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Henry Medley Henry Medley ( 1687 – 5 August 1747 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , rising to the rank of vice - admiral . Life . Medley entered the Royal Navy in 1703 , and in 1706 was midshipman of the 80 - gun with Captain Price at the relief of Barcelona . He passed his examination as lieutenant on 8 February 1710 , and on 5 September 1710 was promoted by Sir John Norris to be lieutenant of ; a few months later he was moved into the 70 - gun . In 1717 he was a lieutenant of the 90 - gun , flagship of Sir George Byng in the Baltic Sea . Early in 1720 Medley was promoted to the command of , a fire - ship , and on 17 February 1721 was posted into the 60 - gun . In 1722 , while commanding the 50 - gun in the Mediterranean , he seized a ship named the " Revolution " , lying within the mole of Genoa , on information of her being in the service of the Old Pretender . He later commanded the " Leopard " on the coast of Portugal and in the English Channel until the end of 1728 . From 1731 to 1735 Medley was employed on the home station . In 1739 and 1740 he was on fishery protection with the Newfoundland fleet , in . At this period he was Governor of Newfoundland . In 1741 Medley commanded the 70 - gun in the Channel Fleet under Sir John Norris , and in 1742 – 4 was with Norris as captain of the fleet . On 19 June 1744 he was promoted to be rear - admiral of the white , and in the following winter commanded a squadron cruising in the Channel Soundings for the protection of trade . On 23 April 1745 Medley was promoted to be vice - admiral , and sent out as commander - in - chief in the Mediterranean . The service was one of blockade and co - operation with the allied armies in the War of the Austrian Succession , who in the winter of 1746 – 7 invaded Provence ; but , after an unsuccessful attack on Antibes , they were obliged to retreat . On 15 July 1747 Medley was advanced to be Vice - Admiral of the Red . He died , probably not knowing of the promotion , on board the 80 - gun , at Vado Ligure , on 5 August 1747 . George Rodney served with him on two ships at the beginning of his career with Medley acting as a mentor to the younger man . A monument in Medley ' s memory , attributed to William Tyler , was placed in York Minster . Notes . a . Some sources indicate that the governor in 1740 was Lord George Graham . There is no evidence to support this appointment .
Memorials to the Missing Memorials to the Missing is a radio play from the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play strand on the establishment of the Imperial War Graves Commission , first broadcast early in 2008 and repeated on 30 October 2008 . It was written by Stephen Wyatt and directed by Martin Jenkins . It won the 2008 Tinniswood Award for Best Original Radio Drama Script at the Sony Radio Academy Award s . Plot . It is centred around a fictional address given by Ware at the opening of the Thiepval Memorial , with flashbacks to his Red Cross work at the start of the war and his struggles against fierce opposition ever since to have war casualties buried where they fell under uniform headstones with no distinction of faith or rank . It is also interspersed with actuality recordings of present - day visitors to CWGC graves and with the voices of the soldiers commemorated ' haunting ' Ware telling their own stories . Cast . Other minor characters included Herbert Baker ( Lutyens ' initial opponent , going on to suggest the standard IWGC Cross of Sacrifice to Christianise the cemeteries ) , Charles Aitken ( another architect who recommended a memorial institution rather than spending on war graves ) and William Burdett - Coutts ( MP for Westminster ) , whilst ' offstage ' characters included Rudyard Kipling . The text of the play is published and available via Amazon http : / / www . amazon . co . uk / Memorials - Missing - Stephen - Wyatt / dp / 0955686814 / ref = sr _ 1 _ 1 ? s = books & ie = UTF8 & qid = 1349966084 & sr = 1 - 1
535th Airlift Squadron The 535th Airlift Squadron ( 535 AS ) is part of the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam , Hawaii . It operates C - 17 Globemaster III aircraft providing airlift in the Pacific theater . Mission . The 535th operate eight C - 17A Globemaster III aircraft . The squadron executes airlift and airdrop missions in support of Pacific Command and Transportation Command . History . The 535th provided replacement crew , advanced flying , and basic flying training , December 1943 - April 1944 . It conducted reserve flying training from June 1949 - April 1951 and again from June 1952 - February 1953 . On activation in 1967 , the squadron took over C - 7A aircraft of 57th Aviation Company ( U . S . Army ) and tactical airlift mission in South Vietnam . It operated from several locations in addition to its primary base . The 535th airlifted routine cargo and passengers , provided support for Army special forces and radio relay for ground units , airdrop ped troops and cargo , performed emergency resupply and medical evacuations , and flew other combat airlift missions . It earned a Navy Presidential Unit Citation , as well as a Presidential Unit Citation combat device for airlift support of Khe Sanh and other forward bases from January to May 1968 . It earned a second Presidential Unit Citation for action between April and June 1970 for participation in aerial resupply of Dak Seang Special Forces Camp , evacuation of over 2000 refugees from Cambodia , and transportation of the Presidential Southeast Asia Investigation Team to various remote locations in South Vietnam . It was reactivated in 2005 to provide theater airlift in the Pacific . Commanders . Capt George G . Dewey , 6 Oct 1943 ; Maj George V . Williams , 3 - 10 Apr 1944 . Unkn , 27 Jun 1949 - 25 Jun 1951 . Unkn , 15 Jun 1952 - 1 Feb 1953 . Lt Col Leo J . Ehmann , 1 Jan 1967 ; Lt Col Edwin B . Owens , 4 Jan 1967 ; Lt Col Joseph Faulkner , 15 Dec 1967 ; Lt Col Harry F . Hunter , 21 Jun 1968 ; Lt Col Richard D . Kimball , 12 Apr 1969 ; Lt Col Clem B . Myers , 1 Nov 1969 ; Lt Col John J . Hanley , 13 Nov 1969 ; Lt Col John D . Pennekamp , 18 Jul 1970 ; Lt Col Thomas D . Moyle , 3 Oct 1970 ; Lt Col Rupert S . Richardson , 31 Dec 1970 ; Lt Col Dean S . Downing , 12 Sep 1971 ; Lt Col James S . Knox , 8 Dec 1971 - 24 Jan 1972 ; Lt Col Chris Davis 2005 - 2006 ; Lt Col Scott Shapiro 2006 - 2008 ; Lt Col Casey Eaton 2008 - 2009 ; Lt Col Andy Leshikar 2009 - 2011 ; Lt Col Pat Winstead 2011 - 2013 ; Lt Col Gregg Johnson 2013 – present .
Franz - Xaver Attenberger Franz - Xaver Attenberger ( 19 July 1915 – 9 August 1991 ) was a highly decorated Stabsgefreiter in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
Battle of Williamsport The Battle of Williamsport , also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters , took place from July 6 to July 16 , 1863 , in Washington County , Maryland , as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War . During the night of July 4 – July 5 , Gen . Robert E . Lee ' s battered Confederate army began its retreat from Gettysburg , moving southwest on the Fairfield Road toward Hagerstown and Williamsport , screened by Maj . Gen . J . E . B . Stuart ' s cavalry . The Union infantry followed cautiously the next day , converging on Middletown , Maryland . On July 7 , Brig . Gen . John D . Imboden stopped Brig . Gen . John Buford ' s Union cavalry from occupying Williamsport and destroying Confederate trains . Brig . Gen . Judson Kilpatrick ' s cavalry division drove two Confederate cavalry brigades through Hagerstown before being forced to retire by the arrival of the rest of Stuart ' s command . Lee ' s infantry reached the rain - swollen Potomac River but could not cross , the pontoon bridge having been destroyed by a cavalry raid . On July 11 , Lee entrenched a line , protecting the river crossings at Williamsport and waited for Maj . Gen . George G . Meade ' s Army of the Potomac to advance . On July 12 , Meade reached the vicinity and probed the Confederate line . On July 13 , skirmishing was heavy along the lines as Meade positioned his forces for an attack . In the meantime , the river fell enough to allow the construction of a new bridge , and Lee ' s army began crossing the river after dark on the 13th . On the morning of July 14 , Kilpatrick ' s and Buford ' s cavalry divisions approached from the north and east respectively . Before allowing Buford to gain a position on the flank and rear , Kilpatrick attacked the rearguard division of Maj . Gen . Henry Heth taking more than 500 prisoners . Confederate Brig . Gen . J . Johnston Pettigrew was mortally wounded in the fight . On July 16 , Brig . Gen . David McM . Gregg ' s cavalry approached Shepherdstown where the brigades of Brig . Gens . Fitzhugh Lee and John R . Chambliss , supported by Col . Milton J . Ferguson ' s brigade , held the Potomac River fords against the Union infantry . Fitzhugh Lee and Chambliss attacked Gregg , who held out against several attacks and sorties , fighting sporadically until nightfall when he withdrew .
James L . Harris James Lindell Harris ( June 27 , 1916 – October 7 , 1944 ) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Biography . Harris was drafted into Army from his birthplace of Hillsboro , Texas in March 1941 , eventually receiving a battlefield commission in March 1944 . By October 7 , 1944 was serving as a second lieutenant in the 756th Tank Battalion . On that day , at Vagney , France , he commanded an M4 Sherman tank in a hunt for an enemy raiding party which had infiltrated Allied lines . After moving ahead of his tank on foot to search for the enemy , he was seriously wounded by hostile fire . He managed to crawl back to his tank and continued to lead his crew , but was again severely wounded in the ensuing firefight . He refused medical attention until another wounded man had been evacuated , and subsequently died of his injuries . For these actions , Harris was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor six months later , on April 23 , 1945 . Harris , aged 28 at his death , was buried at Ridge Park Cemetery in his hometown of Hillsboro , Texas . Medal of Honor citation . Second Lieutenant Harris ' official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 7 October 1944 , in Vagney , France . At 9 p . m . an enemy raiding party , comprising a tank and 2 platoons of infantry , infiltrated through the lines under cover of mist and darkness and attacked an infantry battalion command post with hand grenade s , retiring a short distance to an ambush position on hearing the approach of the M - 4 tank commanded by 2d Lt . Harris . Realizing the need for bold aggressive action , 2d Lt . Harris ordered his tank to halt while he proceeded on foot , fully 10 yards ahead of his 6 - man patrol and armed only with a service pistol , to probe the darkness for the enemy . Although struck down and mortally wounded by machinegun bullets which penetrated his solar plexus , he crawled back to his tank , leaving a trail of blood behind him , and , too weak to climb inside it , issued fire orders while lying on the road between the 2 contending armored vehicles . Although the tank which he commanded was destroyed in the course of the fire fight , he stood the enemy off until friendly tanks , preparing to come to his aid , caused the enemy to withdraw and thereby lose an opportunity to kill or capture the entire battalion command personnel . Suffering a second wound , which severed his leg at the hip , in the course of this tank duel , 2d Lt . Harris refused aid until after a wounded member of his crew had been carried to safety . He died before he could be given medical attention .
Classis Ravennas The classis Ravennas ( " Fleet of Ravenna " ) , later awarded the honorifics " praetoria " and " Pia Vindex " , was the second most senior fleet of the imperial Roman Navy after the " classis Misenensis " . History . Ravenna had been used for ship construction and as a naval port at least since the Roman civil wars , but the permanent " classis Ravennas " was established by Caesar Augustus in 27 BC . It was commanded by a " praefectus classis " , drawn from the highest ranks of the equestrian class , those earning more than 200 , 000 sesterces a year , and its mission was to control the Adriatic Sea and perhaps the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea . As the honorific " praetoria " , awarded by Vespasian for its support during the civil war of AD 69 , suggests , together with the " classis Misenensis " , it formed the naval counterpart of the Praetorian Guard , a permanent naval force at the emperor ' s direct disposal . Its home port of Classis ( modern Classe ) , which was named after the fleet , was built under Augustus , and included a canal , the " Fossa Augusta " , which united the port with the lagoons of the interior , as well as with the river Po to the north . Naval arsenals and docks stretched along the " Fossa " , in a complex that reached 22 km in length . According to a passage by Cassius Dio , related by Jordanes , the harbour could accommodate 250 ships . The " classis Ravennas " recruited its crews mostly from the East , especially from Egypt . Since Rome did not face any naval threat in the Mediterranean , the bulk of the fleet ' s crews was idle . Some of the sailors were based in Rome itself , initially housed in the barracks of the Praetorian Guard , but later given their own barracks , the " Castra Ravennatium " across the Tiber . There they were used to stage mock naval battles ( " naumachiae " ) , and operated the mechanism that deployed the canvas canopy of the Colosseum . In 70 , Emperor Vespasian also levied the legio II " Adiutrix " from the marines of " classis Ravennas " . In the civil war of 192 - 193 , the fleet supported Septimius Severus , and , together with the " classes Misenensis " , it participated in the campaign against Pescennius Niger , transporting his legions to the East . The fleet remained active in the East for the next few decades , where the emergence of the Persian Sassanid Empire posed a new threat that required frequent reinforcements to be ferried . In 324 the fleet ' s ships participated in the campaign of Constantine the Great against Licinius and his decisive naval victory in the Battle of the Hellespont . Afterwards , the bulk of the ships were moved to Constantinople , where emperor Constantine had moved the capital of the Roman Empire . List of known ships . The following ship names and types of the " classis Ravennas " have survived :
RAF Silverstone Royal Air Force Station Silverstone or more simply RAF Silverstone is a former Royal Air Force ( RAF ) station , the site is now used as Silverstone Circuit . It is located west of Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire and east of Banbury , Oxfordshire , England was opened in 1943 during the Second World War . History . The station was the base for No . 17 Operational Training Unit RAF operating the Vickers Wellington bomber . Current use . Today the airfield is a major racing circuit known as Silverstone Circuit . Since 1987 the track has hosted the British Grand Prix every year . The airfield ' s three runways , in a standard World War II era triangle , lie within the outline of the classic racetrack ; after recent development of a new section of track , the main runway is transected by the circuit . Sections of two runways are used for the smaller south circuit . The circuit is home to the Silverstone Heliport .
Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres ( now " Ieper " ) in Belgium on the Western Front . The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war . Foundation . The cemetery was established by field ambulances of the 48th ( South Midland ) Division and the 58th ( London ) Division in August 1917 and was used until January 1918 . From 1924 to 1926 , after the armistice , the cemetery was enlarged by concentrating batllefield graves and those from smaller cemeteries . The cemetery and its extension were considered separate sites until their records were combined in 2001 . The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield .
USS Dewey ( DDG - 45 ) USS " Dewey " ( DLG - 14 / DDG - 45 ) was a guided missile destroyer commissioned in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1990 . She was named to honor George Dewey , the United States ' only Admiral of the Navy . She was the third of four ships whose namesake was Admiral Dewey . The ship ' s motto was " The First and Finest " . Construction and design . " Dewey " was laid down 10 August 1957 , by Bath Iron Works , Bath , Maine . She was launched 30 November 1958 and sponsored by Mrs . K . St . George , United States Representative from New York State . " Dewey " was commissioned 7 December 1959 , Commander Elmo R . Zumwalt , Jr . , in command . " Dewey " was the ninth " Farragut " class destroyer ( formerly known as the " Coontz " class ) . Commander Zumwalt later , in 1970 , became the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations . The design of the " Farragut " class destroyers was closer in size to a World War II cruiser rather than a destroyer ; this type was originally termed " frigate " by the U . S . Navy . Other navies used the term " frigate " for destoyer - sized ships specialized in anti - submarine warfare ; the U . S . Navy used this term for fast - carrier anti - aircraft warfare ships . The DLGs succeeded the missile - less DLs . Service . For the first sixth months of 1960 , the USS " Dewey " was engaged in training operations off the New England coast , the Virginia Capes , and in the Caribbean , preparing " Dewey " for her role in the Atlantic Fleet . She was decommissioned 21 November 1969 , and recommissioned 31 March 1971 . On 30 June 1975 , the USS " Dewey " , then commissioned as a guided missile frigate , hull number DLG - 14 , was reclassified as a guided missile destroyer , receiving hull number DDG - 45 . Decommissioning . " Dewey " was decommissioned 31 August 1990 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 . " Dewey " was sold to J & L Metals , Wilmington , NC on 15 April 1994 for $ 255 , 459 . 43 and was scrapped shortly afterwards .
Felix Brawner Jr . Ret . Brig . Gen . Felix Brawner Jr was commander of the Scout Rangers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the final years of the Marcos dictatorship . He is the brother of former Court of Appeals Presiding Justice and former Comelec Chairman , the late Romeo A . Brawner .
HMS Neptune ( 1757 ) HMS " Neptune " was a 90 - gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750 , and launched on 17 July 1757 . The " Neptune " was the flagship for Vice - Admiral Charles Knowles in 1757 . One of " Neptune " s midshipmen at this time was John Hunter , later to become an admiral and the second Governor of New South Wales . " Neptune " was converted to serve as a sheer hulk in 1784 , and continued in this role until she was broken up in 1816 .
Hassan Alavikia Hassan Alavikia ( Persian : حسن علوی کیا , [ hæsæn ælævikiːɒː ] ; 1 December 1912 – 20 April 2013 ) was a prominent general in the Pahlavi pre - revolutionary government of Iran and one of the co - founders of the SAVAK . Early life . Hassan Alavikia was born on 1 December 1910 in Hamedan , Iran , the son of Abu Torab Alavikia , a wealthy land owner . He completed his primary and secondary education at the Lycée St . Louis in Isfahan and Tehran . In 1932 , he entered Tehran Military Academy from which he graduated as a Second Lieutenant in 1934 . He continued his academic education at the University of Tehran , and graduated with a degree in judicial law . He spoke fluent Persian , French , English and German . Political Life . He served in the Iranian Army as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Investigation of the Intelligence Department of the Second Division ( 1949 - 1951 ) . In 1956 , he left the Second Division , and became Deputy Chief of the SAVAK ( 1956 - 1961 ) with General Teymur Bakhtiar as its first Director . In 1962 , his Majesty Mohamad Reza Shah Pahlavi , named General Alavikia as head of the European division of SAVAK ( 1962 - 1967 ) , which at the time was headquartered in Cologne , Germany . He retired from the military in 1967 , and continued his professional career with the establishment of several successful businesses in the agricultural industry . Later Years . In January 1979 , he and his wife left Iran to visit their daughters in Paris , France where they were studying ; however , due to the turmoil and start of the Islamic revolution , they were unable to return to Iran . He spent the remainder of his life in exile in Paris , France and Southern California , where his three daughters and their families resided . Family . On 6 December 1956 , General Alavikia married Jila Pourrastegar , the daughter of Hossein Pourrastegar , a well - known Colonel in the Persian Cossack Brigade under Reza Shah Pahlavi . They had three daughters , Tannaz , Golnaz , and Farnaz . Death . He died on 20 April 2013 in La Jolla , California , surrounded by his wife , three children , and five grandchildren .
Spontin Castle Spontin Castle ( ) is a medieval castle in the village of Spontin in the municipality of Yvoir , province of Namur , Belgium . With its massive walls , its towers topped with slate and with its moat with drawbridge it looks like a medieval castle . History . Spontin was built in a bend of the Bocq , whose water flows around the castle along some cascading waterfalls The castle belonged to the noble family of Beaufort ( named after a castle near Huy ) . Between 1266 and 1284 Pierre de Beaufort built the main tower which is the core of the castle . In 1288 his son William ( Guillaume ) , nicknamed the " Ardennes " , participated in the Battle of Woeringen . Fore his bravery in battle , in which Henry VII of Luxembourg was defeated , he was rewarded with the fiefdom of Spontin . From that time the lords of the castle Spontin constantly added various outbuildings up to the 16th century when it gained its present form . Spontin The castle was on a ' dangerous ' place in the border region between the County of Namur and the Principality of Liège , and although it was assaulted by armies from Liege , Dinant , Burgundy and France , it was not taken . From the late sixteenth century , the fortifications became redundant and unnecessary , the castle is transformed into a residence by the drilling of windows and is accented with red bricks and roofs pepper . The last two transformations are the construction of a fortified farm beyond the moat ( 1622 ) and demolition of rear part of the fortifications . In the parade , decorated with an elegant frame of wrought iron sink Van Boeckel ( nineteenth century ) , featuring former dungeon . The rooms of the old house , with huge walls , chimneys and Gothic woodwork Louis XIII , the sandstone paving , constrastent by their austerity with the apartments , and there is a well carved into a wall . The southern part has been decorated in the nineteenth century in the Gothic Revival . Currently , the castle is closed to the public , this is private property . After the fall of the Ancien Regime the castle was owned by a number of people , until eventually it was purchased by " SA Société du Château de Spontin " , which entrusted the management of the association Les Cimaises the Spontin . Due to mismanagement of previous owners the castle is now in a precarious state of neglect .