Good Monday Morning November 1
This is Bubba Breakfast Friday in San Diego
I hope that your weekend was a good one.
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Today in Naval and Marine Corps History
1777 During the American Revolution, the Continental sloop Ranger, commanded by Capt. John Paul Jones, departs for France carrying dispatches British Gen. John Burgoyne's surrender in the Saratoga, N.Y., campaign. The news helps solidify Frances support of the patriots. During the voyage, Ranger captures two British prizes, Mary and George, and sends them to France.
1841 The "Mosquito Fleet", commanded by Lt. Cmdr. J. T. McLaughlin, carries 750 Sailors and Marines into the Everglades to fight the Seminole Indians.
1864 CSS Chickamauga, commanded by Lt. John Wilkinson, captures schooners Goodspeed and Otter Rock off the northeast coast of the United States.
1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelts Executive Order 8929 transfers the U.S. Coast Guard to Navy Department control for the duration of a national emergency in order to perform anti-submarine patrols and escort high-value convoys.
1943 USS Borie (DD 215) rams and sinks the German submarine U-405 in the Atlantic. As a result from the ramming, she is so badly damaged that she is scuttled the following day after a failed attempt to tow her to port. Twenty-seven crewmen lose their lives in this engagement.
1944 USS Blackfin (SS 322) attacks a Japanese convoy and sinks auxiliary vessel Caroline Maru and transport No.12 Unkai Maru in Mindoro Strait. Meanwhile, USS Ray (SS 271) sinks the Japanese merchant tanker No.7 Horai Maru and lands a party of three men, together with two tons of supplies, at Mamburao on the west coast of Mindoro.
1952 During the Korean War, USS Vammen (DE 644) is taken under fire by an estimated 105 mm gun in the vicinity of Sinuong. One man is wounded by a shell fragment, but there is no material damage.
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We are losing these WWII heroes at a high rate. My dad and all of my 12 uncles that served are now gone. This is a great story. Skip
Good Bye, Old Man... Mark Alexander — The Patriot Post
http://patriotpost.us/alexander/38532
Good Bye, Old Man...
Until We Meet Again
By Mark Alexander · Oct. 28, 2015
"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood." —John Adams, 1765.
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Thanks to CHINFO
Executive Summary:
• Local media reported on Secretary of the Navy's Carlos Del Toro's visit to Papua New Guinea.
• The 2021 G20 Summit generated widespread media coverage.
• Media reported the Navy conducted a ground test for a hypersonic weapon booster rocket.
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Thanks to Al
Monday Morning Humor--Return to Standard Time on Sunday
Daylight Saving Time originates from the Industrial Revolution when industrial societies began to organize the hours of daylight. It's used in most of North America, Europe, and parts of South America and Australia.
Saying "don't forget to set your clocks" has become redundant as our smartphones are smart enough to do all the heavy lifting. Instead, we now take to social media to complain, make jokes or praise it.
It's that time year… also known as National "How Do I Change the Clock On My Microwave" Day.
Most modern clocks these days auto-update when daylight savings ends. So this morning I'm walking around my house thinking wow...times have changed.
Zach woke up this morning and went for a walk. On the walk he found a lamp…and he gave it a rub. Suddenly a genie appeared and said—you have made me free. I will grant you a wish.
Zack asked, "Can you bring peace between Israel and Palestine?"
The genie replied, "That's not possible. Sorry you got to ask another wish."
Zack then asked, "Can you please explain me the benefit of daylight savings time?"
The genie said, "Ahhh... Ok, I will call Naftali Bennett!"
My cats will refus to acknowledge the end of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, so I will be wide awake at 6.15am. The cats will eat their breakfast and go back to bed.
I was just thinking…if we just stopped saving all this daylight, we could end global warming forever.
If it wasn't for spring forward and fall back, I'd never do any exercise at all.
What does the return to Pacific standard time mean in Portland?… An extra hour of rain.
Bob Dylan will come to my house the next Sunday and adjust all of my clocks singing "the times they are a-changin'."
Commiserations to anyone cursed enough to see 2am twice on their shift tonight. The pain is real.
We have to keep daylight savings time. It's the only way we Californians know the season has changed .
The return to standard time is canceled this year because the administration has already set the clock back several decades.
We always feed our dog dinner at 6 PM, so thanks to the return to standard time we always know when it's 7 PM now.
Just posted my usual rant against the start or end Daylight Saving Time on Twitter…like clockwork.
I understand daylight saving time, but why does it have to be at 2 am?
At my age, "fall back" is less about Daylight Savings Time and more about my attempts to get out of a chair.
Saturday night—I get an extra hour of sleep!...Sunday morning—Why can't I sleep?
Once again we are nearing the time where the clock in my car displays the correct time. This will take some getting used to.
My heart goes out to the guys at Stonehenge who have to change the stones for returning to standard time.
Have a great week,
Al
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear For The List for Monday, 1 November 2021… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 1 November 1966… "A legendary chasm of disagreement…"
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
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This Day in U S Military History
1620 – 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a "body politick." 102 Pilgrims stepped ashore. They called themselves Saints and the others Strangers. One passenger died enroute and 2 were born during the passage. Their military commander was Miles Standish.
1942 – On Guadalcanal, two Marine regiments begin an attack west across the Matanikau River. American engineers have built bridges to aid supplying the attacks. There is heavy fighting. East of the American positions, American troops advance toward Koli Point to preempt an expected Japanese landing.
1943 – The US 3rd Marine Division (General Turnage) lands on Bougainville, in Empress Augusta Bay at Cape Tarokina. By the end of the day 14,000 American troops are ashore. Task Force 31 (Admiral Wilkinson) provides transport, Task Force 39 (Admiral Merrill) provides support with 4 cruisers and 8 destroyers and Task Force 38 (Admiral Sherman) with the carriers Saratoga and Princeton conduct raids against Buka and the Buna airfields. Coast Guard units also are in support. The local garrison of about 200 Japanese are overcome quickly. However, the island is defended by the Japanese 17th Army (General Hyakutake) with 40,000 troops and 20,000 naval personnel concentrated in the south. After unsuccessful air attacks on the landings the Japanese dispatch Admiral Omori from Rabaul in New Britain with 4 cruisers and 6 destroyers. Nearby a marine battalion occupies Puruata Island after defeating Japanese resistance. Meanwhile, the US 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion on Choiseul continues to engage Japanese forces. This is a diversion from the attack on Bougainville.
1943 – In the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States Marines, the 3rd Marine Division, land on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.
944 – On Leyte, Japanese forces in the line are reinforced by 2000 men for the base at Ormoc. The defending Japanese forces now consists of forces of the 36th Army (General Suzuki) including the original 16th Division and the new 30th and 102nd Divisions. The attacking US 7th Division (part of US 24th Corps) captures Baybay. Offshore, an American destroyer is sunk, and 5 others are badly damaged by Japanese Kamikaze and bombing attacks.
1944 – The first of some 9000 paper balloons, carrying bombs intended to be dropped over North American land, are released near Tokyo.
1944 – The US B-29 Superfortress "Tokyo Rose" of the 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron makes the first American flight over Tokyo since 1942.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
. CASAMENTO, ANTHONY
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. Place and date: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Entered service at: Brooklyn, New York. Date and place of birth: 16 November 1920, Brooklyn, New York. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands, in action against the enemy Japanese forces on 1 November 1942. Serving as a leader of a machine gun section, Corporal Casamento directed his unit to advance along a ridge near the Matanikau River where they engaged the enemy. He positioned his section to provide covering fire for two flanking units and to provide direct support for the main force of his company which was behind him. During the course of this engagement, all members of his section were either killed or severely wounded and he himself suffered multiple, grievous wounds. Nonetheless, Corporal Casamento continued to provide critical supporting fire for the attack and in defense of his position. Following the loss of all effective personnel, he set up, loaded, and manned his unit's machine gun. tenaciously holding the enemy forces at bay. Corporal Casamento single-handedly engaged and destroyed one machine gun emplacement to his front and took under fire the other emplacement on the flank. Despite the heat and ferocity of the engagement, he continued to man his weapon and repeatedly repulsed multiple assaults by the enemy forces, thereby protecting the flanks of the adjoining companies and holding his position until the arrival of his main attacking force. Corporal Casamento's courageous fighting spirit, heroic conduct, and unwavering dedication to duty reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
*HANSON, ROBERT MURRAY
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 4 February 1920, Lucknow, India. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Other Navy awards: Navy Cross, Air Medal. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty as fighter pilot attached to Marine Fighting Squadron 215 in action against enemy Japanese forces at Bougainville Island, 1 November 1943; and New Britain Island, 24 January 1944. Undeterred by fierce opposition, and fearless in the face of overwhelming odds, 1st Lt. Hanson fought the Japanese boldly and with daring aggressiveness. On 1 November, while flying cover for our landing operations at Empress Augusta Bay, he dauntlessly attacked 6 enemy torpedo bombers, forcing them to jettison their bombs and destroying 1 Japanese plane during the action. Cut off from his division while deep in enemy territory during a high cover flight over Simpson Harbor on 24 January, 1st Lt. Hanson waged a lone and gallant battle against hostile interceptors as they were orbiting to attack our bombers and, striking with devastating fury, brought down 4 Zeroes and probably a fifth. Handling his plane superbly in both pursuit and attack measures, he was a master of individual air combat, accounting for a total of 25 Japanese aircraft in this theater of war. His great personal valor and invincible fighting spirit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
*OWENS, ROBERT ALLEN
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 13 September 1920, Greenville, S.C. Accredited to: South Carolina. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with a marine division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during extremely hazardous landing operations at Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, on 1 November 1943. Forced to pass within disastrous range of a strongly protected, well-camouflaged Japanese 75-mm. regimental gun strategically located on the beach, our landing units were suffering heavy losses in casualties and boats while attempting to approach the beach, and the success of the operations was seriously threatened. Observing the ineffectiveness of marine rifle and grenade attacks against the incessant, devastating fire of the enemy weapon and aware of the urgent need for prompt action, Sgt. Owens unhesitatingly determined to charge the gun bunker from the front and, calling on 4 of his comrades to assist him, carefully placed them to cover the fire of the 2 adjacent hostile bunkers. Choosing a moment that provided a fair opportunity for passing these bunkers, he immediately charged into the mouth of the steadily firing cannon and entered the emplacement through the fire port, driving the guncrew out of the rear door and insuring their destruction before he himself was wounded. Indomitable and aggressive in the face of almost certain death, Sgt. Owens silenced a powerful gun which was of inestimable value to the Japanese defense and, by his brilliant initiative and heroic spirit of self-sacrifice, contributed immeasurably to the success of the vital landing operations. His valiant conduct throughout reflects the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service.
*KAPAUN, EMIL JOSEPH
Rank: Captain (Chaplain), Organization: U.S. Army, Company: 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Division: 1st Cavalry Division, born: April 20, 1916 / Pilsen, Kansas, Departed: Yes (05/23/1951), Entered Service At: Kansas, G.O. Number: , Date of Issue: 04/11/2013, Accredited To: Kansas, Place / Date: Unsan, Korea, November 1-2, 1950. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during combat operations against an armed enemy at Unsan, Korea, from November 1-2, 1950. On November 1, as Chinese Communist Forces viciously attacked friendly elements, Chaplain Kapaun calmly walked through withering enemy fire in order to provide comfort and medical aid to his comrades and rescue friendly wounded from no-man's land. Though the Americans successfully repelled the assault, they found themselves surrounded by the enemy. Facing annihilation, the able-bodied men were ordered to evacuate. However, Chaplain Kapaun, fully aware of his certain capture, elected to stay behind with the wounded. After the enemy succeeded in breaking through the defense in the early morning hours of November 2, Chaplain Kapaun continually made rounds, as hand-to-hand combat ensued. As Chinese Communist Forces approached the American position, Chaplain Kapaun noticed an injured Chinese officer amongst the wounded and convinced him to negotiate the safe surrender of the American Forces. Shortly after his capture, Chaplain Kapaun, with complete disregard for his personal safety and unwavering resolve, bravely pushed aside an enemy soldier preparing to execute Sergeant First Class Herbert A. Miller. Not only did Chaplain Kapaun's gallantry save the life of Sergeant Miller, but also his unparalleled courage and leadership inspired all those present, including those who might have otherwise fled in panic, to remain and fight the enemy until captured. Chaplain Kapaun's extraordinary heroism and selflessness, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, the 1st Cavalry Division, and the United States Army.
ROGERS, CHARLES CALVIN
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S . Army, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, 1st Infantry Division. Place and date: Fishhook, near Cambodian border, Republic of Vietnam, 1 November 1968. Entered service at: Institute, W Va. Born: 6 September 1929, Claremont, W Va. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Lt. Col. Rogers, Field Artillery, distinguished himself in action while serving as commanding officer, 1st Battalion, during the defense of a forward fire support base. In the early morning hours, the fire support base was subjected to a concentrated bombardment of heavy mortar, rocket and rocket propelled grenade fire. Simultaneously the position was struck by a human wave ground assault, led by sappers who breached the defensive barriers with bangalore torpedoes and penetrated the defensive perimeter. Lt. Col. Rogers with complete disregard for his safety moved through the hail of fragments from bursting enemy rounds to the embattled area. He aggressively rallied the dazed artillery crewmen to man their howitzers and he directed their fire on the assaulting enemy. Although knocked to the ground and wounded by an exploding round, Lt. Col. Rogers sprang to his feet and led a small counterattack force against an enemy element that had penetrated the howitzer positions. Although painfully wounded a second time during the assault, Lt. Col. Rogers pressed the attack killing several of the enemy and driving the remainder from the positions. Refusing medical treatment, Lt. Col. Rogers reestablished and reinforced the defensive positions. As a second human wave attack was launched against another sector of the perimeter, Lt. Col. Rogers directed artillery fire on the assaulting enemy and led a second counterattack against the charging forces. His valorous example rallied the beleaguered defenders to repulse and defeat the enemy onslaught. Lt. Col. Rogers moved from position to position through the heavy enemy fire, giving encouragement and direction to his men. At dawn the determined enemy launched a third assault against the fire base in an attempt to overrun the position. Lt. Col. Rogers moved to the threatened area and directed lethal fire on the enemy forces. Seeing a howitzer inoperative due to casualties, Lt. Col. Rogers joined the surviving members of the crew to return the howitzer to action. While directing the position defense, Lt. Col. Rogers was seriously wounded by fragments from a heavy mortar round which exploded on the parapet of the gun position. Although too severely wounded to physically lead the defenders, Lt. Col. Rogers continued to give encouragement and direction to his men in the defeating and repelling of the enemy attack. Lt. Col. Rogers' dauntless courage and heroism inspired the defenders of the fire support base to the heights of valor to defeat a determined and numerically superior enemy force. His relentless spirit of aggressiveness in action are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for November 1, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
1 November
1920: Aeromarine West Indies Airways started US international passenger service between Key West and Havana, Cuba. (21) (24)
1944: A Boeing F-13, a photoreconnaissance version of the B-29, became the first US plane to fly over Tokyo since April 1942. (20) (24) The nation's first R&D center for rocket propulsion systems, founded at Cal Tech in 1936, reorganized and became the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (6)
1950: KOREAN WAR. During the UN forces' retreat from the Yalu back toward the 38th parallel, Soviet-made MiG-15s entered the conflict for the first time, when six MiG-15 jets appeared for the first time in the war and fired on a T-6 and an F-51 Mustang flight in the Yalu River area. This action set the stage for the air-to-air combat that would take place the rest of the war principally between the MiG-15 and the USAF F-86 Sabre. (17)
KOREAN WAR. Three Yak fighters attacked USAF aircraft over northwestern N. Korea. A B-26 crew claimed a Yak, while two F-51 pilots shot down the other two enemy aircraft for the first aerial victories since July. At Sinuiju airfield, F-80s destroyed several Yak fighters on the ground. Antiaircraft artillery located across the Yalu River shot down a FEAF jet. (28)
1952: KOREAN WAR. Fifth Air Force fighter-bombers attacked three railroad bridges at Yongmidong. The 61st Troop Carrier Group began to phase its C-54s out of the airlift to prepare for its return to the US. (28)
1954: The USAF retired its last B-29 Superfortress from service. The aircraft had less than 12 years in the active inventory. (16) (21)
1955: The USS Boston, the world's first guided missile cruiser, commissioned and equipped with Terrier missiles. (16) (24)
1957: The GAM-63 Rascal air-to-surface missile officially became operational in SAC. 1960: San Vito Dei Normanni Air Station, Italy, activated and assigned to Seventeenth Air Force.
1964: SAC activated the first wing for Minuteman II, the 321 SMW at Grand Forks AFB. (6) During the early morning hours, the Viet Cong attacked Bien Hoa AB with mortars. The Viet Cong killed four and wounded 30 Americans. Additionally, they destroyed 7 and damaged 18 USAF and Vietnamese Air Force aircraft. (17)
1967: AFLC began jet service on its logistic airlift (LOGAIR) contract service.
1968: President Johnson halted all bombing of North Vietnam. (16) (26)
1970: The 336 TFS began the first USAF tests of new bare base mobility equipment in a field exercise at North Field, S.C. The exercise demonstrated the unit's ability to deploy and operate from a bare base site using specially designed air transportable, expendable shelters and work facilities. The buildings included dormitories, workshops, hangars, control tower, medical facilities, and water systems. (16)
1975: The USAF transferred the 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) to SAC with three E-4 modified Boeing 747s. These planes, with EC-135-type communications equipment, served as the National Emergency Airborne Command Post. (1)
1978: The 97 BMW at Blytheville AFB demilitarized and removed the last GAM-72A Quail missiles from the SAC inventory. (6)
1983: Production of 440 ALCMs from the FY1982 buy began. (12) Following a 30 October earthquake in northeastern Turkey, MAC transported 234 tons of relief supplies to the disaster site on 4 C-141 and 13 C-130 missions flown through 5 November. (2)
1985: The Dutch government approved the deployment of USAFE GLCMs to Woensdrecht, Netherlands. (16) .
1989: McDonnell-Douglas delivered the Navy's first production-model F/A-18C Hornet with night attack capabilities at the Naval Air Test Station, NAS Patuxent River. (8: Feb 90)
1991: After a Canadian C-130 Hercules crashed in Greenland, a C-5 Galaxy from Elmendorf AFB carried a 36-man search and rescue team from the Alaskan National Guard and two MH-60G Pavehawk helicopters to Thule, Greenland. The team located the crash site some 300 miles from the North Pole and rescued 13 of 18 Canadian crewmen. (16) (26)
1995: Wright-Patterson AFB hosted the Presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia for peace talks to end war (DELIBERATE FORCE) in the former Yugoslavia. (26)
1998: The FAA waiver allowed the pilotless Global Hawk UAV to fly within the National Airspace System, or outside of dedicated military airspace, during its remaining test program. (3)
2001: A B-1B successfully launched its first live Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD). (3) Lt Col Linda K. McTague became the 201st Airlift Squadron commander (DC ANG). She was the first woman to command an Air Guard flying squadron. (32)
2007: Operation MAGGY MIGRATION. A C-17 Globemaster III flew Maggie, a 25-year-old African elephant from the Alaska Zoo to the Performing Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary in California. Air Force members loaded Maggie onto the C-17 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and flew her to Travis AFB, Calif. (AFNEWS, "Air Force to Fly Elephant From Alaska to California," 26 Oct 2007.)
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