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Halstead C. Fowler
Halstead Clotworthy Fowler (19 April 18897 September 1950) was a colonel in the United States Army. He commanded the 71st Field Artillery during the Philippines campaign (1941–1942) and was multiply decorated. He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and prisoner of war. Early life Halstead Fowler was born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York to Halstead Parker Fowler and Carrie Haines Fowler. His father was an architect and a captain in the New York National Guard. After his father died, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina where he attended high school and the College of Charleston for one year before transferring to West Point in 1918, graduating in 1920. Early military career Fowler spent two and a half years in the 61st Antiaircraft Battalion at Fort Monroe before being sent to the Philippines in 1923. He returned to Fort Sill in the United States and transferred to the field artillery at Fort Benjamin Harrison. He attended the Command and General Staff School at F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
61st Air Defense Artillery Regiment
The 61st Air Defense Artillery Regiment is an air defense artillery regiment in the United States Army. The lineages of some of the units that initially made up the 61st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) (CAC) give the regiment's 1st Battalion campaign credit for the War of 1812. History Lineage Constituted and activated at Fort Moultrie 9 March 1918 as the 61st Artillery (CAC) from existing Regular and National Guard companies. Demobilized at Camp Upton, New York, 28 February 1919. Reconstituted 1 July 1921 as the 1st Antiaircraft Battalion and organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Redesignated 61st Artillery Battalion (AA) (CAC) 1 June 1922. Redesignated 61st Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment 30 June 1924 and reorganized as follows- * HHB * 1st BN HHB&CT * A Battery * B Battery * C Battery * D Battery * 2nd BN HHB&CT * E Battery from C Battery * F Battery * G Battery * H Battery Reassigned to Fort Sheridan 14 May 1930 * 61st Artillery (CAC) reconstituted and consolidated wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Deaths
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alva R
Alva may refer to: People * Alva (given name) * Alva (surname) * Alva Noto, German musician Carsten Nicolai (born 1965) Places Portugal * Alva, a civil parish in Castro Daire Municipality * Alva River, a tributary of the Mondego United States * Alva, Florida, a census-designated place * Alva Bridge, a bridge over the Caloosahatchee River * Alva, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Blaine, Maine, a town, named Alva before its incorporation * Alva, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Alva, Oklahoma, a city * Alva, Wyoming, an unincorporated community Elsewhere * Alva, Hansot, a village in Gujarat, India * Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, a small town * Alva, Gotland, a settlement in Sweden * 2353 Alva, an asteroid * Alva, Eldivan, Turkey Food and drink * Alva (grape), an alternative name for the Portuguese wine grape Roupeiro * Alva, an alternative name for the German wine grape Elbling * Halva or ''alva'', a sweet made of flour Other uses * Alupa dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Bilibid Prison
The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines. It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) under the Department of Justice. As of October 2022, the NBP housed 29,204 inmates, which exceeds its ideal capacity of 6,345. In 1940, the Commonwealth government transferred prisoners to the NBP from the Old Bilibid Prison ( es, Carcel y Presidio Correccional, "Correctional Jail and Military Prison"), in Manila. The remnants of the old facility were repurposed by the City of Manila as its own detention center, known today as Manila City Jail. The penitentiary had an initial land area of , but were transferred to a housing project of the Department of Justice. Additional land of the NBP Reservation is used for the Bureau of Corrections headquarters. During Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II, Bilibid was a prisoner of war and civilian internee camp where A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agno River
The Agno River, or Pangasinan River, is a river in the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Traversing the provinces of Baguio and Pangasinan, it is one of the largest river systems in the country, with a drainage area of . The river originates in the Cordillera Mountains and empties into the South China Sea via the Lingayen Gulf. The river is long, making it the sixth longest river in the country. Roughly two million people live in the Agno River Valley, and it comprises one of Philippines' larger population clusters. The river is dammed by three hydroelectric power plants: the Ambuklao Dam in Bokod, the Binga Dam in Itogon, and the San Roque Dam in San Manuel. Geography The Agno River is the main drainage system of the area and has a catchment area of . It is the third largest river in Luzon (next to Cagayan River and Pampanga River) and the fifth largest river in the Philippines. The Agno is the largest Philippine river in terms of water discharge, draining around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
71st Division (Philippines)
The 71st Infantry Division was a division of the Philippine Army under the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). Organization History It was active from 1941 to April 9, 1942, whereupon it surrendered when Bataan fell. Previously it was active in Southern Luzon. Col. (later BGen.) Clyde A. Selleck (USA) was the division's commander, until around January 1942, when Col. (later BGen.) Clinton A. Pierce (USA) took command. Pierce had been in command of the U.S. 26th Cavalry Regiment, 26th Cavalry Regt. (PS) since before the Japanese opened hostilities. Combat Narrative After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941, it formed part of South Luzon Force (activated December 13, 1941) under BGen. George M. Parker (general), George M. Parker Jr., HQ Fort Bonifacio, Ft. McKinley, Manila. The South Luzon Force controlled a zone east and south of Manila. Parker initially had the PA 1st, 41st, 51st, and 71st Infantry Divisions, and the 2nd Provisional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States. Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. Admission standards tightened and became greatly more selective throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Ohio State's political science department and faculty have greatly contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth () is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas. Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the "Intellectual Center of the Army." During the country's Western United States, westward Manifest Destiny, expansion, Fort Leavenworth was a forward destination for thousands of soldiers, surveyors, immigrants, Native Americans in the United States, American Indians, preachers and settlers who passed through. Today, the garrison supports the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) by managing and maintaining the home of the United States Army Combined Arms Center, US Army Combined Arms Center (CAC). CAC's mission involves leader development, collective training, and Army doctrine and batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army Command And General Staff College
The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers. The college was established in 1881 by William Tecumseh Sherman as the School of Application for Infantry and Cavalry (later simply the Infantry and Cavalry School), a training school for infantry and cavalry officers. In 1907 it changed its title to the School of the Line. The curriculum expanded throughout World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and continues to adapt to include lessons learned from current conflicts. In addition to the main campus at Fort Leavenworth, the college has satellite campuses at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Lee, Virginia; Fort Gordon, Georgia; and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The college also maintains a distance-learning modality for some of its instruction. Mission stateme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Fort Benjamin Harrison was a U.S. Army post located in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, between 1906 and 1991. It is named for the 23rd United States president, Benjamin Harrison. History In 1901, Russell Harrison, the son of former U.S. president Benjamin Harrison, facilitated the sale of a U.S. Arsenal near downtown Indianapolis. The U.S. Army used the proceeds to buy land in 1903 in a more remote area, where the fort is located today. Secretary of War Elihu Root named the post for President Benjamin Harrison in honor of his hometown. Fort Benjamin Harrison saw its highest levels of activity during World War I and World War II. The Fort Benjamin Harrison Reception Center (for inducting draftees) opened in 1941 and by 1943 was the largest reception center in the United States. Within Fort Harrison was Camp Glenn, named in honor of Major General Edwin Forbes Glenn, who had served as Fort Harrison's commandant from 1912 to 1913, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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