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William J . Creelman William James Creelman ( August 3 , 1874 – March 24 , 1928 ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . He was awarded the medal for jumping overboard during an 1897 winter storm in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue a shipmate from drowning . Creelman went on to become a commissioned officer before leaving the Navy . Biography . Born on August 3 , 1874 , in Brooklyn , New York , Creelman joined the Navy from that state . By February 1897 , he was serving as a landsman on the . On the morning of February 4 , " Maine " set out from Hampton Roads , Virginia , for Charleston , South Carolina , as part of the six - ship " White Squadron " . Later that evening a strong storm developed which lasted for several days . Early on February 6 , a large wave broke over the deck of the ship and washed away two sailors , Apprentice Leonard C . Kogel and Gunner ' s Mate Charles Hassel . After a lifebuoy was thrown to Hassel , Creelman jumped overboard into the rough seas and swam towards Kogel , but was unable to reach the apprentice before he sank beneath the waves . He then swam to Hassel and the two men clung to the lifebuoy as they were swept out of sight of " Maine " . Meanwhile , the ship ' s sailors put out a lifeboat which was quickly disabled after its steering oar was broken by the heavy waves . As " Maine " maneuvered to pick up the lifeboat and its crew , two more men were washed overboard and drowned . It was three and a half hours before the seas were calm enough for " Maine " to locate and take aboard Creelman and Hassel , still holding onto the lifebuoy and near exhaustion . For this action , Creelman was awarded the Medal of Honor . Creelman ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Attached to the U . S . S . " Maine " , February 1897 . Distinguishing himself , Creelman showed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during an attempt to save life at sea . Creelman reached the commissioned officer rank of lieutenant before leaving the Navy . He died on March 24 , 1928 , at age 53 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in New York City .
USS Unicorn ( SS - 429 ) USS " Unicorn " ( SS - 429 ) , a " Balao " - class submarine , was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be given that name for the narwhal , an Arctic marine cetacean with a single tusk suggesting the horn of a unicorn and therefore sometimes called the " sea unicorn . " She was never built . The contract for " Unicorn " s construction was authorized on 9 July 1942 and her keel was scheduled to be laid down by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , but she was cancelled on 29 July 1944 before construction could begin .
Harakat - e - Mulavi Harakat - e - Mulavi is a militia group that resisted the Soviet Union during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan . Named in the Seton Hall studies . A team of legal scholars , led by Mark Denbeaux , a Professor at Seton Hall University ' s School of Law , published a series of reports in 2006 , based on the documents released by the US Department of Defense . The second report on the Guantanamo detainees , entitled : " Inter - and Intra - Departmental Disagreements About Who Is Our Enemy " documented that the Department of Defense was detaining captives for association with organizations that the Department of Homeland Security did not regard as a threat . While the Department of Homeland Security does not regard membership in Harakat - e - Mulavi , or an association with Harakat - e - Mulavi . as a reason to prevent a traveler from entering the USA , JTF - GTMO analysts regard an alleged association with Harakat - e - Mulavi justifies indefinite extrajudicial detention . Abdullah Mujahid and Harakat - e - Mulavi . Guantanamo captive Abdullah Mujahid acknowledgess that he fought , with Harakat - e - Mulavie , against Afghanistan ' s Soviet occupiers , during the 1980s . During his Combatant Status Review Tribunal and Administrative Review Board hearings Mujahid faced the allegation that he was still associated with Harakat - e - Mulavi , and that it was fighting Afghanistan ' s American occupiers in 2003 . Abdullah Mujahid was captured in July 2003 and remained in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo four years later .
Jan Jansse van Nes Jan Jansse van Nes ( Rotterdam , April 1631 - Rotterdam , June 1680 ) was a 17th - century Dutch admiral and the brother of the naval commander Aert Jansse van Nes . They both took part in the 1667 Dutch raid on the Medway .
Harley Sanford Jones Harley Sanford Jones ( November 10 , 1902 – December 28 , 1997 ) was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force . Biography . Jones was born in Fox Lake , Wisconsin in 1902 and attended Ripon College . He died on December 28 , 1997 . Career . Jones originally joined the United States Army Reserve in 1940 before transferring to the Air Corps . During World War II Jones served with the Far East Air Force . Following the war he was assigned to Air Force Material Command . In 1951 he was named Chairman of the Boeing B - 47 Stratojet Production Committee . His retirement was effective as of June 1 , 1957 .
USS LST - 550 USS " LST - 550 " was a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1946 . She also served in a non - commissioned status with the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS " LST - 550 " ( T - LST - 550 ) from 1952 . Construction and commissioning . " LST - 550 " was laid down on 13 November 1943 at Evansville , Indiana , by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company . She was launched on 9 March 1944 , sponsored by Mrs . Henry D . Hoover , and commissioned on 10 April 1944 with Lieutenant V . A . Meehan , USNR , in command . Service history . Commissioned service . During World War II , " LST - 550 " initially was assigned to the European Theater of Operations . She participated in Operation Dragoon , the invasion of southern France , in August and September 1944 . " LST - 550 " subsequently was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations , where she took part in the assault on and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945 . Following the war , " LST - 550 " performed occupation duty in the Far East until late December 1945 , when she returned to the United States . " LST - 550 " was decommissioned on 13 January 1946 . Non - commissioned service in Military Sea Transportation Service . On 31 March 1952 , " LST - 550 " was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service , where she served in a non - commissioned status as USNS " LST - 550 " ( T - LST - 550 ) . Final disposition . USNS " LST - 550 " was stricken from the Navy List on 1 November 1973 . Her ultimate fate awaits further research . Honors and awards . " LST - 550 " earned two battle star s for World War II service .
Calf Island Military Reservation Calf Island Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in Hull , Massachusetts . History . The Calf Island Military Reservation was built on state land . It consisted of an early radar and an observation post . The site today . The site today consists of the foundation of the observation tower .
Sōjutsu , meaning " art of the spear " is the Japanese martial art of fighting with the Japanese . Origins . Although the spear had a profound role in early Japanese mythology , where the islands of Japan themselves were said to be created by salt water dripping from the tip of a spear , as a weapon the first spear prototypes were brought from mainland Asia . These early versions were not seen as suitable by the Japanese , who later redesigned them once technology permitted . Use and popularity . The Yari was a popular weapon throughout the feudal period of Japan , being cheaper to produce and requiring less training than other contemporary battlefield weapons , and lending itself to close formations of ashigaru troops , in conjunction with firearms upon their adoption in Japan . The height of sōjutsu ' s popularity was immediately after the Mongol invasions of the 13th century , who themselves used spearmen in great numbers . The Japanese ultimately modified the heads of their spears into a number of different variations , leading to the use of the spear both on foot and from horseback , and for slashing as well as the primary use of attacking with thrusts . Modern practice . Sōjutsu is typically only a single component of curriculum in comprehensive traditional ( " koryū " ) schools . The still extant Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō - ryū claims to be the first school to include sōjutsu in its formal curriculum , and another very well known school of sōjutsu is the Hōzōin - ryū . While today there are very few schools still teaching sōjutsu , at one time there were as many as 450 .
Siege of Crema The Siege of Crema was a siege of the town of Crema , Lombardy by the Holy Roman Empire in 1159 . The Cremans tried to defend their city from the German invaders , but they were eventually defeated by Frederick ' s men . Frederick seized Milan in 1162 shortly after he took Crema . These events started the wars of Guelphs and Ghibellines , leading to the formation of the Lombard League , a league of northern Italian communes allied against the emperor , supported by the Pope . Background . In 1158 , Frederick Barbarossa led an army into northern Italy to reduce the autonomy of its communes . The main imperial ally , Cremona , was at the time quarreling with the nearby Crema about rights and privileges namely owed to the bishops of Cremona . Crema was also allied to Milan , and this was seen as a menace of extension of the Milanese power towards Cremona and the Po River . In a meeting held at Casale Monferrato , the Cremonese convinced Frederick to attack Crema , an act that would also imply a menace against the rebellious Milan . The Cremonese also paid 15 , 000 silver " corone " to Frederick in exchange of his help . The siege . After an ultimatum sent by Frederick on 2 February 1159 , asking the destruction of their walls , was refused , the Cremese settled into their city to hold against a siege . Barbarossa killed his prisoners , so the Cremese hacked their prisoners to pieces in front of their comrades . The besieging troops were formed mostly by Barbarossa ' s imperial contingents , part of which led by his brother , Conrad , and by the latter ' s son Frederick ; by Bavarian troops under duke Henry the Lion ; and by communal troops , mostly belonging to the main imperial allies , Cremona ( under bishop Oberto of Dovara ) and Pavia . The besiegers set in their final positions in the October 1159 ; starting from the following December , they used a " cat " ( a mobile roof ) , followed by a siege tower , to cover their siege engineers who were mining under the walls . This led to the Cremese also digging tunnels to start underground warfare . After the cat had eroded the walls , a ram was used to create a breech in the walls ; the tower was further neared to the walls starting from 6 January . The final assault was launched on January 21 using a mobile bridge measuring some 24 x 3 . 5 meters , while a smaller one was launched from the siege tower . The defenders and the civilians , some of which had died of hunger and disease , surrendered on January 25 after the imperial troops had took control of the walls . Some 20 , 000 survivors were allowed to leave before Crema was burnt to the ground . An edict issued by Frederick in 1162 at Lodi officially forbade its reconstruction . Milan was also taken and destroyed two years later , ending the first phase of the war . Crema could be rebuilt by its citizens after the signature of the Peace of Constance in 1183 .
Bulawa The bulawa ( Latin [ Polish ] spelling : " buława " ; Ukraine , " булава " [ " bulava " ] ) is a ceremonial mace or baton . The word is of Ukrainian language - " the cone " origin . Historically the " buława " was an attribute of a hetman , an officer of the highest military rank ( a Field or Grand Hetman of Ukraine , or of the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth ; and the Otaman of Ukraine ) or the military head of a Cossack state . In Ukrainian language , a " buława " or " bulava " is a mace or a club , in both the military and ceremonial senses . The " bulava " was part of the Ukrainian Cossack " Kleinody " that were awarded by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky to the Zaporizhian Host . Hetmans typically added an image of a " buława " to their coats of arms . Poland . Today the " buława " appears in the rank insignia of a Marshal of Poland . Ukraine . Under the Ukrainian People ' s Republic , the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army was called the General Bulava . The " bulava " is also an official symbol of the President of Ukraine , being housed in Ukraine ' s Vernadsky National Library .
USS Laertes ( AR - 20 ) USS " Laertes " ( AR - 20 ) was a Xanthus class repair ship in the service of the United States Navy from 1945 to 1972 . Construction and commissioning . " Laertes " was originally laid down as the Liberty ship SS " Dutiful " by Bethlehem - Fairfield Shipyard on 7 August 1944 . She was launched on 14 September 1944 , sponsored by Mrs . F . A . R . McNab , and acquired by the Navy on 28 September . She was converted into a repair ship by the Maryland Drydock Company of Baltimore , Maryland and commissioned as USS " Laertes " ( AR - 20 ) on 24 March 1945 , Commander Leslie H . Hawkins in command . World War II service . Sailing to Norfolk on 31 March , " Laertes " underwent shakedown before departing on 6 May for the Pacific . Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 6 June , she proceeded on 19 June to Eniwetok , where for almost 4 months she repaired ships damaged during the final battles of the war . In October she steamed to Okinawa , then sailed 8 November for the west coast , arriving at Bremerton , Washington on 1 December . She served as a preinactivation repair ship until 17 April 1946 when she steamed to San Diego for similar duty . " Laertes " decommissioned on 15 January 1947 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Korean War service . " Laertes " recommissioned on 19 December 1951 at San Diego , Capt . Beth A . Shepard in command . She operated out of San Diego as a unit of Service Force , Pacific Fleet , until 7 June 1952 , when she deployed to the Far East . Steaming via Pearl Harbor , she reached Sasebo , Japan on 10 July for operations with Service Squadron 3 . She served in the Far East for more than 5 months , servicing ships of the United States Seventh Fleet at Sasebo and at Pusan , Korea , and steaming off the coasts of Japan and Korea . Departing Sasebo on 3 January 1953 , she sailed for San Diego , arriving on 27 January . " Laertes " deployed to Pearl Harbor from 10 March to 6 June , then steamed to Long Beach , California on 8 July . She returned to San Diego on 1 December . Decommissioning and disposal . " Laertes " decommissioned on 26 February 1954 , and entered the San Diego Group , Pacific Reserve Fleet . In August 1961 she joined the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay . She was sold to Zidell Explorations , Inc . on 7 July 1972 for scrapping . Awards . " Laertes " received two battle stars for service during the Korean War .
Torna Fort Torna Fort or Prachandagad is a large fort located in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra , India . It is historically significant because it is the first fort captured by Shivaji in 1643 , at the age of 16 forming the nucleus of the Maratha empire . The hill has an elevation of above sea level , making it the highest hill - fort in the district . The name derives from " Prachanda " ( Marathi for huge or massive ) and " gad " ( Marathi for fort ) . History . This fort is believed to have been constructed by the Shaiva Panth , followers of the Hindu god Shiva , in the 13th century . A Menghai Devi temple , also referred to as the Tornaji temple , is situated near the entrance of the fort . In 1643 , Shivaji Maharaj captured this fort at the age of sixteen , thus making it one of the first forts in what would become the Maratha empire . Shivaji renamed the fort " Torna " , and constructed several monuments and towers within it . In the 18th century , the Mughal empire gained control of this fort after assassination of Shivaji Maharaj ' s son Sambhaji . Aurangzeb , then Mughal emperor , renamed this fort " Futulgaib " ( " Language unknown " : Divine victory ) , in recognition of the difficult defense the Mughals had to overcome to capture this fort . It was restored to the Maratha confederacy by the Treaty of Purandar . Location . The fort is about 100 km southwest of Pune in the Sahyadri mountain range . It is the highest fort in Pune district . Tourism . The Torna Fort is a popular destination for trekkers especially after the south - west monsoon , from September to December . Trekkers can stay in the Menghai Devi temple . Routes . Travellers from Pune start in the early morning from Swargate bus stand ( 6 : 30 am first bus to Velhe reaches around 8 : 20 am till Velhe the base village ) . The relevant routes go by via Khed Shivapur , Cheladi / Nasarapur / Baneshwar , then Winzar , to the village of Velhe . The main path to Torna starts from here , and local people can help with directions . The way to the top is moderate to difficult , with some precautions to be taken in the rainy season . It is a two or three hour climb to the " Bini Darwaaja " , the main entrance to the fort . Alternatively , there is a pleasant and interesting ridge walk of 5 – 6 hours from the fort at Rajgad . This starts from " Alu Darwaaja " of Rajgad , near the left side of " Sanjeevani Machi " , and ends at Torna Fort ' s " Budhla Machi " .
4th Division ( Japan ) The is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self - Defense Force . The division is subordinated to the Western Army and is headquartered in Kasuga , Fukuoka . Its responsibility is the defense of the Fukuoka , Nagasaki , Ōita and Saga prefectures . The division was raised on 15 August 1962 .
Parola Tank Museum Parola Tank Museum , officially " Armoured Vehicle Museum " ( Finnish " Panssarimuseo " ) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola , near Hämeenlinna , in Finland . It displays various tank s , armoured vehicles and anti - tank gun s used by the Finnish Defence Forces throughout its history . A rare exhibit is an armoured train used in World War II . A few kilometers away from the museum is also the Armoured Brigade . The museum was opened June 18 , 1961 , when there were 19 tanks and 12 anti - tank guns on display . Also Leopard 2A4 , the latest tank in the Finnish Defense Forces is displayed .
Camp Sheridan Camp Sheridan was established originally as the Post at Spotted Tail Indian Agency , near the Spotted Tail Agency in northwestern Nebraska in March 1874 . In 1875 , the garrison moved into permanent structures on the west fork of Beaver Creek , 12 miles upstream from the White River , near Hay Springs , Nebraska . The garrison , sometimes called Fort Sheridan , was abandoned seven years later in May 1881 . See also . Crazy Horse
Ensdorf - class minesweeper The five minesweeper s of the German Navy ' s Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper s that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system . The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields : The Ensdorf class replaced the Type 351 Lindau class minesweeper s in service with the German Navy . " Seehund " can be controlled remotely or manually by an onboard crew ( usually 3 ) for maneuvering in harbours or in training ( the Seehund is too large to be carried by Ensdorf class vessels ) . A life raft is carried for this reason . Ship list . Notes : The ships were not decommissioned for their rebuilding to Type 352 , so the listed dates are the ones of their commission as Type 343 . " Auerbach / Oberpfalz " is one single name . The ships currently belong to the " 5 . Minensuchgeschwader " ( 5th Mine Sweeping Squadron ) based in Kiel at the Baltic Sea . ROVs . The Seehunde were taken over from the six decommissioned Type 351 class , which means that they are older than their motherships .
Mikhail Kovalyov Colonel - General Mikhail Prokofievich Kovalyov ( ) ( – 31 August 1967 ) was a Soviet military officer . Mikhail Kovalyov was born to family of a peasants in stanitsa Bryukovetskaya , Krasnodar Krai . In 1915 he enlisted in the Russian Army . After graduating from a School for Praporshchik s Kovalyov fought in World War I commanding a platoon ( polurota ) , company and then , a battalion . At the time of the October Revolution he was a Stabs - Captain . During the Russian Civil War he commanded of a regiment and then a brigade in the Red Army participating in the fights against White Armies of Denikin , Wrangel and the peasant Tambov rebellion of Aleksandr Antonov . From 1937 Kovalyov was the commander of Kiev Military District , then from 1938 , he was the commander of Belarussian Military District . He was the commander of the Belarusian Front during the Soviet invasion of Poland in September , 1939 . Kovalyov was also the commander of the 15th Army ( Soviet Union ) during the Winter War ( 1939 – 1940 ) . He was the commander of Kharkov Military District , then Inspector of Infantry for the Red Army Commander of the Transbaikal Front during 1941 . In July 1945 he became a vice - commander ( , zamestitel ' komanduyushchego ) of the Transbaikal Front and participated in the military actions against Japan . From 1949 he was a vice - commander of Leningrad Military District . Kovalyov retired in 1955 and died in Leningrad in 1967 . His awards include two Orders of Lenin , three Orders of the Red Banner and an Order of Suvorov 1st class .
Ținutul Prut Ținutul Prut was one of the ten Romania n " ținuturi " ( regions ) , founded in 1938 after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration . It comprised parts of central Moldavia ( and central Bessarabia ) , and was named after the Prut River ; its capital was the city of Iași . Ținutul Prut ceased to exist following the territorial loss of Romania to the Soviet Union in June 1940 . Coat of arms . The Coat of Arms is party per cross in nine equal squares , representing the former nine counties ( " județe " ) of Greater Romania ( 71 in total ) which it included . The four of the squares forming the arms of the cross are of argent ; all other squares are gules . The four argent squares bear a sable aurochs head ( the symbol of Moldavia - " see Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia " ) . Former counties incorporated . After the 1938 " Administrative and Constitutional Reform " , the older 71 counties lost their authority . The list below just helps drawing the map .