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Richard Stout [SEP] conflict | Richard Stout
Richard Stout (1836 – August 6, 1896) was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor for his actions in an engagement with Confederate naval and land forces on the Stono River in South Carolina.
On January 30, 18... | )
- Lt Col Samantha J. Adducchio (Aug 2016 – Feb 2017)
- Lt Col Bonnie L. Gamary (1 April 2012 – Aug 2016)
- Lt Col William G. Robertson (28 Jan 2008 – 1 April 2012)
- Lt. Col John S. Hennessee (19 Sep 2006 – 27 Jan 2008)
- Maj William G. Robertson (1 Jun 2006 – 18 Sep 2006)
- Capt Steven C. Dudash (26 Jan 2006 – 31 Ma... | 8,800 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Cowdin [SEP] conflict | Robert Cowdin
Robert Cowdin (September 18, 1805 – July 9, 1874) was a businessman, a field officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a local politician in Massachusetts. Cowdin was colonel of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry and served in several major battles early in the war. He was appointed brigadie... | - Warner, Ezra J., "Generals In Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders," Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964, 1992, pp. 96–97.
Further reading.
Cowdin, Robert. "Gen. Cowdin and the First Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers." Boston: J. E. Farwell and Co., printers, 1864. | 8,801 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Elliott Burns [SEP] conflict | Robert Elliott Burns
Robert Elliott Burns (May 10, 1892 – June 5, 1955) was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs, "I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!", exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.
Biography.
Robert Burns was ... | , 1887–1888
- John Elliott, Jun 1888-Dec 1888
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Dec 1888 - Jan 1889, "first time"
- Edward Laborde, Jan 1889 - Nov 1889, "second time"
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Nov 1889 - Sep 1890, "second time"
- Lawrence Riky Fyfe, Sep 1890 - Nov 1890
- Edward Rawle Drayton, 1890–1915
- Herbert Ferguson, 1915... | 8,802 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Strahan [SEP] conflict | Robert Strahan
Robert Strahan (born 21 March 1838) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Strahan was born on 21 March 1838 in New Jersey. On June 19, 1864 he was serving as Captain of the Top on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce ra... | Robert H. Strahan
Robert H. Strahan (September 22, 1843 Newburgh, Orange County, New York – October 1, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life.
He was the son of James S. Strahan (1804–1877) and Emelia Clark Strahan (1807–1880). He learned the printing trade, and graduated from Westminster Colle... | 8,803 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby [SEP] conflict | Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby ( 1385 – 25 July 1452) was an English nobleman and military commander in the Hundred Years' War.
Family.
Robert Willoughby was the son of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and his first wife, Lucy le St... | was the mother of Sir Thomas Parr and thus paternal grandmother of Queen consort Katherine Parr.
- Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1385–1452)
- Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (d. 1462)
- Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (d. 1470)
- Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby... | 8,804 | zeroshot-train |
Rolf Thomsen [SEP] conflict | Rolf Thomsen
Rolf Thomsen (6 May 1915 – 26 March 2003) was a U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II and later served with the Bundesmarine. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves for his command of the German submarine U-1202.
Thomsen served as a naval aviator... | played with musicians like Kaizers Orchestra, Ketil Bjørnstad, Ole Thomsen, Kåre Thomsen, Ole Paus, Jan Eggum, Herborg Kråkevik and Sissel Kyrkjebø. He has also been widely used in theater and television connection, and has participated on many albums. Under his own name, he has published "A Voice from the Past" (1990)... | 8,805 | zeroshot-train |
SS John Burke [SEP] conflict | SS John Burke
SS "John Burke" (MC hull number 609) was an American Liberty Ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 type 'EC2-S-C1' ships that carried all kinds and types of dry cargo during the war. The ship was named for John Burke (February 25, 1859 – May 14, 1937), the 10th Governor of North Dakota. "Burke"... | . John Alan Maxwell
- Interior Artwork; Colliers Aug 1 '42 The Baltimore Burnt-Eyes • Herbert Ravenel Sass • ss; illus. John Alan Maxwell
- Interior Artwork; The Country Gentleman Oct '42 Biography • Will F. Jenkins • ss; illus. John Alan Maxwell
- Interior Artwork; Woman's Home Companion Sep '44 A Curse on Thee, Corde... | 8,806 | zeroshot-train |
Samuel Ovenshine [SEP] conflict | Samuel Ovenshine
Samuel Ovenshine was a United States Army officer who served as a brigadier general during the Philippine–American War.
Biography.
Ovenshine was born on April 2, 1843 in Philadelphia. He was studying to become a lawyer when he was interrupted by the outbreak of the Civil War. On September 25, 1861 he w... | of hostile Indians who fled to that camp after the capture of their village on the 2d instant. When about 7 miles on the way, Major Ilges was met by the Yankton chiefs, who promised that, if he would not take his command to their camp, the hostiles should surrender the next day. This was done. Distance marched, 14 mile... | 8,807 | zeroshot-train |
Sebastian Festner [SEP] conflict | Sebastian Festner
Vizefeldwebel Sebastian Festner (1894–1917) was an air ace of the Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Force) during World War I, with 12 victories. He was only the second awardee of the Member's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern.
Early life and service.
Festner was born in Holzkirchen, Kingdom of Bava... | (21 claims), Lt. Kurt Wolff (22), Lt. Karl Schäfer (15), Manfred's brother Lothar (15) and NCO pilot Sebastian Festner (10).
Members.
- Cavalry Captain ("Rittmeister") Manfred von Richthofen
- First Lieutenant ("Oberleutnant") Rudolf Lang
- Lt. Kurt Wolff
- Lt. Karl Schäfer
- Lothar von Richthofen
- Wilhelm Reinhard
- ... | 8,808 | zeroshot-train |
Sergeant Stubby [SEP] conflict | well-documented in contemporary American newspapers.
Stubby has been called the most decorated war dog of World War I, and the only dog to be nominated for rank and then promoted to sergeant through combat, a claim having no official documentary evidence, but recognized in connection with an exhibition at the Smithsoni... | commander of the 102 Infantry to nominate Stubby for the rank of sergeant. However, whether Stubby was actually promoted or even an official member of the Army has been disputed. Following the retaking of Château-Thierry by the US, the women of the town made Stubby a chamois coat on which were pinned his many medals. H... | 8,809 | zeroshot-train |
Seth Williams [SEP] conflict | Seth Williams
Seth Williams (March 22, 1822 – March 23, 1866) was an American military officer who served as assistant adjutant general of the Union's Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Williams was born in Augusta, Maine. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, 23rd in... | Rhee's (Steven Yeun) conflict with Nicholas (Michael Traynor); and Sasha Williams (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Father Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam) confronting their demons. Meanwhile, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Aaron (Ross Marquand) encounter trouble from a potential threat during a run, and Morgan Jones (Lennie Ja... | 8,810 | zeroshot-train |
Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet [SEP] conflict | Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet
Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet, (16 May 1759 – 23 July 1839) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Coffin was born in Boston and served in the navy on a number of ships during the War of ... | , American bridge player
- Howard A. Coffin, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
- Howard E. Coffin, automobile engineer and founder of Hudson Motors
- C. Hayden Coffin, English actor
- Henry Sloane Coffin, American theologian
- Isaac Coffin, East India Company Army officer
- Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet, Royal... | 8,811 | zeroshot-train |
Stevens Model 77E [SEP] conflict | Stevens Model 77E
The Stevens Model 77E was a pump-action shotgun offered in 12 gauge,16 gauge,20 gauge,28 gauge,and 410 gauge. The military version 77E was the most widely used shotgun of the Vietnam War. It was a short-barreled pump-action shotgun known variously as the "trench" or "riot" shotgun in 12 gauge. The Mil... | primary shotgun used by Marines, Army and Navy after 1966.
- Remington 7188 – experimental select fire shotgun, withdrawn due to lack of reliability. Used by US Navy SEALs
- Savage Model 69E - pump-action shotgun used by the US Army.
- Savage Model 720 - semi-automatic shotgun.
- Stevens Model 77E – pump-action shotgun... | 8,812 | zeroshot-train |
Ted Belcher [SEP] conflict | Ted Belcher
Ted Belcher (July 21, 1924 – November 19, 1966) 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. He was also a recipient of a Purple Heart, a National Defense Medal, and both the Vietnam Service and Vie... | - Muriel Belcher (1908–1979), founder and proprietress of a private drinking club in London
- Patricia Belcher (born 1954), American film and television actress
- Supply Belcher (1751–1836), American composer, singer, and compiler of tune books
- Ted Belcher (1924–1966), US Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Ho... | 8,813 | zeroshot-train |
Theodore Anderson Baldwin [SEP] conflict | Theodore Anderson Baldwin
Theodore Anderson Baldwin (December 21, 1839 – September 1, 1925) was a U.S. military officer during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
Early life.
Baldwin was born on December 21, 1839 in New Jersey.
Career.
He entered the United States Army in 1862, served through the Civil... | Samuel Rockenbach
Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach (27 January 1869 – 16 May 1952) was an American Brigadier General and father of the United States Tank Corps.
Biography.
Samuel Rockenbach was born on January 27, 1869 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, where he graduated third in the class... | 8,814 | zeroshot-train |
Thomas Connor [SEP] conflict | Thomas Connor
Thomas Connor (1842 – Unknown) was a U.S. sailor stationed aboard the during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Emigrating from his native Ireland, Connor volunteered for service in the U.S. ... | found himself deprived of not two but three allies and their armies when his kinsman, Walter mac Walter Cattach Burke deserted back to Connacht at the head of several hundred men, probably to guard his own estates from the upcoming conflict. Thus when in August Bruce and his men crossed the Bann (in four ships supplied... | 8,815 | zeroshot-train |
Thomas Toohey [SEP] conflict | Thomas Toohey
Thomas Toohey (January 1, 1835 – November 19, 1918) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor.
Toohey was born on January 1, 1835, in New York City. He joined the 24th Wisconsin Infantry from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August 1862, and mustered out in June 1865. H... | John Toohey (politician)
John Thomas Toohey (26 April 1839 – 5 May 1903) was an Irish-born Australian politician and brewer.
He was born in Moneygall, County Tipperary to businessman Matthew Toohey and Honora Hall. His family migrated to Melbourne in 1841, where his father was involved in unsuccessful business dealings... | 8,816 | zeroshot-train |
Tiger II [SEP] conflict | ° the gunner would be required to crank the handwheel 720 full revolutions).
Like all German tanks, the Tiger II had a petrol engine; in this case the same 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30 which powered the much lighter Panther and Tiger I tanks. The Tiger II was under-powered, like many other heavy tank... | 2 Naga was deployed as part of Operation Vijay in order to push back Pakistani infiltrators who had crossed the LoC in Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. It was one of the first units to be inducted into the theatre of conflict. An assault group from 2 Naga attacked and destroyed a heavily guarded Pakistani mortar position and... | 8,817 | zeroshot-train |
USS Argosy (1863) [SEP] conflict | USS Argosy
USS "Argosy" (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship and gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
"Argosy", a stern wheeler, constructed at Monongahela.
On 24 March 1863, the Union Navy purch... | ) Magpie Sep 1952;
- The Faithful Sing-Song Girl, (ss) Magpie Apr 1951;
- The Friendly Generals, (ss) Magpie Sep 1951;
- Game with a Goddess, (ss) Argosy (UK) May 1958;
- The General Rejoins His Army, (ss) Magpie May 1953;
- The Girl in the Green Tree, (ss) Argosy (UK) Jun 1964;
- Heavenly Condescension, (ss) Argosy (U... | 8,818 | zeroshot-train |
USS Nymph (1863) [SEP] conflict | USS Nymph (1863)
USS "Nymph" (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a dispatch boat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Cricket No. 3 commissioned as Nymph.
"Cricket No. 3", a stern wheel wooden river steamer built at ... | ", for alto solo and chorus. Op. 63. Anton Rubinstein]
Science.
- Aquatic plant of the genus "Najas"
- Naiad (biology), an aquatic nymph of certain insects
- Naiad (moon), a moon of Neptune.
Vessels.
- Naiad, a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
- Naiad 18, a Canadian sailboat design
- HMS "Naiad", one of several ships
- US... | 8,819 | zeroshot-train |
Upton Hays [SEP] conflict | Upton Hays
Upton Hays, sometimes spelled Hayes, (March 29, 1832 – September 15, 1862) was a colonel of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Early life, career, and border warfare.
Upton Hays was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky. His father was Boone Hays, and his great-grandfather was famed explo... | died of pneumonia during the trip. Upton Hays never received any formal education, though he was taught to read and write.
After Boone Hays died, his sons returned to Missouri, and Upton Hays married Margaret Jane Watts on February 4, 1852, in Jackson County near Westport. He farmed there and served as a wagonmaster an... | 8,820 | zeroshot-train |
Vinzent Porombka [SEP] conflict | Vinzent Porombka
Vinzent Porombka (2 January 1910 – 28 November 1975) was a German Communist political activist who became a party official, a member of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, and an active participant in resistance to Naziism. In his later years he became a party functionary in the German... | Silesia for several weeks, working with the illegal regional Communist Party under the leadership of a man called Roman Ligendza. At the end of January he was received by the Soviet military commander and worked with the new municipal administration. A couple of months later, however, in March 1945, Ligendza and Poromb... | 8,821 | zeroshot-train |
Walerian Czuma [SEP] conflict | Walerian Czuma
Walerian Czuma (24 December 1890 – 7 April 1962) was a Polish general and military commander. He is notable for his command over a Polish unit in Siberia during the Russian Civil War, and the commander of the defence of Warsaw during the siege in 1939.
Biography.
At the outbreak of World War I Walerian C... | Propaganda at the Polish head quarters, and then to the Propaganda Department in Warsaw, during the siege of Warsaw. He was one of the top Polish commanders during that siege, working closely with Walerian Czuma and Stefan Starzyński. He issued daily radio speeches to the citizens of Warsaw. Avoiding arrest after the G... | 8,822 | zeroshot-train |
Wilbert Wallace White [SEP] conflict | Wilbert Wallace White
Lieutenant Wilbert Wallace White was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. He was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his heroic self-sacrifice.
Early life.
The son of a Protestant minister had graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1907 and the University of Wooster in ... | 951956 Sergeant William Wallace, RAFVR.
- 1161839 Sergeant. Richard Stephen Walsh, RAFVR.
- 847302 Sergeant Albert Edward Weaser.
- 987272 Sergeant Thomas Harold Welsh, RAFVR.
- Aus.29347 Sergeant Richard John Western, RAAF.
- 1276120 Sergeant George Lewis White, RAFVR.
- 1006857 Sergeant Horace White, RAFVR.
- 643986 ... | 8,823 | zeroshot-train |
Wilfred Beaver [SEP] conflict | Wilfred Beaver
Captain Wilfred Beaver (10 May 1897 – 19 August 1986) was a World War I flying ace credited with 19 aerial victories.
Early life and Army service.
After passing his childhood in his native England, Beaver sailed for Canada. His parents separated in 1911, and he was shipped off to Montreal, Canada. He was... | Ryan Beaver (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Stan Beaver, American singer
- Tessa Beaver (born 1932-2018), English painter and illustrator
- Wilfred Beaver (born 1897-1986), British flying ace
- William H. Beaver (born 1940), American academic
Fictional characters.
- Goodman Beaver, fictional character
- Tony ... | 8,824 | zeroshot-train |
William H. Longshore [SEP] conflict | William H. Longshore
William H. Longshore (February 18, 1841 – December 20, 1909) was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Medal of Honor citation.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 30th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22,... | Longshore
Longshore is an English surname. The following people have the surname Longshore:
- William H. Longshore, Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient
- Nate Longshore - American Football player
Longshore could also refer to:
- Longshore Sailing School
- Longshore drift
- Longshoreman | 8,825 | zeroshot-train |
William M. Carr [SEP] conflict | William M. Carr
William M. Carr (November 25, 1829 – May 2, 1884) was a Union Navy sailor in 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.
Born on November 25, 1829, in Baltimore, Maryland, Carr was living in that city ... | : Higginbothams, Publishers, 1931.
- Goldingham, J. "Some account of the Sculptures at Mahabalipuram; usually called the Seven Pagodas." Descriptive and Historical Papers Relating to The Seven Pagodas on the Coromandel Coast. Ed. Mark William Carr. New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services, 1984. Reprinted from the ... | 8,826 | zeroshot-train |
William Staveley [SEP] conflict | William Staveley
Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was a British Army officer who fought in the Peninsular War and later became Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.
Military career.
Staveley was born in York, the son of William Staveley and Henrietta Henderson. He entered the ... | Staveley (surname)
Staveley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Amanda Staveley (born 1973), British businesswoman
- Cecil Staveley (1874–1934), Royal Navy officer, son of Charles Staveley
- Charles Staveley (1817–1896), British general, son of William Staveley
- Lilian Staveley (1871–1928), Christ... | 8,827 | zeroshot-train |
Youcef Zighoud [SEP] conflict | Youcef Zighoud
Youcef Zighoud ( February 18, 1921 – September 25, 1956), also known as Colonel Si Ahmed, was an Algerian FLN party fighter during the Algerian War. In August 20 1955, he planned a resistance and struggle against the French occupation in Philippeville (currently called Skikda) and surroundings, which led... | Zighoud Youcef District
Zighoud Youcef District is a district in Constantine Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Zighoud Youcef.
Municipalities.
The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:
- Zighoud Youcef
- Béni Hamidane | 8,828 | zeroshot-train |
Zahran Alloush [SEP] conflict | Zahran Alloush
Zahran Alloush ( "Zahrān ʿAlūš"; 1971 – 25 December 2015) was a Syrian Islamist leader active in the Syrian Civil War. He was the commander of Jaysh al-Islam (or Army of Islam), a major component of the Islamic Front, of which he was the military chief, and was described as one of the most powerful perso... | with Syrian government intelligence, hit a building in Damascus suburb where leading members of the Army of Islam group were meeting. The top leader and founder of Jaish al-Islam Zahran Alloush was among 4 leaders killed in the airstrike including its deputy. Zahran Alloush was the founder of Jaysh al-Islam, the larges... | 8,829 | zeroshot-train |
1st Alpine Division Taurinense [SEP] conflict | 1st Alpine Division Taurinense
The 1st Alpine Division Taurinense was a World War II light Infantry division of the Italian Army which specialised in Mountain Combat. The "Alpini" that formed the divisions are a highly decorated and elite mountain corps of the Italian Army consisting of both infantry and artillery unit... | regiment, returned the flags to the regiments and lost their independence.
- Division ""Tridentina"", *2002- (Bolzano)
- Alpine Brigade ""Tridentina"", *1951-2002
- 2nd Alpine Division ""Tridentina"", *1934-1943
- 2nd Alpine Brigade, *1923-1934
- Alpine Brigade ""Taurinense"", *1952- (Turin)
- 1st Alpine Division ""Tau... | 8,830 | zeroshot-train |
Adolphe Libaire [SEP] conflict | Adolphe Libaire
Adolphe Libaire (May 2, 1840 – September 5, 1920) was a Captain in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Libaire was commissioned into the 9th New York Infantry in July 1861 and mustered out with his regiment in May 1863.
Medal of Honor citation.
Rank ... | Court of Financial Auditors of France: 2004–2010
- Roland Theis – the General Secretary of the Christian Democrat Union in Saarland, Germany
- Adolphe Thiers – 2nd President of France: 1871–1873; Co-Prince of Andorra: 1871–1873; Minister of the Interior of France: Oct–Dec 1832; Apr–Nov 1834; 1834–1836; Minister of Fore... | 8,831 | zeroshot-train |
Alaric B. Chapin [SEP] conflict | Alaric B. Chapin
Alaric B. Chapin (June 18, 1848 – November 27, 1924) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War.
Biography.
Born in Ogdensburg, New York, Chapin enlisted in the Army from Pamelia, New York in February 1864 for a 1-year term. He was serving in the 14... | the other men of the group. Three men, Alaric B. Chapin, George Merrill, and Dewitt C. Hotchkiss, were found to be still alive and were, along with Anderson, again recommended for the medal. Anderson, Merrill, and Chapin were each issued the Medal of Honor on December 28, 1914; Hotchkiss' recommendation was overlooked ... | 8,832 | zeroshot-train |
Amador Salazar [SEP] conflict | Amador Salazar
Amador Salazar Jiménez (30 April 1868 – 16 April 1916) was a Mexican military leader who participated in the Mexican Revolution.
Early life.
He was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos on April 30, 1868, as the son of León Salazar and Gertrudes Jiménez. He was also a cousin of Emiliano Zapata, as his father was b... | Jorge Salazar
Jorge Salazar Argüello (1939 – 1980), a Nicaraguan coffee grower and popular leader of UPANIC (Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua - "), seemed poised to become the leader of the opposition to the Sandinista government, until his death at the hands of State Security forces.
History.
Jorge Salazar... | 8,833 | zeroshot-train |
Andrew J. Lorish [SEP] conflict | Andrew J. Lorish
Andrew J. Lorish (November 8, 1832–August 11, 1897) was a Commissary Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Lorish joined the 1st New York Dragoons from Attica, New York in August 1862. He was promoted to regimental sergeant major the next m... | Medals of Honor.
Two enlisted men and one officer of the 1st New York Dragoons were awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War.
- Corporal Chester B. Bowen
- Commissary Sergeant Andrew J. Lorish
- First Lieutenant William W. Winegar
Total strength and casualties.
The regiment suffered 4 officers and ... | 8,834 | zeroshot-train |
André-Henri Martenot de Cordou [SEP] conflict | André-Henri Martenot de Cordou
Sous Lieutenant André-Henri Martenot de Cordou (born 14 March 1893, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. | Henri Condemine
- Mathieu Tenant de la Tour
- Marcel Marc Dhome
- Gustave Douchy
- René Dousinelle
- Georges Lachmann
- Jean Matton
- Henri Albert Péronneau
- Marcel Viallet
8 victories.
- Paul Barbreau
- Dieudonné Costes
- Gilbert de Guingand
- Georges Flachaire
- Jean Alfred Fraissinet
- Jacques Gerard
- Louis Prospe... | 8,835 | zeroshot-train |
Annibale Bergonzoli [SEP] conflict | Annibale Bergonzoli
Annibale Bergonzoli (1 November 1884 – 31 July 1973), nicknamed ""barba elettrica"", "Electric Whiskers", was an Italian Lieutenant General who served during World War I, the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In 1940 he commanded the defences of Bardia, Libya. In February 1941, after the disastrou... | Bergonzoli
Bergonzoli is an Italian surname and may refer to:
- Giulio Bergonzoli - 19th century sculptor
- Annibale Bergonzoli - General in the Royal Italian Army | 8,836 | zeroshot-train |
Antoine Maurin [SEP] conflict | Antoine Maurin
Antoine Maurin (19 December 1771 – 4 October 1830) commanded a French cavalry division in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars and in 1815 led his troops against the Prussians at Ligny where he was wounded. His army service began in 1792 during the French Revolution when he enlisted in a cavalry regiment as a... | Maurin
Maurin is a surname, and may refer to:
- Antoine Maurin (1771–1830), French cavalry commander.
- Antoine Maurin (1793–1860), French lithographer.
- Charles Maurin (1856–1914), French painter, engraver, and an anarchist.
- Eva Maurin (1993), French artistic gymnast.
- Joaquín Maurín (1896–1973), Spanish Communist... | 8,837 | zeroshot-train |
Arthur Edmund Easterbrook [SEP] conflict | Arthur Edmund Easterbrook
Lieutenant (later Brigadier General) Arthur Edmund Easterbrook started his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. During World War II, he held several important positions in the U. S. Army Air Corps.
Early life.
Easterbrook came from a military family; his fath... | Easterbrook later commanded the Air Force's Western Training Command, as well as Santa Ana Air Base in California. On 21 August 1946, he retired as a brigadier general.
On 21 January 1950, he sustained serious injuries in a fall from an avocado tree. He was using a wheelchair and living in a Veterans Administration fac... | 8,838 | zeroshot-train |
Arthur Thomas Thrupp [SEP] conflict | Arthur Thomas Thrupp
Arthur Thomas Thrupp (8 June 1828 – 4 May 1889) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the Crimean War and the Second Opium War, who held several sea commands, including , which he deliberately beached at the isolated Île Saint-Paul when she became unseaworthy.
Early life.
Born in 1828 at ... | Thrupp
Thrupp is the family name of:
- Arthur Thomas Thrupp (1828–1889), English Royal Navy officer
- Darren Thrupp (born 1966), Australian Paralympic athlete
- Dorothy Ann Thrupp (1779–1847), English writer
- Frederick Thrupp (1812–1895), English sculptor
- George Athelstane Thrupp (1822–1905), English coach builder
-... | 8,839 | zeroshot-train |
August Stramm [SEP] conflict | and a second, "Dripping Blood", was published after his death in 1919. He became a major influence on the poets of the so-called Sturm-Kreis (Storm Circle) which included Otto Nebel and Franz Richard Behrens.
English translations of poems by Stramm were published by Patrick Bridgwater (August Stramm, 22 Poems, 1969) a... | Stramm biography and poems
- Analysis of "Patrouille" (German)
- August Stramm "Wargrave" translated into Austrian Signlanguage by Horst Dittrich performed by Georg Horngacher and Werner Mössler in a production of ARBOS - Company for Music and Theatre/a
- Four poems of August Stramm published in issue 3 of "The Black H... | 8,840 | zeroshot-train |
Baldomero López [SEP] conflict | Baldomero López
Baldomero López (August 23, 1925 – September 15, 1950) was a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for smothering a hand grenade with his own body during the Inchon Landing on September 15, 1950.
Early life and education.
Ló... | that of the Jesuits), and tried to restore order to Spain's finances. After the Carlist war, the regent, Maria Christina, resigned to make way for Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara, the most successful and most popular Isabelline general. Espartero, a Progressive, remained regent for only two years.
Baldomero Espa... | 8,841 | zeroshot-train |
Battle of San Francisco [SEP] conflict | Battle of San Francisco
The Battle of San Francisco, also known as the Battle of Dolores, was a major battle in the Tarapacá Campaign of the War of the Pacific, fought on November 19, 1879, in the Peruvian department of Tarapacá. A Chilean army under Colonel Emilio Sotomayor had moved via Dolores rail road deep into th... | 44 - 9 Sep 44)
- North Apennines (10 Sep 44 - 4 April 45)
- Po Valley (5 Apr 45 - 8 May 45)
Casualties
- Total battle casualties: 8,744
- Killed in action: 1,400
- Wounded in action: 6,748
- Missing in action: 262
- Prisoner of war: 334
History Army Reserve.
In December 1946, the 91st was reactivated at the Presidio of... | 8,842 | zeroshot-train |
Benigno G. Tabora [SEP] conflict | Benigno G. Tabora
Benigno G. Tabora (November 20, 1915 – February 17, 2008) was a Filipino American veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Tabora was one of the last of an increasingly dwindling group of veterans who survived the Bataan Death March in May 1942 after the Japanese captured the Philippines durin... | - John E. Olson
- George M. Parker
- Clinton A. Pierce
- Salvador A. Rodolfo, Sr.
- Alfredo M. Santos
- Robert Sheats
- Austin Shofner
- Wilburn Snyder
- James C. Spencer
- Edward W. Stewart
- Benigno G. Tabora
- Robert P. Taylor
- Mario Tonelli
- Thomas J. H. Trapnell
- James R.N. Weaver
- Edgar Whitcomb
- Manuel T. Y... | 8,843 | zeroshot-train |
Billy Walkabout [SEP] conflict | Billy Walkabout
Billy Walkabout (March 31, 1949 – March 7, 2007) is thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. He received one Distinguished Service Cross (upgraded from Silver Star), one Bronze Star Medal, one Army Commendation Medal, and one Purple Heart.
Background and family.
Walka... | 'm at peace with myself. I've got my dignity and I've got my pride. ... I never lost the war in Vietnam, I never lost a day of it. Even when I was wounded, I didn't lose. When I fought, I won. I won my wars." – Billy Walkabout, 1986
References.
- Obituary, "Associated Press", March 12, 2007
- Billy Walkabout, decorated... | 8,844 | zeroshot-train |
Borz [SEP] conflict | Molot" plant, because production at this plant was stopped by the First Chechen War, and moved into underground workshops.
Design and deployment.
The Borz was initially a clone of the Armenian K6-92, which itself was loosely based on the Soviet PPS submachine gun. However, individual models can vary greatly, since the ... | Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus militia fighting for the Abkhaz separatist side against Georgia, serving under Shamil Basayev. Together with the Chechen Battalion, Gelayev took part in the Battle of Gagra, which marked a turning point in the War in Abkhazia.
After his return to Chechnya, he joined the... | 8,845 | zeroshot-train |
Carlo Balabio [SEP] conflict | Carlo Balabio
Carlo Balabio (1759–1838) was an Italian general and cavalry commander who served the Kingdom of Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Military Service.
Balabio was born in Milan on 14 April 1759 to a rich banking family. He studied first at Monza and then at Pavia, where he obtained a law degree. Initially b... | 's line. Meanwhile, Pino's second brigade pressed back the Spanish center. With the Spanish position unraveling, Saint-Cyr ordered the Italian light cavalry under Carlo Balabio to charge up the main highway. As the horsemen galloped up the hill, the entire Spanish force bolted to the rear.
The Imperial troops inflicted... | 8,846 | zeroshot-train |
Charles Edward Hovey [SEP] conflict | Charles Edward Hovey
Charles Edward Hovey (April 26, 1827 – November 17, 1897) was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Hovey was born in Thetford, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1852, spending his summer... | Charles Hovey
Charles Hovey may refer to:
- Charles Hovey (naval officer) (1885–1911), U.S. Navy officer
- Charles Edward Hovey (1827–1897), educator, college president and general in the U.S. Army
- Charles Fox Hovey (1807–1859), businessman in Boston, Massachusetts
- Charles Mason Hovey (1810–1887), American nurserym... | 8,847 | zeroshot-train |
Charles Russell Lowell [SEP] conflict | Charles Russell Lowell
Charles Russell Lowell III (January 2, 1835 – October 20, 1864) was a railroad executive, foundryman, and General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek and was mourned by a number of leading generals.
Early life.
Charles Russell Lowe... | ."
Life.
Life Family history.
Lowell was born to United States Navy Cmdr. Robert Traill Spence Lowell III and Charlotte Winslow in Boston, Massachusetts. The Lowells were a Boston Brahmin family that included poets Amy Lowell and James Russell Lowell; clergymen Charles Russell Lowell Sr. and Robert Traill Spence Lowell... | 8,848 | zeroshot-train |
Charles-Joseph Christiani [SEP] conflict | Charles-Joseph Christiani
Baron Charles-Joseph Christiani (27 February 17726 April 1840) was a French Army "Maréchal de camp" who served during the Napoleonic Wars.
Career.
Born in Strasbourg, Christiani was originally a private in the French Revolutionary Army and rose to high rank during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–181... | Christiani
Christiani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles-Joseph Christiani (1772–1840), French Army officer
- Cyril Christiani (1913–1938), Guyanese cricketer
- David Christiani (1610–1688), German mathematician, philosopher and Lutheran theologian
- David C. Christiani, American physician... | 8,849 | zeroshot-train |
Cleo Francis Pineau [SEP] conflict | Cleo Francis Pineau
Lieutenant Cleo Francis Pineau (23 July 1893—29 May 1972) was an American World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He was a renowned motorcycle racer both before and after the war. He later became an executive in the steel industry.
Early life.
Pineau was the son of Thomas L. and A... | three aviators were not alone, famed aviator Lincoln J. Beachey came to Williamsport, Pennsylvania on his many travels across the United States. Local residents gathered to see Beachey's flying machine on July 8, 1911 where it took off from the Kenmore Land Co. field which is where East Third Street and Northway Road a... | 8,850 | zeroshot-train |
Clive Gallop [SEP] conflict | Clive Gallop
Colonel Reginald Clive Gallop (4 February 1892 - 7 September 1960) was an engineer, racing driver and First World War pilot. He was one of the team which developed their first engine for Bentley Motors.
Royal Flying Corps.
Clive Gallop joined the Royal Flying Corps, flying aeroplanes over the Western Front... | - Dale Bourne
- Frank Clement
- S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis, automotive journalist, Sports Editor of "The Autocar"
- John Duff
- George Duller, steeplechaser
- Clive Dunfee
- Jack Dunfee
- Dudley Froy
- Baron Andre d’Erlanger, playboy
- Clive Gallop, engineer
- Glen Kidston, aviator
- Bertie Kensington Moir
- Bernard Rubin,... | 8,851 | zeroshot-train |
Conrad Homan [SEP] conflict | Conrad Homan
Conrad Homan (February 27, 1840 – January 30, 1922) was a volunteer soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Homan served with the 29th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and, for his actions during the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864 he received the Medal of Honor.
Medal of Ho... | 2009 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer was the defending champion in 2007 and successfully defended her title beating Korie Homan with a score of 6–0, 6–0. The event was not held in 2008 due to a schedule conflict with the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Seeds.
1. Esther Vergeer (Champion)
2. Korie Homan "(F... | 8,852 | zeroshot-train |
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde [SEP] conflict | Heinrich von Bellegarde
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia ( or sometimes "Heinrich von Bellegarde") (29 August 175622 July 1845), of a noble Savoyard family, was born in Saxony, joined the Saxon army and later entered Habsburg military service, where he became a general officer during in the Ha... | Michael Joseph Wallis 1791–1796
26. Friedrich Moritz, Count Nostitz-Rieneck 1796
27. Count Ferdinand Tige 1796–1801
28. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen 1801–1809
29. Count Heinrich von Bellegarde 1809–1813
30. Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg 1814–1820
31. Count Heinrich von Bellegarde 1820–1825
32. Friedrich Fr... | 8,853 | zeroshot-train |
Dan W. Emmett [SEP] conflict | Dan W. Emmett
Dan W. Emmett served in the California legislature and during World War I he served in the United States Army. | . "Oh Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"*), E. Ferrett (1847)
- "Forty Hosses in de Stable", J. Kierman (1840s)
- "The Free Nigger", sung by R. W. Pelham (1841)
G.
- "Gantz's Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Genuine Negro Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Get Up in de Morning"
- "Ginger Blue" (1841)
- "Grape Vine Twist" | 8,854 | zeroshot-train |
Edward R. Hanford [SEP] conflict | Edward R. Hanford
Edward R. Hanford (1845–1890) was a private in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry, Company H, during the American Civil War. Born in Allegany County, New York, in 1845, Hanford captured the battle flag of the 32nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate States of America at the Battle of Tom's Brook, Woodstoc... | - Edward Woods as Jimmie Hanford
- Edward Earle as Eugene 'Breck' Breckenridge
- Eddie Blythe as Mrs. Hanford
- Alice Moore as Betty Davis
- David Hitchcock as Daniel Mason
- John David Horsley as Arthur Sinclair
Bibliography.
- Pitts, Michael R. "Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent... | 8,855 | zeroshot-train |
Emil Meinecke [SEP] conflict | as an aircraft mechanic as a teenager, qualifying in 1910. He then worked for German pioneer aviator Karl Jatho who taught him to fly. Meinecke finally soloed in 1913.
Emil Meinecke joined the German military aviation effort when World War I began in 1914. When he enlisted on 20 August 1914, he had not yet completed re... | ; the test plane, flown by Hidde Leegstra and Piet Vos, two Dutch pilots, eluded him as they defected to England.
The end of the war saw him once again working as a mechanic. In 1949, he mechaniced for the 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron USAF during the Berlin Airlift. Meinecke emigrated to Canada in 1950, and became a Can... | 8,856 | zeroshot-train |
Enoch Barton Garey [SEP] conflict | Enoch Barton Garey
Enoch Barton Garey (August 7, 1883 – September 24, 1957) was a Maryland native who served as a major in World War I and as a commander in the Maryland State Police force. Garey was also a military expert and author of the book "The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Federal Training Camps".
Early care... | Garey
Garey may refer to:
First name
- Garey Bies, a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Garey Bridges, a British actor
- Garey Forster, US radio host and politician
- Garey Ingram, baseball player
- Garey Mathurin, West Indian cricketer
Surname
- Alva Garey, Wisconsin, USA, soldier, politician
- ... | 8,857 | zeroshot-train |
Erich Hahn [SEP] conflict | Erich Hahn
Oberleutnant Erich Hahn was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Biography.
Erich Hahn was born on 18 October 1891 in Leipzig, the Kingdom of Saxony, in the German Empire.
He joined Saxony's Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 just before World War I. In 1913, he learned to fly at Anthony Fokker'... | under the supervision of Erich Hecke.
He became interested in differential geometry; he edited Wilhelm Blaschke's 2nd volume about that issue, and both made an acclaimed contribution to the Jena DMV conference in Sep 1921.
In October 1922 (or 1923) he was appointed assistant professor at the University of Vienna. Whil... | 8,858 | zeroshot-train |
Ernst Florian Winter [SEP] conflict | Ernst Florian Winter
Ernst Florian Winter (16 December 1923 – 16 April 2014) was an Austrian-American historian and political scientist, the first director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna after World War II, and chairman of the International Council of the Austrian Service Abroad.
Biography.
Biography Childhood.
Er... | 12 February 1938, he visited the Winters' home to speak with Ernst Karl Winter. The 14-year-old Ernst Florian Winter kept the minutes of this discussion.
A few days before the Anschluss in March 1938, Ernst Karl Winter fled Austria to Switzerland, for political reasons, at the urging of Hans Kelsen. He had to leave his... | 8,859 | zeroshot-train |
Ernst Ludwig Wilhelm von Bismarck [SEP] conflict | Ernst Ludwig Wilhelm von Bismarck
Colonel Ernst Ludwig Wilhelm von Bismarck (7 April 1772 in Magdeburg – 20 June 1815 in Namur) was a Prussian officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Biography.
Bismarck, born in Magdeburg on 7 April 1772 was the son of Georg Wilhelm I von Bismarck (1741–1808) and Friederike Luise Eleonore ... | Schönfeldt at Werben
- Jkr. Ernst Friedrich Alexander von Bismarck (1763–1820)
- Jkr. Theodor von Bismarck (1790–1873), married in 1817 Karoline Countess von Bohlen, progenitor of the "Bismarck-Bohlen" branch
- Jkr. Friedrich Adolf Ludwig von Bismarck (1766–1830), Prussian General Lieutenant
- Jkr. Karl Wilhelm "Ferdin... | 8,860 | zeroshot-train |
Eston von Sohr [SEP] conflict | Friedrich von Sohr
Friedrich von Sohr (1775-1845) was a Colonel of Prussian hussars. He was commanding the 2nd cavalry brigade at Waterloo and during the Battle of Rocquencourt.
Biography.
His brigade consisted of the 3rd Brandenburg and 5th Pommeranian Hussar and the 11th (2nd Westphalian) Hussars Cavalry Regiment and... | orders that night was for Lieutenant Colonel Eston von Sohr. He was to move, with his cavalry brigade (the Brandenburg and Pomeranian Hussars), from the vicinity of Louvres, and to regulate his march so that he might cross the Seine at Saint-Germain on the following morning. Thence he was to proceed so as to appear, wi... | 8,861 | zeroshot-train |
Eugene Seeley Coler [SEP] conflict | Eugene Seeley Coler
Lieutenant (later Colonel) Eugene Seeley Coler was an American World War I flying ace who served in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. He was credited with 16 aerial victories.
Early life and service.
Although born in New York City, Coler was native to Newark, New Jersey. His parent... | 1951, Coler returned to service once again, with the United States Air Force. He was assigned to the 7th Air Division as the air division's flight surgeon at the time of his death. It was during this assignment that he treated victims of the Harrow train crash of 8 October 1952. His service in American military aviatio... | 8,862 | zeroshot-train |
Eurípides Rubio [SEP] conflict | Eurípides Rubio
Captain Eurípides Rubio (March 1, 1938 – November 8, 1966) was a United States Army officer and one of nine Puerto Ricans who were posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions on November 8, 1966, during the Vietnam War. Rubio was a membe... | the Medal of Honor in 1968. His remains were buried in Puerto Rico National Cemetery in the city of Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Honors.
The United States Army Reserve Center located at the Puerto Nuevo sector of San Juan was named posthumously named Capt. Eurípides Rubio United States Army Reserve Center.
The United States D... | 8,863 | zeroshot-train |
Frances Cluett [SEP] conflict | Frances Cluett
Frances Cluett (June 25, 1883 – November, 1969) was an army nurse and educator from Newfoundland, noted for her service during World War I, and especially for her many letters back home beginning in 1916 that conveyed the eye-opening experiences of a young woman leaving home for the first time and explai... | Cluett
Cluett is a surname of English origin.
People with the surname.
- David Cluett (1965–2005), Maltese footballer
- E. Harold Cluett (1874–1954), a member of the United States House of Representatives
- Frances Cluett (1883–1969), a Canadian nurse and educator
- Sanford Lockwood Cluett (1874–1968), an American bus... | 8,864 | zeroshot-train |
Frederick Elliott Brown [SEP] conflict | Frederick Elliott Brown
Captain Frederick Elliott Brown was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories. He returned to military service during World War II.
Early life and service.
Frederick Elliott Brown was born in Quebec on 3 February 1895. His education progressed to medical studies at Lava... | Protection (1929 film)
Protection is a 1929 American drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. The film stars Dorothy Burgess, Robert Elliott, Paul Page, Ben Hewlett, Dorothy Ward and Joe Brown. The film was released on May 5, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation.
Cast.
- Dorothy Burges... | 8,865 | zeroshot-train |
Freeman Gill [SEP] conflict | Freeman Gill
Freeman Gill (September 5, 1851 – April 8, 1905) was a Gunner's Mate first class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Gill was born on September 5, 1851 in Boston, Massachusetts and entering the Navy was sent to fight in t... | ", by Peter Leeson. "Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence" 28.1 (Jan. 2015): 237-40.
- "Who Rules America?" Rev. of "The New Class Conflict", by Joel Kotkin. "Reason". Reason Foundation, Sep. 20, 2014.
- "In Us We Trust?" Rev. of "The Moral Foundations of Economic Behavior", by David C. Rose. "The Freeman: Ideas o... | 8,866 | zeroshot-train |
Gaines Lawson [SEP] conflict | Gaines Lawson
Gaines Lawson (September 4, 1840 – September 12, 1906) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Lawson joined the 4th (East) Tennessee Infantry in December 1862, and mustered out with this regiment in August 1865. He was commissioned in the ... | at Fort Saulsbury; Battery C was at Cape May.
- On 1 October 1944 the 21st CA was reduced to a battalion. The regimental HHB was reorganized as HHB HD of the Delaware and remaining components became the 21st CA Battalion (HD) (Sep).
- 21st CA Battalion disbanded 1 April 1945 at Fort Miles.
See also.
- Seacoast defense ... | 8,867 | zeroshot-train |
Gebirgsflak 38 [SEP] conflict | Gebirgsflak 38
The Gebirgsflak 38 was a German anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, a lightweight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops as a dual purpose gun for use against air and ground targets. The main difference was that the carriage was smaller and lighter than the carriage for t... | a lighter version of the Flak 38, which they introduced as the 2 cm Gebirgsflak 38 (2 cm GebFlak 38). It featured a dramatically simplified mount using a tripod that raised the entire gun off the ground, which had the side benefit of allowing it to be set up on an uneven surface. These changes reduced the overall weigh... | 8,868 | zeroshot-train |
George G. Wortman [SEP] conflict | George G. Wortman
George G. Wortman (August 15, 1841 – May 19, 1913) was a 19th-century Canadian-American soldier who served in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. During Colonel Thomas L. Crittenden's campaign against the Apache Indians, Wortman served as a sergeant with the 8th U.S. Caval... | - Frank Wortman (1904–1968), American gangster
- Gabrielle Wortman (born 1989), American musician
- George G. Wortman (1841–1913), American soldier
- Keith Wortman (born 1950), American football player
- Kevin Wortman (born 1969), American hockey player
Other uses.
- Olds, Wortman & King, department store in Oregon
See... | 8,869 | zeroshot-train |
George Varney [SEP] conflict | George Varney
George Varney (1834–1911) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, in 1867 for his gallant service at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. Born in Levant, Maine, he was a wholesale grocer in... | George D. Varney Sr.
George D. Varney Sr. (June 28, 1903 – September 7, 1982) was an American politician from Maine. Varney, a Republican, served in the Maine Legislature from 1930 to 1932 and again from 1936 to 1948. Varney served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1930 to 1932 and from 1936 to 1942. During hi... | 8,870 | zeroshot-train |
Gilberto Bosques Saldívar [SEP] conflict | Gilberto Bosques Saldívar
Gilberto Bosques Saldívar (b. Chiautla de Tapia, Puebla, 20 July 1892 – 4 July 1995) was a Mexican career diplomat and before that a militant in the Mexican Revolution and a leftist legislator. As a consul in Marseille, Vichy France, Bosques took initiative to rescue tens of thousands of Jews ... | neighborhood in Mexico city. In 2008 this exhibition traveled to Xalapa, Veracruz.
See also.
- Mexican Jews
Bibliography.
- Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal. 2007. Press release announcing that the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City will propose naming a street in honor of Bosques. 24 June 2007.
- ... | 8,871 | zeroshot-train |
Griffin Greene [SEP] conflict | Griffin Greene
Griffin Greene (1749–1804) served as a commissary, paymaster, and quartermaster to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was subsequently a pioneer to the Ohio Country, helping establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Nor... | , Griffin, and Susan.
With his cousin Jacob Greene, Griffin built a forge on the Pawtuxet River for the manufacture of iron. This forge was subsequently used for the manufacture of cannonballs supplied to revolutionary soldiers.
Griffin and his cousin, Gen. Nathanael Greene, had a close relationship. “Among the earlies... | 8,872 | zeroshot-train |
Gustav Frädrich [SEP] conflict | Gustav Frädrich
Leutnant Gustav Frädrich (born 29 November 1892, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Aerial service.
Frädrich began his military aviation service for the German Empire when assigned to "Flieger-Abteilung" (Flier Detachment) 30 in Macedonia. He was cred... | Pütz
Josef Raesch
Gustav Schneidewind
Marat Schumm
Georg Strasser
Karl Treiber
Kurt Ungewitter
Franz Walz
Johannes Werner
Karl Arnold
Johann Baur
Paul Bona
Moritz-Waldemar Bretschneider-Bodemer
Albin Bühl
Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp
August Burkard
Karl Deilman
Karl Engelfried
Alfred Fleischer
Gustav Frädrich
Mieczysław Ga... | 8,873 | zeroshot-train |
Hans Howaldt [SEP] conflict | Hans Howaldt
Hans Howaldt (12 November 1888, Kiel – 6 September 1970) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and also active in World War II. By the end of World War I he was promoted Kapitänleutnant.
As a sportsman, Hans Howaldt won Bronze in the inte... | Howaldt
Howaldt is a German family name.
- August Howaldt, founder of the German shipyard Howaldtswerke
- Georg Ferdinand Howaldt, German sculptor, brother of August Howaldt
- Hans Howaldt, submarine commander and grandson of August Howaldt
References.
- Christian Ostersehlte: "Von Howaldt zu HDW". Koehlers Verlagsgese... | 8,874 | zeroshot-train |
Hans-Joachim Buddecke [SEP] conflict | Hans-Joachim Buddecke
Hans-Joachim Buddecke (22 August 1890 – 10 March 1918) was a German flying ace in World War I, credited with thirteen victories. He was the third ace, after Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, to earn the Blue Max (Pour le Mérite). He saw combat in three theaters during the First World War: Bulgaria... | 1914, the Ottoman Navy established the Naval Aircraft School ("Bahriye Tayyare Mektebi") in San Stefano.
In 1915, some German officers came to the Ottoman Empire, such as Hans Joachim Buddecke, and some Ottoman officers went to Germany for flight education. Buddecke himself would achieve some success flying for the Ott... | 8,875 | zeroshot-train |
Hasan Tahsin Pasha [SEP] conflict | Hasan Tahsin Pasha
Hasan Tahsin Pasha (1845–1918) was a senior Ottoman military officer, who served in Yemen and in the First Balkan War.
Biography and career.
Hasan Tahsin was an Albanian born in Mesare (located in Albania on the border with Greece), which at the time was part of the "kaza" of Leskovik. During his you... | Hasan Pasha
Hasan Pasha or Hassan Pasha may refer to:
- Hasan Pasha (son of Barbarossa) (c. 1517–1572), Ottoman governor of Algiers
- Hasan Pasha of Temeşvar ( 1594), Ottoman governor of Temeşvar
- Hasan Pasha (Mamluk) (ruled 1704–1723), first ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Iraq
- Hasan Fehmi Pasha (1836–1910), Ottoman... | 8,876 | zeroshot-train |
Hatzimichalis Dalianis [SEP] conflict | Hatzimichalis Dalianis
Hatzimichalis Dalianis (, 1775–1828) was a commander of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1830) and revolutionary leader in Crete in 1828.
Greek War of Independence.
According to some Greek historians, he was born in the Greek-speaking town of Delvinaki, Epirus, when the region was under Ottoma... | of Hatzimichalis, were besieged by the numerical superior Ottoman army of the local ruler, Mustafa Naili Pasha, in Frangokastello castle, Sfakia region. The castle defence was doomed after seven days and the fortress fell back to Ottoman hands. Both Dalianis and Argyrokastrites were killed during the conflict.
Accordin... | 8,877 | zeroshot-train |
Henri François Delaborde [SEP] conflict | Henri François Delaborde
Henri-François Delaborde (21 December 17643 February 1833) was a French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
Early career.
He was the son of a baker of Dijon. In 1783, Delaborde joined the "Regiment of Condé Dragoons" as a private. At the outbreak of the French Revoluti... | Delaborde
Delaborde may refer to:
- Élie-Miriam Delaborde, concert pianist, (1839-1913), illegitimate son of Charles-Valentin Alkan
- Henri François Delaborde, Napoleonic general (1764-1833)
- Henri Delaborde (fencer), competitor in 1896 Olympics
- Henri Delaborde (painter)
- Jean-Baptiste Thillaie Delaborde, (9 June 1... | 8,878 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Gordon Clappison [SEP] conflict | Henry Gordon Clappison
Captain Henry Gordon Clappison (October 1, 1898 – May 15, 1977) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Clappison's run of victories came late in World War I. He was assigned to 204 Squadron in August 1918 to pilot a Sopwith Camel. He set afire a Fokker D.VII on 20 Septem... | - William Cairnes
- William Cambray
- John Candy
- Douglas Carbery
- Robert Chalmers
- Thomas Chiltern
- Henry Gordon Clappison
- Edward Clarke
- Harris George Clements
- John Henry Colbert
- Reginald Conder
- Gerald Kempster Cooper
- Maurice Cooper
- Irving Corey
- Earl Frederick Crabb
- Thomas Culling
- William Curph... | 8,879 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Jackson Hunt [SEP] conflict | Henry Jackson Hunt
Henry Jackson Hunt (September 14, 1819 – February 11, 1889) was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on... | Henry Jackson Hunt (Mayor of Detroit)
Henry Jackson Hunt (frequently called "Henry I. Hunt") was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan.
Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt. He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile a... | 8,880 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Walton Ellis [SEP] conflict | Henry Walton Ellis
Colonel Sir Henry Walton Ellis (29 November 1782 – 20 June 1815) was a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars.
Life.
He was the son of Major General Joyner Ellis, and grandson of J. Joyner of Berkeley, Gloucestershire. He was born in Cambray, Cheltenham in 1782 and baptised 6 October 1783, almost a y... | governor of Georgia, 1758, who lived for some time at Lansdowne Place, Bath, and died at Naples in 1806. Joyner Ellis served successively in the 18th, old 89th, and 41st Foot, became lieutenant-colonel of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1793, major-general in 1798 and died 1804. He was member of parliament for Worces... | 8,881 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Warner Slocum [SEP] conflict | Henry Warner Slocum
Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in t... | Henry Slocum (tennis)
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. (May 28, 1862 – January 22, 1949) was an American male tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.
Biography.
He was born on May 28, 1862 in Syracuse, New York to Henry Warner Slocum.
Slocum graduated from Yale University in 1883 and started playing tennis in 18... | 8,882 | zeroshot-train |
Hilliard Brooke Bell [SEP] conflict | Hilliard Brooke Bell
Captain Hilliard Brooke Bell (9 March 1897 – 16 September 1960) was a Canadian First World War flying ace credited with ten aerial victories while serving in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.
Early life and education.
Hilliard Brooke Bell was born to Edwin and Sarah R. Bell (née B... | - Edward Dawson Atkinson
- Herbert H. Beddow
- Hilliard Brooke Bell
- Robert A. Birkbeck
- Lloyd S. Breadner
- Arthur Roy Brown
- Frederick Elliott Brown
- Sydney Carlin
- Robert L. Chidlaw-Roberts
- Adrian Cole
- Valentine Collins
- Jack Armand Cunningham
- Douglas Arthur Davies
- Edgar G. Davies
- Robert Dodds
- Aubr... | 8,883 | zeroshot-train |
Israel Putnam [SEP] conflict | Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790) was an American army general officer, popularly known as Old Put, who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). His courage and fighting spirit became known far beyond Connecticut's borders ... | the painting is Warren's body, dressed in white, and John Small, a British major, dressed in a scarlet uniform (holding a sword in his left hand). Small, who had served with colonial general Israel Putnam during the French and Indian War, is shown preventing a fellow British soldier from bayoneting Warren. Trumbull wan... | 8,884 | zeroshot-train |
J. Howard Kitching [SEP] conflict | J. Howard Kitching
John Howard Kitching (July 16, 1838 – January 10 or 11, 1865), often referred to as J. Howard Kitching, was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served in the cavalry, artillery and infantry in the Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah. He received a posthumous prom... | . Isaac H. Duval until he was wounded at Third Winchester. Command of the division passed to Col. Rutherford B. Hayes who led the division at Cedar Creek. A Provisional Division led by Colonel J. Howard Kitching joined just prior to the battle of Cedar Creek. Exact composition of the Provisional Division is unknown oth... | 8,885 | zeroshot-train |
James R. Garrison [SEP] conflict | James R. Garrison
James R. Garrison (June 22, 1838 – April 19, 1908) was a Union Navy sailor in 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.
Born on June 22, 1838, in Poughkeepsie, New York, Garrison was still living i... | - 1 Jul – Earl Warren
- 8 Jul – Birdie Tebbetts
- 15 Jul – Norman Chandler
- 22 Jul – Nikita Khrushchev
- 29 Jul – Kim Novak
- 5 Aug – John Diefenbaker
- 12 Aug – Richard Russell Jr.
- 19 Aug – Alfried Krupp
- 26 Aug – Althea Gibson
- 2 Sep – James Cozzens
- 9 Sep – Jimmy Hoffa
- 16 Sep – Anastas Mikoyan
- 23 Sep – Orv... | 8,886 | zeroshot-train |
Jean Maximilien Lamarque [SEP] conflict | Jean Maximilien Lamarque
Jean Maximilien Lamarque (22 July 1770–1 June 1832) was a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of French Parliament. Lamarque served with distinction in many of Napoleon's campaigns. He was particularly noted for his capture of Capri from the British, and for hi... | Lamarque
Lamarque may refer to:
Geography.
- Lamarque, Argentina, a town in the province of Río Negro, Argentina
- Lamarque, Gironde, a commune in the French department of Gironde
- La Marque, Texas (formerly Lamarque), a city in the U.S. state of Texas
- Lamarque-Pontacq, a commune in the French department of Hautes-P... | 8,887 | zeroshot-train |
Jean de Vienne [SEP] conflict | Jean de Vienne
Jean de Vienne (1341 – 25 September 1396) was a French knight, general and Admiral of France during the Hundred Years' War.
Early life.
Jean de Vienne was born at Dole, in what is now Franche-Comté. As a nobleman, he started his military career at the age of 19, and was made a knight at 21.
Career.
By th... | - Jean-Gilles du Coëtlosquet (1739–1758)
- Louis-Charles du Plessis d'Argentré (3 Sep 1758 Appointed – 28 Mar 1808 Died)
- Léonard Gay-Vernon (Constitutional Bishop of Haute-Vienne) (1791–1793)
Bishops From 1800.
- Marie-Jean-Philippe Dubourg (29 Apr 1802 Appointed – 31 Jan 1822 Died)
- Jean-Paul-Gaston de Pins (1822–1... | 8,888 | zeroshot-train |
John F. Thorson [SEP] conflict | body. He was instantly killed, but his magnificent courage and supreme self-sacrifice prevented the injury and possible death of his comrades, and remain with them as a lasting inspiration.
Honored in ship naming.
The United States Army ship which served in the Pacific Ocean at the end of World War II was named in his ... | USNS Private John F. Thorson (T-AK-247)
USNS "Private John F. Thorson" (T-AK-247) was a US Maritime Administration (MARCOM) C1-M-AV1 type coastal cargo ship, originally planned as an . Constructed as Becket Bend for MARCOM, completed in August 1945 and placed in operation by the War Shipping Administration. However, th... | 8,889 | zeroshot-train |
John Kenneth Haviland [SEP] conflict | John Kenneth Haviland
John Kenneth Haviland DFC (19 January 1921 – 1 July 2002) was an American pilot who flew for the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. He was one of 11 American pilots who flew with RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp ... | Dr. Willis Henry Haviland, M.D., born 10 Sep 1864 in Haviland Hollow, Putnam County, NY, died 15 Jan 1939 in Butte, Silver Bow County, MT. He was a career physician, and a Montana State Senator in 1906–1910 (Democratic Party). Willis Henry Haviland married 5 Jun 1889 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Grace Hynes (born 31 Oct 1... | 8,890 | zeroshot-train |
John Rogers Cooke [SEP] conflict | John Rogers Cooke
John Rogers Cooke (June 9, 1833 – April 10, 1891) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Union general Philip St. George Cooke and the brother-in-law of Confederate cavalry leader Jeb Stuart.
Early and family life.
The son of a career army officer, Philip St. George... | - "The Adoption Papers" by Jackie Kay (Nov 2007)
- "The Children's Hour" by Lillian Hellman with Maxine Peake (MEN Award), Charlotte Emmerson and Kate O'Flynn (TMA Award) (Mar 2008)
- "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov with Emma Cunniffe, Lucy Black and Beth Cooke (Sep 2008)
- "See How They Run" by Philip King with Nick ... | 8,891 | zeroshot-train |
John Stockham [SEP] conflict | John Stockham
Captain John Stockham (24 July 1765 – 6 February 1814) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, whose career is now obscured to the point that very little of his life is known up until 1805, when he was suddenly and unexpectedly called upon to command the ship of the line at the Battle... | Stockham
Stockham can refer to:
- People
- Alice Bunker Stockham (1833-1912), fifth woman doctor in the United States
- Bob Stockham (born 1970), American football player
- Fred W. Stockham (1881-1918), United States Marine, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
- John Stockham (1765-1814), British naval officer
-... | 8,892 | zeroshot-train |
John Yates Beall [SEP] conflict | John Yates Beall
John Yates Beall (January 1, 1835 – February 24, 1865) was a Confederate privateer in the American Civil War who was arrested as a spy in New York and executed at Fort Columbus, Governors Island, New York.
Early life and education.
He was born in Jefferson County, Virginia—now West Virginia—on his fath... | The Southern Historical Publication Society, Richmond, VA, 1909, Volume XI, pgs. 61-62.
- Beall, John Yates & Daniel B. Lucas, "Memoir of John Yates Beall: His Life; Trial; Correspondence; Diary; and Private Manuscript Found Among His Papers, Including His Own Account of the Raid on Lake Erie", J. Lovell, 1865
- "Trial... | 8,893 | zeroshot-train |
Johnno Stuntz [SEP] conflict | Johnno Stuntz
Johnno Stuntz (1884–1917) was an Australian pioneer rugby league footballer and soldier who served in World War I and died on the Western Front. A national and state representative winger, his club career was played with Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs and South Sydney in Australia, as well as one season... | Stuntz
Stuntz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Daniel Elliot Stuntz (1909-1983), American businessman
- Jean A. Stuntz (born 1957), American historian
- Johann Baptist Stuntz (1753– 1836), Swiss-German landscape painter
- Johnno Stuntz (1884–1917), Australian rugby league footballer
- William J.... | 8,894 | zeroshot-train |
Josef Kociok [SEP] conflict | Josef Kociok
Josef Kociok (26 April 1918 – 26 September 1943) was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was killed in an air collision.
Aerial victory claims.
Kociok was credited with 33 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, 21 of which... | 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and radio operator at Adolf Hitler's Führerbunker. The last witness of Hitler's downfall.
- Josef Kociok (26 April 1918 – 26 September 1943), Luftwaffe ace pilot.
References.
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Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn [SEP] conflict | Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn
Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (September 21, 1824 – May 17, 1901) was a farmer, soldier and Baptist Minister, most famous for his service as a Union general during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Lightburn was born in Pennsylvania, the oldest of 5 children. His family moved to Lewi... | Lightburn, West Virginia
Lightburn is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
The community was named in honor of Union Army general Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. | 8,896 | zeroshot-train |
Joseph Pannell Taylor [SEP] conflict | Joseph Pannell Taylor
Joseph Pannell Taylor (May 4, 1796 – June 29, 1864) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He was the younger brother of Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States.
Early life.
He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Richard Taylor and Sar... | 1841, Meigs married Louisa Rodgers (1816–1879), the daughter of Commodore John Rodgers. Their children included:
- John Rodgers Meigs (1842–1864), a West Point graduate and Army officer who was killed in action during the Civil War
- Mary Montgomery Meigs (1843–1930), the wife of Army officer Joseph Hancock Taylor, who... | 8,897 | zeroshot-train |
Joseph Wallace Oman [SEP] conflict | Joseph Wallace Oman
Joseph Wallace Oman (1864–1941) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and veteran of the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, and World War I. He is a recipient of the Navy Cross. He was also the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1919 to 1921.
Biography.
Oman was... | York City, Virginia Center Morse, daughter of William Henry Morse and Sarah Virginia Center, and granddaughter of Alexander Jenkins Center, Vice President of the Panama Railway. Joseph Wallace and Virginia had four children: Virginia (died in infancy); Joseph Wallace Jr, William Morse Oman, and Virginia Morse Oman. He ... | 8,898 | zeroshot-train |
Juan Bautista Cabral [SEP] conflict | Juan Bautista Cabral
Juan Bautista Cabral (c. 1789 – 3 February 1813) was an Argentine soldier of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers who died in the Battle of San Lorenzo, while he was aiding then Colonel Don José de San Martín, whose horse had fallen to enemy fire. The action of Cabral in this first military confronta... | Juan Bautista Vicini Cabral
Juan Bautista ‘Gianni’ Vicini Cabral (Genoa, 7 April 1924–Santo Domingo, 27 April 2015) was an businessman, chairman of Grupo Vicini.
Biography.
Vicini was born on 7 April 1924 in Genoa, Italy, during a vacation of his family, to the Italian-Dominican businessman Felipe Augusto Vicini Perdom... | 8,899 | zeroshot-train |
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