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Bryan Keith Pierce Master Corporal ( now Master Warrant Officer ) Bryan Keith Pierce , CV , MMM , MSC , CD , a technician of the Canadian Forces search - and - rescue , received the Cross of Valour , the highest Canadian award for acts of courage in circumstances of extreme peril , on September 18 , 1998 , along with Sergeant Keith Paul Mitchell . On November 12 , 1996 , Sergeant Mitchell and Master Corporal Pierce carried out an unprecedented parachute jump at night from a Hercules aircraft into freezing Arctic waters to provide medical aid to a critically ill fisherman on board a Danish fishing trawler located near Resolution Island , Northwest Territories . With inadequate flare illumination , Sergeant Mitchell and Master Corporal Pierce parachute d towards where a Zodiac boat was supposed to have been launched to pull them from the sea . Extremely strong winds carried the two men away from the vessel and landed them in freezing three - metre waves . Because of the heavy seas and severe icing conditions , they were unable to swim to the trawler . About 15 minutes later , with the men close to hypothermia , the ice - encrusted Zodiac finally reached them . They made it to the trawler , where they immediately treated the ill sailor and saved his life . On January 3 , 2007 , parachute rescue team leader Warrant Officer Pierce and team member Sergeant Harrison performed a perilous procedure in a parachute jump to help a critically injured aircraft passenger , at Blatchford Lake , in the Northwest Territories . In the face of severe weather conditions , both performed a low - altitude jump , where the slightest error could have had catastrophic results for the team . The extraordinary level of professionalism demonstrated by Warrant Officer Pierce and Sergeant Harrison under these difficult circumstances brings great honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada . For these actions , then - Warrant Officer Pierce and Sergeant Harrison were awarded the Meritorious Service Cross ( Military Division ) . In 2011 , he was appointed to the Order of Military Merit as a Member ( MMM ) . References . Cross of Valour - Canada Gazette 9 May 1998 .
John Bisdee John Hutton Bisdee VC , OBE ( 28 September 1869 – 14 January 1930 ) was an Australian 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 . Bisdee was born on 28 September 1869 at Hutton Park , Melton Mowbray , Tasmania . In 1904 he married Georgiana Thodosia Hale who was the daughter of Bishop Matthew Blagden Hale . Military service . When Bisdee was 30 years old , and a Trooper with the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen during the Second Boer War , the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the VC . Bisdee later served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the First World War , where he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) , as well as being Mentioned in Despatches . Later life . He died on 14 January 1930 and was buried in the St James Churchyard , Jericho , Tasmania . His Victoria Cross is on display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery , Hobart .
Military police vehicle A military police vehicle is any vehicle used by military police ( MPs ) . When forward deployed , United States military police units customarily employ HMMWV s or internal security vehicle s called the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle . However , on larger installations , MPs assigned to on - post law enforcement duties may use military or civilian 4x4 vehicles . When operating at installations in the U . S . , military police typically employ patrol cars similar to local police departments . Special agents of the U . S . Army Criminal Investigation Command or other military special investigation branches ( such as the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police ) , may employ unmarked civilian vehicles in the course of their duties within the United States . These would often be the detective ' s own private car . In combat zones , these agents employ the same tactical vehicles as regular military police units .
Freedom Park ( Omaha , Nebraska ) Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha , Nebraska . It displays numerous military aircraft and artillery pieces along with its two major exhibits , the World War II minesweeper and Cold War - era training submarine . The park is currently closed indefinitely for flood cleanup . Exhibits . Previously the medium landing ship was anchored at the park , but she was moved to North Carolina in the spring of 2004 .
USRC Argus USRC " Argus " was one of the first ten cutters operated by the United States ' Revenue Cutter Service ( later to become the US Coast Guard ) . Of the ten cutters , she was the longest to serve in this role . Operational service . " Argus " was a sloop , built in New London , for service in Connecticut and Rhode Island waters . She began her first patrol on 16 October 1791 , soon after being fitted - out , under the command of Jonathan Maltbie , a veteran of the Continental Navy . He died on 11 February 1798 and was replaced by Elisha Hinman on 13 March of that year . Hinman was also a veteran of the Continental Navy and the former commanding officer of the famous frigate " Alfred " . Fortunately two journals describing her actions have turned up ; one from the second mate Nathaniel Nichols , who kept a journal from 1791 - 1795 ; and Hinman ' s journal , dated from 1799 through 1803 . These journals do provide a glimpse into what life was like on board a Revenue cutter during these early years of the new republic . Argus stayed in service for a total of thirteen years , by far the longest of any of the original ten cutters . She was sold to two New London based merchants and was sold five months later in a foreign port . Commanding Officers . Captain Jonathan Maltbie , Master ; 1791 - 1798 . < br > Captain Elisha Hinman , Master ; 1798 - 1803 . < br > Captain George House , Master ; 1803 - 1804 . Crew ( as of October , 1791 ) . George House , First Mate ; Took over as Master in 1803 ; Ebenezer Perkins was promoted to First Mate . < br > Jere Greenman , Second Mate ; he left the Argus in 1799 and was replaced by Ebenezer Perkins . < br > Vacant , Third Mate [ No third mate at this time ] ; Ebenezer Perkins was appointed as third mate in December , 1792 ; Perkins was promoted to Second Mate in 1799 and Nathaniel Saltonstall was appointed as Third Mate . < br > David Poole , Mariner . < br > Gabriel Calvon , Mariner . < br > Wm . McNeal , Mariner . < br > Henry Owen , Mariner . < br > Sam Robertson , Boy . < br > Chas Williams , Boy .
Acorn - class destroyer The " Acorn " class ( officially redesignated the H class in 1913 ) was a class of twenty destroyer s of the Royal Navy all built under the 1909 - 1910 Programme , and completed between 1910 and 1911 . The " Acorns " served during World War I . After the coal - burning " Beagle " or G class of 1909 , the " Acorns " marked a return to oil - firing as pioneered in the Tribal or F class of 1905 and of 1907 . This change allowed a generally smaller vessel than the " Beagles " even with an increase in armament . The " Acorns " were , as with previous classes , built to designs by their individual builders , but had a more - or - less uniform appearance , with three funnels , a tall , thin fore funnel , a short , thick central and a short narrow after stack . They had two 4 - inch guns on the fo ' c ' sle - which was higher than that of the " Beagles " , negating the need for a raised bandstand - and on the quarterdeck . The 12 - pounder guns were amidships , on the beams between the first two funnels , and the torpedo tubes were aft of the funnels , mounted singly with a searchlight position between them . Three ships were lost in wartime service .
Fidonisy - class destroyer The Fidonisy - or Kerch - class were a group of destroyers built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy . They were a slightly enlarged version of the " Derzky " - class destroyer , with an extra gun and more torpedo tubes . These ships fought in World War I , The Russian Civil war and World War II . Ships . All ships were built by Rossud shipbuilding Nikolayev , and were originally named after battles in wars between Russia and Ottoman Turkey
Wilhelm Buss Wilhelm Buss ( 6 December 1918 – 11 July 1991 ) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 .
Crimean Campaign The Crimea Campaign was an eight - month long campaign by Axis forces to conquer the Crimea peninsula , and was the scene of some of the bloodiest battles on the Eastern Front during World War II . The German , Romanian , and defending Soviet troops suffered heavy casualties as the Axis forces tried to advance through the Isthmus of Perekop linking the Crimean peninsula to the mainland at Perekop , from summer of 1941 through to the first half of 1942 . From the 26 September 1941 the German 11th Army and troops from the Romania n Third Army and Fourth Army were involved in the fighting , opposed by the Red Army ' s 51st Army and elements of the Black Sea Fleet . After the campaign , the peninsula was occupied by Army Group A with the 17th Army as its major subordinate formation . Once the Axis ( German and Romanian troops ) broke through , they occupied most of Crimea , with the exception of the city of Sevastopol , which was given the title of Hero City for its resistance , and Kerch , which was recaptured by the Soviets during an amphibious operation near the end of 1941 and then taken once again by the Germans during Operation Bustard Hunt on 8 May . The Siege of Sevastopol lasted 250 days from 30 October 1941 until 4 July 1942 , when the Axis finally captured the city . Sevastapol , the main object of the campaign , was surrounded by German forces and assaulted on 30 October 1941 . German troops were repulsed by a Soviet counterattack . Later , many troops evacuated from Odessa contributed to the defense of Sevastopol . The Germans then began an encirclement of the city . Other attacks on 11 November and 30 November , in the eastern and southern sections of the city , failed . German forces were then reinforced by several artillery regiments , one of which included the railway gun Schwerer Gustav . Another attack on 17 December was repulsed at the last moment with the help of reinforcements , and Soviet troops landed on the Kerch peninsula the day after Christmas , to relieve Sevastopol . The Soviet forces remained on the peninsula until a 9 April German counterattack . They held on for another month before being eliminated on 18 May . With the distraction removed , German forces renewed their assault on Sevastopol , penetrating the inner defensive lines on 29 June . Soviet commanders had been flown out or evacuated by submarine towards the end of the siege , and the city surrendered on 4 July 1942 , although some Soviet troops held out in caves outside of the city until the 9th . In 1944 , the Crimea was recaptured by troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front during the Crimean Offensive ( 8 April 1944 – 12 May 1944 ) and its three sub - operations :
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 10 Space Launch Complex 10 , or Missile Launch Complex 10 is located on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc , California . It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963 . Prior to 1966 Space Launch Complex 10 West was known as Vandenberg AFB Pad 75 - 2 - 6 . It remains a rare pristine look at the electronics and facilities created in that era which helped the United States grow their space capabilities . The last launch from this complex was a Thor booster in 1980 It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986 . It is undergoing an eight - year restoration and public visits are possible , if arranged in advance . Uses . RAF . SLC - 10 was used to train military operators of PGM - 17 Thor ballistic missiles , and to conduct missile launch tests . Seven launch attempts were conducted from SLC - 10E by British Armed Forces Royal Air Force crews , of which six were successful . ( There was also one PGM - 17 Thor missile launch by an RAF crew from SLC - 10W , which took place 1959 - 08 - 14 . < ref name = nrhpinv2 / ) Johnston Island . The facilities at SLC - 10 were dismantled and transported to Johnston Island in support of Operation Dominic , a nuclear weapons testing project conducted there in 1962 . DMSP . The equipment was returned to Vandenberg to support early launches of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program , which were conducted at SLC - 10W from 1965 to 1980 , using the Thor satellite launch vehicles , the first stages of which followed the design of the Thor missile .
Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton ( 28 February 1886 – 27 June 1944 ) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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 . Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton was killed on 27 June 1944 near Lepiel , Soviet Union during the Vitebsk – Orsha Offensive . He was posthumously awarded the Knight ' s Cross and promoted to Generalmajor .
Louis M . Little Louis McCarty Little ( January 16 , 1878 — July 16 , 1960 ) was the 11th Assistant to the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps . Early years . Little was born January 16 , 1878 in New York City , New York and after joining the Marine Corps participated in numerous conflicts including World War I , World War II and the Boxer rebellion . By the time he retired he had achieved the rank of Major General . He died July 16 , 1960 in Newport , Rhode Island and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery . Awards and decorations . During his military career he was awarded : China Campaign Medal ( 1900 ) , Philippine Campaign Medal ( 1901 – 03 ) , Expeditionary Medal with four bronze stars ( Panama , 1903 and 1909 ; China , 1913 – 14 ; Haiti , 1920 – 21 ; China , 1924 – 27 ) , World War I Victory Medal with Overseas Clasp , Haitian Campaign Medal ( 1919 – 20 ) , American Defense Service Medal , World War II Victory Medal , Haitian Medal of Honor and Merit in the rank of " Grand Officer " with Diploma , and Haitian Medaille Milataire ( 1920 ) .
Saudi conquest of Hejaz The Saudi conquest of Hejaz , or the Second Saudi - Hashemite War was a campaign , engaged by Saudi Sultan Abdulaziz Ibn Saud to take over the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz in 1924 - 1925 , ending with conquest and incorporation of Hejaz into the Saudi domain . Background . The 1924 campaign came within the scope of the historic conflict between the Hashemites of Hejaz and the Saudis of Riyadh ( Nejd ) , which had already sparked the First Saudi - Hashemite War in 1919 . Saudi campaign . The pretext for renewed hostilities between Nejd and Hejaz came when the pilgrims from Nejd were denied access to the holy places in Hejaz . On August 29 , 1924 , Ibn - Saoud began his military campaign against Hejaz by advancing towards Taif , which surrendered without a major struggle . Following the fall of Taif , the Saudi forces and the allied Ikhwan tribesmen moved on Mecca . Sharif Hussein ’ s request for British assistance was denied to him on the pretext of non - intervention in religious disputes . King Hussein bin Ali had meanwhile fled from Mecca to Jeddah , after the assistance request from King Abdullah of Transjordan was denied as well . The city of Mecca fell without struggle on October 13 , 1924 . The Islamic Conference , held in Riyadh on the 29th October 1924 , brought a wide Islamic recognition of Ibn - Saud ’ s jurisdiction over Mecca . With the advancement of the Saudi forces and blockade imposed on Jeddah , Hejazi army began disintegrating . The city of Medina surrendered on December 12 , 1925 , and Yanbu fell 12 days later . Jeddah was handed to Sultan Abdulaziz of Najd and Saudi forces on December 1925 , with the Saudi forces entering its gates on January 8 , 1926 , after capitulation and safe passage was negotiated between King bin Ali , Sultan Abdulaziz , and the British Counsul by the city ' s ruler Sheikh Abdullah Alireza . Aftermath . Following the successful takeover over the Kingdom of Hejaz , Abdulaziz Ibn Saud was declared as King of Hejaz . The Kingdom was later incorporated into the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz , with Ibn Saud being the king of both in political union . King Hussien of Hejaz fled to Cyprus , declaring his son Ali bin Hussien as the King of Hejaz , but effectively with the fall of the Kingdom the dynasty ended up in an exile . Hashemites however remained to rule the emirate of Transjordan and the Kingdom of Iraq .
William Sharp Bush William Sharp Bush was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 . He was also the first Marine Corps officer to be killed in combat . Born in Wilmington , Delaware , Bush was appointed as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps on 3 July 1809 and was promoted to First Lieutenant on 4 March 1811 . He lost his life while serving aboard " USS Constitution " , when he fell mortally wounded while attempting to board the frigate " HMS Guerriere " on 19 August 1812 . He was posthumously awarded a silver medal by the United States Congress . His silver medal was presented to his nearest male relative , Lewis Bush Jackson , in early 1835 . Namesake . Two destroyer s in the U . S . Navy have been named after Bush . The first " USS Bush " ( DD 166 ) was a " Wickes " class destroyer that served from 1919 to 1922 and was scrapped in 1936 . The second " USS Bush " ( DD 529 ) was a " Fletcher " class destroyer that served during World War II from 1943 to 1945 . She was sunk in April 1945 off of Okinawa after being struck by three Japanese " kamikaze " aircraft during the naval invasion of Okinawa .
Charles Eberhard Salomon Charles Eberhard Salomon ( June 24 , 1824 – January 9 , 1881 ) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1866 . Biography . Salomon was born on June 24 , 1824 in Prussia . He moved with his three brothers to the United States in the 1840s , settling in Manitowoc , Wisconsin . One brother , Frederick , became a full , substantive rank general in the Union Army . Another brother , Edward , became Governor of Wisconsin . Salomon married Alvina Pitzman and they had three children . He died on January 9 , 1881 in Salt Lake City , Utah . In 1927 , a monument of Salomon and his three brothers was erected at the Manitowoc County , Wisconsin Courthouse . Career . Salomon and his brothers , Frederick and Herman , joined the Army in 1861 after the outbreak of the Civil War . Charles Salomon was appointed captain of the 5th Missouri Volunteer Infantry ( 3 months , 1861 ) on May 4 , 1861 and two weeks later , on May 18 , 1861 , he was promoted to colonel . Not long after , he took part in the Battle of Carthage . Salomon was mustered out of the volunteers on August 26 , 1861 . Salomon rejoined the army on September 26 , 1862 as colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment and succeeded Frederick , who had been promoted to brigadier general of volunteers , in commanding the regiment . He would lead the 9th Wisconsin Infantry in the First Battle of Newtonia , the Battle of Prairie Grove , the Battle of Helena and the Battle of Jenkins ' Ferry . He was mustered out of the volunteers again on December 3 , 1864 . On January 13 , 1866 , President Andrew Johnson nominated Salomon for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13 , 1865 , and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12 , 1866 .
Battle of Nanri Island The Battle of Nanri Island ( 南日島戰役 ) was a conflict between the Republic of China Army and the People ' s Liberation Army , over People ' s Republic of China owned Nanri island near Mainland China . This conflict occurred from April 11 , 1952 to April 15 , 1952 and resulted in a ROCA victory with complete destruction of PLA forces . However ROCA later abandoned this island and retreated , with all its captured prizes and POW s , to Taiwan .
Glen Edgar Edgerton Glen Edgar Edgerton ( April 17 , 1887 – 1956 ) was a United States Army officer , who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944 . Biography . He was born on April 17 , 1887 , to John Edgar and Alice Edgerton . He graduated from Kansas State College in 1904 and the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1908 . He was chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission from 1910 to 1915 and the Edgerton Highway in Alaska is named after him . He also went to the military Engineering Academy . He served as Panama Canal maintenance engineer from 1936 to 1940 . He was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944 . He retired from the army in 1949 .
Marcelo Blando A career military officer turned gentleman farmer . Retired Brigadier General Marcelo C . Blando , graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1960 . He commanded the Philippines ’ famed 1st Scout Ranger Regiment and the Philippine Army ' s 7th Infantry ( Kaugnay ) Division . A classic " Arms - to - Farms " story , in the late 80 ' s Blando was a leading Reform the Armed Forces Movement ( RAM ) figure involved in the failed 1989 coup d ' état that almost toppled the administration of then President Corazon Aquino . After 3 years of incarceration , Blando was granted amnesty by the Philippine government and officially retired from the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1991 . Background . After his military service , Blando ventured into farming and is now fostering a new revolutionary struggle , which he brands as the " Reform the Agriculture Movement . " Its main agenda is to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger by advocating modern agricultural practice in the countryside and farmer empowerment thru institutional development . Highlights of Gen . Blando ' s activities include Founding Chairman of the Paitan multi - purpose cooperative , and then later served as the Chairman of the much larger Pangasinan Farmers Cooperative . He was also Founding President of the Mango Industry Network . From 1996 - 2004 , he served as Chairman of the Pangasinan Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Council and was later elected Chair of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council in 2004 to present , representing Region 1 , composed of 4 provinces ( Ilocos Norte , Ilocos Sur , Pangasinan and La Union ) . Other significant activities include : Selected as " Farmer Scientist " on mango by Philippine Council for Agriculture Research Resources Development ( PCARRD ) , Department of Science and Technology ( DOST ) ; Active participant in Community Based Participatory Action Research under the Bureau of Agricultural Research , Department of Agriculture ( Philippines ) ; Agriculture Representative for Region I Association of Non - Government Organizations ; Agriculture Representative ( farmer ) Region I Development Council - San Fernando , La Union ; Co - operator in Field Trials of BT , RR and Stack Trait Corn conducted by Monsanto Company - Philippines ; Member of National Biosafety Committee under Bureau of Plant Industry ( BPI ) ; Involved in the development of Information and Communication Technology ( K - Agri Net ) to be adapted by farmers . Marcelo Blando is married to the former Nelia Tidor of Balungao , Pangasinan and a father of four children ( Ogie , Nette , Nie , Yeng ) , with ten grandchildren ( Katie , Jam , Marvin , Ian , Danisse , Nathan , Rouge , Ram , Rouxanne , And Drew )