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USS City of South Haven ( ID - 2527 ) USS " City of South Haven " ( ID - 2527 ) was a transport ship for the United States Navy at the close of World War I . Before the war , she was a passenger steamship that sailed as SS " City of South Haven on the Great Lakes . In post - war civilian service she operated as SS " City of Miami between Florida and Cuba before returning to the Great Lakes as SS " E . G . Crosby " . She was scrapped in 1942 following a fire . Construction . SS " City of South Haven " was built in 1903 by Craig Shipbuilding of Toledo , Ohio for Dunkley - Williams and Company of South Haven , Michigan . She was sold to the Chicago and South Haven Steamship Company of Chicago , Illinois in 1906 . " City of South Haven " operated commercially on the Great Lakes , primarily Lake Michigan , until early 1918 . World War I . The United States Navy purchased SS " City of South Haven " on 19 April 1918 at Manistee , Michigan . She underwent a conversion into naval service at Kraft Shipyard and Dry Dock Company of Chicago , Illinois . USS " City of South Haven " was commissioned on 9 November 1918 , two days before the Armistice that ended World War I . Commanded by Lieutenant Commander A . C . Wilvers of the United States Naval Reserve Force , she left Chicago on 29 November and arrived in Boston , Massachusetts on 13 December . Boston was to be her final stop for fitting en route to Europe and cross - channel transport . However , with the end of hostilities USS " City of South Haven " was no longer needed and placed on the sale list . She was sold to the Goodrich Transit Company of Chicago and struck from the Navy List on 27 September 1919 . Her decommissioning took place on 3 December and she was latter delivered to her new owners . Post - war service . Following her brief stint in the Navy , SS " City of South Haven " would change names and ownership a number of times before finally returning to the Great Lakes . Goodrich Transit sold her in 1919 to J . G . Crosby of Chicago . J . G . Crosby in turn sold her to the Havana - American Steamship Company of Miami , Florida on 3 February 1920 . Her name was then changed to SS " City of Miami " and she was resold on 21 May to A . O . Anderson and Company of Miami . During this period she would operate between Florida and Cuba . " City of Miami " returned to her former owners on 17 June 1920 when she was again sold to the Havana - American Steamship Company . The United States Marshals Service next sold her to the O ' Brien Brothers Towing Company of Miami on 6 November 1922 . Ten days later " City of Miami " was sold to the Havana Navigation Corporation of Miami . The following year she was sold to the Crosby Transportation Company of Milwaukee , Wisconsin and renamed SS " E . G . Crosby " . This sale would return her to the Great Lakes . In 1924 , she would be sold for the final time to the Wisconsin and Michigan Transportation Company of Milwaukee . She was laid up in 1931 and suffered massive fire damage in a boneyard at Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin on 3 December 1935 . As a result , she was scrapped in 1942 .
Franz Landgraf Franz Landgraf ( 16 July 1888 – 19 April 1944 ) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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 .
Alexander Armstrong ( explorer ) Sir Alexander Armstrong , KCB ( 1818 – 4 July 1899 ) , born in County Donegal , Ireland , was a naval , explorer , and author who from 1850 to 1854 sailed the Arctic on under the command of Robert McClure in search of the lost expedition of explorer Sir John Franklin . Armstrong ' s account of the voyage , " Personal narrative of the discovery of the north - west passage " , was published in London in 1857 . He was educated at Trinity College , Dublin , and at the University of Edinburgh . He entered the Medical Department of the Royal Navy in 1842 and became its Director - General in 1869 . He was present during the naval bombardment of Sveaborg during the Crimean War . He became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1871 and served as honorary physician to The Queen and to The Prince of Wales ( later Edward VII ) .
USS De Grasse ( ID - 1217 ) USS " De Grasse " ( ID - 1217 ) was the projected name for an armed yacht that the United States Navy acquired for service as a patrol vessel in 1918 but , according to some sources , never commissioned , although other sources claim she saw brief naval service in 1918 . " De Grasse " was under construction as a wooden - hulled , steam turbine - powered private yacht by George Lawley and Sons at Neponset , Massachusetts , for J . L . Redmond of New York City on 7 June 1917 when the U . S . Navy ordered her taken over for World War I service upon completion and assigned her the Naval Registry Identification Number ( Id . No . ) 1217 . She was completed in 1918 , and Commandant , 1st Naval District , took control of her on 18 July 1918 in anticipation of commissioning her as USS " De Grasse " . On 27 July 1918 , the Commandant received orders to have " De Grasse " inspected for naval service . Tests and sea trials quickly took place at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston , Massachusetts , and revealed , as stated in a report dated 31 July 1918 , that " De Grasse " was “ unseaworthy ” and of “ no value for naval operations . ” Sources differ on whether " De Grasse " saw any naval service at all . Some say that she was commissioned in July 1918 and briefly served in coastal waters along the central portion of the United States East Coast , while others claim that the negative 31 July 1918 inspection report led to her never being commissioned or seeing naval service . Directed on 17 August 1918 to return " De Grasse " to her owner , Commandant , 1st Naval District , returned her to Redmond on 7 November 1918 and provided him with $ 500 . 00 ( USD ) “ for restoration of [ the ] ship [ to ] its former condition . ”
Joseph P . Newsham Joseph Parkinson Newsham ( May 24 , 1837 – October 22 , 1919 ) was a 19th - century politician , lawyer , merchant and planter from Louisiana . Biography . Born in Preston , England , Newsham immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1839 , settling in Monroe County , Illinois . He received an academic education , was employed in a mercantile establishment for two years , studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860 , commencing practice in Edwardsville , Illinois . During the Civil War , he served as adjutant of the 32nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army , resigning in 1864 on account of disabilities which he received while in action on July 4 of that year . Newsham moved to Donaldsonville , Louisiana , in 1864 where he was clerk of the fourth judicial district court of the Parish of Ascension and was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1865 , commencing practice in Donaldsonville . He moved to St . Francisville , Louisiana , in 1867 and was a member of the in 1867 and 1868 . Upon Louisiana ' s being admitted back into the Union , Newsham was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868 from Louisiana ' s 3rd congressional district and served until 1869 . He established the " Feliciana Republican " in 1869 and was elected to the House of Representatives , in 1870 , this time from Louisiana ' s 4th congressional district , and served for that district until 1871 . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870 and thus left office when the term ended in 1871 . Afterward , he worked as a planter and merchant in St . Francisville , Louisiana until his retirement in 1913 . Newsham died in St . Francisville on October 22 , 1919 , and was interred in Grace Church Cemetery in St . Francisville .
Battle of the Crimissus The Battle of the Crimissus was probably fought in 340 BCE between a large Carthaginian army under Asdrubal and Hamilcar sent against Syracuse . The forces of Syracuse led by Timoleon were victorious . Background . Soon after Timoleon had ejected Dionysius II from Syracuse a large Carthaginian army landed in Sicily . Timoleon decided to respond by advancing into Carthaginian territory to avoid Greek territory being plundered by the Carthaginian forces . The battle . According to Plutarch , the Carthaginian force numbered 70 , 000 and included many four horsed war chariots and Timoleon commanded only 5000 foot and a 1000 cavalry against them . Others put his forces somewhat larger at 12 , 000 . Timoleon was able to catch the Carthaginians as they were crossing the river Crimissus , first sending his cavalry against them to disorder them and to prevent the Carthaginians forming a proper line . When the Greek infantry attacked a storm broke out and as the wind was blowing into the faces of the Carthaginians it became even more difficult for them to fight . The crack Carthaginian citizen Sacred Band fought bravely and , according to accounts , to the last man . The Carthaginians were defeated and Timolean captured their baggage camp .
Harold Arthur Deane Lieutenant - Colonel Sir Harold Arthur Deane KCSI ( 1854 – 1908 ) was an administrator in British India . Deane served as the first Political Agent of the Malakand in 1895 and also as the first Chief Commissioner of the North - West Frontier Province upon the creation of the province on 9 November 1901 . Career . Deane was commissioned in 1874 and promoted to Captain in 1885 and to Major in 1894 . The following year he became the first Political Agent of the Malakand and in 1896 he was appointed a CSI and then promoted to Lieutenant - Colonel in 1900 . In 1901 he became the Chief Commissioner of the North - West Frontier Province following its creation by Lord Curzon - a position he held until his death in July 1908 .
Chief of Defence ( Belgium ) The Chief of Defence ( , ) , abbreviated as CHOD , is the professional head and commander of the Belgian Armed Forces . He is the highest official within the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff . He reports directly to the Minister of Defence and is responsible for advising the Minister , for the implementation of defence policy and for the administration of the department . The current Chief of Defence is General Gerard VAN CAELENBERGE , since July 2012 .
Aero Ae 04 The Aero Ae 04 was a Czechoslovakia n biplane fighter aircraft of 1921 . A development of the Ae 02 , it was no more successful than its predecessor in attracting purchase orders , and it flew only in prototype form . Undaunted by the lack of interest , development continued as the A . 18 .
228th Infantry Brigade ( United Kingdom ) 228th Brigade ( 228 Bde ) was a formation of the British Army in both the First and Second World War s . World War I . 228th Brigade was created on 26 February 1917 as a formation of Army Troops within the British Salonika Army under Brigadier General W . C . Ross Order of Battle . The following units served in 228 Bde during WWI : Service . Although an independent formation , 228 Bde was always associated with 28th Division . It was formed of garrison battalions , which were not normally expected to serve in the front line due to the men ' s age or low medical category . One staff officer wrote : ' Physically the brigade was in a terrible state . They were splendid crocks . . . Some were almost blind , some almost deaf , and the 22nd Rifle Brigade . . . had more than sixty men over sixty years old ' . Because of its slow rate of marching , the 228th became known as the ' Too Too Late Brigade ' . On 30 Seotember 1918 , during the final Allied offensive on the Salonika Front , 228 Bde came under the command of the Greek Crete Division . 228 Bde was broken up on 4 October 1918 . World War II . The World War II brigade was formed ( as 228th Independent Infantry Brigade ) in the Shetland Islands on 12 February 1942 , by the redesignation of Headquarters Shetland Defences . Its commander was Brigadier the Hon William Fraser . Composition . The following units served in 228 Bde during World War II : Service . 228 Bde served under OSDEF ( Orkney & Shetland Defences ) until 16 September 1943 , when the brigade was disbanded .
Naval Artillery War Badge Naval Artillery War Badge or the War Badge for Naval Artillery ( ) is a German military decoration awarded for service to the crews of Kriegsmarine land - based marine artillery and anti - aircraft units . A crew could receive an award by achievement of eight points ( two for downing an aircraft unassisted , one for downing an aircraft assisted , and five for aiding in the downing of aircraft for radar , searchlight or other such units ) . The War Badge is worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the naval service tunic , underneath the 1st class Iron Cross , if awarded , or equivalent grade award . The badge was issued in a single degree only . A version of the Naval Artillery War Badge with diamonds was discussed amongst Kriegsmarine leaders , but no regulations were ever established regarding a diamonds version of the badge nor was a Naval Artillery War Badge with diamonds ever produced .
USS Forster ( DE - 334 ) USS " Forster " ( DE - 334 ) was launched 13 November 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation , Orange , Texas ; sponsored by Mrs . E . W . Forster , widow of Machinist Edward W . Forster , who was killed in action during the Battle of Savo Island , 9 August 1942 with the sinking of . " Forster " was commissioned 25 January 1944 and served as an escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II . She was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Green Cove Springs , Florida on 15 June 1946 . Coast Guard service . She was turned over to the United States Coast Guard on 20 June 1951 . Forster ( given the Coast Guard hull number WDE - 434 ) served on ocean station duty out of Honolulu . This included duty on Ocean Stations VICTOR , QUEEN , and SUGAR and voyages to Japan . She also conducted search and rescue duties , including finding and assisting the following vessels in distress : the M / V " Katori Maru " on 17 August 1952 , assisting the M / V " Chuk Maru " on 29 August 1953 , the M / V " Tongshui " on 1 – 3 October 1953 , and the M / V " Steel Fabricator " on 26 October 1953 . She was returned to the Navy on 25 May 1954 . Republic of Vietnam service . She returned to reserve in naval custody until recommissioned at Long Beach , California , 23 October 1956 . In February 1966 , " Forster " escorted the nine cutters comprising Division 13 of Coast Guard Squadron One from Naval Base Subic Bay to Vung Tau in South Vietnam . She served in the Navy until she was transferred on 25 September 1971 to South Vietnam . The Vietnamese reclassified her as a frigate and renamed her RVNS " Trần Khánh Dư " ( HQ - 04 ) . In 1974 , she participated in the Battle of the Paracel Islands . Socialist Republic of Vietnam service . She was in a shipyard , in overhaul , when Saigon fell on 30 April 1975 , and was captured by North Vietnamese forces . The U . S . Navy wrote her off as “ Transferred to Vietnam , 30 April 1975 . ” The communists renamed her VPNS " Dai Ky " ( HQ - 03 ) , she apparently was still seaworthy in 1997 and was used as a training ship . By 1999 , she was reduced to a training hulk .
USS Skipper ( AMc - 104 ) USS " Skipper " ( AMc - 104 ) was an " Accentor " - class 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 . " Skipper " , a coastal minesweeper , was laid down on 21 May 1941 by H . G . Marr of Damariscotta , Maine ; launched on 16 January 1942 , sponsored by Miss Irene Jones , and placed in service on 29 May 1942 . World War II service . " Skipper " completed fitting out at the Boston Navy Yard on 30 May . From there , she moved to the Mine Warfare School at Yorktown , Virginia , departing Boston , Massachusetts , on 12 June and arriving at Yorktown on 13 June . She was assigned to the school and the 5th Naval District for the duration of her Navy career , operating in the Chesapeake Bay along the shores of Maryland and Virginia . " Skipper " was reported as excess to the needs of the Navy in January 1946 and placed out of service on 1 February . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 25 February and she was delivered to the Maritime Commission on 12 December 1946 for disposal . " Skipper " was subsequently sold .
Spin Boldak bombing The Spin Boldak bombing happened on February 18 , 2008 when a car full of explosives detonated near a Canadian military convoy in a market in Spin Boldak , Afghanistan . The attack killed 38 Afghans and injured at least 25 civilians . In addition , four Canadian soldiers were lightly injured . This suicide bombing occurred just one day after the 2008 Kandahar bombing , the deadliest terrorist attack during the Afghanistan War . Kandahar Governor Asadullah Khalid said the bombing wouldn ' t have happened if the Canadians listened to him when he tried to discourage them from going to Spin Boldak .
Titus Petronius Secundus Titus Petronius Secundus ( 40 – 97 ) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard , known as the Praetorian Guard , under emperor Domitian , from 94 until 96 . Prior to becoming Praetorian prefect , Petronius had served as governor of the Egypt province from 92 until 93 . According to ancient sources , Petronius was among a number of government officials implicated in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of Domitian on September 18 , 96 . Upon the accession of emperor Nerva , he was dismissed as prefect and allowed to retire outside of Rome . Support for Domitian however remained strong in the army . Dissatisfaction with the state of affairs ultimately led to a rebellion in which the Praetorian Guard , led by Casperius Aelianus , laid siege to the Imperial Palace and took Nerva hostage , forcing him to submit to their demands and hand over those responsible for Domitian ' s death . The revolt was successful and Petronius was murdered by the Praetorians .
HMS Swiftsure ( 1750 ) HMS " Swiftsure " was a 70 - gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment , and launched on 25 May 1750 . She served in the Seven Years War , taking part in the capture of " Le Foudroyant " by HMS " Monmouth " in 1758 . In 1759 she was with Admiral Boscawen at Lagos , and at Quiberon Bay later that year , and at the capture of Belle Île in 1761 . She was sold on 2 June 1773 .
Gausón Gausón was a semi - legendary Astur general who fought the Romans in the Astur - Cantabrian Wars ( 29 BC – 19 BC ) . Little is known about Gausón due to the lack of classical sources , but historical codexes , oral tradition and other several sources do mention his presence on the Cantabrian Wars as a military leader of the Astur armies who attacked the Roman legions near the town of " Lancia " during the Bellum Asturicum campaign . Historical sources . The " Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana " ( " Great Asturian Encyclopedia " ) says : However , the most part of the above references to Gausón seem to be sourced in the chronicle of the relevant historian priest Luis Alfonso de Carvallo ( 1571 , 1635 ) , which was based on previous ecclesiastical and historical codexes and works , some of them now lost : This chronicle thus agrees with the Florus official Roman chronicle : In a similar way , Luis Alfonso de Carvallo continues :
Yuenü Yuenü ( ) was a swordswoman from the state of Yue , in the modern province of Zhejiang . She is also known as " Aliao " and " Maiden of the Southern Forest " . Life and legacy . Yuenü lived during the reign of King Goujian of Yue ( 496 - 465 BCE ) . From a young age , she learned archery and how to use a sword by hunting with her father . The King of Yue planned to attack the state of Wu and when he heard about her skills , he invited her to court . She compared the art of the sword to a door , which can be divided in yin and yang . While strengthening the spirit , one should remain outwardly calm . Her exposition on the art of the sword impressed the king , who decreed that her skills be in training his army and gave her the title ' the Yue Woman ' ( 越女 ) or " Lady of Yue " . The king appointed her to train his army officers , who in turn , instructed his army . Hers is the earliest known exposition on the art of the sword , and influenced Chinese martial arts for generations .
117th Division ( People ' s Republic of China ) The 117th Division was a military formation of the People ' s Volunteer Army ( Chinese People ' s Volunteers ( CPV ) or Chinese Communist Forces ( CCF ) ) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10 , 000 men . It was a component of the 39th Army , consisting of the 349th , 350th , and 351st Regiments . The division participated in the Battle of Unsan during the Korean War in the 1950s .
Wolfgang Lange ( general ) Wolfgang Lange ( 1 June 1898 – 10 February 1988 ) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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 . Wolfgang Lange was captured on 15 April 1945 by American troops in the Ruhr Pocket . He was released in October 1947 .
USS Nantasket ( 1867 ) USS " Nantasket " was a screw steamer of the United States Navy . Laid down at Boston Navy Yard in 1864 ; launched on 15 August 1867 , sponsored by Miss Emma Hartt ; and commissioned on 22 October 1869 , Lt . Comdr . F . M . Bunce in command . Service history . Assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron , the ship was stationed at Samana Bay , Santo Domingo , for the next two years . While based at this island , she made numerous short voyages carrying messages to American officials on various islands in the Caribbean . At times , she also carried officials as passengers . She continued this duty until 30 April 1872 , when she was relieved by the steamer . Departing Samana Bay on 5 June , she sailed for Key West arriving on 8 June . She was decommissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard and remained in ordinary until struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 July 1875 . She was sold in 1883 .
Mark Scholefield Mark Scholefield VC ( 16 April 1828 – 15 February 1858 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Scholefield was 26 years old , and a seaman in the Royal Navy , serving in the Naval Brigade , during the Crimean War when he earned the VC . On 5 November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman , Crimea , the Right Lancaster Battery was attacked and many of the soldiers were wounded . Seaman Scholefield with two other seamen ( James Gorman and Thomas Reeves ) and two others who were killed during the action , mounted the defense work banquette and , under withering attack from the enemy , kept up a rapid , repulsing fire . The muskets were re - loaded for them by the wounded soldiers under the parapet and eventually the enemy fell back and gave no more trouble . Further information . He later achieved the rank of quartermaster . His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum , London .