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USS Hoel ( DD - 768 ) USS " Hoel " ( DD - 768 ) was a planned United States Navy " Gearing " - class destroyer laid down during World War II but never completed . " Hoel " was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at San Francisco , California on 21 April 1944 . The end of World War II in August 1945 resulted in the termination of the contract for her construction on 13 September 1946 . She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register that day and scrapped on the building ways .
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment The Wellington Mounted Regiment was a New Zealand Mounted Regiment formed for service during the Great War . It was formed from units of the Territorial Force consisting of the Queen Alexandra ' s 2nd ( Wellington West Coast ) Mounted Rifles the 6th ( Manawatu ) Mounted Rifles and 9th ( Wellington East Coast ) Mounted Rifles . They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign . As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade ( of the ANZAC Mounted Division ) they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign .
Guillaume de Beaujeu Guillaume de Beaujeu , aka William of Beaujeu , was the 21st Grand Master of the Knights Templar , from 1273 until his death during the siege of Acre in 1291 . He was the last Grand Master to preside in Palestine . During his tenure the new Mamluk Sultan , Qalawun , easily conquered in 1289 the County of Tripoli , which had ignored Beaujeu ' s warnings . In 1290 Qalawun marched on Acre , the capital of the remnant of the Kingdom of Jerusalem , but died in November before launching the attack . His son Al - Ashraf Khalil , however , decided to continue the campaign . Beaujeu led the defence of the city . At one point during the siege , he dropped his sword and walked away from the walls . His knights remonstrated . Beaujeu replied : " Je ne m ' enfuis pas ; je suis mort . Voici le coup . " ( " I ' m not running away ; I am dead . Here is the blow . " ) He raised his arm to show the mortal wound he had received . Beaujeu died of his wound and the city fell to the Mamluks , signalling the end of Crusader occupation of the Holy Land . External links . < br >
Hugh M . Milton II Hugh Meglone Milton II ( March 23 , 1897 – January 27 , 1987 ) was a Major General of the United States Army during World War II who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1958 to 1961 . Biography . Hugh M . Milton II was born in 1897 . He was educated at the University of Kentucky , receiving a bachelor ' s degree and then a Master ' s Degree in Mechanical Engineering . He joined the faculty of New Mexico State University as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1924 . Two years later he was named Dean of Engineering . He became President of New Mexico State University in 1938 . With the United States ' entry into World War II , in 1941 , Milton was recalled to the United States Army with the rank of Colonel . He was later promoted to Brigadier General in 1945 . He left the Army in 1947 , having attained the rank of Major General . In 1947 , Milton resumed the presidency of New Mexico State University . In 1953 , President of the United States Dwight D . Eisenhower nominated Milton as Assistant Secretary of the Army and he served in this post until 1958 , when President Eisenhower named him United States Under Secretary of the Army . Milton served as Under Secretary of the Army from August 1958 until January 1961 . Milton retired from the United States Department of the Army in 1961 . He died at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso , Texas on January 27 , 1987 , at the age of 89 .
Nikolay Mezentsov Nikolay Vladimirovich Mezentsov ( ; April 4 ( 23 ) ( OS / NS ) , 1827 – August 4 ( 16 ) ( OS / NS ) , 1878 ) was a Russian statesman , adjutant general ( 1871 ) , and member of the State Council of Imperial Russia ( 1877 ) . Mezentsov began his military career in 1845 . He participated in the Crimean War of 1853 - 1856 . In 1864 , he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Gendarmery Corps ; in 1874 , Deputy Chief of Gendarmery ; and finally , in 1876 , Chief of Gendarmery and Chief of the " Third Department " ( Третье отделение ; Political Surveillance and Investigations Department ) of His Imperial Highness ' s Personal Chancellery . Mezentsov was assassinated in 1878 by Sergey Kravchinsky .
20 / 25TP The 20 / 25TP ( " dwudziestotonowy polski / dwudziestopięciotonowy polski " - 20 - tonne Polish / 25 - tonne Polish ) was a Polish medium tank concept that was never built . There were three projects designed by KSUS and BBTBr . Panc . and PZInż which even managed to build a wooden model of it . The name 20 / 25TP is not official . It was created by Janusz Magunski analogously to nomenclature used for other Polish tanks of that period . According to different classification it could be medium tank or heavy tank . Design . KSUS project was in two variants , assuming the usage of 75mm anti - aircraft gun and 35 mm armor . There were also two turrets at the front of the vehicle equipped with heavy machine guns and one heavy machine gun in the main turret . Weight of the tank was 22 tonnes . The drive consisted of two petrol engines of 300 hp each . The ability to cross the ditches reached 2 . 5 meters , wading depth reached up to 1 . 2 m . The tank would have a length of 7 . 3 m , width 2 . 6 m , height 2 . 8 m Assumed speed of travel on the road was 45 km / h . The crew was six people . Tank by BBTBr . Panc . had a 75mm Bofors gun and coupled with it 40mm Bofors L / 60 cannon , three heavy machine guns , 50 mm armor , the engine power of 500 hp , and the weight of 23 tons . However , this project had a weak engine with only 400 hp . Its top speed was 40 km / h with the crew of five people . As the only one turret . PZInż project was equipped with a 75mm anti - aircraft gun wz . 22 / 24 , one heavy machine gun and 80 mm armor . It was also the heaviest - the weight would be 25 tons .
1969 Army Cadets football team The 1969 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy . Led by head coach Tom Cahill , the team finished with a record of four wins , five losses and one tie . The Black Knights offense scored 161 points , while the defense allowed 160 points . At season ’ s end , the team was not ranked in the National Rankings . On November 29 , Army beat Navy by a score of 27 - 0 .
Ardabur Ardabur ( died 471 ) was the son of Flavius Ardabur Aspar , Master of Horse and Magister Militum of the Eastern Roman Empire in the fifth century . Ardabur apparently often served under his famous father during his campaigns . In 466 Ardabur was accused of a treasonous plot , probably by his father ' s political enemies . The accusation accelerated Aspar ' s fall from power . Both Ardabur and Aspar were killed in a riot in 471 .
Harold Parfitt ( Panama Canal ) Major General Harold Robert Parfitt ( U . S . Army ( Ret . ) ) ( August 6 , 1921 — May 21 , 2006 ) , was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1975 to 1979 . MG Parfitt was born in Coaldale , Pennsylvania , on August 6 , 1921 , the son of William Parfitt and Elizabeth ( Patterson ) Parfitt . He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1943 ; graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1948 ; graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1955 ; Canadian National Defense College in 1962 ; and from an advanced management program at Harvard in 1967 . He married Patricia Rose Scully on June 4 , 1955 . Parfitt was commissioned second lieutenant of the United States Army in 1943 ; advanced through the ranks to major general in 1971 . He served as commanding general , United States Army Engineer Center / Commandant , United States Engineer School at Fort Belvoir , Virginia , from late 1973 to March 1975 . He was Deputy , and later District Engineer of the Engineer Division , South Atlantic , in Jacksonville , Florida , from August 1962 to May 1965 . In June 1965 , he became lieutenant governor of the Canal Zone and vice president of the Panama Canal Company , serving until September 1968 . From December 1969 to August 1973 , he was division engineer , U . S . Army Engineer Division , Southwest , Dallas , Texas . Parfitt was commanding officer of the 20th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam from November 1968 to November 1969 . Parfitt was appointed as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone on April 1 , 1975 , and served in that position until September 30 , 1979 . He was the last U . S . governor of this region , as the post was abolished and replaced with the Panama Canal Commission . Parfett died on May 21 , 2006 . He is the father of Karen Hughes , who was a close advisor to president George W . Bush .
USS Octavia ( AF - 46 ) USS " Octavia " ( AF - 46 ) was an " Adria " - class stores ship acquired by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . Her task was to carry stores , refrigerated items , and equipment to ships in the fleet , and to remote stations and staging areas . " Octavia " was laid down as MC Hull 2338 under a Maritime Commission contract 22 November 1944 by Pennsylvania Shipyards , Inc . , Beaumont , Texas ; named " Octavia " 6 December 1944 ; launched 18 January 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . J . Linscott ; acquired by the Navy on loan charter from the Maritime Commission 31 May 1945 ; and commissioned 19 June 1945 , Lt . Frank P . Benson in command . World War II service . Upon completion of shakedown , " Octavia " departed Galveston , Texas , 12 July 1945 for Pearl Harbor , sailing via the Panama Canal and San Pedro , California . From the end of August to the first week in December , she made two round trips between the big Hawaiian base and the Marshall Islands . " Octavia " returned to the U . S . West Coast for upkeep , arriving at Seattle , Washington , on 18 December . On 8 January 1946 , with a full load of stores , she sailed to Subic Bay , Manila , and Samar in the Philippines , returning to Seattle on 26 March . Following two final trips to Pearl Harbor , " Octavia " arrived in San Francisco Bay 30 May . Decommissioning . Decommissioned 12 August , " Octavia " was turned over to the War Shipping Administration the same day and was struck from the Navy List 8 October . Renamed " Yardarm Knot " , she was berthed at Suisun Bay , California , as part of the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet . In 1972 , she was sold by the Maritime Administration . At some point between 1972 and 1985 , she was converted into a fish factory ship . In 1985 , Yardarm Knot Inc . was incorporated to acquire " M / V Yardarm Knot " , which had been sitting idle in Lake Washington , Seattle , WA for several years at that point . Yardarm Knot Inc . operated her as their primary ship for over a decade , moving over a million pounds a day of fish through her processing lines at peak . In 1999 , " Yardarm Knot " became inactive , and was sold again in 2004 . Renamed to " Momma " , she was sent to scrap in Alang , India in August 2006 . Current Disposition : Scrap . Military awards and honors . " Octavia ’ s " crew was eligible for the following medals :
USS Calaveras County ( LST - 516 ) USS " Calaveras County " ( LST - 516 ) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named for Calaveras County , California , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . LST - 516 was laid down on 6 September 1943 at Seneca , Illinois , by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company ; launched on 7 January 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . R . R . Hansen ; and commissioned on 31 January 1944 with Lieutenant M . J . Miller in command . Service history . During World War II , LST - 516 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June , 1944 . On 28 February 1947 she was decommissioned and , as a result of hostilities in Korea , recommissioned on 22 September 1950 . She served in the Korean War and took part in the following campaigns : U . N . Summer - Fall Offensive ( November , 1951 ) ; Second Korean Winter ( January and February , 1952 ) ; Third Korean Winter ( December , 1952 and January through April , 1953 ) ; Korea , Summer 1953 ( June through July , 1953 ) . Immediately following the Korean War , she continued to serve in the Korean area until 20 September 1953 . Following her Korean service , she returned to the United States . She was named USS " Calaveras County " ( LST - 516 ) on 1 July 1955 . On 21 December 1955 the ship was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1958 . Her final fate is unknown . LST - 516 received one battle star for World War II service and four battle stars for Korean War service .
Marlin Class Patrol Ships The Marlin Class is a class of patrol ships of the Brazilian Navy . Built by the shipbuilding industry of Ceará ( in Portuguese Industria Naval do Ceara or INACE ) , the project is based on a model created by the yard Italian luxury yacht Baglietto , the city of Varazze . The ships will be used in the Capitania dos Portos ( a Brazilian equivalent of the USCG ) to carry out the actions of patrol vessels , surveillance of maritime traffic and the actions of search and rescue ( SAR ) and other subsidiary task . History . In 1996 , the Navy shipyard in Brazil has ordered the shipyard National Technical Company ( in Portuguese Empresa Técnica Nacional or TNC ) , in Belém , on the Brazilian state of Pará . The Shipyard ETN had trouble completing the contract which was taken over by INACE for the completion of six units that were in production . The LP - 01 Marlin was delivered in July 2006 , six months after the six hulls were brought by sea to Fortaleza to Belem . The LP - 02 Barracuda was tabled on May 27 , 2009 and LP - 03 Dourado on September 25 of that year , the LP - 04 Albacora was delivered in August 9 , 2010 . The remaining vessels will be completed in 2010 . Two units of the same design were commissioned by the Navy of Namibia to the yard INACE .
Rheinmetall YAK The YAK is a heavily armored and mine - protected transport vehicle produced by the German company Rheinmetall Landsysteme AG based on the DURO III P chassis from the Swiss company MOWAG GmbH . DURO stands for DUrable and RObust . The German Army uses the YAK for its military police , EOD teams , and as an ambulance . The first batch of DURO III vehicles for Germany consisted of 31 vehicles . Another 100 vehicles in the upgraded YAK versions were ordered with deliveries between 2006 and 2009 . A total of 296 vehicles are planned for 2012 .
HMS Mohawk ( 1759 ) HMS " Mohawk " was a snow that participated in the Battle of the Thousand Islands , during the French and Indian War . The French , under Captain Pierre Pouchot , had started to build her in 1758 at Fort Niagara but the British captured her at the Battle of Fort Niagara and then finished her construction . At the Battle of the Thousand Islands , " Mohawk " carried sixteen 6 - pounders and a crew of 90 seamen and 30 soldiers . The British fleet in the battle was under the command of Captain Joshua Loring in " Onondaga " . " Mohawk " was under the command of Lieutenant David Phipps . During the battle " Mohawk " ran aground under the French guns of Fort Lévis and was badly damaged . After the battle she was refloated and served patrolling the Great Lakes . Apparently she was lost in 1764 .
USS Shasta ( AE - 33 ) USS " Shasta " ( AE - 33 ) was a " Kilauea " - class replenishment ammunition ship of the United States Navy . She was named after Mount Shasta , a volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California , USA . " Shasta " s keel was laid down 10 November 1969 at the Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula , Mississippi , sponsored by Mrs . Ralph W . Cousins , wife of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations . She was launched on 3 April 1971 . Upon completion , the builder took her to Charleston , South Carolina and delivered her to the Navy . " Shasta " was commissioned in Charleston on 4 February 1972 , with Captain Warren C . Graham , Jr . , in command . After fitting out , the newly commissioned " Shasta " departed Charleston on 22 May 1972 for her shakedown cruise and training at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . After completing shakedown and training on 10 June , she headed for the Pacific , where her new homeport was to be the Naval Weapons Station in Concord , California . Along the way , she made port visits to Kingston , Jamaica ; Cartagena , Colombia ; Panama City , Canal Zone ; and Acapulco , Mexico . She passed through the Panama Canal and finally arrived in Concord on 3 July . After arrival in Concord , she underwent ship ’ s qualification trials and final contract trials . Upon completion of trials and preparations for deployment , " Shasta " departed Concord to join the 7th Fleet in the western Pacific ( " WestPac " in US Navy terminology ) on 3 January 1973 . " Shasta " was decommissioned on 1 October 1997 as a " United States Ship " and transferred to the Fleet Auxiliary Force of the Military Sealift Command ( MSC ) as a " United States Naval Ship . " On the same day , her hull number was changed and she became USNS " Shasta " ( T - AE - 33 ) . She was inactivated on 21 April 2011 and is in the reserve fleet
Timothy Cole Jr . Timothy Cole , Jr . ( December 19 , 1946 - October 18 , 1968 ) was an aircraft commander and Warrant Officer 1 that served and was killed by hostile fire in the Vietnam War in Quang Tin Province I Corps . , South Vietnam during a MEDEVAC mission . During his nine months in combat Tim ( call sign Dustoff 19 ) flew over 800 missions and evacuated over 1600 personnel earning him the Silver Star , 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses , the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry , the Purple Heart , and multiple Air Medals . His flying abilities , as a highly decorated DUSTOFF pilot , immediately became legendary . Biography . Civilian . Timothy Cole Jr . was born in Coweta County , Georgia on December 19 , 1946 . He was the first child born to Louise M . and Tim Cole Sr . , operators of a large dairy farm in Newnan . Tim graduated from Newnan High School with the class of 1964 and attended Georgia Institute of Technology for two years before enlisting . Military career . Tim enlisted in the United States Army and graduated fifth in his class with Warrant Officer Candidate Class 67 - 21 , on December 15 , 1967 . After graduation from the Army Medical Department ' s ' Essential Medical Training for AMEDS Aviators ' at Fort Sam Houston , Texas , Tim was assigned to the 45th Medical Company ( Air Ambulance ) where he began his Vietnam tour on February 26 , 1968 . He served with the 1st Flight Platoon at Long Binh , Vietnam and shortly thereafter became an Aircraft Commander in the war - torn III Corps Tactical Zone . He was subsequently transferred to the 54th Medical Detachment ( HA ) , which was short of pilots , and only a few days later , was mortally wounded by hostile fire at the age of 21 . Honors . Timothy Cole , Jr . is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall , Panel 41W Line 072 . On February 21 , 2009 the DUSTOFF Association inducted Timothy Cole Jr . into the DUSTOFF Hall of Fame . A portion of Happy Valley Circle , in Coweta County , will memorialize Timothy Cole , Jr .
Gilbert Norman Gilbert Maurice Norman ( 7 April 1915 – 6 September 1944 ) was a British Army officer who served in the Special Operations Executive in France during World War II . Norman was born in Saint - Cloud , Hauts - de - Seine , to an English father and a French mother and was educated in France and England . He joined the army , receiving a commission in the Durham Light Infantry in November 1940 and was subsequently recruited into the Special Operations Executive ( SOE ) . In November 1942 , he was sent into France to join the newly formed Prosper network , but on 24 June 1943 was arrested by the Gestapo , together with cell leader Francis Suttill and courier Andrée Borrel . Norman was taken to the Paris headquarters of the " Sicherheitsdienst " at 84 Avenue Foch . The Germans used Norman ' s captured wireless set to transmit their own false messages to SOE Headquarters in Baker Street . Norman attempted to warn London that he was in captivity by not giving the Germans the second part of his security check , which they did not know about , but was frustrated when London sent a curt reply telling him to correct the omission . The Germans were thus able to set a trap which resulted in the capture of Jack Agazarian who had been sent with Nicholas Bodington to investigate the fate of the Prosper network . Norman was shipped to Mauthausen concentration camp , where he was executed on 6 September 1944 . Major Gilbert Norman is honoured on the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey , England and as also on the " Roll of Honour " on the Valençay SOE Memorial in the town of Valençay , in the Indre departément of France .
Bir Sreshtho The Bir Sreshtho ( ) ( The Most Valiant Hero ) , is the highest military award of Bangladesh . It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation . They are considered martyrs . The other three gallantry awards are named , in decreasing order of importance , Bir Uttom , Bir Bikrom and Bir Protik . All of these awards were introduced immediately after the Liberation War in 1971 . Recipients of the Bir Srestho . All the recipients of this award were killed in action during the Liberation War of 1971 . The award was published by the Bangladesh Gazette on 15 December 1973 . It is the highest military award of Bangladesh , similar to the American Medal of Honor or the British Victoria Cross . It has only been given in 1973 to seven people . Listed below are the people who have received the Bir Srestho . They are all considered ' Shaheed ' ( Martyrs ) . Bangladesh Rifles Currently known as Border Guard of Bangladesh . " Note : When referring to martyrs , the word ' shaheed ' is often put before each individuals name as a mark of respect . The list has been prepared like the declaration by the Bangladesh Gazette . "
Skyshield Skyshield is a short range air defence system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves . Air - defence system . Skyshield Air - defence system is a modular , light weight , Short Range Air Defense ( SHORAD ) system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves ( now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall of Germany ) . The successor to the Skyguard defense system , Skyshield is intended to rapidly acquire and destroy threatening aircraft and missiles . The weapons system itself consists of two 35 mm ( 1 . 38 inch ) Revolver Cannons with a rate of fire of 1 , 000 rounds per minute , a Fire Control System made up of a sensor unit and a detached command post . The Skyshield can also use up to two surface - to - air missile 8 - cell modules for an expanded air defense capability . The Skyshield is designed for traditional anti - aircraft roles in addition to defense against missiles ( see Anti - ballistic missile ) . The Skyshield is easily deployed by trucks and other transportation systems . The fire control system ( FCS ) uses an X - band search and tracking radar , and another unit for radar / TV and / or Laser / FLIR precision tracking . The command post can be placed up to 500 meters , roughly , from the fire control unit ( FCU ) , using encrypted radio - waves . The Skyshield system can also be networked with other air defense systems for wider and more effective air coverage , expanding its roles from point defense to area defense . A modified and improved version of Skyshield with six fully automated turrets , dubbed MANTIS ( Modular , Automatic and Network capable Targeting and Interception System ) has been ordered by the German Army as a stationary base defence system . Two systems will be delivered between 2011 and 2012 , with more orders being planned as a part of German Army ' s future " SysFla " air defence program .