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Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps ( RCAMC ) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army . The Militia Medical Service was established in 1899 . The Militia Medical Service was redesignated the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1904 . The Canadian Army Medical Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 3 Nov 1919 . The crest of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps consists of a two crossing maple stems and maple leaves with a Kings Crown on top , with the text " Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps " on a ribbon at the bottom . At the centre of the two maple stems is a Rod of Asclepius consisting of a serpent entwined around a staff . The Canadian Army Medical Corps was redesignated the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 29 Apr 1936 . The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 22 Mar 1948 . The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps reverted to Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 18 Apr 1955 . After the Second World War , a series of coloured berets were adopted , with other arms and services wearing midnight blue berets , with a large coloured " flash " in corps colours - dull cherry for the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps . Unification . When the Army , Royal Canadian Navy , and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged in 1968 to form the Canadian Forces , the Royal Canadian Dental Corps and Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps were deactivated and merged with their Naval and Air Force counterparts to form the Dental Branch ( Canadian Forces ) and the Canadian Forces Medical Service of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group ( CF H Svcs Gp ) . When the Canadian Forces unified on 1 February 1968 , the rifle green beret was adopted as the CF standard . Related units . This unit was allied with the following :
Gert Burgmann Gert Burgmann ( 21 January 1922 – 26 October 1944 ) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 . Gert Burgmann was killed on 26 October 1944 near Goldap , Poland and was posthumously awarded the Knight ' s Cross on 18 December 1944 .
USS Manta ( SS - 299 ) USS " Manta " ( SS / ESS / AGSS - 299 ) , a " Balao " - class submarine , was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the manta , a very large ray , sometimes called a devilfish . The second " Manta " ( SS - 299 ) was laid down 15 January 1943 by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co . , Philadelphia , Pa . ; launched 7 November 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . Michael J . Bradley ; and commissioned 18 December 1944 , Lt . Comdr . Edward P . Madley in command . Upon completion of shakedown , " Manta " departed New London , Conn . , 27 March 1945 for Hawaii via the Panama Canal and sailed from Pearl Harbor 28 May 1945 for her first war patrol , off the Kurile Islands . Returning 16 July , she began her second patrol 8 August and ended it with the cessation of hostilities 15 August . Returning to Pearl Harbor 10 September , " Manta " engaged in training through December . On 2 January 1946 , she sailed for San Francisco and preinactivation overhaul . She was decommissioned 10 June 1946 and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet . " Manta " recommissioned 2 August 1949 , Lt . E . H . Edwards , Jr . , in command , as ESS - 299 . On 1 September she was redesignated AGSS - 299 and ordered to Key West , Fla . For the next 4 years she operated as a target ship for experimental antisubmarine warfare projects of Operational Development Force , Atlantic Fleet . On 5 July 1955 , " Manta " departed Key West for Portsmouth , N . H . , to prepare for inactivation . Towed to New London , she decommissioned 6 December 1955 and was placed in the Inactive Reserve Fleet . In April 1960 she was assigned to Naval Reserve training duties with the 3rd Naval District . Declared as excess to the needs of the Navy , she was struck from the Navy List 30 June 1967 and sunk as an aircraft target off Hampton , VA . , 16 July 1969 .
USS Kumigan ( SP - 97 ) USS " Kumigan " ( SP - 97 ) was the proposed name and designation for an armed yacht acquired in 1917 that never saw active service in the United States Navy . " Kumigan " was built as a civilian motor yacht in 1917 by the Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation . The U . S . Navy acquired her on 8 May 1917 from her owner , Albert Pack of East Chicago , Illinois , for use as a patrol vessel during World War I . " Kumigan " was assigned the section patrol designation SP - 97 and was enrolled in the Naval Coastal Defense Reserve on 10 May 1917 . However , she was never commissioned , saw no active U . S . Navy service , and was returned to her owner early in the summer of 1917 .
22 Squadron SAAF 22 Squadron is a squadron of the South African Air Force . It is currently a maritime helicopter squadron operating Lynx and Oryx helicopters for the South African Navy . History . The squadron was formed in Durban on 1 July 1942 by renaming 31 Flight to 22 ( Torpedo - Bomber - Reconnaissance ) Squadron . It was equipped with ex - SAA Junkers Ju 86 s as well as a number of Avro Anson s , and was assigned to anti - submarine , coastal reconnaissance and convoy support duties . It had a relatively unremarkable period of duty in World War II , being engaged mainly in coastal patrols as part of Coastal Command . It was disbanded at Idku on 24 October 1945 . Following the war , it was briefly recreated in 1954 and equipped with Lockheed Ventura s , but disbanded again soon thereafter . The latest chapter in the squadron ' s history began on 1 January 1964 , when it was recreated at AFB Ysterplaat as 22 Flight and equipped with the newly delivered Westland Wasp helicopter , becoming a full squadron in May 1976 . In 1978 it received a complement of Aérospatiale Alouette III s . At the end of the 1980s , the Westland Wasps were withdrawn from service , but the squadron received a number of Aérospatiale Puma s in 1991 when it was amalgamated with 31 Squadron . The Pumas were later replaced with the Atlas Oryx M2 . This squadron is the sole maritime helicopter squadron of the SAAF , and therefore provides all helicopters , air and ground crew for operation aboard South African Navy vessels . It has previously been tasked with supporting South Africa ' s Antarctic research station , and therefore operates two specially modified Atlas Oryx M2 helicopters , suitable for use in the extreme conditions . One of the M2s was written off after a crash landing in July 2004 . Wasp helicopters from the squadron were involved in the rescue of South African Navy personnel in the South Atlantic following the sinking of the SAS President Kruger in 1982 . The squadron also gained international recognition in 2002 during the high profile rescue of the " Magdalena Oldendorff " which was trapped in the Antarctic ice . 22 Squadron ' s two Oryx M2s were embarked aboard the " S . A . Agulhas " for the successful operation . Apart from official military support the squadron is involved in mountain rescue and air - sea rescue operations , fire fighting , crime prevention and humanitarian relief in the event of disasters . The squadron ' s Alouette IIIs were retired in August 2007 . The first of four Westland Super Lynx 300 helicopters for use aboard the South African Navy ' s new Valour class frigate s , was delivered on the 13th July 2007 . It was accompanied to AFB Ysterplaat on its first flight in South Africa by two Oryx and an Alouette III .
USRC Yamacraw ( 1909 ) USRC " Yamacraw " , was a steel - hull flush - deck cutter that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1909 to 1937 and was the sister ship to the USRC " Tahoma " . She was launched on 24 October 1908 by New York Shipbuilding at Camden , New Jersey . Her homeport was Savannah , Georgia where she enforced customs laws , conducted search and rescue operations and destroyed derelict vessels . After the start of World War I she also enforced neutrality laws along the eastern seaboard . During a search and rescue attempt on 4 March 1917 assisting the steamer " Louisiana " run aground near Ocean City , Maryland , the " Yamacraw " lost 10 of her crew . Several citations for heroism were awarded posthumously . After the United States declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917 , " Yamacraw " was assigned to the U . S . Navy but retained her Coast Guard crew . She served as a patrol vessel in the Chesapeake Bay to Nantucket Shoals area until called for convoy duty to Europe . During convoy missions escorting merchant vessels she performed a rescue , saving four survivors of a torpedo attack . On escort duty " Yamacraw " cruised over 36 , 000 miles . Upon return to Coast Guard control after the war , she returned to routine patrol work at Savannah . In the Spring of 1921 she served as part of the International Ice Patrol , returning to Savannah after July . After the passage of Prohibition , she took an active role in law enforcement along the southeastern coast . " Yamacraw " was decommissioned at Curtis Bay , Maryland on 11 December 1937 and sold for $ 10 , 300 on 13 April 1938 to Merritt - Chapman - Scott Corporation .
V Amphibious Corps The V Amphibious Corps ( VAC ) was a formation of the United States Marine Corps and was composed of the 3rd , 4th and 5th Marine Divisions during World War II . They were the amphibious landing force for the United States Fifth Fleet and were notably involved in the battles for Tarawa and Saipan in 1944 and the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 . During the course of the war , V Corps was initially commanded by General Holland ' Howlin Mad ' Smith and later by General Harry Schmidt . Structure . By 1945 , the structure of a United States Marine Corps ' amphibious corps was broken down into four major subordinate commands with each of them having numerous sub - elements . The first major element of the Corps was three reinforced Marine infantry divisions . The next was the Corps artillery which was composed of a field artillery group made of three battalions of 155mm howitzers and three battalions of 155mm guns and an Antiaircraft Artillery Group made of three antiaircraft artillery battalions . The next major command was Amphibian Tractor Group which was made up of four amphibian tractor battalions and an armored amphibian tractor battalion . The final command was known as the Corps Troops and was composed of a headquarters and service battalion , administrative command , signal battalion , medical battalion , motor transport battalion , engineer battalion , reconnaissance battalion and military police battalion . Major subordinate units . During World War II , the following major commands served under VAC : History . V Corps was formed on 25 August 1943 at Camp Elliott , California , previously known as " Amphibious Corps , Pacific Fleet ( ACPF ) " . In September 1943 , they moved to Pearl Harbor , Hawaii .
Sæward of Essex Sæward was the joint king of the Kingdom of Essex from 616 to 617 along with his brother Sexred after the death of their father Sæbert . Their father converted to Christianity in 604 . After his death they repressed the Christian religion in favor of the indigenous English religion , allowing the worship of their people ' s native gods . They banished Mellitus , Bishop of London , from the kingdom after he refused them the sacramental bread . In 617 Sexred and Sæward were killed in a battle against the forces of Wessex . Sæward ' s son Sigeberht succeeded them as king of Essex .
Huff - Daland TA - 2 The Huff - Daland TA - 2 was an American biplane trainer designed by the Huff - Daland Aero Corporation in the early 1920s for the United States Army Air Service . It was a development of the HD . 4 Midget with a 140 hp ABC Wasp radial engine . Three prototypes ( one for static tests and two fliers ) were ordered for evaluation at McCook Field . The two flying examples were later rebuilt with a re - designed fuselage , balanced rudder , smaller wings and a 90 hp Curtis OX - 5 engine . One aircraft was later re - engined with a Lawrance J - 1 radial engine . The TA - 2 was re - designed with a 200 hp Lawrance J - 1 engine and re - designated the Huff - Daland AT - 6 , one prototype only was built .
Luigi Contratto Luigi Contratto ( 1892 – 1984 ) was an Italian soldier who , during the World War I , received the honour of Knight of Vittorio Veneto from King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in person . He participated at the defeat of Caporetto and after an upset resistance he was hurt to a shoulder and a leg and came made captive of the Austrians , but it came freed from allies in 1918 . In World War II , he did not participate actively because war invalid , but fought as a partisan in Piedmont .
Vympel NPO Vympel NPO is a Russian research and production company based near Moscow , mostly known for their air - to - air missile s . Other projects include SAM and ABM defenses . It was started in the Soviet era as an OKB ( experimental design bureau ) . OKB - 134 Toropov . Vympel started out after World War II as OKB - 134 , with Ivan I . Toropov leading the team . The first product they designed was the K - 7 missile . Their first missile built in serial production was the K - 13 ( R - 13 ) in 1958 . Toropov moved to Tushino Aviation Facility in 1961 and was replaced by Andrey Lyapin . Somewhere between 1966 and 1968 the OKB got renamed to Vympel . In 1977 Matus Bisnovat of OKB - 4 Molniya died , and all missile related work was passed to Vympel . G . Khokhlov got to lead the team from until 1981 , when Genadiy A . Sokolovski succeeded him . GosMKB Vympel . In 1992 the GosMKB Vympel got started on the basis of the OKB and in 1994 Sokolovski became the director of development at the company . In May 2004 the Tactical Missiles Corporation was formed and Vympel became a part of it , as the design and development facility .
Harry Delmar Fadden Harry Delmar Fadden ( September 17 , 1882 – February 2 , 1955 ) was a sailor in the United States Navy who received the United States military ' s highest award for bravery , the Medal of Honor . When he was nine Fadden traveled alone for 2000 miles to be with his father after his parents divorced . He later joined the U . S Navy and before turning 18 had fought in three wars and received the Medal of Honor for saving a shipmate from drowning . Early life . Fadden was born in The Dalles , Oregon September 17 , 1882 , but moved with his mother to Chicago , Illinois at an early age after his parents divorced . At age nine , he traveled 2000 miles by himself to live with his father in Sumas , Washington . His father had been a drummer boy during the Civil War . Military service . In 1898 , Fadden joined the U . S . Navy and before his 18th birthday had served in the Spanish – American War , Philippine – American War , and Boxer Rebellion . While in the Navy , Fadden ' s commanding officers noticed that he wanted to read and encouraged him to learn how . Medal of Honor action . When the was sent on a training cruise off the coast of California Fadden was aboard as a member of the crew . By June 30 , 1903 , they had been at sea for two days and Landsman O . C . Hawthorne was a newcomer to the ship . Fadden was standing on the deck and had watched Hawthorne as he climbed a ladder to his station above . When the ship suddenly lurched as it was about to make a turn , Hawthorne was thrown from his position and hit his head on the railing before landing unconscious in the shark - infested water . Upon seeing his crewmate fall overboard , Fadden immediately jumped in after him . He swam to Hawthorne and held his head above water since he still had not regained consciousness . Fadden continued holding the unconscious sailor until the " Adams " was able to turn back for them . For his actions in saving the life of his fellow sailor Fadden received the Medal of Honor one month later on July 31 , 1903 . Post military . Harry Fadden died February 2 , 1955 in Seattle , Washington and is interred in Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park , beside his wife Nellie Scott Fadden ( 1882 – 1966 ) . Their grave can be found in section 14 , lot 0262 , grave 7 . Medal of Honor citation . Citation :
RFA Fort George ( A388 ) RFA " Fort George " ( A388 ) was a combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary . " Fort George " was ordered from Swan Hunter in late 1987 . The ship was laid down in 1989 , launched by the wife of the Commander - in - Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Jock Slater in 1991 and commissioned in 1993 . Along with RFA " Fort Victoria " , the ship was equipped with two Phalanx CIWS point defense guns during a refit at Tyne in 1999 . In March 2000 , the ship was equipped with five Westland Sea King helicopter s and sent to Mozambique to help with disaster relief work following devastating floods . In May she accompanied to Sierra Leone to support British operations to restore stability to that country . Late in the year , during a deployment in the Mediterranean , the ship helped passengers of the Greek ferry " Express Samina " which had run aground and sunk during a storm on 26 September . In September 2009 , " Fort George " , whilst working with the Type 23 Frigate HMS " Iron Duke " , was involved in the largest ever drugs seizure to date by the Royal Navy , when 5 . 5 tonnes of cocaine were seized from a converted fishing vessel MV " Cristal " in the Atlantic Ocean off South America . Under the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010 , the ship was identified for withdrawal . From March 2011 she was being stripped of stores and fittings in Liverpool , where she remained for two years . She left Liverpool on 16 January 2013 under tow destined for a Turkish ship breakers .
Al Slater Sergeant Alistair Slater MM ( died 2 December 1984 ) was a British Army soldier who served in B Squadron , Air ( 7 ) Troop , 22 Special Air Service who was killed on 2 December 1984 whilst on operations against the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Kesh , County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland . The operation also led to the deaths of Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde and Kieran Fleming and the arrest of the other two members of the four man unit . The IRA men had been attempting to bomb an RUC police car . Slater was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for his role in the action . Prior to joining the SAS , Al Slater was a member of 2 Para . He appeared in the 1982 British TV documentary titled The Paras as one of the instructors to a group of Parachute Regiment recruits undertaking their basic training . The programme began filming just prior to the onset of hostilities of the Falklands War . Al Slater was one of four SAS soldiers to be killed during the Troubles .
Flight Nurse Badge The Flight Nurse Badge is a military badge of the United States armed forces which is issued by the U . S . Air Force and United States Navy to flight nurse s . Versions of this badge have existed since World War II , when the decoration was first created as the " Army Air Forces Flight Nurse Badge " . The Flight Nurse Badge is issued in two different versions , one for the Navy and the other for the Air Force . To be awarded the Flight Nurse Badge , a service member must be a commissioned officer and a Registered Nurse and must also complete training normally befitting the award of the Aircrew Badge . Upon completion of prerequisite training , a service member must complete advanced studies in Aerospace Medicine and be qualified as a military flight nurse . The Flight Nurse Badge is then presented after a probationary period of in - flight instruction and observation . The Air Force version of the Flight Nurse Badge is issued in three degrees : Basic , Senior , and Master . The Basic Flight Nurse Badge is awarded upon completion of all training and qualification as a flight nurse . The Senior and Master versions of the Flight Nurse Badge are awarded based on years of service in the Air Force and number of flight hours obtained . The different degrees of the Flight Nurse Badge are denoted by a star ( Senior level ) or a star with wreath ( Master level ) centered above the decoration . The United States Navy issues the Flight Nurse Badge in a single degree . None of the other military branches maintains an equivalent to the Flight Nurse Badge . The decoration is similar to the Flight Surgeon Badge .
USS Courser ( AMc - 32 ) USS " Courser " ( AMc - 32 ) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . The first ship to be named " Courser " by the Navy , " AMc - 32 " served in an " in service " status from 1941 to 1947 .
USS Margaret ( SP - 531 ) USS " Margaret " ( SP - 531 ) was a schooner acquired by the U . S . Navy for temporary service during World War I . World War I service . " Margaret " , a 58 - gross - ton auxiliary schooner , was built in 1903 at Boston , Massachusetts , as the pleasure craft " Savarona I " . Acquired by the Navy for World War I service , she was commissioned in May 1917 as USS " Margaret " ( SP - 531 ) and renamed " SP - 531 " the following year . Post - war decommissioning . She was decommissioned and stricken from the List of Naval vessels in September 1919 and sold on 13 December 1919 .
William Thomas Clark William Thomas Clark ( June 29 , 1831 – October 12 , 1905 ) was an American soldier and politician , serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War and as a postbellum U . S . Congressman . Birth and early years . Clark was born in Norwalk , Connecticut . He became a school teacher and moved in 1854 to New York City , where he passed the bar exam . After marrying , he moved to Iowa and established a legal practice . Civil War . At the beginning of the Civil War , he became a lieutenant and adjutant of an Iowa infantry regiment . He fought at the battle of Shiloh and Corinth . He served as assistant adjutant general in the XVII Corps during the siege of Vicksburg and assistant adjutant general to the Army of the Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign . He was made a brevet brigadier general for service in the Atlanta Campaign and was assigned to an infantry brigade in the XV Corps during the Carolinas Campaign , but was only lightly engaged in fighting . He rose to the full rank of brigadier general of volunteers ( 1865 ) , and was made a brevet major general at the close of the same year for gallant and meritorious services during the war . After the war , he made his home in Galveston , Texas , where he organized the first negro school and befriended negroes at the risk of his life . He founded the First National Bank and was its first cashier , and also served as postmaster . He was a Republican . As a representative from Texas in Congress in 1869 - 72 , he obtained the first appropriation for the harbor of Galveston ( $ 100 , 000 ) , making possible the completion of the jetties there .
Task Force 17 Task Force 17 ( TF17 ) was an aircraft carrier task force of the United States Navy during the Pacific Campaign of World War II . TF17 participated in several major carrier battles in the first year of the war . TF17 was initially centered on the carrier " Yorktown " . With " Yorktown " , TF17 engaged Imperial Japanese Navy forces in actions at the Marshalls - Gilberts raids , Invasion of Lae - Salamaua , Battle of the Coral Sea , and the Battle of Midway . " Yorktown " was sunk at Midway . Reformed around the carrier " Hornet " and commanded by RADM George Murray , TF17 supported Allied forces during the Guadalcanal Campaign . At the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands , " Hornet " was sunk . After the battle the task force ceased to exist , the remaining ships ( the cruiser and destroyer escorts ) were then dispersed to other duties .