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23rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 23rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 23rd Maine Infantry was organized in Portland , Maine and mustered in September 29 , 1862 for nine months ' service . The regiment left Maine for Washington , D . C . , October 18 . Attached to Grover ' s Brigade , Defenses of Washington , to February 1863 . Jewett ' s Brigade , XXII Corps , to June 1863 . Slough ' s Brigade , Defenses of Alexandria , XXII Corps , to July 1863 . Camp at East Capitol Hill until October 25 , 1862 . Moved to Seneca , Maryland , October 25 , and performed guard duty along the Potomac River until April 19 , 1863 . Stationed at Edwards Ferry December 1862 to April 1863 . Moved to Poolesville April 19 , then to Washington May 5 , and to Alexandria May 24 . Moved to Poolesville , Maryland , June 17 , then to Harpers Ferry , West Virginia . The 23rd Maine Infantry mustered out of service July 15 , 1863 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 56 enlisted men during service , all due to disease .
HMS D7 HMS " D7 " was a British D class submarine built by Chatham Dockyard . " D7 " was laid down on 14 February 1910 , launched 14 January 1911 and was commissioned on 14 December 1911 . " D7 " torpedoed " U - 45 " on the surface with a single shot from 800 yards off the North coast of Ireland on 12 September 1917 . The torpedo was launched from the stern torpedo tube . Then on the 10 February 1918 , " D7 " was mistakenly depth charged by HMS " Pelican " but she survived . " D7 " collided with a U boat in May 1918 . Her periscopes were damaged but she escaped otherwise unscathed . " D7 " was sold on 19 December 1921 to H . Pounds .
Fort Defiance ( Wisconsin ) Fort Defiance was one of the last garrisoned stockade forts constructed in territorial Wisconsin . It was located approximately five miles southeast of Mineral Point , Wisconsin . It was located in the booming lead mining region in an area of early settlement . The fort was built by local settlers in 1832 when developing tensions over Native American land rights erupted into the Black Hawk War . Although Fort Defiance did not experience attack , it did have a garrison of about 40 militia men who were said to be among the best drilled in the territory . Fort Defiance had two blockhouse s located at opposite corners of the stockade . Within the walls were two buildings used to accommodate the garrison and the families of settlers in case of a siege . There are no visible remains .
Henry A . Courtney , Jr . Henry Alexius Courtney , Jr . ( January 6 , 1916 – May 15 , 1945 ) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor . Biography . Courtney was born January 6 , 1916 , in Duluth , Minnesota . He received his bachelor ' s degree from the University of Minnesota and his law degree from Loyola University Law School in Chicago . He was admitted to practice law in Illinois and Minnesota in 1940 , shortly after joining his father ' s law firm in Duluth . He received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve in February 1940 and in March of that year was placed in command of the Duluth unit of the Marine Corps Reserve , which was mobilized and sent to San Diego for training . He then served in Iceland for ten months . At Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands , he participated in the first United States offensive of World War II , commanding a company of the 1st Marine Division . His next combat action was the Battle of Okinawa , for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . While serving as executive officer of a battalion of the 22nd Marines , 6th Marine Division on Okinawa , he was killed in action after exhibiting great courage and self - sacrifice leading a successful night attack against enemy positions on Sugar Loaf Hill 14 – May 15 , 1945 . He was also posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Gold Star in lieu of a second Purple Heart for wounds received in that campaign . The Medal of Honor was presented to his parents , Mr . and Mrs . Henry A . Courtney , Sr . , of Duluth on December 30 , 1947 by Commandant of the Marine Corps General Alexander A . Vandegrift . Major Courtney ' s remains were initially buried in the 6th Marine Division Cemetery on Okinawa . In 1948 his remains were reinterred in Calvary Cemetery in Duluth . Namesake . In 1955 , the destroyer escort was named for him . Marine Corps Base Camp Courtney on Okinawa , Courtney ' s place of death , is named in his honor . Medal of Honor citation . The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to MAJOR HENRY A . COURTNEY , JR . UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION : / S / HARRY S . TRUMAN
USS Sedgwick ( AKA - 110 ) USS " Sedgwick " ( AKA - 110 ) was an " Andromeda " class attack cargo ship whose construction was cancelled due to the end of World War II . Her name was assigned on 26 April 1945 , but her construction was cancelled on 27 August 1945 , before her keel was laid .
Joseph J . Cicchetti Joseph J . Cicchetti ( June 8 , 1923 – February 9 , 1945 ) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor in World War II during actions in the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces in 1945 . Cicchetti formed a team of soldiers to rescue wounded comrades . Despite receiving a severe wound to his head , he managed to carry another soldier to safety before succumbing to his wound . Cicchetti joined the Army from his birth city in March 1943 . He is buried in Sandy Valley , Waynesburg , Ohio ( Stark County ) . Medal of Honor citation . He was with troops assaulting the first important line of enemy defenses . The Japanese had converted the partially destroyed Manila Gas Works and adjacent buildings into a formidable system of mutually supporting strongpoints from which they were concentrating machinegun , mortar , and heavy artillery fire on the American forces . Casualties rapidly mounted , and the medical aid men , finding it increasingly difficult to evacuate the wounded , called for volunteer litter bearers . Pfc . Cicchetti immediately responded , organized a litter team and skillfully led it for more than 4 hours in rescuing 14 wounded men , constantly passing back and forth over a 400 - yard route which was the impact area for a tremendous volume of the most intense enemy fire . On one return trip the path was blocked by machinegun fire , but Pfc . Cicchetti deliberately exposed himself to draw the automatic fire which he neutralized with his own rifle while ordering the rest of the team to rush past to safety with the wounded . While gallantly continuing his work , he noticed a group of wounded and helpless soldiers some distance away and ran to their rescue although the enemy fire had increased to new fury . As he approached the casualties , he was struck in the head by a shell fragment , but with complete disregard for his gaping wound he continued to his comrades , lifted one and carried him on his shoulders 50 yards to safety . He then collapsed and died . By his skilled leadership , indomitable will , and dauntless courage , Pfc . Cicchetti saved the lives of many of his fellow soldiers at the cost of his own .
USS Bulwark ( AM - 425 ) USS " Bulwark " ( AM - 425 / MSO - 425 ) was an " Aggressive " - class minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships . " Bulwark " was launched 14 March 1953 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard ; sponsored by Mrs . J . L . Maloney , wife of Captain Maloney , and commissioned 12 November 1953 , Lieutenant J . A . Paulick in command . East Coast operations . " Bulwark " conducted shakedown off Florida . During her first year of service she was engaged in a limited amount of duty due to her relatively new design which in the course of operations brought about numerous alterations . In May 1955 " Bulwark " was ordered to join the U . S . 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean and on 18 May , with other members Or her division , she sailed into Lisbon , Portugal . " Bulwark " returned to Charleston , South Carolina . , 4 October 1955 . Since that time she has operated out of Charleston conducting type training and exercises along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean . Decommissioning . Bulwark ' s classification was changed to " MSO - 425 " , 7 February 1955 . Stricken 28 February 1975 , she was disposed of by Navy sale 1 May 1980 .
Ernest II , Duke of Swabia Ernest II ( died August 17 , 1030 ) was Duke of Swabia from 1015 to 1030 . A member of the Babenberg family , he was the son of Ernest I and Gisela of Swabia . As the elder son of his father , Ernest became duke following the senior Ernest ' s death in 1015 . Since he was a minor , the government of Swabia was run by regency . At first his mother Gisela assumed the position of regent ; she later gave way to Poppo , Archbishop of Trier . In 1024 Gisela ' s husband Conrad , who she had married in 1016 , was elected King of Germany as Conrad II . Although Conrad was generous in his relations with Ernest , contentious issues soon split the duke and his stepfather . Ernest resented the power of the German Kings over Swabia . Both men also were potential claimants to the Kingdom of Burgundy once its childless ruler , Rudolph III , died . Gisela ' s mother was Gerberga , a sister of the king , and both Conrad and Ernest wished to become Rudolph ' s eventual successor . In 1025 Ernest , who was still relatively young , entered into rebellion against Conrad . By 1026 , however , the king had defeated the resistance and Ernest eventually submitted . He then participated in his stepfather ' s Italian expedition of 1026 - 1027 . While in Italy , Conrad sent Ernest back to Swabia in order to crush the local resistance that still existed . When he returned , however , Ernest joined the opposition and rebelled against Conrad again . The refusal of the local Swabian rulers to support him caused his defeat . He was forced to surrender and was imprisoned . Gisela , despite supporting Conrad against her son , did not wish for him to be entirely humiliated ; as a result Ernest remained duke , although Gisela probably governed the duchy while he remained imprisoned . In 1028 , Conrad ' s son Henry was crowned king . Around this time , due to Henry ' s and Gisela ' s requests , Ernest was set free , although he was not restored to his full powers as duke . At the Diet of Easter 1030 Ernest was offered these powers , if he would crack down on the enemies of Conrad . Ernest ' s refusal to do so , especially against his friend Werner von Kyburg , resulted in his final downfall . He was stripped of his title as duke . Only a few months later , while battling the people of the Bishop of Konstanz , both Ernest and Werner were killed . Ernest was buried in Constance . The Duchy of Swabia passed to his younger brother Herman .
Stare Kiejkuty ( base ) On the territory village of Stare Kiejkuty , Poland , is a restricted military area that is the seat of ( postal service name , simply ) Jednostka Wojskowa 2669 ( military unit 2669 ) , " Ośrodek Szkolenia Agencji Wywiadu " ( Agencja Wywiadu " Intelligence Agency " Training Center ) " Since 2005 it has attracted scrutiny as being a black site involved in the CIA ' s program of extraordinary rendition . About the base . The facility ' s military uses go back at least as far as the Second World War , when it served as an outpost of the Nazi German SD ( the intelligence service of the SS ) and Abwehr . The airstrip that would later be expanded into the modern Szczytno - Szymany International Airport , 20 km away , originally served as a landing strip for Luftwaffe planes for bombing raids on Warsaw . In 1968 , it would be used by the Soviet Army to plan operations to crush the Prague Spring . Its use by Polish intelligence dates to the fall 1971 ; in the Communist era , it appeared on maps as a non - descript holiday resort . It had a very special status , however , having been the only intelligence training facility in the Eastern Bloc located outside the Soviet Union . Signs are posted nearby reminding casual visitors of prohibitions against taking photographs , and journalists have reported having their cameras searched ( and memory cards confiscated ) when taking pictures near the facility . On December 15 , 2005 , Zbigniew Siemiątkowski , the former head of the current Polish national intelligence agency , Agencja Wywiadu , confirmed that near the village of Stare Kiejkuty facility there exists two " internal zones " to which CIA officers have access ; one of these ( referred to as " Strefa B " ) is officially the home of OSAW . Other Polish intelligence officials have confirmed that American personnel associated with the facility have been known to reside in the area for several months at a time , going back 5 or 6 years .
611th Air Support Group The 611th Air Support Group is a United States Air Force unit . It is assigned to the Eleventh Air Force , stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson , Alaska . Overview . The 611th Air Support Group is responsible for the program management , operation , and quality assurance of the Alaska Radar System , consisting of 17 long - range and 3 short - range radar sites ; the forward operation locations at Galena Airport and King Salmon Airport , and Eareckson Air Station ; project management for future radar and communications systems ; and , logistics staff for 11th Air Force and the Alaska NORAD Region . Units . The group consists of two squadrons and two flights and provides surveillance radars , Arctic infrastructure including airfields , communications and USAF airmen for homeland defense , decisive force projection , and aerospace command and control in Alaska . The 611th Air Support Group is part of the Eleventh Air Force .
Natsushio - class submarine The " Natsushio " - class submarines were significantly smaller than the next generation Japan ese submarines , the " Ōshio " , and the " Natsushio " - class submarines were the development of the " Hayashio " - class submarine s . Also , " Natsushio " - class is one of the ( coast - defence ) hunter - killer submarine ( SSK ) of JMSDF . Construction of the two subs in the class was approved under the " First Defense Buildup Program " 1958 - 1960 . However , the MSDF brass did not welcome the small submarines . Ongoing maneuvering regarding defense spending by the Ministry of Finance did not help matters . At the time , the " Maritime Staff Office " was trying to move the MSDF away from being a predominantly Green - water navy ( due to politics and budgetary issues this would not begin to happen until the 1980s ) . Small coastal SSKs like the Natsushio did not fit into such plans for the future . Therefore , neither further examples nor a successor class were built .
Syntagmatarchis Syntagmatarchis ( ) , sometimes anglicized as Syntagmatarch , is used in modern Greek to denote the rank of Colonel . It is translated as " leader of a regiment ( " syntagma " ) " , and dates back to the Classical Age armies . However , the name is misleading in that the Hellenic Army retains very few regiments in its command structure . Thus , the typical responsibilities of " Syntagmatarches " are in staff positions , or as Executive Officers in brigades . Officers holding this rank should be addressed as " Kyrie Syntagmatarcha " ( Κύριε Συνταγματάρχα ) . In the modern Hellenic Army the rank is superior to an " Antisyntagmatarchis " ( Lieutenant Colonel ) and inferior to a " Taxiarchos " ( Brigadier ) . The insignia consists of a flaming grenade and three golden stars . The Greek military junta of 1967 - 1974 is also known as " The Regime of the Colonels " because most of its chief leaders were of Colonel rank , including two of the three chief leaders , George Papadopoulos and Nikolaos Makarezos .
Oloff Smith Oloff Smith ( born 1833 , date of death unknown ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay . Born in 1833 in Sweden , Smith immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U . S . Navy . He served in the Civil War as a coxswain on the . During the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 , he " performed his duties with skill and courage " despite heavy fire . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later , on December 31 , 1864 . Smith ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : On board the U . S . S . " Richmond " during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram " Tennessee " in Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864 . Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks , Smith performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the furious 2 - hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram " Tennessee " and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan .
Władysław Wejtko Władysław Wejtko ( 1859 - 1933 ) was an Imperial Russian Army general of Polish descent . He fought on the side of the Second Polish Republic as a major - general in Józef Piłsudski ' s forces during the Polish - Soviet War of 1919 - 1921 . Biography . Born on February 1 to Polish family , 1859 in Livonia , ( Russian Empire ) , his family soon moved to the provinces surrounding the Black Sea , possibly as part of the repercussions facing Poles in the aftermath of the failed January Uprising . He joined the Russian Army , becoming an officer in 1882 with a specialization in engineering . In 1898 he was promoted to the rank of captain . He fought in the Russo - Japanese War of 1905 and served in Siberia , where he took part in the construction of many roads and bridges . In 1914 , soon after the First World War began , he was found guilty of violating the censorship laws , and was sent to the Russian - German front . There he took part in the negotiations for prisoner exchanges with Austro - Hungary , after which he served in units tasked with logistics and fortification s . In 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant general , but did not receive an independent command usually associated with the promotion in rank . In 1917 , during the Russian February Revolution , he found himself in St . Petersburg where he became one of the leaders of the Polish War Commission , and then one of the commanders of the Polish 1st Corps in Russia . In 1918 he organized the Lithuanian and Belarusian Self - Defence force and the 1st Lithuanian - Belarusian Division . On 8 December , he was officially accepted into the newly forming Polish Army by the order of Józef Piłsudski at the rank of major general . In 1919 he was sent for training in France , and in spring 1920 he became the Chief Inspector of Technical Forces ( " Generalny Inspektor Wojsk Technicznych " ) . During the Polish - Soviet War , he worked with the French Military Mission to Poland and took part in the Battle of Warsaw , where he helped prepare Polish fortifications and defensive lines . He retired in 1921 . Until his death in 1933 , he was an activist in many Polish organizations , including the Polish Red Cross , and was the author of many articles and several books . He died on 16 November 1933 and was buried in Nałęczów . Decorations . During his service he received the Commander ' s Cross of the Polonia Restituta , Cross of Valour ( " Krzyż Walecznych " ) ( twice ) , and the French Order of the Légion d ' honneur , " Officier " class . References . 3rd Class
The Pictou Highlanders The Pictou Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army . Founded in 1871 as the Colchester and Hants Provisional Battalion of Infantry it went through several name changes including , in 1871 , the 78th Colchester and Hants , or Highlanders Battalion of Infantry ; in 1879 the 78th Colchester , Hants and Pictou Battalion of Infantry , " Highlanders " ; in 1900 the 78th Colchester , Hants and Pictou Regiment , " Highlanders " ; in 1910 the 78th Pictou Regiment " Highlanders " ; in 1921 The Pictou Highlanders ; and in 1946 - The Pictou Highlanders ( Motor ) . In 1954 , as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army , this regiment was amalgamated with The North Nova Scotia Highlanders to form the 1st Battalion of The Nova Scotia Highlanders with The Cape Breton Highlanders forming the 2nd Battalion . The Pictou Highlanders were allied to the Seaforth Highlanders ( Rossshire Buffs , The Duke of Albany ' s ) and were kitted as Seaforth ' s except for regimental badges and the Bugle cords were Royal . The regiment perpetuated the 17th & 246th Battalions C . E . F and held its final Order of Precedence as 33 .
London Victory Parade of 1815 The London Victory Parade of 1815 was a British victory parade held after the defeat of Napoleon in the Napoleonic Wars and his exile to Elba . The parade took place on June 20 , 1815 at Hyde Park in London . Over 15 , 000 troops attended the parade , most of them British . Other groups in attendance included Cossacks , Highlanders ( who were an independent regiment at the time ) , and other small continental contingents .
Books Across the Sea Books Across the Sea was a cultural and literary movement begun in 1940 as the result of the stopping of the transatlantic trade in printed books . At that time there was a ban on the import and export of non - essential goods into Britain to free - up shipping space for more essential goods . Books Across the Sea was founded in 1940 by Beatrice Warde to help offset Nazi propaganda among other expatriate Americans remaining in London after the fall of France . She arranged through her mother May Lamberton Becker , literary editor of the New York Herald Tribune for single copies of 70 new significant American titles to be imported in friends ' hand luggage . These were displayed in the offices of the Americans in Britain Outpost of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies . A similar present of British - published books was sent to America . The books were carefully selected to mirror life in the two countries and included educational titles . Schools assembled and sent scrap books showing the daily life of the children . It was quickly seen that books were essential good - will ambassadors , and a formal organisation was set up to run it , with branches in Britain ( in London and Edinburgh ) and America ( in New York and Boston ) , first under the chairmanship of Professor Arthur Newall , and soon after by T . S . Eliot . By 1944 some 2 , 000 volumes had been received in London and 1 , 600 in New York . The branches also acted as enquiry centres about life in the opposite countries . After the war , in February 1946 , the London collection of books was presented to the South Audley Street branch of the City of Westminster Libraries at a ceremony attended by Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt . Books Across the Sea was formally adopted by the English - Speaking Union in 1947 which still runs it , widening the scope to cover other countries . References . Beatrice Warde , " Books Across the Sea ; Ambassadors of good will " , in " The Times " 2 January 1942 , p 5 : Issue 49123 ; col F . Letter about the scheme . Beatrice Warde , Anglo - American Links " , in " The Times " 23 October 1944 ; p 5 ; Issue 49979 / 2 ; col E . Letter about the school scrap books . " Books Across the Sea : Mrs Roosevelt on a valuable tie " , in " The Times " 1 February 1946 ; p 7 ; Issue 50365 ; pol D . Report of the gift of the books to Westminster Libraries . Professor Arthur Newell , " Mrs Beatrice Warde " , in " The Times " 25 September 1969 ' p 12 ; Issue 57674 ; col G . Obituary notice , deals with her work with Books Across the Sea . English Speaking Union page about Books Across the Sea Note : The historical information here is not accurate .
HMAS Southern Cross HMAS " Southern Cross " was an examination vessel , stores and troop carrier of the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) during the Second World War . Built in 1933 for the Melanesian Mission of the Anglican Church , she was requisitioned by the RAN on 29 March 1941 and commissioned on 18 June 1941 .