he jioned the royal navy in 1899
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He died on September 4, 1964.  Not sure how.  Probably old age since he was 80.
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yes he did beacuse he went to war
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He was part of 98 degrees
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Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee . Launched in 30 June 34\n\n13 Dec 39: The Graf Spee ran into the cruiser pack of the British South American Squadron, consisting of the Heavy Crusier Exeter, and the Light Cruisers Ajax and Achilles. The result of this meeting is known as the epic Battle of the River Plate. The fight took place in the La Plata estuary off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay in South America. The Graf Spee put the Exeter out of action, and seriously damaged the Ajax, while only lightly damaging the Achilles. The Graf Spee received a number of hits during the battle and was forced to take refuge in Montevideo for repairs - International law allowed ships to take refuge in neutral harbors for repairs for a maximum limit of 24 hours, depending on the wishes of the neutral host.\n14 Dec 39: Uruguayan authorities board the Graf Spee to assess the amount of damage the ship received, to decide if the ship would be allowed to stay in their neutral harbor for more than the 24 hour maximum allowed by international law.\n\n15 Dec 39: After looking over the evidence gathered on the 14th, and after serious consideration of all the suggestions from the Americans, French, Germans, and British, a Presidential decree was declared stating that the Graf Spee would be allowed 72 hours to make any and all repairs. The time limit would end at 8:00pm on the 17th of December, 1939. Also on the 15th, 320 crew members in full uniform were allowed to land and bury the Graf Spee's dead. In attendance was the ships captain as well.\n\n17 Dec 39: Unable to complete repairs of the Graf Spee within the alloted time, unable to dash acros the harbor to Argentina, under strict orders by OKM not to go into internment in Uruguay, and wishing to avoid being taken by the British ships waiting and arriving in the region, Kpt.z.S. Langsdorff ordered his ship outside the harbor of Montevideo and to prepare to be scuttled. The ships crew were transfered to the German merchant ship Tacoma, and later to various Argentine tugs - all of which were soon after interned by Uruguayan authorities. Interestingly enough, the crew was under orders not to be interned in Uruguay, so with the permission of the Uruguayan authorities, they were transfered to Argentina, which was not under British influence and pressure as was Uruguay, and they spent the rest of the war there. Just after sunset, the Graf Spee was blown up with a series of well placed charges, causing it to sink in shallow water, coming to rest on the soft bottom in plain view of the coast. The Graf Spee sank intact and rested on the bottom with much of the ship still above the water line.\n\n19 Dec - 20 Dec 39: Kpt.z.S. Hans Langsdorf, while in his room in the Naval Arsenal in Buenos Aires where the ships officers were being held, committed suicide with a shot to the head. He was found the morning of the 20th wrapped in the ensign of his ship. He was later buried in the Cementerio del Norte in Buenos Aires - his final resting place.\n\n1948: The Graf Spee, still in place where it had been scuttled in 1939, had now sunk into the mud so that only its foretop was visible.\n\nToday: The faint remains of the ship can still be seen in the shallow water and mud where it was scuttled in 1939.
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David Robinson went to Navy too. I defnitely think joining the armed forces or other leadership or life experiences makes a person stronger mentally. SO, ya, it does help him to be a better player, for sure!
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How about ww2?\n\nThe Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) grew 50-fold to a force of nearly 100,000 and played a crucial role in winning the Battle of the Atlantic and maintaining open the vital sea lanes to Britain in the face of a determined German submarine offensive.  The RCN also served in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Pacific, and Arctic.  At war’s end it had become the world’s third-largest navy.Canada produced warships, merchant vessels, bombers, fighters, tanks, vehicles of all kinds, artillery pieces, and all sorts of military equipment and munitions, employing millions of people directly or indirectly.  Farms produced immense amounts of meat, grain, and other produce to help keep Canada, Britain, and the Allies fed and fighting.  It was a phenomenal accomplishment.
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But I must give you a background information first. And therefore I am starting to talk about 1850s. We didnt have a standing federal army and we have never thought of having one bec. we thought that no one would attack so big a country like ours. But then things started to change. We feared from loosing our commercial interests all over the world to England which was the greatest threat for our well-being in the second half of the 19th century. So our standing army was established as a Navy to protect our commercial ships and interests overseas. We always tried to adjust our filos by comparing our power with that of England. We were very careful to maintain a few more and larger ships than those of England. Iam not sure if I have to relate everything in a more detailed way. Would you please clarify what exactly you want to know
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Fires eating away at the carrier appeared to abate aroound 1900 and her ranking survivor began rounding up firefighters intending to reboard her for another attempt to save her. Before the boarding party could set out, as spear of ruby flame shot into the sky. Somebody aboard the destroyer Isokaze shouted "Soryu, banzai!". Every man within hearing echoed the cry, tears springing to their eyes. The flattop slipped quietly beneath the surface. Some 10 minutes later, the survivors felt the shudder of a vast undersea explosion. Then the waters settled and sunset flamed over emptiness.\n  Survivors of Kaga watched with tearful heartbreak the boiling, churning smoke shot through with long tongues of flame. Like Lexington, Kaga had been an unusually happy and beloved ship. Precisely at 1900, she seemed to lead out of the water under the imp-act of two explosions. On even keel, she sank at 1925.\nParaphrased from Miracle At Midway
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Firstly you could try getting hold of the paper that it was mentioned in to see if there is any more details.\n\nHere is a list of the Battle Honours of the 55th:\nhttp://members.aol.com/reubique/55fc.htm\n\nChances are that he was awarded the medal for an action of note fairly recently to the date of announcement so it may have been Ypres (which was a huge battle), St. Julien, Aubers or Festubert.\n\n\nIf you have more details you can search the National Archives for his citation and medal documentation. be warned that a lot of records were lost in the Second World War but I managed to find my grandfathers records:\nhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=10&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1\n\nThere are lots of people posting information on the web about members of the family so you shoudl try searching for his name and various keywords such as "Surname DCM 1915" and so on.\n\nFrom the National Archive website:\n"Almost all gallantry awards are published in the official Government newspaper, the London Gazette or, where appropriate, in its Colonial or Dominion equivalent. The National Archives has a full set of the London Gazette (ZJ 1 ), but it is also available in some major reference libraries, and is online at http://www.gazette-online.co.ukExternal website - link opens in a new window. There was always a delay, often a considerable one, between the gallant deed, the actual award of a medal, and publication in the Gazette. The Gazette indexes need to be consulted to get round this time lag.\n\nAs well as the public announcement, there may survive a citation (a brief official statement of why the medal was awarded), or a recommendation (usually a fuller statement, by the commanding officer, from which the citation was written). Sometimes actual citations are published in the London Gazette, not always at the same date as the announcement. Citations for the Victoria Cross (which was for all services) were usually published in full. Citations and recommendations may survive in the records of each service, though this is not always the case."\n\nUpdate:\n\nSo i found an edition of the London Gazette with what looks like the right entry. It was published on the 22nd June 1915 and under the list of men awarded the DCM is the following:\n\nhttp://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveViewFrameSetup.asp?IssueNumber=29202&pageNumber=20&SearchFor=&PageDuplicate=n&selMedalType=&selHonourType=\n\n2607 Corporal W H Bethell 55th Field Company Royal Engineers.\n\nThere are no records of his death on the Commonwealth War Graves commission so i assume he survived the war.\n\nLooking on the national archives I can see he was promoted to Serjeant
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When I was in the Marines I dated a Sailor.
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The Delaware Corporation Law was passed in 1899.
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Wow Mr statistic what have you done for your country today? Don't throw the question back at me I've done nine year in the Navy and plan to finish 20.
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He was an author of some renown.
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Taft...he weighed 350 pounds.
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He'd be a coast guard cos he can calm the oceans and walk on water
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Yes, I read about it.\n\nHere's the Navy's official version:\nhttp://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq21-1.htm
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Maybe this will help you get started.........good luck\nhttp://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq26-1.htm