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71Clyde Everett Lassen — Medal of Honor recipient Born 1942 (1942) Fo …
72USS Gridley (DLG-21) — USS Gridley (DLG 21), a Leahy class guided missile frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Vernon Gridley, who distinguished himself with Admiral George Dewey s force at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898 …
73Attack helicopter — An attack helicopter, also known as a helicopter gunship, is a Military helicopter armed for attacking targets on the ground such as enemy infantry, armored vehicles and structures, using autocannon and machine gun fire, rockets, and precision… …
74air warfare — Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). The British, French, German, Russian, and… …
75USS Waddell (DDG-24) — Career (United States) …
76destroyer — /di stroy euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that destroys. 2. a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5 in. (13 cm) guns. [1350 1400; ME destroiere (cf. OF destruiere). See DESTROY, ER1] * * * Fast naval vessel used to protect other… …
77MGR-1 Honest John — Honest John redirects here. For the character in Disney s film, see Pinocchio (1940 film). An Honest John rocket on truck …
78Modernization of the People's Liberation Army — Main article: History of the People s Liberation Army The military modernization program of the People s Liberation Army which began in the late 1970s had three major focuses. First, under the political leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the military… …
79Jerauld Wright — during its commissioning and fitting out period. [ Warrior among Diplomats , p. 100 101, 105 107; [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s10/sequoia ii.htm USS Sequoia (AG 23)] DANFS Naval Historical Center] Bureau of OrdnanceWright developed an… …
80Seamans, Robert C., Jr. — ▪ American aeronautical engineer in full Robert Channing Seamans, Jr. born Oct. 30, 1918, Salem, Mass., U.S. died June 28, 2008, Beverly Farms, Mass. American aeronautical engineer who pioneered in the development of advanced systems of… …
