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USS Currier ( DE - 700 ) USS Currier was a of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Roger Noon Currier . Currier was born in Portland , Oregon on 20 April 1913 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 3 June 1937 . Embarked in , he was killed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 13 November 1942 . " Currier " was launched on 14 October 1943 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company , Bay City , Michigan . The ship was sponsored by Mrs . R . N . Currier , widow of Lieutenant Currier ; and commissioned on 1 February 1944 , with Commander Alfred L . Lind , USNR , in command . After a voyage on convoy escort duty to Casablanca from 28 May to 17 June 1944 , " Currier " returned to Oran on 10 July to escort convoys passing from Oran to Naples , Bizerte , Palermo , and Gibraltar . On 12 August , she cleared Salerno with a convoy of 112 LCI ( L ) ' s and 28 other escorts carrying troops of the 45th Infantry Regiment , for the assault landings on southern France on 14 August 1944 . " Currier " screened the transports during the landings , then guarded convoys from Oran to the beachhead s from 20 August to 4 September . Between 10 and 20 September , she was escort commander of the " Naples Shuttle " , providing supplies to the invading troops . After returning to Oran , she left on 28 September for the west coast of the United States , arriving at San Diego , California on 27 October . " Currier " departed San Francisco on 23 November 1944 for Saipan , arriving on 28 December for radar picket duty , patrol , and to escort convoys to Eniwetok , Ulithi , Guam , and Iwo Jima . From 29 July 1945 until the end of the war , she voyaged between Guam and Okinawa on escort duty . On 28 August she joined to accept the surrender of the Japanese garrison on Rota , then inspected the island . " Currier " departed Eniwetok on 19 September 1945 for overhaul at San Pedro . In March 1946 , she was back in the Far East transporting Japanese prisoners of war from Hong Kong and Shanghai . After calling at Chinese ports , she patrolled along the Korean and northern China coast investigating small craft and taking the crew of six of these into custody for trial . She called at Manila , Philippines for a visit in February 1947 , then returned to San Diego , arriving there on 2 March 1947 . Between 1948 and 1952 , " Currier " was on the west coast and in the Hawaiian Islands , concentrating on anti - submarine warfare training . On 19 April 1952 , she sailed from San Diego for duty in the $ 3 , patrolling off the east coast of Korea and in the Taiwan Straits , and participating in hunter - killer exercises in Japanese waters . Returning to San Diego on 6 September , she served as sonar school training ship until 20 May 1954 when she began her fourth Far Eastern cruise . " Currier " returned to San Diego on 7 September 1954 to resume local operations , primarily with the Fleet Sonar School , until being placed out of commission in reserve at San Francisco on 4 April 1960 . Currier received two battle star s for World War II service and one for Korean War service .
Phoenix Academy , Iraq The Phoenix Academy is located on an Iraqi Army base in Taji , Iraq . The Iraq Assistance Group ( IAG ) , was in charge of the academy . The academy mission was to give final additional training that the Military transition team ( MiTT ) , receive before they are assigned to advise Iraqi Security Forces . Classes that were taught included counter - insurgency ( COIN ) , rules of engagement , cultural awareness and the history of Iraq .
Colt M1889 The Colt Model 1889 was a revolver type pistol produced by the Colt Manufacturing Company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . History . In the mid 19th century , Colt manufactured revolving pistols for the Army and Navy that were based on a design by William Mason and Carl J . Ehbets . William Mason left Colt in 1882 to work for Winchester , but Ehbets remained at Colt , and continued to refine the design that they had collaborated on . These refinements led to the Model 1889 . Colt was the first manufacturer to produce a revolver using a swing - out cylinder . Smith & Wesson followed suit 7 years later with the Hand Ejector , Model 1896 in . 32 S & W Long caliber . This was an improvement over the Colt 1889 design in that it used a combined center - pin and ejector rod to lock the cylinder in position . The 1889 did not use a center pin and was prone to move out of alignment . Design Features . The Colt Model 1889 was the first double - action revolver to utilize a swing - out cylinder , released by a sliding latch . This design had two advantages over previous designs , in that it allowed for fast loading but also maintained the strength of a solid frame . The Model 1889 was chambered for the . 41 Long Colt , . 38 Long Colt and . 38 Short Colt cartridges . The Navy version was blued , and had a six inch barrel . It was manufactured with walnut grips . Civilian versions had either a blue or nickel finish , and had hard rubber grips . The Model 1889 differed from earlier Colt revolvers in that its cylinder rotated counterclockwise instead of clockwise . This seems to have originated with U . S . Navy requirements , but the direction of rotation works against the cylinder lock and tends to force the cylinder out of alignment with the barrel . This weakness allowed the cylinder to rotate while holstered or even while the shooter was pulling the trigger . Use . The Model 1889 and variants were adopted by the United States Military and used prior to the introduction of the M1911 pistol . The Model 1889 was also sold commercially as the Colt New Army and Navy . Approximately 5 , 000 Colt Model 1889 revolvers were produced . A Model 1889 revolver was recovered from the USS " Maine " after it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898 . It was presented to then Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt , who would later become President of the United States . Roosevelt brandished this pistol to rally his Rough Riders during the famed charge up San Juan Hill on July 1 , 1898 . This revolver was on display at Sagamore Hill and was stolen from there in 1963 , recovered and then stolen again in 1990 . It was recovered in 2006 and returned to Sagamore Hill on June 14 , 2006 . Samuel Colt ' s son , Caldwell , and famed lawman Heck Thomas were both known to carry the Model 1889 .
Rising ' 44 . The Battle for Warsaw Rising ' 44 : The Battle for Warsaw is a history book about the Warsaw Uprising , written by the English historian Norman Davies . One controversy about this book is that Davies consciously anglicised most of proper names ( including placenames and pseudonyms used by Polish conspirators ) in the book in order to bring its reality closer to the English reader and help them concentrate on the story , rather than difficult Polish names . The book is written in a vivid and emotional style .
Edmond Genet Edmond Genet from Ossining , New York , was the first American flier to die in the First World War after the United States declared war against Germany , shot down by anti - aircraft artillery on April 17 , 1917 . Genet was the great great grandson of Edmond - Charles Genêt , also known as Citizen Genêt , the French Ambassador to the United States shortly before the French Revolution who is mostly remembered for being the cause of an international incident known as the Citizen Genêt Affair . Edmond Genet sailed for France at the end of January , 1915 , to join the French Foreign Legion while still technically on leave from the US Navy . He never arranged to be formally relieved of his responsibility to the Navy before joining the Lafayette Escadrille on January 22 , 1917 . This decision weighed heavily on him as time wore on since he could be classified as a deserter because the US was not yet formally in the war and his involvement in the Escadrille was therefore not an official assignment by the US military . Throughout his stay in France he , along with other members of the Escadrille , participated in social events hosted by many American supporters of the War living in France . He was particularly celebrated since it was known that he was the descendant of Citizen Genet . As the prospect of American Involvement in the war grew he became both increasingly worried and hopeful that his participation in the Escadrille would not be affected by the American entry into the war and sought the help of prominent Americans in France to help him straighten out his status . Ironically he died shortly after the formal entry of the US into the war before the issue of his status could be dealt with . Although other Americans had died as part of the Escadrille , he was the first one to do so after the US formally declared war on the Central powers . This made him the first official American casualty of the war despite the fact that the US had not yet had time to organize or send any actual troops to Europe . The war department posthumously sent his family a letter stating that his service was to be considered in all respects honorable . He was 20 years old at the time of his death .
Combat Dress Combat Dress was the name of the uniform worn by members of Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 2002 . The combat uniform was olive - drab colour pants and shirt replacing the old Battle Dress from the British . This pattern was adopted by NATO members in the 1960s , but abandoned for camouflage and disruptive patterns by all but Canada . Development of CADPAT started in the 1990s , but it was not until the turn of the 21st century that widespread adoption began . The Royal Canadian Army Cadets and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets adopted the combat dress for field use and it is also worn by civilian instructors for the cadets . For more on combat dress go to CF Operational Dress . Components . The basic combat clothing was a flocked cotton over nylon . There are many different variations on the Canadian combat shirt ( tunic ) ; one was a simple button up with FN magazine type pockets , another made of a heavier material ( for cold weather ) and had a zipper in place of buttons with the same pocket style but without dividers for FNC1A1 magazines , and the cadet combats that was made of a lighter material then to both and had different pockets arrangement and size as well as no draw strings . The combat jacket was of heavy cotton while the arctic jacket had a nylon shell . Both the combat shirt and the jackets had two lower cargo pockets with inserts that could hold 3 FNC1A1 20 round magazines each . The upper 2 pockets were angled inward and could hold 1 FNC1A1 magazine each . The combat shirts also have one inner pocket that was held closed by velcro and was clearly visible by an outline of thread on the outer right side of the shirt . Both the jackets and combat shirts have draw strings on the bottom and in the middle of the shirt , these were there to prevent debris and winds from entering the shirt as well as to prevent billowing during para jumping . Combat pants have buttons on every belt loop , this was if the pants were to large you could button over to the next button to make them smaller . Combat pants also had " blousers " which were tucked into the boots and the draw string on the bottom of the pant leg with be tightened around the top of the boot to keep out foreign objects and pests . Often the " blousers " were ripped out of the pant leg and used as toilet paper .
Turnbull Field Turnbull Field was an aerodrome near Gili Gili , Papua New Guinea . History . Built by the US Army 2nd Battalion of 43rd Engineer General Service Regiment ( less Company E ) , during the Battle of Milne Bay during World War II . Originally known as " No . 3 Strip " . The airfield was renamed " Turnbull Field " on 14 September 1942 in honour of Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Peter Turnbull , who was killed in an aircraft crash . The single runway was long x wide surfaced with marston matting . Taxiways and revetment s extended off both sides of the runway . The aerodrome was abandoned in February 1944 and has been disused since the end of World War II .
RMS Antonia RMS " Antonia " and her sister ship " Andania " were the first two of the six 14 , 000 ton " A " ocean liners built for Cunard in the early 1920s . " Antonia " was built by Vickers Ltd . , and launched in 1921 . She made her maiden voyage from London to Montreal on 15 June 1922 . She remained on Cunard ' s London - Canada service until 1928 , when she joined " Andania " on the Cunard / Anchor / Donaldson joint service . " Antonia " , too , was requisitioned during World War II , and served as a troop transport and later as an armed merchant cruiser . She was purchased by the Admiralty as a repair ship in 1942 , and renamed " Wayland " . She was scrapped in 1948 .
Guige A guige is a long strap , typically made of leather , used to hang a shield on the shoulder or neck . This technique was primarily done when the shield was not in use . Nevertheless , soldiers also wore the strap in this fashion in combat : it allowed the two - arm combat : to handle a second weapon , to allow the shield be worn on the back while using a two - handed sword , to use a spear with two hands or various siege machines without discarding the shield , etc . Some guiges had buckles to adjust its length . They could be attached to the shield in different ways : in the upper part , upside down , diagonally , or diametrally . Most information about the usage of guiges comes from various Mediaeval works of art , such as the Bayeux Tapestry .
Entertainments National Service Association The Entertainments National Service Association , or ENSA was an organisation set up in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for British armed forces personnel during World War II . ENSA operated as part of the Navy , Army and Air Force Institutes . It was superseded by Combined Services Entertainment ( CSE ) which now operates as part of the Services Sound and Vision Corporation ( SSVC ) . Members . Many well - known stars have performed in ENSA , including Gracie Fields , George Formby , Wilfred Brambell , Joyce Grenfell , Paul Scofield and Rebecca Cantwell . During 1945 actors Laurence Olivier and Sir Ralph Richardson were created honorary army Lieutenants in ENSA . They performed Shakespeare ' s plays for the troops in a six week tour of Europe . In popular culture . Despite many extremely talented entertainers and movie stars , past and future , working for ENSA , the organisation was necessarily spread thin over the vast area it had to cover . Thus many entertainments were substandard , and the popular translation of the acronym ENSA was " " Every Night Something Awful " " " Chaos Supersedes ENSA " , a mini - series ( 1980 ) , was written and directed by Patrick Garland for Thames Television . The television sitcom " It Ain ' t Half Hot Mum " concerned the misadventures of a group of soldiers providing entertainment for an army barracks in India . These were known as the " Concert Party " and were not ENSA members per se . ENSA also featured in another television sitcom , " Goodnight Sweetheart " , in the episode " How I Won The War " . The only known ENSA theatre to have survived in its original condition is the Garrison Theatre at Hurst Castle in the New Forest National Park . Created by servicemen in 1939 , the proscenium arch still bears the badge and grenades of the Royal Artillery , and the curtains still hang from an old galvanised gas pipe . Shows are presented from time to time by the Friends of Hurst Castle . In the " Are You Being Served ? " episode entitled " Camping In " , Mr . Grainger told a story of being a member of ENSA . In the popular BBC sitcom Dads Army episode Museum Piece ENSA are revealed to be using the rifles Captain Mainwaring so desperately seeks .
Robert Lowry ( governor ) Robert Lowry ( March 10 , 1830January 19 , 1910 ) was an American politician , born in South Carolina and raised in Mississippi . During the American Civil War he rose from the rank of private to that of brigadier general in the Confederate States Army . At the Battle of Shiloh Major Lowry commanded the Sixth Mississippi regiment which suffered very heavy casualties and he was wounded himself . He was the Confederate military leader who is credited with putting down the local uprising of citizens near Jones County , Mississippi who failed to be loyal rebels . When the war was over , he returned to the practice of law at Brandon . Lowry briefly served in the state senate after the war ( 1865 – 1866 ) . Massive fraud in the gubernatorial election of 1881 resulted in the election of the subject over the Independent People ' s Party candidate , Benjamin King . Between 1882 and 1890 he was the Democratic governor of Mississippi , serving two four - year terms . He could be called a Bourbon Democrat . The Farmers ' Alliance movement continued to show local action in Yazoo County and in most areas of the state . Governor Lowry called out the state militia to keep the peace in Leflore County at the end of his term of office . Political activity related to peonage and racial discrimination in the Mississippi delta and other areas of the state led to violence during his term of office . Rapid industrial development occurred during his administration as well as the founding of the first state - supported women ' s college at Columbus .
Battle of Invernahavon The Battle of Invernahoven was a Scottish clan battle between the Clan Cameron and the Chattan Confederation of Clan Mackintosh , Clan Macpherson and Clan Davidson . Some sources give the date as 1386 , others as 1370 . Background . Around 400 men of the Clan Cameron were returning from a raid on Badenoch , the area around Kingussie . Travelling southwest up the Spey valley , they were overtaken at Invernahavon by a body of Chattan Confederation led by Lachlan , Laird of MacIntosh . Invernahovon lies southwest of Newtonmore in the headwaters of the River Spey , at the point where it is joined by the River Truim . It appears that the Camerons were trying to cross the Truim to continue home towards Fort William , following the route of the modern A86 road but on the opposite side of the Spey . Battle . The Chattan Confederation forces consisted of the Mackintoshes , Davidsons and Macphersons . As a result of a disagreement as to whether the Davidsons or Macphersons would occupy the right wing , which was the post of honour , the Macphersons withdrew in disgust from the army . The combined Clan Chattan had outnumbered the Camerons but with the loss of the Macphersons the Camerons now had the greater number . The battle resulted in a defeat for the remaining Clan Chattan forces . It is said that an ally of Cameron known as Charles MacGilony led the clan into battle ; he is believed to have changed the outcome of the day with his uncanny ability as an archer . At this point , or possibly the next morning , the Macphersons changed their minds and decided to rejoin the Chattan confederation , attacking the Camerons with such vigour that they changed the victory into defeat . The Camerons were “ put to flight ” up the Truim valley towards Drumochter , turning homeward at Dalwhinnie , west towards Loch Treig . The Mackintoshes later claimed that the Macphersons were coaxed into the battle by a man from Clan Mackintosh who turned up at the Macphersons ’ camp pretending to be from Clan Cameron and calling the Macphersons cowards . The Macphersons then attacked the Camerons ’ camp , making a dreadful slaughter of them — even killing Charles MacGilony , the Camerons ' top archer — at a place now called Charles ’ s Valley ( in Gaelic " Coire Thearlaich " ) .
USS Chicot ( AK - 170 ) USS Chicot ( AK - 170 ) was an 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 . " Chicot " ( AK - 170 ) was launched 16 July 1944 by Froemming Brothers , Inc . , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , under a Maritime Commission contract ; sponsored by Mrs . F . Marasco ; acquired by the Navy 13 March 1945 ; and commissioned 4 April 1945 , Lieutenant Commander L . F . Marshall , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . " Chicot " sailed from Gulfport , Mississippi , 10 May 1945 for Honolulu , where she discharged cargo then voyaged to San Francisco , California , returning to Pearl Harbor with another load of cargo 24 July . She put out of Pearl Harbor 30 July with cargo for Eniwetok , and until 10 March 1946 , remained in the western Pacific , carrying cargo between Eniwetok , Ulithi , Tacloban , Saipan , Okinawa , Guam , Manus , Samar , and Subic Bay . She departed Guam 10 March for the west coast , and on 18 July 1946 was decommissioned at Seattle , Washington , and returned to the Maritime Commission the next day . Post - war reactivation . " Chicot " was reacquired 14 May 1947 , and after repair , recommissioned 23 June 1947 . She departed Seattle 18 July for Pearl Harbor . From 19 November , when she sailed from Guam and Pearl Harbor , " Chicot " carried cargo between the islands of the western Pacific , calling at Saipan , Truk , Ponape , Manus , and Kusaie . After local operations at Hawaii , she made a voyage to Guam and Saipan early in 1949 , and returned to San Francisco 15 March . Final decommissioning . " Chicot " cleared San Pedro 27 April 1949 for cargo duty in the islands of the western Pacific , to Pearl Harbor and to Japan . Guam was her base until 24 July 1951 , when she was decommissioned there and transferred to the Department of the Interior . Her ultimate fate is unknown .
Trout memo The Trout Memo , written in 1939 , is a document comparing deception of an enemy in wartime with fly fishing . Issued under the name of Admiral John Godfrey , Britain ' s director of naval intelligence , according to the historian Ben Macintyre it bore the hallmarks of having been written by his assistant , Ian Fleming . The memo reads , in part : " The Trout Fisher casts patiently all day . He frequently changes his venue and his lures . If he has frightened a fish he may ' give the water a rest for half - an - hour , ' but his main endeavour , viz . to attract fish by something he sends out from his boat , is incessant . " The memo goes on to describe numerous ways that the enemy , like trout , may be fooled or lured in . One idea from the memo was broadly similar to Operation Mincemeat , a World War II plan to convince the Germans that the Allies would attack Greece rather than Italy in 1943 , although that idea was developed by Charles Cholmondeley in October 1942 .
1st Infantry Regiment ( Estonia ) The 1st Infantry Regiment , was one of the two fast deployment border covering Estonian regiment created during the Estonian War of Independence , which was active till the Soviet occupation of Estonia . The main task of these regiments was to delay the invading forces on the borders in order to win more time for the mobilization to be carried out . History . The " 1st Infantry Regiment " staff was based in Narva . The unit was made up by mainly active duty soldiers and officers . Order of battle . The 1st Infantry Regiment peacetime strength was 1 , 713 soldiers and 80 horses . The unit order of battle in 1939 :