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Jim Gordon ( VC ) James Hannah ( Heather ) " Jim " Gordon VC ( 7 March 1909 – 24 July 1986 ) 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 . Biography . Gordon was born in Rockingham , Western Australia and grew up in Gingin , Western Australia . On 26 April 1940 Gordon understated his age and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force , giving his middle name as Heather . He married Myrtle Troy at St Edmund ’ s Church of England , Wembley Park , Perth , on 14 June 1940 . Gordon embarked for the Middle East in September and joined the 2 / 31st Battalion ( a unit formed in Queensland and Victoria ) , part of the 7th Australian Division , in February 1941 . In June – July 1941 , the unit was engaged in the Syria - Lebanon campaign against the Vichy French . It was during the Battle of Jezzine that the following deed took place for which Gordon was awarded the VC : On 12 July 1942 , a plaque in his honour was unveiled in front of the Gingin post office . Later that year a portrait of Jim Gordon painted in 1941 by artist William Dargie won the 1942 Archibald Prize , Australia ' s most famous portrait prize . Corporal Gordon returned to Australia in March 1942 , and after recovering from a bout of malaria , reached Papua in November 1942 . In July 1943 he was promoted to sergeant . After seeing further action in New Guinea , he returned to Australia in January 1944 . He spent more time in hospital with malaria and performed administrative duties before being discharged on 17 February 1947 . Finding civilian life did not suit him , Gordon joined the Australian Regular Army on 2 December 1947 , achieving the rank of Warrant Officer II in 1950 . He retired from the army on 1 August 1968 , then worked as a groundsman at Campbell Barracks , Swanbourne , until 1975 . Survived by his wife and their son , he died on 19 July 1986 at the Repatriation General Hospital , Hollywood , and was cremated with full military honours . The Jim Gordon ward at the former Repatriation General Hospital has been named in his honour .
Dunkerron Castle Dunkerron Castle is located in Templenoe , near Kenmare , County Kerry , Munster in south - west Ireland . The castle can be associated with the O ' Sullivan family . One of the last members of a branch of the O ' Sullivans was Donal O ' Sullivan who died in 16 April 1754 . Donal died without issue or heirs . The title he bore , " The Prince of Dunkerron " , became extinct on his death . The British did issue a Baron Dunkeron title to the Petty family in the 17th century . It remained right up to modern times . This was not an Irish title in the sense it was granted by an invading society and not native Irish . Regardless , all such titles were abolished in 1922 by the new Irish Free State . Recently there has been a private revival of the title of " The Prince of Dunkerron " by a member of the Sullivan family .
Force protection Force protection ( FP ) is preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions in specific areas or against a specific population , usually military personnel , resources , facilities , and critical information . In the US military , those protected by FP include family members and chaplains .
John Allen Wilcox John Allen Wilcox ( April 18 , 1819 – February 7 , 1864 ) was a politician from Mississippi and Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives in the early 1850s and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War . Biography . Wilcox was born in Greene County , North Carolina , a son of Ruben and Sarah ( Garland ) Wilcox . One brother , Cadmus Wilcox , would later become a general in the Confederate States Army . It is likely that Wilcox was raised and educated in Tipton County , Tennessee , where the family moved . Moving to Mississippi and entering politics , he served as secretary of the State Senate . He enlisted in the United States Army during the Mexican - American War , serving as lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry . When hostilities ceased , he returned to Mississippi and practiced law in Aberdeen . In 1850 , he was elected to Congress as a Whig , defeating future Civil War general Winfield S . Featherston . Two years later , Wilcox was defeated for re - election . In 1853 , he moved to San Antonio , Texas , and resumed his law practice . He briefly dabbled in the Know Nothing political movement , serving as a presidential elector in 1856 , but then joined the Democratic Party in 1858 , attending the National Convention that year . With talk of secession increasing in Texas , Wilcox , a strong supporter of states rights , was selected as a delegate to the state ' s Secession Convention in 1861 . He served on the committee that drafted the ordinance of secession . He was elected to the First Confederate Congress in November 1861 and travelled to Richmond , Virginia to assume his duties , serving on various committees and proving to be a staunch support of the policies of President Jefferson Davis . He was active in helping raise recruits and organizing the Texas Brigade . After his term in Congress expired , Wilcox joined the Confederate States Army as a volunteer aide to Maj . Gen . John B . Magruder . Given the rank of colonel , Wilcox served in the Battle of Galveston . He was elected to the Second Confederate Congress , but died in Richmond unexpectedly of apoplexy shortly before taking his seat . He was buried in Richmond ' s Hollywood Cemetery . His wife and two young children were taken in by his brother , General Cadmus M . Wilcox .
Echizen Ōno Castle , also known as simply , as well as Kameyama Castle , is a mountaintop castle , or " yamashiro " , located in Ōno , Fukui Prefecture , Japan . History . Kanamori Nagachika was stationed in this area by Oda Nobunaga . Nagachika built Echizen Ōno Castle in 1576 before he was transferred to Takayama Castle in 1586 , and from this point on , the castle switched between lords many times . The castle was reconstructed in 1795 after having burned down in 1775 , though this time the keep , or " tenshu " , was left in ruins . During the Meiji Restoration , all the wooden buildings were torn down . In 1968 , the " tenshu " was rebuilt out of concrete .
Russian hospital ship Portugal Russian hospital ship " Portugal " ( ) was a steam ship originally built by a French shipping company , but requisitioned for use as a Russian hospital ship during the First World War . On she was sunk by a torpedo from the German U - boat . History . She was originally built in 1886 for the Brazil and River Plate Line of the Messageries Maritimes Company . She was chartered or purchased by the Russians for use as a hospital ship in the Black Sea . Sinking . , 1916 the " Portugal " was towing a string of small flat - bottomed boats to ferry wounded from the shore to the ship . Off Rizeh , on the Turkish coast of the Black Sea , she had stopped as one of the small boats was sinking and repairs were being made . The ship was not carrying wounded at the time , but had a staff of Red Cross physicians and nurses on board , as well as her usual crew . The ship ' s crew saw a periscope approaching the vessel but as the ship was a hospital ship and protected by the Hague conventions no evasive actions were taken . Without warning the submarine fired a torpedo which missed . The U - boat , " U - 33 " , came around again fired a torpedo from a distance of 30 feet , which hit near the engine room , breaking the ship into two pieces . The " Vperiod " . On , another Russian hospital ship , named " Vperiod " ( Вперёд ; also transcribed , French - style , as " Vperiode " ) was sunk between Rizeh and Batum , allegedly by German U - boat . The boat was not carrying wounded , as it was on its trip " to " the frontline . Seven people died , the rest were saved . The Russian government claimed that Turkish forces sank the " Portugal " , and the " Vperiod " . The Turkish government replied that both ships were sunk by mines .
United Nations Iraq – Kuwait Observation Mission The United Nations Iraq – Kuwait Observation Mission ( UNIKOM ) was established on April 9 , 1991 following the Gulf War by Security Council Resolution 689 ( 1991 ) and fully deployed by early May 1991 . The task of the 300 military observers was to monitor the demilitarized zone ( DMZ ) along the Iraq - Kuwait border and the Khawr ' Abd Allah waterway , deter border violations and report any hostile action . On February 5 , 1993 , under Security Council Resolution 806 , the mandate was extended to include physical action to prevent violations and the force was expanded to an intended three mechanized infantry battalions plus support . The mandate of UNIKOM was completed on October 6 , 2003 . The force ' s headquarters were in Umm Qasr , Iraq , within the DMZ . The maximum strength of the force was 1 , 187 on February 28 , 1995 . The Security Council extended its mandate for a final time in July 2003 . At the time of the withdrawal on September 30 , 2003 there were four military observers and 131 civilian staff . During the mission there were 18 fatalities . Contributors are Argentina , Austria , Bangladesh ( including the mechanized infantry battalion ) , Canada , Chile , China , Denmark , Fiji , Finland , France , Germany , Ghana , Greece , Hungary , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Italy , Kenya , Malaysia , Nigeria , Norway , Pakistan , Poland , Romania , Russian Federation ( Soviet Union before December 24 , 1991 ) , Senegal , Singapore , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Uruguay and Venezuela In addition , during the setting - up phase ( April – June 1991 ) , UNIKOM included a Security Battalion consisting of a multinational Bn Staff ( SWE - FIN - NOR ) and five infantry companies , drawn from UNFICYP and UNIFIL . Those troops were provided by Austria , Denmark , Fiji , Ghana and Nepal . There was also a maintenance / repair & recovery unit from Norway and a HQ logistic company from Sweden drawn from UNIFIL . References . Bury , Jan ( 2003 ) . " The UN Iraq - Kuwait Observation Mission " . " International Peacekeeping " , 10 ( 2 ) : 71 - 88 .
MS Brahe USS " PCE - 830 was a U . S . - built Patrol Craft Escort ( PCE ) vessel launched on 13 June 1943 by the Pullman - Standard Car Company of Chicago , Illinois . She was transferred to the Royal Navy and given the name HMS " Kilchrenan in August 1943 . She now operates as the cruise ship MS " Brahe " . Service history . World War II , 1943 – 1946 . " Kilchrenan " spent her war years homeported in Gibraltar performing convoy and patrol duties along the western African coast . Returned to U . S . Navy custody in December 1946 , she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1947 . In commercial service , 1947 – present . She was purchased by Norwegian Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap ( HSD ) in 1947 , rebuilt as a passenger ship and given the name M / S " Sunnhordland " . She ran for several years in western Norway . The ship was sold to Finland in 1974 as M / S " Kristina Brahe " and until 2010 operated as a passenger ship by Kristina Cruises of Kotka , Finland , making short cruises in the Baltic Sea and Lake Saimaa . The " Kristina Brahe " was sold to Saimaan Matkaverkko Ltd in August 2010 . Her name was shortened to simply " Brahe " .
USS SC - 142 USS " SC - 142 , sometimes styled as either Submarine Chaser No . 142 or S . C . - 142 " , was an built for the United States Navy during World War I . Upon completion , she was transferred to the French Navy " SC - 142 " was built at Rocky River Dry Dock Co . in Rocky River , Ohio , probably in 1917 . On 15 April 1918 " SC - 142 " left Bermuda in a convoy with 29 other submarine chasers , four U . S . Navy tugs , two French tugs and destroyer tender . Cruiser and armed yacht performed escort duty for the convoy . On 25 April , " SC - 142 " was taken under tow for a time by " Bridgeport " , and two days later , the convoy reached Ponta Delgada , Azores . The ultimate fate of " SC - 142 " is unknown .
3rd Guards Brigade ( Croatia ) The 3rd Guards Brigade ( ) , also known by their nickname Kune ( lit . " Martens " ) , was a Croatian Ground Army ( HV ) brigade formed on 29 April 1991 in Vinkovci . The brigade participated in a number of engagements during the War of Independence ( 1991 – 1995 ) and primarily operated in the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia . Initially the brigade was referred to as the 3rd " A " Brigade of the Croatian National Guard . Its initial roster included four battalions , stationed in Osijek , Vinkovci , Slavonski Brod and Vukovar . The 4th battalion of the brigade was the primary guard unit involved in the Battle of Vukovar . The 3rd Brigade was disbanded in 2003 when it merged with the 5th " Falcons " Brigade and was incorporated in the 3rd Armoured Guards Brigade ( 3 . GOMBR ) , which was then re - styled in 2007 as the present - day Guard Armoured Mechanized Brigade ( " Gardijska oklopno - mehanizirana brigada " or GOMBR ) . The tank battalion within the GOMBR continues to use the original 3rd Brigade ' s nickname and emblem .
Battle of Pucará The Battle of Pucará ( Spanish : " Batalla de Pucará " ) was fought on February 5 , 1882 , during the Sierra Campaign of the War of the Pacific . With a two - to - one superiority in numbers and even more in artillery , the Chilean army under the command of Colonel Estanislao del Canto was unable to destroy the little Peruvian army of General Cáceres , and withdrew to the town of Pucará leaving the Peruvian army to continue its strategic retreat .
U . S . Naval Activities , United Kingdom Commander , U . S . Naval Activities , United Kingdom ( COMNAVACTUK ) was an echelon three command subordinate to the Commander in Chief , U . S . Naval Forces , Europe until 2007 . As the regional area coordinator for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe , COMNAVACTUK also exercised authority over the following activities : US Naval Activities , London was established in 1951 by the direction of the Chief of Naval Operations as a union of two shore commands ; US Naval Activities in London , and US Naval Facility , London . The functions assigned these two commands had been previously performed by the Headquarters Command , Commander in Chief , Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean ( CINCNELM ) . Personnel assigned upon this establishment were largely drawn from the CINCNELM staff . In 1958 , the US Naval Facility , London was designated as the US Naval Support Activity , London . As other Naval activities in the United Kingdom and Northwestern Europe were established , the command was designated by the Secretary of the Navy to its present title of US Naval Activities , United Kingdom ( NAVACTUK ) . In August 1965 , the US Naval Support Activities , London was disestablished and reassigned to COMNAVACTUK , consolidating the support activity and old facility into one command . CNAUK was disbanded on 14 September 2007 at RAF Daws Hill .
John Willian John Willian , Jr . ( 1835 – April 25 , 1869 ) was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War . Born in Lancashire , he was one of the few higher - ranked Civil War officers to be born in England . He served as a second lieutenant with the 4th New Jersey Militia during the time of the First Battle of Bull Run . He served as acting assistant inspector general for Brigadier General Gershom Mott and later for Major General Andrew A . Humphreys . He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to April 9 , 1865 .
93rd Evacuation Hospital ( United States ) The 93rd Evacuation Hospital was a make - over of the 61st Surgical Hospital and operated through World War II , Vietnam , and the Gulf War . Service in World War II . The 61st Surgical Hospital was a 100 bed field hospital . It was converted to a 400 bed semi - mobile evacuation hospital with a staff of 40 doctors , 43 nurses , and 6 administrative officers . Operations and Battles . Operation Husky < br > Operation Shingle < br > Operation Dragoon < br > Battle of the Bulge < br > Colmar Pocket
Siege of Kusong The Siege of Kusong which occurred in 1231 was a decisive Goryeo victory against the Mongol Empire . After the Mongol army crossed the Yalu river , it quickly captured almost all of Goryeo ' s border defenses . The Mongol army however ran into stiff resistance both at Anju and the city of Kusong . To take Kusong , Sartaq used a full array of siege weapons to bring down the city ' s defenses . Lines of catapults launched both boulders and molten metal at the cities walls . The Mongols deployed special assault teams who manned siege towers and scaling ladders . Other tactics used were pushing flaming carts against the city ' s wooden gates and tunneling under the walls . The most grisly weapon used during the siege were fire - bombs which contained boiled down , liquefied human fat . According to an old Mongol general who , toward the end of the siege said : Despite the fact the Goryeo army was heavily outnumbered and after over thirty days of brutal siege warfare , Goryeo soldiers still refused to surrender and with mounting Mongol casualties , the Mongol army could not take the city and had to withdraw .
Operation Brushwood Operation Brushwood was a part of Operation Torch , Allied landings in Africa during World War II . Taking place on 8 November 1942 they were intended to capture Port - Lyautey as part of a larger operation to capture Casablanca in Morocco . The landing troops were uncertain of their position , and the second wave was delayed . This gave the defenders time to organise resistance , and the remaining landings were conducted under artillery bombardment . With the assistance of air support from the carriers the troops pushed ahead and the objectives were captured .
War hammer A war hammer is a late medieval weapon of war intended for close combat action , the design of which resembles the hammer . Its appearance is similar to that of an ice axe . The war hammer consists of a handle and a head . The handle may be of different lengths , the longest being roughly equivalent to the halberd , and the shortest about the same as a mace . Long war hammers were pole weapon s ( polearms ) meant for use against riders , whereas short ones were used in closer quarters and from horseback . Later war hammers often had a spike on one side of the head , thus making it a more versatile weapon . War hammers were developed as a consequence of the ever more prevalent surface - hardened steel surfacing of wrought iron armour s of the late medieval battlefields during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries . The surface of the armour was now as hard as the edge of a blade , so a blade tended to ricochet . Swords , or the blade of a battleaxe , were likely only to give a glancing blow , losing much of the impact , especially on the high curvature of the helmet . The war hammer could deliver the full force to the target . War hammers , especially when mounted on a pole , could damage without penetrating the armour . In particular , they transmitted the impact through even the thickest helmet and caused concussions . A blade or spike tended to be used against other parts of the body where the armour was thinner , and penetration was easier , than through the helmet . The spike end could be used for grappling the target ' s armour , rein s , or shield , or could be turned in the direction of the blow to pierce even heavy armour . Against mounted opponents , the weapon could also be directed at the legs of the horse , toppling the armoured foe to the ground where he could be more easily attacked . Maul . The maul is a long - handled hammer with a heavy metal head , either of lead or iron . It is similar in appearance and function to a modern sledgehammer but is sometimes shown as having a spear - like spike on the fore - end of the haft . The use of the maul as a weapon seems to date from the later 14th century . In 1382 , rebellious citizens of Paris seized 3 , 000 mauls ( fr . " maillet " ) from the city armoury , leading to the rebels being dubbed Maillotin s . Later in the same year , Froissart records French men - at - arms using mauls at the Battle of Roosebeke , demonstrating it was not simply a weapon of the lower classes . A particular use of the maul was by archers in the 15th and 16th centuries . At the Battle of Agincourt , English longbowmen are recorded as using lead mauls , initially as a tool to drive in stakes but later as an improvised weapon . Other references during the century ( for example , in Charles the Bold ' s 1472 Ordinance ) suggest continued use . They are recorded as a weapon of Tudor archers as late as 1562 .
BJ2022 The BJ2022 ( Chinese name the " Brave Warrior " ) is a 1 / 2 , 3 / 4 ton 4×4 utility vehicle developed by Beijing Automobile Works and used by the PLA . The BJ2022 has been in designed since 2002 . Also Russia n Gaz based developed .
Samuel Chamberlain Samuel E . Chamberlain ( November 27 , 1829 – November 10 , 1908 ) was a soldier , painter , and author who travelled throughout the American Southwest and Mexico . He and his wife , Mary , had three children . Early life . Chamberlain was born in Center Harbor , New Hampshire and soon afterward moved to Boston , where he spent most of his childhood . In 1844 at age 15 , he left home without permission to go to Illinois . Two years later he was to join the Illinois Second Volunteer Regiment , then headed to Texas for the Mexican – American War . In San Antonio Chamberlain joined the regular army and became part of the First United States Dragoons . He fought at the Battle of Buena Vista and several other operations in the Mexican - American War . In 1849 he was found to be a deserter when he returned home to Boston to raise a family . Samuel Chamberlain was also involved in some less savory aspects of the Texas / Mexico border disputes . Most notably , he rode with the infamous Glanton gang , under the command of John Glanton , and was involved in the taking of scalps under highly questionable circumstances to claim bounties from Mexican authorities for raiding Indians . In the Civil War . During the Civil War , after being chief of staff to Brigadier General William W . Averell and Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment , Chamberlain commanded Camp Parole at Annapolis , Maryland for a time and also commanded the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment , an all African American unit , with the rank of colonel . He was wounded on six different occasions . On February 24 , 1865 , President Abraham Lincoln nominated Chamberlain for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general , U . S . Volunteers , to rank from February 24 , 1865 , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the award on March 3 , 1865 . Chamberlain was mustered out of the U . S . Volunteers on September 16 , 1865 . Later life . After the war , Chamberlain was warden of state prisons in Massachusetts and Connecticut . After settling in Massachusetts with his family , Chamberlain became well known for his charming paintings , which consist largely of landscapes and battle scenes concerning the Mexican - American war . A large collection is held at the San Jacinto Museum of History Paintings in San Antonio . Chamberlain is also the author of a harrowing account of his early adventures entitled " My Confession : The Recollections of a Rogue . " It was the primary source for author Cormac McCarthy ' s 1985 novel " Blood Meridian . " Chamberlain died on November 10 , 1908 in Worcester , Massachusetts .