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USS LST - 767 USS " LST - 767 " was an " LST - 542 " - class tank landing ship in the United States Navy . Like many of her class , she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation . " LST - 767 " was laid down on 19 July 1944 at Ambridge , Pa . , by the American Bridge Co . ; launched on 4 September 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Helen Stanhope ; and commissioned on 30 September 1944 , Lt . R . B . Seidman , USCGR , in command . Service history . She was commissioned after voyaging down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans , Louisiana , and passed through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean in mid - November . She then went to Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , where in mid - December 1944 she took on board military passengers , the tank landing craft " LCT - 749 " , pontoon causeway sections and other materiel . Late in the year " LST - 767 " left Hawaii for Leyte , in the Philippine Islands , where she arrived at the beginning of February 1945 . During the next two months the landing ship travelled south to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands , then returned north to Ulithi , Caroline Islands , and finally , in early April , to Okinawa , arriving a few days after U . S . forces commenced a long and bloody campaign against the island ' s Japanese defenders . After launching " LCT - 749 " and disembarking her passengers and their equipment , " LST - 767 " left Okinawa and began several months of transportation service in the central , south and western Pacific . She was in the Solomon Islands when Japan ' s mid - August 1945 agreement agreed to surrender brought the great Pacific War to an end . During the last part of September " LST - 767 " landed cargo on Okinawa , an undertaking that was interrupted by the need to put to sea to ride out an approaching typhoon . In the early morning darkness of 1 December 1945 , while beached at Kana Wan , Okinawa , " LST - 767 " was wrecked by another storm . When it was determined that salvage would be impossible for several months , she was ordered to be stripped and disposed of . " LST - 767 " was placed out of commission in early March 1946 and stricken from the Navy list later in that month . Her hulk was later sold , with final disposition taking place in May 1947 . " LST - 767 " earned one battle star for World War II service .
HMS Foley ( K474 ) The second HMS " Foley " ( K473 ) was a British Captain - class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II . Originally constructed as the United States Navy " Evarts " - class destroyer escort USS " Gillette " ( DE - 270 ) , she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945 and in the U . S . Navy as USS " Foley " ( DE - 270 ) from August to October 1945 . Construction and transfer . The ship was ordered as the U . S . Navy destroyer escort DE - 270 on 25 January 1942 and assigned the name USS " Gillette " , the first ship of the name , on 23 February 1943 . She was laid down by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston , Massachusetts , on 7 April 1943 and launched on 19 May 1943 , sponsored by Mrs . Thomas O ' Dea . The United States transferred the ship to the United Kingdom under Lend - Lease upon completion on 8 September 1943 . Service history . Royal Navy , 1943 - 1945 . Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS " Foley " ( K474 ) under the command of Lieutenant Commander Donald Emberton Mansfield , RN , on 8 September 1943 simultaneously with her transfer , the ship served on patrol and escort duty . On 21 November 1943 she joined the British sloop in a depth - charge attack that sank the German submarine " U - 538 " in the North Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland at position . The Royal Navy returned " Foley " to the U . S . Navy at Harwich , England , on 22 August 1945 . U . S . Navy , 1945 . The ship was commissioned into the U . S . Navy as USS " Foley " ( DE - 270 ) with Lieutenant S . M . Strauss , USNR , in command on 22 August 1945 simultaneously with her return . She moved to Trinity Bay on 28 August 1945 , and on 29 August 1945 departed Trinity Bay as a part of Task Group 21 . 3 . She crossed the Atlantic Ocean , called briefly at Naval Station Argentia in the Dominion of Newfoundland , and arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on 10 September 1945 . She remained there until decommissioned on 19 October 1945 . Disposal . The U . S . Navy struck " Foley " from its Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1945 . She was sold on 19 June 1946 for scrapping .
Battle of Asculum ( 89 BC ) The Battle of Asculum was fought in 89 BC during the Social War between Rome and its former Italian allies . The Romans were led by C . Pompeius Strabo , and were victorious over the rebels . The future Consul Publius Ventidius was said to have been captured as a youth at this battle and displayed in a Triumph at Rome . After two years of siege by the Romans , the people of Asculum , tired of the situation , decided to surrender against the wish of their leader Gaio Vidacilio , that chose to die with honour , without lose him freedom , burning himself in a temple on the town . When the Romans Legions won the battle and entered in the city destroyed all , burning houses , temples , and killing the majority of the population . The city was punished for him rebellion . Publius Ventidius , a child when the city was destroyed , was captured by Pompeius Strabo and conduct to Rome like prisoner . It will be educated like a roman soldier , and become a consul , fighting against the Persian Empire and winning , meeting Julius Caesar becoming its trusted friend .
Formosa Air Battle The Formosa Air Battle ( , ) took place between October 10 and 20 , 1944 , off the eastern coasts of the Ryukyu Islands , Formosa , and Luzon . It was fought by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and the approaching Task Force 38 of the United States Third Fleet and was one of a series of air raids on Japan during the Pacific War . The attacks served to prevent Japanese aircraft from participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf later that month . The battle was one - sided , as the U . S . practically dominated the air war due to the superior training and weaponry that it possessed at that point . Japanese air power in the region was battle exhausted , giving the Americans air superiority and weakening Japan ' s ability to defend the Okinawa Islands in the upcoming Okinawa Campaign . However , in an effort to boost morale and to cover up the defeat , Japanese headquarters claimed to have sunk 45 Allied ships , including 11 aircraft carrier s and four battleship s Background . The attacks on Formosa and the Ryukyu Islands were carried out to prevent Japanese aerial forces there from participating in the planned landings at Leyte . The Japanese had contingency plans prepared for a number of eventualities , including one in response to attacks on Formosa — " Shō - Gō " 2 . Battle . The U . S . Third Fleet started carrier - launched raids against Formosa on October 12 , 1944 . The Japanese response was to send waves of aircraft against the U . S . carriers . On October 13 , the cruiser USS " Canberra " was seriously damaged by a torpedo bomber . For one of the first times in the war a kamikaze aircraft was used , which lightly damaged the carrier USS " Franklin " . By the following day the aerial forces based on the island were all but neutralized . In the fighting , the light cruiser USS " Houston " was damaged by an enemy torpedo , while the carrier USS " Hancock " , the light cruiser USS " Reno " and two destroyers all incurred some form of damage . Over three days the Japanese lost approximately 500 aircraft and many ships , almost their entire air strength in the area . American losses in aircraft amounted to 89 .
Colwyn Castle Colwyn Castle was a medieval castle near Llansantffraed in Wales . It was built on the site of a Roman fort . The castle was captured in 1196 by Rhys ap Gruffydd , who was campaigning against the Normans . It was rebuilt in 1242 by Ralph de Mortimer to protect the lordship of Maelienydd , which he had recently acquired .
Eystein Meyla Eystein Meyla ( Øystein Øysteinsson Møyla ) was elected a rival King of Norway during the Norwegian Civil War period . Biography . Eystein was son of King Eysteinn Haraldsson . His nickname " Møyla " means maiden , girl , cute woman . His father was king of Norway from 1142 to 1157 , ruling as co - ruler with his brothers , Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn . Eystein II was killed in 1157 during the power - struggle against his brother , Inge , in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway . After the death of Eystein II , his supporters first rallied around the young Haakon the Broadshouldered , Sigurd Munn ' s son and Eystein ' s nephew . Haakon was defeated and killed by Jarl Erling Skakke at Sekken near the town of Veøya in Romsdalen during 1162 . The Birkebeiner were formed in 1174 around Eystein Meyla . The Birkebeiner took the city of Trondheim and proclaimed Eystein to be king at the Øretinget Thing by the mouth of the river Nidelva in during 1176 . Eystein Meyla and the party of Birkebein s subsequently arose in rebellion against Erling Skakke and his young son Magnus Erlingsson who reigned as King Magnus V of Norway from 1161 – 1184 . In January 1177 , the Birkebeiners met a crushing defeat at the Battle of Re ( " Slaget på Re " ) in Vestfold . Eystein escaped the battle alive , but was killed by a farmer when he tried to ask for grið . The battle was the last one mentioned in " Heimskringla " by Snorri Sturluson . Sverre Sigurdsson became the Birkebeiners ’ next leader . As King Sverre I , he would rule as king of Norway from 1184 until his death in 1202 . Historic overview . In the period of civil wars , it was usual for several royal sons to war against each other over power in Norway . The civil war era of Norwegian history lasted from 1130 to 1217 . During this period there were several interlocked conflicts of varying scale and intensity . The background for these conflicts were the unclear Norwegian succession laws , social conditions and the struggle between Church and King . There were then two main parties , firstly known by varying names or no names at all , but finally condensed into parties of Bagler and Birkebeiner . The rallying point regularly was a royal son , who was set up as the head figure of the party in question , to oppose the rule of king from the contesting party . Sources . The primary sources of information regarding Øystein Øysteinsson Møyla are " Fagrskinna " , " Heimskringla " and " Sverris saga " .
Yuji Fujinawa General was the Chairman of the Joint Staff Council of the Japan Self - Defense Forces . A lifelong career military officer , he began as an infantry officer . He was named Chief - of - Staff of the Ground Self - Defense Force in July 1997 , and became Chairman of the Joint Staff Council in March 1999 , his term ending in March 2001 .
Clovis - Thomas Richard Clovis - Thomas Richard ( May 8 , 1892 – August 22 , 1976 ) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick . He was born in South Framingham , Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge , New Brunswick . He was educated at University of St . Joseph ' s College , earning a BA degree before attending Dalhousie University where he graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws degree . Richard was a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I . After the war , he practiced law ; then , in a 1926 by - election to replace Peter Veniot who had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Ottawa , Richard won election to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the Liberal party candidate for the riding of Gloucester County . He was reelected in 1930 , 1935 , 1939 , and 1944 . Richard served as the Provincial Secretary - Treasurer from July 16 , 1935 to January 10 , 1940 . He left provincial politics in 1945 to successfully run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Gloucester . Reelected in the 1949 Federal election , he served in Ottawa until retiring from politics in 1952 .
2nd Legions ' Infantry Regiment The 2nd Legions ' Infantry Regiment ( , 2ppLeg ) was a Polish military unit active between 1914 and 1944 . Initially a part of the Polish Legions in World War I , after the war it was incorporated into the Polish Army . Disbanded after the Invasion of Poland in 1939 , it was recreated during the Armia Krajowa ' s Operation Tempest . The regiment was first formed in 1914 in Kraków , as part of the Polish Legions fighting alongside the Austro - Hungarian Army . Initially a part of the Eastern Legion , with time it was joined with the 2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions . It avoided destruction on the fronts of the Great War and was merged into the newly reborn Polish Army in 1918 . It took part in the Polish - Bolshevik War . After the Peace of Riga had been signed , the unit was partly demobilized and stationed in Sandomierz , where it formed a part of the Polish 2nd Legions ' Infantry Division . With that unit the regiment , headed by Col . Ludwik Czyżewski , formed the backbone of the Piotrków Operational Group at the start of the Invasion of Poland in 1939 . Initially separated from its division , the regiment fought in the battle of Borowa Góra on 5 September . On 9 September it joined its division and covered its retreat towards Warsaw . After heavy fights on 12 and 13 September , fought in the area of Błonie , Ołtarzew and Ożarów , the regiment crossed the Kampinos Forest and reached the Modlin Fortress . There , the regiment took part in defence of that area until the capitulation of the fortress on 29 September . In August 1944 , during the Operation Tempest , the 2nd Regiment was recreated from smaller partisan units as part of the 2nd Division fighting in the area of Sandomierz and Opatów . Commanded by Lt . Col . Antoni Wiktorowski " Kruk " , it fought against the German Army in that area until September , when it was disbanded . However , its sub - units continued to operate in the area until the January of 1945 , when they were overrun by the Red Army . Most of its soldiers , much like the rest of Armia Krajowa , were then rounded up by the NKVD , disarmed and either forcibly conscripted to the Communist - supported Polish People ' s Army or sent to the Gulags in USSR .
USS Robert L . Barnes ( AO - 14 ) USS " Robert L . Barnes " ( AO - 14 ) was an oiler in the United States Navy . " Robert L . Barnes " was a steel tanker built during 1917 by McDougall Duluth Ship Building Company , Duluth , Minnesota , for the Robert Barnes Steam Ship Co . . Alexander McDougall built her as a prototype " rectangular ship " or " sea - going canal boat , " with a plain , low hull and a superstructure that could be removed to pass under canal bridges . She was acquired from her builder by the U . S . Shipping Board on 29 June 1918 ; transferred to the U . S . Navy the same day ; and commissioned at New York 19 October 1918 . She remained in custody of the 3d Naval District while preparing for sea . Lt . G . C . Daniels assumed command on 29 January 1919 . Assigned to the 5th Naval District at Norfolk , " Robert L . Barnes " departed New York 12 March 1919 for Hampton Roads . Subsequently , she operated out of Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , and New York until returning to Norfolk 18 April 1919 . The ship remained inactive at Norfolk and was undergoing overhaul 4 September 1919 when she was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service . She departed Norfolk 21 November for San Pedro , Calif . , via the Panama Canal and San Diego , Calif . After transporting diesel fuel to Pearl Harbor , the tanker departed Hawaii 8 April 1920 with fuel oil for Guam . Arriving at Apra Harbor , on 27 April , " Robert L . Barnes " served as an oil storage vessel in Apra Harbor . The ship remained at Guam through the interwar decades , departing only in 1920 , 1921 , 1922 , 1923 , 1930 , and 1934 under tow for Cavite Naval Base , Philippine Islands , for overhaul . " Robert L . Barnes " was still in service at Guam on the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific . During Japanese air attacks on the island , 8 December 1941 , the veteran oiler was bombed and strafed at her mooring , causing damage topside and starting dangerous leaks . Still afloat when the Japanese invasion force landed on Guam , " Robert L . Barnes " fell into enemy hands 10 December 1941 in an abandoned condition . Subsequently taken into Japanese service , the stubborn vessel was recovered at war ' s end though struck from the Navy list 24 July 1942 . Sold to British mercantile interests , she served as " Fortune " and " M . T . S . No . 2 " from 1945 to 1949 before she finally was scrapped in 1950 .
Hellenic Air Force officer rank insignia OF - 1 : " Anthiposminagos " equivalent to Pilot Officer or 2nd Lieutenant OF - 1 : " Yposminagos " equivalent to Flying Officer or 1st Lieutenant OF - 2 : " Sminagos " equivalent to Flight Lieutenant or Captain OF - 3 : " Episminagos " equivalent to Squadron Leader or Major OF - 4 : " Antisminarchos " equivalent to Wing Commander or Lieutenant Colonel OF - 5 : " Sminarchos " equivalent to Group Captain or Colonel OF - 6 : " Taxiarchos " equivalent to Air Commodore or Brigadier General OF - 7 : " Ypopterarchos " equivalent to Air Vice - Marshal or Major General OF - 8 : " Antipterarchos " equivalent to Air Marshal or Lieutenant General OF - 9 : " Pterarchos " equivalent to Air Chief Marshal or General OF - 10 : No equivalent rank in the Air Force because of the structure of the Hellenic Armed Forces
2006 West Bengal train disaster The 2006 West Bengal train disaster was a fatal suspected terrorist explosion on a train travelling between New Jalpaiguri and Haldibari that occurred on November 20 , 2006 , when the train was in a remote part of West Bengal State , India . Five people were killed , and between fifty and twenty - five were injured , although home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray says officials believe there may in fact be as many as sixty - six injured . Two passenger cars were damaged . The explosion was due to a still - undetermined cause , but terrorism is suspected . The train was about from Kolkata .
Surveillance and Response Group RAAF The Surveillance and Response Group is a Force Element Group ( FEG ) of the Royal Australian Air Force with its headquarters at RAAF Base Williamtown . From 1987 – 2004 the Group was known as the Maritime Patrol Group . It was disbanded and redesignated on 29 March 2004 .
SMS Meteor ( 1890 ) SMS " Meteor " was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy , the lead ship of her class . She had one sister ship , . She was built by the " Germaniawerft " shipyard . Her keel was laid in 1888 ; she was launched in January 1890 , and completed in May 1891 . Her career was limited due to poor handling and excessive vibration ; she remained on active service only until 1895 . She was used as a harbor guard ship from 1904 to 1911 , after which she became a barracks ship in Kiel . " Meteor " was sold for scrap in 1919 and subsequently dismantled . Design . " Meteor " was long overall and had a beam of and a maximum draft of forward . She displaced at full combat load . Her propulsion system consisted of two vertical 3 - cylinder triple expansion engines . Steam for the engines was provided by four coal - fired locomotive boiler s . The ship ' s propulsion system provided a top speed of and a range of approximately at . " Meteor " had a crew of 7 officers and 108 enlisted men . As built , the ship was armed with four 8 . 8 cm SK L / 30 gun s placed in single pivot mounts , two side - by - side forward , and two side - by - side aft . The guns were supplied with between 462 and 680 rounds of ammunition . " Meteor " also carried three torpedo tube s , one mounted submerged in the bow and the other two in deck - mounted launchers on the broadside . She was protected with a thick deck , along with of steel armor plating for the conning tower . Service history . " Meteor " was laid down at the " Germaniawerft " shipyard in Kiel in 1888 , and launched on 20 January 1890 . Fitting - out work then commenced , and was completed by 19 May 1891 , when she was commissioned into the German fleet . " Meteor " served with the fleet only briefly ; this was due to her poor handling and excessive vibration at high speed . In 1893 , she was assigned as the dispatch vessel for the I Division of the Maneuver Squadron , which was composed of the four s . By 1895 , she was withdrawn from front - line service and used for fishery protection . This duty lasted only a year , after which she was placed out of service . In 1899 , she was reclassified as a light cruiser , along with her sister ship , though both vessels remained out of service . " Meteor " was used as a harbor guard ship starting on 3 May 1904 . On 24 June 1911 , she was stricken from the naval register and used as a barracks ship in Kiel . She served in this capacity through World War I . After the German defeat , the ship was sold for scrapping in 1919 . " Meteor " thereafter was broken up in Rendsburg .
HMS Warspite ( 1884 ) HMS " Warspite " was an " Imperieuse " - class first - class armoured cruiser , launched on 29 January 1884 and commissioned in 1886 . " Warspite " was the flagship on the Pacific Station between 1890 and 1893 , then a port guard ship at Queenstown until 1896 . From 1896 to 1899 she again served as the flagship of the Pacific Station . In 1901 she cruised the Pacific to Honolulu and Central America as the flagship of Rear - Admiral Andrew Bickford , Commander - in - Chief , Pacific Station . Morris states that Warspite had her sailing rig removed while building . The illustration of her with masts therefore shows her on trials , or is conjectural . She was sold on 4 April 1904 to Ward of Preston . She arrived on the River Mersey on 3 October 1905 and then travelled on to Preston for breaking up .
Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo , Marquis of La Solana Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía ( January 7 , 1803 , San Sebastián – April 26 , 1857 , Madrid ) was a Spanish military and the marquis of La Solana . In 1814 he became a knight ' s page in the Spanish Army , fought against the government of Trienio Liberal , and then became the inspector of the Voluntarios Realistas . Madrid historians mentioned Urbiztondo ' s participation to a dispute at the Royal Palace of Madrid , which involved the Duke of Cádiz , the Duke of Valencia and Joaquín Osorio y Silva - Bazán ( who was killed by Urbiztondo ) . In 1833 he was imprisoned at Mérida due to the accusation that he is supposed - to - be connection to Carlism , but he managed to escape to Portugal
Asud Asud ( Mongolian Cyrillic : , IPA : / / ) were a guard and military group of Alani origin . The Mongol clan Asud is the plural of As , the Arabic name for the Alans . After the Mongol invasion of Rus , many Alans submitted to the Mongol Empire . Some of them resisted the Golden Horde longer . Many warriors moved from Northern Caucasia to Mongolia . It is also claimed that they helped their new masters to fight against the Circassians and that they participated in the Mongol invasion of Europe . Under the rule of Möngke Khan , many were brought east to fight against the Chinese Song Dynasty and Nanchao in Yunnan in 1258 - 1259 . The Alan imperial guard was divided into two corps with headquarters in Karakorum . After the coronation of Kublai Khan , those Alans participated in the campaign against Ariq Böke and later Qaidu under the Yuan Dynasty . They suffered heavy losses from Song resistance when they were under the command of Bayan of the Baarin and Aju . Kublai Khan organized them into the Jasin guard ( Alan guard ) of 3 , 000 soldiers around 1271 , along with some of the Kipchaks . The Alani guard reached its peak during the reign of Tugh Temür and their number expanded to 30 , 000 . They remained influential in Mongolia until the 15th century , when the Oirats conquered Mongolia . During the 15 - 16th centuries , they formed part of the Yungshebiyu tumen in central Inner Mongolia . Today , there are few people with the clan name Asud in Aru Khorchin banner , Inner Mongolia and Mongolia .