William John Whaling (February 26, 1894 – November 20, 1989) was a highly decorated Major general in the United States Marine Corps and an expert in jungle...
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whaling from prehistoric times up to the commencement of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Whaling...
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Julian N. Frisbie) reinforced by the 1st Marine Regiment (Colonel William J. Whaling). In addition, the 5th Marine Regiment (Colonel John T. Selden) formed...
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replacing him effective 14 April with Guadalcanal veteran Colonel William J. Whaling. Following heavy fighting in the south the 6th Marine Division replaced...
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Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However, Japanese...
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ofc.: Col. William J. Whaling (to 25 Sep); Lt. Col. Walker A. Reaves (to 12 Oct); Lt. Col. William S. Fellers 1st Battalion: Lt. Col. William E. Maxwell...
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company. (Capt. Middendorf was awarded that year's, 2012, prestigious LtCol William G. Leftwich, Jr. Trophy for Outstanding Leadership for his actions while...
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Colonel Victor Bleasdale, 7 September 1944 – 14 April 1945 Colonel William J. Whaling, 15 April 1945 – 31 March 1946 6th Tank Battalion Major Harry T. Milne...
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Peleliu Pfc William A. Foster, Okinawa Sgt Elbert L. Kinser, Okinawa Cpl John P. Fardy, Okinawa Pvt Dale M. Hansen, Okinawa Cpl Louis J. Hauge, Jr.,...
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The Joseph & William R. Wing Company was the largest whaling firm in the United States. Based in New Bedford, Massachusetts during the late 19th and early...
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Jackson Jr.) Observer from the Headquarters Marine Corps: Lt. Col. William J. Whaling Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu (Maj. Francis M. McAlister)...
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Donald M. Weller – major general and pioneer of Naval gunfire support William J. Whaling – major general and highly decorated Marine, created the basics for...
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during the Battle of Okinawa. William J. Whaling, Major General, USMC. Served with 6th Marines during World War I. William A. Worton, Major General, USMC...
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Viljoen John W. Vogt Jr. William Childs Westmoreland Lewis William Walt Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell William J. Whaling Isaac D. White Frederick...
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(end 1932; athletic officer 1937) Austin Shofner (head coach 1946) William J. Whaling (end 1922–1923) Frederick L. Wieseman (assistant coach 1936) Source:...
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Commercial whaling in the United States dates to the 17th century in New England. The industry peaked in 1846–1852, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent...
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reconnaissance was first conceived in 1941 by Lieutenant Colonel William J. Whaling. He needed a group of specialized scouts and skilled marksmen to form...
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departed on the evening of 12 August, Goettge was informed by Colonel William J. Whaling, the 5th Marine's executive officer, that the Japanese were strongly...
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Shigeji (died 22 June) then Colonel Harold C. Roberts then Colonel William J. Whaling Relieved for ill health 11 Jun From 11 Jun A Japanese army was equivalent...
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Whaling in Australian waters began in 1791 when five of the 11 ships in the Third Fleet landed their passengers and freight at Sydney Cove and then left...
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Commercial whaling in Britain began late in the 16th century and continued after the 1801 formation of the United Kingdom and intermittently until the...
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Gardners and the Starbucks, began whaling seriously in the 1690s in local waters, and by 1715 the family owned three whaling ships (whalers) and a trade vessel...
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Marine scout and sniper personnel (called the Whaling Group after its commander Colonel William J. Whaling). The 5th Marine's battalions were to attack...
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List of Navy Cross recipients for World War II (redirect from Oswald J. Gaynier)
submarine Japanese submarine I-1 in World War II. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References External links Awarded...
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Atlantic. The French explorer Samuel de Champlain, when writing about Basque whaling in Terranova (i.e. Newfoundland), described them as "the cleverest men...
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Bowhead whale (section Whaling)
Edinburgh. Bockstoce, J. R., and J. J. Burns (1993). "Commercial Whaling in the North Pacific Sector". In Burns et al. Koski, William R., Rolph A. Davis...
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River, North Carolina, in March 1942 and succeeded Lieutenant Colonel William J. Whaling as commanding officer of 2nd Battalion on March 28. The 5th Marine...
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Brief History of Abstract Art with Turner, Mondrian and More "Turner's Whaling Pictures", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 73, no. 4 (Spring...
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command. He was relieved of command on April 11, 1945, and succeeded by William J. Whaling, a decorated World War I veteran, who later was awarded the Navy Cross...
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Sperm whale (section Sperm whaling)
230–257. Bibcode:1991MMamS...7..230K. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00100.x. Richards, Rhys, "Sperm whaling on the Solanders Grounds and in Fiordland – A...
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