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1st Vermont Infantry The 1st Regiment , Vermont Volunteer Infantry ( or 1st VVI ) was a three months ' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It served in the eastern theater , in and around Fortress Monroe , Virginia . History . Responding to President Abraham Lincoln ' s call in mid - April 1861 , for 75 , 000 men to serve for three months to help put down the rebellion , Governor Erastus Fairbanks ordered the recruitment of the regiment . The regiment was organized from militia companies from the following towns , as follows : Captain John W . Phelps , of Brattleboro , an 1836 graduate of the United States Military Academy , and a 23 - year veteran of the regular army , was chosen to command the regiment . Militia Captain Peter T . Washburn , of Woodstock , later Adjutant General and Governor of the State of Vermont , was appointed Lieutenant Colonel . Among the officers was future Governor Roswell Farnham . The ten companies rendezvoused at Rutland , on May 2 , 1861 , and went into camp on the fairgrounds south of the city , called " Camp Fairbanks , " in honor of the governor . The regiment was mustered into United States service on May 8 , and the next day departed for New York City , where it arrived on May 10 . Rutland businessman Horace Henry Baxter , then serving as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia , used personal funds to ensure that 1st Vermont soldiers were equipped and paid , and he rode at their head as they left Vermont . On May 11 , the regiment embarked the steamer " Alabama , " and arrived at Fortress Monroe on May 13 . On May 23 , the regiment made the first reconnaissance upon Virginia soil by United States troops , marching six miles from Fortress Monroe to Hampton . On May 26 , the regiment took the steamers " Cataline " and " Monticello , " up Hampton Roads to Newport News , where they made camp , which ended up being their home for the rest of its stay in Virginia . On June 10 , five companies of the 1st Vermont , along with five companies of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry , were at the Battle of Big Bethel . On August 4 , the regiment embarked the steamers " Ben de Ford " and " . R . Spaulding , " and sailed to New Haven , Connecticut , then took a train to Brattleboro , arriving there on August 9 . The men were paid off and mustered out on August 15 and 16 . The regiment mustered in 38 officers and 743 enlisted men . One enlisted man was killed in action , four died of disease , and one died due to an accident . One officer resigned his commission , four enlisted men were discharged for disability , and two deserted . Five - sixths of the members of this regiment subsequently enlisted for three years . Two hundred and fifty served as field and line officers in Vermont and neighboring states ' units . See also . Vermont in the Civil War
E . G . Thevanayagam Major General E . George Thevanayagam , VSV is a Sri Lankan military leader , he served as the Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force , Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and later first Director of the National Cadet Corps . Born and educated in Jaffna , Thevanayagam joined the Ceylon Army as a Second Lieughtenant , trained at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst , England and rose through the officer ranks to retire as a Major General in 1986 after which he was appointed as the first Director of the National Cadet Corps . Major General Thevanayagam has been awarded the service medals Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya , Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal and Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal .
English ship Defiance ( 1590 ) Defiance was a 46 - gun galleon of the English Royal Navy , launched in 1590 . She was rebuilt as a 40 - gun great ship in 1615 by Phineas Pett I at Woolwich . " Defiance " was sold out of the navy in 1650 .
RIM - 50 Typhon The RIM - 50 Typhon LR was a missile that was intended to be a Terrier missile – sized replacement to the Talos missile to be used with the Typhon combat system . The RIM - 50 was canceled in 1963 along with the medium range RIM - 55 , when the Typhon combat system was canceled . The technology in development for this missile was incorporated in to the RIM - 67 Standard missile .
Tony da Costa Fernandes Tony da Costa Fernandes ( born c . 1943 ) served as the Foreign Minister of UNITA , a rebel group in Angola . In the 1990s Fernandes and UNITA Interior Minister General Miguel N ' Zau Puna allegedly uncovered the fact that UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi ordered the assassinations of both Wilson dos Santos , Angola ' s representative to Portugal , and Tito Chingunji , one of Costa Fernandes ' predecessors . Dos Santos and Chingunji ' s deaths and the defections of Fernandes and Puna weakened the U . S . - UNITA relationship and seriously harmed Savimbi ' s international reputation .
RAF Chipping Norton RAF Chipping Norton was a World War II Royal Air Force station near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire . It was operational from 10 July 1940 to 1945 and returned to agricultural use when disposed of in 1950 . An Advanced Training Squadron and Service Flying Training Schools ( SFTS 6 and SFTS 15 ) operated from Chipping Norton . Oxfords and Harvard 1 ' s flew from this airfield . The station was bombed on two occasions in October and November 1940 . Little damage was done and on the second attempt the Luftwaffe missed the airfield by about a mile to the East .
James Marshall ( VC ) James Neville Marshall VC , MC & Bar ( 12 June 1887 – 4 November 1918 ) , 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 . He was 31 years old , and an acting Lieutenant Colonel in the Irish Guards , British Army , attached to the Lancashire Fusiliers , commanding 16th Battalion during the First World War at the battle of Sambre when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 4 November 1918 at the Sambre – Oise Canal , near Catillon , France , when a partly constructed bridge was badly damaged before the advanced troops of his battalion could cross , Lieutenant Colonel Marshall organised repair parties . The first party were soon killed or wounded , but the colonel ' s personal example was such that more volunteers were instantly forthcoming . Under intense fire and with complete disregard of his own safety he stood on the bank encouraging his men and helping in the work . When the bridge was repaired he attempted to lead his men across , but was killed in the attack . Wilfred Owen was killed in the same engagement soon after the bridge was crossed as he encouraged his men . He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre ( Belgium ) and was made a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold ( Belgium ) . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Guards Regimental Headquarters ( Irish Guards RHQ ) , London , England . Marshall was from Harlow , Essex and is commemorated in both the St . Marys ( Churchgate Street ) and Old Harlow Baptists ' Church on their memorials to the fallen of Harlow .
British V - class submarine ( 1914 ) The British V class submarines were built by Vickers , Barrow during World War I in response to Scotts , Greenock building the British S class submarine ( 1914 ) and Armstrong Whitworth building the British W class submarine . 4 V class submarines were built .
Breda M37 The Breda Modello 37 ( M37 ) was an Italian gun , adopted in 1937 . It was the standard heavy machinegun of the Italian Army during the WWII . The M37 was designed as a replacement of problematic Breda 30 , proving to be much more efficient in combat . Nevertheless revealed some problems of its predecessor . One of its limitations was the fact that it is fed by 20 munitions loaders and not by tape , which allow for a rapid fire , forcing the garrison had two members in addition to a pointer had ammunition to relocate quickly new boots . Although production has ended in 1943 remained the standard weapon after the Second World War to be replaced by more modern guns . The M37 was adopted as the standard heavy machinegun Portuguese Army in 1938 . Here it was officially named Breda machine gun m / 938 . The weapon was later used by Portuguese forces in War Overseas . Mainly mounted on vehicles .
China Marines The term China Marines originally referred to those United States Marines from the 4th Marine Regiment who were stationed in Shanghai , China during 1927 - 1941 to protect American citizens and their property in the Shanghai International Settlement during the Chinese Revolution and the Second Sino - Japanese War . Most of these troops were withdrawn in November 1941 , however some of them were scheduled to be withdrawn on December 10 . The remaining Marines who were the Marine Embassy guards , as well as some US Navy support personnel , for a total of 204 men , were captured by the Imperial Japanese Army and forced into slave labor until they were freed in 1945 . Later , another group of Marines also referred to as China Marines were those of the 1st and 6th Marine Divisions sent to occupy northern China after the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II from 1945 - 1948 . Due to the cheap labor being readily available , China Marines lived relatively comfortable lifestyles , with squads being able to hire a Chinese man to do all of their cleaning and errands . When added to the inexpensive goods available on the local economy , assignments to the original China Marines were highly coveted . With the expansion of the Marine Corps during World War II and the capture of the 4th Marines at Corregidor , the original China Marines were rare and highly regarded . On January 31 , 1996 , Marines from the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines , as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ( 31st MEU ) , Special Operations Capable ( SOC ) , visited Shanghai , China for the first time since World War II . The visit was reported by the L . A . Times in the Feb . 1st edition of that year . Since then , the 31st MEU - SOC has visited China once more on November 22 , 2006 during a port visit to Zhanjiang . This visit was documented in the " Stars and Stripes Pacific edition " .
Tony Iveson Thomas Clifford " Tony " Iveson DFC AE is a Royal Air Force pilot and veteran of World War II , and one of The Few . Iveson was born and raised in Yorkshire . RAF career . Iveson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in September 1938 as an Airman u / t pilot and learned to fly prior to the outbreak of war . Iveson was trained at No . 5 Flying Training School , Sealand and then converted to Spitfires at No . 57 Operational Training Unit , Hawarden before serving as a Sergeant Pilot on Spitfire fighters with No . 616 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain joining the Squadron at Kenley on 2 September 1940 . He survived ditching his Spitfire I ( L1036 ) into the sea on 16 September 1940 after he ran out of fuel chasing a Junkers Ju 88 off Cromer . He was picked up by an Motor Boat and landed at Great Yarmouth . He was posted to No . 92 Squadron RAF on 11 October 1940 . After a spell on training duties in Rhodesia he was commissioned in May 1942 . After a course at No . 5 Lancaster Finishing School , RAF Syerston he went to join No . 617 Squadron RAF the Dam Busters in July 1944 as a Flight Lieutenant . Promoted to Squadron Leader in October 1944 , he took part in some 27 operations , including the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross in March 1945 for keeping his bomber airborne in January 1945 and landing it in Shetland after half the crew had bailed out over Bergen . Iveson was posted ' tour - expired ' from 617 Squadron on 16 February 1945 . Post RAF Career . He retired from the RAF on 12 July 1949 , and became the Chairman of the Bomber Command Association . He was employed with Granada Television , and worked in corporate and public relations . He was involved in a number of privatizations and the launch of EuroDisney . Iveson is co - author of a book about the Lancaster bomber . At the age of 89 , he became the oldest man to fly one of the historic planes .
Château de Chazeron The Château de Chazeron is a castle situated in the commune of Loubeyrat in the French département of Puy - de - Dôme , north - west of Châtel - Guyon . Originally a medieval castle , Chazeron was altered in the 17th century by the architect François Mansart . He built a staircase on the site of the keep and added an arcaded gallery . The moat was filled in , three of the external walls were demolished and two wings were added . During the Second World War , Léon Blum , Georges Mandel , Édouard Daladier , Paul Reynaud and Maurice Gamelin were imprisoned in the castle in 1942 before their appearance at the Riom Trial . Today , the castle is a cultural centre , exhibiting drawings and avant - garde furniture . The keep offers views over the Sardon valley and the Limagne plain . The castle has been listed as a " monument historique " by the French Ministry of Culture since 1944 . See also . List of castles in France
USS Cadmus ( AR - 14 ) USS " Cadmus " ( AR - 14 ) was a of the United States Navy during World War II . " Cadmus " launched on 5 August 1945 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company in Tampa , Florida and sponsored by Mrs . B . P . Ward . " Cadmus " was commissioned 23 April 1946 , with Captain J . M . Connally in command . Service history . Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet , " Cadmus " operated from her home port at Norfolk , Virginia , as a repair ship . Calls to east coast ports and cruises in the Caribbean were part of a schedule which called for service to the Fleet during major exercises . On 3 September 1957 , the repair ship cleared Norfolk on her first Atlantic crossing . After taking part in NATO Operation Strikeback exercises with Task Force 88 ( TF 88 ) out of Rothesay , Scotland , she visited ports in Scotland , France , and Spain . Through the first half of 1958 , she sailed with TF 63 in replenishment missions during fleet exercises in the Mediterranean . From her return to Norfolk on 7 May 1958 through 1960 , " Cadmus " continued her program of east coast and Caribbean operations . " Cadmus " moved her homeport to Newport , Rhode Island in 1964 . " Cadmus " was decommissioned on 14 September 1971 and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 January 1974 . " Cadmus " was sold under the National Security Assistance Program to the Republic of China on 22 April 1974 . She served as ROCS " Yu Tai " ( A - 521 ) .
218th Brigade ( United Kingdom ) 218th Brigade ( 218 Bde ) was a Home Service formation of the British Army during World War I and World War II . World War I . 218 Bde was raised in late 1916 as part of 73rd Division , which had the dual role of training men for overseas drafts and providing forces for home defence . The brigade had previously been the 9th Provisional Brigade , without any divisional affiliation . Composition . The following infantry battalions served in 218 Bde during World War I : On 21 December 1917 orders were issued to break up 73rd Division . Disbandment began in January 1918 and its last elements disappeared on 8 April 1918 . World War II . A new brigade under the title of 218th Independent Infantry Brigade ( Home ) was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 21 October 1940 under the Yorkshire Area headquarters . At first it was primarily composed of infantry battalions from Yorkshire regiments . Composition . The following units served in 218 Bde : Commanders . The following officers commanded 218 Bde : Service . 218 Bde transferred to Yorkshire County Division when that formation was created on 19 March 1941 . The Divisional headquarters became East Riding Coastal Area on 1 December 1941 . 218 Bde later transferred to Durham and North Riding Coastal Area , then to Northumbrian District before disbanding on 10 November 1942 .
USS Ahrens ( DE - 575 ) USS " Ahrens " ( DE - 575 ) , a of the United States Navy , was named in honor of Private Edward H . Ahrens ( 1919 – 1942 ) , who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal on 8 August 1942 . He was posthumously awarded a Navy Cross . " Ahrens " was laid down on 5 November 1943 at Hingham , Massachusetts , by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation ; launched on 21 December 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . Marie Ahrens , the mother of Private First Class Ahrens ; and commissioned on 12 February 1944 , Lieutenant Commander Morgan H . Hains in command . Service history . Late in February 1944 , " Ahrens " proceeded to Bermuda for shakedown training . In early April , she sailed to Casco Bay , Maine , for additional training . On the 22nd at Norfolk , Virginia , the destroyer escort joined Task Group ( TG ) 21 . 11 , a hunter / killer group — built around the escort carrier — which was operating in the Atlantic and Caribbean . On 29 May , the torpedoed and sank " Block Island " and . " Ahrens " rescued 673 officers and men in a period of 40 minutes . While carrying out rescue operations , the ship assisted the destroyer escort in locating the submarine . " Eugene E . Elmore " made two hedgehog attacks which sank the German submarine . Following repairs at the New York Navy Yard , the destroyer escort carried out training exercises at Casco Bay and Norfolk , Virginia . On 23 July , " Ahrens " assumed duty as an escort for transatlantic convoys . The highlight of this period came on 13 October after a merchant ship collided with a gasoline tanker , starting large fires on both ships . Following her rescue of survivors , " Ahrens " and succeeded in putting out the fires . On 15 December , " Ahrens " sailed with TG 27 . 7 to join the 7th Fleet in the Pacific . She proceeded to Manus , Admiralty Islands , via the Panama Canal . On 23 January 1945 , the destroyer escort touched at Manus . She continued on to Leyte , Philippines , arriving there on 9 February . The vessel was then attached to TG 75 . 2 to serve as an ocean escort for the Philippine Sea Frontier . " Ahrens " escorted merchant and naval convoys until 25 August 1945 , During this period , she operated between such points as Hollandia , New Guinea ; Manila and Subic Bay , Philippines ; Kossol Roads , Palau Islands ; Ulithi ; and Okinawa . In late August 1945 , " Ahrens " was detached from the Philippine Sea Frontier and began supporting occupation forces operating in China and Korea , visiting Jinsen , Korea ; Chinwangtao , China ; and Hong Kong . The ship began her long voyage back to the United States on 5 November and stopped at Pearl Harbor ; San Diego ; and the Panama Canal Zone before finally reaching Boston , Massachusetts , on 15 December . She then commenced pre - inactivation overhaul and sailed to Green Cove Springs , Florida , in early 1946 . " Ahrens " was decommissioned there on 24 June 1946 , and her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 April 1965 . Awards . " Ahrens " won two battle star s for her World War II service . External links .
Nurken Abdirov Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov ( , ) was a Kazakh pilot who served for the Soviet Union in World War II , and was killed in the Battle of Stalingrad . Biography . Abdirov is a legendary figure in his hometown of Karaganda , Kazakhstan . According to local history , when Abdirov ' s plane was disabled by enemy fire , he and gunner Aleksandr Komissarov heroically steered his descent to crash into a column of German tanks , sacrificing his own life to destroy his enemy . On March 31 , 1943 , Abdirov was posthumously made Hero of the Soviet Union .
Nagai Kita He received further instructions on September 24 , 1941 to report the locations of American aircraft in bases in Hawaii . These instructions were also intercepted but did not raise alarms . The intercepted message was sent to Washington by sea , not by air , and when eventually decoded , was not thought by American intelligence to be useful .
Self - development plan A Self - Development Plan ( SDP ) is a means used by US Army personnel to record personal and professional development goals and engage in continuous learning . The Self - Development Plan contains the personal and career goals of an individual . Individuals at all levels continually study Army and joint doctrine and observations , insights , lessons , and best practices , as well as continue to learn from military history and other disciplines . Soldiers start their self - development plans during initial military training . Civilians begin their self - development plans when they are hired . The self - development plan provides commanders and other leader s the with pointers to improve soldiers ' and civilians ' tactical and technical skills throughout their careers . The self - development plan follows each soldier from assignment to assignment and each civilian from position to position . Successful self - development requires a team effort between individual soldiers , civilians and their leaders . Self - development begins with a self - assessment of one ' s strengths , weaknesses , potential , and developmental needs . Commanders and other leaders create an environment that encourages subordinates to establish personal and professional development goals . Refinement of those goals occurs through personal coaching or mentoring by commanders and leaders . Reachback , dL , and other technologies support these self - development programs .
Brookfield Air Force Station Brookfield Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station . It is located south - southeast of Brookfield , Ohio . It was closed in 1959 . History . Brookfield Air Force Station constructed as part of the Air Defense Command permanent network it was opened in April 1952 . The 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operations with AN / FPS - 3 and AN / FPS - 5 radars , and initially the station functioned as a Ground - Control Intercept ( GCI ) and warning station . As a GCI station , the squadron ' s role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit ' s radar scopes . This operation allowed Lashup site L - 18 at Ravenna , OH , to shut down . In 1957 the AN / FPS - 5 height - finder radar was replaced with an AN / FPS - 4 , and then the AN / FPS - 4 was replaced with an AN / FPS - 6 in 1958 . In addition to the main facility , Brookfield operated two unmanned AN / FPS - 14 ( P - 62B ) and AN / FPS - 18 ( P - 62A ) Gap Filler sites The P - 62 site designation and the 662d Radar Squadron were transferred to Oakdale AFS , Pennsylvania , when radar operations ceased at Brookfield AFS on 1 Nov 1959 due to budget considerations . This site at Brookfield became a gap - filler radar site ( RP - 62E ) for Oakdale . The Brookfield site operated as a gap - filler annex from Feb 1964 until June 1968 . The GATR site ( R - 12 ) at Brookfield also remained in operation After the site was closed by the military , the property was acquired by Trumbull County , Ohio , and the buildings were turned into the Trumbull County Nursing Home Facility . In the early 1980s , the nursing home was closed due to budget issues , and the Air Force closed down the R - 12 GATR site . Today , the site is abandoned , with buildings in a servere state of deay . Roofs are collapsing , floors and roofs are caving in and concrete is deteriorating . Animals are frequently found in the buildings as well as the occasional human vandal . In September 2012 , the property was sold to a private entity . It is patrolled by the police , and it not open to the public The owners are not friendly to tresspassers . Air Force units and assignments . Units . Assignments
Tripflare A tripflare is a device used by military forces to secure an area and to guard against infiltration . It consists of tripwire around the area , linked to one or more flare s . When the tripwire is triggered , as by someone unsuspectingly disturbing it , the flare is activated and begins burning . The light from the flare simultaneously warns that the perimeter may have been breached and also gives light for investigating . In defensive operations , trip flares are usually placed in predetermined kill zone s with machine guns sighted on them .