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603rd Air Control Squadron The 603d Air Control Squadron ( 603 ACS ) is part of the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base , Italy . It will be inactivated in 2013 . Mission . The specified mission of the 603 ACS is to operate a mobile unit capable of providing radar control and surveillance within a designated area , to collect , display , and disseminate information of aerial activity and to provide radar coverage for the control of air forces . The squadron is further tasked to provide radar control for friendly aircraft in an offensive role against ground targets , and in a defensive mission against airborne threats , as directed . History . WWII . The 603d can trace its history to the beginnings of World War II with the formation of the 555th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion on 9 June 1942 at Drew Field , Florida . The 555th participated in the D - Day invasion of Normandy , 6 June 1945 . In July 1946 , the 555th became the 501st Aircraft Control and Warning Battalion . Its four Companies ( A , B , C , D ) became the 601st , 602d , 603d and 604th Tactical Control Squadrons respectively . But almost a year after , 603d personnel were transferred to the other squadrons and the unit was inactivated . By 25 September 1947 the 501st Aircraft Control and Warning Battalion and its units were inactivated . The Battalion spent 3 years on the European continent and earned five " Campaign Streamers " for : " Normandy , Northern France , Ardennes Alsace , Central Europe , and Rhineland . " The Cold War Era . Heightening tensions with Russia and the beginning of The Cold War saw the reactivation of the 603d Tactical Control Squadron under the 7400th Air Force Communications Wing at Hof , West Germany on 25 May 1948 . On 1 December 1948 it was redesignated the 603d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron , under direct control of the 7402d Aircraft Control and Warning Group . Its mission was to provide early warning radar and direction - finding network to support tactical air operations of USAFE and to provide navigational aids to friendly aircraft . The main force of the unit ' s capabilities were witnessed during the 1948 - 49 Berlin Airlift . On 10 June 1949 the 603d realigned under the 501st Aircraft Control and Warning Group and on 18 Nov . 1960 it was again realigned under the 86th Air Division where it remained until it was once again inactivated on 25 June 1965 . Redesignated 603d Tactical Control Squadron on 29 June 1973 . the unit was again officially reactivated , this time subordinate to the 601st Tactical Control Group . During the next 10 years the 603d distinguished itself by providing high quality radar coverage and command and control functions both in - garrison and during NATO exercises .
Toophan Toophan ( , means " Typhoon " in Persian ) is a series of Iranian anti - tank missile s . Toophan 1 is a reverse - engineered copy of the US military TOW missile . The Toophan - 1 ' s payload is a 3 . 6 kg high - explosive anti - tank warhead that can penetrate up to 550mm of steel armor . The range is 3 , 850m , the top speed 310 m / s . The manufacturer is the Aerospace Industries Organization of Iran , which has produced the missile since 2000 . Several other variants are also built with more penetration power . Operational history . Iran was among the earliest countries to import the TOW missile , as far back as 1971 . Extensive repair and assembly facilities were set up at the Iran Electronics Industries ( IEI ) by the Texas - based Emerson Energy Systems as well as Hughes Missile Systems to repair TOW and FGM - 77A Dragon missile . In May 1975 negotiations between Iran and Hughes Missile Systems on co - production of the TOW and Maverick missiles stalled over disagreements in the pricing structure . Hughes set the royalty and initial investment costs for Iran at $ 20 million for the TOW and $ 25 million for the Maverick . The subsequent 1979 revolution ended all plans for such co - production . Hezbollah reportedly used Toophan missiles against Israeli Merkava tanks during the 2006 Lebanon War . Variants . Toofan 1 . Basic version . Has a penetration of 550 mm RHA , a length of 116 cm and a weight of 18 . 5 kg . It ' s range is described being 3 . 5 km . Toofan 2 . An upgraded variant using a much more powerful tandem warhead that can penetrate 760 mm of armor after disabling ERA by its small 40 mm frontal warhead . Missile weight has been increased to 19 . 1 kg and length to 145 cm . As with Toofan 1 it has a range of 3 . 5 km . Toofan 2B . A further upgrade with a heavier warhead and reported penetration of 900 mm RHA Toofan 5 . Another variant with laser guidance and additional four small fins in front of the missile . The missile is described having two warheads . Possibly still with a penetration of 900 mm . Qa ' em . Unveiled alongside Toofan 5 , Qa ' em is essentially a Toofan variant for use against Helicopters . It is said to have a laser guidance resistant to enemy jamming .
5th Light Horse Brigade The 5th Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force , formed in Palestine in July 1918 they served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign , as part of the Australian Mounted Division .
Patrick M . Stillman Patrick M . Stillman was a Rear Admiral of the United States Coast Guard . Stillman graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1972 where he received a Bachelor of Science degree . Stillman was assistant commandant for governmental and public affairs and has held several sea commands . Stillman ' s afloat assignments included Operations Officer , Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer of " Eagle " . He was the first commanding officer of the 270 - foot medium endurance cutter USCGC Forward ( WMEC 911 ) Early in his career , he commanded the cutter Cape Cross . He served on the cutter " Valiant " as a deck watch officer and as Executive Officer on the cutter " Vigorous " . He was the Program Executive Officer ( PEO ) of the Integrated Deepwater System Program ( IDS ) from April 2001 to April 2006 ( G - D ) , becoming the founding father of the IDS . His successor in that position was Rear Admiral Gary Blore . Stillman holds a Master of Arts degree from Wesleyan University at Middletown , CT , and a Master of Public Administration from George Washington University . Stillman retired from the United States Coast Guard in 2006 . Awards and decorations . His personal awards and decorations include two Legions of Merit , three Meritorious Service Medal s , two Coast Guard Commendation Medal s and two Coast Guard Achievement Medal s . In May 2006 , he received the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal for “ keen vision , tireless dedication , and unwavering focus ” leading the Deepwater Program . Personal life . Stillman is married to the former Lori L . von Minden of Allen , Nebraska . They have two children , Tyler and Nathan .
Gilles Andriamahazo General Gilles Andriamahazo ( 1919 – 1989 ) was a Malagasy general and political figure . Originally he was a Merina and served as the military president of Madagascar ( " Chairman of the National Military Leadership Committee " ) between 12 February and 15 June 1975 . Early life and military career . Born in Fort Dauphin , Anosy Region on 13 May 1919 , he followed a military career . During World War II Andriamahazo served in the French Army and participated in the French military campaign against Algerian nationalists in the 1950s . He retired as an army officer in 1976 . Government . He was the successor of Richard Ratsimandrava after the latter ' s assassination . He served as head of state from 12 February to 15 June 1975 , when he resigned in favour of Didier Ratsiraka . He is widely credited with having prevented an outbreak of civil war during the tension that followed Colonel Ratsimandrava ' s assassination . He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 , on 14 September 1989 .
52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 52nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 52nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Geneva , Illinois and mustered into Federal service on November 19 , 1861 . The regiment was mustered out on July 5 , 1865 . One soldier from the regiment , Sergeant Edward B . Spalding of Company E , was awarded the Medal of Honor for continuing to fight after being wounded at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6 , 1862 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 2 officers and 59 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 119 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 180 fatalities .
Hans Ferdinand Geisler Hans - Ferdinand Geisler was a " Luftwaffe " commander during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross ( ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Career . Born in Hanover in April 1891 , Geisler joined the Imperial German Navy prior to World War I and served during the entire conflict . He joined the newly formed " Luftwaffe " in September 1933 . Reaching the rank of Oberst in March 1934 , he became Generalleutnant in April 1939 and General der Flieger in July 1940 . He was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross on May 4 , 1940 . As commander of Fliegerkorps X from October 2 , 1939 to August 31 , 1942 , he used his background as a sailor to specialise in anti - shipping aerial operations . He retired in October 1942 and died in June 1966 in Cologne .
Robert E . Hall Robert E . Hall was sworn in as the eleventh Sergeant Major of the Army on October 21 , 1997 and served until June 23 , 2000 . Biography . Hall was born in Gaffney , South Carolina , on May 31 , 1947 . He entered the Army in February 1968 and attended Basic Training at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Bliss , Texas . He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in management from Park College in Parkville , Missouri . He held a variety of senior NCO positions culminating in his assignment as the Sergeant Major of the Army . He previously held the senior enlisted position as Command Sergeant Major of the United States Central Command , MacDill Air Force Base , Florida . Other assignments he held as Command Sergeant Major were : the 1st Battalion , 5th Air Defense Artillery , Fort Stewart , Georgia ; Commandant , 24th Infantry Division Noncommissioned Officer Academy , Fort Stewart ; and the 24th Division Artillery , Saudi Arabia and Iraq ; the 2nd Infantry Division , Korea ; and First U . S . Army , Fort Meade , Maryland . Throughout his 32 - year career , SMA Hall has held every key leadership position including : squad leader , 2nd Infantry Division , Korea ; platoon sergeant , battalion operations sergeant and battalion intelligence sergeant , 1st Armored Division , Germany ; first sergeant , B Battery , 2nd Battalion , 59th Air Defense Artillery , Germany ; and drill sergeant , Fort Bliss , Texas . His military education includes Drill Sergeant School , Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course , First Sergeants Course , and the Sergeants Major Academy , where he served as an instructor upon graduation from class 26 . He also served on the staff of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command , Fort Monroe , Virginia . His experience and expertise distinguished him as the 1979 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year and selection and induction into the prestigious Sergeant Morales Club and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club . In retirement , Hall continues to serve the military community and has received numerous awards to include the Outstanding Civilian Service Award . In 2007 , he was presented the Doughboy Award for his outstanding contributions to the US Army Infantry . References . < br > " The Sergeants Major of the Army " , Daniel K . Elder , Center of Military History , United States Army Washington , D . C . 2003 .
Ronald Richards Ronald Edwin Richards ( 25 October 1908 - 18 November 1994 ) was an Australian Anglican bishop : the fifth Bishop of Bendigo from 1957 to 1974 . Richards was born in Ballarat and educated at Ballarat High School and the University of Melbourne . He was ordained in 1933 . After a curacy in Rokewood he was priest in charge at Lismore . During World War Two he was a chaplain in the AIF . When peace returned he was Vicar of Warrnambool then Archdeacon of Ballarat until his ordination to the episcopate .
Pedro Álvares Pereira Dom Pedro Álvares Pereira ( 13 ? ? – 14 August 1385 ) was a Portuguese noble of the 14th century . He was the son of Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal and Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira , to whom he succeed after his death as patriarch of the Pereira family and as Prior of Crato ( leader of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal ) . He was the older brother of the Constable of Portugal , Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira . He became an ally of Dona Leonor Teles , and during the Portuguese crisis of 1383 – 1385 he supported the claims to the Portuguese throne of John I of Castile , who would nominate him Master of the Castilian Order of Calatrava . Fighting for John I of Castile , he participated in the Battle of Atoleiros where he was defeated by his brother , Nuno Álvares Pereira , and was one of the few survivors from the Castilian army . In the Battle of Aljubarrota he led a Castilian charge against the Portuguese rearguard , but he died soon after while running away from his brother ' s army .
Edward W . Gosselin Ensign Edward Webb Gosselin ( 1 May 1917 – 7 December 1941 ) was an officer of the United States Navy who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . Gosselin was born on 1 May 1917 at Hamden , Connecticut , and educated at Yale University . He was the son of Edward Napoleon and Florilla Helena ( Webb ) Gosselin . He enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman 30 September 1940 and was commissioned 14 March 1941 . Ensign Gosselin ’ s first duty station was the battleship USS " Arizona " ( BB - 39 ) . He reported on board on 3 May 1941 as an Engineer , and was on board the ship when she was sunk at Pearl Harbor . Ensign Gosselin was officially declared dead as of 7 December 1941 . Namesake . In 1944 , the high speed transport USS " Gosselin " ( APD - 126 ) was named in his honor .
Stalag Luft I Stalag Luft I was a German World War II prisoner - of - war camp near Barth , Western Pomerania , Germany , for captured Allied airmen . The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town of Barth from Allied bombing . Approximately 9 , 000 airmen ( 7 , 588 American and 1 , 351 British and Canadian ) were imprisoned there when it was liberated on the night of 30 April 1945 by Russian troops . Camp history . The camp was opened in 1941 to hold British officers , but was closed in April 1942 , when they were transferred to other camps . It was reopened in October 1942 , when 200 RAF NCOs from Stalag Luft III were moved there . From 1943 , American POWs were sent to the camp . Evacuation . On 30 April 1945 , the prisoners were ordered to evacuate the camp in the face of the advancing Soviet Red Army , but refused . After negotiations between the Senior American Officer and the Kommandant , it was agreed that to avoid useless bloodshed the guards would go , leaving the POWs behind . The next day , the first Russian troops arrived . Between 13 – 15 May , the camp was evacuated by air in " Operation Revival " . The British POWs were returned directly to England , while the Americans were sent to Camp Lucky Strike north - east of Le Havre , France , before being shipped back to the United States .
8th Signal Regiment ( France ) The 8th Signal Regiment ( ) is a signal unit in the French Army , it is a part of the Signal Brigade . History . After the defeat of the French Army in 1940 many regiments were disbanded , including the 8th Engineer Regiment ( many of whose personnel entered the French Resistance ) . The number “ 8 ” reappears on 1 April 1946 at Fort Mont - Valérien with the formation of the 8th Signal Battalion . Exactly a year later , 1 April 1947 , the battalion is transformed into the 8th Signal Regiment , inheriting the honors and traditions of the 24th Telegraph Sapper Battalion and 8th Engineer Regiment .
Befalsskolen for Infanteriet i Sør - Norge Befalsskolen for Infanteriet i Sør - Norge ( BSIS ) was a Norwegian infantry officer training school , in operation between 1945 and 1994 . History . BSIS was established by royal resolution in the autumn of 1945 to serve as the new infantry officer training school in the south of Norway . The new government formed by Einar Gerhardsen on 25 June 1945 had immediately initiated a comprehensive review of Norway ' s military capability after the end of hostilities with Germany on 8 May 1945 . BSIS was established in order to complement Befalsskolen for Infanteriet i Trøndelag ( BSIT ) , established 1804 , and Befalsskolen for Infanteriet i Nord - Norge ( BSIN ) , established in 1899 , and would form the new backbone of army officer training in southern Norway . The school was located at Heistadmoen infantry base outside Kongsberg , which had been the home of Telemark Infantry Regiment since 1909 and had been expanded by the German occupation forces during the war years between 1940 and 1945 . The landscape around Heistadmoen was ideal for infantry training with large surrounding forests and hilly terrain . The inland climate at Heistadmoen , ranging from - 30 °C in winter to 30 °C in summer , was also ideal for infantry training in harsh weather conditions . During the 1950s and 1960s BSIS grew to become the largest officer training facility in Norway . A large weapons testing and training area was built in the Hengsvatn region near the base which was also used by other branches of the armed forces . The school educated approximately 12 , 700 sergeants for service in the army between establishment in 1945 and disbandment in 1994 . Heistadmoen after BSIS . BSIS was disbanded in June 1994 in connection with Heistadmoen infantry base becoming the training base of Norway ' s contingent in NATO ' s Immediate Reaction Force ( IRF ) . In August 2001 , Telemark Infantry Battalion was moved to Rena base in Hedmark , which was also home of the cavalry and airborne forces in the south of Norway . In January 2003 , Telemark Infantry Regiment was disbanded having existed at various locations since the formation of the Norwegian army in 1628 and at Heistadmoen since 1909 . Heistadmoen is today under administration by the Norwegian Territorial Army and activity is much reduced from the 1990s with part of the base area redeveloped for civilian use .
Nguyen Vinh Nghi Major General Nguyen Vinh Nghi was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam . He served as the commander of IV Corps , which oversaw the Mekong Delta region of the country , from 4 May 1972 until 30 October 1974 , when he was replaced by Major General Nguyen Khoa Nam .
Harald Normann Harald Normann ( 15 February 1893 – 18 June 1978 ) was a Norwegian military officer and non - fiction writer . He was born in Steinkjer . From 1936 he was in command of the Norwegian Army Air Service ' s " jageving " , and from 1939 he chaired the flying school at Kjeller . Among his books are " Normalflyvning og snittflyvning " from 1930 , " Luftkamp " from 1934 , " Vollgraven " from 1955 , and " Hvordan gikk det til ? " from 1962 .
Diana Churchill Diana Spencer - Churchill ( 11 July 1909 – 20 October 1963 ) was the eldest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill , Baroness Spencer - Churchill ( née Hozier ) . Personal life . On 12 December 1932 , she married John Milner Bailey ( 15 June 1900 East Grimstead - 13 February 1946 Cape Town , South Africa ) ( became the Bailey baronet Sir John Milner Bailey , 2nd Bt ) , but the marriage was unsuccessful and they divorced in 1935 . On 16 September 1935 , she married the Conservative politician , Duncan Sandys ( later in life The Lord Duncan - Sandys ) . After having three children , that marriage also ended and they were divorced in 1960 . On 11 April 1962 , her name was legally changed back to Diana Churchill . Children . Children of Diana Churchill and Lord Duncan - Sandys : Military service . She gained the rank of officer between 1939 and 1945 in the Women ' s Royal Naval Service . Health problems and death . Diana had suffered from several nervous breakdowns . In 1962 , she began working with the Samaritans , an organisation created for suicide - prevention . Then in 1963 , she committed suicide at the age of 54 by taking an overdose of barbiturate s . She is buried with her parents ( who both outlived her ) and siblings at St Martin ' s Church , Bladon , near Woodstock , Oxfordshire .
Benjamin H . Cheever , Jr . Benjamin Harrison Cheever , Jr . ( June 7 , 1850 - October 21 , 1930 ) was a US Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars . He was born in Washington , D . C . Cheever was appointed a second lieutenant in August 1876 , and was promoted to first lieutenant in December 1881 . He was promoted to Captain in March 1893 , and became Inspector General of US Volunteers during the Spanish - American War , serving in the Philippines . After the war , he was appointed a major in the 8th US Cavalry , but returned to his old regiment a few months later . He eventually retired in 1910 with the rank of colonel . Cheever died in Ventnor City , New Jersey and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : First Lieutenant , 6th U . S . Cavalry . Place and date : At White River , S . Dak . , January 1 , 1891 . Entered service at : Washington , D . C . Birth : 7 June 1850 , Washington , D . C . Date of issue : April 25 , 1891 . Headed the advance across White River partly frozen , in a spirited movement to the effective assistance of Troop K , 6th U . S . Cavalry .
RAAF Scherger RAAF Base Scherger is the newest of the Royal Australian Air Force ' s three ' bare bases ' , completing a chain of bases across Australia ’ s ' top end ' . Located east of Weipa on the western side of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland , it was constructed by troops drawn mainly from the 17th Construction Squadron , in what is believed to have been the biggest project undertaken by the Royal Australian Engineers at the time . It was opened on 5 August 1998 by the Prime Minister , John Howard . As a ' bare base ' Scherger ' s role is to provide the RAAF and other services with the necessary infrastructure to support forward deployed forces during a crisis . The base is named in honour of Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger who was the Australian Chief of the Air Staff ( now known as Chief of Air Force ) from March 1957 to May 1961 and the equivalent of what is now Chief of the Defence Force from 1961 to 1966 . While the base has facilities to cater for 400 personnel in fixed accommodation , 1 , 000 personnel in tent lines and about 40 aircraft , it is normally only manned by four Air Force personnel who are responsible for caretaker duties . During peacetime RAAF Base Scherger hosts , on average , one major exercise per year in which the base is fully activated through the arrival of RAAF units based elsewhere in Australia . In October 2010 , the Scherger Immigration Detention Centre was opened at the Scherger RAAF Base , this facility provides accommodation for 300 single adult males .