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Cyril Douglas - Pennant Admiral The Honourable Sir Cyril Eustace Douglas - Pennant KCB CBE DSO DSC ( 7 April 1894 – 3 April 1961 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , The Nore . Naval career . Born the son of Frank Douglas - Pennant , 5th Baron Penrhyn , Cyril Douglas - Pennant joined the Royal Navy in 1907 . He served in World War I . He also served in World War II as Captain of the cruiser . He went on to command the assault forces from HMS " Bulolo " which landed on Gold Beach during the Normandy landings in 1944 . After the War he became Commandant of the Joint Services Staff College and then Flag Officer ( Air ) and Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1948 . He was appointed Senior Naval Representative for the British Joint Services Mission to Washington D . C . in 1950 and Commander - in - Chief , The Nore in 1952 . He retired in 1953 . Family . In 1917 he married Phyllis Constance Leigh . Following a divorce from his first wife , he married Sheila Brotherhood in 1937 .
Bay - class minesweeper The " Bay " - class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN ) and Canadian Forces ( CF ) during the Cold War . The class derives its name from and was designed by the RCN as a replacement for World War II - era minesweepers . Fourteen were laid down in 1951 – 1952 , however six were subsequently transferred to the French Navy in 1954 . These ships were replaced by six of the same name in 1956 – 1957 but were assigned new pennant number s . They were reclassed in CF service as patrol escorts in 1972 and six vessels remained in service until the late 1990s , providing coastal surveillance and shiphandling experience for junior officers with Maritime Forces Pacific . The removal of the aft mounted minesweeping equipment in the 1970s allowed for the erection of additional sleeping spaces and a wash space for aspiring officers , unofficially known on all ships as " Dunk ' s Diner " .
Wallace L . Lind Wallace Ludwig Lind ( 18 June 1887 – 12 April 1940 ) was an officer in the United States Navy . Biography . Lind , born on 18 June 1887 in Brainerd , Minnesota , was appointed a midshipman on 30 June 1905 and commissioned an ensign on 5 June 1911 . Ensign Lind served on " Stewart " ( DD - 13 ) , " Denver " ( C - 14 ) , " Goldsborough " ( TB - 20 ) , and " Cheyenne " ( BM - 10 ) . On 31 August 1915 , he departed " Cheyenne " and , one month later , arrived at the United States Naval Academy , Annapolis , Maryland , for a post - graduate course in steam engineering , following which he attended Columbia University for special instruction . Lind served on board " Rhode Island " ( BB - 17 ) from 2 March to 12 July 1917 and was then detailed to New York , N . Y . , for duty on board the troop transport " President Lincoln " as engineering officer and , later , as executive officer . It was during this assignment that he was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism . On 4 May 1920 , he reported to " Michigan " ( BB - 27 ) as first lieutenant followed by a tour as first lieutenant on " Arizona " ( BB - 39 ) . Lind assumed command of " Capella " ( AK - 13 ) on 5 June 1922 and , upon being detached from that ship , reported to the Naval Air Station , San Diego , Calif . , on 18 April 1923 for duty as executive officer . Upon the completion of his duties there , he served as engineering officer of " Arizona " . This was followed by instruction at the Naval Unit , Edgewood Arsenal , Edgewood , Maryland , and at the Naval War College , Newport , R . I . Into the 1930s , Lind served as executive officer of " Medusa " ( AR - 1 ) , " Altair " ( AD - 11 ) , and " Omaha " ( CL - 4 ) ; followed by shore duty at the Navy Yard , Boston , Mass . From 1935 to 1938 , Commander Lind was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations , Navy Department , Washington , D . C . During this period , he received his promotion to captain to rank from 30 June 1937 . Captain Lind died on 12 April 1940 at Baltimore , Maryland . Namesake . In 1944 , the destroyer USS " Wallace L . Lind " ( DD - 703 ) was named in his honor .
John William Harper John William Harper VC ( 6 August 1916 – 29 September 1944 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Birth . John William Harper was born in Hatfield , Doncaster , South Yorkshire on 6 August 1916 to George Ernest Harper and his wife , Florence Parkin . Details . Harper was 28 years old , and a corporal in the 4th Battalion , York and Lancaster Regiment , British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 29 September 1944 during an assault on the Depot de Mendicite , Antwerp , Belgium , Corporal Harper led his section across 300 yards of completely exposed ground , with utter disregard for the hail of mortar bombs and small arms fire from the enemy . He was killed in the action , but the subsequent capture of the position was largely due to his self - sacrifice . The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The York & Lancaster Regiment Museum in Rotherham , South Yorkshire , England . Memorials . His remains now lie at the War Cemetery at Leopoldsburg , near Limburg , Belgium , Plot No . 5 , Row B , Grave No . 15 . His name is inscribed on the Hatfield Cemetery War Memorial .
Richard Peirse ( RAF officer ) Air Vice - Marshal Sir Richard Charles Fairfax Peirse KCVO , CB ( born 16 March 1931 ) is a former senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 1985 to 1988 . RAF career . Born the son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse , Peirse was educated at Bradfield College and the Royal Air Force College Cranwell . Commissioned a pilot officer in the RAF on 9 April 1952 , he was promoted to flying officer on 9 April 1953 and to flight lieutenant on 9 October 1954 . He was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1959 and to wing commander on 1 July 1965 . Peirse became Commanding Officer of No . 51 Squadron in 1968 . Promoted to group captain on 1 July 1969 , he became Deputy Captain of the Queen ' s Flight that year . He was Station Commander at RAF Waddington in 1973 and Deputy Director of Operational Requirements in 1976 , and Director of Personnel ( Air ) in 1977 . Promoted to air commodore on 1 January 1978 , he became Director of Operational Requirements in 1980 . On 30 January 1982 , Air Commodore Peirse was appointed Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell , with the acting rank of air vice - marshal . He was promoted to substantive air vice - marshal on 6 July . Appointed a CB in the 1984 New Year Honours List , he served as Defence Services Secretary from 1985 to his retirement . On 9 March 1988 Peirse was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order , and retired from the RAF on 16 June . In retirement he was Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod between 1990 and 2002 and Registrar and Secretary of the Order of the Bath between 2002 and 2006 . Family . In 1955 he married Karilie Grace Cox ; they had two daughters . After his first marriage was dissolved , he married Deirdre Mary O ' Donovan in 1963 ; they had one son ( who died ) . Following the death of his second wife he married Anna Jill Margaret Long ( née Latey ) in 1977 .
Leigh Vial Leigh Grant Vial ( 28 February 1909 - 30 April 1943 ) was an Australian patrol officer and coastwatcher in Papua New Guinea during World War II . While a patrol officer he became the first white person to climb Mount Wilhelm the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea . References . Vial , Leigh Grant ( 1909 - 1943 ) - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
John H . Stevenson John H . Stevenson , a native of New York City , was appointed Volunteer Acting Assistant Paymaster and Clerk in the United States Navy on 19 September 1862 . His Civil War career was marked by several exploits of exceptional heroism . While attached to USS " Satellite " on the Potomac in December 1862 , he led a boat expedition ashore , captured a small party of Confederate s , and destroyed signal and recruiting stations . In June 1863 , while attached to USS " Princess Royal " on the West Gulf Blockading Squadron , he reconnoitered in and about an enemy camp . Learning the details of a plan to capture Fort Donaldsonville , Louisiana , he made plans that enabled the small fort and " Princess Royal " to beat off the attack . He further demonstrated his heroism on 10 July 1863 when he volunteered to pick up dispatches from USS " New London " , aground under enemy fire , and carried them to Farragut at New Orleans , a journey of some 85 miles on horseback through enemy territory . He remained in the Navy after the war , serving in United States ports , the South Atlantic and Pacific stations , and at Nagasaki , Japan , until retiring with the grade of Pay Inspector on 25 September 1893 . He was called back to active duty during the Spanish - American War and served as pay officer of the Coast Defense System . He died in Brooklyn , New York , on 14 June 1899 . Namesake . The USS " Stevenson " ( DD - 645 ) is named in his honor .
David Williamson Carroll David Williamson Carroll ( March 11 , 1816 – June 24 , 1905 ) was a prominent Arkansas politician who served in Confederate Army and then the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War . Biography . Carroll was born in Baltimore , Maryland . He was a lineal descendant of Daniel Carroll and studied at St . Mary ' s College of Baltimore . He moved to Arkansas , established a legal practice , and was a member of the $ 3 . During the Civil War , he enlisted in Company K of the 18th Arkansas Infantry with the rank of captain . He rose to become the colonel of the regiment . Later , he represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress in 1865 . After the war , he served a state court judge from 1866 to 1868 . He died in Little Rock , Arkansas , and was buried in that city ' s Calvary Cemetery .
USS Manito II ( SP - 262 ) USS " Manito II " ( SP - 262 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to ca . 1919 . " Manito II " was built as a civilian wooden - hulled motor yacht of the same name in 1912 by the Hudson Yacht and Boat Company at Nyack , New York . The U . S . Navy purchased her from her owner , Mr . I . K . Keyward , on 10 May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel . She was commissioned the same day as USS " Manito II " ( SP - 262 ) . Assigned to the 6th Naval District , " Manito II " operated on section patrol based at Charleston , South Carolina , for the rest of World War I . " Manito II " was sold on 25 March 1920 .
Stratford - class transport The " Stratford " class transport was a class of transport ship that served with the United States Navy during World War II . Their purpose was to transport soldiers to overseas service . History . There were only two " Stratford " class vessels , both built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company . They were both apparently built for commercial service on the Great Lakes as freighter s in about 1918 , and operated as commercial vessels between the wars . Shortly before America ' s entry into World War II , the two ships were requisitioned by the US Navy . The first ship , " Stratford " , was commissioned in August 1941 and the second , " Gemini " , in August 1942 . Initially designated as cargo ships ( AK ) , they were both converted to transports ( AP ) shortly after commission and hence became the " Stratford " class transports . Both ships were initially assigned to convoy duty to Iceland in 1942 , and then later took part in operations against the Japanese in the Pacific until the end of the war . Both were decommissioned in 1946 . " Gemini " subsequently returned to commercial service , in Norway . " Stratford " was scrapped in 1956 .
William Seawell William Thomas Seawell ( January 27 , 1918 – May 20 , 2005 ) was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and former head of Pan Am . Seawell ( pronounced SOO - uhl ) left the University of Arkansas before graduating to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point , New York , where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1941 . He later earned a law degree from Harvard University in 1949 . Upon his graduation from West Point , he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U . S . Army Air Corps . He earned his pilot wings in 1942 . During World War II , he commanded a bomber unit in the European Theatre . After the war , he became an officer in the U . S . Air Force when it became a military service separate from the United States Army . In the European Theater , he led a bomber squadron and earned many U . S . and foreign decorations , including the Silver Star , the Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Cluster s , and the Croix de Guerre with Palm . After more postwar air commands , he was named military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force in 1958 . He was Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy from 1961 to 1963 . After two years with the Air Transport Association , in 1965 he served as senior vice president for operations at American Airlines , then as president of Rolls - Royce Aero Engines . Pan American World Airways recruited him in 1971 as president and Chief Operating Officer . A year later he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pan Am , where he served until his retirement in 1981 .
Second Battle of Fort Sumter The Second Battle of Fort Sumter was fought on September 8 , 1863 , in Charleston Harbor . Confederate General P . G . T . Beauregard , who had commanded the defenses of Charleston and captured Fort Sumter in the first battle of the war , was in overall command of the defenders . Battle . Union forces under Major General Quincy Gillmore attempted to retake the fort at the mouth of the harbor . Union gunners pummeled the fort from their batteries on Morris Island . After a severe bombing of the fort , Beauregard suspecting an attack replaced the artillerymen and all but one of the fort ' s guns with 320 infantrymen , who repulsed the naval landing party . Gillmore had reduced Fort Sumter to a pile of rubble , but the Confederate flag still waved over the ruins .
Mahaz - e Milli Mahazmili ( or Mahaz - e Milli - ye Islami - ye Afghanistan , Mahaz - i Milli - yi Islami - yi Afghanistan , National Islamic Front of Afghanistan , NIFA ) is a political party in Afghanistan . It has been led , since its founding , by members of a prominent Sufi family , the Gailani . It is primarily ( but not exclusively ) a Pashtun party , followers of the Sufi holy man Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani have a reputation for moderate thought and the traditional mystical and introspective religious currents that characterize Sufism in that sect . During the 90s it was a minor party within the Northern Alliance . In November 2009 Lal Mohammad , a senior official in the party was assassinated by gunmen mounted on a motorcycle .
Bob Judson Air Commodore Bob Judson RAF is a senior serving Royal Air Force Officer and was the first Station Commander of RAF Coningsby of the Eurofighter Typhoon - era . Judson has been involved in many milestone events , personally piloting the 100th Typhoon off the production line to RAF Coningsby from the BAE Systems ' Warton factory ( Lancs ) and acting as overall formation leader for HM The Queen ' s 80th birthday flypast of nearly 50 aircraft , considered the largest flypast the Royal Air Force has produced in decades . Promoted to Air Commodore 1 July 2007 , Judson served as Commander Kandahar Airfield , Afghanistan during 2008 and stars in the Channel Five documentary " Warzone " , which looks into the life and operations of personnel stationed at the airfield . Judson was appointed Director Targeting and Information Operations in the Ministry of Defence in November 2008 .
Volkhard Eitner Dr . med . Volkhard Eitner ( 2 January 1914 – 5 November 1996 ) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
USS Magistrate ( SP - 143 ) USS " Magistrate " ( SP - 143 ) was a " Magistrate " - class patrol boat acquired by the U . S . Navy for the task of patrolling the coasts and harbors of the United States . " Magistrate " , a wooden hull gas powered boat , was built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co . , Bristol , Rhode Island , in 1916 ; acquired by the Navy under free lease from Henry S . Vanderbilt of New York City , 1 May 1917 ; delivered 14 May 1917 ; and commissioned 24 May 1917 , Ens . W . J . Dailey , USNRF , in command . World War I service . Assigned to the 2d Naval District , " Magistrate " patrolled waters at the eastern end of Long Island Sound while operating out of New London , Connecticut . Post - war deactivation . Following the end of World War I , she was returned to her owner 15 February 1919 .
James M . Trout James M . Trout ( April 9 , 1850 – July 27 , 1910 ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . Born on April 9 , 1850 , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Trout joined the Navy from that state . By April 20 , 1877 , he was serving as a second class fireman on the . On that day , while " Frolic " was at Montevideo , Uruguay , he attempted to rescue a shipmate from drowning . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor . He died at age 60 on July 27 , 1910 , and was buried at Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood , Delaware County , Pennsylvania . Trout ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Serving on board the U . S . S . " Frolic " , Trout displayed gallant conduct in endeavoring to save the life of one of the crew of that vessel who had fallen overboard at Montevideo , 20 April 1877 .
Ministry of National Defense ( Cambodia ) The Ministry of National Defense ( Khmer : ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ) is charged with supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces . The current Minister of National Defense is Tea Banh . Administrative areas . The Ministry of National Defense is divided into six administrative areas . History . Prior to 1970 . Prior to March 1970 , the " Forces Armées Royales Khmer " or ( " FARK " ) General Staff was under the command and control of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces , and the Head of State . At that time , His Majesty the King , Norodom Sihanouk held both titles . The General Staff controlled the three Services with its headquarters also serving as headquarters and staff for the Army . Football Team . The ministry also maintains a football team . Their club called the National Defense Ministry plays in the top division of Cambodian football , the Cambodian League . They are tied with most Cambodian League Championships at three .
Alan Scott - Moncrieff Admiral Sir Alan ( Kenneth ) Scott - Moncrieff KCB CBE DSO ( 1900 – 1980 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , Far East Fleet . Naval career . Scott - Moncrieff joined the Royal Navy in 1917 . He served in World War I as a midshipman in HMS " Orion " . He also served in World War II as Captain of HMS " Enchantress " and then as Chief Signals Officer to Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten at Combined Operations Headquarters in 1941 before becoming Captain of HMS " Faulknor " in 1942 . After the War he was made Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser , Commander - in - Chief in the East Indies and then commanded HMS " Superb " from 1949 . He was made Chairman of the Naval Advisory Committee at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in 1950 and Second - in - Command Far East Fleet and Commander of 5th Cruiser Squadron in 1951 . He was appointed Commander of the Commonwealth Naval Forces serving in the Korean War in 1952 and Admiral commanding the Reserves in 1953 . His last appointment was as Commander - in - Chief , Far East Station in 1955 ; in September 1955 he paid an official visit to Australia . He retired in 1958 .
Western Command ( India ) Western Command is a formation of the Indian Army , active since 1947 . It has seen action during the Indo - Pakistan Wars of 1947 , 1965 and 1971 . Lt Gen Philip Campose is the present commander . History . The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army . The Indian Army was divided into four Commands ( Bengal Command , Bombay Command , Madras Command and Punjab Command ) each under a lieutenant general . In 1908 , the four commands were merged into two Armies ( Northern Army and Southern Army ) : this system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again ( Eastern Command , Northern Command , Southern Command and Western Command ) . In 1938 Western Command was downgraded to Western Independent District commanded by a major - general . Northern Command was re - formed again as North Western Army in April 1942 to guard the North West Frontier and the independent district was absorbed by the new North Western Army at that time . Commanders prior to Independence . Commanders included : < br > General Officer Commanding Western Command General Officer Commanding Western Independent District Re - raising . After the partition of India , the erstwhile command headquarters of which north India formed a part , Northern Command , went to Pakistan . The communal violence of partition necessitated the raising of a new command headquarters to relieve Army Headquarters of the day to day overseeing of operations of the two independent areas in north India . This command , initially named Delhi and East Punjab Command was raised in Delhi on 14 September 1947 with Lt Gen Sir Dudley Russell , KBE , CB , DSO , MC as the first commander . It had under it : On 26 October 1947 , following the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India , Western Command was put in charge of all Indian Army operations to seize the area for India . Initially a division sized force Jammu and Kasmir Division was raised on 5 November 1947 under Maj Gen Kalwant Singh for overseeing operations in Jammu and Kashmir . This was later split into two parts - Ja ( Jammu ) Division ( under Maj Gen Atma Singh ) and Sri ( Srinagar ) Division ( under Maj Gen K . S . Thimayya ) to oversee operations in Jammu and Kashmir respectively . Today the command reportedly consists of :
TN 81 The French TN 81 nuclear warhead equips the Air - Sol Moyenne Portée ( ASMP ) medium - range air to surface missile , a component of the Force de frappe French nuclear deterrent . Type : nuclear warhead for ASMP Specifications : Initially deployed : 1988 Deployment : 60 warheads carried by the ASMP equipping the 60 Mirage 2000 N with the French Air Force and 20 Super Etendard of Naval Aviation .