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George R . Davis ( New York ) George Rex Davis ( 1788 Johnstown , then in Montgomery County , now in Fulton County , New York - June 24 , 1867 Troy , Rensselaer County , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York . He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1831 and 1843 . Life . He removed to Hoosick Falls , New York , and opened a tailor shop there . Later he studied law , and was admitted to the bar about 1810 , and commenced practice there . He married Amy Lottridge ( 1793 – 1856 ) , and their only daughter was Charlotte M . Davis who married Thaddeus W . Patchen in 1837 . In 1814 , one hundred and twenty - eight volunteers under George R . Davis joined the State Militia , and all marched from Troy to Plattsburgh , but the Battle of Plattsburgh had been fought before they reached there . When he became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Rensselaer County in 1829 , he moved to the county seat Troy . In 1830 , under the provisions of the Safety Fund Law , he was appointed Bank Commissioner , and served five terms until 1840 . He was a member from Rensselaer County of the New York State Assembly in 1819 , 1830 , 1831 , 1842 and 1843 ; and was Speaker in 1831 and 1843 . He was First Judge of the Rensselaer County Court from 1838 to 1847 . He died drowning . His granddaughters Mary and Caroline Patchen , aged 23 and 20 , also died drowning , in a shipwreck on Lake Erie in June 1868 .
HMS Pagham ( M2716 ) HMS " Pagham " was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers . Their names were all chosen from villages ending in " - ham " . The minesweeper was named after Pagham in West Sussex . In 1978 she was loaned to the Stranraer Sea Cadet Unit , and formally given to them on 1 May 1999 . After the closure of the Stranraer Sea Cadet unit the MOD / SCC sold her for a nominal fee to a private owner who stripped her of reclaimable parts . In March 2008 she lies part stripped of usable parts and with a significant list in Drummore harbour , near Stranraer . < br >
15th Coast Artillery ( United States ) The 15th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army . Lineage 1 . Constituted and organized October 1918 at Fort Crockett , but demoblized in November 1918 . Lineage 2 . Constituted 27 February 1924 as 15th Artillery ( HD ) Coast Artillery , and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort Kamehameha from the following Companies - 185th 125th , 91st , 143rd , 184th , 86th , and 95th . Regiment disbanded on 15 August 1944 , and broken up as follows - A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 32 inches ( 2 . 62 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Gules , a chevron paly of eight Argent , of the field ( Gules ) , Azure and repeated , the ordinary fimbriated Or . Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “ LITTORE SISTIMUS ” in Blue letters . The shield is red for the Artillery and the chevron is in the colors of the old royal Hawaiian flag , which also appeared in the arms of the Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor . The motto translates to “ We Take Our Stand On The Shore . ” The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 15th Coast Artillery Regiment on 17 April 1925 . It was redesignated for the 15th Artillery Group on 2 June 1966 . Gules , a chevron paly of eight Argent , of the field ( Gules ) , Azure and repeated , the ordinary fimbriated Or . On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules , a cannon palewise Gules , between two dolphins hauriant , dexter and sinister , Or , langued of the first . Motto : LITTORE SISTIMUS ( We Take Our Stand On The Shore ) . The shield is red for the Artillery and the chevron is in the colors of the old royal Hawaiian flag , which also appeared in the arms of the Coast Defenses of Pearl Harbor . The crest shows the big gun supported by the dolphins - the king of fishes - indicating the command of the coast . Coat of arms . Background . The coat of arms was approved for the 15th Coast Artillery Regiment on 16 April 1925 . It was rescinded / cancelled on 26 December 1974 . Campaign streamers . unknown Decorations . unknown
Warner S . Rodimon Warner S . Rodimon ( September 17 , 1907 - June 15 , 2005 ) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy . A native of Northampton , Massachusetts , he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1929 . During World War II he commanded the USS Hopewell ( DD - 681 ) . While in command he was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the vessel ' s war patrol in during the retaking of Corregidor . The citation states : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain [ then Commander ] Warner Scott Rodimon ( NSN : 0 - 62586 ) , United States Navy , for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of the U . S . S . HOPEWELL ( DD - 681 ) , in action against enemy Japanese forces during the bombardment of Corregidor , Philippine Islands , on 14 February 1945 . Attempting the rescue of survivors from a stricken vessel in the face of enemy shore fire , Captain Rodimon courageously engaged five enemy batteries and , by his aggressive action , succeeded in silencing several of the gun positions although his ship had been severely damaged . His determination , initiative and courageous devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service .
Charles S . Kendrick Charles S . Kendrick ( 23 January 1817 – 13 August 1863 ) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War . Biography . Kendrick was born in Kentucky . Early in the Civil War , as Third Master in Army gunboat " St . Louis " of the Western Flotilla , he took part in the captures of Fort Henry , Fort Donelson , Island No . 10 , Memphis , and Fort St . Charles . On 1 October 1862 , when the Western Flotilla was transferred to the Navy Department , he was commissioned Acting Master in the U . S . Navy . On April 30 , 1863 , while commanding a landing party which drove Confederate sharpshooters from the river banks at Haines Bluff , he personally captured a Southern officer in hand - to - hand combat . In July he commanded " Petrel " when she and " Forest Rose " ascended the Tensas River and captured Confederate steamers " Louisville " and " Elmira " . The following month Acting Master Kendrick was stricken with fever and died at the Naval Hospital , Memphis , Tennessee , August 13 , 1863 . Namesake . The USS Kendrick ( DD - 612 ) was named for him .
2 / 6th Battalion ( Australia ) The 2 / 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War . It was raised at Puckapunyal , Victoria on 25 October 1939 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force , and was attached to the 17th Brigade of the 6th Division . The 2 / 6th fought in Libya , Greece and Crete before serving as an occupation force in Syria . In 1942 the battalion returned to Australia to meet the threat of the Japan ese advance in New Guinea and subsequently undertook two campaigns there . The first of these campaigns was undertaken in 1943 when they were involved in the defence of Wau and the advance on Salamaua and then again in 1944 – 45 when they took part in the Aitape – Wewak campaign . Following the end of the war the battalion embarked to return to Australia on 13 December 1945 and disbanded at Puckapunyal on 18 February 1946 . During the war , the battalion lost 179 men killed and 335 wounded . Members of the battalion received the following decorations : 4 DSOs , 15 MCs , 5 DCMs , 35 MMs , and 63 MIDs .
Type 054 frigate The Type 054 ( NATO Codename Jiangkai I ) frigate is a Chinese multi - role warship that entered service with the People ' s Liberation Army Navy in the mid - 2000s . They superseded the Type 053H3 frigate s . Two ships , 525 " Ma ' anshan " , and 526 " Wenzhou " , were completed before production switched to the improved Type 054A frigate . Design . The Type 054 has a stealthy hull design with sloped surfaces , radar absorbent materials , and a reduced superstructure clutter . The main anti - ship armament were YJ - 83 sea - skimming anti - ship cruise missile s in two four - cell launchers . It retained the HQ - 7 SAM , an improved version of the French Crotale , from the preceding Type 053H3 ; the HQ - 7 had a ready - to - fire 8 - cell launcher , with 16 stored in the automatic reloader . Short range defence was improved with four AK - 630 CIWS turrets . A 100 mm main gun , also based on a French design , was mounted . Both ships were powered by four CODAD Type 16 PA6 STC marine diesel engines designed by SEMT Pielstick , each generating 6 , 330 hp . Licenses for the engines were sold to China in April 2002 , where they were built by the Shaanxi Diesel Engine Factory . Other reports claimed each ship was powered by two ( or four ) Type 16 PA STC and two MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels . Comparison with La Fayette . The Type 054 resembled the French " La Fayette " - class frigates in shape and displacement . In addition , the Chinese used French , or French - derived , electronics and weapons . The French exported these systems to China in the 1980s , and later granted production licences . These systems were similar to those used on the " La Fayette " s in the 1980s . The succeeding Type 054A frigate s incorporated a larger proportion of more - advanced indigenous systems . History . " Ma ' anshan " and " Wenzhou " deployed from Zhoushan on 21 February 2011 to undertake an anti - piracy patrol off Somalia . They were the eighth such Chinese patrol and designated Task Force 526 . Commodore Han Xiaohu commanded the flotilla from " Wenzhou " . En route the flotilla made a stop at Karachi , before setting sail again on 13 March 2011 . The ships were joined by replenishment ship 886 " Qiandaohu " , which was already deployed with the preceding flotilla .
AGM - 87 Focus The AGM - 87 Focus is a missile developed by the United States of America . Overview . The missile was a development of the AIM - 9B Sidewinder air - to - air missile , intended for use against ground targets . Development took place at the China Lake Naval Weapons Center during the late 1960s . The infrared guidance method of the Sidewinder was retained , as the missile was to be used against targets which emitted an infrared signature . Typical targets included trucks and other such vehicles . The Focus was used in Vietnam during 1969 and 1970 , primarily for night attacks when IR emitters stand out well against the cool background . Although the missile was reportedly quite effective , it was discontinued in favour of other weapons .
San Telmo ( ship ) San Telmo ( " Saint Peter Gonzalez " or " Saint Erasmus of Formiae " ) was a Spanish 74 - gun ship of the line , launched in 1788 . In 1819 the " San Telmo " commanded by Captain Rosendo Porlier was the flagship of a Spanish naval squadron bound for Callao ( Peru ) to reinforce colonial forces there fighting the independence movements in Spanish America . Damaged by severe weather in the Drake Passage , south of Cape Horn , it sank in September 1819 . The 644 officers , soldiers and seamen lost on board the " San Telmo " were the first people to die in Antarctica , as parts of her wreckage were found months later by the first sealers who reached Livingston Island . Indeed , if somebody of the " San Telmo " survived to set foot there he would have been the first man in history to reach Antarctica .
Edward Alvin Clary Edward Alvin Clary ( May 6 , 1883 – April 30 , 1939 ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . Biography . A native of Foxport , Fleming County , Kentucky , Clary joined the Navy from that state . By February 14 , 1910 , he was serving as a watertender on the . On that day , the " Hopkins " experienced a boiler accident . For his actions during the incident , Bonney was awarded the Medal of Honor a month later , on March 23 , 1910 . Another sailor , Chief Watertender Robert Earl Bonney , received the medal for the same incident . Clary ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : On board the U . S . S . " Hopkins " for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel , 14 February 1910 . Clary reached the rank of chief watertender before leaving the Navy after a 30 - year career . He later worked as a prohibition agent and lived in Santa Fe , New Mexico . At age 55 , he died at his home in Santa Fe of coronary thrombosis ; he was buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery .
Sir John Louis , 2nd Baronet Admiral Sir John Louis , 2nd Baronet ( 1785 – 31 March 1863 ) was an officer in the Royal Navy . John Louis , son of Rear - Admiral Sir Thomas Louis , 1st Baronet , entered the Navy in 1795 , was promoted to lieutenant in 1801 , to commander in 1805 and to captain in 1806 . He served during 1810 off the coast of Ireland and off Cadiz , was in the Mediterranean in 1811 and then went out to the West Indies . After several years on half - pay , he served again in the West Indies , 1826 to 1830 . In 1837 he was appointed Captain Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard and also to the command of the " William and Mary " yacht . He was Superintendent of Malta Dockyard , 1838 to 1843 , and of Devonport , 1846 to 1850 . Louis became Rear - Admiral in 1838 , Vice - admiral in 1849 and Admiral in 1851 . He succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet on 17 May 1807 .
HMS Cornwallis ( 1813 ) HMS " Cornwallis " was a 74 - gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 12 May 1813 at Bombay . She was built of teak . The capture of " Java " by USS " Constitution " delayed the completion of " Cornwallis " as " Java " had been bringing her copper sheathing from England . On 27 April 1815 , " Cornwallis " engaged the American sloop USS " Hornet " , which had mistaken the " Cornwallis " for a merchant ship . Heavily outgunned , the " Hornet " was forced to throw boats , guns and other equipment overboard in order to escape . After China ' s defeat in the First Opium War , representatives from the British and Qing Empires negotiated a peace treaty aboard " Cornwallis " in Nanjing . On 29 August 1842 , British representative Sir Henry Pottinger and Qing representatives , Qiying , Ilibu and Niujian , signed the Treaty of Nanking aboard her . " Cornwallis " was fitted with screw propulsion and reduced to 60 guns in 1855 , and took part in the Crimean War , where she was commanded by George Wellesley , future admiral and First Sea Lord , and the nephew of the Duke of Wellington . She was converted to a jetty at Sheerness in 1865 . In 1916 she was renamed HMS " Wildfire " and used as a base ship . She was finally broken up in 1957 at Sheerness , some 144 years after her launching .
Middle Sister Island Middle Sister Island is a island in Lake Erie . Along with West Sister Island ( in Ohio , USA ) and East Sister Island , it is part of the Pelee Archipelago in the western basin of Lake Erie , and is considered to be the " most natural and undisturbed " of these islands . War of 1812 . The island was a staging area for William Henry Harrison ' s U . S . troops , just prior to the invasion of Canada and the Battle of the Thames . Flora and fauna . Guano from the Lake Erie population of double - crested cormorant s is interfering with tree growth in the Carolinian forest on this island and the nearby East Sister Island and Middle Island .
American Airpower Heritage Museum The American Airpower Heritage Museum ( AAHM ) d . b . a . CAF Airpower Museum , is adjacent to the Commemorative Air Force ( CAF , which in older days stood for " Confederate Air Force " ) Headquarters in Midland , Texas . The museum opened in its first building in Mercedes , Texas in 1965 as a location to house and display World War II artifacts as they began to be donated to the CAF . Both the CAF and AAHM moved to Harlingen , Texas in 1968 . In 1989 the AAHM became a separate non - profit organization , and in 1991 both the AAHM and CAF moved to their current location . The museum is an affiliate in the Smithsonian Affiliations program . Collections . The museum ' s collection focuses on the complete history of World War II military aviation culture and other material culture of this era . It has one of most complete collections of World War II aviation culture in the United States with items that represent all of the axis and allies that participated in the air wars of World War II . The AAHM collects items , artifacts , and historical information of inherent value to World War II aviation and related culture , focusing on the period of 1939 - 1945 . Featured collections in the museum include : American Combat Airman Hall of Fame . The museum contains the American Combat Airman Hall of Fame .
SS David E . Hughes SS " David E . Hughes " ( MC contract 1666 ) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II . She was named after David E . Hughes , an American musician , professor , and inventor . The ship was laid down at the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles , California , on 10 May 1943 , then launched on 31 May 1943 . She survived the war , but was scuttled with obsolete ammunition in 1970 .
Condell - class frigate The " Condell " class was the name given to a class of two new build and upgraded type Leander class frigate s of the Chilean Navy , " Almirante Condell " and " Almirante Lynch " . They were ordered by the Chilean government in 1969 as ASW frigates . The ships were built between 1969 and 1973 , under Chilean modifications , by Yarrow ( Shipbuilders ) Ltd . in Scotstoun , Glasgow . The " Almirante Condell " arrived in Chile in 1973 , with the " Almirante Lynch " following in 1974 . " Almirante Lynch " was decommissioned on 4 July 2007 after 33 years service . " Almirante Condell " was decommissioned on 18 April 2008 , before both were sold to the Ecuadorian Navy on the same day . Both frigates were replaced by HMS " Norfolk " , HMS " Marlborough " , HMS " Grafton " ; three " Type 23 " class vessels purchased from the British Royal Navy .
Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot is a decommissioned U . S . Navy fueling station on the western coast of Richmond , California . History . The depot opened in 1941 on the site of a former winery and Chinese shrimp camp and was closed during the Clinton - era base closures and realignments in 1995 and operationally on September 30 , 1998 . Part of the former naval base , the housing village Winehaven is now on the National Register of Historic Places . Other portions are under redevelopment plans by the city . A portion of the beach has been turned into Point Molate Beach Park . Redevelopment . In the 2000s , the Guideville Band of Pomo Indians attempted to build a Las Vegas - style casino development at Point Molate . The project was called illegal by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and was opposed by both US Senators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein in addition to Contra Costa County officials and various environmental organizations .
792d Bombardment Squadron The 792d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with 468th Bombardment Group stationed at Roswell Army Airfield , New Mexico . It was inactivated on 31 March 1946 . History . Established in March 1943 as one of the first B - 29 Superfortress squadron ; however no B - 29s were yet available for operational use . Trained with B - 24 Liberator s and B - 17 Flying Fortress es throughout 1943 . Received early model B - 29s and prototype YB - 29s beginning in August 1943 , however aircraft were still undergoing development and were frequently modified by Boeing technicians in the field while the squadron was undergoing training in Kansas . Deployed to India in early 1944 ; several aircraft breaking down en route via South Atlantic Transport route from Florida to Brazil then to Liberia ; across central Africa and Arabia , arriving in Karachi , India in March 1944 . Arrived at converted B - 24 airfield in eastern India in mid - April 1944 . Aircraft still undergoing modifications while transporting munitions and fuel to forward airfield in central China ; staging first attacks on Japanese Home Islands since the 1942 Doolittle Raid . Lack of logistical support limited number of attacks on Japan from Chinese staging airfields ; squadron also attacked strategic enemy targets in Thailand ; Indochina and Malay Peninsula . Moved to West Field ( Tinian ) , Tinian , in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific Area in January 1945 and assigned to XXI Bomber Command , Twentieth Air Force . It ' s mission was the strategic bombardment of the Japanese Home Islands and the destruction of its war - making capability . Flew " shakedown " missions against Japanese targets on Moen Island , Truk , and other points in the Carolines and Marianas . The squadron conducted combat missions over Japan participating in wide area firebombing attacks , but the first ten day blitz resulting in the Army Air Forces running out of incendiary bombs . Until then the squadron flew conventional strategic bombing missions using high explosive bombs . The squadron continued attacking urban areas with incendiary raids until the end of the war in August 1945 , attacking major Japanese cities , causing massive destruction of urbanized areas . Also conducted raids against strategic objectives , bombing aircraft factories , chemical plants , oil refineries , and other targets in Japan . The squadron flew its last combat missions on 14 August when hostilities ended . Afterwards , its B 29s carried relief supplies to Allied prisoner of war camps in Japan and Manchuria Squadron was largely de - mobilized on Saipan during the fall of 1945 . Was reoganized as part of continental Air Forces , Fourth Air Force at March Field , California in November 1945 , being manned and equipped with low - hour B - 29s returned from the Central Pacific . It later was transferred to the new Strategic Air Command on 21 March 1946 , being one of SAC ' s initial bombardment squadrons . Demobilization , however , was in full swing and the unit turned in its aircraft and was inactivated on 1 October 1946 .
57mm / 60 modèle 1951 gun The 57mm / 60 modèle 1951 gun was a dual purpose artillery piece in use in the French Navy . They notably armed light escorts as main guns , and T47 fleet escorts . The gun was composed of twin Bofors 57mm guns installed on a custom naval mounting that maintained the system in mechanical equilibrium , even when firing . The gun were water - cooled and fed by large 80 - cartridge magazines that allowed several long bursts to be fired without reloading .