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Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr . Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr . ( April 27 , 1817 – October 24 , 1891 ) was an American politician , lawyer , officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and diplomat . Yancey , the brother of a leading Fire - Eater William Lowndes Yancey , was born in Charleston , South Carolina . He attended Franklin College ( now known as the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences ) , the founding school of the University of Georgia in Athens , was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ( A . B . ) degree in 1836 . He also attended Harvard Law School . Yancy married Sarah Paris Hamilton . In 1849 , he was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly and served one term . He also practiced law in Hamburg , South Carolina at that time . He moved to Cherokee County , Alabama , and was elected to the Alabama Senate in 1855 , serving as the president of that body . He was Minister to Argentina in 1858 . During the Civil War , he was a major in Cobb ' s Legion . He was president of the Alabama State Agricultural society in 1867 , and he served as a trustee of the University of Georgia from 1860 to 1889 . In 1875 , Yancy was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a representative of Clarke County . He died in 1891 .
Wan Fulin Wan Fulin ( 万福麟 ) ( 1880 – 1951 ) was the military governor of Heilongjian province from 1928 , and part of the Fengtian clique . On Dec 29th 1928 , Wan Fulin along with Zhang Xueliang , son of late Zhang Zuolin , together with Zhang Zuoxiang , against Japanese threats and coercion , declared in a public wire that the four provinces of Feng [ Liaoning ] , Ji [ Jilin ] , Hei [ Heilongjiang ] , & Ri [ Rehe ] would change the flag to that of the Republic of China , and obey the National Government . During the Mukden Incident he was in Peiking , cut off from his province of Heilongjiang , by the Japanese invasion of Liaoning and Jilin provinces . Zhang Xueliang promoted Ma Zhanshan Governor of Heilongjiang Province in his place . After the Northeastern Army retreated from Manchuria he commanded its 32nd Corps including the 139th Division at Lengkou Pass during the Defense of the Great Wall in 1933 . Afterward Wan Fulin commanded 53rd Corps retained in Northern China while most of the Northeastern Army was sent to Northwestern China to fight the Communists . After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident he sent a brigade to reinforce 29th Corps during the Battle of Beiping - Tianjin . His 53rd Corps also fought in the following Peiking – Hankow Railway Operation and Tianjin – Pukou Railway Operation . He commanded the 26th Army in the Battle of Wuhan . During the war he was the chairman of the Liaoning province government in exile and from 1942 to 1945 he was a Member of the National Military Council . He died in 1951 . Career
List of Waziristan Campaign Victoria Cross recipients The following is a list of Victoria Cross recipients during the Waziristan Campaign in north - west India ( now Pakistan ) during the 1920s . Captain Ishar Singh . Ishar Singh ( 13 December 1895 – 2 December 1963 ) . Ishar Singh was 25 years old , and a Sepoy in the 28th Punjab Regiment , Indian Army during the Waziristan Campaign , when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . Lieutenant William David Kenny . See William David Kenny . Temporary Captain Henry John Andrews . Henry John Andrews ( 1871 - 22 October 1919 . Andrews served as a T / Captain in the Indian Medical Services . He was awarded his VC posthumously for service on 22 October 1919 . He is buried at the Bannu Cemetery , Peshawar , Pakistan .
Day G . Turner Day G . Turner ( September 2 , 1921 - February 8 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Career . Turner joined the Army from Nescopeck , Pennsylvania in September 1943 , and by January 8 , 1945 was serving as a Sergeant in Company B , 319th Infantry Regiment , 80th Infantry Division . On that day , in Dahl , Luxembourg , Turner led his squad in the defense of a house against an intense German attack . Fighting hand - to - hand at times , the squad successfully repulsed the Germans and took dozens of prisoners . Turner was later promoted to Staff Sergeant , but was killed in combat exactly one month after his actions in Dahl . He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on June 28 , 1945 and buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial . Medal of Honor citation . Sergeant Turner ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : He commanded a 9 - man squad with the mission of holding a critical flank position . When overwhelming numbers of the enemy attacked under cover of withering artillery , mortar , and rocket fire , he withdrew his squad into a nearby house , determined to defend it to the last man . The enemy attacked again and again and were repulsed with heavy losses . Supported by direct tank fire , they finally gained entrance , but the intrepid sergeant refused to surrender although 5 of his men were wounded and 1 was killed . He boldly flung a can of flaming oil at the first wave of attackers , dispersing them , and fought doggedly from room to room , closing with the enemy in fierce hand - to - hand encounters . He hurled handgrenade for handgrenade , bayoneted 2 fanatical Germans who rushed a doorway he was defending and fought on with the enemy ' s weapons when his own ammunition was expended . The savage fight raged for 4 hours , and finally , when only 3 men of the defending squad were left unwounded , the enemy surrendered . Twenty - five prisoners were taken , 11 enemy dead and a great number of wounded were counted . Sgt . Turner ' s valiant stand will live on as a constant inspiration to his comrades . His heroic , inspiring leadership , his determination and courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest tradition of the military service .
N Force N Force was a small New Zealand Army unit which garrisoned Norfolk Island between October 1942 and February 1944 . N Force was formed by detaching units from the 3rd New Zealand Division . As Norfolk Island never came under attack N Force did not see action . At its peak in October 1942 , N Force consisted of 1 , 488 New Zealanders under the command of Lieutenant - Colonel J . W . Barry . At this time N - Force consisted of : The 36th Battalion left Norfolk Island to rejoin the 3rd New Zealand Division on New Caledonia at the end of March 1943 . The Battalion was replaced by the 2nd Battalion , Wellington - West Coast Regiment . References .
14th Coast Artillery ( United States ) The 14th Coast Artillery Regiment was a Coast Artillery regiment in the United States Army . Lineage . Constituted 27 February 1924 as 14th Artillery ( HD ) Coast Artillery , and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort Worden from the following Companies - 106th , 108th , 94th , 92nd , 85th , 149th , 93rd , 150th , 126th , and 160th . 1st , 2nd , and 3rd Battalion HHBs constituted as inactive on 12 September 1935 ( K Battery Disbanded ) Regement broken up 18 October 1944 as follows - A gold metal and enamel device 1 inch ( 2 . 54 cm ) in height overall the head of a northern lynx cropped facing forward silver gray . Attached below and to the sides ending in ribbons behind the lynx ’ s ear is a red scroll inscribed “ SEMPER VIGILANS ” in gold letters . The lynx is characteristic of the country . The motto translates to “ Always Watchful . ” The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 21 November 1924 . It was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952 . Gules two flaunches ermine . On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules , the head of a northern lynx caboshed Proper . Motto : SEMPER VIGILANS ( Always Watchful ) . The Regiment was organized in the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound and the shield , red for Artillery , is the shield of the old Coast Defenses . The flaunches of ermine recall “ Astoria ” and the fur trade in the early days and by their outline on the shield indicate the contour of the straits . The large , gray , northern lynx is characteristic of the country . Coat of arms . Background . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 18 November 1924 . It was redesignated for the 14th Coast Artillery Battalion on 18 December 1944 . The insignia was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952 . Campaign streamers . none Decorations . none
Government by assassination Government by assassination has been used to describe the political situation in Japan in the 1930s . Most notably , it refers to the death of Inukai Tsuyoshi in the May 15 Incident of 1932 , as well as the February 26 Incident of 1936 , in which Saitō Makoto and Takahashi Korekiyo were killed . The period saw the rise of Japanese militarism and can be seen as leading to Japan ' s involvement in World War II .
Battle of Zvečan Since the early 8th century , Serbia had a relationship of entirely nominal suzerainty with the Byzantine Empire . Serbian rulers were crowned as princes and led entirely independent states linked very precariously to Constantinople . However , beginning at the middle of the 11th century , Serbia waged a series of successive wars against the Byzantines , the end result of which would be Serbia ' s territorial enlargement and its eventual advancement into a kingdom . Constantine Bodin and Knez Vukan had been waging successful war against the Byzantine Empire for quite some time . The object of Vukan ' s campaigns was the total acquisition of Kosovo and the expansion of Serbia southwards . Thus , Zvecan , then situated at the border of the two states , was , from 1091 to 1094 , the site of constant skirmishes and border warfare . The Serbian incursions became so intense that the emperor himself had decided to come and inspect the situation . The Emperor ' s nephew , John Komnenos , the commander of Durrës , led a vast army into Serbia which met a much smaller Serbian force at Zvecan . The Byzantine force was decimated and Vukan sent raiding armies deep into Byzantine territory , reaching as far as Skoplje , Tetovo , and Vranje . The following year , a renewed Byzantine campaign against the Serbs seemed imminent but Vukan managed to negotiate a peace treaty .
Stuart S . Stryker Stuart S . Stryker ( October 30 , 1924 – March 24 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions in World War II . Biography . Born on October 30 , 1924 , in Portland , Oregon , Stryker joined the Army from that city in July 1943 . He served in Europe as a private first class in Company E of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment , 17th Airborne Division . During Operation Varsity on March 24 , 1945 , Stryker ' s company attacked a strongly defended building near Wesel , Germany . When a platoon tasked with making a frontal assault became pinned down by intense fire , Stryker voluntarily ran to the head of the unit , called for the soldiers to follow him , and charged the German position . He was killed by hostile fire from the building . His attack provided a diversion which allowed other elements of Company E to take the position , capturing over 200 soldiers and freeing three American airmen held as prisoners by the Germans . For these actions , Stryker was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor nine months later , on December 11 , 1945 . He was one of two people to earn the medal during Operation Varsity , the other being Private First Class George J . Peters . Aged 20 at his death , Stryker was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno , California . In 2002 , the U . S . Army named its new armored fighting vehicle " Stryker " in honor of both Stuart Stryker and fellow Medal of Honor recipient Robert F . Stryker . Medal of Honor citation . Stryker ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : He was a platoon runner , when the unit assembled near Wesel , Germany after a descent east of the Rhine . Attacking along a railroad , Company E reached a point about 250 yards from a large building used as an enemy headquarters and manned by a powerful force of Germans with rifles , machineguns , and 4 field piece s . One platoon made a frontal assault but was pinned down by intense fire from the house after advancing only 50 yards . So badly stricken that it could not return the raking fire , the platoon was at the mercy of German machine gunners when PFC . Stryker voluntarily left a place of comparative safety , and , armed with a carbine , ran to the head of the unit . In full view of the enemy and under constant fire , he exhorted the men to get to their feet and follow him . Inspired by his fearlessness , they rushed after him in a desperate charge through an increased hail of bullets . Twenty - five yards from the objective the heroic soldier was killed by the enemy fusillades . His gallant and wholly voluntary action in the face of overwhelming firepower , however , so encouraged his comrades and diverted the enemy ' s attention that other elements of the company were able to surround the house , capturing more than 200 hostile soldiers and much equipment , besides freeing 3 members of an American bomber crew held prisoner there . The intrepidity and unhesitating self - sacrifice of PFC . Stryker were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service .
William Ellison Pennewill Lieutenant Commander William Ellison Pennewill , born in Dover , Delaware , 20 February 1907 , was an aviator of the United States Navy , killed on 23 June 1942 , as a result of a crash . Navy career . Pennewill was appointed Midshipman on 18 June 1925 . He was commissioned Ensign on 6 June 1931 and reported for duty under instruction in flying , at the Naval Air Station Pensacola , Florida . His next duty was in Salt Lake City , then with Scouting Squadron 10 – S , aboard . On 7 March 1932 he reported for duty with the Aircraft Scouting Force until 2 June 1934 , when he was transferred to Bombing Squadron 3 – B , aboard . He returned to the Naval Air Station , Pensacola and on 2 August 1941 joined the 16th Bombardment Wing . After serving at the Savannah Air Base , Savannah , Georgia , until 6 March 1942 , he was assigned duty involving flying in connection with the fitting out of Escort Scouting Squadron Twelve . Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross . On 29 May 1942 , as Lieutenant Commander , he was in command of the squadron and while serving in this capacity , was killed , 23 June 1942 , as a result of an airplane crash , while on duty at the Naval Air Station Kodiak , Alaska . He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for outstanding achievement in aerial flight in contact with the enemy , for leading his inexperienced squadron in a series of remarkable flights over strange terrain and through most severe weather conditions , and for gallantly giving his life in the service of his country . Namesake . was launched on 8 August 1943 , sponsored by Mrs . Lucie Reilly Pennewill , and commissioned on 15 September 1943 .
Maria Wicher Maria Wicher was married to Professor Enos Wicher and was the mother of Flora Wovschin . The family were all spies for the Soviet Union during the 1940s . Maria had previously been married to Dr . William A . Wovschin , Flora ' s father . Her code name in Soviet intelligence and in the Venona project is " Dasha " .
United States Navy Riverine Squadron The Riverine Squadrons of the United States Navy are elements of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command ( NECC ) . According to the Navy : “ The Navy ’ s Riverine force focuses on conducting Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation in a riverine area of operations or other suitable area . The force is capable of combating enemy riverine forces by applying fires directly , or by coordinating supporting fires . It will share battle space with the other Services in an effort to close the seams in Doctrine , Tactics , Techniques , and Procedures , and Command , Control , Communications , Computers , Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance . ” As of 2008 , three riverine squadrons were active in the Navy , all under the command of Riverine Group 1 , located in Norfolk , Virginia . Riverine Squadron 1 ( RIVRON 1 ) deployed to Iraq in April 2007 and was relieved by Riverine Squadron 2 ( RIVRON 2 ) in October 2007 . Riverine Squadron 3 ( RIVRON 3 ) was established in July 2007 and relieved RIVRON 2 in Iraq when their deployment completed in April 2008 . History . RIVGRU and RIVRON 1 . Riverine Group ( RIVGRU 1 ) and Riverine Squadron 1 were both formally established May 25 , 2006 , under Navy Expeditionary Combat Command . The establishment brought together sailors from diverse backgrounds to begin a transformation from blue water to brown water sailors . Following several months of training in combat skills , SURC operations , and cultural and language skills , RIVRON 1 Advance Party deployed to Iraq on February 13 , 2007 , followed by RIVRON 1 Main Body deployed March 8 . RIVRON 1 conducted integrated maritime combat operations with Marines , Soldiers , Coalition Forces , Iraqi Army , and Iraqi Police . RIVRON 1 assumed patrol duties around Haditha Dam from the Marine Corps , who had previously been performing this task . On 1 August 2012 , RIVRON 1 was decommissioned . It was replaced by Coastal Riverine Squadron ( CORIVRON ) 4 , which combined RIVRON 1 with Marine Expeditionary Security Squadron ( MSRON ) 4 . This reorganization combined navy small boat units to provide both offensive and defensive force protection . RIVRON 2 . RIVRON 2 was established on February 2 , 2007 and began unit - level training with the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune , North Carolina . RIVRON 2 deployed to Iraq in October 2007 , relieving RIVRON 1 . RIVRON 3 . RIVRON 3 was established on July 6 , 2007 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown , Virginia . The unit deployed to Iraq in April 2008 relieving RIVRON 2 .
Muraena gun The Muraena gun is a is a mast - mounted gun system for submarines proposed by Howaldtswerke - Deutsche Werft . The system is a hoistable , mast - mounted automatic gun designed specifically for submarines . HDW expects to complete the system development by 2007 . The unique design enables the submarine to use lethal force without having to surface , therefore maintaining the element of surprise . The hoistable mast , designed by Gabler Maschinebau , is fitted with a Mauser 30mm automatic gun ( RMK 30x230 ) from Rheinmetall Waffe Munition ( Mauser Werke ) without having to surface . The gun can be operated from periscope depth , enabling the submarine to remain underwater and not expose itself to hostile small arms , RPG or missile fire . The gun is accommodated in the submarine ' s super structure , in a pressure - tight container and can be hoisted hydraulically like a snorkel . For a gun of this calibre to be installed on top of a hoistable mast , it is essential for it to be recoilless . The gun has already been tested on a light armored vehicle .
USS Osprey II ( SP - 928 ) USS " Osprey II " ( SP - 928 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918 . " Osprey II " was built as a private motorboat of the same name by William Whittlesey in New York . On 10 August 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , C . R . Runyon , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Osprey II " ( SP - 928 ) on 5 November 1917 with Chief Boatswain ’ s Mate A . V . Walters in command . Assigned to the 3rd Naval District " Osprey II " operated on patrol duties in the Marine Basin and New York Harbor . In July 1918 , " Osprey II " was deemed to have proven unsuitable for naval use . Decommissioned at the shipyard of the Charles L . Seabury Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx , New York , she was returned to Runyon on 26 December 1918 .
Dean McFadden Vice - Admiral P . Dean McFadden , CMM , CD ( born July 1957 ) is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces . He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2009 to 2011 . Career . Born in Belfast , Northern Ireland , McFadden was educated at Belfast Royal Academy before his family emigrated to Vancouver , British Columbia in 1973 . He served as Commander of Canada Command and as the Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic , as well as Commander of Joint Task Force Atlantic . He became Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2009 and on his retirement in 2011 was appointed a Commander of the Order of Military Merit . McFadden is married to Eva McFadden ( born Edmonds ) from Bedford , Nova Scotia and has two children .
George Burrows ( Indian Army officer ) Brigadier General George Reynolds Scott Burrows ( 1827 – 1917 ) was the commander of the British and Indian forces in the disastrous Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo - Afghan War . At the time Burrows was entirely inexperienced field commander whose poor tactics are suggested to be the cause of the British defeat at Maiwand .
PNS Zulfiqar PNS " Zulfiqar " was an frigate of the Pakistan Navy . " Zulfiqar " was damaged beyond repair by friendly fire by the aircraft of Pakistan Air Force which mistook it as a missile boat of the Indian Navy during the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Trident . The Pakistan Navy , on high alert as a result of the Operation Trident , raised a number of false alarms in the ensuing days about the presence of Indian Navy vessels off Karachi . One such false alarm was raised by a Pakistan Navy Fokker Friendship reconnaissance aircraft carrying naval observers , in the early hours of 6 December 1971 which reported a Pakistan Navy frigate as a missile boat of the Indian Navy , in the area west of Cape Monze on the Pakistani coast . The Pakistan Air Force giving air support to the Pakistan Navy at Karachi , had received the report . The Pakistan Naval Headquarters ordered a Pakistan Air Force ( PAF ) air strike on the ship that had been identified as an Indian missile boat . At 0645 hrs , fighter jets were scrambled which strafed the vessel before it was identified as Pakistan Navy ' s own frigate " Zulfiqar " . As a result of this air strike the " Zulfiqar " took 900 hits of . 50 ammo killing several officers and men , with many more injured . The air attack on " Zulfiqar " was halted after frantic efforts by " Zulfiqar " s crew to get itself identified as a PNS ship finally succeeded . The incident had happened in spite of " Zulfiqar " being anchored . As a result of this attack Pakistan Navy decided bring back the Pakistani fleet closer to the Pakistani shore .
George Sossenko George Sossenko ( sometimes Georges Sossenko ) ( December 20 , 1918 – March 14 , 2013 ) was a Russia n - born America n lecturer and activist . At age 17 , he left his parent ' s home in Paris , France , to join those fighting against Francisco Franco ' s nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War . He initially went to the offices of the French Communist Party , but was turned away , and then denied by the Socialists as well . They suggested he contact the anarchists , who sent him across the Spanish border in a caravan . He was sent to Barcelona , then received one week ' s worth of military training before being sent to the front . During the Civil War , Sossenko changed his name to Georges Jorat to avoid being found by his parents , and fought as part of the Sébastien Faure Century , the French - speaking contingent of the Durruti Column . After the Civil War , Sossenko later fought in World War II with the Free French . Later on , Sossenko went to work for Michelin Tire as a mechanical engineer . He first worked in Texas , but was transferred to Atlanta , Georgia . In 1984 , Sossenko sued Michelin ( " Sossenko v . Michelin Corp . , " 172 Ga . App . 71 ( 1984 ) ) after being threatened with losing his job . He lived in Atlanta with his wife Bernice for the remainder of his life . In 2004 , Sossenko published a Spanish - language book titled " Aventurero Idealista . "