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Mele " Mel " Vojvodich Mele Vojvodich Jr . ( March 28 , 1929 – November 3 , 2003 ) was a major general in the United States Air Force . Biography . He was born on in Steubenville , Ohio , of Serbian ancestry . He graduated from Wintersville High School . Vojvodich received his pilot wings in 1950 from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada . Six years later , he graduated from Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama . During 1971 , he completed his studies at National War College Fort Lesley J . McNair in Washington DC . Vojvodich served as F - 84 pilot and aircraft commander in the early 1950s at Turner Air Force Base in Georgia . He then saw action in South Korea , flying F - 80 ' s and F - 86 ' s . Also , Vojvodich made a 300 mile surveillance flight into China searching for Soviet - made bombers . In all , Vojvodich flew 125 combat missions . He is also one of only five initial pilots who flew the CIA ' s spy plane ( A - 12 ) in North Vietnam . His time spent in the air was a total of 6 , 000 flying hours . On May 1 , 1980 , Vojvodich was promoted to major general . Some of his worthy military awards include the Legion of Merit , Distinguished Service Medal , Distinguished Service Cross , Distinguished Flying Cross and the Intelligence Star for Valor presented by the CIA . He retired in March 1983 . Maj . Gen Vojvodich died at his home in Schertz , Texas after suffering from leukemia .
Manus MacCloskey Manus MacCloskey ( April 24 , 1874 – May 11 , 1963 ) was a Brigadier General in the United States Army . Born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , MacCloskey graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1898 . He would serve in the Spanish - American War and the China Relief Expedition . During World War I he commanded the 12th Field Artillery Regiment and fought in the Battle of Verdun , the Battle of Château - Thierry ( 1918 ) , the Battle of Belleau Wood , and the Battle of Soissons ( 1918 ) . Awards he received during his career include the Distinguished Service Medal , the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster , and the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster . He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery . His son was Brigadier General Monro MacCloskey .
SM - 65C Atlas The SM - 65C Atlas , or Atlas C was a prototype of the Atlas missile . First flown on 24 December 1958 , the Atlas C was the final development version of the Atlas rocket , prior to the operational Atlas D . It was originally planned to be used as the first stage of the Atlas - Able rocket , but following an explosion during a static test on 24 September 1959 , this was abandoned in favour of the Atlas D . Six flights were made . These were all sub - orbital test flights of the Atlas as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile , with three tests succeeding , and three failing . All Atlas C launches were conducted from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , at Launch Complex 12 .
USRC Tahoma ( 1909 ) USRC " Tahoma " , was a steel - hull flush deck cutter that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1909 to 1914 with the Bering Sea Patrol and was the sister ship to the USRC " Yamacraw " . Commissioning and trip to homeport . USRC " Tahoma " was launched on 10 October 1908 by New York Shipbuilding at Camden , New Jersey . She was commissioned into the U . S . Revenue Cutter Service after outfitting at Arundel Cove , Maryland on 25 March 1909 ] . Since she was to serve with the Bering Sea Patrol , she made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean and made a coaling stop at the Azores . While visiting Gibraltar she received orders from the Treasury Department to steam to Alexandrette , Ottoman Empire to help calm American expatriate nerves during local civil unrest . " Tahoma " remained off the Turkish coast for 13 days before resuming a course for the Suez Canal . After making port calls at several locations in the Pacific Ocean she arrived at Port Townsend , Washington on 23 August 1909 . Bering Sea Patrol and sinking . The " Tahoma " participated in the Bering Sea Patrol along the Alaskan coast each summer enforcing fisheries regulations and assisting with search and rescue missions . During winter months she would homeport at Port Townsend and refit . On 20 September 1914 she struck an uncharted reef in the Aleutians and sank . All hands managed to get off the sinking ship safely in boats and were picked up by the merchant steamer " Cordova " and the survey ship " Patterson " .
John C . Villepigue John Canty Villepigue ( March 29 , 1896 - April 18 , 1919 ) was a S . C . National Guard 118th Infantry Regiment , 30th Infantry Division , United States Army Corporal who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I . Biography . Villepigue was a descendent of Confederate States Army General John Bordenave Villepigue , and like John Bordenave Villepigue he was born and raised in Camden , South Carolina . Kershaw County , South Carolina , in which Camden is located , has a rich military history , and was home to several war heroes from different wars . Villepigue entered the army in Camden , assigned to Company M , 118th Infantry , 30th Division . While fighting near Vaux - Andigny , France , on October 15 , 1918 , Villepigue and two other soldiers were ordered to scout through the village of Vaux - Andigny . During their trek through the village , they were ambushed by German machine gun fire , which killed one of his fellow soldiers , and wounded the other . Advancing forward on his own for more than 500 yards , with his platoon left far behind , Villepigue encountered four enemy soldiers manning the machine gun pit . He engaged them with handgrenade , killing them . Crawling another 150 yards forward , he encountered a second machine gun pit , which he rushed , alone , killing another four enemy soldiers and capturing another six , along with securing two machine guns . He had been badly wounded in the arm during this action , from which he would later die on April 18 , 1919 . Villepigue was buried near John B . Villepigue in the " Old Quaker Cemetery " , in his hometown of Camden , South Carolina . That cemetery also maintains the grave of fellow World War I Medal of Honor recipient Richmond Hobson Hilton , the graves of Civil War Confederate Generals Joseph B . Kershaw and John Doby Kennedy , as well as Confederate soldier and hero from the Battle of Fredericksburg , Richard Rowland Kirkland . In 2004 Villepigue was honored by the South Carolina House of Representatives for his heroism during World War I . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Corporal , U . S . Army , Company M , 118th Infantry , 30th Division . Place and date : At Vaux - Andigny , France , October 15 , 1918 . Entered service at . Camden , S . C . Born : March 29 , 1896 , Camden , S . C . G . O . No . : 16 , W . D . , 1919 . Citation : Having been sent out with 2 other soldiers to scout through the village of Vaux - Andigny , he met with strong resistance from enemy machinegun fire , which killed 1 of his men and wounded the other . Continuing his advance without aid 500 yards in advance of his platoon and in the face of machinegun and artillery fire he encountered 4 of the enemy in a dugout , whom he attacked and killed with a handgrenade . Crawling forward to a point 150 yards in advance of his first encounter , he rushed a machinegun nest , killing 4 and capturing 6 of the enemy and taking 2 light machineguns . After being joined by his platoon he was severely wounded in the arm .
Willys M38 The Willys M38 United States Army jeep , replaced the World War II models known as MB and GPW . It was a 1 / 4 Ton 4 × 4 Utility Truck manufactured between 1950 and 1952 with a total production of 45 , 473 units . The M38 and CJ3A shared a few similarities . Willys designated it an MC . The M38 differed from the CJ3A in numerous ways , including a reinforced frame and suspension , 24 volt , waterproof electrical system , sealed vent system for the engine , transmission , brake system and fuel system . Some M38 jeeps were assigned to the Korean theater of operations , but the majority of vehicles used in that conflict were rebuilt WWII vintage . M38 Jeeps were manufactured by Ford of Canada for Canadian Armed Forces in 1952 , designated as the CDN M38 jeep . A new redesigned fording ventilation system and a waterproof 24 volt electrical system were the major upgrades on the M38 ( MC series ) . These features evolved from the many experimental configurations performed on the WWII Ford and Willys jeeps and postwar on the 2 . 5 ton Military trucks produced by Reo ( nicknamed the " Beaver " ) . The M38 windshield could be folded flat for firing and the body was equipped with a pintle hook for towing and lifting shackles front and rear . The headlights were no longer recessed as on previous models , but protruded with a guard wire in front . The " pioneer " tools ( axe and shovel ) which were carried on the MB ' s driver side were transferred to the passenger side of this vehicle . Dimensions . It weighed 2750 # ( 3950 # on road - gross ) and had an 80 " wheelbase . The M38 had a ground clearance of 9¼ " , a 74 " height ( top up ) a width of 62 " and a length of 133 " . Powertrain . The whole air intake and axle system was fully vented to allow for proper operation under water . Its full floating front axle ( Dana 25 ) was supported by the wheel hub , rather than the axle itself , and provided greater carrying capacity . The rear axle ( Dana 44 ) was semi - floating . Its powerplant was the L - head 134 * with a T - 90 transmission and Dana 18 transfer case . A few M38 jeeps were fitted with a PTO ( power take off - powered by transmission ) driven winch , which was not used in the regular production models due to increased front end weight and maintenance issues . Electrical system . The electrical system was upgraded to a 24 volt system which required dual 12 volt batteries connected in series . Its ignition and electrical systems were waterproof ; a handy feature in rainy environments and where deep river fording was necessary .
Murai Urban Training Facility The Murai Urban Training Facility ( MUTF ) is the Singapore Armed Forces ' latest training facility created to hone the urban operations capability of its soldiers . The facility is located within an existing training area in Lim Chu Kang , in the vicinity of Jalan Murai . The MUTF is built to resemble a typical town , and has features such as single - level houses ; a commercial district comprising multi - function , multi - storey buildings ; a residential district ; as well as an industrial district . To provide added realism , the training facility also has bus - stops , traffic lights and over - head bridges . West of the MUTF is the live - firing area , and Murai Reservoir . The MUTF allows the SAF ' s " urban warriors " experience a range of training scenarios from tactical engagements to combined arms manoeuvres .
Frank Edward Stubbs Frank Edward Stubbs ( 12 March 1888 – 25 April 1915 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Stubbs was 27 years old , and a sergeant in the 1st Battalion , Lancashire Fusiliers , British Army during the First World War . He was killed in action on 25 April 1915 while landing on W Beach in Cape Helles , Gallipoli , Turkey . Stubbs was one of the six members of the regiment elected for the award by the survivors . These were hailed in the press as ' six VC ' s before breakfast ' , and the commander of the Allied troops at Gallipoli , General Ian Hamilton ordered that the beach be renamed ' Lancashire Landing ' . The other five of the ' 6 VCs before breakfast ' were awarded to Cuthbert Bromley , John Elisha Grimshaw , William Keneally , Alfred Joseph Richards and Richard Raymond Willis Citation . He is commemotated on the Helles Memorial . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Fusilier Museum in Bury , Lancashire .
Palestro - class torpedo boat The " Palestro " - class torpedo boats were torpedo boat s of the Italian " Regia Marina " that saw service from the mid - 1920s to World War II . The ships were designed in 1915 and based on the " Audace " - class destroyer . Eight ships were ordered , but because of wartime shortages of materials only four were eventually completed . These four ships were laid down in 1917 at the Orlando shipyard in Livorno , but were not finally completed until 1921 - 1923 . In 1938 they were re - rated as torpedo boat s . The design was subsequently enlarged into the s , a design that was developed into a series of medium sized Italian destroyer classes .
Army Group B Army Group B was the name of three different German Army Group s that saw action during World War II . Battle for France . The first was involved in the Western Campaign in 1940 in Belgium and the Netherlands which was to be aimed to conquer the Maas bridges after the German airborne actions in Rotterdam . Army Group B had approximately 300 , 000 men involved in these operations which occurred in May 1940 . Eastern Front . The second Army Group B was formed when Army Group South was split into two formations for the summer offensive of 1942 . Army Group B was given the task of protecting the northern flank of Army Group A , and included the 6th Army ' s attack on Stalingrad . In February 1943 , the existing Army Group B and Army Group Don were combined to create a new Army Group South . This was done on the Eastern Front . Italy and northern France . A new Army Group B was formed in northern Italy under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in 1943 , to defend against a possible allied attack there . Army Group B was subsequently moved to northern France to defend against the D - Day landings , 6 June 1944 . On 19 July , Field Marshal Günther von Kluge took command from Rommel . About one month later , on 17 August , Field Marshal Walter Model replaced von Kluge . From 1944 to 1945 , the army group fought in the campaigns in France . Army Group B participated in the Battle of Normandy . Moving to the Low Countries , Model received a shock when his HQ was located at Osterbeek close to Arnhem during the 17th September start of Operation Market Garden before the army group participated in the Battle of the Bulge . Finally , Army Group B was isolated in the Ruhr Pocket in northern Germany and , after being divided up into smaller and smaller sections , the final section was surrendered on 21 April 1945 . Commanders . Western Front Eastern Front Northern Italy / Northern France
Velvet Glove The Velvet Glove was a short - range semi - active radar homing air - to - air missile designed by CARDE ( today DRDC Valcartier ) and produced by Canadair starting in 1953 . 131 Velvet Gloves had been completed when the program was terminated in 1956 , officially because of concerns about its ability to be launched at supersonic speeds from the Avro Arrow then under design , but also from the design being overtaken by developments in the United States . Small scale work on what would become the Velvet Glove started in 1948 at CARDE , and by 1951 the plans were advanced enough to put forth the design as armament on the Avro CF - 100 " Canuck " fighter that was then entering service with the RCAF . Canadair was selected as the manufacturer , and Westinghouse was commissioned to build the radar guidance unit . The final missile design was about ten feet long and just under a foot in diameter . It used four fins at the tail for steering , and was guided by a semi - active radar located behind a conical nose cone . Westinghouse ' s microwave radar proximity fuze fired the 60 pound ( 27 kg ) warhead . To test the aerodynamics of the missile , CADRE used Gerald Bull ' s method of firing test shapes from sabboted artillery rounds instead of building an expensive supersonic wind tunnel . The shapes were fired through a series of cards , and the position and shape of the resulting holes could be used to measure whether or not the missile was flying stably . This basic concept would be key to Project HARP and many of Bull ' s later concepts . In 1952 ground - launched testing started at the Picton Range , a small test site set up outside Picton , Ontario , near the RCAF base at Trenton , Ontario . Air - launches from a CF - 100 started in 1954 , with the aircraft flying from Trenton to fire over Picton . The site was later used to launch models of the Arrow for aerodynamics testing . Testing of the Velvet Glove then moved to an operational setting at Cold Lake , Alberta . By this point the Arrow was slated to replace the CF - 100 within a few years , and the RCAF had always demanded that it fire the much more advanced active - radar Sparrow II missile under design for the US Navy . Interest in the Velvet Glove waned , as the Sparrow outperformed it in all ways . The Sparrow ran into lengthy delays , and the Navy eventually gave up on the design , turning to the simpler semi - automatic Sparrow III . Options for the Arrow were studied , including taking over the Sparrow program at Canadair , turning to the Falcon / rocket mix being used by contemporary USAF interceptors , or restarting the Velvet Glove project . There were concerns that the Velvet Glove would be difficult to launch at supersonic speeds , likely due to its small control surfaces not having enough authority and therefore representing a risk to the aircraft . In the end Canadair was instructed to take over the Sparrow II , ending development of the Velvet Glove for good . When the Arrow project was later canceled , work on the Sparrow II also ceased . The Picton Range closed in 1957 .
Bonewaldesthorne ' s Tower Bonewaldesthorne ' s Tower is a medieval structure on the northwest corner of the city walls of Chester , Cheshire , England ; it is attached by a spur wall to the Water Tower . It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building . Built as part of Chester ' s defensive system , it was used in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a museum . History . The tower has been documented since 1249 . It was rebuilt or altered in 1322 – 26 when it became the gatehouse to the Water Tower . The Chester Mechanics ' Institution was founded in 1835 . The Institution wished to open a museum to show its artifacts and the city council leased the Water Tower and Bonewaldesthorne ' s Tower at a nominal rent for this purpose . The museum opened in 1838 . A camera obscura was installed in the tower in 1840 and an observatory in 1848 . Around this time a statue of Queen Anne which had formerly been in the Exchange before it burned down was installed on the steps of the tower . The Institution closed in 1876 and the exhibits came into the possession of the city council . Although it was recognised that the tower was not suitable as a museum , there was at the time nowhere else to show all the exhibits . The tower closed as a museum in 1901 – 02 while the city walls were rebuilt , and re - opened in 1903 , attracting 12 , 000 visitors that season . The towers were closed to the public in 1916 and in the 1920s they were let for non - museum use . In 1954 they were bought by the Grosvenor Museum , which reopened them to the public in 1962 . Architecture . The plan of the tower is rectangular . It is built in red sandstone coursed rubble and stands on a tall plinth . Seven steps lead up from the walkway on the city walls to an arched doorway . On the opposite side another doorway leads on to the spur wall to the Water Tower . The top of the tower is battlement ed . Inside the tower is a fireplace and a closed staircase which is lit by a single slit window .
Lillian E . Fishburne Lillian Elaine Fishburne ( born March 25 , 1949 ) was the first African - American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy . She was appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral ( Lower Half ) by President of the United States Bill Clinton and was officially promoted on February 1 , 1998 . RDML Fishburne retired from the Navy in February 2001 . Military biography . Rear Admiral ( retired ) Fishburne was born March 25 , 1949 at Patuxent River , Maryland and raised in Rockville , Maryland . She was commissioned an Ensign upon completion of Women Officers School at Newport , Rhode Island in February 1973 . Her first duty assignment was as the Personnel and Legal Officer at the Naval Air Test Facility , Lakehurst , New Jersey . In August 1974 , she was assigned to Navy Recruiting District , Miami , Florida as an Officer Programs recruiter until November 1977 . From November 1977 to August 1980 , Fishburne was the Officer in Charge of the Naval Telecommunications Center , Great Lakes , Illinois . She then spent two years as a student at the Naval Postgraduate School , Monterey , California . Upon completion of postgraduate school , she reported to the Command , Control , Communications Directorate , Chief of Naval Operations ( OP - 940 ) . There , she served as the Assistant Head , Joint Allied Command and Control Matters Branch until December 1984 . Fishburne ' s next assignment was Executive Officer , Naval Communication Station , Yokosuka , Japan . In February 1987 , she was assigned to the Command , Control , and Communications Directorate , Chief of Naval Operations ( OP - 942 ) as a Special Projects Officer . Her next duty assignment was Commanding Officer , Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station , Key West , Florida from July 1990 to July 1992 . Following this tour , RDML Fishburne was a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces until 1993 . Upon graduation , she was assigned to the Command , Control , Communications and Computer Systems Directorate , The Joint Staff , Washington , D . C . , assuming the position as Chief , Command and Control Systems Support Division ( J6C ) in December 1994 . Next , Fishburne assumed command of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station , Eastern Pacific , Wahiawa , Hawaii ( later renamed Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific ) on August 25 , 1995 . In her final assignment she served as the Director , Information Transfer Division for the Space , Information Warfare , Command and Control Directorate , Chief of Naval Operations , Washington , D . C . Education . RDML Fishburne graduated from Lincoln University , Oxford , Pennsylvania in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology . She received a Master of Arts in Management from Webster College , St . Louis , Missouri in 1980 . RDML Fishburne was awarded a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Systems Management from the Naval Postgraduate School , Monterey , California in 1982 . Also , she is a 1993 graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces , Fort McNair , Washington , D . C .
Kosmos 1569 Kosmos 1569 ( meaning " Cosmos 1569 " ) was a Soviet US - K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military ' s Oko programme . The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . Kosmos 1569 was launched from Site 16 / 2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR . A Molniya - M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch , which took place at 15 : 34 UTC on 6 June 1984 . The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation , and the international designator 1984 - 055A . The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 15027 . It re - entered the Earth ' s atmosphere on 7 May 2001 .