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Horace Webster Horace Webster ( Hartford , Connecticut , September 21 , 1794 - Geneva , New York , July 12 , 1871 ) was an American educator who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818 . Webster remained at West Point as a mathematics professor until 1825 , leaving with the rank of first lieutenant . He then moved to Geneva College , where he taught as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy until he left in 1848 to head the Free Academy of New York , where he continued until retirement in 1869 . Horace Webster was the first President of City College of New York from 1847 - 1869 .
Formations of the United States Army during World War II This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the Second World War . Many of these formations still exist today , though many by different designations . Included are formations that were placed on rolls , but never organized , as well as " phantom " formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944 — these are marked accordingly . Army Divisions . Airborne , armored , cavalry , infantry , and mountain divisions are grouped separately . The numbering system for the airborne and mountain divisions are a continuation of the infantry numbering system — " phantom " formations are an exception to that numbering system .
Operation Provide Hope Operation Provide Hope was a humanitarian operation conducted by the U . S Air Force to provide medical equipment to former Soviet republics during their transition to democratic and free - market states . The operation was announced by Secretary of State James A . Baker , III on January 22 – 23 , 1992 and the initial shipment of supplies was sent on February 10 , 1992 . Sixty - five C - 5 and C - 141 missions flew of food and medical supplies to 24 locations in the Commonwealth of Independent States during the initial launch . Much of these supplies was left over from the buildup to the Persian Gulf War . Following the initial shipment , Phase II of the operation began , consisting of continuing support of the former Soviet republics . Food and medical supplies were shipped by sea , land , and air from Europe . In all , 25 , 000 short tons of food and medicine were sent to 33 cities in the former Soviet Union . The final state of the operation was to build , staff , and train hospitals throughout the former Soviet Union . Captain Kevin M . Boyce of the U . S . Air Force and the 335th Military Airlift Wing was named " Rhein Main Stage Manager " for this operation . A letter from General Hansford T . Johnson congratulated Captain Boyce on his accomplishments throughout operation PROVIDE HOPE . The operation concluded in September 1994 .
1944 Army Cadets football team The 1944 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy . Led by head coach Red Blaik , the team finished with a perfect 9 – 0 season . The Black Knights offense scored 504 points , while the defense allowed 35 points . At the season ’ s end , the team won the National Championship . The team captain was Tom Lombardo . In 1950 , Lombardo would be killed in action during the Korean War .
Simon Fraser of Balnain Simon Fraser ( 1729 – 7 October 1777 ) was a British general during the American War of Independence who was killed in the Battle of Bemis Heights during the Saratoga Campaign by Timothy Murphy , an American sniper . Early life and military service . Simon was a younger son of Hugh Fraser of Balnain , Highland , by his wife , a daughter of Fraser of Forgie . He fought with the Dutch army at Siege of Bergen - op - Zoom in 1747 , and joined the British Army as a Lieutenant in 1755 . Fraser went to Canada with the British forces in the French and Indian War and took part in the Siege of Louisbourg . He was promoted to Captain before taking part in the Battle of Quebec in 1759 . At that battle , he was in James Wolfe ' s boat crossing the St Lawrence . It was his reply , in French through the fog , that enabled the party to sneak ashore before ascending to the Plains of Abraham . Fraser served in Germany , Ireland , and Gibraltar between wars . In 1768 , he became the Lt . Colonel of the 24th Regiment of Foot . American War of Independence . In 1776 , the 24th was transferred to Quebec in response to the American invasion , and Governor Guy Carleton promoted him to Brigadier General . When John Burgoyne organized his Saratoga campaign in 1777 , Fraser was chosen to command the advance unit . Ticonderoga . At the start of the campaign , the advance corps had about 1 , 000 men . Besides his own 24th Regiment of Foot , he had the grenadier battalion , the light infantry battalion , and a company of marksmen , along with some Canadian militia and Indian auxiliaries . Fraser ' s command was in the vanguard during the taking of Fort Ticonderoga , and Fraser helped dislodge the retreating Americans . Hubbardton . On July 7 , 1777 , Fraser ' s corps caught up with the American rear guard at the town of Hubbardton in the New Hampshire Grants ( now Vermont ) . At the Battle of Hubbardton in a sharp skirmish he drove off the enemy but with the loss of many men . Freeman ' s Farm . At the Freeman ' s farm on 19 September he commanded the right wing and led four companies in a successful attack on Daniel Morgan ' s riflemen . Bemis Heights . Early in the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7 , Fraser fell to rifle fire from a rifleman named Timothy Murphy . Benedict Arnold , the opposing commander , specifically ordered Fraser to be targeted , as he was vigorously directing and supporting his troops . He was carried to a nearby house and placed in the care of Baroness Riedesel , where he died that evening . He was reportedly buried in a nearby redoubt , but the exact location is uncertain . In her diary , the Baroness noted that he was " . . . buried at six O ' clock in the evening , on a hill , which was a sort of redoubt . " His passing is noted by a memorial plaque in the Saratoga Battlefield National Park .
Fokker M 10 The Fokker M 10 was a two - seater reconnaissance / fighter - trainer biplane with single - bay wings equipped with wing - warping controls for roll , powered by a 7 - cylinder 80 hp Oberursel U . 0 engine . Several M 10 aircraft were purchased by the Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops of Austro Hungary During the First World War the Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops ( colloquially known as the Austro - Hungarian Air Service or K . u . K . Luftfahrtruppen ) lacked aircraft production capacity , purchasing aircraft from its German ally . In 1916 the Fokker M 10 was acquired in two versions , with single - bay wings as the Fokker M 10E ( " E for Einstielig " ) , known to the Luftfahrtruppen as the Fokker B . I ) , and the Fokker M 10Z ( " Z for Zweistielig " ) , with two - bay wings ( known by the Luftfahrtruppen as the Fokker B . II ) . The single bay winged M 10E ( B . I ) was powered by an Oberursel U . 0 7 - cyl . rotary engine and was derived directly from the earlier Fokker M 7 , which had been operated by the Naval air service of the Kaiserliche Marine from 1915 . The aircraft were almost identical with the exception of revised and strengthened undercarriage and centre section cabane struts . The first machine , " 03 . 61 " , was delivered in April 1916 . Due to the lack of engines the next 19 aircraft arrived in August 1916 and the last three in September 1916 . All aircraft served as unarmed trainers assigned to Flek 4 , Flek 6 and Flek 8 until the end of the war The only exception was the first delivered machine the 03 . 61 , which served as a test bed for variety of armament installation .
GAR Monument in Covington The Grand Army of the Republic Monument , in the Linden Grove Cemetery of Covington , Kentucky , was built in 1929 by the O . P . Sine of Garfield Post No . 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic , a group comprising the remaining veterans of the Union army . This was the second memorial built by the Grand Army of the Republic in the commonwealth of Kentucky , with the first being built in Kentucky ' s capital city of Frankfort , Kentucky , the Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort . Most GAR monuments are built in courthouse squares , but both in Kentucky are in cemeteries . By the time interest in building such memorials to the Civil War had waned ; most G . A . R . had been built long before Covington ' s . It is the only monument related to the war in Kentucky shaped like a sarcophagus . It measures three feet high , three feet tall , and is ten feet long . It is made of concrete , and was painted white . Most monuments to the War in Kentucky were made to honor Confederate soldiers / veterans / memories . Though many regions in the state were pro - Union during the war , by Reconstruction Kenton County , Kentucky was one of the few places in Kentucky where sentiment was still decidedly pro - Union , which is why the Grand Army of the Republic chose Covington in particular for this monument . On July 17 , 1997 , it was one of sixty different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places , as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission . It is a few feet from the Veteran ' s Monument in Covington , which was also on the same MPS , but was built four years after the G . A . R . Monument was .
Viktor Rall Dr . - Ing . Viktor Rall ( 27 November 1896 – 21 April 1984 ) was a German engineer and veteran of both World Wars . In the rank of a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II , he was leader of the 15 . Vorpostenflottille based in Le Havre . Following the Invasion of Normandy , he was honoured with the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross .
USCGC Rush ( WHEC - 723 ) USCGC " Rush " ( WHEC - 723 ) is a U . S . Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of Honolulu , Hawaii , and previously based out of Alameda , California . Constructed at Avondale Shipyard near New Orleans , Louisiana and launched November 16 , 1968 , she is the fifth Coast Guard Cutter to be named after the eighth Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush .
Samuel von Schmettau Samuel Graf von Schmettau ( 24 March 1684 - 18 August 1751 ) was a Prussian field marshal . Life . Von Schmettau was born in Berlin . His mother , Marie de la Fontaine , belonged to a Huguenot family . His father died in 1707 , as Royal Prussian secretary to the ambassador in London . In 1699 , he joined the military , and served under numerous flags during his career . He started as a Danish Cuirassier , under command of his uncle William . In 1703 , he joined the Margrave of Anspach Dragoons , as a lieutenant , where another uncle , Gottlieb Schmettau , was chief . Schmettau experienced his baptism of fire at the Battle of Blenheim . A little later he became captain and company commander , and was promoted to Major in 1707 , and lieutenant colonel in 1708 . He was Adjutant General of the Prince of Hesse , at the Battle of Malplaquet . In 1714 , Schmettau went with his regiment in the Electorate of Saxony . On 22 October 1716 , he was promoted to colonel in the artillery . He went into the service of the Hapsburg s on 7 April 1717 . There Schmettau took part in the conquest of Belgrade . On 22 March 1719 , he was Field General , and came to Sicily as Quartermaster General . His achievements as an artilleryman and fortress builder impressed the Emperor and Prince Eugene of Savoy . In 1720 , during the War of the Quadruple Alliance , he led the Capture of Messina ( 1719 ) , and in 1732 with Corsica , he led the campaign against Sardinia and France . On 27 October 1733 , he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal . He commanded the O ' Gilvy Infantry Regiment ( No . 46 ) ; with his regiment , he then took part in the War of the Polish Succession . The years 1737 - 1739 , during Russo - Austrian - Turkish War ( 1735 – 1739 ) , he was governor of Timisoara . On 18 January 1742 , Schmettau was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle . He left the service in 1742 . Diplomacy . In the following years , he represented Prussia under the Emperor Charles VII . As ambassador to Paris , he prepared for the second Silesian war . Schmettau was a curator of the Academy of Sciences . He continued his education as a cartographer , and created the first good map of Berlin , and in 1751 of East Friesland . In his " Memoires Secrets " , he described his experiences . Family . He married Marie Charlotte von Boyen ( died 1739 ) ; they had two children . He married Marie Johanna von Ruffer , who bore him three children :
Wacław Piekarski Wacław Piekarski ( 1893 - 1979 ) was a Polish military officer and a general ( generał brygady ) of the Polish Army . He fought in World War I in the ranks of various Polish formations . During the Invasion of Poland and the opening stages of World War II he was the commanding officer of Polish 41st Infantry Division . After the war he remained in exile and served as the head of the house for the elderly of the Polish Humanitarian Fund in Lailly - en - Val . Wacław Piekarski was born 5 June 1893 in Pilica , then in Russian - held part of Poland . Following the outbreak of World War I he defected to Austro - Hungarian Galicia and joined the Polish Legions . In 1918 he was accepted into the Polish Army and attached to the 36th ' Academic Legion ' Infantry Regiment . Between 1922 and 1924 he studied at the École Supérieure de Guerre in France . During that time , on 3 May 1922 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel . In January 1925 Piekarski was attached to the Polish General Staff as part of the Division II ( Polish intelligence and counter - espionage service ) as head of Section 2 . In 1926 however he was moved to the Office of General Inspector of the Armed Forces and became the 1st Staff Officer of Gen . Jan Romer . Following this brief staff practice , the following year he became the commanding officer of the 54th ' Kresy Rifles ' Infantry Regiment in Tarnopol ( modern Ternopil , Ukraine ) . Promoted to full Colonel on 1 January 1928 , in 1931 he joined the Border Defence Corps and became the commanding officer of its ' 4th Brigade based in Czortków ( modern Chortkiv , Ukraine ) . In October 1935 Wacław Piekarski became the Divisional Infantry Commander ( de facto deputy commander ) of the 11th ' Carpathian ' Infantry Division stationed around Stanisławów ( modern Ivano - Frankivsk , Ukraine ) . A year later , in October 1936 he became the CO of 29th Infantry Division based in Grodno ( modern Hrodna , Belarus ) . After two years serving in that capacity , in October 1938 he was recalled back to Warsaw and became the chief of Department of Infantry in the Ministry of Military Affairs . On 19 March 1939 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General . During the Nazi and Soviet Invasion of Poland of 1939 Piekarski commanded the reserve 41st Infantry Division , and then an improvised division composed of remnants of his unit and the 33rd Infantry Division . Despite heavy losses , Piekarski ' s unit maintained cohesion until the very end of the campaign . He capitulated with his forces on 26 September 1939 and spent the rest of the war in German captivity in Oflag VIII - E Johannisbrunn and Oflag VII - A Murnau . After the war , unable to return to Soviet - held Poland , he stayed in exile in France . He served as a long - time head of the Rest House of the Polish Humanitarian Fund , a palace in Lailly - en - Val for veterans of Polish forces living abroad . He died 14 February 1979 in Créteil .
Fort Smith National Historic Site Fort Smith National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located primarily in Fort Smith , Arkansas along the Arkansas River , and also along the opposite bank of the river near Moffett , Oklahoma . The site was established in 1961 in order to protect the remains of two 19th - century U . S . military forts , including a building which once housed the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas . Fort Smith was also notable as a major stop along the " Trail of Tears . " It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 . The park visitor center is now located in the old Barracks / Courthouse / Jail building . Exhibits in the visitor center focus on Fort Smith ’ s military history from 1817 – 1871 , western expansion , Judge Isaac Parker and the federal court ' s impact on Indian Territory , U . S . Deputy Marshals and outlaws , Federal Indian policy , and Indian Removal including the Trail of Tears . Located on the grounds are the foundation remains of the first Fort Smith ( 1817 – 1824 ) , the commissary building ( c . 1838 ) and a reconstruction of the gallows used by the federal court . A walking trail along the Arkansas River includes wayside exhibits on the Trail of Tears .
USCGC Margaret Norvell ( WPC - 1105 ) The USCGC " Margaret Norvell " ( WPC - 1105 ) will be the fifth , scheduled to serve in Miami , Florida upon her commissioning . She was launched on January 13 , 2012 , and delivered to the Coast Guard in March 21 , 2013 . She was commissioned on June 1 , 2013 . She was commissioned at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans , near where she staffed her lighthouse for decades . The vessel is named after Margaret Norvell , who served as a lighthouse keeper for the United States Lighthouse Service , from 1891 to 1932 . The " Key News " reported that the " Margaret Norvell " was in Key West on April 2 , 2013 , finishing her outfitting .
USS Kajeruna ( SP - 389 ) USS " Kajeruna " ( SP - 389 ) was a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 . " Kajeruna " was built as the private steel - hulled steam yacht " Hauoli " in 1902 or 1903 by John N . Robinton & Son at Erie Basin , New York , for Frank M . Smith of Shelter Island , New York . She later was renamed " Seminole " , then " Kajeruna " . In May 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired " Kajeruna " from her owner , A . W . Gieske of Baltimore , Maryland , for use as a patrol vessel during World War I . She was commissioned that month as USS " Kajeruna " ( SP - 389 ) with Lieutenant J . R . Hudgins , USNRF , in command . Assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk , Virginia , " Kajeruna " served as flagship of Patrol Squadron 3 . She operated in Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay for the remainder of World War I . " Kajeruna " left active service soon after the war ended on 11 November 1918 . The Navy returned her to her owner on 16 January 1919 .
Kosmos 775 Kosmos 775 ( meaning " Cosmos 775 " ) is a Soviet US - KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1975 as part of the Oko programme . The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . Kosmos 775 was launched from Site 81 / 23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . A Proton - K carrier rocket with a DM upper stage was used to perform the launch , which took place at 00 : 30 UTC on 8 October 1975 . The launch attempted to place the satellite into geostationary orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation , and the international designator 1975 - 097A . The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 8357 . It was the first US - KS satellite and was never operational . Podvig says its orbit was never stabilised , NASA ' s National Space Science Data Centre says it exploded . The next launch of one of these craft was Kosmos 1546 in 1984 .
Gorgopas ( 4th century BC ) Gorgopas was a Spartan commander during the Corinthian War . In 388 BC Hierax was dispatched by Sparta to Aegina to take over the Spartan fleet . The Spartans under the command of Teleutias had earlier driven off the Athenian fleet blockading Aegina . Soon after taking over , Hierax departed for Rhodes with most of the fleet leaving Gorgopas , his vice - admiral with twelve triremes as governor in Aegina , replacing Eteonicus who held the post before . Gorgopas continued operations against the Athenian army led by Pamphilius who was still laying siege to the city . He ultimately forced Athens to send ships to evacute their land forces from the area . Gorgopas then went on to harass the Athenian territory from his base in Aegina . Not long afterward , Gorgopas took his fleet to Ephesus to escort Antalcidas who was sent to replace Hierax as admiral . Upon completing his mission , on the way back to Aegina he encountered the Athenian fleet under Eunomus . Gorgopas retreated and was able to make it back to the port in Aegina . After unsuccessfully trying to bait Gorgopas to come out and fight , the Athenias sailed away at night fall . The lead Athenian ship carried a customary light which the other ships could follow . Gorgopas , keeping his ships dark , followed the light of the Athenian ship . He was able to surprise the Athenian fleet as it passed close to shore around Cape Zoster . The Spartans captured four triremes and forced the rest of the Athenian ships to retreat to Piraeus . Gorgopas was killed in an ambush later that year . One Athenian unit under Chabrias lay in ambush while another under Demaenetus drew Gorgopas out of Aegina and into the trap by openly marching through the area .
Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award created by the Australian Government in 2001 . It was established to commemorate the Centenary of Federation of Australia and to honour people who have made a contribution to Australian society or government . It was also awarded to centenarians : Australian citizens born on or before 31 December 1901 who lived to celebrate the centenary of federation on 1 January 2001 . Nominations were assessed by a panel chaired by the historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey . Design . Award . The obverse of the medal features a seven - pointed Commonwealth Star representing the six Australian states , with the seventh point representing Australia ' s territories . At the centre of the star is an Indigenous styling of Aboriginal traditions at the heart of the continent . Around the rim are 100 dots depicting 100 years of federation . The reverse features a seven pointed star , with the words " For Contribution Made to Australian Society " around the rim . Bar and Ribbon . The colours in the ribbon are crimson , which represents federation , and blue and gold for the beginning of the 21st Century . The seven gold and red lines signify the states ' pathways to federation . The bar and ribbon are the same so that a recipient can be identified as such .
Wu Junsheng Wu Junsheng , or Wu Tsi - cheng , 吳俊陞 , ( 1863 – 1928 ) General of the Fengtian clique and its cavalry commander . Wu Junsheng was born in a peasant family in Changtu , Fengtien province ( today Liaoning ) , on November 23 , 1863 . He joined a cavalry troop in 1880 , crushed the Manchu independence plan ( supported by the Japanese ) in 1912 . He supported Yuan Shikai ' s monarchy in 1915 , and supported Zhang Zuolin ' s effort to seize Manchuria . He was rewarded with the Military and Civil governorship of Heilongjiang in March 1921 . Promoted to commander of the 5th Army in 1924 . He held those posts until to June 1928 when he died , on the train in the assassination of Zhang Zuolin .
Black Cats ( Royal Navy ) The Black Cats are the Royal Navy ' s helicopter display team . The team is composed of two Westland Lynx anti - submarine and anti - shipping helicopters , with the aircraft and crews drawn from 702 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset . The team performs at airshows and other public events around the UK and Europe . They perform a display which mixes close formation , opposition and synchronised manoeuvres . History . The Black Cats were formed in 2001 . For their first three display seasons , the team was known as the ' Lynx Pair ' - the " Black Cats " title was applied in 2004 . The team ' s predecessors as the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team were " The Sharks " , who used four red Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters and disbanded in 1992 . The team won the Steadman Sword for the best British participant at the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2003 and as " Les Chats Noirs " performed at the French Navy ' s 30th Anniversary of operating the Lynx at Lanveoc in Brittany .