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No . 520 Squadron RAF No . 520 Squadron RAF was a meteorological squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . History . The squadron was formed at RAF Gibraltar on 20 September 1943 from 1403 Flight . Equipped with Lockheed Hudson s , it was tasked with collecting meteorological data from both the Mediterranean and Atlantic . In February 1944 it was re - equipped with Handley Page Halifax es and these were supplemented by Supermarine Spitfire s , although the Spitfires were replaced with Hawker Hurricane s a few months later . In September 1944 the squadron absorbed 1500 ( BAT ) Flight and its Miles Martinet s , which were used for target towing . The squadron also operated the Hudson again and also the Vickers Warwick . The squadron continued to serve for a while after the war was over , and was even given an air - sea rescue task , using the Warwicks , but was disbanded at Gibraltar on 25 April 1946 .
SS Shinyo Maru Shinyo Maru was a Japanese Cargo steamer during the Second World War . She was one of the hell ship s , used to transport prisoners of war . She had served under a number of other names under a long career . Career . She originally started life as the SS " Clan Mackay , built on the River Clyde for the Clan Line . She sailed with them until sold in 1913 to the Adelaide Steamship Company , which renamed her Ceduna . She was again sold in 1924 to a company in Shanghai which renamed her Tung Tuck . She was renamed Chang Teh in 1937 , and was sold to Greece later that year . She sailed for her new owners under the name Pananis " , until seized by the Japanese at Shanghai in 1941 and renamed " Shinyo Maru " . Sinking . The Allies intercepted a message about the " Shinyo Maru " and , thinking it was carrying enemy soldiers , the USS " Paddle " attacked it on September 7 , 1944 off the coast of Mindanao . There were 750 American prisoners of war aboard . Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds or were in the water ; 688 died when the ship sank , leaving only 82 survivors ; 47 of 52 Japanese guards died . A December 1944 annotation in US military records indicates that an intelligence failure helped contribute to the mis - target of the Japanese transport ship filled with US POWs by the US submarine . " [ A ] note was added to the message of September 6 that Fleet Radio Unit Pacific ( FRUPAC ) interpreted as " " SHINYOO MARU ( 750 troops for Manila via Cebu . " In pencil was written : " FRUEF ( 31 Dec ' 44 ) gets 750 Ps / W " ! FRUPAC misinterpreted this crucial part of the message with fatal consequences . " On September 7 , 2000 , 14 survivors gathered at Jacksonville Naval Air Station for the eighth , and final , formal survivors reunion .
SM UC - 72 SM " UC - 72 " was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U - boat in the German Imperial Navy ( ) during World War I . The U - boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 12 August 1916 . She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 December 1916 as SM " UC - 72 " . In 8 patrols " UC - 72 " was credited with sinking 38 ships , either by torpedo or by mines laid . " UC - 72 " disappeared after 21 August 1917 .
Battle of Lao Cai The Battle of Lao Cai was fought during the brief but bloody Sino - Vietnamese War . Though the Chinese themselves took a heavy toll from the Vietnamese defending the area , they still claimed that they won the battle , but it is commonly said that the Vietnamese had scored a decisive tactical victory on all fronts in the province .
234th Battalion ( Peel ) , CEF The 234th Battalion ( Peel ) , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Toronto , Ontario , the unit began recruiting in the Spring of 1916 in Peel County . After sailing to England in April 1917 , the battalion was absorbed into the 12th Reserve Battalion on April 29 , 1917 . The 234th Battalion ( Peel ) , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . W . O . Morris . The 234th Battalion ( Peel ) , CEF is perpetuated by The Lorne Scots ( Peel , Dufferin and Halton Regiment ) .
Bourrasque - class destroyer The " Bourrasque " class was a group of twelve French Navy destroyer s ( " torpilleur " ) laid down in 1923 and commissioned from 1926 to 1936 . Along with the heavier , they were part of a plan to modernise the French fleet after World War I . The " Bourrasques " were smaller and slower than the " Chacals " , but were nonetheless comparable with the British ' W ' class . The class saw varied service in the Second World War , in five different navies , on both sides . These ships were named after types of wind . Service . Four ships of the class - " Bourrasque " , " Cyclone " , " Orage " and " Sirocco " - were lost in 1940 ; " Orage " on 23 May , sunk by German bombers ; " Bourasque " by German mines and artillery fire on 30 May while evacuating troops from Dunkirk ; " Sirocco " on 31 May , to German torpedo boats while engaged in the same operation ; and " Cyclone " , having been badly damaged on 30 May by torpedo boats was scuttled at Brest on 18 June to prevent her capture . " Mistral " and were captured by the British in Plymouth harbour on 3 July 1940 during Operation Catapult . Both were eventually transferred to the Free French . Somewhat circuitously , " Ouragan " was first transferred to the Free Polish Navy . Both survived the war . " Tornade " and " Tramontaine " were lost in the same engagement off Oran on 8 November 1942 , against allied units protecting Operation Torch . " Typhon " was scuttled in Oran harbour to stop her being acquired by the Allies . " Simoun " and " Tempête " , based at Casablanca , joined the Allies in November 1942 . They may have joined the battleship in engaging the Allied ' Covering Group ' , a taskforce based on the battleship . " Trombe " was the only ship of the class to be scuttled at Toulon in November 1942 alongside much of the French Navy . She was later raised , commissioned into the Italian Navy as " FR31 " , and then re - transferred to the Free French on 28 October 1943 .
HMS Alresford ( J06 ) HMS " Alresford " was a Hunt - class minesweeper of the Royal Navy . She was launched shortly after the First World War , and went on to serve during the Second World War . In 1936 - 38 , she was a tender to the navigation school , HMS " Dryad " , and was used for local running in the Portsmouth area , training officers in pilotage . " Alresford " took part in the Dieppe Raid and the Dunkirk evacuation , Operation Dynamo .
Battle of Boruy The battle of Boruy ( ) took place in June 1208 near the city of Stara Zagora , Bulgaria between the Bulgarians and the Latin Empire . It resulted in a Bulgarian victory . Origins of the conflict . In the summer of 1208 the new Emperor of Bulgaria Boril who continued the war of his predecessor Kaloyan against the Latin Empire invaded Eastern Thrace . The Latin Emperor Henry gathered an army in Silivri and headed to Odrin . The battle . Upon the news of the Crusader ' s march the Bulgarians retreated to better positions in the area of Boruy ( Stara Zagora ) . In the night they sent the captured Byzantines and the spoil to the north of the Balkan mountains and moved in a battle formation near the Latin camp which was not fortified . At dawn they suddenly attacked the enemy . The Crusaders who were in duty started a fierce fight to give time for the rest to prepare for battle . While most of the Latins formed their squads they suffered heavy casualties inflicted by the numerous and well - experienced Bulgarian archers before putting their armour . In the mean time the cavalry managed to go round the Latin flangs and attacked their main forces . In the battle that followed the Crusaders lost many men and Emperor Henry himself was lariated and barely escaped from captivity - a knight managed to cut the rope with his sword and protected Henry with his heavy - armoured body from the Bulgarian arrows . In the end the Crusaders forced by Bulgarian cavalry to pull back and then the Latin army began to retreat to Plovdiv in battle formation . Aftermath . The retreat continued for 12 days in which the Bulgarians closely followed and harassed their opponents inflicting casualties mainly to the Latin rear - guard which was saved several times from complete collapse by the main Crusader forces . However , near Plovdiv the Crusaders finally accepted the battle and the Bulgarians were defeated .
EADS Barracuda The EADS Barracuda is an European unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) currently under development by EADS , intended for the role of reconnaissance and also combat ( UCAV ) . The aircraft is a joint venture between Germany and Spain . Development of the project was stopped after the first prototype crashed at sea while approaching for landing during a test flight . The program was resumed in 2008 , with a second prototype being completed in November 2008 . The rebuilt Barracuda underwent a series of successful flight tests in Goose Bay , Canada during July 2009 , followed by further flight campaigns in 2010 and 2012 . The Barracuda is primarily in competition with the Dassault nEUROn for strategic and defensive contracts . Both are stealthy and have a maximum air speed of around Mach 0 . 85 . While Germany and Spain are behind the Barracuda , France , Italy , Sweden , Switzerland , Greece and Spain , are funding the nEUROn . Not much is known about the Barracuda as it is still in development . However the Barracuda is thought to have an operating ceiling of around and carries a maximum payload of 300 kg . Development . The Barracuda originated as a UAV design study , intended to push EADS into the market for medium - altitude long - range UAVs , a market they view as dominated by the United States and Israel . Its official debut was at the 2006 International Aerospace Exhibition , where military applications and specifications for the Barracuda were revealed . EADS ' current focus is to get the Barracuda certified for unregulated flight in Germany ' s designated airspace , while the long - term goal is to have it certified for non - segregated airspace . They also plan to develop the Barracuda as a modular platform , so that it can be refitted for various roles like maritime patrol . Offensive capabilities are not planned , but it may be refitted to carry weapons if customers express interest for it . The Barracuda may also be capable of carrying weapon systems . The systems would be installed in the central payload bay . Germany is also discussing a partnership with Sweden and Italy for a multinational unmanned aerial vehicle effort in order to compete with the French - led Dassault nEUROn programme . Italy and Sweden are already participants in the French - led effort . The Barracuda ' s maiden flight took place in April , 2006 at a remote location on the Iberian Peninsula . The flight was a success but the prototype crashed into the water during a test flight just off the Spanish coast on September 23 , 2006 . Design . The Barracuda is based on commercially available ' off the shelf ' components , but also many refined systems . Its fuselage is constructed entirely from carbon fibre which is very flexible but also tough and a great choice for today ' s aircraft construction material ( the structure of The Eurofighter Typhoon is also made significantly out of it ) . The only significant metal component is the wing spar , running through the middle and reinforcing the wings . The wing spar allows for easy removal of the wings for transportation .
Focke - Wulf Fw 42 The Focke - Wulf Fw 42 was a design for a twin - engined medium bomber , of canard configuration , that was designed by Focke - Wulf Flugzeugbau AG in Germany in the early 1930s . Several air forces expressed interest in the aircraft ; however , despite its advanced design being proved sound in wind tunnel testing , the Fw 42 failed to win a contract for development , and no examples of the type were ever built . Development and design . Designed by Heinrich Focke in response to a 1929 specification issued by the Air Department of the Reichswehr , the design of the Fw 42 was based on that of Focke ' s earlier F 19 " Ente " ( German : " Duck " ) light transport . The aircraft ' s design featured a long , slender fuselage with gun positions at each end , an aft - mounted wing with a " tail - first " , or canard , configuration , fully retractable tricycle landing gear , and an internal bomb bay . The aircraft was planned to be operated by a crew of six . Early versions of the Fw 42 design featured vertical stabiliser s mounted on the end of the wing , with additional fins located just outboard of the engine nacelles , for a four - tail arrangement . In addition , these early concepts featured the canard being mounted above the fuselage in a parasol arrangement , which had been used on the F 19 . As the design was developed between 1931 and 1933 , the canard was moved from the top to the bottom of the fuselage , to improve vision for the pilot and fields of fire for the forwards gunner . In addition , wind tunnel tests of the four - fin configuation showed that it did not provide a significant advantage over a single , large fin , and so the latter configuration was adopted for simplicity . The Fw 42 was intended to be powered by two BMW VI 12 - cylinder , liquid - cooled engines , which were expected to provide a top speed of nearly , and a range of over . Evaluation and cancellation . A full - scale mockup , including working gun turrets , of the Fw 42 ' s final design was constructed . Focke - Wulf promoted the design for export sales as well as Luftwaffe service , with the Russians and Japanese reported as expressing interest in the type , and one or both nations ' representatives examining the mockup . However , despite the fact that wind tunnel tests of the design ' s unconventional configuration provided promising results , indicating the concept was sound , no contracts for development were ever issued , and the Fw 42 project was abandoned . Recovery of data . At the end of World War II , technical information on the Fw 42 was lost in the destruction of sensitive data by Focke - Wulf . However , in 1969 , excavation of the site on which the data had been stored revealed that the folders containing information on the aircraft had survived nearly completely undamaged .
HMS Bahamas ( K503 ) HMS " Bahamas " ( K503 ) was a Colony - class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II . She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the " Tacoma " - class patrol frigate USS " Hotham " ( PF - 75 ) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion . Construction and acquisition . The ship , originally designated a " patrol gunboat , " PG - 183 , was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS " Hotham " . Laid down by the Walsh - Kaiser Company at Providence , Rhode Island , on 7 April 1943 , she was reclassified as a " patrol frigate , " PF - 75 , on 15 April 1943 . Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom , the ship was renamed " Bahamas " by the British prior to launching and was launched on 17 August 1943 , sponsored by Mrs . James A . Gallagher . Service history . Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend - Lease on 6 December 1943 , the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS " Bahamas " ( K503 ) on patrol and escort duty . The most notable event of her career took place while she was part of the escort of an Arctic convoy in the Barents Sea on 11 November 1944 ; the German submarine " U - 365 " blew the entire bow off of the British destroyer with a G7es ( " GNAT " ) torpedo at , and " Bahamas " took " Cassandra " under tow stern - first toward the Kola Inlet in the Soviet Union . A Soviet tug later took over the tow from " Bahamas " and successfully delivered " Cassandra " to the Kola Inlet . Disposal . The United Kingdom returned " Bahamas " to the U . S . Navy on 11 June 1946 . She was transferred to the U . S . Maritime Commission for disposal and subsequently sold to the John J . Duane Company of Quincy , Massachusetts , for scrapping on 16 December 1947 .
John H . Michaelis John Hersey Michaelis ( August 20 , 1912 – October 31 , 1985 ) was a United States Army four - star general who served as Commander in Chief , United Nations Command / Commander , United States Forces Korea / Commanding General , Eighth United States Army ( CINCUNC / COMUSFK / CG EUSA ) from 1969 to 1972 . Michaelis was a 1936 graduate of the United States Military Academy . In World War II , he was executive officer of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment , but took command of the unit after the commanding officer , George Van Horn Moseley , Jr . , broke his leg on the drop into Normandy . Later , Michaelis was severely wounded in Holland . Other assignments include having served as aide - de - camp to Dwight Eisenhower from 1947 to 1948 ) , and commanding the 27th Infantry Regiment known as the " Wolfhounds " at the Pusan perimeter during the Korean War , for which he received a Distinguished Service Cross . As he commanded the " Wolfhounds " early in the war , most American units were not doing well because they were prone to break down and retreat . However his unit fared much better , General Matt Ridgeway believed , because of the fact that ( then Colonel ) Michaelis was an Airborne Commander and therefore did not panic whenever his unit was in danger of being surrounded . For as long as his unit had preserved ' unit integrity ' with interlocking fields of fire then it could handle being surrounded and cut off as they could be resupplied from the air . It was to become an important template used by General Matt Ridgeway in his conduct of the Korean war once he assumed command from General MacArthur . General Matt Ridgeway ' s policy was to become one of " No more retreat " and he sought to acquire many more commanders like John Michaelis as the war continued . In fact , shortly after Ridgeway took command , he began to improve the Army ' s morale by sending the units north starting with Michaelis ' s unit under an offensive named Operation Wolfhound in their honor . Michaelis ' s unit began a new phase of the war that started a complete turnaround for U . N . troops . See also . http : / / www . findagrave . com / cgi - bin / fg . cgi ? page = gr & GSmid = 47162573 & GRid = 30602600 &
La Vern E . Weber La Vern E . Weber ( September 3 , 1923 – December 30 , 1999 ) was a United States Army officer who served as Adjutant General of Oklahoma , Director of the Army National Guard and Chief of the National Guard Bureau . He was the first NGB Chief to hold the rank of Lieutenant General . Early life . La Vern Erick Weber was born in Lone Wolf , Oklahoma on September 3 , 1923 . He attended the University of Oklahoma and $ 3 before leaving in 1942 to enlist for World War II . Originally part of the Navy ’ s V - 12 program , he received a commission in the Marine Corps upon completing Officer Candidate School in 1945 . He served in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1948 . He also graduated from Oklahoma ' s East Central State College ( now East Central University ) with a bachelor of science degree in education in 1948 , and then joined the Oklahoma National Guard as a Second Lieutenant . In addition to maintaining a farm , he also worked as a teacher and coach . Korean War . He was mobilized in 1950 with the 45th Infantry Division for the Korean War . Weber served as Operations and Training Officer ( S3 ) of 2nd Battalion , 180th Infantry Regiment . Post Korean War . Weber returned to Oklahoma in 1952 and was assigned as Operations and Training Officer for the 179th Infantry Regiment . In 1955 he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and was assigned as Intelligence Officer ( G2 ) of the 45th Infantry Division . In 1961 Weber became the 45th Division ’ s Personnel Staff Officer ( G1 ) , and in 1964 he was appointed division Chief of Staff , receiving promotion to Colonel . In 1965 Weber was appointed Adjutant General by Governor Henry Bellmon and promoted to Brigadier General and then Major General . National Guard Bureau . In 1971 Weber was appointed Director of the Army National Guard . In 1974 he was appointed Chief of the National Guard Bureau , and Charles A . Ott , Jr . succeeded Weber as Director of the Army National Guard . In 1979 he was promoted to Lieutenant General . FORSCOM . Weber served as Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Readiness at United States Army Forces Command ( FORSCOM ) and Executive Officer of the Reserve Forces Policy Board ( RFPB ) from 1982 until retiring in 1984 . Awards and decorations . Weber ’ s awards included the Army Distinguished Service Medal , Air Force Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit and Combat Infantryman Badge . Post military career . After retiring from the military Weber was appointed Executive Director of the National Guard Association of the United States , and he served until 1993 . Retirement and death . In retirement Weber lived on a farm near Perry , Oklahoma . He died there on December 30 , 1999 as the result of injuries sustained when fence panels he was preparing to install fell on him . Weber was buried in the Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery in Oklahoma City . Legacy . The National Guard Professional Education Center ( NGPEC ) at Camp Joseph T . Robinson , Arkansas is named for him .