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SMS Comet SMS " Comet " was an aviso of the Imperial German Navy , the second and final member of the . She had one sister ship , . " Comet " was laid down at the AG Vulcan shipyard in 1890 , launched in January 1892 , and commissioned in April 1893 . Like her sister , " Comet " was plagued by excessive vibration and poor handling , which limited her active duty career . She ended her career as a mine hulk in Emden . After the German defeat in World War I , she was sold for scrapping in 1921 . Design . " Comet " was long overall and had a beam of and a maximum draft of forward . She displaced at full combat load . Her propulsion system consisted of two vertical 3 - cylinder triple expansion engines . Steam for the engines was provided by four coal - fired locomotive boiler s . The ship ' s propulsion system provided a top speed of and a range of approximately at . " Comet " had a crew of 7 officers and 108 enlisted men . As built , the ship was armed with four 8 . 8 cm SK L / 30 gun s placed in single pivot mounts , two side - by - side forward , and two side - by - side aft . The guns were supplied with between 462 and 680 rounds of ammunition . " Comet " also carried three torpedo tube s , one mounted submerged in the bow and the other two in deck - mounted launchers on the broadside . She was protected with a thick deck , along with of steel armor plating for the conning tower . Service history . " Comet " was built by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin . She was laid down in 1890 and launched on 15 January 1892 . After the completion of fitting - out work , she was transferred to Kiel , where she was commissioned for sea trials . " Comet " was commissioned into the German fleet on 29 April 1893 . That summer , she served in the newly formed III Division of the Maneuver Fleet for the annual maneuvers in August and September . " Comet " served only briefly with the fleet , owing in large part to her poor handling and excessive vibration at high speed . She and her sister ship were quickly placed in reserve , though in 1899 they were reclassified as light cruiser s . Starting on 3 May 1904 , " Comet " was employed as a harbor defense ship in Danzig . She was stricken from the naval register on 24 June 1911 and starting in 1913 was used as a mine hulk in Emden . She served in this capacity through World War I and was broken up in 1921 in Hamburg .
Weapons engineering Weapons engineering is a field relating to the design , development , testing and lifecycle management of military weapon systems . This field of engineering draws on the knowledge of several more traditional engineering fields including mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , mechatronics , electro - optics , materials engineering , and chemical engineering . Within most English language Navies , the term weapons engineering is expanded to include those engineers and technician s responsible for the expert repair , maintenance and operation of shipboard weapon systems .
E Troop , 238th Cavalry ( United States ) Echo Troop , 238th Cavalry is a troop in the 238th Cavalry Regiment , Indiana Army National Guard . It carries out reconnaissance missions to support the 76th Brigade Combat Team . The troop regimental crest displays the motto of the 238th Cavalty , " Deo Favente " which translates into " With God ' s Favor . " Its call sign is " Saber . " It currently has three platoons . " Cobra , " " Shadow , " and " Deathdealer " are the 1st , 2nd , and 3rd platoons respectively . History . Echo Troop has been in service since World War I , under various names . After World War II , E Troop was the 38th Infantry Division ' s 138th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion . In 1959 , the unit became the 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron in the 138th Armor . The unit became a Cavalry Regiment once again in March , 1963 . Echo Troop was given its current designation of Echo Troop , 238th Cavalry , on 1 September 1994 . On 21 February 2002 , E Troop deployed to Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Forge . On 1 May 2004 , Echo Troop became part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan . E Troop was part of 1 / 151 Infantry in its Delta Company . Their mission was to train the Afghanistan National Army . Echo Troop was part of Operation Vigilant Relief to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi . Echo Troop carried out security missions with Delta Company 1 / 293 Infantry . Echo Troop is now being reorganized , a process that will probably be complete by late 2007 or early 2008 .
HMS Ulysses ( R69 ) HMS " Ulysses " ( R69 ) was an U - class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II . She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti - submarine frigate , with the new pennant number F17 . Second World War Service . On commissioning " Ulysses " was allocated to the 25th Destroyer Flotilla and worked as part of the Home Fleet ; this included work on the Arctic convoys . In June 1944 she assisted with the invasion of Normandy , providing Naval gunfire support . In late 1944 and early 1945 she was refitted for service in the Far East and in March 1945 left the UK to join the British Pacific Fleet . She returned to the UK in 1946 and was soon placed in reserve . Post War Service . In 1953 she was selected for conversion to a Type 15 Anti - Submarine Frigate , the conversion was carried out at Devonport Dockyard . In 1956 she formed part of the Royal Navy ' s force used during the Suez Operation . She was decommissioned in 1963 and scrapped at Plymouth in 1970 .
William Blacker Lieutenant - Colonel William Blacker ( 1 September 1777 – 25 November 1855 ) was an Irish British Army officer , Commissioner of the Treasury of Ireland , and author . His published work is sometimes attributed under the names Fitz Stewart or Colonel Blacker . Life and career . Born in Carrickblacker House , in the Oneilland East barony in County Armagh , he entered the University of Dublin in the 1790s . Blacker was a participant at the Battle of the Diamond . There , Blacker became one of the original members of the Orange Institution . After earning his degree , Blacker obtained a commission in the 60th Regiment of Foot , then serving in the West Indies , but poor health compelled him to return home . In 1806 he was promoted to its majority , and in 1812 rose to his final rank of Lieutenant - Colonel . In 1816 his uncle Sir George Hill , 2nd Baronet appointed Blacker to the Commission of the Treasury of Ireland . He was confirmed Lord Dublin and was the great grandfather of Sir Cecil Blacker Commandant of Horse . In 1829 , he inherited the family estate upon his father ' s death . He resigned his military office shortly after and retired to Carrickblacker House . Blacker was buried in Portadown in the Old Seagoe Cemetery . Writings . Blacker and his relative Valentine Blacker were both lieutenant - colonels , and both were published authors . Because some of the work was published pseudonymously , the two are sometimes confused or conflated in texts . In " The Dublin University Magazine " , where his work often appeared , they wrote , " We know not why Colonel Blacker has chosen not to own himself the author of some papers which in the pages of our own Magazine have excited attention of which any man might feel proud . " Blacker authored a popular and widely anthologized poem on military service , " Oliver ' s Advice " , originally published in 1834 under his occasional pseudonym , " Fitz Stewart . " The poem was widely anthologized . The poem popularized a phrase attributed to Oliver Cromwell as part of a " well - authenticated anecdote . " Each stanza ends with a variant of the line , " put your trust in God , my boys , and keep your powder dry . " The line appeared in " Bartlett ' s Familiar Quotations " attributed to Colonel Blacker .
Alfonza W . Davis Alfonza W . Davis ( November 23 , 1919 - October 30 , 1945 ) was the first African - American aviator from North Omaha , Nebraska to be awarded his " wings . " He was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen , a recipient of the Purple Heart , Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Unit Citation . Davis was assumed to be dead after going missing on or about July 30 , 1945 over the Adriatic Sea . Biography . Davis graduated valedictorian from Omaha ' s Technical High School in 1937 and went on to attend Omaha University . At Omaha University , he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity . Davis joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 during World War II . He received his flight training at Tuskegee Airfield in Alabama , becoming the first African American from Omaha to graduate and earn his wings . Having graduated at the top of his flight class , he was chosen to be squadron leader of the 302d Fighter Group based in Italy . He later became attached to the 332d Fighter Group as the Assistant Group Operations Officer . The 332d was an all African American unit , known as the " Red Tail " group because of their special aircraft paint scheme . He achieved the rank of captain , flying mostly the P - 51 Mustang escort fighter . Davis ' awards and decorations included : a Purple Heart , the Distinguished Flying Cross , and a Distinguished Unit Citation . He was credited with one aerial victory in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations on July 16 , 1944 . During his last assignment with the 99th Pursuit Squadron as Squadron Commander , one of the fighter group Davis commanded destroyed 83 German aircraft . While on a reconnaissance mission to Munich , Germany , Davis was lost and declared missing in action near the Gulf of Trieste in overcast weather . The United States Department of War later issued a presumptive finding of death while missing in action on October 30 , 1945 . Legacy . The Alfonza W . Davis Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen was founded in Omaha in 1988 to conduct historical research and document the " pioneering men and women in military aviation who served our country , fighting two wars — one against enemy military forces and the other against racism at home and abroad . " In 2013 Omaha Public Schools named their newest middle school after him . Davis is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Sicily - Rome American Cemetery .
USCG Deployable Pursuit Boat The 38 ft ( 11 . 6 m ) Deployable Pursuit Boat ( DPB ) gives the United States Coast Guard a new capability in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific . About 85 % of the cocaine smuggled through those areas travels on " go - fasts " , 30 to 40 ft ( 9 to 12 m ) high speed craft which each carry 1 , 000 to 2 , 000 kg of illegal narcotics . Working with other Coast Guard assets , DPB crews will be able to intercept and board " go - fasts " , and significantly reduce the flow of drugs through the transit zone .
Pagoda mast The pagoda mast was a type of superstructure that was common on Japanese capital ship s that were reconstructed during the 1930s in a bid to improve their fighting performance . These modifications were deemed to be necessary by the Imperial Japanese Navy as a result of the " Battleships Holiday " that was imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty , which strictly limited the construction of new battleships . Pagoda masts featured a mass of platforms that included watch points , searchlights , and spotting points . The superstructures were constructed on the majority of the ships that were rebuilt by the Japanese , including the " Kongō " - class battlecruiser s and the " Fusō " , " Ise " , and " Nagato " - class battleship s . The additional platforms were supported on the ships ' original tripod foremasts ( a design also extensively used by the Royal Navy ) and these were suitably strengthened to bear the extra weight they had to carry . Like the British Royal Navy , which was considered to be the likely enemy of Japan in the event of an armed conflict , the Imperial Japanese Navy wanted to prepare their warships for engaging in combat during the night . Prior to the outbreak of World War II , powerful searchlights were strategically placed on the pagoda masts for the purpose of locating the position of enemy ships in nighttime conditions . However , during the early 1940s , the searchlights mounted on the pagoda became less important as new radar technology was developed that allowed a ship to aim and shoot at targets located " over the horizon " . In the navies of Europe and the Americas , tall pagoda - style masts were generally frowned upon . Naval architects and sailors from the Western hemisphere claimed that the Japanese battleships were too " top - heavy " and critics often mocked these vessels by nicknaming them " Christmas Trees " . Regardless of how valid these criticisms actually were , some of the pagoda masts that were built on Japanese warships during the 1930s were indeed very large . For instance , the top of the pagoda mast of the Imperial Japanese battleship " Fusō " was above the waterline .
William Henry Metcalf William Henry Metcalf VC , MM ( 29 January 1894 – 8 August 1968 ) 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 . Though born in the United States ( Waite , Maine ) , Metcalf is also considered Canadian since he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 . He is one of only 6 Americans to receive the Victoria Cross . Metcalf was one of seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on September 2 , 1918 . The other six Victoria Cross recipients were Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney , John Francis Young , Cyrus Wesley Peck , Walter Leigh Rayfield , Bellenden Hutcheson and Arthur George Knight . He was 23 years old , and a lance - corporal in the 16th ( Canadian Scottish ) Battalion , Canadian Expeditionary Force , during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 2 September 1918 at Arras , France , when the right flank of the battalion was held up , Lance - Corporal Metcalf rushed forward under intense machine - gun fire to a passing tank and with his signal flag walked in front of the tank directing it along the trench in a perfect hail of bullets and bombs . The machine - gun strong - point was overcome , very heavy casualties were inflicted and a critical situation was relieved . Later , although wounded , Corporal Metcalf continued to advance until ordered to get into a shell - hole and have his wounds dressed .
Frederick C . Salomon Frederick ( " Friedrich " ) C . Salomon ( April 7 , 1826 – March 8 , 1897 ) was a German immigrant to the United States who served as a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War . Biography . He was born in Stroebeck near Halberstadt , Prussia . After attending a gymnasium , he became a government surveyor , later a lieutenant of artillery , and in 1848 a pupil in the Berlin School of Architecture . Soon afterward , he emigrated to the United States , where he settled in Manitowoc , Wisconsin , as a surveyor . For four years , he was county register of deeds , and 1857 - 1859 he was the chief engineer with the Manitowoc and Wisconsin Railroad . In 1861 he joined the Missouri 5th Infantry as captain under Gen . Franz Sigel and was present at Wilson ' s Creek . After three months of service , he was appointed colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment , and joined the " Indian Expedition " into Indian Territory ( present day Oklahoma ) . He forcibly removed and arrested the commander of the expedition , Colonel William Weer , due to drunkenness . Salomon was made a brigadier general June 16 , 1862 . On September 30 , 1862 , he made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Newtonia , Missouri , during the First Battle of Newtonia . He commanded the victorious Union troops at the Battle of Helena , Arkansas . In March 1865 he received the brevet of major general and was mustered out of service on August 25 , 1865 . For several years , he was surveyor general of Utah Territory , where he died in Salt Lake City and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery there . His grave can be found in Section E , Lot 7 , Grave 7 . He was the brother of Edward Salomon a civil war era governor of Wisconsin . Salomon was also the brother of Charles Eberhard Salomon , who also became a general in the Union Army .
Achim von Britzke Achim von Britzke ( 21 January 1920 – 30 March 1945 ) 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 . Achim von Britzke was killed on 30 March 1945 near Ittenbach , Germany .
Cyrus Trapaud General Cyrus Trapaud ( 18 August 1715 – 3 May 1801 ) was a British Army officer . Trapaud was born in Dublin , the son of a Huguenot refugee family , and a relative of Marshal Turenne . He served in the Buffs ( Royal East Kent Regiment ) , accompanying the regiment to the Netherlands in 1742 . As an ensign at the Battle of Dettingen , 1743 , he reputedly saved the life of King George II , whose horse had bolted , and received a promotion as a reward . Trapaud was also present at the battles of Battle of Fontenoy , Falkirk and Culloden . In 1760 , Trapaud was made a colonel in the 70th Regiment of Foot ; he was promoted to Major General in 1762 , Lieutenant General in 1772 , and full General in 1783 . He was transferred to the 52nd ( Oxfordshire ) Regiment of Foot in 1778 , of which he acted as Colonel . On his death in 1801 , he was succeeded by Sir John Moore . Trapaud was married to Catherine Plaistow , daughter of General Plaistow , in 1751 . Her portrait was also painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds . Copies of these , by Edward Fisher , are held by the National Portrait Gallery . Trapaud ' s brother was deputy Governor of Fort Augustus . References . city
John T . Eversole John Thomas Eversole , born 17 April 1915 in Pocatello , Idaho , graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1938 , and after duty at sea received aviation training . On 7 May 1941 , Eversole joined Torpedo Squadron 6 ( VT - 6 ) in , and with many others of his squadron , gave his life for his country in the opening phases of the Battle of Midway 4 June 1942 , in an attack on Japanese carriers made through heavy opposition . Lieutenant ( junior grade ) Eversole ' s determination in this action was posthumously recognized with the award of the Navy Cross . Namesake . The destroyer escort was the first ship named in his honor . She was sunk during The Battle of Leyte Gulf on March 21 , 1944 . In 1946 a second ship , the destroyer was named in his honor .
Dewan Mokham Chand Ranjit Singh had seen him in action at Akalgarh three years earlier and again in the fight against the Bhangi Sardar of Gujarat . Mokham Chand Nayyar had fallen out with his Bhangi master and had come to Ranjit for employment . Ranjit welcomed him with handsome gifts of an elephant and horses and granted him the Dallewalia possessions as a Jagir . He was made commander of a cavalry unit with power to recruit 1500 foot soldiers as well . He was the commander in chief of armies in Battle of Attock which defeated Durrani Empire Wazir Fateh Khan and Dost Mohammad Khan . Diwan Mohkam Chand Nayyar was the Commander - in - Chief of the Sikh Forces from 1806 to 1814 . He died at Phillaur on October 16 , 1814 . His son Diwan Moti Ram Nayyar and grandsons Diwan Kirpa Ram Nayyar and Diwan Ram Dayal Nayyar also served the state with distinction .
USS Antietam ( 1864 ) USS " Antietam " ( 1864 ) was constructed during the final years of the American Civil War , but was not launched because the war was winding down in the Union ’ s favor . She was eventually placed into service and used as a storeship and as a barracks ship until she was disposed of in 1888 . Laid down during the Civil War . The first U . S . Navy ship to be so named , Antietam was a screw sloop of war laid down in 1864 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard , but was not finished by the end of the American Civil War . Instead , she remained on the stocks , about two - thirds complete , until 1869 . Conversion to storeship . At that time , it was decided to complete her as an equipment storeship , serving as such and as a floating barracks at League Island , Pennsylvania from 1876 to 1888 . Final disposition . On 8 September 1888 , " Antietam " was sold to Mr . C . H . Gregory of Thomaston , New York . Midshipman training . The photo at right shows Midshipmen from the U . S . Naval Academy Class of 1905 receiving instruction in sail rig " Antietam " , circa 1904 . The officer may be Lt . Comdr . H . A . Bispham , heading from the Seamanship Department ' s model of the department .
139th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 139th Indiana Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army between June 5 , 1864 and September 29 , 1865 , during the American Civil War . Service . The regiment was organized at Indianapolis , Indiana and mustered in on June 5 , 1864 . It was ordered to Tennessee and Alabama for railroad guard duty , until late September 1865 . The regiment was mustered out on September 29 , 1865 . During its service the regiment lost eleven men to disease .
Siege of Gaza During the Siege of Gaza , Alexander the Great , by utilizing the engines he had employed against Tyre , succeeded in reaching the walls . After three unsuccessful assaults , the stronghold was taken by storm . Batis expected to hold Egypt in subjection until the Great King could raise another army and confront Alexander in a battle from this city . It was on an eminence , on the edge of a desert from which the surrounding area could be easily controlled . It controlled the main road that went from the Persian province of Syria to Egypt . The city , over 60 feet high , was traditionally employed to control the surrounding area , which even then was a hotbed of dissent . Batis was aware that Alexander was marching down the coast , as he had just been victorious at Tyre . He therefore victualed Gaza for a long siege . It is not unlikely that he was aware of Alexanders scheme of controlling the entire Mediterranean coast before moving into the interior of Persia . Siege . Upon arriving , Alexander camped near the southern side of the city and deemed the southern walls as the weakest . Near these weak points , Alexander built the mounds that were eventually used to enter the city . It is alleged the mounds were built quickly , despite the engineers ' belief they could not be completed due to the nature of Gaza ' s fortifications . One day during the siege , the Gazans made a sortie against enemy siege equipment constructed on site , and Alexander led his shield bearing guards into counterattack . Alexander ' s shoulder was injured in the attempt . According to Arrian , the rest of the mound was completed shortly after , around the whole of Gaza . At some undefined period after this , the siege equipment from Tyre arrived , and was put into use also . It was after this that major sections of the wall were broken by the Macedonians . After three attempts to enter the city , the Macedonians finally entered the city . The Gazans fought bitterly . Consequences of the siege . Batis , the commander of the fortress of Gaza , refused to surrender to Alexander . When Gaza was taken , the male population was put to the sword and the women and children were sold into slavery . According to the Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus , Batis was killed by Alexander in imitation of Achilles ' treatment of the fallen Hector . A rope was forced through Batis ' s ankles , probably between the ankle bone and the Achilles tendon , and Batis was dragged alive by chariot beneath the walls of the city . Alexander , who admired courage in his enemies and might have been inclined to show mercy to the brave Persian general , was infuriated at Batis ' s refusal to kneel and by the enemy commander ' s haughty silence and contemptuous manner . As a result of the Siege , Alexander was allowed to proceed south into Egypt securely , without his line of communications being threatened from the North by Batis from Gaza .