From today's featured article Charles Green (26 December 1919 – 1 November 1950) was anAustralian Militia officer who volunteered for overseas service at the start ofWorld War II. Hefought in Greece in 1941 and returned to Australia in 1942. From March to July 1945, Green commanded the2/11th Battalion during theAitape–Wewak campaign in New Guinea, becoming the youngest Australianinfantry battalion commander. For his performance during the campaign, Green was made aCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order. He later commanded the3rd Battalion,Royal Australian Regiment (RAR), during theKorean War. Thebattalion joined UN forces andadvanced into North Korea, fighting in theBattles of the Apple Orchard,the Broken Bridge andChongju. On 30 October 1950, Green was wounded in the stomach by a shell fragment. Evacuated to hospital, he died of his wounds two days later, aged 30, and was subsequently awarded the USSilver Star. He remains the onlycommanding officer of an RAR battalion to die on active service. (Full article...) Recently featured: Did you know ... Lisa Federle with her mobile surgery service
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Thebibliography of American writer John Neal (1793–1876) spans more than sixty years from theWar of 1812 throughReconstruction and includes novels, short stories, poetry, articles, plays, lectures, and translations published in newspapers, magazines, literary journals,gift books, pamphlets, and books. These works made Neal the first American published in British literary journals, author of the first history of American literature, the first American art critic, a children's literature pioneer, a forerunner of theAmerican Renaissance, and one of the first American male advocates of women's rights. He was the first American author to use natural diction, one of the first to write characters with regional American accents, and the first to use the phraseson-of-a-bitch in an American work of fiction. His critiques of literature, art, and drama anticipated future movements and contributed to the careers of many authors whose careers historically eclipsed Neal's. His short stories helped shape the genre and challenged socio-political phenomena of his time. (Full list...)
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