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Edgar M . Cullen Edgar Montgomery Cullen ( December 4 , 1843 Brooklyn , Kings County , New York - May 23 , 1922 Brooklyn , New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York . He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1904 to 1913 . Biography . He was the second son of Dr . Henry J . Cullen ( 1805 – 1874 ) and Elizabeth McCue . He attended the Kinderhook Academy and graduated from Columbia College in 1860 . Then he studied at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute until the outbreak of the American Civil War . In 1861 , he was commissioned a lieutenant in the First United States Infantry of the regular army , and in 1862 became colonel of the 69th New York Volunteer Infantry . After his discharge from the Union Army , he resumed at first his engineering studies , but soon changed to the study of law , and was admitted to the bar in 1867 . From 1872 to 1875 , he was an Assistant District Attorney of Kings County . He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1881 to 1904 . In 1900 , he was one of the first three justices appointed under the amendment of 1899 to the Court of Appeals . After the resignation of Alton B . Parker , Cullen was appointed in September 1904 by Governor Benjamin Barker Odell , Jr . Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals . In November 1904 , he was elected to a full 14 - year term as Chief Judge , nominated by Republicans and Democrats . In 1913 , he presided at the impeachment trial of Governor William Sulzer , and voted against conviction . He retired from the bench at the end of 1913 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years . Afterwards he resumed the practice of law . He died at his home at 144 Willow Street in Brooklyn after a " stroke of apoplexy " . He was buried at the Green - Wood Cemetery , Brooklyn .
HMCS Sarnia ( J309 ) HMCS " Sarnia " ( J309 ) was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II . The " Sarnia " was ordered to be built as part of the Royal Canadian Navy ' s 1941 – 42 shipbuilding programme . She was named after the city of Sarnia , Ontario .
William McKean William Wister McKean ( 19 September 1800 – 22 April 1865 ) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the American Civil War . He was noted for his service in the Union blockade that effectively closed Confederate seaports in the Gulf of Mexico . Biography . Born in Pennsylvania , McKean was the grandson of Thomas McKean , the governor of that state . William Wister McKean was appointed midshipman on 30 November 1814 . He served in the Navy from the War of 1812 to the Civil War , when he rose to the rank of flag officer in command of the Gulf Blockading Squadron and later the East Gulf Blockading Squadron . McKean was relieved from active duty on 4 June 1862 . McKean died at Binghamton , New York . , 22 April 1865 . Namesakes . Two ships were named in his honor .
Maxwell William Roman Maxwell William Roman was an officer in the United States Air Force . Biography . Roman was born in Cornucopia , Wisconsin . He would marry twice . Roman and his first wife , Beverly , would have three children and later divorce . His second wife , Anna , died in 1994 . As a civilian Roman worked as a teacher . He died on February 14 , 1999 in Lorton , Virginia and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery . Career . Roman originally joined the United States Army Air Corps after completing high school . During World War II he was assigned to the Ninth Air Force . As commanding officer of the Ninth Weather Reconnaissance Squadron , Roman was in charge forecasting the weather for the Normandy landings . Following the war Roman was assigned to Turkey and helped to establish the country ' s national weather service . He would retired as a Colonel in 1965 . Honors and awards . Awards he received include the Distinguished Flying Cross , the Bronze Star Medal , and the Air Medal with three silver service stars and three bronze service stars .
Giorgio Pessi Tenente Giorgio Pessi ( alias Giuliano Parvis ) was a World War I flying ace born in Austro - Hungary who chose to fly for Italy . He was credited with six aerial victories . Early life and service . Giorgio Pessi was born on 17 November 1891 in Trieste , when it was part of the Austro - Hungarian Empire . He attended the local technical high school before studying engineering in Bienna and architecture in Munich . After World War I began , he fled to Venice in January 1915 . When Italy finally entered World War I , Pessi volunteered to serve as a Sottotenente in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Italian army . World War I aerial service . Pessi transferred to aviation service . On 10 October 1916 , he received his advanced pilot ' s license , having qualified on Nieuport 10 s at Malpensa . He was retained there as an instructor until May 1917 . On 3 May 1917 , Pessi adopted the " nom de guerre " of Guilanio Parvis ; he wanted to avoid repercussions from the vengeful Austro - Hungarians who considered him traitorous . Pessi then completed gunnery school at " San Giusto " . On 25 May 1917 , he was posted to command of " 82a Squadriglia " despite his inexperience . On 13 June , he transferred to the " 78a Squadriglia " . The following month , he transferred to " 91a Squadriglia " . He would fly a Spad VII fighter emblazoned with his personal marking of a crescent moon . Pessi scored his first aerial victory on 2 August 1917 . He staked his eighth claim on 23 November 1917 . All of his claims were for victories shared with such aces as Ferruccio Ranza , Giovanni Sabelli , and Francesco Baracca . He served with " 91a Squadriglia " until 16 March 1918 . He was then transferred to the General Commissariat of the air force . It seems probable he upgraded his pilot ' s training in the next several months , as he arrived in the United States on 20 August 1918 as a Caproni Ca . 5 pilot and saw out war ' s end there . The Caproni he brought to the United States was characterized as the world ' s largest flying machine . Post World War I service . On 1 February 1919 , the evaluation committee of the aviation military intelligence section released its list of victory confirmations for Italian pilots . Giorgio Pessi was credited with six aerial victories . One of the denials was for a 6 November 1917 claim where the Austro - Hungarian victim had fallen within his own lines ; it was later proven that ace Rudolf Szepessy - Sokoll had died in that crash . Also in 1919 , Pessi flew the Caproni Ca . 5 heavy bomber under the Brooklyn Bridge . By 1922 , Pessi had returned from America and set up a flying school in Anatolia , Turkey . In 1926 , he joined " Aero Expresso Italiana " as its manager of the Brindisi to Istanbul line . On 18 July 1933 , Pessi was flying this route , aboard Dornier Wal serial I - AZEE , when he disappeared on an overwater approach to Rhodes .
Austin - class amphibious transport dock The " Austin " class of amphibious transport dock followed the " Raleigh " class and was followed by the " San Antonio " classes . Note that some sources consider " Cleveland " ( seven built ) and " Trenton " ( two built ) ships to be a part of the " Austin " class , but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class . Cleveland class . The " Cleveland " class of amphibious transport dock was a refinement of the " Austin " class . All earlier classes are being replaced by the " San Antonio " class . The " Cleveland " class was originally to consist of 10 ships , LPD - 7 through LPD - 16 . Seven ships were actually completed and listed in this class , with one being converted to a command ship , . and were originally to be included in the " Cleveland " class , but were completed as almost identical " Trenton " - class LPDs . The most noticeable difference between the Cleveland and Austin classes is the extra level in the superstructure housing a flag bridge and command and control facilities for an embarked staff which the earlier ships lack . Trenton class . The " Trenton " class of amphibious transport dock was a refinement of the " Austin " and " Cleveland " classes . Note that some sources consider " Cleveland " and later ships to be a part of the " Austin " class , but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class . All earlier classes are being replaced by the " San Antonio " class . LPD - 16 , while authorized , was cancelled before being constructed .
William Seegers William Alfred Seegers ( October 24 , 1900 - July 10 , 2007 ) was , at age 106 , one of the last two known remaining veterans of the First World War to have served in the German forces ( the other one is Erich Kästner ) and California ' s last known World War I veteran . Born " Wilhelm " near Brinkum , he was originally passed over for service in October 1917 as being too short , only five foot three inches . But by the middle of 1918 , the Germans were desperate for recruits , and he was drafted on June 10 , 1918 . Seegers served in the 71st Erfurt Battalion . Since he didn ' t want to shoot anyone , and in part due to his short stature , he volunteered for office work and was accepted as such , though soon he was made to perform guard duty as well . In the closing months , with food in short supply and desertions rampant , Seegers deserted ( in part because he didn ' t like his commander ) and joined a second division in the confusion and collapse of the German Empire in November 1918 . William did not serve in combat but guarded prisoners of war . While serving in this capacity , he , many of his comrades and many of the prisoners contracted the Spanish Flu , killing many , but Seegers managed to survive . In part because his tasks included administrative duties , he stayed on after the Armistice . He was discharged from service in April 1919 . In 1922 , Seegers emigrated to the U . S . by way of New York harbor . He settled in Pennsylvania , and became an United States citizen . In October 2006 , when he turned 106 , William moved to California to live with his daughter , having lived independently until that point . Perhaps because he served for Germany , no one noticed his status as a World War I veteran until his family contacted the Gerontology Research Group in May 2007 . He told of problems such as food shortages and low morale among the German soldiers . Seegers was one of the last four World War I veterans to be discovered so far , the others being Yakup Satar of Turkey , Raymond Cambefort of France and Enrico Garbuglia of Italy ( who died not long after having been discovered ) . Interviewed in May 2007 by GRG correspondent Robert Young , William was photographed in June 2007 by former presidential photographer David DeJonge as part of a ' surviving World War I veterans ' project . He died the following month , three months before what would have been his 107th birthday . A photogragh of Mr . Seegers hangs in the Pentagon .
S225XR S225XR was a wingless , integrated rocket / ramjet powered , active radar guided medium range air - to - air missile concept initially proposed by a BAe Dynamics led team to meet the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ' s , requirement for a missile to arm Eurofighter . S225XR was the ultimate in a series of proposed developments of the BAe Dynamics Sky Flash pursued jointly by the UK and Sweden since the late 1970s . In 1978 Sweden bought the rights to Sky Flash , known as Rb 71 in Flygvapnet service , from BAe . Sweden ' s Defence Materiel Administration ( FMV ) subsequently began an independent development of Sky Flash with a new active seeker , with BAe acting as a sub - contractor to Sweden ' s Saab Dynamics . In 1984 the FMV began renewed studies of their active seeker design , the Rb 71A , or Sky Flash 90 , and the all - new wingless ramjet - powered Rb 73 . A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with BAe Dynamics that same year to co - operate on Rb 73 development . Studies were conducted on longer range designs with wings and datalinks , the Rb 73D / Rb 73DL . However , a lack of FMV funding brought the Rb 73 programme to a halt in 1987 . In 1988 BAe Dynamics and Thomson - CSF ( now Thales ) agreed to jointly fund development of an active Sky Flash . The Active Sky Flash ( ASF ) was to include a Thomson - CSF seeker and a new warhead developed by LFK . Concepts progressed from the basic ASF to the agile tail - controlled ASF TC Mk II . Prototype seekers were delivered in 1990 with air - carriage trials in 1991 . Saab Dynamics continued to refine the Rb 73 design using company funds and renewed links were established with BAe Dynamics , to meet the emerging requirement to arm the RAF ' s Eurofighters . As Eurofighter became the driver behind the missile ' s development , BAe took charge of the programme . ASF was terminated in 1992 to be replaced by a new wingless concept known as S225X , the name deriving from the internal post code of the BAe project manager ' s office at Stevenage . S225X was first unveiled at the 1992 Farnborough Air Show . GEC - Marconi Dynamics and Alenia Difesa joined the programme in 1993 . In 1994 a ramjet powered version , known as S225XR , was proposed in response to the UK requirement for a future medium range air to air missile for Eurofighter . This team became part of the European group which eventually won the competition with Meteor .
Battle of Karksi ( 1600 ) The Battle of Karksi ( also known as Battle of Karkus ) was fought during the Polish – Swedish War ( 1600 – 1611 ) between the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Sweden in October 29 , 1600 . Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jürgen von Farensbach defeated the Swedish forces commanded by Carl Gyllenhielm . References . Stanisław Herbst , " Wojna inflancka 1600 - 1602 " , Inforteditions , Zabrze 2006 , ISBN 83 - 89943 - 14 - X
List of United States Marine Corps astronauts This is a list of United States Marine Corps members who have served as NASA astronauts . Project Mercury . " Project Mercury " ( 1959 – 1963 ) was the first human spaceflight program of the United States . It ran from 1959 through 1963 with the goal of putting a human in orbit around the Earth . The Mercury - Atlas 6 flight on 20 February 1962 , piloted by John Glenn , was the first Mercury flight to achieve this goal . U . S . Marines who were astronauts in the Mercury program : Apollo Program . The Apollo Program was a NASA spaceflight endeavor that landed the first humans on Earth ' s moon . Apollo set major milestones in human spaceflight and stands alone in sending manned missions beyond low Earth orbit . The Apollo Program ran from 1961 until 1975 , and was the US civilian space agency ' s third human spaceflight program ( following Project Mercury and Project Gemini ) . Apollo used Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicles , which were later used for the Skylab program and the joint American - Soviet Apollo - Soyuz Test Project . U . S . Marines who were astronauts in the Apollo Program are : Space Shuttle Program . NASA ' s Space Shuttle , officially called Space Transportation System ( STS ) , is the United States government ' s current manned launch vehicle . The winged Space Shuttle orbiter is launched vertically , usually carrying five to seven astronauts ( eight have been carried ) and up to 50 , 000 lb ( 22 700 kg ) of payload into low earth orbit . When its mission is complete , the shuttle can independently move itself out of orbit and re - enter the Earth ' s atmosphere . U . S . Marines who have been astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program are :
Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society The Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society ( CEGESOMA ) is a Belgian federal research and documentation centre based in Anderlecht , Brussels . It forms part of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . The institute collects documentation and carries out research on the wars and conflicts of the 20th century and their impact on Belgium . is the Director of the institute . The Centre is a member of the European Network for Contemporary History ( EURHISTXX ) . History . The Centre was founded in 1969 , and since then it has collected archives , books , periodicals , newspapers , photographs , interviews , posters , and leaflets on wars and contemporary society .
German submarine U - 9 ( S188 ) " U9 " ( S188 ) was a Type 205 submarine of the German Navy . She was laid down on 10 December 1964 by Howaldtswerke of Kiel . " U9 " was launched on 20 October 1966 and commissioned on 11 April 1967 . She was decommissioned on 3 June 1993 , and is now a museum ship at Technikmuseum Speyer in Speyer .
USS Preble ( DD - 12 ) The third USS " Preble " ( DD - 12 ) was a " Bainbridge " - class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Commodore Edward Preble . " Preble " was laid down by the Union Iron Works , San Francisco , California , on 21 April 1899 ; launched on 2 March 1901 ; sponsored by Miss Ethel Preble ; and commissioned on 14 December 1903 , Lieutenant T . C . Fenton in command . Pre - World War I . " Preble " , assigned to the Pacific Fleet , operated with the 4th and 2nd Torpedo Flotillas off the western seaboard from Washington to the Panama Canal Zone until 1908 , making a cruise to Hawaii and Samoa ( 24 August – November 1908 ) . On returning she resumed west coast operations , continuing them until 4 February 1909 , when she arrived at Mare Island for inactivation . In reserve from 23 February - 17 September , she was then reassigned to the Pacific Torpedo Flotilla , and until 1913 operated with Torpedo Flotilla , Pacific Fleet . Placed in reserve again on 19 June 1913 , she remained at Mare Island until resuming operations with the torpedo flotilla on 23 April 1914 . " Preble " observed the Topolobampo naval campaign in the Gulf of California , she was present at the Fourth Battle of Topolobampo , the final naval action of the campaign . World War I . Torpedo practice , gunnery exercises and minesweeping operations followed , and during the summer of 1915 , " Preble " participated in a cruise to Alaskan waters to gather logistic information . After another period in reserve status ( 25 October 1916 – 3 April 1917 ) , " Preble " departed San Diego , California on 30 April 1917 , for the east coast . She arrived at Norfolk , Virginia on 13 July , and until the end of World War I was engaged in coastwise convoy duty along the mid - Atlantic seaboard . Remaining on the east coast after the war , she decommissioned at New York , on 11 July 1919 . Her name was struck from the Navy List on 15 September 1919 and she was sold , on 3 January 1920 , to Joseph G . Hitner of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .
Clifford Alexander , Jr . Clifford Leopold Alexander , Jr . ( born September 21 , 1933 ) is an American lawyer , businessman and public servant . He was the first African - American Secretary of the Army . Life and career . Clifford Alexander Jr was born in New York City and attended the Ethical Culture and Fieldston Schools there ; graduated from Harvard University in 1955 and from Yale Law School in 1958 . He enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1958 and served briefly with the 369th Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Dix , New Jersey . He married Adele Logan in 1959 . After being admitted to the bar he served as an assistant district attorney for New York County , 1959 – 1961 ; became executive director of the Manhattanville Hamilton Grange Neighborhood Conservation Project , then program and executive director of Harlem Youth Opportunities ; and practiced law in New York City . He was called to Washington in 1963 to serve as a foreign affairs officer on the National Security Council staff and was successively deputy special assistant to the President , associate special counsel , and deputy special counsel on the White House staff , 1964 – 1967 . He was chairman of the U . S . Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , 1967 – 1969 and was a special representative of the President and headed the U . S . delegation to ceremonies marking the independence of the Kingdom of Swaziland in 1968 . Leaving government service , he practiced law with the Washington firm of Arnold and Porter between 1969 and 1975 ; was a television news commentator in Washington , D . C . , 1972 – 1976 ; was a professor of law at Howard University , 1973 – 1974 ; ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for mayor of the District of Columbia , 1974 ; and became a partner in the law firm of Verner , Liipfert , Bernhard , McPherson , and Alexander , 1975 . He served as Secretary of the Army under the Carter Administration from February 14 , 1977 , to January 20 , 1981 . During this time he concentrated upon making the all - volunteer Army work , stressed programs to enhance professionalism , and emphasized the award of contracts to minority businesses . He formed the consulting firm of Alexander and Associates in 1981 and now serves on the boards of directors of several national corporations and is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange . He is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity . His daughter Elizabeth Alexander ( born in 1962 ) is a poet and professor of English at Yale University , who composed and recited the poem " Praise Song for the Day " for President Barack Obama ' s presidential inauguration on January 20 , 2009 . His son Mark C . Alexander is a law professor at Seton Hall University who has served as an advisor to Obama , Bill Bradley , and Ted Kennedy . Alexander has been outspoken in his opposition to the " Don ' t Ask , Don ' t Tell " policy , and called for its repeal by Congress . Rachel Maddow interviewed him on her MSNBC television shows on May 11 , 2009 and June 28 , 2013 .
1703 Naval Air Squadron 1703 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy was formed in August 1945 at RNAS Lee - on - Solent for duties in the Pacific . It was equipped with the Supermarine Sea Otter . World War II ended in the same month that the squadron was formed , and it never deployed or saw action . Aircraft flown . 1703 Naval Air Squadron flew only one aircraft type :
Alexander Wilmot Schomberg Alexander Wilmot Schomberg ( 24 February 1774 – January 1850 ) was the second son of Alexander Schomberg and Arabella Susannah Chalmers , and followed his father into the Royal Navy . Life . His first service was a long one on board the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ' s yacht , the , then commanded by his father . Other early services were in , , , and . Promoted lieutenant on 26 July 1793 , he served as such in the Indian Ocean , being present at the reduction of Martinique and the defence of Guadeloupe , and also serving in with Sir John Jervis , and with Sir Henry Trollope . Promotion to commander came on 2 April 1798 and then to post - captain on 1 January 1801 . He was active in many important commands during the Napoleonic Wars , including the frigate ( 1807 – 12 ) . He was promoted rear - admiral on 22 July 1830 , vice - admiral on 23 November 1841 , and admiral on 9 October 1849 . Marriage and issue . From two marriages , Alexander Wilmot Schomberg had three sons :