be immortalized in the film `` Schindler 's List '' .
That month he was one of several veteran pilots , including Lieutenant Colonel Oswald Watt and Major Bill Anderson , appointed to serve on a committee examining applications for a proposed Australian air servicemilitary.military_servicereplace the AFC ; the Australian Air Corps , immediate precursor to the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) , was duly formed on 1 January 1920 under Anderson 's command .
Kevin P. Byrnes ( born March 12 , 1950 ) is a retired United States Army General , who was officially relieved of command in August 2005 , after 36 years of military servicemilitary.military_servicefor disobeying a lawful order from Army Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker .
He entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1853 , and whilst still in his teens saw active servicemilitary.military_serviceSir Charles Napier during the Crimean War , as Master 's Assistant , including assisting with the ship 's navigation .
Commodore David Conner ( 1792 – 20 March 1856 ) was an officer of the United States Navy , whose servicemilitary.military_servicethe War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War .
USS `` Reefer , was a pilot schooner purchased by the United States Navy at New York City on from shipbuilders Brown & Bell for servicemilitary.military_servicea dispatch boat in Commodore David Conner 's Home Squadron during the Mexican–American War .
Jeremiah Andrew Denton , Jr. ( July 15 , 1924 – March 28 , 2014 ) was a Rear Admiral and Naval Aviator in the United States Navy and , following his retirement from naval servicemilitary.military_servicewas a United States Senator from the state of Alabama .
George Morton Randall ( October 8 , 1841 – June 14 , 1918 ) was a Major General in the United States Army , noted for his servicemilitary.military_servicethe American Civil War and Indian Wars .
William Mervine ( 14 March 1791 – 15 September 1868 ) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy , whose career included servicemilitary.military_servicethe War of 1812 , the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War .
USS `` Morris '' ( DD-417 ) , a World War II-era `` Sims '' -class destroyer in the servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy , was named after Commodore Charles Morris .
Prince Christoph occupied high positions in Nazi Germany and the Nazi Party , serving as the chief of Hermann Göring 's secret intelligence servicemilitary.military_servicean aide to Heinrich Himmler , and a member of the Schutzstaffel ( SS ) .
Sir Charles Cotton , 5th Baronet ( June 1753 – 23 February 1812 ) was a senior Royal Navy officer of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars whose servicemilitary.military_serviceuntil his death in command of the Channel Fleet from apoplexy in 1812 .
Despite his blindness , when the `` Luftwaffe '' was established in 1935 under Hermann Göring , Lieth-Thomsen re-entered military servicemilitary.military_serviceHead of the Military Science at the Reich Air Ministry .
The `` Luftwaffe '' was represented on the parade ground by several different `` personality '' figures of `` Reichsmarschall '' Hermann Göring , and two series of marching figures : `` Flieger '' ( `` fliers '' ) 26/- with yellow `` waffenfarbe '' ( `` arm of servicemilitary.military_service'' ) and `` Flak '' ( `` anti-aircraft troops ) 28/- with red `` waffenfarbe . ''
Rear-Admiral George Countess ( died 1811 ) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who saw extensive servicemilitary.military_servicethe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars .
Sir Richard Strachan 's squadron captured her in 1795 in Cartaret Bay , and the Royal Navy took her into servicemilitary.military_serviceHMS `` Crachefeu '' .
USS `` Hughes '' ( DD-410 ) was a World War II-era in the servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy , named after Commander Edward Merritt Hughes .
Sylvester Bonnaffon , Jr. ( September 14 , 1844 – May 12 , 1922 ) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his US Army servicemilitary.military_servicethe American Civil War .
Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell , KCB ( 1773 – 13 October 1841 ) was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who was distinguished by his servicemilitary.military_servicethe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars .
Henry Duncan ( 24 November 1735 – 7 October 1814 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe American War of Independence .
Admiral George Cadogan , 3rd Earl Cadogan , CB , KMT ( 5 May 1783 – 15 September 1864 ) was a prominent British Royal Navy officer and politician of the mid-nineteenth century who first gained fame for his servicemilitary.military_servicethe Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars in command of .
Peirce Crosby ( 16 January 1824 – 15 June 1899 ) was an rear admiral in the United States Navy , whose active duty career included servicemilitary.military_servicethe Mexican-American War and the Civil War .
General Officer Ann Dunwoody , the first-ever female Four Star general in the U.S. Army , served as Grand Marshal , in honor of Dunwoody 's near-four decades worth of dedicated military servicemilitary.military_service
The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward , USS `` Aaron Ward '' ( DD-132 ) was a `` Wickes '' -class destroyer in servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy .
The third ship named USS `` Aaron Ward '' ( DD-773/DM-34 ) in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was a `` Robert H. Smith '' -class destroyer minelayer in the servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy .
Two of his brothers , Lieutenant Commander George Nicholson Bradford VC , Royal Navy , and Second Lieutenant James Barker Bradford MC Durham Light Infantry , both died in servicemilitary.military_service
Sir Charles Knowles , 1st Baronet ( c.1704 – 9 December 1777 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe War of Jenkins ' Ear , the wider War of the Austrian Succession , and the Seven Years ' War .
Captain Charles Jones , 5th Viscount Ranelagh , RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Irish peer of the late-eighteenth century who served on the Ireland station in but died aged 39 from illness during his military servicemilitary.military_service
George Veazey Strong ( March 4 , 1880 – January 10 , 1946 ) was a U.S. Army general with the rank of Major General , who is most famous for his servicemilitary.military_serviceCommander of the Military Intelligence Corps during World War II .
Beginning his servicemilitary.military_servicea private in the 8th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , Dimon rose through the ranks to become a colonel of a US Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general United States Volunteers , by appointment of President Andrew Johnson on January 13 , 1866 to rank from March 13 , 1865 , and confirmation by the U.S. Senate on March 12 , 1866 .
In recognition of Sewell 's servicemilitary.military_serviceon January 13 , 1866 , President Andrew Johnson nominated Sewell for appointment to the brevet grade of brigadier general , United States Volunteers for `` gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of Chancellorsville , Va. , '' to rank from March 13 , 1865 and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12 , 1866 .
A large upgrade program to retrofit Mk.7 seats to all Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft in Luftwaffe servicemilitary.military_serviceinitiated by Johannes Steinhoff in late 1967 , this measure improved the type 's safety record and several other European nations operating the Starfighter followed Germany 's lead .
USS `` Roe '' ( DD-418 ) was a World War II-era `` Sims '' -class destroyer in the servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy , named after Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe .
USS `` Lawrence was one of two 493-ton `` Niagara '' -class brigs ( more correctly : snows ) built at Erie , Pennsylvania , by Adam and Noah Brown under the supervision of Sailing Master Daniel Dobbins and Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry , for United States Navy servicemilitary.military_servicethe Great Lakes during the War of 1812 .
In British servicemilitary.military_servicewas given the service name Chaffee , after the United States Army General Adna R. Chaffee , Jr. , who helped develop the use of tanks in the United States armed forces .
For an inexperienced pilot , the extreme sensitivity of the elevators made level flight difficult ; German ace `` Leutnant '' Kurt Wintgens , who along with `` Leutnant '' Parschau were the primary `` Fliegertruppe '' pilots responsible for bringing the first armed Fokker monoplanes into active servicemilitary.military_servicethe spring and summer of 1915 , once stated `` lightning is a straight line compared with the barogram of the first solo '' .
USS `` Hoel '' ( DD-533 ) was a World War II-era `` Fletcher '' -class destroyer in the servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel .
One of the large warships built under the direction of Commodore Isaac Chauncey for servicemilitary.military_servicethe British on Lake Ontario , `` Mohawk '' departed Sackets Harbor on 31 July 1814 in Chauncey ’ s squadron to challenge the British squadron of Captain Sir James Yeo , Royal Navy , for control of the lake during the crucial Niagara campaign of 1814 .
USS `` Walke '' ( DD-416 ) was a World War II-era in the servicemilitary.military_servicethe United States Navy , named after Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke USN ( 1809–1896 ) .
Keith M. Brubaker was a member of the United States Coast Guard who lost his life in servicemilitary.military_servicehis country in 1967 .
Eugene Bennett Fluckey ( October 5 , 1913 – June 28 , 2007 ) , nicknamed `` Lucky Fluckey '' , was a United States Navy rear admiral who received the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses during his servicemilitary.military_servicea submarine commander in World War II .
Russell Randolph Waesche , Sr. ( 6 January 1886 – 17 October 1946 ) served as the eighth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1936 to 1946 , overseeing the servicemilitary.military_serviceWorld War II .
Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton , 1st Baronet KCB ( 22 March 1772 – 21 March 1851 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe American War of Independence , and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , eventually rising to the rank of Admiral .
Rear-Admiral Robert Henderson ( 1778 – 14 June 1843 ) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who fought in several colonial actions and operations during his servicemilitary.military_servicethe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars .
John Maitland ( 1771 – 20 October 1836 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , eventually rising to the rank of Rear-Admiral .
Charles Powell Hamilton ( 26 December 1747 – 12 March 1825 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe American War of Independence , and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , eventually rising to the rank of Admiral .
Captain George Miller Bligh ( 1780–1834 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , eventually rising to the rank of Captain .
Sir Charles Henry Knowles , 2nd Baronet , GCB ( 24 August 1754 – 28 November 1831 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe American War of Independence , and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , eventually rising to the rank of Admiral .
Barrington Dacres ( died 25 October 1806 ) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw servicemilitary.military_servicethe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars .