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Bhandari Ram Sepoy Bhandari Ram VC ( 24 July 1919 – 19 May 2002 ) was an Indian 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 . Details . Bhandari Ram was born in 1919 at Village Serunia , which was part of Bilaspur State , now District Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh . He was 25 years old , and a sepoy in the 16th Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment , British Indian Army ( now Baloch Regiment of Pakistan Army ) and fighting against the Japanese Army in the Burmese Campaign during World War II , when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC : On 22 November 1944 , in East Mayu , Arakan , during a company attack on a strongly held Japanese bunkered position , No . 24782 Sepoy Bhandari Ram was in the leading section of one of the platoons . To reach its objective , his platoon had to climb a precipitous slope , by way of a narrow ridge with sheer sides . When fifty yards from the top , the platoon came under heavy and accurate machine - gun fire . Three men were wounded , amongst them Sepoy Bhandari Ram , who received a burst in his left shoulder and a wound in his leg . The platoon was pinned down by the intense enemy fire . Bhandari Ram then crawled up to the Japanese machine - gun , whilst in full view of the enemy , and approached to within fifteen yards of the enemy , who hurled grenades at him , wounding him in the face and chest . Undeterred and severely wounded , this sepoy , with superhuman courage and determination , crawled up to within five yards of his objective . He then threw a grenade into the position , killing the enemy gunner and two other men , and continued his crawl to the post . Inspired by his example , the platoon rushed up and captured the position . It was only after the position had been taken that he lay down and allowed his wounds to be dressed . By his cool courage , determination to destroy the enemy at all cost and total disregard for his personal safety , this young sepoy enabled his platoon to capture what he knew to be the key to the whole enemy position . For his outstanding bravery , selflessness and qualities beyond the call of duty , Sepoy Bhandari Ram was awarded the Victoria Cross . He continued to serve in the post - independence Indian Army from which he retired in 1969 with the rank of Honorary Captain . He died in 2002 .
Xavier Magne Vice - Amiral Xavier Magne is a French Navy officer , current commander of European Maritime Force . Biography . Magne made a career aboard the " Charles De Gaulle " . On the 5 August 2005 , he was promoting from second officer to captain of the aircraft carrier , succeededing capitaine de vaisseau Denis Béraud . As a squadron commander , he directed the naval component of " Opération Baliste " in 2006 . From 2007 , he has served in he capacity of Chief of Staff for Maritime and Air Operations . In 2011 , he becomes ALFAN commanding the " Force d ' action navale " that is to say all the ships of the French Army
USS F - 4 ( SS - 23 ) USS " F - 4 " ( SS - 23 ) was a " F " - class submarine . Her keel was laid down by the Moran Brothers of Seattle , Washington . She was originally named " Skate " , making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the skate . She was renamed " F - 4 " on 17 November 1911 . She was launched on 6 January 1912 sponsored by Mrs . M . F . Backus ; and commissioned on 3 May 1913 with Lieutenant ( junior grade ) K . H . Donavin in command . Service history . Joining the First Submarine Group , Pacific Torpedo Flotilla , " F - 4 " participated in the development operations of that group along the west coast , and from August 1914 , in Hawaiian waters . During submarine maneuvers off Honolulu , Hawaii on 25 March 1915 , she sank at a depth of , from the harbor . Despite valorous efforts of naval authorities at Honolulu to locate the missing boat and save her crew , all 21 perished . " F - 4 " was the first commissioned submarine of the U . S . Navy to be lost at sea . A diving and engineering precedent was established with the Navy ' s raising of the submarine on 29 August 1915 . Courage and tenacity marked the efforts of divers who descended to attach cables to tow the boat into shallow water , while ingenuity and engineering skill characterized the direction of Naval Constructor J . A . Furer , Rear Admiral C . B . T . Moore , and Lieutenant C . Smith who accomplished the feat with the aid of specially devised and constructed pontoons . Navy diver George D Stillson found the superstructure caved in and the hull filled with water . Only four of the dead could be identified ; the 17 others were buried in Arlington National Cemetery . The investigating board subsequently conjectured that corrosion of the lead lining of the battery tank had permitted seepage of sea water into the battery compartment and thereby caused the commanding officer to lose control on a submerged run . Others believe that the bypassing of an unreliable magnetic reducer closed a Kingston valve in the forward ballast tank resulting in a delay . Based on other reported issues , there many also have been problems with the air lines supplying the ballast tank . " F - 4 " was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 August 1915 . In 1940 , the remains of " F - 4 " were buried as fill in a trench off the Submarine Base , Pearl Harbor .
Castlethorpe Castle Castlethorpe Castle stood in the village of Castlethorpe , to the north of Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire . This was originally a motte and bailey castle with a timber structure built by Winemar , the Flemish Lord of Hanslope in the 11th or 12th Century . It was at that time known as Hanslope Castle . The castle was destroyed in 1215 by Faulkes de Breauté during the First Barons ' War and was never rebuilt . Today only the earthworks remain . Location . Castlethorpe Castle stood in the village of Castlethorpe , which was part of the manor of Hanslope in mediaeval times . It is situated to the north of Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire . History . Castlethorpe Castle belonged to lord of Hanslope and was constructed in the 12th century , or possibly slightly earlier . In 1066 William I granted the manor of Hanslope to Winemar the Fleming , who built the fortifications . During the reign of Henry I it was the baronial castle of William Mauduit , chamberlain to the king . During period known as The Anarchy ( 1138 – 1153 ) the Mauduit family , who owned the castle at that time , supported Empress Matilda against King Stephen . In disputes between King John and the barons , Robert Mauduit sided with the barons against the king . In the autumn of 1215 Faulkes de Breauté , general of King John , attacked the castle and destroyed it , taking the manor of Hanslope . Although Robert Mauduit eventually regained the manor the castle was never rebuilt . The Anglo Saxon name Castlethorpe means “ farm or secondary settlement of the castle ” . The site is now a scheduled ancient monument , although only earthworks remain , with no traces of masonry . Layout . The site consists of high motte ( large mound of earth ) with a timber keep on top . This is on the south of the inner bailey ( flat enclosure ) of , which is surrounded by an outer bailey and ditches up to wide and a bank . The family probably lived in hall within the inner bailey , which has entrances on the west and northwest , and there are signs that there were extensive buildings on the site
Chungmugong Yi Sun - sin - class destroyer " Chungmugong Yi Sun - sin " class destroyers ( Hangul : 충무공 이순신급 구축함 ) are multipurpose destroyer s of the Republic of Korea Navy . The lead ship of this class , ROKS " Chungmugong Yi Sunsin " , was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003 . " Chungmugong Yi Sun - sin " class destroyers were the second class of ships to be produced in the Republic of Korea Navy ' s destroyer mass - production program named Korean Destroyer eXperimental , which paved the way for the navy to become a blue - water navy . Six ships were launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in four years . Weapon Systems . The ship has a 32 - cell strike - length Mk 41 VLS for SM - 2 Block IIIA area - air defence missiles , one 21 - round RAM inner - layer defence missile launcher , one 30 mm Goalkeeper close - in weapon system , one Mk 45 Mod 4 127 mm gun , eight " Harpoon " anti - ship missiles and two triple 324 mm anti - submarine torpedo tubes . Electronics suite includes one Raytheon AN / SPS - 49 ( V ) 5 2D long - range radar ( LRR ) , one Thales Nederland MW08 3D target indication radar ( TIR ) , two Thales Nederland STIR240 fire - control radars with OT - 134A Continuous Wave Illumination ( CWI ) transmitters , an SLQ - 200 ( V ) K SONATA electronic warfare system and a KDCOM - II combat management system which is derived from the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate ' s SSCS combat management system . BAE Systems WDS Mk 14 originally developed for the US Navy ' s New Threat Upgrade evaluates threats , prioritizes them , and engages them in order with SM - 2 . On the 4th unit , ROKS " Wang Geon " , the 32 - cell Mk 41 VLS is moved to the left and an indigenous VLS named K - VLS is installed on the right . The ship ' s forward part is spacious enough to take a 56 - cell Mk 41 VLS . Design . The KDX - II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue - water navy . It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN ' s capabilities . KDX - IIA . KDX - IIA is a proposed variant of the KDX - II . It will be armed with the advanced Aegis Combat System and will have enhanced features of KDX - II such as stealth . The ship has also been offered to the Indian Navy .
USS LST - 953 USS " Marinette County " ( LST - 953 ) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named after Marinette County , Wisconsin , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Originally laid down as USS " LST - 953 " on 15 September 1944 by the Bethlehem Steel Company of Hingham , Massachusetts ; launched on 15 October ; and commissioned on 7 November with Lieutenant T . W . Sexton in command . Service history . World War II , 1944 – 1945 . " LST - 953 " commenced an east coast shakedown on 12 November 1944 and hastened to join LST Flotilla 21 already at Pearl Harbor . Three months of intensive training exercises preceded her April 1945 voyage to Guam . After a series of supply missions in the southern Marianas , she reached Okinawa in the War Zone on 26 June . For five weeks Marine Corps troops and vehicles were shuttled around the island to facilitate mop - up operations . The day Japan announced acceptance of surrender terms , " LST - 953 " returned to the Marianas . Post - war activities , 1945 – 1946 . She carried elements of the 2nd Marine Division to Nagasaki on 24 September for occupation duty and men of the Army ' s 24th Infantry Division to Matsuyama on 27 October . A " Magic Carpet " voyage back to San Diego concluded her duty in the Pacific . Decommissioning . In July 1946 she transited the Panama Canal and steamed to Beaumont , Texas . Decommissioned on 12 November , the ship served the Naval Reserve Program until towed to Green Cove Springs , Florida on 17 June 1950 for berthing in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . She was renamed USS " Marinette County " ( LST - 953 ) on 1 July 1955 . On 1 November 1958 , her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register . Her final fate is unknown . Awards . " LST - 953 " received one battle star for World War II service .
Vinton Pawel Vinton Pawel served in the United States Army during World War I . He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during the Battle of Soissons ( 1918 ) . His award citation reads : " The President of the United States of America , authorized by Act of Congress , July 9 , 1918 , takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Edward W . Techel ( ASN : 2039644 ) , United States Army , for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B , 116th Infantry Regiment , 29th Division , A . E . F . , in the Bois Brabant - sur - Meuse , France , 8 October 1918 . With four other soldiers Private Techel attacked eight German machine - guns , captured them and their crews in spite of determined resistance by the enemy . " Pawel was born in Milwaukee , Wisconsin .
Eugene A . Valencia , Jr . Eugene A . Valencia Jr . ( 13 April 1921 – 15 September 1972 ) was a leading United States Navy fighter ace in World War II . A native of San Francisco , Valencia attended junior college before enlisting in the Navy for flight training in 1941 . He received his wings of gold in February 1942 and joined Fighting Squadron 9 a year later . During his first combat deployment to the Pacific , he flew Grumman Hellcat s from USS " Essex " ( CV - 9 ) in 1943 – 44 . At the end of the first cruise in February 1944 , Lieutenant ( JG ) Valencia was an ace with seven victories , including three in the large dogfight over Truk Atoll on the 17th of that month . Promoted to full lieutenant , Valencia prepared for VF - 9 ' s next deployment . He trained three other pilots in his " mowing machine " tactics and thereby formed perhaps the deadliest naval fighter division ( four planes ) of the war . " Fighting 9 " flew from USS " Lexington " ( CV - 16 ) and USS " Yorktown " ( CV - 10 ) during 1945 , and Valencia ' s practiced team accounted for 43 of the squadron ' s 130 victories . Valencia himself joined the ranks of the " aces in a day " with six kills over Japan on 17 April , and at war ' s end all his pilots were aces . James B . French had 11 victories , Harris Mitchell 10 , and Clinton L . Smith 6 . With 23 victories , Valencia remains the U . S . Navy ' s third - ranking ace of all time . Valencia remained in the Navy and served in a variety of roles including ordnance test , transports , and antisubmarine warfare . As a full commander , he was executive officer of VF ( AW ) - 3 , an air defense squadron , from 1958 – 1960 . Valencia retired from the Navy in 1962 and entered business in Southern California . He died at an aces reunion in San Antonio in 1972 , aged 51 . Awards and decorations . Valencia ' s decorations include the Navy Cross , five Distinguished Flying Cross es , and six Air Medal s .
Operation Inmate During World War II Operation Inmate was the bombardment of Japanese bases on Truk in the Caroline Islands conducted from 12 to 16 June 1945 . By this stage in the war , shore bombardment was a highly - developed technique . The bombardment force consisted of Task Group 111 . 2 , a detachment from the British Pacific Fleet . Task Group 111 . 2 comprised four Task Units : Source : http : / / wow . naval - history . net / xGM - Chrono - 10DD - 57T - Terpischore . htm
French ship Héros ( 1752 ) The Héros ( " hero " ) was a 74 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy , built by Joseph Chapelle at Brest and launched in 1752 In 1755 , the " Héros " , under captain de Kermabon , took part in the Canadian campaign in the Bullion de Montlouet squadron . She was wrecked off le Croisic and scuttled at the Battle of Quiberon Bay , the 21 September 1759 .
RAF Madley RAF Madley was an RAF airfield situated in Herefordshire , England . The site opened as a training centre for aircrew and ground wireless operators on 27 August 1941 . In 1943 , the grass airfield was reinforced with Sommerfeld Tracking and the centre ' s population rose to about 5 , 000 . The site was visited in 1944 prior to D - Day by US General George S . Patton , and later by Rudolf Hess ( who had been held prisoner near Abergavenny ) on his way to the Nuremberg Trials in 1946 . Current use . Today only a few hangars remain , and Madley Communications Centre now occupies part of the site .
USS Zeus ( ARB - 4 ) USS " Zeus " ( ARB - 4 ) was one of 12 " Aristaeus " - class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named for Zeus ( in Greek mythology , the king of the gods , the ruler of Mount Olympus , and god of the sky and thunder ) , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Career . The ship was laid down as the Landing Ship , Tank " LST - 132 " on 17 June 1943 at Seneca , Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company . She was launched on 26 October 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . C . A . Brown ; and converted to a battle damage repair ship by the Maryland Drydock Company at Baltimore , Maryland . Commissioned at Norfolk , Virginia on 11 April 1944 , " Zeus " departed Hampton Roads on 16 May and , after a stop at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base , Cuba , arrived in the Panama Canal Zone on 28 May . She transited the canal on 28 and 29 May and continued her voyage , via San Diego , to Pearl Harbor . The ship arrived in the Hawaiian Islands on 23 June and reported to the Commander , Service Force , Pacific Fleet ( ComServPac ) , for duty . " Zeus " spent the remainder of World War II repairing damaged ships at intermediate bases such as Eniwetok Atoll . After continued service in the Far East , she returned to San Pedro , California , in the spring of 1946 . On 30 August 1946 she was placed out of commission and was berthed at San Diego with the Pacific Reserve Fleet . " Zeus " remained in reserve until 1 June 1973 at which time her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register . " Zeus " was sold 1 August 1974 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to Mickey Jones for commercial service as a salmon processor and freight ship , whereupon she was renamed " Cape St . Elias " . She was sold to Snopac Products in 1986 for service as a frozen fish freighter in Alaska . Again sold in 1988 to Icicle Seafoods , she was renamed " Coastal Star " , and served as a seafood processing ship in Alaska . In December 2005 she was resold to Snopac Products , renamed " Snopac Innovator " . In 2012 she was again resold to Icicle Seafoods , renamed the " Gordon Jensen ' and continues in service as a seafood processing ship .
43rd Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 43d Philippine Scout Infantry Regiment ( 43d INF ( PS ) ) was part of USAFFE ' s Philippine Division , during World War II . History of the 43d Infantry Regiment . The 43d Infantry Regiment was formed in June 1917 , at Fort Douglas , Utah . In April 1921 , it became a Philippine Scout unit and joined the Philippine Division , on 22 October . In 1922 , the unit was deactivated . The 1st Battalion was reactivated on 1 April 1941 , formed from troops transferred from the 45th Infantry Regiment ( PS ) , and the 329 troops of the 1st Battalion served at Pettit Barracks and Camp John Hay . The 1st Battalion surrendered to the Japanese on 9 April 1942 . However , elements of Troop C , 26th Cavalry , and Companies C and E , 43d Infantry , all isolated in Northern Luzon , became the core of guerrilla units which continued to resist until the end of the war . Another account , from Louis Morton ' s " The Fall of the Philippines " , place C and E companies on Mindanao where they staffed an infantry school and trained elements of the Philippine Army . These instructors were organized into a reserve force for Colonel Morse ' s 102nd Division ( PA ) . They continue to serve in this role during the final defense of Mindanao town of Dalirig in the Cagayan Sector . These companies , led by Major Allen Peck , " made a brave stand " in Dalirig on 9 May 1942 to cover the withdrawal of the Philippine Army 62d Infantry Regiment during their retreat from defenses near the Del Monte airfield . The Scouts stood their ground until they were surrounded on three sides by Japanese troops from the Kawamura Detachment . At that point they fell back before they were completely cut off by pursuing Japanese forces . These units were probably dispersed with the rest of the Dalirig force and were surrendered with the rest of General Sharpe ' s command on 10 May . The unit was reorganized following the war , but disbanded a year later . References . < references > Morton , Louis . " The Fall of the Philippines " . pp . 518 – 519
USS Colorado ( ACR - 7 ) The second USS " Colorado " ( ACR - 7 ) , also referred to " Armored Cruiser No . 7 " , and later renamed " Pueblo " ( CA - 7 ) , was a United States Navy armored cruiser . She was launched on 25 April 1903 by William Cramp and Sons , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; sponsored by Miss C . M . Peabody , and commissioned on 19 January 1905 , Captain D . Kennedy in command . Service history . Pre - World War I . Joining the Atlantic Fleet on 11 October 1905 , " Colorado " trained and took part in drills along the east coast and in the Caribbean — as well as participating in ceremonies – until 7 September 1906 , when she sailed for duty on the Asiatic Station . After cruising to Japan and China to represent American interests in the Far East , she returned to the west coast on 27 September 1907 for exercises along the Californian and Mexican coasts , in the Hawaiian Islands , and off Central and South America . She served again in the Far East from September 1909 – February 1910 . Ceremonial visits and receptions for dignitaries highlighted the next two years , and from November 1911 – July 1912 , " Colorado " returned to the Far East for duty . Between August and November , she sailed to land and support expeditionary troops at Corinto , Nicaragua , then patrolled Mexican waters until placed in reduced commission at Puget Sound Navy Yard on 17 May 1913 . Once more in full commission from 9 February - 26 September 1915 , she continued on active duty as flagship of the Pacific Reserve Fleet , patrolling in Mexican waters during the revolution and then returned to reserve status . World War I . She was renamed Pueblo - - - in order to free up her original name for use with the " Colorado " - class battleship - - - on 9 November 1916 while in overhaul , after which she returned to Mexico , to blockade interned German ships . She returned to full commission upon the entry of the United States into World War I , and as flagship of the Scouting Force patrolled the South Atlantic , protecting shipping , paying diplomatic calls to South American ports , and preventing the sailing of German and Austrian ships interned at Bahia , Brazil . " Pueblo " returned to Norfolk , Virginia on 18 January 1918 , and from 5 February – 16 October made seven voyages to escort convoys carrying men and supplies to England . After carrying the Brazilian ambassador to the United States to Rio de Janeiro , she returned to transatlantic duty , making six voyages between Hoboken and Brest , France , to bring veterans of the American Expeditionary Force home . Post war . " Pueblo " arrived at Philadelphia on 8 August 1919 and was placed in reduced commission until decommissioned on 22 September . She was redesignated CA - 7 in 1920 . In commission for the last time from 2 April 1921 – 28 September 1927 , she served as receiving ship in the 3rd Naval District . She was scrapped on 2 October 1930 .