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USS Briscoe ( APA - 65 ) USS " Briscoe " ( APA - 65 ) was a that served with the US Navy during World War II . Arriving late in the war , she was initially assigned to troop transport missions and consequently did not participate in any combat operations . " Briscoe " was named after a county in Texas . She was launched 19 June 1944 by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington , California , under a Maritime Commission contract ; acquired by the Navy 29 October 1944 ; and commissioned the same day , Captain A . J . Detzer in command . Operational history . World War II . " Briscoe " departed the United States 5 December 1944 and steamed to Pearl Harbor where she engaged in training and shakedown exercises until 6 April 1945 . She then carried troops and cargo between the Marshalls , Marianas , Philippines , and New Guinea After hostilities . " Briscoe " departed the Philippines 25 August 1945 for Tokyo Bay , Japan . Upon arrival she joined the naval occupation forces and served primarily as a transport between the Philippine Islands and China . " Briscoe " departed the Far East 30 November 1945 and returned to the United States . During the early months of 1946 she made several voyages between the ports of California and the Pacific islands , returning troops to the United States . Operation Crossroads . In the spring of 1946 " Briscoe " was assigned as a target ship for Operation Crossroads , the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll . Following the atomic tests she was decommissioned at Bikini and maintained for two years for radiological and structural studies . " Briscoe " was destroyed by sinking 6 May 1948 .
No . 164 RAF Squadron No . 164 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a fighter squadron during the Second World War composed of Argentine volunteers . History . No . 164 Squadron RAF was originally founded on 1 June 1918 , but never received aircraft and was disbanded on 4 July 1918 . The squadron was reformed at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , on 6 April 1942 , as a fighter squadron initially equipped with Spitfire Mk VAs , becoming operational in early May . Around 600 Argentine volunteers , mostly of Anglo - Argentine descent , joined the British and Canadian Air Forces , many in the 164 Argentine - British RAF squadron , whose emblem featured an Argentine sun with a lion passant . In January 1943 the squadron moved to South Wales to train as a ground - attack unit , where it was equipped with Hawker Hurricanes . Operations against enemy shipping and coastal targets began in June 1943 . After providing support for the landing forces from southern England , using Hawker Typhoons , the squadron moved to France in July 1944 . During the Battle of Normandy , No . 164 used its rockets against enemy armour in the battle area and after the breakout moved forward through northern France and Belgium in support of the 21st Army Group . The squadron was renumbered No . 63 RAF Squadron on 31 August 1946 .
Southwest Asia Service Medal The Southwest Asia Service Medal ( SASM ) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by order of President George H . W . Bush on March 12 , 1991 . The award is intended to recognize those military service members who performed duty during the years of the Persian Gulf War . The medal was designed by Nadine Russell of the Army ' s Institute of Heraldry . Individuals authorized the Southwest Asia Service Medal must have served in support of Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm , in one or more of the following areas , between 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995 : as well as the total land areas of Individuals serving in Israel , Egypt , Turkey , Syria and Jordan ( including the airspace and territorial waters ) directly supporting combat operations between 17 January 1991 and 11 April 1991 are also eligible for this award . To receive the award , a service member must be : attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground / shore military operations ; attached to or regularly serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations ; actually participating as a crew member in one or more aerial flights directly supporting military operations in the areas designated ; or serving on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days , except , if a waiver is authorized for personnel participating in actual combat . For those service members who performed " home service " during the Persian Gulf War , such as support personnel in the United States , the Southwest Asia Service Medal is not authorized . The award is also not authorized for those who performed support of the Persian Gulf War from European or Pacific bases . One bronze service star will be worn for participation in each designated campaign . Each recipient of the medal should wear at least one campaign star . Designated campaigns are as follows : ( Note that while several " operations " occurred in the geographical areas described above between April 12 , 1991 , and November 30 , 1995 , including Operation Provide Comfort ( June 1 , 1992 - November 30 , 1995 ) , Operation Southern Watch ( August 27 , 1992 - April 29 , 2003 ) and Operation Vigilant Warrior ( October 14 , 1994 - December 21 , 1994 ) , only three " campaigns " have been officially designated for this medal . Thus , the maximum number of bronze service stars authorized for this campaign medal ' s ribbon or streamer is three . )
Montefortino helmet The Montefortino helmet was a type of Celtic , and later Roman , military helmet used from around 300 BC through the 1st century AD with continuing modifications . This helmet type is named after the region of Montefortino in Italy , where a Montefortino helmet was first uncovered in a Celtic burial . Description . Montefortino helmets are generally characterized by a conical or round shape with a raised central knob , and a protruding neck guard as well as cheek plates to protect the sides of the head . Other common features include a " rope " - type pattern around the edge , and " pinecone " - type patterning on the crest knob . Note that the classifications are those used by archaeologists , rather than Celts or Romans , who , if they did distinguish among these types , have left no known record of the terms they used . In the Roman Republic , the Montefortino helmet was the first stage in the development of the galea , derived from Celtic helmet designs . Similar types are to be found in Spain , Gaul , and into northern Italy . Surviving examples are generally found missing their cheek pieces ( probably because they were made of a perishable material which has not survived , e . g . , leather ) though a pair of holes on each side of the helmet from which these plates would have hung tend to be clearly identifiable , and examples which do include cheek pieces show clearly how these holes were used . Roman versions sometimes contain inscriptions of the name of the soldier who wore the helmet . Earlier helmets in the type are generally more decorated since , as the Roman army moved into the huge period of growth during the Marian reforms at the end of the 2nd century BC , cheap , undecorated but effective helmets needed to be mass - produced for the mainly poor legionaries .
Cross of Honour for Military Service Abroad The Cross of Honour for Military Service Abroad ( , ) is a Belgian military decoration originally established for award to Belgian servicemen who served for a long period of time in the Federal Republic of Germany , Zaire ( now Congo ) , Rwanda or Burundi . It was established on 16 June 1997 in three classes . Classes and award prerequisites . The Cross of Honour is awarded in three classes based on the duration of service in the relevant territory . Years of service do not have to be continuous : However , depending of the region where the services were performed , one year of actual service may count for more than one year for the purpose of awarding the Cross of Honour . One year of service in the Congo , Rwanda or Burundi counted as five years , one year of service at the border between the former West Germany and the former East Germany counted for three years , and one year of service performed in the central region of the former West Germany counted for two years . Insigna . The medal is a gold star with a red pearl at each tip . The star is suspended to the ribbon by a royal crown and a ring . The obverse bears a central medallion with a golden lion on a black enamelled background surrounded by a ring of blue enamel with the motto in gold letters " Pro Patria " . The reverse medallion bears a crown of laurels surrounding two crossed swords . The ribbon is azure blue with a purple vertical border on each side and in the centre a vertical stripe the colour of which depends on the class : gold for first class , silver for second class , and red for third class .
Robert de Ros ( died 1227 ) Sir Robert de Ros , or de Roos of Helmsley , ( ca . 1170 / 1172 – 1227 ) , was the grandfather and ancestor of the Barons Ros of Helmsley that was created by writ in 1264 . In 1215 , Ros joined the confederation of the barons at Stamford . He was one of the twenty - five barons to guarantee the observance of Magna Carta , signed by King John on 15 Jun 1215 . Life . He was the son of Everard de Ros , Baron of Helmsley and Rohese Trusbut , daughter of William Trusbut of Wartre . In 1191 , aged fourteen , he paid a thousand mark s fine for livery of his lands to King Richard I of England . In 1197 , while serving King Richard in Normandy , he was arrested for an unspecified offence , and was committed to the custody of Hugh de Chaumont , but Chaumont entrusted his prisoner to William de Spiney , who allowed him to escape from the castle of Bonville , England . King Richard thereupon hanged Spiney and collected a fine of twelve hundred marks from Ros ' guardian as the price of his continued freedom . When King John came to the throne , he gave Ros the barony of his great - grandmother ' s father , Walter d ' Espec . Soon afterwards he was deputed one of those to escort William the Lion , his father - in - law , into England , to swear fealty to King John . Some years later , Robert de Ros assumed the habit of a monk , whereupon the custody of all his lands and Castle Werke ( Wark ) , in Northumberland , were committed to Philip d ' Ulcote , but he soon returned and about a year later he was High Sheriff of Cumberland . When the struggle of the barons for a constitutional government began , de Ros at first sided with King John , and thus obtained some valuable grants from the crown , and was made governor of Carlisle ; but he subsequently went over to the barons and became one of the celebrated twenty - five " Sureties " appointed to enforce the observance of " Magna Carta , " the county of Northumberland being placed under his supervision . He gave his allegiance to King Henry III and , in 1217 – 18 , his manors were restored to him . Although he was witness to the second Great Charter and the Forest Charter , of 1224 , he seems to have remained in royal favour . Marriage and issue . In early 1191 , in Haddington , East Lothian , Scotland , Ros married Isabella Mac William ( " Isibéal nic Uilliam " ) , widow of Robert III de Brus . Isabella was the illegitimate daughter of William the Lion , King of Scots by the daughter of Richard Avenel . Issue with Isabella : He erected Helmsley or Hamlake Castle in Yorkshire , and of Wark Castle in Northumberland . Sir Robert is buried at the Temple Church under a magnificent tomb . Controversy . While " Fursan " is given as a location for Robert de Ros ( sometimes also Roos ) most use the term " furfan " to designate a title within the Templars essentially equivalent to grandmaster or head priest . This title also further refers to the resulting aura resembling a " fan " / " Furry fan " . Some would also use the term " Kingmaker " .
Augustine B . Kelley Augustine Bernard Kelley ( July 9 , 1883 – November 20 , 1957 ) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania . Kelley was born in New Baltimore , Pennsylvania . He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point , New York , in 1904 and 1905 . He studied mining engineering with the International Correspondence School from 1907 to 1912 . He began his business career in 1905 as a clerk with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company , and later became superintendent of the H . C . Frick Coke Company . He was also associated with other coke and coal companies . He served as a member of the Greensburg , Pennsylvania , Board of Education in 1935 and 1936 . Kelley was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy - seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served until his death in Bethesda , Maryland . In Congress he served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions during the 79th United States Congress . He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery .
Balloon carrier A balloon carrier or balloon tender was a ship equipped with a balloon , usually tied to the ship by a rope or cable , and usually used for observation . During the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century , these ships were built to have the furthest possible view of the surrounding waters . After several experiments , the type became formalized in the early 1900s , but was soon to be superseded by the development of seaplane carrier s and regular aircraft carrier s at the beginning of World War I . Early history . The first known usage of balloons from a ship goes back to July 12 , 1849 , when the Austrian Navy ship " Vulcano " launched a manned hot air balloon in order to drop bomb s on Venice , although the attempt failed due to contrary winds . Later , during the American Civil War , about the time of the Peninsula Campaign , gas - filled balloons were being used to perform reconnaissance on Confederate positions . The battles turned inland into the heavily forested areas of the Virginia Peninsula where balloons could not travel . A coal barge , the " George Washington Parke Custis " , was cleared of all deck rigging to accommodate the gas generator s and apparatus of balloons . From this ship , professor Thaddeus S . C . Lowe , Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps , made his first ascents over the Potomac River and telegraphed claims his successful aerial venture . Other barges were converted to assist with the other military balloons transported about the eastern waterways . None of these Civil War craft ever sailed on the high seas . Types . Balloons launched from ships led to the formal development of balloon carriers , or balloon tenders , during World War I , by the navies of Great Britain , France , Germany , Italy , Russia , and Sweden . About 10 such balloon tenders were built with their main objective being aerial observation posts . These ships were either decommissioned or converted to seaplane tender s after the War .
William Henry Hudson Southerland William Henry Hudson Southerland ( 10 July 1852 – 30 January 1933 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He commanded several ships in Cuban waters during the Spanish - American War , and later served as Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet . Biography . Born in New York City , Southerland first joined the Union Navy as a volunteer towards the end of the Civil War , serving for only a brief time . He re - enlisted in early 1867 as a naval apprentice , finally entering the United States Naval Academy in June 1868 . After graduating in June 1872 he served aboard the sloop . After a year at sea , he was commissioned as an ensign . Over the next 37 years , he served in varied positions at sea and ashore , including duty with the Hydrographic Office , the Bureau of Equipment , and the Board of Inspection and Survey . During the Spanish – American War , he commanded the gunboat in the blockade of Cuban ports ; and , in 1905 , he returned to the Caribbean to command and to act as Senior Officer , Naval Forces in Santo Domingo . Promoted to captain in 1906 , he commanded the battleship of the Great White Fleet in 1907 - 09 . Appointed rear admiral on 4 May 1910 , he served as President of the Board of Inspection and Survey for Shore Stations until becoming Commander , 2d Division , Pacific Fleet in March 1911 , and commanded naval forces in the Nicaragua Expedition . A year later , he became Commander in Chief , Pacific Fleet ; and , in March 1913 , he left the fleet to take up duties on the General Board . On his retirement on 10 July 1914 Southerland was the last Civil War naval veteran still in active service , and one of very few to rise from enlisted man to admiral in the course of his career . Rear Admiral Southerland died in Washington , D . C . , on 30 January 1933 . Namesake . The destroyer ( 1944 – 1981 ) was named in his honor .
Siege of Matsuo The 1554 siege of Matsuo was one of many sieges undertaken by the " daimyo " Takeda Shingen in his campaign to conquer Japan ' s Shinano province . This took place during Japan ' s Sengoku period , in which feudal lords ( " daimyo " ) vied for control of fiefdoms across the country . Matsuo castle , in the Ina valley , was controlled by Ogasawara Nobusada ; after defeating him , Shingen went on to seize nearby Yoshioka castle as well .
823d Tactical Missile Squadron The 823d Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with the 38th Tactical Missile Wing , based at Sembach Air Base , West Germany . It was inactivated on 25 September 1966 . History . Not manned prior to c . 20 June 1943 ; raised in Australia from cadre of parent 38BG and replacements . Flew missions from Northern Queensland over New Guinea . Moved to forward airfields in New Guinea and followed MacArthur ' s advance along the northern coast of the island into the Netherlands East Indies flying tactical bombardment missions against Japanese strong points and airfields . Moved to Luzon , Philippines , as part of the United States liberation forces in 1945 , then moved to Okinawa during the summer in preparation for the Invasion of Japan . Moved to Japan and became part of the Occupation Forces . Inactivated in 1949 due to budget reductions . Reactivated in West Germany in 1958 as a MGM - 1 Matador tactical missile squadron when the unit was ordered out of France . Prior to its activation , personnel were assigned to the 38th TMW / 587th Tactical Missile Group / 822d Tactical Missile Squadron as “ B - Flight ” . Remained as a tactical missile unit until 1966 when the Mace was retired . Stations . Dispersed Matador / Mace missile location
Detachment Brandenstein Detachment Brandenstein was a unit commanded by German Baron Otto von Brandenstein . The 3 , 000 man unit which fought in the Finnish Civil War by landing at Loviisa April 7 , 1918 . Its assigned mission was to cut the Reds ' railway connections by attacking to the East , thus cutting the railway between Helsinki and Viipuri . Later the unit was attached to the Baltic Sea Division .
72d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron The United States Air Force ' s 72d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron ( 72 EASOS ) is a combat support unit located at an undisclosed location in the Middle East . The 72 EASOS provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations .
Thomas Lakin Thomas Lakin ( born 1840 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . Biography . Born in 1840 in New York , Lakin joined the Navy from that state . By November 1874 , he was serving as a seaman on the . During that month , while " Narragansett " was at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California , he jumped overboard and rescued two shipmates from drowning . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor . Lakin ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : Serving on board the U . S . S . " Narragansett " at the Navy Yard , Mare Island , Calif . , November 1874 , jumping overboard , Lakin displayed gallant conduct by rescuing 2 men of that ship from drowning .
Charles John Biddle Charles John Biddle ( April 30 , 1819 – September 28 , 1873 ) was an American soldier , lawyer , Congressman , and newspaper editor . Biography . Biddle was born and died in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He was the son of Nicholas Biddle , president of the Second Bank of the United States , and nephew of Congressman Richard Biddle . Charles Biddle graduated from Princeton in 1837 , where he studied law , and was admitted to the bar in 1840 . He served in the Mexican - American War , serving as a captain of an infantry company . For gallantry , he was promoted to the rank of major . At the close of the war , he returned to Philadelphia to practice law . In May 1861 , following the outbreak of the American Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln ' s call to arms , he was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania Reserves , rising in May to the rank of colonel in command of the 42nd Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry , also known as the 1st Pennsylvania Rifles . In October of that year he was elected to the Thirty - seventh United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward J . Morris . He was tendered a commission as a brigadier general , but declined it , and then resigned from the army in February 1862 . After the war , he became one of the proprietors and editor - in - chief of the " Philadelphia Age " , and retained that position for the remainder of his life . His literary work was confined mainly to editorial contributions to the columns of this journal . His only separate publication was " The Case of Major André " , a carefully prepared essay read before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania , which vindicated the action of George Washington . The immediate occasion was a passage in Lord Mahon ' s " History of England " that denounced the execution of André as the greatest blot upon Washington ' s record . By an authority so high as the " London Critic " , this essay was subsequently pronounced a fair refutation of Lord Mahon ' s charge .
Battle of Ballinalee The Battle of Ballinalee took place during the Irish War of Independence on 3 November 1920 . The Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) , led by Seán Mac Eoin , drove a force of British Army and Royal Irish Constabulary from the village of Ballinalee in County Longford . The 900 British troops hoped to burn the town as a reprisal , but were defeated by about 300 IRA volunteers . The village was the only one in all of Ireland to repel the British outright .