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Arthur B . Sleigh Colonel Arthur B . Sleigh , also known as Burrowes Willcocks Arthur Sleigh ( 1821 , Montreal - 1869 , Chelsea ) was an army officer , travel writer and the original founder of the British newspaper " The Daily Telegraph " . Sleigh founded " The Daily Telegraph " in 1855 to air a personal grievance against the Duke of Cambridge , but its first issue was not a success and Sleigh was soon forced to sell the paper to his publisher , Joseph Moses Levy .
John W . Raymond John W . Raymond is a Major General in the United States Air Force . He is Vice Commander of the 5th Air Force and Deputy Commander of the Thirteenth Air Force at Yokota Air Base in Japan . Career . Raymond was commissioned an officer in 1984 . The following year , he was assigned to the 321st Strategic Missile Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base . From 1989 to 1993 , Raymond was an operations center officer controller with the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division and Executive Officer of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base . In 1993 , he was assigned to Air Force Space Command . In 1997 , Raymond was stationed at The Pentagon . He remained there until 2000 , at which time he assumed command of the 5th Space Surveillance Squadron located at RAF Feltwell in England . The following year , Raymond returned to the United States and became Deputy Commander of the 21st Operations Group . From 2003 to 2005 , he was assigned to the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense . In 2005 , he returned to Vandenberg Air Force Base and assumed command of the 30th Operations Group . He held that position until 2007 , when he was named Commander of the 21st Space Wing . In 2009 , Raymond was re - assigned to Air Force Space Command as Director of Plans , Programs and Analyses . The following year , he assumed his current positions . Raymond has deployed to serve in War in Afghanistan ( 2001 – present ) and the Iraq War . Awards he has received include the Defense Superior Service Medal , the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster , the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters , the Air Force Commendation Medal , the Combat Readiness Medal , the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal .
John Kirk ( VC ) John Kirk VC ( July 1827 – 31 August 1865 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Kirk was approximately 29 years old , and a private in the 10th Regiment of Foot ( later The Lincolnshire Regiment ) , British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed on 4 June 1857 at Benares , India led to the award of the Victoria Cross to him , Peter Gill and Matthew Rosamund : John Kirk died of Tuberculosis on 31 August 1865 . He is buried in Anfield Cemetery , Liverpool . The Medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life , in Lincoln , England .
Australian Commonwealth Naval Board The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board was the governing authority over the Royal Australian Navy from its inception and through World Wars I and II . The board was established on 1 March 1911 and consisted of civilian members of the Australian government as well as naval flag officer s .
Sir Reginald Graham , 3rd Baronet Lieutenant Colonel Sir ( John ) Reginald Noble Graham , 3rd Baronet VC OBE ( 17 September 1892 – 6 December 1980 ) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces , " for most conspicuous bravery , coolness and resource when in command of a Machine Gun Section . " He was the eldest son of Sir Frederick Graham , 2nd Baronet , and was educated at Eton College and Trinity College , Cambridge . Soon after the First World War broke out he joined the British army and was posted to 9th Battalion , The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ( Princess Louise ' s ) . In 1916 he was seconded to 136 Company , Machine Gun Corps , which was sent to Mesopotamia . During the Samarrah Offensive Lieutenant Graham was in command of a machine - gun section which was co - operating with the 56th Punjabi Rifles ( Frontier Force ) near Istabulat on the evening of 22 April 1917 : After recovering from his severe wounds Captain Graham , as he had become , was ordered back to Mesopotamia where he continued to serve until January 1918 when his company was transferred to Palestine where he was given command of the unit with the rank of major . After the war , Graham returned to Scotland to a hero ' s welcome at his home village of Cardross . He later worked in India in branches of the family firm , William Graham and Company , founded by his great - great - grandfather in Glasgow . In 1920 Graham married Rachel Sprot , daughter of Sir Alexander Sprot , 1st Baronet . They had one son ( who inherited the baronetcy as Sir John Graham , 4th Baronet ) and one daughter . Graham succeeded to the Baronet cy on the death of his father in 1936 . During World War II he was given a temporary rank of lieutenant colonel and served in Scottish Command . He was awarded the OBE in the New Year Honours of 1946 , and King Haakon VII ' s Cross of Liberty in 1949 . From 1959 to 1979 Graham was Usher of the Green Rod to the Order of the Thistle and participated in many state occasions including the unveiling of a memorial to King George VI in St Giles ' Cathedral , Edinburgh in 1962 . He died aged 88 in Edinburgh . Lady Graham died in 1984 . His medals are held by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum in Stirling Castle .
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre " ( Originally known as the Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum but was officially , RAAF Museum – Wagga Annex ) " is a heritage centre located at the Wagga Wagga RAAF Base at Forest Hill located approximately east of Wagga Wagga , New South Wales , Australia on the Sturt Highway . The heritage centre has indoor and outdoor displays of aircraft , memorabilia and photographs relating to the RAAF in the Riverina . History . Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum was officially opened in June 1995 from items from the RAAF Base Wagga and items which was donated by the community . The museum was closed in 2001 for refurbishment with the memorabilia temporarily relocated to the Point Cook RAAF museum but plans to reopen the museum were quietly scrapped after the RAAF adopted a new policy in 2003 , which stated that the RAAF would only fund RAAF museum at Point Cook . AirCare and Wagga Wagga based newspaper The Daily Advertiser ran a campaign during late September and early October 2008 in an attempt to reverse the Australian Defence Force ' s decision . On 13 December 2008 , it was announced that the museum will be reopening in 2009 . The Air Force would spend 75 , 000 completing the refurbishment of the museum building , due to be complete in 2009 sometime . In May 2009 , a public consultation meeting was held to discuss plans for the centre , including the A $ 130 , 000 set aside by the Royal Australian Air Force for outfitting the building for a future heritage display . On 12 March 2010 , it was reported that the heritage centre was expected to reopen in Spring 2010 , but the official opening date was to be announced at a later date . On 29 July 2010 , Air Marshal Mark Binskin announced at the RAAF Base Wagga 70th anniversary that the heritage centre will open on 15 October 2010 . The heritage centre was officially opened on the 12 October 2010 and will open three days a week .
Andrew Saunders Andrew Saunders ( 22 September 1931 – 13 March 2009 ) was an internationally recognised expert in artillery fortifications and Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings in the UK between 1973 and 1989 . Early life . Andrew Saunders was born at St Austell , Cornwall , on 22 September 1931 . He was educated at Magdalen College School , Oxford , which was followed by his National Service in the RAF . On returning to civilian life Saunders read History at Magdalen College . During his time at university Saunders was president of the Archaeology Society and enjoyed rugby and rowing for his college . Professional career . Saunders joined the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate in 1954 where his work revolved around the conservation and guardianship of castles and monastic buildings . He also took part in archaeological excavations such as that at Castle Gotha near St Austell . As part of his work , in 1956 he carried out a rapid assessment of the mainly 19th - century fortifications vacated that year by the army with the abolition of Coastal Artillery . The report Saunders submitted lead to the decision to take into care certain important examples of military architecture such as Fort Brockhurst and the Western Heights at Dover . The survey started what became a lifelong specialisation of Saunders ' work in the study of artillery fortification . In 1964 Saunders was promoted to Inspector of Ancient Monuments for England becoming responsible for the care of over four hundred monuments throughout England . In 1973 Saunders was promoted again to Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings , a position he held until his retirement in 1989 . Later life . Saunders was an active member of a number of historical and archaeological groups both during his working life and after his retirement in 1989 . His roles included president of the Cornwall Archaeological Society ( 1968 – 1972 ) , founder member and later chairman of the Fortress Study Group ( 1995 – 2001 ) , and founder and editor of the quarterly publication , ' Fortress ' . Saunders was also a long serving council member of the Royal Archaeological Institute and president between 1993 and 1996 and chairman of the advisory panel for the Defence of Britain Project . The international reputation Saunders held lead to him being appointed chairman of the International Fortress Council between 1995 and 1998 .
VT - 27 VT - 27 is a Primary training squadron of the United States Navy . Training Squadron 27 was initially established on July 11 , 1951 as Advanced Training Unit - B at Naval Air Station , Corpus Christi . The command moved to Naval Air Station , Kingsville in 1952 and again to Naval Air Station , New Iberia , Louisiana in 1960 . It was there the squadron was redesignated VT - 27 . In July 1964 , the " Boomers " were returned to Naval Air Station , Corpus Christi where they continue to be an important member of the community . One of just five Navy Primary training squadrons , VT - 27 is one of two located on the Coastal Bend . In 1973 , the squadron began a transition to the role of a Primary training squadron with the arrival on 1 August of the first T - 28 Trojan . By 1 October 1973 , the last Grumman TS - 2A Tracker , had departed , signifying the end of the Advanced training role and the completion of the transition to Primary training . In August 1983 , the squadron took delivery of the first T - 34C Mentor aircraft . Since March 1984 , when the last T - 28 ever used for naval flight training departed , the T - 34C has been the mainstay of the Navy and Marine Corps Primary flight training program . The " Boomers " average well over 11 , 000 training missions a year , and more than 70 sorties per training day . T - 6B Aircraft
Straubing Wallmühle Airport Straubing Wallmühle Airport is a regional airport in Germany , located about 3 miles north - northwest of Straubing ( Bavaria ) . It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled . History . The airport was built in 1938 as a Luftwaffe airfield , its primary mission being the training of pilots flying Arado Ar 68 biplane advanced trainer . It remained a training airfield throughout most of World War II , although in early 1945 some night fighter interceptor units were assigned to the field as part of the Defense of the Reich campaign . The United States Third Army moved into the Straubing area and seized the airfield on 30 April 1945 without opposition . C - 47 Skytrain transports began using it almost immediately for supply flights and to evacuate wounded personnel to rear areas . It was designated as Advanced Landing Ground " R - 68 " . With the war ' s end on 7 May , the airfield was redesignated as Army Air Force Station Straubing and was used by a succession of fighter units as part of the United States Army of Occupation in the area . The air force units were withdrawn in August 1946 and the facility was turned over to United States Army units being assigned as part of the Mansfield Kaserne facilities , and later became a NATO facility supporting light military aircraft in the area until 1965 when the West German army ( Bundeswehr ) replaced the American forces . The airfield became a civilian airport and today is a well - equipped facility supporting general aviation . Its single runway was developed from the former military airfield taxiway , the wartime 5 , 000 - foot runway remaining today closed and unused . The former military aircraft parking area remains in use , with several buildings erected on the large asphalted area . No evidence of the wartime ground station remains .
Dartmoor Training Area The Dartmoor Training Area ( DTA ) consists of approximately of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon . Military training is carried out on the ranges by the Royal Navy , Royal Marines , British Army , and Royal Air Force . The area is supported by two training camps , one at Okehampton and the other at Willsworthy .
Battle of the Sesia ( 1524 ) The Battle of the Sesia or Battle of the Sesia River , took place near the Sesia River " ( Latin : Sesites or Sessite ) " , situated in north - western Italy , Lombardy , on 30 April 1524 , between the Spanish - Imperial forces commanded by Don Carlos de Lannoy , inflicted a decisive defeat to the French forces under the Admiral Guillaume Gouffier , Lord of Bonnivet and Francis de Bourbon , Comte de St . Pol , during the Italian War of 1521 – 1526 . Bonnivet ' s offensive of 1523 – 1524 . The French , in possession of the Italian region of Lombardy at the start of the Italian War of 1521 – 1526 , had been forced to abandon it after their defeat at the Battle of Bicocca in 1522 . Determined to regain it , Francis I of France ordered an invasion of the region in October 1523 , with an army of 18 , 000 men commanded by Guillaume Gouffier , Lord of Bonnivet . The French army advanced through the Piedmont to Novara , where it was joined by a similarly sized force of Swiss mercenaries . Prospero Colonna , who had only 9 , 000 men to oppose the French advance , finally decided to retreat to Milan . Bonnivet , however , overestimated the size of the Spanish - Imperial army and moved into winter quarters rather than attacking the city ; and the commanders of the Emperor Charles were able to summon 15 , 000 landsknechts and a large Spanish force under Charles of Bourbon ' s command by December 28 , when Lannoy replaced to Colonna , meanwhile , Bonnivet began his withdrawal . Battle of the Sesia . The forces of Charles de Lannoy and of Guillaume Gouffier clashed near the Sesia River , on 30 April , when the Spanish - Imperial troops intercepted the French . The Bonnivet ' s forces ( where many of the Swiss mercenaries abandoned the French army ) suffered a decisive defeat by Lannoy ' s forces . The French commander , Pierre Terrail , Lord of Bayard , was killed while commanding the French rearguard , and he again demonstrated the power of the Spanish arquebusier s against more traditional troops . Finally the French army retreated into the Alps in disarray . The forces of the Emperor Charles I - V defeated again the armies of Francis I , and the French offensive was a failure . Consequences . In early July 1524 , Lannoy launched an invasion of Provence , commanded by Don Fernando d ' Avalos and Charles de Bourbon , crossed the Alps with nearly 11 , 000 men . The Spanish - Imperial forces captured and sacked the most of the smaller towns of Provence , and finally Charles de Bourbon entered the provincial capital of Aix - en - Provence on 9 August , taking the title of Count of Provence . By mid - August , Fernando d ' Avalos and Charles de Bourbon a had besieged Marseille , the only stronghold in Provence that remained in French hands . Their assaults over the city failed , and when the French army commanded by Francis I himself arrived at Avignon at the end of September , they were forced to retreat back to Italy . In mid - October , the King Francis I crossed the Alps and advanced on Milan at the head of an army numbering more than 40 , 000 men .
Leslie Allen Bellrichard Leslie Allen Bellrichard ( December 4 , 1941 – May 20 , 1967 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War . Biography . Bellrichard joined the Army from Oakland , California in 1966 , and by May 20 , 1967 was serving as a private first class in Company C , 1st Battalion , 8th Infantry Regiment , 4th Infantry Division . During a firefight on that day , in Kontum Province , Republic of Vietnam , he was preparing to throw a hand grenade when a nearby explosion caused him to drop the activated device . Bellrichard smothered the blast of the grenade with his body , sacrificing himself to protect those around him . Bellrichard , aged 25 at his death , was buried in Oakhill Cemetery in his birth city of Janesville , Wisconsin . He left behind his wife , Shirley Jean ( France ) Bellrichard , age 22 . In 2004 the city of Janesville renamed the Crosby - Willard Bridge over the Rock River the Bellrichard Bridge . Medal of Honor citation . Private Bellrichard ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty . Acting as a fire team leader with Company C , during combat operations Pfc . Bellrichard was with 4 fellow soldiers in a foxhole on their unit ' s perimeter when the position came under a massive enemy attack . Following a 30 - minute mortar barrage , the enemy launched a strong ground assault . Pfc . Bellrichard rose in face of a group of charging enemy soldiers and threw hand grenades into their midst , eliminating several of the foe and forcing the remainder to withdraw . Failing in their initial attack , the enemy repeated the mortar and rocket bombardment of the friendly perimeter , then once again charged against the defenders in a concerted effort to overrun the position . Pfc . Bellrichard resumed throwing hand grenades at the onrushing attackers . As he was about to hurl a grenade , a mortar round exploded just in front of his position , knocking him into the foxhole and causing him to lose his grip on the already armed grenade . Recovering instantly , Pfc . Bellrichard recognized the threat to the lives of his 4 comrades and threw himself upon the grenade , shielding his companions from the blast that followed . Although severely wounded , Pfc . Bellrichard struggled into an upright position in the foxhole and fired his rifle at the enemy until he succumbed to his wounds . His selfless heroism contributed greatly to the successful defense of the position , and he was directly responsible for saving the lives of several of his comrades . His acts are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U . S . Army .
Stephen Holden Doane Stephen Holden Doane ( October 13 , 1947 – March 25 , 1969 ) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War . Biography . Doane joined the Army from Albany , New York in 1967 , and went through Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning . By March 25 , 1969 was serving as a first lieutenant in Company B , 1st Battalion , 5th Infantry Regiment , 25th Infantry Division . During a firefight on that day , in Hau Nghia Province , Republic of Vietnam , Doane destroyed an enemy bunker by carrying an activated hand grenade into it , sacrificing himself to take out the hostile position . Doane , aged 21 at his death , was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Arlington County , Virginia . Medal of Honor citation . First Lieutenant Doane ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty . First Lt . Doane was serving as a platoon leader when his company , engaged in a tactical operation , abruptly contacted an enemy force concealed in protected bunkers and trenches . Three of the leading soldiers were pinned down by enemy crossfire . One was seriously wounded . After efforts of 1 platoon to rescue these men had failed , it became obvious that only a small group could successfully move close enough to destroy the enemy position and rescue or relieve the trapped soldiers , 1st Lt . Doane , although fully aware of the danger of such an action , crawled to the nearest enemy bunker and silenced it . He was wounded but continued to advance to a second enemy bunker . As he prepared to throw a grenade , he was again wounded . Undaunted , he deliberately pulled the pin on the grenade and lunged with it into the enemy bunker , destroying this final obstacle . 1st Lt . Doane ' s supreme act enabled his company to rescue the trapped men without further casualties . The extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by this officer were an inspiration to his men and are in the highest traditions of the U . S . Army .
Friedrich Gollwitzer Friedrich Gollwitzer ( 27 April 1889 – 25 March 1977 ) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LIII . corps . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Friedrich Gollwitzer was captured by Soviet troops in June 1944 during the Vitebsk – Orsha Offensive , and was not released until October 1955 . Allegations of war crimes . In 1964 the public prosecutor ' s office in Amberg ( West Germany ) started an inquiry against Gollwitzer over his alleged involvement in war crimes . In 1968 Central Office of the State Justice Administrations for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes in Ludwigsburg received a letter from Ferdinand D . – a Wehrmacht veteran – who accused Gollwitzer of committing several atrocities during the Invasion of Poland in 1939 . In his letter the veteran stated that : “ activities of 41st Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Gollwitzer ( . . . ) were nothing less than genocide . Despite the fact that in Poland there were no partisans at that time almost no village from Kalisz to Warsaw had survived because Gollwitzer sparked an obsession with the partisans in his soldiers ' minds ” . In particular , Gollwitzer was accused of ordering the execution of 18 Poles in a village Torzeniec which was blamed for the of death of three German soldiers ( in fact the soldiers were victims of friendly fire ) . However , the prosecutor ' s office in Amberg decided to drop the investigation against Gollwitzer .