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Dale Eldon Christensen Dale Eldon Christensen ( May 31 , 1920 - August 4 , 1944 ) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Biography . Christensen joined the Army from Gray , Iowa in October 1940 , and by July 16 , 1944 was serving as a second lieutenant in Troop E of the 112th Cavalry Regiment . On that day , along the Driniumor River in New Guinea , he single - handedly attacked and silenced an enemy machine gun . Three days later , he reconnoitered an enemy strong point alone , then led his platoon in an assault which successfully destroyed the position . He was killed in action on August 4 , while again leading his platoon in an attack against an enemy position . For these actions , he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on May 10 , 1945 . Christensen was buried at the Manila American Cemetery in Manila , the Philippines . Medal of Honor citation . Second Lieutenant Christensen ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty along the Driniumor River , New Guinea , from 16 - July 19 , 1944 . 2d Lt . Christensen repeatedly distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in the continuous heavy fighting which occurred in this area from 16 - July 19 . On July 16 , his platoon engaged in a savage fire fight in which much damage was caused by 1 enemy machinegun effectively placed . 2d Lt . Christensen ordered his men to remain under cover , crept forward under fire , and at a range of 15 yards put the gun out of action with hand grenade s . Again , on July 19 , while attacking an enemy position strong in mortars and machineguns , his platoon was pinned to the ground by intense fire . Ordering his men to remain under cover , he crept forward alone to locate definitely the enemy automatic weapons and the best direction from which to attack . Although his rifle was struck by enemy fire and knocked from his hands he continued his reconnaissance , located 5 enemy machineguns , destroyed 1 with hand grenades , and rejoined his platoon . He then led his men to the point selected for launching the attack and , calling encouragement , led the charge . This assault was successful and the enemy was driven from the positions with a loss of 4 mortars and 10 machineguns and leaving many dead on the field . On August 4 , 1944 , near Afua , Dutch New Guinea , 2d Lt . Christensen was killed in action about 2 yards from his objective while leading his platoon in an attack on an enemy machinegun position . 2d Lt . Christensen ' s leadership , intrepidity , and repeatedly demonstrated gallantry in action at the risk of his life , above and beyond the call of duty , exemplify the highest traditions of the U . S . Armed Forces .
Battle of Gulnabad The Battle of Gulnabad ( Sunday , March 8 , 1722 ) was fought between the military forces from Afghanistan and the army of the Safavid Empire . The battle resulted in Afghanistan , under Shah Mahmud , winning and controlling much of Persia . It further cemented the eventual fall of the Safavid dynasty . One account of the battle described the Safavid army as being beautifully outfitted , with lavish horses and uniforms , and over twice the number of the Afghan 20 , 000 force . On the contrary , the Afghan forces were described as being in loose formations , very few in anything that appeared to be a uniform , hungry and in need of equipment . The Afghans won the war and began their conquest of the Safavid Empire . Numbers and casualty figures of the Gulnabad battle are believed to be between 5 , 000 to 15 , 000 dead Safavid soldiers , and in the siege that followed , over 80 , 000 Safavids died due to war and famine . It was following the battle that the Afghans laid siege to the city of Isfahan for six months , after which they took the capital of the Safavid Empire .
Charles de Bonchamps Charles - Melchior Arthus , Marquis de Bonchamps ( 10 May 1760 – 18 October 1793 ) was a French politician and leader of the Vendéan insurrection of Royalists against the Republic during the French Revolution . Born at Juvardeil , Anjou , he gained his first military experience in the American War of Independence , and on his return to France was made a captain of grenadiers in the French royal army . He was a staunch defender of the French monarchy , and at the outbreak of the Revolution , resigned his command and retired to his " château " at Saint - Florent - le - Vieil . In the spring of 1793 he was chosen leader by the insurgents of the Vendée , and his directives were largely responsible for the success of the peasants arms . He was present at the taking of Bressuire , Thouars , and of Fontenay - le - Comte - where he was wounded . Dissensions among their leaders weakened the insurgents , and at the bloody battle of Cholet ( October 1793 ) the Vendéans sustained a severe defeat and Bonchamps was mortally wounded . He died the next day . It is said that his last act was the pardoning of five thousand Republican prisoners , whom his troops had sworn to kill in revenge for his death . A statue of him by Pierre Jean David stands in the church of Saint - Florent - le - Vieil .
Vickers F . B . 14 The Vickers F . B . 14 was a British two - seat fighter / reconnaissance biplane designed and built by Vickers Limited . About 100 were built for the Royal Flying Corps but saw only limited use as it was designed for a larger engine which was not available when production commenced and it did not meet performance expectations . Design and development . The F . B . 14 was a conventional single - bay biplane with two tandem open cockpits and a fixed tailskid landing gear . It was designed to use a new engine , the 230 hp ( 170 kW ) BHP inline engine ( later to become the Siddeley Puma ) . The steel - tube airframe was completed in mid - 1916 , but the engine was not ready and it was fitted with a 160 hp ( 120 kW ) Beardmore engine instead . The aircraft was underpowered with the Beardmore engine and suffered reliability problems and over 50 production aircraft were delivered to the Royal Flying Corps without engines . A more reliable engine was tested , but the 120 hp ( 90 kW ) Beardmore did not help meet the performance required . Attempts to fit alternate engines resulted in a number of variants with the most successful being a Rolls - Royce Eagle IV Vee engine . The aircraft performance was inferior to the contemporary Bristol F . 2B , however , and further development of the F . B . 14 was abandoned . The F . B . 14 saw limited operational use , with some being sent to Mesopotamia , with seven being used in home defence Squadrons . The Rolls - Royce powered F . B . 14D , while being used for testing of an experimental gunsight at Orfordness on 22 July 1917 , engaged a German air raid and claimed an unconfirmed shoot - down of a Gotha bomber off Zeebrugge .
USS C - 1 ( SS - 9 ) USS " C - 1 " ( SS - 9 ) was the lead ship of her class of submarine of the United States Navy . " C - 1 " was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy , Massachusetts , under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company , as Octopus . " Octopus " was launched on 4 October 1906 sponsored by Miss F . Webster , and commissioned on 30 June 1908 , Lieutenant C . E . Courtney in command . She was renamed C - 1 on 17 November 1911 . Service history . Assigned to Submarine Flotilla 2 ( SubFlot 2 ) , " Octopus " operated out of Newport , Rhode Island and New York City until 9 October 1908 . Tests and experiments , of both submarine design and the tactical use of her type , continued from Norfolk , Virginia and Newport until she was placed in reserve at Charleston , South Carolina on 14 February 1910 . Recommissioned on 15 April , the submarine conducted experiments and served as training vessel at Newport until 10 May 1913 . " C - 1 " was reassigned to Submarine Group 1 , Torpedo Flotilla , Atlantic Fleet , and from 29 May - 7 December operated out of Guantánamo Bay , Cuba . She served in Panamanian waters in training , and later , on patrol during World War I until 4 August 1919 , when she was decommissioned at Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone . Here , she was sold on 13 April 1920 . In Literature . A fictional submarine named USS " Octopus " appears in Edward L . Beach ' s 1955 novel " Run Silent , Run Deep " .
Chauchat - Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun In 1917 the French Army adopted the Mle . 1917 semi - automatic rifle made by Ribeyrolles , Sutter and Chauchat ( RSC ) , who already developed the " Chauchat " Mle . 1915 LMG . In 1918 they presented a " pistolet - mitrailleur " ( submachine gun ) , meant to be used for close - range protection for the French tank crews . The weapon is based on the RSC Mle . 1917 semi - automatic rifle mechanism . The first trials used a Mannlicher - Berthier clip holding 8 cartridges . The trials continued until 1919 with a weapon using the same magazine as the Chauchat . The results were satisfactory but the weapon was too powerful for the intended self - protection use . A mix of standard and tracer bullets was planned to be used to assist in aiming .
HMS Dunkirk ( 1754 ) HMS " Dunkirk " was a 60 - gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , built at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750 , and launched on 22 July 1754 . Career . HMS " Dunkirk " was sent to America in 1755 , along with several other ships , under Vice - Admiral Edward Boscawen . On 5 June she spotted four French ships which were bound for Canada under the command of Admiral Bois de la Mothe . " Dunkirk " , and several other ships gave chase . " Dunkirk " came alongside the 64 - gun " Alcide " and requested the captain meet with the Vice - Admiral , who was then about three miles away . After the captain of the " Alcide " refused , the " Dunkirk " opened fire . Soon afterwards , came alongside the French at which " Alcide " struck her colours . The " Alcide " had been carrying 900 troops and the governor of Louisbourg . The general of those troops was killed and 30 , 000 pounds sterling captured . In the battle , another French vessel , the " Lys " was captured by . " Dunkirk " was placed on harbour service in 1778 under captain John Milligan , who had previously served as second lieutenant aboard During Milligan ' s captaincy and despite her harbor service status , she is among the vessels credited with a capture on 23 December 1781 . According to the " London Gazette " . she was in company with , , and at the capture of the Dutch ship " De Vrow Esther " . Milligan left the ship in 1782 . " Dunkirk " was sold out of the navy in 1792 .
Mikhail Krechetnikov Michael N . Kretchetnikov ( 1729 – 9 May 1793 ) was a Russian military commander and General of Infantry . He was the younger brother of Piotr Kretchetnikov . Life . The son of H . C . Kretchetnikov , a privy counsellor , he graduated from the Land Gentry Corps and fought with the rank of second major in the Seven Years ' War . During the Russo - Turkish War he distinguished at , for which he was promoted to Major - General . He then took part in the quelling of a revolt in the Ukraine on the orders of Catherine II . From July 1775 he was governor - poruchik of Tver and then from 1776 governor of Kaluga and Tula . In 1790 he was awarded the title of general - anshefa . He fought in the Polish – Russian War of 1792 , commanded Russian troops in Lithuania and was appointed Governor - General of that area ( then including Belorussia , Lithuania , western Ukraine and part of Poland ) after the First Partition of Poland , before retiring to Russia on the second partition of Poland .
No . 30 Squadron ( Finland ) No . 30 Squadron ( or " LLv . 30 " , from 3 May 1942 " Le . Lv . 30 " ) , renamed No . 30 Fighter Squadron ( Finnish : " Hävittäjälentolaivue 30 " or " HLe . Lv . 30 " on 14 February 1944 ) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II , which had been formed from the disbanded No . 10 Squadron . The No . 30 Sqn was part of Flying Regiment 5 . No . 30 Sqn achieved 39 aerial victories , sank 14 vessels and damaged a further 8 vessels . Ten pilots were lost in air combat and one to anti - aircraft fire ( 9 aircraft were lost in air combat , and a further 16 in accidents ) . On November 6 , 1942 , Captain Veikko Karu , commander of the 3rd Flight , was awarded the Mannerheim Cross for his 7 air victories and for his participation in the sinking of 13 vessels . Organization . Continuation War . The equipment consisted of 30 Fokker D . XXI s , 5 Hawker Hurricane Is , 2 Polikarpov I - 16 s , 5 Polikarpov I - 153 s , and 1 Blackburn Ripon IIF . Detachment Luukkanen flew Messerschmitt Bf 109 Gs .
USS Apopka ( YTB - 778 ) USS " Apopka " ( YTB - 778 ) was a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Apopka , Florida . Construction and commissioning . The contract for " Apopka " was awarded 31 January 1964 . She was laid down on 15 October 1964 at Marinette , Wisconsin by Marinette Marine and launched 8 July 1965 . Operational history . Upon entering into service , " Apopka " was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet . By the beginning of 1966 , she had crossed the Atlantic Ocean and had begun operations at SUBRON 14 , Holy Loch , Scotland . When FBM Refit Site One at Holy Loch closed in 1992 , " Apopka " was transferred to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base . Striken from the Navy List 26 June 1996 , ex - " Apopka " was transferred the Maritime Administration to be used at the James River Reserve Fleet .
M8 Tractor The M8 High - Speed Tractor was an artillery tractor used by the US Army from 1950 . Construction . The M8 is a full - track tractor based on the chassis of the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank . It was used to tow cargo trailers and artillery such as the Skysweeper 75 mm anti - aircraft gun and the M59 Long Tom gun . The basic M8 variant could be quickly adapted for carrying projectiles and charges . Unusually for a tractor , the M8 ' s engine was located at the front of the cab . Some M8s were equipped with a hydraulic M5 dozer blade . History . The M8 was developed following the failure of the T33 cargo - carrier , which was based on the M24 Chaffee light tank chassis . The new , standardized M8 was produced between 1950 and 1955 .
Battle of Hill 723 The Battle of Hill 723 was a Vietnam War battle in the country of Laos , which was fought between the South Vietnamese Army and the Communist North Vietnamese Army ( NVA ) . It took place from March 7 to March 16 , 1971 , during the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos . The result was a North Vietnamese Army victory . As the South Vietnamese Army approached Hill 723 , moving along Route 9 on March 7 , 1971 , the North Vietnamese Army artillery opened fire and quickly pinned down the advancing South Vietnamese troops . The South Vietnamese Army ( ARVN ) ’ s 1st Infantry Division was trapped as the northern flank was closed and the main column was cut off . To no avail , the South Vietnamese High Command attempted to reinforce the 1st Infantry Division with the 2nd and 3rd Regiments . The result was that the South Vietnamese forces were almost completely annihilated .
Pillow Flying Artillery Pillow Flying Artillery was a Tennessee battery of artillery in the Confederate Army in the early years of the American Civil War . It was mustered into service in Memphis and likely outfitted at Fort Pillow , Tennessee . Also known as Miller ' s Tennessee Battery , it was reported by Gen . Albert Sidney Johnston as arriving at Bowling Green , KY , from Columbus , KY with an aggregate of 70 men . Records of this battery exist from 1861 . The battery is not mentioned in any records after May 1862 . Organization . An unsuccessful attempt was made in May , 1862 , to form a regiment of light artillery out of the light artillery batteries which had belonged to the Artillery Corps of Tennessee . Some of the companies ( or batteries ) were mustered as companies of the First Tennessee Light Artillery Regiment . Some later formed the First Tennessee Light Artillery Battalion , also known as the First Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment . By 31 January 1862 Pillow Flying Artillery was in Colonel J . S . Bowen ’ s Brigade of Floyd ’ s Division , Hardee ’ s Corps . On 23 February the battery was at Murfreesboro in Brig . Gen . T . C . Hindman ’ s Brigade . 1 June 1861 . Organized as Company # 6 , ( or Company # 7 ) , Tennessee Artillery Corps , Provisional Army of Tennessee , Bowling Green , KY . Commander : Captain William Miller 6 August 1861 . Organized and mustered into Confederate service in Memphis , designated as Company K , 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery . Commander : Captain William Miller ( 6 August 1861 - 13 May 1862 - Resigned ) 10 May 1862 . Reorganized as Company K , 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery , attached to the Army of the Mississippi . Commander : Captain William L . Neyland ( 10 May 1862 ) Other Officers : Another and different Co . " K " was later attached to the regiment at Vicksburg , Mississippi . From " " Shiloh , Shells and Artillery " : " " Previous Service : From Memphis , the Pillow Flying Artillery was sent to Belmont , Missouri , and then to Columbus , Kentucky . On December 30 , 1861 , the battery was transferred , with an aggregate of 70 men , from Columbus to Bowling Green , Kentucky , where it was attached to Bowen ' s Brigade , Floyd ' s Division , Hardee ' s Corps . The Battery accompanied Johnson ' s Army in its retreat to Corinth , MS , by way of Murfreesboro , Tennessee . " " " " Remarks : Although there are no records or official reports of the Pillow Flying Artillery , Colonel R . G . Shaver lists the battery as a part of his brigade , but it is not mentioned further . It can be assumed that the battery joined Shaver ' s Brigade in its attack upon Peabody ' s Camp , and probably fought with the brigade Sunday , April 6 , 1862 . " "
USS Jaguar ( IX - 120 ) USS " Jaguar " ( IX - 120 ) , an " Armadillo " - class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the jaguar , a large leopard - like mammal of wooded regions , typically yellowish brown marked with dark spots . Her keel was laid down as " Charles T . Yerkes " under Maritime Commission contract ( Z - ET1 - S - C3 ) by the California Shipbuilding Corporation , in San Pedro , California . She was launched on 20 November 1943 , renamed " Jaguar " 27 October , acquired by the Navy 15 December 1943 and commissioned that day with Lieutenant Commander T . E . Hammond in command . After shakedown out of San Pedro , California , " Jaguar " departed 19 January 1944 for duty as a floating storage ship in the Pacific islands . She arrived New Caledonia on 21 February via Wellington , New Zealand , and from there she transported vital diesel oil , aviation gasoline , and minesweeping gear to the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands . " Jaguar " returned to the West Coast early in 1946 and arrived Norfolk , Virginia , via the Panama Canal on 20 April . She decommissioned there 10 June 1946 , and was turned over to the Maritime Commission . After serving as a tanker with various American lines under the name of " Harry Peer " in 1948 and " Tini " in 1949 , the ship was transferred to Panamanian flag in February 1951 .
Provost Sergeant A Provost Sergeant is a non - commissioned officer associated with military police . United Kingdom and Commonwealth . In the British Army and land forces of the Commonwealth , a Provost Sergeant ( sometimes abbreviated to Provo Sgt ) is the non - commissioned officer in charge of the regimental police and is responsible to the Regimental Sergeant Major for the maintenance of good order and military discipline in a regiment or battalion . The Provo Sgt is a member of the regiment or corps in which he serves and not a member of the Royal Military Police . A Provost Sergeant normally holds the military rank of Sergeant , the Provost Sergeant title being an appointment and not a rank . A Provost Sergeant wears no distinctive trade badge . He can , however , be identified by the brassard he wears on his uniform , which carries the letters " PS " or " RP " as well as his sergeant ' s stripes . United States . In the United States Army Military Police Corps or United States Marine Corps Military Police , the title of Provost Sergeant typically refers to the operations sergeant in charge of the staff of the Provost Marshal office or the NCO in charge of an MP station . The position is commonly held by a Sergeant Major or Master Gunnery Sergeant , but may also be held by a Sergeant First Class or Master Sergeant . U . S . Army Provost Sergeants cannot be recognized by any specific insignia and few Provost Sergeants even wear the distinctive military police identification patch on their Army Combat Uniform . See also . Provost Marshal
369th Sustainment Brigade ( United States ) The 369th Sustainment Brigade is a United States Army sustainment brigade of the 53rd Troop Command of the New York Army National Guard headquartered out of Harlem , New York . This unit is descended from the 369th Infantry Regiment . Organization . The 369th Sustainment Brigade is currently assigned directly to the 53rd Troop Command . Subordinate elements of the 369th are : Service history . In November 2012 the Brigade deployed for a 10 month deployment to Kuwait . They will be relieving the 38th Sustainment Brigade . Insignia . The shoulder sleeve insignia is an embroidered shield with a blue border blazoned with Argent and Gules chevron between three counterchanged palets ( vertical bars ) , and two Vert poplar trees . It was approved for the 369th Sustainment Brigade on 7 February 2008 . The chevron symbolize the unit ’ s mission of support . The palets / vertical bars signify military strength and allude to the three campaigns in Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , and Iraq . The counterchanged colors of the palets / vertical bars signify the various transformations of the unit to become the 396th Sustainment Brigade . The poplar tree , adapted from the 369th Infantry Battalion ’ s coat of arms , indicates the Brigade perpetuating the lineage of the Battalion . The distinctive unit insignia is a silver metal and enamel device . It consists of a blue shield charged with a silver rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike . The snake image , used on some colonial flags , is associated with the thirteen original colonies . The silver rattlesnake on the blue shield was the distinctive regimental insignia of the 369th Infantry Regiment , ancestor of the unit , and alludes to the service of the organization during World War I . The distinctive unit insignia , originally approved for the 369th Infantry Regiment on 17 April 1923 , was redesignated several times : for the 369th Coast Artillery Regiment on 3 December 1940 ; for the 369th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 7 January 1944 ; for the 569th Field Artillery Battalion on 14 August 1956 ; for the 369th Artillery Regiment on 4 April 1962 . It was amended to correct the wording of the description on 2 September 1964 . It was further redesignated : for the 569th Transportation Battalion and amended to add a motto on 13 March 1969 ; for the 369th Transportation Battalion and amended to delete the motto on 14 January 1975 ; for the 369th Support Battalion and amended to revise the description and symbolism on 2 November 1994 ; for the 369th Sustainment Brigade and amended to revise the description and symbolism on 20 July 2007 .
Battery " A " 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery The Battery " A " Michigan Light Artillery , also known as the " Loomis ' Battery " or the " Coldwater Artillery , " was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . Battery " A " was a pre - war militia unit that tendered an offer of service and was enlisted as a body on April 23 , 1861 and re - mustered in for three year ' s service on May 28 , 1861 The battery was mustered out on July 12 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The battery suffered 1 officer and 11 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 28 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 40 fatalities .