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USS Charlotte ( SSN - 766 ) USS " Charlotte " ( SSN - 766 ) , a , is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlotte , North Carolina . The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News , Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 17 August 1990 . She was launched on 3 October 1992 sponsored by Mrs . Mary McComack , and commissioned on 16 September 1994 , with Commander Michael Matthews in command . The current commanding officer is Commander Richard Young . History . On 29 November 2005 , " Charlotte " arrived in Norfolk , Virginia , having taken the northern route from Pearl Harbor , under the Arctic ice cap . Along the way , she surfaced at the North Pole through 61 inches of ice , a record for a . On 24 October 2007 , " Charlotte " returned to Pearl Harbor from Norfolk Naval Shipyard after nearly two years in a Depot Modernization Period . " Charlotte " in Fiction . In Tom Clancy ' s book " Debt of Honor " , USS " Charlotte " is sunk by the Japanese sub " Harushio " along with her sister ship . USS " Charlotte " also makes an appearance in Dan Brown ' s novel " Deception Point " , where it plays an important role making covert missions in the Arctic Circle .
Stafford Floyer - Acland Brigadier Stafford Nugent Floyer - Acland CBE , DL ( 23 December 1916 – 1994 ) was a British soldier . He was the only child of Lieutenant - General Arthur Nugent Floyer - Acland and his wife Evelyn Stafford Still , daughter of Stafford Francis Still . Floyer - Acland was educated in Marlborough College and entered then the British Army . He was a second lieutenant in the Duke of Cornwall ' s Light Infantry in 1937 and after the Second World War , became major in 1950 . Floyer - Acland was transferred as lieutenant - colonel to the King ' s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in the end of 1959 and was promoted to colonel in 1964 . Two years later , he became a brigadier , serving as deputy commander of the land forces in Borneo . Subsequently he was Brigadier of Administration and Quartering , Northern Command in 1967 , for which he was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire . He retired from active service in the following year and in 1972 , he became deputy colonel of the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry , a post he held until 1977 . He was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset in 1974 and became a Deputy Lieutenant for the same county in the year thereafter . On 14 April 1950 , he married Patricia Egidia Hastings Emmott , daughter of Lieutenant - Colonel Richard St Barbe Emmott . They had three children , two sons and one daughter .
Ann Bates Ann Bates ( fl . 1778 ) , was a loyalist American who spied for the British during the American War of Independence . A Philadelphia schoolteacher , she was married to a man assigned to a British Army unit as an artillery repairman . Her husband joined the British troops evacuating Philadelphia and marching to New York City in 1778 . Claiming to be a patriot , she carried a token ( description still unknown ) that would identify her as a British spy to an American officer who was spying for the British . By the time she reached America , walked into the headquarters of Gen . George Washington . " I had the Opportunity of going through their whole Army Remarking at the same time the strength & Situation of each Brigade , & the Number of Cannon with their Situation and Weight of Ball each Cannon was Charged with , " she later wrote lines and stayed at safe houses as they made their way back to British - held territory .
List of Schedule 1 substances ( CWC ) Schedule 1 substances , in the sense of the Chemical Weapons Convention , are chemicals which can either be used as chemical weapons themselves or used in the manufacture of chemical weapons and which have no , or very limited , uses outside of chemical warfare . These may be produced or used for research , medical , pharmaceutical or chemical weapon defence testing ( called " protective testing " in the treaty ) purposes but production above 100 grams per year must be declared to the OPCW in accordance Part VI of the " Verification Annex " . A country is limited to possessing a maximum of 1 tonne of these materials . They are sub - divided into Part A substances , which are chemicals that can be used directly as weapons , and Part B which are precursors useful in the manufacture of chemical weapons . Examples are mustard and nerve agents , and substances which are solely used as precursor chemicals in their manufacture . A few of these chemicals have very small scale non - military applications , for example minute quantities of nitrogen mustard are used to treat certain cancers . Chemicals which can be used as weapons , or used in their manufacture , but which have legitimate applications as well are listed in Schedule 2 ( small - scale applications ) and Schedule 3 ( large scale applications ) . Guidelines for Schedule 1 . The following criteria shall be taken into account in considering whether a toxic chemical or precursor should be included in Schedule 1 :
USS Edsall ( DE - 129 ) USS " Edsall " ( DE - 129 ) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort in the United States Navy . She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Seaman Norman Edsall ( 1873 – 1899 ) . " Edsall " was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange , Texas on 2 July 1942 ; launched 1 November 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs . Bessie Edsall Bracey , sister of Seaman Edsall ; and commissioned 10 April 1943 , with Lieutenant Commander E . C . Woodward in command . History . " Edsall " was a schoolship at Norfolk , 20 June to 6 August 1943 , for pre - commissioning crews of escort vessels , then served at Miami with the Submarine Chaser Training Center . In March 1944 , she joined a tanker convoy at Galveston , Texas , assigned to Escort Division 59 , whose flagship she became 24 March . " Edsall " continued escort duty from the Gulf of Mexico to New York City and Norfolk , and with one convoy to NS Argentia , Newfoundland . In May , she sailed to Bermuda for antisubmarine warfare tests using a captured Italian submarine . Between 1 July 1944 and 3 June 1945 , she ranged Atlantic sealanes guarding seven convoys carrying the very lifeblood to the Mediterranean and Britain . While escorting the sixth convoy en route to New York from Liverpool on 10 April 1945 , " Edsall " along with other escorts were quick to come to the assistance of two tankers in the convoy who had collided . " Edsall " searched for survivors and helped extinguish fires which broke out . " Edsall " sailed for the Pacific on 24 June 1945 , but World War II ended while she was training at Pearl Harbor , and she returned East . She was placed out of commission in reserve at Green Cove Springs , Florida , on 11 June 1946 . " Edsall " was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1968 , and sold for scrap in July 1969 .
Henry H . Bickford Henry H . Bickford ( March 13 , 1838 - May 20 , 1917 ) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War . Biography . Bickford enlisted in the Army from Hartland , New York in October 1861 . He received the Medal of Honor on March 26 , 1865 , for his actions at the Battle of Waynesboro , Virginia . He mustered out with his regiment in June 1865 . Medal of Honor citation . Citation :
USS Ptarmigan ( AM - 376 ) USS " Ptarmigan " ( AM - 376 ) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . She was the only U . S . Navy ship named for the ptarmigan , a grouse with feathered feet , found in northern regions . " Ptarmigan " was laid down 9 March 1944 by Savannah Machine and Foundry Co . , Savannah , Georgia ; launched 15 July 1944 , sponsored by Miss Jeanne Summerlin ; and commissioned 15 January 1945 , Lt . Alexander B . Barrett in command . Service history . World War II . " Ptarmigan " departed for the Pacific Ocean 1 May 1945 . Following duty off Hawaii and Saipan , she operated out of Sasebo , Japan , clearing mines off Honshū from late September to late October . Departing Sasebo in February 1946 , she arrived San Pedro , California , in March . Decommissioned 3 June 1946 , she entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Korean war . " Ptarmigan " recommissioned 28 October 1950 . She arrived in Japan in June 1951 . During the Korean War , she destroyed mines in Hungnam Bay , and near Chonjin and Chaho . With she patrolled the Korean coast along Hŭngnam , Chaho , Songjin , and Wonsan to prevent enemy sampans from laying mines . Leaving Sasebo in May 1952 and arriving Long Beach , California , in June , she received new guns and radar . Departing Long Beach May 1953 and returning to Sasebo in June , she operated off Hungnam , Inchon , Pusan , and Choto Island , before returning to Long Beach in December . Post - war operations . Sailing from Long Beach in July 1954 to join the 7th Fleet , she patrolled the Korean coast , and in February 1955 assisted in the evacuation of the Tachen Islands during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis . Reclassified MSF - 376 on 7 February , she returned to Long Beach in March for duty off California and Mexico . In latter 1956 , as part of the 7th Fleet , she participated in training maneuvers out of Keelung , Taiwan . Decommissioned 17 May 1957 at Astoria , Oregon she entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1963 , she was transferred under the Military Assistance Program to the Republic of Korea on 25 July , to serve as " Shin Song " ( PCE - 1001 ) . Awards . " Ptarmigan " received one battle star for World War II service , and four stars for Korean service .
Eduard Prchal Eduard M . Prchal ( January 1 , 1911 , Dolní Břežany — Dercember 12 , 1984 , St . Helena , California ) was a Czech pilot . In World War II he served in the Czech Air Force , the French Armee de l ' Air , and British Royal Air Force . He destroyed three enemy aircraft and shared in the destruction of three more . He is primarily known as the pilot during the 1943 Gibraltar B - 24 crash which resulted in death of the commander - in - chief of the Polish Army Władysław Sikorski , among others ( 16 in all ) . Prchal was the only survivor . On 30 September 1949 , Prchal , his wife , daughter and six others flew to England from Prague in a stolen plane . He was married to Dolores Prchal ( Czech : Dolores Prchalová , 1915 - 1990 )
Piranha IV The Piranha IV is the fourth member of the Piranha family of armoured vehicles and is being developed as a private venture by the Swiss MOWAG corporation ( since 2003 part of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems ) . Komatsu , Japan has acquired a production licence in view of a possible interest by the Japan Ground Self - Defense Force while BAE Systems Land Systems Weapons & Vehicles has also acquired a production licence .
Hermann Schulte - Heuthaus Hermann Schulte - Heuthaus ( 15 January 1898 – 28 December 1979 ) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross , awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery and successful military leadership . Hermann Schulte - Heuthaus was captured by Allied troops and was held until 1947 .
Garras International Antinarcotics Training School The Garras International Antinarcotics Training School ( " Escuela Garras del Valor " ) is a military training facility located in Bolivia , which trains military and law enforcement personnel from Bolivia and other Latin American countries in counternarcotics , intelligence , and counterinsurgency techniques .
Battle of Węgrów Battle of Węgrów was one of the most important skirmishes of January Uprising in the Russian Partition of Poland . It took place February 3 , 1863 near Węgrów in east Masovia . On January 22 , Polish partisans liberated a town from Russians forces . Here Poles established a military base , in a few days gathering almost 3 , 500 soldiers . But the Russians decided to recapture Węgrów by rapid attack force composed of a 1 , 000 - strong unit with artillery , led by colonel Georgi Papaafanasopulo . The Poles were threatened by encirclement , and Polish commander Jan Matliński ordered a retreat from the town . He left about 500 scythemen to cover the retreat of the main forces . Scythemen attacked the Russian left flank and routed Russian cavalry squadron and cannons , ensuring the safe retreat of the Polish forces from the town . Almost all attacking scythemen were killed by Russian infantry fire . Russians entered the town , but most of the Polish forces had already left it . The Polish attack was heard of throughout Europe . French poet Henri Auguste Barbier wrote a poem " Attack at Węgrów " , comparing the Polish fighters to Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae . The Polish poet Cyprian Kamil Norwid , writing in France , also compared the battle to Thermopylae . Maria Konopnicka also wrote a poem about the event , in which she referenced Barbier ' s work . As a result the battle is sometimes called the " Polish Thermopylae . "
Alfredo Guzzoni Alfredo Guzzoni ( 12 April 1877 – 15 April 1965 ) was an Italian military officer who served in both World War I and World War II . Early life . Guzzoni was a native of Mantua , Italy . Italian Army . Guzzoni joined the Italian Royal Army ( " Regio Esercito Italiano " , or REI ) and fought in World War I . After the Second Italo - Abyssinian War , Guzzoni was appointed Governor of Eritrea . He served as governor from 1936 to 1937 . In 1939 , Guzzoni had a prominent role in the Italian invasion of Albania and was Commander - in - Chief there in 1940 . In June 1940 , after Italy entered World War II , Guzzoni commanded the Italian 4th Army during the invasion of France . On 29 November 1940 , Guzzoni succeeded Ubaldo Soddu as Under - Secretary of War and Deputy Chief of the Supreme General Staff . In 1943 , Guzzoni was General Officer Commanding the 6th Army on Sicily and commander of the Axis troops on Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island . National Republican Army . Guzzoni completed the war as Commander - in - Chief of Army Group Liguria of the National Republican Army ( " Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano " , or ENR ) . This was the army ( " Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano " ) of the Italian Social Republic ( " Repubblica Sociale Italiana " , or RSI ) . Formation of the ENR started in 1943 after Italy quit the war and once Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was rescued by the Germans . The RSI army was disbanded in 1945 . Army Group Liguria included several German units and its Italian units were sometimes transferred to German formations .
Chapman ' s Regiment of Militia Chapman ' s Regiment of Militia also known as Chapman ' s Regiment of Foote was first organized in 1775 after the Lexington Alarm had reached Connecticut . Commanded by James Chapman of New London the regiment of foote included men from New London , Lyme and Groton , Connecticut . 1 company is known to have fought at Bunker Hill in 1775 and New York in 1776 . Chapman ' s Regiment were well equipped , well trained crack troops eventually James Chapman would serve in Knowlton ' s Rangers the American Army ' s first elite troops .
HMS Lightning ( 1895 ) HMS Lightning was a " Janus " class destroyer of the Royal Navy , built by Palmers and launched in 1895 . On 30 June 1915 , the ship was engaged in destroying mine s near the Kentish Knock , during which another mine struck the ship . " Lightning " subsequently broke in half , the bow section sinking , while the stern was towed back to Sheerness . The ship ' s captain was absolved of any blame but was advised that he " might have considered he was in a mine field having already sighted three mines " .
Frecce Tricolori The Frecce Tricolori ( Italian , literally " Tricolour Arrows " ) , officially known as the 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico , is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Aeronautica Militare , based at Rivolto Air Force Base , in the north - eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia , province of Udine . They were formed in 1961 as an Air Force team , replacing unofficial teams that had been sponsored by various commands by the end of the 1920s . The team flies the Aermacchi MB - 339 - A / PAN , a two - seat fighter - trainer craft capable of 898 km / h at sea level . With ten aircraft , including nine in training and a solo , are the most numerous aerobatic team in the world , and their flight schedule , including a around twenty stunts and lasting about half an hour , has made them the most famous . The team ' s official name is : " 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico , Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale ( PAN ) Frecce Tricolori . " History . The " Frecce Tricolori " were not the first AMI aerobatics team : military aerobatics as a group began in Campoformido , home of the 1st Wing , in the late 1920s under the supervision of Col . Rino Corso Fougier , a pioneer in aerobatic group flying . Subsequently , except in the Second World War period , many fighter wings had demonstration teams such as " Cavallino Rampante " ( Prancing Horse ) , " Getti Tonanti " ( Thundering Jets ) , " Diavoli Rossi " ( Red Devils ) , " Tigri Bianche " ( White Tigers ) and " Lanceri Neri " ( Black Lancers ) . In 1961 the Air Force General Staff decided to form a single aerobatic team , the " Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale " ( National Aerobatic Patrol ) . In 2000 they reached 50 , 000 flying hours on the Aermacchi MB - 339 . In 2005 they won the award for best exhibition at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford , England . They were the first non - Russian unit to receive the Russian Silver Medal for Aeronautical Merit . On 8 September 2007 the Frecce Tricolori took part at the funeral of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena and honoured him with a fly - past leaving green - white - red smoke trails . In September 2013 it was announced that the team will stop using MB - 339 ' s for the 2017 season and instead will use Aermacchi M - 345 HET trainers , witch will replace the MB - 339 in the Italian air force . Incidents . On 28 August 1988 , in the Ramstein airshow disaster , 70 people lost their lives due to the mid - air collision of three Frecce Tricolori jets . The burning jets broke up and crashed ; one hit a crowd of spectators .
Swedish Amphibious Corps Amfibiekåren ( " the Amphibious Corps " ) is the coastal defence arm of the Swedish Navy . Until 2000 it was known as " Kustartilleriet " ( " the Coastal Artillery " ) , but the name was changed to reflect its different role in a post - Cold War world , where its amphibious special operations arm , " Kustjägarna " , has grown in significance while its coastal batteries have been decommissioned . The Amphibious Battalion is the main combat unit of the Amphibious Corps . With its anti - ship missile s , controllable mines and kustjägare or naval infantry units it can exercise control in littoral areas .
David Dickie David Dickie ( July 13 , 1841 – August 26 , 1904 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22 , 1863 . His surname is sometimes spelled Dickey . Dickie joined the 97th Illinois Infantry in August 1862 , and was mustered out in July 1865 . Union assault . On May 22 , 1863 , General Ulysses S . Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg , Mississippi . The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack . The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called , in nineteenth century vernacular , a " forlorn hope " . Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then , twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away . The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment . The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross . Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body , the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall . Of the 150 men in the storming party , nearly half were killed . Seventy - nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor . Medal of Honor citation . For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863 .
SS Fort La Montee The SS " Fort La Montee " was a North Sands class cargo ship , built during the Second World War and seeing use as an ammunition transport for the Allies in the Mediterranean . Construction . The " Fort La Montee " was built in the yards of the North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd . , North Vancouver for the British Government under a bare boat charter . She was completed in October , 1942 and quickly pressed into service . She was assigned to be crewed and operated by J . & C . Harrison Ltd . , London on behalf of the Ministry of War Transport . She was designated as an ammunition transport and dispatched into the Mediterranean . The allies had carried out a successful invasion of Sicily and needed constant resupplying . Destruction . " Fort La Montee " was in harbour at Algiers , preparing to sail for the invasion beaches on 4 August 1943 . Before she could depart , a fire broke out aboard ship . Attempts were made to fight the blaze , whilst the harbour authorities , fearful of the risk of an explosion and damage to the other ships anchored there , ordered her to be towed out into deeper waters . Tugs were able to attach lines and bring her out into the bay . The British A - class destroyer HMS " Arrow " had been in the harbour at the time and came alongside to help with the firefighting . Efforts to control the fire were eventually unsuccessful , and it spread to the forward compartments and into the holds where the ammunition was stored . The entire forepart of the burning freighter then blew up , sending flaming debris raining down over a large distance . The " Arrow " was caught in the blast and she too caught fire , sustaining heavy damage and considerable casualties . She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and never returned to service . The devastated " Fort La Montee " continued to burn . The aft section had to be sunk by gunfire from a Royal Navy submarine to prevent it blowing up . The remains of the forward section remained ablaze and burned for several days . A similar disaster occurred in 1944 , when the " Fort Stikine " , another hastily built and converted ammunition ship managed for the Ministry of War Transport by the Port Line , caught fire and exploded at Bombay , destroying several vessels in the harbour .
Operation FS Operation FS was the name of the Imperial Japanese plan to invade and occupy Fiji , Samoa , and New Caledonia in the south Pacific during the Pacific conflict of World War II . The operation was set to be executed in July or August 1942 following the " MO " , " RY " , and " MI " ( Battle of Midway ) operations . " FS " was to be a joint effort between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Imperial Japanese Army . The primary goal of the " FS " operation was to , following the completion of " MO " , " RY " , and " MI " , cut the supply and communication lines between Australia and the United States , with the goal of reducing or eliminating Australia as a base to threaten Japan ' s perimeter defenses in the South Pacific . The " FS " operation was postponed following the Japanese setback at the Battle of the Coral Sea , then cancelled after the Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway , following the losses of four Japanese fleet carriers . The land forces originally dedicated for the " FS " operation , namely the 17th Army , were instead reassigned to a subsequently unsuccessful reattempt to take Port Moresby , part of the original goal for the " MO " operation , and to defend the Solomon Islands from Allied offensives .