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HMS Plym ( K271 ) HMS " Plym " ( K271 ) was a " River " class frigate that served in the Royal Navy between 1943 and 1952 . Construction . " Plym " was built to the Royal Navy ' s specifications as a Group II River class frigate . She was laid down at Smiths Dock Co . , South Bank - on - Tees on 1 August 1942 and launched on 4 February 1943 . She was commissioned into the RN on 16 May 1943 as HMS " Plym " ( K271 ) and was named after the River Plym in Devon , England which flows into the English Channel at Plymouth . War service . " Plym " saw extensive service on Atlantic convoy escort missions . " Plym " , along with , and , provided anti - submarine escort to the convoy WS - 33 which arrived in South Africa from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1943 with critical reinforcements for service in Burma . Operation Hurricane . " Plym " was used as the detonation platform for the UK ' s first nuclear weapon in Operation Hurricane . A 25 kiloton atom bomb was detonated a few seconds before 09 : 30 local time on 3 October 1952 approximately 400 metres from the island of Trimouille in the Monte Bello Islands , Western Australia . Although data acquisition would have been simplified by detonating the bomb from a tower above the ground or sea surface , it was conducted aboard the " Plym " in order to simulate the effects of a nuclear weapon being smuggled into a British harbour aboard a ship , which was considered a real possibility at the time .
Hugh Hay Captain Hugh Allport Hay ( born 24 November 1889 , date of death unknown ) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . Hay had already earned a Military Cross serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment when he joined No . 11 Squadron in early 1918 . He flew a Bristol F . 2 Fighter to five wins between 7 April and 6 September 1918 . In the middle of this winning streak , in late August , Hay was appointed flight commander . 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 .
62nd ( 2nd West Riding ) Division The British 62nd ( 2nd West Riding ) Division was a Territorial Force division during World War I . History . During the First World War the division fought on the Western Front at Bullecourt in the Battle of Arras and Havrincourt in the Battle of Cambrai . During Operation Michael , in 1918 , they were in the line near Arras and in the Second Battle of the Marne , in the Ardre Valley . At the opening of Second Battle of the Somme ( 1918 ) , they fought the Battle of Havrincourt and continued across the Saint Quentin Canal at Marcoing , before beginning the fighting advance to Maubeuge on the Sambre .
Walter Schindler Walter Schindler ( December 10 , 1897 – April 3 , 1991 ) was a highly decorated career officer in the United States Navy , who ultimately achieved the rank of Vice Admiral . While a Commander during World War II , Schindler received a Navy Cross and a Silver Star for his service aboard the , including during the Battle of the Coral Sea . Biography . Schindler was born on December 10 , 1897 in New Glarus , Wisconsin , to S . A . Schindler and Anna Schindler . He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1917 , before attending and graduating from the United States Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1921 . In 1935 he was ordered to duty with the United States Asiatic Fleet , and on July 1 , 1936 , assumed his first command ( of the minesweeper ) . Commander Schindler was considered the first U . S . serviceman to shoot down a Japanese A6M Zero fighter plane from the rear seat of a navy dive bomber . His Navy Cross citation reads : His Silver Star citation reads : Schindler commanded the " Cleveland " - class light cruiser following the end of the war ( from November 7 , 1945 to July 24 , 1946 ) . He also served as chief of research for the Navy ' s Bureau of Ordnance , and chief of the U . S . naval mission in Chile . In the 1950s , he served as commanding officer of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oak , Maryland , commanded the cruiser division off the coast of Korea , then served as assistant Chief of Naval Operations for first operations and readiness . Starting in 1955 , he commanded U . S . naval forces in Germany , before becoming the commandant of the Eighth Naval District , based in New Orleans , Louisiana , in 1958 .
AGO C . II The AGO C . II was a German reconnaissance biplane of World War I . It was essentially a slightly redesigned version of the manufacturer ' s C . I design with a more powerful engine . Two examples were equipped with floats ( designation C . II - W ) and operated by the German Navy for coastal patrol .
Madagascar commemorative medal The Madagascar commemorative medal ( ) was a French commemorative medal isuued to the participants to the First Madagascar expedition in 1883 , and the Second Madagascar expedition in 1894 - 95 . Two different medals were issued , the first one by the law of 31 July 1886 , the second one by the law of 15 January 1896 .
Benjamin Tusten Benjamin Tusten ( 11 December 1743 – July 22 , 1779 ) was a physician and a militia lieutenant colonel during the American Revolutionary War . Biography . Born in Southold , New York , Tusten moved north with his family to Goshen at a young age . He became a student of medicine at 19 , working as an apprentice under three local surgeons . In the field of medicine , he is best known for treating and preventing smallpox . American Revolutionary War . In 1779 , lieutenant colonel Tusten led a group of militia against Joseph Brant at the Battle of Minisink . His forces crippled and surrounded , Tusten was tending to several of his wounded men when he was killed with a tomahawk on July 22 , 1779 . Legacy . He left behind five children , one of whom , James , served as a major in the War of 1812 . His wife was named Ann Brown and had two daughters with her Sarah Tusten and Abigail Tusten Reeve . The town of Tusten , New York is named for him . There is also street in Goshen , NY named after him - Tusten Ave .
Buster Howes Major - General Francis Hedley Robertson " Buster " Howes , is a Royal Marines officer who was Commandant General Royal Marines from February 2010 to December 2011 . Early life . Howes was educated at Christ ' s Hospital , the University of York and the University of London . Military career . Howes was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1982 . He became a troop commander in 42 Commando and had his first posting to Northern Ireland . After training as a Mountain Leader , he transferred to 45 Commando . He served in the Gulf War while on secondment to the USMC . He served as a planner in the Rapid Reaction Force Operations Staff of UNPROFOR during the Bosnian War in 1995 . He became Commanding Officer of 42 Commando ( during the Iraq War ) in 2003 , Chief Joint Coordination and Effects in Headquarters ISAF in Afghanistan in 2007 and Director of Naval Staff later that year . He went on to be Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in April 2008 , Head of Overseas Operations in the Ministry of Defence in 2009 and Commandant General Royal Marines in February 2010 . He became British defence attaché in Washington , D . C . in 2011 . Howes was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) in the 2013 Birthday Honours .
145th Battalion ( New Brunswick ) , CEF The 145th Battalion ( New Brunswick ) , CEF was a unit of about 600 men in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Moncton , New Brunswick , the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Kent , Albert and Westmorland counties . After sailing to England in September 1916 , most members of the battalion were absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion on October 6 , 1916 . The 145th Battalion ( New Brunswick ) , CEF , had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . W . E . Forbes . The The 145th Battalion ( New Brunswick ) , CEF is perpetuated by The Royal New Brunswick Regiment .
BL 5 - inch howitzer The Ordnance BL 5 - inch howitzer was initially introduced to provide the Royal Field Artillery with continuing explosive shell capability following the decision to concentrate on shrapnel for field guns in the 1890s . Combat service . Sudan Campaign . The weapon was used by the Royal Field Artillery and served successfully at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 . During that campaign they gained the distinction of being the first British guns to fire the new Lyddite shells in action . Second Boer War . Major D Hall states that in the Second Boer War the Lyddite shells often failed to detonate ; the gun was too heavy to be used as a field howitzer , and for siege use its range was too short and shell too light . However , it achieved some success in Natal when able to get close enough to bombard Boers in trenches . < br style = " clear : left ; " > World War I . By 1908 it was obsolete and replaced in British Regular Army brigades by the modern QF 4 . 5 - inch howitzer . Territorial Force brigades , however , continued to use the howitzer in World War I into 1916 , including notably in the East African campaign . A lighter 40 - pound ( 18 . 14 kg ) shell with Amatol filling replaced the original 50 - pound ( 22 . 68 kg ) Lyddite shell early in World War I Together with an increase in cordite propellant from 11 oz 7 drams to 14 oz 5 drams , this increased the maximum range from 4 , 800 to . Administrative error led to the new 40 - pound shells being sent to Gallipoli without range table s or fuze keys for the new pattern fuzes , rendering them useless .
Robert Digby ( Royal Navy officer ) Admiral Robert Digby ( 20 December 1732 – 25 February 1815 ) was an officer in the Royal Navy officer who also served briefly as an Member of Parliament ( MP ) . He is the namesake of Digby , Nova Scotia . Naval career . Digby was the third son of Charlotte Fox and the Hon . Edward Digby ( 1714 – 1746 ) , eldest son of William Digby , 5th Baron Digby . He entered the navy aged twelve or thirteen , and became Captain of HMS " Solebay " at the age of 23 in 1755 , rising to Second - in - Command of the Channel Fleet in 1779 . He was appointed in 1781 as Admiral of the Red and given the command of the North American Station . After the surrender of New York city in 1783 , Digby helped to organise the evacuation of some 1 , 500 United Empire Loyalists to the small port of Conway in Nova Scotia . The settlement he led transformed the tiny village into a town , which in 1787 was renamed " Digby " . The town ' s museum was also named the Admiral Digby Museum in his honour . He was recalled to home waters in 1787 , was promoted to Admiral of the Blue , and retired from the navy in 1794 . Family . His father died before inheriting the family ' s title , Baron Digby ( in the peerage of Ireland ) , and on the death in 1752 of the 5th Baron , the title passed to the admiral ' s oldest brother Edward . When Edward died in 1757 , the title was inherited by their brother Henry , and Robert was elected to succeed Edward as MP for Wells in Somerset , holding the seat from 1757 to 1761 . ( Because the family ' s title was in the peerage of Ireland , it did not confer a seat in the House of Lords , and did not disqualify the holder from election to he British House of Commons ) . He married Eleanor Jauncey ( née Elliot ) , daughter of Andrew Elliot , Lieutenant - Governor of New York . They had no children .
Andrew Nisbet , Jr . Andrew Nisbet , Jr . ( September 10 , 1921 – February 24 , 2013 ) was an American military officer and state legislator . Born in Oakland , California , Nisbet went to Stanford University , University of Georgia , and Columbia University . In 1942 Nisbet enlisted in the United States Army and retired in 1975 . Nisbet and his wife moved to Sequim , Washington . Nesbit served as port commissioner for Port Angeles , Washington . He also served in the Washington House of Representatives 1978 - 1982 as a Republican . Nisbet died in Leavenworth , Kansas .
Torii Station Torii Station ( Japanese : トリイステーション ) is a United States Army facility located in Yomitan , Okinawa Prefecture , Japan . Home to the United States Army on Okinawa , 10th Support Group , along with the 1 - 1 ADA ( REG ) , 835th Trans BN , 247th MP DET , 505th QM BN , 83rd ORD BN , 35th CSSB , 1st Battalion - 1st Special Forces Group ( Airborne ) , and the 58th SIG BN provide support to all other services on island . It is the main United States Army controlled garrison in the Okinawa prefecture of Japan . The Army on Okinawa is responsible for the critical function for all US services on Okinawa . The major functions include receiving and distributing cargo , distributing the island ' s military fuel supply , and port operations . A medical clinic is located on Torii Station which addresses the needs of the active duty personnel assigned to Torii . A Dental Clinic is located on Torii Station , which provides complete and qualified care for active duty personnel . It also houses the Scuba Locker , where SCUBA equipment is available for rent or purchase . The Torii Communication site ' Torii Station ' is so named for the torii ( 鳥居 ) , or Japanese Shinto gates , at its front gate . The site is located in the level area of southwestern Yomitan village and is a very significant strategic communication network . Over 400 Japanese farmers maintain fields on the base for farming crops such as sugar cane , but the space allocations for farming are shrinking .
Arlington Ladies The Arlington Ladies are a group of women who attend the funeral of every member of the United States armed forces who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery . The group also includes one man who is known as the Arlington Gentleman . The history of the group traces its existence to 1948 , when Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Hoyt Vandenberg , and his wife Gladys , witnessed young servicemembers being buried without any family members present on one of their walks through the cemetery . Just a chaplain and a military honor guard , the standard attendees , were usually present . The lack of anyone honoring the young airman being buried prompted Gladys to form a group of members of the Officers ' Wives Club to attend all Air Force funerals . In 1972 , the wife of Creighton Abrams , Julia , founded the Army ' s version of the group . In 1985 , the Navy also followed suit by creating a group of their own . The Marines do not officially have a group as they send a representative of the Marine Commandant to every funeral . Originally , the women worked alone at the funerals . Escorts were eventually added as it was decided that they should appear to be a more official part of the ceremony . The escorts are also members of the Army ' s 3rd Infantry Regiment . The Army soldiers typically spend four months as escorts while the Navy men are permanently assigned and will spend their entire tours on assignment . The ladies typically do not know much about the service member except the details the chaplain provides . The group initially included military wives , but it now includes military daughters and even a gentleman . The Army Arlington ladies must be wives or widows of Army men and be referred by a current wife . The Navy and Air Force follow similar requirements for their ladies .
Winfield W . Scott III Major General Winfield W . Scott III is Commander , Tanker Airlift Control Center , Scott Air Force Base , Illinois . The TACC is responsible for planning , scheduling and directing a fleet of more than 1 , 200 aircraft in support of combat delivery and strategic airlift , air refueling and aeromedical operations around the world . The general graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in military science , and earned a master of arts degree in 1983 . He has commanded the 374th Operations Group at Yokota Air Base , Japan , the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin AFB , Texas , and the 43rd Airlift Wing , Pope Air Force Base , North Carolina . The general also commanded the 64th Air Expeditionary Wing in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . In addition , he served as the Inspector General for U . S . Transportation Command and Headquarters Air Mobility Command , which are located at Scott AFB , Illinois . Prior to his current assignment , the general was Deputy Director of Programs , Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs . He is the son of Lieutenant General Winfield W . Scott Jr .
HMS Hedingham Castle ( K529 ) HMS " Hedingham Castle " was a Castle - class corvette of the Royal Navy named after Hedingham Castle in Essex . She was originally to have been called " Gorey Castle " ( after Mont Orgueil in Jersey ) . She was launched at John Crown & Sons Ltd in Sunderland on 30 October 1944 . In World War II she served as a convoy escort . In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and was broken up at Granton in April 1958 . Another Castle - class corvette was originally to have been called " Hedingham Castle " but she was reallocated to the Royal Canadian Navy before launching and renamed HMCS " Orangeville " .
Russian – German Legion The Russian – German Legion was a military unit set up in 1812 by the banished Graf Peter of Oldenburg on the instigation of Tsar Alexander I of Russia . Formation . Its first commander was Oberst von Arentsschild , and it was formed from German prisoners and deserters left behind in Russia after the French invasion earlier that year . It was formed to fight against Napoleon as part of the Imperial Russian army but was paid by Russia ' s ally , Great Britain . Ernst Moritz Arndt , the private secretary to the pro - Russian Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein , acted as head propagandist to entrants to the Legion . He stayed in Saint Petersburg from 1812 onwards and attracted entrants by winning them over to fight to liberate Germany from its French occupying forces . Structure . The Russian – German Legion was 9 , 379 strong in total and consisted of eight infantry battalions , one company of Jäger s , two regiments of hussars and two batteries of horse artillery . Carl von Clausewitz was among notable soldiers of the Legion . Campaigns . On 6 July 1812 , after the contract of Peterswaldau , Great Britain received the task of providing for the Russian – German Legion and thus acquired the right to determine how and where it was to be deployed . Ludwig von Wallmoden - Gimborn was now put in command , and the Legion ventured to the lower Elbe , fought at Mecklenburg and Holstein , attacked Harburg and marched far as the Netherlands . In mid March 1814 it crossed the Rhine and fought in Flanders in order to blockade Antwerp . After returning from France in 1814 , the Legion was received by Prussia , where collaborators were viewed critically , and so on 2 June 1814 it was renamed the German Legion . The Legion moved to Kurhessen for exercises in 1814 and from then until 1815 took up quarters in the Bergischen . After Napoleon ' s return from Elba on 26 February 1815 , the soldiers of this unit were merged into the 30th and 31st infantry regiment , 8th ( Russisch - Deutsche Legion ) Ulanenregiment and 18th and 19th horse - artillery batteries of the Prussian army . These units took part in the Waterloo campaign , known as the Hundred Days , as part of the III Corps of the Prussian Army .
Tan Chuan - Jin Tan Chuan - Jin ( ; born 1969 ) is a Singaporean politician . A member of the country ' s governing People ' s Action Party ( PAP ) , he is currently the Acting Minister in the Ministry of Manpower , and a Member of Parliament ( MP ) representing the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency . Before entering politics , he served in the Singapore Army , rising to the rank of Brigadier - General . Career . Military career . Tan joined the Singapore Armed Forces ( SAF ) in 1987 . He went on to hold the positions of Commander of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade , Commander of the Army ' s 3rd Division , Assistant Chief of General Staff ( Plans ) and Chief of the Training and Doctrine Command ( TRADOC ) , and rose to the rank of Brigadier - General . Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Tan served as the commander of the SAF ' s Humanitarian Assistance Task Force in Meulaboh , Indonesia . In 2009 , Tan served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee for Singapore ' s National Day Parade . Tan left the SAF on 25 March 2011 in order to stand for Parliament . Political career . Tan stood as a PAP candidate in the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency at the 2011 general election . The PAP ' s team in the constituency defeated the team from the opposition National Solidarity Party , claiming 56 . 65 % of the votes . Tan has since served as the MP responsible for the Kembangan - Chai Chee ward . He is currently serving as the Acting Minister for Manpower for Singapore . Education . Tan was educated at Anglo - Chinese School and Raffles Junior College . In 1988 , he was awarded an SAF Overseas Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom , where he completed a BSc ( Econ ) degree at the London School of Economics and a Master of Arts degree in Defence Studies at King ' s College London . In 2008 , he completed a Master in Public Management degree at the National University of Singapore ' s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy . Personal life . Tan is married with two children . He is an avid photographer and enjoys reading , watching movies and football .
USS Lamson ( DD - 328 ) The second USS " Lamson " ( DD - 328 ) was a " Clemson " - class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for American Civil War naval hero Roswell Lamson . History . " Lamson " was laid down 13 August 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , San Francisco , California ; launched 1 September 1920 ; sponsored by Miss Annette Rolph ; and commissioned 19 April 1921 , Lieutenant Commander F . L . Johnston in command . After shakedown , " Lamson " was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet , arriving Charleston , South Carolina , 28 December 1921 . From 1921 to 1925 , the destroyer operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean , participating in fleet maneuvers , war games , and reserve training cruises . Assigned to the U . S . Naval Forces in Europe , " Lamson " departed Boston , Massachusetts 18 June 1925 for operations in European and Mediterranean waters . Returning to the United States 1 year later , " Lamson " rejoined the Scouting Fleet and resumed exercises and maneuvers along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean . Fate . The destroyer continued these operations until she decommissioned at Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 1 May 1930 . " Lamson " was sold 17 January 1931 to Boston Iron & Metal Company , Baltimore , Maryland , and scrapped 18 October 1934 .