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Charles William Sweeney (27 December 1919 – 16 July 2004) was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.
Charles Michael Sweeny (January 26, 1882 – February 27, 1963) was an American soldier of fortune, United States Army lieutenant colonel, French Foreign Legion officer, [1] Polish army brigadier general, [2] [3] Royal Air Force (RAF) group captain, and journalist who fought in numerous conflicts in the 20th century.
USAMRIID's precursor—the Army Medical Unit (AMU)—began operations in 1956 under the command of Col. William D. Tigertt. (One of the AMU's first responsibilities was to oversee all aspects of Project CD-22 , the exposure of volunteers to aerosols containing a highly pathogenic strain of Coxiella burnetii , the causal agent of Q fever .)
The mission included three B-29 bombers and their crews: Bockscar, The Great Artiste and The Big Stink. Bockscar was flown on 9 August 1945 by Crew C-15, which usually manned The Great Artiste; piloted by Major Charles W. Sweeney, commander of the 393d Bombardment Squadron; and co-piloted by First Lieutenant Charles Donald Albury, C-15's aircraft commander. [7]
Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center Battle Creek: Battle Creek VA Medical Center Detroit: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Iron Mountain: Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center Saginaw: Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center Outpatient Clinic: Wyoming: Wyoming VA Clinic Community Based Outpatient Clinic: Alpena
The 14th Marine Regiment was reactivated on June 1, 1943, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Randall M. Victory as the part of 4th Marine Division. The regiment was divided in two echelons for basic training. First Echelon, consisting of 1st and 3rd Battalions, was located at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
The District of Washington initially included Fort Washington, Md., Fort Hunt, Va., the District of Columbia and Fort Myer. With the dissolution of the District of Washington in 1927, the commanding general of the 16th Infantry Brigade at Fort Hunt became responsible for conducting military ceremonies and administering discipline to service ...
Col Walter B. Smith 1949-1950 Col Merle L. Denney 1950-1952 Col Wayne W. Ricks 1952-1955 Lt Col Sumner M. Sadler 1955-1956 Col Stanley H. Arnolt 1956-1959 Col Donald H. Lessig 1959-1961 Col Cecil W. Armstrong 1961-1962 Col John W. Richards 1962-1964 Col M. Fred Wood 1964-1966 Col Kenneth Lebo 1966-1970 Col M. Fred Wood 1970-1972 Col James N. Mahle