David
Thu August 4, 2005 11:31pm
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Christy, Col. Samuel C.
Christy, Col. Samuel C.
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David
Thu August 4, 2005 11:31pm
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Lee, William H., Samuel H
Lee, William H., Samuel Huston's Company.
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Matzos
Thu August 4, 2005 11:53pm
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 5:00am
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Westbrook, Rev. Samuel. O
Westbrook, Rev. Samuel. Of Capt. Holliday's Company.
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 5:00am
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Dunlap, Adjutant Samuel.
Dunlap, Adjutant Samuel.
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 5:00am
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Sandford, Capt. Isaac.
Sandford, Capt. Isaac.
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 5:00am
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Walker, Capt. George E. F
Walker, Capt. George E. First Sheriff of La Salle County.
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 5:19am
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McKee, William. Private o
McKee, William. Private of the company of Capt. Ralls. Same regiment as Capt. Lincoln.
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 5:19am
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Ross, First Sergeant Lewi
Ross, First Sergeant Lewis W. Of Capt. John Sain's Company.
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David
Fri August 5, 2005 10:50am
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King Philip, Metacom, sec
King Philip, Metacom, second son of Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoag, who attained that office himself through the death of his father and elder brother in 1661-62, and to the English was better known as Philip of Pokanoket, or King Philip. He was the most remarkable of all the Indians of New England. For 9 years after his elevation to the chieftaincy, although accused of plotting against the colonists, he seems to have devoted his energies to observation and preparation rather than to overt actions of a warlike nature. He even acknowledged himself the king's subject. But war with the English teas inevitable, and the struggle called King Philip's war (1675-76) broke out, resulting in the practical extermination of the Indians after they had inflicted great losses upon the whites.
The ability of King Philip is seen in the plans he made before the war began, the confederacy he formed, and the havoc lie wrought among the white settlements. Of 90 towns, 52 were attacked and 12 were completely destroyed. The bravery of the Indians was in many cases remarkable. Only treachery among the natives in all probability saved the colonists from extinction.
In the decisive battle, a night attack, at a swamp fortress in Rhode Island, Aug. 12, 1676, the last force of the Indians vas defeated with great slaughter, King Phillip himself being among the slain. His body was subjected to the indignities usual at that time, and his head is said to have been exposed at Plymouth for 20 years. His wife and little son were sold as slaves in the West Indies. Widely divergent estimates of King Philip's character and achievements have been entertained by different authorities, but he can not but be considered a man of marked abilities. Weeden (Ind. Money, 12, 1884) says: "History has male him 'King Philip,' to commemorate the heroism of his life and death. He almost made himself a king by his marvelous energy and statecraft put forth among the New England tribes.
Had the opposing power been a little weaker, he might have founded a temporary kingdom on the ashes of the colonies."
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David
Sun August 7, 2005 4:21am
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Geronimo
1829 - 1909
Geronimo was a famous Chiricahau Apache warrior who led attacks on settlers and soldiers in the southwestern United States and Mexico during the mid 1800's. Geronimo whose name means the smart one was born in what is now New Mexico.
Beginning in the mid 1800's, the United States government began moving Apaches to San Carlos Reservation in Arizona. Geronimo and others soon escaped the reservation and fought against army troops as well as settlers until captured in 1880.
In 1882, Geronimo and his followers again escaped the reservation and began many raids on both sides of the United States - Mexico border. In 1883 Geronimo and his band surrendered to General George Crook who had been pursuing him since his escape from the reservation. After several more escapes and recaptures Geronimo is moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1894 where he lived out the remaining years of his life.
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David
Sun August 7, 2005 4:33am
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Black Hawk
1767 - 1838
Black Hawk was a Native American chief of the Sauk Tribe. He was a fierce warrior noted for his struggle against the encroachment of white settlers upon ancestral lands. Black Hawk was born in what is now Rock River, Illinois.
In 1804, the Sauk and Fox tribes agreed to give up their lands east of the Mississippi, but Black Hawk refused to sign the contract maintaining the other chiefs had been given liquor before they signed the documents.
Black Hawk's band of warriors broke away from the other members of the Sauk and Fox tribes and for a time joined the British against the Americans.
Eventually he and his followers were forced to retreat to the reservation established near Ft. Des Moines. His surrender marked the end of Native American held land in the Illinois region.
Black Hawk died on the reservation on October 31,1838.
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David
Tue August 9, 2005 2:33am
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The Littoral Surface Craf
The Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental LSC(X), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened Sea Fighter (FSF 1), arrives at her new homeport of San Diego Calif.
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David
Tue August 9, 2005 2:34am
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The Littoral Surface Craf
The Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental LSC(X), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened Sea Fighter (FSF 1), arrives at her new homeport of San Diego Calif.
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David
Tue August 9, 2005 12:03pm
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USS Lexington CV 2 14 Dec
USS Lexington CV 2 14 Dec 1927 8 May 1942
Leaving San Diego, California, 14 October 1941.
displacement: 41,000 tons
length: 888 feet
beam: 105? feet
draft: 32 feet
speed: 34? knots
complement: 2,122 crew
armament: 8 eight-inch and 12 five-inch guns
aircraft: 81
class: Lexington
The fourth Lexington (CV 2) was originally designated CC 1; laid down as a battle cruiser 8 January 1921 by Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.; authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922; launched 3 October 1925; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 14 December 1927, Capt. Albert W. Marshall in command.
After fitting out and shakedown, Lexington joined the battle fleet at San Pedro, Calif., 7 April 1928. Based there, she operated on the west coast with Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, in flight training, tactical exercises, and battle problems . Each year she participated in fleet maneuvers in the Hawaiians, in the Caribbean, off the Panama Canal Zone, and in the eastern Pacific.
On 16 January 1930, Lexington completed a 30-day period in which she furnished electricity to the city of Tacoma, Wash., in an emergency arising from a failure of the city's power supply. The electricity from the carrier totaled more than 4.25 million kilowatt-hours.
In the fall of 1941 she sailed with the battle force to the Hawaiians for tactical exercises.
On 7 December 1941 Lexington was at sea with Task Force 12 (TF 12) carrying marine aircraft from Pearl Harbor to reinforce Midway when word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was received. She immediately launched searchplanes to hunt for the Japanese fleet , and at mid-morning headed south to rendezvous with USS Indianapolis (CA 35) and USS Enterprise (CV 6) task forces to conduct a search southwest of Oahu until returning Pearl Harbor 18 December.
Lexington sailed next day to raid Japanese forces on Jaluit to relieve pressure on Wake; these orders were canceled 20 December, and she was directed to cover the USS Saratoga force in reinforcing Wake. When the island fell 23 December, the two carrier forces were recalled to Pearl Harbor, arriving 27 December.
Lexington patrolled to block enemy raids In the Oahu-Johnston-Palmyra triangle until 11 January 1942, when she sailed from Pearl Harbor as flagship for Vice Adm. Wilson Brown commanding TF 11. On 16 February, the force headed for an attack on Rabaul, New Britain, scheduled for 21 February. While approaching the day previous, Lexington was attacked by two waves of enemy aircraft, nine planes to a wave. The carrier's own combat air patrol and antiaircraft fire splashed 17 of the attackers. During a single sortie Lt. E. H (Butch) O'Hare won the Medal of Honor by downing five planes.
Her offensive patrols in the Coral Sea continued until 6 March, when she rendezvoused with USS Yorktown's TF 17 for a thoroughly successful surprise attack flown over the Owen Stanley mountains of New Guinea to inflict heavy damage on shipping and installations at Salamaua and Lae 10 March. She now returned to Pearl Harbor, arriving 26 March 1942. Lexington's task force sortied from Pearl Harbor 15 April, rejoining TF 17 on 1 May. As Japanese fleet concentrations threatening the Coral Sea were observed, Lexington and USS Yorktown (CV 5) moved into the sea to search for the enemy's force covering a projected troop movement. The Japanese must now be blocked in their southward expansion, or sea communication with Australia and New Zealand would be cut, and the dominions threatened with invasion.
On 7 May 1942 search planes reported contact with an enemy carrier task force, and Lexington's air group flew an eminently successful mission against it, sinking light carrier Shoho. Later that day, 12 bombers and 15 torpedo planes from still-unlocated heavy carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku were intercepted by fighter groups from Lexington and Yorktown, who splashed nine enemy aircraft.
On the morning of the 8th, a Lexington plane located the Shokaku group. A strike was immediately launched from the American carriers, and the Japanese ship was heavily damaged.
The enemy penetrated to the American carriers at 1100, and 20 minutes later Lexington was struck by a torpedo to port. Seconds later, a second torpedo hit to port directly abreast the bridge. At the same time, she took three bomb hits from enemy dive bombers, producing a seven degree list to port and several raging fires. By 1300 her skilled damage control parties had brought the fires under control and returned the ship to even keel. Making 25 knots, she was ready to recover her air group. Then suddenly Lexington was shaken by a tremendous explosion, caused by the ignition of gasoline vapors below, and again fire raged out of control.
At 1558 Capt. Frederick C. Sherman, fearing for the safety of men working below, secured salvage operations, and ordered all hands to the flight deck. At 1707, he ordered, "abandon ship!", and the orderly disembarkation began, men going over the side into the warm water, almost immediately to be picked up by nearby cruisers and destroyers. Admiral Fitch and his staff transferred to cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA 36); Captain Sherman and his executive officer, Cmdr. M. T. Seligman insured all their men were safe, then were the last to leave their ship.
Lexington blazed on, flames shooting hundreds of feet into the air. The destroyer USS Phelps (DD 360) closed to 1500 yards and fired two torpedoes into her hull. With one last heavy explosion, Lexington sank at 1956 on 8 May 1942 at 15? 20' S., 155? 30' E. She was part of the price that was paid to halt the Japanese overseas empire and safeguard Australia and New Zealand, but perhaps an equally great contribution had been her pioneer role in developing the naval aviators and the techniques which played so vital a role in ultimate victory in the Pacific.
Lexington received two battle stars for World War II service.
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