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Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe is a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
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Charles Momsen21.6.1896
Wikipedia (13 Jun 2013, 12:37)
Charles Bowers Momsen (June 21, 1896 – May 25, 1967), nicknamed "Swede", was born in Flushing, New York.He was an American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy, and he invented the underwater escape device later called the "Momsen lung", for which he received theNavy Distinguished Service Medal in 1929.In May 1939, Momsen directed the rescue of the crew of Squalus (SS-192).
Momsen entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1914, but he was ejected due to a widespread cheating scandal during the spring of his first year there. However, Momsen pursued another appointment to the Academy, received it, repeated his plebe year, and graduated in 1919 — one year early, due to the involvement of the United States in World War I.
From 1919 to 1921, Momsen served in the battleship Oklahoma (BB-37). In 1921, he entered the Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, graduating in January 1922. 18 months later, he took command of the aging submarine O-15 (SS-76). A few years later, he was given command of S-1(SS-105), the newest Navy-designed submarine.
