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The logo featured the letters "I" and "P" which formed a stylized arrow also resembling a tree surrounded by a circle. A primary constraint in the design process was the need for a logo simple enough that it could be stenciled onto trees and lumber intended for paper production. [25]
UPMC Chautauqua, located in Jamestown, New York, is a 317-bed hospital that was originally charted in 1885. [116] It is the only domestic hospital located outside of Pennsylvania to become part of the UPMC system. [32] UPMC East, a $250 million full-service, 155-bed hospital that opened in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, in July, 2012. [117]
For World War 1 and post war support, Manitowoc Shipbuilding built cargo ships from 1917 to 1920. The ships were contracted under the United States Shipping Board and classed as Design 1044. [ 28 ] The ships were: 2,124 to 2,711 DWT.
In 2003, former 5th Marine sniper–turned–Vietnam War author, John J. Culbertson, [5] documented in 13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam, the stories of 5th Marine Regiment marksmen who, as the publisher describes, "fought with bolt rifles and bounties on their heads during the fiercest combat of the war, from 1967 through the ...
A Higgins Industries torpedo boat plant in New Orleans, 1942. Higgins Industries was the company owned by Andrew Higgins based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.. Higgins Industries is most famous for the design and production of the Higgins boat, an amphibious landing craft referred to as LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel), which was used extensively in the Allied forces' D-Day ...
The Pagdiriwang by José T. Joya, a 7-by-5.5-meter (23 by 18 ft) oil-on-canvas painting, one of the largest abstract works in the Philippines, displayed on the Upper Lobby wall of the Delegation Building. Anito by Arturo Luz, a 10.28-meter (33.7 ft) sculpture crafted from cast concrete and metal, serving as the centerpiece at The Courtyard. [1]
The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, during World War I. At Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, the American military set up a Medical Officers Training Camp (MOTC) called Camp Greenleaf. Authorized in May 1917 until it was decommissioned in December 1918, the camp trained 6,640 officers and 31,138 enlisted men. [1]
Iron Mike statue next to La Fiere bridge in Normandy, France. Iron Mike is the de facto name of various monuments commemorating servicemen of the United States military.The term "Iron Mike" is uniquely American slang used to refer to men who are especially tough, brave, and inspiring; it was originally a nautical term for a gyrocompass, used to keep a ship on an unwavering course.