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He entered U.S. Army at Bushnell, Illinois as a captain in charge of Company F, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and was appointed chaplain of the regiment in March 1862. Four men earned Medals of Honor in action against Confederate forces at Atlanta, Georgia on July 21–22, 1864.
Michael Collins, USAF, Apollo 11 command module pilot Capt. Robert Crippen, USN, STS-1 pilot, STS commander Col. E. Michael Fincke, ISS Commander, Boeing Starliner Pilot and former American with the most time in space Maj. William "Pete" Knight by modified X-15A-2 after record-setting flight Maj. Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., USAF, first African ...
Bross and Captain William H. Flint died on 30 July, while Captain Hector H. Aiken died of his wounds on 1 August. [23] Historian Victor Hicken gave the casualties of the 29th USCI as 11 officers killed or wounded, 19 enlisted men killed, 47 wounded, and 47 captured, totaling 124. [ 24 ]
A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-5E Mariner flying boat (BuNo 59336) [187] of VPB-205 carrying Rear Admiral William Sample, commander of Carrier Division 22, Suwannee Captain Charles C. McDonald and seven others, disappeared near Wakayama, Japan on a familiarization flight. They were declared dead on 4 October; the wreckage and their bodies were found on ...
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On the morning of Aug. 20, Capt. William M. Turnbull of Co. B, with 11 of his company, left Fort Donelson in pursuit of 5 guerrillas who were making their way to the Tennessee River with a number of horses, but failing to overtake them he was overpowered by a party of guerrillas secreted in the timber, while returning to the fort.
The following is a list of Commanding Officers of USCGC Eagle.There have been a total of 31 Eagle captains during her 79 years under USCG commission, and five during her 10 years of commission as Horst Wessel under the Kriegsmarine.
The report of the Illinois Adjutant General sums up the 106th Illinois' service succinctly: "Except the siege of Vicksburg, the Regiment was not in any of the most noted battles, but, nevertheless, it performed well its part in putting down a rebellion, and it suffered many privations and hardships marching through swamps and bayous, guarding ...