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USS Pickens ( APA - 190 ) USS " Pickens " ( APA - 190 ) was a " Haskell " - class attack transport acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas . World War II service . " Pickens " ( " APA – 190 " ) , built under Maritime Commission contract ( MCV hull 658 ) , was laid down by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co . , Vancouver , Washington , 22 April 1944 ; launched 21 July 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Howard Denhart ; delivered to the Navy and commissioned 18 September 1944 , Comdr . John V . McElduff in command . Landing troops and their equipment on Iwo Jima . Following shakedown , " Pickens " steamed west , engaged in amphibious training in Hawaiian waters , and on 27 January 1945 , got underway for the western Pacific Ocean with elements of the 4th Marine Division embarked . A unit of TransDiv 45 she arrived off Iwo Jima on the morning of 19 February and despite cold weather and high seas stood off the assault beach , 0730 – 1800 , to land troops and equipment . Retiring at night , she returned daily to continue offloading cargo and to take on casualties . On the 28th she got underway for Saipan , thence , to Guam to disembark her casualty passengers . Diversionary landings on Okinawa . For the next month " Pickens " , with 2nd Division Marines embarked , rehearsed for Operation Iceberg . On 27 March she departed the Marianas and on 1 April participated in the diversionary landings on Okinawa ’ s southeastern coast , during which she assumed duties of Division Commander ( TransDiv 44 ) after was kamikaze d . She effected the rescue of survivors from that APA , " LST - 884 " , and " LST - 724 " . On the 2nd she repeated the feint , then swung around to the stand - by area where she remained until the 9th . " Pickens " then returned to Saipan and on the 14th debarked her troops . On 4 June " Pickens " sailed for Noumea , whence she carried cargo back to the Marianas before heading back to California and availability . Arriving at San Francisco , California , 3 August , she completed availability after the end of the war and at the end of the month joined others of her type in carrying occupation troops to the Far East and bringing back veterans . She completed “ Operation Magic Carpet ” duty at San Francisco 7 January 1946 , then got underway for the U . S . East Coast and inactivation . Post - war decommissioning . Decommissioning at Norfolk , Virginia , 12 April 1946 , she was redelivered to the United States Maritime Commission 18 April and on 1 May her name was struck from the Navy List . Into 1970 she remained with the National Defense Reserve Fleet , laid up at the James River , Virginia , berthing area . Her ultimate fate is not recorded . Military awards and honors . " Pickens " earned two battle stars during World War II .
Mahan Singh Mirpuri Sardar Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri ( died 1844 ) ( also spelled Maan Singh " Mirpura " / " Mirpuria " ) was a famous General in the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh , and was the second - in - command to the famous General Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa . He was conferred by Maharaja Ranjit Singh the title of Raja for his conquests of Haripur , Nowshehra and Peshawar . The town of Mansehra derives its name from him . Early life . He was born a commoner in Gujranwala , in a Muhiyal family belonging to the Ambral branch of the Bali Clan . He was the grandson of Himmat Singh Bali , and his father Data Ram was a counselor to Sultan Mukkarb Khan , the Gakhar Subedar of Gujrat . Military career and later Life . While in Lahore in search of a job , he happened to participate in a hunting expedition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh , in which he caught the notice of the latter by single - handedly killing a leopard with his sword . Impressed by his valor , the Maharaja had him inducted into the army under the famous General Hari Singh Nalwa . Mahan Singh played a key role in the battles of Peshawar and Kashmir , and in the 1818 siege of Multan , was seriously wounded two times . He went on to become second - in - command to Hari Singh Nalwa . In April 1837 , he was the main defender of the Jamrud Fort , holding out against an invasion by Afghans . In the subsequent battle , Hari Singh Nalwa was done to death but Mahan Singh maintained the news secret until reinforcements arrived from Lahore . Mai Desan , the widow of Hari Singh Nalwa , adopted Mahan Singh as her son and solemnized his marriage into a Mohan family of Gujranwala according to Muhiyal traditions . Sardar Raja Mahan Singh he was murdered by his own soldiers in 1844 , when mutiny broke out in the Sikh army . Descendants . Mahan Singh had four sons , named Chhattar Singh , Himmat Singh , Sham Singh and Wadhawa Singh . His death at the hands of mutinying soldiers was avenged by Chhattar Singh , who was himself killed soon after . Himmat Singh ' s assistance to the British in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 on the orders of the Maharaja of Jammu fetched him awards from the latter . The widows of Chhattar Singh and Himmat Singh were later given pensions by the British government along with grants of agricultural land in Districts Jhelum and Gujranwala , and in Mirpur . Sardar Raja Mahan Singh ' s grandson Rai Sahib Bakshi Kartar Singh Bali was Vernacular Secretary in the Government of Kashmir under Maharaja Partap Singh , and President of the All India Mohyal Conference of 1906 . See also . Maharaja Ranjit Singh ' s Generals
Corbit ' s Charge Corbit ' s Charge was a skirmish fought on June 29 , 1863 in Westminster , MD , during the American Civil War between the cavalry commanded by Confederate General J . E . B . Stuart and two companies of the 1st Delaware Cavalry shortly before the Battle of Gettysburg . The skirmish , also known as the Battle of Westminster , is thought to have contributed to the delay of Stuart ' s arrival in Gettysburg and subsequently contributed to the defeat of Confederate forces there . Background . Stuart ' s three brigades of cavalry , after crossing the Potomac River and threatening Washington , D . C . , proceeded north toward Pennsylvania , east of the main Confederate army and pursuing Union forces , following loose instructions from Confederate Commander Robert E . Lee . Meanwhile , Companies C and D of the 1st Delaware Cavalry were sent from Baltimore to Westminster to guard the Western Maryland Railway junction and arrived the day before the battle . Battle . The Delaware cavalry companies , totaling less than 100 men and commanded by Major Napoleon B . Knight , had arrived unaware of Stuart ' s impending approach , bivouacked near the northwestern end of town and found the town quiet . The next day , some of the Union troopers decided to have their horses reshod at a stable near the southern end of town . While there , the first Confederate cavalry arrived at the southern end of Westminster and captured those troopers . Major Knight was absent then , so Captain Charles Corbit , one of the company commanders , rallied the remaining troopers and led a cavalry charge down Main Street in Westminster towards Stuart ' s cavalry , meeting them at the intersection with Washington Road . They were quickly defeated by the Confederates , and Captain Corbit , along with the other company commander , Lieutenant Caleb Churchman , were captured , along with more than half of the other Union troopers . Two were killed and 11 wounded . Two Confederate officers were killed and ten more troopers were wounded . One of the Confederate officers , Lt . John William Murray , Co . E , 4th Virginia cavalry , remains buried in the graveyard of Ascension Episcopal Church . Aftermath . The battle prompted Stuart ' s cavalry to stay the night in Westminster , delaying his arrival at Gettysburg and depriving Gen . Lee of important intelligence about Union troop movements and leading him to commit to fighting at Gettysburg . Commemoration . In 2003 the City of Westminster began holding the Commemoration of Corbit ' s Charge during the last full weekend of June , which has grown into a festival including Civil War re - enactors , demonstrations , museum tours , musical concerts and more .
USS Topeka ( SSN - 754 ) USS " Topeka " ( SSN - 754 ) , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Topeka , Kansas . The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton , Connecticut on 28 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 13 May 1986 . She was launched on 23 January 1988 sponsored by Elizabeth Dole and commissioned on 21 October 1989 , with Commander Timothy Reichert in command . The " Topeka " and form a unique sub - class among " Los Angeles " class submarines . The pressure hulls of both ships were partially manufactured using stronger HY - 100 , instead of the HY - 80 steel used in the manufacturing of all other " Los Angeles " class submarines . This was done to test construction methods using this steel , which would later be employed in the assembly of the new s . In theory , this permits the " Albany " and " Topeka " to dive to a slightly greater depth than any other member of the " Los Angeles " class , though it remains unclear if this ability has ever been tested by either vessel . History . In 1993 the mini series " " used the " Topeka " to produce segments of their program . During New Year ' s Eve 2000 the USS " Topeka " straddled the international dateline , thus was famously " in two millenniums at once " . In October 2002 , after completing a Modernization Period in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard , " Topeka " shifted homeport to San Diego , California , from Pearl Harbor . In December 2012 , the submarine began an overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard which is scheduled to last around 20 months . Earlier that same year the submarine completed a six month long deployment in the Western Pacific , covering around 35 , 000 nautical miles . Awards . COMSUBRON 11 Battle " E " - 1993 / 1995 In August 2004 , " Topeka " returned to San Diego after six months of operations with the Seventh Fleet , including three missions significant to national security that earned the boat the Navy Expeditionary Medal and Navy Unit Commendation Medal . The ship and crew earned the Battle Efficiency " E " Award for 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , and 2009 . Popular Culture . In the 2009 live - action movie " " , USS " Topeka " was part of a Carrier Battle Group stationed permanently in the Laurentian Abyss to guard the dumping site of Megatron . When several Decepticons arrived and dived to reach Megatron , the submarine spotted them and set off in pursuit , but was subsequently attacked and sunk . USS " Topeka " is also featured in TV series " 24 " in season 5 when terrorists intend to use her weapons against civilians in Los Angeles , and as the " lost " submarine in the series " Surfaced "
Aurelio Mosquera Don Aurelio Mosquera Narváez ( 2 August 1883 – 17 November 1939 ) was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador from December 1938 to November 1939 . Mosquero was born in Quito . He studied medicine in Quito , then traveled to Paris to continue his education . Upon his return , he achieved great success as a professor , dean , and rector of the Central University of Ecuador . He was elected head of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party . He was also vice president of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate . In 1938 , after the dismissal of Manuel María Borrero , he was named President of Ecuador . During his short time as president , with the support of the army , he dissolved the National Assembly and reestablished the Constitution of 1906 , known for its secularity . His term as president ended when he died on November 17 , 1939 in Quito . Mosquero was known as an honorable and noble person . He implemented tough measures , especially with the socialists and liberals who brought him to power . He closed the Central University and the Juan Montalvo school . He created organizations to support artisans and small business owners .
Rochfort Maguire Commodore Rochfort Maguire ( Died 29 June 1867 ) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Captain of HMS Plover from 1852 to 1853 during the Franklin Search Expedition . Biography . Maguire joined the Royal Navy in 1830 . He came to notice when he was wounded in action in 1840 at Sidon whilst serving on HMS " Wasp " under Sir Charles Napier . He was mentioned in despatches and as a result he was promoted to Lieutenant on HMS " Vernon " in the Mediterranean . Maguire was assigned to the Franklin search expedition . They sailed out of Plymouth , England in 1848 on a mission to find the lost remains of John Franklin ' s Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845 . Maguire was made Captain of HMS " Plover " from 1852 to 1854 . Promoted to Captain in 1855 , he was given command of HMS " Sans Pareil " , HMS " Impérieuse " , HMS " Chesapeake " and then HMS " Galatea " . He became Commander - in - Chief , Australian Station in 1866 before retiring the following year on health grounds . He died in Haslar in June 1867 .
Stampe et Vertongen RSV . 22 The Stampe et Vertongen RSV 22 - 180 was a training biplane produced in Belgium in the 1920s . It was a conventional , single - bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span that were braced with N - struts near their tips . The fixed undercarriage consisted of two mainwheels that were joined by a common through axle , plus a tailskid . The student pilot and the instructor sat in open cockpits in tandem that were fitted with dual controls . Construction was of mixed materials , with metal used for the undercarriage , engine mount , and cabane struts . The control surfaces were operated by a rigid linkage made of dural tube . The horizontal stabilizer was adjustable in flight , using a lever in the cockpit to adjust the aircraft ' s trim . Incorrect use of this latter feature led to a number of accidents . The base model RSV 22 - 180 was powered by a 134 - kW ( 180 - hp ) Hispano - Suiza engine , but the aircraft was designed to use powerplants of up to 220 kW ( 300 hp ) . The RSV 22 - 200 variant used a 150 - kW ( 200 - hp ) Renard - built radial engine in place of the Hispano - Suiza . The Belgian Air Force purchased 20 examples of the RSV 22 - 180 . In 1928 , Lt Edmond Thieffry and SLt Philippe Quersin piloted a civil - registered RSV 22 - 180 ( registration " O - BAJE " ) on an attempt at a long - distance flight to Africa . They departed Deurne on 26 June , attempting to reach Kinshasa . Bad weather forced them to land at Mourmelon , France , only away . Resuming their journey , they were forced down a second time , this time in a marsh at Clapier , near Vauvert , still in France . They abandoned the attempt at this point and successfully returned to Belgium .
USS Manitowoc ( LST - 1180 ) USS " Manitowoc " ( LST 1180 ) was the second ship of the " Newport " class LST in the United States Navy . Built at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard . Powered by six GMC V - 16 turbocharged diesels . The second Manitowoc ( LST ‑ 1180 ) was laid down as LST ‑ 1180 by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , 27 February 1967 ; named Manitowoc 21 March 1967 ; launched 4 January 1969 ; sponsored by Mrs . Gaylord Nelson ; and commissioned 24 January 1970 . Manitowoc conducted two deployments off Vietnam during 1971 and 1972 . She later carried troops to Lebanon during the intervention there in 1982 and withdrew them the next year . The tank landing ship then participated in the Grenada operations during October and November 1983 . The LST also participated in the Persian Gulf War before decommissioning on 30 June 1993 . The ship was then transferred to the Republic of China through the Security Assistance Program on 29 September 2000 .
Entrenching battalions Entrenching battalions were temporary units formed in the British Army during the First World War . Allocated at Corps level , they were used as pools of men , from which drafts of replacements could be drawn by conventional infantry battalions . The practice ceased on the Western Front by autumn 1917 , due to manpower shortages , but saw a revival at the start of 1918 . The reduction in the number of battalions in an infantry brigade ( from four to three ) resulted in many ( under - manned ) infantry battalion s being disbanded . Following the disbandment of these infantry battalions in February 1918 , the pool of men was used to bring the remaining battalions up to strength , and to allocate any remaining manpower surplus to twenty five entrenching battalions . These battalions were put to use in improving the existing defences in anticipation of a German offensive , and could be used as a reserve force if needed . The Entrenching Battalions were disbanded in April 1918 , with their troops apportioned to infantry battalions to make good the losses suffered following Operation Michael , the German spring offensive of 1918 . Many of their war diaries from 1918 have survived and can be consulted at The National Archives at Kew though the 1918 war diaries for the 1st , 6th , 7th , 10th , 13th , 15th and 17th Entrenching Battalions have not survived . In addition to the entrenching battalions of the British Army , there were also entrenching battalions in both the Canadian Expeditionary Force . In addition , the New Zealand ( Māori ) Pioneer Battalion served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force . Formed from the 2 / 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion and the 2 / 8th ( TF ) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment . These men subsequently joined the 2 / 4th Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry when the battalion was disbanded in April 1918 .
Louis - Camus Destouches Louis - Camus Destouches ( 1668 – 11 March 1726 ) was a French artillery officer . He was a chevalier of the " ordre de Saint - Lazare " from 1690 , and became a chevalier of the " ordre de Saint - Louis " in 1720 , then " commandeur " in 1725 . He saw a brilliant career in the artillery , gaining him the nickname ' Canon ' . Jean le Rond d ' Alembert , " philosophe " and contributor to the " Encyclopédie " , was born from an affair with Claudine Guérin de Tencin in 1716 . His illegitimate son was the mathematician Jean le Rond d ' Alembert . Destouches secretly funded his illegitimate son ' s education , and left him an income of 1200 livres upon his death in 1726 in Paris .
Smirnykh ( air base ) Smirnykh ( also Smirnyh ) is an air base in Sakhalin , Russia located 2 km east of Smirnykh . It appears in June 1966 KH - 7 imagery with a runway length of 2000 m . It was expanded sometime after this to 2500 m with a new extension of revetments added . An ICAO report on the downing of Korean Air Flight 007 indicates that it was carried out by the PVO ( Soviet Anti - Air Defense ) in 1983 and hosted MiG - 23 fighter aircraft .
Brian Edmund Baker Air Marshal Sir Brian Edmund Baker KBE , CB , DSO , MC , AFC ( 31 August 1896 – 8 October 1979 ) was a British Flying Ace in World War I credited , in conjunction with his gunners , with 12 victories , comprising 1 enemy aircraft captured , 4 destroyed ( including one shared ) , and 7 " out of control " wins ( including one shared ) . Military career . See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Baker served in the Rifle Brigade at the outbreak of war and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ) in August 1915 . He was then transferred to France with a total of only twelve hours flying time and joined No . 13 Squadron , which was flying BE2 aircraft . In January 1917 he was given command of a flight in the newly formed No . 48 Squadron . He helped shoot down a Gotha heavy bomber on 22 July 1917 . In July 1918 was appointed Officer Commanding No . 141 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill . After the war he remained with the RAF , being appointed Officer Commanding the Experimental Section at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in 1926 , Officer Commanding No . 32 Squadron in 1929 and Chief Flying Instructor at RAF Leuchars in 1932 . He went on to be Senior RAF Officer on HMS " Courageous " in 1935 , Station Commander at RAF Gosport in 1937 and Station Commander at RAF Leuchars in 1938 . He served in World War II as Air Officer Commanding No . 51 Group from 1940 , Air Officer Commanding RAF Iceland from 1941 and Air Officer Commanding No . 16 Group from 1942 before transferring to No . 19 ( Reconnaissance ) Group in 1943 and taking command of RAF East Africa in 1945 . After the War he was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Middle East and then , from December 1945 , Deputy Air Commander - in - Chief , RAF Mediterranean and Middle East before becoming Air Officer Commanding - in - Chief at RAF Transport Command in 1947 and retiring in 1950 .
Alfred Philippi Alfred Philippi ( 3 August 1903 – 15 June 1994 ) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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 .
USS Moccasin ( ID - 1322 ) USS " Moccasin " ( ID - 1322 ) was a United States Navy refrigerated cargo ship in commission from 1918 - 1919 . She was the third ship to carryher name . " Moccasin " was built as the German commercial passenger - cargo ship SS " Prinz Joachim " in 1903 at Flensburg , Germany , by Flensburger Schiffbau - Gesellschaft for the Hamburg America Line . When the United States entered World War I on the side of the Allied in April 1917 , the United States Government seized her and placed her under the control of the United States Shipping Board for use during World War I . Renamed SS " Moccasin " , she entered service as an American civilian cargo ship . Late in 1917 , the United States Army chartered her . The U . S . Navy acquired " Moccasin " at New York City on 19 February 1918 for World War I use as a refrigerated cargo ship . She was assigned the naval registry Identification Number ( Id . No . ) 1322 and commissioned as USS " Moccasin " on 26 February 1918 . Service history . Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service , " Moccasin " departed New York City on 14 March 1918 with a convoy for Europe , arriving at Bordeaux , France on 13 April to unload her cargo of frozen food . " Moccasin " continued to operate as a refrigerator ship , making cross ‑ $ 3 runs to Europe from New York , until she decommissioned on 2 June 1919 . She was transferred to the United States Shipping Board the same day . She returned to commercial service as SS " Moccasin " , later in her career being renamed SS " Porto Rico " .
HMS Bombay Castle ( 1782 ) HMS " Bombay Castle " was a 74 - gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 14 June 1782 at Blackwall Yard . She was wrecked in 1796 , foundered in the shoals of the Tagus River ' s mouth .