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Gerard Ross Norton Gerard Ross Norton ( 7 September 1915 – 29 October 2004 ) was a South African 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 . Early life . Educated at Selborne College , East London ( where he acquired his nickname ) he was a keen sportsman excelling at cricket , rugby and tennis . After school , he joined Barclays bank at Umtata . After a short spell in the Johannesburg branch of the bank , he returned to East London . Military career . Norton ' s peace - time military training was done with the Middelandse Regiment , but after the outbreak of the Second World War he was transferred to the Kaffrarian Rifles in East London . In 1943 , he transferred in to 4th Battalion , The Hampshire Regiment ( later The Royal Hampshire Regiment ) On 31 August 1944 during the attack on Montegridolfo , Italy , Lieutenant Norton ' s platoon was pinned down by heavy fire . On his own initiative and with complete disregard for his own safety , he advanced alone and attacked the first machine - gun emplacement , killing the crew of three . He then went on to the second position containing two machine - guns and 15 riflemen , and wiped out both machine - gun nests , killing or taking prisoner the remainder of the enemy . Throughout these attacks he was continuously under fire from a self - propelled gun , nevertheless he calmly went on to lead his platoon against the remaining enemy positions . The award of the VC was gazetted on 24 October 1944 . He later achieved the rank of Captain . Later life . After the war he moved to Rhodesia , where he ran a large tobacco plantation and became a Rhodesian citizen . Gerard Ross Norton died on 29 October 2004 .
Type 072II - class landing ship The Type 072II - class landing ship ( NATO designation Yuting - class ) are large landing ships built by Shanghai - based Hudong - Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072 - class landing ship . A total of four hulls have been delivered to the PLA Navy since the early 1990s . The Type 072 - II is the PLA Navy ’ s first amphibious warfare ship to have a flight deck for helicopter take - off / landing . There are four ships currently in People ' s Liberation Army service , three of which are deployed in South Sea Fleet of the People ' s Liberation Army Navy ( PLAN SSF ) at Zhanjiang , Guangdong Province , while the remaining one is deployed in East Sea Fleet of PLAN ( PLAN ESF ) . All active ships are built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard ( 中华造船厂 ) in Shanghai .
Siena - Ampugnano Airport Siena - Ampugnano Airport ( ) is a small military airfield near Siena , in Tuscany , Italy . The site has recently been proposed for a new international airport capable of handling 4 million passengers a year by 2020 . Since 2003 the project has met wide local opposition . History . During World War II , the facility was known as Malignano Airfield . It was a major United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the Italian Campaign . Facilities . The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 18 / 36 with an asphalt surface measuring .
George Mason Lovering George Mason Lovering ( January 10 , 1832 – April 2 , 1919 ) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for meritorious service during the American Civil War . Biography . He was born to James and Catherine Lovering on January 10 , 1832 , in Springfield , New Hampshire . The family soon moved to East Randolph ( now Holbrook , Massachusetts ) , and George eventually joined the Randolph Light Infantry , a militia unit that was called into active service at the start of the Civil War . He served as First Sergeant in Company I of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry . On June 14 , 1863 , Lovering took part in the Siege of Port Hudson , a Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River . His courage in this battle resulted in Lovering being awarded a Medal of Honor in 1891 , the only such recipient from Holbrook . Lovering was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the renamed 75th Regiment of U . S . Colored Troops , which was formed from the 3rd Infantry Corps d ' Afrique . He participated in the Red River Campaign , then served in the bayou s of Louisiana until he was mustered out in 1865 . He eventually moved to Maine , spending his final years living at a veterans home . He died at the age of 87 at St . Mary ' s Hospital in Lewiston , Maine . He is buried in Union Cemetery in Holbrook . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : First Sergeant , Company I , 4th Massachusetts Infantry . Place and date : At Port Hudson , La . , June 14 , 1863 . Entered service at : East Randolph , Mass . Born : January 10 , 1832 , Springfield , N . H . Date of issue : November 19 , 1891 . Citation : During a momentary confusion in the ranks caused by other troops rushing upon the regiment , this soldier , with coolness and determination , rendered efficient aid in preventing a panic among the troops .
50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 50th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 50th Wisconsin was organized at Madison , Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service between March and April 1865 . The regiment was mustered out between April 19 and June 12 , 1866 . Casualties . The 50th Wisconsin suffered 1 enlisted man killed in action and 1 officer and 43 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 45 fatalities .
Battle of Kurekdere The Battle of Kurekdere took place in 1854 as part of the Crimean War . It started when the Ottoman army of Kars marched towards Gyumri to attack the Russian force , already weakened with detachments . The battle was related with great spirit and the defeat of the Ottoman army by the Russia n forces . In accounting the Russia ns for the defeat of an army nearly 40 , 000 Ottoman forces of all arms by a hostile force of less than one - half that number , it is not sufficient to say that the management of the whole battle on the side of the Turks was a series of blunders from the first to last , strategical errors might have protracted the mission and have added to the cost of a victory . Four months after the battle of Kurekdere no military operations took place . Some European officers there were strongly advised a forward movement on Tiflis .
MILNET In computer networking , MILNET ( Military Network ) was the name given to the part of the ARPANET internetwork designated for unclassified United States Department of Defense traffic . MILNET was split off from the ARPANET in 1983 : the ARPANET remained in service for the academic research community , but direct connectivity between the networks was severed for security reasons . Gateways relayed electronic mail between the two networks . BBN Technologies built and managed both the MILNET and the ARPANET and the two networks used very similar technology . It is also known as " Military Net . " During the 1980s the MILNET expanded to become the Defense Data Network , a worldwide set of military networks running at different security levels . In the 1990s , MILNET became the NIPRNET .
Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo ( 1769 - unknown ) was a Spanish general in New Spain and interim viceroy of the colony from July 5 , 1821 to July 21 , 1821 , during the Mexican war of independence . A previous viceroy , Félix María Calleja del Rey , 1st Count of Calderón , had established a fort in the old tobacco warehouse in Mexico City , named " La Ciudadela " . Viceroy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca , Novella ' s predecessor , converted it into a storehouse for arms and munitions , but these were slowly being pilfered . He ordered Brigadier Francisco Novella to take charge of La Ciudadela and stop the thievery . Novella considered that task beneath his dignity , and was able to enlist the support of the Audiencia of Mexico . The incident made Novella an enemy of Ruiz de Apodaca . After the Plan de Iguala united the insurgents and many of the royalist troops in New Spain , the remaining royalists , led by Brigadier Buceli , declared Viceroy Ruiz de Apodaca inept and deposed him ( July 5 , 1821 ) . He was sent to Spain to face charges , but there he was absolved and returned to duty . General Francisco Novella was made interim viceroy until the arrival of Ruiz de Apodaca ' s replacement , Juan O ' Donojú , a short time later . Novella served for just over two weeks . His appointment was irregular , and had not originated in Spain . His name appears in some lists of viceroys of New Spain , but not in all .
Cooper A - 2 jacket The Cooper A - 2 ( flight jacket or flying jacket ) is a leather jacket , made by Cooper Sportswear , worn by United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force pilots , during World War II . It was replaced after World War Two by nylon versions of the jacket , though it continued to be worn operationally during the Korean War by World War II veterans called back into service . It was re - introduced by the military just prior to Operation Desert Shield , with a modification to allow for modern insignia on the front of the jacket , and has been in service ever since . Key features of a military - specification jacket ( as opposed to a civilian version ) are one - piece back ( some knock - off jackets have a seam across the shoulder blades ; this seam causes discomfort during long flights in a confined position ) and lack of side - entry hand - warmer pockets under the large snap - down patch pockets ( apparently , the military designers did not want their pilots to be seen standing around with their hands in their pockets and believed that a lack of hand - warmer pockets would force pilots to be more productive and appear more professional ) and no interior pocket . Other key features include horsehide or goatskin leather for the shell , dual - knit waist and wrist cuffs , full - length brass zipper , two brass grommets under each armpit for ventilation , a metal hook under the collar to fasten the top of the opening , and snap - down collar so the tips won ' t blow around from propwash and jetwash . Seams on the arms of the jacket run along the backside of the pattern , so as not to interfere with movement of the arms along the sides of the torso in confined spaces . Military specifications did not provide for insulation of the A - 2 model . New - build A - 2s for USAF members include a velcro patch on the left breast for removable insignia , whereas World War Two models had a thin 1 - inch high by 4 - inch long leather name tag sewn or glued directly to the leather jacket . Cooper Sportswear ceased production in the late 90 ' s and retailer inventories were exhausted some time afterwards . Even though the A - 2 is still a military - requisitioned item and contracts have been awarded to other USA suppliers using the A - 2 pattern , the Cooper label is considered collectible and highly sought after by World War II re - enactors and historians . A vintage Cooper A - 2 in excellent condition can be worth more than the market rate of a new - build A - 2 from a current manufacturer .
Fahrettin Özdilek Emin Fahrettin Özdilek was a military officer and politician . He served as acting Prime Minister of Turkey in 1961 . Military career . Özdilek entered cadet school in 1916 . He was promoted to Lieutenant the following year . Özdilek would later participate in the Turkish War of Independence , including in the Greco - Turkish War ( 1919 - 1922 ) . He was promoted to General in 1959 . He was Commander of the First Army of Turkey ( August 1958 to June 1960 ) . Political career . Özdilek became Defense Minister , State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in 1960 after the Turkish military organized the May 1960 Turkish coup d ' état and overthrew the government of Adnan Menderes . The following year , he became acting Prime Minister during military control of Turkey after the previous Prime Minister , Cemal Gürsel , became President . He held the position until the government was once again under civilian control with İsmet İnönü as Prime Minister . Later , he served in the Senate of the Republic and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey . In the first session of the 1983 parliament , he assumed the temporary leadership of the new parliament during the ceremonies and the election of the new parliament chairman .
HMS Hercules ( 1868 ) HMS " Hercules " was a central - battery ironclad of the Royal Navy in the Victorian era , and was the first warship to mount a main armament of calibre guns . Design . She was designed by Sir Edward Reed , and was in all significant factors an enlarged version of his earlier creation with thicker armour and heavier guns . She had a pointed ram where previous ships had sported a rounded one ; she was built with a forecastle , but had no poop until fitted with one as preparation for her role as Flagship , Mediterranean Fleet . She carried a balanced rudder , which reduced the physical effort of turning the wheel . Steam - powered steering was installed in 1874 . The arrangement of the guns precluded the usual arrangement where the anchor cable led into the main deck ; in " Hercules " these cables led into the upper deck ; she was the first battleship to be so fitted . Armament . She was the first warship to carry the new muzzle - loading rifle , which were ranged four on either side in a box battery . The foremost and aftermost guns could be traversed to fire to within a few degrees of the line of the keel through recessed embrasures in the battery walls . These guns , each of which weighed 18 tons , fired a shell weighing 400 pounds with a muzzle velocity of . A well - trained crew could fire one shot every 70 seconds . In 1870 five of her 10 inch guns were damaged when shells burst before leaving the guns ' barrels . In 1872 it was reported that three of the 10 inch guns were damaged . A gun was placed on the mid - line on the main at stem and stern to provide end - on fire , and the guns were mounted either side fore and aft on the upper deck , with firing embrasures cut to allow either end - on or broadside fire . She carried two torpedo carriages for Whitehead torpedo es on the main deck from 1878 . Service history . She was commissioned at Chatham , and served in the Channel Fleet until 1874 . In July 1871 she successfully towed off Pearl Rock ( Gibraltar ) . She rammed in a gale in 1872 , sustaining damage to bottom and sides . After a refit from 1874 to 1875 she was posted as Flagship , Mediterranean Fleet until 1877 . Paid off at Portsmouth , she was re - commissioned as Flagship of the Particular Service Squadron formed under the command of Admiral Astley Cooper Key at the time of the Russian war scare in 1878 . She was then relegated to the post of guardship in the Clyde until 1881 . She was flagship of the reserve fleet from 1881 until 1890 , with a short break in 1885 when she formed part of the second Particular Service Squadron formed under Admiral Geoffrey Hornby . Modernised between 1892 and 1893 , she was held in reserve at Portsmouth until 1904 . Her name changed to " Calcutta " , she served as depot ship at Gibraltar until 1914 ; she was then towed home , her engines being by this time inoperable , and became an artificers ' training establishment at Portsmouth under the name of " Fisgard II " . By this time she was lacking masts , funnels , armament and superstructure , and was quite unrecognisable as the ship which had been widely regarded as Reed ' s masterpiece .
Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya Ziyadat Allah I ( ) ( died June 10 , 838 ) was the third Aghlabid Emir in Ifriqiya from 817 until his death . Abu Muhammad Ziyadat Allah I succeeded his brother Abdallah I ( 812 – 817 ) to the Emirate of Ifriqiya . During his rule the relationship between the ruling dynasty on the one hand and the jurists and Arab troops on the other remained strained . When Ziyadat Allah I attempted to disband the Arab units in 824 , it led to a great revolt at Tunis , which was only put down in 836 with the help of the Berbers . Ziyadat had already begun campaigns in Italy in an attempt to divert the restless Arab troops , and so in 827 there began the gradual conquest of Sicily from the Byzantine Empire , under the jurist Asad ibn al - Furat . Although initially repulsed by the Byzantines , they managed to conquer Palermo in 831 . Power struggles on the Italian mainland afforded further opportunity for conquest and plunder - a call for aid from the Duke of Naples enabled them to establish a foothold in southern Italy and begin extensive raids against the Christians . The economic health of the kingdom , in spite of the political unrest , enabled a substantial building programme . The mosque of Uqba ibn Nafi in Kairuan was renovated and refurnished , and more city defenses were erected . After the death of Ziyadat Allah I his brother Abu Iqal ( 838 – 841 ) became Emir .
Hugh Joseph Gaffey Hugh Joseph Gaffey ( 18 November 1895 – 16 June 1946 ) was Chief of Staff for General George Patton ' s Third Army during World War II . Born in Hartford , Connecticut , he graduated from Worcester Academy in 1916 and later attended Officers Training School at Fort Niagara , New York State , and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserve on 15 August 1917 . Assigned to the 312th Field Artillery at Fort Meade , Maryland , he went to Europe in August 1918 and served in France and Germany before returning to the United States in August 1919 . During the next two decades he served at various posts in the United States and served with the 15th and 18th Field Artillery and the 7th Cavalry Brigade . Assigned to the I Armored Corps in July 1940 , he served with them until July 1942 when he was assigned to the 2nd Armored Division . Appointed Brigadier General 5 August 1942 , he was sent to the European Theater in November ; and , in April 1944 , he was designated Chief of Staff for General Patton ' s 3d Army fighting in France . He then assumed command of the 4th Armored Division in December . Major General Gaffey was killed in a B - 25 Mitchell crash at Godman Field , Kentucky . Namesake . The U . S . Navy transport ship was named in his honor .
USS PC - 1217 USS " PC - 1217 " was a built for the United States Navy during World War II . " PC - 1217 " had been decommissioned by 1948 , and although sold for scrapping at that time , she remains at the former Donjon Marine Yard in Rossville , Staten Island . Career . " PC - 1217 " was laid down on 26 May 1943 by the Luders Marine Construction Co . of Stamford , Connecticut . She was launched on 26 September 1943 , and commissioned on 27 April 1944 with Lieutenant Burt D . Reedy commanding and Lt ( jg ) Robert Bowles Exec . Lt ( jg ) Louis B . Pieper # 3 , Ensigns : William C . Graham and Robert K . McConnell . " PC - 1217 " s shakedown cruise was out of Stamford , and then the U . S . Naval Frontier Base , Tompkinsville , Staten Island along the Atlantic coast . The ship ' s crew attended SCTC in Miami , Florida from 1 February 1944 through 20 April 1944 . The crew traveled north by rail to Stamford , and moved aboard the ship on 22 April 1944 . During the late spring and summer of 1944 , the " 1217 " ( call sign NQXG ) was assigned to convoy escort , anti - buzz - bomb and anti - submarine patrol duty with the Eastern Sea Frontier ( the east coast from Canada down to Cuba ) . The " 1217 " made numerous voyages escorting convoys from New York City to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base , Cuba and from Argentia , Newfoundland to New York City . " PC - 1217 " was on convoy duty escorting convoy NG 458 to Guantanamo Bay when it encountered the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 on 12 – 14 September . This was one of the largest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded ( Category 4 ) with estimated 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) winds and a barometric low pressure of 27 . 75 ” ( 705 mmHg ) . The storm had a devastating effect on ships in its path ; five U . S . Navy ships were sunk and 344 sailors were killed in the storm . " PC - 1217 " was severely damaged and put into Jacksonville , Florida for emergency repairs . Successfully repaired , " PC - 1217 " remained in service through World War II . She was sold to the Maritime Commission in early 1948 . The remains of " PC - 1217 " are at a marine scrapyard at Rossville , Staten Island in New York .
Confederate Monument in Harrodsburg The Confederate Monument in Harrodsburg , located at the entrance to Spring Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg , Kentucky , is a statue listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It depicts a life - sized older Confederate cavalry man standing ready . The monument depicts Captain Gabe S . Alexander , who served in John Hunt Morgan ' s 2nd Kentucky Cavalry . The pedestal has an engraved Southern Cross of Saint Andrew , commonly called the Confederate battle flag , on its front . Below the cross lies the dedication plaque , and below that an engraved wreath encircling a sword and scabbard . On the rear is an engrave Third Confederate Flag in the midst of cannonballs and battle smoke . Also on the rear is a verse from the " Bivouac of the Dead " , written by Kentuckian Theodore O ' Hara , which six other monuments in Kentucky also have a verse from . When dedicated in 1902 by the United Confederate Veterans , speeches were made in favor of the Confederate cause and condemning revisionist history that defamed the Southern experience in the Civil War . The verse from " The Bivouac of the Dead " is : Harrodsburg once saw Morgan ' s forces enter the town during the war . Instead of conflict , the town ' s ladies laid out a gigantic picnic on their lawns for the men , who had just raided through Glasgow , Lebanon , and Springfield . The only other action Harrodsburg saw during the War was when Braxton Bragg had his men withdraw from the Battle of Perryville through the town . Harrodsburg was also home of the 19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry . An infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . On July 17 , 1997 , the Confederate Monument in Harrodsburg was one of sixty different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places , as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission . Harrodsburg ' s is one of 23 that were statues , of which eight were erected in cemeteries . The Beriah Magoffin Monument , within Spring Hill Cemetery as well , is also part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS .
Albert W . Gilchrist Albert Waller Gilchrist ( January 15 , 1858 – May 15 , 1926 ) was the 20th Governor of Florida . Born in Greenwood , South Carolina , he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and would have graduated in 1882 but he did not because he was deficient in experimental philosophy after three years . He went on to be a civil engineer , and real estate dealer before settling in Punta Gorda , Florida to become an orange grower . In 1893 he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives , serving until 1905 . He also served in the Florida state militia until 1898 , reaching the rank of brigadier general , when he left to serve in the U . S . Army during the Spanish - American War . He reached the rank of captain in the regular army , before being discharged in 1899 . He was elected governor in 1908 , taking the oath of office on January 5 , 1909 . His main focus as governor was public health . He left office on January 7 , 1913 . He died on May 15 , 1926 in New York , New York . Gilchrist County , Florida is named for Gilchrist as is the Gilchrist Bridge , which carries U . S . Route 41 bridge over the Peace River from Punta Gorda to Port Charlotte , Florida . A dormitory at Florida State University is also named after the former governor .