Maj. Gen. Polk ignored the problems of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson when he took command and, after Johnston took command, at first refused to comply with Johnston's order to send an engineer, Lt. Joseph K. Dixon, to inspect the forts.

Johnston wanted Major, later Lt. Gen., Alexander P. Stewart to command the forts but President Davis appointed Brig.

His only return to combat was directing a portion of the defenses against the attack by Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A.

Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U. S. President, saves all but two of his crew.

Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.

* 1946 – Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.

In April 2008, Vice President Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama ( Ian Khama ), son of Seretse Khama the first president, succeeded to the presidency when Festus Mogae retired.

A photograph from October 1918, reproduced in many biographies, shows the then unknown Lt .- Col. Montgomery standing in front of Winston Churchill ( Minister of Munitions ) at the parade following the liberation of Lille.

Polish units were engaged in battle from 0500 against elements of German 76th Infantry Regiment ( Colonel Hans Gollnick ) of 20th Motorised Division under Lt. Gen. Mauritz von Wiktorin, which operated on the left ( northern ) flank of XIX Panzer Corps under Gen. Heinz Guderian.

Custer, now commanding the 3rd Division, followed Sheridan to the Shenandoah Valley where they defeated the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. Jubal A.

In the R & D Division there were the Surface-to-Air Projects under Maj. Rudy Axelson, the Surface-to-Surface Division under Maj. Dan Breedon, and Special Projects under Lt.

Japanese troop strength on Leyte was estimated by U. S. intelligence at 20, 000, mostly of the 16th Division under Lt. Gen. Shiro Makino.

Military aviation began there on 12 March 1912, when 1st Lt. Frank P. Lahm of the 7th Cavalry, detailed to the Division, opened the Philippine Air School on the polo field of Fort William McKinley, using a single Wright B airplane to train pilots.

Lt. Col. Eric Schwartz of the U. S. third Infantry Division stated that he was unable to enter the compound and secure it since they attempted to avoid returning fire at the building.

The Bulgarian forces were divided into the 1st ( Lt. Gen. Vasil Kutinchev ), 2nd ( Lt. Gen. Nikola Ivanov ) and 3rd ( Lt. Gen. Radko Dimitriev ) Bulgarian Armies of 297, 002 men in the eastern part and 49, 180 ( 33, 180 regulars and 16, 000 irregulars ) under the 2nd Bulgarian Division ( Gen. Stilian Kovachev ) in the western part.

The centre of the series was a veteran cop and widower, Lt Mike Stone ( Karl Malden ), who had more than twenty years of police experience and was now assigned to the Homicide Detail of SFPD's Bureau of Inspectors ( ex: Detective Division ).

The success of the operation prompted this quote from Lt. Col. Donald E. Downard, commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, 222nd Infantry ( 42nd Infantry Division ) who had witnessed more than 25 months of combat, " I have never seen a more armored unit.

Of the total number, 20, 300 were Imperial Japanese Army troops of the 5th Infantry Division under Lt. General Yamaguchi Motoomi, the remainder were 540 naval rikusentai from the Imperial Japanese Navy.

In May 1940, soon after the World War II broke out in Europe, Nancy Love wrote to Lt. Col. Robert Olds, then in the Plans Division of Air Corps Headquarters but who a year later would be in charge of establishing the Air Corps Ferrying Command, that she had found 49 excellent women pilots, who each had more than a thousand flying hours and could help transport planes from factories to bases.

* George Price Hays ( 1892 – 1978 ), Lt. General, Commander of the 10th Mountain Division in the European Theater of Operations in World War II

** First Division Lt Gen Donald Stewart

Each year on June 6, members of the Gavin family and representatives from various local chapters of the 82nd Airborne Division Association gather at his graveside for a wreath laying ceremony to honor Lt Gen. Gavin.

The Reichskriegsflagge ( Reich's Battle Flag ) shortened to RKF society, was another private army of combat hardened veterans led by Captain Röhm who was a staff officer of Lt. General Otto von Lossow commander of the Seventh Division headquartered in Munich.

** Battle of the Schloss — The Volksmarine Division led by Lt. Dorrenbach seized the Kaiser's castle and stables which defeated an army unit sent to dislodge them.

CCB of the 10th Armored Division, severely weakened by losses to its Team Desobry ( Maj. William R. Desobry ), Team Cherry ( Lt. Col. Henry T. Cherry ), and Team O ' Hara ( Lt. Col. James O ' Hara ) in delaying the Germans, formed a mobile " fire brigade " of 40 light and medium tanks ( including survivors of CCR 9th Armored Division and eight replacement tanks found unassigned in Bastogne ).

* 23 December 1918 Lt. Dorrenbach with the Volksmarine Division declare gov.

In 1984, the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization ( SDIO ) was established to oversee the program, which was headed by Lt. General James Alan Abrahamson USAF, a past Director of the NASA Space Shuttle program.

The estate then passed to Henry Archibald Tufnell ( d 1898 ) who died with no children, and then to Lt Col Edward Tufnell ( d 1909 ) HM Inspector of Schools, Factory Commissioner, Director Greenwich Hospital m. 1846 Honoria Mary Macadam ( daughter of Col. Macadam Knight of Hanover, d. 1877 )

Kiani. A policy forming body was formed with the Director of the Military Bureau, Lt. Col Bhonsle, in charge and clearly placed under the authority of the IIL.

With the advent of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Military Bands Service, Major General Mikhailov's term as its first Director of Music ended in 1993, and was replaced by Lieutenant General Viktor Afanasbev, who was later replaced by the current Sr. Director of Music, Lt. Gen. Valery Khalilov, who was then a Colonel, in 2002.

The current Executive Director of NSS as of January 2012 is Lt. Col Paul Damhousse, Ret.

The first Director Army Postal Service ( DAPS ) was Lt Col W Price CMG.

After Michael Hayden's promotion to Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Black was acting Director of the NSA until the appointment of the new NSA director Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander.

* James C. King, former U. S. Army Lt. General and former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ( 1998 – 2001 )

The Commission arrived to similar conclusions with respect to Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Rafael Eitan ( tantamount to a breach of duty that was incumbent upon the Chief of Staff ), as well as Director of Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Yehoshua Saguy, and other Intelligence officials — though the Mossad was not reprimanded and parts of the report commenting on its role remain under military censorship.

Somoza ’ s successor as head of state, interim President Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños opened negotiations for a cease-fire but at the same time tried to strengthen his political position by filling with younger colonels and lieutenants colonels the depleted National Guard ´ s General Staff, now headed by the new Chief Director Lt. Col. ( later General ) Federico Mejía González.

The Director's staff includes the Director, Steve McCraw, who holds the rank of Colonel, and Deputy Director David Baker, who holds the rank of Lt.

* Ed Lauter as Deputy Director of the CIA, Lt. Gen. Marshall Carter

* Appointed Lt Col, Commander, Royal Engineers in Fermoy, Ireland and Director of Irish Propaganda, 1921

He was cremated in his native village with full military honours, attended by Bhupinder Singh Hooda ( Chief Minister of Haryana ), General Joginder Jaswant Singh ( Army Chief ), and Lt Gen Charanjit Singh ( Director General of Artillery ).

* Lt Gen ( R ) Prof Dato ' Seri Panglima Dr. Sulaiman Abdullah ( Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences President, former Army's Health Services Director General )

The test was attended by senior Army officials including Vice Chief Lt Gen Shri Krishna Singh and Director General Military Operations ( DGMO ) Lt Gen A K Chaudhary.

He was offered the position of Director of Bands for the United States Army, and the rank of Lt.

It was produced by New Film Addicts pvt ltd. Mr Milin Kapoor was a Director in this company. He was to play the main role of Lt. Abhimanyu Rai that Shahrukh Khan ended up doing because Milin Kapoor was a brilliant cinematographer and editor who chose to shoot and edit Fauji as he was the most capable ..

In 1919 Lt. Col. Westover was detailed to the Air Service to serve as Assistant Executive Officer for Director Maj. Gen. Charles Menoher, where he butted heads with Billy Mitchell over subordination to authority, and on July 1, 1920, transferred permanently to the new Air Service branch with the rank of major.

White as the first commander, Lt Col Marty Mahrt as vice commander, and Lt Col David Burner as Director of Operations.