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James Hickey ( soldier ) James Hickey ( born 1961 ) is a retired U . S . Army colonel . In 2003 , he led Operation Red Dawn , the U . S . military effort that captured Saddam Hussein near Tikrit , Iraq . Early life & Military Career . He comes from a first generation Irish American family of six children . His grandfather served in Europe during World War I before returning to Ireland , and his father was sent to Korea after emigrating to America . He is a 1982 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute . Earlier Command contribution included Camp McGovern , city , Bosnia . He was also interviewed and shown on the Military Channel show " Ace in the Hole " and he featured in TV documentaries such as Zero Hour , 2003 BBC World News and 2009 The Surge : The Whole Story . Then Lieutenant Hickey ' s first Army assignment was as 3rd Platoon Leader in A Troop 3rd Squadron , 7th Cavalry , 3rd Infantry Division . This unit Patrolled the East / West German border in the region between 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in the North and the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in the South . The unit was stationed in Schweinfurt with a border station at Coburg . The Commander at the time was LTC Eric Shinseki , later Army Chief of Staff . Lt . Hickey also served as the Squadron ' s Boeselager Cup Team Leader . At his retirement ceremony on December 15 , 2010 , Col Jim Hickey was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star for his service in Iraq . He is currently Xe Services ' s Military Liaison for Global Training and Security .
Frank N . Ikard Frank Neville Ikard ( January 30 , 1913 – May 1 , 1991 ) was a Democratic United States Representative from Texas ' 13th congressional district , centered about Wichita Falls , Texas . Ikard was born in Henrietta in Clay County , Texas , and attended the public schools and the Schriener Institute , in Kerrville , Texas . He earned an Bachelor of Arts in 1936 at the University of Texas in Austin , where he was a member of the honorary men ' s service organization known as the Texas Cowboys . He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1937 and was admitted that year to the bar . Ikard began his practice of law in Wichita Falls in the firm now known as Gibson Davenport Anderson ; one of the founding partners of the firm was Orville Bullington , the 1932 Republican gubernatorial nominee . Ikard enlisted in the United States Army in January 1944 and served with Company K , One Hundred and Tenth Infantry , Twenty - eighth Division . He was prisoner of war in Germany in 1944 and 1945 . He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal . Political history . After the war , Ikard served as judge of Thirtieth Judicial District Court of Wichita Falls . He was appointed chairman of the Veterans Affairs Commission of Texas in 1948 . Then Governor Beauford Jester in November 1948 named Ikard as judge of the Thirtieth Judicial District Court . He subsequently was elected in 1950 , and served until September 8 , 1951 . He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1956 , 1960 , and 1968 . He was chairman of the Texas State Democratic Convention in 1960 . Ikard was elected to the Eighty - second Congress to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of his fellow Democrat , Ed Gossett . He was reelected to the Eighty - third and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from September 8 , 1951 , to December 15 , 1961 , when he resigned to become an oil industry lobbyist . Later career . Ikard served as the executive vice president of American Petroleum Institute from 1962 to 1963 and as president from 1963 to 1980 . He was appointed in 1965 , and reappointed in 1967 , to the University of Texas Board of Regents by Governor John B . Connally , Jr . Personal life . Ikard was married to the former Jean Hunter , who died in 1970 . They had two children , Frank Ikard , Jr . , and William F . Ikard . Later , Ikard married the former Jayne Brumley . Ikard died in 1991 in Washington , D . C . , of cardiac arrest . Ikard was the grandson of rancher William S . Ikard . Ikard is interred at Arlington National Cemetery .
Sundance Air Force Station Sundance Air Force Station ( ADC ID : TM - 201 , NORAD ID : Z - 201 ) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station . It is located 6 . 3 miles northwest of Sundance , Wyoming . It was closed in 1968 . History . Sundance Air Force Station came into existence as part of Phase III of the Air Defense Command Mobile Radar program . On October 20 , 1953 ADC requested a third phase of twenty - five radar sites be constructed . The station became operational with the activation of the 731st Radar Squadron ( SAGE ) on 1 December 1960 , feeding data to DC - 19 at Minot AFB , North Dakota . Operational status was delayed at Sundance AFS to allow testing to determine if atomic energy could be used to produce sufficient power to operate a radar station . A Portable Medium 1 ( PM - 1 ) transportable nuclear power plant developed by the US Army Nuclear Power Program was designed and installed on the site . The tests succeeded , and the site became operational in 1962 with the activation of AN / FPS - 7 C search radar and the AN / FPS - 6 and AN / FPS - 26 height - finder radars as the United States ' first nuclear - powered radars . The radar squadron provided information to the SAGE Direction Center where it was analyzed to determine range , direction , altitude , and speed , and to evaluate whether aircraft were friendly or hostile . The radars were operated until 1968 when Air Defense Command closed the station as part of a draw down of assets and budget reductions . The PM - 1 plant was operated by Air Force , Army and Navy personnel , and it produced electricity for 4 , 101 hours without incident . It was dismantled after the site was inactivated . The reactor site remains fenced , marked as " US Government Property , No Trespassing " . Today , what was Sundance AFS is part of a ski area called " Vista West " What remains of undeveloped parts of the radar station are abandoned , the buildings severely deteriorated . Air Force units and assignments . Units : Assignments : External links .
USS Oconee ( AOG - 34 ) USS " Oconee " ( AOG - 34 ) was a acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet , and to remote Navy stations . " Oconee " , formerly MC Hull 1531 , was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract on 18 October 1944 by East Coast Shipyard , Inc . , Bayonne , New Jersey ; launched 19 November 1944 ; sponsored by Miss Ethel Borst ; acquired by the Navy on 23 December 1944 ; and commissioned 12 January 1945 , Lt . Joseph T . Collins , USCG , in command . World War II service . Following shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay , " Oconee " , manned by a U . S . Coast Guard crew , sailed to Bermuda and Aruba before transiting the Panama Canal 15 March 1945 . Stopping briefly at San Diego , California , the gasoline tanker proceeded to Pearl Harbor , arriving there 4 May . After a short upkeep period she sailed unescorted to Eniwetok , Marshall Islands , thence on to Ulithi . From mid - June to the end of July she serviced all sizes of ships and craft in the huge anchorage then steamed to Okinawa with her vital cargo . She remained there through the end of the war , serving ships of the mighty U . S . fleet and riding out two treacherous typhoons . Post - war decommissioning . On 12 November " Oconee " sailed for San Francisco , California , stopping at Pearl Harbor before arriving on 28 December . She decommissioned there on 28 March 1946 , was struck from the Navy List on 1 May , and returned to the Maritime Commission on 1 July . She was sold for commercial service , as " M / V Piratini " , and reflagged Brazilian . Final disposition : fate unknown . Military awards and honors . " Oconee ’ s " crew was eligible for the following medals :
USS Shark ( SS - 174 ) Inter - war period . Asiatic Fleet . Following shakedown in the North $ 3 and the Caribbean Sea , " Shark " transited the Panama Canal and arrived at San Diego , California on 4 March 1937 . She spent the next year and one - half in training exercises and Army - Navy war problems as a unit of Submarine Squadron 6 ( SubRon 6 ) . Following a regular overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard , Vallejo , California , " Shark " got underway from San Diego on 16 December 1938 bound for Pearl Harbor and reassignment to SubRon 4 . Following two years of operations in the Hawaii area , " Shark " set sail from Pearl Harbor on 3 December 1940 to join the Asiatic Fleet based at Manila , where she engaged in fleet tactics and exercises until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . Departing Manila on 9 December 1941 , under command of Louis Shane , Jr . ( USNA Class of 1926 ) , she was at sea during the Japanese bombing raids on Manila the next day . For the next week , " Shark " patrolled Tayabas Bay until ordered back to Manila on 19 December to embark Admiral Thomas C . Hart , Commander - in - Chief , Asiatic Fleet , for transportation to Soerabaja , Java . World War II . On 6 January 1942 , " Shark " was almost hit with a torpedo from an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine . A few days later , she was ordered to Ambon Island , where an enemy invasion was expected . On 27 January , she was directed to join the submarines patrolling in Strait of Malacca , then to cover the passage east of Lifamatola and Bangka Strait . On 2 February , " Shark " reported to her base at Soerabaja that she had been depth - charged off Tifore Island and had failed to sink a Japanese ship during a torpedo attack . Five days later , she reported chasing an empty cargo ship headed northwest , for which Admiral Wilkes upbraided her commanding officer . No further messages were received from " Shark " . On 8 February , she was told to proceed to Makassar Strait and later was told to report information . Nothing was heard and , on 7 March , " Shark " was reported as presumed lost , the victim of unknown causes , the first American submarine lost to enemy anti - submarine warfare . She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 24 June . Post - war , Japanese records showed numerous attacks on unidentified submarines in " Shark " s area at plausible times . At 01 : 37 on 11 February , for example , the Japanese destroyer opened fire with her guns and sank a surfaced submarine . Voices were heard in the water , but no attempt was made to rescue possible survivors . Awards . " Shark " received one battle star for World War II service .
Seoul American High School Seoul American High School ( SAHS , Hangul : 서울 미국인고등학교 ) is one of the largest Department of Defense Dependent Schools in the Department of Defense Education Activity ( DoDEA ) Pacific Area , which includes Korea , Japan , Okinawa , and Guam . SAHS is located on Yongsan Garrison in the heart of Seoul , South Korea . The school is a typical American school in an American community that is located in Seoul . The education system is very similar to the ones a regular American student could experience in the U . S . The schooling system provides education and activities for children of U . S . Military and Civilian families . With a student population of over 600 as of School Year 07 / 08 , the Seoul American Falcons are the largest DODEA school in Korea . SAHS is considered a class AA school , which classifies it as a large school in the Pacific . SAHS is a participant of the tournaments and conferences held throughout the Pacific . SAHS competes in the following categories : JROTC , journalism , Model United Nations , Basketball , Football , Cheerleading , Volleyball , Tennis , Drama , Band , Choir , Soccer , Swimming , Wrestling , and Cross country . They also have other clubs such as the Swing dance , Chess , Spanish , and German club . History . The school was first established in 1959 with initially 150 students . For the next eight years , the school educated children of U . S . military and civilian personnel from the entire South Korean peninsula . Students coming from outside of Seoul boarded at the school , mostly from Daegu , Pusan , and Jinhae . This would cease years later as several other DoDEA schools were established across the country , the first being at Daegu in 1967 . In 1982 , a new high school was constructed and by that time , the school had its main and arts building and a gym . In 1987 , another building primarily for the JROTC program was opened . See also . When the new school , built in 1982 , was opened it also featured a building specifically for JROTC . This building was replaced with a new building specifically designed and built for the JROTC activities . [ www . sahs - reunion . com ]
Ouvrage Valdeblore Ouvrage Valdeblore is a lesser work ( " petit ouvrage " ) of the Maginot Line ' s Alpine extension , the Alpine Line . The ouvrage consists of one entry block , one infantry artillery block and one observation block at an altitude of . Valdeblore was built starting in November 1930 by Poiljeux contractors , and was completed by Thorrand et Cie in April 1933 at a cost of 1 . 6 million francs . Description . Valdeblore covers the D2565 road and the valley of the Valdeblore stream in conjunction with the " petit ouvrage " Fressinéa and the " gros ouvrage " Rimplas .
Battle of Patras This battle took place on 6 , 7 and 8 November 1772 , during the Russo - Turkish War ( 1768 – 74 ) in the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth , Greece , when a Russian fleet under Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force of frigate s and xebec s , destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs and losing no ships . History . Konyaev had left Livorno on 6 September 1772 and from 5 October cruised around Cerigo with " Tchesma " and " Graf Orlov " . On 23 October he was joined by " Sv . Nikolai " and on 27 October by " Zabiaka " , " Slava " , " Auza " and " Modon " , which had been detached from Orlov ' s fleet at Mikono under Voinovitch . They brought news of an Ottoman force in the Gulf of Patras , so Konyaev and Voinovitch combined forces to look for it . On 5 November they arrived near Patras , and found 9 30 - gun frigates and 12 xebecs at sea , plus 4 xebecs anchored under the guns of the fort . On 6 November they attacked , with their smaller vessels in front due to the narrowness of the channel , and the Ottomans retreated . One xebec ran aground and was destroyed by " Sv . Nikolai " , " Zabiaka " and " Modon " . " Sv . Nikolai " and " Slava " cut off a frigate and another xebec and forced them aground where they were abandoned , and then burnt by " Auza " . The remaining Ottomans took refuge under the fort . In the afternoon of 7 November , the Russians attacked again , standing back and forth along the Ottoman line to no great effect . On 8 November they anchored near the Ottoman line and attacked at around 11 . 30am . By about 12pm several Ottoman vessels were on fire and abandoned , and Konyaev weighed anchor and sent in the boats under protection of " Sv . Nikolai " , " Zabiaka " and " Slava " to destroy or capture . 7 frigates and 8 xebecs were destroyed , the remaining frigate and 6 xebecs sailing further up the gulf . The frigate soon ran aground and was destroyed by " Slava " . On 15 November Konyaev left for the Aegean Sea . Ships involved . Russia ( Konyaev ) . " Tchesma " 80 < br > " Graf Orlov " 66 < br > " Sv . Nikolai " 26 < br > " Zabiaka " 18 < br > " Slava " 16 < br > " Auza " 12 < br > " Modon " 12 < br > Ottoman Empire . 9 frigates of 30 guns - 1 destroyed on 6 November , 8 destroyed on 8 November < br > 16 xebecs of 20 - 30 guns - 2 destroyed on 6 November , 8 destroyed on 8 November < br >
Demetrio Castillo Duany Demetrio Castillo Duany ( born November 17 , 1856 in Santiago de Cuba - November 27 , 1922 in Santiago de Cuba ) was a Cuban revolutionary , soldier , and politician . He fought in the Cuban Independence and Spanish - American wars . Demetrio Castillo Duany was born into one of the leading families of the eastern region of Cuba and he went to France for his education . After spending some years at the Lycée of Bordeaux he went on to the United States where he studied English and entered an established business house . In 1878 , at the age of twenty - two , he returned to Santiago de Cuba to take charge of the interests of his mother . A year late the outbreak of the " little war " obliged him to emigrate to the United States where he remained until 1885 . The outbreak of the War of Independence in 1895 found him ready for the final struggle and he devoted himself to it without reserve . He joined the Revolutionary forces under Victoriano Garzón , was soon transferred to the staff of José Maceo , and saw much arduous service under that redoubtable chief . His valor and enterprise brought him rapid advancement . He became Lieutenant Colonel after the actions of Yerba de Guinea and la Curia and became Colonel after the battles at El Triunfo and Sao del Indio . Three days before the fatal encounter of Loma de Gato in which Maceo lost his life he promoted Duany to the rank of Brigadier General . When the United States entered the war against Spain , General Garcia selected Brigadier General Duany to confer with the American commanders and to arrange for cooperation with them . In fulfillment of this commission General Duany conferred with Admiral Sampson on board the battleship " New York " to concert plans for the landing of American troops and to provide for joint action with the Cuban forces . Under his command the Cubans captured Siboney and thus reduced the risk of the disembarkation of the American force . He continued to cooperate with the Americans throughout the remainder of the war . He also opened a business school in New York and was in the Cuban presidential cabinet heading War and Navy . When hostilities ceased he turned to politics . In 1898 he was named Governor of Santiago de Cuba and was later appointed Civil Governor of the Eastern Province under the American Intervention . He was one of the founders of the Republican party in Oriente which later merged with the Liberal party . In 1906 he was associated with the Revolutionary Committee and was arrested and imprisoned until the arrival of the American commissioners , who released him . Soon thereafter , Governor Charles Magoon appointed him Chief of the Penitentiary of the Republic . In consequence of the Revolution of 1916 – 1917 he retired from office and resumed the life of a private citizen .
Herbert Studd Brigadier General Herbert William Studd CB CMG DSO ( 26 December 1870 – 8 August 1947 ) was an English cricketer and soldier . Cricketer . Studd was educated at Eton and Trinity College , Cambridge . He was a right - handed batsman . He made his first - class debut for Middlesex against the touring Australians in 1890 . During the match Studd took his only first - class wicket , that of Jack Blackham . This match was to be Studd ' s only appearance for Middlesex . Studd ' s next first - class appearance came in the same season for the Marylebone Cricket Club , playing two first - class matches against Cambridge University and Oxford University . Five years later Studd toured Ireland with the Marylebone Cricket Club , playing a single first - class match against Dublin University , during which he made his maiden first - class half century , scoring 71 . This was Studd ' s final first - class match for the club . In Studd ' s three matches for the club he scored 132 runs at an average of 26 . 40 , with a high score of 71 . In 1898 Studd joined Hampshire , making his debut for the club in the County Championship against Leicestershire , where on debut Studd made scores of 49 and 44 . Studd ' s second first - class half century came later in the season against Sussex , where he scored 60 in Hampshire ' s first innings . Studd ' s final first - class match came against Warwickshire later in the 1898 season . In his five first - class matches for the county he scored 217 runs at an average of 31 . 00 , with a high score of 60 . In his overall first - class career Studd scored 352 runs at an average of 27 . 07 . Soldier . Herbert Studd was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1891 . He served through the South African War 1899 - 1902 and was awarded the Queen ’ s and King ’ s Medals , a mention in despatches and the DSO . He passed the Staff College in 1905 and served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant - General , London District 1905 – 09 and as GSO2 at the War Office 1912 – 14 . He served through the Great War , was severely wounded and mentioned in despatches , and was awarded the CMG , CB and numerous foreign orders . He was promoted to Lieutenant - Colonel , brevet Colonel and temporary Brigadier - General . During the war he first commanded 19th Reserve Brigade , then 180th Brigade . He was Chief of Staff of XI Corps 1916 – 17 and of the British Section of the Supreme War Council 1917 - 1919 . He returned to England to command his regiment in 1919 and retired on account of ill - health caused by wounds in 1923 , when he was granted the honorary full rank of Brigadier - General . Studd died at Bayswater , London on 8 August 1947 . Family . Herbert Studd was a son of Edward Studd , a rich planter who , on returning from India , took the lease of Tedworth House , Tidworth , Wiltshire . In 1894 Herbert Studd married Mary Cole , née de Vere , granddaughter of Sir Aubrey de Vere , 2nd Baronet . She was widow of Major William Cole , 3rd Dragoon Guards ( one of their sons was Horace de Vere Cole ) . They had two daughters . She died in 1930 and he married Alice Maude Tullis .
Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award The Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest civilian award given by the United States Department of Defense . This award and accompanying Distinguished Civilian Service Medal is the Department ' s highest award given to career DoD civilian employees whose careers reflect exceptional devotion to duty and whose contributions to the efficiency , economy , or other improvements in DoD operations are of a significantly broad scope First recipient . Originally , the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal was awarded by United States Department of War for work in the intelligence service . Earl H . Pritchard was the first recipient of the award for his service from 1942 to 1945 when he was a civilian analyst with military intelligence during the Second World War .
96th Berar Infantry The 96th Berar Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . They could trace their origins to 1797 , when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion of the Aurangabad Division for the Princely state of Hyderabad . Until 1853 , the regiment was part of the Nizam of Hydrabad ' s Army then after signing of a treaty with the then Governor General of India , The Nizam ' s Contingent was renamed as the Hyderabad Contingent and became part of the regular Indian Army . The regiment fought in the Battle of Mahidpur during the Third Anglo - Maratha War . They then participated in the Siege of Nowah and the later Capture of Nowah . They next participated in the annexation of Burma during the Second Burmese War . They next took part in the Central India Campaign after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 . After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments . In 1922 , the 96th Berar Infantry became the 2nd Battalion , 19th Hyderabad Regiment . This regiment was allocated to the Indian Army after independence .