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Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert ( July 1 , 1833 – August 29 , 1880 ) was a career United States Army officer , a Union Army General commanding both infantry and cavalry forces in the American Civil War , and a U . S . diplomat . Early life . Torbert was born in Georgetown , Delaware . He graduated 21st in a class of 34 from the United States Military Academy in 1855 and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd U . S . Infantry Regiment . Civil War . Just before the start of the Civil War , Torbert was appointed a first lieutenant in the Confederate States Army on March 16 , 1861 , but he refused the appointment and remained a lieutenant in the U . S . Army . By September 16 , he was appointed colonel of the 1st New Jersey Infantry and , by August 29 , 1862 , he was a brigade commander in the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac . In the Maryland Campaign of 1862 , he was wounded at Crampton ' s Gap in the Battle of South Mountain . He was promoted to brigadier general on November 29 , 1862 . Torbert commanded his New Jersey brigade in the campaigns leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg , the Battle of Chancellorsville , and the Battle of Gettysburg . On April 10 , 1864 , Torbert was given command the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac , following the death of Maj . Gen . John Buford . Torbert commanded during the Overland Campaign , except when ill following the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse . Brig . Gen . Wesley Merritt commanded in his place for a time . During Maj . Gen . Philip Sheridan ' s Valley Campaigns of 1864 , Torbert commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Shenandoah and was promoted to brevet major general on September 9 , 1864 . Sheridan was unhappy with the performance of the cavalry at the time of the Battle of Fisher ' s Hill . He is said to have told Torbert to go out and " whip or be whipped . " The result was a defeat for the Confederate cavalry in the Battle of Tom ' s Brook . Torbert commanded the vestigial Army of the Shenandoah from April 22 to June 27 , 1865 . Merritt commanded Torbert ' s former corps under Sheridan in the last campaigns of the Civil War in Virginia . Torbert received brevet promotions in the regular army for his service at Gettysburg , Haw ' s Shop , Third Winchester , and Cedar Creek . Postbellum career . After the war , Torbert served in a number of diplomatic posts : as U . S . Consul to El Salvador in 1869 , U . S . Consul General in Havana in 1871 , and U . S . Consul General in Paris in 1873 . Alfred Torbert drowned off Cape Canaveral , Florida , in the sinking of the S . S . " Vera Cruz " on August 29 , 1880 . Eyewitness accounts claimed he swam for over 20 hours . He died on the shore shortly thereafter . His body was recovered August 31 , 1880 , and he is buried in the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery , Milford , Delaware . In memoriam . In 2008 , a statue honoring General Torbert was erected in Milford .
SM U - 47 ( Germany ) SM " U - 47 " was a Type " U - 43 " submarine of the Imperial German Navy . She engaged in commerce war during the First World War . Career . " U - 47 " entered service in early 1916 , serving initially with the III Flotilla , and from 27 December 1916 with the Pola Flotilla . Her captain between 14 January and 14 June 1918 was Wilhelm Canaris . She carried out two war patrols and succeeded in sinking 14 ships for a total of 23 , 931 tons . In addition to this she damaged two ships for 9 , 351 tons and captured another ship as a prize . Engine troubles meant she could not be used from June 1918 , and was finally scuttled at Pula on 28 October 1918 during the evacuation .
Alfons Köster Alfons Köster ( 6 February 1919 – 6 January 1945 ) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Alfons Köster claimed 26 aerial victories , 25 of them at night . On 6 January 1945 , Alfons Köster was shotdown and killed over Varel . He was posthumously promoted to " Hauptmann " .
USS Jacamar ( AMc - 47 ) USS " Jacamar " ( AMc - 47 ) was an " Accentor " - class coastal minesweeper of the U . S . Navy . She was built for service during World War II and named after the jacamar . " Jacamar " , a wooden - hulled coastal minesweeper , was launched by Greenport Basin and Construction Company , Greenport , Long Island , New York , 10 March 1941 ; sponsored by Mrs . Dorothy Scrimshaw ; and commissioned 25 June 1941 , Lt . ( j . g . ) S . Yeager in command . World War II East Coast operations . The new minesweeper departed for training at Mine Warfare School , Yorktown , Virginia , 30 June 1941 ; and reported for coastal duty with the Atlantic Fleet in July . America ' s entry into the war in December necessitated an increase in mine protection for vital Atlantic Ocean bases , and " Jacamar " steamed from Boston , Massachusetts on 9 December for duty at Bermuda . She subsequently performed these vital mine warfare functions at Bermuda and in the Caribbean until returning to Norfolk , Virginia for alterations and new sweeping gear on 3 February 1943 . " Jacamar " returned to Bermuda in March 1943 , remaining there during the next crucial year in the Battle of the Atlantic . She sailed for Norfolk , Virginia , 20 April 1944 , and upon arrival took up duty as a towing ship for aircraft target practice offshore . " Jacamar " remained on this duty , stationed at Hampton Roads , Virginia , until arriving New London , Connecticut , 10 February 1945 . " Jacamar " was at New London , Connecticut when the Germans surrendered in May , and arrived New York 6 June 1945 . Decommissioning . She subsequently engaged in clearing mines in Florida waters before decommissioning at Charleston 6 December 1945 . After being briefly laid up in the Wando River , she was turned over to the Maritime Commission and sold in 1947 to O . R . Murphy , Charleston , S . C .
Army of the Coasts of Cherbourg The Army of the Cherbourg coasts ( ) was a French Revolutionary Army . History . Formed by splitting the Army of the Coasts in April 1793 , it was put under the command of Georges Félix de Wimpffen and charged with defending the coasts of Manche against British invasion , and fighting against the federalist revolt in Normandy and Caen . However , Wimpffen went over to the Girondist s and so was removed from this post and replaced after his final fall on 2 June that year by Charles Guillaume Sepher . In 1794 it was merged with the Army of the Coasts of Brest , under Lazare Hoche then from May to November 1795 under Jean - Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet .
HMAS Baralaba HMAS " Baralaba " was an auxiliary stores carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) . Built in 1921 by Stettiner Oderwerke , Stettin , Germany ( now Poland ) as the " Nürnburg " for Stettiner Neue Dampfer A G . , Stettin . She was sold to A / S Solskin , Oslo in August 1924 and renamed " Solskin " , before being sold in January 1925 to the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company and renamed " Baralaba " . She was requisitioned in May 1942 by the US Small Ships Command , however she was tranferred to the RAN on 27 May and commissioned as HMAS " Baralaba " on 31 May . She was returned to her owners in February 1943 . " Baralaba " was subsequently sold in 1949 to San Ernesto Steamship Company , Hong Kong , to Wallem & Company in 1952 and renamed " Brenda " , and in 1956 to a Cambodian company and renamed " Bayon " .
Forward support battalion A forward support battalion was an Army of Excellence combat service support unit designed to support a Brigade . In divisions , it was part of the Division Support Command ( DISCOM ) . It was composed of : With the conversion to the modular force , the FSBs are being replaced with brigade support battalion s ( BSBs )
Ole Reistad Ole Imerslun Reistad ( 26 June 1898 – 22 December 1949 ) was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person . He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in modern pentathlon , and also became Norwegian champion in the sport . He competed in military patrol at the 1928 Winter Olympics , winning the competition . During World War II he was leader of the training camp Little Norway in Canada . Personal life . Reistad was born in Aker ; the son of Christen Reistad and Gudborg Imerslun . He was married to Bergljot Huseby from 1927 . He died in Oslo in 1949 , only 51 years old . Sports career . In the pentathlon he finished fourteenth at the 1920 Summer Olympics and became Norwegian champion in 1922 . He also participated in the 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St . Moritz , Switzerland , in the demonstration event military patrol . He was also the Norwegian flag bearer at the opening ceremony . In 1922 , he was awarded the prestigious Norwegian sports award - the " Egebergs Ærespris " - for achievements in multiple sports . Military career . During the campaign following Nazi Germany ' s assault on Norway on 9 April 1940 , Reistad was an air unit commander and led the operations from Bardufoss Air Station against the German forces . Shortly before his death , he was appointed a Commander with Star of the Order of St . Olav .
Hobart ' s Regiment of Militia Hobart ' s Regiment of Militia also known as the 12th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up on July 21 , 1777 at Plymouth , New Hampshire for Gen . John Stark ' s Brigade gathering at Charlestown , New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign . Hobart ' s Regiment along with Hale ' s and Stickney ' s Regiment would assault Friedrich Baum ' s redoubt from the front ( east ) during the Battle of Bennington as Nichols ' attacked from the rear ( west ) and Simonds ' attacked from the south . Hobart ' s Regiment would continue on in Stark ' s Brigade to cut off British Gen . John Burgoyne from retreat or supply after the Battle of Freeman ' s Farm . The regiment would be disbanded on October 26 , 1777 in northern New York .
USS Mayrant ( DD - 31 ) The first USS " Mayrant " ( DD - 31 ) was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Captain John Mayrant . " Mayrant " was laid down on 22 April 1909 by William Cramp & Sons , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; launched on 23 April 1910 ; sponsored by Mrs . I . B . Beard , great - great - granddaughter of Captain Mayrant ; and commissioned on 12 July 1911 , Lieutenant Commander C . P . Nelson in command . Pre - World War I . Following her shakedown , " Mayrant " operated briefly off the New England coast before departing Newport , Rhode Island for a southerly cruise in late October . She arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 9 January 1912 , participated in winter exercises in the Caribbean and then , as a unit of the Torpedo Flotilla , Atlantic Fleet , remained in the area , calling at various gulf and Caribbean ports , until spring . Returning to Newport on 14 May , she continued to operate off the east coast and in the Caribbean until 1915 . Then , after completion of the 1915 winter exercises off Cuba , she steamed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for overhaul prior to decommissioning on 20 May . On 9 November , she was moved to Philadelphia where she was berthed . World War I . " Mayrant " was recommissioned on 2 January 1918 and joined the wartime fleet in the spring . She was employed as an escort ship , operating along the coast and across the Atlantic . Following the Armistice , she cruised south for winter maneuvers and then cruised off the middle Atlantic coast until entering the Navy Yard at Charleston , South Carolina , for a second pre - inactivation overhaul on 21 June 1919 . Departing Charleston on 16 July she sailed back to Philadelphia where she decommissioned for a final time on 12 December 1919 . Inter - war period . Designated DD - 31 , on 17 July 1920 , she remained berthed at Philadelphia as a unit of the Reserve Fleet until 1935 . On 8 March , she was struck from the Naval Register ; on 28 June , she was sold to M . Block & Company , Norfolk , Virginia ; and on 21 August , her bulk was scrapped .
Battle of Svindax The Battle of Svindax was fought during the spring of 1022 between the Byzantine army of Emperor Basil II and the Georgian army of King George I . The battle was fought at Svindax ( a medieval Georgian chronicler knew it as სჳნდაქს - ი , " Suindax ’ i " ) in the Phasiane province ( Basiani , Basian , or Basean ) . Ultimately , the Byzantines won a decisive victory . In the aftermath of the conflict , George of Georgia was forced to negotiate a peace treaty ending the Byzantine - Georgian wars over the succession of the Georgian " courapalates " in Asia Minor .
Dragunov SVU The Dragunov SVU is a bullpup sniper rifle based on the Dragunov SVD used by Russian Spetnaz like the MVD and the FSB . Description . The Dragunov SVU is a bullpup configuration of the SVD sniper rifle . The SVU was developed to meet the needs of the security forces of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs , such as OMON . The SVU was first seen in usage in the First Chechen War . Originally , the plan was to just slightly modernize the aging SVD , but they eventually realised that the configuration of the weapon would have to be completely altered , leading to the creation of the SVU . A muzzle brake was added which could absorb up to 40 % of the energy and an elastic butt stock with lamellar spring was non - rigidly attached to the receiver . The acoustics of the rifle were also improved by adding a sound suppressor that could reduce the level of sound by 150 decibels thereby making it easier on the shooter . The other main improvements made to the SVU over the SVD include replacement of butt stock , pistol grip , trigger and the mounting for the sight , and shortening the barrel by 100mm achieved perfect balance for the weapon . Around 1991 the Russians developed a slight variant of the SVU , the SVU - A . Whereas the SVU is semi - automatic , the SVU - A ( the a stands for automatic ) is a fully automatic rifle . In this rifle the center of gravity was increased by the addition of a forward extended bipod mounted on the receiver . Developing 20 and 30 round magazines increased the capacity of the magazine so that it could be used effectively in full automatic mode , and better optics were incorporated into the SVU - A to replace the previous units which were left almost untouched since the SVD . Though it has folding iron sights , the SVU is almost always used with the PSO - 1 scope with illuminated reticle but other Russian scopes can also be mounted . The PSO - 1 reticle is almost unique in the world of sniper scopes , in that its rangefinders are in the lower left , chevrons for bullet drop compensation are found in the middle , and stadia marks for windage to the left and right of the center reticule . The reticle is also illuminated by radioactive tritium instead of a small battery - powered lamp . The SVU also comes with an adjustable bipod . It has an integral flash hider and suppressor . A bayonet may be fitted under the forestock . Although the effective range of the weapon is only 400m ( most modern sniper rifles have an effective range of around 1000m ) , the fire rate of 30 rounds / min in automatic mode make up for this . However , the rate of fire in standard sniper mode is only around 5 rounds / min . Variants . The SVU - A ( Russian : Снайперская винтовка укороченная , автоматическая , Snayperskaya Vintovka Ukorochennaya — Avtomat , Short Sniper Rifle ; — Automatic ) is a selective - fire version of the SVU , capable of semi - automatic or fully - automatic fire .
USS Fortune ( 1865 ) USS " Fortune " was a steam - powered tugboat that served in the United States Navy intermittently from 1871 to 1922 . Built in 1865 , she was the first ship so named . " Fortune " was classified as YT - 11 on 17 July 1920 . Through her lengthy career , she served as a harbor tug , fireboat , cargo transport , training ship , and submarine tender , among other duties . She was launched on 25 March 1865 by James Tetlow of Boston , Massachusetts , and commissioned on 19 May 1871 with Mate ( Warrant Officer ) L . G . Cook in command . During her first period of commission , which lasted until 1 January 1873 , " Fortune " was assigned to towing and freight transport services along the east coast of the United States . She then lay at Washington Navy Yard until being recommissioned on 1 June 1873 . During the next 3 years , she trained cadet engineers of the Naval Academy , cruised in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on survey duty and drills , and carried men from the east coast to New Orleans , as well as serving on harbor duty at many ports . On 11 May 1874 , while off Veracruz , Mexico , one of her boats was capsized in a strong gale and four crewmen drowned . For his actions during the incident , Quartermaster Christopher Fowler was awarded the Medal of Honor . " Fortune " was again out of commission between 23 June 1876 and 21 September 1877 , at Washington . Again in commission until 7 June 1879 , " Fortune " sailed out of the Norfolk Navy Yard , carrying cargo to Washington , on harbor duty , and occasionally serving as an icebreaker . On 7 May 1882 at Hampton Roads , Virginia , Ordinary Seaman Johannes Rouning and Seaman Christian Osepins jumped overboard and rescued a fellow sailor from drowning , for which they were awarded the Medal of Honor . " Fortune " was recommissioned on 30 March 1887 to carry cargo between ships and stations along the east coast until being decommissioned at Newport , Rhode Island , on 22 April 1891 . She returned to commission from 15 December 1899 to 6 June 1901 to serve as a gunnery training vessel for naval apprentices at Newport , and as a gunnery tug out of Newport , New York , and Boston . Again recommissioned on 23 October 1902 , " Fortune " sailed to join the South Atlantic Squadron for operations around Puerto Rico , and on 20 May 1903 , reached San Diego , California , for duty with the Pacific Squadron , sailing out of Bremerton , Washington , through the summer . On 2 August she arrived at Mare Island to serve as a submarine tender , joining in target practice and other fleet operations until going out of commission 10 April 1907 . In commission from 22 January 1908 to 29 May 1909 , and again from 9 June 1909 until placed in reserve on 28 June 1912 , " Fortune " continued her work with submarines . Placed in full commission for the last time 22 May 1915 , she served as a station ship at Tutuila , American Samoa , using Pearl Harbor as her home yard , until being decommissioned at Tutuila on 7 May 1922 . She was sold on 22 May of that year .
USNS Hayes ( T - AGOR - 16 ) USNS " Hayes " ( T - AGOR - 16 / T - AG - 195 ) was a " Hayes " - class oceanographic research ship acquired by the U . S . Navy in 1971 . In 1992 she was reconfigured as an acoustics research ship and assigned to the Navy ’ s program of acoustic noise reduction for submarines . Built at Seattle , Washington . " Hayes " was built in Seattle , Washington , by Todd Shipyards , Corp . , and was laid down on 12 November 1969 and launched on 2 July 1970 . She was named after Dr . Harvey C . Hayes , a pioneer in underwater acoustics and the former head of the US Navy Sound Division of Naval Research Laboratory . She was delivered to the Navy 21 July 1971 and placed in service by the Military Sealift Command ( MSC ) as USNS " Hayes " ( T - AGOR - 16 ) . After completing service with the MSC , she was placed into Ready Reserve 10 June 1983 . In 1984 " Hayes " was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet , James River , Fort Eustis , Virginia . Conversion to acoustics research ship . " Hayes " was reacquired by the Navy during fiscal year 1986 and was converted into an Acoustic Research Ship at Tacoma Boatbuilding , Tacoma , Washington . MSC placed the ship back into service in 1992 , this time as USNS " Hayes " ( T - AG - 195 ) . History of operations . " Hayes " was assigned to underwater acoustics research for the purpose of reducing the acoustic noise of underwater submarines . Note . There is no history of Hayes ’ operations in DANFS .
Stuart E . Barstad Chaplain ( Major General ) Stuart E . Barstad , USAF ( August 9 , 1929 – August 25 , 2009 ) was an American Air Force officer who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force from 1985 to 1988 . Biography . Barstad was born in Colfax , Wisconsin in 1929 . He graduated from Colfax High School and obtained a B . A . from St . Olaf College . Barstad graduated from Luther Seminary and was ordained in 1955 . Later he received honorary doctorates from Susquehanna University and Norwich University . Barstad was married to Ruth and had two children . He died on August 25 , 2009 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery . Military career . Barstad joined the Air Force in 1955 . His assignments included being stationed at Dover Air Force Base , Vandenberg Air Force Base , Ramstein Air Base , Randolph Air Force Base , The Pentagon , and Peterson Air Force Base . In 1982 he was named Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the Air Force in 1982 before being named Chief of Chaplains in 1985 . His retirement was effective as of November 1 , 1988 . Awards he received include the Legion of Merit , the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters , and the Air Force Commendation Medal .
RMS Scythia RMS " Scythia " was a Cunard liner . She sailed on her maiden voyage in 1921 , and became a troop and supply ship during the Second World War . Scythia was the longest serving Cunard liner until 4 September 2005 , when its record was surpassed by RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 . History . Following heavy losses during the First World War , the Cunard Line embarked on an ambitious building programme . They decided to build " intermediate " , 19 , 000 - tonne ships , rather than the massive liners they had previously employed . The " Scythia " was the first ship in this new fleet , and construction began in 1919 . The " Scythia " was built for the services between Liverpool and Queenstown in Britain to New York and Boston , in the United States . A luxury liner designed to appeal to American tourists , in the mid - 1920s , she began sailing from New York to the Mediterranean . The " Scythia " was requisitioned at the end of 1939 , left Liverpool on 24 September 1940 with 48 children bound for Boston , sponsored by readers of the Boston Evening Transcript newspaper , part of a wider British evacuation programme under the Children ' s Overseas Reception Board . She was used as a troop ship on 1 November 1940 , and sailed from Liverpool to the Middle East carrying the 1st King ' s Dragoon Guards . She then saw service carrying evacuees from Liverpool to New York . In 1942 , the " Scythia " took part in the British Army landings in North Africa . On 23 November she was struck by an aerial torpedo . The crew managed to get to harbour at Algiers , and the ship suffered only five casualties out of a complement of 4 , 300 men . The " Scythia " was salvaged and taken to New York for repair in January 1943 , and afterwards ferried American troops to Europe . At the end of the war , she took many American troops back from Europe , many of them accompanied by their young bride s , before sailing to India to bring home British troops from the war in the East . She was also a warbride ship completing a number of [ voyages ] to take Canadian warbrides and their children from Liverpool to Pier 21 in Halifax in the early part of 1946 . One of her last missions as a troop ship was to bring the 1st King ' s Dragoon Guards home to Liverpool , on 11 March 1948 . Later in 1948 , the " Scythia " was handed to the International Refugee Organisation to take refugees from Europe to Canada . In 1950 she became a passenger ship again , sailing from Britain to Canada and later to New York . Her final route was around the North Sea . In 1958 the " Scythia " was delivered to the shipbreakers at Inverkeithing by Captain Geoffrey Marr , her final commander .