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Ng Jui Ping Ng Jui Ping is a Singaporean entrepreneur and retired military officer . He was the second Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces ( SAF ) from 1992 to 1995 , holding the rank of Lieutenant - General . Education . Ng holds a Master of Arts in history from Duke University . He also completed the Advanced Management Program in the Harvard Business School . Military career . Ng ' s career in the Singapore Armed Forces ( SAF ) spanned 30 years . He served as Chief of the Singapore Army from 1990 to 1992 , and later as Chief of Defence Force from 1992 to 1995 . He retired from the SAF in 1995 . Entrepreneurial career . After leaving the military , Ng took up an entrepreneurial route . He co - founded Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd and held non - executive positions within the company from 27 January 2006 . He was last re - elected as a director in the company on 22 January 2010 . Ng also held non - executive or board positions in various other investment and business consulting companies , including : Oppenheimer Investments Ltd , Yanlord Land Group Ltd , Singapore Shipping Corporation Ltd , Port of Singapore Authority International ( PSAI ) , Unisteel Technology Ltd and Global Voice Group Ltd . He leads August Asia Consulting ( a consulting business ) and Nanyang Institute of Management ( a learning institute ) . He was also an advisor to various business groups , including : Aldar , Chesterton International Property Consultants Pte Ltd , AGT International , Swiss Asia Banking School AG and MEC Coal Pte Ltd . Between 1995 and 2003 , Ng held various positions , including : deputy chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board , Singapore ; chairman of Chartered Industries of Singapore Pte Ltd ; corporate advisor in Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd ; corporate advisor in Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd ; chairman of Singapore Technologies Automotive Ltd ; chairman of Ordnance Development & Engineering of Singapore ( 1996 ) Pte Ltd . Ng is also the vice - president of the Football Association of Singapore . References .
Hüseyin Avni Zaimler Hüseyin Avni [ Zaimler ] also known as Hussein Avni Bey ( 1887 ; Monastir ( Bitola ) - March 10 , 1930 ; Adana ) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army . A politician of the Republic of Turkey .
Colonel ( Pakistan ) Pakistan Army has followed British Army rank system since its independence from British Empire in 1947 . However , crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent , which symbolizes the sovereignty of Government of Pakistan . Colonel in Pakistan Army is equivalent to Captain in Pakistan Navy and Group Captain in Pakistan Air Force . Like other armies , this rank is higher than Lieutenant Colonel and lower than a Brigadier .
Wilmot Fawkes Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes GCB KCVO ( 22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , Plymouth . Naval career . Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1860 and by 1867 had become a Lieutenant . He served mainly in the Mediterranean on HMS " Prince Consort " and " Research " . In 1880 he was promoted to Commander and served on HMS " Northampton " on the North America and West Indies station . After a few years he returned to England to command of the Royal Yacht " Osborne " , a post he held for two years . Promoted Captain in 1886 , he was given command of HMS " Raleigh " before going on to be Naval Advisor to the Inspector General of Fortifications in 1891 . He then took command of HMS " Mercury " on the China station returning to England in 1897 to be Private Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1897 . In 1899 he was appointed an Aide - de - Camp to Queen Victoria . He was promoted to Rear Admiral on 1 January 1901 , and went on to command the Cruiser Squadron in 1902 before being appointed Commander - in - Chief , Australia Station in 1905 . He became Commander - in - Chief , Plymouth in 1908 and retired in 1911 . Retirement . Fawkes had married Juliana Hannah Mary Spicer in 1875 and when he retired in 1911 they lived at Steel Cross , Crowborough . His wife died in 1916 , and Fawkes died suddenly in 1926 at Spye Park , Chippenham when he was visiting his brother - in - law Captain Spicer .
Kafundanga Chingunji " Kafundanga " Chingunji ( died January 1974 ) served as the first Chief of Staff in the government of UNITA , pro - Western rebels , during the Angolan Civil War ( 1975 - 2002 ) . As the patriarch of the Chingunji family he founded a political dynasty based in Angola ' s Central Highlands . Officially , Chingunji died from cerebral malaria on Angola ' s border with Zambia . His wife and others who saw his body say someone poisoned Chingunji . Rumors later alleged Jonas Savimbi , the head of UNITA , ordered his assassination .
18th Missouri Volunteer Infantry The 18th Missouri Infantry was a United States Army unit organized during the American Civil War . History . Organized at Laclede , Missouri , July to November , 1861 . Attached to : Casualties . Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 75 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 164 Enlisted men by disease . Total 245 .
Cham – Vietnamese War ( 1471 ) 1471 Vietnamese invasion of Champa under Emperor Lê Thánh Tông was a military expedition that is widely regarded as marking the downfall of Champa . The Vietnamese forces attacked and sacked the capital Vijaya , and decimated the Cham army . As a result of the conflict , Champa was forced to cede territory to Vietnam and from thereafter ceased to pose a threat to Vietnamese territory . Invasion . By 1470 , the Chams had converted from Hinduism to Islam . This and their earlier attack on Angkor led the Cambodians to ignore the Cham ' s request for assistance when Vietnam invaded . The Cham feared an imminent Vietnamese attack , and requested that the Ming dynasty of China bring the Vietnamese back in line by force and clearly demarcate the border between Champa and Vietnam . China only verbally rebuked the Vietnamese for their invasions , which the Vietnamese ignored , proceeding to attack and destroy the Cham . The Vietnamese army was reorganized to copy the Chinese army , with gunpowder weapons . Tran Thanh - tong raised a massive 300 , 000 army which outnumbered the 100 , 000 Cham army , although at a massive financial cost which drained the Vietnamese treasury 1 , 000 gold liang each day . Genocide . The Vietnamese conducted a Genocide campaign against the Cham slaughtereing 60 , 000 when taking the capital . The Vietnamese committed arson and theft and burned massive parts of Champa , seizing the entire country . The Chinese Ming Dynasty records record the Vietnamese destruction of Champa . The Vietnamese enslaved several thousand Cham and enacted forced assimilation of Vietnamese culture onto Chams . The Chams informed the Chinese that they continued to fight against the Vietnamese occupation of their land , which had been turned into the 13th province of Vietnam . The Chinese government sent a censor Ch ' en Chun to Champa in 1474 to install the Champa King , but he discovered Vietnamese soldiers had taken over Champa and were blocking his entry . He proceeded to Malacca instead and its ruler sent back tribute to China . Malacca sent envoys to China again in 1481 to inform the Chinese that while going back to Malacca in 1469 from a trip to China , the Vietnamese attacked them , castrating the young and enslaving them . The Malaccans reported that Vietnam was in control of Champa and also that the Vietnamese sought to conquer Malacca , but the Malaccans did not fight back due to lack of permission from the Chinese to engage in war . The Chinese Emperor scolded them , ordering the Malaccans to strike back with violent force if the Vietnamese attacked . The Champa kingdom was completely destroyed by the invasion , only 162 , 000 Cham remain in Vietnam today .
USS Sicily ( CVE - 118 ) USS " Sicily " ( CVE - 118 ) was a in the United States Navy . She was named in honor of the island of Sicily , which was the site of a major invasion during World War II . " Sicily " was laid down on 23 October 1944 by Todd - Pacific Shipyards , Tacoma , Washington , as " Sandy Bay " ; launched on 14 April 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . Julius Vanderwiele ; renamed " Sicily " on 5 June 1945 ; and commissioned on 27 February 1946 , Capt . B . W . Wright in command . Operational history . " Sicily " fitted out at Portland , Oregon , loaded supplies at Seattle , and then sailed for San Diego where she held shakedown training during April and May . On 15 May , she was ordered to proceed to New York , via the Panama Canal and Norfolk , Virginia . The carrier entered the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 6 June and remained there until 30 September when she sailed to NS Argentia , Newfoundland , to conduct cold weather training . During the remainder of 1946 and until 3 April 1950 , " Sicily " operated with the U . S . Atlantic Fleet out of her home port of Norfolk . At that time , she was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet with San Diego as her home port , arriving there on 28 April . The carrier was scheduled to conduct antisubmarine warfare exercises during the summer , but the invasion of South Korea by the North Koreans , on 25 June , caused a radical change in her operating plans . " Sicily " was notified on 2 July that she was needed in the Far East ; and she sailed , two days later , for the first of three deployments to Korean waters . " Sicily " was designated flagship of Carrier Division ( CarDiv ) 15 and on 3 August launched aircraft of VMF - 214 on their first air strike in support of Allied ground forces . During this tour , she supported ground operations at Pohang , the Inchon landing , the advance to Seoul , and the withdrawal of the marines from the Chosin Reservoir to Hungnam before returning to San Diego on 5 February 1951 . On her second tour with the 7th Fleet , from 13 May to 12 October 1951 , " Sicily " operated on both the east and west coast of Korea . Her last tour during the Korean War was from 8 May to 4 December 1952 , and she served with the United Nations Escort and Blockading Force . " Sicily " was deployed to the Far East again from 14 July 1953 to 25 February 1954 . Honors and awards . " Sicily " received five battle star s for service in the Korean War . Decommissioning . Upon her return to the United States West Coast , " Sicily " was placed in reserve , out of commission , with the Pacific Reserve Fleet . She was struck from the Navy List on 1 July 1960 and sold to the Nicolai Joffe Corporation on 31 October 1960 for scrap .
USCGC Alert ( WMEC - 630 ) USCGC " Alert " ( WMEC - 630 ) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last medium endurance cutter constructed . The keel was laid on 5 January 1968 at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay , Maryland , and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day , 4 August 1969 . " Alert " derives her name from the early 19th century revenue cutter , which served in the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service .
Jim Channon Jim Channon is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army . Channon is primarily known for creating the First Earth Battalion Operations Manual . The manual . Many of the ideas contained in this and the outcomes of putting such concepts into practice have been documented by journalist Jon Ronson in his book " The Men Who Stare at Goats " . According to Ronson ' s book , Channon spent time in the 1970s with many of the people in California credited with starting the human potential movement , and subsequently wrote an operations manual for a First Earth Battalion . An " Ode Magazine " article described Channon as a global visionary and a world - class intelligent optimist . He appeared on the cover of " UFO magazine " while the cover story , written by Bill Birnes , told of the practical side of Channon ' s work in the military . Jim Channon was featured in " Fortune " magazine as the business world ' s first corporate shaman . He was featured in " Omni " and other magazine / websites as the founder of the Army ’ s First Earth Battalion . Film . The movie character " Bill Django " from the 2009 film " The Men Who Stare at Goats " , played by Jeff Bridges , is based on Jim Channon . Veterans ' Affairs . Channon was named to the Advisory Board of the Veterans ' Holistic Healthcare Foundation of America .
Mediterranean pass The Mediterranean pass ( or Mediterranean passport , the name used in the United States ) was a document which identified a ship as being protected under a treaty with states of the Barbary Coast . Now known as the Barbary pirate s , these states required countries to pay tribute in exchange for not capturing that country ' s ships and crews . These passes identified ships which had safe passage . The top of the British document was cut off in an erratic scalloped pattern used to confirm its authenticity . The matching top of the document was sent to officials along the Barbary Coast , so cruiser s from those ports would have samples for comparison with the edge of the documents . A similar design was adopted by the United States , although U . S . Consul General in Algiers Richard O ' Brien pointed out the document should be on thicker paper ( or parchment ) and kept in a tin container so as to ensure a better match between tops and bottoms ( he also suggested that ships fly the American flag rather than the flags of individual states ) . Countries known to have issued such documents include : The United States issued Mediterranean passports starting with a September 5 , 1795 , treaty with the Dey of Algiers , and continued through the mid - 19th century . Background . For about 300 years , the Mediterranean Sea lanes were largely controlled by the north Africa n Muslim states of the Barbary Coast ( Tripoli , Algiers , Morocco , and Tunis ) through piracy . Hostages were either ransomed or sold into slavery . Over time , most countries found it expedient to simply pay a yearly tribute ( bribe ) to the Barbary sultan s in exchange for safe passage through the Mediterranean . Following the American Revolution , America was no longer under the protection of the British tribute treaties , resulting in the crippling of American commerce in the Mediterranean . Having no significant Navy , the U . S . decided to form tribute treaties with the Barbary states , such as the 1796 Treaty of Tripoli . This treaty required ship ' s passports within 18 months .
Sinchon Massacre The Sinchon Massacre ( , Hanja : 信川良民虐殺事件 , Sinchon civilian Massacre ) was an alleged mass murder of civilians between 17 October and 7 December 1950 , in or near the town of Sinchon , during the outbreak of the Korean War . It is widely acknowledged that many civilians died during the war , but the reasons for this are debated . Sinchon is currently part of South Hwanghae Province , North Korea . North Korean claim . North Korean sources claim that approximately 35 , 000 people were killed by American military forces and other supporters during the course of 52 days , which would have been about a quarter of the population of the county . Jack Willey of " The Militant " claimed that according to " Ri Song Jin , a witness to the massacre , imperialist forces tortured many Korean patriots in the basement of the Sinchon church at the beginning of the occupation , then buried the dead and near - dead bodies in a trench . " The Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities was established in 1958 and displays remains and belongings of those who are claimed to have been killed in the incident . NGO claims . In a report prepared in Pyongyang , the non - governmental International Association of Democratic Lawyers lists several alleged incidents of mass murder by U . S . soldiers , and claims that the massacre was overseen by a General " Harrison " or " Halison " , an apparent reference to William Kelly Harrison . Their report claims that Harrison took photos of the massacre . There is no evidence to confirm their testimony , and Harrison was reportedly shocked by the claim . Other reports also concluded there was no Harrison in the area at the time , and that it was either a pseudonym or a false claim . The Institute for Korean Historical Studies , summarized in a Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation report , concluded that both Communists and anti - Communist vigilantes were engaging in wholesale slaughter throughout the area , and that the 19th Infantry Regiment took the city and failed to prevent the secret police that came with them from perpetuating the civilian murders , but did not participate themselves . Furthermore , when Communists retook the city , the population was again purged . Other sources have concluded that the " massacre " was caused by a local rivalry that used the fog of war as a pretense .
RAF Langham Royal Air Force station Langham or simply RAF Langham is a former Royal Air Force station , located North - West of Norwich , Norfolk , England , from 1940 to 1961 . History . The airfield was originally equipped with three grass runways . Originally opened as a satellite station for RAF Bircham Newton , the station became independent in 1942 , when it was upgraded with concrete runways , perimeter track and hardstandings , and there is evidence to suggest that it was equipped with the FIDO fog dispersal system . In 1947 the station was placed into care and maintenance , but it was reactivated during the Korean War . It was later used as an emergency landing strip for RAF Sculthorpe , before final closure in 1961 . Langham aircraft . Several types of aircraft have operated out of Langham , among these : Current use . The station was purchased by Bernard Matthews , who constructed turkey sheds on the runways . The turkey farm is now operated by another farmer , but the construction of the sheds has preserved large sections of the runways . Surviving buildings on the site include the control tower and a dome trainer building used for the instruction of ground to air anti - aircraft gunnery .
Francis Whitmore Colonel Sir Francis Henry Douglas Charlton Whitmore , 1st Baronet , KCB , CMG , DSO , TD , JP ( 20 April 1872 – 12 June 1962 ) was a British military officer and landowner . Family home . He was the son of Thomas Whitmore , an officer in the Royal Horse Guards . Thomas had inherited Orsett Hall ( in Orsett , Essex ) as a result of a gambling debt incurred by the previous owner , Digby Wingfield . The estate passed to Francis on the death of his father in 1907 . Military career . Whitmore was educated at Eton and in 1892 he was commissioned into the 1st Essex Artillery Volunteers . He later transferred to the Essex Yeomanry and served in the Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry . He served in the First World War and was promoted Lieutenant - Colonel in 1915 , eventually commanding the 10th Royal Hussars . He was mentioned in despatches four times , and awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917 . After the war he wrote " The 10th ( P . W . O . ) Royal Hussars and the Essex Yeomanry during the European War , 1914 - 1918 " which was published in 1920 . Sir Francis became a Justice of the Peace in 1898 and was High Sheriff of Essex in 1922 . He served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1936 to 1958 and was created a baronet , of Orsett , in the County of Essex in 1954 . Family life . He was married twice , first to Violet Houldsworth ( d . 1927 ) and subsequently to Ellis Johnsen ( d . 2001 ) . He had a son and a daughter by his second wife . He was a keen traveller , including a visit to the Empire State Building in New York in 1931 when it opened . Photograph albums and scrapbooks from his travels are in the Essex Record Office . Orsett church contains hatchment s to his father and his first wife — the latter was painted by Sir Francis himself . The other hatchments in the church were restored at the expense of Sir Francis following a fire . He also painted portraits , two of which are in the Thurrock Museum . Sir Francis died in 1962 and was buried with full military honours at Orsett parish church . The baronetcy and estate were inherited by his son , Sir John Whitmore . He is commemorated in the name of a local pub , The Whitmore Arms . His portrait from W . W . 1 hangs in the headquarters of the 70th ( Essex Yeomanry ) Signal Squadron . A later portrait in Lord Lieutenant ' s uniform by Herbert James Gunn hangs in the Shire Hall in Chelmsford - see Sir Francis Whitmore .
Martin Freeman ( sailor ) Martin Freeman ( May 18 , 1814 – September 11 , 1894 ) was a civilian employee of the Union Navy during the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay . He is one of only a handful of civilians to have received the medal . Born on May 18 , 1814 , in Germany , Freeman was living in Louisiana when he was hired by the Navy as a pilot . He served aboard Admiral David Farragut ' s flagship , the . Throughout the Battle of Mobile Bay , Alabama , on August 5 , 1864 , Freeman guided the Union fleet into the bay from " Hartford " ' s maintop despite heavy Confederate fire . For this action , he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later , on December 31 , 1864 . Freeman ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : As pilot of the flagship , U . S . S . " Hartford " , during action against Fort Morgan , rebel gunboats and the ram " Tennessee " , in Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864 . With his ship under terrific enemy shellfire , Freeman calmly remained at his station in the maintop and skillfully piloted the ships into the bay . He rendered gallant service throughout the prolonged battle in which the rebel gunboats were captured or driven off , the prize ram " Tennessee " forced to surrender , and the fort successfully attacked . Freeman was promoted to acting volunteer lieutenant in October 1864 , and was honorably discharged in January 1867 . He died on September 11 , 1894 , at age 80 and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Pascagoula , Mississippi .
Thomas Cavanaugh Thomas Cavanaugh ( born May 10 , 1869 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish – American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . Biography . Cavanaugh was born May 10 , 1869 in Ireland , and after entering the navy he was sent as a Fireman First Class to fight in the Spanish – American War aboard the . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Fireman First Class , U . S . Navy . Born : 10 May 1869 , Ireland . Accredited to : New York . G . O . No . : 503 , 12 December 1898 . Citation : On board the U . S . S . Potomac during the passage of that vessel from Cat Island to Nassau , 14 November 1898 . Volunteering to enter the fireroom which was filled with steam , Cavanaugh , after repeated attempts , succeeded in reaching the auxiliary valve and opening it , thereby relieving the vessel from further danger .
USCG Air Station Bermuda The USCG detachment in Bermuda operated air - sea rescue services , moved from the US Naval Station to Kindley Field , in November 1963 until the withdrawal of its HU - 16 Grumman Albatross flying boat s in 1965 . The role was subsequently filled by helicopter s .