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Frederick Smith , 2nd Viscount Hambleden William Frederick Danvers Smith , 2nd Viscount Hambleden ( 12 August 1868 – 16 June 1928 ) , known as Frederick Smith , was an English hereditary peer , businessman and politician . Life and career . Smith was involved in the management of the family business , W H Smith , which was founded by his grandfather , William Henry Smith . He inherited sole control of the business from his father in 1891 and passed it on to his son . In 1891 , he also succeeded his father William Henry Smith as Member of Parliament for the Strand constituency , holding the seat until January 1910 . His rapid succession to the seat his father held in Parliament may have played a role in his being targeted for blackmail by the notorious poisoner Dr . Thomas Neill Cream , who ( writing under an assumed name ) claimed to have proof that Smith had poisoned a prostitute . This was one of three known attempts at blackmail that may have been the real motive for Cream ' s string of poisonings in the Stepney and Lambeth areas of London from October 1891 to April 1892 . They played a small role in the final arrest , prosecution , and conviction of Cream at the Old Bailey in October 1892 , and his execution the following month . Smith was commissioned Lieutenant in the 2nd Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers ( Eton College ) in 1885 , but resigned in 1887 . In 1891 he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry . He was promoted Lieutenant in 1892 , Captain in 1895 , Major in 1902 , and Lieutenant - Colonel in 1914 . He served with the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War . He succeeded his mother , Emily Smith , as Viscount Hambleden following her death in 1913 . He married Esther Georgiana Caroline " nee " Gore , a daughter of Arthur Gore , 5th Earl of Arran . Smith was succeeded by their son , William Henry Smith . They had four other children : Edith Mabell Emily ( 1901 – 1973 ) , James Frederick Arthur ( b . 1906 ) , David John ( 1907 – 1976 ) and Margaret Esther Lucie ( 1908 – 1980 ) . Smith was made Honorary Colonel of the Royal Devon Yeomanry Artillery in 1922 . Smith was the main sponsor of the " Victoria County History " from 1909 until 1931 .
Larry G . Dahl Larry Gilbert Dahl ( 1949 – February 23 , 1971 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War . Biography . Dahl joined the Army from Portland , Oregon in 1969 , and by February 23 , 1971 was serving as a Specialist Four in the 359th Transportation Company , 27th Transportation Battalion , U . S . Army Support Command . On that day , near An Khe in Binh Dinh Province , Republic of Vietnam , Dahl smothered the blast of an enemy - thrown hand grenade with his body , sacrificing himself to protect those around him . Dahl , aged 21 at his death , was buried in Willamette National Cemetery , Portland , Oregon . Medal of Honor citation . Specialist Dahl ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Sp4c . Dahl distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a machine gunner on a gun truck near An Khe , Binh Dinh Province . The gun truck in which Sp4c . Dahl was riding was sent with 2 other gun trucks to assist in the defense of a convoy that had been ambushed by an enemy force . The gun trucks entered the battle zone and engaged the attacking enemy troops with a heavy volume of machine gun fire , causing a large number of casualties . After a brief period of intense fighting the attack subsided . As the gun trucks were preparing to return to their normal escort duties , an enemy hand grenade was thrown into the truck in which Sp4c . Dahl was riding . Instantly realizing the great danger , Sp4c . Dahl called a warning to his companions and threw himself directly onto the grenade . Through his indomitable courage , complete disregard for his safety , and profound concern for his fellow soldiers , Sp4c . Dahl saved the lives of the other members of the truck crew while sacrificing his own . Sp4c . Dahl ' s conspicuous gallantry , extraordinary heroism , and intrepidity at the cost of his life , above and beyond the call of duty , are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on himself , his unit and the U . S . Army .
Wireless Set No . 11 The Wireless Set No . 11 was a wireless radio transceiver used by the British Army during World War II . History . The No . 11 Set , a radio tranceiver featuring a single tuning unit , was designed in 1938 to replace the 1933 No . 1 Wireless Set . Originally designed to be used in tank s for short to medium range communications , it was later used by the Long Range Desert Group in Libya and Tunisia for long range communications while deep behind enemy lines . The Germans reportedly " captured several sets in France " and put them to use for their own communications needs .
SS Lina Fisser Lina Fisser was a 1 , 497 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1912 by Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd , Blyth as Thyra Menier for British owners . In 1918 , she was sold to Belgian owners and renamed Luis Pindal . In 1925 , she was sold to Italian owners and renamed Bellini . A further sale in 1928 to German owners saw her renamed Bollan and then " Lina Fisser " in 1936 . She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Keil , Germany and passed to the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) and renamed Empire Conderton . In 1947 , she was sold into merchant service and was renamed Marchmont . In 1952 , a further sale saw her renamed Irene M . In 1955 , she was sold to Canada , serving until 1957 when she was scrapped . Description . The ship was built in 1912 by Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd , Blyth . She was completed in September 1912 . The ship was long , with a beam of a depth of . Her draught was approximately She had a GRT of 1 , 497 and a NRT of 838 , The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine , which had two cylinders of 17 inches ( 44 cm ) , and diameter by stroke . The engine was built by G T Grey , South Shields . History . " Thyra Menier " was built for the Donald Steamship Company , Bristol . The United Kingdom Official Number 127100 was allocatd . In 1915 , she was under charter to Henri Menier and had been sub - chartered to the Canadian - American Steamship Corporation , New York . The Admiralty requisitioned her , but her charterers objects , claiming that the requisition could not take place as the ship was not in British waters . At the time , the ship was in dry dock in New York . In 1918 , " Thyra Menier " was sold to F Lecoeuvre , Belgium and renamed " Luis Pidal " . She served until 1925 when she was sold to Puglisi & Tomasini , Italy and was renamed " Bellini " . In 1928 , she was sold to August Bolten , Germany and was renamed " Bollan " . Her port of registry was Hamburg and the Code Letters RHCT were allocated . On 1 February 1930 , " Bollan " departed Swansea , Wales for Sables . Whilst awaiting the tide , an explosion in her No . 1 hold blew off the hatch covers . In 1934 , her code letters were changed to DHCR . In 1936 , " Bollan " was sold to Reunert & Co GmbH . She was placed under the management of Fisser & Van Doornum , Emden and was renamed " Lina Fisser " . In 1940 , Germany claimed that British aircraft had attempted to bomb " Lina Fisser " in the North Sea . " Lina Fisser " was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Kiel , passed to the MoWT and renamed " Empire Conderton " . Her port of registry was changed to London and the Code Letters GMWD were allocated . She regained her Official Number 127100 . She was placed under the management of the Alliance Marine Transport Co Ltd . " Empire Conderton " was recorded as 1 , 558 GRT , 847 NRT . In 1947 , she was sold to J P Hadoulis Ltd , London and renamed " Marchmont " . In 1952 , she was sold to A Moschakis , London and renamed " Irene M " . She was sold in 1955 to Tampa Shipping Ltd , Nova Scotia . " Irene M " was sold in 1957 to Marine Industries Ltd , Montreal . She was scrapped later that year at Sorel , Quebec .
Battle of Mantinea ( 207 BC ) The Battle of Mantinea was fought in 207 BC between Sparta under the Tyrant Machanidas , as part of the Aetolian League , and the Achaean League whose forces were led by Philopoemen . Both sides were supplemented by mercenaries . It was the major land battle in Greece of the First Macedonian War , which had occurred due to Macedonian alliance with Carthage in the aftermath of Hannibals victory at the Battle of Cannae in the Second Punic War . Machanidas routed and chased from the field the mercenaries of Philopoemen . They pursued , however , too eagerly and when Machanidas led his men back to the battle the outnumbered Spartan infantry had been defeated and the Achaeans were strongly positioned behind a water filled ditch . Going back on to the attack Machanidas was dismounted as he attempted to leap his horse over the ditch and was slain . The Achaeans , allies of Macedonia , were victorious .
3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 3rd Iowa Cavalry was organized at Keokuk , Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service between August 30 , and September 14 , 1862 . The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on August 9 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . A total of 2165 men served in the 3rd Iowa at one time or another during its existence . It suffered 5 officers and 79 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 230 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 318 fatalities .
Herbert Ellis ( aviator ) Lieutenant Herbert Edward Oscar Ellis , MC , ( born 15 July 1893 , date of death unknown ) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories . On 4 May 1917 , after running out of machine gun ammunition , he scored his third victory of the day with pistol fire . Ellis scored four victories during Bloody April , 1917 , on the 13th , 23rd , 26th , and 28th . On 4 May 1917 , he engaged three Albatros fighters over Douai . One he shot down at 500 feet , a second he sent into a crash - landing , but the third got on his tail even as Ellis ran out of machine gun ammunition . He managed to drop below it and emptied his Colt pistol into it . It fell into a sideslip that tore off its bottom wing , then plunged into a pond . Ellis ' final tally was six enemy planes destroyed , one driven down out of control . Two days after this triple triumph , Ellis was injured in a crash which ended his career as a fighter pilot . He was returned to England . References . " Nieuport Aces of World War 1 . " Norman Franks . Osprey Publishing , 2000 . ISBN 1 - 85532 - 961 - 1 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 85532 - 961 - 4 .
USS Preston ( 1865 ) USS " Preston " ( 1865 ) was a blockade - running steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War . She was placed in service in Port Royal , South Carolina , by the Union Navy as a gunboat during blockade operations against the Confederate States of America . Captured by the Union Navy . " Preston " , a “ cigar shaped steamer ” used to transport cotton , was captured in the harbor of Charleston , South Carolina in February 1865 . Civil War service . Renamed " Preston " and operated under the command of Acting Ensign William Thomas , she was assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and stationed at Port Royal , South Carolina until August 1865 . Decommissioning . Then ordered north , she arrived at Washington , D . C . on 21 August and was placed in ordinary . She was sold at auction on 17 September 1868 .
Alenia Aeronautica Alenia Aeronautica was an Italian aerospace company . Its subsidiaries included Alenia Aermacchi and Alenia Aeronavali . Alenia Aeronautica owns ATR , a joint venture with EADS . In January 2012 , the company was reorganized as Alenia Aermacchi . History . Alenia Aeronautica was created in 1990 by concentrating the Finmeccanica aerospace and defense industries Aeritalia and Selenia . Alenia was immediately associated with Eurofighter and other advanced programs . The present Alenia Aeronautica was incorporated in 2002 , when Finmeccanica spun off its divisions as independent companies . Alenia ' s C - 27J was selected by the US Defense Department as its Joint Cargo Aircraft , and the C - 27J team was awarded a contract worth US $ 2 . 04 billion for 78 C - 27Js in June 2007 .
SENAN The National Air and Navy Service of Panama , also called SENAN ( Spanish abbreviation for Servicio Nacional Aeronaval ) , is a branch of the Public Forces of the Republic of Panama responsible for carrying out naval operations naval . Its main function is to " Perform " protection , surveillance , security and defense of the Air and Maritime jurisdictional areas of the Republic of Panama " ' . at the date of January 2012 the Naval Air has approximately 2 , 000 troops in activity , with 20 boats and approximately 15 aircraft . The SENAN has its origins in the merger of the former National Maritime Service and the National Air Service of Panama , which under Decree Law No . 7 of August 20 , 2008 created the National Air and Navy Service . Is a component of the security forces , which establishes the public security service , to guarantee the life honor and property of foreign and domestic jurisdictional spaces , by using air and naval means , thus contributing to public policy , humanitarian relief and facilitating an environment for development social and economic development of Panama . The SENAN reports administratively to the Public Security Ministry , which is directed by the Executive . The biggest operational SENAN Position is the Naval Operations Chief .
USS Veritas ( AKA - 50 ) USS " Veritas " ( AKA - 50 ) was an " Artemis " class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 490 Veritas . " Veritas " was the Greek goddess of Truth . She served as a commissioned ship for 7 months . " Veritas " ( AKA - 50 ) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MC hull 1911 ) on 26 April 1945 at Providence , R . I . , by the Walsh - Kaiser Co . , Inc . ; launched on 16 June 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . Fred B . Smith ; and commissioned on 19 July 1945 , Lt . Comdr . A . S . Brooks , USNR , in command . Service history . Into the fall of 1945 , Veritas operated along the East Coast , making cargo runs which took her as far north as Boston and ranged south to Hampton Roads , Va . After loading cargo at Norfolk from 22 October to 26 October , " Veritas " got underway on the 26th for Bermuda and the only duty which took her away from the eastern seaboard of the United States . The cargo vessel returned to Norfolk and transported cargo to Baltimore in December and made stops at Bayonne , N . J . , and New York City before heading for Hampton Roads early in 1946 . She arrived at Norfolk on 17 January 1946 and was decommissioned on 21 February 1946 . Struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946 , the cargo vessel was delivered to the Maritime Commission on 29 June 1946 , in whose custody she remained until disappearing from registers of American merchant shipping in 1949 .
James Williams ( Revolutionary War ) James Williams ( 1740 – October 7 , 1780 ) was an American pioneer , farmer , and miller from the Ninety - Six District in South Carolina . In 1775 and 1776 , Williams was a member of the state ' s Provisional Assembly . During the War of Independence , he held a colonel ' s rank in the South Carolina Militia . He was killed at the decisive Battle of Kings Mountain . Early life . Williams was born in Hanover County , Virginia and orphaned before he was twelve . He moved into the home of his brother , John , in Granville County , North Carolina . John , being a lawyer , gave him a basic education before James set out on his own . He settled on the Little River in South Carolina . By 1773 , Williams had started a farm and built a mill in the Ninety - Six District on the western frontier ( in what is modern Laurens County , South Carolina ) , and was an officer in the local militia . Tensions rose before the revolution , as many of his neighbors took Loyalist positions . Williams , however , supported the American cause . He joined the local " " , and was elected to the state ' s Provincial Congress in 1775 and again in 1776 . War of Independence . In 1776 , the Ninety - Six militia split into Loyalist and Patriot factions . Williams was made a lieutenant colonel of a regiment , but he had to recruit , and train the new men . He succeeded in organizing a militia group , but pressure from Britain and her allies meant that Williams always had to leave some troops behind for home defense . Williams led forces of local men into action at nearby Briar Creek and Stone Ferry , and as far afield as the expedition to the Second Battle of Savannah . On August 19 , 1780 he led his detachment into the Battle of Musgrove Mill . The Patriots ' success there , even in such a limited engagement and coming so soon after the disaster of Camden , earned him a promotion to colonel . Battle of Kings Mountain . Williams led a 100 man detachment to meet up with other militia gathering in pursuit of Cornwallis ' western force , led by Major Patrick Ferguson . He joined with the other units at Cowpens on October 6 . The next day these forces won a major victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain , where the out - numbered Americans overwhelmed a 1 , 100 man Loyalist force , suffering only twenty - eight fatalities . Col . Williams was one of them . Memorials . Williams ' original hastily dug grave at the site of the battlefield was eventually moved , and he was re - interred on the lawn in front of the Cherokee County Administration building , on Limestone street in Gaffney , South Carolina . It is marked by a large memorial . The South Carolina Provincial Congress had promoted Williams to the rank of brigadier general , but he died before the commission could be delivered . In 2005 , the South Carolina General Assembly confirmed the rank originally bestowed upon him 225 years before . In the same act , Gen . Williams was further honored by renaming the Little River Bridge , " James Williams Memorial Bridge " , marking the northeast corner of what had been his plantation .
Russian submarine K - 206 Murmansk K - 206 " Murmansk " was an Oscar I class nuclear - powered cruise missile submarine of the Soviet Navy , and later the Russian Navy . She was the second of the two Oscar I ( the Soviet classification was Project 949 Granit ) vessels constructed , the other being K - 525 . A further 11 submarines of an improved class , Project 949A ( Antey ) ( called Oscar II by NATO ) , were subsequently constructed . The vessel was placed in reserve in 1994 , and decommissioned in 1996 . Scrapping of the boats at Sevmash started in January 2004 , funded by the British Government under the Cooperative Threat Reduction program . They had been reduced to a three - compartment unit ( of the original ten watertight compartments ) by 2006 .
Wilson History and Research Center Wilson History and Research Center ( WHRC ) is a non - profit 501C3 charitable foundation that houses a private collection of twentieth century military headgear and other militaria in Little Rock , Arkansas . Robert M . Wilson , Jr . founded the WHRC in 2008 . The collection is researched and presented online through the WHRC ’ s website . Currently , the site contains over three thousand individual items . Its goal is to provide a catalog of every piece of military headgear from the twentieth century . Highlights . The WHRC features the largest collection of military headgear in the world , according to the Book of Alternative Records . In addition to its collection , the WHRC has an exhibit design department that has created and displayed several exhibits in the local area , listed in detail below . Their website also provides a number of articles written by premier collectors of militaria , giving insight into the world of military headgear . Finally , the WHRC has published " Exotische : Rare Cloth Headgear of the Third Reich " and is currently working on future volumes as well as other books . Archives . The WHRC collection features headgear from nearly every era of the twentieth century but especially focuses on World War I and World War II . The oldest piece in the collection is dated to the early 1800s , with the latest pieces coming from the War in Afghanistan and Iraq . A large amount of countries are represented , including Kazakhstan , North Korea , and Andorra . Both military and some civilian headgear are represented , along with other items such as equipment , uniforms , flags , period photographs and personal items . While not every item in the collection is published on the website , the WHRC continues to update the site daily . The WHRC holds several items of great historical significance and rarity . These are often featured on the front page of their website . These items include : Exhibitions . The WHRC has created multiple exhibits for various places around Little Rock . An exhibit on the peace talks that ended World War I and World War II and exhibits on the German Freikorps of the early 1920s were both on display at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History . An exhibit on the Third Reich criminal court , titled Law in a Land Without Justice , was placed on display at the William H . Bowen School of Law .
28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 28th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 28th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee , Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 14 , 1862 . Six companies were from Waukesha County , Wisconsin , Four companies were from Walworth County , Wisconsin . The regiment was mustered out on August 23 , 1865 . Casualties . The 28th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 12 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds , plus another 6 officers and 221 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 240 fatalities .
Sıtkı Üke Sıtkı Üke ( 1876 ; Salonica ( Thessaloniki ) - 1941 ; Istanbul ) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army . Sıtkı grew up in the same town as Atatürk , the founder of modern day Turkey , who referred to Sıtkı as " big brother " and conferred on him the surname Üke , or " honor " , during the establishment of the modern Turkish state .