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Sodegarami The ( sleeve entangler ) was a pole weapon used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan . History and description . Historically the sodegarami was used as a type of man catcher around 2 meters in length , with multiple barbed heads , facing forwards and backwards . The pole was sturdy hardwood with sharp metal barbs or spines attached to metal strips on one end to keep the person being captured from grabbing the pole . The opposite end of the pole would have a metal cap , or " ishizuki " like those found on naginata and other pole weapons . The sodegarami together with " tsukubō " ( push pole ) and the " sasumata " ( spear fork ) comprised the " torimono sandōgu " ( three implements of arresting ) used by samurai police to capture suspected criminals uninjured . The " sodegarami " was used to entangle the sleeves and clothing of an individual who could then be more easily disarmed or dealt with . The " sodegarami " evolved from the " yagaramogara " , which was " a long pole implement employed by naval forces . " This instrument in turn was derived from the Chinese " lang xian " , dating to the Ming dynasty ( 1368 - 1644 ) , which was used to defend against Japanese pirates . Alternative names for the " sodegarami " included : " roga - bō " , " shishigashira " , " neji " , and " tōrigarami " .
Błyskawica submachine gun The Błyskawica ( Lightning ) was a submachine gun produced by the Armia Krajowa , or Home Army , a Polish resistance movement fighting the Germans in occupied Poland . A successful construction , it was most probably the only weapon designed and mass produced covertly in occupied Europe besides the Sten . History . In 1942 engineer Wacław Zawrotny proposed to the Armia Krajowa command that he and his colleagues prepare a project of a cheap , home - made machine pistol for use by the Polish resistance . Its main feature was its simplicity , so that the weapon could be made even in small workshops , by inexperienced engineers . The idea was accepted , and Zawrotny , together with his colleague Seweryn Wielanier , prepared a project of a sub - machine gun , soon afterward named " Błyskawica " ( Polish for " lightning " ) . To allow for easier production , all parts of the weapon were joined together with screws and threads rather than bolts and welding , which were commonly used in firearm production ever since the 17th century . The design was based on two of the most popular machine pistols of the era . The external construction with a retractable butt and magazine mounted below the gun was borrowed from the successful German MP 40 . The internal design of the mechanism was modeled after the British Sten . Blowback , with an open bolt , it offered good performance and high reliability . Unlike the Sten , and its Polish clone called the Polski Sten , it employed a free - floating firing pin . The Poles also designed the weapon this way so their insurgents could restock their ammo from dead German soldiers with MP 40s . The documentation was ready by April 1943 , and by September a prototype was ready . After extensive tests in the forests outside of Zielonka near Warsaw , the weapon was presented to the commanding officer of the KeDyw , August Emil Fieldorf , who found the design acceptable . In November the plans were sent to a number of workshops spread throughout occupied Poland and a serial production started . The name was coined after the three lightning bolts carved on the prototype by its designers , pre - war workers of the Elektrit company that used a similar logo . The production started in a workshop officially producing metal fence nets in Warsaw . After the tests of a prototype series of five pistols , the KeDyw ordered 1000 , and later an additional 300 . Until July 1944 and the start of Operation Tempest roughly 600 pieces were built in Warsaw . During the Warsaw Uprising an additional 40 were built . It is also possible that the Błyskawica was also produced in small quantities outside of Warsaw .
United States Army Alaska United States Army Alaska ( USARAK or " America ' s Arctic Warriors " ) is a military command of the United States Army located in the state of Alaska , USA . A subordinate command of the United States Army Pacific , USARAK is the ground element of the Alaskan Command . USARAK is headquartered at Fort Richardson and commanded by a major general . The 1950s : USARAL . The Army established the Yukon Command at Ladd Air Force Base as a component of the U . S . Army Alaska ( USARAL ) with the mission of point defense of U . S . military installations north of the Alaska Range . Consequently , infantry and anti - aircraft units comprised most of the Army presence at Ladd AFB during the 1950s . Elements of the 4th Regimental Combat Team arrived at Ladd AFB in 1950 , and the 1st Battle Group , 9th " Manchu " Infantry Regiment took its place in 1956 . At some time by December , 1957 , the 1st Battle Group , 9th " Manchu " Infantry was split between Ladd AFB and Eilson AFB , with the headquarters being at Eilson AFB and some of the line companies ( C Company , for one ) remaining at Ladd AFB . That configuration remained until at least December , 1959 . The 4th AAA Group was stationed at Ladd until 1958 . In 1959 , a NIKE battalion equipped with nuclear - capable Nike Hercules surface - to - air missiles ( SAMs ) took over the interior defense mission . Later two battalions of Nike missiles were stationed in Alaska : 4th Battalion ( later 1st Battalion ) , 43rd Air Defense Artillery , and 2d Battalion , 562nd Air Defense Artillery . The two battalions and their direct support ordnance companies fell under the command of the USARAL Artillery Group , headquartered at Fort Richardson . The Group was directly responsible to the USARAL Commanding General for Army participation in the air defense of Alaska , which involved Nike Hercules batteries , fighter interceptors , and the associated early warning radars and communications systems . 1993 onwards : USARAK . The command was activated after the Department of the Army ' s decision in March 1993 to inactivate the 6th Infantry Division ( Light ) , which was then the principal Army unit in Alaska . United States Army Alaska commands two brigade combat team s , an Engineer Brigade , an NCO Academy , the US Army ' s Northern Warfare Training Center ( NWTC ) , and the United States Army garrisons in Alaska , as well as tenant organizations and Reserve Component units . Major units under the United States Army Alaska command are : The reserve component units located throughout the state include the National Guard ' s 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade ( formed from the 207th Infantry Group ( Scout ) in 2008 ) ; the 1st Battalion , 207th Aviation Regiment ; a USAR hospital , and Company B , 411th Engineer Battalion of the United States Army Reserve , which has its battalion headquarters in Hawaii .
Battle of the River Dee The Battle of the River Dee was a battle fought on 29 June 1308 during the Scottish Wars of Independence near Buittle , on the banks of the River Dee , Galloway , Scotland . Sir Edward de Brus having been left in command in Galloway , Edward led a campaign in Galloway and Douglasdale . Edward had defeated John St John during the Battle of Kirroughtree . He then turned his attention to the stronghold of Buittle Castle and the Balliol lands . On 29 June 1308 , the forces of Edward met a force commanded by Dungal MacDouall of Galloway and Sir Ingram de Umfraville and Sir Aymer de St John , on the banks of the River Dee at a ford on the River . The forces of MacDouall were routed with heavy losses . A Galwegian leader Roland died during the battle .
Alaric B . Chapin Alaric B . Chapin ( June 18 , 1848 – November 27 , 1924 ) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War . Biography . Born in Ogdensburg , New York , Chapin enlisted in the Army from Pamelia , New York in February 1864 for a 1 - year term . He was serving in the 142nd New York Infantry when his regiment attacked at the head of the Union column against Confederate fortifications at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher , North Carolina on January 15 , 1865 . Although just 17 years old , Pvt . Chapin voluntarily advanced at the head of his regiment , and despite heavy hostile fire , he gallantly cut down the enemy palisading , allowing his comrades to breech the fortifications and achieve victory . He was transferred to the 169th New York Infantry in June 1865 , and mustered out with his regiment the following month . After the war Chapin farmed , worked as a teamster , and raised a family . He was issued his award on December 28 , 1914 . Chapin died in Portland , Oregon . He is buried in Rose City Cemetery . Medal of Honor citation . The President of the United States of America , in the name of Congress , takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Alaric B . Chapin , United States Army , for extraordinary heroism on 15 January 1865 , while serving with Company G , 142d New York Infantry , in action at Fort Fisher , North Carolina . Private Chapin voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading . General Orders : Date of Issue : December 28 , 1914 Action Date : January 15 , 1865 Service : Army Rank : Private Company : Company G Division : 142nd New York Infantry
USS Stranger The USS " Stranger " was a yacht built in 1880 by William Cramp & Sons , and later acquired in 1898 by the US Navy for use in the Spanish American War . It was commissioned on 30 June of that year and saw service in the West Indian Blocking Squadron off of Havana , Cuba . On November 16 , 1898 , she was loaned to the Louisiana Naval Militia for use in training of the unit . The ship served with the militia until nearly 1916 when she was reported to have been sunk in a hurricane in New Orleans
George Molesworth Lieutenant - General George Noble Molesworth , CSI , CBE ( 1890 – 1968 ) was an officer commissioned into the British Army serving in India and saw active service in the Third Anglo - Afghan War . He later transferred to the British Indian Army and rose to oversee intelligence and to be Deputy Chief of General Staff of Army Headquarters India . He also served as Military Secretary to the India Office . Military career . Lieutenant - General George Noble Molesworth was the eldest son of Henry B . Molesworth and grandson of Sir Guildford Molesworth . He was educated at Bradfield College and the Royal Military College , Sandhurst . Molesworth joined Somerset Light Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant in 1910 and served as Adjutant from 1916 to 1919 . During this time he served in Malta , North China and India . He served during World War I in India with his regiment . He saw action during the Third Anglo - Afghan War , where he was Mentioned in Despatches . He also served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters India during 1919 and 1921 and in 1924 , and was made Brigade Major in 1925 . Between the years 1926 and 1927 he served as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters India . In 1927 he transferred to the Indian Army , 15th Punjab Regiment . He served as Instructor at the Staff College , Quetta from 1929 to 1933 . He was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant - Colonel in 1932 . Two years later , in 1934 , he commanded the 4th Bn of the 15th Punjab Regiment ; he joined the Imperial Defence College in 1935 . From 1936 to 1938 he served as Deputy Director of Military Operations and Intelligence at Army Headquarters India before being promoted to Director of Military Operations and Intelligence in 1939 . He served in this position until May 1941 before becoming Deputy Chief of General Staff at Army Headquarters India , a role he held until April 1943 . From July 1943 to December 1944 he served as Military Secretary to the India Office ; he retired in February 1945 . He was Colonel of the 4 / 15th Punjab Regiment from 1941 to 1960 . Family . In 1927 he married Marjorie Frances Simpson .
Thomas Hope Troubridge Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hope Troubridge KCB DSO & Bar ( 1 February 1895 – 29 September 1949 ) was a Royal navy officer who went on to become Fifth Sea Lord . Naval career . Born the son of Admiral Sir Ernest Troubridge , Troubridge joined the Royal Navy in 1908 . He served in World War I and in 1936 became Naval Attaché in Berlin . He also served in World War II initially as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier carrying much needed sugar back to Britain in July 1940 and then making a number of air strikes on shipping in Norwegian waters and on the seaplane base at Tromsø through October 1940 . He was given command of the battleship in June 1941 and then the aircraft carrier in January 1942 . In 1943 he was appointed Rear Admiral Combined Operations and Flag Officer Commanding Overseas Assault Forces and in June 1944 he led the Invasion and Capture of Elba . After the war he was appointed Fifth Sea Lord and then , from 1946 , Flag Officer , Air ( Home ) . His last appointment was as Flag Officer and Second - in - Command , Mediterranean Fleet in 1948 .
Archie A . Peck Archie A . Peck ( November 22 , 1894 – September 15 , 1978 ) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I . Biography . Peck was born in Tyrone , New York on November 22 , 1894 and died September 15 , 1978 . He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery Sinclairville , New York . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Private , U . S . Army , Company A , 307th Infantry , 77th Division . Place and date : In the Argonne Forest , France , 6 October 1918 . Entered service at : Hornell , N . Y . Birth : Tyrone , N . Y . G . O . No . : 16 , W . D . , 1919 Citation : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy in the Argonne Forest , France . 6th October , 1918 . While engaged with two other soldiers on patrol duty . Private Peck and his comrades were subjected to the direct fire of an enemy machine gun , at which time both his companions were wounded . Returning to his Company he obtained another soldier to accompany him , to assist in bringing in the wounded men . His assistant was killed in the exploit , but Private Peck continued on , twice returning and safely bringing in both men , being under terrific machine - gun fire during the entire journey .
T - AB - 1 AP mine The T - AB - 1 or MAP NM T - AB - 1 ( " Mina Anti - Pessoal Nāo - Magnética " ) is a small , cylindrical , fully waterproof and shock - resistant Brazilian minimum metal anti - personnel mine . The mine is normally olive green in color , and uses the AC Min NM AE T - AB - 1 pressure fuze . It is no longer in production , ceased in 1989 , and all operational stocks have been destroyed . The mine is operational in Ecuador and Libya . This mine was used as the initiator for the T - AB - 1 anti - tank mine . A grey practice version of the mine is also produced .
Crow King Crow King ( in Lakota Kȟaŋǧí Yátapi ) , Medicine Bag That Burns or Burns The Medicine Bag and just plain Medicine Bag . Crow King was a Hunkpapa Sioux war chief at the time of the Battle of Little Big Horn . Crow King was one of Sitting Bull ' s war chiefs at the Battle , he led eighty warriors against Custer ' s men on Calhoun Hill and Finley Ridge . For the duration of the battle of Little Bighorn , Crow King and his band of eighty warriors attacked Custer from the south , allowing Crazy Horse and Gall to surround the 7th Cavalry . Crow King died in 4 - 5 - 1884 , cause of death according to the 4 - 11 - 1884 Bismarck Tribune , he died of " quick consumption " from a long lasting cold and received the rites and sacraments of the Catholic Church . Location of his burial is unknown . His orphaned daughters , Mary Laura Crow King " Weasel " ( Hintunkasan ) b . 1876 died in 1889 and Emma Crow King " Red Deer Kid " ( Tingleskaluta ) b . 1880 married Paul Cournoyer and removed to Armour , South Dakota with their two children .
Vermont Veterans Medal The Vermont Veterans Medal is awarded to U . S . veterans from Vermont . If the service was only in the Vermont National Guard , they must have been activated during a conflict or be retired . The medal was established in 1999 , but is retroactively available to veterans of prior military service . The " Vermont Veterans Medal " is a state award , presented by the Vermont Department of veterans Affairs . U . S . military active duty regulations allow their members to accept but not wear state awards . In addition , activated National Guard members may not wear their state awards while serving in Title 10 ( federal ) status . Description . Following is the blazon narrative describing the Vermont Veterans Medal : The ribbons of the Vermont medals for veterans contain the four primary colors of the Coat of arms of Vermont : red , yellow , blue and green . The alternating red and yellow at the center of the ribbon loosely parallels the design and colors of the National Defense Service Medal , which is presented to military members with service during a time of conflict . Field of azure blue encompasses the red and yellow , symbolizing the honor of military service . Next , fields of green represent Vermont , the Green Mountain State , which reminds us that service to our nation is also service to the citizens of our state . The edges of this ribbon are bordered in yellow . In the Vermont Coat of Arms , bundles of wheat are shown in yellow . In this ribbon , they represent the protection offered our state by nature ’ s bounty . The medal is cast in bronze , with the Coat of arms of Vermont on the obverse and the Great Seal of Vermont on the reverse . Across the top is inscribed “ Vermont National Defense , ” uniting the interests of our state with our nation . The year “ 1777 ” is inscribed at the bottom , indicating the year of the Battle of Bennington where Vermonters first took arms to defend their state in war , and the year of the founding of the Vermont Republic .
USS Jolly Roger ( SP - 1031 ) USS " Jolly Roger " ( SP - 1031 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from December 1917 or early 1918 until November 1918 . " Jolly Roger " was built as a private wooden motorboat of the same name in 1917 by W . T . Kuddock at New York City . In 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , J . S . Van Allen of New York City , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . The Navy took delivery of her at Newport , Rhode Island , on 16 December 1917 , and she was commissioned as USS " Jolly Roger " ( SP - 1031 ) . Assigned to the Torpedo Station at Newport , " Jolly Roger " performed work ranging torpedo es , as well as aiding in experimental work on naval mine s and depth charge s . She also engaged in general dispatch boat and supply work in the Newport harbor area . While being loaded on board the replenishment oiler USS " Kanawha " ( Oiler No . 1 ) on 6 November 1918 , " Jolly Roger " was damaged beyond repair . She was stricken from the Navy List on 4 April 1919 .
USS Bashaw ( SS - 241 ) USS " Bashaw " ( SS / SSK / AGSS - 241 ) , a " Gato " - class submarine , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bashaw , a catfish . " Bashaw " was laid down on 4 December 1942 by Electric Boat Co . , Groton , Conn . . She was launched on 25 July 1943 , sponsored by Mrs . Norman S . Ives , wife of Captain Ives , and commissioned on 25 October 1943 , Lieutenant Commander Richard E . Nichols in command . Service history . World War II . " Bashaw " arrived at Milne Bay , New Guinea on 3 March 1944 . From 10 March 1944 – 29 April 1945 , she completed six war patrols in the Celebes , Philippine , and South China Seas . " Bashaw " sank three Japan ese merchant vessels - totaling 19 , 269 tons - as well as several small craft . " Bashaw " returned to Subic Bay , Philippine Islands on 29 April 1945 and then sailed to Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul . Upon completion of the yard period on 13 August 1945 , she departed for Pearl Harbor . Post - War . The war ended while she was " en route " and she was ordered to return to Mare Island . On 5 September , she arrived there and began her pre - inactivation overhaul , going into commission in reserve there on 24 November 1945 . On 20 June 1949 , her status was changed to out of commission in reserve ; she was laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet . " Bashaw " was recommissioned on 3 April 1951 and operated out of San Diego along the West Coast until 10 May 1952 , when she went out of commission in reserve . From May 1952 - March 1953 , she underwent conversion at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard to an anti - submarine " hunter - killer " submarine and was reclassified SSK - 241 on 18 February 1953 . " Bashaw " was recommissioned on 28 March 1953 and reported to Submarine Division 33 ( SubDiv 33 ) at San Diego . From March – August 1954 , " Bashaw " made a Far Eastern cruise . During the following year she took part in several type exercises , including one major exercise in the Hawaiian area , before being overhauled at San Francisco . From January – August 1956 , " Bashaw " conducted her second postwar tour of the Far East . On 14 August , she arrived at the Submarine Base , Pearl Harbor . " Bashaw " reverted to her original designation - SS - 241 - in August 1959 , and was redesignated AGSS - 241 in September 1962 . She was finally decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 13 September 1969 . " Bashaw " was sunk as a target on July 1972 . Awards . " Bashaw " received five battle star s for her World War II service .
Hanson Victor Turner Hanson Victor Turner VC ( 17 July 1910 – 7 June 1944 ) was an English 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 . Turner was 33 years old , and an acting sergeant in the 1st Battalion , The West Yorkshire Regiment ( The Prince of Wales ' s Own ) , British Army during the Second World War . He was awarded the VC for his actions on 6 / 7 June 1944 at Ningthoukong , India , when he almost " single - handedly " and with " doggedness and spirit of endurance of the highest order " held off Japanese attacks until the morning by running back to replenish his supplies . He was killed while throwing a grenade . Further information . Although Hanson Victor Turner was ' originally ' a ' Duke ' , he was serving with The West Yorkshire Regiment ( The Prince of Wales ' s Own ) when he was awarded his VC . When his medal was put up for sale , at auction , it was purchased by the Halifax Town Council , as he was a local , Halifax , resident . It is displayed in The Duke of Wellington ' s Regiment Regimental Museum in Bankfield Museum , Halifax , West Yorkshire , England The citation refers to Ningthoukong as being in Burma , but it is actually in the state of Manipur in India .
Meritorious Service Medal ( Vietnam ) The Vietnam Meritorious Service Medal was a military decoration of South Vietnam that was issued between the years of 1950 and 1974 . Each of the three Vietnamese military services issued its own version of the Meritorious Service Medal . The medal was intended to recognize significant military achievement , both in combat and non - combat service , which surpassed the degree required for the Vietnam Gallantry Cross but did not warrant receipt of the higher decorations such as the National Order of Vietnam or the Vietnam Military Merit Medal . The Vietnam Meritorious Service Medal was occasionally bestowed to foreign militaries , with several United States military members receiving the decoration during the years of the Vietnam War . The decoration became obsolete with the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 , and is today only available for purchase through private dealers of military insignia .