress . He was not a candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty - fifth Congress . He practiced law until his death in Philadelphia in 1858 . Interment in Christ Church Burial Ground , located at Fifth and Arch Streets .
USS N - 5 ( SS - 57 ) USS " N - 5 " ( SS - 57 ) was a " N " - class coastal defense submarine of the United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on 10 April 1915 by Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport , Connecticut . The N - boats built by Lake had slightly different specifications from the ones built by Seattle Construction and Drydock and are sometimes considered a separate class . " N - 5 " was launched on 22 March 1917 sponsored by Mrs . George Bevans , and commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 13 June 1918 with Lieutenant Commander Morris D . Gilmore in command . Service history . Sailing from New York City on 20 June to New London , Connecticut , for fitting out and thence proceeding to Newport , Rhode Island , to load torpedoes , " N - 5 " began patrols off New England and in Long Island Sound on watch against attacks on coastal shipping by German U - boat s . On 7 September , after parting tow from her escort in a heavy sea , she was mistaken by an armed transport for a U - boat and was fired upon . Fortunately for the submarine , all 15 shells fell short and " N - 5 " was able to proceed on to New London . She continued her patrols until 24 October when she put into New York Navy Yard for repairs , and remained there following the Armistice with Germany until sailing to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on 21 February 1919 . Overhauled , the submarine departed Philadelphia on 27 March , arriving New London on 10 April . Remaining in ordinary at the Submarine Base until 10 March 1920 , the submarine then operated off the East Coast in training until placed in reserve at New London on 7 June . On 1 October , " N - 5 " sailed to Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive overhaul lasting until 7 April 1921 when she returned to New London , once again being placed in ordinary . There she remained for the next year , while her main engines were removed for transfer to a newer " L " - class submarine . Then , towed by tug she moved to Philadelphia Navy Yard , arriving on 14 April 1922 . " N - 5 " decommissioned on 19 April 1922 and was sold to Joseph G . Hitner of Philadelphia for scrap on 25 September 1922 .
Nowell Salmon Admiral of the Fleet Sir Nowell Salmon VC , GCB ( 20 February 1835 – 14 February 1912 ) was an English 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 . Naval career . Salmon was the son of Reverend H . Salmon , rector of Swarraton , Hampshire and Emily , the daughter of Admiral Nowell who fought at the Battle of the Saintes and as a commander in the American Revolutionary War . After leaving Marlborough College he joined the Navy as cadet in 1847 , and served from the Baltic to the Cape . He was 22 years old , and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy , serving in a Naval Brigade from HMS " Shannon " during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place at the siege of Lucknow for which he and John Harrison was awarded the VC . His citation reads In 1860 , while on duty in the near Honduras , Salmon took custody of William Walker . Walker , a U . S . citizen who had briefly been president of Nicaragua , was attempting further conquests in Central America . Salmon delivered Walker to the local authorities , who promptly shot him . Salmon was made captain of the ironclad warship s HMS " Defence " and HMS " Valiant " and went on to be Commander - in - Chief , Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1882 , Commander - in - Chief of the China Station in 1887 and Commander - in - Chief , Portsmouth in 1894 . Family . Major - General Harry Salmon was the grandson of Nowell Salmon ' s brother . His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum , London .
Caroline Keer Caroline Keer , RRC & Bar ( born 1857 — died 29 December 1928 ) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator , who served in Natal during the Boer War . She served with the British Army ' s Nursing Service from December 1887 where she nursed at the Royal Victoria Military Hospital , Netley , before she was posted to Egypt from 1888 - 94 . She served in Natal during the Boer War in 1899 for which she received the Royal Red Cross and the Queen ' s and King ' s South African medals . In 1903 she was appointed Principal Matron at Pretoria , South Africa . At the time of her appointment there were 14 military hospitals serving soldiers and their families ; a central duty of her position was to supervise and inspect each hospital . Upon her appointment as Matron in Chief , the " British Journal of Nursing " reported : Miss Keer has many qualifications for the high office to which she has been appointed . Her quiet , modest confidence , confidence evidently born of knowledge , cannot fail to beget the conviction that the choice which placed the reins of government in this important position in her hands and that she will maintain the dignity and prestige which the Service has acquired during the tenure of office of the present Matron - in - Chief Miss Sidney Browne , R . R . C . During her time as the Matron in Chief Miss Keer was involved in improving the pay , allowances and conditions of the nurses of the QAIMNS and making changes to the Military Families Hospitals . Keer served as Matron - in - Chief of the QAIMNS from 5 April 1906 to 5 April 1910 , retiring two months later . Death . Caroline Keer died on 29 December 1928 , aged 71 , at her home in West Worthing , Surrey from undisclosed causes . She never married . Family . Dr Honoria Somerville Keer , half - sister of Caroline Keer by their father , Major General Jonathan Keer ( 1825 - 1907 ) , ex - HM Bengal Staff Corps .
Fort Defiance ( Ohio ) Fort Defiance was ordered built by General " Mad " Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers . It was the last of a line of defenses constructed by American forces in the campaign leading to the Northwest Indian War ' s Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20 , 1794 . Work began on August 9 , 1794 and was completed by August 17 . The name was derived from a declaration by Charles Scott , who was leading a band of Kentucky militiamen in support of Wayne , that : " I defy the English , Indians , and all the devils of hell to take it . " The post was considered one of the strongest fortifications built in that period . Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers , Wayne used Fort Defiance as his base of operations and ordered the destruction of all Native American villages and their crops within a radius of the fort . Under terms of the Treaty of Greenville , signed on August 3 , 1795 , the native nations ceded six square miles around the fort and allowed the Americans to maintain a trading post there , even though it was within the area of land defined by the " Greenville Treaty Line " , beyond which Americans had agreed not to settle . Until the War of 1812 , Fort Defiance was one of the westernmost outposts in Ohio . William Henry Harrison used it as one base for his attacks against Native Americans during Tecumseh ' s War , and the fort played a role in the War of 1812 as well . The city of Defiance , Ohio , was founded at the fort ' s location . In 1904 , the site of the fort was chosen for the Defiance Public Library . Fort Defiance served as a reference point for defining the boundary line of land cession in the Treaty of Detroit in 1807 . This north - south line would be used again as the Michigan Meridian in the survey of lands in Michigan . Today , a park occupies the site of the fort , which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .
United States Army Accessions Command The U . S . Army Accessions Command ( USAAC ) ( 2002 – 2011 ) was established by general order on 15 February 2002 and activated at Fort Monroe , VA . It was a subordinate command of TRADOC charged with providing integrated command and control of the recruiting and initial military training for the Army ' s officer , warrant officer , and enlisted forces . Designed to meet the human resources needs of the Army from initial contact with recruiters to first unit of assignment , the command ' s goal was to transform volunteers into soldiers and leaders for the Army . As of 2011 , the U . S . Army Accessions Command was de - activated as part of Defense and Army efficiency reviews . The decision was a result of a comprehensive study to develop appropriate options for the alignment of commands that fulfill human resource functions . In accordance with the Secretary of the Army ’ s Human Resource Organizational Reform Initiative , the US Army Accessions Command cased its colors on 18 January 2012 , and the command ceased functions as the higher headquarters for US Army Cadet Command , US Army Recruiting Command , and the Accessions Support Brigade and as the Army ’ s primary executor of Accessions based marketing , advertising , research , and coordination . In order to manage the completion of all discontinuance tasks by 30 September 2012 , USAAC was re - designated the USAAC Discontinuance Task Force , under the command of Major General Jefforey A . Smith . The Command was established by Headquarters , Department of the Army General Orders Number 1 as a subordinate command of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command . Although elements were located at Fort Knox , some headquarters subunits were also located at Fort Monroe . The U . S . Army Recruiting Command is the principal command of the U . S . Army Accessions Command , and is co - located . Its other subunits are the Strategic Outreach Directorate and the Accessions Support Brigade . The Accessions Support Brigade is the public face of the Command , and is perhaps the most unusual of the Army ' s units , which includes Mission Support Battalion ' s mobile recruiting support sections mounted on colourful 18 - wheeler trucks , the Army Parachute Team ( about a company ) , “ The Golden Knights ” , and the Special Operations Recruiting Company ( SORC ) , responsible for recruiting all individuals serving with Army special operations that also performs demonstrations by its United States Army Marksmanship Unit . The US Army Accessions Command also controlled the Army Sports Program , and other elements involved with public relations and increasing the public ' s favorable awareness of the US Army . The decision to de - activate the command was announced on 20 April 2011 . The move is said to need 12 – 18 months for completion and is expected to reduce costs while realigning necessary functions under other command structures .
Jean - Louis Nicot Jean - Louis Nicot ( February 14 , 1911 , Paris – August 29 , 2004 ) was the commander of the French Air transport fleet during the First Indochina War . He was later sent to prison for his involvement in the Algiers putsch . Biography . Nicot graduated from the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint - Cyr and entered the French Air Force . He moved up through the ranks until he reached lieutenant - general , serving as second - in - command of the Air Force . Conviction . Algiers putsch occurred on April 23 , 1961 . Nicot was found to have been involved in delaying the transmission of certain orders at the time of the French counter - attack , as well as aiding in the secret transfer of Generals Maurice Challe and André Zeller to Algeria . General Nicot was tried by the High Military Court and convicted on June 19 , 1961 , for collusion " with the leaders of an insurrectionist movement . " He was sentenced to twelve years in prison , eight less than the prosecution ' s requested twenty years . After release from prison . Nicot was released from prison in 1965 , and later reinstated to the Air Force Reserves in November 1982 , following the adoption of a bill by the French legislature " relating to the settlement of certain consequences of the events of North Africa " , whose goal was to reinstate 800 officers , 800 policemen and 400 civil administrators expelled between 1961 and 1963 into public office , except for the eight putschist generals expelled from the reserves . General Nicot accumulated 4500 hours of flight time during his career .
Flash pan The flash pan or priming pan is a small receptacle for priming powder , found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading gun s . Flash pans are found on gonne s , matchlock s , wheellock s , snaplock s , snaphance s , and flintlock s . Development . The flash pan was at first attached to the gun barrel , but was later moved to the lock plate of the gun . A small amount of finely ground gunpowder is placed in the flash pan and ignited . The flash of flame travels through the touch hole igniting the main charge of propellant inside the barrel . Unlike cannon , it was not necessary ( or desirable ) to place priming in the touch hole itself . The flash alone , and not particles of burning powder was enough to ignite the main charge . “ Flash in the pan ” . The ignition of the main charge from the flash pan was not a guaranteed operation , however , and sometimes it failed . In those cases the spark would flash in the pan , but the gun would fail to fire . This led by the end of the 17th century to the expression “ " flash in the pan " ” to mean a failure after a brief and showy start , or momentary sensation of no real importance .
HMS Doon ( 1904 ) HMS " Doon " was a Hawthorn Leslie type River Class Destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates . Named after the River Doon in western Scotland , she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy . Construction . She was laid down on 16 February 1904 at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard at Hebburn - on - Tyne and launched on 8 November 1904 . She was completed in June 1905 . Her original armament was to be the same as the Turleback torpedo boat destroyers that preceded her . In 1906 the Admiralty decided to upgrade the armament by landing the five 6 - pounder naval guns and shipping three 12 - pounder 8 hundredweight ( cwt ) guns . Two would be mounted abeam at the foc ' x ' le break and the third gun would be mounted on the quarterdeck . Pre - War . After commissioning she was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich . On 27 April 1908 the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres . During these exercises HMS " Attentive rammed and sank HMS " Gala then damaged HMS " Ribble " . In April 1909 she was assigned to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla on its formation at Harwich . She remained until displaced by a Basilisk Class destroyer by May 1912 . She was assigned to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the 2nd Fleet with a nucleus crew . On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by alpha characters starting with the letter ' A ' . The ships of the River Class were assigned to the E Class . After 30 September 1913 , she was known as an E Class destroyer and had the letter ‘ E ’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel . World War I . In early 1914 when displaced by G Class destroyers she joined the 9th Destroyer Flotilla based at Chatham tendered to HMS " St George " . The 9th Flotilla was a Patrol Flotilla tasked with anti - submarine and counter mining patrols in the Firth of Forth area . On 16 December 1914 under command of Lieutenant - Commander H . McLeod - Fraser , RN , as the division leader with HMS " Waveney , HMS " Test and HMS " Moy " were sent to patrol off Hartlepool . During the German Battle Cruiser Raid on Hartlepool , she was damaged by German shellfire . She was straddled by three salvoes with one near miss by an 11 - inch shell grazing the after edge of the foremost funnel , damaging a berth on boat , before going overboard and bursting on impact with the water . She suffered splinter damage and had her wireless , aft gun and torpedo tube put out of action . She suffered 3 dead and 6 wounded . In August 1915 with the amalgamation of the 9th and 7th Flotillas she was deployed to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at the River Humber . She remained employed on the Humber Patrol participating in counter mining operations and anti - submarine patrols for the remainder of the war . Disposition . In 1919 she was paid off and laid up in reserve awaiting disposal . On 27 May 1919 she was sold to Thomas W . Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Rainham , Kent , on the Thames Estuary . She was not awarded a Battle Honour for her service
Alfred Ablett Alfred Ablett VC DCM ( 3 August 1830 – 12 March 1897 ) was an English Crimean War 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 . Ablett was 25 years old , and a private in the 3rd Battalion , Grenadier Guards when the deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . His citation reads : On 2 September 1855 during the siege of Sebastopol , Crimea , a burning shell fell into a trench containing two cases of ammunition . Private Ablett at once realising the danger to which all were exposed , seized the shell in his hands and threw it over the parapet , where it immediately exploded as it touched the ground , but not a man was touched . Further information . He later achieved the rank of sergeant . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Grenadier Guards Regimental Headquarters , Wellington Barracks , London , England .
Type A2 submarine The Type A2 submarine was a single class of submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II , consisting of one boat , " I - 12 " , equipped with an aircraft . The design was similar to the earlier Type A1 submarine , except for the A2 ' s having weaker engines . The boat thus had a lower surfaced speed but a longer range . Like the Type A1 , this submarine was designed to act as a headquarters boat coordinating the operations of submarine squadrons . However , unlike the Type A1 , the Type A2 submarine was ineffective in its role and in its only patrol , she sank a freighter and machine gunned the survivors .
Nzappa zap The Nzappa zap ( also referred to as zappozap , kasuyu ) is a traditional weapon from the Democratic Republic of the Congo similar to an axe or hatchet . It has an ornate wrought - iron blade connected to a club - like wooden handle , often clad in copper , bronze or brass . In practice , it is used much like the American tomahawk , both thrown for short distances and as a melee weapon in hand - to - hand combat . It differs from the usual axe style , in that the blade mounts to looping prongs that affix to the shaft .
AMVETS AMVETS or American Veterans is a volunteer - led organization formed by World War II veterans of the United States . It advocates for its members as well as for causes that it deems helpful to the nation at large . The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code ; it is a 501 ( c ) 19 organization . Background . AMVETS is active in U . S . politics . Its primary political activity is lobbying for the interests of veterans , including support for veteran ' s benefits such as pensions and the Veterans Affairs hospital system ; in addition , it has promoted other causes such as support for a Flag Burning Amendment . The AMVETS Silver Helmet Award is an annual award to " recognize excellence and achievement in Americanism , defense , rehabilitation , congressional service and other fields . " Sometimes called the " Veterans Oscar , " the award is shaped like a small , silver replica of a World War II helmet . Recipients have included Edmund Muskie , Lyndon B . Johnson and Lee Greenwood . The organization also gives out an award that used to be called the Peace Award , which in later years was called the Silver Helmet Peace Award , to honor people who promoted peace . AMVETS is frequently involved with ROTC and JROTC programs . A local chapter in the schools area may present awards , scholarships , and savings bonds to qualifying cadets in a unit . It has a number of subordinate organizations , which help to advance the aims and purposes of the AMVETS organization . These subordinate organizations are :
AN / MPQ - 49 Forward Area Alerting Radar The AN / MPQ - 49 Forward Area Alerting Radar ( FAAR ) is a lightweight early warning radar system consisting of the AN / TPQ - 43 radar , AN / TPX - 50 Mark XII IFF receiver , a 5 kW generator set , and a Gama Goat providing mobility . Development . FAAR was developed by the US Army in the 1960s to support their field anti - aircraft weapons , the MIM - 72 Chaparral and M163 Vulcan Air Defense System , deployed through the 1970s and 80 ' s , and retired from active service in 1991 . FAAR units have been used for drug trafficking surveillance in Palm Beach , and since September 1991 , offered for sale to foreign users . The AN / TPQ - 43 radar was mounted on a boom that extended upward from the rear of the Gama Goat ' s trailer . It is a pulse doppler radar that operates in the D band and has a range of about 20 km . Data from the radar was generally not used at the radar site itself , but broadcast over FM radio to the " Target Alerting Data Display Set " ( TADDS ) , a small battery - powered receiver and display unit . Field units , including the Chaparral , Vulcan and FIM - 43 Redeye units , used the TADDS as an early - warning display , aiming their optically - guided weapons in the general direction it provided . FAAR is transported by a Gama Goat and set up behind the front line s . The generator is towed behind the Gama Goat ' s own trailer , and then detached and operated at a distance from the trailer . The entire system is easily air - transportable .
171st Battalion ( Quebec Rifles ) , CEF The 171st ( Quebec Rifles ) Battalion , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Quebec City , Quebec , the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915 / 16 . After sailing to England in November 1916 , the battalion was absorbed by the 148th Battalion , CEF , 5th Pioneers , and the 20th Reserve Battalion in December 1916 . The 171st ( Quebec Rifles ) Battalion , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . Sir Wm . Price . References . Meek , John F . " Over the Top ! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War . " Orangeville , Ont . : The Author , 1971 .