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Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell ( October 1 , 1834December 13 , 1915 ) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri . He served as a United States Senator from Missouri for five terms . He was a prominent member of the famed South – Cockrell – Hargis family of Southern politicians . Early life . Cockrell was born in Warrensburg , Missouri . His older brother was Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell , who was a congressman from Texas in the 1890s . Francis Cockrell attended local schools and Chapel Hill College in Lafayette County , Missouri , graduating in July 1853 ; He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855 , practicing law in Warrensburg until the outbreak of the Civil War . Civil War . At the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861 , Cockrell joined the Missouri State Guard as a captain . After transferring to the Confederate army and being promoted to colonel , he was an important leader in the Vicksburg Campaign and was wounded in the hand by an exploding shell during the Siege of Vicksburg . Cockrell distinguished himself at the Battle of Champion Hill , launching a counterattack that temporarily ousted troops of XVII Corps off the hill . He also took part in the Battle of Big Black River Bridge . His brigade was able to escape just before federal troops seized the bridge . Cockrell was promoted to brigadier general on July 18 , 1863 . He went on to fight in many of the battles of the Atlanta Campaign , and participated in Hood ' s Tennessee Campaign later that year ( where he was wounded ) . In April 1865 , shortly before the end of the war , Cockrell was captured in Alabama , but was paroled after a few weeks . His brigade was considered one of the finest on either side , and Cockrell himself is widely recognized as one of the best combat brigadiers of the entire war . He returned to his law practice in Missouri . Postbellum career . In 1874 , Cockrell , who became a member of the United States Democratic Party , was elected to the U . S . Senate from Missouri by the state legislature . He served in the Senate from 1875 to 1905 , when he retired . He held several committee chairmanships , including the chairmanships of the Claims Committee , Engrossed Bills Committee and Appropriations Committee during his senate career . He received 42 votes for President of the United States at the 1904 Democratic National Convention , but was defeated by Alton B . Parker . He was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 . He served on the Commission until 1910 . Cockrell then became part of a commission which negotiated the boundaries between the state of Texas and the New Mexico Territory , which was about to become a state . In 1912 , he became a director of ordnance at the War Department . He remained in that job until his death in Washington , D . C .
John Todd ( Virginia ) John Todd ( March 27 , 1750 – August 18 , 1782 ) was a frontier military officer during the American Revolutionary War and the first administrator of the Illinois County of the U . S . state of Virginia before that state ceded the territory to the federal government . Biography . Todd was born in Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , the son of David Todd and the brother of Robert and Levi Todd , the latter being grandfather of Mary Todd Lincoln . He was educated in Virginia at a school run by his uncle , the Rev . John Todd . After obtaining a license to practice law , Todd settled in Fincastle , Virginia . In 1774 , Todd served in the Battle of Point Pleasant , which was fought near present - day Point Pleasant , West Virginia and is celebrated in West Virginia as the first battle in the American Revolutionary War . He was then drawn west into the recently opened frontier of Kentucky where he purchased land near Lexington . Todd served in the Virginia legislature in 1776 and then participated in the expedition led by George Rogers Clark against Kaskaskia and Vincennes that captured the Illinois Country from the British in 1778 . With Clark as commandant of the entire territory north and west of the Ohio river , Todd was appointed as County Lieutenant and Civil Commandant of " Illinois County " , which had been organized by the Virginia legislature in 1778 with the government based in Kaskaskia . In 1780 , Todd returned to Richmond , Virginia , as a delegate from the Kentucky County to the Virginia Legislature , where he married Jane Hawkins . His wife settled on their property in Lexington , while he left to administer affairs in Illinois County . Because of his duties on the frontier , he was seldom home . In 1780 , the Virginia Legislature divided the original Kentucky County into three counties : Lincoln , Jefferson , and Fayette . Colonel Todd was placed in charge of Fayette County militia with Daniel Boone as Lieutenant Colonel . Todd died in 1782 in the Battle of Blue Licks in Robertson County , Kentucky , one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War . Todd County , Kentucky is named after him .
John O ' Dea John O ' Dea ( 1839 – 1905 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22 , 1863 . Union assault . On May 22 , 1863 , General Ulysses S . Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg , Mississippi . The plan called for a storming party of volunteers 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 , in nineteenth century vernacular , a " forlorn hope " . 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 . 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 , the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall . Of the 150 men in the storming party , nearly half were killed . Seventy - nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor . Medal of Honor citation . For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863 .
Battle of Reimerswaal The naval Battle of Reimerswaal took place on 29 January 1574 during the Eighty Years ' War between a Dutch and a Spanish fleet . The Dutch were victorious . In April 1572 the cities of Flushing , Veere and Arnemuiden , located on the island of Walcheren , swore allegiance to the Dutch prince . However , another city on the island , Middelburg , remained loyal to the king of Spain , and as a result was besieged . After more than six months ' worth of food , ammunition and other materials began to run out the Spanish commander Sancho d ' Avila made a second attempt to resupply the city by sea ( his first attempt failed . See Battle of Borsele ) . On 29 January , the Spanish supply fleet encountered a Dutch naval squadron and the Spanish were completely destroyed . Middelburg surrendered nine days later .
Battle of Arapey The Battle of Arapey was an encounter between the Portuguese forces under José de Abreu Mena Barreto and the Artiguist forces led by José Artigas , the independentist caudillo himself , in Salto , modern - day Uruguay . The encounter ended with a decisive victory for the Portuguese .
Reggie Pridmore Reginald ( " Reggie " ) George Pridmore ( 29 April 1886 in Edgbaston , Birmingham — 13 March 1918 ) was a field hockey player , who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . Reggie Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in Men ' s field hockey with his 4 goals in England ' s 8 - 1 victory . This record stood stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics , where India ' s Balbir Singh , Sr . scored 5 goals in India ' s 6 - 1 victory over Holland . Pridmore was also a cricketer , and played first - class cricket as a right - hand batsman for Warwickshire . Pridmore was killed in action during the First World War , serving as a major with the Royal Field Artillery near the Piave River in Italy . He was buried at the Giavera British Cemetery nearby .
Almirante Cervera - class cruiser The " Cervera " class ( or " Alfonso " class ) were three light cruisers built for the Spanish Navy in the 1920s . The ships were built by Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval in Ferrol which had strong British links and were designed by Sir Philip Watts . The design was based on the British Emerald - class cruiser , but had all boilers grouped together reducing the number of funnels to two . The main armament comprised Vickers pattern 6 inch guns with single mountings in A and Y positions and twin turrets in B , Q and X positions . The programme was initially authorised in 1915 but was delayed by World War I with construction of the first ship starting in 1917 . " Galicia " and " Cervantes " had substantial refits in the 1940s . The 6 inch turret in Q position was replaced by a catapult for a seaplane and the single 6 inch mountings were replaced by twins to retain an 8 gun broadside . Extra AA guns were fitted in all three ships .
19th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 19th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . 19th Maine was organized at Bath , Maine and mustered into Federal service for a three - year enlistment on August 25 , 1862 . The total loss of the 19th Maine in the two days of fighting [ at Gettysburg ] were 12 officers and 220 men , almost 53 % of the 19th . The regiment took into battle on the second day of July 440 officers and men . " The regiment absorbed the 5th Company of Unassigned Maine Infantry in November 1864 . The regiment was discharged from service on May 31 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . 1 , 441 men served in the 19th Maine Infantry Regiment at one point or another during its service . It lost 192 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds . 501 members of the regiment were wounded in action , 184 died of disease , and 47 died in Confederate prisons for a total of 376 fatalities from all causes .
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge The Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge is a military badge issued to members of the United States armed forces who are permanently assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense ( OSD ) and its subordinate offices , and in addition , to some of the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities . The badge was first created in 1949 and was referred to as the " National Military Establishment Identification Badge . " In 1950 , the badge was renamed as " Department of Defense Identification Badge . " On December 20 , 1962 the badge was given its current name . It is issued as a permanent decoration and is to be worn for the remainder of an individual ' s military career , provided that a service member served at least one year ( two years for Reserve personnel not on active duty ) in or in support of OSD . Personnel who are awarded the badge include all military personnel , when they are assigned on a permanent basis to any of the following organizational elements : In popular culture . In the 1969 movie Easy Rider , the leather jacket worn by Peter Fonda ' s character Wyatt ( " Captain America " ) has an OSD Identification Badge affixed to the left breast .
Maryland National Guard Outstanding Soldier / Airman of the Year Ribbon The Maryland National Guard Outstanding Soldier / Airman of the Year Ribbon ( formerly the Maryland National Guard Outstanding Soldier / Airman / First Sergeant of the Year Ribbon ) is an annual award bestowed upon outstanding individual members of the Maryland Army National Guard or the Maryland Air National Guard .
William Twiss General William Twiss , ( 1745 – 14 March 1827 ) , was a British Army Royal Engineer , responsible for the design of many military defences . Probably born in Kent in 1744 or 1755 , Twiss worked in the ordnance office at the Tower of London from 1760 , before becoming overseer of works at Gibraltar . Receiving a commission in the army in 1763 . Returning to England , he commenced work on the defences at Portsmouth Dockyard , before accompanying General Sir John Burgoyne ' s army to Canada in 1776 , where he was responsible for a number of defensive programmes . He returned to England in 1783 . Over the following years , Twiss oversaw the construction of various defences , including the chain of Martello Towers along the Kent and Sussex coastline . Twiss also accompanied the army on expeditions to the Netherlands , the Channel Islands and Ireland . Twiss was made Major General in 1805 , and in 1809 became colonel - commandant of Royal Engineers Corps . 1825 saw him made full general . After retiring , Twiss lived in Bingley , West Yorkshire . He died 14 March 1827 , aged 82 , and is buried in the church of All Saints , Bingley . Twiss married Elizabeth Wood ( 1740 / 41 – 1835 ) , in 1775 . They had one daughter , Katherine Maria ( 1776 – 1827 ) . He is commemorated in the naming of Twiss Road in Hythe , Kent . Engineering projects . Twiss ' s engineering projects include :
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott Joshua Frederick Cockey " Fred " Talbott ( July 29 , 1843 – October 5 , 1918 ) was a U . S . Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland . Biography . Born near Lutherville , Maryland , he began to study law in 1862 but joined the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in 1864 to serve in the Second Maryland Cavalry . Following the war , Talbott was admitted to the bar in 1866 and began to practice law in Towson , Maryland . In 1878 , after several years of activity in Democratic politics and local civic affairs , he was elected to the U . S . Congress . Except for the periods 1885 to 1893 , during which he served for a time as Insurance Commissioner for Maryland , and 1894 to 1902 , he served in Congress until his death . Talbott was a member of the House Naval Affairs Committee for 25 years and worked unceasingly for a strong and modern Navy . He died in Lutherville , and is interred in Sherwood Cemetery of Cockeysville , Maryland . Namesake . The destroyer was named for him .
Jean Baptiste Marie Franceschi - Delonne Baron Jean Baptiste Marie Franceschi - Delonne ( 1767 - 23 October 1810 ) was a French General who served throughout the , took part in the in 1799 , and distinguished himself very greatly by his escape from , and subsequent return to , Genoa , when in 1800 Masséna was closely besieged in that city . He became a cavalry colonel in 1803 , was promoted general of brigade on the field of Austerlitz , and served in southern Italy and in Spain on the staff of King Joseph Bonaparte . During the Peninsular War he won great distinction as a cavalry general , and in 1810 Napoleon made him a baron . He was a prisoner in the hands of the Spaniards , into whose hands he had fallen while bearing important despatches during the campaign of Talavera . He was harshly treated by his captors , and died at Cartagena on 23 October 1810 . His name is included on L ' arc de Triomphe .
Mohammad Jamhour Brigadier Mohammad Jamhour ( Retired ) is a Jordanian brigadier . He was born in Jerusalem on September 25 , 1930 . Jamhour graduated from Bishop Gobat School which was located on Mount Zion just outside the Walls of Old Jerusalem near King David Gate , and it was the first English Missionary School established during the Ottoman Empire in 1873 . In 1950 Jamhour was selected to study in the United Kingdom as an officer cadet at both Mons and Eaton Schools . In 1951 he was accepted at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . In 1952 King Hussein graduated from Harrow School and became an Officer Cadet in the same college at Sandhurst . Jamhour became a close friend to the king and they graduated together in 1953 . After the graduation , Jamhour went to the School of Artillery in Salisbury Plain , south west of England to study Artillery Science . When he completed his military studies , he returned to Jordan to serve his country as an officer in the Armed Forces and he attended many advanced military courses in England and Germany . In 1964 , he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas USA . He holds a Master Degree in Military Science . In 1970 he became the youngest Brigadier in the Army and was appointed as the Commandant of the Military School becoming Director of Training at the General Head Quarters and lecturer of military science at the University of Jordan . In 1974 he was retired at the age of 44 and was appointed as General Manager of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature playing a successful role in establishing the Shaumari Wildlife Reserve near Azrak Oasis for the Arabian oryx , ostriches , and gazelles with the cooperation of the World Wild Life Fund , Switzerland and San Diego Zoo in California . He wrote frequently about current affairs in the Middle East and translated several military books such as : Military Leadership , Surface to Surface Artillery , Staff Duties in the Field , Handling Units in the Field , Map Reading , Military Dictionary and many other tactical and technical pamphlets . In 1985 , he was appointed to the Jordan TV , department of censorship and evaluation of English programs a post he held until 2000 .
Anglo - Belgian Memorial ( Brussels ) The Anglo - Belgian War Memorial is a monument in Brussels , Belgium , which was commissioned by the British Imperial War Graves Commission and designed by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger ( 1885 – 1934 ) . It is also known as the " Brits Oorlogsmonument " in Dutch and the " Monument Britannique " in French . Unveiled in 1923 by the Prince of Wales , it commemorates the support given by the Belgian People to British Prisoners of War during the First World War . It is located in Place Poelaert / Poelaertplein in Brussels near the Belgian infantry memorial . The monument depicts a British and a Belgian soldier carved from Brainvilliers stone . Around the sides are reliefs showing Belgian peasants assisting wounded British soldiers . Casts of the reliefs are held at the Imperial War Museum , London , and a plaster cast of the Belgian soldier is held in the Army Museum in Brussels Another Anglo - Belgian War Memorial stands on the Victoria Embankment in London . Completed in 1920 , it ' s the work of British architect Sir Reginald Blomfield and Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau .
Battle of Messinopolis The battle of Messinopolis ( ) took place on 4 September 1207 at Mosynopolis near the town of Komotini in contemporary Greece between the Bulgarians and the Latin Empire . It resulted in a Bulgarian victory . While the armies of the Bulgarian emperor Kaloyan were besieging Odrin to the east , the King of Thessalonica Boniface of Montferrat launched attacks towards Bulgaria from Serres . His cavalry reached Messinopoplis at 5 days raid to the east of Serres but in the mountainous terrain around the town his army was attacked by a larger force main composed of local Bulgarians . The battle began in the Latin gear guard and Boniface managed to repulse the Bulgarians but while he was chasing them he was killed by an arrow and soon the Crusaders were defeated . His head was sent to Kaloyan who immediately organized a campaign against Boniface ' s capital Thessalonica . However , Kaloyan was murdered by conspirators during the siege and the grieved Bulgarians raised the siege .
Base Y - 75 Frankfurt Y - 75 Frankfurt airfield was where No . 665 Squadron RCAF maintained one aircraft section from May to July , 1945 . History . Initially assigned to A - 620 Reims , France , ' Irwin ' section , ' B ' Flight , No . 665 Squadron RCAF was stationed at Y - 75 Frankfurt , Germany From 27 May 1945 , to 1 July 1945 . The section ' s primary role was to fly U . S . Intelligence officers from S . H . A . E . F . Headquarters to destinations across northwest Europe . The section maintained one Taylorcraft Auster Mk . V aircraft , one jeep transport , one 60 - cwt . mobile living quarters , and a radio network on the airfield . The section was seconded to Allied Headquarters ( Hocht ) , and commanded by senior U . S . Intelligence ( G - 2 ) personnel under General Turner , U . S . Army . The section completed its tasking and vacated the duty station in the first week of July , 1945 , later returning to ' Joe ' airfield at Apeldoorn , the Netherlands for squadron disbanding .
Engelbert Heiner Engelbert Heiner ( 5 June 1914 – 19 March 1945 ) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . During his career Engelbert Heiner was credited with 15 aerial victories , all of them at night . On 19 March 1945 , he was killed over Gelnhausen .
William Cleeve Major - General William Frederick Cleeve CB JP ( 1853 - 31 January 1922 ) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich . Military career . Cleeve was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1873 . He served in Second Anglo - Afghan War and later in the Second Boer War . He was appointed Chief Instructor in Gunnery in 1901 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich holding that post throughout World War I . Family . In 1894 he married Gwladys Elizabeth Mitchell ; they had five sons and two daughters .