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Schriever SFB
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Schriever is the name of several places in the United States: * Schriever, Louisiana, census-designated place named for John G. Schriever (see below) ** Schriever (Amtrak station) * Schriever Township, South Dakota * Schriever Air Force Base, a US military base near Colorado Springs, Colorado, named after General Schriever (see below) People with the surname * Bernard Adolph Schriever (1910-2005), US Air Force general * Erich Schriever, Swiss rower * Jacob Schriever, Dutch fencer * John George Schriever (1844-1898), American railroad official, resident of New Orleans See also * Schriever-Habermohl * Schreiber (surname) Schreiber is a German surname meaning "scribe" or "writer"; often compared to English ''Clark'' or ''Clerk''. Notable people with the name include: People * Adam Schreiber (born 1962), American football player *Andreas Schreiber (born 1987), Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schriever, Louisiana
Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,7111 in 2020. It is part of the Houma– Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. The place name was for railroad official John George Schriever (1844–1898), in connection with the 1870s opening of the rail line to Houma. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.42%) is water. Amtrak's Sunset Limited train has a stop in Schriever. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,711 people, 2,584 households, and 1,550 families residing in the CDP. Notable people * Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), Louisiana insurance commissioner, 1972–88, was born in Schriever. * Henry S. Thibodaux (in office 1824), former governor of Louisiana, owned a plantation near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schriever (Amtrak Station)
Schriever station is a train station in Schriever, Louisiana, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was originally built by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Today it is also the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ... Gulf Division office. References External links Schriever Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- ''TrainWeb.org'') Amtrak stations in Louisiana Railway stations in the United States opened in 1975 {{Louisiana-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schriever Township, South Dakota
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Schriever is the name of several places in the United States: * Schriever, Louisiana, census-designated place named for John G. Schriever (see below) ** Schriever (Amtrak station) * Schriever Township, South Dakota * Schriever Air Force Base, a US military base near Colorado Springs, Colorado, named after General Schriever (see below) People with the surname * Bernard Adolph Schriever (1910-2005), US Air Force general * Erich Schriever, Swiss rower * Jacob Schriever, Dutch fencer * John George Schriever (1844-1898), American railroad official, resident of New Orleans See also * Schriever-Habermohl * Schreiber (surname) Schreiber is a German surname meaning "scribe" or "writer"; often compared to English ''Clark'' or ''Clerk''. Notable people with the name include: People * Adam Schreiber (born 1962), American football player *Andreas Schreiber (born 1987), Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schriever Air Force Base
Schriever Space Force Base, previously Schriever Air Force Base, Falcon Air Force Base, and Falcon Air Force Station, is a base of the United States Space Force located approximately east of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. History : ''Source: USAF Schriever AFB'' Groundbreaking for what would become Schriever Air Force Base took place in May 1983. It was originally called the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC) during the development phase, and was renamed Falcon Air Force Station upon becoming operational. In July 1985, the 2nd Space Wing was activated at Peterson AFB and in September 1985, the organization relocated to Falcon Air Force Station, and 230 Air Force members, civilian employees, and contractors moved into its 12 new buildings. This wing took operational control of the Air Force Satellite Control Network in a phased system turn over that began in October 1987 and lasted several years. In Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Adolph Schriever
Bernard Adolph Schriever (14 September 1910 – 20 June 2005), also known as Bennie Schriever, was a United States Air Force general who played a major role in the Air Force's space and ballistic missile programs. Born in Bremen, Germany, Schriever immigrated to the United States as a boy and became a naturalized US citizen in 1923. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1931, and was commissioned as a reserve second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He transferred to the United States Army Air Corps and was awarded his wings and a commission as a reservist second lieutenant in 1933. In 1937, he was released from active duty at his own request and became a pilot with Northwest Airlines, but he returned to the Air Corps with a regular commission in 1938. During World War II, Schriever received a Master of Arts in aeronautical engineering from Stanford University in June 1942, and was sent to the Southwest Pacific Area, where he flew combat missions as a bomber pilot with the 19th Bombardm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Schriever
Erich Schriever (6 August 1924 – 29 April 2020) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... In 1948 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. References 1924 births 2020 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Schriever
Jacob Schriever (12 April 1903 – 22 April 1964) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1903 births 1964 deaths Dutch male fencers Olympic fencers for the Netherlands Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John George Schriever
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New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi UFOs
In ufology, conspiracy theory, science fiction, and comic book stories, claims or stories have circulated linking UFOs to Nazi Germany. The German UFO theories describe supposedly successful attempts to develop advanced aircraft or spacecraft prior to and during World War II, further asserting the post-war survival of these craft in secret underground bases in Antarctica, South America, or the United States, along with their creators. Early UFOs as possible Nazi technology During the Second World War, unusual sightings in the skies above Europe were often interpreted as novel Nazi technology. In the first years of the Cold War, Western nations speculated that unusual sightings might stem from Soviet deployment of captured or reverse-engineered Nazi technology. Foo fighters In World War II, the so-called "foo fighters", a variety of unusual and anomalous aerial phenomena, were witnessed by both Axis and Allied personnel. While some foo fighter reports were dismissed as the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
