The Escort

that the allied merchant ships sunk by submarines in the year 1942 were 1200 and 1943 were about 400. One article described the Canadian fleet in the end of a battle “Until at the end of the battle, the Royal Canadian Navy had a total of 254 seagoing escort ships engaged.” (Globe and Mail). Germany’s purpose was to sink as much merchant ships in the Atlantic as they can so they used U-Boats (German Submarines) to attack. The use of radar helped Canada to detect German Submarines more accurately…

lady and/or debutante. She is to be escorted by another lady, her father or brother, or a gentleman in certain scenarios. In particular, Florence Hartley’s book of etiquette recommends not to be escorted to the supper room without an escort, if she has a male escort, it will be determinative to have more than one man accompany her- or for her to enter more than once into the supper room in general. Consuming more than one serving at a ball can make a lady look like a glutton and lack propriety.…

predicted morale breaking effect did not lead to an uprising of the German population against the Nazi-Regime. Furthermore, their prophecies that air power alone could win a war; “the bomber will always get through” even without support of fighter escort; and that the bomber would be able to attack adversaries’ vital centers with high altitude precision bombing turned out to be false. Despite of excessive aerial bombing of vital centers, cities and industrial facilities,…

060 tons (standard). Top speed was 17 knots. WARREGO was armed with 4 x 4-inch guns, 7 x 20mm Oerlikons, Depth Charge Throwers and carried the 128 Asdic (later Sonar) set. After her initial work-up trials, the ship spent a month at Fremantle as an escort vessel escorting inbound and outbound convoys. In October she became leader of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla working out of Port Phillip Bay. In this role she was engaged in clearing the minefields that were…

candidates a letter was sent out to the families, allowing them to either accept or deny the participant of their daughters in the debutante ball. The parents of young black males also received a letter in the mail asking for their participation as an escort for the debutantes. With the permission of their parents, the debutantes would attend a charm school put on by Chez Nous members, which included…

From 2004 to 2014, the number of detainees in Brazilian prisons increased by 67.5 percent, which is around 564,000 people. If you count the citizens that are under house arrest, the total soars to around 711,000 people, making it the third largest in the world (“The Barbarism of Brazilian”). While the population of Brazil has increased by a little over 30 percent, “that of its prisons and police cells has almost quintupled,” causing a severe overcrowding problem (“Welcome to the Middle”). These…

War II. The Tuskegee airmen once shot down three German jets in a single day. (according to movie review summary) On March 24, 1944, a fleet of P-51 Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the Tuskegee airmen, set out on the longest escort mission their crews would fly during World War II. The 43 fighters were there to help B-17 bombers run a gauntlet of over 1,600 miles into the heart of Hitler’s Germany and back. the tuskegee airmen called jets “Comet” which was a…

administered a PBT, which resulted in a BAC reading of 0.24%. MEDICAL ARRIVAL AND TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL: EMS arrived and assessed OLK'S facial injuries. As Sgt. Gartland and the medical personnel attempted to escort OLK to the ambulance, she began resisting. Sgt. Gartland was able to escort OLK to the ambulance without further incident. EMS transported OLK to Tawas St. Joseph Hospital for further medical assessments. ARREST AND TRANSPORT: I placed OLK under arrest for…

Confidence is sexy, but it’s far too often mistaken for arrogance, which could not be further from the truth in my case. I’m so down to earth and love getting dirt under my nails as much as I love being fitted for the newest Louboutin shoe. Working as an escort in Las Vegas proved to be the perfect fit for me, as I don’t like living life too structured. I was really pushed hard by my parents to achieve lofty academic milestones throughout school, which caused a rebellious streak after…

Receptionist at scheduling department writes the patient’s name and type of procedure on the daily schedule form (8 time slots, each for a one-hour increment) 4. Patients check in with the receptionist upon arrival and wait for the MR technologist to escort them to the MR machine in the magnet room 5. Patients are questioned about possible health risks and if detected, they get sent home 6. Patients are checked for metal components on clothing, if so they are required to change into a…