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HMS Pearl ( 1855 ) HMS " Pearl " was a " Pearl " - class 21 - gun screw corvette of the Royal Navy launched in 1855 , displacing 2 , 187 tons . In September 1857 , during the Indian Rebellion , 175 of the ship ' s crew were formed into " Pearl " ' s Naval Brigade . The small force , armed largely with rifles , took part in several actions . It was accompanied in many of these by a similar force formed from the crew of . The ship was captained by Edward Southwell Sotheby from its commission in 1855 . On 10 March 1858 Pearl left Liverpool carrying the explorer David Livingstone and his river boat Ma Robert , arriving at the Zambesi delta on 14 May 1858 for the Second Zambesi Expedition . John Borlase replaced Sotheby , on the ships return from India in 1859 , from 23 August 1859 to 18 June 1864 when the ship was paid off in Portsmouth . " Pearl " sailed around the East Indies and China and played a part in the Taiping Rebellion and the bombardment of Kagoshima during the Anglo - Satsuma War . " North Star " Affair . In May 1861 the " Pearl " was involved in an incident involving a British merchant ship named " North Star " and Chinese pirates . On May 13 , pirates in a junk attacked the " North Star " off the coast of Hong Kong Island . They killed or mortally wounded at least five members of the crew and stole over 4 , 000 dollars worth of gold before abandoning the ship . Only two survivors remained on the ship and they hid from the pirates until they left the " North Star " and then they set sail for the port of Hong Kong . HMS " Pearl " was anchored off Green Island at the time and she eventually recovered both the merchantman and the survivors .
No . 669 Squadron RAF No . 669 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War . History . No . 669 Squadron RAF was formed on 16 November 1944 at Bikram , Patna , India as a glider squadron , with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command . However , after a short period it was redesignated No . 671 Squadron RAF , due to an earlier mix - up of squadron designations and bases . The squadron was reformed anew the next day , with the same role and at the right base , and continued to train , as part of No . 343 Wing RAF , until the surrender of Japan , when it became surplus to requirements . The squadron was disbanded on 10 November 1945 at Fatehjang , British India . Present . The squadron today is represented by 669 Squadron of 9 Regiment , Army Air Corps .
Patrick Mullane Patrick Mullane VC ( October 1858 – 20 November 1919 ) was a 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 . He later achieved the rank of regimental sergeant - major . Early life . Mullane was born in Ahmednagar , Deccan , India . Award details . He was about 21 years old , and a sergeant in the Royal Horse Artillery , British Army during the Second Anglo - Afghan War when the following deed took place during the battle of Maiwand for which he was awarded the VC : Sothebys near sale of the medal 1904 . The Sotheby ' s auction house in London were about to auction the medal that had previously been sold by Patrick Mullane ' s relatives .
Kosmos 2469 Kosmos 2469 ( meaning " Cosmos 2469 " ) is a Russian US - K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2010 as part of the Russian Space Forces ' Oko programme . The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . Kosmos 2469 was launched from Site 16 / 2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia . A Molniya - M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch , which took place at 17 : 01 UTC on 30 August 2010 . The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation , and the international designator 2010 - 049A . The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37170 . It was the last launch of a US - K satellite and the last launch of a Molniya - M rocket .
Army Medical Services The Army Medical Services ( AMS ) is the organisation responsible for administering the four separate corps that deliver medical , veterinary , dental and nursing services in the British Army . These are : Administration . The Army Medical Services are administered by Headquarters Army Medical Directorate at Andover under the command of the Director General Army Medical Services ( DGAMS ) , currently Major General Ewan Carmichael . DGAMS reports to the Army ' s Adjutant General . Role of the AMS . The role of the AMS is to contribute to the conservation of fighting strength and morale of the Army . The AMS is responsible for advising commanders on the maintenance of health and prevention of disease in the Army in peace and , in addition , the collection , medical classification , evacuation and treatment of the sick and wounded in war . Secondary health care , dental treatment , medical training , and the supply of medical and dental equipment and pharmaceuticals are provided on a tri - service basis by Defence Agencies in which members of the AMS are employed .
Richard L . Cevoli Richard L . Cevoli ( October 24 , 1919 - January 18 , 1955 ) served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War as a decorated pilot . Pre - military . Cevoli , a lifelong resident of East Greenwich graduated from La Salle Academy and from Rhode Island State College where he earned a degree in civil engineering . He worked for an engineering firm , Merritt , Chapman & Scott , and joined the Navy a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor . Military career . World War II . While serving with Squadron VF - 18 based on the U . S . S . Intrepid Cevoli with other fighters staffed a Japanese troop ship , silencing many of its guns . The following day , he bombed and disabled a Japanese aircraft carrier . Korean War . From 1949 until 1951 , Commander Cevoli served as the Executive Officer in Squadron VF - 18 on board the USS Leyte . In the winter of 1950 , Cevoli and his pilots provided close in air support against 70 , 000 Chinese soldiers crossing the Yalu River and enabled 30 , 000 United Nations soldiers to escape encirclement . Post - war service . After the war , Cevoli took classes at the Naval War College . In 1954 he assumed command of Squadron VF - 73 . He died when his plane crashed during a training mission .
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial ( French : " Le Cimetière de Guerre Canadien Groesbeek " ) is located about three kilometres north of the village of Groesbeek , Netherlands . The cemetery contains 2 , 338 Canadian soldiers of World War II . The cemetery is unique in that many of the dead were brought here from nearby Germany . It is one of the few cases where bodies were moved across international frontiers . It is believed that all fallen Canadian soldiers of the Rhineland battles , who were buried in German battlefields , were reinterred here ( except for one who is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery ) . General H . D . G . Crerar , who commanded Canadian land forces in Europe , ordered that Canadian dead were not to be buried in German soil . Thousands of Dutch children tend the graves of the soldiers buried here as they do throughout the Netherlands . The cemetery also has a Cross of Sacrifice within it . Commemoration . Within the cemetery stands the Groesbeek Memorial , which commemorates members of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaign in north - west Europe between the time of crossing the Seine River at the end of August 1944 and the end of the war in Europe . There are 1 , 103 names on the memorial ; although since the date of completion of the name - panels , graves have been found for four men commemorated by it . The Bayeux Memorial in Normandy , France honours 103 Canadian servicemen and women . The memorial consists of twin colonnaded buildings which face each other across the grass forecourt of the cemetery , between the entrance and the " Stone of Remembrance . " The names of the men whose graves are unknown are inscribed in panels of Portland stone built into the rear walls . Notable graves . Among those buried here is Aubrey Cosens of the Queen ' s Own Rifles , who won the Victoria Cross leading an attack against Mooshof where he was killed by a sniper in February 1945 . Memorialized are Gustave Biéler , Frank Pickersgill , and Roméo Sabourin , Canadian members of the Special Operations Executive who were sent undercover into occupied France ; all three were caught by the Germans and sent to concentration camps , where they were executed .
Alasdair Steedman Air Chief Marshal Sir Alasdair McKay Sinclair Steedman , GCB , CBE , DFC ( 29 January 1922 – 2 January 1992 ) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force . RAF career . Steedman joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served as a pilot during World War II . He was appointed Officer Commanding No . 39 Squadron in 1948 and Officer Commanding No . 8 Squadron in 1949 . He went on to be Station Commander at Royal Ceylon Air Force Base Katanayake in 1957 and after a tour on the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Staff College from 1960 he became Station Commander at RAF Lyneham in 1962 . From 1965 to 1967 he was Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Malaysian Air Force . He was made Director of Defence Plans ( Air ) in 1967 , Director of the Defence Operations Staff in 1968 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff ( Policy ) in 1969 . He went on to be Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Strike Command in 1971 , Commandant of the RAF Staff College , Bracknell , in 1972 and Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1976 . In October 1977 , on promotion to air chief marshal , Steedman took up his last appointment as the UK Military Representative to NATO . After retiring in 1981 , Steedman took up position as the Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund until 1988 . He was also Chairman of the Royal International Air Tattoo between 1981 and 1988 .
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients : G – L This is a complete alphabetical list ( G to L ) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War . Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing or saving regimental flags . During the Civil War , regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit , and guided the unit ' s movements . Loss of the flag could greatly disrupt a unit , and could have a greater effect than the death of the commanding officer . Medal of Honor . The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government and is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself " . . . conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States . . . " Due to the nature of this medal , it is commonly presented posthumously . The medal of honor has only been awarded to Americans of great valor on the battlefield risking his / hers life . H . Recipients are listed alphabetically by last name . Posthumous receipt is denoted by an asterisk .
Edgar Lee McWethy , Jr . Edgar Lee McWethy , Jr . ( November 22 , 1944 – June 21 , 1967 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War . Biography . McWethy joined the Army from Denver , Colorado in 1964 , and by June 21 , 1967 was a Specialist Five serving as a combat medic in Company B , 1st Battalion , 5th Cavalry Regiment , 1st Cavalry Division ( Airmobile ) . During a firefight on that day , in Binh Dinh Province , Republic of Vietnam , McWethy repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to treat his wounded comrades despite being wounded three times himself . He continued to help his fellow soldiers until suffering a fourth and fatal wound . McWethy , aged 22 at his death , was buried in Pence Cemetery , Baxter Springs , Kansas . The McWethy Troop Medical Clinic at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Jackson , South Carolina , are named in his honor . Medal of Honor citation . Specialist McWethy ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty . Serving as a medical aidman with Company B , Sp5 McWethy accompanied his platoon to the site of a downed helicopter . Shortly after the platoon established a defensive perimeter around the aircraft , a large enemy force attacked the position from 3 sides with a heavy volume of automatic weapon s fire and grenade s . The platoon leader and his radio operator were wounded almost immediately , and Sp5 McWethy rushed across the fire - swept area to their assistance . Although he could not help the mortally wounded radio operator , Sp5c . McWethy ' s timely first aid enabled the platoon leader to retain command during this critical period . Hearing a call for aid , Sp5 McWethy started across the open toward the injured men , but was wounded in the head and knocked to the ground . He regained his feet and continued on but was hit again , this time in the leg . Struggling onward despite his wounds , he gained the side of his comrades and treated their injuries . Observing another fallen rifleman lying in an exposed position raked by enemy fire , Sp5 McWethy moved toward him without hesitation . Although the enemy fire wounded him a third time , Sp5 McWethy reached his fallen companion . Though weakened and in extreme pain , Sp5 McWethy gave the wounded man artificial respiration but suffered a fourth and fatal wound . Through his indomitable courage , complete disregard for his safety , and demonstrated concern for his fellow soldiers , Sp5 McWethy inspired the members of his platoon and contributed in great measure to their successful defense of the position and the ultimate rout of the enemy force . Sp5 McWethy ' s profound sense of duty , bravery , and his willingness to accept extraordinary risks in order to help the men of his unit are characteristic of the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U . S . Army .
Ouvrage Col de Crous Ouvrage Col de Crous is a lesser work ( " petit ouvrage " ) of the Maginot Line ' s Alpine extension , the Alpine Line . The ouvrage consists of one infantry block at an altitude of . Additional blocks were planned but not built . Description . Two proposed " petits ouvrages " were proposed for the same ridge to the north , the " Ouvrage du Col - de - Pal " and the " " Ouvrage du col - de - Jallorgues " , neither of which were started .
Rosales Airport Rosales Airport is an airfield located in Barangay Carmen , Rosales , Pangasinan , in the Philippines . During the World War II era , before and after the occupation of Clark Air Base by the Japanese , Rosales Airport acted as a secondary airfield for U . S . Air Force aircraft stationed there . Rosales Airport is listed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines as a community airport and active for general aviation , more commonly known as ' Carmen Airstrip ' for its proximity to the town . Its dirt runway is listed with a length of 2625 ft . http : / / www . the - airport - guide . com / airport . php ? airports _ id = 12927
Avro 501 The Avro Type H , Type 501 , and Type 503 were a family of early British military seaplane s . They were a development of the Avro 500 design and were originally conceived of as amphibious ; the prototype being fitted with a single large main float ( equipped with wheels ) under the fuselage , and two outrigger floats under the wings . Tests were conducted on Windermere in January 1913 . It was later converted to twin - float configuration and bought by the British Admiralty . It now , however , proved too heavy and was converted again - this time to a landplane . An improved version , designated the 503 was demonstrated for the Inspector of Naval Aircraft , who placed an order for three machines . The prototype itself was demonstrated for the German Navy in its seaplane trials in June 1913 and was purchased by the government of Imperial Germany for evaluation purposes . This machine subsequently became the first aircraft to fly across the North Sea , from Wilhelmshaven to Heligoland , in September 1913 . Gotha purchased a licence from Avro and produced the type as the WD . 1 ( " Wasser Doppeldecker " - " Water Biplane " ) . Unlicenced copies were also built by Albatros , AGO , Friedrichshafen . Some WD . 1s were provided to the Ottoman Empire following their withdrawal from German Navy service .
James Wilfred Jefford Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford ( 22 March 1901 - 1 January 1980 ) was the first Commander - in - Chief of the Royal Pakistan Navy , serving from its inception in 1947 until 1953 . Most of his early career was in the Royal Indian Navy . Jefford served in the Royal Navy as a midshipman during the First World War and was commissioned into the Royal Indian Marine as a Sub - Lieutenant in 1922 . He was promoted Commander , RIN , in 1941 , Captain , RIN , in 1946 , and Rear - Admiral in 1947 . On the inception of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947 he transferred to the special list of the Royal Navy and was appointed Flag Officer commanding the new Royal Pakistan Navy . His title was upgraded to Commander - in - Chief in 1950 , and he was promoted Vice - Admiral in the Royal Pakistan Navy , in 1953 , the same year that his command was terminated . He was Chairman of the Penang Harbour Board from 1955 to 1957 and also of the Penang Port Commission from 1956 to 1957 , when he retired . During the Second World War he commanded HMIS Indus and HMIS Godavari .
Operation München Operation München ( " Operaţiunea München " ) was the Romanian codename of a joint German - Romania n offensive in World War II , with the primary objective of liberating Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina , ceded by Romania to the Soviet Union a year before . The operation concluded successfully after 24 days of fighting . Axis formations involved included the Third Army , the Fourth Army , and the Eleventh Army . In German this is simply described as the recapture of Bessarabia by the Romanian army , and was the beginning of genocide against the Jewish population of Bessarabia . Other " Operation Münchens " . Another " Operation München " took place in March 1942 , in Lithuania .
USS Claiborne ( AK - 171 ) USS " Claiborne " ( AK - 171 ) was an " Alamosa " - class 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 . " Claiborne " ( AK - 171 ) was launched 3 September 1944 by Froemming Brothers , Inc . , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , under a Maritime Commission contract , sponsored by Miss L . Kapczynski ; and commissioned 19 April 1945 at New Orleans , Louisiana , Lieutenant R . B . Johnston in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . " Claiborne " departed Gulfport , Mississippi , 20 May 1945 and arrived at Hollandia , New Guinea , 5 July . For the next 6 months she operated in the Philippines and New Guinea areas , carrying food , and supplies , and helping to redeploy troops among the various islands . The cargo ship sailed from Manila 6 January 1946 , for Yokosuka , Japan , anchoring there 13 January . Post - war decommissioning . " Claiborne " was decommissioned and transferred to the War Shipping Administration at Tokyo 7 February 1946
Alexander Obolensky Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky ( ; 17 February 1916 — 29 March 1940 ) was a Rurikid prince of Russian origin who became a naturalised Briton , having spent most of his life in England , and who went on to represent England in International Rugby Union . He was , and is , popularly known as " The Flying Prince " , " The Flying Slav " , or simply as " Obo " by many sports fans . Biography . A member of the Rurik Dynasty , he was born in Petrograd ( now Saint Petersburg ) on 17 February 1916 and was the son of Prince Serge Obolensky , an officer in the Tsar ' s Imperial Horse Guards , and his wife Princess Lubov ' ( " née " Naryshkina ) . Their name derived from the Russian town of Obolensk . They fled Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917 , settling in Muswell Hill , London , England . Obolensky was educated at The Ashe boys ' preparatory school , Etwall , and Trent College , Long Eaton , both in Derbyshire , before going to Brasenose College , Oxford in Michaelmas 1934 , where he held a College Exhibition and studied Politics , Philosophy and Economics . He gained a Fourth Class degree in 1938 . At Oxford he earned two rugby blue s representing Oxford University RFC as a wing / three - quarter . Having previously played for Chesterfield RUFC whilst still at school , he played for Leicester Football Club between 1934 and 1939 , as well as Rosslyn Park F . C . . His selection for England caused a stir because he was not a British citizen , but he gained British Citizenship in 1936 . On 4 January 1936 he scored two tries on his England debut in a 13 - 0 victory over the All Blacks , the first time England had beaten New Zealand . Aided by Pathé News footage of the game , his name has entered into legend , since the first try , beating several All Blacks in a run of three - quarters of the length of the field , was widely regarded as the greatest try of the time , and one of the greatest tries ever scored by England . Prince Obolensky won three caps for England later that year ( against Wales on 18 January , Ireland on 8 February and Scotland on 21 March ) , and scored no further tries . He was selected as a member of the touring party for the 1936 British Lions tour to Argentina . He also played seven games for the " invitation only " Barbarian F . C . between 1937 and 1939 , scoring 3 tries . By August 1939 , Obolensky was already serving as an A / P / O with 615 Squadron , Auxiliary Air Force , stationed at Kenley ; and , on the outbreak of World War II in 1939 , he joined the Royal Air Force ' s 504 Squadron . On 29 March 1940 , a day after being recalled to the England squad to play Wales , Pilot Officer Obolensky was killed during training when his Hawker Hurricane Mark 1 crashed on Martlesham Heath , Suffolk . His aircraft , reference number L1946 , dropped into a ravine at the end of the runway during landing , breaking his neck . He was 24 . He is buried in Ipswich ' s New Cemetery .
141st Training Aviation Regiment The 141st Training Aviation Regiment ( " Serbo - Croatian : 141 . školski puk / 150 . школски пук " ) was an aviation regiment established in 1952 as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force . The regiments was stationed at Ilidža - Sarajevo airport until it was disbanded in 1953 . History . The 141st Training Aviation Regiment was formed on January 1 , 1952 , by order from December 17 , 1951 at Ilidža - Sarajevo airport as part of Active Aviation Officers School of Military Aviation Academy . For its short existence it was equipped with domestic - made trainer aircraft and Soviet - made Yak - 9U . It was disbanded on January 20 , 1953 by order from December 20 , 1952 , and personal and equipment were sent to 104th Training Aviation Regiment .
Victory parade A victory parade is a type of parade held in order to celebrate a victory . Because of that , victory parades can be divided into military victory parades and more frequent sport victory parades . Among the most famous parades are the victory parades celebrating the end of the First World War and the Second World War . In the former USSR including the Russian Federation victory parades are held annually in every major city celebrating the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War ( 1941 – 1945 ) . References . New York Times newspaper January 3 , 1946 edition .