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Battery Howe - Wagner Battery Howe - Wagner ( 1895 - 1920 ) was one of seventeen Endicott - era gun batteries forming the Coastal Artillery defenses at Fort Winfield Scott in the Presidio of San Francisco . It was charged with the coastal and harbor defenses of the City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay . History . Originally named Battery Howe , the battery was built to provide both seaward and harbor defenses against enemy warships . Completed in 1895 , the battery consisted of four pits , each armed with four 12 - inch mortars . The guns had a range of approximately 8 miles . In 1902 the battery was divided — the two eastern pits retained the name Battery Howe and the two western pits were renamed Battery Arthur Wagner . Designed in the shaped of a cross , this type of battery is called an " Abbott Cross " after General Henry Abbott , Corps of Engineers , who advocated the use of mortars for seacoast defense . By contrast , the four other mortar batteries in the Harbor Defenses of San Francisco are linear in design . This battery had a 360 - degree field of fire and could target the beaches in its range in addition to water . The mortars were dismounted in 1920 . Naming . Battery Howe was named in honor of Colonel Howe , Fourth Artillery , a veteran of the Mexican - American War and the Civil War who also served in San Francisco . Battery Wagner was named in honor of Colonel Wagner , military secretary who served in the Spanish - American War .
USS Pocatello ( PF - 9 ) USS " Pocatello " ( PF - 9 ) , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pocatello , Idaho . " Pocatello " ( PF – 9 ) , a patrol frigate , originally classified as gunboat with the designation PG - 117 , was laid down on 17 August 1943 at Kaiser Yard No . 4 , in Richmond , California ; launched on 17 October 1943 , sponsored by Miss Thelma Dixey , a great - granddaughter of Chief Pocatello ; manned by a Coast Guard crew ; and commissioned at Richmond on 18 February 1944 , with Lieutenant Commander S . G . Guill , USCG , in command . Service history . After fitting out at General Engineering and Drydock Company , in Alameda , California , and shakedown out of San Diego , California , through 28 April , " Pocatello " was assigned to Commander , Western Sea Frontier , and directed to commence weather station operations out of Seattle , Washington . Departing San Francisco on 17 May , she arrived at Seattle on 22 June . One month later she commenced her first patrol on Weather Station Able . The actor Buddy Ebsen served aboard the " Pocatello " . He applied for a commission in the Navy but was turned down ; even though he was teaching seamanship to Naval Reserve OCS candidate at the time . He then applied for and received a commission as a Lieutenant ( jg ) in the Coast Guard . He was assigned to the " Pocatello " and served on her until 1946 when he was discharged from the Coast Guard after the war . He attained the rank the of Lieutenant . " Pocatello " ' s weather station was approximately west of Seattle . Patrols consisted of thirty days at sea followed by ten days in port at Seattle . " Pocatello " alternated on station with the Coast Guard cutter , and had completed a dozen patrols by the war ' s end . " Pocatello " was then laid up on the west coast . Scheduled for disposal , she shifted to Charleston , South Carolina , arriving there on 6 April 1946 and decommissioning there on 2 May . " Pocatello " was subsequently sold at Charleston to J . C . Berkwit and Company of New York .
William Coffey William Coffey VC DCM ( 5 August 1829 – 13 July 1875 ) , born Knocklong , County Limerick , was an Irish 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 . Details . He was 25 years old , and a private in the 34th Regiment ( later The Border Regiment ) , British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 29 March 1855 at Sebastopol , the Crimea , Private Coffey threw a live shell , which had fallen into a trench , over the parapet and thus saved many lives . Further information . Coffey was posted to Indian fighting in the Indian Mutiny . He achieved the rank of sergeant . It was reported that he died by suicide ( shot himself ) in the Army drill shed Sheffield , 13 July 1875 . However his death certificate shows he died of dysentery at Stonegravels , Chesterfield . He was buried in Spital cemetery , Chesterfield . Originally he was buried in an unmarked , common plot but in 1970 a stone , provided by the Border Regiment , was put on his grave following a service . The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King ' s Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Carlisle Castle , Cumbria , England . References . Listed in order of publication year
Bruce DeMars Bruce DeMars is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as Director , Naval Nuclear Propulsion from 1988 to 1996 . Early years . DeMars was born in Chicago , Illinois , on June 3 , 1935 , and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1957 . Naval service . After graduation , he initially served aboard the surface ships and before attending Submarine School . Submarine service . His first submarine assignment was the diesel . He underwent nuclear power training , followed by assignment to the nuclear - powered submarines , , and before taking command of . His shore duty stations include being an instructor at the Nuclear Power School and Submarine School and attending the Armed Forces Staff College . After staff duty with Squadron Ten , DeMars served as Senior Member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board , United States Atlantic Fleet . He commanded Submarine Development Squadron Twelve in New London , Connecticut and then served as Deputy Director , Attack Submarine Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations , until selected for promotion to Rear Admiral in 1981 . Flag assignments . His flag assignments include Commander , U . S . Naval Forces Marianas / Commander , U . S . Naval Base , Guam ; Commander in Chief , Pacific Representative for Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ; and Deputy Assistant Chief and then Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Submarine Warfare . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30 , 1988 for promotion to full admiral and on October 22 , 1988 , he relieved Admiral Kinnaird R . McKee as Director , Naval Nuclear Propulsion . Retirement . DeMars retired on October 1 , 1996 . Honors and awards . DeMars ' decorations include : In 2011 , ADM DeMars received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his distinguished service to his country .
Sekihōtai The was a group of Japanese political extremists in the Bakumatsu , the Japanese civil war in the 1860s . The term also refers to the 1980s group . A reporter , Tomohiro Kojiri , was killed and another was injured when a gunman used a shotgun and fired at the Hanshin Bureau of the " Asahi Shimbun " in Nishinomiya , Hyōgo Prefecture . In February 2009 , a group claiming to be Sekihōtai , sent threatening messages to a NHK news anchor . 1860s group . The Sekihōtai had three units . Sagara Sōzō was the captain of the first unit . The captain of the Sekihōtai ' s second unit was the former captain of the Shinsengumi ' s ninth unit , Suzuki Mikisaburō ( Itō Kashitarō ' s younger brother ) . The Sekihōtai traveled the countryside spreading news about the upcoming change of regime . The Meiji government had made promises such as tax cuts that could not be kept , so they blamed it on the Sekihōtai , calling them a " false army " . While Sagara and members of the first unit were arrested and sentenced to death , Suzuki and the second unit continued to serve the Ishin Shishi ( Patriots ) . As for the members of third unit , many were executed due to their plundering behavior . 1980s group . Recently , the name Sekihōtai refers to a 1980s political group of a similarly extreme , though less military , bent . The full name of the group was Nippon Minzoku Dokuritsu Giyugun Betsudo Sekihōtai , which translates roughly as Blood Revenge Division of the People ' s Partisan Corps Working for the Independence of the Japanese Race . This group was responsible for the death of a reporter as well as several threats against the lives of former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and prime minister Noboru Takeshita , citing as cause the changes made to textbooks about World War II . The actions of the Sekihōtai have been listed as evidence that the Japanese political right - wing extremists are becoming more violent . The case was named Metropolitan Designated Case 116 . The statute of limitations on the crimes ran out in March 2003 , but supralegal investigation continues still now .
Manduessedum Manduessedum was a Roman fort and later a civilian small town in the Roman Province of Britannia . Today it is known as Mancetter , located in the English county of Warwickshire . The fort was founded in around " c " AD 50 - AD 60 on the Watling Street Roman road . The final battle between the rebel queen of the Britons Boudica at the Battle of Watling Street may have taken place near Manduessedum . The British forces were defeated by the Roman general Suetonius Paullinus . Manduessedum developed into a civilian settlement and was the centre of a pottery making industry . Up to 30 kiln s dating from the Roman period have been found in the area .
DeFreest Larner Captain Gorman DeFreest Larner was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories . World War I . Larner was too young to join U . S . aviation , so he dropped out of Columbia University and began pilot ' s training at the private Curtiss Flying School in Buffalo , New York . He joined the French air service in July 1917 . In December , he was assigned to Escadrille Spa . 86 . He used his Spad to down two enemy planes a week apart , on 18 and 25 March 1918 ; the latter victory was shared with Frank Hunter . The following month , he was commissioned into American service , but remained with the French until June . He was then transferred to the American 103rd Aero Squadron as a Flight Commander . He scored five more aerial victories with them , from 13 September to 4 November 1918 . On 8 November , he was promoted to captain . Between the World Wars . Larner stayed in France as part of the Peace Commission , and did not return to the U . S . until September 1919 . He resumed his studies , and graduated in 1921 , becoming a banker . Along with George Augustus Vaughn , Jr . and Howard Burdick , he helped form the 102nd Observation Squadron of the New York National Guard ; it was the Guard ' s first air unit . World War II and beyond . Larner returned to service during World War II , rising to the rank of Colonel in the United States Army Air Corps Reserve . After the war , he became Chairman of the National Aeronautical Association and the Chairman of Robinson Aviation , Inc . , of Tetersboro , New Jersey . Honors and awards . Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC ) The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gorman DeFreest Larner , First Lieutenant ( Air Service ) , U . S . Army , for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Champeny , France , September 13 , 1918 . Lieutenant Larner attacked an enemy patrol of six machines ( Fokker type ) , and fought against the great odds until he had destroyed one and forced the others to retire . ( General Orders No . 145 , W . D . , 1918 ) Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC ) - Oak Leaf Cluster The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gorman DeFreest Larner , First Lieutenant ( Air Service ) , U . S . Army , for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Montfaucon , France , October 4 , 1918 . While leading a patrol of four monoplace planes , Lieutenant Lamer led his patrol in an attack on an enemy formation of seven planes . By skillfully maneuvering he crushed one of the enemy machines and with the aid of his patrol forced the remainder of the enemy formation to withdraw . ( General Orders No . 145 , W . D . , 1918 ) References . " American Aces of World War 1 " Harry Dempsey . Osprey Publishing , 2001 . ISBN 1 - 84176 - 375 - 6 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 84176 - 375 - 0 .
79th Regiment Infantry U . S . Colored Troops The " 79th Infantry Regiment , U . S . Colored Troops " was an all - black unit raised during the Civil War . The first raising of the 79th USCT was formed from the 7th Corps de Afrique Infantry Regiment . The second raising of the 79th USCT was formed from the 1st Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry ( Colored ) .
Walter Richard Parker Walter Richard Parker VC ( 20 September 1881 – 27 November 1936 ) 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 . Details . Parker was 33 years old , and a lance - corporal in the Royal Marine Light Infantry , Royal Marines , Royal Naval Division during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On the night of 30 April / 1 May 1915 at Gaba Tepe , Gallipoli , Turkey , Lance - Corporal Parker , a volunteer stretcher - bearer , went out with a party of NCOs and men to take ammunition , water and medical stores to an isolated trench containing about 40 men and several wounded . There were no communication trenches leading to the trench , and several men had already been killed in an attempt to reach it . After crossing an area of about 400 yards swept by machine - gun and rifle fire , Lance - Corporal Parker was alone , the rest of the party having been killed or wounded . On his arrival he gave assistance to the wounded and when the trench was finally evacuated early the next morning , he helped to remove and attend the casualties , although he himself was seriously wounded . Parker never fully recovered from his wounds , and was invalided out of the service in June 1916 . The award appeared in the London Gazette on 22 June 1917 ; the lengthy delay before the award being explained by the Commanding Officer , Adjutant , Sergeant Major and the Company Commander all being wounded at the time of the action for which Parker was awarded the medal . The account of the award also noted that Parker had consistently displayed bravery and energy in the three previous days during a particularly difficult time as commander the battalion ' s stretcher bearers , when almost every wounded man had to be evacuated over open ground and under fire . He died , aged 55 , at Stapleford near Nottingham and is buried in the local cemetery . A memorial service to him is held annually at Stapleford by the local Royal Marines Association on the Sunday nearest 30 April . There is a paved area in Stapleford town centre named in his honour . The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Marines Museum , in Southsea , England .
Fortress Kastel Fortress Kastel is a castle in Hrvatska Kostajnica , a town in central Croatia , near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina . The fortress was built most probably in the 14th century and owned by the members of the noble families Frankopan , Lipovečki , Tot , Benvenjud and finally ( in 16th century ) Zrinski , so it is today also known as „ Zrinski fortress “ or „ Zrinski castle “ ( ) . It was conquered by the Ottomans on 17 July 1556 , but it was freed from their rule relatively fast , in 1688 . Situated on the bank of the river Una , the fortress has very strong walls and three towers . Having been in pretty bad shape before , it has been renewed in the recent years by the Croatian Ministry of culture .
Regiment Boland Regiment Boland was an infantry regiment of the South African Army . As a reserve unit , it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit . History . Regiment Boland traced its ancestry back to " Regiment Westelike Provincie " ( RWP ) ( now called " Regiment Westelike Provinsie " ) , which was one of the Afrikaner - oriented units that was raised by the Union Defence Force in 1934 . RWP was renamed " Regiment Onze Jan " in 1951 , only to be changed again in 1960 , to " Regiment Boland " . The Regiment acquired a second battalion in 1972 , with the 1st Battalion being headquartered at Paarl and the 2nd Battalion at Worcester . However , the 1st Battalion fought to regain their original name and this succeeded in 1974 , when the two battalions became independent units - the 1st Battalion became " Regiment Westelike Provincie " and was headquartered in Cape Town , while the 2nd Battalion retained the designation " Regiment Boland " . The only remnant of their association was the similar cap - badges of the two Regiments . Regiment Boland was disbanded in 1997 .
Yang Feng Yang Feng ( died 197 ) was a cavalry general who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty . He was also a friend of Han Xian . During the beginning years of the campaign against Dong Zhuo , Dong Zhuo assigned Yang Feng under that of Li Jue . However , he soon abandoned Li Jue and became independent , which he became a White Wave Bandit . When Li Jue and Guo Si held Emperor Xian hostage , Yang wanted to defeat the rebels however his forces were too weak to hold up against them . Han Xian was then recruited by Yang along with two other generals of the White Wave Bandits , Hu Cai and Li Yue . Together with the forces of Cao Cao , Guo and Li were finally defeated however Yang and Han felt that Cao was overly ambitious and conflicts would arise , so it was better if they left the capital . They then joined Yuan Shu ' s army . He served Yuan Shu for some time . After Lü Bu captured and killed Yuan Shu ' s agent Han Yin after discovering Yuan was trying to take Lü ' s daughter hostage , the enraged Yuan Shu led an army of 200 , 000 men to attack the city of Xiapi in Xu Province . Han and Yang served as rear generals . But with the help from Chen Gui , Lü Bu ' s advisor who was a mole working for Cao Cao , Han Xian was told that Yuan Shu was a rebel trying to take over power from the emperor . With his Sixth Battalion , he wrought havoc on Yuan Shu ' s camp along with Han and managed to give Lü Bu enough time to intercept Yuan Shu ' s camp , forcing Yuan to retreat . After Yuan ' s defeat he and Han were promoted by Lü , however his bandit behaviour did not change . He and Han were caught robbing civilians with their army and were executed by Liu Bei .
William Sanday ( aviator ) Major William Douglas Stock Sanday was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . Sanday began his aviation career with 2 Squadron . On 11 October 1915 , he used his Royal Aircraft Factory BE . 2 c in conjunction with two other friendly airplanes to force down a German Albatros two - seater and capture the air crew . In 1916 , he transferred to 70 Squadron to fly a Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter . On 6 August 1916 , once again with the help of a couple of compatriots , he forced two more Albatros C - types to land . A month later , on 6 September , he teamed with Bernard Beanlands to destroy a Roland C . II and kill observer ace Hans Rosencrantz and pilot ace Wilhelm Fahlbusch . After the Officer Commanding of 19 Squadron , Major D . H . Harvey - Kelly was killed in action on 29 April 1917 , Sanday was promoted into his position . Flying a Spad VII single - seat fighter , he tallied his last win on 13 July 1917 , destroying a German observation plane over Lille . References . " Above the Trenches : a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 - 1920 . " Christopher F . Shores , Norman L . R . Franks , Russell Guest . Grub Street , 1990 . ISBN 0 - 948817 - 19 - 4 , ISBN 978 - 0 - 948817 - 19 - 9 .
Battle of Vaal Krantz The Battle of Vaal Krantz ( 5 February to 7 February 1900 ) was the third failed attempt by General Redvers Buller ' s British army to fight its way past Louis Botha ' s army of Boer irregulars and lift the Siege of Ladysmith . The battle occurred during the Second Boer War . Background . In the first and second attempts at relieving Ladysmith , Buller ' s army was defeated by Botha and his Boer army at the battles of Colenso and Spion Kop . British casualties soared to 3 , 000 men , while the Boers lost only a few hundred . Battle . Vaal Krantz was a ridge of " kopjes " ( small hills ) a few miles east of Spion Kop . Buller tried to force a bridgehead across the Tugela River with the Rifle Brigade and Durham Light Infantry prominent amongst his troops . After three days of skirmishing , the British general found that his position was so cramped that there was no room to drag his superior artillery up to support the British infantry attacks . Buller called a council of war and , " All his generals agreed that there was nothing for it except to try a new attempt elsewhere . " Pakenham wrote that the British suffered 333 casualties . , but Symonds put the British casualties at 30 dead and 350 wounded with Boers casualties were 30 dead and 50 wounded . Vaal Krantz was a minor defeat . On 14 February , Buller launched his fourth attempt at the Relief of Ladysmith and finally succeeded .
USS Bismarck Sea ( CVE - 95 ) USS " Bismarck Sea " ( CVE - 95 ) was a " Casablanca " class escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was launched on 17 April 1944 by Kaiser Co . , Inc . , Vancouver , Washington , under a Maritime Commission contract as " Alikula Bay " ; sponsored by Mrs . M . C . Wallgren , wife of Senator Monrad Wallgren ; renamed " Bismarck Sea " on 16 May 1944 ; transferred to the Navy on 20 May 1944 ; and commissioned the same day , with Captain J . L . Pratt in command . Service history . During July and August 1944 , " Bismarck Sea " escorted convoys between San Diego , California , and the Marshall Islands . After repairs and additional training at San Diego , she steamed to Ulithi , Caroline Islands , to join Admiral Thomas C . Kinkaid ' s 7th Fleet . During 14 – 23 November 1944 , she operated off Leyte in support of the operations and later took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings ( 9 – 18 January 1945 ) . On 16 February , she arrived off Iwo Jima to support the invasion . On 21 February 1945 , despite heavy gunfire , two Japanese kamikaze s hit the " Bismarck Sea " , first on the starboard side under the first 40 mm gun ( aft ) , crashing through the hangar deck and striking the ship ' s magazines . The fire was nearly under control when the second plane struck the aft elevator shaft , exploding on impact and destroying the fire fighting salt water distribution system , thus preventing any further damage control . Shortly after , the order was given to abandon ship . The USS " Bismarck Sea " sank with the loss of 318 men , and was the last US Navy aircraft carrier to be lost during World War II . Three destroyers and three destroyer escorts rescued survivors over the next 12 hours , between them saving a total of 605 officers and men from her crew of 923 . Survivors were then transferred to and . According to the " Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships " , directed the rescue operations of the remaining hands , saving 378 of the carrier ' s crew including the commanding officer , in spite of darkness , heavy seas and continuing air attacks . Thirty of " Edmonds " ' own crew went over the side to bring the wounded and exhausted carrier men to safety . Awards . " Bismarck Sea " received three battle star s for her World War II operations .