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Louis Renninger Louis Renninger ( August 25 , 1841 - November 17 , 1908 ) was a Union soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War . On May 22 , 1863 , Renninger was one of 150 Union soldiers who volunteered to lead an assault on the Confederate heights at the Battle of Vicksburg , Mississippi . The plan was for the volunteer storming party to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack . The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called a " forlorn hope " in nineteenth century vernacular . Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then , twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away . The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment and it was a failure . The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross . Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body under the command of General Grant , the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall . Of the 150 men in the storming party , two - thirds were killed . Corporal Louis Renninger of Company H , 37th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was one of the survivors and for his gallantry , he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1894 . As a result of his injuries , he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps , and discharged in October 1864 . Heading to Oregon after the war , Renninger and his wife Elizabeth had a family farm in the Mohawk Valley of Lane County , Oregon . He is buried in the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Corporal , Company H , 37th Ohio Infantry . Place and date : At Vicksburg , Miss . , 22 May 1863 . Entered service at : - - - - - - . Birth : Liverpool , Ohio . Date of issue : 15 August 1894 . Citation : Gallantry in the charge of the " volunteer storming party . "
3rd Brigade Combat Team , 1st Infantry Division ( United States ) < br > The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade based at Fort Knox , Kentucky . The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Infantry Division . The brigade was redesignated , re - organized & re - stationed several times : Organization . The unit is composed of : Official 3 / 1 IBCT Facebook Page : https : / / www . facebook . com / 31IBCT For further information see " The Brigade , A History " by John J . McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press , Fort Leavenworth , Kansas .
Erich Kaiser Erich Kaiser ( 10 July 1921 – 26 August 1942 ) 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 .
USS Mendocino ( APA - 100 ) USS " Mendocino " ( APA - 100 ) was a that served with the US Navy during World War II . " Mendocino " was laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula , Mississippi , 20 September 1943 ; launched 11 February 1944 ; acquired by the Navy 23 May 1944 ; placed in ferry commission from 23 May to 3 June for transfer to Bethlehem Steel , Hoboken , New Jersey , prior to conversion to an attack transport ; and commissioned at Hoboken 31 October 1944 , Capt . Walton R . Read in command . Operational history . After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay , " Mendocino " embarked 705 naval passengers and departed Norfolk , Virginia for the Pacific 10 December . She reached San Pedro , California , Christmas Day , and following a run to Pearl Harbor and back , she departed San Francisco Bay 5 February 1945 for the Philippines . She entered Leyte Gulf 28 February and during much of the next month , trained for the forthcoming invasion of Okinawa . Invasion of Okinawa . As flagship of Transport Squadron 14 , she sortied with ships of the Southern Attack Force 27 March , and closed Okinawa early 1 April . During the amphibious assault against the Hagushi Beaches , she debarked troops of the 96th Infantry Division off Beach White I and , until 6 April , she off - loaded support equipment . She embarked Army wounded and transported them to Saipan before steaming to Pearl Harbor where she arrived 22 April . Transport and training missions . As flagship of Transport Squadron 19 , " Mendocino " trained in Hawaiian waters until returning to San Francisco 4 June to embark troops and load cargo . Between 29 June and 16 July , she sailed to Guam ; thence , she carried veterans of the Pacific campaigns to the west coast , arriving San Francisco 4 August . Occupation and demobilization missions . After the end of hostilities , she transported 1 , 523 Army officers and men to the Philippines ; after embarking occupation troops at Legaspi , Luzon , she sailed in convoy for Japan 4 October . Arriving Yokohama 13 October , she discharged troops and cargo . Three days later , she joined the Operation Magic Carpet fleet and , from 26 October to 8 November , she carried returning veterans back to the United States . Decommissioning . After completing a second troop lift 27 December , she departed San Francisco 14 January 1946 and reached New York 1 February . She decommissioned there 27 February and was returned to the War Shipping Administration the same day . Her name was struck from the Navy List 12 March 1946 . " Mendocino " received one battle star for World War II service . Commercial service . " Mendocino " was sold to Pope & Talbot , Inc . of San Francisco , and was renamed " P . & T . Seafarer " . She was scrapped in 1973 .
118th Brigade ( United Kingdom ) The 118th Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War . It was raised as part of the new army also known as Kitchener ' s Army and assigned to the 39th Division . Formation . The infantry battalions did not all serve at once , but all were assigned to the brigade during the war .
War of the Republiquetas In Latin American history , republiquetas were independence - seeking guerrilla groups in the period 1811 - 1825 in Upper Peru ( present - day Bolivia ) . After the defeat of the auxiliary Argentine armies in the Battle of Huaqui , an amalgam of urban republicans , " campesinos " , and Argentine agents effectively occupied vast , generally rural areas . The largest cities were occupied only for brief periods and eventually nearly all of these guerrilla movements were defeated by royalist forces before Sucre became a part of Upper Peru .
Sangat Singh Saini Sangat Singh Saini was a general in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire . He oversaw the operations in the Gurdaspur District . His headquarters were based in Batala . Sangat Singh was rewarded estate from Maharaja Ranjit Singh for bravery in battle when Sangat Singh conquered a post in the Afghan region and brought back the Golden Sword of the Afghan ruler to Maharaja Ranjit Singh . The estate is now known as Sangatpur in Batala , Gurdaspur District , India .
Victor G . Guillory Victor G . Guillory is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who , in his last position , served as the Commander , United States Fourth Fleet . Early life and career . Guillory was born in New Orleans , Louisiana , and graduated from the U . S . Naval Academy in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Management and Technology . His early sea assignments were aboard the guided - missile destroyer USS Towers ( DDG - 9 ) , the guided - missile frigate USS Lewis B . Puller ( FFG - 23 ) , the cruiser USS Vincennes ( CG - 49 ) and as the commissioning executive officer in the cruiser USS Gettysburg ( CG - 64 ) . He commanded the guided - missile frigate USS Underwood ( FFG - 36 ) and the cruiser USS Lake Champlain ( CG - 57 ) . Ashore , Guillory ' s assignments included a brief recruiting tour in his hometown of New Orleans and several Washington - area assignments including the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the Surface Warfare Division branch head for Combat Systems , and as the assistant deputy director for Surface Ships . He also served in the Joint Staff as the J - 3 , Current Readiness branch chief . Flag Officer . Guillory was selected for flag officer in early 2004 and assumed command of Amphibious Force , U . S . 7th Fleet and Amphibious Group 1 | Expeditionary Strike Group 7 in October 2004 . During this tour , he was responsible for Joint and Combined amphibious operations throughout the Western Pacific . In addition , he served as the deputy commander of U . S . Naval Forces for Combined Support Force 535 ( Southeast Asia Tsunami Relief Operations ) in early 2005 . In December 2006 , Guillory returned to Washington D . C . and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the deputy director of Surface Warfare ( OPNAV N86B ) . He assumed the duties as director of Surface Warfare in October 2007 and the responsibility for the warfighting requirements and resources for all surface combatant ships and combat systems . In June 2009 , Guillory was selected to assume command of U . S . Naval Forces Southern Command / U . S . 4th Fleet . Guillory is a graduate of the National Defense University ( Industrial College of the Armed Forces ) and he is also the 2009 recipient of the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Leadership . Combat service . While assigned to the USS Vincennes , Guillory served in the capacity as the Operations department officer with duties as Tactical Action Officer ( TAO ) during general quarters . Guillory was seated next to Captain Will C . Rogers III in CIC and played a significant role in the gun battle with surface combatant vessels of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ( IRG ) and the subsequent actions against Iran Air Flight 655 on July 3 , 1988 . Awards . Guillory ' s awards include : References . " This article contains information from the United States Navy and is in the public domain . "
Ammunition ship United States Navy ammunition ships . U . S . Navy ammunition ships are frequently named for volcanos . During World War II , U . S . Navy ammunition ships were converted from merchant ships or specially built on merchant ship hulls , often of type C2 . They were armed , and were manned by Navy crews . Several of them were destroyed in spectacular explosions during the war . Notable among them was USS " Mount Hood " , which exploded in the Admiralty Islands on November 10 , 1944 . Contemporary U . S . ammunition ships of the " Kilauea " class are specially designed for their mission , which also includes carrying dry and refrigerated cargo . They are unarmed and are manned by civilian crews . These ships are being replaced by the Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship s .
William Adolphus Crouse William Adolphus Crouse ( October 22 , 1866 , Fannettsburg , Pennsylvania – June 27 , 1941 ) was an American Medal of Honor recipient . He served in the US Navy during the Spanish - American War as a watertender aboard the . He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery off Cavite , Manila Bay in the Philippine Islands , May 21 , 1898 . He was awarded his Medal on December 14 , 1898 . Medal of Honor citation . Following the blowout of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel , Crouse hauled the fires in the hot , vapor - filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose .
Günter Kuhnke Günter Kuhnke ( 7 September 1912 – 11 October 1990 ) was a " Korvettenkapitän " with the " Kriegsmarine " during World War II and later a " Konteradmiral " with the " Bundesmarine " . 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 . He commanded the , and , sinking eleven ships on nine patrols , for a total of of Allied shipping plus the special service vessel HMS " Prunella " . He commanded " 10th U - boat Flotilla " from January 1942 until October 1944 , then " 33rd U - boat Flotilla " until May 1945 . " Fregattenkapitän " Günter Kuhnke commanded the destroyer " Z - 2 " ( D171 ) ( formerly USS " Ringgold " ( DD - 500 ) ) from 14 July 1959 until November 1960 .
2nd Maryland Regiment The 2nd Maryland Regiment origins were authorized on 14 January 1776 in the Maryland State Troops as seven independent companies . From 7 to 14 March 1776 the companies were organized from various counties from the eastern region of the colony of Maryland . From 6 July to 15 August 1776 the companies were assigned to the main Continental Army and officially adopted on 17 August 1776 . In January 1777 the seven companies were organized as the 2nd Maryland Regiment with one additional company added . On 22 May 1777 the regiment was assigned to the 2nd Maryland Brigade in the main Continental Army . On 12 May 1779 the regiment was re - organized to nine companies . The 2nd Maryland Brigade was re - assigned to the Southern Department on 5 April 1780 . On 1 January 1781 the regiment was re - assigned to the Maryland Brigade of the Southern Department . The regiment would see action during the New York Campaign , Battle of Trenton , Battle of Princeton , Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown , Battle of Monmouth , Battle of Camden and the Battle of Guilford Court House . the regiment was furloughed 1 January 1783 at Charleston , South Carolina and disbanded on 15 November 1783 .
33rd Division ( United Kingdom ) The British 33rd Division was a New Army division formed in 1914 as the 40th Division in the K5 Army group then renumbered in April 1915 as part of the new K4 Army Group . A 33rd Division had been formed as part of the reserve K4 Army in October 1914 but was dissolved in April 1915 at which point the 40th division of the K5 Army became the 33rd of the K4 . The division landed in France in November 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front . The division ' s insignia was the " double - three " from a set of dominoes . Formation . The brigade originally comprised four battalions of the Royal Fusiliers . From February 1916 , the brigade comprised the following battalions : The brigade transferred to the 2nd Division in November 1915 , swapping with the 19th Brigade . The brigade joined from the 2nd Division in November 1915 , swapping with the 99th Brigade .
Werner Baumgarten - Crusius Werner Baumgarten - Crusius ( 29 January 1919 – 4 November 1995 ) 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 with Oak Leaves . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Werner Baumgarten - Crusius was captured by American troops during the Battle of the Bulge and was released in September 1945 .
GK - 70 The GK - 70 was a gas powered assault rifle produced in Guatemala from 1980 - 82 . Due to its status as a locally produced and designed assault rifle it was briefly popular among guerilla fighters in the country from organizations such as the ORPA , FAR and PGT . It was never used by the country ' s military or law enforcement , was never exported , and fell out of guerilla use after only a short period of popularity . This is said to be because of its weight when compared to other assault rifles such as the AK - 47 and poor quality control .
Arnold von Roon Arnold von Roon ( 19 July 1914 – 24 October 1990 ) was a highly decorated Major i . G . in the Fallschirmjäger 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 .
Wallace Brady Wallace Brady was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II . He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions preceding the Battle of Iwo Jima . Citation . The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant , Junior Grade Wallace Anthony Brady , United States Naval ( Reserve ) , for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of Landing Craft Infantry Gunboat FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY ( LCI ( G ) - 450 ) , operating as a unit of LCI ( G ) , Group EIGHT , in action against enemy Japanese forces during the close - in fire support operations against Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands on 17 February 1945 . Determined to smash Japanese defenses , Lieutenant , Junior Grade , Brady fearlessly closed range to less than one thousand yards despite several large caliber hits from hostile shore batteries which started a serious fire , exploded ready ammunition aboard the 450 and wounded several of the crew . Firing a full rocket salvo well on the beach under terrific enemy fire , he resolutely remained on station and , directing a continuous barrage from his 40 - mm and 20 - mm batteries , effectively maintained a relentless bombardment of the strongly fortified Japanese positions until recurring fires and explosions aboard his gallantly fighting ship forced his withdrawal from the field of combat . By his great personal valor , indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious perseverance in the face of fanatic opposition , Lieutenant , Junior Grade , Brady contributed materially to the success of this extremely hazardous mission and his aggressive leadership throughout the bitter engagement upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service . Brady ' s official residence was listed as Elroy , Wisconsin .
Peter Joseph Osterhaus Peter Joseph Osterhaus ( 1823 – 1917 ) was Union Army General in the American Civil War and later served as a diplomat . Early life . Osterhaus was born in Koblenz , Rhenish Prussia . He attended the Berlin Military Academy and after serving for some time as a Prussian Army officer and finding himself on the losing side in the Revolutions of 1848 , he fled to the United States and settled in St . Louis . Civil War . At the outbreak of the Civil War Osterhaus was appointed a major of the 2nd Missouri Volunteers and during the first year of the war was employed in Missouri and Arkansas , where he took a conspicuous part in the battles of Wilson ' s Creek ( August 10 , 1861 ) and Pea Ridge ( March 7 – 8 , 1862 ) . At Pea Ridge he commanded the troops that first made contact with Confederate forces advancing on the Union left . He was promoted to brigadier general on June 9 , 1862 . In 1863 he commanded a division in the Battle of Port Gibson , where he displayed tactical ability in prying Confederate defenders out of a favorable position . Osterhaus continued in division command during the Vicksburg Campaign , fighting in the Battle of Champion Hill and at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge , where he was slightly wounded . Osterhaus ' s division made an unsuccessful first attack on the defenses of Vicksburg , the first act of the Siege of Vicksburg . His division helped cover the siege against intervention by the Confederate forces of Gen . Joseph E . Johnston , and he took part in Maj . Gen . William T . Sherman ' s advance on Jackson , Mississippi , that was designed to protect the rear of the Army of the Tennessee in its siege operations . After the fall of Vicksburg , Osterhaus ' s division was transferred to Tennessee . In the Chattanooga Campaign ( November 23 to November 25 ) he aided Maj . Gen . Joseph Hooker in the capture of Lookout Mountain . Osterhaus then participated in the Atlanta Campaign but a month long sick leave caused him to miss the crucial battle of Atlanta . However , he returned to command and played a significant role in the battle of Jonesboro . After the capture of Atlanta , he received command of the XV Corps , one of the four corps into which the army was consolidated , in the March to the Sea . In March , 1865 Osterhaus was appointed chief of staff in the Military Division of West Mississippi under the command of Edward Canby , a commander with little combat experience in high command . Osterhaus served Canby through the battles of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely . When Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered the Confederate forces in the Trans - Mississippi Theater , Osterhaus was sent as Canby ' s representative and therefore personally signed the documents on behalf of the Union army . He was mustered out of the service on January 15 , 1866 , and the same year was appointed United States Consul at Lyons , France , but subsequently made his home in Germany , at Duisburg . He retired in 1905 , and was in 1915 the oldest pensioner on the Army list . Osterhaus died in Duisburg and was buried in Koblenz . The grave no longer exists .
Satish Nambiar Lieutenant General Chenicheri Satish Nambiar is an Indian general who achieved international recognition as the first Force Commander and Head of Mission of UNPROFOR , the United Nations Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia , between March 1992 and March 1993 . He is the elder brother of former UN Under - Secretary - General Vijay Nambiar who has been in the UN since 2006 . Early life . Lt Gen Satish Nambiar was born in Bombay ( now Mumbai ) on 30 August 1936 , to Kunhananthan Nambiar and Chenicheri Devikutty . He did most of his education in Pune and Mumbai . He is an Alumnus of St Xavier ' s College Mumbai during which he was an Under Officer with the National Cadet Corps . While doing his graduation he joined the 20th regular course of the Indian Military Academy He was a keen sportsman and his passion for sports continued during his military life too . See also . Satish Nambiar on BBC Hardtalk
James T . Pratt James Timothy Pratt ( December 14 , 1802 - April 11 , 1887 ) was a U . S . Representative from Connecticut . Born in Cromwell , Connecticut , Pratt attended the common schools . He engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits in Hartford , Connecticut . Enlisted in the " Horse Guard " in 1820 . He served as mayor 1826 - 1829 . Pratt was elected major of the First Regiment of Cavalry in 1834 . He served as colonel in 1836 . Brigadier general 1837 - 1839 . Major general 1839 - 1846 . He served as adjutant general in 1846 . He retired from mercantile pursuits and settled in Rocky Hill , Connecticut . He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representtaives in 1847 , 1848 , and 1850 . He served in the Connecticut Senate in 1852 . He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate . He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1857 and 1862 . Pratt was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty - third Congress ( March 4 , 1853 – March 3 , 1855 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty - fourth Congress . He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor in 1858 and 1859 . He served as member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington , D . C . , in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war . He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871 . He engaged in agricultural pursuits . He died in Wethersfield , Connecticut , April 11 , 1887 . He was interred in Indian Hill Cemetery , Middletown , Connecticut .
5th New York Regiment The 5th New York Regiment was authorized on November 30 , 1776 as part of the New York Line for service with the Continental Army . It was organized January 26 , 1777 from companies in Southern New York and assigned to the Highlands Department . The regiment would see action in the Hudson Highlands and the Sullivan Expedition . The regiment would be merged into the 2nd New York Regiment on January 1 , 1781 .