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Alan Arnett McLeod Alan Arnett McLeod VC ( 20 April 1899 – 6 November 1918 ) was a Canadian 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 . Early life . Alan McLeod grew up in Stonewall , Manitoba , the son of a doctor . He enrolled in The 34th Fort Garry Horse in 1913 at age 14 . When the war started in 1914 Alan was sent home , as under age . He then tried several times to enlist in the army in Winnipeg , and in the cadet wing of the Royal Flying Corps in Toronto . As he turned 18 he successfully enrolled in the RFC . He trained as a pilot at Long Branch near Toronto , and soloed after only 3 hours flight time . He graduated with 50 hours of flying experience . On 20 August 1917 he was shipped overseas to France . He was originally posted to No . 82 Squadron flying scouts , but when his Commanding Officer found he was 18 he had McLeod posted to 51 Squadron on Home Defence duties flying the B . E . 12 at night . He was then posted to No . 2 Squadron , a Corps Squadron working near Hesdigneul in northern France , flying his first operation in December 1917 . With Lt . Comber as his gunner , he claimed a Fokker Dr . I destroyed in January and on 14 January flamed an observation balloon near Beauvin . He was mentioned in dispatches for this exploit . Victoria Cross . McLeod was an 18 year old Second Lieutenant in No . 2 Squadron , Royal Flying Corps during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross . On 27 March 1918 over Albert , France , Second Lieutenant McLeod , with his observer Lt . Arthur Hammond , in an Armstrong Whitworth F . K . 8 destroyed an enemy triplane and were immediately attacked by eight more , three of which they brought down , but the petrol tank of the bomber was hit . The machine burst into flames and both pilot and observer were badly wounded . McLeod , by side slipping steeply , tried to keep the flames away from his observer , and when the machine finally crashed in No Man ' s Land , the young pilot , not minding his own injuries , dragged his comrade from the burning wreckage and under heavy fire carried him to comparative safety , before collapsing from exhaustion . Lt . Hans Kirschstein of Jasta 6 , an experienced ace was credited with the victory . McLeod was wounded three times in the side and Hammond was wounded six times . Hammond lost a leg but was awarded a bar for his Military Cross . McLeod was recommended for a Distinguished Service Order but received the Victoria Cross . He returned to Canada ( Stonewall , Manitoba ) to recuperate but died from the Spanish Influenza shortly thereafter . There is a street in Stonewall , Manitoba named after McLeod . His former family home is the McLeod Tea House and Stonewall Collegiate has his likeness as a bust displayed in the high school library . Tribute . Dr . David Christie , of Westminster Church , Winnipeg , wrote a moving tribute which appeared in the " Manitoba Free Press " on the evening of 7 November , the day after his death .
Najmaddin Sadigov Colonel General Najmaddin Huseyn oglu Sadigov ( ) also known as Najmaddin Sadikhov , is the Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic . He was appointed to both positions on November 2 , 1993 by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev . Career . Sadigov is a member of the Commission on National Security Policies which prepares and develops documents on national security concepts , foreign policy strategies and military doctrines of Azerbaijan Republic . According to the Presidential Decree No . 858 from June 24 , 2005 he was promoted to the rank of General Colonel . Awards . Sadigov has received numerous awards , among them " Veten Ughrunda Medal " ( For Motherland ) in 2003 , " Vətənə Xidmətə Görə Order " of 3rd degree ( For Service to the Motherland ) in 2007 , " Herbi Xidmlete Gore Medal " ( For Military Service ) in 2009 .
Strategic defence A Strategic defence is a type of military plan ning doctrine and a set of combat activities used for the purpose of deterring , resisting and repelling a strategic offensive , conducted as either a territorial or airspace invasion , or a naval offensive to interrupt shipping lane traffic as a form of economic warfare . Strategic defensive need not be passive in nature , and often involves military deception , propaganda and psychological warfare , as well as pre - emptive strategies . All forms of military force are included in the planning , and often civil defence organisations are also included . In terms of military theory , strategic defensive thinking seeks to understand and appreciate the theoretical and historical background to any given war and conflict scenario facing the decision - makers at the national level . The requirement of the decision makers for the strategic defence analysts is usually for providing a detailed understanding of strategic and defence issues of relevance to the national and regional relations and intentions . Some of the more common issues encountered by strategic defence planners include : Strategic defensive is also a predominant peace - time posture of most nation - states in the world at any one time , although the national military intelligence services are always conducting operations to discover offensive threats to security to ensure adequate warning is provided to bring armed forces to a state of combat readiness . In terms of scale of combat , the strategic defensive is considered either a war that can last from days to generations , or a military campaign as a phase of the war , involving a series of operations delimited by time and space and with specific major achievable goal allocated to a defined part of the available armed force . As a campaign , a strategic defence may consist of several battle s , some of which may be offensive in nature , or may result in the conduct of withdrawals to new positions , encirclement s , or sieges either by the defender or attacker as a means of securing strategic initiative . The strategic goal of a strategic defensive may require a conduct of an offensive operation far removed from the main national territory , such as the case with the 1982 Falklands campaign , which sets logistics apart as the dominant consideration in strategic defensive as a doctrine .
USS LST - 119 USS " LST - 119 " was a built for the U . S . Navy during World War II . She was designed to carry troops and military equipment to the shores of the battle front and quickly deliver her cargo . She served in the Pacific Ocean and post - war returned home proudly with two battle stars to her credit . " LST - 119 " was laid down on 12 May 1943 at Jeffersonville , Indiana , by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co . ; launched on 28 July 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . Gilbert Coughlin ; and commissioned on 1 September 1943 , Lt . ( jg . ) R . D . Dewar , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . During World War II , " LST - 119 " was assigned to the Asiatic - Pacific theater and participated in the following operations : Decommissioning . Upon her return to the United States , " LST - 119 " was decommissioned on 13 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946 . On 17 May 1948 , she was sold to Robert H . Beattie , Oil Transport Co . , New Orleans , Louisiana , for conversion to non - self - propelled operation . Awards . " LST - 119 " earned two battle stars for World War II service .
Ronald A . Burdo Ronald Allen Burdo was born on July 24 , 1920 in Cheboygan , Michigan and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on September 20 , 1940 , aged 20 . He was killed in action , aged 22 , on August 7 , 1942 at Gavutu , Solomon Islands , during the Battle of Guadalcanal . Namesake . In 1944 , the high speed transport USS " Burdo " ( APD - 133 ) was named in his honor .
Danish International Logistical Center The Danish International Logistical Center ( DANILOG ) was established in 2001 as a regimental - level logistics unit that is part of the Danish Army Operational Command . It is based out of Vordingborg Kaserne . DANILOG is part of Denmark ' s efforts to provide better administrative and logistical support to its personnel deployed abroad as part of humanitarian operations such as Implementation Force ( IFOR ) , United Nations Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ) and United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea ( UNMEE ) , as well as combat environments such as the Danish Contingent / Iraq ( Dancon ) . IFOR is a NATO - led multinational force in Bosnia and Herzegovina . UNPROFOR is the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslavian civil war . UNMEE was established in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea . DANILOG also supports combat environments like the Iraq theater of operations .
4th General Hospital ( United States Army ) The 4th General Hospital was a US Army medical unit during World War II . The unit was drawn mostly from medical personnel from Cleveland , Ohio from University Hospitals and the Medical School of Case Western Reserve University . After formation and assembling in New York , a convoy with the 4th General Hospital team on board , left New York on 23 January 1942 with an escort of US destroyers to an undisclosed destination . The medical unit disembarked in Melbourne , Australia on 27 February 1942 . The medical unit set up a temporary tent camp in Royal Park , Melbourne . The new Royal Melbourne Hospital building which had been made available under lend - lease reciprocal contributions arrangements was still under construction . In 12 May 1942 the medical unit finally moved into the Royal Melbourne Hospital building , becoming the only time an entire Australian hospital has been occupied by another country . The unit admitted more than 35 , 000 patients during its two year stay in Australia . Mrs Jean MacArthur and son Arthur MacArthur IV were admitted for observation after their escape from the Philippines . The 4th General Hospital relocated to Finschhaven in 1944 after landing at Port Moresby in New Guinea . A 2 , 000 - bed hospital was constructed at Finschhaven . During its stay at Finschhaven the 63rd Station Hospital and 126th Station Hospital were absorbed into the unit . Approximately 11 , 200 patients were treated while the unit was in Finschhaven . On 23 July 1945 , the hospital at Finschhaven was closed and the unit moved to Manila . Upon arriving in Manila the Imperial Japanese had surrendered so the unit was demobilized in Manila .
Raid on Ross The Raid on Ross was a conflict that took place in 1491 in the Scottish Highlands . It was fought between the Clan Mackenzie against several other clans , including the Clan MacDonald of Lochalsh , Clan MacDonald of Clanranald the Clan Cameron and the Chattan Confederation of Clan Mackintosh . History . Ewen Cameron , chief of Clan Cameron was joined by Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh , Clan Ranald of Garmoran and Lochaber and the Chattan Confederation . The Chattan Confederation must have made peace with their enemies the Clan Cameron . Together the clans went on a raid into the county of Ross - shire . During the raid they clashed with the Clan Mackenzie of Kintail . They then advanced from Lochaber to Badennoch where they were even joined by the Clan Mackintosh . They then proceeded to Inverness where they stormed Inverness Castle and Mackintosh placed a garrison in it . The Macdonald Lords of Lochalsh appear at this time to have had strong claims upon the clans to follow them in the field . The MacDonalds of Lochalsh were superiors under the chief of Clan Donald , Domhnall Dubh , who claimed the title of the Lord of the Isles , which had been forfeited to the crown by his grandfather .
Bilbo ( sword ) The bilbo is a type of 16th century , cut - and - thrust sword or small rapier formerly popular in America . They have well - tempered and flexible blade s and were very popular aboard ships , where they were used in a similar role to that of the cutlass . The term probably comes from the Basque city of Bilbao , where a significant number of them were made and exported to the New World . These swords were also sold to merchants of every European nation , including England . Etymology . Bilbo ( Basque : Labana Bizkaitarra , Spanish : daga vizcaína ( " Biscayne dagger " ) is an English catch - all word used to very generally refer to the " utilitarian " cup - hilt swords , often found all over America . They usually had a wide , relatively short sturdy and well tempered blade , very practical and comparatively unadorned . Sometimes the grip was , more often than wood , covered with wire .
Waco C - 72 C - 72 was a blanket designation given to a variety of privately owned Waco enclosed - cabin biplanes impressed into service by the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 . In all , 42 aircraft were taken and used for light transport duty wherever needed .
Ellis M . Zacharias Ellis Mark Zacharias , Sr . ( January 1 , 1890 – June 27 , 1961 ) was a Rear admiral and naval attaché to Japan , who served in World War I and World War II . After World War II , he was appointed as the deputy director of US Naval Intelligence , and post - retirement he narrated the 1958 – 1959 NBC television docudrama " Behind Closed Doors " . Biography . From 1940 - 1942 , Zacharias commanded the , a heavy cruiser that was part of the force that escorted Lieutenant General James H . Doolittle on the 1942 bombing raid over Japan . During the war , he remained at the rank of captain . He conducted radio psychological warfare against the Japan ese high command . Zacharias was born in Jacksonville , Florida . He graduated in 1912 from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland . Zacharias served his first cruise aboard the new battleship , which escorted U . S . President William Howard Taft to Panama to inspect the Panama Canal before water was turned into it . From 1913 to 1915 , Zacharias served aboard the . He was then stationed for a time on the survey ship . During World War I , he served as a line officer aboard the . His television series , " Behind Closed Doors " , is a unique 26 - episode program set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson . The series focuses on how the former Soviet Union stole American missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further espionage . " Behind Closed Doors " is based on Zacharias files in naval intelligence and his war - time experiences . He offers comments at the conclusion of each segment . Before he appeared on " Behind Closed Doors " , Zacharias had also narrated a radio series entitled " Secret Missions " . The titles of both programs were taken from books that he had written . Zacharias retired from the US Navy in 1946 after thirty - four years of service as the result of a heart seizure . He died at his home in West Springfield , New Hampshire , at the age of seventy - one of complications from another heart seizure . He was interred on July 3 , 1961 , at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington , Virginia . His wife , the former Clara Miller ( born February 27 , 1897 ) , was interred with him upon her death on November 7 , 1992 . At the time of her death , she was living in Falls Church , Virginia . Their son , Ellis M . Zacharias , Jr . ( February 1 , 1926 – April 17 , 2006 ) , died in Tulsa , Oklahoma , at the age of eighty . He was a photographer who moved to Tulsa in 1975 . Like his father , he graduated from the Naval Academy . He subsequently served on the .
John Buchanan Robinson John Buchanan Robinson ( May 23 , 1846 – January 28 , 1933 ) was a Republican member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Biography . John Buchanan Robinson was born in Allegheny City , Pennsylvania . He studied at Amherst College and with a private tutor at the University of Pittsburgh . He enlisted in the Union Army in 1864 , but resigned to accept an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis , Maryland . He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1868 , and served in the Navy until he resigned in 1875 . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He moved to Media , Pennsylvania , in 1878 and continued the practice of law . His house , located 19 East Second Street , still exists today and is listed in the Delaware County Planning Commission Historic Sites Survey of Media Borough . He worked as editor of the " Delaware County Gazette " in 1881 and 1882 , and as a newspaper correspondent and owner of the " Media Ledger " . He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1885 to 1887 , and in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1889 . Robinson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty - second , Fifty - third , and Fifty - fourth Congresses . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 . He served as president of the League of Republican Clubs of Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1897 . He was a member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy in 1893 . Robinson was also a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1892 , 1896 , and 1908 . He was United States marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 1914 . He resided in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania where he died in 1933 . Interment in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .
Werner Hartmann Captain Werner Hartmann ( 11 December 1902 – 26 April 1963 ) was a German U - boat commander in World War II . He sank 26 ships , amounting to over sunk , making him the 25th most successful U - boat commander of the war . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Career . Werner Hartmann began his naval career with the " Reichsmarine " of the Weimar Republic on 1 April 1921 as a member of " Crew 1921 " ( the incoming class of 1921 ) . He went on to serve as commander of the torpedo boat s " Seeadler " and " Albatros " , before transferring to the U - boat arm in 1935 . As commander of he patrolled Spanish waters during the Civil War in 1937 – 38 with Günther Prien as his first watch officer . From January – May 1940 Hartmann was commander of both and " 2nd U - boat Flotilla " , but directing U - boats while at sea proved inefficient , and the Befehlshaber der U - Boote ( " U - boat High Command " ) decided henceforth to direct the U - boats from land . After three patrols , and sinking 19 ships totalling 78 , 559 GRT , Hartmann received the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . His senior officers on his four patrols on " U - 37 " were future Knight ' s Cross winners , first watch officer " Oberleutnant zur See " Ernst Bauer ( two patrols ) and later " Oberleutnant zur See " Nicolai Clausen ( two patrols ) , second watch officer " Leutnant zur See " Gustav Poel and chief engineer " Oberleutnant " ( Ing . ) Gerd Suhren . Hartmann then moved to the BdU as a staff officer , and in November 1940 became commander of the 2nd ULD ( U - boat Training Division ) . A year later he took command of the " 27th U - boat Flotilla " in Gotenhafen . In November 1942 he took command of the large Type IXD for a patrol to the Indian Ocean lasting 200 days , the third longest patrol ever undertaken , and sank 7 ships totalling 36 , 778 GRT . In 1944 Hartmann became " Führer der U - Boote Mittelmeer " ( " Commander of U - boats in the Mediterranean " ) and in this post received the Knight ' s Cross with Oak Leaves . After the war he joined the " Bundesmarine " on 1 July 1956 , commanding the 1 . " Schiffsstammregiment " ( 1st Naval training regiment ) in Glückstadt , retiring on 1 April 1962 . He died in 1963 . Summary of career . Ships attacked . As a U - boat commander of and Werner Hartmann is credited with the sinking of 26 ships for a total of .
Alfred von Henikstein Alfred Freiherr von Henikstein ( * August 11 , 1810 in Oberdöbling near Vienna ; † January 29 , 1882 in Vienna ) . Von Henikstein was the highest ranking Jewish officer in the Austrian army and chief of staff before the battle of Königgrätz in the Austro - Prussian War . Von Henikstein was the youngest son of the Jewish banker Ritter Joseph von Henikstein , was baptized as a child and in 1828 entered in the Austrian engineering corps . In 1829 he became Lieutenant , 1832 First Lieutenant and 1842 captain . In 1835 he married in Verona Santina von Scholl , daughter of the fortress architect Franz von Scholl , the " Austrian Vauban " . In 1848 he fought in Italy before Venice , participating in the construction of Fort San Pietro . He also took part in the Hungarian campaign and became in the same year Major in the general staff , and in the following year colonel . With the IV . Corps he occupied Altona . In 1852 he lived in Venice , where his wife died in 1853 . In 1854 he became Major General , and in 1859 Lieutenant General in Tyrol . He became Chief of Staff in 1863 . An efficient officer on the corps level , he was promoted above his qualification and in spite of his own initial rejection of the appointment . In the Austro - Prussian War of 1866 his role as Chief of Staff was revoked the day before the battle of Königgrätz , although he participated in the battle . After the war he was court - martial ed ; the process was stopped by the Emperor , but Henikstein had to retire . Alfred von Henikstein died on January 29 , 1882 in Vienna .
Colin Fraser Barron Colin Fraser Barron VC ( 20 September 1893 – 15 August 1958 ) was a Canadian 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 . He was born at Baldavie Cottage , Boyndie , Banffshire , Scotland , a son of Margaret Walker Barron , a domestic servant . He was raised in a large household by his grandparents Joseph Barron & Mary ( née Reid ) Barron along with his brother Alexander Barron and many other half - siblings and aunts and uncles . He immigrated to Canada in 1910 , and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 . Barron was 24 years old , and a Corporal in the 3rd ( Toronto ) Battalion , CEF during the First World War when he was awarded the Victoria Cross . On 6 November 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele , Belgium , when his unit was held up by three machine - guns , Corporal Barron opened fire on them at point - blank range , rushed the guns , killed four of the crew and captured the remainder . He then turned one of the captured guns on the retiring enemy , causing severe casualties . This action produced far - reaching results and enabled the advance to continue . He later achieved the rank of sergeant - major , and during the Second World War he served with the Royal Regiment of Canada . He is buried in Veteran ' s Section 7 , grave 3562 at Prospect Cemetery , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
List of foreign - born Medal of Honor recipients The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces . The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States . Due to the nature of this medal , it is commonly presented posthumously . Although Medals of Honor can be awarded only to members of the U . S . armed forces , being a U . S . citizen is not a prerequisite for eligibility to receive the medal . Since the American Civil War , hundreds of people born outside the United States have received the medal , the most recent of these recipients being Leslie H . Sabo , Jr . , who received his medal in May 2012 for actions performed during the Vietnam War . The large number of foreign - born recipients during the 19th and early 20th centuries was mostly due to immigration waves from Europe .